1972–73 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season
Appearance
1972–73 Kansas City-Omaha Kings season | |
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Head coach | Bob Cousy |
General manager | Joe Axelson |
Owners | Max Jacobs Jeremy Jacobs |
Arena | Municipal Auditorium Omaha Civic Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 36–46 (.439) |
Place | Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 7th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KMBC-TV/KETV |
Radio | KCMO/KFAB |
The 1972–73 NBA season was the Kings 24th season in the NBA and their first season in the cities of Kansas City and Omaha.[1] This season, Nate Archibald won the scoring and assist titles and made the All-NBA 1st Team, but the Kings missed the playoffs.
Draft picks
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Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 33–5 | 25–15 | 2–2 | 15–5 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9 | 29–12 | 20–19 | 2–0 | 10–10 |
Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20 | 26–15 | 13–25 | 1–2 | 9–11 |
Kansas City–Omaha Kings | 36 | 46 | .439 | 24 | 24–17 | 12–29 | – | 6–14 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z-Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 |
2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 |
3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 |
4 | x-Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 |
5 | Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 |
6 | Phoenix Suns | 38 | 44 | .463 |
7 | Kansas City–Omaha Kings | 36 | 46 | .439 |
8 | Seattle SuperSonics | 26 | 56 | .317 |
9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 |
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | — | 3–4 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
Baltimore | 4–3 | — | 1–5 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 8–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
Boston | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 7–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
Buffalo | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–7 | — | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–6 | 7–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Chicago | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 |
Cleveland | 4–3 | 0–8 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
Detroit | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–4 |
Golden State | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | — | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–3 |
Houston | 4–4 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Kansas City-Omaha | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | — | 1–5 | 1–6 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
Los Angeles | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 5–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 6–0 | 6–0 |
Milwaukee | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 |
New York | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
Philadelphia | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 1–7 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–6 | — | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
Phoenix | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 4–0 | — | 5–2 | 4–2 |
Portland | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–5 | — | 3–4 |
Seattle | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — |
Game log
[edit]1972–73 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 11 | Los Angeles | 129–94 | Nate Archibald (31) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | October 14 | Detroit | 101–113 | Nate Archibald (38) | 1–1 | |||||
3 | October 19 | Baltimore | 94–83 | Nate Archibald (34) | 1–2 | |||||
4 | October 21 | Atlanta | 101–108 | Nate Archibald (43) | 2–2 | |||||
5 | October 24 | Los Angeles | 114–94 | Nate Archibald (33) | 2–3 | |||||
6 | October 26 | Milwaukee | 114–107 | Nate Archibald (28) | 2–4 | |||||
7 | October 28 | @ Buffalo | 113–102 | Nate Archibald (34) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | October 29 | @ Cleveland | 97–115 | Nate Archibald (35) | 3–5 | |||||
9 | October 31 | @ Chicago | 95–104 | Nate Archibald (30) | 3–6 | |||||
10 | November 1 | New York | 122–85 | Nate Archibald (19) | 3–7 | |||||
11 | November 3 | @ Philadelphia | 114–101 | Nate Archibald (38) | 4–7 | |||||
12 | November 4 | @ Boston | 118–107 | Nate Archibald (35) | 5–7 | |||||
13 | November 8 | Philadelphia | 107–125 | Nate Archibald (34) | 6–7 | |||||
14 | November 10 | @ Seattle | 111–106 | Nate Archibald (34) | 7–7 | |||||
15 | November 12 | @ Portland | 100–102 | Nate Archibald (28) | 7–8 | |||||
16 | November 14 | Buffalo | 100–106 | Nate Archibald (23) | 8–8 | |||||
17 | November 15 | Seattle | 97–106 | Nate Archibald (47) | 9–8 | |||||
18 | November 17 | Cleveland | 96–115 | Nate Archibald (40) | 10–8 | |||||
19 | November 18 | Houston | 117–127 | Nate Archibald (51) | 11–8 | |||||
20 | November 21 | Phoenix | 96–101 | Nate Archibald (37) | 12–8 | |||||
21 | November 24 | @ Milwaukee | 106–115 | Nate Archibald (26) | 12–9 | |||||
22 | November 25 | Golden State | 133–114 | Nate Archibald (37) | 12–10 | |||||
23 | November 28 | @ Chicago | 92–91 | Nate Archibald (32) | 13–10 | |||||
24 | November 29 | Portland | 102–110 | Nate Archibald (32) | 14–10 | |||||
25 | December 1 | Chicago | 106–97 (OT) | Nate Archibald (36) | 14–11 | |||||
26 | December 2 | @ Houston | 114–109 | Nate Archibald (36) | 15–11 | |||||
27 | December 5 | @ New York | 103–125 | Nate Archibald (26) | 15–12 | |||||
28 | December 6 | @ Philadelphia | 117–122 | Nate Archibald (34) | 15–13 | |||||
29 | December 8 | @ Detroit | 100–113 | Nate Archibald (32) | 15–14 | |||||
30 | December 9 | @ Baltimore | 112–120 | Nate Archibald (29) | 15–15 | |||||
31 | December 10 | Atlanta | 115–130 | Nate Archibald (41) | 16–15 | |||||
32 | December 12 | Cleveland | 99–100 | Nate Archibald (41) | 17–15 | |||||
33 | December 15 | Detroit | 132–140 (OT) | Nate Archibald (41) | 18–15 | |||||
34 | December 17 | @ Phoenix | 102–112 | Nate Archibald (26) | 18–16 | |||||
35 | December 18 | Portland | 95–113 | Nate Archibald (30) | 19–16 | |||||
36 | December 19 | @ Atlanta | 102–119 | Nate Archibald (33) | 19–17 | |||||
37 | December 20 | Seattle | 110–121 | Nate Archibald (35) | 20–17 | |||||
38 | December 22 | Boston | 118–90 | Nate Archibald (32) | 20–18 | |||||
39 | December 25 | Milwaukee | 104–99 | Nate Archibald (20) | 20–19 | |||||
40 | December 26 | @ Chicago | 103–117 | Nate Archibald (34) | 20–20 | |||||
41 | December 29 | @ Los Angeles | 92–121 | Nate Archibald (21) | 20–21 | |||||
42 | December 30 | @ Golden State | 107–113 | Nate Archibald (45) | 20–22 | |||||
43 | January 2 | @ Portland | 87–104 | Nate Archibald (29) | 20–23 | |||||
44 | January 3 | @ Seattle | 100–107 | Nate Archibald (29) | 20–24 | |||||
45 | January 5 | Detroit | 100–103 | Sam Lacey (28) | 21–24 | |||||
46 | January 6 | Phoenix | 118–112 | Nate Archibald (34) | 21–25 | |||||
47 | January 9 | New York | 116–115 (OT) | Nate Archibald (52) | 21–26 | |||||
48 | January 10 | Chicago | 100–102 | Nate Archibald (37) | 22–26 | |||||
49 | January 11 | Golden State | 108–109 | Nate Archibald (42) | 23–26 | |||||
50 | January 12 | @ Milwaukee | 98–117 | Nate Archibald (19) | 23–27 | |||||
51 | January 15 | Philadelphia | 108–135 | Nate Archibald (30) | 24–27 | |||||
52 | January 16 | Seattle | 125–122 | Nate Archibald (48) | 24–28 | |||||
53 | January 18 | @ Phoenix | 119–96 | Nate Archibald (32) | 25–28 | |||||
54 | January 21 | @ Los Angeles | 102–123 | Nate Archibald (23) | 25–29 | |||||
55 | January 25 | @ Golden State | 115–129 | Nate Archibald (39) | 25–30 | |||||
56 | January 27 | @ Atlanta | 126–129 | Nate Archibald (52) | 25–31 | |||||
57 | February 1 | Golden State | 96–98 | Nate Archibald (37) | 26–31 | |||||
58 | February 3 | @ Portland | 105–97 | Nate Archibald (39) | 27–31 | |||||
59 | February 4 | @ Seattle | 120–98 | Nate Archibald (31) | 28–31 | |||||
60 | February 6 | @ Chicago | 107–114 | Nate Archibald (35) | 28–32 | |||||
61 | February 7 | Milwaukee | 98–105 | Nate Archibald (39) | 29–32 | |||||
62 | February 9 | @ Houston | 121–116 | Nate Archibald (37) | 30–32 | |||||
63 | February 10 | Chicago | 102–101 | Nate Archibald (42) | 30–33 | |||||
64 | February 13 | Houston | 118–132 | Nate Archibald (49) | 31–33 | |||||
65 | February 14 | Boston | 104–101 | Nate Archibald (34) | 31–34 | |||||
66 | February 17 | @ Milwaukee | 104–111 | Nate Archibald (33) | 31–35 | |||||
67 | February 18 | @ Detroit | 100–144 | Matt Guokas (17) | 31–36 | |||||
68 | February 20 | @ Buffalo | 106–113 | Nate Williams (27) | 31–37 | |||||
69 | February 22 | Milwaukee | 116–113 (OT) | Nate Archibald (43) | 31–38 | |||||
70 | February 25 | Phoenix | 111–109 | Nate Archibald (33) | 31–39 | |||||
71 | February 27 | @ Los Angeles | 107–103 | Nate Archibald (30) | 32–39 | |||||
72 | February 28 | @ Phoenix | 109–107 | Nate Archibald (41) | 33–39 | |||||
73 | March 2 | @ Golden State | 112–117 | Nate Archibald (34) | 33–40 | |||||
74 | March 8 | Baltimore | 93–105 | Nate Archibald (29) | 34–40 | |||||
75 | March 10 | @ New York | 102–125 | Nate Archibald (25) | 34–41 | |||||
76 | March 13 | @ Baltimore | 99–103 | Nate Archibald (42) | 34–42 | |||||
77 | March 16 | @ Cleveland | 99–114 | Nate Archibald (36) | 34–43 | |||||
78 | March 18 | @ Boston | 105–109 | Nate Archibald (35) | 34–44 | |||||
79 | March 19 | Portland | 105–106 | Nate Archibald (37) | 35–44 | |||||
80 | March 20 | Buffalo | 115–119 | Nate Archibald (44) | 36–44 | |||||
81 | March 21 | Los Angeles | 124–118 | Nate Williams (22) | 36–45 | |||||
82 | March 24 | @ Detroit | 98–110 | Matt Guokas (24) | 36–46 |