▁Mil w au kee ▁Buck s ) ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁NBA ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁Chicago ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁with ▁the ▁East ▁be ating ▁the ▁West ▁ 1 0 4 - 8 4 . ▁Dave ▁Cow ens ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁C elt ics ▁won ▁the ▁game ' s ▁M VP ▁award . ▁ ▁The ▁Atlanta ▁Haw ks ▁played ▁their ▁inaug ural ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Om ni ▁Col ise um . ▁ ▁The ▁Baltimore ▁Bul lets ▁played ▁their ▁final ▁season ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁before ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁the ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Land over , ▁Maryland ▁as ▁the ▁Capital ▁Bul lets ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁season . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁NBA ▁on ▁ABC . ▁However , ▁the ▁network ▁would ▁reg ain ▁NBA ▁coverage ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁ 7 6 ers ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 – 7 3 ▁record . ▁ ▁Their ▁ 0 . 1 1 0 ▁winning ▁percentage ▁was ▁the ▁all - time ▁worst ▁mark ▁in ▁the ▁NBA ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁Charlotte ▁Bob c ats ▁finished ▁a ▁short ened ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 0 . 1 0 6 ▁winning ▁percentage . ▁ ▁It ▁remains ▁the ▁worst ▁record ▁for ▁an ▁ 8 2 - game ▁season . ▁The ▁ 7 6 ers ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁lose ▁