1972–73 Atlanta Hawks season
Introduction The '''1972–73 NBA season''' was the Hawks' 24th season in the NBA and fifth season in Atlanta. The team moved their home games from the Alexander Memorial Coliseum to The Omni Coliseum. The Hawks registered a 46–36 record during the regular-season, but went 2–4 against the Boston Celtics in postseason.
Offseason ===Draft picks===
Roster
Regular season ===Record vs. opponents===1972–73 NBA RecordsTeamATLBALBOSBUFCHICLEDETGSWHOUKCOLALMILNYKPHIPHOPORSEA 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=== 1972–73 Game log '''#'''  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Score'''  '''High points'''  '''Record'''  1  October 10  @ Buffalo  120–109  Pete Maravich (34)  1–0 2  October 13  @ Baltimore  98–115  Pete Maravich (27)  1–1 3  October 15  New York  101–109  Lou Hudson (32)  2–1 4  October 17  Boston  119–115  Lou Hudson (27)  2–2 5  October 20  @ Houston  108–120  Pete Maravich (39)  2–3 6  October 21  @ Kansas City–Omaha  101–108  Herm Gilliam (22)  2–4 7  October 24  @ Portland  118–110  Lou Hudson (27)  3–4 8  October 25  @ Seattle  118–115  Lou Hudson (33)  4–4 9  October 28  @ Golden State  107–122  Lou Hudson (28)  4–5 10  October 31  Houston  106–105  Walt Bellamy (23)  4–6 11  November 3  @ Houston  114–108  Hudson, Maravich (31)  5–6 12  November 4  Philadelphia  120–128  Pete Maravich (44)  6–6 13  November 7  Baltimore  107–109 (OT)  Pete Maravich (28)  7–6 14  November 9  @ New York  99–101  Pete Maravich (25)  7–7 15  November 11  Milwaukee  102–111  Lou Hudson (32)  8–7 16  November 14  Golden State  114–105  Lou Hudson (20)  8–8 17  November 18  Phoenix  122–126  Pete Maravich (45)  9–8 18  November 19  @ Cleveland  98–109  Lou Hudson (28)  9–9 19  November 21  @ Detroit  110–113 (OT)  Lou Hudson (26)  9–10 20  November 23  Seattle  97–110  Walt Bellamy (33)  10–10 21  November 25  Chicago  100–99  Lou Hudson (25)  10–11 22  November 26  @ Milwaukee  96–108  Pete Maravich (23)  10–12 23  November 29  @ Phoenix  98–109  Lou Hudson (30)  10–13 24  December 1  @ Los Angeles  114–109 (OT)  Pete Maravich (31)  11–13 25  December 2  @ Portland  106–103  Lou Hudson (25)  12–13 26  December 5  Portland  121–122  Pete Maravich (31)  13–13 27  December 7  @ Chicago  94–89 (OT)  Pete Maravich (39)  14–13 28  December 8  Baltimore  115–134  Pete Maravich (37)  15–13 29  December 10  @ Kansas City–Omaha  115–130  Lou Hudson (43)  15–14 30  December 12  @ New York  93–114  Lou Hudson (27)  15–15 31  December 13  New York  120–121  Pete Maravich (37)  16–15 32  December 16  Cleveland  94–100  Lou Hudson (26)  17–15 33  December 19  Kansas City–Omaha  102–119  Lou Hudson (27)  18–15 34  December 22  @ Buffalo  110–109  Lou Hudson (33)  19–15 35  December 23  Philadelphia  112–124  Pete Maravich (42)  20–15 36  December 26  @ Cleveland  96–115  Lou Hudson (27)  20–16 37  December 27  N Philadelphia  120–121  Lou Hudson (34)  21–16 38  December 28  Baltimore  112–111  Lou Hudson (26)  21–17 39  December 30  Buffalo  110–120  Pete Maravich (31)  22–17 40  January 2  @ Chicago  90–100  Pete Maravich (38)  22–18 41  January 3  @ Milwaukee  97–105  Walt Bellamy (23)  22–19 42  January 5  Boston  126–108  Steve Bracey (25)  22–20 43  January 6  @ Detroit  116–111  Pete Maravich (30)  23–20 44  January 9  Houston  114–120  Bellamy, Maravich (26)  24–20 45  January 11  New York  122–107  Pete Maravich (23)  24–21 46  January 12  @ Boston  109–133  Pete Maravich (26)  24–22 47  January 14  Los Angeles  102–100  Pete Maravich (28)  24–23 48  January 16  Detroit  129–130 (OT)  Lou Hudson (33)  25–23 49  January 17  @ Philadelphia  122–105  Pete Maravich (25)  26–23 50  January 18  Buffalo  127–125  Walt Bellamy (32)  26–24 51  January 20  Cleveland  84–96  Herm Gilliam (24)  27–24 52  January 26  @ Buffalo  118–82  Lou Hudson (31)  28–24 53  January 27  Kansas City–Omaha  126–129  Lou Hudson (35)  29–24 54  January 28  @ Houston  108–116  Lou Hudson (37)  29–25 55  January 30  Detroit  126–123  Pete Maravich (35)  29–26 56  February 2  @ Boston  100–99  Pete Maravich (37)  30–26 57  February 3  Buffalo  101–105  Lou Hudson (32)  31–26 58  February 6  Baltimore  106–112  Lou Hudson (36)  32–26 59  February 7  @ Baltimore  108–137  Pete Maravich (24)  32–27 60  February 8  Cleveland  136–132 (OT)  Lou Hudson (38)  32–28 61  February 10  Houston  91–103  Lou Hudson (29)  33–28 62  February 11  @ Cleveland  115–107  Lou Hudson (34)  34–28 63  February 16  @ Phoenix  111–104  Pete Maravich (40)  35–28 64  February 18  @ Los Angeles  99–92  Pete Maravich (31)  36–28 65  February 20  @ Golden State  115–118  Lou Hudson (38)  36–29 66  February 23  @ Seattle  120–124  Lou Hudson (39)  36–30 67  February 27  Seattle  130–131  Pete Maravich (38)  37–30 68  March 2  @ Philadelphia  130–107  Lou Hudson (29)  38–30 69  March 3  Houston  125–136  Walt Bellamy (33)  39–30 70  March 4  Philadelphia  130–138  Pete Maravich (38)  40–30 71  March 8  Portland  129–135  Pete Maravich (39)  41–30 72  March 10  Golden State  113–117  Lou Hudson (27)  42–30 73  March 11  @ Houston  118–129  Pete Maravich (35)  42–31 74  March 13  @ Cleveland  107–115  Pete Maravich (31)  42–32 75  March 16  Phoenix  127–135  Lou Hudson (38)  43–32 76  March 18  Milwaukee  105–104  Lou Hudson (28)  43–33 77  March 20  Los Angeles  112–114  Lou Hudson (34)  44–33 78  March 21  @ New York  98–93  Lou Hudson (32)  45–33 79  March 23  @ Boston  108–124  Pete Maravich (29)  45–34 80  March 24  Chicago  111–113  Lou Hudson (32)  46–34 81  March 25  @ Baltimore  105–112  Walt Bellamy (30)  46–35 82  March 27  Boston  117–110  Pete Maravich (30)  46–36
Playoffs  1 April 1 @ Boston  L 109–134 Lou Hudson (28) Jim Washington (14) Hudson, Maravich (5) Boston Garden11,907 0–1 2 April 4 Boston  L 113–126 Pete Maravich (34) Walt Bellamy (11) Pete Maravich (10) Omni Coliseum11,588 0–2 3 April 6 @ Boston  W 118–105 Lou Hudson (37) Walt Bellamy (12) Pete Maravich (11) Boston Garden15,320 1–2 4 April 8 Boston  W 97–94 Pete Maravich (37) Jim Washington (15) Herm Gilliam (7) Omni Coliseum11,675 2–2 5 April 11 @ Boston  L 101–108 Pete Maravich (34) Walt Bellamy (16) Herm Gilliam (6) Boston Garden12,525 2–3 6 April 13 Boston  L 103–121 Lou Hudson (35) Washington, Bellamy (13) Bellamy, Gilliam (5) Omni Coliseum16,181 2–4
Awards and records *Pete Maravich, All-NBA Second Team
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