1972-73_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season
1972–73 Portland Trail Blazers season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1972–73 season was the third season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] After finishing the previous season at 18–64, the Blazers earned the first overall selection in the 1972 NBA draft, and infamously picked LaRue Martin over future Hall-of-Famer Bob McAdoo. LaRue would average seven points per game over a four-season NBA career. The Blazers finished at 21–61, a marginal three-game improvement from the previous season.
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| 1972–73 Portland Trail Blazers season | |||
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| Head coach | Jack McCloskey | ||
| General manager | Harry Glickman | ||
| Owners | |||
| Arena | Memorial Coliseum | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 21–61 (.256) | ||
| Place | Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | KPTV | ||
| Radio | KOIN | ||
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Main article: 1972 NBA draft
Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 1 | LaRue Martin | C |  United States |
Loyola (Illinois) |
| 2 | 14 | Bob Davis | F | United States |
Weber State |
| 2 | 26 | Dave Twardzik | G | United States |
Old Dominion |
| 2 | 30 | Ollie Johnson | F | United States |
Temple |
| 3 | 31 | Lloyd Neal | F/C | United States |
Tennessee State |
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Season standings
More information W, L ...
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 30–11 | 28–11 | 2–0 | 22–4 |
| x-Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13 | 27–14 | 18–20 | 2–1 | 14–12 |
| Phoenix Suns | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22 | 22–19 | 15–25 | 1–0 | 14–12 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 26 | 56 | .317 | 34 | 16–25 | 10–29 | 0–2 | 9–17 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 39 | 13–28 | 8–32 | 0–1 | 6–20 |
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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 |
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- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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| 1972–73 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | — |
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Game log
| 1972–73 Game log | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
| 1 | October 13 | Seattle | 92–84 | Sidney Wicks (26) | 0–1 | |||||
| 2 | October 14 | Phoenix | 124–120 | Geoff Petrie (30) | 0–2 | |||||
| 3 | October 17 | Milwaukee | 108–111 | Sidney Wicks (33) | 1–2 | |||||
| 4 | October 20 | @ Los Angeles | 104–126 | Adelman, Dischinger (16) | 1–3 | |||||
| 5 | October 21 | Golden State | 104–97 | Sidney Wicks (28) | 1–4 | |||||
| 6 | October 22 | @ Seattle | 119–120 (OT) | Geoff Petrie (29) | 1–5 | |||||
| 7 | October 24 | Atlanta | 118–110 | Sidney Wicks (31) | 1–6 | |||||
| 8 | October 27 | Chicago | 118–95 | Geoff Petrie (30) | 1–7 | |||||
| 9 | October 29 | Detroit | 119–111 | Sidney Wicks (31) | 1–8 | |||||
| 10 | November 2 | @ Golden State | 104–118 | Sidney Wicks (30) | 1–9 | |||||
| 11 | November 4 | Los Angeles | 134–120 | Petrie, Wicks (26) | 1–10 | |||||
| 12 | November 6 | New York | 111–95 | Sidney Wicks (21) | 1–11 | |||||
| 13 | November 12 | Kansas City–Omaha | 100–102 | Lloyd Neal (29) | 1–12 | |||||
| 14 | November 14 | Cleveland | 91–100 | Sidney Wicks (27) | 3–11 | |||||
| 15 | November 17 | Golden State | 97–105 | Petrie, Wicks (25) | 4–11 | |||||
| 16 | November 18 | Seattle | 102–100 | Sidney Wicks (27) | 4–12 | |||||
| 17 | November 21 | @ New York | 80–108 | Ollie Johnson (17) | 4–13 | |||||
| 18 | November 22 | @ Boston | 107–126 | Sidney Wicks (23) | 4–14 | |||||
| 19 | November 25 | @ Philadelphia | 117–106 | Sidney Wicks (30) | 5–14 | |||||
| 20 | November 26 | @ Cleveland | 105–102 | Geoff Petrie (27) | 6–14 | |||||
| 21 | November 28 | @ Detroit | 116–120 | Geoff Petrie (39) | 6–15 | |||||
| 22 | November 29 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | 102–110 | Geoff Petrie (23) | 6–16 | |||||
| 23 | December 2 | Atlanta | 106–103 | Geoff Petrie (30) | 6–17 | |||||
| 24 | December 5 | @ Atlanta | 121–122 | Geoff Petrie (39) | 6–18 | |||||
| 25 | December 6 | @ Baltimore | 102–115 | Geoff Petrie (36) | 6–19 | |||||
| 26 | December 8 | @ Houston | 108–114 | Geoff Petrie (34) | 6–20 | |||||
| 27 | December 9 | @ Phoenix | 97–116 | Charlie Davis (20) | 6–21 | |||||
| 28 | December 10 | @ Los Angeles | 101–137 | Geoff Petrie (18) | 6–22 | |||||
| 29 | December 12 | Milwaukee | 115–94 | Charlie Davis (17) | 6–23 | |||||
| 30 | December 15 | @ Seattle | 96–95 | Geoff Petrie (29) | 7–23 | |||||
| 31 | December 16 | Boston | 123–116 | Geoff Petrie (38) | 7–24 | |||||
| 32 | December 18 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | 95–113 | Sidney Wicks (23) | 7–25 | |||||
| 33 | December 19 | @ Chicago | 109–100 | Sidney Wicks (31) | 8–25 | |||||
| 34 | December 20 | @ Milwaukee | 104–123 | Sidney Wicks (32) | 8–26 | |||||
| 35 | December 22 | Chicago | 127–97 | Geoff Petrie (24) | 8–27 | |||||
| 36 | December 25 | Seattle | 113–116 | Sidney Wicks (38) | 9–27 | |||||
| 37 | December 26 | @ Los Angeles | 92–116 | Sidney Wicks (17) | 9–28 | |||||
| 38 | December 29 | @ Phoenix | 99–106 | Sidney Wicks (32) | 9–29 | |||||
| 39 | December 30 | Phoenix | 107–104 | Sidney Wicks (33) | 9–30 | |||||
| 40 | January 2 | Kansas City–Omaha | 87–104 | Sidney Wicks (23) | 10–30 | |||||
| 41 | January 4 | @ Golden State | 83–108 | Sidney Wicks (22) | 10–31 | |||||
| 42 | January 5 | Philadelphia | 102–135 | Geoff Petrie (29) | 11–31 | |||||
| 43 | January 7 | Detroit | 101–96 | Geoff Petrie (35) | 11–32 | |||||
| 44 | January 9 | Baltimore | 105–93 | Geoff Petrie (30) | 11–33 | |||||
| 45 | January 12 | @ Buffalo | 100–120 | Sidney Wicks (25) | 11–34 | |||||
| 46 | January 15 | @ Detroit | 101–112 | Sidney Wicks (29) | 11–35 | |||||
| 47 | January 16 | @ Chicago | 89–100 | Geoff Petrie (21) | 11–36 | |||||
| 48 | January 17 | @ Boston | 99–117 | Geoff Petrie (20) | 11–37 | |||||
| 49 | January 19 | @ Milwaukee | 105–108 | Sidney Wicks (31) | 11–38 | |||||
| 50 | January 20 | @ Houston | 130–115 | Geoff Petrie (51) | 12–38 | |||||
| 51 | January 26 | Phoenix | 120–116 | Sidney Wicks (33) | 12–39 | |||||
| 52 | January 27 | @ Phoenix | 117–109 | Geoff Petrie (33) | 13–39 | |||||
| 53 | January 30 | Houston | 123–120 | Sidney Wicks (28) | 13–40 | |||||
| 54 | February 3 | Kansas City–Omaha | 105–97 | Sidney Wicks (26) | 13–41 | |||||
| 55 | February 6 | Seattle | 118–117 | Sidney Wicks (31) | 13–42 | |||||
| 56 | February 8 | @ Golden State | 111–123 | Geoff Petrie (42) | 13–43 | |||||
| 57 | February 9 | Philadelphia | 105–116 | Lloyd Neal (33) | 14–43 | |||||
| 58 | February 11 | Baltimore | 102–97 | Geoff Petrie (30) | 14–44 | |||||
| 59 | February 13 | Buffalo | 100–120 | Geoff Petrie (25) | 15–44 | |||||
| 60 | February 16 | Boston | 112–105 | Geoff Petrie (31) | 15–45 | |||||
| 61 | February 17 | Los Angeles | 110–103 | Geoff Petrie (27) | 15–46 | |||||
| 62 | February 18 | @ Phoenix | 119–118 | Geoff Petrie (23) | 16–46 | |||||
| 63 | February 20 | @ New York | 106–110 | Sidney Wicks (31) | 16–47 | |||||
| 64 | February 23 | @ Cleveland | 102–121 | Geoff Petrie (22) | 16–48 | |||||
| 65 | February 24 | @ Baltimore | 110–128 | Sidney Wicks (25) | 16–49 | |||||
| 66 | February 25 | N Philadelphia | 111–115 | Sidney Wicks (30) | 16–50 | |||||
| 67 | February 27 | Chicago | 125–110 | Geoff Petrie (26) | 16–51 | |||||
| 68 | March 2 | Cleveland | 92–106 | Sidney Wicks (29) | 17–51 | |||||
| 69 | March 4 | Detroit | 113–109 | Neal, Petrie (24) | 17–52 | |||||
| 70 | March 6 | Los Angeles | 114–102 | Sidney Wicks (26) | 17–53 | |||||
| 71 | March 8 | @ Atlanta | 129–135 | Geoff Petrie (22) | 17–54 | |||||
| 72 | March 9 | @ Milwaukee | 96–116 | Steele, Wicks (14) | 17–55 | |||||
| 73 | March 10 | @ Buffalo | 101–106 | Sidney Wicks (33) | 17–56 | |||||
| 74 | March 13 | Golden State | 109–101 | Geoff Petrie (33) | 17–57 | |||||
| 75 | March 16 | Houston | 128–141 | Geoff Petrie (51) | 18–57 | |||||
| 76 | March 18 | New York | 96–99 | Geoff Petrie (34) | 19–57 | |||||
| 77 | March 19 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | 105–106 | Sidney Wicks (26) | 19–58 | |||||
| 78 | March 20 | @ Chicago | 109–123 | Geoff Petrie (32) | 19–59 | |||||
| 79 | March 21 | @ Detroit | 109–122 | Sidney Wicks (27) | 19–60 | |||||
| 80 | March 23 | @ Seattle | 118–112 | Geoff Petrie (41) | 20–60 | |||||
| 81 | March 25 | Buffalo | 107–113 (OT) | Geoff Petrie (39) | 21–60 | |||||
| 82 | March 26 | Milwaukee | 118–99 | Geoff Petrie (29) | 21–61 | |||||
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
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| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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- Sidney Wicks, NBA All-Star
- Lloyd Neal, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
- July 31, 1972 – Traded a second round pick in the 1973 NBA draft to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for forward Fred Foster, who was traded again that day by the Trail Blazers to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guard-forward Terry Dischinger.
- September 11, 1972 – Waived forwards Ron Knight and Jim Marsh and received a second round pick in the 1974 NBA Draft from the Philadelphia 76ers as compensation for signing veteran free agent forward Gary Gregor.
- September 19, 1972 – Waived guard Charlie Yelverton
- October 2, 1972 – Traded center Dale Schlueter to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for guard Dave Wohl.
- October 10, 1972 – Claimed forward Bill Turner off waivers from the Golden State Warriors.
- October 24, 1972 – Traded a third round pick in the 1974 NBA draft to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for guard Charlie Davis.
- October 27, 1972 – Traded guard-forward Stan McKenzie (basketball) to the Houston Rockets in exchange for guard-forward Greg Smith
- November 13, 1972 – Waived forward Bill Turner
- December 6, 1972 – Waived guard Dave Wohl, who was claimed by the Buffalo Braves
- April 24, 1973 – Traded a first round and third round pick in the 1973 NBA Draft to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for forward John Johnson and forward-center Rick Roberson and a first-round pick in the 1973 NBA Draft.
- June 21, 1973 – Guard-forward Terry Dischinger retired
- June 27, 1973 – Signed free agent guard Bernie Fryer
- Transactions from Sports Reference[2]
- "1972–73 Portland Trail Blazers Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2014.