Game-by-game comparison with the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers

The worst NBA team ever?

It's the Philadelphia 76ers of 1972-73, who started 0-15 and then, at the three-quarters pole, stood 4-58 after a 21-game losing streak.

But an amazing thing happened toward the end of the season: The Sixers got hot, winning five of seven from Valentine's Day to the end of February, suddenly improving to 9-60. Alas, another losing skid followed, leaving the Sixers with 13 straight losses and a final mark of 9-73.

All of this goes to show you that you never know what is around the corner for a team during the long, cruel NBA season. Any team, no matter how bad, can get it going -- and then go for weeks without winning.

So check out how those Sixers compare to the other worst teams in history, game by game, twist by twist, and turn by turn:

2009-10 Charlotte Bobcats (44-38 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 44-38
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/28 @Boston Celtics
L 59-92		 0-1
2 10/30 New York Knicks
W 102-100 (OT)		 1-1
3 10/31 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 79-90		 1-2
4 11/2 New Jersey Nets
W 79-68		 2-2
5 11/6 Atlanta Hawks
W 103-83		 3-2
6 11/7 @Chicago Bulls
L 90-93		 3-3
7 11/10 Orlando Magic
L 81-93		 3-4
8 11/11 @Detroit Pistons
L 75-98		 3-5
9 11/14 Portland Trail Blazers
L 74-80		 3-6
10 11/16 @Orlando Magic
L 91-97		 3-7
11 11/18 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 84-86		 3-8
12 11/20 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 88-95		 3-9
13 11/22 Indiana Pacers
W 104-88		 4-9
14 11/25 Toronto Raptors
W 116-81		 5-9
15 11/27 Cleveland Cavaliers
W 94-87		 6-9
16 11/28 @Washington Wizards
W 92-76		 7-9
17 12/1 Boston Celtics
L 90-108		 7-10
18 12/4 @New Jersey Nets
L 91-97		 7-11
19 12/5 Philadelphia 76ers
W 106-105		 8-11
20 12/8 Denver Nuggets
W 107-95		 9-11
21 12/11 @San Antonio Spurs
L 85-104		 9-12
22 12/12 @Dallas Mavericks
L 97-98 (OT)		 9-13
23 12/15 New York Knicks
W 94-87		 10-13
24 12/16 @Indiana Pacers
L 98-101		 10-14
25 12/19 Utah Jazz
L 102-110		 10-15
26 12/20 @New York Knicks
L 94-98		 10-16
27 12/22 Detroit Pistons
W 88-76		 11-16
28 12/26 @Oklahoma City Thunder
L 91-98		 11-17
29 12/28 Milwaukee Bucks
W 94-84		 12-17
30 12/30 @Toronto Raptors
L 103-107		 12-18
31 1/2 @Miami Heat
W 107-97		 13-18
32 1/3 @Cleveland Cavaliers
W 91-88		 14-18
33 1/5 Chicago Bulls
W 113-108		 15-18
34 1/7 @New York Knicks
L 93-97		 15-19
35 1/9 Memphis Grizzlies
W 89-87		 16-19
36 1/12 Houston Rockets
W 102-94		 17-19
37 1/15 San Antonio Spurs
W 92-76		 18-19
38 1/16 Phoenix Suns
W 125-99		 19-19
39 1/18 Sacramento Kings
W 105-103		 20-19
40 1/20 Miami Heat
W 104-65		 21-19
41 1/22 @Atlanta Hawks
L 89-103		 21-20
42 1/23 Orlando Magic
L 95-106 (OT)		 21-21
43 1/25 @Denver Nuggets
L 93-104		 21-22
44 1/26 @Phoenix Suns
W 114-109 (OT)		 22-22
45 1/29 @Golden State Warriors
W 121-110		 23-22
46 1/30 @Sacramento Kings
W 103-96		 24-22
47 2/1 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 79-98		 24-23
48 2/3 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 97-99		 24-24
49 2/6 New Orleans Hornets
L 99-104		 24-25
50 2/9 Washington Wizards
W 94-92		 25-25
51 2/10 @Minnesota Timberwolves
W 93-92		 26-25
52 2/16 New Jersey Nets
L 94-103		 26-26
53 2/19 Cleveland Cavaliers
W 110-93		 27-26
54 2/20 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 88-93		 27-27
55 2/22 @Los Angeles Clippers
L 94-98		 27-28
56 2/24 @Utah Jazz
L 93-102		 27-29
57 2/26 @Memphis Grizzlies
W 93-89		 28-29
58 3/1 Dallas Mavericks
L 84-89		 28-30
59 3/3 @Boston Celtics
L 80-104		 28-31
60 3/5 Los Angeles Lakers
W 98-83		 29-31
61 3/6 Golden State Warriors
W 101-90		 30-31
62 3/9 Miami Heat
W 83-78		 31-31
63 3/10 @Philadelphia 76ers
W 102-87		 32-31
64 3/12 Los Angeles Clippers
W 106-98		 33-31
65 3/14 @Orlando Magic
W 96-89		 34-31
66 3/16 @Indiana Pacers
L 94-99		 34-32
67 3/17 Oklahoma City Thunder
W 100-92		 35-32
68 3/19 @Atlanta Hawks
L 92-93 (OT)		 35-33
69 3/20 @Miami Heat
L 71-77		 35-34
70 3/23 @Washington Wizards
W 95-86 (OT)		 36-34
71 3/24 Minnesota Timberwolves
W 108-95		 37-34
72 3/26 Washington Wizards
W 107-96		 38-34
73 3/29 Toronto Raptors
L 101-103		 38-35
74 3/31 Philadelphia 76ers
W 103-84		 39-35
75 4/2 Milwaukee Bucks
W 87-86 (OT)		 40-35
76 4/3 @Chicago Bulls
L 88-96		 40-36
77 4/6 Atlanta Hawks
W 109-100		 41-36
78 4/7 @New Orleans Hornets
W 104-103		 42-36
79 4/9 @Houston Rockets
L 90-97		 42-37
80 4/10 Detroit Pistons
W 99-95		 43-37
81 4/12 @New Jersey Nets
W 105-95		 44-37
82 4/14 Chicago Bulls
L 89-98		 44-38
1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 9-73
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/10 @Chicago Bulls
L 89-95		 0-1
2 10/11 Seattle SuperSonics
L 100-105		 0-2
3 10/13 Buffalo Braves
L 101-104		 0-3
4 10/17 @Buffalo Braves
L 114-122		 0-4
5 10/21 @New York Knicks
L 88-111		 0-5
6 10/23 @Boston Celtics
L 85-105		 0-6
7 10/25 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 108-113		 0-7
8 10/28 Milwaukee Bucks
L 92-96		 0-8
9 10/31 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 116-126		 0-9
10 11/1 Houston Rockets
L 104-108		 0-10
11 11/3 KC-Omaha Kings
L 101-114		 0-11
12 11/4 @Atlanta Hawks
L 120-128		 0-12
13 11/5 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 113-131		 0-13
14 11/8 @KC-Omaha Kings
L 107-125		 0-14
15 11/10 New York Knicks
L 106-125		 0-15
16 11/11 Houston Rockets
W 114-112		 1-15
17 11/12 @Phoenix Suns
L 108-119		 1-16
18 11/16 @Golden State Warriors
L 106-128		 1-17
19 11/17 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 92-105		 1-18
20 11/19 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 95-135		 1-19
21 11/24 Buffalo Braves
L 96-105		 1-20
22 11/25 Portland Trail Blazers
L 106-117		 1-21
23 11/28 @Buffalo Braves
W 101-94		 2-21
24 11/29 New York Knicks
L 91-139		 2-22
25 12/1 Boston Celtics
L 99-105		 2-23
26 12/2 @Boston Celtics
L 120-131		 2-24
27 12/6 KC-Omaha Kings
W 122-117		 3-24
28 12/7 Phoenix Suns
L 102-117		 3-25
29 12/8 Chicago Stags
L 102-118		 3-26
30 12/9 @New York Knicks
L 109-120		 3-27
31 12/12 @Baltimore Bullets
L 102-123		 3-28
32 12/13 Los Angeles Lakers
L 90-128		 3-29
33 12/16 Buffalo Braves
L 103-126		 3-30
34 12/20 @Detroit Pistons
L 113-141		 3-31
35 12/22 @Houston Rockets
L 103-116		 3-32
36 12/23 Atlanta Hawks
L 112-124		 3-33
37 12/27 Atlanta Hawks
L 120-121		 3-34
38 12/30 Boston Celtics
L 107-117		 3-35
39 1/2 @Buffalo Braves
L 110-114		 3-36
40 1/5 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 102-135		 3-37
41 1/6 @Golden State Warriors
L 79-111		 3-38
42 1/7 @Seattle SuperSonics
W 85-82		 4-38
43 1/9 @Chicago Bulls
L 110-126		 4-39
44 1/10 Los Angeles Lakers
L 96-120		 4-40
45 1/12 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 109-113 (OT)		 4-41
46 1/13 Boston Celtics
L 95-111		 4-42
47 1/15 @KC-Omaha Kings
L 108-135		 4-43
48 1/16 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 92-108		 4-44
49 1/17 Atlanta Hawks
L 105-122		 4-45
50 1/19 Baltimore Bullets
L 94-110		 4-46
51 1/21 @Baltimore Bullets
L 97-108		 4-47
52 1/26 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 100-105		 4-48
53 1/28 Buffalo Braves
L 96-101		 4-49
54 1/30 @Buffalo Braves
L 104-105		 4-50
55 1/31 Golden State Warriors
L 115-131		 4-51
56 2/2 @Detroit Pistons
L 104-114		 4-52
57 2/3 Boston Celtics
L 100-104		 4-53
58 2/4 @Boston Celtics
L 115-123		 4-54
59 2/6 Houston Rockets
L 117-123		 4-55
60 2/9 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 105-116		 4-56
61 2/10 @Phoenix Suns
L 121-126		 4-57
62 2/11 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 90-108		 4-58
63 2/14 Milwaukee Bucks
W 106-104		 5-58
64 2/16 Detroit Pistons
W 119-106		 6-58
65 2/17 @New York Knicks
L 89-107		 6-59
66 2/18 New York Knicks
W 114-98		 7-59
67 2/23 Houston Rockets
L 116-138		 7-60
68 2/25 Portland Trail Blazers
W 115-111		 8-60
69 2/28 Baltimore Bullets
W 102-96		 9-60
70 3/2 Atlanta Hawks
L 107-130		 9-61
71 3/4 @Atlanta Hawks
L 130-138		 9-62
72 3/7 New York Knicks
L 94-120		 9-63
73 3/9 Chicago Bulls
L 84-104		 9-64
74 3/10 Seattle SuperSonics
L 96-106		 9-65
75 3/11 Golden State Warriors
L 93-97		 9-66
76 3/14 Phoenix Suns
L 114-120		 9-67
77 3/17 Baltimore Bullets
L 115-120		 9-68
78 3/18 @Baltimore Bullets
L 118-129		 9-69
79 3/20 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 105-131		 9-70
80 3/21 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 109-112		 9-71
81 3/23 Houston Rockets
L 112-132		 9-72
82 3/25 Detroit Pistons
L 96-115		 9-73

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