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:

2007-08 Sacramento Kings (38-44 Thru 82 Games)
On pace to finish: 38-44
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/31 @New Orleans Hornets
L 90-104		 0-1
2 11/2 @San Antonio Spurs
L 80-96		 0-2
3 11/3 @Dallas Mavericks
L 102-123		 0-3
4 11/6 Seattle SuperSonics
W 104-98		 1-3
5 11/9 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 91-93		 1-4
6 11/10 Minnesota Timberwolves
W 100-93		 2-4
7 11/12 @Utah Jazz
L 93-117		 2-5
8 11/14 @Minnesota Timberwolves
L 103-108		 2-6
9 11/16 New York Knicks
W 123-118 (OT)		 3-6
10 11/18 Detroit Pistons
W 105-95		 4-6
11 11/20 Phoenix Suns
L 98-100		 4-7
12 11/21 @Phoenix Suns
L 111-127		 4-8
13 11/23 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 84-87		 4-9
14 11/26 San Antonio Spurs
W 112-99		 5-9
15 11/28 Golden State Warriors
L 96-103		 5-10
16 12/1 Houston Rockets
W 107-99		 6-10
17 12/4 Utah Jazz
W 117-107		 7-10
18 12/7 Los Angeles Clippers
L 87-97		 7-11
19 12/8 @Denver Nuggets
L 97-101		 7-12
20 12/10 Milwaukee Bucks
W 96-93		 8-12
21 12/12 @Boston Celtics
L 78-90		 8-13
22 12/14 @Philadelphia 76ers
W 109-99		 9-13
23 12/15 @Washington Wizards
L 79-92		 9-14
24 12/18 @New Jersey Nets
W 106-101		 10-14
25 12/19 @Milwaukee Bucks
W 102-89		 11-14
26 12/23 Denver Nuggets
L 105-106		 11-15
27 12/26 Boston Celtics
L 69-89		 11-16
28 12/28 Philadelphia 76ers
L 80-92		 11-17
29 12/30 Phoenix Suns
L 102-117		 11-18
30 1/2 @New York Knicks
W 107-97		 12-18
31 1/4 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 93-97		 12-19
32 1/5 @Chicago Bulls
L 93-94		 12-20
33 1/8 Orlando Magic
W 104-100		 13-20
34 1/10 Memphis Grizzlies
W 116-113		 14-20
35 1/12 Indiana Pacers
L 105-111		 14-21
36 1/14 Dallas Mavericks
W 122-120		 15-21
37 1/16 @Toronto Raptors
L 91-116		 15-22
38 1/18 @Detroit Pistons
W 100-93		 16-22
39 1/19 @Indiana Pacers
W 110-104		 17-22
40 1/22 New Jersey Nets
W 128-94		 18-22
41 1/23 @Los Angeles Clippers
L 85-111		 18-23
42 1/25 @Utah Jazz
L 113-127		 18-24
43 1/27 @Seattle SuperSonics
W 103-101		 19-24
44 1/30 Charlotte Bobcats
W 105-91		 20-24
45 2/1 New Orleans Hornets
W 112-103		 21-24
46 2/2 Chicago Bulls
W 105-101		 22-24
47 2/6 Seattle SuperSonics
L 92-105		 22-25
48 2/8 Utah Jazz
W 117-104		 23-25
49 2/9 @Golden State Warriors
L 102-105		 23-26
50 2/12 @Memphis Grizzlies
L 94-107		 23-27
51 2/13 @Houston Rockets
L 87-89		 23-28
52 2/19 @Portland Trail Blazers
W 105-94		 24-28
53 2/20 Atlanta Hawks
W 119-107		 25-28
54 2/22 @Charlotte Bobcats
W 116-115 (OT)		 26-28
55 2/24 @Orlando Magic
L 93-112		 26-29
56 2/26 @Miami Heat
L 86-107		 26-30
57 2/27 @Atlanta Hawks
L 117-123		 26-31
58 2/29 @Dallas Mavericks
L 106-115		 26-32
59 3/2 Miami Heat
W 120-109		 27-32
60 3/4 Los Angeles Lakers
L 105-117		 27-33
61 3/5 @Los Angeles Clippers
L 109-116 (OT)		 27-34
62 3/7 Minnesota Timberwolves
L 103-111		 27-35
63 3/9 @Los Angeles Lakers
W 114-113		 28-35
64 3/13 Portland Trail Blazers
W 96-85		 29-35
65 3/15 @Phoenix Suns
L 99-127		 29-36
66 3/16 Toronto Raptors
W 106-100		 30-36
67 3/18 Golden State Warriors
W 122-105		 31-36
68 3/21 @San Antonio Spurs
L 89-102		 31-37
69 3/22 @Memphis Grizzlies
L 111-117		 31-38
70 3/24 @Houston Rockets
L 100-108		 31-39
71 3/26 Memphis Grizzlies
W 107-106 (OT)		 32-39
72 3/28 Washington Wizards
L 108-114		 32-40
73 3/30 @Seattle SuperSonics
W 120-107		 33-40
74 4/1 Houston Rockets
W 99-98		 34-40
75 4/3 Los Angeles Clippers
W 110-98		 35-40
76 4/5 @Denver Nuggets
W 118-115		 36-40
77 4/6 Los Angeles Lakers
L 92-114		 36-41
78 4/8 @Golden State Warriors
L 132-140		 36-42
79 4/11 Portland Trail Blazers
W 103-86		 37-42
80 4/12 New Orleans Hornets
W 94-91		 38-42
81 4/14 San Antonio Spurs
L 98-101		 38-43
82 4/15 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 101-124		 38-44
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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