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