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:

1991-92 Minnesota Timberwolves (15-67 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 15-67
GDATEGAMEREC
1 11/1 Utah Jazz
L 97-112		 0-1
2 11/6 Dallas Mavericks
L 94-97		 0-2
3 11/7 @Denver Nuggets
L 77-88		 0-3
4 11/9 @Sacramento Kings
W 84-80		 1-3
5 11/10 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 86-96		 1-4
6 11/13 Washington Bullets
L 114-119 (OT)		 1-5
7 11/15 Portland Trail Blazers
L 102-107		 1-6
8 11/17 Seattle SuperSonics
L 91-101		 1-7
9 11/20 @San Antonio Spurs
L 106-113		 1-8
10 11/21 @Houston Rockets
L 102-106		 1-9
11 11/23 Houston Rockets
W 102-89		 2-9
12 11/27 Denver Nuggets
W 101-92		 3-9
13 11/30 @Dallas Mavericks
L 78-79		 3-10
14 12/3 Phoenix Suns
L 95-101		 3-11
15 12/6 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 94-96		 3-12
16 12/7 @Los Angeles Clippers
L 87-101		 3-13
17 12/11 San Antonio Spurs
L 85-98		 3-14
18 12/13 Philadelphia 76ers
L 95-104		 3-15
19 12/14 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 92-103		 3-16
20 12/16 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 104-119		 3-17
21 12/17 @Golden State Warriors
L 105-119		 3-18
22 12/19 Los Angeles Lakers
W 93-85		 4-18
23 12/21 Los Angeles Clippers
L 87-100		 4-19
24 12/23 New York Knicks
L 91-97		 4-20
25 12/27 Golden State Warriors
L 102-106 (OT)		 4-21
26 12/28 @Atlanta Hawks
L 122-125 (OT)		 4-22
27 12/30 Sacramento Kings
L 109-117		 4-23
28 1/2 Milwaukee Bucks
L 91-92		 4-24
29 1/4 Boston Celtics
W 100-96		 5-24
30 1/7 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 98-113		 5-25
31 1/8 @New Jersey Nets
L 97-103		 5-26
32 1/10 @Boston Celtics
W 104-94		 6-26
33 1/11 Utah Jazz
W 101-96		 7-26
34 1/13 @Phoenix Suns
L 111-131		 7-27
35 1/14 @Utah Jazz
L 110-116		 7-28
36 1/16 San Antonio Spurs
L 111-125		 7-29
37 1/18 New Jersey Nets
L 100-112		 7-30
38 1/20 @Miami Heat
L 106-121		 7-31
39 1/21 @Orlando Magic
L 92-105		 7-32
40 1/23 Detroit Pistons
L 100-111		 7-33
41 1/24 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 86-119		 7-34
42 1/28 @Houston Rockets
L 102-111		 7-35
43 1/31 @San Antonio Spurs
L 101-103		 7-36
44 2/2 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 95-106		 7-37
45 2/3 Denver Nuggets
W 114-99		 8-37
46 2/5 Orlando Magic
L 102-109		 8-38
47 2/11 Los Angeles Lakers
L 108-116		 8-39
48 2/13 @Detroit Pistons
W 96-93		 9-39
49 2/15 Indiana Pacers
L 101-117		 9-40
50 2/17 @Houston Rockets
W 124-122 (OT)		 10-40
51 2/19 @San Antonio Spurs
L 103-113		 10-41
52 2/21 @Dallas Mavericks
L 94-109		 10-42
53 2/22 @Chicago Bulls
L 90-105		 10-43
54 2/24 Seattle SuperSonics
L 91-106		 10-44
55 2/26 Dallas Mavericks
W 106-105		 11-44
56 2/29 @New York Knicks
L 87-103		 11-45
57 3/3 San Antonio Spurs
L 102-103		 11-46
58 3/5 Chicago Bulls
L 100-113		 11-47
59 3/7 @Indiana Pacers
L 97-108		 11-48
60 3/10 @Charlotte Hornets
L 96-105		 11-49
61 3/11 Portland Trail Blazers
L 113-124		 11-50
62 3/13 @Washington Bullets
L 115-118		 11-51
63 3/15 Phoenix Suns
L 113-118		 11-52
64 3/17 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 91-111		 11-53
65 3/18 @Golden State Warriors
L 120-123		 11-54
66 3/20 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 121-131		 11-55
67 3/21 @Phoenix Suns
L 105-121		 11-56
68 3/23 Denver Nuggets
L 95-100		 11-57
69 3/25 Miami Heat
L 97-105		 11-58
70 3/27 Atlanta Hawks
L 103-105		 11-59
71 3/29 Sacramento Kings
L 86-112		 11-60
72 3/31 @Denver Nuggets
W 121-114		 12-60
73 4/3 @Dallas Mavericks
W 104-95		 13-60
74 4/5 Utah Jazz
W 93-91		 14-60
75 4/7 Los Angeles Clippers
L 108-115		 14-61
76 4/9 Houston Rockets
L 102-117		 14-62
77 4/11 @Sacramento Kings
L 94-114		 14-63
78 4/12 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 116-126		 14-64
79 4/14 Golden State Warriors
L 100-122		 14-65
80 4/16 @Los Angeles Clippers
L 93-96		 14-66
81 4/17 @Utah Jazz
L 106-120		 14-67
82 4/19 Charlotte Hornets
W 130-107		 15-67
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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