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:

1992-93 Dallas Mavericks (11-71 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 11-71
GDATEGAMEREC
1 11/7 Utah Jazz
L 106-122		 0-1
2 11/10 @Minnesota Timberwolves
L 104-118		 0-2
3 11/11 Milwaukee Bucks
L 116-124		 0-3
4 11/14 Atlanta Hawks
W 113-105		 1-3
5 11/17 @Charlotte Hornets
L 111-134		 1-4
6 11/19 @San Antonio Spurs
L 95-123		 1-5
7 11/21 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 108-119		 1-6
8 11/25 Los Angeles Clippers
L 112-130		 1-7
9 11/27 Seattle SuperSonics
L 104-127		 1-8
10 11/29 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 85-114		 1-9
11 12/1 @Utah Jazz
L 101-116		 1-10
12 12/3 @Seattle SuperSonics
L 108-125		 1-11
13 12/5 Houston Rockets
L 96-117		 1-12
14 12/8 Miami Heat
L 112-126		 1-13
15 12/10 Minnesota Timberwolves
L 88-111		 1-14
16 12/12 San Antonio Spurs
L 91-113		 1-15
17 12/16 Los Angeles Lakers
W 102-95		 2-15
18 12/18 @San Antonio Spurs
L 101-122		 2-16
19 12/19 @Houston Rockets
L 93-112		 2-17
20 12/22 @Los Angeles Clippers
L 94-108		 2-18
21 12/23 @Golden State Warriors
L 97-111		 2-19
22 12/26 Golden State Warriors
L 96-110		 2-20
23 12/29 @Sacramento Kings
L 81-139		 2-21
24 12/30 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 92-111		 2-22
25 1/2 @Minnesota Timberwolves
L 71-103		 2-23
26 1/5 Portland Trail Blazers
L 95-109		 2-24
27 1/7 Phoenix Suns
L 107-111		 2-25
28 1/9 Utah Jazz
L 102-126		 2-26
29 1/11 Charlotte Bobcats
L 113-132		 2-27
30 1/13 @Detroit Pistons
L 96-112		 2-28
31 1/15 New York Knicks
L 93-107		 2-29
32 1/16 @Denver Nuggets
L 91-106		 2-30
33 1/19 Detroit Pistons
W 113-103		 3-30
34 1/21 Denver Nuggets
L 94-110		 3-31
35 1/23 @Orlando Magic
L 106-127		 3-32
36 1/24 @Miami Heat
L 106-122		 3-33
37 1/26 Chicago Bulls
L 88-123		 3-34
38 1/29 Sacramento Kings
L 120-130		 3-35
39 1/30 @Phoenix Suns
L 105-126		 3-36
40 2/1 New Jersey Nets
L 96-115		 3-37
41 2/3 Houston Rockets
L 102-119		 3-38
42 2/5 Indiana Pacers
W 105-104		 4-38
43 2/6 @Denver Nuggets
L 93-111		 4-39
44 2/8 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 100-108		 4-40
45 2/10 Washington Bullets
L 102-110		 4-41
46 2/12 Boston Celtics
L 100-109		 4-42
47 2/13 Philadelphia 76ers
L 96-119		 4-43
48 2/16 @New York Knicks
L 87-117		 4-44
49 2/17 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 97-124		 4-45
50 2/24 Denver Nuggets
L 92-113		 4-46
51 2/26 @Minnesota Timberwolves
L 89-99		 4-47
52 2/28 @Indiana Pacers
L 96-110		 4-48
53 3/2 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 86-120		 4-49
54 3/3 @Chicago Bulls
L 97-125		 4-50
55 3/5 Houston Rockets
L 86-105		 4-51
56 3/6 Phoenix Suns
L 102-109		 4-52
57 3/9 @San Antonio Spurs
L 84-119		 4-53
58 3/10 Portland Trail Blazers
L 96-124		 4-54
59 3/12 @Phoenix Suns
L 98-116		 4-55
60 3/13 @Sacramento Kings
L 94-122		 4-56
61 3/15 Utah Jazz
L 96-109		 4-57
62 3/17 Orlando Magic
W 102-96		 5-57
63 3/19 @Philadelphia 76ers
W 89-87		 6-57
64 3/21 @New Jersey Nets
L 84-106		 6-58
65 3/23 @Atlanta Hawks
L 107-125		 6-59
66 3/24 @Washington Bullets
W 101-98		 7-59
67 3/26 @Boston Celtics
L 97-106		 7-60
68 3/28 San Antonio Spurs
L 107-114		 7-61
69 3/31 Seattle SuperSonics
L 96-103		 7-62
70 4/2 Golden State Warriors
L 93-134		 7-63
71 4/4 @Los Angeles Clippers
L 115-119		 7-64
72 4/6 @Seattle SuperSonics
W 109-107		 8-64
73 4/8 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 107-126		 8-65
74 4/10 @Golden State Warriors
L 94-100		 8-66
75 4/12 @Utah Jazz
L 94-107		 8-67
76 4/14 Los Angeles Lakers
L 99-112		 8-68
77 4/16 Denver Nuggets
W 99-86		 9-68
78 4/17 Sacramento Kings
L 107-108		 9-69
79 4/20 Los Angeles Clippers
L 98-107		 9-70
80 4/21 @Denver Nuggets
L 112-137		 9-71
81 4/23 Minnesota Timberwolves
W 103-100		 10-71
82 4/24 @Houston Rockets
W 128-123		 11-71
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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