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:

2008-09 Oklahoma City Thunder (23-59 Thru 82 Games)
Final Record: 23-59
GDATEGAMEREC
1 10/29 Milwaukee Bucks
L 87-98		 0-1
2 11/1 @Houston Rockets
L 77-89		 0-2
3 11/2 Minnesota Timberwolves
W 88-85		 1-2
4 11/5 Boston Celtics
L 83-96		 1-3
5 11/7 @Utah Jazz
L 97-104		 1-4
6 11/9 Atlanta Hawks
L 85-89		 1-5
7 11/10 @Indiana Pacers
L 99-107		 1-6
8 11/12 Orlando Magic
L 92-109		 1-7
9 11/14 @New York Knicks
L 106-116		 1-8
10 11/15 @Philadelphia 76ers
L 85-110		 1-9
11 11/17 Houston Rockets
L 89-100		 1-10
12 11/19 Los Angeles Clippers
L 88-108		 1-11
13 11/21 New Orleans Hornets
L 80-105		 1-12
14 11/22 @New Orleans Hornets
L 97-109		 1-13
15 11/25 Phoenix Suns
L 98-99		 1-14
16 11/26 @Cleveland Cavaliers
L 82-117		 1-15
17 11/28 Minnesota Timberwolves
L 103-105		 1-16
18 11/29 @Memphis Grizzlies
W 111-103		 2-16
19 12/3 @Charlotte Bobcats
L 97-103		 2-17
20 12/5 @Orlando Magic
L 89-98		 2-18
21 12/6 @Miami Heat
L 99-105		 2-19
22 12/8 Golden State Warriors
L 102-112		 2-20
23 12/10 Memphis Grizzlies
L 102-108		 2-21
24 12/13 @Dallas Mavericks
L 99-103		 2-22
25 12/14 @San Antonio Spurs
L 104-109		 2-23
26 12/16 Los Angeles Clippers
L 88-98		 2-24
27 12/19 Toronto Raptors
W 91-83		 3-24
28 12/21 Cleveland Cavaliers
L 91-102		 3-25
29 12/23 @Atlanta Hawks
L 88-99		 3-26
30 12/26 @Detroit Pistons
L 88-90		 3-27
31 12/27 @Washington Wizards
L 95-104		 3-28
32 12/29 Phoenix Suns
L 102-110		 3-29
33 12/31 Golden State Warriors
W 107-100		 4-29
34 1/2 Denver Nuggets
L 120-122		 4-30
35 1/6 New York Knicks
W 107-99		 5-30
36 1/7 @Minnesota Timberwolves
L 87-129		 5-31
37 1/9 Houston Rockets
L 96-98		 5-32
38 1/10 @Chicago Bulls
W 109-98 (OT)		 6-32
39 1/12 @New Jersey Nets
L 99-103 (OT)		 6-33
40 1/14 Utah Jazz
W 114-93		 7-33
41 1/16 Detroit Pistons
W 89-79		 8-33
42 1/18 Miami Heat
L 94-104		 8-34
43 1/21 @Golden State Warriors
W 122-121		 9-34
44 1/23 @Los Angeles Clippers
L 104-107		 9-35
45 1/26 New Jersey Nets
W 94-85		 10-35
46 1/28 Memphis Grizzlies
W 114-102 (OT)		 11-35
47 1/30 @Utah Jazz
L 90-110		 11-36
48 2/1 @Sacramento Kings
L 118-122 (OT)		 11-37
49 2/4 Denver Nuggets
L 113-114		 11-38
50 2/6 Portland Trail Blazers
W 102-93		 12-38
51 2/8 Sacramento Kings
W 116-113		 13-38
52 2/10 @Los Angeles Lakers
L 98-105		 13-39
53 2/11 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 92-106		 13-40
54 2/17 New Orleans Hornets
L 98-100		 13-41
55 2/20 @Phoenix Suns
L 118-140		 13-42
56 2/21 @Golden State Warriors
L 120-133		 13-43
57 2/24 Los Angeles Lakers
L 93-107		 13-44
58 2/27 @Dallas Mavericks
L 108-110 (OT)		 13-45
59 2/28 @Memphis Grizzlies
W 99-92		 14-45
60 3/2 Dallas Mavericks
W 96-87		 15-45
61 3/4 Washington Wizards
W 88-83		 16-45
62 3/7 @New Orleans Hornets
L 90-108		 16-46
63 3/8 Philadelphia 76ers
W 89-74		 17-46
64 3/10 @Sacramento Kings
W 99-98		 18-46
65 3/11 @Denver Nuggets
L 99-112		 18-47
66 3/14 @Phoenix Suns
L 95-106		 18-48
67 3/16 San Antonio Spurs
W 78-76		 19-48
68 3/18 Chicago Bulls
L 96-103		 19-49
69 3/20 Utah Jazz
L 94-101		 19-50
70 3/22 @Minnesota Timberwolves
W 97-90		 20-50
71 3/24 Los Angeles Lakers
L 89-107		 20-51
72 3/27 @Toronto Raptors
L 96-112		 20-52
73 3/29 @Boston Celtics
L 84-103		 20-53
74 3/31 @San Antonio Spurs
W 96-95		 21-53
75 4/3 Portland Trail Blazers
L 72-107		 21-54
76 4/5 Indiana Pacers
L 99-117		 21-55
77 4/7 San Antonio Spurs
L 89-99		 21-56
78 4/8 @Denver Nuggets
L 112-122		 21-57
79 4/10 Charlotte Bobcats
W 84-81		 22-57
80 4/11 @Milwaukee Bucks
L 98-115		 22-58
81 4/13 @Portland Trail Blazers
L 83-113		 22-59
82 4/15 @Los Angeles Clippers
W 126-85		 23-59
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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