1972–73 Golden State Warriors season

1972–73 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Al Attles
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Finals (eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1972-73 NBA season was the Warriors' 27th season in the NBA and 10th in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
3	43	Bill Chamberlain	F	United States	North Carolina
4	60	John Tschogl	F	United States	UC Santa Barbara
5	76	Charles Dudley	G	United States	Washington
6	93	Henry Bacon	G	United States	Louisville
7	110	William Franklin	F	United States	Purdue
8	126	John Burks		United States	San Francisco
9	141	Bill Duey		United States	California

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 25 Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oregon F 24 Barry, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Miami (FL) F 31 Ellis, Joe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) San Francisco G 10 Johnson, Charles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) California C 52 Johnson, George 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dillard F/C 43 Lee, Clyde 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Vanderbilt G 23 Mullins, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke G/F 33 Portman, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Creighton F 32 Russell, Cazzie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Michigan F/C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Bowling Green G 21 Williams, Ron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) West Virginia	Head coach Al Attles (North Carolina A&T) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT
1	z-Milwaukee Bucks	60	22	.732
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732
3	x-Chicago Bulls	51	31	.622
4	x-Golden State Warriors	47	35	.573
5	Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488
6	Phoenix Suns	38	44	.463
7	Kansas City–Omaha Kings	36	46	.439
8	Seattle SuperSonics	26	56	.317
9	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (4) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 110, Golden State 90
• Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Golden State 95, Milwaukee 92
• Game 3 @ Golden State: Milwaukee 113, Golden State 93
• Game 4 @ Golden State: Golden State 102, Milwaukee 97
• Game 5 @ Milwaukee: Golden State 100, Milwaukee 97
• Game 6 @ Golden State: Golden State 100, Milwaukee 86

West Conference Finals

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Golden State Warriors: Lakers win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 101, Golden State 99
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 104, Golden State 93
• Game 3 @ Golden State: Los Angeles 126, Golden State 70
• Game 4 @ Golden State: Golden State 117, Los Angeles 109
• Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 128, Golden State 118

Awards and records

• Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Star Game
• Rick Barry, NBA All-Star Game
• Rick Barry, All-NBA Second Team
• Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

1. 1972-73 Golden State Warriors