1972-73 NBA Season
As originally posted by Tony Miller:
Before the 1972-1973 season, pro basketball in Cincinnati met its end. The Royals left Cincinnati for Kansas City, and because the name “Kansas City Royals” was in use by a baseball team, they changed their name to the Kings. For their first three years in Missouri, the club was officially a two-city team, splitting time between Municipal Auditorium in KC and the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Nebraska.
The Kings moved to the Midwest Division, joining Milwaukee, Detroit and Chicago; they bumped the Suns into the Pacific Division, who in turn moved the Rockets into the Central Division slot Cincinnati had held.
The Hawks changed arenas in Atlanta, moving from Alexander Memorial Coliseum at Georgia Tech to The Omni.
Data taken from ”The NBA on ABC 1964-65 to 1972-73”. Additional listings and significant clarifications on which games have been confirmed came from jtgrace1 and Jeff79.
For the game that is not confirmed, the initials of jtgrace1’s guesses are given in parentheses. These are, for the sake of emphasis, GUESSES.
DECEMBER
Monday 12/25:
Bulls-Suns, 3:30, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Bill Russell
JANUARY
Sunday 1/7:
Lakers-Bucks, 3:30, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
Sunday 1/14:
Lakers-Hawks, 1:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Bill Russell
Sunday 1/21:
Knicks-Rockets, 2:00, ABC regional. Chris Schenkel, Marv Albert
Warriors-Bucks, 2:00, ABC regional. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
Tuesday 1/23:
NBA All-Star Game at Chicago
East-West, 9:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Bill Russell, Dave Diles
ABC cut away late in the first half to show President Nixon's brief address on Vietnam.
Sunday 1/28:
Knicks-Celtics, 2:00, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
FEBRUARY
Sunday 2/4:
Lakers-Bullets (at College Park, Md.), 2:00, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
Sunday 2/11:
Bucks-Celtics, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Bill Russell
Sunday 2/18:
Bucks-Bullets (at College Park, Md.), 2:00, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
Sunday 2/25:
Bucks-Lakers, 4:45, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
MARCH
Sunday 3/4:
Knicks-Bullets (at College Park, Md.), 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Bill Russell
Sunday 3/11:
Knicks-Celtics, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Bill Russell
Sunday 3/18:
Kings-Celtics, 2:00, ABC regional. Chris Schenkel, Bill Russell
Bucks-Hawks, 3:30, ABC regional. Keith Jackson, color unknown
Sunday 3/25:
Lakers-Sonics, 4:45, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
APRIL
Sunday 4/1:
East semis, g2: Bullets-Knicks, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Bill Russell
Sunday 4/8:
East semis, g5: Bullets-Knicks, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Bill Russell
West semis, g4: Lakers-Bulls, 4:15, ABC. Keith Jackson, Johnny Egan
Friday 4/13:
West semis, g6: Lakers-Bulls, 8:30, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
Sunday 4/15:
East finals, g1: Knicks-Celtics, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Bill Russell
Friday 4/20:
East finals, g3: Knicks-Celtics, 8:00, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
Sunday 4/22:
East finals, g4: Celtics-Knicks, 2:00, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
Wednesday 4/25:
East finals, g5: Knicks-Celtics, 8:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Bill Russell
Friday 4/27:
East finals, g6: Celtics-Knicks, 9:00, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
Sunday 4/29:
East finals, g7: Knicks-Celtics, 2:00, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
MAY
Thursday 5/3:
NBA Finals, g2: Knicks-Lakers, 10:30, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
Sunday 5/6:
NBA Finals, g3: Lakers-Knicks, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Bill Russell
Tuesday 5/8:
NBA Finals, g4: Lakers-Knicks, 8:30, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
Thursday 5/10:
NBA Finals, g5: Knicks-Lakers, 10:30, ABC. Keith Jackson, Bill Russell
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