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The 1972–73 Phoenix Suns season was the fifth for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association , as well as the first season with Al McCoy taking on broadcasting duties for the team. The season began under head coach Butch Van Breda Kolff for the first seven games, before Jerry Colangelo finished coaching duties for the team. All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum .
Charlie Scott had played in six games for the Suns one season ago , after a late-season switch to the NBA from the ABA , and his first full season with the Suns was arguably his best. Scott was named to his first NBA All-Star Team, joining teammate Connie Hawkins , who was selected to his fourth and final All-Star Game of his NBA career. In addition to Scott leading the Suns with his 6.1 assist per game average, his 2,048-season-point total was fifth in the league (and the only 2,000+-point season of his career). His average of 25.3 points per contest was sixth-best in the NBA. Center Neal Walk averaged career-bests in both points and rebounds , averaging 20.2 and 12.5 on the season. Walk's rebounding average was just shy of Paul Silas 's franchise record of 12.5. Dick Van Arsdale averaged 18.4 points on the season, while Connie Hawkins contributed 16.1 per contest.
Phoenix Suns roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (Y-M-D)
From
F 20
Calhoun, Corky
210 lb (95 kg)
1950-11-01
Penn
F 14
English, Scott
205 lb (93 kg)
1947-01-13
Stanford
F 16
Green, Lamar
210 lb (95 kg)
1947-03-22
Morehead State
G 11
Haskins, Clem
195 lb (88 kg)
1943-07-11
Western Kentucky
F/C 42
Hawkins, Connie
210 lb (95 kg)
1942-07-17
Iowa
G 1
Layton, Dennis
180 lb (82 kg)
1948-12-24
USC
G 33
Scott, Charlie
175 lb (79 kg)
1948-12-15
North Carolina
G/F 23
Stovall, Paul
215 lb (98 kg)
1948-08-16
Arizona State
G/F 5
Van Arsdale, Dick
210 lb (95 kg)
1943-02-22
Indiana
C 41
Walk, Neal
220 lb (100 kg)
1948-07-29
Florida
C 31
Wesley, Walt
220 lb (100 kg)
1945-01-25
Kansas
Head coach Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1972–73 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BAL
BOS
BUF
CHI
CLE
DET
GSW
HOU
KCO
LAL
MIL
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SEA
Atlanta
—
3–4
1–5
5–1
2–2
3–4
2–2
1–3
4–4
2–2
3–1
1–3
3–3
6–0
3–1
4–0
3–1
Baltimore
4–3
—
1–5
5–1
0–4
8–0
2–2
3–1
5–2
3–1
1–3
2–2
3–3
5–1
2–2
4–0
4–0
Boston
5–1
5–1
—
7–0
3–1
5–1
3–1
3–1
5–1
3–1
4–0
2–2
4–4
7–0
4–0
4–0
4–0
Buffalo
1–5
1–5
0–7
—
2–2
1–5
1–3
0–4
1–5
1–3
0–4
0–4
1–6
7–1
1–3
2–2
2–2
Chicago
2–2
4–0
1–3
2–2
—
3–1
3–4
3–3
4–0
5–2
1–5
2–4
3–1
4–0
4–2
5–1
5–1
Cleveland
4–3
0–8
1–5
5–1
1–3
—
1–3
1–3
4–3
2–2
1–3
1–3
0–6
6–0
1–3
1–3
3–1
Detroit
2–2
2–2
1–3
3–1
4–3
3–1
—
2–4
1–3
3–3
1–5
2–5
1–3
3–1
4–2
6–0
2–4
Golden State
3–1
1–3
1–3
4–0
3–3
3–1
4–2
—
3–1
4–2
3–4
1–5
2–2
4–0
2–4
5–1
4–3
Houston
4–4
2–5
1–5
5–1
0–4
3–4
3–1
1–3
—
0–4
1–3
1–3
1–5
5–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
Kansas City-Omaha
2–2
1–3
1–3
3–1
2–5
2–2
3–3
2–4
4–0
—
1–5
1–6
0–4
3–1
3–3
4–2
4–2
Los Angeles
1–3
3–1
0–4
4–0
5–1
3–1
5–1
4–3
3–1
5–1
—
3–3
2–2
4–0
6–1
6–0
6–0
Milwaukee
3–1
2–2
2–2
4–0
4–2
3–1
5–2
5–1
3–1
6–1
3–3
—
2–2
3–1
5–1
5–1
5–1
New York
3–3
3–3
4–4
6–1
1–3
6–0
3–1
2–2
5–1
4–0
2–2
2–2
—
6–1
3–1
3–1
4–0
Philadelphia
0–6
1–5
0–7
1–7
0–4
0–6
1–3
0–4
1–5
1–3
0–4
1–3
1–6
—
0–4
1–3
1–3
Phoenix
1–3
2–2
0–4
3–1
2–4
3–1
2–4
4–2
2–2
3–3
1–6
1–5
1–3
4–0
—
5–2
4–2
Portland
0–4
0–4
0–4
2–2
1–5
3–1
0–6
1–5
2–2
2–4
0–6
1–5
1–3
3–1
2–5
—
3–4
Seattle
1–3
0–4
0–4
2–2
1–5
1–3
4–2
3–4
2–2
2–4
0–6
1–5
0–4
3–1
2–4
4–3
—
1972–73 game log
October: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
November: 7–9 (home: 5–1; road: 2–8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
Location
Record
Streak
8
November 3
@ Chicago
L 100–115
Neal Walk (19)
Chicago Stadium 3–5
L 4
9
November 4
@ Milwaukee
W 105–104
Charlie Scott ,Neal Walk (20)
Milwaukee Arena 4–5
W 1
10
November 5
@ Cleveland
W 107–106
Dick Van Arsdale (28)
Cleveland Arena 5–5
W 2
11
November 8
Cleveland
W 107–99
Charlie Scott (34)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6–5
W 3
12
November 10
Houston
W 115–109
Charlie Scott (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7–5
W 4
13
November 12
Philadelphia
W 119–108
Charlie Scott (33)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8–5
W 5
14
November 14
@ New York
L 97–103
Charlie Scott (25)
Madison Square Garden 8–6
L 1
15
November 15
@ Boston
L 94–113
Charlie Scott (33)
Boston Garden 8–7
L 2
16
November 17
@ Baltimore
L 106–117
Charlie Scott (27)
Baltimore Civic Center 8–8
L 3
17
November 18
@ Atlanta
L 122–126
Dick Van Arsdale (26)
Omni Coliseum 8–9
L 4
18
November 21
@ Kansas City-Omaha
L 96–101
Charlie Scott (23)
Municipal Auditorium 8–10
L 5
19
November 23
Detroit
W 128–122
Charlie Scott (42)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9–10
W 1
20
November 25
Los Angeles
L 109–116
Neal Walk (32)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9–11
L 1
21
November 26
@ Los Angeles
L 107–112
Neal Walk (25)
The Forum 9–12
L 2
22
November 28
@ Golden State
L 102–110
Charlie Scott (24)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 9–13
L 3
23
November 29
Atlanta
W 109–98
Connie Hawkins ,Charlie Scott (27)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10–13
W 1
December: 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
Location
Record
Streak
24
December 1
Golden State
W 115–106
Connie Hawkins (31)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11–13
W 2
25
December 3
Milwaukee
L 101–119
Connie Hawkins (19)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11–14
L 1
26
December 5
@ Buffalo
L 97–108
Dick Van Arsdale (29)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 11–15
L 2
27
December 6
@ Detroit
L 105–114
Charlie Scott (28)
Cobo Arena 11–16
L 3
28
December 7
@ Philadelphia
W 117–102
Neal Walk (27)
Pittsburgh , PA 12–16
W 1
29
December 9
Portland
W 116–97
Neal Walk (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13–16
W 2
30
December 10
@ Seattle
L 102–110
Dick Van Arsdale (23)
Seattle Center Coliseum 13–17
L 1
31
December 13
Boston
L 100–105
Connie Hawkins (27)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13–18
L 2
32
December 17
Kansas City-Omaha
W 112–102
Charlie Scott (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14–18
W 1
33
December 19
New York
W 117–84
Clem Haskins (28)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15–18
W 2
34
December 22
@ Los Angeles
W 118–110
Neal Walk (33)
The Forum 16–18
W 3
35
December 25
Chicago
W 115–108
Dick Van Arsdale (32)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 17–18
W 4
36
December 26
@ Houston
L 110–113
Charlie Scott (32)
Hofheinz Pavilion 17–19
L 1
37
December 29
Portland
W 106–99
Charlie Scott (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 18–19
W 1
38
December 30
@ Portland
W 107–104
Charlie Scott (38)
Memorial Coliseum 19–19
W 2
January: 6–8 (home: 2–6; road: 4–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
Location
Record
Streak
39
January 2
@ Cleveland
L 88–111
Connie Hawkins (19)
Cleveland Arena 19–20
L 1
40
January 3
@ Detroit
L 105–119
Charlie Scott (27)
Cobo Arena 19–21
L 2
41
January 5
@ Chicago
W 126–115
Dick Van Arsdale (37)
Chicago Stadium 20–21
W 1
42
January 6
@ Kansas City-Omaha
W 118–112
Charlie Scott (28)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 21–21
W 2
43
January 10
Detroit
W 123–121
Charlie Scott (37)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 22–21
W 3
44
January 12
Golden State
L 107–108
Charlie Scott (33)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 22–22
L 1
45
January 13
@ Golden State
W 116–110
Neal Walk (28)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 23–22
W 1
46
January 14
Baltimore
L 94–95
Charlie Scott (32)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 23–23
L 1
47
January 16
New York
L 101–102
Dick Van Arsdale (23)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 23–24
L 2
48
January 18
Kansas City-Omaha
L 96–119
Dick Van Arsdale (18)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 23–25
L 3
49
January 20
Los Angeles
L 104–124
Neal Walk (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 23–26
L 4
All-Star Break
50
January 25
Seattle
W 112–109
Charlie Scott (34)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 24–26
W 1
51
January 26
@ Portland
W 120–116
Charlie Scott (33)
Memorial Coliseum 25–26
W 2
52
January 27
Portland
L 109–117
Dick Van Arsdale (28)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 25–27
L 1
February: 7–9 (home: 4–4; road: 3–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
Location
Record
Streak
53
February 1
Los Angeles
L 106–120
Neal Walk (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 25–28
L 2
54
February 3
Houston
W 132–123
Charlie Scott ,Dick Van Arsdale (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 26–28
W 1
55
February 6
@ Milwaukee
L 111–126
Charlie Scott (29)
Milwaukee Arena 26–29
L 1
56
February 7
@ Detroit
L 107–113
Charlie Scott ,Dick Van Arsdale (21)
Cobo Arena 26–30
L 2
57
February 8
Seattle
W 125–112
Charlie Scott (28)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 27–30
W 1
58
February 10
Philadelphia
W 126–121
Charlie Scott (27)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 28–30
W 2
59
February 14
Buffalo
W 124–107
Neal Walk (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 29–30
W 3
60
February 16
Atlanta
L 104–111
Dick Van Arsdale (28)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 29–31
L 1
61
February 17
@ Houston
L 111–127
Charlie Scott (41)
Hofheinz Pavilion 29–32
L 2
62
February 18
Portland
L 118–119
Neal Walk (23)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 29–33
L 3
63
February 20
@ Boston
L 97–107
Charlie Scott (25)
Boston Garden 29–34
L 4
64
February 21
@ Baltimore
W 107–98
Charlie Scott (27)
Baltimore Civic Center 30–34
W 1
65
February 23
@ Buffalo
W 125–106
Charlie Scott (29)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 31–34
W 2
66
February 24
@ Chicago
L 100–122
Charlie Scott (26)
Chicago Stadium 31–35
L 1
67
February 25
@ Kansas City-Omaha
W 111–109
Charlie Scott (24)
Municipal Auditorium 32–35
W 1
68
February 28
Kansas City-Omaha
L 107–109
Charlie Scott (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 32–36
L 1
March: 6–8 (home: 3–4; road: 3–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
Location
Record
Streak
69
March 4
Chicago
L 117–118 (OT)
Neal Walk (30)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 32–37
L 2
70
March 6
Cleveland
W 110–102
Neal Walk (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 33–37
W 1
71
March 8
Boston
L 134–141 (OT)
Charlie Scott (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 33–38
L 1
72
March 10
Detroit
L 110–117
Clem Haskins ,Charlie Scott (23)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 33–39
L 2
73
March 12
@ Milwaukee
L 95–126
Neal Walk (22)
Milwaukee Arena 33–40
L 3
74
March 13
@ New York
L 111–115
Charlie Scott (33)
Madison Square Garden 33–41
L 4
75
March 14
@ Philadelphia
W 120–114
Charlie Scott (32)
The Spectrum 34–41
W 1
76
March 16
@ Atlanta
L 127–135
Charlie Scott (31)
Omni Coliseum 34–42
L 1
77
March 18
@ Los Angeles
L 113–131
Charlie Scott (35)
The Forum 34–43
L 2
78
March 21
Buffalo
W 134–124 (OT)
Charlie Scott (30)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 35–43
W 1
79
March 23
Golden State
W 125–124
Charlie Scott (28)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 36–43
W 2
80
March 25
Milwaukee
L 112–114
Neal Walk (24)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 36–44
L 1
81
March 26
@ Golden State
W 120–114
Connie Hawkins (29)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 37–44
W 1
82
March 28
@ Seattle
W 127–125
Neal Walk (27)
Seattle Center Coliseum 38–44
W 2
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