# Temporada 1972-73 de los Baltimore Bullets

La temporada 1972-73 fue la duodécima de los Baltimore Bullets en la NBA, y la novena en su localización de Baltimore, Maryland. La temporada regular acabó con 52 victorias y 30 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la Conferencia Este, alcanzando los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las Semifinales de Conferencia ante New York Knicks.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 2 | 25 | Tom Patterson | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Ouachita Baptist* |
| 3 | 39 | Kevin Porter | Base | Estados Unidos | St. Francis (PA) |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| y-Baltimore Bullets | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 24–9 | 21–17 | 7–4 | 17–5 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 6 | 28–13 | 17–23 | 1–0 | 10–12 |
| Houston Rockets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 19 | 14–14 | 10–28 | 9–7 | 9–13 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 20 | 20–21 | 10–27 | 2–2 | 8–14 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Baltimore Bullets vs. New York Knicks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 30 de marzo | New York Knicks 95, Baltimore Bullets 83 | Nueva York |
| 1 de abril | New York Knicks 123, Baltimore Bullets 103 | Nueva York |
| 4 de abril | Baltimore Bullets 96, New York Knicks 103 | Baltimore |
| 6 de abril | Baltimore Bullets 97, New York Knicks 89 | Baltimore |
| 8 de abril | New York Knicks 109, Baltimore Bullets 99 | Nueva York |
| | New York Knicks gana las series 4-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RB | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Mike Riordan | 27 | 82 | 42.3 | 8.0 | 15.6 | .510 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .821 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 18.1 |
| 2 | Elvin Hayes | 27 | 81 | 41.3 | 8.8 | 19.8 | .444 | 3.6 | 5.4 | .671 | 14.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 21.2 |
| 3 | Phil Chenier | 22 | 71 | 39.1 | 8.5 | 18.8 | .452 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .795 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 19.7 |
| 4 | Wes Unseld | 26 | 79 | 39.1 | 5.3 | 10.8 | .493 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .703 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Archie Clark | 31 | 39 | 37.9 | 7.7 | 15.3 | .507 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .810 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 18.3 |
| 6 | Mike Davis | 26 | 13 | 21.8 | 3.8 | 9.1 | .424 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .920 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Rich Rinaldi | 23 | 33 | 19.6 | 3.5 | 8.6 | .408 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .750 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Kevin Porter | 22 | 71 | 17.1 | 2.9 | 6.4 | .455 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .614 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| 9 | Dave Stallworth | 31 | 73 | 16.7 | 2.5 | 6.0 | .414 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .772 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Flynn Robinson | 31 | 38 | 15.3 | 3.1 | 6.8 | .458 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .839 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 6.9 |
| 11 | Stan Love | 23 | 72 | 13.8 | 2.6 | 6.1 | .436 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .790 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 6.4 |
| 12 | John Tresvant | 33 | 55 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | .467 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .695 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 13 | Terry Driscoll | 25 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Tom Patterson | 24 | 23 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .429 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .813 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Elvin Hayes | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Mike Riordan | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |
| Wes Unseld | All-Star |