# Temporada 1972-73 de los Chicago Bulls

La temporada 1972-73 fue la séptima de los Chicago Bulls en la NBA. La temporada regular acabaron con 51 victorias y 31 derrotas, ocupando la tercera posición de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron nuevamente en semifinales de conferencia ante Los Angeles Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 11 | Ralph Simpson | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Michigan State |
| 3 | 35 | Frank Russell | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Detroit |
| 5 | 78 | Rowland Garrett | Alero | Estados Unidos | Florida State |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 33–5 | 25–15 | 2–2 | 15–5 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9 | 29–12 | 20–19 | 2–0 | 10–10 |
| Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20 | 26–15 | 13–25 | 1–2 | 9–11 |
| Kansas City–Omaha Kings | 36 | 46 | .439 | 24 | 24–17 | 12–29 | – | 6–14 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Chicago Bulls
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 30 de marzo | Los Angeles Lakers 107, Chicago Bulls 104 | Los Ángeles |
| 1 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 108, Chicago Bulls 93 | Los Ángeles |
| 6 de abril | Chicago Bulls 96, Los Angeles Lakers 86 | Chicago |
| 8 de abril | Chicago Bulls 98, Los Angeles Lakers 94 | Chicago |
| 10 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 123, Chicago Bulls 102 | Los Ángeles |
| 13 de abril | Chicago Bulls 101, Los Angeles Lakers 93 | Chicago |
| 15 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 95, Chicago Bulls 92 | Los Ángeles |
| | Los Angeles Lakers gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RB | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Bob Love | 30 | 82 | 37.0 | 9.4 | 21.9 | .431 | 4.2 | 5.1 | .824 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 23.1 |
| 2 | Norm Van Lier | 25 | 80 | 36.0 | 5.9 | 13.3 | .445 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .787 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 13.9 |
| 3 | Jerry Sloan | 30 | 69 | 35.0 | 4.4 | 10.6 | .411 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .707 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 10.1 |
| 4 | Chet Walker | 32 | 79 | 31.1 | 7.6 | 15.8 | .478 | 4.8 | 5.7 | .832 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 19.9 |
| 5 | Clifford Ray | 24 | 73 | 27.5 | 3.5 | 7.1 | .492 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .619 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 8.6 |
| 6 | Bob Weiss | 30 | 82 | 25.4 | 3.4 | 8.0 | .426 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .841 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Tom Boerwinkle | 27 | 8 | 22.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .375 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .600 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 8 | Dennis Awtrey | 24 | 79 | 20.9 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .480 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .570 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| 9 | Gar Heard | 24 | 78 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 10.4 | .425 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .650 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 10.3 |
| 10 | Jim King | 31 | 65 | 12.1 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .441 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .846 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 11 | Kenny McIntosh | 24 | 3 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 4.3 | .615 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 12 | Howard Porter | 24 | 43 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 5.0 | .452 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .759 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| 13 | Rowland Garrett | 22 | 35 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 3.4 | .441 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .677 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 14 | Frank Russell | 23 | 23 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 3.3 | .377 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .889 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.2 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Norm Van Lier | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |
| Bob Love | All-Star |
| Chet Walker | All-Star |