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1972–73 Atlanta Hawks season

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Head coach
  
Cotton Fitzsimmons

Record
  
46–36 (.561)

Arena
  
Omni Coliseum

Place
  
Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)

Playoff finish
  
East Semifinals (eliminated 2–4)

The 1972-73 NBA season was the Hawks' 24th season in the NBA and fifth season in Atlanta. The team moved their home games from the Alexander Memorial Coliseum to The Omni Coliseum. The Hawks registered a 46–36 record during the regular-season, but went 2–4 against the Boston Celtics in postseason.

Contents

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks: Celtics win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 134, Atlanta 109
  • Game 2 @ Atlanta: Boston 126, Atlanta 113
  • Game 3 @ Boston: Atlanta 118, Boston 105
  • Game 4 @ Atlanta: Atlanta 97, Boston 94
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 108, Atlanta 101
  • Game 6 @ Atlanta: Boston 121, Atlanta 103

    • Awards and records

  • Pete Maravich, All-NBA Second Team

    • References

    1972–73 Atlanta Hawks season Wikipedia
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