What was the biggest NBA comeback in the 1972-73 season?

The Chicago Bulls and the Houston Rockets are tied for the biggest comeback win of the 1972-73 season, each with a comeback win after being down 24 points.

What was the biggest NBA 4th quarter comeback in the 1972-73 season?

The New York Knicks and the New York Knicks are tied for the biggest 4th quarter comeback in the 1972-73 season, each winning a game after being down 16 points in the 4th quarter.

What NBA team had the most wins after being down by at least 10 points in the 1972-73 season?

The Boston Celtics had 8 wins after trailing by at least 10 points, which was the most of any team in the 1972-73 NBA season. Their last 10-point comeback was against the Baltimore Bullets on Mar 28, 1973, in which the Celtics were trailing 41-51 in the 3rd quarter and won the game 120-101.

Biggest 1972-73 NBA Comebacks

Date Team Opponent Point Deficit Final Score
1 Feb 23, 1973 Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks 24 33-57, 3rd 84-83
Dec 17, 1972 Houston Rockets @ Cleveland Cavaliers 24 41-65, 3rd 110-109
3 Feb 16, 1973 Boston Celtics @ Portland Trail Blazers 20 45-65, 3rd 112-105
4 Nov 9, 1972 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 19 38-57, 3rd 101-99
5 Feb 6, 1973 Detroit Pistons @ Buffalo Braves 17 16-33, 2nd 107-105
6 Apr 22, 1973 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 16 56-72, 4th 117-110
Nov 18, 1972 New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks 16 58-74, 4th 87-86
8 Mar 25, 1973 Boston Celtics @ Houston Rockets 15 52-67, 3rd 125-121
Jan 31, 1973 Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers 15 19-34, 2nd 94-89
Oct 21, 1972 Boston Celtics @ Baltimore Bullets 15 44-59, 3rd 104-101
Nov 17, 1972 Milwaukee Bucks @ Boston Celtics 15 35-50, 3rd 95-88
12 Mar 10, 1973 Atlanta Hawks vs Golden State Warriors 14 84-98, 4th 117-113
Dec 7, 1972 Atlanta Hawks @ Chicago Bulls 14 19-33, 2nd 94-89
Dec 29, 1972 Chicago Bulls @ Boston Celtics 14 14-28, 2nd 106-99
Nov 1, 1972 Detroit Pistons @ Seattle SuperSonics 14 19-33, 2nd 116-106
Feb 7, 1973 Kansas City-Omaha Kings vs Milwaukee Bucks 14 16-30, 2nd 105-98
17 Apr 6, 1973 Atlanta Hawks @ Boston Celtics 13 16-29, 2nd 118-105
Jan 18, 1973 Buffalo Braves @ Atlanta Hawks 13 24-37, 2nd 127-125
Nov 21, 1972 Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets 13 21-34, 2nd 113-105
Oct 29, 1972 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings 13 19-32, 2nd 115-97
Mar 23, 1973 Phoenix Suns vs Golden State Warriors 13 87-100, 4th 125-124
22 Mar 21, 1973 Atlanta Hawks @ New York Knicks 12 38-50, 3rd 98-93
Feb 2, 1973 Baltimore Bullets vs New York Knicks 12 37-49, 3rd 89-77
Jan 1, 1973 Baltimore Bullets @ Milwaukee Bucks 12 32-44, 3rd 88-87
Feb 4, 1973 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 12 85-97, 4th 123-115
Jan 16, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors 12 19-31, 2nd 100-98
Nov 28, 1972 Detroit Pistons vs Portland Trail Blazers 12 21-33, 2nd 120-116
Mar 24, 1973 Golden State Warriors vs Buffalo Braves 12 67-79, 4th 106-101
Nov 2, 1972 Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers 12 26-38, 2nd 118-104
Mar 27, 1973 Houston Rockets @ Buffalo Braves 12 23-35, 2nd 121-111
Nov 8, 1972 Kansas City-Omaha Kings vs Philadelphia 76ers 12 25-37, 2nd 125-107
Mar 21, 1973 Phoenix Suns vs Buffalo Braves 12 85-97, 4th 134-124
Dec 29, 1972 Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers 12 38-50, 3rd 106-99
Jan 3, 1973 Seattle SuperSonics vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings 12 51-63, 3rd 107-100
Oct 22, 1972 Seattle SuperSonics vs Portland Trail Blazers 12 18-30, 2nd 120-119
36 Nov 7, 1972 Atlanta Hawks vs Baltimore Bullets 11 46-57, 3rd 109-107
Oct 19, 1972 Baltimore Bullets @ Kansas City-Omaha Kings 11 19-30, 2nd 94-83
Nov 29, 1972 Boston Celtics vs Seattle SuperSonics 11 18-29, 2nd 120-98
Jan 19, 1973 Buffalo Braves vs Detroit Pistons 11 44-55, 3rd 108-98
Jan 12, 1973 Golden State Warriors @ Phoenix Suns 11 54-65, 3rd 108-107
Dec 15, 1972 Kansas City-Omaha Kings vs Detroit Pistons 11 92-103, 4th 140-132
42 Mar 20, 1973 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 10 51-61, 3rd 114-112
Feb 10, 1973 Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets 10 40-50, 3rd 103-91
Dec 2, 1972 Atlanta Hawks @ Portland Trail Blazers 10 45-55, 3rd 106-103
Mar 28, 1973 Boston Celtics vs Baltimore Bullets 10 41-51, 3rd 120-101
Jan 2, 1973 Boston Celtics @ Houston Rockets 10 20-30, 2nd 130-110
Mar 13, 1973 Chicago Bulls vs Seattle SuperSonics 10 18-28, 2nd 104-89
Mar 10, 1973 Detroit Pistons @ Phoenix Suns 10 55-65, 3rd 117-110
Nov 30, 1972 Detroit Pistons vs Buffalo Braves 10 31-41, 2nd 127-116
Dec 30, 1972 Golden State Warriors vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings 10 54-64, 3rd 113-107
Mar 20, 1973 Kansas City-Omaha Kings vs Buffalo Braves 10 83-93, 4th 119-115
Jan 13, 1973 Phoenix Suns @ Golden State Warriors 10 56-66, 3rd 116-110
Mar 18, 1973 Portland Trail Blazers vs New York Knicks 10 49-59, 3rd 99-96
Dec 10, 1972 Seattle SuperSonics vs Phoenix Suns 10 48-58, 3rd 110-102

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