NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

Phoenix Suns97–108Buffalo Braves

Phoenix Suns at Buffalo Braves

Date: Tuesday 5 December 1972
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 9th meetingof 265 played

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Corky Calhoun	47:00	5–10	1–4	8	6	1	11
Dick Van Arsdale	44:00	9–17	11–13	5	6	3	29
Charlie Scott	39:00	10–26	3–4	6	5	4	23
Clem Haskins	12:00	1–4	0–0	1	1	1	2
Neal Walk	—	7–17	4–7	11	3	5	18
Lamar Green	—	3–9	0–0	19	0	5	6
Mo Layton	—	2–8	2–3	2	5	2	6
Scott English	—	1–1	0–0	0	0	1	2
Walt Wesley	—	0–3	0–0	2	0	1	0
Team totals	142:00	38–95	21–31	54	26	23	97

Buffalo Braves

Buffalo Braves box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Kauffman	46:00	12–17	3–4	17	10	0	27
John Hummer	44:00	9–20	3–6	11	5	3	21
Elmore Smith	34:00	7–12	4–4	14	1	5	18
Dick Garrett	34:00	8–18	0–0	3	4	6	16
Howard Komives	20:00	0–4	0–0	2	3	2	0
Bob McAdoo	13:00	1–8	0–0	4	2	3	2
Bill Hewitt	7:00	0–2	0–0	4	0	0	0
Randy Smith	—	9–18	6–9	7	9	3	24
Team totals	198:00	46–99	16–23	62	34	22	108

This season

Los Angeles Clippers 1, Phoenix Suns 3 in NBA 1972-73.

5 Dec 197297–108 this game
14 Feb 1973Buffalo Braves 107–124 Phoenix Suns
23 Feb 1973Phoenix Suns 125–106 Buffalo Braves
21 Mar 1973Buffalo Braves 124–134 Phoenix Suns

Records going in

Phoenix Suns: 11–14
Buffalo Braves: 5–20

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Los Angeles Clippers 109, Phoenix Suns 156.

5 Mar 1972Buffalo Braves 103–131 Phoenix Suns
14 Feb 1973Buffalo Braves 107–124 Phoenix Suns

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.