NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

Chicago Bulls119–107Detroit Pistons

Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons

Date: Sunday 18 March 1973
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 47th meetingof 324 played

Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Love	34:00	9–17	2–4	6	2	3	20
Dennis Awtrey	34:00	4–7	1–4	11	3	5	9
Chet Walker	25:00	6–10	0–0	4	8	2	12
Jerry Sloan	25:00	4–9	0–0	6	1	1	8
Howard Porter	22:00	8–11	2–2	6	1	2	18
Gar Heard	21:00	5–13	0–0	5	1	2	10
Bob Weiss	19:00	2–9	4–4	0	4	3	8
Jim King	12:00	2–5	2–2	0	1	1	6
Frank Russell	4:00	1–3	0–0	0	0	1	2
Clifford Ray	4:00	0–0	0–0	0	1	0	0
Norm Van Lier	—	11–20	2–5	7	12	3	24
Rowland Garrett	—	1–4	0–0	2	0	1	2
Team totals	200:00	53–108	13–21	47	34	24	119

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dave Bing	38:00	8–12	8–8	3	11	4	24
Curtis Rowe	37:00	5–7	0–0	5	1	2	10
Bob Lanier	33:00	9–13	2–5	10	2	3	20
Don Adams	31:00	3–10	2–2	4	0	3	8
John Mengelt	29:00	7–13	2–2	2	5	5	16
Chris Ford	17:00	0–2	0–0	2	3	2	0
Jim Davis	9:00	4–8	1–2	4	2	0	9
Bob Nash	4:00	0–1	0–0	2	1	1	0
Willie Norwood	—	4–7	8–10	8	0	4	16
Justus Thigpen	—	2–4	0–0	0	0	4	4
Team totals	198:00	42–77	23–29	40	25	28	107

This season

Detroit Pistons 4, Chicago Bulls 3 in NBA 1972-73.

13 Oct 1972Chicago Bulls 91–100 Detroit Pistons
17 Nov 1972Chicago Bulls 96–109 Detroit Pistons
5 Dec 1972Detroit Pistons 108–130 Chicago Bulls
20 Jan 1973Chicago Bulls 92–112 Detroit Pistons
28 Jan 1973Detroit Pistons 105–110 Chicago Bulls
17 Mar 1973Detroit Pistons 99–97 Chicago Bulls
18 Mar 1973119–107 this game

Records going in

Chicago Bulls: 48–28
Detroit Pistons: 35–40

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 160, Chicago Bulls 164.

17 Mar 1973Detroit Pistons 99–97 Chicago Bulls
13 Oct 1973Detroit Pistons 94–101 Chicago Bulls

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.