NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

Houston Rockets121–111Buffalo Braves

Houston Rockets at Buffalo Braves

Date: Tuesday 27 March 1973
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 13th meetingof 236 played

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Cliff Meely	29:00	7–13	4–4	4	2	6	18
Calvin Murphy	27:00	5–14	5–5	2	5	4	15
Jimmy Walker	27:00	4–8	3–5	4	5	3	11
Jack Marin	21:00	5–10	0–0	2	4	4	10
Eric McWilliams	4:00	1–2	0–0	1	0	0	2
Rudy Tomjanovich	—	10–19	5–6	16	4	3	25
Mike Newlin	—	6–9	8–8	4	8	3	20
Otto Moore	—	9–18	2–2	15	2	2	20
Team totals	108:00	47–93	27–30	48	30	25	121

Buffalo Braves

Buffalo Braves box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob McAdoo	46:00	16–26	7–9	15	0	4	39
John Hummer	45:00	10–14	0–0	10	5	3	20
Dick Garrett	30:00	6–16	0–0	3	3	5	12
Bill Hewitt	26:00	5–12	2–4	7	2	2	12
Elmore Smith	26:00	3–10	0–0	7	2	4	6
Fred Hilton	20:00	4–9	2–2	3	2	5	10
Dave Wohl	13:00	0–2	0–0	0	1	2	0
Randy Smith	—	5–12	2–3	5	8	5	12
Team totals	206:00	49–101	13–18	50	23	30	111

This season

Los Angeles Clippers 1, Houston Rockets 5 in NBA 1972-73.

14 Oct 1972Houston Rockets 121–113 Buffalo Braves
12 Dec 1972Houston Rockets 94–95 Buffalo Braves
4 Feb 1973Houston Rockets 130–118 Buffalo Braves
27 Feb 1973Houston Rockets 112–105 Buffalo Braves
27 Mar 1973121–111 this game
28 Mar 1973Houston Rockets 138–122 Buffalo Braves

Records going in

Houston Rockets: 31–49
Buffalo Braves: 21–59

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Los Angeles Clippers 99, Houston Rockets 137.

27 Feb 1973Houston Rockets 112–105 Buffalo Braves
28 Mar 1973Houston Rockets 138–122 Buffalo Braves

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.