Chicago Bulls Playoff Rosters

1972-1973 Chicago Bulls Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Dennis Awtrey C 6-10 235 Feb 22, 1948 25 Santa Clara 2 1970 3rd Rnd, #46, Philadelphia Sixers
Tom Boerwinkle C 7-0 265 Aug 23, 1945 27 Tennessee 4 1968 1st Rnd, #4, Chicago Bulls
Rowland Garrett SF 6-6 210 Jul 16, 1950 22 Florida State 0 1972 5th Rnd, #78, Chicago Bulls
Gar Heard PF 6-6 219 May 3, 1948 24 Oklahoma 2 1970 3rd Rnd, #40, Seattle SuperSonics
Jim King PG 6-2 175 Feb 7, 1941 32 Tulsa 9 1963 2nd Rnd, #14, Los Angeles Lakers
Bob Love PF 6-8 215 Dec 8, 1942 30 Southern 6 1965 4th Rnd, #36, Cincinnati Royals
Howard Porter PF 6-8 220 Aug 31, 1948 24 Villanova 1 1971 2nd Rnd, #37, Chicago Bulls
Clifford Ray FC 6-9 230 Jan 21, 1949 24 Oklahoma 1 1971 3rd Rnd, #45, Chicago Bulls
Frank Russell SG 6-3 180 Apr 17, 1949 23 Detroit-Mercy 0 1972 3rd Rnd, #35, Chicago Bulls
Jerry Sloan GF 6-5 195 Mar 28, 1942 31 Evansville 7 1964 3rd Rnd, #21, Washington Wizards
Norm Van Lier PG 6-1 173 Apr 1, 1947 25 St. Francis (PA) 3 1969 3rd Rnd, #35, Chicago Bulls
Chet Walker SF 6-6 212 Feb 22, 1940 33 Bradley 10 1962 2nd Rnd, #14, Syracuse Nationals
Bob Weiss SG 6-2 180 May 7, 1942 30 Penn State 7 1965 3rd Rnd, #25, Philadelphia Sixers

1972-1973 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 6
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Baltimore Bullets NYK in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 New York Knicks NYK in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Milwaukee Bucks #4 Golden State Warriors GSW in 6
Second Round #2 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Chicago Bulls LAL in 7
Conference Finals #2 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Golden State Warriors LAL in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #2 Los Angeles Lakers #2 New York Knicks NYK in 5

1972-1973 Chicago Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Bob Love 7 44.9 23.7 9.6 3.3
Chet Walker 7 32.7 16.7 8.9 2.0
Jerry Sloan 7 41.7 14.9 8.4 2.0
Norm Van Lier 7 36.9 14.4 5.3 5.1
Bob Weiss 7 25.0 12.0 2.3 2.1
Dennis Awtrey 7 38.3 9.0 11.0 4.4
Howard Porter 6 13.2 4.5 3.0 0.3
Tom Boerwinkle 4 7.5 2.2 2.2 2.8
Clifford Ray 5 7.2 1.2 1.8 0.2
Jim King 4 3.5 1.2 0.2 0.5
Gar Heard 2 4.5 2.0 1.5 0.0
Rowland Garrett 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1972-1973 Chicago Bulls Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Mar 30, 1973
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L.A. Lakers
L, 107-104 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 21. Bob Love
PTS: 28. G. Goodrich
Apr 1, 1973
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L.A. Lakers
L, 108-93 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 32. Bob Love
PTS: 33. G. Goodrich
Apr 6, 1973
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 96-86 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 30. Chet Walker
PTS: 24. J. McMillian
Apr 8, 1973
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 98-94 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 38. Bob Love
PTS: 25. J. McMillian
Apr 10, 1973
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L.A. Lakers
L, 123-102 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 27. Bob Love
PTS: 36. Jerry West
Apr 13, 1973
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 101-93 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals
3-3 PTS: 27. Jerry Sloan
PTS: 19. Jerry West
Apr 15, 1973
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L.A. Lakers
L, 95-92 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
3-4 PTS: 28. N. Van Lier
PTS: 27. Jerry West