Golden State Warriors Playoff Rosters

1972-1973 Golden State Warriors Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Jim Barnett GF 6-4 170 Jul 7, 1944 28 Oregon 6 1966 1st Rnd, #8, Boston Celtics
Rick Barry SF 6-7 205 Mar 28, 1944 29 Miami (FL) 2 1965 1st Rnd, #5, Golden State Warriors
Joe Ellis SF 6-6 175 May 3, 1944 28 San Francisco 6 1966 2nd Rnd, #13, Golden State Warriors
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman PG 6-2 185 Apr 15, 1942 30 UCLA 8 1964 Territorial Pick, Los Angeles Lakers
Charles Johnson PG 6-0 170 Mar 31, 1949 23 California 0 1971 6th Rnd, #98, Golden State Warriors
George Johnson FC 6-11 205 Dec 18, 1948 24 Dillard 1 1970 5th Rnd, #79, Chicago Bulls
Clyde Lee FC 6-10 205 Mar 14, 1944 29 Vanderbilt 6 1966 1st Rnd, #3, Golden State Warriors
Jeff Mullins GF 6-4 190 Mar 18, 1942 31 Duke 8 1964 1st Rnd, #7, St. Louis Hawks
Bob Portman GF 6-5 200 Mar 22, 1947 26 Creighton 3 1969 1st Rnd, #8, Golden State Warriors
Cazzie Russell GF 6-5 218 Jun 7, 1944 28 Michigan 6 1966 1st Rnd, #1, New York Knicks
Nate Thurmond FC 6-11 225 Jul 25, 1941 31 Bowling Green 10 1963 1st Rnd, #4, Golden State Warriors
Ron Williams PG 6-3 188 Sep 29, 1944 28 West Virginia 4 1968 1st Rnd, #9, Golden State Warriors

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 Golden State Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Rick Barry 11 26.5 16.4 4.9 2.2
Jeff Mullins 11 37.2 15.0 4.2 3.9
Cazzie Russell 11 23.9 14.8 3.3 1.5
Nate Thurmond 11 41.8 14.5 13.2 3.6
Jim Barnett 11 30.5 13.0 3.5 3.5
Clyde Lee 11 37.5 10.6 15.7 1.5
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 11 19.5 6.5 1.8 2.5
Joe Ellis 10 10.0 2.4 1.8 0.7
Charles Johnson 6 11.7 3.8 1.7 1.8
George Johnson 9 5.0 1.4 1.6 0.3
Ron Williams 3 6.7 3.0 0.3 1.7
Bob Portman 3 5.7 2.7 1.7 0.3

1972-1973 Golden State Warriors Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Golden State Leaders Milwaukee Leaders
Mar 30, 1973
@
Milwaukee
L, 110-90 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 22. Rick Barry
PTS: 22. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 1, 1973
@
Milwaukee
W, 92-95 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 25. C. Russell
PTS: 26. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 5, 1973
v.
Milwaukee
L, 93-113 Oracle Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 21. Jeff Mullins
PTS: 34. O. Robertson
Apr 7, 1973
v.
Milwaukee
W, 102-97 Oracle Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 38. Rick Barry
PTS: 25. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 10, 1973
@
Milwaukee
W, 97-100 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 21. Clyde Lee
PTS: 19. Lucius Allen
Apr 13, 1973
v.
Milwaukee
W, 100-86 Oracle Arena
Conference Semi Finals
4-2 PTS: 26. Jim Barnett
PTS: 27. K. Abdul-Jabbar

1972-1973 Golden State Warriors Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Golden State Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 17, 1973
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 101-99 The Forum
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 22. N. Thurmond
PTS: 37. J. McMillian
Apr 19, 1973
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 104-93 The Forum
Conference Finals
0-2 PTS: 29. Rick Barry
PTS: 36. Jerry West
Apr 21, 1973
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 70-126 Oracle Arena
Conference Finals
0-3 PTS: 10. Rick Barry
PTS: 28. J. McMillian
Apr 23, 1973
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 117-109 Oracle Arena
Conference Finals
1-3 PTS: 33. C. Russell
PTS: 32. Jerry West
Apr 25, 1973
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 128-118 The Forum
Conference Finals
1-4 PTS: 29. C. Russell
PTS: 44. G. Goodrich