1973 - 74 NBA (NBA) Season Review

1973 - 74 NBA Season Review

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1973 - 74 NBA Regular Season Standings

Eastern Conference

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics	56	26	0.683		109.0	105.1
New York Knicks	49	33	0.598	7	101.3	98.5
Buffalo Braves	42	40	0.512	14	111.6	111.8
Philadelphia 76ers	25	57	0.305	31	101.2	107.5
Central Division
Capital Bullets	47	35	0.573		101.9	100.4
Atlanta Hawks	35	47	0.427	12	108.6	110.0
Houston Rockets	32	50	0.390	15	107.4	107.6
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	0.354	18	100.3	104.6

Western Conference

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	0.720		107.1	99.0
Chicago Bulls	54	28	0.659	5	102.0	98.7
Detroit Pistons	52	30	0.634	7	104.4	100.3
Kansas City-Omaha Kings	33	49	0.402	26	102.0	105.8
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	0.573		109.2	108.3
Golden State Warriors	44	38	0.537	3	109.9	107.3
Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	0.439	11	107.0	109.5
Phoenix Suns	30	52	0.366	17	107.9	111.5
Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	0.329	20	106.8	111.6

1973 - 74 NBA Playoffs

Finals Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Bucks (4-3) Sun, April 28 - Boston Celtics 98 @ Milwaukee Bucks 83 Tue, April 30 - Boston Celtics 96 @ Milwaukee Bucks 105 Fri, May 3 - Milwaukee Bucks 83 @ Boston Celtics 95 Sun, May 5 - Milwaukee Bucks 97 @ Boston Celtics 89 Tue, May 7 - Boston Celtics 96 @ Milwaukee Bucks 87 Fri, May 10 - Milwaukee Bucks 102 @ Boston Celtics 101 Sun, May 12 - Boston Celtics 102 @ Milwaukee Bucks 87
Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics over New York Knicks (4-1) Sun, April 14 - New York Knicks 88 @ Boston Celtics 113 Tue, April 16 - Boston Celtics 111 @ New York Knicks 99 Fri, April 19 - New York Knicks 103 @ Boston Celtics 100 Sun, April 21 - Boston Celtics 98 @ New York Knicks 91 Wed, April 24 - New York Knicks 94 @ Boston Celtics 105	Western Conference Finals Milwaukee Bucks over Chicago Bulls (4-0) Tue, April 16 - Chicago Bulls 85 @ Milwaukee Bucks 101 Thu, April 18 - Milwaukee Bucks 113 @ Chicago Bulls 111 Sat, April 20 - Chicago Bulls 90 @ Milwaukee Bucks 113 Mon, April 22 - Milwaukee Bucks 115 @ Chicago Bulls 99
Eastern Conference Semifinals Boston Celtics over Buffalo Braves (4-2) Sat, March 30 - Buffalo Braves 97 @ Boston Celtics 107 Tue, April 2 - Boston Celtics 105 @ Buffalo Braves 115 Wed, April 3 - Buffalo Braves 107 @ Boston Celtics 120 Sat, April 6 - Boston Celtics 102 @ Buffalo Braves 104 Tue, April 9 - Buffalo Braves 97 @ Boston Celtics 100 Fri, April 12 - Boston Celtics 106 @ Buffalo Braves 104	Western Conference Semifinals Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons (4-3) Sat, March 30 - Detroit Pistons 97 @ Chicago Bulls 88 Mon, April 1 - Chicago Bulls 108 @ Detroit Pistons 103 Fri, April 5 - Detroit Pistons 83 @ Chicago Bulls 84 Sun, April 7 - Chicago Bulls 87 @ Detroit Pistons 102 Tue, April 9 - Detroit Pistons 94 @ Chicago Bulls 98 Thu, April 11 - Chicago Bulls 88 @ Detroit Pistons 92 Sat, April 13 - Detroit Pistons 94 @ Chicago Bulls 96
Eastern Conference Semifinals New York Knicks over Capital Bullets (4-3) Fri, March 29 - Capital Bullets 91 @ New York Knicks 102 Sun, March 31 - New York Knicks 87 @ Capital Bullets 99 Tue, April 2 - Capital Bullets 88 @ New York Knicks 79 Fri, April 5 - New York Knicks 101 @ Capital Bullets 93 Sun, April 7 - Capital Bullets 105 @ New York Knicks 106 Wed, April 10 - New York Knicks 92 @ Capital Bullets 109 Fri, April 12 - Capital Bullets 81 @ New York Knicks 91	Western Conference Semifinals Milwaukee Bucks over Los Angeles Lakers (4-1) Fri, March 29 - Los Angeles Lakers 95 @ Milwaukee Bucks 99 Sun, March 31 - Los Angeles Lakers 90 @ Milwaukee Bucks 109 Tue, April 2 - Milwaukee Bucks 96 @ Los Angeles Lakers 98 Thu, April 4 - Milwaukee Bucks 112 @ Los Angeles Lakers 90 Sun, April 7 - Los Angeles Lakers 92 @ Milwaukee Bucks 114

1973-74 National Basketball Association (NBA) Awards

Player	Team	Award
Ernie DiGregorio	Buffalo Braves	Rookie of the Year Award
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks	Most Valuable Player (Season)
John Havlicek	Boston Celtics	Finals Most Valuable Player
Eddie Donovan	Buffalo Braves	Executive of the Year Award
Ray Scott	Detroit Pistons	Coach of the Year
Bob Lanier	Detroit Pistons	All Star Most Valuable Player
Nick Weatherspoon	Capital Bullets	1st All Rookie Team
Ernie DiGregorio	Buffalo Braves	1st All Rookie Team
John Brown	Atlanta Hawks	1st All Rookie Team
Ron Behagen	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	1st All Rookie Team
Mike Bantom	Phoenix Suns	1st All Rookie Team
John Havlicek	Boston Celtics	1st All Star Team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks	1st All Star Team
Dave Bing	Detroit Pistons	2nd All Star Team
Spencer Haywood	Seattle SuperSonics	2nd All Star Team
Elvin Hayes	Capital Bullets	2nd All Star Team
Bob McAdoo	Buffalo Braves	2nd All Star Team
Gail Goodrich	Los Angeles Lakers	1st All Star Team
Walt Frazier	New York Knicks	1st All Star Team
Rick Barry	Golden State Warriors	1st All Star Team
Norm Van Lier	Chicago Bulls	2nd All Star Team
Jim Price, Dick Van Arsdale (T)	Los Angeles Lakers	2nd All Defensive Team
Nate Thurmond	Golden State Warriors	2nd All Defensive Team
Bob Love	Chicago Bulls	2nd All Defensive Team
Elvin Hayes	Capital Bullets	2nd All Defensive Team
Don Chaney	Boston Celtics	2nd All Defensive Team
Walt Frazier, Jerry Sloan (T)	New York Knicks	1st All Defensive Team
Norm Van Lier	Chicago Bulls	1st All Defensive Team
John Havlicek	Boston Celtics	1st All Defensive Team
Dave DeBusschere	New York Knicks	1st All Defensive Team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks	1st All Defensive Team

NBA - 1973 - 74 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player	Conference	Team	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Walt Frazier	East	New York Knicks	26:00	10	6	2
Dave Cowens	East	Boston Celtics	30:00	15	13	1
John Block	East	Philadelphia 76ers	5:00	4	2	0
Bob Kauffman	East	Buffalo Braves	9:00	3	1	1
Lou Hudson	East	Atlanta Hawks	9:00	6	2	0
Wes Unseld	East	Baltimore Bullets	11:00	4	5	1
Jack Marin	East	Houston Rockets	11:00	4	4	1
Bill Bradley	East	New York Knicks	12:00	4	1	0
Elvin Hayes	East	Baltimore Bullets	16:00	10	12	0
Jo Jo White	East	Boston Celtics	18:00	6	5	5
Lenny Wilkens	East	Cleveland Cavaliers	24:00	7	2	1
Pete Maravich	East	Atlanta Hawks	22:00	8	3	5
John Havlicek	East	Boston Celtics	22:00	14	3	5
Dave DeBusschere	East	New York Knicks	25:00	9	7	2
Connie Hawkins	West	Phoenix Suns	11:00	2	2	3
Bob Dandridge	West	Milwaukee Bucks	11:00	4	3	0
Bob Love	West	Chicago Bulls	12:00	6	3	0
Bob Lanier	West	Detroit Pistons	12:00	10	6	0
Charlie Scott	West	Phoenix Suns	14:00	0	2	2
Nate Thurmond	West	Golden State Warriors	14:00	4	4	1
Gail Goodrich	West	Los Angeles Lakers	16:00	2	2	1
Chet Walker	West	Chicago Bulls	16:00	4	1	0
Dave Bing	West	Detroit Pistons	19:00	2	3	0
Jerry West	West	Los Angeles Lakers	20:00	6	4	3
Wilt Chamberlain	West	Los Angeles Lakers	22:00	2	7	3
Spencer Haywood	West	Seattle SuperSonics	22:00	12	10	0
Sidney Wicks	West	Portland Trail Blazers	24:00	13	5	1
Tiny Archibald	West	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	27:00	17	1	5

NBA - 1973 - 74 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Bob McAdoo	1973-1974	Buffalo Braves	2261
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1973-1974	Milwaukee Bucks	2191
Pete Maravich	1973-1974	Atlanta Hawks	2107
Gail Goodrich	1973-1974	Los Angeles Lakers	2076
Rick Barry	1973-1974	Golden State Warriors	2009
Rudy Tomjanovich	1973-1974	Houston Rockets	1961
Bob Lanier	1973-1974	Detroit Pistons	1822
Bob Love	1973-1974	Chicago Bulls	1785
Austin Carr	1973-1974	Cleveland Cavaliers	1775
Geoff Petrie	1973-1974	Portland Trail Blazers	1771
Spencer Haywood	1973-1974	Seattle SuperSonics	1761

//Assist Leader Section

NBA - 1973 - 74 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Ernie DiGregorio	1973-1974	Buffalo Braves	663
Calvin Murphy	1973-1974	Houston Rockets	603
Dave Bing	1973-1974	Detroit Pistons	555
Walt Frazier	1973-1974	New York Knicks	551
Norm Van Lier	1973-1974	Chicago Bulls	548
Lenny Wilkens	1973-1974	Cleveland Cavaliers	522
Rick Barry	1973-1974	Golden State Warriors	484
Kevin Porter	1973-1974	Capital Bullets	469
Jo Jo White	1973-1974	Boston Celtics	448
John Havlicek	1973-1974	Boston Celtics	447
Oscar Robertson	1973-1974	Milwaukee Bucks	446

..Foul Leaders Section

1973 - 74 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Kevin Porter	1973-1974	Capital Bullets	319
Calvin Murphy	1973-1974	Houston Rockets	310
Elmore Smith	1973-1974	Los Angeles Lakers	309
Steve Mix	1973-1974	Philadelphia 76ers	305
Curtis Perry	1973-1974	Milwaukee Bucks	301
Gar Heard	1973-1974	Buffalo Braves	300
Tom Van Arsdale	1973-1974	Philadelphia 76ers	300
Larry Steele	1973-1974	Portland Trail Blazers	295
Dave Cowens	1973-1974	Boston Celtics	294
Ron Behagen	1973-1974	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	291
Dwight Davis	1973-1974	Cleveland Cavaliers	291

//Field Goal Percetage Section

NBA - 1973 - 74 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Elvin Hayes	1973-1974	Capital Bullets	1463
Dave Cowens	1973-1974	Boston Celtics	1257
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1973-1974	Milwaukee Bucks	1178
Bob McAdoo	1973-1974	Buffalo Braves	1117
Bob Lanier	1973-1974	Detroit Pistons	1074
Sam Lacey	1973-1974	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	1055
Happy Hairston	1973-1974	Los Angeles Lakers	1040
Spencer Haywood	1973-1974	Seattle SuperSonics	1007
Clifford Ray	1973-1974	Chicago Bulls	977
Gar Heard	1973-1974	Buffalo Braves	947
Zaid Abdul-Aziz	1973-1974	Houston Rockets	923

1973 - 74 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Bob McAdoo	1973-1974	Buffalo Braves	1647	901	0.547
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1973-1974	Milwaukee Bucks	1759	948	0.539
Rudy Tomjanovich	1973-1974	Houston Rockets	1470	788	0.536
Calvin Murphy	1973-1974	Houston Rockets	1285	671	0.522
Clifford Ray	1973-1974	Chicago Bulls	612	313	0.511
Bob Lanier	1973-1974	Detroit Pistons	1483	748	0.504
Mickey Davis	1973-1974	Milwaukee Bucks	335	169	0.504
Bob Dandridge	1973-1974	Milwaukee Bucks	1158	583	0.503
Connie Hawkins	1973-1974	Los Angeles Lakers	733	368	0.502
Paul Westphal	1973-1974	Boston Celtics	475	238	0.501
Randy Smith	1973-1974	Buffalo Braves	1079	531	0.492

1973 - 74 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Bob McAdoo	1973-1974	Buffalo Braves	1647	901	0.547
Jack Marin	1973-1974	Buffalo Braves	266	145	0.545
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1973-1974	Milwaukee Bucks	1759	948	0.539
Rudy Tomjanovich	1973-1974	Houston Rockets	1470	788	0.536
Calvin Murphy	1973-1974	Houston Rockets	1285	671	0.522
Butch Beard	1973-1974	Golden State Warriors	617	316	0.512
E.C. Coleman	1973-1974	Houston Rockets	250	128	0.512
Cornell Warner	1973-1974	Milwaukee Bucks	336	172	0.512
Clifford Ray	1973-1974	Chicago Bulls	612	313	0.511
Willie Norwood	1973-1974	Detroit Pistons	484	247	0.510
Dean Meminger	1973-1974	New York Knicks	539	274	0.508