1973–74 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1973–74 Atlanta Hawks season was the 28th season of the franchise, 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Although "Pistol" Pete Maravich finished second in the league in scoring with 27.7 points per game, the Hawks missed the playoffs for the first time in 12 seasons. Following the season, the Hawks would trade Maravich to the expansion New Orleans Jazz in exchange for Dean Meminger, Bob Kauffman, and four draft picks.[1]

1973–74 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachCotton Fitzsimmons
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTCG
RadioWSB

Draft picks
Main article: 1973 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 Dwight Jones  United States Houston
1 John Brown  United States Missouri
2 Tom Ingelsby  United States Villanova
3 Ted Manakas  United States Princeton
3 Leonard Gray  United States Long Beach State
4 James Brown  United States Harvard
5 Dave Winfield  United States Minnesota
6 John Williamson  United States New Mexico State
7 Pete Harris  United States Stephen F. Austin
8 Tim Dominey  United States Valdosta State

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Roster
1973–74 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 8 Bellamy, Walt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
F 50 Brown, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Missouri
G 3 Gilliam, Herm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Purdue
G/F 23 Hudson, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
C 13 Jones, Dwight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
G 44 Maravich, Pete 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) LSU
C 54 Schlueter, Dale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado State
F 12 Washington, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Villanova
G/F 25 Wetzel, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Capital Bullets 4735.573–31–1015–251–014–8
Atlanta Hawks 3547.4271223–1812–250–413–9
Houston Rockets 3250.3901518–2313–251–29–13
Cleveland Cavaliers 2953.3541818–2311–280–28–14
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics5626.683–
2 x-New York Knicks4933.5987
3 y-Capital Bullets4735.5739
4 x-Buffalo Braves4240.51214
5 Atlanta Hawks3547.42721
6 Houston Rockets3250.39024
7 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35427
8 Philadelphia 76ers2557.30531


Record vs. opponents
1973–74 NBA records
Team ATL BOS BUF CAP CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —1–52–44–41–34–30–41–35–21–34–01–31–53–31–32–24–0
Boston 5–1—5–22–42–24–23–13–14–23–12–22–25–27–13–14–02–2
Buffalo 4–22–5—3–31–35–11–31–34–22–20–41–34–46–13–13–12–2
Capital 4–44–23–3—1–36–12–23–14–33–12–21–33–34–22–23–12–2
Chicago 3–12–23–13–1—4–05–24–24–05–21–53–32–23–14–24–24–2
Cleveland 3–42–41–51–60–4—2–20–44–40–43–10–41–55–11–34–02–2
Detroit 4–01–33–12–22–52–2—5–13–14–24–23–41–32–26–05–15–1
Golden State 3–11–33–11–32–44–01–5—4–03–34–23–31–33–15–23–43–3
Houston 2–52–42–43–40–44–41–30–4—2–22–20–44–24–22–23–11–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–11–32–21–32–54–02–43–32–2—1–50–71–31–34–24–22–4
Los Angeles 0–42–24–02–25–11–32–42–42–25–1—4–22–24–04–24–34–3
Milwaukee 3–12–23–13–13–34–04–33–34–07–02–4—2–24–05–16–04–2
New York 5–12–54–43–32–25–13–13–12–43–12–22–2—4–33–12–24–0
Philadelphia 3–31–71–62–41–31–52–21–32–43–10–40–43–4—3–12–20–4
Phoenix 3–11–31–32–22–43–10–62–52–22–42–41–51–31–3—3–34–3
Portland 2–20–41–31–32–40–41–54–31–32–43–40–62–22–23–3—3–3
Seattle 0–42–22–22–22–42–21–53–33–14–23–42–40–44–03–43–3—

Game log
1973–74 game log
October
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
110/09/1973Capital Bullets128–114The Omni1–0
210/11/1973Los Angeles Lakers129–102The Omni2–0
310/12/1973at Detroit Pistons105–1222–1
410/13/1973Kansas City Kings102–117The Omni2–2
510/20/1973at Phoenix Suns108–1182–3
610/21/1973at Los Angeles Lakers119–100The Forum3–3
710/24/1973at Seattle SuperSonics131–1064–3
810/26/1973at Portland Trail Blazers110–1274–4
910/27/1973at Golden State Warriors125–1165–4
1010/30/1973Phoenix Suns122–101The Omni6–4
November
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
1111/2/1973at Houston Rockets125–1237–4
1211/3/1973Boston Celtics109–122The Omni7–5
1311/4/1973at Cleveland Cavaliers115–1108–5
1411/8/1973Detroit Pistons115–129The Omni8–6
1511/10/1973Philadelphia 76ers120–97The Omni9–6
1611/13/1973at Buffalo Braves114–1219–7
1711/15/1973Portland Trail Blazers123–114The Omni10–7
1811/17/1973Capital Bullets109–115The Omni10–8
1911/22/1973Golden State Warriors99–101The Omni10–9
2011/23/1973at Capital Bullets86–10110–10
2111/24/1973Milwaukee Bucks92–112The Omni10–11
2211/27/1973at Kansas City Kings129–110Omaha, Nebraska11–11
2311/28/1973Buffalo Braves130–106The Omni12–11
December
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
2412/1/1973Seattle SuperSonics120–110The Omni13–11
2512/5/1973at Kansas City Kings105–117Omaha, Nebraska13–12
2612/7/1973at Boston Celtics112–116Boston Garden13–13
2712/8/1973at New York Knicks100–117Madison Square Garden13–14
2812/11/1973Buffalo Braves127–132The Omni13–15
2912/15/1973at Milwaukee Bucks82–11613–16
3012/18/1973at Capital Bullets98–9114–16
3112/19/1973New York Knicks107–105The Omni15–16
3212/21/1973at Houston Rockets124–11016–16
3312/22/1973Cleveland Cavaliers98–108The Omni16–17
3412/26/1973Philadelphia 76ers145–118The Omni17–17
3512/28/1973at Chicago Bulls94–118Chicago Stadium17–18
3612/29/1973Houston Rockets114–110The Omni18–18
3712/30/1973at Cleveland Cavaliers99–9419–18
January
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
381/1/1974at New York Knicks89–99Madison Square Garden19–19
391/2/1974Phoenix Suns113–116The Omni19–20
401/5/1974Cleveland Cavaliers99–86The Omni20–20
411/6/1974at Buffalo Braves109–117Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto20–21
421/8/1974at Buffalo Braves96–10020–22
431/10/1974Chicago Bulls104–116The Omni20–23
441/11/1974at Philadelphia 76ers100–121at Hershey, Pennsylvania20–24
451/13/1974Boston Celtics105–128Boston Garden20–25
461/17/1974Portland Trail Blazers126–9921–25
471/18/1974at Boston Celtics94–9821–26
481/19/1974Seattle SuperSonics127–10922–26
491/22/1974at Chicago Bulls89–102Chicago Stadium22–27
501/23/1974Houston Rockets104–11522–28
511/26/1974Buffalo Braves132–12223–28
521/27/1974New York Knicks89–11123–29
531/29/1974at Cleveland Cavaliers111–11823–30
541/30/1974Golden State Warriors122–12923–31
February
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
552/2/1974Houston Rockets117–10724–31
562/3/1974at Houston Rockets112–12324–32
572/5/1974Capital Bullets121–10325–32
582/6/1974Los Angeles Lakers107–103The Omni26–32
592/8/1974at Philadelphia 76ers84–10426–33
602/9/1974Cleveland Cavaliers99–9027–33
612/11/1974Philadelphia 76ers95–11627–34
622/14/1974at Golden State Warriors105–12127–35
632/16/1974at Phoenix Suns123–12427–36
642/17/1974at Los Angeles Lakers113–110The Forum28–36
652/20/1974at Milwaukee Bucks94–11028–37
662/23/1974at New York Knicks90–98Madison Square Garden28–38
672/24/1974at Boston Celtics96–111at Providence, Rhode Island28–39
682/27/1974Kansas City Kings76–85The Omni28–40
March
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
693/1/1974Milwaukee Bucks105–89The Omni29–40
703/2/1974Houston Rockets129–122The Omni30–40
713/5/1974at Capital Bullets89–10330–41
723/6/1974New York Knicks94–96Madison Square Garden30–42
733/9/1974Chicago Bulls106–99The Omni31–42
743/10/1974Detroit Pistons111–116The Omni31–43
753/12/1974at Cleveland Cavaliers84–9531–44
763/15/1974at Seattle SuperSonics126–10732–44
773/16/1974Portland Trail Blazers127–12832–45
783/20/1974Boston Celtics99–8933–45
793/22/1974at Philadelphia 76ers107–10634–45
803/23/1974Capital Bullets119–10835–45
813/24/1974Capital Bullets92–12035–46
823/26/1974at Detroit Pistons108–10935–47
1973–74 schedule

Awards and records

Awards

References
  1. Atlanta Hawks (1968–Present)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2008-07-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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