1974–75 Washington Bullets season

The 1974–75 Washington Bullets played in their 14th season and 2nd in the Washington, D.C. area. The franchise changed their name from the Capital Bullets to the Washington Bullets. The franchise captured its 6th division title in 7 years by posting a franchise best record of 60–22.[1] The Bullets were nearly unbeatable at home posting a record of 36–5 at the Capital Centre.[1] The Bullets won their second Eastern Conference title, but similar to their 1971 appearance, were swept in the NBA Finals in four games, this time by the Golden State Warriors.

1974–75 Washington Bullets season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachK. C. Jones
ArenaCapital Centre
Results
Record60–22 (.732)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Warriors 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWDCA
RadioWTOP

Draft picks
Main article: 1974 NBA Draft

Roster
Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 45 Chenier, Phil 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) California
G 23 DuVal, Dennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Syracuse
21 Gibbs, Dick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UTEP
G 14 Haskins, Clem 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Western Kentucky
C 11 Hayes, Elvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Houston
PF 22 Kozelko, Tom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Toledo
PG 10 Porter, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Saint Francis (PA)
SG 6 Riordan, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Providence
F 33 Robinson, Leonard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Tennessee State
F 41 Unseld, Wes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Louisville
F 12 Weatherspoon, Nick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Illinois
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 Div
y-Washington Bullets 6022.732–36–524–1722–8
x-Houston Rockets 4141.5001929–1212–2916–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 4042.4882029–1211–3017–13
Atlanta Hawks 3151.3782922–199–3211–19
New Orleans Jazz 2359.2803720–213–389–21
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6022.732–
2 y-Washington Bullets6022.732–
3 x-Buffalo Braves4933.59811
4 x-Houston Rockets4141.50019
5 x-New York Knicks4042.48820
6 Cleveland Cavaliers4042.48820
7 Philadelphia 76ers3448.41526
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37829
9 New Orleans Jazz2359.28037


Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1974–75 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS
Atlanta –0–41–30–43–42–21–32–52–22–22–23–50–42–24–01–33–13–5
Boston 4–0–5–43–13–13–11–34–02–24–04–04–07–25–33–14–02–22–2
Buffalo 3–14–5–1–33–12–23–12–21–34–01–34–05–36–33–12–23–12–2
Chicago 4–01–33–1–2–24–53–12–24–53–13–54–03–12–22–22–24–01–3
Cleveland 4–31–31–32–2–2–22–24–42–22–21–36–11–33–12–22–22–23–5
Detroit 2–21–32–25–42–2–1–32–22–63–13–64–02–23–12–23–12–21–3
Golden State 3–13–11–31–32–23–1–2–22–25–23–12–23–13–15–35–34–31–3
Houston 5–20–42–22–24–42–22–2–4–02–23–15–31–32–22–22–21–32–5
Kansas City-Omaha 2–22–23–15–42–26–22–20–4–3–16–32–22–21–33–13–11–31–3
Los Angeles 2–20–40–41–32–21–32–52–21–3–4–03–10–43–14–42–52–61–3
Milwaukee 2–20–43–15–33–16–31–31–33–60–4–3–13–13–12–22–21–30–4
New Orleans 5–30–40–40–41–60–42–23–52–21–31–3–2–22–21–32–21–30–7
New York 4–02–73–51–33–12–21–33–12–24–01–32–2–4–53–12–22–21–3
Philadelphia 2–23–53–62–21–31–31–32–23–11–31–32–25–4–2–22–22–21–3
Phoenix 0–41–31–32–22–22–23–52–21–34–42–23–11–32–2–1–64–31–3
Portland 3–10–42–22–22–21–33–52–21–35–22–22–22–22–26–1–2–61–3
Seattle 1–32–21–30–42–22–23–43–13–16–23–13–12–22–23–46–2–1–3
Washington 5–32–22–23–15–33–13–15–23–13–14–07–03–13–13–13–13–1—

Playoffs
1975 playoff game log
Conference Semi-finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 10 Buffalo L 102–113 Phil Chenier (23) Elvin Hayes (9) Jimmy Jones (5) Capital Centre
17,140		 0–1
2 April 12 @ Buffalo W 120–106 Elvin Hayes (34) Wes Unseld (25) Kevin Porter (10) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
17,189		 1–1
3 April 16 Buffalo W 111–96 Elvin Hayes (30) Wes Unseld (18) Kevin Porter (13) Capital Centre
19,035		 2–1
4 April 18 @ Buffalo L 102–108 Nick Weatherspoon (21) Wes Unseld (23) Kevin Porter (10) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
15,307		 2–2
5 April 20 Buffalo W 97–93 Elvin Hayes (46) Hayes, Unseld (12) Kevin Porter (8) Capital Centre
18,820		 3–2
6 April 23 @ Buffalo L 96–102 Phil Chenier (25) Wes Unseld (12) Unseld, Chenier (6) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
15,172		 3–3
7 April 25 Buffalo W 115–96 Phil Chenier (39) Wes Unseld (12) Kevin Porter (8) Capital Centre
19,035		 4–3
Conference Finals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27 @ Boston W 100–95 Elvin Hayes (34) Wes Unseld (14) Kevin Porter (7) Boston Garden
15,320		 1–0
2 April 30 Boston W 117–92 Elvin Hayes (29) Wes Unseld (16) Kevin Porter (6) Capital Centre
19,035		 2–0
3 May 3 @ Boston L 90–101 Elvin Hayes (23) Wes Unseld (15) Kevin Porter (5) Boston Garden
15,320		 2–1
4 May 7 Boston W 119–108 Phil Chenier (27) Wes Unseld (25) Wes Unseld (7) Capital Centre
19,035		 3–1
5 May 9 @ Boston L 99–103 Phil Chenier (32) Wes Unseld (13) Kevin Porter (6) Boston Garden
15,320		 3–2
6 May 11 Boston W 98–92 Phil Chenier (24) Wes Unseld (17) Kevin Porter (11) Capital Centre
19,035		 4–2
NBA Finals: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 18 Golden State L 95–101 Elvin Hayes (29) Hayes, Unseld (16) Wes Unseld (6) Capital Centre
19,035		 0–1
2 May 20 @ Golden State L 91–92 Phil Chenier (30) Wes Unseld (20) Kevin Porter (8) Cow Palace
13,225		 0–2
3 May 23 @ Golden State L 101–109 Elvin Hayes (24) Wes Unseld (15) Kevin Porter (6) Cow Palace
13,225		 0–3
4 May 25 Golden State L 95–96 Phil Chenier (26) Wes Unseld (16) Phil Chenier (11) Capital Centre
19,035		 0–4
1975 schedule

Awards and honors

References
  1. Washington Wizards (1963–Present)
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