1973-74 NBA season
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The 1973-74 NBA Season was the 28th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
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Notable Occurrences
- The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Coliseum at Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington, with the West beating the East 134-123. Bob Lanier of the Detroit Pistons wins the game's MVP award.
- The Baltimore Bullets relocate to the Washington, D.C. suburb of Landover, Maryland and become the Capitol Bullets.
- The NBA on CBS began. CBS' partnership with the NBA lasted 17 consecutive years, and ended in 1990, when NBC took over as the NBA's broadcast partner.
Final standings
Eastern Conference
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics C | 56 | 26 | .683 | - |
| New York Knicks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7 |
| Buffalo Braves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 31 |
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Bullets | 47 | 35 | .573 | - |
| Atlanta Hawks | 35 | 47 | .427 | 12 |
| Houston Rockets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 15 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 18 |
Western Conference
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | - |
| Chicago Bulls | 54 | 28 | .659 | 5 |
| Detroit Pistons | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 |
| Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 |
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | - |
| Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 3 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 11 |
| Phoenix Suns | 30 | 52 | .366 | 17 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 20 |
C - NBA Champions
NBA awards
- Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
- Rookie of the Year: Ernie DiGregorio, Buffalo Braves
- Coach of the Year: Ray Scott, Detroit Pistons
- All-NBA First Team:
- *Walt Frazier, New York Knicks
- *Rick Barry, Golden State Warriors
- *Gail Goodrich, Los Angeles Lakers
- *John Havlicek, Boston Celtics
- *Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
- All-NBA Rookie Team:
- *Ernie DiGregorio, Buffalo Braves
- *Nick Weatherspoon, Capital Bullets
- *Mike Bantom, Phoenix Suns
- *John Brown, Atlanta Hawks
- *Ron Behagen, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
See also
- 1974 NBA Playoffs
- 1974 NBA Finals
- 1974 NBA Draft
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