1973–74 Atlanta Hawks season

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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
< 1972–73 1974–75 >

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]

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  United States Stephen F. Austin
8  United States Valdosta State

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Roster[]

Atlanta Hawks roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (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 Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Capital Bullets 47 35 .573 – 31–10 15–25 1–0 14–8
Atlanta Hawks 35 47 .427 12 23–18 12–25 0–4 13–9
Houston Rockets 32 50 .390 15 18–23 13–25 1–2 9–13
Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 18 18–23 11–28 0–2 8–14
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 –
2 x-New York Knicks 49 33 .598 7
3 y-Capital Bullets 47 35 .573 9
4 x-Buffalo Braves 42 40 .512 14
5 Atlanta Hawks 35 47 .427 21
6 Houston Rockets 32 50 .390 24
7 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 27
8 Philadelphia 76ers 25 57 .305 31



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 — 1–5 2–4 4–4 1–3 4–3 0–4 1–3 5–2 1–3 4–0 1–3 1–5 3–3 1–3 2–2 4–0
Boston 5–1 — 5–2 2–4 2–2 4–2 3–1 3–1 4–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 5–2 7–1 3–1 4–0 2–2
Buffalo 4–2 2–5 — 3–3 1–3 5–1 1–3 1–3 4–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 4–4 6–1 3–1 3–1 2–2
Capital 4–4 4–2 3–3 — 1–3 6–1 2–2 3–1 4–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–3 4–2 2–2 3–1 2–2
Chicago 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 — 4–0 5–2 4–2 4–0 5–2 1–5 3–3 2–2 3–1 4–2 4–2 4–2
Cleveland 3–4 2–4 1–5 1–6 0–4 — 2–2 0–4 4–4 0–4 3–1 0–4 1–5 5–1 1–3 4–0 2–2
Detroit 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–5 2–2 — 5–1 3–1 4–2 4–2 3–4 1–3 2–2 6–0 5–1 5–1
Golden State 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–4 4–0 1–5 — 4–0 3–3 4–2 3–3 1–3 3–1 5–2 3–4 3–3
Houston 2–5 2–4 2–4 3–4 0–4 4–4 1–3 0–4 — 2–2 2–2 0–4 4–2 4–2 2–2 3–1 1–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–5 4–0 2–4 3–3 2–2 — 1–5 0–7 1–3 1–3 4–2 4–2 2–4
Los Angeles 0–4 2–2 4–0 2–2 5–1 1–3 2–4 2–4 2–2 5–1 — 4–2 2–2 4–0 4–2 4–3 4–3
Milwaukee 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–3 4–0 4–3 3–3 4–0 7–0 2–4 — 2–2 4–0 5–1 6–0 4–2
New York 5–1 2–5 4–4 3–3 2–2 5–1 3–1 3–1 2–4 3–1 2–2 2–2 — 4–3 3–1 2–2 4–0
Philadelphia 3–3 1–7 1–6 2–4 1–3 1–5 2–2 1–3 2–4 3–1 0–4 0–4 3–4 — 3–1 2–2 0–4
Phoenix 3–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–4 3–1 0–6 2–5 2–2 2–4 2–4 1–5 1–3 1–3 — 3–3 4–3
Portland 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–4 0–4 1–5 4–3 1–3 2–4 3–4 0–6 2–2 2–2 3–3 — 3–3
Seattle 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–4 2–2 1–5 3–3 3–1 4–2 3–4 2–4 0–4 4–0 3–4 3–3 —

Game log[]

1973–74 game log
October
Game Date Team Score Location
Attendance		 Record
1 10/09/1973 Capital Bullets 128–114 The Omni 1–0
2 10/11/1973 Los Angeles Lakers 129–102 The Omni 2–0
3 10/12/1973 at Detroit Pistons 105–122 2–1
4 10/13/1973 Kansas City Kings 102–117 The Omni 2–2
5 10/20/1973 at Phoenix Suns 108–118 2–3
6 10/21/1973 at Los Angeles Lakers 119–100 The Forum 3–3
7 10/24/1973 at Seattle SuperSonics 131–106 4–3
8 10/26/1973 at Portland Trail Blazers 110–127 4–4
9 10/27/1973 at Golden State Warriors 125–116 5–4
10 10/30/1973 Phoenix Suns 122–101 The Omni 6–4
November
Game Date Team Score Location
Attendance		 Record
11 11/2/1973 at Houston Rockets 125–123 7–4
12 11/3/1973 Boston Celtics 109–122 The Omni 7–5
13 11/4/1973 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115–110 8–5
14 11/8/1973 Detroit Pistons 115–129 The Omni 8–6
15 11/10/1973 Philadelphia 76ers 120–97 The Omni 9–6
16 11/13/1973 at Buffalo Braves 114–121 9–7
17 11/15/1973 Portland Trail Blazers 123–114 The Omni 10–7
18 11/17/1973 Capital Bullets 109–115 The Omni 10–8
19 11/22/1973 Golden State Warriors 99–101 The Omni 10–9
20 11/23/1973 at Capital Bullets 86–101 10–10
21 11/24/1973 Milwaukee Bucks 92–112 The Omni 10–11
22 11/27/1973 at Kansas City Kings 129–110 Omaha, Nebraska 11–11
23 11/28/1973 Buffalo Braves 130–106 The Omni 12–11
December
Game Date Team Score Location
Attendance		 Record
24 12/1/1973 Seattle SuperSonics 120–110 The Omni 13–11
25 12/5/1973 at Kansas City Kings 105–117 Omaha, Nebraska 13–12
26 12/7/1973 at Boston Celtics 112–116 Boston Garden 13–13
27 12/8/1973 at New York Knicks 100–117 Madison Square Garden 13–14
28 12/11/1973 Buffalo Braves 127–132 The Omni 13–15
29 12/15/1973 at Milwaukee Bucks 82–116 13–16
30 12/18/1973 at Capital Bullets 98–91 14–16
31 12/19/1973 New York Knicks 107–105 The Omni 15–16
32 12/21/1973 at Houston Rockets 124–110 16–16
33 12/22/1973 Cleveland Cavaliers 98–108 The Omni 16–17
34 12/26/1973 Philadelphia 76ers 145–118 The Omni 17–17
35 12/28/1973 at Chicago Bulls 94–118 Chicago Stadium 17–18
36 12/29/1973 Houston Rockets 114–110 The Omni 18–18
37 12/30/1973 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99–94 19–18
January
Game Date Team Score Location
Attendance		 Record
38 1/1/1974 at New York Knicks 89–99 Madison Square Garden 19–19
39 1/2/1974 Phoenix Suns 113–116 The Omni 19–20
40 1/5/1974 Cleveland Cavaliers 99–86 The Omni 20–20
41 1/6/1974 at Buffalo Braves 109–117 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto 20–21
42 1/8/1974 at Buffalo Braves 96–100 20–22
43 1/10/1974 Chicago Bulls 104–116 The Omni 20–23
44 1/11/1974 at Philadelphia 76ers 100–121 at Hershey, Pennsylvania 20–24
45 1/13/1974 Boston Celtics 105–128 Boston Garden 20–25
46 1/17/1974 Portland Trail Blazers 126–99 21–25
47 1/18/1974 at Boston Celtics 94–98 21–26
48 1/19/1974 Seattle SuperSonics 127–109 22–26
49 1/22/1974 at Chicago Bulls 89–102 Chicago Stadium 22–27
50 1/23/1974 Houston Rockets 104–115 22–28
51 1/26/1974 Buffalo Braves 132–122 23–28
52 1/27/1974 New York Knicks 89–111 23–29
53 1/29/1974 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111–118 23–30
54 1/30/1974 Golden State Warriors 122–129 23–31
February
Game Date Team Score Location
Attendance		 Record
55 2/2/1974 Houston Rockets 117–107 24–31
56 2/3/1974 at Houston Rockets 112–123 24–32
57 2/5/1974 Capital Bullets 121–103 25–32
58 2/6/1974 Los Angeles Lakers 107–103 The Omni 26–32
59 2/8/1974 at Philadelphia 76ers 84–104 26–33
60 2/9/1974 Cleveland Cavaliers 99–90 27–33
61 2/11/1974 Philadelphia 76ers 95–116 27–34
62 2/14/1974 at Golden State Warriors 105–121 27–35
63 2/16/1974 at Phoenix Suns 123–124 27–36
64 2/17/1974 at Los Angeles Lakers 113–110 The Forum 28–36
65 2/20/1974 at Milwaukee Bucks 94–110 28–37
66 2/23/1974 at New York Knicks 90–98 Madison Square Garden 28–38
67 2/24/1974 at Boston Celtics 96–111 at Providence, Rhode Island 28–39
68 2/27/1974 Kansas City Kings 76–85 The Omni 28–40
March
Game Date Team Score Location
Attendance		 Record
69 3/1/1974 Milwaukee Bucks 105–89 The Omni 29–40
70 3/2/1974 Houston Rockets 129–122 The Omni 30–40
71 3/5/1974 at Capital Bullets 89–103 30–41
72 3/6/1974 New York Knicks 94–96 Madison Square Garden 30–42
73 3/9/1974 Chicago Bulls 106–99 The Omni 31–42
74 3/10/1974 Detroit Pistons 111–116 The Omni 31–43
75 3/12/1974 at Cleveland Cavaliers 84–95 31–44
76 3/15/1974 at Seattle SuperSonics 126–107 32–44
77 3/16/1974 Portland Trail Blazers 127–128 32–45
78 3/20/1974 Boston Celtics 99–89 33–45
79 3/22/1974 at Philadelphia 76ers 107–106 34–45
80 3/23/1974 Capital Bullets 119–108 35–45
81 3/24/1974 Capital Bullets 92–120 35–46
82 3/26/1974 at Detroit Pistons 108–109 35–47
1973–74 schedule

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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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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