1973–74 Chicago Bulls season

1973–74 Chicago Bulls season
1973–74 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Dick Motta
General manager	Dick Motta
Owner(s)	Dick Klein
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	54–28 (.659)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest); Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Finals; (Lost to Bucks 0–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WSNS-TV; (Andy Musser, Dick Gonski)
Radio	WIND; (Jim Durham, Bill Berg)
< 1972–73	1974–75 >

The 1973–74 NBA season was the Bulls' 8th season in the NBA.^[1]

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Roster[]

1973–74 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
G	12–21	Adelman, Rick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1946-06-16	Loyola Marymount
C	20	Awtrey, Dennis	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1948-02-22	Santa Clara
C	18	Boerwinkle, Tom	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1945-08-23	Tennessee
F	23	Garrett, Rowland	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1950-07-16	Florida State
F	42	Hummer, John	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1948-05-04	Princeton
F	10	Love, Bob	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1942-12-08	Southern
F	54	Porter, Howard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1948-08-31	Villanova
C	14	Ray, Clifford	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1949-01-21	Oklahoma
G/F	4	Sloan, Jerry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1942-03-28	Evansville
G	2	Van Lier, Norm	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1947-04-01	St. Francis
F	25	Walker, Chet	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1940-02-22	Bradley
G	8	Weiss, Bob	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1942-05-07	Penn State

Head coach

Dick Motta

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 13, 1974

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	–	31–7	24–16	4–0	14–6
x-Chicago Bulls	54	28	.659	5	32–9	21–19	1–0	13–7
x-Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	7	29–12	23–17	0–1	9–11
Kansas City–Omaha Kings	33	49	.402	26	20–21	13–28	–	4–16

#	Western Conference v t
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	–
2	x-Chicago Bulls	54	28	.659	5
3	x-Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	7
4	y-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	12

5	Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	15
6	Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	23
7	Kansas City–Omaha Kings	33	49	.402	26
8	Phoenix Suns	30	52	.366	29
9	Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	32

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

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	—

Playoffs[]

1974 playoff game log

Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 30	Detroit	L 88–97	Jerry Sloan (24)	Sloan, Ray (10)	Norm Van Lier (6)	Chicago Stadium 10,711	0–1
2	April 1	@ Detroit	W 108–103	Bob Love (38)	Clifford Ray (11)	Norm Van Lier (9)	Cobo Arena 11,499	1–1
3	April 5	Detroit	W 84–83	Chet Walker (21)	Jerry Sloan (14)	Norm Van Lier (5)	Chicago Stadium 17,634	2–1
4	April 7	@ Detroit	L 87–102	Bob Love (23)	Clifford Ray (9)	Norm Van Lier (9)	Cobo Arena 11,287	2–2
5	April 9	Detroit	W 98–94	Bob Love (32)	Jerry Sloan (17)	Norm Van Lier (4)	Chicago Stadium 14,236	3–2
6	April 11	@ Detroit	L 88–92	Chet Walker (33)	Clifford Ray (15)	Norm Van Lier (10)	Cobo Arena 11,134	3–3
7	April 13	Detroit	W 96–94	Chet Walker (26)	Clifford Ray (15)	Bob Weiss (5)	Chicago Stadium 13,133	4–3

Conference Finals: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 16	@ Milwaukee	L 85–101	Norm Van Lier (26)	Bob Love (10)	Norm Van Lier (10)	Milwaukee Arena 10,938	0–1
2	April 18	Milwaukee	L 111–113	Norm Van Lier (27)	Clifford Ray (15)	Norm Van Lier (7)	Chicago Stadium 17,787	0–2
3	April 20	@ Milwaukee	L 90–113	Bob Love (30)	Clifford Ray (15)	Clifford Ray (6)	Milwaukee Arena 10,938	0–3
4	April 22	Milwaukee	L 99–115	Bob Love (32)	Love, Ray (8)	Norm Van Lier (7)	Chicago Stadium 12,762	0–4

1974 schedule

Awards and records[]

Norm Van Lier, All-NBA Second Team
Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Bob Love, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Chet Walker, NBA All-Star Game
Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Star Game

References[]

^ 1973–74 Chicago Bulls

[1] 1973–74 Chicago Bulls

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