1973–74 Portland Trail Blazers season

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1973–74 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachJack McCloskey
General managerHarry Glickman
Owners
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record27–55 (.329)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKPTV
RadioKOIN
< 1972–73 1974–75 >

The 1973–74 season was the fourth season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Blazers finished at 27–55, a six-game improvement from the previous season.

Draft picks[]

Barry Parkhill was the Trail Blazers first round selection elected to go to the American Basketball Association.
Main article: 1973 NBA Draft
Information from Sports Reference[2]
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 15 Barry Parkhill G  United States Virginia
2 20 Jan van Breda Kolff F  United States Vanderbilt
2 34 Phil Lumpkin G  United States Miami (Ohio)
2 36 Rubin Collins G-F  United States Maryland Eastern
4 55 Bird Averitt G  United States Pepperdine
4 56 Mickey Johnson F  United States Aurora
5 74 F  United States New Mexico
6 92 Dan Anderson G  United States Southern California
7 110 G  United States Brigham Young
8 128 Eldridge Broussard N/A  United States Pacific University
9 128 N/A  United States Colorado
10 163 N/A  United States Oregon State

Roster[]

Portland Trail Blazers roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PG 17 Davis, Charlie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Wake Forest
G 13 Fryer, Bernie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) BYU
SF 27 Johnson, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Iowa
SF 44 Johnson, Ollie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple
PG 12 Layton, Mo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Southern California
C 35 Martin, LaRue 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Loyola University
F 36 Neal, Lloyd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Tennessee State
SG 45 Petrie, Geoff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Princeton
C 30 Roberson, Rick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Cincinnati
SG 11 Sibley, Mark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Northwestern
PF 4 Smith, Greg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Western Kentucky
F 15 Steele, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kentucky
SG 17 Verga, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke
PF 21 Wicks, Sidney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Season standings[]

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 47 35 .573 – 30–11 17–24 – 14–12
Golden State Warriors 44 38 .537 3 23–18 20–20 1–0 15–11
Seattle SuperSonics 36 46 .439 11 22–19 14–27 – 12–14
Phoenix Suns 30 52 .366 17 24–17 6–34 0–1 11–15
Portland Trail Blazers 27 55 .329 20 22–19 5–34 0–2 13–13
# Western Conference
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 —

Awards and honors[]

Transactions[]

Rick Adelman, who was selected by the Trail Blazers in the 1970 NBA Expansion Draft, was traded to the Chicago Bulls on October 14, 1973.
  • September 27, 1973 – Waived forward Bob Davis
  • October 1, 1973 – Signed free agent guard Mo Layton
  • October 14, 1973 – Traded guard Rick Adelman to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for a second round pick in the 1974 NBA Draft (Phil Lumpkin was chosen).
  • October 31, 1973 – Waived guard Charlie Davis and signed free agent guard Mark Sibley
  • December 1, 1973 – Waived guard Mo Layton
  • December 26, 1973 – Signed free agent guard Bob Verga
  • January 8, 1974 – Waived guard Bernie Fryer
  • May 20, 1974 – Forward Ollie Johnson was selected by the New Orleans Jazz in the 1974 NBA Expansion Draft
  • June 12, 1974 – Waived guards Mark Sibley and Bob Verga
Transactions via Sports Reference[3]

References[]

  1. ^ 1973–74 Portland Trail Blazers
  2. ^ "1973–74 Portland Trail Blazers Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. ^ "1973–74 Portland Trail Blazers Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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