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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[edit] 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.
[edit] Final standings
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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
[edit] 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:
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com
