NBA · 1973-74

1973-74 season

🏆 Champion Boston Celtics 12-6 playoffs
★ MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Finals MVP John Havlicek
● Scoring leader Bob McAdoo 30.6 PPG · 3.0× era

Team Standings

Team W L W/L%
Milwaukee Bucks MIL 59 23 0.720
Boston Celtics BOS 56 26 0.683
Chicago Bulls CHI 54 28 0.659
Detroit Pistons DET 52 30 0.634
New York Knicks NYK 49 33 0.598
Los Angeles Lakers LAL 47 35 0.573
Capital Bullets CAP 47 35 0.573
Golden State Warriors GOS 44 38 0.537
Buffalo Braves BUF 42 40 0.512
Seattle SuperSonics SEA 36 46 0.439
Atlanta Hawks ATL 35 47 0.427
Kansas City-Omaha Kings KCK 33 49 0.402
Houston Rockets HOU 32 50 0.390
Phoenix Suns PHX 30 52 0.366
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 29 53 0.354
Portland Trail Blazers POR 27 55 0.329
Philadelphia 76ers PHL 25 57 0.305

Playoff Results

Team Wins Losses
Boston Celtics 12 6
Milwaukee Bucks 11 5
New York Knicks 5 7
Chicago Bulls 4 7
Capital Bullets 3 4
Detroit Pistons 3 4
Buffalo Braves 2 4
Los Angeles Lakers 1 4

Statistical Leaders

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# Player Team GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1 Bob McAdoo BUF 74 30.6 3.0× 15.1 3.1× 2.3 1.2 3.3 54.7% 0.0% 79.3%
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 81 27.0 2.6× 14.5 3.0× 4.8 2.0× 1.4 3.5 53.9% 0.0% 70.2%
3 Lou Hudson ATL 65 25.4 2.5× 5.4 3.3 2.5 0.4 50.0% 0.0% 83.6%
4 Gail Goodrich LAL 82 25.3 2.5× 3.0 5.2 2.2× 1.5 0.1 44.2% 0.0% 86.4%
5 Rick Barry GOS 80 25.1 2.4× 6.8 6.0 2.6× 2.1 0.5 45.6% 0.0% 89.9%
6 Geoff Petrie POR 73 24.3 2.4× 2.8 4.3 1.8× 1.2 0.2 48.1% 0.0% 85.3%
7 Spencer Haywood SEA 75 23.5 2.3× 13.4 2.7× 3.2 0.9 1.4 45.7% 0.0% 81.4%
8 John Havlicek BOS 76 22.6 2.2× 6.4 5.9 2.5× 1.2 0.4 45.6% 0.0% 83.2%
9 Austin Carr CLE 81 21.9 2.1× 3.6 3.8 1.6× 1.1 0.2 44.5% 0.0% 85.6%
10 Bob Love CHI 82 21.8 2.1× 6.0 1.6 1.0 0.3 41.7% 0.0% 81.8%
11 Elvin Hayes CAP 81 21.4 2.1× 18.1 3.7× 2.0 1.1 3.0 42.3% 0.0% 72.1%
12 Walt Frazier NYK 80 20.5 2.0× 6.7 6.9 2.9× 2.0 0.2 47.2% 0.0% 83.8%
13 Calvin Murphy HOU 81 20.4 2.0× 2.3 7.4 3.2× 1.9 0.0 52.2% 0.0% 86.8%
14 Dave Cowens BOS 80 19.0 1.9× 15.7 3.2× 4.4 1.9× 1.2 1.3 43.7% 0.0% 83.2%
15 Bob Dandridge MIL 71 18.9 1.8× 6.7 2.8 1.6 0.6 50.3% 0.0% 81.8%
16 Jim McMillian BUF 82 18.6 1.8× 7.4 1.5× 3.1 1.6 0.3 49.4% 0.0% 85.8%
17 Dave DeBusschere NYK 71 18.1 1.8× 10.7 2.2× 3.6 1.5× 0.9 0.5 46.1% 0.0% 75.6%
18 Lucius Allen MIL 72 17.6 1.7× 4.0 5.2 2.2× 1.9 0.3 49.5% 0.0% 78.8%
19 Nate Archibald KCK 35 17.6 1.7× 2.4 7.6 3.2× 1.6 0.2 45.1% 0.0% 82.0%
20 Fred Brown SEA 82 16.5 1.6× 4.9 5.0 2.1× 1.7 0.2 47.1% 0.0% 86.3%
21 John Johnson POR 69 16.4 1.6× 7.5 1.5× 4.1 1.7× 1.0 0.4 46.4% 0.0% 81.2%
22 Mike Riordan CAP 81 15.9 1.5× 4.7 3.3 1.3 0.2 47.2% 0.0% 78.2%
23 Garfield Heard BUF 81 15.3 11.7 2.4× 2.2 1.7 2.8 43.5% 0.0% 65.0%
24 Ernie DiGregorio BUF 81 15.2 2.7 8.2 3.5× 0.7 0.1 42.1% 0.0% 90.2%
25 Steve Mix PHL 82 14.9 10.5 2.1× 1.9 2.6 0.5 47.5% 0.0% 79.2%
26 Keith Erickson PHX 66 14.6 6.3 3.1 1.0 0.3 47.7% 0.0% 80.1%
27 Happy Hairston LAL 77 14.5 13.5 2.8× 2.7 0.8 0.2 50.7% 0.0% 77.1%
28 Herm Gilliam ATL 62 14.1 4.3 5.7 2.4× 2.2 0.3 45.4% 0.0% 79.1%
29 Bill Bradley NYK 82 14.0 3.1 3.0 0.5 0.3 45.1% 0.0% 87.4%
30 Kevin Porter CAP 81 14.0 2.2 5.8 2.5× 1.2 0.1 47.8% 0.0% 72.3%
31 Rick Roberson POR 69 13.5 10.2 2.1× 1.9 0.9 0.8 45.7% 0.0% 64.9%
32 Walt Bellamy ATL 77 13.1 9.6 2.0× 2.5 0.7 0.6 48.6% 0.0% 60.8%
33 Archie Clark CAP 56 13.1 2.5 5.1 2.2× 1.1 0.1 46.7% 0.0% 78.6%
34 Don Kojis KCK 77 13.1 5.0 1.4 1.0 0.2 47.8% 0.0% 77.2%
35 Connie Hawkins LAL 71 12.8 7.4 1.5× 5.3 2.3× 1.5 1.1 50.2% 0.0% 77.2%
36 Oscar Robertson MIL 70 12.7 4.0 6.4 2.7× 1.1 0.1 43.8% 0.0% 83.5%
37 John Brisker SEA 35 12.5 4.2 1.6 0.8 0.2 44.9% 0.0% 82.0%
38 Double D Davis CLE 76 12.5 8.5 1.7× 2.4 0.8 1.0 43.6% 0.0% 71.9%
39 Jim Barnett GOS 77 11.5 2.9 2.7 0.7 0.1 46.4% 0.0% 81.4%
40 Don Nelson BOS 82 11.5 4.2 2.0 0.2 0.2 50.8% 0.0% 78.8%
41 Jim Fox SEA 78 11.3 9.2 1.9× 2.9 0.7 0.3 47.8% 0.0% 82.3%
42 Clem Haskins PHX 81 11.1 2.7 3.2 1.0 0.2 46.0% 0.0% 84.2%
43 Phil Jackson NYK 82 11.1 5.8 1.6 0.5 0.8 47.7% 0.0% 77.6%
44 Ron Behagen KCK 80 10.9 7.1 1.7 0.7 0.5 43.2% 0.0% 76.4%
45 Dick Gibbs SEA 71 10.8 3.1 1.1 0.5 0.3 43.1% 0.0% 80.6%
46 Don Chaney BOS 81 10.4 4.7 2.2 1.0 0.8 46.4% 0.0% 82.8%
47 Don Adams DET 74 10.3 6.1 1.9 1.5 0.2 40.8% 0.0% 76.1%
48 Butch Beard GOS 79 10.2 4.9 3.8 1.6× 1.3 0.1 51.2% 0.0% 73.9%
49 Mike Bantom PHX 76 10.1 6.8 2.1 0.7 0.6 39.9% 0.0% 66.2%
50 Larry Jones PHL 72 10.0 2.6 3.2 1.2 0.2 42.3% 0.0% 83.8%
51 Leroy Ellis PHL 81 9.9 11.0 2.2× 2.3 1.1 1.1 45.2% 0.0% 75.0%
52 Cliff Meely HOU 77 9.7 5.7 1.6 0.7 1.0 42.7% 0.0% 64.3%
53 Fred Boyd PHL 75 9.5 1.2 3.3 0.8 0.1 40.2% 0.0% 72.3%
54 Pat Riley LAL 72 9.5 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.0 43.0% 0.0% 76.4%
55 Howard Porter CHI 73 9.4 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.5 45.0% 0.0% 80.0%
56 John Brown ATL 77 9.3 5.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 43.8% 0.0% 75.1%
57 Clifford Ray CHI 80 9.3 12.2 2.5× 3.1 0.7 2.2 51.1% 0.0% 60.8%
58 Stu Lantz DET 50 8.9 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.1 42.7% 0.0% 84.8%
59 John Mengelt DET 77 8.8 2.7 1.9 0.9 0.1 44.6% 0.0% 79.5%
60 John Block KCK 82 8.7 4.7 1.1 0.8 0.4 43.4% 0.0% 79.6%
61 Dean Meminger NYK 78 8.3 3.6 2.1 0.8 0.1 50.8% 0.0% 64.4%
62 Corky Calhoun PHX 77 8.2 5.3 1.8 0.9 0.4 46.1% 0.0% 76.0%
63 Doug Collins PHL 25 8.0 1.8 1.6 0.5 0.1 37.1% 0.0% 76.4%
64 Dwight Jones ATL 74 8.0 6.1 1.2 0.4 0.9 47.4% 0.0% 74.4%
65 Henry Bibby NYK 66 7.5 2.0 1.4 1.0 0.0 45.2% 0.0% 83.0%
66 Toby Kimball PHL 75 7.5 7.4 1.5× 1.0 0.7 0.3 47.4% 0.0% 68.6%
67 Ed Ratleff HOU 81 7.5 3.5 2.2 1.1 0.3 43.4% 0.0% 79.8%
68 Kenny McIntosh SEA 69 7.4 5.2 1.4 0.8 0.4 38.9% 0.0% 60.7%
69 Steve Bracey ATL 75 7.3 1.9 3.1 0.8 0.1 46.3% 0.0% 71.9%
70 John Gianelli NYK 70 7.3 4.9 1.1 0.3 0.6 47.9% 0.0% 76.0%
71 Charlie Johnson GOS 59 7.2 3.0 1.7 1.1 0.1 41.5% 0.0% 69.1%
72 Chris Ford DET 82 7.1 3.7 3.4 1.8 0.2 44.4% 0.0% 74.0%
73 Jim Cleamons CLE 81 7.0 2.8 2.8 0.8 0.2 43.3% 0.0% 69.9%
74 Bernie Fryer POR 80 7.0 2.0 3.5 1.1 0.1 46.0% 0.0% 79.3%
75 Don May PHL 56 7.0 2.4 1.1 0.4 0.1 41.4% 0.0% 87.3%
76 Jim Brewer CLE 82 6.1 6.4 1.8 0.6 0.4 38.3% 0.0% 65.0%
77 George Johnson GOS 66 6.1 7.9 1.6× 1.1 0.5 1.9 48.3% 0.0% 55.1%
78 Bob Kauffman BUF 74 6.1 4.4 1.9 0.5 0.2 46.7% 0.0% 71.3%
79 Edward Davis MIL 73 5.9 3.1 1.2 0.4 0.1 50.4% 0.0% 83.0%
80 Clyde Lee GOS 54 5.9 11.1 2.3× 1.3 0.5 0.3 45.4% 0.0% 57.9%
81 Larry McNeill KCK 54 5.8 2.7 0.4 0.6 0.1 48.2% 0.0% 70.7%
82 Dennis Layton POR 22 5.6 1.5 2.3 0.4 0.0 49.1% 0.0% 53.8%
83 Stan Love LAL 51 5.6 3.3 0.9 0.5 0.4 42.8% 0.0% 76.6%
84 Bill Chamberlain PHX 28 5.5 2.9 1.3 0.7 0.4 43.8% 0.0% 69.6%
85 John Clemens CLE 71 5.5 2.3 1.1 0.5 0.0 47.1% 0.0% 84.9%
86 Jim McDaniels SEA 27 5.5 4.7 0.9 0.3 0.6 36.4% 0.0% 53.5%
87 Matt Guokas HOU 39 5.3 1.5 3.4 0.7 0.4 45.8% 0.0% 75.0%
88 E.C. Coleman HOU 58 5.2 4.3 1.3 0.6 0.3 51.2% 0.0% 63.5%
89 Steve Kuberski BOS 78 5.1 3.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 42.7% 0.0% 77.5%
90 Matt Guokas BUF 27 4.9 1.5 2.6 0.7 0.2 55.5% 0.0% 50.0%
91 Kevin Kunnert HOU 25 4.9 4.4 0.7 0.2 1.2 49.1% 0.0% 58.8%
92 Larue Martin POR 50 4.9 3.6 0.4 0.1 0.5 43.5% 0.0% 63.6%
93 Louie Nelson CAP 49 4.9 1.4 1.1 0.6 0.0 43.3% 0.0% 72.6%
94 Bob Christian PHX 81 4.8 4.2 1.2 0.2 0.4 48.6% 0.0% 70.2%
95 Mike D'Antoni KCK 52 4.8 1.8 2.4 1.4 0.3 40.2% 0.0% 70.2%
96 Ken Durrett KCK 45 4.8 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 48.9% 0.0% 60.9%
97 Allan Bristow PHL 55 4.7 3.0 1.7 0.5 0.0 40.0% 0.0% 73.7%
98 Derrek Dickey GOS 66 4.3 5.1 0.8 0.3 0.2 49.4% 0.0% 77.3%
99 Jim Davis DET 78 4.2 3.8 1.1 0.5 0.4 41.3% 0.0% 64.7%
100 Lamar Green PHX 72 4.1 4.9 0.6 0.4 0.5 40.7% 0.0% 55.9%
101 Emanuel Leaks CAP 53 4.1 4.6 0.5 0.2 0.7 34.1% 0.0% 69.9%
102 Phil Hankinson BOS 28 3.9 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 48.5% 0.0% 76.9%
103 Rowland Garrett CHI 41 3.8 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 37.0% 0.0% 65.6%
104 Walt Hazzard SEA 49 3.8 1.2 2.5 0.5 0.1 42.2% 0.0% 75.6%
105 Ron Riley HOU 36 3.4 3.4 0.8 0.4 0.6 39.3% 0.0% 71.4%
106 Rick Adelman CHI 55 3.3 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.0 37.6% 0.0% 71.1%
107 Mel Counts LAL 45 3.2 3.2 1.2 0.4 0.5 36.5% 0.0% 72.7%
108 Terry Driscoll MIL 64 3.2 3.1 0.8 0.3 0.2 47.1% 0.0% 65.2%
109 Nate Hawthorne LAL 33 3.2 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.2 40.9% 0.0% 62.5%
110 Otto Moore KCK 65 3.2 3.1 0.7 0.2 0.5 51.5% 0.0% 64.8%
111 Rod Freeman PHL 35 3.0 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.0 37.9% 0.0% 68.3%
112 Eldo Garrett NYK 25 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 35.2% 0.0% 76.9%
113 Bob Nash DET 35 3.0 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 35.7% 0.0% 61.5%
114 Tom Kozelko CAP 49 2.9 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 44.4% 0.0% 71.9%
115 Joe Ellis GOS 50 2.8 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.2 32.1% 0.0% 58.1%
116 Kevin Kunnert BUF 39 2.8 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.6 48.5% 0.0% 68.8%
117 Dennis Awtrey CHI 68 2.7 2.6 1.3 0.3 0.2 52.8% 0.0% 57.4%
118 Steve Downing BOS 24 2.7 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.0 32.8% 0.0% 57.9%
119 Tom Ingelsby ATL 48 2.7 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.1 38.2% 0.0% 78.4%
120 Mel Davis NYK 30 2.6 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 34.7% 0.0% 75.0%
121 Hank Finkel BOS 60 2.5 2.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 46.2% 0.0% 65.1%
122 Russell Lee MIL 36 2.4 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 40.4% 0.0% 68.8%
123 George Johnson HOU 26 2.1 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 45.1% 0.0% 47.1%
124 Ben Kelso DET 46 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.0 36.5% 0.0% 68.2%
125 Mike Macaluso BUF 30 1.6 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 43.2% 0.0% 58.8%