1974–75 Washington Bullets season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1974–75 Washington Bullets played in their 14th season, 2nd in the Washington, D.C. area, and first under the Washington Bullets name. The franchise changed their name from the Capital Bullets to the Washington Bullets . The franchise captured its 6th division title in 7 years by posting a franchise best record of 60–22.[ 1] The Bullets were nearly unbeatable at home posting a record of 36–5 at the Capital Centre.[ 1] The Bullets won their second Eastern Conference title, but similar to their 1971 appearance , were swept in the NBA Finals in four games, this time by the Golden State Warriors . The Bullets had the best team defensive rating in NBA history (91.3).
Draft picks
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SG
45
Chenier, Phil
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1950-10-30
California
PG
23
DuVal, Dennis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1952-03-31
Syracuse
SF
21
Gibbs, Dick
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1948-12-20
UTEP
SG
14
Haskins, Clem
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1943-07-11
Western Kentucky
PF
11
Hayes, Elvin
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1945-11-17
Houston
PG
15
Jones, Jimmy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1945-01-01
Grambling State
PF
22
Kozelko, Tom
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1951-07-01
Toledo
PG
10
Porter, Kevin
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1950-04-17
Saint Francis (PA)
SF
6
Riordan, Mike
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1945-07-09
Providence
PF
33
Robinson, Leonard
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1951-10-04
Tennessee State
C
41
Unseld, Wes
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1946-03-14
Louisville
SG
20
Washington, Stan
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1952-01-23
San Diego
SF
12
Weatherspoon, Nick
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
1950-07-20
Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
Notes
z , y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1974–75 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
BUF
CHI
CLE
DET
GSW
HOU
KCO
LAL
MIL
NOJ
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SEA
WAS
Atlanta
–
0–4
1–3
0–4
3–4
2–2
1–3
2–5
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–5
0–4
2–2
4–0
1–3
3–1
3–5
Boston
4–0
–
5–4
3–1
3–1
3–1
1–3
4–0
2–2
4–0
4–0
4–0
7–2
5–3
3–1
4–0
2–2
2–2
Buffalo
3–1
4–5
–
1–3
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
1–3
4–0
1–3
4–0
5–3
6–3
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
Chicago
4–0
1–3
3–1
–
2–2
4–5
3–1
2–2
4–5
3–1
3–5
4–0
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
4–0
1–3
Cleveland
4–3
1–3
1–3
2–2
–
2–2
2–2
4–4
2–2
2–2
1–3
6–1
1–3
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–5
Detroit
2–2
1–3
2–2
5–4
2–2
–
1–3
2–2
2–6
3–1
3–6
4–0
2–2
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
1–3
Golden State
3–1
3–1
1–3
1–3
2–2
3–1
–
2–2
2–2
5–2
3–1
2–2
3–1
3–1
5–3
5–3
4–3
1–3
Houston
5–2
0–4
2–2
2–2
4–4
2–2
2–2
–
4–0
2–2
3–1
5–3
1–3
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
2–5
Kansas City-Omaha
2–2
2–2
3–1
5–4
2–2
6–2
2–2
0–4
–
3–1
6–3
2–2
2–2
1–3
3–1
3–1
1–3
1–3
Los Angeles
2–2
0–4
0–4
1–3
2–2
1–3
2–5
2–2
1–3
–
4–0
3–1
0–4
3–1
4–4
2–5
2–6
1–3
Milwaukee
2–2
0–4
3–1
5–3
3–1
6–3
1–3
1–3
3–6
0–4
–
3–1
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
1–3
0–4
New Orleans
5–3
0–4
0–4
0–4
1–6
0–4
2–2
3–5
2–2
1–3
1–3
–
2–2
2–2
1–3
2–2
1–3
0–7
New York
4–0
2–7
3–5
1–3
3–1
2–2
1–3
3–1
2–2
4–0
1–3
2–2
–
4–5
3–1
2–2
2–2
1–3
Philadelphia
2–2
3–5
3–6
2–2
1–3
1–3
1–3
2–2
3–1
1–3
1–3
2–2
5–4
–
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
Phoenix
0–4
1–3
1–3
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–5
2–2
1–3
4–4
2–2
3–1
1–3
2–2
–
1–6
4–3
1–3
Portland
3–1
0–4
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
3–5
2–2
1–3
5–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
6–1
–
2–6
1–3
Seattle
1–3
2–2
1–3
0–4
2–2
2–2
3–4
3–1
3–1
6–2
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
3–4
6–2
–
1–3
Washington
5–3
2–2
2–2
3–1
5–3
3–1
3–1
5–2
3–1
3–1
4–0
7–0
3–1
3–1
3–1
3–1
3–1
—
Game log
Preseason
1974 preseason game log Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1974–75 schedule
Regular season
1974–75 game log Total: 60–22 (home: 36–5; road: 24–17)
October: 7–1 (home: 4–0; road: 3–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 19, 1974 8:05 p.m. EDT
New Orleans
W 110–92
Hayes (25)
Unseld (16)
Porter (15)
Capital Centre 10,896
1–0
2
October 22, 1974 8:35 p.m. EDT
@ Kansas City-Omaha
W 123–121
Hayes (35)
Hayes (14)
Hayes (7)
Municipal Auditorium 5,385
2–0
3
October 23, 1974 8:05 p.m. EDT
Houston
W 99–95
Chenier (27)
Unseld (13)
Unseld (7)
Capital Centre 5,109
3–0
4
October 25, 1974 9:00 p.m. EDT
@ Milwaukee
W 111–96
Chenier (29)
Unseld (15)
Porter (11)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
4–0
5
October 26, 1974 8:05 p.m. EDT
Milwaukee
W 101–95
Hayes (31)
Unseld (16)
Porter ,Riordan (7)
Capital Centre 7,166
5–0
6
October 29, 1974 8:30 p.m. EST
@ Chicago
W 96–80
Chenier (27)
Hayes (12)
Porter (7)
Chicago Stadium 4,413
6–0
7
October 30, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
New York
W 94–86
Hayes (21)
Unseld (22)
Porter (6)
Capital Centre 7,842
7–0
8
October 31, 1974 9:05 p.m. EST
@ Houston
L 92–95
Chenier (29)
Unseld (15)
Porter ,Unseld (6)
Hofheinz Pavilion 2,164
7–1
November: 9–5 (home: 5–3; road: 4–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
9
November 2, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Phoenix
W 108–94
Riordan (39)
Unseld (21)
Porter (7)
Capital Centre 9,168
8–1
10
November 6, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Cleveland
L 99–107
Unseld (21)
Hayes (15)
Porter ,Riordan (4)
Capital Centre 5,110
8–2
11
November 9, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Chicago
W 96–89
Jones (21)
Unseld (14)
Porter (11)
Capital Centre 8,083
9–2
12
November 13, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Kansas City-Omaha
W 118–81
Chenier (25)
Unseld (15)
Porter (13)
Capital Centre 5,521
10–2
13
November 15, 1974 8:35 p.m. EST
@ New Orleans
W 104–95
Hayes (34)
Hayes (14)
Chenier (6)
New Orleans Municipal Auditorium 5,275
11–2
14
November 16, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Boston
L 109–124
Hayes (33)
Unseld (16)
Porter (7)
Capital Centre 16,204
11–3
15
November 19, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
@ New York
L 85–86
Hayes (24)
Hayes (16)
Porter (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,444
11–4
16
November 20, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Buffalo
L 104–115
Hayes (30)
Hayes (14)
Porter (11)
Capital Centre 8,640
11–5
17
November 22, 1974 11:00 p.m. EST
@ Portland
W 117–99
Chenier (36)
Hayes (12)
Porter (11)
Memorial Coliseum 11,868
12–5
18
November 24, 1974 10:00 p.m. EST
@ Los Angeles
W 111–108
Chenier ,Jones (24)
Unseld (15)
Hayes (5)
The Forum 11,857
13–5
19
November 26, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Atlanta
L 102–119
Chenier ,Hayes (30)
Hayes (12)
Porter (7)
The Omni 4,268
13–6
20
November 27, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Atlanta
W 114–104
Chenier (31)
Unseld (19)
porter (9)
Capital Centre 7,012
14–6
21
November 29, 1974 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Buffalo
W 96–93
Chenier (29)
Hayes ,Unseld (13)
Riordan (6)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,209
15–6
22
November 30, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Seattle
W 122–90
Hayes (20)
Unseld (13)
Porter (10)
Capital Centre 8,865
16–6
December: 10–3 (home: 7–0; road: 3–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
23
December 4, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Portland
W 114–87
Hayes (25)
Unseld (21)
Porter ,Unseld (6)
Capital Centre 6,306
17–6
24
December 7, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Detroit
W 94–89
Chenier (31)
Unseld (16)
Porter (5)
Capital Centre 9,094
18–6
25
December 8, 1974 7:35 p.m. EST
@ Cleveland
W 88–75
Chenier (24)
Hayes (16)
Jones (8)
Richfield Coliseum 8,148
19–6
26
December 11, 1974 7:35 p.m. EST
@ Detroit
L 89–103
Chenier (18)
Unseld (6)
Porter (10)
Cobo Arena 5,376
19–7
27
December 13, 1974 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Boston
W 108–89
Hayes (24)
Unseld (15)
Porter (10)
Boston Garden 15,320
20–7
28
December 14, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Golden State
W 99–91
Chenier (29)
Unseld (17)
Porter (11)
Capital Centre 10,396
20–8
29
December 17, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Atlanta
L 85–96
Chenier (20)
Robinson (8)
Porter (4)
The Omni 3,047
21–8
30
December 18, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
New Orleans
W 113–90
Chenier (19)
Hayes (15)
Porter (8)
Capital Centre 4,227
22–8
31
December 20, 1974 9:05 p.m. EST
@ Houston
L 91–116
Chenier (23)
Hayes (6)
Hayes ,Jones (5)
Hofheinz Pavilion 3,875
22–9
32
December 21, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
W 117–101
Porter ,Riordan (29)
Unseld (18)
Porter (10)
Capital Centre 5,792
23–9
33
December 23, 1974 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Milwaukee
W 106–103 (OT)
Hayes (34)
Unseld (25)
Porter (8)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
24–9
34
December 25, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Atlanta
W 110–92
Riordan (23)
Unseld (21)
Chenier (7)
Capital Centre 10,341
25–9
35
December 30, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST
Cleveland
W 103–90
Riordan (27)
Unseld (28)
Porter (10)
Capital Centre 8,101
26–9
January: 10–4 (home: 5–0; road: 5–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
36
January 1, 1975 11:00 p.m. EST
@ Seattle
L 118–123 (OT)
Hayes (29)
Unseld (25)
Unseld (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum 12,363
26–10
37
January 4, 1975 11:05 p.m. EST
@ Golden State
L 96–104
Riordan (19)
Hayes (15)
Porter (9)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,787
25–12
38
January 5, 1975 10:00 p.m. EST
@ Los Angeles
L 109–112 (OT)
Riordan (34)
Unseld (17)
Porter (13)
The Forum 13,386
26–12
39
January 8, 1975 9:30 p.m. EST
@ Phoenix
W 102–95
Riordan (31)
Unseld (16)
Unseld (8)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,770
27–12
40
January 9, 1975 9:05 p.m. EST
@ Houston
W 102–94
Hayes (23)
Hayes (15)
Porter (8)
Hofheinz Pavilion 4,216
28–12
41
January 11, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Los Angeles
W 102–90
Chenier (26)
Unseld (22)
Porter (10)
Capital Centre 13,868
29–12
All-Star Break
42
January 16, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Atlanta
L 85–108
Chenier (16)
Unseld (15)
Chenier (7)
The Omni 3,034
29–13
43
January 17, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Philadelphia
W 103–92
Hayes (31)
Unseld (16)
Porter (10)
The Spectrum 9,176
30–13
44
January 18, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Golden State
W 125–101
Riordan (32)
Unseld (15)
Porter ,Unseld (7)
Capital Centre 19,035
31–13
45
January 21, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Cleveland
W 97–88
Riordan (22)
Unseld (12)
Porter (6)
Richfield Coliseum 4,718
32–13
46
January 22, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Kansas City-Omaha
W 97–88
Chenier (33)
Unseld (17)
Porter (9)
Capital Centre 4,719
33–13
47
January 25, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Cleveland
W 94–92
Chenier (25)
Unseld (20)
Unseld (10)
Capital Centre 7,178
34–13
48
January 26, 1975 1:35 p.m. EST
Houston
W 118–90
Hayes (24)
Unseld (15)
Chenier (8)
Capital Centre 7,939
35–13
49
January 31, 1975 8:35 p.m. EST
@ New Orleans
W 106–101
Hayes (31)
Unseld (16)
Porter (8)
Loyola Field House 2,812
36–13
February: 12–4 (home: 6–0; road: 6–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
50
February 2, 1975 2:00 p.m. EST
@ Chicago
L 80–97
Chenier (19)
Hayes (11)
Jones (4)
Chicago Stadium 10,885
36–14
51
February 4, 1975 9:30 p.m. EST
@ Phoenix
L 89–90
Hayes (27)
Unseld (12)
Porter (11)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,263
36–15
52
February 6, 1975 11:05 p.m. EST
@ Golden State
W 98–97
Chenier (31)
Hayes (16)
Porter (8)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,787
37–15
53
February 7, 1975 11:00 p.m. EST
@ Seattle
W 99–76
Chenier (28)
Unseld (19)
Porter (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum 12,720
38–15
54
February 8, 1975 11:00 p.m. EST
@ Portland
L 96–100
Hayes (25)
Hayes (12)
Unseld (6)
Memorial Coliseum 8,405
38–16
55
February 12, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Milwaukee
W 112–108 (OT)
Hayes (35)
Unseld (21)
Unseld (9)
Capital Centre 15,331
39–16
56
February 15, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
@ New York
W 108–106 (OT)
Hayes (31)
Hayes (16)
Porter (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,694
40–16
57
February 16, 1975 3:15 p.m. EST
New York
W 125–104
Hayes (33)
Unseld (18)
Porter (11)
Capital Centre 19,035
41–16
58
February 19, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Phoenix
W 120–97
Hayes (32)
Hayes (15)
Porter (7),Unseld (7)
Capital Centre 6,201
42–16
59
February 20, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Cleveland
L 95–106
Chenier (29)
Unseld (10)
Porter (6)
Richfield Coliseum 6,728
42–17
60
February 21, 1975 7:35 p.m. EST
@ Detroit
W 121–96
Chenier (30)
Hayes (15)
Porter (11)
Cobo Arena 9,571
43–17
61
February 23, 1975 1:00 p.m. EST
Portland
W 113–98
Chenier ,Hayes (21)
Unseld (15)
Hayes (7)
Capital Centre 8,294
44–17
62
February 25, 1975 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Buffalo
W 111–93
Hayes (31)
Unseld (17)
Porter (14)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 13,964
45–17
63
February 26, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Seattle
W 104–98
Hayes (39)
Hayes (19)
Chenier (7)
Capital Centre 6,202
46–17
64
February 28, 1975 7:05 p.m. EST
Detroit
W 106–95
Hayes (35)
Hayes (12)
Chenier (8)
Capital Centre 11,121
47–17
March: 9–4 (home: 6–2; road: 3–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
65
March 2, 1975 1:00 p.m. EST
Los Angeles
W 117–104
Chenier (27)
Hayes (15)
Porter (21)
Capital Centre 8,020
48–17
66
March 5, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Atlanta
W 118–112
Hayes (30)
Hayes (15)
Porter (22)
Capital Centre 6,266
49–17
67
March 8, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Philadelphia
W 113–92
Chenier (28)
Hayes (14)
Hayes ,Riordan (5)
The Spectrum 7,848
50–17
68
March 9, 1975 1:30 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
L 100–113
Hayes (28)
Hayes (12)
Porter (9)
Capital Centre 8,473
50–18
69
March 11, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Atlanta
W 99–87
Chenier (38)
Hayes (15)
Porter (10)
The Omni 2,955
51–18
70
March 12, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Houston
W 115–88
Riordan (26)
Hayes (10)
Kozelko (8)
Capital Centre 6,059
52–18
71
March 14, 1975 8:35 p.m. EST
@ Kansas City-Omaha (at Omaha, NE )
L 102–103
Chenier (32)
Hayes (26)
Chenier ,Hayes ,Riordan ,Robinson (3)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 8,524
52–19
72
March 18, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Cleveland
L 98–112
Riordan (20)
Kozelko (9)
Porter (11)
Richfield Coliseum 6,823
52–20
73
March 19, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Boston
W 97–80
Hayes (29)
Hayes (12)
Porter (11)
Capital Centre 19,035
53–20
74
March 21, 1975 8:35 p.m. EST
@ New Orleans
W 122–109
Hayes (28)
Hayes (13)
Porter (9)
New Orleans Municipal Auditorium 6,273
54–20
75
March 22, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Cleveland
W 100–97
Hayes (28)
Hayes (13)
Porter (10)
Capital Centre 8,471
55–20
76
March 26, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Buffalo
L 91–94
Chenier (21)
Unseld (17)
Porter ,Riordan (6)
Capital Centre 15,226
56–20
77
March 30, 1975 2:00 p.m. EST
Chicago
W 94–82
Hayes (37)
Hayes ,Unseld (11)
Porter (11)
Capital Centre 10,149
56–21
April: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
78
April 1, 1975 8:35 p.m. EST
@ New Orleans
W 110–101
Hayes (33)
Unseld (16)
Porter (10)
New Orleans Municipal Auditorium 7,312
57–21
79
April 2, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Houston
W 112–85
Hayes (33)
Unseld (18)
Porter (13)
Capital Centre 7,748
58–21
80
April 4, 1975 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Boston
L 94–95
Porter (19)
Hayes (14)
Porter (9)
Boston Garden 15,320
58–22
81
April 5, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Atlanta
W 123–115
Hayes (31)
Unseld (22)
Porter (11)
Capital Centre 8,273
59–22
82
April 6, 1975 1:05 p.m. EST
New Orleans
W 119–103
Hayes (23)
Unseld (30)
Jones ,Unseld (5)
Capital Centre 13,267
60–22
1974–75 schedule
Player stats
Note: GP=Games played; MP=Minutes Played; FG=Field Goals; FGA=Field Goal Attempts; FG%=Field Goal Percentage; FT=Free Throws; FTA=Free Throws Attempts; FT%=Free Throw Percentage; ORB=Offensive Rebounds; DRB=Defensive Rebounds; TRB=Total Rebounds; AST=Assists; STL=Steals; BLK=Blocks; PF=Personal Fouls; PTS=Points; AVG=Average
Player
GP
MP
FG
FGA
FG%
FT
FTA
FT%
ORB
DRB
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
PF
PTS
AVG
Hayes
82
3465
739
1668
.443
409
534
.766
221
786
1004
206
158
187
238
1887
23.0
Chenier
77
2869
690
1533
.450
301
365
.825
74
218
292
248
176
58
158
1681
21.8
Riordan
74
2191
520
1057
.492
98
117
.838
90
194
284
198
72
6
238
1138
15.4
Porter
81
2589
406
827
.491
131
186
.704
55
97
152
650
152
11
320
943
11.6
Unseld
73
2904
273
544
.502
126
184
.685
318
759
1077
297
115
68
180
672
9.2
Weatherspoon
82
1347
256
562
.456
103
138
.746
132
214
346
51
65
21
212
615
7.5
Jones
73
1424
207
400
.518
103
142
.725
36
101
137
162
76
10
190
517
7.1
Robinson
76
995
191
393
.486
60
115
.522
94
207
301
40
36
32
132
442
5.8
Haskins
70
702
115
290
.397
53
63
.841
29
51
80
79
23
6
73
283
4.0
Gibbs
59
424
74
190
.389
48
64
.750
26
35
61
19
12
3
60
196
3.3
Kozelko
73
754
60
167
.359
31
36
.861
50
90
140
41
28
5
125
151
2.1
DuVal
37
137
24
65
.369
12
18
.667
8
15
23
14
16
2
34
60
1.6
Washington
1
4
0
1
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.0
Team Stats
Note: G=Games; MP=Minutes Played; FG=Field Goals; FGA=Field Goal Attempts; FG%=Field Goal Percentage; FT=Free Throws; FTA=Free Throw Attempts; FT%=Free Throw Percentage; ORB=Offensive Rebounds; DRB=Defensive Rebounds; TRB=Total Rebounds; AST=Assists; STL=Steals; BLK=Blocks; TOV=Turnovers; PF=Personal Fouls; PTS=Points
G
MP
FG
FGA
FG%
FT
FTA
FT%
ORB
DRB
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
PF
PTS
Team
82
19805
3555
7697
.462
1475
1962
.752
1133
2764
3897
2005
929
409
1594
1961
8585
Team/G
241.5
43.4
93.9
.462
18.0
23.9
.752
13.8
33.7
47.5
24.5
11.3
5.0
19.4
23.9
104.7
Lg Rank
6
3
4
8
14
15
12
10
5
7
7
2
3
9
7
5
Year/Year
0.4%
2.2%
-2.4%
+.021
5.9%
5.0
+.006
-11.9%
-4.3%
-6.6%
13.3%
32.1%
-7.3%
1.7%
12.3%
2.8%
Opponent
82
19805
3249
7415
.438
1499
1967
.762
1184
2819
4003
1811
710
259
1842
2004
7997
Opponent/G
241.5
39.6
90.4
.438
18.3
24.0
.762
14.4
34.4
48.8
22.1
8.7
3.2
22.5
24.4
97.5
Lg Rank
6
2
8
1
5
6
8
11
15
14
4
8
1
2
10
2
Year/Year
0.4%
-7.1%
-4.4%
-.012
21.0%
20.0
+.006
-1.8%
-3.3%
-2.9%
-4.7%
9.1%
-26.0%
11.6%
8.9%
-2.8%
Playoffs
1975 playoff game log
Eastern Conference semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Series
1
April 10, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Buffalo
L 102–113
Chenier (23)
Hayes (9)
Jones (5)
Capital Centre 17,140
0–1
2
April 12, 1975 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Buffalo
W 120–106
Hayes (34)
Unseld (25)
Porter (10)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 17,189
1–1
3
April 16, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Buffalo
W 111–96
Elvin Hayes (30)
Unseld (18)
Porter (13)
Capital Centre 19,035
2–1
4
April 18, 1975 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Buffalo
L 102–108
Weatherspoon (21)
Unseld (23)
Porter (10)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 15,307
2–2
5
April 20, 1975 1:00 p.m. EST
Buffalo
W 97–93
Hayes (46)
Hayes ,Unseld (12)
Porter (8)
Capital Centre 18,820
3–2
6
April 23, 1975 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Buffalo
L 96–102
Chenier (25)
Unseld (12)
Chenier ,Unseld (6)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 15,172
3–3
7
April 25, 1975 8:05 p.m. EST
Buffalo
W 115–96
Chenier (39)
Unseld (12)
Porter (8)
Capital Centre 19,035
4–3
Eastern Conference finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Series
1
April 27, 1975 2:30 p.m. EDT
@ Boston
W 100–95
Hayes (34)
Unseld (14)
Porter (7)
Boston Garden 15,320
1–0
2
April 30, 1975 8:05 p.m. EDT
Boston
W 117–92
Hayes (29)
Unseld (16)
Porter (6)
Capital Centre 19,035
2–0
3
May 3, 1975 2:30 p.m. EDT
@ Boston
L 90–101
Hayes (23)
Unseld (15)
Porter (5)
Boston Garden 15,320
2–1
4
May 7, 1975 8:05 p.m. EDT
Boston
W 119–108
Chenier (27)
Unseld (25)
Unseld (7)
Capital Centre 19,035
3–1
5
May 9, 1975 7:30 p.m. EDT
@ Boston
L 99–103
Chenier (32)
Unseld (13)
Porter (6)
Boston Garden 15,320
3–2
6
May 11, 1975 3:00 p.m. EDT
Boston
W 98–92
Chenier (24)
Unseld (17)
Porter (11)
Capital Centre 19,035
4–2
NBA Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
1975 schedule
Playoffs player stats
Note: GP=Games played; MP=Minutes Played; FG=Field Goals; FGA=Field Goal Attempts; FG%=Field Goal Percentage; FT=Free Throws; FTA=Free Throw Attempts; FT%=Free Throw Percentage; ORB=Offensive Rebounds; DRB=Defensive Rebounds; TRB=Total Rebounds; AST=Assists; STL=Steals; BLK=Blocks; PF=Personal Fouls; PTS=Points; AVG=Average
Player
GP
MP
FG
FGA
FG%
FT
FTA
FT%
ORB
DRB
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
PF
PTS
AVG
Hayes
17
751
174
372
.468
86
127
.677
46
140
186
37
26
39
70
434
25.5
Chenier
17
692
155
330
.470
102
114
.895
18
58
76
54
22
11
45
412
24.2
Porter
17
625
99
197
.503
46
69
.667
13
28
41
124
21
0
73
244
14.4
Unseld
17
734
71
130
.546
40
61
.656
65
211
276
64
15
20
39
182
10.7
Weatherspoon
17
404
70
136
.515
35
43
.814
25
56
81
16
14
2
56
175
10.3
Riordan
17
378
60
151
.397
14
18
.778
12
29
41
27
16
2
49
134
7.9
Jones
11
206
29
64
.453
10
11
.909
5
17
22
21
16
1
21
68
6.2
Haskins
13
75
15
28
.536
5
8
.625
5
2
7
4
2
1
17
35
2.7
Robinson
17
130
14
42
.333
7
14
.500
11
29
40
6
6
10
21
35
2.1
DuVal
5
14
3
9
.333
1
2
.500
0
3
3
3
0
0
1
7
1.4
Gibbs
6
17
3
10
.300
2
2
1.000
0
1
1
2
3
0
2
8
1.3
Kozelko
13
54
5
11
.455
4
5
.800
4
3
7
1
0
0
8
14
1.1
Awards and honors
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