1973–74 Houston Rockets season

1973–74 Houston Rockets season
Head coachJohnny Egan
General managerRay Patterson
Owner(s)Irvin Kaplan
ArenaHofheinz Pavilion
Results
Record32–50 (.390)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHTV
RadioKPRC
< 1972–73 1974–75 >

The 1973–74 NBA season was the Rockets' 7th season in the NBA and 3rd season in the city of Houston.[1]

Offseason

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Roster

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Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 44 Coleman, E. C. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Houston Baptist
C 20 Kunnert, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Iowa
G 23 Murphy, Calvin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Niagara
G 14 Newlin, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah
F 42 Ratleff, Ed 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Long Beach State
F 31 Riley, Ron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) USC
F 45 Tomjanovich, Rudy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Michigan
G 11 Wohl, Dave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Penn
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Capital Bullets 47 35 .573 – 31–10 15–25 1–0 14–8
Atlanta Hawks 35 47 .427 12 23–18 12–25 0–4 13–9
Houston Rockets 32 50 .390 15 18–23 13–25 1–2 9–13
Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 18 18–23 11–28 0–2 8–14
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 –
2 x-New York Knicks 49 33 .598 7
3 y-Capital Bullets 47 35 .573 9
4 x-Buffalo Braves 42 40 .512 14
5 Atlanta Hawks 35 47 .427 21
6 Houston Rockets 32 50 .390 24
7 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 27
8 Philadelphia 76ers 25 57 .305 31

Record vs. opponents

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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 —

Game log

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1973–74 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 9 @ Buffalo 105–107 (OT) Calvin Murphy (31) 0–1
2 October 10 @ Philadelphia 104–88 Mike Newlin (19) 1–1
3 October 12 @ Cleveland 106–99 Rudy Tomjanovich (22) 2–1
4 October 13 @ New York 86–85 Mike Newlin (25) 3–1
5 October 16 Philadelphia 106–101 Rudy Tomjanovich (31) 3–2
6 October 20 Detroit 107–104 Mike Newlin (27) 3–3
7 October 23 Los Angeles 107–98 Mike Newlin (26) 3–4
8 October 24 @ Boston 132–117 Rudy Tomjanovich (34) 4–4
9 October 26 @ Chicago 113–121 Calvin Murphy (32) 4–5
10 October 27 Chicago 102–92 Rudy Tomjanovich (26) 4–6
11 October 31 New York 102–91 Mike Newlin (21) 4–7
12 November 2 Atlanta 125–123 Mike Newlin (36) 4–8
13 November 4 @ Los Angeles 93–106 Rudy Tomjanovich (34) 4–9
14 November 7 Capital 111–97 Rudy Tomjanovich (36) 4–10
15 November 9 @ Cleveland 106–111 Rudy Tomjanovich (37) 4–11
16 November 13 Philadelphia 83–97 Rudy Tomjanovich (27) 5–11
17 November 14 @ Kansas City–Omaha 116–118 (OT) Rudy Tomjanovich (35) 5–12
18 November 17 Portland 96–87 Rudy Tomjanovich (23) 5–13
19 November 22 Cleveland 104–96 Rudy Tomjanovich (28) 5–14
20 November 23 Cleveland 85–83 Calvin Murphy (16) 5–15
21 November 27 Phoenix 111–125 Rudy Tomjanovich (36) 6–15
22 November 28 @ New York 114–106 Mike Newlin (26) 7–15
23 November 30 Detroit 95–110 Rudy Tomjanovich (25) 8–15
24 December 1 @ Philadelphia 106–108 (OT) Mike Newlin (30) 8–16
25 December 2 @ Cleveland 130–104 Murphy, Tomjanovich (31) 9–16
26 December 4 @ Milwaukee 109–124 Rudy Tomjanovich (34) 9–17
27 December 5 Capital 99–119 Calvin Murphy (33) 10–17
28 December 9 @ Seattle 110–107 Mike Newlin (31) 11–17
29 December 11 @ Golden State 107–114 Mike Newlin (26) 11–18
30 December 14 Boston 114–106 Rudy Tomjanovich (30) 11–19
31 December 15 @ Chicago 100–104 Rudy Tomjanovich (22) 11–20
32 December 17 New York 109–97 Rudy Tomjanovich (28) 11–21
33 December 19 Seattle 124–118 (OT) Calvin Murphy (39) 11–22
34 December 21 Atlanta 124–110 Calvin Murphy (30) 11–23
35 December 22 @ Capital 89–98 Rudy Tomjanovich (22) 11–24
36 December 23 @ Cleveland 91–99 Calvin Murphy (17) 11–25
37 December 26 Kansas City–Omaha 95–110 Calvin Murphy (33) 12–25
38 December 28 Milwaukee 127–111 Calvin Murphy (27) 12–26
39 December 29 @ Atlanta 110–114 Calvin Murphy (35) 12–27
40 January 2 @ Philadelphia 101–99 Rudy Tomjanovich (32) 13–27
41 January 4 @ Portland 119–113 Calvin Murphy (33) 14–27
42 January 5 @ Golden State 106–108 Calvin Murphy (29) 14–28
43 January 6 @ Seattle 90–91 Murphy, Newlin (22) 14–29
44 January 8 Golden State 104–92 Calvin Murphy (23) 14–30
45 January 9 @ Phoenix 101–105 Jack Marin (17) 14–31
46 January 11 @ Buffalo 99–117 Jack Marin (24) 14–32
47 January 13 N Buffalo 121–112 Rudy Tomjanovich (42) 15–32
48 January 18 New York 90–96 Rudy Tomjanovich (22) 16–32
49 January 20 @ Capital 105–111 Rudy Tomjanovich (22) 16–33
50 January 22 @ New York 108–93 Mike Newlin (28) 17–33
51 January 23 @ Atlanta 115–104 Rudy Tomjanovich (29) 18–33
52 January 25 @ Detroit 89–93 Calvin Murphy (25) 18–34
53 January 27 Buffalo 122–108 Rudy Tomjanovich (28) 18–35
54 January 29 Seattle 115–107 Calvin Murphy (27) 18–36
55 January 31 Golden State 109–108 Rudy Tomjanovich (30) 18–37
56 February 2 @ Atlanta 107–117 Calvin Murphy (32) 18–38
57 February 3 Atlanta 112–123 Mike Newlin (28) 19–38
58 February 5 Los Angeles 112–116 (OT) Rudy Tomjanovich (30) 20–38
59 February 8 Cleveland 106–120 Rudy Tomjanovich (39) 21–38
60 February 10 @ Portland 112–106 Rudy Tomjanovich (29) 22–38
61 February 12 @ Los Angeles 129–119 Mike Newlin (30) 23–38
62 February 14 @ Phoenix 99–107 Rudy Tomjanovich (20) 23–39
63 February 17 Buffalo 135–118 Rudy Tomjanovich (28) 23–40
64 February 20 Philadelphia 98–115 Rudy Tomjanovich (21) 24–40
65 February 22 Milwaukee 122–113 Mike Newlin (32) 24–41
66 February 24 Portland 115–133 Rudy Tomjanovich (28) 25–41
67 February 26 Kansas City–Omaha 101–118 Rudy Tomjanovich (30) 26–41
68 March 1 Phoenix 111–117 Calvin Murphy (25) 27–41
69 March 2 @ Atlanta 122–129 Calvin Murphy (23) 27–42
70 March 3 N Milwaukee 112–106 (OT) Rudy Tomjanovich (26) 27–43
71 March 6 Chicago 105–93 Rudy Tomjanovich (27) 27–44
72 March 8 Boston 106–113 Rudy Tomjanovich (25) 28–44
73 March 10 Cleveland 108–113 Rudy Tomjanovich (28) 29–44
74 March 13 Capital 93–117 Rudy Tomjanovich (22) 30–44
75 March 15 Capital 105–114 Mike Newlin (32) 31–44
76 March 17 @ Kansas City–Omaha 114–125 Murphy, Tomjanovich (25) 31–45
77 March 19 Boston 110–107 Rudy Tomjanovich (27) 31–46
78 March 20 @ Detroit 99–103 Rudy Tomjanovich (37) 31–47
79 March 22 @ Capital 95–109 Rudy Tomjanovich (27) 31–48
80 March 23 N Boston 105–108 Rudy Tomjanovich (32) 31–49
81 March 24 @ Boston 106–109 (OT) Calvin Murphy (26) 31–50
82 March 26 Buffalo 96–119 Rudy Tomjanovich (38) 32–50

Draft picks

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Main article: 1973 NBA draft

References

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  1. ^ 1973–74 Houston Rockets
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