1974–75 Chicago Bulls season

1974–75 Chicago Bulls season
Division champions
Head coachDick Motta
General managerDick Motta
Owner(s)Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference finals
(lost to Warriors 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWSNS-TV
(Andy Musser, Dick Gonski)
RadioWIND
(Jim Durham, Bill Berg)
< 1973–74 1975–76 >

The 1974–75 NBA season was the Bulls' ninth season in the NBA.[1] The season saw the Bulls clinch the Midwest Division championship, their first title of any kind, and the only one prior to the dynasty years of the 1990s.

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Main article: 1974 NBA draft

Roster

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1974–75 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 5 Benbow, Leon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1950-07-23 Jacksonville
F 35 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944-04-16 USC
C 18 Boerwinkle, Tom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945-08-23 Tennessee
F 23 Garrett, Rowland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1950-07-16 Florida State
G 14 Guokas, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1944-02-25 Saint Joseph's
F 8 Johnson, Mickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952-08-31 Aurora
F 10 Love, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942-12-08 Southern
G/F 4 Sloan, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1942-03-28 Evansville
C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1941-07-25 Bowling Green
G 2 Van Lier, Norm 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947-04-01 Saint Francis (PA)
F 25 Walker, Chet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1940-02-22 Bradley
G 34 Wilson, Bobby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951-01-15 Wichita State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 27, 1974

Regular season

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Season standings

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Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 – 29–12 18–23 11–15
x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings 44 38 .537 3 29–12 15–26 17–9
x-Detroit Pistons 40 42 .488 7 26–15 14–27 10–16
Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 9 25–16 13–28 14–12
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Golden State Warriors 48 34 .585 –
2 y-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 1
3 x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings 44 38 .537 4
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics 43 39 .524 5
5 x-Detroit Pistons 40 42 .488 8
6 Portland Trail Blazers 38 44 .463 10
6 Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 10
8 Phoenix Suns 32 50 .390 16
9 Los Angeles Lakers 30 52 .366 18
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1974–75 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS

Playoffs

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1975 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 9 Kansas City–Omaha W 95–89 Bob Love (38) Tom Boerwinkle (12) Tom Boerwinkle (5) Chicago Stadium
15,433 		1–0
2 April 13 @ Kansas City–Omaha L 95–102 Chet Walker (20) Tom Boerwinkle (12) Tom Boerwinkle (3) Kemper Arena
11,378 		1–1
3 April 16 Kansas City–Omaha W 93–90 Bob Love (31) Tom Boerwinkle (24) Norm Van Lier (6) Chicago Stadium
18,347 		2–1
4 April 18 @ Kansas City–Omaha L 100–104 (OT) Bob Love (34) Tom Boerwinkle (17) Tom Boerwinkle (5) Kemper Arena
14,945 		2–2
5 April 20 Kansas City–Omaha W 104–77 Bob Love (30) Tom Boerwinkle (19) Tom Boerwinkle (8) Chicago Stadium
16,247 		3–2
6 April 23 @ Kansas City–Omaha W 101–89 Bob Love (26) Tom Boerwinkle (14) Norm Van Lier (4) Kemper Arena
12,445 		4–2
Conference finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 27 @ Golden State L 89–107 Bob Love (37) Nate Thurmond (7) Tom Boerwinkle (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787 		0–1
2 April 30 Golden State W 90–89 Chet Walker (28) Tom Boerwinkle (14) Tom Boerwinkle (5) Chicago Stadium
18,533 		1–1
3 May 4 Golden State W 108–101 Norm Van Lier (35) Nate Thurmond (12) Norm Van Lier (9) Chicago Stadium
19,128 		2–1
4 May 6 @ Golden State L 106–111 Bob Love (27) Jerry Sloan (12) Norm Van Lier (9) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787 		2–2
5 May 8 @ Golden State W 89–79 Chet Walker (21) Sloan, Boerwinkle (10) Van Lier, Boerwinkle (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787 		3–2
6 May 11 Golden State L 72–86 Norm Van Lier (24) Sloan, Boerwinkle (8) Nate Thurmond (5) Chicago Stadium
19,594 		3–3
7 May 14 @ Golden State L 79–83 Chet Walker (21) Tom Boerwinkle (16) Tom Boerwinkle (6) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 3–4
1975 schedule

Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ 1974–75 Chicago Bulls
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