1974–75 Washington Bullets season

1974–75 Washington Bullets season
Eastern Conference Champions
Head coach	K. C. Jones
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	60–22 (.732)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (Eliminated 0-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WDCA
Radio	WOL

The 1974-75 Washington Bullets played in their 14th season. 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. The Bullets were nearly unbeatable at home posting a record of 36-5 at the Capital Centre. The Bullets won their second Eastern Conference title, but were swept in the NBA Finals in four games by the Golden State Warriors.

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Wes Unseld	Truck Robinson
PF	Elvin Hayes	Tom Kozelko
SF	Mike Riordan	Nick Weatherspoon	Dick Gibbs
SG	Kevin Porter	Jimmy Jones	Dennis DuVal
PG	Phil Chenier	Clem Haskins

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Washington Bullets	60	22	.732	–	36–5	24–17	22–8
x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	19	29–12	12–29	16–14
Cleveland Cavaliers	40	42	.488	20	29–12	11–30	17–13
Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	29	22–19	9–32	11–19
New Orleans Jazz	23	59	.280	37	20–21	3–38	9–21

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Washington Bullets	60	22	.732	–
3	x-Buffalo Braves	49	33	.598	11
4	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	19
5	x-New York Knicks	40	42	.488	20
6	Cleveland Cavaliers	40	42	.488	20
7	Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	26
8	Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	29
9	New Orleans Jazz	23	59	.280	37

Notes

• z, y – division champions
• x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

The Bullets had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

In the playoffs the Bullets would survive a tough 7-game series against the Buffalo Braves. A highlight of the series was that the home team took all 7 game in a series.
(2) Washington Bullets vs. (3) Buffalo Braves: Bullets win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Washington: Buffalo 113, Washington 102
• Game 2 @ Buffalo: Washington 120, Buffalo 106
• Game 3 @ Washington: Washington 111, Buffalo 96
• Game 4 @ Buffalo: Buffalo 108, Washington 102
• Game 5 @ Washington: Washington 97, Buffalo 93
• Game 6 @ Buffalo: Buffalo 102, Washington 96
• Game 7 @ Washington: Washington 115, Buffalo 96

East Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Washington Bullets: Bullets win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Boston: Washington 100, Boston 95
• Game 2 @ Washington: Washington 117, Boston 92
• Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 101, Washington 90
• Game 4 @ Washington: Washington 119, Boston 108
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 103, Washington 99
• Game 6 @ Washington: Washington 98, Boston 92

NBA Finals

The Bullets reached the NBA Finals but found themselves swept in 4 straight by the Golden State Warriors, although the Warriors would only win 2 of the 4 games by 1 point.

Main article: 1975 NBA Finals

(E1) Washington Bullets vs. (W1) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 4-0

• Game 1 @ Washington: Golden State 101, Washington 95
• Game 2 @ Golden State: Golden State 92, Washington 91
• Game 3 @ Golden State: Golden State 109, Washington 101
• Game 4 @ Washington: Golden State 96, Washington 95

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and honors

• Elvin Hayes, All-NBA First Team
• Phil Chenier, All-NBA Second Team
• Elvin Hayes, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

• Bullets on Basketball Reference