# 1973–74 Capital Bullets season

The 1973–74 Capital Bullets season was the team's first in Washington, D.C. area, southwest from nearby Baltimore. Prior to the 1973–74 season, the Baltimore Bullets relocated to Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, and became the Capital Bullets. It was also their only season under the Capital Bullets name.
The Bullets finished with a 47–35 record and won the Central Division. Wes Unseld was limited to 56 games due to injuries. In the playoffs, the Bullets fell to the New York Knicks for the fifth time in six years, eliminated in seven games. Following the season, the team was renamed as the Washington Bullets.
The new Capital Centre opened on December 2, 1973; the Bullets played their earlier home games this season at Cole Field House at the University of Maryland in College Park. They played several home games at Cole during their last seasons in Baltimore.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 13 | Nick Weatherspoon | F | United States | Illinois |
| 2 | 19 | Louie Nelson | G | United States | Washington |
| 3 | 48 | Tom Kozelko | F | United States | Toledo |
| 4 | 65 | Aron Stewart | G | United States | Richmond |
| 5 | 82 | Danny Traylor | C | United States | South Carolina |
| 6 | 99 | Mike Allocco | F | United States | Stonehill |
| 7 | 116 | Ronnie Hogue | G | United States | Georgia |
| 8 | 133 | Mark Jellison | G | United States | Northeastern |
| 9 | 148 | Mike Boylan | F | United States | Assumption |
| 10 | 162 | Dickie Kelly | G | United States | Bay CC |
| 11 | 172 | Dale Adams | F | United States | St. Mary's (Maryland) |
| 12 | 181 | Mike Battle | F | United States | George Washington |
| 13 | 187 | Chet Davis | G | United States | Morgan State |
| 14 | 192 | Howard White | G | United States | Maryland |
| 15 | 197 | Shorty Simmons | F | United States | St. Mary's (Maryland) |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Central Divisionvte | 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 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | 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

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
### Preseason

1973 preseason game log Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) :
Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
1973–74 schedule :

### Regular season

1973–74 game log Total: 47–35 (home: 31–10; road: 16–25) :
October: 3–5 (home: 2–1; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 9 8:05 p.m. EDT
@ Atlanta
L 114–128
Riordan (26)
Hayes (12)
Chenier (4)
The Omni 7,503
0–1
2
October 12 11:00 p.m. EDT
@ Seattle
L 102–103
Hayes (27)
Stallworth (10)
Porter (12)
Seattle Center Coliseum 11,673
0–2
3
October 13 11:00 p.m. EDT
@ Portland
L 87–132
Chenier (21)
Hayes (14)
Hayes, Porter (5)
Memorial Coliseum 9,502
0–3
4
October 19 8:30 p.m. EDT
@ Chicago
L 103–117
Chenier (36)
Hayes (14)
Riordan (6)
Chicago Stadium 3,000
0–4
5
October 20 8:05 p.m. EDT
Boston
W 96–87
Chenier (26)
Hayes (23)
Porter (12)
Cole Field House 7,711
1–4
6
October 21 7:35 p.m. EDT
Chicago
L 99–107
Chenier (25)
Hayes (19)
Chenier (6)
Cole Field House 7,641
1–5
7
October 23 8:00 p.m. EDT
@ New York
W 101–84
Porter (27)
Hayes, Leaks (18)
Porter (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,722
2–5
8
October 28 7:35 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
W 119–99
Chenier (32)
Hayes (23)
Porter (7)
Cole Field House 5,620
3–5 :
November: 8–4 (home: 3–3; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
November 3 2:40 p.m. EST
@ Philadelphia
W 112–84
Hayes (34)
Hayes (20)
Chenier (5)
The Spectrum 5,112
4–5
10
November 4 7:35 p.m. EST
Phoenix
W 102–99
Chenier, Riordan (25)
Hayes (19)
Porter (9)
Cole Field House 5,316
5–5
11
November 7 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Houston
W 111–97
Riordan (29)
Hayes (23)
Porter (13)
Hofheinz Pavilion 2,758
6–5
12
November 9 8:35 p.m. EST
@ Kansas City-Omaha (at Omaha, NE)
W 109–96
Riordan (29)
Hayes (15)
Porter (11)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,182
6–6
13
November 11 7:35 p.m. EST
Milwaukee
L 91–110
Hayes (26)
Hayes (16)
Porter (5)
Cole Field House 11,638
7–6
14
November 17 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Atlanta
W 115–109
Hayes (43)
Hayes (32)
Clark (9)
The Omni 9,229
8–6
15
November 18 7:35 p.m. EST
Buffalo
L 101–112
Porter (23)
Hayes (20)
Riordan (6)
Cole Field House 6,134
8–7
16
November 21 8:05 p.m. EST
Los Angeles
L 97–106
Chenier (30)
Hayes (25)
Porter (8)
Cole Field House 8,841
8–8
17
November 23 8:05 p.m. EST
Atlanta
W 101–86
Chenier, Hayes (20)
Hayes (18)
Clark, Porter (6)
Cole Field House 9,046
9–8
18
November 25 7:35 p.m. EST
New York
W 109–81
Chenier (26)
Hayes (13)
Porter (10)
Cole Field House 11,855
10–8
19
November 28 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Boston
L 104–111
Hayes (23)
Hayes (21)
Chenier, Clark, Porter (6)
Boston Garden 6,810
10–9
20
November 30 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Buffalo
W 121–113
Hayes (43)
Unseld (20)
Chenier (8)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 6,118
11–9 :
December: 9–6 (home: 3–2; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
December 2 7:35 p.m. EST
Seattle
W 98–96
Hayes (36)
Hayes (29)
Chenier (5)
Capital Centre 17,500
12–9
22
December 5 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Houston
L 99–119
Hayes (23)
Hayes (14)
Clark (4)
Hofheinz Pavilion 3,552
12–10
23
December 7 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Phoenix
L 92–114
Hayes (23)
Hayes (10)
Porter (8)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,089
12–11
24
December 9 10:00 p.m. EST
@ Los Angeles
W 110–96
Hayes (40)
Hayes (21)
Riordan (9)
The Forum 12,958
13–11
25
December 11 11:00 p.m. EST
@ Portland
W 87–82
Clark (24)
Hayes (16)
Clark (7)
Memorial Coliseum 6,818
14–11
26
December 14 11:00 p.m. EST
@ Seattle
L 88–93
Hayes (24)
Hayes (18)
Clark (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 11,857
14–12
27
December 15 11:05 p.m. EST
@ Golden State
W 106–93
Riordan (33)
Hayes (22)
Clark (10)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 6,217
15–12
28
December 18 8:05 p.m. EST
Atlanta
L 91–98
Porter (23)
Hayes (24)
Clark (8)
Capital Centre 9,135
15–13
29
December 20 8:35 p.m. EST
@ Kansas City-Omaha
W 98–92
Chenier (22)
Hayes (15)
Clark, Porter, Riordan (4)
Kansas City Municipal Auditorium 4,066
16–13
30
December 22br>8:05 p.m. EST
Houston
W 98–91
Weatherspoon (19)
Hayes (20)
Porter (8)
Capital Centre 7,552
17–13
31
December 23 8:00 p.m. EST
N Buffalo (at Toronto, ON)
W 110–85
Chenier (27)
Hayes (21)
Clark (10)
Maple Leaf Gardens 7,112
18–13
32
December 25 7:30 p.m. EST
@ New York
W 102–100
Clark (28)
Hayes (20)
Clark (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,694
19–13
33
December 26 8:05 p.m. EST
Chicago
W 82–81
Riordan (22)
Hayes (24)
Clark (11)
Capital Centre 13,566
20–13
34
December 28 7:35 p.m. EST
@ Detroit
L 93–102
Hayes (23)
Hayes (16)
Clark (6)
Cobo Arena 6,930
20–14
35
December 29 8:05 p.m. EST
Kansas City-Omaha
L 102–106
Chenier, Riordan (23)
Hayes (25)
Clark (6)
Capital Centre 9,140
21–14 :
January: 7–8 (home: 6–2; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
36
January 2 8:05 p.m. EST
New York
L 81–92
Hayes (23)
Hayes (16)
Clark (4)
Capital Centre 17,328
20–16
37
January 4 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Cleveland
W 94–91
Hayes (31)
Hayes (15)
Porter (7)
Cleveland Arena 3,431
21–16
38
January 5 8:05 p.m. EST
Detroit
W 93–90
Chenier (28)
Unseld (18)
Unseld (7)
Capital Centre 9,718
22–16
39
January 6 7:35 p.m. EST
Milwaukee
W 90–88
Chenier (31)
Hayes (18)
Clark (7)
Capital Centre 17,246
23–16
40
January 8 8:05 p.m. EST
Los Angeles
W 94–92
Chenier (27)
Hayes (24)
Clark, Unseld (5)
Capital Centre 12,048
24–16
41
January 11 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Milwaukee
L 113–115 (OT)
Chenier (31)
Hayes (19)
Porter (7)
Milwaukee Arena 9,683
24–17
42
January 12 8:05 p.m. EST
Buffalo
L 96–97
Chenier (22)
Leaks (16)
Riordan (8)
Capital Centre 12,206
24–18
All-Star Break
43
January 17 8:05 p.m. EST
Cleveland
W 101–86
Chenier (26)
Hayes, Unseld (17)
Clark (8)
Capital Centre 3,217
25–18
44
January 18 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Buffalo
L 94–98
Hayes (43)
Hayes (23)
Clark, Riordan (4)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 11,227
25–19
45
January 19 8:05 p.m. EST
Golden State
W 117–90
Porter (22)
Hayes (17)
Hayes (6)
Capital Centre 6,112
26–19
46
January 20 7:35 p.m. EST
Houston
W 111–105
Riordan (27)
Hayes, Unseld (21)
Clark (9)
Capital Centre 8,161
27–19
47
January 22 11:05 p.m. EST
@ Golden State
L 97–99
Riordan (27)
Hayes (21)
Riordan (5)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4,023
27–20
48
January 25 11:00 p.m. EST
@ Los Angeles
L 124–143
Clark (21)
Hayes (21)
Clark (5)
The Forum 14,253
27–21
49
January 27 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Phoenix
L 107–127
Chenier (26)
Hayes (16)
Clark (7)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,277
27–22
50
January 30 8:30 p.m. EST
@ Chicago
L 94–103
Hayes (26)
Hayes (18)
Porter (6)
Chicago Stadium 5,201
27–23 :
February: 11–6 (home: 8–1; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
51
February 1 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Cleveland
W 107–99
Chenier (38)
Hayes, Wesley (12)
Chenier, Porter (7)
Cleveland Arena 3,735
28–23
52
February 3 2:40 p.m. EST
@ Boston
W 112–99
Chenier (29)
Hayes (18)
Porter (3)
Boston Garden 10,095
29–23
53
February 5 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Atlanta
L 103–121
Hayes, Riordan (25)
Hayes (15)
Clark, Hayes (5)
The Omni 6,265
29–24
54
February 6 8:05 p.m. EST
Phoenix
W 109–101
Hayes (33)
Hayes (21)
Porter (12)
Capital Centre 6,738
30–24
55
February 8 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Milwaukee
L 96–105
Hayes (21)
Weatherspoon (18)
Porter (5)
Milwaukee Arena 10,121
30–25
56
February 9 8:05 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
W 108–75
Chenier (20)
Hayes (22)
Porter (8)
Capital Centre 7,424
31–25
57
February 10 1:35 p.m. EST
@ Philadelphia
L 94–95
Chenier (27)
Hayes (16)
Porter (8)
The Spectrum 4,039
31–26
58
February 12 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Cleveland
W 107–99
Porter (27)
Weatherspoon (19)
Chenier (6)
Cleveland Arena 3,549
32–26
59
February 13 8:05 p.m. EST
Kansas City-Omaha
W 89–87
Chenier (30)
Hayes (16)
Hayes, Porter (5)
Capital Centre 5,842
33–26
60
February 16 8:05 p.m. EST
Buffalo
W 101–92
Porter (27)
Hayes (21)
Porter (11)
Capital Centre 12,651
34–26
61
February 17 7:35 p.m. EST
Boston
W 99–95
Hayes (27)
Hayes (20)
Porter (7)
Capital Centre 17,500
35–26
62
February 20 8:05 p.m. EST
Portland
W 116–101
Porter (28)
Hayes (19)
Porter (12)
Capital Centre 5,160
36–26
63
February 22 7:35 p.m. EST
@ Detroit
L 83–84
Riordan (25)
Hayes (22)
Porter (11)
Cobo Arena 9,049
36–27
64
February 23 8:05 p.m. EST
Cleveland
L 101–104
Hayes (35)
Hayes (15)
Porter (16)
Capital Centre 9,247
36–28
65
February 24 7:35 p.m. EST
Detroit
W 94–84
Riordan (22)
Hayes (21)
Hayes, Riordan (7)
Capital Centre 14,783
37–28
66
February 26 7:30 p.m. EST
@ New York
L 71–85
Porter (17)
Hayes (17)
Porter (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,694
37–29
67
February 27 8:05 p.m. EST
Seattle
W 104–100
Chenier (25)
Hayes (27)
Porter (9)
Capital Centre 5,140
38–29 :
March: 9–6 (home: 9–1; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
68
March 1 8:05 p.m. EST
New York
L 103–112
Chenier (30)
Hayes (14)
Porter (7)
Capital Centre 17,500
38–30
69
March 3 7:35 p.m. EST
Cleveland
W 98–93
Hayes (25)
Hayes (22)
Porter (7)
Capital Centre 5,072
39–30
70
March 5 8:05 p.m. EST
Atlanta
W 103–89
Porter (28)
Hayes (21)
Porter (9)
Capital Centre 9,878
40–30
71
March 6 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Philadelphia
L 99–112
Chenier (26)
Hayes (20)
Porter (6)
The Spectrum 3,229
40–31
72
March 9 8:05 p.m. EST
Portland
W 106–103
Chenier (30)
Hayes (16)
Porter (9)
Capital Centre 5,116
41–31
73
March 10 2:40 p.m. EST
Golden State
W 117–107
Chenier (33)
Hayes (16)
Chenier, Clark (6)
Capital Centre 13,986
42–31
74
March 12 8:05 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
W 112–101
Chenier (28)
Unseld (18)
Porter (7)
Capital Centre 4,970
43–31
75
March 13 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Houston
L 93–117
Chenier (19)
Unseld (10)
Porter, Unseld (7)
Hofheinz Pavilion 4,153
43–32
76
March 15 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Houston
L 105–114
Chenier, Hayes (20)
Hayes (12)
Porter (6)
Hofheinz Pavilion 4,653
43–33
77
March 17 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Boston
L 103–129
Porter (16)
Unseld (18)
Porter (6)
Boston Garden 11,499
43–34
78
March 20 8:05 p.m. EST
Cleveland
W 101–91
Hayes (34)
Hayes (16)
Unseld (7)
Capital Centre 7,943
44–34
79
March 22 8:05 p.m. EST
Houston
W 109–95
Hayes (31)
Hayes, Unseld (15)
Clark (10)
Capital Centre 10,306
45–34
80
March 23 8:05 p.m. EST
@ Atlanta
L 108–119 (OT)
Riordan (26)
Hayes (12)
Clark (7)
The Omni 8,113
45–35
81
March 24 3:00 p.m. EST
Atlanta
W 120–92
Porter (26)
Hayes (16)
Porter, Unseld (5)
Capital Centre 11,766
46–35
82
March 26 8:05 p.m. EST
Boston
W 126–108
Hayes (33)
Hayes, Unseld (17)
Porter (9)
Capital Centre 11,449
47–35 :
1973–74 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 | 81 | 3602 | 689 | 1627 | .423 | 357 | 495 | .721 | 354 | 1109 | 1463 | 163 | 86 | 240 | 252 | 1735 | 21.4 |
| Chenier | 76 | 2942 | 697 | 1607 | .434 | 274 | 334 | .820 | 114 | 274 | 388 | 239 | 155 | 67 | 135 | 1668 | 21.9 |
| Riordan | 81 | 3230 | 577 | 1223 | .472 | 136 | 174 | .782 | 120 | 260 | 380 | 264 | 102 | 14 | 237 | 1290 | 15.9 |
| Porter | 81 | 2339 | 477 | 997 | .478 | 180 | 249 | .723 | 79 | 100 | 179 | 469 | 95 | 9 | 319 | 1134 | 14.0 |
| Clark | 56 | 1786 | 315 | 675 | .467 | 103 | 131 | .786 | 44 | 97 | 141 | 285 | 59 | 6 | 122 | 733 | 13.1 |
| Weatherspoon | 65 | 1216 | 199 | 483 | .412 | 96 | 139 | .691 | 133 | 264 | 397 | 38 | 48 | 16 | 179 | 494 | 7.6 |
| Unseld | 56 | 1727 | 146 | 333 | .438 | 36 | 55 | .655 | 152 | 365 | 517 | 159 | 56 | 16 | 121 | 328 | 5.9 |
| Nelson | 49 | 556 | 93 | 215 | .433 | 53 | 73 | .726 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 52 | 31 | 2 | 62 | 239 | 4.9 |
| Leaks | 53 | 845 | 79 | 232 | .341 | 58 | 83 | .699 | 94 | 150 | 244 | 25 | 10 | 39 | 95 | 216 | 4.1 |
| Stallworth | 45 | 458 | 75 | 187 | .401 | 47 | 55 | .855 | 52 | 73 | 125 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 61 | 197 | 4.4 |
| Wesley | 39 | 400 | 71 | 151 | .470 | 26 | 43 | .605 | 63 | 73 | 136 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 74 | 168 | 4.3 |
| Kozelko | 49 | 573 | 59 | 133 | .444 | 23 | 32 | .719 | 52 | 72 | 124 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 82 | 141 | 2.9 |
| Rinaldi | 7 | 48 | 3 | 22 | .136 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1.3 |
| Patterson | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |

## 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 | 19730 | 3480 | 7886 | .441 | 1393 | 1869 | .745 | 1286 | 2887 | 4173 | 1770 | 703 | 441 | 1568 | 1746 | 8353 |
| Team/G | | 240.6 | 42.4 | 96.2 | .441 | 17.0 | 22.8 | .745 | 15.7 | 35.2 | 50.9 | 21.6 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 19.1 | 21.3 | 101.9 |
| Lg Rank | | 13 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Year/Year | | 0.0% | -4.8% | 0.0% | -.022 | 7.7% | 7.3 | +.002 | | | -0.8% | -13.7% | | | | 4.4% | -2.9% |
| Opponent | 82 | 19730 | 3496 | 7760 | .451 | 1239 | 1639 | .756 | 1206 | 2915 | 4121 | 1900 | 651 | 350 | 1651 | 1840 | 8231 |
| Opponent/G | | 240.6 | 42.6 | 94.6 | .451 | 15.1 | 20.0 | .756 | 14.7 | 35.5 | 50.3 | 23.2 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 20.1 | 22.4 | 100.4 |
| Lg Rank | | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 5 |
| Year/Year | | 0.0% | -1.0% | -3.1% | +.010 | -2.4% | -3.7% | +.010 | | | -2.5% | 2.6% | | | | 9.4% | -1.2% |

## Playoffs

1974 playoff game log :
Eastern Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 29 8:30 p.m. EST
@ New York
L 91–102
Hayes (40)
Hayes (14)
Hayes, Porter (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,694
0–1
2
March 31 2:30 p.m. EST
New York
W 99–87
Chenier (35)
Hayes (21)
Porter (7)
Capital Centre 16,522
1–1
3
April 2 8:30 p.m. EST
@ New York
W 88–79
Porter (22)
Hayes (13)
Porter (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,694
2–1
4
April 5 9:05 p.m. EST
New York
L 93–101 (OT)
Hayes, Porter (20)
Hayes (17)
Porter (7)
Capital Centre 19,035
2–2
5
April 7 1:00 p.m. EST
@ New York
L 105–106
Hayes (27)
Unseld (12)
Unseld (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,694
2–3
6
April 10 9:05 p.m. EST
New York
W 109–92
Hayes (31)
Hayes (23)
Unseld (5)
Capital Centre 19,025
3–3
7
April 12 9:00 p.m. EST
@ New York
L 81–91
Chenier (21)
Chenier (14)
Hayes (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,694
3–4 :
1974 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 | 7 | 323 | 76 | 143 | .531 | 29 | 41 | .701 | 31 | 80 | 111 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 181 | 25.9 |
| Chenier | 7 | 310 | 62 | 137 | .453 | 33 | 37 | .892 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 157 | 22.4 |
| Riordan | 7 | 267 | 36 | 87 | .414 | 14 | 16 | .875 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 86 | 12.3 |
| Porter | 7 | 195 | 33 | 85 | .388 | 9 | 14 | .643 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 75 | 10.7 |
| Unseld | 7 | 297 | 31 | 63 | .492 | 9 | 15 | .600 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 71 | 10.1 |
| Clark | 7 | 162 | 20 | 59 | .339 | 11 | 20 | .550 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 51 | 7.3 |
| Kozelko | 7 | 58 | 10 | 13 | .769 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 3.3 |
| Weatherspoon | 7 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 2.9 |
| Leaks | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Wesley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |

## Awards and honors

* Elvin Hayes, All-NBA Second Team
* Nick Weatherspoon, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team