# 1974–75 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season

The 1974-75 NBA season was the Kings' 26th season in the NBA and their third season in the city of Kansas City.

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | 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 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | 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

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
### Regular season

1974–75 game log Total: 44–38 (Home: 29–12; Road: 15–26) :
October: 5–1 (home: 2–1; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
October 22
Washington
L 121–123
Municipal Auditorium
2–1
4
October 23
Chicago (at Omaha, Nebraska)
W 99–98
Omaha Civic Auditorium
3–1
5
October 25
@ Chicago
W 112–91
Chicago Stadium
4–1 :
November: 7–9 (home: 4–4; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 3
Chicago
L 79–86
Municipal Auditorium
5–3
11
November 10
Boston
L 99–102
Kemper Arena
6–5
13
November 13
@ Washington
L 81–118
Capital Centre
6–7
14
November 15
@ Boston
W 110–109
Boston Garden
7–7
20
November 26
@ Chicago
W 93–90
Chicago Stadium
11–9 :
December: 8–8 (home: 4–2; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
December 20
@ Chicago
L 73–96
Chicago Stadium
16–17
34
December 21
Golden State
W 107–84
Kemper Arena
17–17
35
December 23
Chicago
W 97–87
Kemper Arena
18–17
38
December 30
@ Golden State
L 102–110
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
20–18 :
January: 5–8 (home: 4–4; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
41
January 4
@ Chicago
L 88–100
Chicago Stadium
20–21
All-Star Break
48
January 22
@ Washington
L 88–97
Capital Centre
23–25
49
January 24
@ Boston
L 87–96
Boston Garden
23–26 :
February: 10–2 (home: 7–0; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
52
February 2
Golden State
W 127–101
Kemper Arena
26–26
57
February 12
Boston (at Omaha, Nebraska)
W 103–102
Omaha Civic Auditorium
30–27 :
March: 8–8 (home: 7–1; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
71
March 14
Washington (at Omaha, Nebraska)
W 103–102
Omaha Civic Auditorium
39–32
74
March 21
@ Chicago
L 98–104
Chicago Stadium
41–33
75
March 23
Chicago
W 103–101
Kemper Arena
42–33
77
March 27
@ Golden State
L 103–111
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
42–35 :
April: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
1974–75 schedule :

## Playoffs

1975 playoff game log :
Western Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 9
@ Chicago
L 89–95
McNeill (22)
Lacey (13)
Archibald (7)
Chicago Stadium 15,433
0–1
2
April 13
Chicago
W 102–95
Walker (26)
Lacey (20)
Archibald (12)
Kemper Arena 11,378
1–1
3
April 16
@ Chicago
L 90–93
Archibald (18)
Lacey (18)
Wedman (4)
Chicago Stadium 18,347
1–2
4
April 18
Chicago
W 104–100 (OT)
Archibald (28)
Lacey (16)
Lacey (8)
Kemper Arena 14,945
2–2
5
April 20
@ Chicago
L 77–104
Archibald, Wedman (13)
Lacey (12)
Lacey (5)
Chicago Stadium 16,247
2–3
6
April 23
Chicago
L 89–101
Archibald (26)
Lacey (15)
Lacey (5)
Kemper Arena 12,445
2–4 :
1975 schedule :

## Awards and records

* Phil Johnson, NBA Coach of the Year Award
* Nate Archibald, All-NBA First Team
* Scott Wedman, NBA All-Rookie Team First Team