# 1973–74 Denver Rockets season

The 1973–74 ABA season was the seventh and final season for the Denver Rockets before their name change in preparation for the merger with the NBA, which had a team called the Rockets. They ended up with a 37–47 record, but it was not enough for a playoff spot, due to losing a one-game playoff to the San Diego Conquistadors on March 29, 1974, 131–111. Subsequently, the team was rechristened the Denver Nuggets before the next season started.

## Season standings
### Eastern Division

| Team | W | L | % | GB |
| New York Nets | 55 | 29 | .655 | - |
| Kentucky Colonels | 53 | 31 | .631 | 2 |
| Carolina Cougars | 47 | 37 | .560 | 8 |
| Virginia Squires | 28 | 56 | .333 | 27 |
| Memphis Tams | 21 | 63 | .250 | 34 |

### Western Division

| Team | W | L | % | GB |
| Utah Stars | 51 | 33 | .607 | - |
| Indiana Pacers | 46 | 38 | .548 | 5 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 45 | 39 | .536 | 6 |
| Denver Rockets | 37 | 47 | .440 | 14 |
| San Diego Conquistadors | 37 | 47 | .440 | 14 |

## Game log

* 1973-74 Denver Rockets Schedule and Results | Basketball-Reference.com

## Statistics

| Rk | Player | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
| 1 | Warren Jabali | 27 | 49 | 34.9 | 5.2 | 13.4 | .391 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .366 | 4.3 | 10.9 | .397 | 4.5 | 5.6 | .803 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 15.9 |
| 2 | Julius Keye | 27 | 79 | 32.8 | 1.9 | 4.2 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .200 | 1.8 | 4.1 | .451 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .679 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| 3 | Al Smith | 27 | 76 | 32.0 | 4.1 | 10.3 | .399 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .306 | 3.8 | 9.3 | .409 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .773 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 10.9 |
| 4 | Ralph Simpson | 24 | 75 | 29.9 | 8.0 | 18.6 | .428 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .083 | 7.9 | 18.3 | .434 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .754 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 18.7 |
| 5 | Dave Robisch | 24 | 84 | 29.4 | 5.3 | 11.3 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 5.3 | 11.3 | .473 | 3.8 | 4.9 | .774 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 14.5 |
| 6 | Steve Jones | 31 | 42 | 27.5 | 5.7 | 12.7 | .448 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .361 | 5.4 | 11.9 | .454 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .771 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 13.7 |
| 7 | Willie Long | 23 | 82 | 25.1 | 4.7 | 11.3 | .414 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.7 | 11.3 | .415 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .831 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 12.6 |
| 8 | Byron Beck | 29 | 82 | 24.1 | 5.2 | 10.0 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.2 | 10.0 | .517 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .851 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 11.8 |
| 9 | Mike Green | 22 | 79 | 20.9 | 4.6 | 10.1 | .459 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 4.6 | 10.1 | .459 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .748 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 11.4 |
| 10 | Marv Roberts | 24 | 35 | 18.4 | 3.0 | 6.8 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 6.7 | .445 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .774 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Patrick McFarland | 22 | 67 | 11.3 | 2.4 | 5.4 | .443 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .333 | 2.3 | 5.0 | .451 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .673 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 12 | Claude Terry | 24 | 60 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 | .443 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .400 | 1.7 | 3.7 | .450 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .870 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 |

## Awards and honors

* Assist per game leader: Al Smith (8.1)
* Total assists: Al Smith (619)
* All-Defensive 1st team: Julius Keye
* All-Rookie Team: Mike Green
* All-Stars: Warren Jabali, Ralph Simpson,