# 1974–75 Denver Nuggets season

The 1974–75 ABA season was the franchise's eighth season and first as the Nuggets. The Nuggets were ranked first in points per game (118.7 ppg). They also had the best record in the ABA, 65–19, though they lost in the Division finals to the Pacers.

## Standings
### Eastern Division

| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
| Kentucky Colonels | 58 | 26 | .690 | - |
| New York Nets | 58 | 26 | .690 | - |
| Spirits of St. Louis | 32 | 52 | .381 | 26 |
| Memphis Sounds | 27 | 57 | .321 | 31 |
| Virginia Squires | 15 | 69 | .179 | 43 |

### Western Division

| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
| Denver Nuggets | 65 | 19 | .774 | - |
| San Antonio Spurs | 51 | 33 | .607 | 14 |
| Indiana Pacers | 45 | 39 | .536 | 20 |
| Utah Stars | 38 | 46 | .452 | 27 |
| San Diego Conquistadors | 31 | 53 | .369 | 34 |

## Game log

* 1974-75 Denver Rockets Schedule and Results | Basketball-Reference.com

## Stats

| 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 | Ralph Simpson | 25 | 82 | 34.9 | 8.5 | 16.8 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .083 | 8.5 | 16.6 | .509 | 3.7 | 4.9 | .754 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 20.6 |
| 2 | Mack Calvin | 27 | 74 | 33.3 | 6.5 | 13.5 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .188 | 6.5 | 13.2 | .490 | 6.4 | 7.2 | .896 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 19.5 |
| 3 | Bobby Jones | 23 | 84 | 32.2 | 6.3 | 10.4 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.3 | 10.4 | .605 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .695 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 14.8 |
| 4 | Mike Green | 23 | 81 | 31.6 | 7.3 | 13.5 | .542 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.3 | 13.5 | .544 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .738 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 17.4 |
| 5 | Fatty Taylor | 28 | 76 | 26.6 | 3.3 | 7.7 | .428 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .286 | 3.2 | 7.4 | .434 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .750 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 8.4 |
| 6 | Dave Robisch | 25 | 84 | 22.6 | 4.7 | 9.3 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.7 | 9.3 | .504 | 3.6 | 4.1 | .879 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Byron Beck | 30 | 84 | 21.6 | 4.6 | 8.9 | .515 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.6 | 8.9 | .516 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .835 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 10.1 |
| 8 | Jan van Breda Kolff | 23 | 84 | 19.5 | 1.8 | 4.1 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .457 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .839 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 |
| 9 | Claude Terry | 25 | 70 | 14.1 | 2.8 | 5.2 | .530 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .400 | 2.6 | 4.8 | .540 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .761 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 6.7 |
| 10 | Patrick McFarland | 23 | 70 | 13.5 | 2.9 | 6.1 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .125 | 2.8 | 5.8 | .485 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .788 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| 11 | Donald Washington | 22 | 50 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 3.7 | .432 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 3.6 | .436 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .679 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.9 |

## Playoffs

Western Semifinals
| Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | April 6 | Denver | 122–107 | 1–0 | 7,200 |
| 2 | April 7 | Denver | 126–120 | 2–0 | 7,298 |
| 3 | April 9 | Utah | 108–122 | 2–1 | 5,694 |
| 4 | April 11 | Utah | 110–132 | 2–2 | 9,106 |
| 5 | April 12 | Denver | 130–119 | 3–2 | 7,498 |
| 6 | April 14 | Utah | 115–113 | 4–2 | 8,448 |
Nuggets win series 4–2
Western Division finals
| Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | April 20 | Denver | 131–128 | 1–0 | 7,444 |
| 2 | April 22 | Denver | 124–131 | 1–1 | 7,491 |
| 3 | April 24 | Indiana | 112–118 | 1–2 | 15,496 |
| 4 | April 25 | Indiana | 126–109 | 2–2 | 17,389 |
| 5 | April 27 | Denver | 90–109 | 2–3 | 7,483 |
| 6 | April 30 | Indiana | 104–99 | 3–3 | 17,421 |
| 7 | May 3 | Denver | 96–104 | 3–4 | 7,401 |
Nuggets lose series 4–3

## Awards and honors
### League leaders

* Field goal percentage: Bobby Jones
* Free throw percentage: Mack Calvin
* Assists per game:Mack Calvin
* Offensive Rating: Dave Robisch

### All-ABA Teams

* Mack Calvin - 1st Team

### All-Defensive Team

* Bobby Jones

### All-Rookie Team

* Bobby Jones

### ABA All-Stars

* Mack Calvin
* Mike Green
* Ralph Simpson