# 1974–75 Chicago Bulls season

The 1974–75 NBA season was the Bulls' ninth season in the NBA. The season saw the Bulls clinch the Midwest Division championship, their first title of any kind, and the only one prior to the dynasty years of the 1990s.

## 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 |

## Playoffs

1975 playoff game log :
Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 9
Kansas City–Omaha
W 95–89
Bob Love (38)
Tom Boerwinkle (12)
Tom Boerwinkle (5)
Chicago Stadium 15,433
1–0
2
April 13
@ Kansas City–Omaha
L 95–102
Chet Walker (20)
Tom Boerwinkle (12)
Tom Boerwinkle (3)
Kemper Arena 11,378
1–1
3
April 16
Kansas City–Omaha
W 93–90
Bob Love (31)
Tom Boerwinkle (24)
Norm Van Lier (6)
Chicago Stadium 18,347
2–1
4
April 18
@ Kansas City–Omaha
L 100–104 (OT)
Bob Love (34)
Tom Boerwinkle (17)
Tom Boerwinkle (5)
Kemper Arena 14,945
2–2
5
April 20
Kansas City–Omaha
W 104–77
Bob Love (30)
Tom Boerwinkle (19)
Tom Boerwinkle (8)
Chicago Stadium 16,247
3–2
6
April 23
@ Kansas City–Omaha
W 101–89
Bob Love (26)
Tom Boerwinkle (14)
Norm Van Lier (4)
Kemper Arena 12,445
4–2 :
Conference finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 27
@ Golden State
L 89–107
Bob Love (37)
Nate Thurmond (7)
Tom Boerwinkle (4)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,787
0–1
2
April 30
Golden State
W 90–89
Chet Walker (28)
Tom Boerwinkle (14)
Tom Boerwinkle (5)
Chicago Stadium 18,533
1–1
3
May 4
Golden State
W 108–101
Norm Van Lier (35)
Nate Thurmond (12)
Norm Van Lier (9)
Chicago Stadium 19,128
2–1
4
May 6
@ Golden State
L 106–111
Bob Love (27)
Jerry Sloan (12)
Norm Van Lier (9)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,787
2–2
5
May 8
@ Golden State
W 89–79
Chet Walker (21)
Sloan, Boerwinkle (10)
Van Lier, Boerwinkle (4)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,787
3–2
6
May 11
Golden State
L 72–86
Norm Van Lier (24)
Sloan, Boerwinkle (8)
Nate Thurmond (5)
Chicago Stadium 19,594
3–3
7
May 14
@ Golden State
L 79–83
Chet Walker (21)
Tom Boerwinkle (16)
Tom Boerwinkle (6)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
3–4 :
1975 schedule :

## Awards and records

* Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
* Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
* Bob Love, NBA All-Defensive Second Team