# Temporada 1973-74 de los Capital Bullets

La temporada 1973-74 fue la primera de la franquicia bajo su nueva denominación Capital Bullets en Landover (Maryland) y la decimotercera en sus diferentes localizaciones. La temporada regular acabó con 47 victorias y 35 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la Conferencia Este, alcanzando los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las Semifinales de Conferencia ante New York Knicks.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 13 | Nick Weatherspoon | Alero | Estados Unidos | Illinois |
| 2 | 19 | Louie Nelson | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Washington |
| 3 | 48 | Louie Nelson | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Toledo |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | 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 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Capital Bullets vs. New York Knicks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 29 de marzo | New York Knicks 102, Capital Bullets 91 | Nueva York |
| 31 de marzo | Capital Bullets 91, New York Knicks 87 | Landover |
| 2 de abril | New York Knicks 79, Capital Bullets 88 | Nueva York |
| 5 de abril | Capital Bullets 93, New York Knicks 101 | Landover |
| 7 de abril | New York Knicks 106, Capital Bullets 105 | Nueva York |
| 10 de abril | Capital Bullets 109, New York Knicks 92 | Landover |
| 12 de abril | New York Knicks 91, Capital Bullets 81 | Nueva York |
| | New York Knicks gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Elvin Hayes | 28 | 81 | 44.5 | 8.5 | 20.1 | .423 | 4.4 | 6.1 | .721 | 4.4 | 13.7 | 18.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 21.4 |
| 2 | Mike Riordan | 28 | 81 | 39.9 | 7.1 | 15.1 | .472 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .782 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 15.9 |
| 3 | Phil Chenier | 23 | 76 | 38.7 | 9.2 | 21.1 | .434 | 3.6 | 4.4 | .820 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 21.9 |
| 4 | Archie Clark | 32 | 56 | 31.9 | 5.6 | 12.1 | .467 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .786 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 13.1 |
| 5 | Wes Unseld | 27 | 56 | 30.8 | 2.6 | 5.9 | .438 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .655 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 5.9 |
| 6 | Kevin Porter | 23 | 81 | 28.9 | 5.9 | 12.3 | .478 | 2.2 | 3.1 | .723 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 14.0 |
| 7 | Nick Weatherspoon | 23 | 65 | 18.7 | 3.1 | 7.4 | .412 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .691 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Manny Leaks | 28 | 53 | 15.9 | 1.5 | 4.4 | .341 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .699 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
| 9 | Tom Kozelko | 22 | 49 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | .444 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .719 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| 10 | Louie Nelson | 22 | 49 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 4.4 | .433 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .726 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.9 |
| 11 | Walt Wesley | 29 | 39 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .470 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .605 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| 12 | Dave Stallworth | 32 | 45 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 4.2 | .401 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .855 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| 13 | Rich Rinaldi | 24 | 7 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 3.1 | .136 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .750 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 14 | Tom Patterson | 25 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .500 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Elvin Hayes | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Nick Weatherspoon | Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA |
| Phil Chenier | All-Star |