1973–74 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1973–74 Atlanta Hawks season was the 28th season of the franchise, 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Although "Pistol" Pete Maravich finished second in the league in scoring with 27.7 points per game, the Hawks missed the playoffs for the first time in 12 seasons. Following the season, the Hawks would trade Maravich to the expansion New Orleans Jazz in exchange for Dean Meminger, Bob Kauffman, and four draft picks.[1]

1973–74 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachCotton Fitzsimmons
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTCG
RadioWSB

Draft picks
Main article: 1973 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 Dwight Jones  United States Houston
1 John Brown  United States Missouri
2 Tom Ingelsby  United States Villanova
3 Ted Manakas  United States Princeton
3 Leonard Gray  United States Long Beach State
4 James Brown  United States Harvard
5 Dave Winfield  United States Minnesota
6 John Williamson  United States New Mexico State
7 Pete Harris  United States Stephen F. Austin
8 Tim Dominey  United States Valdosta State

[2]

Roster
1973–74 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 8 Bellamy, Walt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
F 50 Brown, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Missouri
G 3 Gilliam, Herm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Purdue
G/F 23 Hudson, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
C 13 Jones, Dwight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
G 44 Maravich, Pete 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) LSU
C 54 Schlueter, Dale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado State
F 12 Washington, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Villanova
G/F 25 Wetzel, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Capital Bullets 4735.573–31–1015–251–014–8
Atlanta Hawks 3547.4271223–1812–250–413–9
Houston Rockets 3250.3901518–2313–251–29–13
Cleveland Cavaliers 2953.3541818–2311–280–28–14
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics5626.683–
2 x-New York Knicks4933.5987
3 y-Capital Bullets4735.5739
4 x-Buffalo Braves4240.51214
5 Atlanta Hawks3547.42721
6 Houston Rockets3250.39024
7 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35427
8 Philadelphia 76ers2557.30531

Record vs. opponents
1973–74 NBA records
Team ATL BOS BUF CAP CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —1–52–44–41–34–30–41–35–21–34–01–31–53–31–32–24–0
Boston 5–1—5–22–42–24–23–13–14–23–12–22–25–27–13–14–02–2
Buffalo 4–22–5—3–31–35–11–31–34–22–20–41–34–46–13–13–12–2
Capital 4–44–23–3—1–36–12–23–14–33–12–21–33–34–22–23–12–2
Chicago 3–12–23–13–1—4–05–24–24–05–21–53–32–23–14–24–24–2
Cleveland 3–42–41–51–60–4—2–20–44–40–43–10–41–55–11–34–02–2
Detroit 4–01–33–12–22–52–2—5–13–14–24–23–41–32–26–05–15–1
Golden State 3–11–33–11–32–44–01–5—4–03–34–23–31–33–15–23–43–3
Houston 2–52–42–43–40–44–41–30–4—2–22–20–44–24–22–23–11–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–11–32–21–32–54–02–43–32–2—1–50–71–31–34–24–22–4
Los Angeles 0–42–24–02–25–11–32–42–42–25–1—4–22–24–04–24–34–3
Milwaukee 3–12–23–13–13–34–04–33–34–07–02–4—2–24–05–16–04–2
New York 5–12–54–43–32–25–13–13–12–43–12–22–2—4–33–12–24–0
Philadelphia 3–31–71–62–41–31–52–21–32–43–10–40–43–4—3–12–20–4
Phoenix 3–11–31–32–22–43–10–62–52–22–42–41–51–31–3—3–34–3
Portland 2–20–41–31–32–40–41–54–31–32–43–40–62–22–23–3—3–3
Seattle 0–42–22–22–22–42–21–53–33–14–23–42–40–44–03–43–3—

Game log
1973–74 game log
October
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
110/09/1973Capital Bullets114–128The Omni
7,503		1–0
210/11/1973Los Angeles Lakers102–129The Omni
6,021		2–0
310/12/1973@ Detroit Pistons105–122Cobo Arena
5,020		2–1
410/13/1973Kansas City–Omaha Kings117–102The Omni
11,476		2–2
510/20/1973@ Phoenix Suns108–118Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,009		2–3
610/21/1973@ Los Angeles Lakers119–100The Forum
14,875		3–3
710/24/1973@ Seattle SuperSonics131–106Seattle Center Coliseum
9,626		4–3
810/26/1973@ Portland Trail Blazers110–127Memorial Coliseum
7,714		4–4
910/27/1973@ Golden State Warriors125–116Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,073		5–4
1010/30/1973Phoenix Suns101–122The Omni
9,070		6–4
November
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
1111/2/1973@ Houston Rockets125–123Hofheinz Pavilion
3,568		7–4
1211/3/1973Boston Celtics122–109The Omni
10,238		7–5
1311/4/1973@ Cleveland Cavaliers115–110Cleveland Arena
3,567		8–5
1411/8/1973Detroit Pistons129–115The Omni
8,611		8–6
1511/10/1973Philadelphia 76ers97–120The Omni
6,219		9–6
1611/13/1973@ Buffalo Braves114–121Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
6,885		9–7
1711/15/1973Portland Trail Blazers114–123The Omni
6,763		10–7
1811/17/1973Capital Bullets115–109The Omni
9,229		10–8
1911/22/1973Golden State Warriors101–99The Omni
6,154		10–9
2011/23/1973@ Capital Bullets86–101Capital Centre
9,046		10–10
2111/24/1973Milwaukee Bucks112–92The Omni
9,111		10–11
2211/27/1973@ Kansas City–Omaha Kings129–110Omaha Civic Auditorium
7,997		11–11
2311/28/1973Buffalo Braves106–130The Omni
9,531		12–11
December
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
2412/1/1973Seattle SuperSonics110–120The Omni
7,194		13–11
2512/5/1973@ Kansas City–Omaha Kings105–117Omaha Civic Auditorium
5,227		13–12
2612/7/1973@ Boston Celtics112–116Boston Garden
13,577		13–13
2712/8/1973@ New York Knicks100–117Madison Square Garden
19,694		13–14
2812/11/1973Buffalo Braves132–127 (OT)The Omni
9,115		13–15
2912/15/1973@ Milwaukee Bucks82–116Milwaukee Arena
9,785		13–16
3012/18/1973@ Capital Bullets98–91Capital Centre
9,135		14–16
3112/19/1973New York Knicks105–107The Omni
7,398		15–16
3212/21/1973@ Houston Rockets124–110Hofheinz Pavilion
4,547		16–16
3312/22/1973Cleveland Cavaliers108–98The Omni
5,602		16–17
3412/26/1973Philadelphia 76ers118–145The Omni
9,914		17–17
3512/28/1973@ Chicago Bulls94–118Chicago Stadium
10,231		17–18
3612/29/1973Houston Rockets110–114The Omni
8,388		18–18
3712/30/1973@ Cleveland Cavaliers99–94Cleveland Arena
6,442		19–18
January
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
381/1/1974@ New York Knicks89–99Madison Square Garden
19,694		19–19
391/2/1974Phoenix Suns116–113The Omni
9,232		19–20
401/5/1974Cleveland Cavaliers86–99The Omni
7,370		20–20
411/6/1974N Buffalo Braves117–109Maple Leaf Gardens
7,484		20–21
421/8/1974@ Buffalo Braves96–100Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
10,472		20–22
431/10/1974Chicago Bulls116–104The Omni
9,194		20–23
441/11/1974N Philadelphia 76ers121–100Hersheypark Arena
3,528		20–24
451/13/1974Boston Celtics128–105The Omni
4,260		20–25
461/17/1974Portland Trail Blazers99–126The Omni
8,031		21–25
471/18/1974@ Boston Celtics94–98Boston Garden
13,157		21–26
481/19/1974Seattle SuperSonics109–127The Omni
6,938		22–26
491/22/1974@ Chicago Bulls89–102Chicago Stadium
7,118		22–27
501/23/1974Houston Rockets115–104The Omni
8,103		22–28
511/26/1974Buffalo Braves122–132The Omni
8,533		23–28
521/27/1974New York Knicks111–89The Omni
7,088		23–29
531/29/1974@ Cleveland Cavaliers111–118Cleveland Arena
4,453		23–30
541/30/1974Golden State Warriors129–122The Omni
8,696		23–31
February
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
552/2/1974Houston Rockets107–117The Omni
7,573		24–31
562/3/1974@ Houston Rockets112–123Hofheinz Pavilion
4,126		24–32
572/5/1974Capital Bullets103–121The Omni
6,265		25–32
582/6/1974Los Angeles Lakers103–107The Omni
5,487		26–32
592/8/1974@ Philadelphia 76ers84–104Spectrum
2,667		26–33
602/9/1974Cleveland Cavaliers90–99The Omni
5,534		27–33
612/11/1974Philadelphia 76ers116–95The Omni
6,007		27–34
622/14/1974@ Golden State Warriors105–121Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
6,326		27–35
632/16/1974@ Phoenix Suns123–124 (OT)Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,510		27–36
642/17/1974@ Los Angeles Lakers113–110The Forum
16,114		28–36
652/20/1974N Milwaukee Bucks110–94Wisconsin Field House
9,455		28–37
662/23/1974@ New York Knicks90–98Madison Square Garden
19,694		28–38
672/24/1974N Boston Celtics111–96Providence Civic Center
5,819		28–39
682/27/1974Kansas City–Omaha Kings85–76The Omni
6,859		28–40
March
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
693/1/1974Milwaukee Bucks89–105The Omni
8,470		29–40
703/2/1974Houston Rockets122–129The Omni
6,091		30–40
713/5/1974@ Capital Bullets89–103Capital Centre
9,878		30–41
723/6/1974New York Knicks96–94The Omni
5,819		30–42
733/9/1974Chicago Bulls99–106The Omni
8,018		31–42
743/10/1974Detroit Pistons116–111The Omni
6,889		31–43
753/12/1974@ Cleveland Cavaliers84–95Cleveland Arena
4,514		31–44
763/15/1974@ Seattle SuperSonics126–107Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078		32–44
773/16/1974@ Portland Trail Blazers127–128Memorial Coliseum
8,162		32–45
783/20/1974Boston Celtics89–99The Omni
6,821		33–45
793/22/1974@ Philadelphia 76ers107–106Spectrum
6,220		34–45
803/23/1974Capital Bullets108–119 (OT)The Omni
8,113		35–45
813/24/1974@ Capital Bullets92–120Capital Centre
11,766		35–46
823/26/1974@ Detroit Pistons108–109Cobo Arena
8,409		35–47
1973–74 schedule

Awards and records

Awards

References
  1. Atlanta Hawks (1968–Present)
  2. "Atlanta Hawks (1949 - ) 1973 Stats, History, Awards and More". Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
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