1974–75 Chicago Bulls season

The 1974–75 NBA season was the Bulls' ninth season in the NBA.[1] 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.

1974–75 Chicago Bulls season
Division champions
Head coachDick Motta
General managerDick Motta
Owner(s)Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference finals
(lost to Warriors 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWSNS-TV
(Andy Musser, Dick Gonski)
RadioWIND
(Jim Durham, Bill Berg)

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1974 NBA draft

Roster
1974–75 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 5 Benbow, Leon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1950-07-23 Jacksonville
F 35 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944-04-16 USC
C 18 Boerwinkle, Tom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945-08-23 Tennessee
F 23 Garrett, Rowland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1950-07-16 Florida State
G 14 Guokas, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1944-02-25 Saint Joseph's
F 8 Johnson, Mickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952-08-31 Aurora
F 10 Love, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942-12-08 Southern
G/F 4 Sloan, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1942-03-28 Evansville
C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1941-07-25 Bowling Green
G 2 Van Lier, Norm 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947-04-01 Saint Francis (PA)
F 25 Walker, Chet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1940-02-22 Bradley
G 34 Wilson, Bobby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951-01-15 Wichita State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 27, 1974

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 4735.573–29–1218–2311–15
x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings 4438.537329–1215–2617–9
x-Detroit Pistons 4042.488726–1514–2710–16
Milwaukee Bucks 3844.463925–1613–2814–12
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Golden State Warriors4834.585–
2 y-Chicago Bulls4735.5731
3 x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings4438.5374
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4339.5245
5 x-Detroit Pistons4042.4888
6 Portland Trail Blazers3844.46310
6 Milwaukee Bucks3844.46310
8 Phoenix Suns3250.39016
9 Los Angeles Lakers3052.36618
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
Attendance		Series
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
Attendance		Series
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

References
  1. 1974–75 Chicago Bulls
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