1973–74 Capital Bullets season

1973–74 Capital Bullets season
1973–74 Capital Bullets season
Division champions
Head coach	K. C. Jones
General manager	Bob Ferry
Owner(s)	Abe Pollin
Arena	Capital Centre; Cole Field House (until Dec)
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 1st (Central); Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals; (lost to Knicks 3–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WDCA
Radio	WWDC; (Frank Herzog)
< 1972–73	1974–75 >

The 1973–74 Capital Bullets season was the team's first in Washington, D.C. area, southwest from nearby Baltimore. Prior to the 1973–74 season, the Baltimore Bullets relocated to Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, and became the Capital Bullets.^[1] It was also their only season under the Capital Bullets name.

The Bullets finished with a 47–35 record and won the Central Division. Wes Unseld was limited to 56 games due to injuries. In the playoffs, the Bullets fell to the New York Knicks for the fifth time in six years, eliminated in seven games.^[1] Following the season, the team was renamed as the Washington Bullets.

The new Capital Centre opened on December 2, 1973; the Bullets played their earlier home games this season at Cole Field House at the University of Maryland in College Park. They played several home games at Cole during their last seasons in Baltimore.^[2]^[3]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SG	45	Chenier, Phil	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1950-10-30	California
PG	21	Clark, Archie	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1941-07-15	Minnesota
PF	11	Hayes, Elvin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1945-11-17	Houston
PF	22	Kozelko, Tom	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1951-07-01	Toledo
C	24	Leaks, Manny	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1945-11-27	Niagara
SG	15	Nelson, Louie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1951-05-28	Washington
SF	30	Patterson, Tom	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1948-10-15	Ouachita Baptist
PG	10	Porter, Kevin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1950-04-17	Saint Francis (PA)
SG	33	Rinaldi, Rich	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1949-08-03	Saint Peter's College
SG	6	Riordan, Mike	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1945-07-09	Providence
SF	42	Stallworth, Dave	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1941-12-20	Wichita State
F	41	Unseld, Wes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1946-03-14	Louisville
F	12	Weatherspoon, Nick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1950-07-20	Illinois
C	31, 44	Wesley, Walt	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1945-01-25	Kansas

Head coach

K. C. Jones

Assistant coach(es)

Bernie Bickerstaff

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

^{[citation needed]}

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	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

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	–
2	x-New York Knicks	49	33	.598	7
3	y-Capital Bullets	47	35	.573	9
4	x-Buffalo Braves	42	40	.512	14

5	Atlanta Hawks	35	47	.427	21
6	Houston Rockets	32	50	.390	24
7	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	27
8	Philadelphia 76ers	25	57	.305	31

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	—	1–5	2–4	4–4	1–3	4–3	0–4	1–3	5–2	1–3	4–0	1–3	1–5	3–3	1–3	2–2	4–0
Boston	5–1	—	5–2	2–4	2–2	4–2	3–1	3–1	4–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	5–2	7–1	3–1	4–0	2–2
Buffalo	4–2	2–5	—	3–3	1–3	5–1	1–3	1–3	4–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–4	6–1	3–1	3–1	2–2
Capital	4–4	4–2	3–3	—	1–3	6–1	2–2	3–1	4–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–3	4–2	2–2	3–1	2–2
Chicago	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	—	4–0	5–2	4–2	4–0	5–2	1–5	3–3	2–2	3–1	4–2	4–2	4–2
Cleveland	3–4	2–4	1–5	1–6	0–4	—	2–2	0–4	4–4	0–4	3–1	0–4	1–5	5–1	1–3	4–0	2–2
Detroit	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–5	2–2	—	5–1	3–1	4–2	4–2	3–4	1–3	2–2	6–0	5–1	5–1
Golden State	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–4	4–0	1–5	—	4–0	3–3	4–2	3–3	1–3	3–1	5–2	3–4	3–3
Houston	2–5	2–4	2–4	3–4	0–4	4–4	1–3	0–4	—	2–2	2–2	0–4	4–2	4–2	2–2	3–1	1–3
Kansas City-Omaha	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–5	4–0	2–4	3–3	2–2	—	1–5	0–7	1–3	1–3	4–2	4–2	2–4
Los Angeles	0–4	2–2	4–0	2–2	5–1	1–3	2–4	2–4	2–2	5–1	—	4–2	2–2	4–0	4–2	4–3	4–3
Milwaukee	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–3	4–0	4–3	3–3	4–0	7–0	2–4	—	2–2	4–0	5–1	6–0	4–2
New York	5–1	2–5	4–4	3–3	2–2	5–1	3–1	3–1	2–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	—	4–3	3–1	2–2	4–0
Philadelphia	3–3	1–7	1–6	2–4	1–3	1–5	2–2	1–3	2–4	3–1	0–4	0–4	3–4	—	3–1	2–2	0–4
Phoenix	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–4	3–1	0–6	2–5	2–2	2–4	2–4	1–5	1–3	1–3	—	3–3	4–3
Portland	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–4	0–4	1–5	4–3	1–3	2–4	3–4	0–6	2–2	2–2	3–3	—	3–3
Seattle	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–4	2–2	1–5	3–3	3–1	4–2	3–4	2–4	0–4	4–0	3–4	3–3	—

^{[citation needed]}

Game log

Preseason

1973 preseason game log
Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

1973–74 schedule

Regular season

1973–74 game log
Total: 47–35 (home: 31–10; road: 16–25)

October: 3–5 (home: 2–1; road: 1–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 9 8:05 p.m. EDT	@ Atlanta	L 114–128	Riordan (26)	Hayes (12)	Chenier (4)	The Omni 7,503	0–1
2	October 12 11:00 p.m. EDT	@ Seattle	L 102–103	Hayes (27)	Stallworth (10)	Porter (12)	Seattle Center Coliseum 11,673	0–2
3	October 13 11:00 p.m. EDT	@ Portland	L 87–132	Chenier (21)	Hayes (14)	Hayes, Porter (5)	Memorial Coliseum 9,502	0–3
4	October 19 8:30 p.m. EDT	@ Chicago	L 103–117	Chenier (36)	Hayes (14)	Riordan (6)	Chicago Stadium 3,000	0–4
5	October 20 8:05 p.m. EDT	Boston	W 96–87	Chenier (26)	Hayes (23)	Porter (12)	Cole Field House 7,711	1–4
6	October 21 7:35 p.m. EDT	Chicago	L 99–107	Chenier (25)	Hayes (19)	Chenier (6)	Cole Field House 7,641	1–5
7	October 23 8:00 p.m. EDT	@ New York	W 101–84	Porter (27)	Hayes, Leaks (18)	Porter (5)	Madison Square Garden 18,722	2–5
8	October 28 7:35 p.m. EST	Philadelphia	W 119–99	Chenier (32)	Hayes (23)	Porter (7)	Cole Field House 5,620	3–5

November: 8–4 (home: 3–3; road: 5–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	November 3 2:40 p.m. EST	@ Philadelphia	W 112–84	Hayes (34)	Hayes (20)	Chenier (5)	The Spectrum 5,112	4–5
10	November 4 7:35 p.m. EST	Phoenix	W 102–99	Chenier, Riordan (25)	Hayes (19)	Porter (9)	Cole Field House 5,316	5–5
11	November 7 9:00 p.m. EST	@ Houston	W 111–97	Riordan (29)	Hayes (23)	Porter (13)	Hofheinz Pavilion 2,758	6–5
12	November 9 8:35 p.m. EST	@ Kansas City-Omaha (at Omaha, NE)	W 109–96	Riordan (29)	Hayes (15)	Porter (11)	Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,182	6–6
13	November 11 7:35 p.m. EST	Milwaukee	L 91–110	Hayes (26)	Hayes (16)	Porter (5)	Cole Field House 11,638	7–6
14	November 17 8:05 p.m. EST	@ Atlanta	W 115–109	Hayes (43)	Hayes (32)	Clark (9)	The Omni 9,229	8–6
15	November 18 7:35 p.m. EST	Buffalo	L 101–112	Porter (23)	Hayes (20)	Riordan (6)	Cole Field House 6,134	8–7
16	November 21 8:05 p.m. EST	Los Angeles	L 97–106	Chenier (30)	Hayes (25)	Porter (8)	Cole Field House 8,841	8–8
17	November 23 8:05 p.m. EST	Atlanta	W 101–86	Chenier, Hayes (20)	Hayes (18)	Clark, Porter (6)	Cole Field House 9,046	9–8
18	November 25 7:35 p.m. EST	New York	W 109–81	Chenier (26)	Hayes (13)	Porter (10)	Cole Field House 11,855	10–8
19	November 28 7:30 p.m. EST	@ Boston	L 104–111	Hayes (23)	Hayes (21)	Chenier, Clark, Porter (6)	Boston Garden 6,810	10–9
20	November 30 8:00 p.m. EST	@ Buffalo	W 121–113	Hayes (43)	Unseld (20)	Chenier (8)	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 6,118	11–9

December: 9–6 (home: 3–2; road: 6–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
21	December 2 7:35 p.m. EST	Seattle	W 98–96	Hayes (36)	Hayes (29)	Chenier (5)	Capital Centre 17,500	12–9
22	December 5 9:00 p.m. EST	@ Houston	L 99–119	Hayes (23)	Hayes (14)	Clark (4)	Hofheinz Pavilion 3,552	12–10
23	December 7 9:00 p.m. EST	@ Phoenix	L 92–114	Hayes (23)	Hayes (10)	Porter (8)	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,089	12–11
24	December 9 10:00 p.m. EST	@ Los Angeles	W 110–96	Hayes (40)	Hayes (21)	Riordan (9)	The Forum 12,958	13–11
25	December 11 11:00 p.m. EST	@ Portland	W 87–82	Clark (24)	Hayes (16)	Clark (7)	Memorial Coliseum 6,818	14–11
26	December 14 11:00 p.m. EST	@ Seattle	L 88–93	Hayes (24)	Hayes (18)	Clark (7)	Seattle Center Coliseum 11,857	14–12
27	December 15 11:05 p.m. EST	@ Golden State	W 106–93	Riordan (33)	Hayes (22)	Clark (10)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 6,217	15–12
28	December 18 8:05 p.m. EST	Atlanta	L 91–98	Porter (23)	Hayes (24)	Clark (8)	Capital Centre 9,135	15–13
29	December 20 8:35 p.m. EST	@ Kansas City-Omaha	W 98–92	Chenier (22)	Hayes (15)	Clark, Porter, Riordan (4)	Kansas City Municipal Auditorium 4,066	16–13
30	December 22br>8:05 p.m. EST	Houston	W 98–91	Weatherspoon (19)	Hayes (20)	Porter (8)	Capital Centre 7,552	17–13
31	December 23 8:00 p.m. EST	N Buffalo (at Toronto, ON)	W 110–85	Chenier (27)	Hayes (21)	Clark (10)	Maple Leaf Gardens 7,112	18–13
32	December 25 7:30 p.m. EST	@ New York	W 102–100	Clark (28)	Hayes (20)	Clark (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,694	19–13
33	December 26 8:05 p.m. EST	Chicago	W 82–81	Riordan (22)	Hayes (24)	Clark (11)	Capital Centre 13,566	20–13
34	December 28 7:35 p.m. EST	@ Detroit	L 93–102	Hayes (23)	Hayes (16)	Clark (6)	Cobo Arena 6,930	20–14
35	December 29 8:05 p.m. EST	Kansas City-Omaha	L 102–106	Chenier, Riordan (23)	Hayes (25)	Clark (6)	Capital Centre 9,140	21–14

January: 7–8 (home: 6–2; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
36	January 2 8:05 p.m. EST	New York	L 81–92	Hayes (23)	Hayes (16)	Clark (4)	Capital Centre 17,328	20–16
37	January 4 8:00 p.m. EST	@ Cleveland	W 94–91	Hayes (31)	Hayes (15)	Porter (7)	Cleveland Arena 3,431	21–16
38	January 5 8:05 p.m. EST	Detroit	W 93–90	Chenier (28)	Unseld (18)	Unseld (7)	Capital Centre 9,718	22–16
39	January 6 7:35 p.m. EST	Milwaukee	W 90–88	Chenier (31)	Hayes (18)	Clark (7)	Capital Centre 17,246	23–16
40	January 8 8:05 p.m. EST	Los Angeles	W 94–92	Chenier (27)	Hayes (24)	Clark, Unseld (5)	Capital Centre 12,048	24–16
41	January 11 9:00 p.m. EST	@ Milwaukee	L 113–115 (OT)	Chenier (31)	Hayes (19)	Porter (7)	Milwaukee Arena 9,683	24–17
42	January 12 8:05 p.m. EST	Buffalo	L 96–97	Chenier (22)	Leaks (16)	Riordan (8)	Capital Centre 12,206	24–18
All-Star Break
43	January 17 8:05 p.m. EST	Cleveland	W 101–86	Chenier (26)	Hayes, Unseld (17)	Clark (8)	Capital Centre 3,217	25–18
44	January 18 8:00 p.m. EST	@ Buffalo	L 94–98	Hayes (43)	Hayes (23)	Clark, Riordan (4)	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 11,227	25–19
45	January 19 8:05 p.m. EST	Golden State	W 117–90	Porter (22)	Hayes (17)	Hayes (6)	Capital Centre 6,112	26–19
46	January 20 7:35 p.m. EST	Houston	W 111–105	Riordan (27)	Hayes, Unseld (21)	Clark (9)	Capital Centre 8,161	27–19
47	January 22 11:05 p.m. EST	@ Golden State	L 97–99	Riordan (27)	Hayes (21)	Riordan (5)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4,023	27–20
48	January 25 11:00 p.m. EST	@ Los Angeles	L 124–143	Clark (21)	Hayes (21)	Clark (5)	The Forum 14,253	27–21
49	January 27 9:00 p.m. EST	@ Phoenix	L 107–127	Chenier (26)	Hayes (16)	Clark (7)	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,277	27–22
50	January 30 8:30 p.m. EST	@ Chicago	L 94–103	Hayes (26)	Hayes (18)	Porter (6)	Chicago Stadium 5,201	27–23

February: 11–6 (home: 8–1; road: 3–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
51	February 1 8:00 p.m. EST	@ Cleveland	W 107–99	Chenier (38)	Hayes, Wesley (12)	Chenier, Porter (7)	Cleveland Arena 3,735	28–23
52	February 3 2:40 p.m. EST	@ Boston	W 112–99	Chenier (29)	Hayes (18)	Porter (3)	Boston Garden 10,095	29–23
53	February 5 8:05 p.m. EST	@ Atlanta	L 103–121	Hayes, Riordan (25)	Hayes (15)	Clark, Hayes (5)	The Omni 6,265	29–24
54	February 6 8:05 p.m. EST	Phoenix	W 109–101	Hayes (33)	Hayes (21)	Porter (12)	Capital Centre 6,738	30–24
55	February 8 9:00 p.m. EST	@ Milwaukee	L 96–105	Hayes (21)	Weatherspoon (18)	Porter (5)	Milwaukee Arena 10,121	30–25
56	February 9 8:05 p.m. EST	Philadelphia	W 108–75	Chenier (20)	Hayes (22)	Porter (8)	Capital Centre 7,424	31–25
57	February 10 1:35 p.m. EST	@ Philadelphia	L 94–95	Chenier (27)	Hayes (16)	Porter (8)	The Spectrum 4,039	31–26
58	February 12 8:00 p.m. EST	@ Cleveland	W 107–99	Porter (27)	Weatherspoon (19)	Chenier (6)	Cleveland Arena 3,549	32–26
59	February 13 8:05 p.m. EST	Kansas City-Omaha	W 89–87	Chenier (30)	Hayes (16)	Hayes, Porter (5)	Capital Centre 5,842	33–26
60	February 16 8:05 p.m. EST	Buffalo	W 101–92	Porter (27)	Hayes (21)	Porter (11)	Capital Centre 12,651	34–26
61	February 17 7:35 p.m. EST	Boston	W 99–95	Hayes (27)	Hayes (20)	Porter (7)	Capital Centre 17,500	35–26
62	February 20 8:05 p.m. EST	Portland	W 116–101	Porter (28)	Hayes (19)	Porter (12)	Capital Centre 5,160	36–26
63	February 22 7:35 p.m. EST	@ Detroit	L 83–84	Riordan (25)	Hayes (22)	Porter (11)	Cobo Arena 9,049	36–27
64	February 23 8:05 p.m. EST	Cleveland	L 101–104	Hayes (35)	Hayes (15)	Porter (16)	Capital Centre 9,247	36–28
65	February 24 7:35 p.m. EST	Detroit	W 94–84	Riordan (22)	Hayes (21)	Hayes, Riordan (7)	Capital Centre 14,783	37–28
66	February 26 7:30 p.m. EST	@ New York	L 71–85	Porter (17)	Hayes (17)	Porter (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,694	37–29
67	February 27 8:05 p.m. EST	Seattle	W 104–100	Chenier (25)	Hayes (27)	Porter (9)	Capital Centre 5,140	38–29

March: 9–6 (home: 9–1; road: 0–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
68	March 1 8:05 p.m. EST	New York	L 103–112	Chenier (30)	Hayes (14)	Porter (7)	Capital Centre 17,500	38–30
69	March 3 7:35 p.m. EST	Cleveland	W 98–93	Hayes (25)	Hayes (22)	Porter (7)	Capital Centre 5,072	39–30
70	March 5 8:05 p.m. EST	Atlanta	W 103–89	Porter (28)	Hayes (21)	Porter (9)	Capital Centre 9,878	40–30
71	March 6 8:05 p.m. EST	@ Philadelphia	L 99–112	Chenier (26)	Hayes (20)	Porter (6)	The Spectrum 3,229	40–31
72	March 9 8:05 p.m. EST	Portland	W 106–103	Chenier (30)	Hayes (16)	Porter (9)	Capital Centre 5,116	41–31
73	March 10 2:40 p.m. EST	Golden State	W 117–107	Chenier (33)	Hayes (16)	Chenier, Clark (6)	Capital Centre 13,986	42–31
74	March 12 8:05 p.m. EST	Philadelphia	W 112–101	Chenier (28)	Unseld (18)	Porter (7)	Capital Centre 4,970	43–31
75	March 13 9:00 p.m. EST	@ Houston	L 93–117	Chenier (19)	Unseld (10)	Porter, Unseld (7)	Hofheinz Pavilion 4,153	43–32
76	March 15 9:00 p.m. EST	@ Houston	L 105–114	Chenier, Hayes (20)	Hayes (12)	Porter (6)	Hofheinz Pavilion 4,653	43–33
77	March 17 8:00 p.m. EST	@ Boston	L 103–129	Porter (16)	Unseld (18)	Porter (6)	Boston Garden 11,499	43–34
78	March 20 8:05 p.m. EST	Cleveland	W 101–91	Hayes (34)	Hayes (16)	Unseld (7)	Capital Centre 7,943	44–34
79	March 22 8:05 p.m. EST	Houston	W 109–95	Hayes (31)	Hayes, Unseld (15)	Clark (10)	Capital Centre 10,306	45–34
80	March 23 8:05 p.m. EST	@ Atlanta	L 108–119 (OT)	Riordan (26)	Hayes (12)	Clark (7)	The Omni 8,113	45–35
81	March 24 3:00 p.m. EST	Atlanta	W 120–92	Porter (26)	Hayes (16)	Porter, Unseld (5)	Capital Centre 11,766	46–35
82	March 26 8:05 p.m. EST	Boston	W 126–108	Hayes (33)	Hayes, Unseld (17)	Porter (9)	Capital Centre 11,449	47–35

1973–74 schedule

Player stats

Note: GP=Games played; MP=Minutes Played; FG=Field Goals; FGA=Field Goal Attempts; FG%=Field Goal Percentage; FT=Free Throws; FTA=Free Throws Attempts; FT%=Free Throw Percentage; ORB=Offensive Rebounds; DRB=Defensive Rebounds; TRB=Total Rebounds; AST=Assists; STL=Steals; BLK=Blocks; PF=Personal Fouls; PTS=Points; AVG=Average

Player	GP	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	AVG
Hayes	81	3602	689	1627	.423	357	495	.721	354	1109	1463	163	86	240	252	1735	21.4
Chenier	76	2942	697	1607	.434	274	334	.820	114	274	388	239	155	67	135	1668	21.9
Riordan	81	3230	577	1223	.472	136	174	.782	120	260	380	264	102	14	237	1290	15.9
Porter	81	2339	477	997	.478	180	249	.723	79	100	179	469	95	9	319	1134	14.0
Clark	56	1786	315	675	.467	103	131	.786	44	97	141	285	59	6	122	733	13.1
Weatherspoon	65	1216	199	483	.412	96	139	.691	133	264	397	38	48	16	179	494	7.6
Unseld	56	1727	146	333	.438	36	55	.655	152	365	517	159	56	16	121	328	5.9
Nelson	49	556	93	215	.433	53	73	.726	26	44	70	52	31	2	62	239	4.9
Leaks	53	845	79	232	.341	58	83	.699	94	150	244	25	10	39	95	216	4.1
Stallworth	45	458	75	187	.401	47	55	.855	52	73	125	25	28	4	61	197	4.4
Wesley	39	400	71	151	.470	26	43	.605	63	73	136	14	9	20	74	168	4.3
Kozelko	49	573	59	133	.444	23	32	.719	52	72	124	25	21	7	82	141	2.9
Rinaldi	7	48	3	22	.136	3	4	.750	2	5	7	10	3	1	7	9	1.3
Patterson	2	8	0	1	.000	1	2	.500	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0.5

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Team Stats

Note: G=Games; MP=Minutes Played; FG=Field Goals; FGA=Field Goal Attempts; FG%=Field Goal Percentage; FT=Free Throws; FTA=Free Throw Attempts; FT%=Free Throw Percentage; ORB=Offensive Rebounds; DRB=Defensive Rebounds; TRB=Total Rebounds; AST=Assists; STL=Steals; BLK=Blocks; TOV=Turnovers; PF=Personal Fouls; PTS=Points

	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	82	19730	3480	7886	.441	1393	1869	.745	1286	2887	4173	1770	703	441	1568	1746	8353
Team/G		240.6	42.4	96.2	.441	17.0	22.8	.745	15.7	35.2	50.9	21.6	8.6	5.4	19.1	21.3	101.9
Lg Rank		13	11	4	15	14	14	17	5	4	4	16	11	5	3	1	14
Year/Year		0.0%	-4.8%	0.0%	-.022	7.7%	7.3	+.002			-0.8%	-13.7%				4.4%	-2.9%
Opponent	82	19730	3496	7760	.451	1239	1639	.756	1206	2915	4121	1900	651	350	1651	1840	8231
Opponent/G		240.6	42.6	94.6	.451	15.1	20.0	.756	14.7	35.5	50.3	23.2	7.9	4.3	20.1	22.4	100.4
Lg Rank		13	6	11	6	1	1	2	10	15	15	3	5	5	12	14	5
Year/Year		0.0%	-1.0%	-3.1%	+.010	-2.4%	-3.7%	+.010			-2.5%	2.6%				9.4%	-1.2%

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Playoffs

1974 playoff game log

Eastern Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 29 8:30 p.m. EST	@ New York	L 91–102	Hayes (40)	Hayes (14)	Hayes, Porter (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,694	0–1
2	March 31 2:30 p.m. EST	New York	W 99–87	Chenier (35)	Hayes (21)	Porter (7)	Capital Centre 16,522	1–1
3	April 2 8:30 p.m. EST	@ New York	W 88–79	Porter (22)	Hayes (13)	Porter (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,694	2–1
4	April 5 9:05 p.m. EST	New York	L 93–101 (OT)	Hayes, Porter (20)	Hayes (17)	Porter (7)	Capital Centre 19,035	2–2
5	April 7 1:00 p.m. EST	@ New York	L 105–106	Hayes (27)	Unseld (12)	Unseld (8)	Madison Square Garden 19,694	2–3
6	April 10 9:05 p.m. EST	New York	W 109–92	Hayes (31)	Hayes (23)	Unseld (5)	Capital Centre 19,025	3–3
7	April 12 9:00 p.m. EST	@ New York	L 81–91	Chenier (21)	Chenier (14)	Hayes (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,694	3–4

1974 schedule

Playoffs player stats

Note: GP=Games played; MP=Minutes Played; FG=Field Goals; FGA=Field Goal Attempts; FG%=Field Goal Percentage; FT=Free Throws; FTA=Free Throw Attempts; FT%=Free Throw Percentage; ORB=Offensive Rebounds; DRB=Defensive Rebounds; TRB=Total Rebounds; AST=Assists; STL=Steals; BLK=Blocks; PF=Personal Fouls; PTS=Points; AVG=Average

Player	GP	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	AVG
Hayes	7	323	76	143	.531	29	41	.701	31	80	111	21	5	15	23	181	25.9
Chenier	7	310	62	137	.453	33	37	.892	6	37	43	12	13	8	19	157	22.4
Riordan	7	267	36	87	.414	14	16	.875	7	17	24	17	4	2	28	86	12.3
Porter	7	195	33	85	.388	9	14	.643	10	7	17	32	8	0	30	75	10.7
Unseld	7	297	31	63	.492	9	15	.600	22	63	85	27	4	1	15	71	10.1
Clark	7	162	20	59	.339	11	20	.550	3	10	13	15	5	0	13	51	7.3
Kozelko	7	58	10	13	.769	3	4	.750	4	4	8	1	0	0	10	23	3.3
Weatherspoon	7	9	19	.474	2	5	.400	11	16	27	0	2	2	11	20	2.9
Leaks	2	5	1	2	.500	0	0		1	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	1.0
Wesley	1	1	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0

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Awards and honors

Elvin Hayes, All-NBA Second Team
Nick Weatherspoon, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

^ ^a ^b Washington Wizards (1963–Present)
^ "Yule-conscious Bullets facing crowded schedule". Baltimore Afro-American. December 26, 1970. p. 16.
^ "Bullets set 8 games at College Park". Baltimore Afro-American. July 24, 1971. p. D9.

on Basketball Reference

[Washington_Wizards_1963-Present-1] Washington Wizards (1963–Present)

[yulecon-2] "Yule-conscious Bullets facing crowded schedule". Baltimore Afro-American. December 26, 1970. p. 16.

[bsegacp-3] "Bullets set 8 games at College Park". Baltimore Afro-American. July 24, 1971. p. D9.

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