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1973–74 Capital Bullets season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

Cole Field House (until Dec) (lost to Knicks 3–4) (Frank Herzog) 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. It was also their only season under the Capital Bullets name. They also rebranded their jerseys, eschewing the previous orange and blue look for red, white, and blue.

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. 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.

Draft picks

Main article: 1973 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
113FUnited StatesIllinois
219GUnited StatesWashington
348FUnited StatesToledo
465GUnited StatesRichmond
582CUnited StatesSouth Carolina
699FUnited StatesStonehill
7116GUnited StatesGeorgia
8133GUnited StatesNortheastern
9148FUnited StatesAssumption
10162GUnited StatesBay CC
11172FUnited StatesSt. Mary's (Maryland)
12181FUnited StatesGeorge Washington
13187GUnited StatesMorgan State
14192GUnited StatesMaryland
15197FUnited StatesSt. Mary's (Maryland)

Roster

  • K. C. Jones
  • Bernie Bickerstaff

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

|- | 1 | 8:05p.m. EDT | @ Atlanta | L 114–128 | Riordan (26) | Hayes (12) | Chenier (4) | The Omni 7,503

0–1
2

| 11:00p.m. EDT | @ Seattle | L 102–103 | Hayes (27) | Stallworth (10) | Porter (12) | Seattle Center Coliseum 11,673

0–2
3

| 11:00p.m. EDT | @ Portland | L 87–132 | Chenier (21) | Hayes (14) | Hayes, Porter (5) | Memorial Coliseum 9,502

0–3
4

| 8:30p.m. EDT | @ Chicago | L 103–117 | Chenier (36) | Hayes (14) | Riordan (6) | Chicago Stadium 3,000

0–4
5

| 8:05p.m. EDT | Boston | W 96–87 | Chenier (26) | Hayes (23) | Porter (12) | Cole Field House 7,711

1–4
6

| 7:35p.m. EDT | Chicago | L 99–107 | Chenier (25) | Hayes (19) | Chenier (6) | Cole Field House 7,641

1–5
7

| 8:00p.m. EDT | @ New York | W 101–84 | Porter (27) | Hayes, Leaks (18) | Porter (5) | Madison Square Garden 18,722

2–5
8

| 7:35p.m. EST | Philadelphia | W 119–99 | Chenier (32) | Hayes (23) | Porter (7) | Cole Field House 5,620

3–5
9

| 2:40p.m. EST | @ Philadelphia | W 112–84 | Hayes (34) | Hayes (20) | Chenier (5) | The Spectrum 5,112

4–5
10

| 7:35p.m. EST | Phoenix | W 102–99 | Chenier, Riordan (25) | Hayes (19) | Porter (9) | Cole Field House 5,316

5–5
11

| 9:00p.m. EST | @ Houston | W 111–97 | Riordan (29) | Hayes (23) | Porter (13) | Hofheinz Pavilion 2,758

6–5
12

| 8:35p.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

| 7:35p.m. EST | Milwaukee | L 91–110 | Hayes (26) | Hayes (16) | Porter (5) | Cole Field House 11,638

7–6
14

| 8:05p.m. EST | @ Atlanta | W 115–109 | Hayes (43) | Hayes (32) | Clark (9) | The Omni 9,229

8–6
15

| 7:35p.m. EST | Buffalo | L 101–112 | Porter (23) | Hayes (20) | Riordan (6) | Cole Field House 6,134

8–7
16

| 8:05p.m. EST | Los Angeles | L 97–106 | Chenier (30) | Hayes (25) | Porter (8) | Cole Field House 8,841

8–8
17

| 8:05p.m. EST | Atlanta | W 101–86 | Chenier, Hayes (20) | Hayes (18) | Clark, Porter (6) | Cole Field House 9,046

9–8
18

| 7:35p.m. EST | New York | W 109–81 | Chenier (26) | Hayes (13) | Porter (10) | Cole Field House 11,855

10–8
19

| 7:30p.m. EST | @ Boston | L 104–111 | Hayes (23) | Hayes (21) | Chenier, Clark, Porter (6) | Boston Garden 6,810

10–9
20

| 8:00p.m. EST | @ Buffalo | W 121–113 | Hayes (43) | Unseld (20) | Chenier (8) | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 6,118

11–9
21

| 7:35p.m. EST | Seattle | W 98–96 | Hayes (36) | Hayes (29) | Chenier (5) | Capital Centre 17,500

12–9
22

| 9:00p.m. EST | @ Houston | L 99–119 | Hayes (23) | Hayes (14) | Clark (4) | Hofheinz Pavilion 3,552

12–10
23

| 9:00p.m. EST | @ Phoenix | L 92–114 | Hayes (23) | Hayes (10) | Porter (8) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,089

12–11
24

| 10:00p.m. EST | @ Los Angeles | W 110–96 | Hayes (40) | Hayes (21) | Riordan (9) | The Forum 12,958

13–11
25

| 11:00p.m. EST | @ Portland | W 87–82 | Clark (24) | Hayes (16) | Clark (7) | Memorial Coliseum 6,818

14–11
26

| 11:00p.m. EST | @ Seattle | L 88–93 | Hayes (24) | Hayes (18) | Clark (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum 11,857

14–12
27

| 11:05p.m. EST | @ Golden State | W 106–93 | Riordan (33) | Hayes (22) | Clark (10) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 6,217

15–12
28

| 8:05p.m. EST | Atlanta | L 91–98 | Porter (23) | Hayes (24) | Clark (8) | Capital Centre 9,135

15–13
29

| 8:35p.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
br8:05p.m. EST
Houston
W 98–91
Weatherspoon (19)
Hayes (20)
Porter (8)
Capital Centre
7,552
17–13
-
31

| 8:00p.m. EST | N Buffalo (at Toronto, ON) | W 110–85 | Chenier (27) | Hayes (21) | Clark (10) | Maple Leaf Gardens 7,112

18–13
32

| 7:30p.m. EST | @ New York | W 102–100 | Clark (28) | Hayes (20) | Clark (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,694

19–13
33

| 8:05p.m. EST | Chicago | W 82–81 | Riordan (22) | Hayes (24) | Clark (11) | Capital Centre 13,566

20–13
34

| 7:35p.m. EST | @ Detroit | L 93–102 | Hayes (23) | Hayes (16) | Clark (6) | Cobo Arena 6,930

20–14
35

| 8:05p.m. EST | Kansas City–Omaha | L 102–106 | Chenier, Riordan (23) | Hayes (25) | Clark (6) | Capital Centre 9,140

21–14
36

| 8:05p.m. EST | New York | L 81–92 | Hayes (23) | Hayes (16) | Clark (4) | Capital Centre 17,328

20–16
37

| 8:00p.m. EST | @ Cleveland | W 94–91 | Hayes (31) | Hayes (15) | Porter (7) | Cleveland Arena 3,431

21–16
38

| 8:05p.m. EST | Detroit | W 93–90 | Chenier (28) | Unseld (18) | Unseld (7) | Capital Centre 9,718

22–16
39

| 7:35p.m. EST | Milwaukee | W 90–88 | Chenier (31) | Hayes (18) | Clark (7) | Capital Centre 17,246

23–16
40

| 8:05p.m. EST | Los Angeles | W 94–92 | Chenier (27) | Hayes (24) | Clark, Unseld (5) | Capital Centre 12,048

24–16
41

| 9:00p.m. EST | @ Milwaukee | L 113–115 (OT) | Chenier (31) | Hayes (19) | Porter (7) | Milwaukee Arena 9,683

24–17
42

| 8:05p.m. EST | Buffalo | L 96–97 | Chenier (22) | Leaks (16) | Riordan (8) | Capital Centre 12,206 | 24–18 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;"

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43

| 8:05p.m. EST | Cleveland | W 101–86 | Chenier (26) | Hayes, Unseld (17) | Clark (8) | Capital Centre 3,217

25–18
44

| 8:00p.m. EST | @ Buffalo | L 94–98 | Hayes (43) | Hayes (23) | Clark, Riordan (4) | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 11,227

25–19
45

| 8:05p.m. EST | Golden State | W 117–90 | Porter (22) | Hayes (17) | Hayes (6) | Capital Centre 6,112

26–19
46

| 7:35p.m. EST | Houston | W 111–105 | Riordan (27) | Hayes, Unseld (21) | Clark (9) | Capital Centre 8,161

27–19
47

| 11:05p.m. EST | @ Golden State | L 97–99 | Riordan (27) | Hayes (21) | Riordan (5) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4,023

27–20
48

| 11:00p.m. EST | @ Los Angeles | L 124–143 | Clark (21) | Hayes (21) | Clark (5) | The Forum 14,253

27–21
49

| 9:00p.m. EST | @ Phoenix | L 107–127 | Chenier (26) | Hayes (16) | Clark (7) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,277

27–22
50

| 8:30p.m. EST | @ Chicago | L 94–103 | Hayes (26) | Hayes (18) | Porter (6) | Chicago Stadium 5,201

27–23
51

| 8:00p.m. EST | @ Cleveland | W 107–99 | Chenier (38) | Hayes, Wesley (12) | Chenier, Porter (7) | Cleveland Arena 3,735

28–23
52

| 2:40p.m. EST | @ Boston | W 112–99 | Chenier (29) | Hayes (18) | Porter (3) | Boston Garden 10,095

29–23
53

| 8:05p.m. EST | @ Atlanta | L 103–121 | Hayes, Riordan (25) | Hayes (15) | Clark, Hayes (5) | The Omni 6,265

29–24
54

| 8:05p.m. EST | Phoenix | W 109–101 | Hayes (33) | Hayes (21) | Porter (12) | Capital Centre 6,738

30–24
55

| 9:00p.m. EST | @ Milwaukee | L 96–105 | Hayes (21) | Weatherspoon (18) | Porter (5) | Milwaukee Arena 10,121

30–25
56

| 8:05p.m. EST | Philadelphia | W 108–75 | Chenier (20) | Hayes (22) | Porter (8) | Capital Centre 7,424

31–25
57

| 1:35p.m. EST | @ Philadelphia | L 94–95 | Chenier (27) | Hayes (16) | Porter (8) | The Spectrum 4,039

31–26
58

| 8:00p.m. EST | @ Cleveland | W 107–99 | Porter (27) | Weatherspoon (19) | Chenier (6) | Cleveland Arena 3,549

32–26
59

| 8:05p.m. EST | Kansas City–Omaha | W 89–87 | Chenier (30) | Hayes (16) | Hayes, Porter (5) | Capital Centre 5,842

33–26
60

| 8:05p.m. EST | Buffalo | W 101–92 | Porter (27) | Hayes (21) | Porter (11) | Capital Centre 12,651

34–26
61

| 7:35p.m. EST | Boston | W 99–95 | Hayes (27) | Hayes (20) | Porter (7) | Capital Centre 17,500

35–26
62

| 8:05p.m. EST | Portland | W 116–101 | Porter (28) | Hayes (19) | Porter (12) | Capital Centre 5,160

36–26
63

| 7:35p.m. EST | @ Detroit | L 83–84 | Riordan (25) | Hayes (22) | Porter (11) | Cobo Arena 9,049

36–27
64

| 8:05p.m. EST | Cleveland | L 101–104 | Hayes (35) | Hayes (15) | Porter (16) | Capital Centre 9,247

36–28
65

| 7:35p.m. EST | Detroit | W 94–84 | Riordan (22) | Hayes (21) | Hayes, Riordan (7) | Capital Centre 14,783

37–28
66

| 7:30p.m. EST | @ New York | L 71–85 | Porter (17) | Hayes (17) | Porter (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,694

37–29
67

| 8:05p.m. EST | Seattle | W 104–100 | Chenier (25) | Hayes (27) | Porter (9) | Capital Centre 5,140

38–29
68

| 8:05p.m. EST | New York | L 103–112 | Chenier (30) | Hayes (14) | Porter (7) | Capital Centre 17,500

38–30
69

| 7:35p.m. EST | Cleveland | W 98–93 | Hayes (25) | Hayes (22) | Porter (7) | Capital Centre 5,072

39–30
70

| 8:05p.m. EST | Atlanta | W 103–89 | Porter (28) | Hayes (21) | Porter (9) | Capital Centre 9,878

40–30
71

| 8:05p.m. EST | @ Philadelphia | L 99–112 | Chenier (26) | Hayes (20) | Porter (6) | The Spectrum 3,229

40–31
72

| 8:05p.m. EST | Portland | W 106–103 | Chenier (30) | Hayes (16) | Porter (9) | Capital Centre 5,116

41–31
73

| 2:40p.m. EST | Golden State | W 117–107 | Chenier (33) | Hayes (16) | Chenier, Clark (6) | Capital Centre 13,986

42–31
74

| 8:05p.m. EST | Philadelphia | W 112–101 | Chenier (28) | Unseld (18) | Porter (7) | Capital Centre 4,970

43–31
75

| 9:00p.m. EST | @ Houston | L 93–117 | Chenier (19) | Unseld (10) | Porter, Unseld (7) | Hofheinz Pavilion 4,153

43–32
76

| 9:00p.m. EST | @ Houston | L 105–114 | Chenier, Hayes (20) | Hayes (12) | Porter (6) | Hofheinz Pavilion 4,653

43–33
77

| 8:00p.m. EST | @ Boston | L 103–129 | Porter (16) | Unseld (18) | Porter (6) | Boston Garden 11,499

43–34
78

| 8:05p.m. EST | Cleveland | W 101–91 | Hayes (34) | Hayes (16) | Unseld (7) | Capital Centre 7,943

44–34
79

| 8:05p.m. EST | Houston | W 109–95 | Hayes (31) | Hayes, Unseld (15) | Clark (10) | Capital Centre 10,306

45–34
80

| 8:05p.m. EST | @ Atlanta | L 108–119 (OT) | Riordan (26) | Hayes (12) | Clark (7) | The Omni 8,113

45–35
81

| 3:00p.m. EST | Atlanta | W 120–92 | Porter (26) | Hayes (16) | Porter, Unseld (5) | Capital Centre 11,766

46–35
82

| 8:05p.m. EST | Boston | W 126–108 | Hayes (33) | Hayes, Unseld (17) | Porter (9) | Capital Centre 11,449 | 47–35

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

PlayerGPMPFGFGAFG%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKPFPTSAVG
Hayes8136026891627.423357495.7213541109146316386240252173521.4
Chenier7629426971607.434274334.82011427438823915567135166821.9
Riordan8132305771223.472136174.78212026038026410214237129015.9
Porter812339477997.478180249.72379100179469959319113414.0
Clark561786315675.467103131.786449714128559612273313.1
Weatherspoon651216199483.41296139.6911332643973848161794947.6
Unseld561727146333.4383655.65515236551715956161213285.9
Nelson4955693215.4335373.72626447052312622394.9
Leaks5384579232.3415883.69994150244251039952164.1
Stallworth4545875187.4014755.855527312525284611974.4
Wesley3940071151.4702643.605637313614920741684.3
Kozelko4957359133.4442332.719527212425217821412.9
Rinaldi748322.13634.7502571031791.3
Patterson2801.00012.500112200010.5

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

GMPFGFGAFG%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
Team821973034807886.44113931869.745128628874173177070344115681746
Team/G240.642.496.2.44117.022.8.74515.735.250.921.68.65.419.121.3
Lg Rank13114151414175441611531
Year/Year0.0%-4.8%0.0%-.0227.7%7.3+.002-0.8%-13.7%4.4%
Opponent821973034967760.45112391639.756120629154121190065135016511840
Opponent/G240.642.694.6.45115.120.0.75614.735.550.323.27.94.320.122.4
Lg Rank1361161121015153551214
Year/Year0.0%-1.0%-3.1%+.010-2.4%-3.7%+.010-2.5%2.6%9.4%

Playoffs

|- | 1 | 8:30p.m. EST | @ New York | L 91–102 | Hayes (40) | Hayes (14) | Hayes, Porter (4) | Madison Square Garden 19,694

0–1
2

| 2:30p.m. EST | New York | W 99–87 | Chenier (35) | Hayes (21) | Porter (7) | Capital Centre 16,522

1–1
3

| 8:30p.m. EST | @ New York | W 88–79 | Porter (22) | Hayes (13) | Porter (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,694

2–1
4

| 9:05p.m. EST | New York | L 93–101 (OT) | Hayes, Porter (20) | Hayes (17) | Porter (7) | Capital Centre 19,035

2–2
5

| 1:00p.m. EST | @ New York | L 105–106 | Hayes (27) | Unseld (12) | Unseld (8) | Madison Square Garden 19,694

2–3
6

| 9:05p.m. EST | New York | W 109–92 | Hayes (31) | Hayes (23) | Unseld (5) | Capital Centre 19,025

3–3
7

| 9:00p.m. EST | @ New York | L 81–91 | Chenier (21) | Chenier (14) | Hayes (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,694

3–4

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

PlayerGPMPFGFGAFG%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKPFPTSAVG
Hayes732376143.5312941.7013180111215152318125.9
Chenier731062137.4533337.89263743121381915722.4
Riordan72673687.4141416.875717241742288612.3
Porter71953385.388914.643107173280307510.7
Unseld72973163.492915.6002263852741157110.1
Clark71622059.3391120.55031013155013517.3
Kozelko7581013.76934.75044810010233.3
Weatherspoon7919.47425.40011162702211202.9
Leaks2512.50000112000121.0
Wesley110000000000000.0

Awards and honors

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

References

References

  1. [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/dc/wizards.html Washington Wizards (1963–Present)]
  2. (December 26, 1970). "Yule-conscious Bullets facing crowded schedule". Baltimore Afro-American.
  3. (July 24, 1971). "Bullets set 8 games at College Park". Baltimore Afro-American.
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