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1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA professional basketball team season


NBA professional basketball team season

FieldValue
teamSeattle SuperSonics
end_year1974
wins36
losses46
divisionPacific
division_place3
conf_place6
coachBill Russell
gmBill Russell
ownersSam Schulman
arenaSeattle Center Coliseum
televisionKTNT-TV
radioKOMO
(Bob Blackburn)
playoffsDid not qualify
bbr_teamSEA

(Bob Blackburn)

The 1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 7th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following the resignation of Lenny Wilkens as a head coach after the 1971–72 season and a poor campaign in the 1972–73 season that saw the departure of general manager Bob Houbregs, the Sonics hired Boston Celtics' stalwart Bill Russell as head coach and general manager. With Russell at the helm, the team finished in 6th place in the Western Conference with a 36–46 record. The Sonics' home court, Seattle Center Coliseum, was the venue for the 1974 NBA All-Star Game.

Offseason

The Sonics made only one trade during the offseason that sent All-Star Butch Beard to the Golden State Warriors and brought back a member of the original SuperSonics team, Walt Hazzard to Seattle.

Draft

Main article: 1973 NBA draft

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14Mike GreenC/FUnited StatesLouisiana Tech
456June HarrisGUnited StatesNorth Carolina A&T
573Chuck IversonFUnited StatesSouth Dakota
690Bill McCoyGUnited StatesNorthern Iowa
7107Jim AndrewsCUnited StatesKentucky
8124Wardell JeffriesFUnited StatesOklahoma Baptist
9141Greg WilliamsFUnited StatesSeattle
10155Bob BodellGUnited StatesMaryland

Roster

  • Bill Russell
  • Em Bryant

Standings

  • z – clinched division title
  • y – clinched division title
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

|- | 1 | October 10 | @ Phoenix | L 111–115 | Fred Brown (31) | Jim Fox (11) | Walt Hazzard (6) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 18,738

0–1
2
October 12
Capital
W 103–102
Spencer Haywood (24)
Spencer Haywood (13)
Spencer Haywood, Walt Hazzard (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum
11,673
1–1
-
3
October 14
Milwaukee
W 109–100
Jim McDaniels (29)
Jim McDaniels (18)
Dick Snyder (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
11,240
2–1
-
4
October 17
Kansas City–Omaha
L 106–108
Spencer Haywood (31)
Spencer Haywood (19)
Spencer Haywood (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum
9,618
2–2
-
5
October 19
@ Los Angeles
L 91–118
Jim Fox, Spencer Haywood (16)
Spencer Haywood (13)
Milt Williams (5)
The Forum
14,259
2–3
-
6
October 20
@ Portland
L 108–123
Dick Gibbs (25)
Spencer Haywood (8)
Spencer Haywood (9)
Memorial Coliseum
9,251
2–4
-
7
October 21
Phoenix
W 116–112
Fred Brown (24)
Spencer Haywood (15)
Fred Brown, Spencer Haywood (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum
11,964
3–4
-
8
October 24
Atlanta
L 106–131
Spencer Haywood (21)
Spencer Haywood (22)
Walt Hazzard (11)
Seattle Center Coliseum
9,626
3–5
-
9
October 26
Golden State
L 110–117
Dick Snyder (27)
Spencer Haywood (16)
Fred Brown, Spencer Haywood (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum
10,906
3–6
-
10
October 28
Detroit
L 93–115
Spencer Haywood (22)
Spencer Haywood (23)
Fred Brown (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
1,198
3–7
-
11
October 30
@ Buffalo
L 103–105
Spencer Haywood (31)
Spencer Haywood (13)
Fred Brown, Spencer Haywood (6)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
7,396
3–8
-
12
October 31
@ Detroit
L 107–114
Fred Brown (31)
Spencer Haywood (14)
Fred Brown (7)
Cobo Arena
4,748
3–9
-
13
November 2
@ Kansas City–Omaha
W 115–109
Fred Brown (37)
Fred Brown (13)
John Brisker, Fred Brown, Spencer Haywood (4)
Municipal Auditorium
4,574
4–9
-
14
November 4
New York
L 106–111
Spencer Haywood (34)
Spencer Haywood (13)
Spencer Haywood (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum
13,772
4–10
-
15
November 7
Buffalo
W 130–113
Spencer Haywood (26)
Spencer Haywood (16)
Fred Brown (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
8,878
5–10
-
16
November 9
Los Angeles
L 111–118
John Brisker (23)
Jim Fox (12)
Milt Williams (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum
13,988
5–11
-
17
November 11
Chicago
L 98–116
Spencer Haywood (25)
Spencer Haywood (10)
Fred Brown (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum
10,915
5–12
-
18
November 13
@ New York
L 102–104
Spencer Haywood (25)
Spencer Haywood (17)
Spencer Haywood (6)
Madison Square Garden
17,478
5–13
-
19
November 14
@ Boston
L 104–110
Fred Brown, Spencer Haywood (22)
Spencer Haywood (13)
Fred Brown (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum
6,191
5–14
-
20
November 16
Cleveland
W 117–93
Spencer Haywood (32)
Spencer Haywood (18)
Fred Brown (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
11,770
6–14
-
21
November 18
Philadelphia
W 95–91
Spencer Haywood (31)
Kennedy McIntosh (16)
Fred Brown (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum
10,900
7–14
-
22
November 22
@ Portland
L 125–131
Spencer Haywood (28)
Jim Fox (9)
Fred Brown (10)
Memorial Coliseum
7,285
7–15
-
23
November 23
Portland
W 127–106
Spencer Haywood, Isaac Stallworth (23)
Spencer Haywood, Kennedy McIntosh (9)
Fred Brown (12)
Seattle Center Coliseum
13,330
8–15
-
24
November 25
@ Kansas City–Omaha
W 104–99
John Brisker (47)
Spencer Haywood (16)
John Brisker (5)
Municipal Auditorium
4,213
9–15
-
25
November 27
@ Cleveland
L 118–120
Spencer Haywood (34)
Spencer Haywood (16)
Fred Brown (10)
Cleveland Arena
3,357
9–16
-
26
November 28
@ Milwaukee
L 93–127
Isaac Stallworth (16)
Jim Fox (13)
Spencer Haywood (5)
Milwaukee Arena
8,289
9–17
-
27
December 1
@ Atlanta
L 110–120
Spencer Haywood (26)
Kennedy McIntosh (15)
Fred Brown (8)
Omni Coliseum
7,194
9–18
-
28
December 2
@ Capital
L 96–98
Slick Watts (24)
Jim Fox, Slick Watts (11)
Fred Brown, Slick Watts (6)
Capital Centre
17,500
9–19
-
29
December 4
@ Chicago
L 107–130
Fred Brown (24)
Spencer Haywood (13)
Slick Watts (6)
Chicago Stadium
5,104
9–20
-
30
December 6
Detroit
L 108–110
Spencer Haywood (29)
Spencer Haywood (17)
Slick Watts (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum
7,758
9–21
-
31
December 7
@ Los Angeles
W 115–111
Spencer Haywood (29)
Spencer Haywood (23)
Slick Watts (10)
The Forum
13,189
10–21
-
32
December 9
Houston
L 107–110
Spencer Haywood, Slick Watts (18)
Spencer Haywood (11)
Slick Watts (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
9,689
10–22
-
33
December 11
@ Milwaukee
L 91–130
Fred Brown (23)
Jim Fox, Spencer Haywood (7)
Spencer Haywood (4)
Milwaukee Arena
7,075
10–23
-
34
December 12
@ Philadelphia
W 100–93
Dick Snyder (24)
Spencer Haywood (20)
Slick Watts (7)
The Spectrum
3,432
11–23
-
35
December 14
Capital
W 93–88
Spencer Haywood (26)
Spencer Haywood (24)
Slick Watts (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
11,857
12–23
-
36
December 16
Phoenix
L 109–113
Spencer Haywood (28)
Spencer Haywood (18)
Fred Brown (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum
9,778
12–24
-
37
December 18
@ Chicago
W 93–92
Spencer Haywood (23)
Spencer Haywood (11)
Slick Watts (12)
Chicago Stadium
4,721
13–24
-
38
December 19
@ Houston
W 124–118 (OT)
Spencer Haywood (37)
Spencer Haywood (15)
Jim Fox (7)
Hofheinz Pavilion
2,371
14–24
-
39
December 21
@ Cleveland
L 96–101
Dick Snyder (35)
Spencer Haywood (12)
Jim Fox (10)
Cleveland Arena
2,173
14–25
-
40
December 23
Boston
L 95–96
Spencer Haywood (23)
Spencer Haywood (13)
Slick Watts (12)
Seattle Center Coliseum
13,970
14–26
-
41
December 26
Los Angeles
W 129–105
Jim Fox (25)
Jim Fox (30)
Slick Watts (12)
Seattle Center Coliseum
12,755
15–26
-
42
December 27
@ Phoenix
L 100–111
Dick Snyder (32)
Jim Fox (14)
Slick Watts (9)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,555
15–27
-
43
December 28
Portland
W 110–93
Spencer Haywood (26)
Jim Fox, Spencer Haywood (19)
Slick Watts (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum
10,245
16–27
-
44
December 30
Golden State
W 96–92
Jim Fox (29)
Spencer Haywood (17)
Slick Watts (12)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078
17–27
-
45
January 2
Buffalo
L 111–115
Spencer Haywood (35)
Jim Fox (16)
Jim Fox (10)
Seattle Center Coliseum
12,011
17–28
-
46
January 4
Chicago
W 103–101 (OT)
Spencer Haywood (31)
Jim Fox (21)
Slick Watts (17)
Seattle Center Coliseum
12,042
18–28
-
47
January 6
Houston
W 91–90
Spencer Haywood (34)
Jim Fox (13)
Slick Watts (12)
Seattle Center Coliseum
12,184
19–28
-
48
January 9
Kansas City–Omaha
W 100–96
Dick Snyder (25)
Spencer Haywood (11)
Jim Fox (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
10,048
20–28
-
49
January 10
@ Golden State
L 89–125
Jim Fox (15)
John Hummer (9)
Milt Williams (3)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
3,032
20–29
-
50
January 11
New York
L 98–107
Dick Snyder (29)
Jim Fox (18)
Slick Watts (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078
20–30
-
51
January 13
@ Phoenix
W 123–112
Fred Brown (38)
Spencer Haywood (15)
Dick Snyder (9)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,769
21–30
-
52
January 18
@ Philadelphia
W 116–104
Spencer Haywood (25)
Spencer Haywood (15)
Fred Brown (11)
The Spectrum
3,108
22–30
-
53
January 19
@ Atlanta
L 109–127
Dick Snyder (41)
Jim Fox (16)
Fred Brown (5)
Omni Coliseum
6,938
22–31
-
54
January 23
@ Boston
W 98–97
Fred Brown (26)
Jim Fox (12)
Fred Brown (6)
Boston Garden
6,237
23–31
-
55
January 25
@ Chicago
L 99–104
Spencer Haywood (33)
Spencer Haywood (12)
Fred Brown (7)
Chicago Stadium
9,422
23–32
-
56
January 26
@ Detroit
L 83–94
Dick Snyder (18)
Spencer Haywood (13)
Walt Hazzard (9)
Cobo Arena
8,386
23–33
-
57
January 29
@ Houston
W 115–107
Spencer Haywood (32)
Spencer Haywood (16)
John Hummer (8)
Hofheinz Pavilion
3,027
24–33
-
58
February 1
Milwaukee
W 110–85
Dick Snyder (24)
John Hummer (14)
Fred Brown (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,017
25–33
-
59
February 2
@ Portland
L 97–102
Spencer Haywood (25)
Spencer Haywood (14)
Slick Watts (12)
Memorial Coliseum
7,526
25–34
-
60
February 3
Detroit
L 100–114
Spencer Haywood, Dick Snyder (24)
Spencer Haywood (18)
Slick Watts (14)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078
25–35
-
61
February 5
@ Golden State
L 113–129
Jim Fox, Spencer Haywood (24)
Spencer Haywood (10)
Dick Snyder (7)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4,197
25–36
-
62
February 6
Portland
W 107–94
Dick Gibbs (30)
Dick Gibbs (14)
Slick Watts (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum
11,204
26–36
-
63
February 10
Kansas City–Omaha
W 119–103
Spencer Haywood (24)
Spencer Haywood (17)
Slick Watts (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum
13,608
27–36
-
64
February 13
Boston
W 118–100
Dick Snyder (31)
John Hummer (16)
Fred Brown (12)
Seattle Center Coliseum
12,031
28–36
-
65
February 15
@ Los Angeles
L 96–112
Dick Snyder (22)
John Hummer (16)
John Hummer (7)
The Forum
15,263
28–37
-
66
February 17
Cleveland
W 106–97
Fred Brown (24)
Spencer Haywood (12)
Walt Hazzard (11)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078
29–37
-
67
February 23
Los Angeles
L 116–118
Spencer Haywood (32)
Jim Fox (12)
Slick Watts (11)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078
29–38
-
68
February 24
Philadelphia
W 115–105
Spencer Haywood (37)
Spencer Haywood (20)
Fred Brown (13)
Seattle Center Coliseum
13,779
30–38
-
69
February 27
@ Capital
L 100–104
Fred Brown (28)
Spencer Haywood (17)
Fred Brown, Dick Snyder (6)
Capital Centre
5,140
30–39
-
70
March 1
@ Detroit
W 105–103
Spencer Haywood (16)
Spencer Haywood (21)
Fred Brown, Spencer Haywood, Slick Watts (3)
Cobo Arena
6,694
31–39
-
71
March 2
@ Milwaukee
L 99–116
Dick Snyder (25)
Spencer Haywood (16)
Spencer Haywood (7)
Milwaukee Arena
10,938
31–40
-
72
March 5
@ New York
L 106–111
Spencer Haywood (27)
Spencer Haywood (19)
Spencer Haywood, John Hummer, Slick Watts (4)
Madison Square Garden
19,964
31–41
-
73
March 8
@ Buffalo
W 123–117 (OT)
Spencer Haywood (31)
Spencer Haywood (21)
Slick Watts (10)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
16,218
32–41
-
74
March 9
@ Kansas City–Omaha
L 96–106
Dick Gibbs (25)
John Hummer (11)
Slick Watts (3)
Omaha Civic Auditorium
3,870
32–42
-
75
March 15
Atlanta
L 107–126
Fred Brown (26)
Spencer Haywood (14)
Slick Watts (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078
32–43
-
76
March 17
Phoenix
L 108–133
Dick Snyder (28)
Jim Fox, Spencer Haywood (10)
Fred Brown (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
13,007
32–44
-
77
March 20
Golden State
W 110–107
Dick Snyder (30)
Jim Fox, John Hummer (10)
Dick Snyder (10)
Seattle Center Coliseum
10,657
33–44
-
78
March 22
Milwaukee
L 101–106
Dick Snyder (28)
Jim Fox (15)
Fred Brown (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
13,771
33–45
-
79
March 23
@ Golden State
W 139–137
Fred Brown (58)
Jim Fox, Dick Snyder (11)
Slick Watts (7)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,570
34–45
-
80
March 24
Chicago
L 113–122
Fred Brown (29)
Jim Fox (18)
Jim Fox, Dick Snyder (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum
12,430
34–46
-
81
March 26
@ Los Angeles
W 121–115
Fred Brown (37)
Jim Fox (13)
Dick Snyder (6)
The Forum
13,489
35–46
-
82
March 27
Phoenix
W 127–123
Fred Brown (34)
John Hummer (14)
Jim Fox (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum
12,528
36–46

Player statistics

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3520.5.449.8204.21.6.8.212.5
8230.5.471.8634.95.01.7.216.5
7827.9.478.8239.22.9.7.311.3
7121.5.431.8063.11.1.5.310.8
7540.5.457.81413.43.2.91.423.5
4911.7.422.7561.22.5.5.13.8
3526.7.467.4697.02.7.7.68.2
1313.4.241.4292.8.3.3.21.3
2716.3.364.5354.7.9.3.65.5
6929.8.389.6075.21.4.8.47.4
7436.1.481.8664.13.61.2.418.1
6715.2.392.6232.6.5.3.26.3
6223.0.388.6452.95.71.9.28.0
539.5.416.651.91.9.5.03.1

Awards and records

  • Spencer Haywood was selected to the All-NBA Second Team and represented the West in the 1974 NBA All-Star Game.

Transactions

Overview

Players AddedPlayers Lost
**Via trade****Via trade**

Trades

To Seattle SuperSonicsTo Kansas City–Omaha KingsTo Seattle SuperSonicsTo Golden State WarriorsTo Seattle SuperSonicsTo Chicago Bulls
May 15, 1973
Dick GibbsCompletion of the trade for Pete Cross and Don Kojis
July 25, 1973
Walt HazzardButch Beard
January 7, 1974
John Hummer[1974](1974-nba-draft) second round pick
Cash considerations

References

References

  1. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0C8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vigEAAAAIBAJ&dq=supersonics&pg=4687%2C2404118 Houbregs Quits Post at Seattle], ''[[The Milwaukee Journal]]''. May 4, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  2. Times-Daily]]''. May 12, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 1974.
  3. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QJoeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Qs0EAAAAIBAJ&dq=supersonics&pg=1847%2C5337597 Hazzard Traded to Seattle], ''[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]''. July 26, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  4. Milwaukee Journal]]''. December 29, 1973. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
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