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1974–75 Chicago Bulls season

NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to Warriors 3–4) (Andy Musser, Dick Gonski) (Jim Durham, Bill Berg)

The 1974–75 Chicago Bulls season was the Bulls' ninth season in the NBA. 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.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA draft

Roster

Dick Motta
Ed Badger

Regular season

Season standings

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

Season schedule

|- | 1 || October 18 || Atlanta || 115–120 (OT) || Chet Walker (25) || Nate Thurmond (14) || Nate Thurmond (13) || Chicago Stadium 7,351 || 1–0 |- | 2 || October 19 || Milwaukee || 70–87 || Chet Walker (18) || Nate Thurmond (20) || Nate Thurmond (5) || Chicago Stadium 9,031 || 2–0 |- | 3 || October 22 || @ Milwaukee || 90–92 || Chet Walker (21) || Nate Thurmond (14) || Chet Walker (5) || MECCA Arena 9,439 || 2–1 |- | 4 || October 23 || @ Kansas City–Omaha || 98–99 || Chet Walker (24) || Nate Thurmond (12) || Tom Boerwinkle (5) || Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,759 || 2–2 |- | 5 || October 25 || Kansas City–Omaha || 112–91 || Bobby Wilson (18) || Nate Thurmond (17) || Sloan, Walker, Wilson (3) || Chicago Stadium 6,942 || 2–3 |- | 6 || October 26 || @ Buffalo || 104–105 || Jerry Sloan (24) || Nate Thurmond (11) || Nate Thurmond (10) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 12,767 || 2–4 |- | 7 || October 29 || Washington || 96–80 || Chet Walker (17) || Nate Thurmond (14) || Adelman, Boerwinkle (4) || Chicago Stadium 4,413 || 2–5 |- | 8 || October 30 || @ Boston || 105–104 || Chet Walker (26) || Bill Hewitt (15) || Rick Adelman (7) || Boston Garden 7,964 || 3–5

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9
19,543
-
10
4,430
-
11
5,287
-
12
8,083
-
13
4,412
-
14
2,523
-
15
7,071
-
16
12,417
-
17
10,897
-
18
14,082
-
19
13,346
-
20
7,321
-
21
10,938
-
-
22
7,241
-
23
17,107
-
24
11,036
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25
5,198
-
26
5,591
-
27
3,043
-
28
5,021
-
29
6,871
-
30
6,454
-
31
9,224
-
32
11,148
-
33
11,015
-
34
10,846
-
-
35
6,047
-
36
8,771
-
37
10,938
-
38
4,881
-
39
7,132
-
40
12,787
-
41
14,082
-
42
7,174
-
43
17,422
-
44
19,694
-
45
7,107
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46
18,720
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47
10,210
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48
5,210
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49
13,208
-
-
50
10,885
-
51
8,014
-
52
18,836
-
53
6,370
-
54
12,317
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55
10,706
-
56
10,126
-
57
15,972
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58
10,214
-
59
19,549
-
60
7,024
-
61
3,563
-
62
8,475
-
-
63
10,666
-
64
9,079
-
65
7,683
-
66
11,116
-
67
11,744
-
68
19,121
-
69
14,377
-
70
18,222
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71
8,741
-
72
7,491
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73
14,792
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74
16,805
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75
9,863
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76
10,031
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77
15,320
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78
10,149
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-
79
12,888
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80
9,336
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81
11,312
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82
10,938
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Playoffs

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
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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
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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
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5
April 20
Kansas City–Omaha
W 104–77
Bob Love (30)
Tom Boerwinkle (19)
Tom Boerwinkle (8)
Chicago Stadium
16,247
3–2
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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
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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
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2
April 30
Golden State
W 90–89
Chet Walker (28)
Tom Boerwinkle (14)
Tom Boerwinkle (5)
Chicago Stadium
18,533
1–1
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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
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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
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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
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6
May 11
Golden State
L 72–86
Norm Van Lier (24)
Sloan, Boerwinkle (8)
Nate Thurmond (5)
Chicago Stadium
19,594
3–3
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7
May 14
@ Golden State
L 79–83
Chet Walker (21)
Tom Boerwinkle (16)
Tom Boerwinkle (6)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
3–4
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Awards and records

Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Bob Love, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1975.html 1974–75 Chicago Bulls]

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