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1974–75 Philadelphia 76ers season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers

The 1974–75 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 76ers 26th season in the NBA & 12th season in Philadelphia. The team was marginally better than in 1973–1974, posting a record of 34–48. Billy Cunningham returned to the 76ers, after a two-year stint in the ABA.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	2	Marvin Barnes	PF/C
2	19	Don Smith	PG
3	37	Connie Norman	SG
3	42	Harvey Catchings	C/PF	Hardin-Simmons
4	55	Butch Taylor	C
5	73	Gary Crowthers		Hardin-Simmons
6	91	Mark Westra
7	109	Dave Stoczynski		Gannon
8	127	Jimmy Powell	F	Middle Tennessee State
9	145	Perry Warbington	PG	Georgia Southern
10	162	Larry Witherspoon		Towson

Roster

Gene Shue
Jack McMahon

Regular season

Season standings

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

Season schedule

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || October 18 || New Orleans || 99–112 || Steve Mix (33) || Steve Mix (15) || Freddie Boyd (7) || The Spectrum 8,939 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || October 19 || @ New York || 99–86 || Billy Cunningham (21) || Steve Mix (14) || Perry Warbington (5) || Madison Square Garden 15,682 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || October 22 || @ Atlanta || 92–125 || Doug Collins (24) || Boyd, Ellis (7) || Collins, Cunningham, Van Arsdale (3) || Omni Coliseum 3,138 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || October 24 || @ New Orleans || 102–89 || Fred Boyd (35) || Harvey Catchings (12) || Boyd, Catchings (5) || Municipal Auditorium 6,459 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 5 || October 25 || @ Houston || 86–110 || Fred Boyd (19) || Steve Mix (9) || Doug Collins (7) || Hofheinz Pavilion 2,160 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 6 || October 30 || Phoenix || 104–99 || Steve Mix (30) || Leroy Ellis (17) || Fred Boyd (6) || The Spectrum 5,089 || 3–3 |- |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 7 || November 1 || @ Boston || 98–114 || Tom Van Arsdale (21) || Steve Mix (9) || Billy Cunningham (4) || Boston Garden 8,269 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 8 || November 2 || Detroit || 100–94 || Billy Cunningham (24) || Billy Cunningham (13) || Fred Boyd (7) || The Spectrum 6,890 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || November 6 || Chicago || 90–105 || Fred Carter (31) || Billy Cunningham (11) || Fred Carter (8) || The Spectrum 5,287 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || November 8 || Portland || 89–105 || Steve Mix (36) || Cunningham, Ellis (11) || Billy Cunningham (8) || The Spectrum 9,290 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 11 || November 10 || @ Seattle || 95–109 || Billy Cunningham (24) || Billy Cunningham (12) || Fred Carter (6) || Seattle Center Coliseum 12,825 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 12 || November 13 || @ Phoenix || 100–105 || Doug Collins (20) || Ellis, Mix (11) || Billy Cunningham (7) || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,071 || 5–7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 13 || November 15 || @ Los Angeles || 99–105 || Billy Cunningham (27) || Steve Mix (13) || Fred Boyd (5) || The Forum 10,868 || 5–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || November 16 || @ Golden State || 106–102 || Billy Cunningham (27) || Steve Mix (14) || Billy Cunningham (9) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 8,345 || 6–8 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 15 || November 20 || New York || 105–95 || Fred Carter (21) || Steve Mix (16) || Carter, Cunningham (5) || The Spectrum 8,101 || 6–9 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 16 || November 21 || @ Buffalo || 95–99 || Steve Mix (26) || Steve Mix (12) || Fred Boyd (7) || Maple Leaf Gardens 5,467 || 6–10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || November 23 || Boston || 96–98 || Billy Cunningham (24) || Billy Cunningham (17) || Boyd, Cunningham (4) || The Spectrum 7,008 || 7–10 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 18 || November 26 || Buffalo || 103–99 || Fred Carter (29) || Billy Cunningham (12) || Billy Cunningham (9) || The Spectrum 8,110 || 7–11 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 19 || November 28 || @ Cleveland || 103–110 || Cunningham, Mix (24) || Billy Cunningham (9) || Fred Carter (9) || Richfield Coliseum 6,455 || 7–12 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 20 || November 29 || Seattle || 121–119 (OT) || Fred Carter (31) || Steve Mix (14) || Fred Boyd (6) || The Spectrum 8,660 || 7–13 |- |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 21 || December 1 || @ Milwaukee || 112–117 || Steve Mix (23) || Billy Cunningham (11) || Fred Carter (8) || MECCA Arena 5,032 || 7–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || December 4 || Kansas City–Omaha || 105–109 || Fred Carter (25) || Billy Cunningham (16) || Fred Boyd (7) || The Spectrum 7,027 || 8–14 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 23 || December 6 || New York || 96–88 || Fred Carter (26) || Clyde Lee (11) || Billy Cunningham (5) || The Spectrum 7,104 || 8–15 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || December 7 || Buffalo || 112–116 || Fred Carter (28) || Steve Mix (15) || Billy Cunningham (10) || The Spectrum 7,020 || 9–15 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 25 || December 10 || @ Buffalo || 91–101 || Fred Carter (20) || Clyde Lee (14) || Bristow, Cunningham (4) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 7,888 || 9–16 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || December 11 || Houston || 96–103 || Doug Collins (25) || Clyde Lee (13) || Carter, Cunningham (7) || The Spectrum 6,041 || 10–16 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || December 13 || Milwaukee || 89–93 (OT) || Fred Carter (22) || Clyde Lee (22) || Billy Cunningham (4) || The Spectrum 6,446 || 11–16 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 28 || December 14 || @ Detroit || 93–100 || Fred Carter (23) || Steve Mix (18) || Billy Cunningham (5) || Cobo Arena 4,812 || 11–17 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || December 17 || @ Boston || 113–109 || Billy Cunningham (33) || Clyde Lee (15) || Billy Cunningham (6) || Providence Civic Center 4,134 || 12–17 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 30 || December 18 || Boston || 131–99 || Doug Collins (26) || Clyde Lee (14) || Doug Collins (4) || The Spectrum 7,145 || 12–18 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 31 || December 20 || Golden State || 94–93 || Fred Carter (18) || Fred Carter (12) || Bristow, Carter (4) || The Spectrum 6,292 || 12–19 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 32 || December 21 || @ Washington || 101–117 || Fred Carter (26) || Clyde Lee (17) || Fred Carter (6) || Capital Centre 5,792 || 12–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || December 23 || Atlanta || 88–100 || Steve Mix (26) || Steve Mix (17) || Billy Cunningham (8) || The Spectrum 7,550 || 13–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || December 25 || @ New York || 104–97 || Allan Bristow (23) || Steve Mix (13) || Fred Carter (6) || Madison Square Garden 18,766 || 14–20 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 35 || December 26 || @ Chicago || 91–92 || Billy Cunningham (19) || Steve Mix (13) || Billy Cunningham (6) || Chicago Stadium 9,224 || 14–21 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || January 3 || @ Kansas City–Omaha || 107–95 || Steve Mix (29) || Steve Mix (14) || Fred Carter (5) || Kemper Arena 6,135 || 15–21 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 37 || January 4 || @ Detroit || 82–89 || Doug Collins (20) || Clyde Lee (12) || Billy Cunningham (8) || Cobo Arena 6,168 || 15–22 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || January 6 || Buffalo || 95–101 || Billy Cunningham (24) || Billy Cunningham (9) || Clyde Lee (6) || The Spectrum 8,186 || 16–22 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 39 || January 8 || Los Angeles || 106–98 || Fred Carter (26) || Steve Mix (24) || Fred Carter (7) || The Spectrum 7,645 || 16–23 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || January 10 || Kansas City–Omaha || 94–102 || Fred Carter (35) || Steve Mix (19) || Billy Cunningham (6) || The Spectrum 6,125 || 17–23 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 41 || January 12 || @ Milwaukee || 88–99 || Doug Collins (21) || Billy Cunningham (9) || Billy Cunningham (8) || MECCA Arena 10,647 || 17–24 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 42 || January 17 || Washington || 103–92 || Doug Collins (28) || Billy Cunningham (13) || Doug Collins (5) || The Spectrum 9,176 || 17–25 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 43 || January 18 || Cleveland || 108–106 || Billy Cunningham (31) || Steve Mix (20) || Doug Collins (7) || The Spectrum 6,103 || 17–26 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 44 || January 19 || @ Boston || 100–102 || Billy Cunningham (28) || Billy Cunningham (11) || Carter, Cunningham (4) || Boston Garden 15,320 || 17–27 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || January 21 || @ Phoenix || 101–95 || Fred Carter (30) || Lee, Mix (9) || Doug Collins (8) || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,267 || 18–27 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 46 || January 23 || @ Golden State || 100–108 || Fred Carter (27) || Clyde Lee (12) || Doug Collins (5) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 7,070 || 18–28 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 47 || January 24 || @ Portland || 97–119 || Fred Carter (25) || Clyde Lee (13) || Fred Carter (5) || Memorial Coliseum 10,580 || 18–29 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || January 26 || @ Los Angeles || 103–97 || Fred Carter (29) || Billy Cunningham (14) || Billy Cunningham (8) || The Forum 10,618 || 19–29 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || January 29 || New York || 92–98 || Fred Carter (25) || Clyde Lee (12) || Fred Carter (5) || The Spectrum 9,082 || 20–29 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 50 || January 31 || Milwaukee || 101–97 || Billy Cunningham (38) || Cunningham, Tschogl (13) || Carter, Cunningham (5) || The Spectrum 10,110 || 20–30 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || February 2 || Houston || 77–90 || Doug Collins (26) || Leroy Ellis (14) || Billy Cunningham (5) || The Spectrum 6,087 || 21–30 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 52 || February 3 || @ Kansas City–Omaha || 87–100 || Doug Collins (24) || Clyde Lee (9) || Billy Cunningham (3) || Omaha Civic Auditorium 7,128 || 21–31 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || February 4 || @ Buffalo || 111–105 (OT) || Fred Carter (37) || Billy Cunningham (15) || Billy Cunningham (7) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 8,611 || 22–31 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 54 || February 5 || Los Angeles || 113–110 (2OT) || Fred Carter (33) || Billy Cunningham (17) || Carter, Cunningham (8) || The Spectrum 5,209 || 22–32 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || February 7 || @ Boston || 98–95 || Billy Cunningham (33) || Clyde Lee (9) || Billy Cunningham (5) || Boston Garden 15,320 || 23–32 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || February 9 || Chicago || 97–109 || Carter, Ellis (27) || Leroy Ellis (13) || Doug Collins (6) || The Spectrum 6,370 || 24–32 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 57 || February 12 || Cleveland || 105–102 || Billy Cunningham (24) || Billy Cunningham (16) || Carter, Cunningham (8) || The Spectrum 3,773 || 24–33 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || February 14 || Detroit || 101–103 || Doug Collins (25) || Cunningham, Lee (11) || Billy Cunningham (12) || The Spectrum 5,595 || 25–33 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 59 || February 15 || Golden State || 108–101 || Billy Cunningham (27) || Clyde Lee (14) || Billy Cunningham (9) || The Spectrum 5,695 || 25–34 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 60 || February 18 || @ New Orleans || 85–103 || Doug Collins (33) || Clyde Lee (18) || Billy Cunningham (8) || Municipal Auditorium 5,048 || 25–35 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 61 || February 21 || @ Houston || 85–103 || Doug Collins (22) || Clyde Lee (10) || Billy Cunningham (4) || Hofheinz Pavilion 3,872 || 25–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || February 23 || @ Seattle || 114–100 || Fred Carter (26) || Clyde Lee (15) || Carter, Cunningham (7) || Seattle Center Coliseum 12,871 || 26–36 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 63 || February 25 || @ Portland || 77–99 || Fred Carter (18) || Billy Cunningham (10) || Fred Carter (5) || Memorial Coliseum 8,822 || 26–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || February 28 || Seattle || 111–112 || Billy Cunningham (29) || Billy Cunningham (10) || Billy Cunningham (11) || The Spectrum 7,682 || 27–37 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || March 1 || @ New York || 100–94 || Fred Carter (26) || Ellis, Lee (10) || Fred Carter (7) || Madison Square Garden 19,465 || 28–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || March 2 || New York || 87–91 || Fred Carter (24) || Clyde Lee (19) || Carter, Cunningham (5) || The Spectrum 9,823 || 29–37 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 67 || March 5 || Boston || 116–107 || Fred Carter (27) || Ellis, Lee (11) || Billy Cunningham (13) || The Spectrum 9,087 || 29–38 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 68 || March 8 || Washington || 113–92 || Fred Carter (25) || Leroy Ellis (10) || Billy Cunningham (5) || The Spectrum 7,848 || 29–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || March 9 || @ Washington || 113–100 || Doug Collins (39) || Leroy Ellis (14) || Fred Carter (6) || Capital Centre 8,473 || 30–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || March 12 || Portland || 88–91 || Billy Cunningham (27) || Billy Cunningham (16) || Billy Cunningham (7) || The Spectrum 5,574 || 31–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || March 14 || Phoenix || 97–108 || Doug Collins (32) || Leroy Ellis (11) || Billy Cunningham (11) || The Spectrum 7,127 || 32–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || March 15 || @ Cleveland || 96–88 || Fred Carter (36) || Clyde Lee (13) || Boyd, Cunningham (5) || Richfield Coliseum 13,897 || 33–39 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 73 || March 18 || @ Chicago || 96–111 || Collins, Cunningham (22) || Harvey Catchings (10) || Fred Carter (5) || Chicago Stadium 8,741 || 33–40 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 74 || March 19 || New Orleans || 126–115 || Fred Carter (28) || Ellis, Lee (10) || Billy Cunningham (9) || The Spectrum 6,411 || 33–41 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || March 21 || Atlanta || 103–114 || Fred Carter (30) || Clyde Lee (12) || Doug Collins (8) || The Spectrum 7,536 || 34–41 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 76 || March 22 || @ Atlanta || 100–104 || Billy Cunningham (33) || Leroy Ellis (12) || Billy Cunningham (10) || Omni Coliseum 2,979 || 34–42 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 77 || March 25 || @ Buffalo || 103–118 || Billy Cunningham (27) || Leroy Ellis (12) || Billy Cunningham (8) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 12,404 || 34–43 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 78 || March 26 || New York || 128–98 || Billy Cunningham (20) || Leroy Ellis (11) || Billy Cunningham (6) || The Spectrum 6,730 || 34–44 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 79 || March 28 || Buffalo || 115–104 || Clyde Lee (19) || Clyde Lee (8) || Doug Collins (7) || The Spectrum 5,511 || 34–45 |- |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 80 || April 1 || @ New York || 95–99 || Fred Carter (23) || Leroy Ellis (18) || Billy Cunningham (9) || Madison Square Garden 17,888 || 34–46 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 81 || April 4 || @ Buffalo || 97–108 || Doug Collins (18) || Clyde Lee (11) || Billy Cunningham (7) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 10,628 || 34–47 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 82 || April 5 || Boston || 111–97 || Billy Cunningham (20) || Leroy Ellis (10) || Billy Cunningham (6) || The Spectrum 12,237 || 34–48 |-

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1975.html 1974–75 Philadelphia 76ers]

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