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1974–75 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

FieldValue
teamSeattle SuperSonics
end_year1975
wins43
losses39
divisionPacific
division_place2
conf_place4
coachBill Russell
gmBill Russell
ownersSam Schulman
arenaSeattle Center Coliseum
televisionKTNT-TV
radioKOMO
playoffs[West Semifinals](1975-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(lost to [Warriors](1974-75-golden-state-warriors-season) 2–4)
bbr_teamSEA

(lost to Warriors 2–4) The 1974–75 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 8th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In their second season with Bill Russell as head coach and with rookies comprising half the roster, the SuperSonics finished the regular season in 4th place in the Western Conference with a 43–39 record and reached the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. After defeating the Detroit Pistons in three games in the first round in a best-of-three series, the team fell to the eventual NBA champions Golden State Warriors in six games.

Offseason

Head coach Bill Russell anticipated a roster overhaul during the offseason. After trading Dick Snyder on draft day to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange of the Cavs' first round selection, the SuperSonics selected center Tommy Burleson with the 3rd overall pick.

Draft

Main article: 1974 NBA draft

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13Tom BurlesonCUnited StatesNC State
226Leonard GrayFUnited StatesLong Beach State
344Talvin SkinnerG/FUnited StatesMaryland Eastern Shore
462William GordonGUnited StatesMaryland Eastern Shore
580Dean TolsonFUnited StatesArkansas
698Wardell JacksonFUnited StatesOhio State
7116Jerry FaulknerGUnited StatesWest Georgia
8134Leonard CoulterFUnited StatesMorehead State
9152Bertram du PontGUnited StatesDillard
10169Rod DerlineGUnited StatesSeattle

Roster

  • Bill Russell
  • Bob Hopkins

Standings

Division

Conference

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

Game log

Regular season

|- | 1 | October 17 | @ Phoenix | L 97–114 | Archie Clark (27) | || || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,215 || 0–1 |- | 2 | October 18 | Detroit | L 95–100 | Spencer Haywood (23) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 9,537 || 0–2 |- | 3 | October 20 | Cleveland | W 100–93 | Fred Brown (31) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 10,241 || 1–2 |- | 4 | October 23 | Portland | W 107–97 | Archie Clark (19) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 13,283 || 2–2 |- | 5 | October 25 | Phoenix | W 106–97 | Spencer Haywood (27) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 12,191 || 3–2 |- | 6 | October 27 | @ Portland | L 94–120 | Fred Brown (32) | || || Memorial Coliseum 10,870 || 3–3 |- | 7 | October 30 | Los Angeles | W 117–97 | Spencer Haywood (40) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 8,938 || 4–3 |- | 8 | November 1 | Golden State | L 88–99 | Spencer Haywood (28) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 12,777 || 4–4 |- | 9 | November 3 | Milwaukee | W 101–89 | Fred Brown (28) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 11,839 || 5–4 |- | 10 | November 7 | @ Golden State | W 104–93 | Fred Brown (31) | || || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 5,391 || 6–4 |- | 11 | November 10 | Philadelphia | W 109–95 | Spencer Haywood (27) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 12,825 || 7–4 |- | 12 | November 13 | Los Angeles | W 108–103 | Spencer Haywood (24) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 13,004 || 8–4 |- | 13 | November 15 | @ Detroit | L 103–117 | Archie Clark (25) | || || Cobo Arena 6,789 || 8–5 |- | 14 | November 16 | @ New York | L 94–104 | Spencer Haywood (34) | || || Madison Square Garden 18,932 || 8–6 |- | 15 | November 19 | @ Atlanta | L 113–122 | Spencer Haywood (31) | || || Omni Coliseum 3,769 || 8–7 |- | 16 | November 20 | @ New Orleans | W 99–95 | Three players (18) | || || Municipal Auditorium 4,318 || 9–7 |- | 17 | November 22 | Chicago | L 89–93 | Spencer Haywood (32) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 9–8 |- | 18 | November 23 | @ Portland | W 117–110 | Fred Brown (40) | || || Memorial Coliseum 11,825 || 10–8 |- | 19 | November 24 | Houston | L 109–124 | Spencer Haywood (30) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 10–9 |- | 20 | November 26 | @ Cleveland | L 94–102 | Spencer Haywood (29) | || || Coliseum at Richfield 4,537 || 10–10 |- | 21 | November 27 | @ Boston | L 99–104 | Fred Brown (29) | || || Boston Garden 10,543 || 10–11 |- | 22 | November 29 | @ Philadelphia | W 121–119 (OT) | Fred Brown (40) | || || The Spectrum 8,660 || 11–11 |- | 23 | November 30 | @ Washington | L 90–122 | Archie Clark (23) | || || Capital Centre 8,865 || 11–12 |- | 24 | December 2 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | W 110–106 | Spencer Haywood (26) | || || Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,721 || 12–12 |- | 25 | December 4 | @ Milwaukee | W 112–103 | Spencer Haywood (37) | || || MECCA Arena 10,497 || 13–12 |- | 26 | December 6 | New Orleans | W 121–108 | James (22) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 14–12 |- | 27 | December 7 | @ Golden State | L 96–132 | Spencer Haywood (20) | || || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,608 || 14–13 |- | 28 | December 8 | Atlanta | L 95–102 | Spencer Haywood (18) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 11,575 || 14–14 |- | 29 | December 11 | Cleveland | L 95–97 | Archie Clark (22) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 10,033 || 14–15 |- | 30 | December 13 | @ Los Angeles | L 93–109 | Fred Brown (16) | || || The Forum 10,296 || 14–16 |- | 31 | December 17 | @ Chicago | L 84–87 | Fred Brown (23) | || || Chicago Stadium 5,591 || 14–17 |- | 32 | December 18 | @ Detroit | W 100–97 | Fred Brown (34) | || || Cobo Arena 4,365 || 15–17 |- | 33 | December 22 | Detroit | W 108–90 | Rowe (22) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 13,346 || 16–17 |- | 34 | December 27 | Kansas City–Omaha | L 98–108 | Fred Brown (37) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 13,260 || 16–18 |- | 35 | December 29 | Boston | L 101–121 | Spencer Haywood (30) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 16–19 |- | 36 | January 1 | Washington | W 123–118 (OT) | Spencer Haywood (32) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 12,363 || 17–19 |- | 37 | January 3 | @ Portland | W 98–93 | Fred Brown (32) | || || Memorial Coliseum 10,695 || 18–19 |- | 38 | January 4 | New Orleans | W 111–89 | Spencer Haywood (20) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 13,474 || 19–19 |- | 39 | January 8 | New York | L 102–113 | Spencer Haywood (38) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 13,203 || 19–20 |- | 40 | January 10 | Golden State | L 94–119 | Fred Brown (27) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,055 || 19–21 |- | 41 | January 12 | Chicago | L 123–127 (2OT) | Fred Brown, Spencer Haywood (24) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 19–22 |- | 42 | January 16 | @ Houston | W 127–125 (OT) | Fred Brown (36) | || || Hofheinz Pavilion 2,274 || 20–22 |- | 43 | January 17 | @ New Orleans | L 109–113 | Jim Fox (28) | || || Municipal Auditorium 3,120 || 20–23 |- | 44 | January 19 | @ Atlanta | L 109–117 | Fred Brown (22) | || || Omni Coliseum 5,651 || 20–24 |- | 45 | January 21 | @ Buffalo | L 108–118 | jackson (18) | || || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 10,271 || 20–25 |- | 46 | January 24 | @ Chicago | L 81–86 | Fred Brown (24) | || || Chicago Stadium 7,107 || 20–26 |- | 47 | January 26 | @ Cleveland | W 96–93 | Fred Brown, Tommy Burleson (21) | || || Coliseum at Richfield 4,219 || 21–26 |- | 48 | January 29 | @ Phoenix | W 99–85 | Fred Brown (24) | || || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,273 || 22–26 |- | 49 | January 31 | Portland | W 106–103 | John Brisker (28) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 23–26 |- | 50 | February 1 | @ Portland | W 93–91 | Fred Brown (28) | || || Memorial Coliseum 11,870 || 24–26 |- | 51 | February 2 | @ Los Angeles | W 119–112 | Archie Clark (22) | || || The Forum 11,586 || 25–26 |- | 52 | February 5 | Phoenix | L 102–107 | Fred Brown (18) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 10,002 || 25–27 |- | 53 | February 6 | @ Phoenix | L 105–112 | Fred Brown (36) | || || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,865 || 25–28 |- | 54 | February 7 | Washington | L 76–99 | Spencer Haywood (22) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 12,720 || 25–29 |- | 55 | February 9 | Buffalo | L 93–99 (OT) | Spencer Haywood (29) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 11,082 || 25–30 |- | 56 | February 12 | Houston | W 104–103 | Spencer Haywood (31) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 8,595 || 26–30 |- | 57 | February 14 | @ Portland | L 88–90 | Spencer Haywood (23) | || || Memorial Coliseum 11,885 || 26–31 |- | 58 | February 16 | Los Angeles | W 109–87 | Spencer Haywood (24) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 12,053 || 27–31 |- | 59 | February 19 | Boston | W 121–95 | Tommy Burleson (28) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 13,680 || 28–31 |- | 60 | February 21 | Atlanta | W 110–108 | Spencer Haywood (39) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 29–31 |- | 61 | February 23 | Philadelphia | L 100–114 | Fred Brown (25) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 12,871 || 29–32 |- | 62 | February 25 | @ New York | W 102–101 | Spencer Haywood (37) | || || Madison Square Garden 17,096 || 30–32 |- | 63 | February 26 | @ Washington | L 98–104 | Spencer Haywood (20) | || || Capital Centre 6,202 || 30–33 |- | 64 | February 28 | @ Philadelphia | L 111–112 | Spencer Haywood (32) | || || The Spectrum 7,682 || 30–34 |- | 65 | March 2 | @ Boston | W 104–97 | Spencer Haywood (30) | || || Hartford, CT 11,283 || 31–34 |- | 66 | March 4 | @ Buffalo | L 97–104 | Leonard Gray (33) | || || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 12,665 || 31–35 |- | 67 | March 6 | @ Milwaukee | L 92–102 | Fred Brown (25) | || || MECCA Arena 10,938 || 31–36 |- | 68 | March 8 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | W 103–99 | Fred Brown (24) | || || Municipal Auditorium 12,389 || 32–36 |- | 69 | March 11 | @ Houston | W 122–117 (OT) | Leonard Gray (25) | || || Hofheinz Pavilion 6,153 || 33–36 |- | 70 | March 14 | Buffalo | W 125–105 | Tommy Burleson, Spencer Haywood (22) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 34–36 |- | 71 | March 15 | @ Golden State | L 84–120 | Fred Brown (23) | || || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 9,594 || 34–37 |- | 72 | March 16 | New York | W 97–94 | Fred Brown (37) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 35–37 |- | 73 | March 19 | Milwaukee | W 101–100 | Leonard Gray (20) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 36–37 |- | 74 | March 21 | @ Los Angeles | L 109–112 (OT) | Archie Clark (29) | || || The Forum 10,102 || 36–38 |- | 75 | March 23 | Phoenix | L 96–102 | Spencer Haywood (23) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 36–39 |- | 76 | March 26 | Los Angeles | W 110–89 | Archie Clark (24) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 12,128 || 37–39 |- | 77 | March 28 | Golden State | W 96–92 | Tommy Burleson (22) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 38–39 |- | 78 | March 30 | Portland | W 98–88 | Spencer Haywood (40) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 39–39 |- | 79 | April 2 | Kansas City–Omaha | W 99–96 | Spencer Haywood (25) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 13,628 || 40–39 |- | 80 | April 4 | @ Los Angeles | W 111–102 | Tommy Burleson (25) | || || The Forum 10,946 || 41–39 |- | 81 | April 5 | @ Golden State | W 109–108 | Tommy Burleson (26) | || || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 11,064 || 42–39 |- | 82 | April 6 | Phoenix | W 114–111 | Archie Clark (31) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 || 43–39

Playoffs

Main article: 1975 NBA playoffs

|- | 1 | April 8 | Detroit | W 90–77 | Fred Brown (23) | Spencer Haywood (14) | Slick Watts (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082

1–0
2
April 10
@ Detroit
L 106–122
Fred Brown (30)
Tommy Burleson (10)
Slick Watts (8)
Cobo Arena
10,490
1–1
-
3
April 12
Detroit
W 100–93
Tommy Burleson (23)
Tommy Burleson (16)
Slick Watts (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082
2–1
-
1
April 14
@ Golden State
L 96–123
Leonard Gray (20)
Leonard Gray (8)
Watts, Brown (4)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,279
0–1
-
2
April 16
@ Golden State
W 100–99
Spencer Haywood (28)
Spencer Haywood (15)
Slick Watts (7)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787
1–1
-
3
April 17
Golden State
L 96–105
Tommy Burleson (25)
Tommy Burleson (11)
Slick Watts (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082
1–2
-
4
April 19
Golden State
W 111–94
Fred Brown (37)
Tommy Burleson (15)
Slick Watts (10)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082
2–2
-
5
April 22
@ Golden State
L 100–124
three players tied (15)
Tommy Burleson (8)
Leonard Gray (5)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787
2–3
-
6
April 24
Golden State
L 96–105
Slick Watts (24)
Tommy Burleson (11)
Slick Watts (11)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082
2–4

Player statistics

Season

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8133.0.480.8314.23.52.3.221.0
8223.0.417.6877.01.4.81.910.1
7732.2.495.8343.15.61.4.113.9
5811.5.428.7681.0.8.4.15.6
7523.5.469.8026.51.8.6.29.0
7530.4.489.7226.42.2.8.311.5
6837.2.459.8119.32.0.81.622.4
4313.2.380.2752.4.9.2.22.2
5616.8.397.7182.4.5.5.14.3
616.8.207.6672.51.2.7.53.0
7321.6.409.6494.71.2.7.24.8
194.6.432.6471.2.3.2.32.3
8225.1.421.6083.26.12.3.16.8

Playoffs

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830.0.496.8444.52.92.1.120.6
940.4.513.75010.71.4.82.020.7
929.9.436.9003.63.4.7.17.0
610.7.545.8572.21.2.3.07.0
85.0.286.5711.1.3.0.11.5
929.2.488.8465.02.21.3.69.9
937.4.359.7709.02.0.81.215.7
611.3.0001.5.7.3.0.0
923.4.467.7374.21.31.0.26.2
45.5.1251.0001.8.3.0.01.0
931.1.462.5383.77.13.0.411.1

Awards and records

  • Spencer Haywood was selected to the All-NBA Second Team and represented the West in the 1975 NBA All-Star Game.
  • Tommy Burleson was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

Transactions

Overview

**Players added****Players lost**

Trades

August 20, 1974To **Seattle SuperSonics**Archie ClarkTo **Washington Bullets**Dick Gibbs
[1975](1975-nba-draft) third round pick

References

References

  1. Ellensburg Daily Record]]''. May 30, 1974. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  2. Ellensburg Daily Record]]''. May 28, 1974. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  3. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DgM0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=KyMIAAAAIBAJ&dq=supersonics&pg=3518%2C1493856 Seattle acquires Clark from Bullets], ''[[Bangor Daily News]]''. August 20, 1974. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
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