The 1974–75 NBA season was the Bulls' ninth season in the NBA.[1] 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.
1974–75 Chicago Bulls season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Dick Motta |
General manager | Dick Motta |
Owner(s) | Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 47–35 (.573) |
Place | Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Conference finals (lost to Warriors 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WSNS-TV (Andy Musser, Dick Gonski) |
Radio | WIND (Jim Durham, Bill Berg) |
Offseason edit
Draft picks edit
Roster edit
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Roster |
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | – | 29–12 | 18–23 | 11–15 |
x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings | 44 | 38 | .537 | 3 | 29–12 | 15–26 | 17–9 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 7 | 26–15 | 14–27 | 10–16 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 9 | 25–16 | 13–28 | 14–12 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | – |
2 | y-Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 1 |
3 | x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4 |
4 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 5 |
5 | x-Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 8 |
6 | Portland Trail Blazers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 |
6 | Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 |
8 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 16 |
9 | Los Angeles Lakers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 |
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents edit
1974–75 NBA Records | ||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA | WAS |
Playoffs edit
Awards and records edit
- Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Bob Love, NBA All-Defensive Second Team