1974–75 Chicago Bulls season

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
Division champions
Head coachDick Motta
General managerDick Motta
Owner(s)Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference finals
(lost to Warriors 3–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWSNS-TV
(Andy Musser, Dick Gonski)
RadioWIND
(Jim Durham, Bill Berg)
< 1973–74 1975–76 >

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Roster

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1974–75 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 5 Benbow, Leon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1950-07-23 Jacksonville
F 35 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944-04-16 USC
C 18 Boerwinkle, Tom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945-08-23 Tennessee
F 23 Garrett, Rowland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1950-07-16 Florida State
G 14 Guokas, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1944-02-25 Saint Joseph's
F 8 Johnson, Mickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952-08-31 Aurora
F 10 Love, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942-12-08 Southern
G/F 4 Sloan, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1942-03-28 Evansville
C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1941-07-25 Bowling Green
G 2 Van Lier, Norm 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947-04-01 Saint Francis (PA)
F 25 Walker, Chet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1940-02-22 Bradley
G 34 Wilson, Bobby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951-01-15 Wichita State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 27, 1974

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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

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1974–75 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS

Playoffs

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1975 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 9 Kansas City–Omaha W 95–89 Bob Love (38) Tom Boerwinkle (12) Tom Boerwinkle (5) Chicago Stadium
15,433
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
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
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
5 April 20 Kansas City–Omaha W 104–77 Bob Love (30) Tom Boerwinkle (19) Tom Boerwinkle (8) Chicago Stadium
16,247
3–2
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
Conference finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
1975 schedule

Awards and records

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References

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