NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1973–74 NBA season was the Kings 25th season in the NBA and their second season in the city of Kansas City.[1]
Draft picks
Roster
Players
|
Coaches
|
Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DOB
|
From
|
G
|
10
|
Archibald, Nate
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
165 lb (75 kg)
|
|
UTEP
|
F
|
11
|
Behagen, Ron
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
Minnesota
|
F
|
34
|
Block, John
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
207 lb (94 kg)
|
|
USC
|
G
|
5
|
D'Antoni, Mike
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
Marshall
|
F
|
33
|
Durrett, Ken
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
|
La Salle
|
F
|
21
|
Kojis, Don
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
|
Marquette
|
G
|
15
|
Komives, Howard
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
Bowling Green
|
C
|
44
|
Lacey, Sam
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
235 lb (107 kg)
|
|
New Mexico State
|
G
|
23
|
Manakas, Ted
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
|
Princeton
|
F
|
31
|
McNeil, Larry
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
|
Marquette
|
F
|
24
|
Walker, Jimmy
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
|
Providence
|
G/F
|
22
|
Williams, Nate
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
|
Utah State
|
|
- Head coach
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
|
Regular season
Season standings
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1973–74 NBA Records
|
Team
|
ATL
|
BOS
|
BUF
|
CAP
|
CHI
|
CLE
|
DET
|
GSW
|
HOU
|
KCO
|
LAL
|
MIL
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
PHO
|
POR
|
SEA
|
Atlanta
|
— |
1–5 |
2–4 |
4–4 |
1–3 |
4–3 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
5–2 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
1–5 |
3–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
4–0
|
Boston
|
5–1 |
— |
5–2 |
2–4 |
2–2 |
4–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
4–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
5–2 |
7–1 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
2–2
|
Buffalo
|
4–2 |
2–5 |
— |
3–3 |
1–3 |
5–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
4–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
4–4 |
6–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2
|
Capital
|
4–4 |
4–2 |
3–3 |
— |
1–3 |
6–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–3 |
4–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2
|
Chicago
|
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
— |
4–0 |
5–2 |
4–2 |
4–0 |
5–2 |
1–5 |
3–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–2 |
4–2 |
4–2
|
Cleveland
|
3–4 |
2–4 |
1–5 |
1–6 |
0–4 |
— |
2–2 |
0–4 |
4–4 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
0–4 |
1–5 |
5–1 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
2–2
|
Detroit
|
4–0 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–5 |
2–2 |
— |
5–1 |
3–1 |
4–2 |
4–2 |
3–4 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
6–0 |
5–1 |
5–1
|
Golden State
|
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–4 |
4–0 |
1–5 |
— |
4–0 |
3–3 |
4–2 |
3–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
5–2 |
3–4 |
3–3
|
Houston
|
2–5 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
3–4 |
0–4 |
4–4 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
— |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
4–2 |
4–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3
|
Kansas City-Omaha
|
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–5 |
4–0 |
2–4 |
3–3 |
2–2 |
— |
1–5 |
0–7 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
4–2 |
4–2 |
2–4
|
Los Angeles
|
0–4 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
5–1 |
1–3 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
2–2 |
5–1 |
— |
4–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
4–2 |
4–3 |
4–3
|
Milwaukee
|
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–3 |
4–0 |
4–3 |
3–3 |
4–0 |
7–0 |
2–4 |
— |
2–2 |
4–0 |
5–1 |
6–0 |
4–2
|
New York
|
5–1 |
2–5 |
4–4 |
3–3 |
2–2 |
5–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–4 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
4–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0
|
Philadelphia
|
3–3 |
1–7 |
1–6 |
2–4 |
1–3 |
1–5 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–4 |
3–1 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
3–4 |
— |
3–1 |
2–2 |
0–4
|
Phoenix
|
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–4 |
3–1 |
0–6 |
2–5 |
2–2 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
1–5 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
— |
3–3 |
4–3
|
Portland
|
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–4 |
0–4 |
1–5 |
4–3 |
1–3 |
2–4 |
3–4 |
0–6 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–3 |
— |
3–3
|
Seattle
|
0–4 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–4 |
2–2 |
1–5 |
3–3 |
3–1 |
4–2 |
3–4 |
2–4 |
0–4 |
4–0 |
3–4 |
3–3 |
—
|
Game log
1973–74 Game log
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
October 10 |
Chicago |
105–90 |
Nate Archibald (42) |
0–1
|
2 |
October 12 |
Chicago |
84–88 |
Nate Archibald (29) |
1–1
|
3 |
October 13 |
@ Atlanta |
117–102 |
John Block (26) |
2–1
|
4 |
October 17 |
@ Seattle |
108–106 |
Nate Archibald (27) |
3–1
|
5 |
October 19 |
@ Portland |
99–111 |
Nate Archibald (21) |
3–2
|
6 |
October 20 |
@ Golden State |
81–100 |
Ken Durrett (17) |
3–3
|
7 |
October 24 |
Los Angeles |
92–91 |
Sam Lacey (24) |
3–4
|
8 |
October 26 |
Phoenix |
93–98 |
Ron Behagen (20) |
4–4
|
9 |
October 28 |
Buffalo |
112–100 |
John Block (27) |
4–5
|
10 |
October 30 |
Milwaukee |
112–78 |
John Block (25) |
4–6
|
11 |
November 2 |
Seattle |
115–109 |
Jimmy Walker (24) |
4–7
|
12 |
November 4 |
Golden State |
92–91 |
Ron Behagen (21) |
4–8
|
13 |
November 9 |
Capital |
109–96 |
Jimmy Walker (24) |
4–9
|
14 |
November 10 |
@ Milwaukee |
83–84 |
Jimmy Walker (20) |
4–10
|
15 |
November 11 |
@ Cleveland |
103–93 |
Jimmy Walker (27) |
5–10
|
16 |
November 14 |
Houston |
116–118 (OT) |
Jimmy Walker (31) |
6–10
|
17 |
November 16 |
@ Detroit |
98–125 |
McNeill, Williams (21) |
6–11
|
18 |
November 17 |
Boston |
123–110 |
Nate Williams (27) |
6–12
|
19 |
November 20 |
Philadelphia |
109–103 |
Jimmy Walker (18) |
6–13
|
20 |
November 21 |
Philadelphia |
103–90 |
Nate Williams (22) |
6–14
|
21 |
November 23 |
@ Boston |
102–119 |
Jimmy Walker (25) |
6–15
|
22 |
November 24 |
@ Buffalo |
131–143 |
Nate Williams (28) |
6–16
|
23 |
November 25 |
Seattle |
104–99 |
Nate Archibald (21) |
6–17
|
24 |
November 27 |
Atlanta |
129–110 |
Nate Archibald (28) |
6–18
|
25 |
November 29 |
@ Phoenix |
99–119 |
Nate Archibald (24) |
6–19
|
26 |
November 30 |
@ Los Angeles |
107–123 |
Don Kojis (22) |
6–20
|
27 |
December 1 |
@ Golden State |
108–120 |
Sam Lacey (26) |
6–21
|
28 |
December 5 |
Atlanta |
105–117 |
Jimmy Walker (29) |
7–21
|
29 |
December 7 |
@ Philadelphia |
113–102 |
Jimmy Walker (32) |
8–21
|
30 |
December 9 |
Detroit |
86–80 |
Jimmy Walker (17) |
8–22
|
31 |
December 11 |
@ Chicago |
104–105 |
Jimmy Walker (27) |
8–23
|
32 |
December 15 |
@ New York |
107–116 |
Nate Williams (25) |
8–24
|
33 |
December 16 |
Detroit |
104–105 |
Jimmy Walker (25) |
9–24
|
34 |
December 19 |
Cleveland |
92–106 |
Don Kojis (24) |
10–24
|
35 |
December 20 |
Capital |
98–92 |
Jimmy Walker (20) |
10–25
|
36 |
December 22 |
Buffalo |
112–122 |
Jimmy Walker (24) |
11–25
|
37 |
December 23 |
Golden State |
93–101 |
Jimmy Walker (26) |
12–25
|
38 |
December 26 |
@ Houston |
95–110 |
Jimmy Walker (16) |
12–26
|
39 |
December 27 |
@ Cleveland |
110–100 |
Walker, Williams (26) |
13–26
|
40 |
December 29 |
@ Capital |
106–102 |
Nate Archibald (24) |
14–26
|
41 |
December 30 |
New York |
102–85 |
Larry McNeill (16) |
14–27
|
42 |
January 2 |
Boston |
97–109 |
Nate Archibald (26) |
15–27
|
43 |
January 3 |
@ Milwaukee |
105–120 |
Nate Williams (30) |
15–28
|
44 |
January 4 |
Phoenix |
97–122 |
Sam Lacey (21) |
16–28
|
45 |
January 6 |
@ Los Angeles |
105–109 |
Nate Archibald (31) |
16–29
|
46 |
January 8 |
@ Portland |
110–129 |
John Block (18) |
16–30
|
47 |
January 9 |
@ Seattle |
96–100 |
Nate Williams (28) |
16–31
|
48 |
January 11 |
@ Phoenix |
117–100 |
Jimmy Walker (25) |
17–31
|
49 |
January 13 |
Portland |
99–103 |
Nate Archibald (26) |
18–31
|
50 |
January 18 |
Los Angeles |
116–115 |
Nate Williams (24) |
18–32
|
51 |
January 19 |
Cleveland |
108–111 |
Jimmy Walker (22) |
19–32
|
52 |
January 20 |
@ Detroit |
79–105 |
Don Kojis (12) |
19–33
|
53 |
January 22 |
Portland |
96–103 |
Nate Archibald (31) |
20–33
|
54 |
January 25 |
@ Buffalo |
118–113 |
Jimmy Walker (26) |
21–33
|
55 |
January 27 |
@ Boston |
98–119 |
Behagen, Lacey (17) |
21–34
|
56 |
January 30 |
New York |
108–88 |
Lacey, Williams (16) |
21–35
|
57 |
February 1 |
@ Chicago |
88–99 |
Nate Williams (26) |
21–36
|
58 |
February 6 |
Chicago |
112–95 |
Nate Williams (20) |
21–37
|
59 |
February 8 |
@ Portland |
104–99 |
Jimmy Walker (27) |
22–37
|
60 |
February 9 |
@ Golden State |
121–120 |
Jimmy Walker (36) |
23–37
|
61 |
February 10 |
@ Seattle |
103–119 |
Nate Williams (16) |
23–38
|
62 |
February 12 |
@ Detroit |
106–113 |
Nate Williams (23) |
23–39
|
63 |
February 13 |
@ Capital |
87–89 |
Jimmy Walker (24) |
23–40
|
64 |
February 15 |
@ Philadelphia |
89–92 |
Nate Williams (22) |
23–41
|
65 |
February 19 |
Los Angeles |
86–92 |
Jimmy Walker (30) |
24–41
|
66 |
February 20 |
Golden State |
97–116 |
Jimmy Walker (27) |
25–41
|
67 |
February 22 |
Phoenix |
104–119 |
Jimmy Walker (34) |
26–41
|
68 |
February 24 |
Milwaukee |
100–93 |
Jimmy Walker (26) |
26–42
|
69 |
February 26 |
@ Houston |
101–118 |
Jimmy Walker (24) |
26–43
|
70 |
February 27 |
@ Atlanta |
85–76 |
Don Kojis (20) |
27–43
|
71 |
March 1 |
@ Los Angeles |
100–107 |
Sam Lacey (22) |
27–44
|
72 |
March 3 |
@ Phoenix |
100–113 |
Jimmy Walker (26) |
27–45
|
73 |
March 4 |
@ Milwaukee |
103–109 |
Behagen, Walker (24) |
27–46
|
74 |
March 6 |
Milwaukee |
111–99 |
Jimmy Walker (25) |
27–47
|
75 |
March 9 |
Seattle |
96–106 |
Don Kojis (27) |
28–47
|
76 |
March 12 |
@ Chicago |
93–91 |
Jimmy Walker (28) |
29–47
|
77 |
March 17 |
Houston |
114–125 |
Don Kojis (30) |
30–47
|
78 |
March 18 |
Portland |
105–114 |
Jimmy Walker (38) |
31–47
|
79 |
March 20 |
Chicago |
87–86 |
Jimmy Walker (19) |
31–48
|
80 |
March 22 |
Detroit |
105–107 |
Ken Durrett (24) |
32–48
|
81 |
March 23 |
@ New York |
107–106 |
Jimmy Walker (28) |
33–48
|
82 |
March 26 |
@ Milwaukee |
98–118 |
Sam Lacey (21) |
33–49
|
Awards and records
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