1974–75 Golden State Warriors season

The 1974–75 Golden State Warriors season was the 29th season in the franchise's history, its 13th in California and the fourth playing in Oakland. After four seasons of second-place division finishes, the Warriors made various changes. Nate Thurmond was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Clifford Ray, a young defensive center.[1] The club drafted Keith Wilkes (later known as Jamaal Wilkes), whose nickname was "Silk". Cazzie Russell had played out his option and joined the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving Rick Barry as the team's leader. Coach Al Attles implemented a team-oriented system that drew on the contributions of as many as ten players during a game. Barry scored 30.6 points per game, led the NBA in free throw percentage and steals per game, and was sixth in the league in assists per game. The Warriors captured the Pacific Division title with a 48–34 record.[1]

1974–75 Golden State Warriors season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachAl Attles
ArenaOakland Coliseum Arena
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA champions
(Defeated Bullets 4-0)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTVU
RadioKNBR
The Warriors' 1975 championship banner.

In the playoffs, the Warriors got to the Western Conference Finals by beating the Seattle SuperSonics in six games.[1] In the Western Finals, the Warriors looked like they were about to lose to former teammate Nate Thurmond. The Warriors found themselves down against the Chicago Bulls 3 games to 2. The Warriors rallied to win Game 6 in Chicago and took the series with an 83–79 Game 7 triumph in Oakland.[1] In the NBA Finals, the Warriors faced off against the Washington Bullets. The Warriors took the series in four straight games, including 1-point wins in Games 2 and 4.[1] Rick Barry was named the series MVP.

The Warriors wouldn't make another NBA Finals appearance again until 2015, where the team won its fourth league title. They would also go on to win two more titles in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1974 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
111Jamaal WilkesF United StatesUCLA
229Phil SmithG United StatesSan Francisco
347Frank KendrickF United StatesPurdue
465Willie BilesG United StatesTulsa
583Steve Erickson United StatesOregon
6101John ErrecartG United StatesPacific
7119Brady Allen United StatesCalifornia
8137Clarence Allen United StatesUC Santa Barbara
9155Carl Meier United StatesCalifornia
10172Marvin Buckley United StatesNevada

Roster
Roster listing
Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 24 Barry, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Miami (FL)
G 21 Beard, Butch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Louisville
G 22 Bracey, Steve 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Tulsa
PF 32 Bridges, Bill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Kansas
PF 40 Dickey, Derrek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Cincinnati
PG 15 Dudley, Charles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington
G 10 Johnson, Charles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) California
C 52 Johnson, George 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dillard
SG 23 Mullins, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke
C 44 Ray, Clifford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oklahoma
SG 20 Smith, Phil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) San Francisco
F 41 Wilkes, Jamaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Golden State Warriors 4834.585–31–1017–2419–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4339.524524–1619–2318–12
Portland Trail Blazers 3844.4631029–139–3116–14
Phoenix Suns 3250.3901622–1910–3112–18
Los Angeles Lakers 3052.3661821–209–3210–20
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Golden State Warriors4834.585–
2 y-Chicago Bulls4735.5731
3 x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings4438.5374
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4339.5245
5 x-Detroit Pistons4042.4888
6 Portland Trail Blazers3844.46310
6 Milwaukee Bucks3844.46310
8 Phoenix Suns3250.39016
9 Los Angeles Lakers3052.36618

Record vs. opponents
1974–75 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS
Atlanta —0–41–30–43–42–21–32–52–22–22–23–50–42–24–01–33–13–5
Boston 4–0—5–43–13–13–11–34–02–24–04–04–07–25–33–14–02–22–2
Buffalo 3–14–5—1–33–12–23–12–21–34–01–34–05–36–33–12–23–12–2
Chicago 4–01–33–1—2–24–53–12–24–53–13–54–03–12–22–22–24–01–3
Cleveland 4–31–31–32–2—2–22–24–42–22–21–36–11–33–12–22–22–23–5
Detroit 2–21–32–25–42–2—1–32–22–63–13–64–02–23–12–23–12–21–3
Golden State 3–13–11–31–32–23–1—2–22–25–23–12–23–13–15–35–34–31–3
Houston 5–20–42–22–24–42–22–2—4–02–23–15–31–32–22–22–21–32–5
Kansas City-Omaha 2–22–23–15–42–26–22–20–4—3–16–32–22–21–33–13–11–31–3
Los Angeles 2–20–40–41–32–21–32–52–21–3—4–03–10–43–14–42–52–61–3
Milwaukee 2–20–43–15–33–16–31–31–33–60–4—3–13–13–12–22–21–30–4
New Orleans 5–30–40–40–41–60–42–23–52–21–31–3—2–22–21–32–21–30–7
New York 4–02–73–51–33–12–21–33–12–24–01–32–2—4–53–12–22–21–3
Philadelphia 2–23–53–62–21–31–31–32–23–11–31–32–25–4—2–22–22–21–3
Phoenix 0–41–31–32–22–22–23–52–21–34–42–23–11–32–2—1–64–31–3
Portland 3–10–42–22–22–21–33–52–21–35–22–22–22–22–26–1—2–61–3
Seattle 1–32–21–30–42–22–23–43–13–16–23–13–12–22–23–46–2—1–3
Washington 5–32–22–23–15–33–13–15–23–13–14–07–03–13–13–13–13–1—

Postseason

West First Round

The Warriors had a first round bye.

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (4) Seattle SuperSonics: Warriors win series 4–2

  • Game 1 @ Golden State: Golden State 123, Seattle 96
  • Game 2 @ Golden State: Seattle 100, Golden State 99
  • Game 3 @ Seattle: Golden State 105, Seattle 96
  • Game 4 @ Seattle: Seattle 111, Golden State 94
  • Game 5 @ Golden State: Golden State 124, Seattle 100
  • Game 6 @ Seattle: Golden State 105, Seattle 96

West Conference Finals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (2) Chicago Bulls: Warriors win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ Golden State: Golden State 107, Chicago 89
  • Game 2 @ Chicago: Chicago 90, Golden State 89
  • Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 108, Golden State 101
  • Game 4 @ Golden State: Golden State 111, Chicago 106
  • Game 5 @ Golden State: Chicago 89, Golden State 79
  • Game 6 @ Chicago: Golden State 86, Chicago 72
  • Game 7 @ Golden State: Golden State 83, Chicago 79

NBA Finals

(E1) Washington Bullets vs. (W1) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 4–0

  • Game 1 @ Washington: Golden State 101, Washington 95
  • Game 2 @ Golden State: Golden State 92, Washington 91
  • Game 3 @ Golden State: Golden State 109, Washington 101
  • Game 4 @ Washington: Golden State 96, Washington 95

Roster

Awards and honors

References
  1. Golden State Warriors (1962–Present)
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