1974–75 Houston Rockets season

The 1974–75 NBA season was the Rockets' 8th season in the NBA and 4th season in the city of Houston[1] as well as their final season at the Hofheinz Pavilion before moving to The Summit a season later.

1974–75 Houston Rockets season
Head coachJohnny Egan
ArenaHofheinz Pavilion
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHTV
RadioKPRC

In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the New York Knicks in five games in the First Round, before losing to the Boston Celtics in five games in the Semifinals.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1974 NBA draft

Roster
Roster listing
Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 10 Hawes, Steve 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Washington
C 20 Kunnert, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Iowa
G 23 Murphy, Calvin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Niagara
G 14 Newlin, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah
F 45 Tomjanovich, Rudy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Michigan
G 11 Wohl, Dave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Washington Bullets 6022.732–36–524–1722–8
x-Houston Rockets 4141.5001929–1212–2916–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 4042.4882029–1211–3017–13
Atlanta Hawks 3151.3782922–199–3211–19
New Orleans Jazz 2359.2803720–213–389–21
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6022.732–
2 y-Washington Bullets6022.732–
3 x-Buffalo Braves4933.59811
4 x-Houston Rockets4141.50019
5 x-New York Knicks4042.48820
6 Cleveland Cavaliers4042.48820
7 Philadelphia 76ers3448.41526
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37829
9 New Orleans Jazz2359.28037


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

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—

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Houston Rockets vs. (5) New York Knicks: Rockets win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Houston: Houston 99, New York 84
  • Game 2 @ New York: New York 106, Houston 96
  • Game 3 @ Houston: Houston 118, New York 86

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Houston Rockets: Celtics win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 123, Houston 106
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 112, Houston 100
  • Game 3 @ Houston: Houston 117, Boston 102
  • Game 4 @ Houston: Boston 122, Houston 117
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 128, Houston 115

References
  1. 1974–75 Houston Rockets
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