NBA
1973-74 Season
Champions: Boston Celtics (4-3)
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The 1973-74 NBA season featured 17 teams across 738 recorded games. Milwaukee Bucks posted the league's best record at 59-23. Boston Celtics won the championship, defeating Milwaukee Bucks 4-3 in the Finals. John Havlicek was named Finals MVP; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- Milwaukee Bucks 59-23 0.720
- Chicago Bulls 54-28 0.659
- Detroit Pistons 52-30 0.634
- Los Angeles Lakers 47-35 0.573
- Golden State Warriors 44-38 0.537
- Seattle SuperSonics 36-46 0.439
- Kansas City-Omaha Kings 33-49 0.402
- Phoenix Suns 30-52 0.366
- Portland Trail Blazers 27-55 0.329
Eastern Conference
- Boston Celtics 🏆 56-26 0.683
- New York Knicks 49-33 0.598
- Capital Bullets 47-35 0.573
- Buffalo Braves 42-40 0.512
- Atlanta Hawks 35-47 0.427
- Houston Rockets 32-50 0.390
- Cleveland Cavaliers 29-53 0.354
- Philadelphia 76ers 25-57 0.305
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Bob McAdoo BUF 30.6 PPG
- 2 Pete Maravich ATL 27.7 PPG
- 3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 27.0 PPG
- 4 Lou Hudson ATL 25.4 PPG
- 5 Gail Goodrich LAL 25.3 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Elvin Hayes CAP 18.1 RPG
- 2 Dave Cowens BOS 15.7 RPG
- 3 Bob McAdoo BUF 15.1 RPG
- 4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 14.5 RPG
- 5 Nate Thurmond GSW 14.2 RPG
Assists
- 1 Ernie DiGregorio BUF 8.2 APG
- 2 Calvin Murphy HOU 7.4 APG
- 3 Lenny Wilkens CLE 7.1 APG
- 4 Walt Frazier NYK 6.9 APG
- 5 Dave Bing DET 6.9 APG
1973 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Doug Collins Philadelphia 76ers
- #2 Jim Brewer Cleveland Cavaliers
- #3 Ernie DiGregorio Buffalo Braves