NBA
1974-75 Season
Champions: Golden State Warriors (4-0)
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The 1974-75 NBA season featured 18 teams across 785 recorded games. Washington Bullets posted the league's best record at 60-22. Golden State Warriors won the championship, defeating Washington Bullets 4-0 in the Finals. Rick Barry was named Finals MVP; Bob McAdoo took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Eastern Conference
- Washington Bullets 60-22 0.732
- Boston Celtics 60-22 0.732
- Buffalo Braves 49-33 0.598
- Houston Rockets 41-41 0.500
- New York Knicks 40-42 0.488
- Cleveland Cavaliers 40-42 0.488
- Philadelphia 76ers 34-48 0.415
- Atlanta Hawks 31-51 0.378
- New Orleans Jazz 23-59 0.280
Western Conference
- Golden State Warriors 🏆 48-34 0.585
- Chicago Bulls 47-35 0.573
- Kansas City-Omaha Kings 44-38 0.537
- Seattle SuperSonics 43-39 0.524
- Detroit Pistons 40-42 0.488
- Milwaukee Bucks 38-44 0.463
- Portland Trail Blazers 38-44 0.463
- Phoenix Suns 32-50 0.390
- Los Angeles Lakers 30-52 0.366
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Bob McAdoo BUF 34.5 PPG
- 2 Rick Barry GSW 30.6 PPG
- 3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 30.0 PPG
- 4 Nate Archibald KCO 26.5 PPG
- 5 Charlie Scott PHO 24.3 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Wes Unseld WSB 14.8 RPG
- 2 Dave Cowens BOS 14.7 RPG
- 3 Sam Lacey KCO 14.2 RPG
- 4 Bob McAdoo BUF 14.1 RPG
- 5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 14.0 RPG
Assists
- 1 Kevin Porter WSB 8.0 APG
- 2 Dave Bing DET 7.7 APG
- 3 Nate Archibald KCO 6.8 APG
- 4 Randy Smith BUF 6.5 APG
- 5 Pete Maravich NOJ 6.2 APG
1974 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Bill Walton Portland Trail Blazers
- #2 Marvin Barnes Philadelphia 76ers
- #3 Tom Burleson Seattle SuperSonics