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Full NBA season

1973-74

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1973-74 NBA season.

738indexed games

7playoff series

Postseason map

Playoff bracket

Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.

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First round

Eastern7 G8Detroit Pistons1Chicago BullsEastern7 G7Washington Bullets2New York Knicks

Conference semifinals

Eastern4 G1Chicago Bulls–Milwaukee BucksEastern5 G2New York Knicks–Boston Celtics

Conference finals

Eastern7 G–Boston Celtics–Milwaukee Bucks

NBA Finals

NBA Finals5 G–Los Angeles Lakers–Milwaukee BucksNBA Finals6 G–San Diego Clippers–Boston Celtics

Season honors

Awards and leaders

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NBA MVPKareem Abdul-JabbarPlayer season →NBA Finals MVPJohn HavlicekPlayer season →

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Midseason showcase

All-Star weekend

The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.

East vs West

The classic conference matchup

The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.

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NBA All-Star GameGame page ↗
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
1974 All-Star Weekend

Selected rosters

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Austin CarrBob LanierBob McadooCharlie ScottChet WalkerDave BingDave CowensDave DebusschereElvin HayesGail GoodrichGeoff PetrieJerry WestJo Jo WhiteJohn HavlicekKareem Abdul Jabbar ALou HudsonNate ThurmondNorm Van LierPete MaravichPhil ChenierRick BarryRudy TomjanovichSidney WicksSpencer HaywoodWalt Frazier

Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Los Angeles Lakers4636
—Golden State Warriors4537
—San Diego Clippers4141
—Seattle SuperSonics3547
—Portland Trail Blazers3349
—Sacramento Kings3250
—Houston Rockets3250
—Phoenix Suns3052

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Milwaukee Bucks5824
—Boston Celtics5626
1Chicago Bulls5527
8Detroit Pistons5131
2New York Knicks4933
7Washington Bullets4636
—Atlanta Hawks3448
—Cleveland Cavaliers2953
—Philadelphia 76ers2557

Around the league

Division standings

Central

Milwaukee Bucks58–24
Chicago Bulls55–27
Detroit Pistons51–31
Cleveland Cavaliers29–53

Atlantic

Boston Celtics56–26
New York Knicks49–33
Philadelphia 76ers25–57

Other

Washington Bullets46–36
San Diego Clippers41–41
Seattle SuperSonics35–47

Southeast

Atlanta Hawks34–48

Pacific

Los Angeles Lakers46–36
Golden State Warriors45–37
Sacramento Kings32–50
Phoenix Suns30–52

Northwest

Portland Trail Blazers33–49

Southwest

Houston Rockets32–50