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51-33, Finished 1st in ABA Western Division (Game Results)
ABA Season Summary
Scored 105.1 points per game, Allowed 104.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 43-41)
Coached by Joe Mullaney (51-33)
Arena: Salt Palace ▪ Attendance: NA
SRS: 0.28 (6th of 10) ▪ Pace Factor: 98.8 (9th of 10)
Offensive Rating: 105.6 (1st of 10) ▪ Defensive Rating: 105.2 (7th of 10)
Playoffs:
Lost ABA Finals (4-1) versus New York Nets
Won ABA Western Division Finals (4-3) versus Indiana Pacers
Won ABA Western Division Semifinals (4-2) versus San Diego Conquistadors
1973-74 Statistics ▪ Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Oct 10, 1973 | Memphis Tams | W | 111 | 109 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Fri, Oct 12, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 94 | 82 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Sat, Oct 13, 1973 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 101 | 103 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sun, Oct 14, 1973 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | 101 | 95 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Wed, Oct 17, 1973 | @ | Denver Rockets | L | 97 | 112 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Fri, Oct 19, 1973 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 101 | 96 | 4 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Oct 20, 1973 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 95 | 106 | 4 | 3 | L 1 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| 8 | Sun, Oct 21, 1973 | @ | New York Nets | L | 94 | 114 | 4 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 9 | Thu, Oct 25, 1973 | Carolina Cougars | L | 104 | 115 | 4 | 5 | L 3 | |||
| 10 | Fri, Oct 26, 1973 | @ | San Diego Conquistadors | L | 102 | 122 | 4 | 6 | L 4 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Oct 27, 1973 | Memphis Tams | W | 121 | 115 | 5 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 12 | Fri, Nov 2, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 126 | 110 | 6 | 6 | W 2 | |||
| 13 | Thu, Nov 8, 1973 | New York Nets | W | 124 | 109 | 7 | 6 | W 3 | |||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 10, 1973 | Indiana Pacers | W | 105 | 100 | 8 | 6 | W 4 | |||
| 15 | Wed, Nov 14, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 129 | 119 | 9 | 6 | W 5 | |||
| 16 | Fri, Nov 16, 1973 | Memphis Tams | L | 85 | 108 | 9 | 7 | L 1 | |||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 17, 1973 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 97 | 125 | 9 | 8 | L 2 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| 18 | Sun, Nov 18, 1973 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | 83 | 80 | 10 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Tue, Nov 20, 1973 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 98 | 102 | 10 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Nov 21, 1973 | @ | New York Nets | L | 92 | 105 | 10 | 10 | L 2 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Thu, Nov 22, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs | L | 84 | 92 | 10 | 11 | L 3 | |||
| 22 | Sat, Nov 24, 1973 | New York Nets | L | 113 | 119 | 10 | 12 | L 4 | |||
| 23 | Tue, Nov 27, 1973 | @ | Denver Rockets | W | 103 | 91 | 11 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Nov 28, 1973 | Virginia Squires | W | 116 | 105 | 12 | 12 | W 2 | |||
| 25 | Fri, Nov 30, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 104 | 91 | 13 | 12 | W 3 | |||
| 26 | Sun, Dec 2, 1973 | @ | San Diego Conquistadors | L | 100 | 105 | 13 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 27 | Fri, Dec 7, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 121 | 113 | 14 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 28 | Sat, Dec 8, 1973 | @ | Denver Rockets | W | 121 | 111 | 15 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 29 | Wed, Dec 12, 1973 | Denver Rockets | W | 123 | 112 | 16 | 13 | W 3 | |||
| 30 | Fri, Dec 14, 1973 | @ | Carolina Cougars | W | 3OT | 132 | 130 | 17 | 13 | W 4 | at Greensboro, NC |
| 31 | Sat, Dec 15, 1973 | @ | Virginia Squires | W | 112 | 102 | 18 | 13 | W 5 | at Hampton, VA | |
| 32 | Sun, Dec 16, 1973 | @ | New York Nets | L | 109 | 129 | 18 | 14 | L 1 | ||
| 33 | Wed, Dec 19, 1973 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 88 | 104 | 18 | 15 | L 2 | ||
| 34 | Fri, Dec 21, 1973 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | W | 86 | 85 | 19 | 15 | W 1 | ||
| 35 | Sat, Dec 22, 1973 | Kentucky Colonels | W | 86 | 82 | 20 | 15 | W 2 | |||
| 36 | Wed, Dec 26, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 102 | 98 | 21 | 15 | W 3 | |||
| 37 | Fri, Dec 28, 1973 | New York Nets | W | 107 | 97 | 22 | 15 | W 4 | |||
| 38 | Thu, Jan 3, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 101 | 93 | 23 | 15 | W 5 | |||
| 39 | Sat, Jan 5, 1974 | Carolina Cougars | W | 100 | 98 | 24 | 15 | W 6 | |||
| 40 | Mon, Jan 7, 1974 | Denver Rockets | W | 116 | 108 | 25 | 15 | W 7 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Wed, Jan 9, 1974 | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 115 | 112 | 26 | 15 | W 8 | |||
| 42 | Fri, Jan 11, 1974 | Virginia Squires | L | 103 | 109 | 26 | 16 | L 1 | |||
| 43 | Sat, Jan 12, 1974 | @ | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 104 | 99 | 27 | 16 | W 1 | ||
| 44 | Mon, Jan 14, 1974 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 81 | 90 | 27 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 45 | Tue, Jan 15, 1974 | @ | Memphis Tams | W | 89 | 87 | 28 | 17 | W 1 | ||
| 46 | Wed, Jan 16, 1974 | Indiana Pacers | W | 123 | 105 | 29 | 17 | W 2 | |||
| 47 | Fri, Jan 18, 1974 | @ | Carolina Cougars | W | 115 | 102 | 30 | 17 | W 3 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| 48 | Sat, Jan 19, 1974 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 105 | 129 | 30 | 18 | L 1 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| 49 | Sun, Jan 20, 1974 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 80 | 88 | 30 | 19 | L 2 | ||
| 50 | Mon, Jan 21, 1974 | Carolina Cougars | W | 113 | 112 | 31 | 19 | W 1 | |||
| 51 | Fri, Jan 25, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels | W | 100 | 94 | 32 | 19 | W 2 | |||
| 52 | Sat, Jan 26, 1974 | @ | Denver Rockets | W | 119 | 117 | 33 | 19 | W 3 | ||
| 53 | Sun, Jan 27, 1974 | @ | Memphis Tams | W | 88 | 85 | 34 | 19 | W 4 | ||
| 54 | Mon, Jan 28, 1974 | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 120 | 109 | 35 | 19 | W 5 | |||
| 55 | Sat, Feb 2, 1974 | Indiana Pacers | W | OT | 118 | 113 | 36 | 19 | W 6 | ||
| 56 | Mon, Feb 4, 1974 | Virginia Squires | W | 105 | 98 | 37 | 19 | W 7 | |||
| 57 | Wed, Feb 6, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 88 | 81 | 38 | 19 | W 8 | |||
| 58 | Thu, Feb 7, 1974 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | 86 | 83 | 39 | 19 | W 9 | ||
| 59 | Sun, Feb 10, 1974 | @ | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 120 | 107 | 40 | 19 | W 10 | ||
| 60 | Tue, Feb 12, 1974 | Indiana Pacers | W | 114 | 91 | 41 | 19 | W 11 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Thu, Feb 14, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels | W | 121 | 117 | 42 | 19 | W 12 | |||
| 62 | Sat, Feb 16, 1974 | New York Nets | W | 116 | 105 | 43 | 19 | W 13 | |||
| 63 | Mon, Feb 18, 1974 | Carolina Cougars | W | 121 | 110 | 44 | 19 | W 14 | |||
| 64 | Wed, Feb 20, 1974 | @ | San Diego Conquistadors | L | 97 | 109 | 44 | 20 | L 1 | ||
| 65 | Thu, Feb 21, 1974 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 102 | 123 | 44 | 21 | L 2 | ||
| 66 | Sat, Feb 23, 1974 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 96 | 108 | 44 | 22 | L 3 | ||
| 67 | Sun, Feb 24, 1974 | @ | Denver Rockets | L | 91 | 103 | 44 | 23 | L 4 | ||
| 68 | Tue, Feb 26, 1974 | Indiana Pacers | L | 94 | 110 | 44 | 24 | L 5 | |||
| 69 | Thu, Feb 28, 1974 | Denver Rockets | W | 127 | 105 | 45 | 24 | W 1 | |||
| 70 | Mon, Mar 4, 1974 | Virginia Squires | L | 2OT | 106 | 107 | 45 | 25 | L 1 | ||
| 71 | Wed, Mar 6, 1974 | Memphis Tams | W | 119 | 103 | 46 | 25 | W 1 | |||
| 72 | Fri, Mar 8, 1974 | Denver Rockets | W | 132 | 111 | 47 | 25 | W 2 | |||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 9, 1974 | @ | Virginia Squires | W | 109 | 103 | 48 | 25 | W 3 | at Hampton, VA | |
| 74 | Sun, Mar 10, 1974 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 103 | 126 | 48 | 26 | L 1 | ||
| 75 | Wed, Mar 13, 1974 | @ | New York Nets | L | 76 | 97 | 48 | 27 | L 2 | ||
| 76 | Fri, Mar 15, 1974 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 105 | 114 | 48 | 28 | L 3 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| 77 | Sun, Mar 17, 1974 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 100 | 112 | 48 | 29 | L 4 | ||
| 78 | Tue, Mar 19, 1974 | @ | Memphis Tams | W | 118 | 103 | 49 | 29 | W 1 | ||
| 79 | Wed, Mar 20, 1974 | @ | Denver Rockets | W | 111 | 107 | 50 | 29 | W 2 | ||
| 80 | Fri, Mar 22, 1974 | Denver Rockets | L | 103 | 105 | 50 | 30 | L 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Sat, Mar 23, 1974 | @ | Memphis Tams | L | 101 | 106 | 50 | 31 | L 2 | ||
| 82 | Sun, Mar 24, 1974 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 89 | 101 | 50 | 32 | L 3 | ||
| 83 | Tue, Mar 26, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels | W | 112 | 99 | 51 | 32 | W 1 | |||
| 84 | Thu, Mar 28, 1974 | Indiana Pacers | L | 109 | 111 | 51 | 33 | L 1 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Mar 30, 1974 | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 114 | 99 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Mon, Apr 1, 1974 | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 119 | 105 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Wed, Apr 3, 1974 | @ | San Diego Conquistadors | L | 96 | 97 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Apr 4, 1974 | @ | San Diego Conquistadors | L | 98 | 100 | 2 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Apr 6, 1974 | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 110 | 93 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 6 | Mon, Apr 8, 1974 | @ | San Diego Conquistadors | W | 110 | 99 | 4 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Apr 13, 1974 | Indiana Pacers | W | 105 | 96 | 5 | 2 | W 3 | |||
| 8 | Mon, Apr 15, 1974 | Indiana Pacers | W | 106 | 102 | 6 | 2 | W 4 | |||
| 9 | Wed, Apr 17, 1974 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 99 | 90 | 7 | 2 | W 5 | ||
| 10 | Thu, Apr 18, 1974 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 107 | 118 | 7 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Mon, Apr 22, 1974 | Indiana Pacers | L | 101 | 110 | 7 | 4 | L 2 | |||
| 12 | Thu, Apr 25, 1974 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 89 | 91 | 7 | 5 | L 3 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Apr 27, 1974 | Indiana Pacers | W | 109 | 87 | 8 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 14 | Tue, Apr 30, 1974 | @ | New York Nets | L | 85 | 89 | 8 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat, May 4, 1974 | @ | New York Nets | L | 94 | 118 | 8 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 16 | Mon, May 6, 1974 | New York Nets | L | OT | 100 | 103 | 8 | 8 | L 3 | ||
| 17 | Wed, May 8, 1974 | New York Nets | W | 97 | 89 | 9 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 18 | Fri, May 10, 1974 | @ | New York Nets | L | 100 | 111 | 9 | 9 | L 1 |