1973–74 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season

The 1973–74 NBA season was the Kings 25th season in the NBA and their second season in the city of Kansas City.^[1]

1973–74 Kansas City-Omaha Kings season
Head coach	Bob Cousy Draff Young Phil Johnson
Owners	Leon Karosen Robert Margolin H. Paul Rosenberg
Arena	Municipal Auditorium Omaha Civic Auditorium
Results
Record	33–49 (.402)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KMBC-TV/KETV
Radio	KCMO/KFAB
< 1972–73 1974–75 >

Draft picks

Main article: 1973 NBA draft

Roster

Kansas City-Omaha Kings roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 10 Archibald, Nate 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UTEP F 11 Behagen, Ron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Minnesota F 34 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) USC G 5 D'Antoni, Mike 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marshall F 33 Durrett, Ken 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle F 21 Kojis, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Marquette G 15 Komives, Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Bowling Green C 44 Lacey, Sam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) New Mexico State G 23 Manakas, Ted 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Princeton F 31 McNeil, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Marquette F 24 Walker, Jimmy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Providence G/F 22 Williams, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Utah State

Head coach Phil Johnson Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	–	31–7	24–16	4–0	14–6
x-Chicago Bulls	54	28	.659	5	32–9	21–19	1–0	13–7
x-Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	7	29–12	23–17	0–1	9–11
Kansas City–Omaha Kings	33	49	.402	26	20–21	13–28	–	4–16

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	–
2	x-Chicago Bulls	54	28	.659	5
3	x-Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	7
4	y-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	12
5	Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	15
6	Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	23
7	Kansas City–Omaha Kings	33	49	.402	26
8	Phoenix Suns	30	52	.366	29
9	Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	32

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1973–74 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CAP	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCO	LAL	MIL	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA
Atlanta	—	1–5	2–4	4–4	1–3	4–3	0–4	1–3	5–2	1–3	4–0	1–3	1–5	3–3	1–3	2–2	4–0
Boston	5–1	—	5–2	2–4	2–2	4–2	3–1	3–1	4–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	5–2	7–1	3–1	4–0	2–2
Buffalo	4–2	2–5	—	3–3	1–3	5–1	1–3	1–3	4–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–4	6–1	3–1	3–1	2–2
Capital	4–4	4–2	3–3	—	1–3	6–1	2–2	3–1	4–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–3	4–2	2–2	3–1	2–2
Chicago	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	—	4–0	5–2	4–2	4–0	5–2	1–5	3–3	2–2	3–1	4–2	4–2	4–2
Cleveland	3–4	2–4	1–5	1–6	0–4	—	2–2	0–4	4–4	0–4	3–1	0–4	1–5	5–1	1–3	4–0	2–2
Detroit	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–5	2–2	—	5–1	3–1	4–2	4–2	3–4	1–3	2–2	6–0	5–1	5–1
Golden State	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–4	4–0	1–5	—	4–0	3–3	4–2	3–3	1–3	3–1	5–2	3–4	3–3
Houston	2–5	2–4	2–4	3–4	0–4	4–4	1–3	0–4	—	2–2	2–2	0–4	4–2	4–2	2–2	3–1	1–3
Kansas City-Omaha	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–5	4–0	2–4	3–3	2–2	—	1–5	0–7	1–3	1–3	4–2	4–2	2–4
Los Angeles	0–4	2–2	4–0	2–2	5–1	1–3	2–4	2–4	2–2	5–1	—	4–2	2–2	4–0	4–2	4–3	4–3
Milwaukee	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–3	4–0	4–3	3–3	4–0	7–0	2–4	—	2–2	4–0	5–1	6–0	4–2
New York	5–1	2–5	4–4	3–3	2–2	5–1	3–1	3–1	2–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	—	4–3	3–1	2–2	4–0
Philadelphia	3–3	1–7	1–6	2–4	1–3	1–5	2–2	1–3	2–4	3–1	0–4	0–4	3–4	—	3–1	2–2	0–4
Phoenix	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–4	3–1	0–6	2–5	2–2	2–4	2–4	1–5	1–3	1–3	—	3–3	4–3
Portland	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–4	0–4	1–5	4–3	1–3	2–4	3–4	0–6	2–2	2–2	3–3	—	3–3
Seattle	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–4	2–2	1–5	3–3	3–1	4–2	3–4	2–4	0–4	4–0	3–4	3–3	—

Game log

1973–74 Game log
#	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Record
1	October 10	Chicago	105–90	Nate Archibald (42)	0–1
2	October 12	Chicago	84–88	Nate Archibald (29)	1–1
3	October 13	@ Atlanta	117–102	John Block (26)	2–1
4	October 17	@ Seattle	108–106	Nate Archibald (27)	3–1
5	October 19	@ Portland	99–111	Nate Archibald (21)	3–2
6	October 20	@ Golden State	81–100	Ken Durrett (17)	3–3
7	October 24	Los Angeles	92–91	Sam Lacey (24)	3–4
8	October 26	Phoenix	93–98	Ron Behagen (20)	4–4
9	October 28	Buffalo	112–100	John Block (27)	4–5
10	October 30	Milwaukee	112–78	John Block (25)	4–6
11	November 2	Seattle	115–109	Jimmy Walker (24)	4–7
12	November 4	Golden State	92–91	Ron Behagen (21)	4–8
13	November 9	Capital	109–96	Jimmy Walker (24)	4–9
14	November 10	@ Milwaukee	83–84	Jimmy Walker (20)	4–10
15	November 11	@ Cleveland	103–93	Jimmy Walker (27)	5–10
16	November 14	Houston	116–118 (OT)	Jimmy Walker (31)	6–10
17	November 16	@ Detroit	98–125	McNeill, Williams (21)	6–11
18	November 17	Boston	123–110	Nate Williams (27)	6–12
19	November 20	Philadelphia	109–103	Jimmy Walker (18)	6–13
20	November 21	Philadelphia	103–90	Nate Williams (22)	6–14
21	November 23	@ Boston	102–119	Jimmy Walker (25)	6–15
22	November 24	@ Buffalo	131–143	Nate Williams (28)	6–16
23	November 25	Seattle	104–99	Nate Archibald (21)	6–17
24	November 27	Atlanta	129–110	Nate Archibald (28)	6–18
25	November 29	@ Phoenix	99–119	Nate Archibald (24)	6–19
26	November 30	@ Los Angeles	107–123	Don Kojis (22)	6–20
27	December 1	@ Golden State	108–120	Sam Lacey (26)	6–21
28	December 5	Atlanta	105–117	Jimmy Walker (29)	7–21
29	December 7	@ Philadelphia	113–102	Jimmy Walker (32)	8–21
30	December 9	Detroit	86–80	Jimmy Walker (17)	8–22
31	December 11	@ Chicago	104–105	Jimmy Walker (27)	8–23
32	December 15	@ New York	107–116	Nate Williams (25)	8–24
33	December 16	Detroit	104–105	Jimmy Walker (25)	9–24
34	December 19	Cleveland	92–106	Don Kojis (24)	10–24
35	December 20	Capital	98–92	Jimmy Walker (20)	10–25
36	December 22	Buffalo	112–122	Jimmy Walker (24)	11–25
37	December 23	Golden State	93–101	Jimmy Walker (26)	12–25
38	December 26	@ Houston	95–110	Jimmy Walker (16)	12–26
39	December 27	@ Cleveland	110–100	Walker, Williams (26)	13–26
40	December 29	@ Capital	106–102	Nate Archibald (24)	14–26
41	December 30	New York	102–85	Larry McNeill (16)	14–27
42	January 2	Boston	97–109	Nate Archibald (26)	15–27
43	January 3	@ Milwaukee	105–120	Nate Williams (30)	15–28
44	January 4	Phoenix	97–122	Sam Lacey (21)	16–28
45	January 6	@ Los Angeles	105–109	Nate Archibald (31)	16–29
46	January 8	@ Portland	110–129	John Block (18)	16–30
47	January 9	@ Seattle	96–100	Nate Williams (28)	16–31
48	January 11	@ Phoenix	117–100	Jimmy Walker (25)	17–31
49	January 13	Portland	99–103	Nate Archibald (26)	18–31
50	January 18	Los Angeles	116–115	Nate Williams (24)	18–32
51	January 19	Cleveland	108–111	Jimmy Walker (22)	19–32
52	January 20	@ Detroit	79–105	Don Kojis (12)	19–33
53	January 22	Portland	96–103	Nate Archibald (31)	20–33
54	January 25	@ Buffalo	118–113	Jimmy Walker (26)	21–33
55	January 27	@ Boston	98–119	Behagen, Lacey (17)	21–34
56	January 30	New York	108–88	Lacey, Williams (16)	21–35
57	February 1	@ Chicago	88–99	Nate Williams (26)	21–36
58	February 6	Chicago	112–95	Nate Williams (20)	21–37
59	February 8	@ Portland	104–99	Jimmy Walker (27)	22–37
60	February 9	@ Golden State	121–120	Jimmy Walker (36)	23–37
61	February 10	@ Seattle	103–119	Nate Williams (16)	23–38
62	February 12	@ Detroit	106–113	Nate Williams (23)	23–39
63	February 13	@ Capital	87–89	Jimmy Walker (24)	23–40
64	February 15	@ Philadelphia	89–92	Nate Williams (22)	23–41
65	February 19	Los Angeles	86–92	Jimmy Walker (30)	24–41
66	February 20	Golden State	97–116	Jimmy Walker (27)	25–41
67	February 22	Phoenix	104–119	Jimmy Walker (34)	26–41
68	February 24	Milwaukee	100–93	Jimmy Walker (26)	26–42
69	February 26	@ Houston	101–118	Jimmy Walker (24)	26–43
70	February 27	@ Atlanta	85–76	Don Kojis (20)	27–43
71	March 1	@ Los Angeles	100–107	Sam Lacey (22)	27–44
72	March 3	@ Phoenix	100–113	Jimmy Walker (26)	27–45
73	March 4	@ Milwaukee	103–109	Behagen, Walker (24)	27–46
74	March 6	Milwaukee	111–99	Jimmy Walker (25)	27–47
75	March 9	Seattle	96–106	Don Kojis (27)	28–47
76	March 12	@ Chicago	93–91	Jimmy Walker (28)	29–47
77	March 17	Houston	114–125	Don Kojis (30)	30–47
78	March 18	Portland	105–114	Jimmy Walker (38)	31–47
79	March 20	Chicago	87–86	Jimmy Walker (19)	31–48
80	March 22	Detroit	105–107	Ken Durrett (24)	32–48
81	March 23	@ New York	107–106	Jimmy Walker (28)	33–48
82	March 26	@ Milwaukee	98–118	Sam Lacey (21)	33–49

Awards and records

• Ron Behagen, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

1. 1973–74 Kansas City-Omaha Kings