1973–74 Capital Bullets season

The 1973–74 Capital Bullets season was the team's first in Washington, D.C. area, southwest from nearby Baltimore. Prior to the 1973–74 season, the Baltimore Bullets relocated to Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, and became the Capital Bullets.^[1] It was also their only season under the Capital Bullets name.

1973–74 Capital Bullets season
Division champions
Head coach	K. C. Jones
General manager	Bob Ferry
Owner(s)	Abe Pollin
Arena	Capital Centre Cole Field House (until Dec)
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Knicks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WDCA
Radio	WWDC (Frank Herzog)
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The Bullets finished with a 47–35 record and won the Central Division. Wes Unseld was limited to 56 games due to injuries. In the playoffs, the Bullets fell to the New York Knicks for the fifth time in six years, eliminated in seven games.^[1] Following the season, the team was renamed as the Washington Bullets.

The new Capital Centre opened on December 2, 1973; the Bullets played their earlier home games this season at Cole Field House at the University of Maryland in College Park. They played several home games at Cole during their last seasons in Baltimore.^[2][3]

Draft picks

Main article: 1973 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
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Roster

Capital Bullets roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SG 45 Chenier, Phil 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1950-10-30 California PG 21 Clark, Archie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941-07-15 Minnesota PF 11 Hayes, Elvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1945-11-17 Houston PF 22 Kozelko, Tom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1951-07-01 Toledo C 24 Leaks, Manny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1945-11-27 Niagara SG 15 Nelson, Louie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1951-05-28 Washington SF 30 Patterson, Tom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948-10-15 Ouachita Baptist PG 10 Porter, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1950-04-17 Saint Francis (PA) SG 33 Rinaldi, Rich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1949-08-03 Saint Peter's College SG 6 Riordan, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1945-07-09 Providence SF 42 Stallworth, Dave 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1941-12-20 Wichita State F 41 Unseld, Wes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1946-03-14 Louisville F 12 Weatherspoon, Nick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1950-07-20 Illinois C 31, 44 Wesley, Walt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1945-01-25 Kansas

Head coach K. C. Jones Assistant coach(es) Bernie Bickerstaff Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Capital Bullets	47	35	.573	–	31–10	15–25	1–0	14–8
Atlanta Hawks	35	47	.427	12	23–18	12–25	0–4	13–9
Houston Rockets	32	50	.390	15	18–23	13–25	1–2	9–13
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	18	18–23	11–28	0–2	8–14

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	–
2	x-New York Knicks	49	33	.598	7
3	y-Capital Bullets	47	35	.573	9
4	x-Buffalo Braves	42	40	.512	14
5	Atlanta Hawks	35	47	.427	21
6	Houston Rockets	32	50	.390	24
7	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	27
8	Philadelphia 76ers	25	57	.305	31

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

Preseason

1973 preseason game log Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
1973–74 schedule

Regular season

1973–74 game log Total: 47–35 (home: 31–10; road: 16–25)
October: 3–5 (home: 2–1; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 9, 1973 8:05 p.m. EDT @ Atlanta L 114–128 Riordan (26) Hayes (12) Chenier (4) The Omni 7,503 0–1 2 October 12, 1973 11:00 p.m. EDT @ Seattle L 102–103 Hayes (27) Stallworth (10) Porter (12) Seattle Center Coliseum 11,673 0–2 3 October 13, 1973 11:00 p.m. EDT @ Portland L 87–132 Chenier (21) Hayes (14) Hayes, Porter (5) Memorial Coliseum 9,502 0–3 4 October 19, 1973 8:30 p.m. EDT @ Chicago L 103–117 Chenier (36) Hayes (14) Riordan (6) Chicago Stadium 3,000 0–4 5 October 20, 1973 8:05 p.m. EDT Boston W 96–87 Chenier (26) Hayes (23) Porter (12) Cole Field House 7,711 1–4 6 October 21, 1973 7:35 p.m. EDT Chicago L 99–107 Chenier (25) Hayes (19) Chenier (6) Cole Field House 7,641 1–5 7 October 23, 1973 8:00 p.m. EDT @ New York W 101–84 Porter (27) Hayes, Leaks (18) Porter (5) Madison Square Garden 18,722 2–5 8 October 28, 1973 7:35 p.m. EST Philadelphia W 119–99 Chenier (32) Hayes (23) Porter (7) Cole Field House 5,620 3–5
November: 8–4 (home: 3–3; road: 5–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 November 3, 1973 2:40 p.m. EST @ Philadelphia W 112–84 Hayes (34) Hayes (20) Chenier (5) The Spectrum 5,112 4–5 10 November 4, 1973 7:35 p.m. EST Phoenix W 102–99 Chenier, Riordan (25) Hayes (19) Porter (9) Cole Field House 5,316 5–5 11 November 7, 1973 9:00 p.m. EST @ Houston W 111–97 Riordan (29) Hayes (23) Porter (13) Hofheinz Pavilion 2,758 6–5 12 November 9, 1973 8:35 p.m. EST @ Kansas City-Omaha (at Omaha, NE) W 109–96 Riordan (29) Hayes (15) Porter (11) Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,182 6–6 13 November 11, 1973 7:35 p.m. EST Milwaukee L 91–110 Hayes (26) Hayes (16) Porter (5) Cole Field House 11,638 7–6 14 November 17, 1973 8:05 p.m. EST @ Atlanta W 115–109 Hayes (43) Hayes (32) Clark (9) The Omni 9,229 8–6 15 November 18, 1973 7:35 p.m. EST Buffalo L 101–112 Porter (23) Hayes (20) Riordan (6) Cole Field House 6,134 8–7 16 November 21, 1973 8:05 p.m. EST Los Angeles L 97–106 Chenier (30) Hayes (25) Porter (8) Cole Field House 8,841 8–8 17 November 23, 1973 8:05 p.m. EST Atlanta W 101–86 Chenier, Hayes (20) Hayes (18) Clark, Porter (6) Cole Field House 9,046 9–8 18 November 25, 1973 7:35 p.m. EST New York W 109–81 Chenier (26) Hayes (13) Porter (10) Cole Field House 11,855 10–8 19 November 28, 1973 7:30 p.m. EST @ Boston L 104–111 Hayes (23) Hayes (21) Chenier, Clark, Porter (6) Boston Garden 6,810 10–9 20 November 30, 1973 8:00 p.m. EST @ Buffalo W 121–113 Hayes (43) Unseld (20) Chenier (8) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 6,118 11–9
December: 9–6 (home: 3–2; road: 6–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 December 2, 1973 7:35 p.m. EST Seattle W 98–96 Hayes (36) Hayes (29) Chenier (5) Capital Centre 17,500 12–9 22 December 5, 1973 9:00 p.m. EST @ Houston L 99–119 Hayes (23) Hayes (14) Clark (4) Hofheinz Pavilion 3,552 12–10 23 December 7, 1973 9:00 p.m. EST @ Phoenix L 92–114 Hayes (23) Hayes (10) Porter (8) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,089 12–11 24 December 9, 1973 10:00 p.m. EST @ Los Angeles W 110–96 Hayes (40) Hayes (21) Riordan (9) The Forum 12,958 13–11 25 December 11, 1973 11:00 p.m. EST @ Portland W 87–82 Clark (24) Hayes (16) Clark (7) Memorial Coliseum 6,818 14–11 26 December 14, 1973 11:00 p.m. EST @ Seattle L 88–93 Hayes (24) Hayes (18) Clark (7) Seattle Center Coliseum 11,857 14–12 27 December 15, 1973 11:05 p.m. EST @ Golden State W 106–93 Riordan (33) Hayes (22) Clark (10) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 6,217 15–12 28 December 18, 1973 8:05 p.m. EST Atlanta L 91–98 Porter (23) Hayes (24) Clark (8) Capital Centre 9,135 15–13 29 December 20, 1973 8:35 p.m. EST @ Kansas City-Omaha W 98–92 Chenier (22) Hayes (15) Clark, Porter, Riordan (4) Kansas City Municipal Auditorium 4,066 16–13 30 December 22, 1973 8:05 p.m. EST Houston W 98–91 Weatherspoon (19) Hayes (20) Porter (8) Capital Centre 7,552 17–13 31 December 23, 1973 8:00 p.m. EST N Buffalo (at Toronto, ON) W 110–85 Chenier (27) Hayes (21) Clark (10) Maple Leaf Gardens 7,112 18–13 32 December 25, 1973 7:30 p.m. EST @ New York W 102–100 Clark (28) Hayes (20) Clark (5) Madison Square Garden 19,694 19–13 33 December 26, 1973 8:05 p.m. EST Chicago W 82–81 Riordan (22) Hayes (24) Clark (11) Capital Centre 13,566 20–13 34 December 28, 1973 7:35 p.m. EST @ Detroit L 93–102 Hayes (23) Hayes (16) Clark (6) Cobo Arena 6,930 20–14 35 December 29, 1973 8:05 p.m. EST Kansas City-Omaha L 102–106 Chenier, Riordan (23) Hayes (25) Clark (6) Capital Centre 9,140 21–14
January: 7–8 (home: 6–2; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 January 2, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST New York L 81–92 Hayes (23) Hayes (16) Clark (4) Capital Centre 17,328 20–16 37 January 4, 1974 8:00 p.m. EST @ Cleveland W 94–91 Hayes (31) Hayes (15) Porter (7) Cleveland Arena 3,431 21–16 38 January 5, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Detroit W 93–90 Chenier (28) Unseld (18) Unseld (7) Capital Centre 9,718 22–16 39 January 6, 1974 7:35 p.m. EST Milwaukee W 90–88 Chenier (31) Hayes (18) Clark (7) Capital Centre 17,246 23–16 40 January 8, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Los Angeles W 94–92 Chenier (27) Hayes (24) Clark, Unseld (5) Capital Centre 12,048 24–16 41 January 11, 1974 9:00 p.m. EST @ Milwaukee L 113–115 (OT) Chenier (31) Hayes (19) Porter (7) Milwaukee Arena 9,683 24–17 42 January 12, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Buffalo L 96–97 Chenier (22) Leaks (16) Riordan (8) Capital Centre 12,206 24–18 All-Star Break 43 January 17, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Cleveland W 101–86 Chenier (26) Hayes, Unseld (17) Clark (8) Capital Centre 3,217 25–18 44 January 18, 1974 8:00 p.m. EST @ Buffalo L 94–98 Hayes (43) Hayes (23) Clark, Riordan (4) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 11,227 25–19 45 January 19, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Golden State W 117–90 Porter (22) Hayes (17) Hayes (6) Capital Centre 6,112 26–19 46 January 20, 1974 7:35 p.m. EST Houston W 111–105 Riordan (27) Hayes, Unseld (21) Clark (9) Capital Centre 8,161 27–19 47 January 22, 1974 11:05 p.m. EST @ Golden State L 97–99 Riordan (27) Hayes (21) Riordan (5) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4,023 27–20 48 January 25, 1974 11:00 p.m. EST @ Los Angeles L 124–143 Clark (21) Hayes (21) Clark (5) The Forum 14,253 27–21 49 January 27, 1974 9:00 p.m. EST @ Phoenix L 107–127 Chenier (26) Hayes (16) Clark (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,277 27–22 50 January 30, 1974 8:30 p.m. EST @ Chicago L 94–103 Hayes (26) Hayes (18) Porter (6) Chicago Stadium 5,201 27–23
February: 11–6 (home: 8–1; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 51 February 1, 1974 8:00 p.m. EST @ Cleveland W 107–99 Chenier (38) Hayes, Wesley (12) Chenier, Porter (7) Cleveland Arena 3,735 28–23 52 February 3, 1974 2:40 p.m. EST @ Boston W 112–99 Chenier (29) Hayes (18) Porter (3) Boston Garden 10,095 29–23 53 February 5, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST @ Atlanta L 103–121 Hayes, Riordan (25) Hayes (15) Clark, Hayes (5) The Omni 6,265 29–24 54 February 6, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Phoenix W 109–101 Hayes (33) Hayes (21) Porter (12) Capital Centre 6,738 30–24 55 February 8, 1974 9:00 p.m. EST @ Milwaukee L 96–105 Hayes (21) Weatherspoon (18) Porter (5) Milwaukee Arena 10,121 30–25 56 February 9, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Philadelphia W 108–75 Chenier (20) Hayes (22) Porter (8) Capital Centre 7,424 31–25 57 February 10, 1974 1:35 p.m. EST @ Philadelphia L 94–95 Chenier (27) Hayes (16) Porter (8) The Spectrum 4,039 31–26 58 February 12, 1974 8:00 p.m. EST @ Cleveland W 107–99 Porter (27) Weatherspoon (19) Chenier (6) Cleveland Arena 3,549 32–26 59 February 13, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Kansas City-Omaha W 89–87 Chenier (30) Hayes (16) Hayes, Porter (5) Capital Centre 5,842 33–26 60 February 16, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Buffalo W 101–92 Porter (27) Hayes (21) Porter (11) Capital Centre 12,651 34–26 61 February 17, 1974 7:35 p.m. EST Boston W 99–95 Hayes (27) Hayes (20) Porter (7) Capital Centre 17,500 35–26 62 February 20, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Portland W 116–101 Porter (28) Hayes (19) Porter (12) Capital Centre 5,160 36–26 63 February 22, 1974 7:35 p.m. EST @ Detroit L 83–84 Riordan (25) Hayes (22) Porter (11) Cobo Arena 9,049 36–27 64 February 23, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Cleveland L 101–104 Hayes (35) Hayes (15) Porter (16) Capital Centre 9,247 36–28 65 February 24, 1974 7:35 p.m. EST Detroit W 94–84 Riordan (22) Hayes (21) Hayes, Riordan (7) Capital Centre 14,783 37–28 66 February 26, 1974 7:30 p.m. EST @ New York L 71–85 Porter (17) Hayes (17) Porter (5) Madison Square Garden 19,694 37–29 67 February 27, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Seattle W 104–100 Chenier (25) Hayes (27) Porter (9) Capital Centre 5,140 38–29
March: 9–6 (home: 9–1; road: 0–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 68 March 1, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST New York L 103–112 Chenier (30) Hayes (14) Porter (7) Capital Centre 17,500 38–30 69 March 3, 1974 7:35 p.m. EST Cleveland W 98–93 Hayes (25) Hayes (22) Porter (7) Capital Centre 5,072 39–30 70 March 5, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Atlanta W 103–89 Porter (28) Hayes (21) Porter (9) Capital Centre 9,878 40–30 71 March 6, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST @ Philadelphia L 99–112 Chenier (26) Hayes (20) Porter (6) The Spectrum 3,229 40–31 72 March 9, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Portland W 106–103 Chenier (30) Hayes (16) Porter (9) Capital Centre 5,116 41–31 73 March 10, 1974 2:40 p.m. EST Golden State W 117–107 Chenier (33) Hayes (16) Chenier, Clark (6) Capital Centre 13,986 42–31 74 March 12, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Philadelphia W 112–101 Chenier (28) Unseld (18) Porter (7) Capital Centre 4,970 43–31 75 March 13, 1974 9:00 p.m. EST @ Houston L 93–117 Chenier (19) Unseld (10) Porter, Unseld (7) Hofheinz Pavilion 4,153 43–32 76 March 15, 1974 9:00 p.m. EST @ Houston L 105–114 Chenier, Hayes (20) Hayes (12) Porter (6) Hofheinz Pavilion 4,653 43–33 77 March 17, 1974 8:00 p.m. EST @ Boston L 103–129 Porter (16) Unseld (18) Porter (6) Boston Garden 11,499 43–34 78 March 20, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Cleveland W 101–91 Hayes (34) Hayes (16) Unseld (7) Capital Centre 7,943 44–34 79 March 22, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Houston W 109–95 Hayes (31) Hayes, Unseld (15) Clark (10) Capital Centre 10,306 45–34 80 March 23, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST @ Atlanta L 108–119 (OT) Riordan (26) Hayes (12) Clark (7) The Omni 8,113 45–35 81 March 24, 1974 3:00 p.m. EST Atlanta W 120–92 Porter (26) Hayes (16) Porter, Unseld (5) Capital Centre 11,766 46–35 82 March 26, 1974 8:05 p.m. EST Boston W 126–108 Hayes (33) Hayes, Unseld (17) Porter (9) Capital Centre 11,449 47–35
1973–74 schedule

Player stats

Note: GP=Games played; MP=Minutes Played; FG=Field Goals; FGA=Field Goal Attempts; FG%=Field Goal Percentage; FT=Free Throws; FTA=Free Throws Attempts; FT%=Free Throw Percentage; ORB=Offensive Rebounds; DRB=Defensive Rebounds; TRB=Total Rebounds; AST=Assists; STL=Steals; BLK=Blocks; PF=Personal Fouls; PTS=Points; AVG=Average

Player	GP	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	AVG
Hayes	81	3602	689	1627	.423	357	495	.721	354	1109	1463	163	86	240	252	1735	21.4
Chenier	76	2942	697	1607	.434	274	334	.820	114	274	388	239	155	67	135	1668	21.9
Riordan	81	3230	577	1223	.472	136	174	.782	120	260	380	264	102	14	237	1290	15.9
Porter	81	2339	477	997	.478	180	249	.723	79	100	179	469	95	9	319	1134	14.0
Clark	56	1786	315	675	.467	103	131	.786	44	97	141	285	59	6	122	733	13.1
Weatherspoon	65	1216	199	483	.412	96	139	.691	133	264	397	38	48	16	179	494	7.6
Unseld	56	1727	146	333	.438	36	55	.655	152	365	517	159	56	16	121	328	5.9
Nelson	49	556	93	215	.433	53	73	.726	26	44	70	52	31	2	62	239	4.9
Leaks	53	845	79	232	.341	58	83	.699	94	150	244	25	10	39	95	216	4.1
Stallworth	45	458	75	187	.401	47	55	.855	52	73	125	25	28	4	61	197	4.4
Wesley	39	400	71	151	.470	26	43	.605	63	73	136	14	9	20	74	168	4.3
Kozelko	49	573	59	133	.444	23	32	.719	52	72	124	25	21	7	82	141	2.9
Rinaldi	7	48	3	22	.136	3	4	.750	2	5	7	10	3	1	7	9	1.3
Patterson	2	8	0	1	.000	1	2	.500	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0.5

Team Stats

Note: G=Games; MP=Minutes Played; FG=Field Goals; FGA=Field Goal Attempts; FG%=Field Goal Percentage; FT=Free Throws; FTA=Free Throw Attempts; FT%=Free Throw Percentage; ORB=Offensive Rebounds; DRB=Defensive Rebounds; TRB=Total Rebounds; AST=Assists; STL=Steals; BLK=Blocks; TOV=Turnovers; PF=Personal Fouls; PTS=Points

	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	82	19730	3480	7886	.441	1393	1869	.745	1286	2887	4173	1770	703	441	1568	1746	8353
Team/G		240.6	42.4	96.2	.441	17.0	22.8	.745	15.7	35.2	50.9	21.6	8.6	5.4	19.1	21.3	101.9
Lg Rank		13	11	4	15	14	14	17	5	4	4	16	11	5	3	1	14
Year/Year		0.0%	-4.8%	0.0%	-.022	7.7%	7.3	+.002			-0.8%	-13.7%				4.4%	-2.9%
Opponent	82	19730	3496	7760	.451	1239	1639	.756	1206	2915	4121	1900	651	350	1651	1840	8231
Opponent/G		240.6	42.6	94.6	.451	15.1	20.0	.756	14.7	35.5	50.3	23.2	7.9	4.3	20.1	22.4	100.4
Lg Rank		13	6	11	6	1	1	2	10	15	15	3	5	5	12	14	5
Year/Year		0.0%	-1.0%	-3.1%	+.010	-2.4%	-3.7%	+.010			-2.5%	2.6%				9.4%	-1.2%

Playoffs

1974 playoff game log
Eastern Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 March 29, 1974 8:30 p.m. EST @ New York L 91–102 Hayes (40) Hayes (14) Hayes, Porter (4) Madison Square Garden 19,694 0–1 2 March 31, 1974 2:30 p.m. EST New York W 99–87 Chenier (35) Hayes (21) Porter (7) Capital Centre 16,522 1–1 3 April 2, 1974 8:30 p.m. EST @ New York W 88–79 Porter (22) Hayes (13) Porter (5) Madison Square Garden 19,694 2–1 4 April 5, 1974 9:05 p.m. EST New York L 93–101 (OT) Hayes, Porter (20) Hayes (17) Porter (7) Capital Centre 19,035 2–2 5 April 7, 1974 1:00 p.m. EST @ New York L 105–106 Hayes (27) Unseld (12) Unseld (8) Madison Square Garden 19,694 2–3 6 April 10, 1974 9:05 p.m. EST New York W 109–92 Hayes (31) Hayes (23) Unseld (5) Capital Centre 19,025 3–3 7 April 12, 1974 9:00 p.m. EST @ New York L 81–91 Chenier (21) Chenier (14) Hayes (5) Madison Square Garden 19,694 3–4
1974 schedule

Playoffs player stats

Note: GP=Games played; MP=Minutes Played; FG=Field Goals; FGA=Field Goal Attempts; FG%=Field Goal Percentage; FT=Free Throws; FTA=Free Throw Attempts; FT%=Free Throw Percentage; ORB=Offensive Rebounds; DRB=Defensive Rebounds; TRB=Total Rebounds; AST=Assists; STL=Steals; BLK=Blocks; PF=Personal Fouls; PTS=Points; AVG=Average

Player	GP	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	AVG
Hayes	7	323	76	143	.531	29	41	.701	31	80	111	21	5	15	23	181	25.9
Chenier	7	310	62	137	.453	33	37	.892	6	37	43	12	13	8	19	157	22.4
Riordan	7	267	36	87	.414	14	16	.875	7	17	24	17	4	2	28	86	12.3
Porter	7	195	33	85	.388	9	14	.643	10	7	17	32	8	0	30	75	10.7
Unseld	7	297	31	63	.492	9	15	.600	22	63	85	27	4	1	15	71	10.1
Clark	7	162	20	59	.339	11	20	.550	3	10	13	15	5	0	13	51	7.3
Kozelko	7	58	10	13	.769	3	4	.750	4	4	8	1	0	0	10	23	3.3
Weatherspoon	7	9	19	.474	2	5	.400	11	16	27	0	2	2	11	20	2.9
Leaks	2	5	1	2	.500	0	0		1	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	1.0
Wesley	1	1	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0

Awards and honors

• Elvin Hayes, All-NBA Second Team
• Nick Weatherspoon, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

1. Washington Wizards (1963–Present)
2. "Yule-conscious Bullets facing crowded schedule". Baltimore Afro-American. December 26, 1970. p. 16.
3. "Bullets set 8 games at College Park". Baltimore Afro-American. July 24, 1971. p. D9.

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