1974–75 Chicago Bulls season

The 1974–75 NBA season was the Bulls' ninth season in the NBA.^[1] The season saw the Bulls clinch the Midwest Division championship, their first title of any kind, and the only one prior to the dynasty years of the 1990s.

1974–75 Chicago Bulls season
Division champions
Head coach	Dick Motta
General manager	Dick Motta
Owner(s)	Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference finals (lost to Warriors 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WSNS-TV (Andy Musser, Dick Gonski)
Radio	WIND (Jim Durham, Bill Berg)
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Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA draft

Roster

1974–75 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 5 Benbow, Leon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1950-07-23 Jacksonville F 35 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944-04-16 USC C 18 Boerwinkle, Tom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945-08-23 Tennessee F 23 Garrett, Rowland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1950-07-16 Florida State G 14 Guokas, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1944-02-25 Saint Joseph's F 8 Johnson, Mickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952-08-31 Aurora F 10 Love, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942-12-08 Southern G/F 4 Sloan, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1942-03-28 Evansville C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1941-07-25 Bowling Green G 2 Van Lier, Norm 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947-04-01 Saint Francis (PA) F 25 Walker, Chet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1940-02-22 Bradley G 34 Wilson, Bobby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951-01-15 Wichita State

Head coach Dick Motta Assistant coach(es) Ed Badger Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: November 27, 1974

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	–	29–12	18–23	11–15
x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	3	29–12	15–26	17–9
x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	7	26–15	14–27	10–16
Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	9	25–16	13–28	14–12

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	–
2	y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	1
3	x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	4
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	5
5	x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	8
6	Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	10
6	Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	10
8	Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	16
9	Los Angeles Lakers	30	52	.366	18

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1974–75 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCO	LAL	MIL	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA	WAS

Playoffs

1975 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 9 Kansas City–Omaha W 95–89 Bob Love (38) Tom Boerwinkle (12) Tom Boerwinkle (5) Chicago Stadium 15,433 1–0 2 April 13 @ Kansas City–Omaha L 95–102 Chet Walker (20) Tom Boerwinkle (12) Tom Boerwinkle (3) Kemper Arena 11,378 1–1 3 April 16 Kansas City–Omaha W 93–90 Bob Love (31) Tom Boerwinkle (24) Norm Van Lier (6) Chicago Stadium 18,347 2–1 4 April 18 @ Kansas City–Omaha L 100–104 (OT) Bob Love (34) Tom Boerwinkle (17) Tom Boerwinkle (5) Kemper Arena 14,945 2–2 5 April 20 Kansas City–Omaha W 104–77 Bob Love (30) Tom Boerwinkle (19) Tom Boerwinkle (8) Chicago Stadium 16,247 3–2 6 April 23 @ Kansas City–Omaha W 101–89 Bob Love (26) Tom Boerwinkle (14) Norm Van Lier (4) Kemper Arena 12,445 4–2
Conference finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 27 @ Golden State L 89–107 Bob Love (37) Nate Thurmond (7) Tom Boerwinkle (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,787 0–1 2 April 30 Golden State W 90–89 Chet Walker (28) Tom Boerwinkle (14) Tom Boerwinkle (5) Chicago Stadium 18,533 1–1 3 May 4 Golden State W 108–101 Norm Van Lier (35) Nate Thurmond (12) Norm Van Lier (9) Chicago Stadium 19,128 2–1 4 May 6 @ Golden State L 106–111 Bob Love (27) Jerry Sloan (12) Norm Van Lier (9) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,787 2–2 5 May 8 @ Golden State W 89–79 Chet Walker (21) Sloan, Boerwinkle (10) Van Lier, Boerwinkle (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,787 3–2 6 May 11 Golden State L 72–86 Norm Van Lier (24) Sloan, Boerwinkle (8) Nate Thurmond (5) Chicago Stadium 19,594 3–3 7 May 14 @ Golden State L 79–83 Chet Walker (21) Tom Boerwinkle (16) Tom Boerwinkle (6) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 3–4
1975 schedule

Awards and records

• Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Bob Love, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

1. 1974–75 Chicago Bulls