NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
1974β75 New Orleans Jazz season | |||
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Head coach | Scotty Robertson, Elgin Baylor, Butch Van Breda Kolff | ||
Arena | Loyola Field House Municipal Auditorium | ||
Results | |||
Record | 23–59 (.280) | ||
Place | Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | WGNO | ||
Radio | WWL | ||
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The 1974-75 season was the: Jazz first season in theββNBA. The Jazz averaged 101.5 points per game (ranked 10th in NBA) while allowing an average of 109.3 points per game (ranked 18th in NBA).
Draft picksβ»
Main article: 1974 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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2 | 28 | Aaron James | PF | ![]() |
Grambling State |
3 | 46 | Bruce King | ![]() |
University of Texas-Pan American | |
4 | 64 | Ray Price | ![]() |
University of Washington | |
5 | 82 | Ed Searcy | SF | ![]() |
St. John's |
6 | 100 | Lawrence McCray | ![]() |
Florida State University | |
7 | 118 | Joel Copeland | ![]() |
Old Dominion University | |
8 | 136 | Jay Piccola | ![]() |
Roanoke College | |
9 | 154 | Ken Boyd | F | ![]() |
Boston University |
10 | 171 | Walt McGary | ![]() |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
Rosterβ»
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Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Washington Bullets | 60 | 22 | .732 | β | 36β5 | 24β17 | 22β8 |
x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19 | 29β12 | 12β29 | 16β14 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20 | 29β12 | 11β30 | 17β13 |
Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 | 22β19 | 9β32 | 11β19 |
New Orleans Jazz | 23 | 59 | .280 | 37 | 20β21 | 3β38 | 9β21 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Boston Celtics | 60 | 22 | .732 | β |
2 | y-Washington Bullets | 60 | 22 | .732 | β |
3 | x-Buffalo Braves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11 |
4 | x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19 |
5 | x-New York Knicks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20 |
6 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20 |
7 | Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 26 |
8 | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 |
9 | New Orleans Jazz | 23 | 59 | .280 | 37 |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1974β75 NBA Records | ||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β5 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β5 |
Boston | 4β0 | β | 5β4 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 7β2 | 5β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Buffalo | 3β1 | 4β5 | β | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 5β3 | 6β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 4β5 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β5 | 3β1 | 3β5 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 |
Cleveland | 4β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 6β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β5 |
Detroit | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 5β4 | 2β2 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β6 | 3β1 | 3β6 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 |
Golden State | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 5β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β3 | 5β3 | 4β3 | 1β3 |
Houston | 5β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β5 |
Kansas City-Omaha | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β4 | 2β2 | 6β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | β | 3β1 | 6β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Los Angeles | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 4β4 | 2β5 | 2β6 | 1β3 |
Milwaukee | 2β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 5β3 | 3β1 | 6β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β6 | 0β4 | β | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 |
New Orleans | 5β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β6 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 3β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β7 |
New York | 4β0 | 2β7 | 3β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 4β5 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 |
Philadelphia | 2β2 | 3β5 | 3β6 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 5β4 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 |
Phoenix | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β4 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 1β6 | 4β3 | 1β3 |
Portland | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 5β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 6β1 | β | 2β6 | 1β3 |
Seattle | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 6β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 6β2 | β | 1β3 |
Washington | 5β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 7β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | β |
Game logβ»
1974β75 game log Total: 23β59 (Home: 20β21; Road: 3β38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 0β7 (home: 0β3; road: 0β4)
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November: 2β13 (home: 2β6; road: 0β7)
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December: 1β10 (home: 1β1; road: 0β9)
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January: 2β12 (home: 2β5; road: 0β7)
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February: 10β5 (home: 8β2; road: 2β3)
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March: 8β9 (home: 7β3; road: 1β6)
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April: 0β3 (home: 0β1; road: 0β2)
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1974β75 schedule |
Player statsβ»
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Rick Adelman | 28 | 21.89 | .421 | .695 | 1.96 | 2.46 | 1.68 | 0.21 | 6.25 |
Jim Barnett | 45 | 27.51 | .448 | .830 | 2.84 | 3.04 | 0.78 | 0.36 | 13.02 |
Walt Bellamy | 1 | 14.00 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
Henry Bibby | 28 | 18.71 | .416 | .731 | 1.79 | 2.71 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 8.93 |
John Block | 4 | 14.25 | .310 | .900 | 4.50 | 1.75 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 6.75 |
Ken Boyd | 6 | 4.17 | .538 | .455 | 0.83 | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 3.17 |
E.C. Coleman | 77 | 28.26 | .445 | .699 | 7.13 | 1.36 | 1.06 | 0.48 | 8.08 |
Mel Counts | 75 | 18.95 | .438 | .761 | 5.88 | 2.43 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 6.93 |
Bernie Fryer | 31 | 13.94 | .443 | .767 | 1.48 | 1.68 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 4.10 |
Lamar Green | 15 | 18.67 | .343 | .450 | 7.27 | 1.07 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 3.80 |
Aaron James | 76 | 22.78 | .477 | .778 | 4.82 | 0.87 | 0.54 | 0.20 | 11.67 |
Ollie Johnson | 43 | 26.95 | .465 | .805 | 4.12 | 1.86 | 0.98 | 0.47 | 7.91 |
Toby Kimball | 3 | 30.00 | .304 | .857 | 8.67 | 1.33 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 6.67 |
Stu Lantz | 19 | 18.58 | .339 | .887 | 1.26 | 1.58 | 0.63 | 0.11 | 6.58 |
Russ Lee | 15 | 9.27 | .382 | .500 | 2.07 | 0.47 | 0.73 | 0.20 | 4.33 |
Pete Maravich | 79 | 36.11 | .419 | .811 | 5.34 | 6.18 | 1.52 | 0.23 | 21.52 |
Otto Moore | 40 | 26.38 | .453 | .672 | 8.20 | 2.05 | 0.53 | 0.98 | 6.98 |
Louie Nelson | 72 | 26.36 | .452 | .768 | 2.72 | 2.47 | 0.90 | 0.08 | 11.19 |
Rick Roberson | 16 | 21.19 | .444 | .575 | 7.38 | 1.44 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 7.44 |
Bud Stallworth | 73 | 22.85 | .420 | .687 | 3.37 | 0.63 | 0.81 | 0.15 | 9.88 |
Neal Walk | 37 | 23.00 | .420 | .800 | 7.08 | 2.73 | 0.81 | 0.54 | 9.89 |
Nate Williams | 35 | 23.26 | .517 | .824 | 4.51 | 1.91 | 1.26 | 0.17 | 14.34 |
Source: Basketball-Reference.com