1973–74 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1973–74 Atlanta Hawks season was the 28th season of the franchise, 27th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Although "Pistol" Pete Maravich finished second in the league in scoring with 27.7 points per game, the Hawks missed the playoffs for the first time in 12 seasons. Following the season, the Hawks would trade Maravich to the expansion New Orleans Jazz in exchange for Dean Meminger, Bob Kauffman, and four draft picks.

1973–74 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Cotton Fitzsimmons
Arena	Omni Coliseum
Results
Record	35–47 (.427)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WTCG
Radio	WSB

Draft picks

Main article: 1973 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1		Dwight Jones		United States	Houston
1		John Brown		United States	Missouri
2		Tom Ingelsby		United States	Villanova
3		Ted Manakas		United States	Princeton
3		Leonard Gray		United States	Long Beach State
4		James Brown		United States	Harvard
5		Dave Winfield		United States	Minnesota
6		John Williamson		United States	New Mexico State
7		Pete Harris		United States	Stephen F. Austin
8		Tim Dominey		United States	Valdosta State

Roster

1973–74 Atlanta Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 8 Bellamy, Walt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana F 50 Brown, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Missouri G 3 Gilliam, Herm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Purdue G/F 23 Hudson, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota C 13 Jones, Dwight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston G 44 Maravich, Pete 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) LSU C 54 Schlueter, Dale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado State F 12 Washington, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Villanova G/F 25 Wetzel, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech

Head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	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
	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

1973–74 game log
October Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 1 10/09/1973 Capital Bullets 114–128 The Omni 7,503 1–0 2 10/11/1973 Los Angeles Lakers 102–129 The Omni 6,021 2–0 3 10/12/1973 @ Detroit Pistons 105–122 Cobo Arena 5,020 2–1 4 10/13/1973 Kansas City–Omaha Kings 117–102 The Omni 11,476 2–2 5 10/20/1973 @ Phoenix Suns 108–118 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,009 2–3 6 10/21/1973 @ Los Angeles Lakers 119–100 The Forum 14,875 3–3 7 10/24/1973 @ Seattle SuperSonics 131–106 Seattle Center Coliseum 9,626 4–3 8 10/26/1973 @ Portland Trail Blazers 110–127 Memorial Coliseum 7,714 4–4 9 10/27/1973 @ Golden State Warriors 125–116 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 5,073 5–4 10 10/30/1973 Phoenix Suns 101–122 The Omni 9,070 6–4
November Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 11 11/2/1973 @ Houston Rockets 125–123 Hofheinz Pavilion 3,568 7–4 12 11/3/1973 Boston Celtics 122–109 The Omni 10,238 7–5 13 11/4/1973 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 115–110 Cleveland Arena 3,567 8–5 14 11/8/1973 Detroit Pistons 129–115 The Omni 8,611 8–6 15 11/10/1973 Philadelphia 76ers 97–120 The Omni 6,219 9–6 16 11/13/1973 @ Buffalo Braves 114–121 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 6,885 9–7 17 11/15/1973 Portland Trail Blazers 114–123 The Omni 6,763 10–7 18 11/17/1973 Capital Bullets 115–109 The Omni 9,229 10–8 19 11/22/1973 Golden State Warriors 101–99 The Omni 6,154 10–9 20 11/23/1973 @ Capital Bullets 86–101 Capital Centre 9,046 10–10 21 11/24/1973 Milwaukee Bucks 112–92 The Omni 9,111 10–11 22 11/27/1973 @ Kansas City–Omaha Kings 129–110 Omaha Civic Auditorium 7,997 11–11 23 11/28/1973 Buffalo Braves 106–130 The Omni 9,531 12–11
December Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 24 12/1/1973 Seattle SuperSonics 110–120 The Omni 7,194 13–11 25 12/5/1973 @ Kansas City–Omaha Kings 105–117 Omaha Civic Auditorium 5,227 13–12 26 12/7/1973 @ Boston Celtics 112–116 Boston Garden 13,577 13–13 27 12/8/1973 @ New York Knicks 100–117 Madison Square Garden 19,694 13–14 28 12/11/1973 Buffalo Braves 132–127 (OT) The Omni 9,115 13–15 29 12/15/1973 @ Milwaukee Bucks 82–116 Milwaukee Arena 9,785 13–16 30 12/18/1973 @ Capital Bullets 98–91 Capital Centre 9,135 14–16 31 12/19/1973 New York Knicks 105–107 The Omni 7,398 15–16 32 12/21/1973 @ Houston Rockets 124–110 Hofheinz Pavilion 4,547 16–16 33 12/22/1973 Cleveland Cavaliers 108–98 The Omni 5,602 16–17 34 12/26/1973 Philadelphia 76ers 118–145 The Omni 9,914 17–17 35 12/28/1973 @ Chicago Bulls 94–118 Chicago Stadium 10,231 17–18 36 12/29/1973 Houston Rockets 110–114 The Omni 8,388 18–18 37 12/30/1973 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 99–94 Cleveland Arena 6,442 19–18
January Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 38 1/1/1974 @ New York Knicks 89–99 Madison Square Garden 19,694 19–19 39 1/2/1974 Phoenix Suns 116–113 The Omni 9,232 19–20 40 1/5/1974 Cleveland Cavaliers 86–99 The Omni 7,370 20–20 41 1/6/1974 N Buffalo Braves 117–109 Maple Leaf Gardens 7,484 20–21 42 1/8/1974 @ Buffalo Braves 96–100 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 10,472 20–22 43 1/10/1974 Chicago Bulls 116–104 The Omni 9,194 20–23 44 1/11/1974 N Philadelphia 76ers 121–100 Hersheypark Arena 3,528 20–24 45 1/13/1974 Boston Celtics 128–105 The Omni 4,260 20–25 46 1/17/1974 Portland Trail Blazers 99–126 The Omni 8,031 21–25 47 1/18/1974 @ Boston Celtics 94–98 Boston Garden 13,157 21–26 48 1/19/1974 Seattle SuperSonics 109–127 The Omni 6,938 22–26 49 1/22/1974 @ Chicago Bulls 89–102 Chicago Stadium 7,118 22–27 50 1/23/1974 Houston Rockets 115–104 The Omni 8,103 22–28 51 1/26/1974 Buffalo Braves 122–132 The Omni 8,533 23–28 52 1/27/1974 New York Knicks 111–89 The Omni 7,088 23–29 53 1/29/1974 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 111–118 Cleveland Arena 4,453 23–30 54 1/30/1974 Golden State Warriors 129–122 The Omni 8,696 23–31
February Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 55 2/2/1974 Houston Rockets 107–117 The Omni 7,573 24–31 56 2/3/1974 @ Houston Rockets 112–123 Hofheinz Pavilion 4,126 24–32 57 2/5/1974 Capital Bullets 103–121 The Omni 6,265 25–32 58 2/6/1974 Los Angeles Lakers 103–107 The Omni 5,487 26–32 59 2/8/1974 @ Philadelphia 76ers 84–104 Spectrum 2,667 26–33 60 2/9/1974 Cleveland Cavaliers 90–99 The Omni 5,534 27–33 61 2/11/1974 Philadelphia 76ers 116–95 The Omni 6,007 27–34 62 2/14/1974 @ Golden State Warriors 105–121 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 6,326 27–35 63 2/16/1974 @ Phoenix Suns 123–124 (OT) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,510 27–36 64 2/17/1974 @ Los Angeles Lakers 113–110 The Forum 16,114 28–36 65 2/20/1974 N Milwaukee Bucks 110–94 Wisconsin Field House 9,455 28–37 66 2/23/1974 @ New York Knicks 90–98 Madison Square Garden 19,694 28–38 67 2/24/1974 N Boston Celtics 111–96 Providence Civic Center 5,819 28–39 68 2/27/1974 Kansas City–Omaha Kings 85–76 The Omni 6,859 28–40
March Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 69 3/1/1974 Milwaukee Bucks 89–105 The Omni 8,470 29–40 70 3/2/1974 Houston Rockets 122–129 The Omni 6,091 30–40 71 3/5/1974 @ Capital Bullets 89–103 Capital Centre 9,878 30–41 72 3/6/1974 New York Knicks 96–94 The Omni 5,819 30–42 73 3/9/1974 Chicago Bulls 99–106 The Omni 8,018 31–42 74 3/10/1974 Detroit Pistons 116–111 The Omni 6,889 31–43 75 3/12/1974 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 84–95 Cleveland Arena 4,514 31–44 76 3/15/1974 @ Seattle SuperSonics 126–107 Seattle Center Coliseum 14,078 32–44 77 3/16/1974 @ Portland Trail Blazers 127–128 Memorial Coliseum 8,162 32–45 78 3/20/1974 Boston Celtics 89–99 The Omni 6,821 33–45 79 3/22/1974 @ Philadelphia 76ers 107–106 Spectrum 6,220 34–45 80 3/23/1974 Capital Bullets 108–119 (OT) The Omni 8,113 35–45 81 3/24/1974 @ Capital Bullets 92–120 Capital Centre 11,766 35–46 82 3/26/1974 @ Detroit Pistons 108–109 Cobo Arena 8,409 35–47
1973–74 schedule

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Awards and records

Awards

• John Brown, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team