1973–74 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1973–74 season was the fourth season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Blazers finished at 27–55, a six-game improvement from the previous season.

1973–74 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachJack McCloskey
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record27–55 (.329)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKPTV
RadioKOIN

Draft picks
Barry Parkhill was the Trail Blazers first round selection elected to go to the American Basketball Association.
Information from Sports Reference[2]
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 15 Barry Parkhill G  United States Virginia
2 20 Jan van Breda Kolff F  United States Vanderbilt
2 34 Phil Lumpkin G  United States Miami (Ohio)
2 36 Rubin Collins G-F  United States Maryland Eastern
4 55 Bird Averitt G  United States Pepperdine
4 56 Mickey Johnson F  United States Aurora
5 74 Bernard Hardin F  United States New Mexico
6 92 Dan Anderson G  United States Southern California
7 110 Doug Richards G  United States Brigham Young
8 128 Eldridge Broussard N/A  United States Pacific University
9 128 Lee Haven N/A  United States Colorado
10 163 Ron Jones N/A  United States Oregon State

Roster
Roster listing
Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 13 Fryer, Bernie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) BYU
SF 44 Johnson, Ollie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple
C 35 Martin, LaRue 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Loyola University
F 36 Neal, Lloyd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Tennessee State
SG 45 Petrie, Geoff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Princeton
PF 4 Smith, Greg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Western Kentucky
F 15 Steele, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kentucky
PF 21 Wicks, Sidney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season
The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 4735.573–30–1117–24–14–12
Golden State Warriors 4438.537323–1820–201–015–11
Seattle SuperSonics 3646.4391122–1914–27–12–14
Phoenix Suns 3052.3661724–176–340–111–15
Portland Trail Blazers 2755.3292022–195–340–213–13
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks5923.720–
2 x-Chicago Bulls5428.6595
3 x-Detroit Pistons5230.6347
4 y-Los Angeles Lakers4735.57312
5 Golden State Warriors4438.53715
6 Seattle SuperSonics3646.43923
7 Kansas City–Omaha Kings3349.40226
8 Phoenix Suns3052.36629
9 Portland Trail Blazers2755.32932
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 —1–52–44–41–34–30–41–35–21–34–01–31–53–31–32–24–0
Boston 5–1—5–22–42–24–23–13–14–23–12–22–25–27–13–14–02–2
Buffalo 4–22–5—3–31–35–11–31–34–22–20–41–34–46–13–13–12–2
Capital 4–44–23–3—1–36–12–23–14–33–12–21–33–34–22–23–12–2
Chicago 3–12–23–13–1—4–05–24–24–05–21–53–32–23–14–24–24–2
Cleveland 3–42–41–51–60–4—2–20–44–40–43–10–41–55–11–34–02–2
Detroit 4–01–33–12–22–52–2—5–13–14–24–23–41–32–26–05–15–1
Golden State 3–11–33–11–32–44–01–5—4–03–34–23–31–33–15–23–43–3
Houston 2–52–42–43–40–44–41–30–4—2–22–20–44–24–22–23–11–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–11–32–21–32–54–02–43–32–2—1–50–71–31–34–24–22–4
Los Angeles 0–42–24–02–25–11–32–42–42–25–1—4–22–24–04–24–34–3
Milwaukee 3–12–23–13–13–34–04–33–34–07–02–4—2–24–05–16–04–2
New York 5–12–54–43–32–25–13–13–12–43–12–22–2—4–33–12–24–0
Philadelphia 3–31–71–62–41–31–52–21–32–43–10–40–43–4—3–12–20–4
Phoenix 3–11–31–32–22–43–10–62–52–22–42–41–51–31–3—3–34–3
Portland 2–20–41–31–32–40–41–54–31–32–43–40–62–22–23–3—3–3
Seattle 0–42–22–22–22–42–21–53–33–14–23–42–40–44–03–43–3—

Awards and honors

Transactions
Rick Adelman, who was selected by the Trail Blazers in the 1970 NBA Expansion Draft, was traded to the Chicago Bulls on October 14, 1973.
  • September 27, 1973 — Waived forward Bob Davis
  • October 1, 1973 — Signed free agent guard Mo Layton
  • October 14, 1973 — Traded guard Rick Adelman to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for a second round pick in the 1974 NBA Draft (Phil Lumpkin was chosen).
  • October 31, 1973 — Waived guard Charlie Davis and signed free agent guard Mark Sibley
  • December 1, 1973 — Waived guard Mo Layton
  • December 26, 1973 — Signed free agent guard Bob Verga
  • January 8, 1974 — Waived guard Bernie Fryer
  • May 20, 1974 — Forward Ollie Johnson was selected by the New Orleans Jazz in the 1974 NBA Expansion Draft
  • June 12, 1974 — Waived guards Mark Sibley and Bob Verga
Transactions via Sports Reference[3]

References
  1. 1973–74 Portland Trail Blazers
  2. "1973–74 Portland Trail Blazers Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. "1973–74 Portland Trail Blazers Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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