1974–75 Golden State Warriors season

The 1974–75 Golden State Warriors season was the 29th season in the franchise's history, its 13th in California and the fourth playing in Oakland. After four seasons of second-place division finishes, the Warriors made various changes. Nate Thurmond was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Clifford Ray, a young defensive center.[1] The club drafted Keith Wilkes (later known as Jamaal Wilkes), whose nickname was "Silk". Cazzie Russell had played out his option and joined the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving Rick Barry as the team's leader. Coach Al Attles implemented a team-oriented system that drew on the contributions of as many as ten players during a game. Barry scored 30.6 points per game, led the NBA in free throw percentage and steals per game, and was sixth in the league in assists per game. The Warriors captured the Pacific Division title with a 48–34 record.[1]

1974–75 Golden State Warriors season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachAl Attles
ArenaOakland Coliseum Arena
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA champions
(Defeated Bullets 4–0)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTVU
RadioKNBR
The Warriors' 1975 championship banner.

In the playoffs, the Warriors got to the Western Conference Finals by beating the Seattle SuperSonics in six games.[1] In the Western Finals, the Warriors looked like they were about to lose to former teammate Nate Thurmond. The Warriors found themselves down against the Chicago Bulls 3 games to 2. The Warriors rallied to win Game 6 in Chicago and took the series with an 83–79 Game 7 triumph in Oakland.[1] In the NBA Finals, the Warriors faced off against the Washington Bullets. The Warriors took the series in four straight games, including 1-point wins in Games 2 and 4.[1] Rick Barry was named the series MVP.

The Warriors wouldn't make another NBA Finals appearance again until 2015, where the team faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers and won its fourth league title. They would also go on to defeat the Cavaliers and Boston Celtics in 2017, 2018 and 2022, respectively.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1974 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
111Jamaal WilkesF United StatesUCLA
229Phil SmithG United StatesSan Francisco
347Frank KendrickF United StatesPurdue
465Willie BilesG United StatesTulsa
583Steve Erickson United StatesOregon
6101John ErrecartG United StatesPacific
7119Brady Allen United StatesCalifornia
8137Clarence Allen United StatesUC Santa Barbara
9155Carl Meier United StatesCalifornia
10172Marvin Buckley United StatesNevada

Roster
Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF 24 United States Barry, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Miami (FL)
G 21 United States Beard, Butch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Louisville
G 22 United States Bracey, Steve 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Tulsa
PF 32 United States Bridges, Bill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Kansas
PF 40 United States Dickey, Derrek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Cincinnati
PG 15 United States Dudley, Charles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington
G 10 United States Johnson, Charles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) California
C 52 United States Johnson, George 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dillard
SG 23 United States Mullins, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke
C 44 United States Ray, Clifford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oklahoma
SG 20 United States Smith, Phil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) San Francisco
F 41 United States Wilkes, Jamaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Golden State Warriors 4834.585–31–1017–2419–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4339.524524–1619–2318–12
Portland Trail Blazers 3844.4631029–139–3116–14
Phoenix Suns 3250.3901622–1910–3112–18
Los Angeles Lakers 3052.3661821–209–3210–20
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Golden State Warriors4834.585–
2 y-Chicago Bulls4735.5731
3 x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings4438.5374
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4339.5245
5 x-Detroit Pistons4042.4888
6 Portland Trail Blazers3844.46310
6 Milwaukee Bucks3844.46310
8 Phoenix Suns3250.39016
9 Los Angeles Lakers3052.36618

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
Atlanta –0–41–30–43–42–21–32–52–22–22–23–50–42–24–01–33–13–5
Boston 4–0–5–43–13–13–11–34–02–24–04–04–07–25–33–14–02–22–2
Buffalo 3–14–5–1–33–12–23–12–21–34–01–34–05–36–33–12–23–12–2
Chicago 4–01–33–1–2–24–53–12–24–53–13–54–03–12–22–22–24–01–3
Cleveland 4–31–31–32–2–2–22–24–42–22–21–36–11–33–12–22–22–23–5
Detroit 2–21–32–25–42–2–1–32–22–63–13–64–02–23–12–23–12–21–3
Golden State 3–13–11–31–32–23–1–2–22–25–23–12–23–13–15–35–34–31–3
Houston 5–20–42–22–24–42–22–2–4–02–23–15–31–32–22–22–21–32–5
Kansas City-Omaha 2–22–23–15–42–26–22–20–4–3–16–32–22–21–33–13–11–31–3
Los Angeles 2–20–40–41–32–21–32–52–21–3–4–03–10–43–14–42–52–61–3
Milwaukee 2–20–43–15–33–16–31–31–33–60–4–3–13–13–12–22–21–30–4
New Orleans 5–30–40–40–41–60–42–23–52–21–31–3–2–22–21–32–21–30–7
New York 4–02–73–51–33–12–21–33–12–24–01–32–2–4–53–12–22–21–3
Philadelphia 2–23–53–62–21–31–31–32–23–11–31–32–25–4–2–22–22–21–3
Phoenix 0–41–31–32–22–22–23–52–21–34–42–23–11–32–2–1–64–31–3
Portland 3–10–42–22–22–21–33–52–21–35–22–22–22–22–26–1–2–61–3
Seattle 1–32–21–30–42–22–23–43–13–16–23–13–12–22–23–46–2–1–3
Washington 5–32–22–23–15–33–13–15–23–13–14–07–03–13–13–13–13–1—

Playoffs
1975 playoff game log
Conference Semi-finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 14 Seattle W 123–96 Rick Barry (39) Clifford Ray (13) Rick Barry (11) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,279		 1–0
2 April 16 Seattle L 99–100 Rick Barry (29) Ray, Dickey (10) Barry, Beard (6) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 1–1
3 April 17 @ Seattle W 105–96 Rick Barry (33) George Johnson (13) Rick Barry (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		 2–1
4 April 19 @ Seattle L 94–111 Jamaal Wilkes (22) Wilkes, Ray (9) three players tied (3) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		 2–2
5 April 22 Seattle W 124–100 Jamaal Wilkes (24) Ray, G. Johnson (13) Rick Barry (10) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 3–2
6 April 24 @ Seattle W 105–96 Rick Barry (31) George Johnson (15) Charles Johnson (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		 4–2
Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27 Chicago W 107–89 Rick Barry (38) George Johnson (11) Butch Beard (9) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 1–0
2 April 30 @ Chicago L 89–90 Rick Barry (26) Clifford Ray (7) Rick Barry (8) Chicago Stadium
18,533		 1–1
3 May 4 @ Chicago L 101–108 Butch Beard (28) Rick Barry (7) Rick Barry (9) Chicago Stadium
19,128		 1–2
4 May 6 Chicago W 111–106 Rick Barry (36) Clifford Ray (18) Rick Barry (9) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 2–2
5 May 8 Chicago L 79–89 Rick Barry (20) Clifford Ray (12) Rick Barry (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 2–3
6 May 11 @ Chicago W 86–72 Rick Barry (36) Bill Bridges (11) three players tied (3) Chicago Stadium
19,594		 3–3
7 May 14 Chicago W 83–79 Jamaal Wilkes (23) Clifford Ray (12) Rick Barry (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4–3
NBA Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 18 @ Washington W 101–95 Rick Barry (24) Clifford Ray (16) Rick Barry (5) Capital Centre
19,035		 1–0
2 May 20 Washington W 92–91 Rick Barry (36) Rick Barry (9) three players tied (4) Cow Palace
13,225		 2–0
3 May 23 Washington W 109–101 Rick Barry (38) Jamaal Wilkes (10) Rick Barry (6) Cow Palace
13,225		 3–0
4 May 25 @ Washington W 96–95 Rick Barry (20) Clifford Ray (11) Rick Barry (5) Capital Centre
19,035		 4–0
1975 schedule

Awards and honors

References
  1. Golden State Warriors (1962–Present)
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