NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team 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.
- Information from Sports Reference[2]
Players
|
Coaches
|
Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DOB
|
From
|
PG
|
17
|
Davis, Charlie
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
160 lb (73 kg)
|
|
Wake Forest
|
G
|
13
|
Fryer, Bernie
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
BYU
|
SF
|
27
|
Johnson, John
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
200 lb (91 kg)
|
|
Iowa
|
SF
|
44
|
Johnson, Ollie
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
200 lb (91 kg)
|
|
Temple
|
PG
|
12
|
Layton, Mo
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
|
USC
|
C
|
35
|
Martin, LaRue
|
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
208 lb (94 kg)
|
|
Loyola Chicago
|
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
|
C
|
30
|
Roberson, Rick
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
231 lb (105 kg)
|
|
Cincinnati
|
SG
|
11
|
Sibley, Mark
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
|
Northwestern
|
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
|
SG
|
17
|
Verga, Bob
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
|
Duke
|
PF
|
21
|
Wicks, Sidney
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
|
UCLA
|
|
- Head coach
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
|
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
[edit]
1973–74 NBA Records
|
Team
|
ATL
|
BOS
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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 |
—
|
1973–74 Game log
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
October 13 |
Capital |
87–132 |
Geoff Petrie (29) |
1–0
|
2 |
October 19 |
Kansas City–Omaha |
99–111 |
Geoff Petrie (25) |
2–0
|
3 |
October 20 |
Seattle |
108–123 |
Geoff Petrie (32) |
3–0
|
4 |
October 23 |
@ Cleveland |
96–103 |
Sidney Wicks (22) |
3–1
|
5 |
October 24 |
@ Philadelphia |
110–132 |
Geoff Petrie (26) |
3–2
|
6 |
October 26 |
Atlanta |
110–127 |
Sidney Wicks (30) |
4–2
|
7 |
October 27 |
Detroit |
111–98 |
Geoff Petrie (37) |
4–3
|
8 |
October 28 |
@ Los Angeles |
98–111 |
Layton, Neal (19) |
4–4
|
9 |
October 30 |
Los Angeles |
112–114 |
Geoff Petrie (26) |
5–4
|
10 |
November 3 |
New York |
100–107 |
Petrie, Wicks (21) |
6–4
|
11 |
November 9 |
Buffalo |
108–122 |
Sidney Wicks (31) |
7–4
|
12 |
November 10 |
Chicago |
106–104 |
Geoff Petrie (27) |
7–5
|
13 |
November 13 |
@ Milwaukee |
100–108 |
Geoff Petrie (23) |
7–6
|
14 |
November 14 |
@ Detroit |
111–108 |
Geoff Petrie (36) |
8–6
|
15 |
November 15 |
@ Atlanta |
114–123 |
Geoff Petrie (40) |
8–7
|
16 |
November 17 |
@ Houston |
96–87 |
Sidney Wicks (23) |
9–7
|
17 |
November 20 |
@ Chicago |
101–106 |
Geoff Petrie (29) |
9–8
|
18 |
November 22 |
Seattle |
125–131 |
Geoff Petrie (43) |
10–8
|
19 |
November 23 |
@ Seattle |
106–127 |
Sidney Wicks (16) |
10–9
|
20 |
November 24 |
Los Angeles |
113–108 |
Geoff Petrie (27) |
10–10
|
21 |
November 25 |
@ Los Angeles |
109–137 |
Rick Roberson (23) |
10–11
|
22 |
November 29 |
@ Golden State |
89–119 |
Sidney Wicks (26) |
10–12
|
23 |
November 30 |
Phoenix |
107–99 |
John Johnson (24) |
10–13
|
24 |
December 1 |
Los Angeles |
115–134 |
John Johnson (31) |
11–13
|
25 |
December 4 |
@ New York |
100–113 |
Geoff Petrie (28) |
11–14
|
26 |
December 5 |
@ Buffalo |
110–114 |
Roberson, Wicks (24) |
11–15
|
27 |
December 7 |
@ Milwaukee |
86–116 |
Geoff Petrie (21) |
11–16
|
28 |
December 8 |
@ Detroit |
91–106 |
Larry Steele (19) |
11–17
|
29 |
December 11 |
Capital |
87–82 |
Sidney Wicks (22) |
11–18
|
30 |
December 13 |
@ Phoenix |
119–108 |
Geoff Petrie (25) |
12–18
|
31 |
December 14 |
Golden State |
101–109 |
Sidney Wicks (25) |
13–18
|
32 |
December 16 |
Milwaukee |
121–98 |
John Johnson (26) |
13–19
|
33 |
December 18 |
Phoenix |
117–133 |
Geoff Petrie (37) |
14–19
|
34 |
December 21 |
Boston |
124–120 (OT) |
Geoff Petrie (38) |
14–20
|
35 |
December 22 |
Philadelphia |
105–110 |
Geoff Petrie (26) |
15–20
|
36 |
December 27 |
@ Golden State |
118–117 |
Geoff Petrie (31) |
16–20
|
37 |
December 28 |
@ Seattle |
93–110 |
Geoff Petrie (25) |
16–21
|
38 |
December 30 |
Chicago |
92–99 |
John Johnson (24) |
17–21
|
39 |
January 1 |
Buffalo |
120–119 |
Geoff Petrie (39) |
17–22
|
40 |
January 4 |
Houston |
119–113 |
John Johnson (32) |
17–23
|
41 |
January 6 |
Golden State |
105–106 |
Petrie, Wicks (26) |
18–23
|
42 |
January 8 |
Kansas City–Omaha |
110–129 |
Petrie, Wicks (27) |
19–23
|
43 |
January 13 |
@ Kansas City–Omaha |
99–103 |
Geoff Petrie (23) |
19–24
|
44 |
January 17 |
@ Atlanta |
99–126 |
Sidney Wicks (23) |
19–25
|
45 |
January 19 |
@ Milwaukee |
106–121 |
Sidney Wicks (27) |
19–26
|
46 |
January 20 |
@ Chicago |
97–99 |
Sidney Wicks (21) |
19–27
|
47 |
January 22 |
@ Kansas City–Omaha |
96–103 |
Sidney Wicks (26) |
19–28
|
48 |
January 23 |
@ Detroit |
95–121 |
Bob Verga (22) |
19–29
|
49 |
January 25 |
Cleveland |
87–84 |
Sidney Wicks (31) |
19–30
|
50 |
January 29 |
Milwaukee |
126–106 |
Sidney Wicks (25) |
19–31
|
51 |
January 31 |
@ Phoenix |
100–112 |
Sidney Wicks (38) |
19–32
|
52 |
February 2 |
Seattle |
97–102 |
Sidney Wicks (26) |
20–32
|
53 |
February 3 |
@ Los Angeles |
91–124 |
Sidney Wicks (24) |
20–33
|
54 |
February 5 |
Detroit |
104–102 |
Geoff Petrie (27) |
20–34
|
55 |
February 6 |
@ Seattle |
94–107 |
Geoff Petrie (28) |
20–35
|
56 |
February 8 |
Kansas City–Omaha |
104–99 |
Sidney Wicks (25) |
20–36
|
57 |
February 10 |
Houston |
112–106 |
John Johnson (27) |
20–37
|
58 |
February 12 |
Phoenix |
104–113 |
Rick Roberson (37) |
21–37
|
59 |
February 15 |
Boston |
106–104 |
Fryer, Roberson (27) |
21–38
|
60 |
February 16 |
Cleveland |
106–101 |
Sidney Wicks (22) |
21–39
|
61 |
February 17 |
@ Phoenix |
100–112 |
Sidney Wicks (23) |
21–40
|
62 |
February 19 |
@ New York |
116–119 (OT) |
Sidney Wicks (34) |
21–41
|
63 |
February 20 |
@ Capital |
101–116 |
Petrie, Wicks (26) |
21–42
|
64 |
February 22 |
@ Chicago |
100–117 |
Geoff Petrie (22) |
21–43
|
65 |
February 24 |
@ Houston |
115–133 |
Geoff Petrie (23) |
21–44
|
66 |
February 26 |
Philadelphia |
118–110 |
Geoff Petrie (32) |
21–45
|
67 |
February 28 |
@ Golden State |
109–129 |
Geoff Petrie (32) |
21–46
|
68 |
March 1 |
Chicago |
91–95 |
Geoff Petrie (33) |
22–46
|
69 |
March 3 |
Detroit |
99–95 |
Geoff Petrie (32) |
22–47
|
70 |
March 5 |
Los Angeles |
102–107 |
Sidney Wicks (28) |
23–47
|
71 |
March 9 |
@ Capital |
103–106 |
Geoff Petrie (22) |
23–48
|
72 |
March 10 |
N Buffalo |
112–122 |
Geoff Petrie (26) |
23–49
|
73 |
March 12 |
N Boston |
93–110 |
John Johnson (32) |
23–50
|
74 |
March 15 |
New York |
105–107 |
Geoff Petrie (29) |
24–50
|
75 |
March 16 |
Atlanta |
127–128 |
Geoff Petrie (37) |
25–50
|
76 |
March 18 |
@ Kansas City–Omaha |
105–114 |
Geoff Petrie (31) |
25–51
|
77 |
March 19 |
@ Cleveland |
103–107 |
Geoff Petrie (34) |
25–52
|
78 |
March 20 |
@ Philadelphia |
113–106 |
Geoff Petrie (43) |
26–52
|
79 |
March 22 |
@ Boston |
118–126 |
Geoff Petrie (23) |
26–53
|
80 |
March 24 |
Milwaukee |
120–110 |
Larry Steele (26) |
26–54
|
81 |
March 26 |
@ Golden State |
120–143 |
Geoff Petrie (32) |
26–55
|
82 |
March 27 |
Golden State |
122–132 |
Sidney Wicks (30) |
27–55
|
- Transactions via Sports Reference[3]
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