1974–75 Golden State Warriors season

1974–75 Golden State Warriors season
NBA Champions
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Third NBA Championship
Head coach	Al Attles
Arena	Oakland Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KTVU
Radio	KNBR

The Warriors' 1975 championship banner.

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 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]

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.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Jamaal Wilkes	F	United States	UCLA
2	29	Phil Smith	G	United States	San Francisco
3	47	Frank Kendrick	F	United States	Purdue
4	65	Willie Biles	G	United States	Tulsa
5	83	Steve Erickson		United States	Oregon
6	101	John Errecart	G	United States	Pacific
7	119	Brady Allen		United States	California
8	137	Clarence Allen		United States	UC Santa Barbara
9	155	Carl Meier		United States	California
10	172	Marvin Buckley		United States	Nevada

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
4.0 !F	24	USA !	Barry, Rick	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Miami (FL)
1.5 !G	21	USA !	Beard, Butch	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Louisville
1.5 !G	22	USA !	Bracey, Steve	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Tulsa
4.0 !F	32	USA !	Bridges, Bill	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Kansas
4.0 !F	40	USA !	Dickey, Derrek	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Cincinnati
1.5 !G	15	USA !	Dudley, Charles	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Washington
1.5 !G	10	USA !	Johnson, Charles	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	UC Berkeley
6.0 !C	52	USA !	Johnson, George	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Dillard
1.5 !G	23	USA !	Mullins, Jeff	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Duke
6.0 !C	44	USA !	Ray, Clifford	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Oklahoma
1.5 !G	20	USA !	Smith, Phil	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	San Francisco
4.0 !F	41	USA !	Wilkes, Jamaal	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	UCLA

Head coach

Al Attles (North Carolina A&T)

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Roberts (Ohio State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Clifford Ray	George Johnson
PF	Jamaal Wilkes	Derrek Dickey	Bill Bridges
SF	Rick Barry	Jeff Mullins		Frank Kendrick
SG	Butch Beard	Phil Smith
PG	Charles Johnson	Charles Dudley	Steve Bracey

Regular season

Season standings

**Pacific Division**
Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Golden State Warriors C	48	34	.585	-
Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	5
Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	10
Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	16
Los Angeles Lakers	30	52	.366	18

^[2]

C - NBA Champions

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	—	0–4	1–3	0–4	3–4	2–2	1–3	2–5	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5	0–4	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–5
Boston	4–0	—	5–4	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	4–0	4–0	4–0	7–2	5–3	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2
Buffalo	3–1	4–5	—	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	1–3	4–0	5–3	6–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2
Chicago	4–0	1–3	3–1	—	2–2	4–5	3–1	2–2	4–5	3–1	3–5	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–3
Cleveland	4–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	—	2–2	2–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	1–3	6–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5
Detroit	2–2	1–3	2–2	5–4	2–2	—	1–3	2–2	2–6	3–1	3–6	4–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3
Golden State	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	2–2	5–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	5–3	5–3	4–3	1–3
Houston	5–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	—	4–0	2–2	3–1	5–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–5
Kansas City-Omaha	2–2	2–2	3–1	5–4	2–2	6–2	2–2	0–4	—	3–1	6–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3
Los Angeles	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–5	2–2	1–3	—	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	4–4	2–5	2–6	1–3
Milwaukee	2–2	0–4	3–1	5–3	3–1	6–3	1–3	1–3	3–6	0–4	—	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4
New Orleans	5–3	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–6	0–4	2–2	3–5	2–2	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–7
New York	4–0	2–7	3–5	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	—	4–5	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3
Philadelphia	2–2	3–5	3–6	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	5–4	—	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3
Phoenix	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5	2–2	1–3	4–4	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	—	1–6	4–3	1–3
Portland	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–5	2–2	1–3	5–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	6–1	—	2–6	1–3
Seattle	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	3–4	3–1	3–1	6–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–4	6–2	—	1–3
Washington	5–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	5–3	3–1	3–1	5–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	7–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	—

Postseason

West First Round

The Warriors had a first round bye.

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (4) Seattle SuperSonics: Warriors win series 4-2

Game 1 @ Golden State: Golden State 123, Seattle 96
Game 2 @ Golden State: Seattle 100, Golden State 99
Game 3 @ Seattle: Golden State 105, Seattle 96
Game 4 @ Seattle: Seattle 111, Golden State 94
Game 5 @ Golden State: Golden State 124, Seattle 100
Game 6 @ Seattle: Golden State 105, Seattle 96

West Conference Finals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (2) Chicago Bulls: Warriors win series 4-3

Game 1 @ Golden State: Golden State 107, Chicago 89
Game 2 @ Chicago: Chicago 90, Golden State 89
Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 108, Golden State 101
Game 4 @ Golden State: Golden State 111, Chicago 106
Game 5 @ Golden State: Chicago 89, Golden State 79
Game 6 @ Chicago: Golden State 86, Chicago 72
Game 7 @ Golden State: Golden State 83, Chicago 79

NBA Finals

(E1) Washington Bullets vs. (W1) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 4-0

Game 1 @ Washington: Golden State 101, Washington 95
Game 2 @ Golden State: Golden State 92, Washington 91
Game 3 @ Golden State: Golden State 109, Washington 101
Game 4 @ Washington: Golden State 96, Washington 95

Roster

Golden State Warriors 1974–75 NBA Champions

10 Charles Johnson 15 Charles Dudley 20 Phil Smith 21 Butch Beard 22 Steve Bracey 23 Jeff Mullins 24 Rick Barry (Finals MVP) 32 Bill Bridges 40 Derrek Dickey 41 Jamaal Wilkes 44 Clifford Ray 52 George T. Johnson Head coach Al Attles Assistant coach Joe Roberts

Regular season Playoffs

Awards and honors

Rick Barry, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Rick Barry, All-NBA First Team
Rick Barry, NBA All-Star Game
Jamaal Wilkes, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
Jamaal Wilkes, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Dick Vertlieb, NBA Executive of the Year Award

References

Warriors on Basketball Reference

1974–75 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Buffalo New York Philadelphia

Central	Atlanta Cleveland Houston New Orleans Washington

Western

Midwest	Chicago Detroit Kansas City-Omaha Milwaukee

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

NBA champions

Philadelphia / San Francisco / Golden State Warriors seasons

1940s

1946–47

1950s

1955–56

1960s

1970s

1974–75

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2014–15

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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