1973–74 Capital Bullets season

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NBA professional basketball team season

1973–74 Capital Bullets season

Division champions

Head coach| K. C. Jones
General manager| Bob Ferry
Owner(s)| Abe Pollin
Arena| Capital Centre
Cole Field House (until Dec)
Results
Record| 47-35 (.573)
Place| Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish| Conference semifinals
(lost to Knicks 3–4)

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Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television| WDCA
Radio| WWDC
(Frank Herzog)
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The 1973–74 Capital Bullets season was the team's first in Washington, D.C. area, southwest from nearby Baltimore. Prior to the 1973–74 season, the Baltimore Bullets relocated to Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, and became the Capital Bullets.[1] It was also their only season under the Capital Bullets name. They also rebranded their jerseys, eschewing the previous orange and blue look for red, white, and blue.

The Bullets finished with a 47–35 record and won the Central Division. Wes Unseld was limited to 56 games due to injuries. In the playoffs, the Bullets fell to the New York Knicks for the fifth time in six years, eliminated in seven games.[1] Following the season, the team was renamed as the Washington Bullets.

The new Capital Centre opened on December 2, 1973; the Bullets played their earlier home games this season at Cole Field House at the University of Maryland in College Park. They played several home games at Cole during their last seasons in Baltimore.[2][3]

## Draft picks

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Main article: 1973 NBA draft

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1  | 13  | Nick Weatherspoon | F  |  United States  | Illinois
2  | 19  | Louie Nelson | G  |  United States  | Washington
3  | 48  | Tom Kozelko | F  |  United States  | Toledo
4  | 65  | Aron Stewart | G  |  United States  | Richmond
5  | 82  | Danny Traylor | C  |  United States  | South Carolina
6  | 99  | Mike Allocco | F  |  United States  | Stonehill
7  | 116  | Ronnie Hogue | G  |  United States  | Georgia
8  | 133  | Mark Jellison | G  |  United States  | Northeastern
9  | 148  | Mike Boylan | F  |  United States  | Assumption
10  | 162  | Dickie Kelly | G  |  United States  | Bay CC
11  | 172  | Dale Adams | F  |  United States  | St. Mary's (Maryland)
12  | 181  | Mike Battle | F  |  United States  | George Washington
13  | 187  | Chet Davis | G  |  United States  | Morgan State
14  | 192  | Howard White | G  |  United States  | Maryland
15  | 197  | Shorty Simmons | F  |  United States  | St. Mary's (Maryland)

## Roster

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Capital Bullets roster

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SG | 45 | Phil Chenier | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | 1950-10-30  | California
PG | 21 | Archie Clark | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 1941-07-15  | Minnesota
PF | 11 | Elvin Hayes | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 235 lb (107 kg)  | 1945-11-17  | Houston
PF | 22 | Tom Kozelko | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | 1951-07-01  | Toledo
C | 24 | Manny Leaks | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  | 1945-11-27  | Niagara
SG | 15 | Louie Nelson | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  | 1951-05-28  | Washington
SF | 30 | Tom Patterson | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | 1948-10-15  | Ouachita Baptist
PG | 10 | Kevin Porter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  | 1950-04-17  | Saint Francis (PA)
SG | 33 | Rich Rinaldi | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  | 1949-08-03  | Saint Peter's College
SG | 6 | Mike Riordan | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | 1945-07-09  | Providence
SF | 42 | Dave Stallworth | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | 1941-12-20  | Wichita State
F | 41 | Wes Unseld | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 245 lb (111 kg)  | 1946-03-14  | Louisville
F | 12 | Nick Weatherspoon | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 197 lb (89 kg)  | 1950-07-20  | Illinois
C | 31, 44  | Walt Wesley | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | 1945-01-25  | Kansas

Head coach

* K. C. Jones

Assistant(s)

* Bernie Bickerstaff

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

[citation needed]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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Central Division

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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
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Eastern Conference

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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

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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 | —

[citation needed]

## Game log

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### Preseason

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1973 preseason game log
Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

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1973–74 schedule

### Regular season

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1973–74 game log
Total: 47–35 (home: 31–10; road: 16–25)

October: 3–5 (home: 2–1; road: 1–4)

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1  | October 9
8:05 p.m. EDT | @ Atlanta | L 114–128 | Riordan (26)  | Hayes (12)  | Chenier (4)  | The Omni
7,503  | 0–1
2  | October 12
11:00 p.m. EDT | @ Seattle | L 102–103 | Hayes (27)  | Stallworth (10)  | Porter (12)  | Seattle Center Coliseum
11,673  | 0–2
3  | October 13
11:00 p.m. EDT | @ Portland | L 87–132 | Chenier (21)  | Hayes (14)  | Hayes,
Porter (5)  | Memorial Coliseum
9,502  | 0–3
4  | October 19
8:30 p.m. EDT | @ Chicago | L 103–117 | Chenier (36)  | Hayes (14)  | Riordan (6)  | Chicago Stadium
3,000  | 0–4
5  | October 20
8:05 p.m. EDT | Boston | W 96–87 | Chenier (26)  | Hayes (23)  | Porter (12)  | Cole Field House
7,711  | 1–4
6  | October 21
7:35 p.m. EDT | Chicago | L 99–107 | Chenier (25)  | Hayes (19)  | Chenier (6)  | Cole Field House
7,641  | 1–5
7  | October 23
8:00 p.m. EDT | @ New York | W 101–84 | Porter (27)  | Hayes,
Leaks (18)  | Porter (5)  | Madison Square Garden
18,722  | 2–5
8  | October 28
7:35 p.m. EST | Philadelphia | W 119–99 | Chenier (32)  | Hayes (23)  | Porter (7)  | Cole Field House
5,620  | 3–5

November: 8–4 (home: 3–3; road: 5–1)

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9  | November 3
2:40 p.m. EST | @ Philadelphia | W 112–84 | Hayes (34)  | Hayes (20)  | Chenier (5)  | The Spectrum
5,112  | 4–5
10  | November 4
7:35 p.m. EST | Phoenix | W 102–99 | Chenier,
Riordan (25)  | Hayes (19)  | Porter (9)  | Cole Field House
5,316  | 5–5
11  | November 7
9:00 p.m. EST | @ Houston | W 111–97 | Riordan (29)  | Hayes (23)  | Porter (13)  | Hofheinz Pavilion
2,758  | 6–5
12  | November 9
8:35 p.m. EST | @ Kansas City-Omaha
(at Omaha, NE) | W 109–96 | Riordan (29)  | Hayes (15)  | Porter (11)  | Omaha Civic Auditorium
4,182  | 6–6
13  | November 11
7:35 p.m. EST | Milwaukee | L 91–110 | Hayes (26)  | Hayes (16)  | Porter (5)  | Cole Field House
11,638  | 7–6
14  | November 17
8:05 p.m. EST | @ Atlanta | W 115–109 | Hayes (43)  | Hayes (32)  | Clark (9)  | The Omni
9,229  | 8–6
15  | November 18
7:35 p.m. EST | Buffalo | L 101–112 | Porter (23)  | Hayes (20)  | Riordan (6)  | Cole Field House
6,134  | 8–7
16  | November 21
8:05 p.m. EST | Los Angeles | L 97–106 | Chenier (30)  | Hayes (25)  | Porter (8)  | Cole Field House
8,841  | 8–8
17  | November 23
8:05 p.m. EST | Atlanta | W 101–86 | Chenier,
Hayes (20)  | Hayes (18)  | Clark,
Porter (6)  | Cole Field House
9,046  | 9–8
18  | November 25
7:35 p.m. EST | New York | W 109–81 | Chenier (26)  | Hayes (13)  | Porter (10)  | Cole Field House
11,855  | 10–8
19  | November 28
7:30 p.m. EST | @ Boston | L 104–111 | Hayes (23)  | Hayes (21)  | Chenier,
Clark,
Porter (6)  | Boston Garden
6,810  | 10–9
20  | November 30
8:00 p.m. EST | @ Buffalo | W 121–113 | Hayes (43)  | Unseld (20)  | Chenier (8)  | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
6,118  | 11–9

December: 9–6 (home: 3–2; road: 6–4)

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21  | December 2
7:35 p.m. EST | Seattle | W 98–96 | Hayes (36)  | Hayes (29)  | Chenier (5)  | Capital Centre
17,500  | 12–9
22  | December 5
9:00 p.m. EST | @ Houston | L 99–119 | Hayes (23)  | Hayes (14)  | Clark (4)  | Hofheinz Pavilion
3,552  | 12–10
23  | December 7
9:00 p.m. EST | @ Phoenix | L 92–114 | Hayes (23)  | Hayes (10)  | Porter (8)  | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,089  | 12–11
24  | December 9
10:00 p.m. EST | @ Los Angeles | W 110–96 | Hayes (40)  | Hayes (21)  | Riordan (9)  | The Forum
12,958  | 13–11
25  | December 11
11:00 p.m. EST | @ Portland | W 87–82 | Clark (24)  | Hayes (16)  | Clark (7)  | Memorial Coliseum
6,818  | 14–11
26  | December 14
11:00 p.m. EST | @ Seattle | L 88–93 | Hayes (24)  | Hayes (18)  | Clark (7)  | Seattle Center Coliseum
11,857  | 14–12
27  | December 15
11:05 p.m. EST | @ Golden State | W 106–93 | Riordan (33)  | Hayes (22)  | Clark (10)  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
6,217  | 15–12
28  | December 18
8:05 p.m. EST | Atlanta | L 91–98 | Porter (23)  | Hayes (24)  | Clark (8)  | Capital Centre
9,135  | 15–13
29  | December 20
8:35 p.m. EST | @ Kansas City-Omaha | W 98–92 | Chenier (22)  | Hayes (15)  | Clark,
Porter,
Riordan (4)  | Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
4,066  | 16–13
30  | December 22br>8:05 p.m. EST | Houston | W 98–91 | Weatherspoon (19)  | Hayes (20)  | Porter (8)  | Capital Centre
7,552  | 17–13
31  | December 23
8:00 p.m. EST | N Buffalo
(at Toronto, ON) | W 110–85 | Chenier (27)  | Hayes (21)  | Clark (10)  | Maple Leaf Gardens
7,112  | 18–13
32  | December 25
7:30 p.m. EST | @ New York | W 102–100 | Clark (28)  | Hayes (20)  | Clark (5)  | Madison Square Garden
19,694  | 19–13
33  | December 26
8:05 p.m. EST | Chicago | W 82–81 | Riordan (22)  | Hayes (24)  | Clark (11)  | Capital Centre
13,566  | 20–13
34  | December 28
7:35 p.m. EST | @ Detroit | L 93–102 | Hayes (23)  | Hayes (16)  | Clark (6)  | Cobo Arena
6,930  | 20–14
35  | December 29
8:05 p.m. EST | Kansas City-Omaha | L 102–106 | Chenier,
Riordan (23)  | Hayes (25)  | Clark (6)  | Capital Centre
9,140  | 21–14

January: 7–8 (home: 6–2; road: 1–6)

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36  | January 2
8:05 p.m. EST | New York | L 81–92 | Hayes (23)  | Hayes (16)  | Clark (4)  | Capital Centre
17,328  | 20–16
37  | January 4
8:00 p.m. EST | @ Cleveland | W 94–91 | Hayes (31)  | Hayes (15)  | Porter (7)  | Cleveland Arena
3,431  | 21–16
38  | January 5
8:05 p.m. EST | Detroit | W 93–90 | Chenier (28)  | Unseld (18)  | Unseld (7)  | Capital Centre
9,718  | 22–16
39  | January 6
7:35 p.m. EST | Milwaukee | W 90–88 | Chenier (31)  | Hayes (18)  | Clark (7)  | Capital Centre
17,246  | 23–16
40  | January 8
8:05 p.m. EST | Los Angeles | W 94–92 | Chenier (27)  | Hayes (24)  | Clark,
Unseld (5)  | Capital Centre
12,048  | 24–16
41  | January 11
9:00 p.m. EST | @ Milwaukee | L 113–115 (OT) | Chenier (31)  | Hayes (19)  | Porter (7)  | Milwaukee Arena
9,683  | 24–17
42  | January 12
8:05 p.m. EST | Buffalo | L 96–97 | Chenier (22)  | Leaks (16)  | Riordan (8)  | Capital Centre
12,206  | 24–18
All-Star Break
43  | January 17
8:05 p.m. EST | Cleveland | W 101–86 | Chenier (26)  | Hayes,
Unseld (17)  | Clark (8)  | Capital Centre
3,217  | 25–18
44  | January 18
8:00 p.m. EST | @ Buffalo | L 94–98 | Hayes (43)  | Hayes (23)  | Clark,
Riordan (4)  | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
11,227  | 25–19
45  | January 19
8:05 p.m. EST | Golden State | W 117–90 | Porter (22)  | Hayes (17)  | Hayes (6)  | Capital Centre
6,112  | 26–19
46  | January 20
7:35 p.m. EST | Houston | W 111–105 | Riordan (27)  | Hayes,
Unseld (21)  | Clark (9)  | Capital Centre
8,161  | 27–19
47  | January 22
11:05 p.m. EST | @ Golden State | L 97–99 | Riordan (27)  | Hayes (21)  | Riordan (5)  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4,023  | 27–20
48  | January 25
11:00 p.m. EST | @ Los Angeles | L 124–143 | Clark (21)  | Hayes (21)  | Clark (5)  | The Forum
14,253  | 27–21
49  | January 27
9:00 p.m. EST | @ Phoenix | L 107–127 | Chenier (26)  | Hayes (16)  | Clark (7)  | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,277  | 27–22
50  | January 30
8:30 p.m. EST | @ Chicago | L 94–103 | Hayes (26)  | Hayes (18)  | Porter (6)  | Chicago Stadium
5,201  | 27–23

February: 11–6 (home: 8–1; road: 3–5)

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51  | February 1
8:00 p.m. EST | @ Cleveland | W 107–99 | Chenier (38)  | Hayes,
Wesley (12)  | Chenier,
Porter (7)  | Cleveland Arena
3,735  | 28–23
52  | February 3
2:40 p.m. EST | @ Boston | W 112–99 | Chenier (29)  | Hayes (18)  | Porter (3)  | Boston Garden
10,095  | 29–23
53  | February 5
8:05 p.m. EST | @ Atlanta | L 103–121 | Hayes,
Riordan (25)  | Hayes (15)  | Clark,
Hayes (5)  | The Omni
6,265  | 29–24
54  | February 6
8:05 p.m. EST | Phoenix | W 109–101 | Hayes (33)  | Hayes (21)  | Porter (12)  | Capital Centre
6,738  | 30–24
55  | February 8
9:00 p.m. EST | @ Milwaukee | L 96–105 | Hayes (21)  | Weatherspoon (18)  | Porter (5)  | Milwaukee Arena
10,121  | 30–25
56  | February 9
8:05 p.m. EST | Philadelphia | W 108–75 | Chenier (20)  | Hayes (22)  | Porter (8)  | Capital Centre
7,424  | 31–25
57  | February 10
1:35 p.m. EST | @ Philadelphia | L 94–95 | Chenier (27)  | Hayes (16)  | Porter (8)  | The Spectrum
4,039  | 31–26
58  | February 12
8:00 p.m. EST | @ Cleveland | W 107–99 | Porter (27)  | Weatherspoon (19)  | Chenier (6)  | Cleveland Arena
3,549  | 32–26
59  | February 13
8:05 p.m. EST | Kansas City-Omaha | W 89–87 | Chenier (30)  | Hayes (16)  | Hayes,
Porter (5)  | Capital Centre
5,842  | 33–26
60  | February 16
8:05 p.m. EST | Buffalo | W 101–92 | Porter (27)  | Hayes (21)  | Porter (11)  | Capital Centre
12,651  | 34–26
61  | February 17
7:35 p.m. EST | Boston | W 99–95 | Hayes (27)  | Hayes (20)  | Porter (7)  | Capital Centre
17,500  | 35–26
62  | February 20
8:05 p.m. EST | Portland | W 116–101 | Porter (28)  | Hayes (19)  | Porter (12)  | Capital Centre
5,160  | 36–26
63  | February 22
7:35 p.m. EST | @ Detroit | L 83–84 | Riordan (25)  | Hayes (22)  | Porter (11)  | Cobo Arena
9,049  | 36–27
64  | February 23
8:05 p.m. EST | Cleveland | L 101–104 | Hayes (35)  | Hayes (15)  | Porter (16)  | Capital Centre
9,247  | 36–28
65  | February 24
7:35 p.m. EST | Detroit | W 94–84 | Riordan (22)  | Hayes (21)  | Hayes,
Riordan (7)  | Capital Centre
14,783  | 37–28
66  | February 26
7:30 p.m. EST | @ New York | L 71–85 | Porter (17)  | Hayes (17)  | Porter (5)  | Madison Square Garden
19,694  | 37–29
67  | February 27
8:05 p.m. EST | Seattle | W 104–100 | Chenier (25)  | Hayes (27)  | Porter (9)  | Capital Centre
5,140  | 38–29

March: 9–6 (home: 9–1; road: 0–5)

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68  | March 1
8:05 p.m. EST | New York | L 103–112 | Chenier (30)  | Hayes (14)  | Porter (7)  | Capital Centre
17,500  | 38–30
69  | March 3
7:35 p.m. EST | Cleveland | W 98–93 | Hayes (25)  | Hayes (22)  | Porter (7)  | Capital Centre
5,072  | 39–30
70  | March 5
8:05 p.m. EST | Atlanta | W 103–89 | Porter (28)  | Hayes (21)  | Porter (9)  | Capital Centre
9,878  | 40–30
71  | March 6
8:05 p.m. EST | @ Philadelphia | L 99–112 | Chenier (26)  | Hayes (20)  | Porter (6)  | The Spectrum
3,229  | 40–31
72  | March 9
8:05 p.m. EST | Portland | W 106–103 | Chenier (30)  | Hayes (16)  | Porter (9)  | Capital Centre
5,116  | 41–31
73  | March 10
2:40 p.m. EST | Golden State | W 117–107 | Chenier (33)  | Hayes (16)  | Chenier,
Clark (6)  | Capital Centre
13,986  | 42–31
74  | March 12
8:05 p.m. EST | Philadelphia | W 112–101 | Chenier (28)  | Unseld (18)  | Porter (7)  | Capital Centre
4,970  | 43–31
75  | March 13
9:00 p.m. EST | @ Houston | L 93–117 | Chenier (19)  | Unseld (10)  | Porter,
Unseld (7)  | Hofheinz Pavilion
4,153  | 43–32
76  | March 15
9:00 p.m. EST | @ Houston | L 105–114 | Chenier,
Hayes (20)  | Hayes (12)  | Porter (6)  | Hofheinz Pavilion
4,653  | 43–33
77  | March 17
8:00 p.m. EST | @ Boston | L 103–129 | Porter (16)  | Unseld (18)  | Porter (6)  | Boston Garden
11,499  | 43–34
78  | March 20
8:05 p.m. EST | Cleveland | W 101–91 | Hayes (34)  | Hayes (16)  | Unseld (7)  | Capital Centre
7,943  | 44–34
79  | March 22
8:05 p.m. EST | Houston | W 109–95 | Hayes (31)  | Hayes,
Unseld (15)  | Clark (10)  | Capital Centre
10,306  | 45–34
80  | March 23
8:05 p.m. EST | @ Atlanta | L 108–119 (OT) | Riordan (26)  | Hayes (12)  | Clark (7)  | The Omni
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81  | March 24
3:00 p.m. EST | Atlanta | W 120–92 | Porter (26)  | Hayes (16)  | Porter,
Unseld (5)  | Capital Centre
11,766  | 46–35
82  | March 26
8:05 p.m. EST | Boston | W 126–108 | Hayes (33)  | Hayes,
Unseld (17)  | Porter (9)  | Capital Centre
11,449  | 47–35

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## Player stats

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Chenier | 76 | 2942 | 697 | 1607 | .434 | 274 | 334 | .820 | 114 | 274 | 388 | 239 | 155 | 67 | 135 | 1668 | 21.9
Riordan | 81 | 3230 | 577 | 1223 | .472 | 136 | 174 | .782 | 120 | 260 | 380 | 264 | 102 | 14 | 237 | 1290 | 15.9
Porter | 81 | 2339 | 477 | 997 | .478 | 180 | 249 | .723 | 79 | 100 | 179 | 469 | 95 | 9 | 319 | 1134 | 14.0
Clark | 56 | 1786 | 315 | 675 | .467 | 103 | 131 | .786 | 44 | 97 | 141 | 285 | 59 | 6 | 122 | 733 | 13.1
Weatherspoon | 65 | 1216 | 199 | 483 | .412 | 96 | 139 | .691 | 133 | 264 | 397 | 38 | 48 | 16 | 179 | 494 | 7.6
Unseld | 56 | 1727 | 146 | 333 | .438 | 36 | 55 | .655 | 152 | 365 | 517 | 159 | 56 | 16 | 121 | 328 | 5.9
Nelson | 49 | 556 | 93 | 215 | .433 | 53 | 73 | .726 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 52 | 31 | 2 | 62 | 239 | 4.9
Leaks | 53 | 845 | 79 | 232 | .341 | 58 | 83 | .699 | 94 | 150 | 244 | 25 | 10 | 39 | 95 | 216 | 4.1
Stallworth | 45 | 458 | 75 | 187 | .401 | 47 | 55 | .855 | 52 | 73 | 125 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 61 | 197 | 4.4
Wesley | 39 | 400 | 71 | 151 | .470 | 26 | 43 | .605 | 63 | 73 | 136 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 74 | 168 | 4.3
Kozelko | 49 | 573 | 59 | 133 | .444 | 23 | 32 | .719 | 52 | 72 | 124 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 82 | 141 | 2.9
Rinaldi | 7 | 48 | 3 | 22 | .136 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1.3
Patterson | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5

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Team/G |  | 240.6 | 42.4 | 96.2 | .441 | 17.0 | 22.8 | .745 | 15.7 | 35.2 | 50.9 | 21.6 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 19.1 | 21.3 | 101.9
Lg Rank |  | 13 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14
Year/Year |  | 0.0% | -4.8% | 0.0% | -.022 | 7.7% | 7.3 | +.002 |  |  | -0.8% | -13.7% |  |  |  | 4.4% | -2.9%
Opponent | 82 | 19730 | 3496 | 7760 | .451 | 1239 | 1639 | .756 | 1206 | 2915 | 4121 | 1900 | 651 | 350 | 1651 | 1840 | 8231
Opponent/G |  | 240.6 | 42.6 | 94.6 | .451 | 15.1 | 20.0 | .756 | 14.7 | 35.5 | 50.3 | 23.2 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 20.1 | 22.4 | 100.4
Lg Rank |  | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 5
Year/Year |  | 0.0% | -1.0% | -3.1% | +.010 | -2.4% | -3.7% | +.010 |  |  | -2.5% | 2.6% |  |  |  | 9.4% | -1.2%

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## Playoffs

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1974 playoff game log

Eastern Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)

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8:30 p.m. EST | @ New York | L 91–102 | Hayes (40)  | Hayes (14)  | Hayes,
Porter (4)  | Madison Square Garden
19,694  | 0–1
2  | March 31
2:30 p.m. EST | New York | W 99–87 | Chenier (35)  | Hayes (21)  | Porter (7)  | Capital Centre
16,522  | 1–1
3  | April 2
8:30 p.m. EST | @ New York | W 88–79 | Porter (22)  | Hayes (13)  | Porter (5)  | Madison Square Garden
19,694  | 2–1
4  | April 5
9:05 p.m. EST | New York | L 93–101 (OT) | Hayes,
Porter (20)  | Hayes (17)  | Porter (7)  | Capital Centre
19,035  | 2–2
5  | April 7
1:00 p.m. EST | @ New York | L 105–106 | Hayes (27)  | Unseld (12)  | Unseld (8)  | Madison Square Garden
19,694  | 2–3
6  | April 10
9:05 p.m. EST | New York | W 109–92 | Hayes (31)  | Hayes (23)  | Unseld (5)  | Capital Centre
19,025  | 3–3
7  | April 12
9:00 p.m. EST | @ New York | L 81–91 | Chenier (21)  | Chenier (14)  | Hayes (5)  | Madison Square Garden
19,694  | 3–4

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## Playoffs player stats

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Chenier | 7 | 310 | 62 | 137 | .453 | 33 | 37 | .892 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 157 | 22.4
Riordan | 7 | 267 | 36 | 87 | .414 | 14 | 16 | .875 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 86 | 12.3
Porter | 7 | 195 | 33 | 85 | .388 | 9 | 14 | .643 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 75 | 10.7
Unseld | 7 | 297 | 31 | 63 | .492 | 9 | 15 | .600 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 71 | 10.1
Clark | 7 | 162 | 20 | 59 | .339 | 11 | 20 | .550 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 51 | 7.3
Kozelko | 7 | 58 | 10 | 13 | .769 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 3.3
Weatherspoon | 7 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 2.9
Leaks | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.0
Wesley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0

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## Awards and honors

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* Elvin Hayes, All-NBA Second Team
* Nick Weatherspoon, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

## References

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1. ^ a b Washington Wizards (1963–Present)
2. ^ "Yule-conscious Bullets facing crowded schedule". Baltimore Afro-American. December 26, 1970. p. 16.
3. ^ "Bullets set 8 games at College Park". Baltimore Afro-American. July 24, 1971. p. D9.

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