1974–75 Chicago Bulls season

1974–75 Chicago Bulls season
Midwest Division Champions
Head coach	Dick Motta
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Finals (eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1974-75 NBA season was the Bulls' ninth season in the NBA.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Regular season

Season standings

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	–
2	y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	1
3	x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	4
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	5
5	x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	8
6	Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	10
6	Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	10
8	Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	16
9	Los Angeles Lakers	30	52	.366	18

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West first round

The Bulls had a first round bye.

West Conference semifinals

(2) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Kansas City Kings: Bulls win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Chicago: Chicago 95, Kansas City 89
• Game 2 @ Kansas City: Kansas City 102, Chicago 95
• Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 93, Kansas City 90
• Game 4 @ Kansas City: Kansas City 104, Chicago 100 (OT)
• Game 5 @ Chicago: Chicago 104, Kansas City 77
• Game 6 @ Kansas City: Chicago 101, Kansas City 89

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

Awards and records

• Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Bob Love, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

1. 1974-75 Chicago Bulls