1974–75 Kansas City-Omaha Kings season

1974–75 Kansas City-Omaha Kings season
Head coach	Phil Johnson
Arena	Kemper Arena
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1974-75 NBA season was the Kings 26th season in the NBA and their 3rd season in the city of Kansas City.^[1]

Draft picks

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	–	29–12	18–23	11–15
x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	3	29–12	15–26	17–9
x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	7	26–15	14–27	10–16
Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	9	25–16	13–28	14–12

#	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 Kings 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

Awards and records

• Phil Johnson, NBA Coach of the Year Award
• Nate Archibald, All-NBA First Team
• Scott Wedman, NBA All-Rookie Team First Team

References

1. 1974-75 Kansas City-Omaha Kings