1974β75 Denver Nuggets season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Larry Brown |
Arena | Denver Auditorium Arena |
Results | |
Record | 65–19 (.774) |
Place | Division: 1st ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Western Division finals (lost to Pacers 3β4) |
Radio | KOA |
The 1974β75 ABA season was the franchise's eighth season and first as the Nuggets. The Nuggets were ranked first in points per game (118.7 ppg). They also had the best record in the ABA, 65-19, though they lost in the Division finals to the Pacers.
No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Birth Date | Experience (years) | College |
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40 | Byron Beck | PF | 6-9 | 225 | January 25, 1945 | 7 | University of Denver |
20 | Mack Calvin | PG | 6-0 | 165 | July 27, 1947 | 5 | University of Southern California |
22 | Mike Green | C | 6-10 | 200 | August 6, 1951 | 1 | Louisiana Tech University |
24 | Bobby Jones | PF | 6-9 | 210 | December 18, 1951 | R | University of North Carolina |
15 | Patrick McFarland | SG | 6-5 | 185 | December 7, 1951 | 1 | Saint Joseph's University |
25 | Dave Robisch | C | 6-10 | 235 | December 22, 1949 | 3 | University of Kansas |
44 | Ralph Simpson | SG | 6-5 | 200 | August 10, 1949 | 4 | Michigan State University |
14 | Fatty Taylor | PG | 6-0 | 175 | March 13, 1946 | 5 | La Salle University |
21 | Claude Terry | SF | 6-4 | 195 | January 12, 1950 | 2 | Stanford University |
32 | Jan van Breda Kolff | SF | 6-7 | 195 | December 16, 1951 | R | Vanderbilt University |
10 | Donald Washington | SF | 6-8 | 210 | April 22, 1952 | R | University of North Carolina |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
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Kentucky Colonels | 58 | 26 | .690 | - |
New York Nets | 58 | 26 | .690 | - |
Spirits of St. Louis | 32 | 52 | .381 | 26 |
Memphis Sounds | 27 | 57 | .321 | 31 |
Virginia Squires | 15 | 69 | .179 | 43 |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
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Denver Nuggets | 65 | 19 | .774 | - |
San Antonio Spurs | 51 | 33 | .607 | 14 |
Indiana Pacers | 45 | 39 | .536 | 20 |
Utah Stars | 38 | 46 | .452 | 27 |
San Diego Conquistadors | 31 | 53 | .369 | 34 |
Rk | Player | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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1 | Ralph Simpson | 25 | 82 | 34.9 | 8.5 | 16.8 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .083 | 8.5 | 16.6 | .509 | 3.7 | 4.9 | .754 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 20.6 |
2 | Mack Calvin | 27 | 74 | 33.3 | 6.5 | 13.5 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .188 | 6.5 | 13.2 | .490 | 6.4 | 7.2 | .896 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 19.5 |
3 | Bobby Jones | 23 | 84 | 32.2 | 6.3 | 10.4 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.3 | 10.4 | .605 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .695 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 14.8 |
4 | Mike Green | 23 | 81 | 31.6 | 7.3 | 13.5 | .542 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.3 | 13.5 | .544 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .738 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 17.4 |
5 | Fatty Taylor | 28 | 76 | 26.6 | 3.3 | 7.7 | .428 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .286 | 3.2 | 7.4 | .434 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .750 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 8.4 |
6 | Dave Robisch | 25 | 84 | 22.6 | 4.7 | 9.3 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.7 | 9.3 | .504 | 3.6 | 4.1 | .879 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 13.0 |
7 | Byron Beck | 30 | 84 | 21.6 | 4.6 | 8.9 | .515 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.6 | 8.9 | .516 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .835 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 10.1 |
8 | Jan van Breda Kolff | 23 | 84 | 19.5 | 1.8 | 4.1 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .457 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .839 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 |
9 | Claude Terry | 25 | 70 | 14.1 | 2.8 | 5.2 | .530 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .400 | 2.6 | 4.8 | .540 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .761 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 6.7 |
10 | Patrick McFarland | 23 | 70 | 13.5 | 2.9 | 6.1 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .125 | 2.8 | 5.8 | .485 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .788 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
11 | Donald Washington | 22 | 50 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 3.7 | .432 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 3.6 | .436 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .679 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.9 [1] |
Western Semifinals
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 6 | Denver | 122β107 | 1β0 | 7,200 |
2 | April 7 | Denver | 126β120 | 2β0 | 7,298 |
3 | April 9 | Utah | 108β122 | 2β1 | 5,694 |
4 | April 11 | Utah | 110β132 | 2β2 | 9,106 |
5 | April 12 | Denver | 130β119 | 3β2 | 7,498 |
6 | April 14 | Utah | 115β113 | 4β2 | 8,448 |
Nuggets win series 4β2
Western Division finals
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 20 | Denver | 131β128 | 1β0 | 7,444 |
2 | April 22 | Denver | 124β131 | 1β1 | 7,491 |
3 | April 24 | Indiana | 112β118 | 1β2 | 15,496 |
4 | April 25 | Indiana | 126β109 | 2β2 | 17,389 |
5 | April 27 | Denver | 90β109 | 2β3 | 7,483 |
6 | April 30 | Indiana | 104β99 | 3β3 | 17,421 |
7 | May 3 | Denver | 96β104 | 3β4 | 7,401 |
Nuggets lose series 4β3
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1974β75 Denver Nuggets season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Larry Brown |
Arena | Denver Auditorium Arena |
Results | |
Record | 65–19 (.774) |
Place | Division: 1st ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Western Division finals (lost to Pacers 3β4) |
Radio | KOA |
The 1974β75 ABA season was the franchise's eighth season and first as the Nuggets. The Nuggets were ranked first in points per game (118.7 ppg). They also had the best record in the ABA, 65-19, though they lost in the Division finals to the Pacers.
No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Birth Date | Experience (years) | College |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Byron Beck | PF | 6-9 | 225 | January 25, 1945 | 7 | University of Denver |
20 | Mack Calvin | PG | 6-0 | 165 | July 27, 1947 | 5 | University of Southern California |
22 | Mike Green | C | 6-10 | 200 | August 6, 1951 | 1 | Louisiana Tech University |
24 | Bobby Jones | PF | 6-9 | 210 | December 18, 1951 | R | University of North Carolina |
15 | Patrick McFarland | SG | 6-5 | 185 | December 7, 1951 | 1 | Saint Joseph's University |
25 | Dave Robisch | C | 6-10 | 235 | December 22, 1949 | 3 | University of Kansas |
44 | Ralph Simpson | SG | 6-5 | 200 | August 10, 1949 | 4 | Michigan State University |
14 | Fatty Taylor | PG | 6-0 | 175 | March 13, 1946 | 5 | La Salle University |
21 | Claude Terry | SF | 6-4 | 195 | January 12, 1950 | 2 | Stanford University |
32 | Jan van Breda Kolff | SF | 6-7 | 195 | December 16, 1951 | R | Vanderbilt University |
10 | Donald Washington | SF | 6-8 | 210 | April 22, 1952 | R | University of North Carolina |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kentucky Colonels | 58 | 26 | .690 | - |
New York Nets | 58 | 26 | .690 | - |
Spirits of St. Louis | 32 | 52 | .381 | 26 |
Memphis Sounds | 27 | 57 | .321 | 31 |
Virginia Squires | 15 | 69 | .179 | 43 |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Denver Nuggets | 65 | 19 | .774 | - |
San Antonio Spurs | 51 | 33 | .607 | 14 |
Indiana Pacers | 45 | 39 | .536 | 20 |
Utah Stars | 38 | 46 | .452 | 27 |
San Diego Conquistadors | 31 | 53 | .369 | 34 |
Rk | Player | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ralph Simpson | 25 | 82 | 34.9 | 8.5 | 16.8 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .083 | 8.5 | 16.6 | .509 | 3.7 | 4.9 | .754 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 20.6 |
2 | Mack Calvin | 27 | 74 | 33.3 | 6.5 | 13.5 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .188 | 6.5 | 13.2 | .490 | 6.4 | 7.2 | .896 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 19.5 |
3 | Bobby Jones | 23 | 84 | 32.2 | 6.3 | 10.4 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.3 | 10.4 | .605 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .695 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 14.8 |
4 | Mike Green | 23 | 81 | 31.6 | 7.3 | 13.5 | .542 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.3 | 13.5 | .544 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .738 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 17.4 |
5 | Fatty Taylor | 28 | 76 | 26.6 | 3.3 | 7.7 | .428 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .286 | 3.2 | 7.4 | .434 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .750 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 8.4 |
6 | Dave Robisch | 25 | 84 | 22.6 | 4.7 | 9.3 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.7 | 9.3 | .504 | 3.6 | 4.1 | .879 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 13.0 |
7 | Byron Beck | 30 | 84 | 21.6 | 4.6 | 8.9 | .515 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.6 | 8.9 | .516 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .835 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 10.1 |
8 | Jan van Breda Kolff | 23 | 84 | 19.5 | 1.8 | 4.1 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .457 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .839 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 |
9 | Claude Terry | 25 | 70 | 14.1 | 2.8 | 5.2 | .530 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .400 | 2.6 | 4.8 | .540 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .761 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 6.7 |
10 | Patrick McFarland | 23 | 70 | 13.5 | 2.9 | 6.1 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .125 | 2.8 | 5.8 | .485 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .788 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
11 | Donald Washington | 22 | 50 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 3.7 | .432 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 3.6 | .436 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .679 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.9 [1] |
Western Semifinals
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 6 | Denver | 122β107 | 1β0 | 7,200 |
2 | April 7 | Denver | 126β120 | 2β0 | 7,298 |
3 | April 9 | Utah | 108β122 | 2β1 | 5,694 |
4 | April 11 | Utah | 110β132 | 2β2 | 9,106 |
5 | April 12 | Denver | 130β119 | 3β2 | 7,498 |
6 | April 14 | Utah | 115β113 | 4β2 | 8,448 |
Nuggets win series 4β2
Western Division finals
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 20 | Denver | 131β128 | 1β0 | 7,444 |
2 | April 22 | Denver | 124β131 | 1β1 | 7,491 |
3 | April 24 | Indiana | 112β118 | 1β2 | 15,496 |
4 | April 25 | Indiana | 126β109 | 2β2 | 17,389 |
5 | April 27 | Denver | 90β109 | 2β3 | 7,483 |
6 | April 30 | Indiana | 104β99 | 3β3 | 17,421 |
7 | May 3 | Denver | 96β104 | 3β4 | 7,401 |
Nuggets lose series 4β3
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