1974–75 Golden State Warriors season

1974–75 Golden State Warriors season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachAl Attles
ArenaOakland Coliseum Arena
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA champions
(Defeated Bullets 4–0)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKTVU
RadioKNBR

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 division 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] This was the Warriors’ third championship, and first since they were in Philadelphia in 1956.

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 finals MVP.

The Warriors would not make another NBA Finals appearance again until 2015, where the team faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers and won its fourth league title. They would also go on to defeat the Cavaliers in 2017 and 2018, and would not win another championship after that until 2022, where they defeated the Boston Celtics.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 11 Keith Wilkes[a] 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

1974–75 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SF 24 Rick Barry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Miami (FL)
G 21 Butch Beard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Louisville
G 22 Steve Bracey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Tulsa
PF 32 Bill Bridges 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Kansas
PF 40 Derrek Dickey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Cincinnati
PG 15 Charles Dudley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington
G 10 Charles Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) California
C 52 George Johnson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dillard
SG 23 Jeff Mullins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke
C 44 Clifford Ray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oklahoma
SG 20 Phil Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) San Francisco
F 41 Jamaal Wilkes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UCLA
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Golden State Warriors 48 34 .585 – 31–10 17–24 19–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 43 39 .524 5 24–16 19–23 18–12
Portland Trail Blazers 38 44 .463 10 29–13 9–31 16–14
Phoenix Suns 32 50 .390 16 22–19 10–31 12–18
Los Angeles Lakers 30 52 .366 18 21–20 9–32 10–20
#
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

Season schedule

1974–75 game log
Total: 48–34 (home: 31–10; road: 17–24)
October: 4–2 (home: 3–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 18 @ Los Angeles 90–105 Butch Beard (18) Dickey, Ray (9) Clifford Ray (7) The Forum
12,772		 0–1
2 October 19 Cleveland 110–113 Rick Barry (48) Clifford Ray (13) Butch Beard (10) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4,402		 1–1
3 October 22 Portland 107–106 Rick Barry (34) Clifford Ray (16) Rick Barry (6) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,717		 1–2
4 October 25 @ Portland 99–97 Rick Barry (34) Rick Barry (13) Charles Johnson (7) Memorial Coliseum
10,954		 2–2
5 October 26 Detroit 104–105 Rick Barry (34) Clifford Ray (11) Rick Barry (6) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,436		 3–2
6 October 29 Buffalo 101–130 Rick Barry (30) George Johnson (15) Rick Barry (11) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4,221		 4–2
November: 11–4 (home: 5–2; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 1 @ Seattle 99–88 Rick Barry (45) Clifford Ray (13) Rick Barry (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,777		 5–2
8 November 2 Milwaukee 90–99 Rick Barry (22) George Johnson (10) Rick Barry (9) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,570		 6–2
9 November 3 @ Portland 109–100 Rick Barry (41) George Johnson (14) Rick Barry (10) Memorial Coliseum
10,494		 7–2
10 November 7 Seattle 104–93 Jamaal Wilkes (27) Jamaal Wilkes (15) Rick Barry (11) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,391		 7–3
11 November 9 New York 93–97 Rick Barry (32) George Johnson (15) Rick Barry (5) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
9,556		 8–3
12 November 10 @ Los Angeles 106–103 Rick Barry (23) Clifford Ray (11) Rick Barry (7) The Forum
11,328		 9–3
13 November 12 Atlanta 111–128 Rick Barry (33) George Johnson (10) Rick Barry (5) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4,970		 10–3
14 November 16 Philadelphia 106–102 Rick Barry (31) Clifford Ray (17) Rick Barry (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,345		 10–4
15 November 17 @ Phoenix 106–105 Rick Barry (36) Dickey, Ray (10) Charles Johnson (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,471		 11–4
16 November 19 @ Buffalo 106–111 Rick Barry (31) Charles Johnson (11) Butch Beard (9) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
8,529		 11–5
17 November 20 @ Boston 120–115 Rick Barry (42) Clifford Ray (14) Rick Barry (5) Providence Civic Center
3,509		 12–5
18 November 21 @ Cleveland 74–106 Rick Barry (23) Jamaal Wilkes (15) Rick Barry (4) Richfield Coliseum
5,811		 12–6
19 November 23 @ Detroit 110–98 Rick Barry (45) Clifford Ray (9) Butch Beard (7) Cobo Arena
6,902		 13–6
20 November 26 Houston 124–144 Rick Barry (37) George Johnson (12) Rick Barry (8) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
6,015		 14–6
21 November 30 Los Angeles 118–128 Rick Barry (43) George Johnson (14) Rick Barry (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
2,576		 15–6
December: 8–6 (home: 5–1; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 December 3 New Orleans 101–122 Rick Barry (32) George Johnson (14) Butch Beard (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,081		 16–6
23 December 5 @ Phoenix 106–108 (2OT) Rick Barry (30) Clifford Ray (13) Beard, Ray (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,053		 16–7
24 December 7 Seattle 96–132 Rick Barry (26) George Johnson (15) Rick Barry (10) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,608		 17–7
25 December 10 @ Houston 97–111 Rick Barry (29) Clifford Ray (9) Rick Barry (10) Hofheinz Pavilion
2,146		 17–8
26 December 11 @ New Orleans 103–106 Rick Barry (38) George Johnson (10) Rick Barry (8) Municipal Auditorium
3,731		 17–9
27 December 12 @ Atlanta 129–109 Rick Barry (41) Ray, Wilkes (9) Rick Barry (10) Omni Coliseum
3,745		 18–9
28 December 14 @ Washington 91–99 Rick Barry (29) George Johnson (17) Barry, Beard (4) Capital Centre
10,396		 18–10
29 December 17 @ New York 126–108 Rick Barry (44) Clifford Ray (11) Butch Beard (10) Madison Square Garden
19,694		 19–10
30 December 20 @ Philadelphia 94–93 Rick Barry (29) Jamaal Wilkes (16) Rick Barry (7) The Spectrum
6,292		 20–10
31 December 21 @ Kansas City–Omaha 84–107 Rick Barry (30) Clifford Ray (9) Jamaal Wilkes (5) Kemper Arena
5,668		 20–11
32 December 23 Phoenix 94–111 Rick Barry (43) Clifford Ray (18) Rick Barry (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,240		 21–11
33 December 26 Portland 101–112 Rick Barry (46) Dickey, Wilkes (10) Rick Barry (10) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
10,983		 22–11
34 December 28 Boston 115–105 Rick Barry (37) Clifford Ray (13) Rick Barry (9) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 22–12
35 December 30 Kansas City–Omaha 102–110 Rick Barry (39) Clifford Ray (15) Rick Barry (9) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,374		 23–12
January: 7–7 (home: 6–1; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 January 4 Washington 96–104 Mullins, Wilkes (19) George Johnson (12) Butch Beard (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 24–12
37 January 7 New Orleans 94–136 Rick Barry (29) Jamaal Wilkes (12) Rick Barry (9) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4,164		 25–12
38 January 9 New York 96–132 Rick Barry (33) Derrek Dickey (13) Derrek Dickey (6) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,392		 26–12
39 January 10 @ Seattle 119–94 Rick Barry (26) Dickey, Ray (13) Jeff Mullins (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,055		 27–12
40 January 11 Chicago 114–105 Rick Barry (40) Clifford Ray (13) Rick Barry (5) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 27–13
41 January 16 @ Milwaukee 100–119 Rick Barry (26) Clifford Ray (13) Rick Barry (6) MECCA Arena
10,089		 27–14
42 January 17 @ Buffalo 116–121 Rick Barry (35) Jamaal Wilkes (9) Rick Barry (7) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
13,727		 27–15
43 January 18 @ Washington 101–125 Charles Johnson (21) George Johnson (11) Rick Barry (7) Capital Centre
19,035		 27–16
44 January 21 Los Angeles 108–138 Rick Barry (38) Clifford Ray (17) Jeff Mullins (6) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,847		 28–16
45 January 23 Philadelphia 100–108 Rick Barry (55) George Johnson (17) Butch Beard (6) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,070		 29–16
46 January 25 Portland 109–114 (OT) Rick Barry (32) G. Johnson, Ray (11) Dickey, Smith (5) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,732		 30–16
47 January 26 @ Portland 113–128 Rick Barry (36) Clifford Ray (15) Butch Beard (6) Memorial Coliseum
10,231		 30–17
48 January 29 @ Detroit 90–93 Rick Barry (25) Clifford Ray (12) Rick Barry (8) Cobo Arena
9,538		 30–18
49 January 31 @ Chicago 103–127 Rick Barry (40) Jamaal Wilkes (13) Beard, Dudley (5) Chicago Stadium
13,208		 30–19
February: 6–8 (home: 3–3; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
50 February 2 @ Kansas City–Omaha 101–127 Rick Barry (34) Derrek Dickey (12) Butch Beard (4) Kemper Arena
9,365		 30–20
51 February 4 @ Houston 107–105 Rick Barry (38) Clifford Ray (9) Barry, Beard, Mullins (5) Hofheinz Pavilion
3,173		 31–20
52 February 6 Washington 98–97 Rick Barry (34) Clifford Ray (19) Rick Barry (8) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 31–21
53 February 8 Phoenix 96–105 Phil Smith (22) Clifford Ray (14) Rick Barry (11) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,961		 32–21
54 February 11 Houston 112–108 (OT) Rick Barry (30) Ray, Wilkes (14) Rick Barry (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,775		 32–22
55 February 13 @ Cleveland 93–96 Barry, Wilkes (20) Clifford Ray (11) Clifford Ray (5) Richfield Coliseum
9,062		 32–23
56 February 14 @ Chicago 87–105 Rick Barry (23) Clifford Ray (16) Rick Barry (4) Chicago Stadium
10,126		 32–24
57 February 15 @ Philadelphia 108–101 Rick Barry (37) Clifford Ray (18) Charles Dudley (11) The Spectrum
5,695		 33–24
58 February 18 @ New York 98–99 Butch Beard (20) Clifford Ray (11) Rick Barry (6) Madison Square Garden
19,694		 33–25
59 February 20 Atlanta 102–108 Phil Smith (26) Clifford Ray (16) Rick Barry (5) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,570		 34–25
60 February 21 @ Los Angeles 105–93 Phil Smith (26) Jamaal Wilkes (14) Butch Beard (9) The Forum
11,950		 35–25
61 February 22 Boston 108–114 Rick Barry (42) Clifford Ray (12) Barry, Dudley (5) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,961		 36–25
62 February 25 Phoenix 111–97 Rick Barry (31) Derrek Dickey (16) Rick Barry (3) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,550		 36–26
63 February 28 @ Phoenix 96–102 Barry, Beard (18) Jamaal Wilkes (13) C. Johnson, Ray (4) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,511		 36–27
March: 11–6 (home: 9–1; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
64 March 1 Cleveland 95–110 Rick Barry (23) G. Johnson, Ray (10) Butch Beard (5) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,632		 37–27
65 March 2 @ Portland 86–122 Jamaal Wilkes (25) Clifford Ray (18) Rick Barry (9) Memorial Coliseum
10,212		 37–28
66 March 4 Chicago 102–117 Butch Beard (28) George Johnson (11) Rick Barry (9) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
9,079		 38–28
67 March 6 @ Atlanta 106–110 Rick Barry (28) Clifford Ray (14) Rick Barry (8) Omni Coliseum
2,625		 38–29
68 March 7 @ New Orleans 107–110 Jamaal Wilkes (22) George Johnson (9) Rick Barry (10) Municipal Auditorium
6,218		 38–30
69 March 9 @ Boston 102–101 Rick Barry (31) Jamaal Wilkes (13) Butch Beard (9) Boston Garden
15,320		 39–30
70 March 11 @ Milwaukee 107–90 Rick Barry (30) Jamaal Wilkes (12) Butch Beard (8) MECCA Arena
10,687		 40–30
71 March 13 Buffalo 122–103 Rick Barry (29) Jamaal Wilkes (12) Rick Barry (10) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 40–31
72 March 15 Seattle 84–120 Jamaal Wilkes (25) Jamaal Wilkes (16) Jamaal Wilkes (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
9,594		 41–31
73 March 16 @ Los Angeles 95–111 Jamaal Wilkes (31) Derrek Dickey (13) Butch Beard (6) The Forum
11,019		 41–32
74 March 18 Phoenix 103–133 Rick Barry (28) Jamaal Wilkes (14) Phil Smith (6) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
6,795		 42–32
75 March 20 Portland 95–97 Butch Beard (29) Clifford Ray (14) Rick Barry (6) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,141		 43–32
76 March 22 Milwaukee 117–133 Rick Barry (38) Clifford Ray (15) Rick Barry (11) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 44–32
77 March 25 Los Angeles 122–139 Rick Barry (40) Dickey, G. Johnson (7) Barry, Mullins, Smith (6) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,806		 45–32
78 March 27 Kansas City–Omaha 103–111 Rick Barry (34) Derrek Dickey (23) Rick Barry (8) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 46–32
79 March 28 @ Seattle 92–96 Butch Beard (19) Clifford Ray (9) Rick Barry (5) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082		 46–33
80 March 29 Detroit 112–115 Rick Barry (26) Clifford Ray (10) Rick Barry (8) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		 47–33
April: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
81 April 4 @ Phoenix 128–99 Rick Barry (29) Jamaal Wilkes (11) Jeff Mullins (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,867		 48–33
82 April 5 Seattle 109–108 Rick Barry (28) George Johnson (17) Barry, Beard (4) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
11,064		 48–34
Source: www.basketball-reference.com

Playoffs

1975 playoff game log
Conference Semi-finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 14 Seattle W 123–96 Rick Barry (39) Clifford Ray (13) Rick Barry (11) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,279 		1–0
2 April 16 Seattle L 99–100 Rick Barry (29) Ray, Dickey (10) Barry, Beard (6) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787 		1–1
3 April 17 @ Seattle W 105–96 Rick Barry (33) George Johnson (13) Rick Barry (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082 		2–1
4 April 19 @ Seattle L 94–111 Jamaal Wilkes (22) Wilkes, Ray (9) three players tied (3) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082 		2–2
5 April 22 Seattle W 124–100 Jamaal Wilkes (24) Ray, G. Johnson (13) Rick Barry (10) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787 		3–2
6 April 24 @ Seattle W 105–96 Rick Barry (31) George Johnson (15) Charles Johnson (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082 		4–2
Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 27 Chicago W 107–89 Rick Barry (38) George Johnson (11) Butch Beard (9) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787 		1–0
2 April 30 @ Chicago L 89–90 Rick Barry (26) Clifford Ray (7) Rick Barry (8) Chicago Stadium
18,533 		1–1
3 May 4 @ Chicago L 101–108 Butch Beard (28) Rick Barry (7) Rick Barry (9) Chicago Stadium
19,128 		1–2
4 May 6 Chicago W 111–106 Rick Barry (36) Clifford Ray (18) Rick Barry (9) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787 		2–2
5 May 8 Chicago L 79–89 Rick Barry (20) Clifford Ray (12) Rick Barry (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787 		2–3
6 May 11 @ Chicago W 86–72 Rick Barry (36) Bill Bridges (11) three players tied (3) Chicago Stadium
19,594 		3–3
7 May 14 Chicago W 83–79 Jamaal Wilkes (23) Clifford Ray (12) Rick Barry (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4–3
NBA Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 18 @ Washington W 101–95 Rick Barry (24) Clifford Ray (16) Rick Barry (5) Capital Centre
19,035 		1–0
2 May 20 Washington W 92–91 Rick Barry (36) Rick Barry (9) three players tied (4) Cow Palace
13,225 		2–0
3 May 23 Washington W 109–101 Rick Barry (38) Jamaal Wilkes (10) Rick Barry (6) Cow Palace
13,225 		3–0
4 May 25 @ Washington W 96–95 Rick Barry (20) Clifford Ray (11) Rick Barry (5) Capital Centre
19,035 		4–0
1975 schedule

Awards and honors

Notes

  1. ^ Later known as Jamaal Wilkes[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Golden State Warriors (1962–Present)
  2. ^ Cotton, Anthony (February 9, 1981). "Like Snow On A Bamboo Leaf". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (Bill Russell Trophy) Award Winners". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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