1974-75 Portland Trail Blazers season

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1974-75 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head Coach Lenny Wilkens
Arena Memorial Coliseum (Portland)
Results
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Place Division: 3rd
Conference: 6th
Playoff Finish Did not qualify

In three years of varsity competition, Walton led UCLA to two NCAA championships and 88 consecutive wins, smashing the 60-game streak set by Bill Russell's teams at the University of San Francisco. Walton also set UCLA's career assists record, which left observers declaring him the best passing center in the history of the game. [1] [2] To help improve the team's toughness, the Trailblazers drafted UCLA Center Bill Walton In three years of varsity competition, Walton led UCLA to two NCAA championships and 88 consecutive wins, smashing the 60-game streak set by Bill Russell's teams at the University of San Francisco. Walton also set UCLA's career assists record, which left observers declaring him the best passing center in the history of the game. [3]Injuries would limit Walton to just 35 games as the Blazers challenged for a playoff spot for the first time in franchise history. The Blazers fell just 2 games short with a 38-44 record.[4]

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

[edit] Expansion Draft

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season Standings

Pacific Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Golden State Warriors C 48 34 .585 -
Seattle SuperSonics 43 39 .524 5
Portland Trail Blazers 38 44 .463 10
Phoenix Suns 32 50 .390 16
Los Angeles Lakers 30 52 .366 18

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[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

  1. ^ NBA.com: Walton, Lucas Ignite 'Blazermania'
  2. ^ Portland Trail Blazers (1970-Present)
  3. ^ NBA.com: Walton, Lucas Ignite 'Blazermania'
  4. ^ Portland Trail Blazers (1970-Present)
  5. ^ 1974-75 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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1974–75 NBA season by team
1974 NBA Expansion Draft • 1974 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
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Boston • Buffalo • New York • Philadelphia
Atlanta • Cleveland • Houston • New Orleans • Washington
West
Chicago • Detroit • Kansas City-Omaha • Milwaukee
Golden State • Los Angeles • Phoenix • Portland • Seattle
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