1974–75 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season

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

1974–75 Kansas City-Omaha Kings season
Head coach	Phil Johnson
Owners	Leon Karosen Robert Margolin H. Paul Rosenberg
Arena	Kemper Arena Omaha Civic Auditorium
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Bulls 2–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KMBC-TV/KETV
Radio	KCMO/KFAB
< 1973–74 1975–76 >

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA draft

Roster

Kansas City-Omaha Kings roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PG 5 Rick Adelman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-06-16 Loyola Marymount PG 1 Nate Archibald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1948-09-02 UTEP PF 11 Ron Behagen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1951-01-14 Minnesota SG 10 Mike D'Antoni 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1951-05-08 Marshall SF 33 Ollie Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1949-05-11 Temple SF 21 Don Kojis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1939-01-15 Marquette C 55 Len Kosmalski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1951-11-29 Tennessee C 44 Sam Lacey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948-03-28 New Mexico State SF 23 Don May 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1946-01-03 Dayton PF 31 Larry McNeil 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1951-01-31 Marquette SG 24 Jimmy Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944-04-08 Providence SF 15 Scott Wedman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-07-29 Colorado

Head coach Phil Johnson Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	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 v t e
	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

Season schedule

1974–75 game log Total: 44–38 (home: 29–12; road: 15–26)
October: 5–1 (home: 2–1; road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 19 @ Phoenix 94–91 Nate Williams (23) Sam Lacey (17) Nate Archibald (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,377 1–0 2 October 20 @ Los Angeles 105–95 Jimmy Walker (27) Sam Lacey (18) Nate Archibald (9) The Forum 11,128 2–0 3 October 22 Washington 123–121 Jimmy Walker (28) Ron Behagen (10) Nate Archibald (6) Kemper Arena 5,213 2–1 4 October 23 Chicago 98–99 Nate Archibald (24) Sam Lacey (11) Nate Archibald (15) Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,759 3–1 5 October 25 @ Chicago 112–91 Jimmy Walker (20) Sam Lacey (13) Nate Archibald (10) Chicago Stadium 6,942 4–1 6 October 30 Milwaukee 97–99 Nate Archibald (30) Sam Lacey (23) Nate Archibald (8) Kemper Arena 5,241 5–1
November: 7–9 (home: 4–4; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 2 @ Houston 97–120 Scott Wedman (19) Ron Behagen (9) Nate Archibald (11) Hofheinz Pavilion 3,457 5–2 8 November 3 Chicago 86–79 Nate Archibald (18) Sam Lacey (17) Nate Archibald (5) Kemper Arena 4,430 5–3 9 November 5 New Orleans 97–115 Nate Archibald (30) Ron Behagen (19) Nate Archibald (8) Omaha Civic Auditorium 3,588 6–3 10 November 6 @ Detroit 104–118 Walker, Williams (17) Sam Lacey (11) Mike D'Antoni (6) Cobo Arena 7,202 6–4 11 November 10 Boston 102–99 Jimmy Walker (21) Sam Lacey (25) Nate Archibald (11) Kemper Arena 8,118 6–5 12 November 12 Houston 103–99 Nate Archibald (26) Lacey, Wedman (11) Nate Archibald (11) Omaha Civic Auditorium 3,038 6–6 13 November 13 @ Washington 81–118 Nate Archibald (16) Sam Lacey (21) Sam Lacey (5) Capital Centre 5,021 6–7 14 November 15 @ Boston 110–109 Nate Archibald (29) Sam Lacey (19) Nate Archibald (9) Boston Garden 13,192 7–7 15 November 16 @ Buffalo 96–101 Nate Williams (27) Sam Lacey (12) Archibald, Behagen, Lacey (4) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 8,274 7–8 16 November 19 Detroit 87–97 Jimmy Walker (23) Sam Lacey (14) Nate Archibald (7) Kemper Arena 4,847 8–8 17 November 21 Milwaukee 106–96 Nate Archibald (24) Sam Lacey (16) Sam Lacey (5) Kemper Arena 5,516 8–9 18 November 23 @ Atlanta 103–100 Nate Archibald (24) Sam Lacey (16) Sam Lacey (6) Omni Coliseum 3,960 9–9 19 November 24 Cleveland 94–109 Nate Archibald (27) Sam Lacey (22) Nate Archibald (11) Kemper Arena 4,555 10–9 20 November 26 @ Chicago 93–90 Nate Archibald (21) Sam Lacey (19) Nate Archibald (10) Chicago Stadium 7,321 11–9 21 November 27 Los Angeles 89–107 Nate Archibald (21) Sam Lacey (20) Nate Archibald (7) Kemper Arena 6,463 12–9 22 November 29 @ Milwaukee 99–102 Nate Williams (26) Sam Lacey (16) Sam Lacey (6) MECCA Arena 10,938 12–10
December: 8–8 (home: 4–2; road: 4–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 23 December 2 Seattle 110–106 Jimmy Walker (23) Sam Lacey (14) Sam Lacey (10) Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,721 12–11 24 December 4 @ Philadelphia 105–109 Nate Archibald (27) Sam Lacey (15) Nate Archibald (13) The Spectrum 7,027 12–12 25 December 5 @ Cleveland 91–124 Ron Behagen (19) Ron Behagen (11) Sam Lacey (7) Richfield Coliseum 4,493 12–13 26 December 8 @ Detroit 96–92 Archibald, Walker (18) Sam Lacey (11) Nate Archibald (10) Cobo Arena 5,134 13–13 27 December 10 @ New York 102–106 Nate Archibald (33) Sam Lacey (14) Sam Lacey (8) Madison Square Garden 16,366 13–14 28 December 12 @ Milwaukee 113–105 Nate Archibald (25) Lacey, McNeill (10) Nate Archibald (10) MECCA Arena 10,938 14–14 29 December 13 Detroit 84–88 Nate Archibald (23) Sam Lacey (12) Nate Archibald (10) Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,702 15–14 30 December 14 @ Houston 84–123 Nate Archibald (21) Sam Lacey (11) — Hofheinz Pavilion 3,333 15–15 31 December 17 Buffalo 110–111 Nate Archibald (28) Sam Lacey (18) Nate Archibald (6) Kemper Arena 5,179 16–15 32 December 19 New York 117–113 Nate Archibald (38) Sam Lacey (16) Nate Archibald (8) Kemper Arena 6,622 16–16 33 December 20 @ Chicago 73–96 Nate Archibald (18) Sam Lacey (11) Nate Archibald (4) Chicago Stadium 5,021 16–17 34 December 21 Golden State 84–107 Scott Wedman (22) Sam Lacey (12) Nate Archibald (11) Kemper Arena 5,668 17–17 35 December 23 Chicago 87–97 Nate Archibald (29) Sam Lacey (14) Sam Lacey (11) Kemper Arena 6,454 18–17 36 December 27 @ Seattle 108–98 Nate Archibald (32) Sam Lacey (16) Nate Archibald (7) Seattle Center Coliseum 13,260 19–17 37 December 29 @ Portland 103–99 Nate Archibald (31) Sam Lacey (11) Nate Archibald (9) Memorial Coliseum 11,620 20–17 38 December 30 @ Golden State 102–110 Nate Archibald (31) Sam Lacey (13) Nate Archibald (10) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 7,374 20–18
January: 5–8 (home: 4–4; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 39 January 1 Atlanta 102–97 Nate Archibald (30) Sam Lacey (19) Nate Archibald (6) Kemper Arena 6,376 20–19 40 January 3 Philadelphia 107–95 Nate Archibald (27) Sam Lacey (15) Nate Archibald (7) Kemper Arena 6,135 20–20 41 January 4 @ Chicago 88–100 Nate Archibald (22) Sam Lacey (15) Nate Archibald (5) Chicago Stadium 8,771 20–21 42 January 5 Houston 115–106 Nate Archibald (30) Sam Lacey (13) Nate Archibald (4) Kemper Arena 8,138 20–22 43 January 7 Milwaukee 99–108 Nate Archibald (32) Sam Lacey (13) Nate Archibald (9) Kemper Arena 6,506 21–22 44 January 10 @ Philadelphia 94–102 Nate Williams (20) Sam Lacey (14) Archibald, Lacey (6) The Spectrum 6,125 21–23 45 January 17 New York 90–107 Nate Archibald (28) Sam Lacey (20) Nate Archibald (9) Kemper Arena 10,022 22–23 46 January 19 Phoenix 109–97 Jimmy Walker (31) Sam Lacey (15) Sam Lacey (6) Kemper Arena 13,155 22–24 47 January 21 Portland 106–109 Nate Archibald (41) Scott Wedman (12) Nate Archibald (6) Kemper Arena 5,856 23–24 48 January 22 @ Washington 88–97 Nate Archibald (29) Sam Lacey (17) Archibald, Lacey (5) Capital Centre 4,719 23–25 49 January 24 @ Boston 87–96 Nate Archibald (30) Sam Lacey (17) Sam Lacey (7) Boston Garden 10,952 23–26 50 January 25 @ New York 112–103 Nate Archibald (40) Larry McNeill (11) Sam Lacey (6) Madison Square Garden 19,964 24–26 51 January 29 Milwaukee 102–106 Nate Archibald (28) Sam Lacey (12) Sam Lacey (10) Omaha Civic Auditorium 9,185 25–26
February: 10–2 (home: 7–0; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 52 February 2 Golden State 101–127 Nate Archibald (30) Sam Lacey (10) Mike D'Antoni (10) Kemper Arena 9,365 26–26 53 February 3 Philadelphia 87–100 Larry McNeill (26) Larry McNeill (18) Sam Lacey (7) Omaha Civic Auditorium 7,128 27–26 54 February 5 Portland 82–90 Nate Archibald (36) Sam Lacey (14) Sam Lacey (7) Kemper Arena 6,434 28–26 55 February 6 @ Milwaukee 95–94 Larry McNeill (23) Sam Lacey (15) Sam Lacey (8) Dane County Coliseum 8,108 29–26 56 February 8 @ Cleveland 91–92 (OT) Nate Archibald (32) Sam Lacey (19) Archibald, Lacey (6) Richfield Coliseum 4,761 29–27 57 February 12 Boston 102–103 Nate Archibald (33) Sam Lacey (14) Sam Lacey (8) Omaha Civic Auditorium 9,728 30–27 58 February 14 @ Buffalo 132–112 Jimmy Walker (32) Sam Lacey (13) Nate Archibald (16) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 12,207 31–27 59 February 15 @ Detroit 93–81 Jimmy Walker (27) Sam Lacey (10) Nate Archibald (6) Cobo Arena 7,174 32–27 60 February 16 Detroit 99–102 Nate Archibald (35) Ron Behagen (10) Sam Lacey (8) Kemper Arena 13,981 33–27 61 February 19 Los Angeles 92–115 Nate Archibald (27) Larry McNeill (17) Nate Archibald (8) Kemper Arena 8,329 34–27 62 February 25 Milwaukee 90–93 Nate Archibald (37) Sam Lacey (17) Nate Archibald (6) Kemper Arena 11,762 35–27 63 February 28 @ New Orleans 107–114 (OT) Nate Archibald (28) Sam Lacey (18) Sam Lacey (8) Municipal Auditorium 5,370 35–28
March: 8–8 (home: 7–1; road: 1–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 64 March 1 @ Atlanta 95–108 Nate Archibald (28) Sam Lacey (14) Archibald, Walker (6) Omni Coliseum 3,831 35–29 65 March 2 Detroit 112–122 Nate Archibald (32) Larry McNeill (9) Nate Archibald (8) Kemper Arena 14,843 36–29 66 March 4 Phoenix 99–103 Nate Archibald (32) Sam Lacey (11) Sam Lacey (5) Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,027 37–29 67 March 6 Buffalo 110–111 Jimmy Walker (30) Sam Lacey (15) Sam Lacey (9) Kemper Arena 8,644 38–29 68 March 8 Seattle 103–99 Nate Archibald (30) Sam Lacey (19) Sam Lacey (7) Kemper Arena 12,389 38–30 69 March 9 @ Detroit 99–106 Nate Archibald (30) Sam Lacey (12) Nate Archibald (8) Cobo Arena 7,979 38–31 70 March 10 @ Milwaukee 96–103 Nate Archibald (33) Larry McNeill (11) Nate Archibald (8) MECCA Arena 10,938 38–32 71 March 14 Washington 102–103 Nate Archibald (31) Sam Lacey (16) Nate Archibald (8) Omaha Civic Auditorium 8,524 39–32 72 March 18 Atlanta 101–105 Nate Archibald (36) Larry McNeill (16) Archibald, Lacey (8) Kemper Arena 7,242 40–32 73 March 20 New Orleans 95–101 Nate Archibald (31) Larry McNeill (17) Nate Archibald (11) Kemper Arena 6,138 41–32 74 March 21 @ Chicago 98–104 Nate Archibald (33) Sam Lacey (15) Nate Archibald (7) Chicago Stadium 14,792 41–33 75 March 23 Chicago 101–103 Nate Archibald (35) Sam Lacey (17) Nate Archibald (6) Kemper Arena 16,805 42–33 76 March 25 @ New Orleans 110–112 Nate Archibald (40) Sam Lacey (13) Sam Lacey (4) Municipal Auditorium 3,388 42–34 77 March 27 @ Golden State 103–111 Nate Archibald (29) Sam Lacey (12) Sam Lacey (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,787 42–35 78 March 28 @ Los Angeles 103–114 Nate Archibald (40) Sam Lacey (13) Archibald, Lacey (5) The Forum 11,243 42–36 79 March 29 @ Phoenix 104–100 Nate Archibald (29) Larry McNeill (11) Archibald, Behagen (5) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,450 43–36
April: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 80 April 2 @ Seattle 96–99 Nate Archibald (25) Sam Lacey (20) Nate Archibald (8) Seattle Center Coliseum 13,628 43–37 81 April 4 @ Portland 110–116 Nate Archibald (30) Sam Lacey (13) Sam Lacey (7) Memorial Coliseum 12,122 43–38 82 April 6 Cleveland 94–95 Nate Archibald (33) Sam Lacey (14) Nate Archibald (6) Omaha Civic Auditorium 8,895 44–38
Source: www.basketball-reference.com

Playoffs

1975 playoff game log
Western Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 9 @ Chicago L 89–95 McNeill (22) Lacey (13) Archibald (7) Chicago Stadium 15,433 0–1 2 April 13 Chicago W 102–95 Walker (26) Lacey (20) Archibald (12) Kemper Arena 11,378 1–1 3 April 16 @ Chicago L 90–93 Archibald (18) Lacey (18) Wedman (4) Chicago Stadium 18,347 1–2 4 April 18 Chicago W 104–100 (OT) Archibald (28) Lacey (16) Lacey (8) Kemper Arena 14,945 2–2 5 April 20 @ Chicago L 77–104 Archibald, Wedman (13) Lacey (12) Lacey (5) Chicago Stadium 16,247 2–3 6 April 23 Chicago L 89–101 Archibald (26) Lacey (15) Lacey (5) Kemper Arena 12,445 2–4
1975 schedule

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