1973-74 NBA Season
As originally posted by Tony Miller:
1973-1974 marked the dawn of a new TV deal in the National Basketball Association, as the NBA moved from ABC to CBS for a seventeen-year run.
The Baltimore Bullets moved to the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, a suburb of our nation’s capital. They were known as the Capital Bullets for this season only.
Data transcribed from ”’NBA on CBS’ Regular Season Schedules” and ”NBA on CBS Playoff Games”. Additional listings and significant clarifications on which games have been confirmed came from jtgrace1 and Jeff79.
OCTOBER
Saturday 10/20:
Hawks-Suns, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Saturday 10/27:
Braves-Cavaliers, 2:00, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
NOVEMBER
Saturday 11/3:
Bullets-76ers, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Saturday 11/10:
Kings-Bucks, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Saturday 11/17:
Blazers-Rockets, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Saturday 11/24:
Pistons-Bulls, 2:00, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
DECEMBER
Saturday 12/1:
Sonics-Hawks, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
JANUARY
Sunday 1/6:
Suns-Bulls, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Sunday 1/13:
Celtics-Hawks, 12:30, CBS. Don Criqui, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Tuesday 1/15:
NBA All-Star Game at Seattle
East-West, 9:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Sunday 1/20:
Lakers-Bucks, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Sunday 1/27:
Knicks-Hawks, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
FEBRUARY
Sunday 2/3:
Bullets-Celtics, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Sunday 2/10:
Lakers-Bulls, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Sunday 2/17:
Knicks-Bucks, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Sunday 2/24:
Bucks-Kings, 1:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
MARCH
Sunday 3/3:
Knicks-Celtics, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Sunday 3/10:
Lakers-Celtics, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Thursday 3/14:
Knicks-Warriors, 10:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Sunday 3/17:
Bucks-Bulls, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Sunday 3/24:
Hawks-Bullets, 3:00, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor
Saturday 3/30:
West semis, g1: Pistons-Bulls, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
Sunday 3/31:
East semis, g2: Knicks-Bullets, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley
CBS fired lead analyst Elgin Baylor after the first weekend of the playoffs and used active player Rick Barry in that role for the rest of the postseason.
APRIL
Thursday 4/4:
West semis, g4: Bucks-Lakers, 10:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry
Saturday 4/6:
East semis, g4: Celtics-Braves, 2:30, CBS. Don Criqui, Rod Hundley
Sunday 4/7:
East semis, g5: Bullets-Knicks, 1:00, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry
Tuesday 4/9:
West semis, g5: Pistons-Bulls, 9:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry, Rod Hundley
Saturday 4/13:
West semis, g7: Pistons-Bulls, 1:30, CBS. Don Criqui, Rick Barry, Rod Hundley
Sunday 4/14:
East finals, g1: Knicks-Celtics, 1:00, CBS. Don Criqui, Rick Barry, Rod Hundley
Tuesday 4/16:
West finals, g1: Bulls-Bucks, 9:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry, Rod Hundley
Friday 4/19:
East finals, g3: Knicks-Celtics, 9:00, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry
Saturday 4/20:
West finals, g3: Bulls-Bucks, 2:30, CBS. Don Criqui, Rod Hundley
Sunday 4/21:
East finals, g4: Celtics-Knicks, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry
Sunday 4/28:
NBA Finals, g1: Celtics-Bucks, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry, Rod Hundley
Tuesday 4/30:
NBA Finals, g2: Celtics-Bucks, 9:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry, Rod Hundley
MAY
Friday 5/3:
NBA Finals, g3: Bucks-Celtics, 9:00, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry, Rod Hundley
Sunday 5/5:
NBA Finals, g4: Bucks-Celtics, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry, Rod Hundley
Tuesday 5/7:
NBA Finals, g5: Celtics-Bucks, 9:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry, Rod Hundley
Friday 5/10:
NBA Finals, g6: Bucks-Celtics, 9:00, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry, Rod Hundley
Sunday 5/12:
NBA Finals, g7: Celtics-Bucks, 2:30, CBS. Pat Summerall, Rick Barry, Rod Hundley