1974-75 NBA Season
As originally posted by Tony Miller:
In 1974-75, the Kings moved their Kansas City home games to Kemper Arena, continuing to split time with the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Cavaliers moved from Depression-era Cleveland Arena to the Coliseum at Richfield, which sat 8,000 more people but was 20 miles south. The Capital Bullets became the Washington Bullets, despite remaining in Landover, Md.
NBA basketball came to the shores of the lower Mississippi when the expansion Jazz played at Municipal Auditorium. The arena is a block NW of the French Quarter, which would have been a better description. And the Jazz played some games at Loyola University, which is even farther west. Wherever they played, the team was not good, finishing last in the five-team Central and seven games behind the Lakers for the worst record in the league.
The playoffs grew from eight teams to 10: the fourth- and fifth-place teams met in a best-of-three first-round series.
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.
For the few games that are not confirmed, the initials of jtgrace1's guesses are given in parentheses. These are, for the sake of emphasis, GUESSES.
OCTOBER
Sunday 10/27:
Sonics-Blazers, 4:30, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Jane Chastain
NOVEMBER
Sunday 11/10:
Braves-Pistons, 1:00, CBS regional. Announcers unknown (dc-jw)
76ers-Sonics, 4:30, CBS regional. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Markets receiving a late NFL game got BUF/DET; those receiving an early game got PHI/SEA.
DECEMBER
Sunday 12/8:
Kings-Pistons, 4:30, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Sunday 12/15:
Lakers-Blazers, 4:30, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Jane Chastain
JANUARY
Sunday 1/5:
Bulls-Bucks, 3:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Sunday 1/12:
Celtics-Braves, 12:30, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Tuesday 1/14:
NBA All-Star Game at Phoenix
East-West, 9:30, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Sonny Hill
Sunday 1/19:
Blazers-Bucks, 2:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Sunday 1/26:
Bulls-Pistons, 3:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
FEBRUARY
Sunday 2/2:
Bucks-Celtics, 3:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Sunday 2/9:
Knicks-Celtics, 3:00, CBS regional. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Lakers-Pistons, 3:00, CBS regional. Don Criqui, Jerry West
Sunday 2/16:
Braves-Bulls, 3:00, CBS regional. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Lakers-Sonics, 6:00, CBS regional. Don Criqui, Jerry West
Sunday 2/23:
Blazers-Bullets, 1:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
MARCH
Sunday 3/2:
Sonics-Celtics, 1:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Sunday 3/9:
Warriors-Celtics, 2:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Sunday 3/16:
Bucks-Bulls, 3:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Sunday 3/23:
Bulls-Kings, 3:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Sunday 3/30:
Bulls-Bullets, 2:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
APRIL
Sunday 4/6:
Braves-Knicks, 1:00, CBS. Don Criqui, Jerry West
Cavaliers-Kings (at Omaha), 3:30, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Sonny Hill
Saturday 4/12:
East first rd, g3: Knicks-Rockets, 1:30, CBS. Don Criqui, Jerry West
Sunday 4/13:
West semis, g2: Bulls-Kings, 1:30, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Sonny Hill
Friday 4/18:
East semis, g4: Bullets-Braves, 9:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Sonny Hill
Saturday 4/19:
East semis, g3: Celtics-Rockets, 1:00, CBS. Don Criqui, Jerry West
West semis, g4: Warriors-Sonics, 3:30, CBS. Frank Glieber, Lynn Shackelford
Sunday 4/20:
East semis, g5: Braves-Bullets, 1:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Sonny Hill
West semis, g5: Kings-Bulls, 3:30, CBS. Don Criqui, Jerry West
Tuesday 4/22:
East semis, g4: Celtics-Rockets, 9:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Sonny Hill
Sunday 4/27:
East finals, g1: Bullets-Celtics, 2:30, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Sonny Hill
(Note: The Kings played all 3 home playoff games at Kemper Arena, so 4/6 was their last home game as an Omaha franchise. They would move to KC full-time in the fall.)
MAY
Saturday 5/3:
East finals, g3: Bullets-Celtics, 3:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Sunday 5/4:
West finals, g3: Warriors-Bulls, 1:00, CBS. Don Criqui, Jerry West
Sunday 5/11:
East finals, g6: Celtics-Bullets, 3:00, CBS regional. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Sonny Hill
West finals, g6: Warriors-Bulls, 3:00, CBS regional. Don Criqui, Jerry West
Wednesday 5/14:
West finals, g7: Bulls-Warriors, 9:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Sonny Hill
Sunday 5/18:
NBA Finals, g1: Warriors-Bullets, 3:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Sonny Hill
Tuesday 5/20:
NBA Finals, g2: Bullets-Warriors (at Daly City, Calif.), 9:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson, Sonny Hill
Friday 5/23:
NBA Finals, g3: Bullets-Warriors (at Daly City, Calif.), 9:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
Sunday 5/25:
NBA Finals, g4: Warriors-Bullets, 2:00, CBS. Brent Musburger, Oscar Robertson
(Note: The Warriors couldn’t play at their normal arena in Oakland due to scheduling conflicts, so they hosted games 2 and 3 at the Cow Palace in Daly City. Furthermore, that arena was booked for Memorial Day weekend.)