1974–75 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season

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The 1974–75 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season was the Kings' 26th season in the NBA and their third season in the city of Kansas City, Missouri, as well as their third and final season in the city of Omaha, Nebraska.[1] Before the season began for the Kings, they would join the Milwaukee Bucks as the only two NBA teams to not have any players of theirs selected by any of the rivaling ABA teams in the 1974 ABA Draft of NBA Players.

Head coachPhil Johnson
OwnersLeon Karosen
Robert Margolin
H. Paul Rosenberg
ArenaKemper Arena
Omaha Civic Auditorium
Record44–38 (.537)
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1974–75 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season
Head coachPhil Johnson
OwnersLeon Karosen
Robert Margolin
H. Paul Rosenberg
ArenaKemper Arena
Omaha Civic Auditorium
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Bulls 2–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKMBC-TV/KETV
RadioKCMO/KFAB
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Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA draft

Roster

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Kansas City–Omaha Kings roster
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 McNeill 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
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Regular season

Season standings

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Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 4735.573–29–1218–2311–15
x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings 4438.537329–1215–2617–9
x-Detroit Pistons 4042.488726–1514–2710–16
Milwaukee Bucks 3844.463925–1613–2814–12
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Golden State Warriors4834.585–
2 y-Chicago Bulls4735.5731
3 x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings4438.5374
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4339.5245
5 x-Detroit Pistons4042.4888
6 Portland Trail Blazers3844.46310
6 Milwaukee Bucks3844.46310
8 Phoenix Suns3250.39016
9 Los Angeles Lakers3052.36618
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z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Season schedule

More information 1974–75 game log Total: 44–38 (home: 29–12; road: 15–26), Game ...
1974–75 game log
Total: 44–38 (home: 29–12; road: 15–26)
October: 5–1 (home: 2–1; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 19@ Phoenix94–91Nate Williams (23)Sam Lacey (17)Nate Archibald (7)Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,377		1–0
2October 20@ Los Angeles105–95Jimmy Walker (27)Sam Lacey (18)Nate Archibald (9)The Forum
11,128		2–0
3October 22Washington123–121Jimmy Walker (28)Ron Behagen (10)Nate Archibald (6)Kemper Arena
5,213		2–1
4October 23Chicago98–99Nate Archibald (24)Sam Lacey (11)Nate Archibald (15)Omaha Civic Auditorium
4,759		3–1
5October 25@ Chicago112–91Jimmy Walker (20)Sam Lacey (13)Nate Archibald (10)Chicago Stadium
6,942		4–1
6October 30Milwaukee97–99Nate Archibald (30)Sam Lacey (23)Nate Archibald (8)Kemper Arena
5,241		5–1
November: 7–9 (home: 4–4; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7November 2@ Houston97–120Scott Wedman (19)Ron Behagen (9)Nate Archibald (11)Hofheinz Pavilion
3,457		5–2
8November 3Chicago86–79Nate Archibald (18)Sam Lacey (17)Nate Archibald (5)Kemper Arena
4,430		5–3
9November 5New Orleans97–115Nate Archibald (30)Ron Behagen (19)Nate Archibald (8)Omaha Civic Auditorium
3,588		6–3
10November 6@ Detroit104–118Walker, Williams (17)Sam Lacey (11)Mike D'Antoni (6)Cobo Arena
7,202		6–4
11November 10Boston102–99Jimmy Walker (21)Sam Lacey (25)Nate Archibald (11)Kemper Arena
8,118		6–5
12November 12Houston103–99Nate Archibald (26)Lacey, Wedman (11)Nate Archibald (11)Omaha Civic Auditorium
3,038		6–6
13November 13@ Washington81–118Nate Archibald (16)Sam Lacey (21)Sam Lacey (5)Capital Centre
5,021		6–7
14November 15@ Boston110–109Nate Archibald (29)Sam Lacey (19)Nate Archibald (9)Boston Garden
13,192		7–7
15November 16@ Buffalo96–101Nate Williams (27)Sam Lacey (12)Archibald, Behagen, Lacey (4)Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
8,274		7–8
16November 19Detroit87–97Jimmy Walker (23)Sam Lacey (14)Nate Archibald (7)Kemper Arena
4,847		8–8
17November 21Milwaukee106–96Nate Archibald (24)Sam Lacey (16)Sam Lacey (5)Kemper Arena
5,516		8–9
18November 23@ Atlanta103–100Nate Archibald (24)Sam Lacey (16)Sam Lacey (6)Omni Coliseum
3,960		9–9
19November 24Cleveland94–109Nate Archibald (27)Sam Lacey (22)Nate Archibald (11)Kemper Arena
4,555		10–9
20November 26@ Chicago93–90Nate Archibald (21)Sam Lacey (19)Nate Archibald (10)Chicago Stadium
7,321		11–9
21November 27Los Angeles89–107Nate Archibald (21)Sam Lacey (20)Nate Archibald (7)Kemper Arena
6,463		12–9
22November 29@ Milwaukee99–102Nate Williams (26)Sam Lacey (16)Sam Lacey (6)MECCA Arena
10,938		12–10
December: 8–8 (home: 4–2; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23December 2Seattle110–106Jimmy Walker (23)Sam Lacey (14)Sam Lacey (10)Omaha Civic Auditorium
4,721		12–11
24December 4@ Philadelphia105–109Nate Archibald (27)Sam Lacey (15)Nate Archibald (13)The Spectrum
7,027		12–12
25December 5@ Cleveland91–124Ron Behagen (19)Ron Behagen (11)Sam Lacey (7)Richfield Coliseum
4,493		12–13
26December 8@ Detroit96–92Archibald, Walker (18)Sam Lacey (11)Nate Archibald (10)Cobo Arena
5,134		13–13
27December 10@ New York102–106Nate Archibald (33)Sam Lacey (14)Sam Lacey (8)Madison Square Garden
16,366		13–14
28December 12@ Milwaukee113–105Nate Archibald (25)Lacey, McNeill (10)Nate Archibald (10)MECCA Arena
10,938		14–14
29December 13Detroit84–88Nate Archibald (23)Sam Lacey (12)Nate Archibald (10)Omaha Civic Auditorium
4,702		15–14
30December 14@ Houston84–123Nate Archibald (21)Sam Lacey (11)—Hofheinz Pavilion
3,333		15–15
31December 17Buffalo110–111Nate Archibald (28)Sam Lacey (18)Nate Archibald (6)Kemper Arena
5,179		16–15
32December 19New York117–113Nate Archibald (38)Sam Lacey (16)Nate Archibald (8)Kemper Arena
6,622		16–16
33December 20@ Chicago73–96Nate Archibald (18)Sam Lacey (11)Nate Archibald (4)Chicago Stadium
5,021		16–17
34December 21Golden State84–107Scott Wedman (22)Sam Lacey (12)Nate Archibald (11)Kemper Arena
5,668		17–17
35December 23Chicago87–97Nate Archibald (29)Sam Lacey (14)Sam Lacey (11)Kemper Arena
6,454		18–17
36December 27@ Seattle108–98Nate Archibald (32)Sam Lacey (16)Nate Archibald (7)Seattle Center Coliseum
13,260		19–17
37December 29@ Portland103–99Nate Archibald (31)Sam Lacey (11)Nate Archibald (9)Memorial Coliseum
11,620		20–17
38December 30@ Golden State102–110Nate 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
39January 1Atlanta102–97Nate Archibald (30)Sam Lacey (19)Nate Archibald (6)Kemper Arena
6,376		20–19
40January 3Philadelphia107–95Nate Archibald (27)Sam Lacey (15)Nate Archibald (7)Kemper Arena
6,135		20–20
41January 4@ Chicago88–100Nate Archibald (22)Sam Lacey (15)Nate Archibald (5)Chicago Stadium
8,771		20–21
42January 5Houston115–106Nate Archibald (30)Sam Lacey (13)Nate Archibald (4)Kemper Arena
8,138		20–22
43January 7Milwaukee99–108Nate Archibald (32)Sam Lacey (13)Nate Archibald (9)Kemper Arena
6,506		21–22
44January 10@ Philadelphia94–102Nate Williams (20)Sam Lacey (14)Archibald, Lacey (6)The Spectrum
6,125		21–23
45January 17New York90–107Nate Archibald (28)Sam Lacey (20)Nate Archibald (9)Kemper Arena
10,022		22–23
46January 19Phoenix109–97Jimmy Walker (31)Sam Lacey (15)Sam Lacey (6)Kemper Arena
13,155		22–24
47January 21Portland106–109Nate Archibald (41)Scott Wedman (12)Nate Archibald (6)Kemper Arena
5,856		23–24
48January 22@ Washington88–97Nate Archibald (29)Sam Lacey (17)Archibald, Lacey (5)Capital Centre
4,719		23–25
49January 24@ Boston87–96Nate Archibald (30)Sam Lacey (17)Sam Lacey (7)Boston Garden
10,952		23–26
50January 25@ New York112–103Nate Archibald (40)Larry McNeill (11)Sam Lacey (6)Madison Square Garden
19,964		24–26
51January 29Milwaukee102–106Nate Archibald (28)Sam Lacey (12)Sam Lacey (10)Omaha Civic Auditorium
9,185		25–26
February: 10–2 (home: 7–0; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
52February 2Golden State101–127Nate Archibald (30)Sam Lacey (10)Mike D'Antoni (10)Kemper Arena
9,365		26–26
53February 3Philadelphia87–100Larry McNeill (26)Larry McNeill (18)Sam Lacey (7)Omaha Civic Auditorium
7,128		27–26
54February 5Portland82–90Nate Archibald (36)Sam Lacey (14)Sam Lacey (7)Kemper Arena
6,434		28–26
55February 6@ Milwaukee95–94Larry McNeill (23)Sam Lacey (15)Sam Lacey (8)Dane County Coliseum
8,108		29–26
56February 8@ Cleveland91–92 (OT)Nate Archibald (32)Sam Lacey (19)Archibald, Lacey (6)Richfield Coliseum
4,761		29–27
57February 12Boston102–103Nate Archibald (33)Sam Lacey (14)Sam Lacey (8)Omaha Civic Auditorium
9,728		30–27
58February 14@ Buffalo132–112Jimmy Walker (32)Sam Lacey (13)Nate Archibald (16)Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
12,207		31–27
59February 15@ Detroit93–81Jimmy Walker (27)Sam Lacey (10)Nate Archibald (6)Cobo Arena
7,174		32–27
60February 16Detroit99–102Nate Archibald (35)Ron Behagen (10)Sam Lacey (8)Kemper Arena
13,981		33–27
61February 19Los Angeles92–115Nate Archibald (27)Larry McNeill (17)Nate Archibald (8)Kemper Arena
8,329		34–27
62February 25Milwaukee90–93Nate Archibald (37)Sam Lacey (17)Nate Archibald (6)Kemper Arena
11,762		35–27
63February 28@ New Orleans107–114 (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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
64March 1@ Atlanta95–108Nate Archibald (28)Sam Lacey (14)Archibald, Walker (6)Omni Coliseum
3,831		35–29
65March 2Detroit112–122Nate Archibald (32)Larry McNeill (9)Nate Archibald (8)Kemper Arena
14,843		36–29
66March 4Phoenix99–103Nate Archibald (32)Sam Lacey (11)Sam Lacey (5)Omaha Civic Auditorium
4,027		37–29
67March 6Buffalo110–111Jimmy Walker (30)Sam Lacey (15)Sam Lacey (9)Kemper Arena
8,644		38–29
68March 8Seattle103–99Nate Archibald (30)Sam Lacey (19)Sam Lacey (7)Kemper Arena
12,389		38–30
69March 9@ Detroit99–106Nate Archibald (30)Sam Lacey (12)Nate Archibald (8)Cobo Arena
7,979		38–31
70March 10@ Milwaukee96–103Nate Archibald (33)Larry McNeill (11)Nate Archibald (8)MECCA Arena
10,938		38–32
71March 14Washington102–103Nate Archibald (31)Sam Lacey (16)Nate Archibald (8)Omaha Civic Auditorium
8,524		39–32
72March 18Atlanta101–105Nate Archibald (36)Larry McNeill (16)Archibald, Lacey (8)Kemper Arena
7,242		40–32
73March 20New Orleans95–101Nate Archibald (31)Larry McNeill (17)Nate Archibald (11)Kemper Arena
6,138		41–32
74March 21@ Chicago98–104Nate Archibald (33)Sam Lacey (15)Nate Archibald (7)Chicago Stadium
14,792		41–33
75March 23Chicago101–103Nate Archibald (35)Sam Lacey (17)Nate Archibald (6)Kemper Arena
16,805		42–33
76March 25@ New Orleans110–112Nate Archibald (40)Sam Lacey (13)Sam Lacey (4)Municipal Auditorium
3,388		42–34
77March 27@ Golden State103–111Nate Archibald (29)Sam Lacey (12)Sam Lacey (7)Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,787		42–35
78March 28@ Los Angeles103–114Nate Archibald (40)Sam Lacey (13)Archibald, Lacey (5)The Forum
11,243		42–36
79March 29@ Phoenix104–100Nate 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
80April 2@ Seattle96–99Nate Archibald (25)Sam Lacey (20)Nate Archibald (8)Seattle Center Coliseum
13,628		43–37
81April 4@ Portland110–116Nate Archibald (30)Sam Lacey (13)Sam Lacey (7)Memorial Coliseum
12,122		43–38
82April 6Cleveland94–95Nate Archibald (33)Sam Lacey (14)Nate Archibald (6)Omaha Civic Auditorium
8,895		44–38
Source: www.basketball-reference.com
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Playoffs

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1975 playoff game log
Western Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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