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1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season

{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NBA season

| team = Seattle SuperSonics

| end_year = 1974

| wins = 36

| losses = 46

| division = Pacific

| division_place = 3

| conf_place = 6

| coach = Bill Russell

| gm = Bill Russell

| arena = Seattle Center Coliseum

| television = KTNT-TV

| radio = KOMO
{{small|(Bob Blackburn)}}

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = SEA

}}

The 1973–74 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 7th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following the resignation of Lenny Wilkens as a head coach after the 1971–72 season and a poor campaign in the 1972–73 season that saw the departure of general manager Bob Houbregs,[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0C8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vigEAAAAIBAJ&dq=supersonics&pg=4687%2C2404118 Houbregs Quits Post at Seattle], The Milwaukee Journal. May 4, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 2012. the Sonics hired Boston Celtics' stalwart Bill Russell as head coach and general manager.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ggIsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kMYEAAAAIBAJ&dq=supersonics&pg=3815%2C2215208 Russell Accepts Offer To Coach SuperSonics], Times-Daily. May 12, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 1974. With Russell at the helm, the team finished in 6th place in the Western Conference with a 36–46 record. The Sonics' home court, Seattle Center Coliseum, was the venue for the 1974 NBA All-Star Game.

Offseason

The Sonics made only one trade during the offseason that sent All-Star Butch Beard to the Golden State Warriors and brought back a member of the original SuperSonics team, Walt Hazzard to Seattle.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QJoeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Qs0EAAAAIBAJ&dq=supersonics&pg=1847%2C5337597 Hazzard Traded to Seattle], Spartanburg Herald-Journal. July 26, 1973. Retrieved June 14, 2012.

=Draft picks=

{{main article|1973 NBA draft}}

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! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%"| Round

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%"| Pick

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="20%"| Player

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="15%"| Position

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="15%"| Nationality

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="20%"| College

style="text-align: center"

|1

|4

|Mike Green

|Center / forward

|{{flagu|United States}}

|Louisiana Tech

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Seattle SuperSonics|season=1973–74}}

{{player2 | num = 40 | first = John | last = Brisker | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 210 | college = Toledo | DOB = 1947–06–15 }}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Fred | last = Brown | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 182 | college = Iowa | DOB = 1948–08–07 }}

{{player2 | num = 31 | first = Jim | last = Fox | dab = basketball, born 1943 | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 230 | college = South Carolina | DOB = 1943–04–07 }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Dick | last = Gibbs | dab = basketball | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 210 | college = UTEP | DOB = 1948–12–20 }}

{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Spencer | last = Haywood | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 225 | college = Detroit | DOB = 1949–04–22 }}

{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Walt | last = Hazzard | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | college = UCLA | DOB = 1942–04–15 }}

{{player2 | num = 14 | first = John | last = Hummer | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 230 | college = Princeton | DOB = 1948–05–04 }}

{{player2 | num = 45 | first = Vester | last = Marshall | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 200 | college = Oklahoma | DOB = 1948–12–22 }}

{{player2 | num = 40 | first = Kennedy | last = McIntosh | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 225 | college = Eastern Michigan | DOB = 1949–01–21 }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Dick | last = Snyder | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 207 | college = West Virginia | DOB = 1944–02–01 }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Isaac | last = Stallworth | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 190 | college = Kansas | DOB = 1950–01–18 }}

{{player2 | num = 13 | first = Donald | last = Watts | link = Slick Watts | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 175 | college = Xavier (Louisiana) | DOB = 1951–07–22 }}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Milt | last = Williams | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 182 | college = Lincoln (MO) | DOB = 1945–11–22 }}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

}}

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{1973–74 NBA Pacific standings|team=SEA}}

{{1973–74 NBA West standings|team=SEA}}

{{plainlist|

  • z – clinched division title
  • y – clinched division title
  • x – clinched playoff spot

}}

=Record vs. opponents=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
colspan=18|1973–74 NBA records
scope="col" width=100|Team

!scope="col" style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL

!scope="col" style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!scope="col" style="background:#000000;color:#F15110;width=35"|BUF

!scope="col" style="background:#DC143C;color:#0000CD;width=35"|CAP

!scope="col" style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI

!scope="col" style="background:#FFD700;color:#8B0000;width=35"|CLE

!scope="col" style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF0000;width=35"|DET

!scope="col" style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFD700;width=35"|GSW

!scope="col" style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFD700;width=35"|HOU

!scope="col" style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|KCO

!scope="col" style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!scope="col" style="background:#006400;color:#B22222;width=35"|MIL

!scope="col" style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!scope="col" style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35"|PHI

!scope="col" style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO

!scope="col" style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR

!scope="col" style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Atlanta

|| – || 1–5 || 2–4 || 4–4 || 1–3 || 4–3 || 0–4 || 1–3 || 5–2 || 1–3 || 4–0 || 1–3 || 1–5 || 3–3 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 4–0

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Boston

|| 5–1 || – || 5–2 || 2–4 || 2–2 || 4–2 || 3–1 || 3–1 || 4–2 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 5–2 || 7–1 || 3–1 || 4–0 || 2–2

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Buffalo

|| 4–2 || 2–5 || – || 3–3 || 1–3 || 5–1 || 1–3 || 1–3 || 4–2 || 2–2 || 0–4 || 1–3 || 4–4 || 6–1 || 3–1 || 3–1 || 2–2

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Capital

|| 4–4 || 4–2 || 3–3 || – || 1–3 || 6–1 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 4–3 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 3–3 || 4–2 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 2–2

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Chicago

|| 3–1 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 3–1 || – || 4–0 || 5–2 || 4–2 || 4–0 || 5–2 || 1–5 || 3–3 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 4–2 || 4–2 || 4–2

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland

|| 3–4 || 2–4 || 1–5 || 1–6 || 0–4 || – || 2–2 || 0–4 || 4–4 || 0–4 || 3–1 || 0–4 || 1–5 || 5–1 || 1–3 || 4–0 || 2–2

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Detroit

|| 4–0 || 1–3 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 2–5 || 2–2 || – || 5–1 || 3–1 || 4–2 || 4–2 || 3–4 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 6–0 || 5–1 || 5–1

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Golden State

|| 3–1 || 1–3 || 3–1 || 1–3 || 2–4 || 4–0 || 1–5 || – || 4–0 || 3–3 || 4–2 || 3–3 || 1–3 || 3–1 || 5–2 || 3–4 || 3–3

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Houston

|| 2–5 || 2–4 || 2–4 || 3–4 || 0–4 || 4–4 || 1–3 || 0–4 || – || 2–2 || 2–2 || 0–4 || 4–2 || 4–2 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 1–3

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Kansas City-Omaha

|| 3–1 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 2–5 || 4–0 || 2–4 || 3–3 || 2–2 || – || 1–5 || 0–7 || 1–3 || 1–3 || 4–2 || 4–2 || 2–4

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Los Angeles

|| 0–4 || 2–2 || 4–0 || 2–2 || 5–1 || 1–3 || 2–4 || 2–4 || 2–2 || 5–1 || – || 4–2 || 2–2 || 4–0 || 4–2 || 4–3 || 4–3

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee

|| 3–1 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 3–1 || 3–3 || 4–0 || 4–3 || 3–3 || 4–0 || 7–0 || 2–4 || – || 2–2 || 4–0 || 5–1 || 6–0 || 4–2

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | New York

|| 5–1 || 2–5 || 4–4 || 3–3 || 2–2 || 5–1 || 3–1 || 3–1 || 2–4 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 2–2 || – || 4–3 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 4–0

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia

|| 3–3 || 1–7 || 1–6 || 2–4 || 1–3 || 1–5 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 2–4 || 3–1 || 0–4 || 0–4 || 3–4 || – || 3–1 || 2–2 || 0–4

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix

|| 3–1 || 1–3 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 2–4 || 3–1 || 0–6 || 2–5 || 2–2 || 2–4 || 2–4 || 1–5 || 1–3 || 1–3 || – || 3–3 || 4–3

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Portland

|| 2–2 || 0–4 || 1–3 || 1–3 || 2–4 || 0–4 || 1–5 || 4–3 || 1–3 || 2–4 || 3–4 || 0–6 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 3–3 || – || 3–3

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Seattle

|| 0–4 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 2–4 || 2–2 || 1–5 || 3–3 || 3–1 || 4–2 || 3–4 || 2–4 || 0–4 || 4–0 || 3–4 || 3–3 || —

=Game log=

{{NBA game log start|Seattle SuperSonics|end_year=1974|record=Total: 36–46 (Home: 22–19; Road: 14–27)}}

{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|October|first=yes

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 4

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 5

}}

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 1

| October 10

| @ Phoenix

| L 111–115

| Fred Brown (31)

| || ||Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
18,738

| 0–1

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 2

| October 12

| Capital Bullets

| W 103–102

| Spencer Haywood (24)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
11,673

| 1–1

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 3

| October 14

| Milwaukee

| W 109–100

| Jim McDaniels (29)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
11,240

| 2–1

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 4

| October 17

| Kansas City–Omaha

| L 106–108

| Spencer Haywood (31)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
9,618

| 2–2

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 5

| October 19

| @ Los Angeles

| L 91–118

| Jim Fox, Spencer Haywood (16)

| || ||The Forum
14,259

| 2–3

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 6

| October 20

| @ Portland

| L 108–123

| Dick Gibbs (25)

| || ||Memorial Coliseum
9,251

| 2–4

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 7

| October 21

| Phoenix

| W 116–112

| Fred Brown (24)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
11,964

| 3–4

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 8

| October 24

| Atlanta

| L 106–131

| Spencer Haywood (21)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
9,626

| 3–5

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 9

| October 26

| Golden State

| L 110–117

| Dick Snyder (27)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
10,906

| 3–6

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 10

| October 28

| Detroit

| L 93–115

| Spencer Haywood (22)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
1,198

| 3–7

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 11

| October 30

| @ Buffalo

| L 103–105

| Spencer Haywood (31)

| || ||Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
7,396

| 3–8

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 12

| October 31

| @ Detroit

| L 107–114

| Fred Brown (31)

| || ||Cobo Arena
4,748

| 3–9

{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|November

| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 3

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 5

}}

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 13

| November 2

| @ Kansas City–Omaha

| W 115–109

| Fred Brown (37)

| || ||Municipal Auditorium
4,574

| 4–9

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 14

| November 4

| New York

| L 106–111

| Spencer Haywood (34)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,772

| 4–10

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 15

| November 7

| Buffalo

| W 130–113

| Spencer Haywood (26)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
8,878

| 5–10

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 16

| November 9

| Los Angeles

| L 111–118

| John Brisker (23)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,988

| 5–11

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 17

| November 11

| Chicago

| L 98–116

| Spencer Haywood (25)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
10,915

| 5–12

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 18

| November 13

| @ New York

| L 102–104

| Spencer Haywood (25)

| || ||Madison Square Garden
17,478

| 5–13

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 19

| November 14

| @ Boston

| L 104–110

| Fred Brown, Spencer Haywood (22)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
6,191

| 5–14

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 20

| November 16

| Cleveland

| W 117–93

| Spencer Haywood (32)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
11,770

| 6–14

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 21

| November 18

| Philadelphia

| W 95–91

| Spencer Haywood (31)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
10,900

| 7–14

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 22

| November 22

| @ Portland

| L 125–131

| Spencer Haywood (28)

| || ||Memorial Coliseum
7,285

| 7–15

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 23

| November 23

| Portland

| W 127–106

| Spencer Haywood, Isaac Stallworth (23)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,330

| 8–15

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 24

| November 25

| @ Kansas City–Omaha

| W 104–99

| John Brisker (47)

| || ||Municipal Auditorium
4,213

| 9–15

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 25

| November 27

| @ Cleveland

| L 118–120

| Spencer Haywood (34)

| || ||Cleveland Arena
3,357

| 9–16

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 26

| November 28

| @ Milwaukee

| L 93–127

| Isaac Stallworth (16)

| || ||Milwaukee Arena
8,289

| 9–17

{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|December

| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 4

| road_wins = 4

| road_losses = 6

}}

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 27

| December 1

| @ Atlanta

| L 110–120

| Spencer Haywood (26)

| || ||Omni Coliseum
7,194

| 9–18

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 28

| December 2

| @ Capital Bullets

| L 96–98

| Slick Watts (24)

| || ||Capital Centre
17,500

| 9–19

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 29

| December 4

| @ Chicago

| L 107–130

| Fred Brown (24)

| || ||Chicago Stadium
5,104

| 9–20

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 30

| December 6

| Detroit

| L 108–110

| Spencer Haywood (29)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
7,758

| 9–21

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 31

| December 7

| @ Los Angeles

| W 115–111

| Spencer Haywood (29)

| || ||The Forum
13,189

| 10–21

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 32

| December 9

| Houston

| L 107–110

| Spencer Haywood, Slick Watts (18)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
9,689

| 10–22

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 33

| December 11

| @ Milwaukee

| L 91–130

| Fred Brown (23)

| || ||Milwaukee Arena
7,075

| 10–23

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 34

| December 12

| @ Philadelphia

| W 100–93

| Dick Snyder (24)

| || ||The Spectrum
3,432

| 11–23

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 35

| December 14

| Capital Bullets

| W 93–88

| Spencer Haywood (26)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
11,857

| 12–23

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 36

| December 16

| Phoenix

| L 109–113

| Spencer Haywood (28)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
9,778

| 12–24

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 37

| December 18

| @ Chicago

| W 93–92

| Spencer Haywood (23)

| || ||Chicago Stadium
4,721

| 13–24

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 38

| December 19

| @ Houston

| W 124–118 (OT)

| Spencer Haywood (37)

| || ||Hofheinz Pavilion
2,371

| 14–24

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 39

| December 21

| @ Cleveland

| L 96–101

| Dick Snyder (35)

| || ||Cleveland Arena
2,173

| 14–25

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 40

| December 23

| Boston

| L 95–96

| Spencer Haywood (23)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,970

| 14–26

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 41

| December 26

| Los Angeles

| W 129–105

| Jim Fox (25)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,755

| 15–26

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 42

| December 27

| @ Phoenix

| L 100–111

| Dick Snyder (32)

| || ||Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,555

| 15–27

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 43

| December 28

| Portland

| W 110–93

| Spencer Haywood (26)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
10,245

| 16–27

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 44

| December 30

| Golden State

| W 96–92

| Jim Fox (29)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078

| 17–27

{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|January

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 4

| road_losses = 4

}}

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 45

| January 2

| Buffalo

| L 111–115

| Spencer Haywood (35)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,011

| 17–28

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 46

| January 4

| Chicago

| W 103–101 (OT)

| Spencer Haywood (31)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,042

| 18–28

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 47

| January 6

| Houston

| W 91–90

| Spencer Haywood (34)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,184

| 19–28

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 48

| January 9

| Kansas City–Omaha

| W 100–96

| Dick Snyder (25)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
10,048

| 20–28

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 49

| January 10

| @ Golden State

| L 89–125

| Jim Fox (15)

| || ||Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
3,032

| 20–29

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 50

| January 11

| New York

| L 98–107

| Dick Snyder (29)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078

| 20–30

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 51

| January 13

| @ Phoenix

| W 123–112

| Fred Brown (38)

| || ||Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,769

| 21–30

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 52

| January 18

| @ Philadelphia

| W 116–104

| Spencer Haywood (25)

| || ||The Spectrum
3,108

| 22–30

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 53

| January 19

| @ Atlanta

| L 109–127

| Dick Snyder (41)

| || ||Omni Coliseum
6,938

| 22–31

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 54

| January 23

| @ Boston

| W 98–97

| Fred Brown (26)

| || ||Boston Garden
6,237

| 23–31

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 55

| January 25

| @ Chicago

| L 99–104

| Spencer Haywood (33)

| || ||Chicago Stadium
9,422

| 23–32

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 56

| January 26

| @ Detroit

| L 83–94

| Dick Snyder (18)

| || ||Cobo Arena
8,386

| 23–33

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 57

| January 29

| @ Houston

| W 115–107

| Spencer Haywood (32)

| || ||Hofheinz Pavilion
3,027

| 24–33

{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|February

| home_wins = 6

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 4

}}

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 58

| February 1

| Milwaukee

| W 110–85

| Dick Snyder (24)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,017

| 25–33

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 59

| February 2

| @ Portland

| L 97–102

| Spencer Haywood (25)

| || ||Memorial Coliseum
7,526

| 25–34

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 60

| February 3

| Detroit

| L 100–114

| Spencer Haywood, Dick Snyder (24)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078

| 25–35

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 61

| February 5

| @ Golden State

| L 113–129

| Jim Fox, Spencer Haywood (24)

| || ||Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4,197

| 25–36

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 62

| February 6

| Portland

| W 107–94

| Dick Gibbs (30)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
11,204

| 26–36

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 63

| February 10

| Kansas City–Omaha

| W 119–103

| Spencer Haywood (24)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,608

| 27–36

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 64

| February 13

| Boston

| W 118–100

| Dick Snyder (31)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,031

| 28–36

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 65

| February 15

| @ Los Angeles

| L 96–112

| Dick Snyder (22)

| || ||The Forum
15,263

| 28–37

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 66

| February 17

| Cleveland

| W 106–97

| Fred Brown (24)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078

| 29–37

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 67

| February 23

| Los Angeles

| L 116–118

| Spencer Haywood (32)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078

| 29–38

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 68

| February 24

| Philadelphia

| W 115–105

| Spencer Haywood (37)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,779

| 30–38

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 69

| February 27

| @ Capital Bullets

| L 100–104

| Fred Brown (28)

| || ||Capital Centre
5,140

| 30–39

{{NBA game log section|Seattle SuperSonics|March

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 4

| road_wins = 4

| road_losses = 5

}}

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 70

| March 1

| @ Detroit

| W 105–103

| Spencer Haywood (16)

| || ||Cobo Arena
6,694

| 31–39

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 71

| March 2

| @ Milwaukee

| L 99–116

| Dick Snyder (25)

| || ||Milwaukee Arena
10,938

| 31–40

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 72

| March 5

| @ New York

| L 106–111

| Spencer Haywood (27)

| || ||Madison Square Garden
19,964

| 31–41

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 73

| March 8

| @ Buffalo

| W 123–117 (OT)

| Spencer Haywood (31)

| || ||Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
16,218

| 32–41

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 74

| March 9

| @ Kansas City–Omaha

| L 96–106

| Dick Gibbs (25)

| || ||Omaha Civic Auditorium
3,870

| 32–42

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 75

| March 15

| Atlanta

| L 107–126

| Fred Brown (26)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078

| 32–43

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 76

| March 17

| Phoenix

| L 108–133

| Dick Snyder (28)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,007

| 32–44

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 77

| March 20

| Golden State

| W 110–107

| Dick Snyder (30)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
10,657

| 33–44

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 78

| March 22

| Milwaukee

| L 101–106

| Dick Snyder (28)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
13,771

| 33–45

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 79

| March 23

| @ Golden State

| W 139–137

| Fred Brown (58)

| || ||Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,570

| 34–45

|-bgcolor=#fcc

| 80

| March 24

| Chicago

| L 113–122

| Fred Brown (29)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,430

| 34–46

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 81

| March 26

| @ Los Angeles

| W 121–115

| Fred Brown (37)

| || ||The Forum
13,489

| 35–46

|-bgcolor=#cfc

| 82

| March 27

| Phoenix

| W 127–123

| Fred Brown (34)

| || ||Seattle Center Coliseum
12,528

| 36–46

{{NBA game log end|OKC|end_year=1974}}

Player statistics

{{NBA roster statistics legend}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%"
scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="10%" | Player

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | GP

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | GS

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | MPG

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | FG%

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | 3FG%

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | FT%

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | RPG

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | APG

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | SPG

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | BPG

! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}}" width="6%" | PPG

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|John|Brisker}}

| 35 || – || 20.5 || .449 || – || .820 || 4.2 || 1.6 || .8 || .2 || 12.5

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|Fred|Brown|Fred Brown (basketball)}}

| 82 || – || 30.5 || .471 || – || .863 || 4.9 || 5.0 || 1.7 || .2 || 16.5

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|Jim|Fox|Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)}}

| 78 || – || 27.9 || .478 || – || .823 || 9.2 || 2.9 || .7 || .3 || 11.3

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|Dick|Gibbs|Dick Gibbs (basketball)}}

| 71 || – || 21.5 || .431 || – || .806 || 3.1 || 1.1 || .5 || .3 || 10.8

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|Spencer|Haywood}}

| 75 || – || 40.5 || .457 || – || .814 || 13.4 || 3.2 || .9 || 1.4 || 23.5

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|Walt|Hazzard}}

| 49 || – || 11.7 || .422 || – || .756 || 1.2 || 2.5 || .5 || .1 || 3.8

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|John|Hummer}}

| 35 || – || 26.7 || .467 || – || .469 || 7.0 || 2.7 || .7 || .6 || 8.2

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|Vester|Marshall}}

| 13 || – || 13.4 || .241 || – || .429 || 2.8 || .3 || .3 || .2 || 1.3

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|Jim|McDaniels}}

| 27 || – || 16.3 || .364 || – || .535 || 4.7 || .9 || .3 || .6 || 5.5

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|Kennedy|McIntosh}}

| 69 || – || 29.8 || .389 || – || .607 || 5.2 || 1.4 || .8 || .4 || 7.4

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|Dick|Snyder}}

| 74 || – || 36.1 || .481 || – || .866 || 4.1 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .4 || 18.1

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|Isaac|Stallworth}}

| 67 || – || 15.2 || .392 || – || .623 || 2.6 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 6.3

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|Slick|Watts}}

| 62 || – || 23.0 || .388 || – || .645 || 2.9 || 5.7 || 1.9 || .2 || 8.0

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | {{Sortname|Milt|Williams}}

| 53 || – || 9.5 || .416 || – || .651 || .9 || 1.9 || .5 || .0 || 3.1

Awards and records

Transactions

=Overview=

class="wikitable" border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; background-color:#eeeeee" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5"

! scope="col" valign="top" | Players Added

! scope="col" valign="top" | Players Lost

valign="top" | Via trade

Via free agency

| valign="top" | Via trade

Waived

=Trades=

class="wikitable" border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5"
bgcolor="eeeeee"

| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="width:12%" | May 15, 1973

! scope="col" style="width:44%" valign="top" | To Seattle SuperSonics

! scope="col" style="width:44%" valign="top" | To Kansas City–Omaha Kings

Dick Gibbs

| Completion of the trade for Pete Cross and Don Kojis

bgcolor="eeeeee"

| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="width:12%" | July 25, 1973

! scope="col" style="width:44%" valign="top" | To Seattle SuperSonics

! scope="col" style="width:44%" valign="top" | To Golden State Warriors

Walt Hazzard

| Butch Beard

bgcolor="eeeeee"

| scope="row" rowspan="2" style="width:12%" | January 7, 1974

! scope="col" style="width:44%" valign="top" | To Seattle SuperSonics

! scope="col" style="width:44%" valign="top" | To Chicago Bulls

John Hummer

| 1974 second round pick
Cash considerations

References

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{{1973–74 NBA season by team}}

{{Seattle SuperSonics seasons}}

{{Oklahoma City Thunder seasons}}

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Seattle

Category:Seattle SuperSonics seasons