1973-1974 New York Nets team stats

1973-1974 New York Nets: 55-29  .655
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Home record: 31-11  (4638 points scored, 4330 allowed)
Road record: 24-18  (4550 points scored, 4405 allowed)
Other sites:  0-0   (0 points scored, 0 allowed)

Head Coach: Kevin Loughery

9188 points scored (3rd of 10 teams), 8735 points allowed (3rd)

ABA Averages: 106.4 points/game (8934.0 points/team)

Team Roster:

Player                 Hgt   Wgt  Age  School
Julius Erving          6'6   200   23  Massachusetts
Mike Gale              6'4   185   23  Elizabeth City State
Gary Gregor            6'7   225   28  South Carolina
Larry Kenon            6'9   205   21  Memphis
Bob Lackey             6'5   200   24  Marquette
Wendell Ladner         6'5   220   25  Southern Mississippi
Bill Melchionni        6'1   165   29  Villanova
Jim O'Brien            6'7   200   22  Maryland
Billy Paultz           6'11  235   25  St. John's
Rich Rinaldi           6'3   195   24  St. Peter's
John Roche             6'3   170   24  South Carolina
Billy Schaeffer        6'5   200   22  St. John's
Willie Sojourner       6'8   225   25  Weber State
Brian Taylor           6'2   185   22  Princeton
Ollie Taylor           6'2   194   26  Houston
John Williamson        6'2   185   22  New Mexico State

Team Stats:

Pos  Player                 GP  Mins   FGM   FGA  3PM  3PA  FTM  FTA  ORB   DRB   REB  ASS  STL  BLK   TO   PF   PTS   PPG
 F   Julius Erving          84  3398   914  1785   17   43  454  593  263   636   899  434  190  204  341  270  2299  27.4
 F   Larry Kenon            84  2908   589  1274    0    1  156  222  375   587   962  112   79   19  250  251  1334  15.9
 C   Billy Paultz           77  2596   519  1051    0    1  222  308  211   571   782  167   60  147  175  238  1260  16.4
 G   John Williamson        77  2264   482   982    2   11  150  190   68   145   213  243   86   27  208  254  1116  14.5
 G   Brian Taylor           75  2505   363   762    8   29  100  143   92   122   214  341  154   22  164  192   834  11.1
 G   John Roche             50  1254   224   460   26   68   96  114   16    43    59  208   41    6  106   86   570  11.4
 C   Willie Sojourner       82  1316   202   419    0    3   54   64  110   225   335   54   24   88   85  205   458   5.6
 F   Billy Schaeffer        59   871   171   344    2    9   41   54   49    92   141   37   24    9   53  140   385   6.5
 G   Bill Melchionni        56  1146   116   276    5   23   59   71   13    64    77  207   51    5   86   94   296   5.3
 G   Mike Gale              32   904   114   266    0    6   29   36   50   102   152  124   60   34   53   84   257   8.0
 F   Wendell Ladner         30   637    90   252   18   53    5   12   39   122   161   65   46    3   62   98   203   6.8
 F   Gary Gregor            25   313    40    85    2    3    9   11   22    49    71   15    4    1   10   48    91   3.6
 F   Jim O'Brien            11    54    15    37    0    4    9   15   13     4    17    6    3    3    8    5    39   3.5
 G   Ollie Taylor            8    76     9    24    1    1    9   15    5     9    14   10    3    0    9    9    28   3.5
 G   Rich Rinaldi            5    28     4    14    0    1    4    4    5     0     5    1    2    0    1    3    12   2.4
 G   Bob Lackey              3    15     3     7    0    0    0    0    3     1     4    1    1    0    1    2     6   2.0

Playoff Results: Date Opponent Result Eastern Semifinals 03/29/1974 vs Virginia Squires W 108-96 04/01/1974 vs Virginia Squires W 129-110 04/04/1974 at Virginia Squires L 115-116 04/07/1974 at Virginia Squires W 116-88 04/08/1974 vs Virginia Squires W 108-96 -------------------------------------------------- Eastern Finals 04/13/1974 vs Kentucky Colonels W 119-106 04/15/1974 vs Kentucky Colonels W 99-80 04/17/1974 at Kentucky Colonels W 89-87 04/20/1974 at Kentucky Colonels W 103-90 -------------------------------------------------- Finals 04/30/1974 vs Utah Stars W 89-85 05/04/1974 vs Utah Stars W 118-94 05/06/1974 at Utah Stars W 103-100 (OT) 05/08/1974 at Utah Stars L 89-97 05/10/1974 vs Utah Stars W 111-100 Playoff Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG F Julius Erving 14 579 161 305 5 11 63 85 43 92 135 67 22 19 51 40 390 27.9 F Larry Kenon 14 470 101 204 0 0 19 31 67 96 163 25 15 2 38 33 221 15.8 C Billy Paultz 14 520 81 169 0 0 45 57 27 105 132 28 10 20 25 49 207 14.8 G Brian Taylor 14 507 86 166 2 3 23 30 32 29 61 62 33 4 32 45 197 14.1 G John Williamson 14 425 72 160 0 3 22 27 17 29 46 40 10 6 33 44 166 11.9 G Mike Gale 14 367 48 110 1 1 19 20 10 48 58 57 19 18 24 34 116 8.3 F Wendell Ladner 14 271 52 122 6 24 5 11 15 55 70 34 25 0 19 49 115 8.2 C Willie Sojourner 14 154 17 41 0 0 5 9 16 18 34 8 2 12 12 26 39 2.8 F Billy Schaeffer 5 23 8 16 0 0 3 4 6 3 9 3 0 0 1 3 19 3.8 G Bill Melchionni 6 60 8 16 0 0 2 2 2 7 9 16 1 0 4 5 18 3.0 F Jim O'Brien 4 9 4 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 8 2.0

Regular Season Game Log:

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/10/1973   at Indiana Pacers            L  99-118    0-1
10/12/1973   vs Virginia Squires          W 116-105    1-1
10/13/1973   at Carolina Cougars          W 111-107    2-1
10/19/1973   vs Memphis Tams              W 101-88     3-1
10/21/1973   vs Utah Stars                W 114-94     4-1
10/24/1973   at Kentucky Colonels         L  98-100    4-2
10/26/1973   vs San Antonio Spurs         L  87-88     4-3
10/30/1973   at San Antonio Spurs         L  92-104    4-4
10/31/1973   at Denver Rockets            L 104-107    4-5
11/02/1973   vs Kentucky Colonels         L 109-121    4-6
11/03/1973   at Kentucky Colonels         L  87-93     4-7
11/07/1973   at Virginia Squires          L 107-111    4-8
11/08/1973   at Utah Stars                L 109-124    4-9
11/10/1973   at San Diego Conquistadors   L 105-107    4-10
11/11/1973   at San Antonio Spurs         W 106-94     5-10
11/13/1973   at Memphis Tams              W 108-92     6-10
11/16/1973   at Carolina Cougars          L 100-118    6-11
11/17/1973   at Virginia Squires          W 115-97     7-11
11/21/1973   vs Utah Stars                W 105-92     8-11
11/23/1973   at Denver Rockets            W 128-86     9-11
11/24/1973   at Utah Stars                W 119-113    10-11
11/25/1973   vs Indiana Pacers            L 124-126    10-12
11/28/1973   vs San Diego Conquistadors   W 134-108    11-12
11/30/1973   vs Denver Rockets            W 123-102    12-12
12/01/1973   at Virginia Squires          W 128-127    13-12
12/02/1973   vs Carolina Cougars          W 121-103    14-12
12/05/1973   at Indiana Pacers            W 108-103    15-12
12/06/1973   at Memphis Tams              W 111-94     16-12
12/07/1973   vs Memphis Tams              W 138-102    17-12
12/08/1973   at Kentucky Colonels         W 102-87     18-12
12/12/1973   vs Carolina Cougars          W 107-97     19-12
12/14/1973   vs San Diego Conquistadors   L 104-112    19-13
12/15/1973   at Carolina Cougars          W  99-95     20-13
12/16/1973   vs Utah Stars                W 129-109    21-13
12/19/1973   vs Kentucky Colonels         W  83-82     22-13
12/21/1973   vs Virginia Squires          W 115-100    23-13
12/26/1973   at Carolina Cougars          L  95-105    23-14
12/28/1973   at Utah Stars                L  97-107    23-15
12/29/1973   at San Diego Conquistadors   L 119-124    23-16
01/02/1974   vs Carolina Cougars          W  99-96     24-16
01/04/1974   vs Denver Rockets            W 109-92     25-16
01/05/1974   at Virginia Squires          L 109-112    25-17

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/06/1974   vs Kentucky Colonels         W 103-100    26-17
01/08/1974   at Virginia Squires          W 109-101    27-17
01/09/1974   at Memphis Tams              W 108-94     28-17
01/10/1974   at San Antonio Spurs         W 105-93     29-17
01/11/1974   vs Indiana Pacers            W 109-106    30-17
01/16/1974   vs Carolina Cougars          L 105-131    30-18
01/18/1974   vs Memphis Tams              W 112-105    31-18
01/19/1974   at Memphis Tams              W 103-98     32-18
01/20/1974   vs Kentucky Colonels         L 105-106    32-19
01/23/1974   vs Virginia Squires          L 110-118    32-20
01/25/1974   vs San Antonio Spurs         W  93-89     33-20
01/27/1974   vs Carolina Cougars          W 133-114    34-20
02/01/1974   vs San Antonio Spurs         W  95-91     35-20
02/02/1974   at Carolina Cougars          L 117-125    35-21
02/03/1974   vs Kentucky Colonels         L  91-123    35-22
02/06/1974   at Indiana Pacers            W 121-100    36-22
02/10/1974   vs Memphis Tams              W 121-91     37-22
02/13/1974   vs Virginia Squires          W 123-117    38-22
02/14/1974   at Carolina Cougars          W 125-108    39-22
02/15/1974   at Kentucky Colonels         W 115-101    40-22
02/16/1974   at Utah Stars                L 105-116    40-23
02/20/1974   vs Memphis Tams              W 117-104    41-23
02/22/1974   at San Diego Conquistadors   W 121-113    42-23
02/23/1974   at Memphis Tams              L  97-102    42-24
02/27/1974   vs San Antonio Spurs         L 103-107    42-25
03/01/1974   vs San Diego Conquistadors   W 138-119    43-25
03/02/1974   at Virginia Squires          L 101-106    43-26
03/03/1974   vs Indiana Pacers            L  99-120    43-27
03/06/1974   at San Diego Conquistadors   W 123-97     44-27
03/07/1974   at Denver Rockets            W 114-100    45-27
03/08/1974   vs Kentucky Colonels         L 100-111    45-28
03/10/1974   vs Virginia Squires          W 114-76     46-28
03/11/1974   vs Indiana Pacers            W 124-113    47-28
03/13/1974   vs Utah Stars                W  97-76     48-28
03/15/1974   vs Denver Rockets            W 112-93     49-28
03/16/1974   at Kentucky Colonels         W 114-112    50-28
03/17/1974   at Indiana Pacers            L 105-117    50-29
03/20/1974   vs Memphis Tams              W 103-101    51-29
03/22/1974   vs San Diego Conquistadors   W 111-106    52-29
03/23/1974   at Denver Rockets            W 112-100    53-29
03/24/1974   at San Antonio Spurs         W  99-97     54-29
03/27/1974   vs Denver Rockets            W 102-96     55-29

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