1974–75 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
PG	5	Adelman, Rick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1946-06-16	Loyola Marymount
PG	1	Archibald, Nate	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1948-09-02	UTEP
PF	11	Behagen, Ron	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1951-01-14	Minnesota
SG	10	D'Antoni, Mike	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1951-05-08	Marshall
SF	33	Johnson, Ollie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1949-05-11	Temple
SF	21	Kojis, Don	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1939-01-15	Marquette
C	55	Kosmalski, Len	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1951-11-29	Tennessee
C	44	Lacey, Sam	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1948-03-28	New Mexico State
SF	23	May, Don	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1946-01-03	Dayton
PF	31	McNeil, Larry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1951-01-31	Marquette
SG	24	Walker, Jimmy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1944-04-08	Providence
SF	15	Wedman, Scott	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1952-07-29	Colorado

Head coach

Phil Johnson

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	–	29–12	18–23	11–15
x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	3	29–12	15–26	17–9
x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	7	26–15	14–27	10–16
Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	9	25–16	13–28	14–12

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	–
2	y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	1
3	x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	4
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	5
5	x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	8

6	Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	10
6	Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	10
8	Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	16
9	Los Angeles Lakers	30	52	.366	18

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1974–75 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCO	LAL	MIL	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA	WAS
Atlanta	–	0–4	1–3	0–4	3–4	2–2	1–3	2–5	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5	0–4	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–5
Boston	4–0	–	5–4	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	4–0	4–0	4–0	7–2	5–3	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2
Buffalo	3–1	4–5	–	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	1–3	4–0	5–3	6–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2
Chicago	4–0	1–3	3–1	–	2–2	4–5	3–1	2–2	4–5	3–1	3–5	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–3
Cleveland	4–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	–	2–2	2–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	1–3	6–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5
Detroit	2–2	1–3	2–2	5–4	2–2	–	1–3	2–2	2–6	3–1	3–6	4–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3
Golden State	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	–	2–2	2–2	5–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	5–3	5–3	4–3	1–3
Houston	5–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	–	4–0	2–2	3–1	5–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–5
Kansas City-Omaha	2–2	2–2	3–1	5–4	2–2	6–2	2–2	0–4	–	3–1	6–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3
Los Angeles	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–5	2–2	1–3	–	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	4–4	2–5	2–6	1–3
Milwaukee	2–2	0–4	3–1	5–3	3–1	6–3	1–3	1–3	3–6	0–4	–	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4
New Orleans	5–3	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–6	0–4	2–2	3–5	2–2	1–3	1–3	–	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–7
New York	4–0	2–7	3–5	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	–	4–5	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3
Philadelphia	2–2	3–5	3–6	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	5–4	–	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3
Phoenix	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5	2–2	1–3	4–4	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	–	1–6	4–3	1–3
Portland	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–5	2–2	1–3	5–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	6–1	–	2–6	1–3
Seattle	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	3–4	3–1	3–1	6–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–4	6–2	–	1–3
Washington	5–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	5–3	3–1	3–1	5–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	7–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	—

Game log

Regular season

1974–75 game log
Total: 44–38 (Home: 29–12; Road: 15–26)

October: 5–1 (home: 2–1; road: 3–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
3	October 22	Washington	L 121–123	Municipal Auditorium	2–1
4	October 23	Chicago (at Omaha, Nebraska)	W 99–98	Omaha Civic Auditorium	3–1
5	October 25	@ Chicago	W 112–91	Chicago Stadium	4–1

November: 7–9 (home: 4–4; road: 3–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
8	November 3	Chicago	L 79–86	Municipal Auditorium	5–3
11	November 10	Boston	L 99–102	Kemper Arena	6–5
13	November 13	@ Washington	L 81–118	Capital Centre	6–7
14	November 15	@ Boston	W 110–109	Boston Garden	7–7
20	November 26	@ Chicago	W 93–90	Chicago Stadium	11–9

December: 8–8 (home: 4–2; road: 4–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
33	December 20	@ Chicago	L 73–96	Chicago Stadium	16–17
34	December 21	Golden State	W 107–84	Kemper Arena	17–17
35	December 23	Chicago	W 97–87	Kemper Arena	18–17
38	December 30	@ Golden State	L 102–110	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	20–18

January: 5–8 (home: 4–4; road: 1–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
41	January 4	@ Chicago	L 88–100	Chicago Stadium	20–21
All-Star Break
48	January 22	@ Washington	L 88–97	Capital Centre	23–25
49	January 24	@ Boston	L 87–96	Boston Garden	23–26

February: 10–2 (home: 7–0; road: 3–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
52	February 2	Golden State	W 127–101				Kemper Arena	26–26
57	February 12	Boston (at Omaha, Nebraska)	W 103–102				Omaha Civic Auditorium	30–27

March: 8–8 (home: 7–1; road: 1–7)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
71	March 14	Washington (at Omaha, Nebraska)	W 103–102	Omaha Civic Auditorium	39–32
74	March 21	@ Chicago	L 98–104	Chicago Stadium	41–33
75	March 23	Chicago	W 103–101	Kemper Arena	42–33
77	March 27	@ Golden State	L 103–111	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	42–35

April: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

1974–75 schedule

Playoffs

1975 playoff game log

Western Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location 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