The 1973–74 Atlanta Hawks season was the 28th season of the franchise, 27th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Although "Pistol" Pete Maravich finished second in the league in scoring with 27.7 points per game, the Hawks missed the playoffs for the first time in 12 seasons. Following the season, the Hawks would trade Maravich to the expansion New Orleans Jazz in exchange for Dean Meminger, Bob Kauffman, and four draft picks.[1]
See main article: article and 1973 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwight Jones | Houston | ||||
| 1 | John Brown | Missouri | ||||
| 2 | Tom Ingelsby | Villanova | ||||
| 3 | Ted Manakas | Princeton | ||||
| 3 | Leonard Gray | Long Beach State | ||||
| 4 | James Brown | Harvard | ||||
| 5 | Dave Winfield | Minnesota | ||||
| 6 | John Williamson | New Mexico State | ||||
| 7 | Pete Harris | Stephen F. Austin | ||||
| 8 | Tim Dominey | Valdosta State |
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CAP | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | — | ||
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1 || 10/09/1973 || Capital Bullets || 114–128 || The Omni
7,503 || 1–0|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2 || 10/11/1973 || Los Angeles Lakers || 102–129 || The Omni
6,021 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3 || 10/12/1973 || @ Detroit Pistons || 105–122 || Cobo Arena
5,020 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4 || 10/13/1973 || Kansas City–Omaha Kings || 117–102 || The Omni
11,476 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5 || 10/20/1973 || @ Phoenix Suns || 108–118 || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,009 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"|| 6 || 10/21/1973 || @ Los Angeles Lakers || 119–100 ||The Forum
14,875 || 3–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7 || 10/24/1973 || @ Seattle SuperSonics || 131–106 || Seattle Center Coliseum
9,626 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8 || 10/26/1973 || @ Portland Trail Blazers || 110–127 || Memorial Coliseum
7,714 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9 || 10/27/1973 || @ Golden State Warriors || 125–116 || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,073 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10 || 10/30/1973 || Phoenix Suns || 101–122 || The Omni
9,070 || 6–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11 || 11/2/1973 || @ Houston Rockets || 125–123 || Hofheinz Pavilion
3,568 || 7–4|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12 || 11/3/1973 || Boston Celtics || 122–109 || The Omni
10,238 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 13 || 11/4/1973 || @ Cleveland Cavaliers || 115–110 || Cleveland Arena
3,567 || 8–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 14 || 11/8/1973 || Detroit Pistons || 129–115 || The Omni
8,611 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15 || 11/10/1973 || Philadelphia 76ers || 97–120 || The Omni
6,219 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 16 || 11/13/1973 || @ Buffalo Braves || 114–121 || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
6,885 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 17 || 11/15/1973 || Portland Trail Blazers || 114–123 || The Omni
6,763 || 10–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 18 || 11/17/1973 || Capital Bullets || 115–109 || The Omni
9,229 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 19 || 11/22/1973 || Golden State Warriors || 101–99 || The Omni
6,154 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 20 || 11/23/1973 || @ Capital Bullets || 86–101 || Capital Centre
9,046 || 10–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21 || 11/24/1973 || Milwaukee Bucks || 112–92 || The Omni
9,111 || 10–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22 || 11/27/1973 || @ Kansas City–Omaha Kings|| 129–110 || Omaha Civic Auditorium
7,997 || 11–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23 || 11/28/1973 || Buffalo Braves || 106–130 || The Omni
9,531 || 12–11|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 24 || 12/1/1973 || Seattle SuperSonics || 110–120 || The Omni
7,194 || 13–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 25 || 12/5/1973 || @ Kansas City–Omaha Kings || 105–117 || Omaha Civic Auditorium
5,227 || 13–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 26 || 12/7/1973 || @ Boston Celtics || 112–116 || Boston Garden
13,577 || 13–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27 || 12/8/1973 || @ New York Knicks || 100–117 || Madison Square Garden
19,694 || 13–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 28 || 12/11/1973 || Buffalo Braves || 132–127 (OT) || The Omni
9,115 || 13–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 29 || 12/15/1973 || @ Milwaukee Bucks || 82–116 || Milwaukee Arena
9,785 || 13–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 30 || 12/18/1973 || @ Capital Bullets || 98–91 || Capital Centre
9,135 || 14–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31 || 12/19/1973 || New York Knicks || 105–107 || The Omni
7,398 || 15–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32 || 12/21/1973 || @ Houston Rockets || 124–110 || Hofheinz Pavilion
4,547 || 16–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 33 || 12/22/1973 || Cleveland Cavaliers || 108–98 || The Omni
5,602 || 16–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 34 || 12/26/1973 || Philadelphia 76ers || 118–145 || The Omni
9,914 || 17–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 35 || 12/28/1973 || @ Chicago Bulls || 94–118 || Chicago Stadium
10,231 || 17–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36 || 12/29/1973 || Houston Rockets || 110–114 || The Omni
8,388 || 18–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 37 || 12/30/1973 || @ Cleveland Cavaliers || 99–94 || Cleveland Arena
6,442 || 19–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 38 || 1/1/1974 || @ New York Knicks || 89–99 || Madison Square Garden
19,694 || 19–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 39 || 1/2/1974 || Phoenix Suns || 116–113 || The Omni
9,232 || 19–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 40 || 1/5/1974 || Cleveland Cavaliers || 86–99 || The Omni
7,370 || 20–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 41 || 1/6/1974 || N Buffalo Braves || 117–109 || Maple Leaf Gardens
7,484 || 20–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 42 || 1/8/1974 || @ Buffalo Braves || 96–100 || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
10,472 || 20–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 43 || 1/10/1974 || Chicago Bulls || 116–104 || The Omni
9,194 || 20–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 44 || 1/11/1974 || N Philadelphia 76ers || 121–100 || Hersheypark Arena
3,528 || 20–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 45 || 1/13/1974 || Boston Celtics || 128–105 || The Omni
4,260 || 20–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 46 || 1/17/1974 || Portland Trail Blazers || 99–126 || The Omni
8,031 || 21–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 47 || 1/18/1974 || @ Boston Celtics || 94–98 || Boston Garden
13,157 || 21–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48 || 1/19/1974 || Seattle SuperSonics || 109–127 || The Omni
6,938 || 22–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 49 || 1/22/1974 || @ Chicago Bulls || 89–102 || Chicago Stadium
7,118 || 22–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 50 || 1/23/1974 || Houston Rockets || 115–104 || The Omni
8,103 || 22–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 51 || 1/26/1974 || Buffalo Braves || 122–132 || The Omni
8,533 || 23–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 52 || 1/27/1974 || New York Knicks|| 111–89 || The Omni
7,088 || 23–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 53 || 1/29/1974 || @ Cleveland Cavaliers || 111–118 || Cleveland Arena
4,453 || 23–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 54 || 1/30/1974 || Golden State Warriors || 129–122 || The Omni
8,696 || 23–31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 55 || 2/2/1974 || Houston Rockets || 107–117 || The Omni
7,573 || 24–31|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 56 || 2/3/1974 || @ Houston Rockets || 112–123 || Hofheinz Pavilion
4,126 || 24–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 57 || 2/5/1974 || Capital Bullets || 103–121 || The Omni
6,265 || 25–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58 || 2/6/1974 || Los Angeles Lakers || 103–107 || The Omni
5,487 || 26–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 59 || 2/8/1974 || @ Philadelphia 76ers || 84–104 || Spectrum
2,667 || 26–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60 || 2/9/1974 || Cleveland Cavaliers || 90–99 || The Omni
5,534 || 27–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 61 || 2/11/1974 || Philadelphia 76ers || 116–95 || The Omni
6,007 || 27–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 62 || 2/14/1974 || @ Golden State Warriors || 105–121 || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
6,326 || 27–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 63 || 2/16/1974 || @ Phoenix Suns || 123–124 (OT) || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,510 || 27–36 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 64 || 2/17/1974 || @ Los Angeles Lakers || 113–110 || The Forum
16,114 || 28–36|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 65 || 2/20/1974 || N Milwaukee Bucks || 110–94 || Wisconsin Field House
9,455 || 28–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66 || 2/23/1974 || @ New York Knicks || 90–98 || Madison Square Garden
19,694 || 28–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 67 || 2/24/1974 || N Boston Celtics || 111–96 || Providence Civic Center
5,819 || 28–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 68 || 2/27/1974 || Kansas City–Omaha Kings || 85–76 || The Omni
6,859 || 28–40 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 69 || 3/1/1974 || Milwaukee Bucks || 89–105 || The Omni
8,470 || 29–40 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 70 || 3/2/1974 || Houston Rockets || 122–129 || The Omni
6,091 || 30–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 71 || 3/5/1974 || @ Capital Bullets || 89–103 || Capital Centre
9,878 || 30–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 72 || 3/6/1974 || New York Knicks || 96–94 || The Omni
5,819 || 30–42 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 73 || 3/9/1974 || Chicago Bulls || 99–106 || The Omni
8,018 || 31–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 74 || 3/10/1974 || Detroit Pistons || 116–111 || The Omni
6,889 || 31–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 75 || 3/12/1974 || @ Cleveland Cavaliers || 84–95 || Cleveland Arena
4,514 || 31–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 76 || 3/15/1974 || @ Seattle SuperSonics || 126–107 || Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078 || 32–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 77 || 3/16/1974 || @ Portland Trail Blazers || 127–128 || Memorial Coliseum
8,162 || 32–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 78 || 3/20/1974 || Boston Celtics || 89–99 || The Omni
6,821 || 33–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 79 || 3/22/1974 || @ Philadelphia 76ers || 107–106 || Spectrum
6,220 || 34–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 80 || 3/23/1974 || Capital Bullets || 108–119 (OT) || The Omni
8,113 || 35–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 81 || 3/24/1974 || @ Capital Bullets || 92–120 || Capital Centre
11,766 || 35–46 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 82 || 3/26/1974 || @ Detroit Pistons || 108–109 || Cobo Arena
8,409 || 35–47|-https://web.archive.org/web/20070712201757/http://www.basketballreference.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=ATL&yr=1973&lg=N