Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Rosters

1974-1975 Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
John Brisker GF 6-5 210 Jun 15, 1947 27 Toledo 2 1969 Supplemental Draft, Philadelphia Sixers
Fred Brown PG 6-3 182 Aug 7, 1948 26 Iowa 3 1971 1st Rnd, #11, Seattle SuperSonics
Tom Burleson C 7-2 225 Feb 24, 1952 23 NC State 0 1974 1st Rnd, #3, Seattle SuperSonics
Archie Clark PG 6-2 175 Jul 15, 1941 33 Minnesota 8 1966 4th Rnd, #37, Los Angeles Lakers
Rod Derline PG 6-0 175 Mar 11, 1952 23 Seattle 0 1974 10th Rnd, #169, Seattle SuperSonics
Jim Fox C 6-10 230 Apr 7, 1943 32 South Carolina 7 1965 8th Rnd, #70, Cincinnati Royals
Leonard Gray FC 6-8 240 Dec 19, 1951 23 Long Beach State 0 1973 3rd Rnd, #45, Atlanta Hawks
Spencer Haywood PF 6-8 225 Apr 22, 1949 25 Detroit-Mercy 4 1971 2nd Rnd, #35, Buffalo Braves
John Hummer FC 6-9 230 May 4, 1948 26 Princeton 4 1970 1st Rnd, #15, Buffalo Braves
Wardell Jackson SF 6-7 200 Jul 18, 1951 23 Ohio State 0 1974 6th Rnd, #98, Seattle SuperSonics
Tal Skinner SF 6-5 210 Sep 10, 1952 22 Maryland Bible College 0 1974 3rd Rnd, #44, Seattle SuperSonics
Dean Tolson PF 6-8 190 Nov 25, 1951 23 Arkansas 0 1974 5th Rnd, #80, Seattle SuperSonics
Slick Watts PG 6-1 185 Jul 22, 1951 23 Xavier-Louisiana 1 1973 NBA Draft, Undrafted

1974-1975 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #4 Houston Rockets #5 New York Knicks HOU in 3
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Houston Rockets BOS in 5
Second Round #2 Washington Bullets #3 Buffalo Braves WAS in 7
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Washington Bullets WAS in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Detroit Pistons SEA in 3
Second Round #1 Golden State Warriors #4 Seattle SuperSonics GSW in 6
Second Round #2 Chicago Bulls #3 Kansas City Kings CHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Golden State Warriors #2 Chicago Bulls GSW in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #2 Washington Bullets #1 Golden State Warriors GSW in 4

1974-1975 Seattle Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Tom Burleson 9 40.4 20.7 10.7 1.4 0.8 2.0
Fred Brown 8 30.0 20.6 4.5 2.9 2.1 0.1
Spencer Haywood 9 37.4 15.7 9.0 2.0 0.8 1.2
Slick Watts 9 31.3 11.1 3.7 7.1 3.0 0.4
Archie Clark 9 29.9 11.1 3.6 3.4 0.7 0.1
Leonard Gray 9 29.2 9.9 5.0 2.2 1.3 0.6
Tal Skinner 9 23.4 6.2 4.2 1.3 1.0 0.2
Rod Derline 6 10.7 7.0 2.2 1.2 0.3 0.0
Jim Fox 8 5.0 1.5 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.1
Dean Tolson 4 5.5 1.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0
John Hummer 6 11.3 0.0 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.0

1974-1975 Seattle SuperSonics Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Seattle Leaders Detroit Leaders
Apr 8, 1975
v.
Detroit
W, 90-77 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 23. Fred Brown
PTS: 21. H. Porter
Apr 10, 1975
@
Detroit
L, 122-106 Cobo Center
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 30. Fred Brown
PTS: 24. Dave Bing
Apr 12, 1975
v.
Detroit
W, 100-93 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 26. Tom Burleson
PTS: 29. Bob Lanier

1974-1975 Seattle SuperSonics Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Seattle Leaders Golden State Leaders
Apr 14, 1975
@
Golden State
L, 123-96 Oracle Arena
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 20. Leonard Gray
PTS: 39. Rick Barry
Apr 16, 1975
@
Golden State
W, 99-100 Oracle Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 28. S. Haywood
PTS: 29. Rick Barry
Apr 17, 1975
v.
Golden State
L, 96-105 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 25. Tom Burleson
PTS: 33. Rick Barry
Apr 19, 1975
v.
Golden State
W, 111-94 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 37. Fred Brown
PTS: 22. J. Wilkes
Apr 22, 1975
@
Golden State
L, 124-100 Oracle Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 15. Archie Clark
PTS: 24. J. Wilkes
Apr 24, 1975
v.
Golden State
L, 96-105 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-4 PTS: 24. Slick Watts
PTS: 31. Rick Barry