Capital Bullets Playoff Rosters

1973-1974 Capital Bullets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Phil Chenier PG 6-3 180 Oct 30, 1950 23 California 2 1971 Hardship Draft, Washington Wizards
Archie Clark PG 6-2 175 Jul 15, 1941 32 Minnesota 7 1966 4th Rnd, #37, Los Angeles Lakers
Elvin Hayes FC 6-9 235 Nov 17, 1945 28 Houston 5 1968 1st Rnd, #1, San Diego Rockets
Tom Kozelko PF 6-8 220 Jul 1, 1951 22 Toledo 0 1973 3rd Rnd, #48, Washington Wizards
Manny Leaks PF 6-8 225 Nov 27, 1945 28 Niagara 1 1968 2nd Rnd, #20, Detroit Pistons
Louie Nelson PG 6-3 190 May 28, 1951 22 Washington 0 1973 2nd Rnd, #19, Washington Wizards
Kevin Porter PG 6-0 170 Apr 17, 1950 23 St. Francis (PA) 1 1972 3rd Rnd, #39, Washington Wizards
Mike Riordan GF 6-4 200 Jul 9, 1945 28 Providence 5 1967 12th Rnd, #128, New York Knicks
Dave Stallworth SF 6-7 200 Dec 20, 1941 32 Wichita State 6 1965 1st Rnd, #6, New York Knicks
Wes Unseld FC 6-7 245 Mar 14, 1946 28 Louisville 5 1968 1st Rnd, #2, Washington Wizards
Nick Weatherspoon SF 6-7 195 Jul 20, 1950 23 Illinois 0 1973 1st Rnd, #13, Washington Wizards
Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 Jan 25, 1945 29 Kansas 7 1966 1st Rnd, #6, Cincinnati Royals

1973-1974 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Buffalo Braves BOS in 6
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Capital Bullets NYK in 7
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 New York Knicks BOS in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Milwaukee Bucks #4 Los Angeles Lakers MIL in 5
Second Round #2 Chicago Bulls #3 Detroit Pistons CHI in 7
Conference Finals #1 Milwaukee Bucks #2 Chicago Bulls MIL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Milwaukee Bucks #1 Boston Celtics BOS in 7

1973-1974 Washington Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Elvin Hayes 7 46.1 25.9 15.9 3.0 0.7 2.1
Phil Chenier 7 44.3 22.4 6.1 1.7 1.9 1.1
Mike Riordan 7 38.1 12.3 3.4 2.4 0.6 0.3
Kevin Porter 7 27.9 10.7 2.4 4.6 1.1 0.0
Wes Unseld 7 42.4 10.1 12.1 3.9 0.6 0.1
Archie Clark 7 23.1 7.3 1.9 2.1 0.7 0.0
Tom Kozelko 7 8.3 3.3 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Nick Weatherspoon 7 12.4 2.9 3.9 0.0 0.3 0.3
Manny Leaks 2 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Walt Wesley 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1973-1974 Capital Bullets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Washington Leaders New York Leaders
Mar 29, 1974
@
New York
L, 102-91 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 40. Elvin Hayes
PTS: 26. Earl Monroe
Mar 31, 1974
v.
New York
W, 99-87 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 35. Phil Chenier
PTS: 20. D. DeBusschere
Apr 2, 1974
@
New York
W, 79-88 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 22. Kevin Porter
PTS: 20. Walt Frazier
Apr 5, 1974
v.
New York
L, 93-101 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 21. Phil Chenier
PTS: 23. Earl Monroe
Apr 7, 1974
@
New York
L, 106-105 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 27. Elvin Hayes
PTS: 38. Walt Frazier
Apr 10, 1974
v.
New York
W, 109-92 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals
3-3 PTS: 31. Elvin Hayes
PTS: 25. Walt Frazier
Apr 12, 1974
@
New York
L, 91-81 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
3-4 PTS: 21. Phil Chenier
PTS: 30. Earl Monroe