1973-74 New York Nets Game-by-Game Results

American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 55-29
Finishing 1st in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 12-2 Won ABA championship
Division Semifinals - Defeated Virginia Squires 4-1
Division Finals - Defeated Kentucky Colonels 4-0
Finals - Defeated Utah Stars 4-1
Coach: Kevin Loughery (55-29)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 478,449, Avg. 9,569 in 50 home dates
1973-74 New York Nets Statistics
1973-74 New York Nets Roster

The New York Nets of the American Basketball Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 55 wins and 29 losses, finishing first in the ABA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-2.

The Nets netted 9,188 points and gave up 8,739. Julius Erving tossed in a team-leading 2,299 points for New York, while Larry Kenon contributed 962 rebounds. Julius Erving dished out 434 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Julius Erving added 190 steals and blocked a team-best 204 shots.

Kevin Loughery coached the team. The 1973-74 New York Nets won the ABA championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 9188
Regular Season Points Against: 8735

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 10, 1973 New York Nets 99 at Indiana Pacers 118 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
October 12, 1973 Virginia Squires 105 at New York Nets 116 W 1-0 0-1 1-1
October 13, 1973 New York Nets 111 at Carolina Cougars 107 W 1-0 1-1 2-1 at Charlotte, NC
October 19, 1973 Memphis Tams 88 at New York Nets 101 W 2-0 1-1 3-1
October 21, 1973 Utah Stars 94 at New York Nets 114 W 3-0 1-1 4-1
October 24, 1973 New York Nets 98 at Kentucky Colonels 100 L 3-0 1-2 4-2
October 26, 1973 San Antonio Spurs 88 at New York Nets 87 L 3-1 1-2 4-3
October 30, 1973 New York Nets 92 at San Antonio Spurs 104 L 3-1 1-3 4-4
October 31, 1973 New York Nets 104 at Denver Rockets 107 L 3-1 1-4 4-5
November 2, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 121 at New York Nets 109 L 3-2 1-4 4-6
November 3, 1973 New York Nets 87 at Kentucky Colonels 93 L 3-2 1-5 4-7
November 7, 1973 New York Nets 107 at Virginia Squires 111 L 3-2 1-6 4-8 at Norfolk, VA
November 8, 1973 New York Nets 109 at Utah Stars 124 L 3-2 1-7 4-9
November 10, 1973 New York Nets 105 at San Diego Conquistadors 107 L 3-2 1-8 4-10
November 11, 1973 New York Nets 106 at San Antonio Spurs 94 W 3-2 2-8 5-10
November 13, 1973 New York Nets 108 at Memphis Tams 92 W 3-2 3-8 6-10
November 16, 1973 New York Nets 100 at Carolina Cougars 118 L 3-2 3-9 6-11 at Greensboro, NC
November 17, 1973 New York Nets 115 at Virginia Squires 97 W 3-2 4-9 7-11 at Hampton, VA
November 21, 1973 Utah Stars 92 at New York Nets 105 W 4-2 4-9 8-11
November 23, 1973 New York Nets 128 at Denver Rockets 86 W 4-2 5-9 9-11
November 24, 1973 New York Nets 119 at Utah Stars 113 W 4-2 6-9 10-11
November 25, 1973 Indiana Pacers 126 at New York Nets 124 L 4-3 6-9 10-12
November 28, 1973 San Diego Conquistadors 108 at New York Nets 134 W 5-3 6-9 11-12
November 30, 1973 Denver Rockets 102 at New York Nets 123 W 6-3 6-9 12-12
December 1, 1973 New York Nets 128 at Virginia Squires 127 W 6-3 7-9 13-12 2OT at Norfolk, VA
December 2, 1973 Carolina Cougars 103 at New York Nets 121 W 7-3 7-9 14-12
December 5, 1973 New York Nets 108 at Indiana Pacers 103 W 7-3 8-9 15-12
December 6, 1973 New York Nets 111 at Memphis Tams 94 W 7-3 9-9 16-12
December 7, 1973 Memphis Tams 102 at New York Nets 138 W 8-3 9-9 17-12
December 8, 1973 New York Nets 102 at Kentucky Colonels 87 W 8-3 10-9 18-12 at Cincinnati, OH
December 12, 1973 Carolina Cougars 97 at New York Nets 107 W 9-3 10-9 19-12
December 14, 1973 San Diego Conquistadors 112 at New York Nets 104 L 9-4 10-9 19-13
December 15, 1973 New York Nets 99 at Carolina Cougars 95 W 9-4 11-9 20-13 at Charlotte, NC
December 16, 1973 Utah Stars 109 at New York Nets 129 W 10-4 11-9 21-13
December 19, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 82 at New York Nets 83 W 11-4 11-9 22-13
December 21, 1973 Virginia Squires 100 at New York Nets 115 W 12-4 11-9 23-13
December 26, 1973 New York Nets 95 at Carolina Cougars 105 L 12-4 11-10 23-14 at Raleigh, NC
December 28, 1973 New York Nets 97 at Utah Stars 107 L 12-4 11-11 23-15
December 29, 1973 New York Nets 119 at San Diego Conquistadors 124 L 12-4 11-12 23-16
January 2, 1974 Carolina Cougars 96 at New York Nets 99 W 13-4 11-12 24-16
January 4, 1974 Denver Rockets 92 at New York Nets 109 W 14-4 11-12 25-16
January 5, 1974 New York Nets 109 at Virginia Squires 112 L 14-4 11-13 25-17 at Hampton, VA
January 6, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 100 at New York Nets 103 W 15-4 11-13 26-17
January 8, 1974 New York Nets 109 at Virginia Squires 101 W 15-4 12-13 27-17 at Norfolk, VA
January 9, 1974 New York Nets 108 at Memphis Tams 94 W 15-4 13-13 28-17
January 10, 1974 New York Nets 105 at San Antonio Spurs 93 W 15-4 14-13 29-17
January 11, 1974 Indiana Pacers 106 at New York Nets 109 W 16-4 14-13 30-17
January 16, 1974 Carolina Cougars 131 at New York Nets 105 L 16-5 14-13 30-18
January 18, 1974 Memphis Tams 105 at New York Nets 112 W 17-5 14-13 31-18
January 19, 1974 New York Nets 103 at Memphis Tams 98 W 17-5 15-13 32-18
January 20, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 106 at New York Nets 105 L 17-6 15-13 32-19
January 23, 1974 Virginia Squires 118 at New York Nets 110 L 17-7 15-13 32-20
January 25, 1974 San Antonio Spurs 89 at New York Nets 93 W 18-7 15-13 33-20
January 27, 1974 Carolina Cougars 114 at New York Nets 133 W 19-7 15-13 34-20
February 1, 1974 San Antonio Spurs 91 at New York Nets 95 W 20-7 15-13 35-20
February 2, 1974 New York Nets 117 at Carolina Cougars 125 L 20-7 15-14 35-21 at Greensboro, NC
February 3, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 123 at New York Nets 91 L 20-8 15-14 35-22
February 6, 1974 New York Nets 121 at Indiana Pacers 100 W 20-8 16-14 36-22
February 10, 1974 Memphis Tams 91 at New York Nets 121 W 21-8 16-14 37-22
February 13, 1974 Virginia Squires 117 at New York Nets 123 W 22-8 16-14 38-22
February 14, 1974 New York Nets 125 at Carolina Cougars 108 W 22-8 17-14 39-22 at Charlotte, NC
February 15, 1974 New York Nets 115 at Kentucky Colonels 101 W 22-8 18-14 40-22 at Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 1974 New York Nets 105 at Utah Stars 116 L 22-8 18-15 40-23
February 20, 1974 Memphis Tams 104 at New York Nets 117 W 23-8 18-15 41-23
February 22, 1974 New York Nets 121 at San Diego Conquistadors 113 W 23-8 19-15 42-23
February 23, 1974 New York Nets 97 at Memphis Tams 102 L 23-8 19-16 42-24
February 27, 1974 San Antonio Spurs 107 at New York Nets 103 L 23-9 19-16 42-25
March 1, 1974 San Diego Conquistadors 119 at New York Nets 138 W 24-9 19-16 43-25
March 2, 1974 New York Nets 101 at Virginia Squires 106 L 24-9 19-17 43-26 at Hampton, VA
March 3, 1974 Indiana Pacers 120 at New York Nets 99 L 24-10 19-17 43-27
March 6, 1974 New York Nets 123 at San Diego Conquistadors 97 W 24-10 20-17 44-27
March 7, 1974 New York Nets 114 at Denver Rockets 100 W 24-10 21-17 45-27
March 8, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 111 at New York Nets 100 L 24-11 21-17 45-28
March 10, 1974 Virginia Squires 76 at New York Nets 114 W 25-11 21-17 46-28
March 11, 1974 Indiana Pacers 113 at New York Nets 124 W 26-11 21-17 47-28 2OT
March 13, 1974 Utah Stars 76 at New York Nets 97 W 27-11 21-17 48-28
March 15, 1974 Denver Rockets 93 at New York Nets 112 W 28-11 21-17 49-28
March 16, 1974 New York Nets 114 at Kentucky Colonels 112 W 28-11 22-17 50-28 OT at Lexington, KY
March 17, 1974 New York Nets 105 at Indiana Pacers 117 L 28-11 22-18 50-29
March 20, 1974 Memphis Tams 101 at New York Nets 103 W 29-11 22-18 51-29
March 22, 1974 San Diego Conquistadors 106 at New York Nets 111 W 30-11 22-18 52-29
March 23, 1974 New York Nets 112 at Denver Rockets 100 W 30-11 23-18 53-29
March 24, 1974 New York Nets 99 at San Antonio Spurs 97 W 30-11 24-18 54-29
March 27, 1974 Denver Rockets 96 at New York Nets 102 W 31-11 24-18 55-29
March 29, 1974 Virginia Squires 96 at New York Nets 108 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 1, 1974 Virginia Squires 110 at New York Nets 129 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 4, 1974 New York Nets 115 at Virginia Squires 116 L 2-0 0-1 2-1
April 7, 1974 New York Nets 116 at Virginia Squires 88 W 2-0 1-1 3-1
April 8, 1974 Virginia Squires 96 at New York Nets 108 W 3-0 1-1 4-1
April 13, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 106 at New York Nets 119 W 4-0 1-1 5-1
April 15, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 80 at New York Nets 99 W 5-0 1-1 6-1
April 17, 1974 New York Nets 89 at Kentucky Colonels 87 W 5-0 2-1 7-1
April 20, 1974 New York Nets 103 at Kentucky Colonels 90 W 5-0 3-1 8-1
April 30, 1974 Utah Stars 85 at New York Nets 89 W 6-0 3-1 9-1
May 4, 1974 Utah Stars 94 at New York Nets 118 W 7-0 3-1 10-1
May 6, 1974 New York Nets 103 at Utah Stars 100 W 7-0 4-1 11-1 OT
May 8, 1974 New York Nets 89 at Utah Stars 97 L 7-0 4-2 11-2
May 10, 1974 Utah Stars 100 at New York Nets 111 W 8-0 4-2 12-2