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1974–75 NBA season The 1974–75 NBA season was the 29th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Golden State Warriors winning the NBA Championship, sweeping the Washington Bullets 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. Notable occurre ...

was the Bulls' ninth season in the

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.1974–75 Chicago Bulls
/ref> The season saw the Bulls clinch the Midwest Division championship, their first title of any kind, and the only one prior to the dynasty years of the 1990s.

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

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L 95–102
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W 93–90
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Norm Van Lier Norman Allen Van Lier III (April 1, 1947 – February 26, 2009) was an American professional basketball player and television broadcaster who spent the majority of his career with the Chicago Bulls. Early life Norman Van Lier was born on April ...

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L 100–104 (OT)
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W 104–77
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16,247 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , April 23 , @ Kansas City–Omaha
W 101–89
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L 89–107
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W 90–89
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18,533 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 4 , Golden State
W 108–101
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19,128 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , May 6 , @ Golden State
L 106–111
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12,787 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , May 8 , @ Golden State
W 89–79
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12,787 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 6 , May 11 , Golden State
L 72–86
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19,594 , 3–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 7 , May 14 , @ Golden State
L 79–83
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Awards and records

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References

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