The 1975 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1974–75 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeating the Eastern Conference champion Washington Bullets 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. Rick Barry was named NBA Finals MVP. The Warriors won their third NBA title and first since 1956 as the Philadelphia Warriors.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | April 8–May 25, 1975 |
| Season | 1974–75 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Golden State Warriors (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Washington Bullets |
| Semifinalists |
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The playoff format was revised again, as the result of which the first two finishers in each division were guaranteed playoff berths, along with the best third-place team from each conference. Once each conference's qualifiers were selected, they were seeded 1–5, with the fourth and fifth seeds playing a best-of-three series, with the victor advancing to play the first seed in a best-of-seven semifinal, while the second and third seeds played the other semifinal.
The eight-year-old Seattle SuperSonics made their playoff debut, winning the first playoff series in franchise history against the Detroit Pistons. Seattle would go on to make consecutive NBA Finals appearances in 1978 and 1979, winning the championship the latter year.
The Kansas City-Omaha Kings made their first playoff appearance since 1967 as the Cincinnati Royals, and the Houston Rockets made their first playoff appearance since 1969 as the San Diego Rockets.
The 1975 playoffs expanded the number of playoff qualifiers to 10; it would be expanded again to 12 in 1977 and again to its current number of 16 in 1984.
At the time, this was the closest the Chicago Bulls came to an NBA title, losing to the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals 4–3. This was their second and final Western Conference Finals appearance as they would move to the Eastern Conference in 1980. They would not reach the East Finals until 1989, and would not win a title until 1991.
| First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Houston | 2 | E4 | Houston | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| E5 | New York | 1 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Boston* | 2 | |||||||||||||
| E2 | Washington* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Buffalo | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Washington* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Washington* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Seattle | 2 | W4 | Seattle | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| W5 | Detroit | 1 | Western Conference | W1 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||
| W2 | Chicago* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Kansas City–Omaha | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Chicago* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
April 8 |
| New York Knicks 84, Houston Rockets 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 12–22, 21–21, 24–32 | ||
| Pts: Walt Frazier21 Rebs: Phil Jackson13 Asts: Walt Frazier11 |
Pts: Calvin Murphy22 Rebs: Kevin Kunnert14 Asts: Mike Newlin5 | |
| Houston leads series, 1–0 | ||
Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas |
April 10 |
| Houston Rockets 96, New York Knicks 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 21–27, 27–30, 33–22 | ||
| Pts: Rudy Tomjanovich22 Rebs: Kevin Kunnert9 Asts: Newlin, Ratleff 4 each |
Pts: Walt Frazier26 Rebs: Phil Jackson10 Asts: Harthorne Wingo7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
April 12 |
| New York Knicks 86, Houston Rockets 118 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 18–26, 17–28, 26–36 | ||
| Pts: Walt Frazier24 Rebs: Harthorne Wingo10 Asts: Walt Frazier4 |
Pts: Rudy Tomjanovich25 Rebs: Rudy Tomjanovich10 Asts: Murphy, Newlin 9 each | |
| Houston wins series, 2–1 | ||
Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[1]
April 8 |
| Detroit Pistons 77, Seattle SuperSonics 90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 23–26, 25–20, 17–22 | ||
| Pts: Howard Porter21 Rebs: Bob Lanier14 Asts: Bob Lanier9 |
Pts: Fred Brown23 Rebs: Spencer Haywood14 Asts: Slick Watts6 | |
| Seattle leads series, 1–0 | ||
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington |
April 10 |
| Seattle SuperSonics 106, Detroit Pistons 122 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–33, 25–24, 23–36, 34–29 | ||
| Pts: Fred Brown30 Rebs: Tommy Burleson10 Asts: Slick Watts8 |
Pts: Bing, Trapp 24 each Rebs: George Trapp14 Asts: Dave Bing11 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan |
April 12 |
| Detroit Pistons 93, Seattle SuperSonics 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 22–33, 23–16, 29–28 | ||
| Pts: Bob Lanier29 Rebs: Curtis Rowe13 Asts: Dave Bing10 |
Pts: Tommy Burleson26 Rebs: Tommy Burleson16 Asts: Slick Watts6 | |
| Seattle wins series, 2–1 | ||
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[2]
April 14 |
| Houston Rockets 106, Boston Celtics 123 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 31–35, 23–28, 31–32 | ||
| Pts: Rudy Tomjanovich30 Rebs: Tomjanovich, Riley 9 each Asts: Calvin Murphy6 |
Pts: John Havlicek30 Rebs: Dave Cowens19 Asts: John Havlicek9 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 16 |
| Houston Rockets 100, Boston Celtics 112 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 21–24, 23–38, 30–23 | ||
| Pts: Calvin Murphy30 Rebs: Kevin Kunnert10 Asts: Calvin Murphy9 |
Pts: Dave Cowens28 Rebs: Dave Cowens18 Asts: John Havlicek7 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–0 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 19 |
| Boston Celtics 102, Houston Rockets 117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 26–28, 20–24, 34–41 | ||
| Pts: Don Nelson21 Rebs: Havlicek, Silas 8 each Asts: Silas, White 5 each |
Pts: Rudy Tomjanovich28 Rebs: Rudy Tomjanovich12 Asts: Murphy, Hawes 7 each | |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | ||
Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas |
April 22 |
| Boston Celtics 122, Houston Rockets 117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–33, 32–18, 31–26, 29–40 | ||
| Pts: Dave Cowens31 | Pts: Calvin Murphy35 | |
| Boston leads series, 3–1 | ||
Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas |
April 24 |
| Houston Rockets 115, Boston Celtics 128 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 33–32, 28–36, 32–32 | ||
| Pts: Tomjanovich, Murphy 27 each Rebs: Ed Ratleff6 Asts: Ed Ratleff6 |
Pts: John Havlicek28 Rebs: Dave Cowens12 Asts: John Havlicek11 | |
| Boston wins series, 4–1 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[3]
April 10 |
| Buffalo Braves 113, Washington Bullets 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 23–30, 30–18, 31–28 | ||
| Pts: Bob McAdoo35 Rebs: Bob McAdoo14 Asts: Randy Smith9 |
Pts: Phil Chenier23 Rebs: Elvin Hayes9 Asts: Jimmy Jones5 | |
| Buffalo leads series, 1–0 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
April 12 |
| Washington Bullets 120, Buffalo Braves 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–29, 32–29, 24–17, 36–31 | ||
| Pts: Elvin Hayes34 Rebs: Wes Unseld25 Asts: Kevin Porter10 |
Pts: Bob McAdoo36 Rebs: Gar Heard10 Asts: Randy Smith7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York |
April 16 |
| Buffalo Braves 96, Washington Bullets 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 23–29, 18–28, 26–30 | ||
| Pts: Bob McAdoo34 Rebs: Bob McAdoo19 Asts: Randy Smith7 |
Pts: Elvin Hayes30 Rebs: Wes Unseld18 Asts: Kevin Porter13 | |
| Washington leads series, 2–1 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
April 18 |
| Washington Bullets 102, Buffalo Braves 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 31–24, 19–31, 27–30 | ||
| Pts: Nick Weatherspoon21 Rebs: Wes Unseld23 Asts: Kevin Porter10 |
Pts: Bob McAdoo50 Rebs: Bob McAdoo21 Asts: Randy Smith10 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York |
April 20 |
| Buffalo Braves 93, Washington Bullets 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 16–24, 26–19, 28–36 | ||
| Pts: Bob McAdoo34 Rebs: Gar Heard14 Asts: Heard, Smith 5 each |
Pts: Elvin Hayes46 Rebs: Hayes, Unseld 12 each Asts: Kevin Porter8 | |
| Washington leads series, 3–2 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
April 23 |
| Washington Bullets 96, Buffalo Braves 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 31–27, 16–20, 23–23 | ||
| Pts: Phil Chenier25 Rebs: Wes Unseld12 Asts: Unseld, Chenier 6 each |
Pts: Bob McAdoo37 Rebs: Bob McAdoo10 Asts: Smith, Weiss 7 each | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York |
April 25 |
| Buffalo Braves 96, Washington Bullets 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 25–28, 26–25, 32–34 | ||
| Pts: Bob McAdoo36 Rebs: Gar Heard14 Asts: Randy Smith4 |
Pts: Phil Chenier39 Rebs: Wes Unseld12 Asts: Kevin Porter8 | |
| Washington wins series, 4–3 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[4]
April 14 |
| Seattle SuperSonics 96, Golden State Warriors 123 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 24–33, 27–32, 27–31 | ||
| Pts: Leonard Gray20 Rebs: Leonard Gray8 Asts: Watts, Brown 4 each |
Pts: Rick Barry39 Rebs: Clifford Ray13 Asts: Rick Barry11 | |
| Golden State leads series, 1–0 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
April 16 |
| Seattle SuperSonics 100, Golden State Warriors99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 25–29, 26–23, 25–21 | ||
| Pts: Spencer Haywood28 Rebs: Spencer Haywood15 Asts: Slick Watts7 |
Pts: Rick Barry29 Rebs: Ray, Dickey 10 each Asts: Barry, Beard 6 each | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
April 17 |
| Golden State Warriors 105, Seattle SuperSonics96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 23–22, 26–24, 27–22 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry33 Rebs: George Johnson13 Asts: Rick Barry7 |
Pts: Tommy Burleson25 Rebs: Tommy Burleson11 Asts: Slick Watts9 | |
| Golden State leads series, 2–1 | ||
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington |
April 19 |
| Golden State Warriors 94, Seattle SuperSonics 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 25–34, 25–28, 22–26 | ||
| Pts: Jamaal Wilkes22 Rebs: Wilkes, Ray 9 each Asts: three players 3 each |
Pts: Fred Brown37 Rebs: Tommy Burleson15 Asts: Slick Watts10 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington |
April 22 |
| Seattle SuperSonics 100, Golden State Warriors 124 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 29–25, 21–34, 33–33 | ||
| Pts: three players 15 each Rebs: Tommy Burleson8 Asts: Leonard Gray5 |
Pts: Jamaal Wilkes24 Rebs: Ray, G. Johnson13 Asts: Rick Barry10 | |
| Golden State leads series, 3–2 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
April 24 |
| Golden State Warriors 105, Seattle SuperSonics96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–20, 18–18, 34–28, 25–30 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry31 Rebs: George Johnson15 Asts: Charles Johnson6 |
Pts: Slick Watts24 Rebs: Tommy Burleson11 Asts: Slick Watts11 | |
| Golden State wins series, 4–2 | ||
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[5]
April 9 |
| Kansas City–Omaha Kings 89, Chicago Bulls 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 21–20, 21–17, 25–24 | ||
| Pts: Larry McNeill22 Rebs: Sam Lacey13 Asts: Tiny Archibald7 |
Pts: Bob Love38 Rebs: Tom Boerwinkle12 Asts: Tom Boerwinkle5 | |
| Chicago leads series, 1–0 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
April 13 |
| Chicago Bulls 95, Kansas City–Omaha Kings 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 26–26, 22–28, 22–19 | ||
| Pts: Chet Walker20 Rebs: Tom Boerwinkle12 Asts: Tom Boerwinkle3 |
Pts: Jimmy Walker26 Rebs: Sam Lacey20 Asts: Tiny Archibald12 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri |
April 16 |
| Kansas City–Omaha Kings 90, Chicago Bulls 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 25–28, 20–20, 21–19 | ||
| Pts: Tiny Archibald18 Rebs: Sam Lacey18 Asts: Scott Wedman4 |
Pts: Bob Love31 Rebs: Tom Boerwinkle24 Asts: Norm Van Lier6 | |
| Chicago leads series, 2–1 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
April 18 |
| Chicago Bulls 100, Kansas City–Omaha Kings 104 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 19–23, 29–27, 24–22, Overtime: 6–10 | ||
| Pts: Bob Love34 Rebs: Tom Boerwinkle17 Asts: Tom Boerwinkle5 |
Pts: Tiny Archibald28 Rebs: Sam Lacey16 Asts: Sam Lacey8 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri |
April 20 |
| Kansas City–Omaha Kings 77, Chicago Bulls 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 18–27, 23–22, 23–35 | ||
| Pts: Wedman, Archibald 13 each Rebs: Sam Lacey12 Asts: Sam Lacey5 |
Pts: Bob Love30 Rebs: Tom Boerwinkle19 Asts: Tom Boerwinkle8 | |
| Chicago leads series, 3–2 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
April 23 |
| Chicago Bulls 101, Kansas City–Omaha Kings89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 27–22, 24–21, 27–24 | ||
| Pts: Bob Love26 Rebs: Tom Boerwinkle14 Asts: Norm Van Lier4 |
Pts: Tiny Archibald26 Rebs: Sam Lacey15 Asts: Sam Lacey5 | |
| Chicago wins series, 4–2 | ||
Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[6]
April 27 |
| Washington Bullets 100, Boston Celtics95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 20–29, 27–18, 30–22 | ||
| Pts: Elvin Hayes34 Rebs: Wes Unseld14 Asts: Kevin Porter7 |
Pts: Jo Jo White27 Rebs: Dave Cowens19 Asts: Paul Silas6 | |
| Washington leads series, 1–0 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 30 |
| Boston Celtics 92, Washington Bullets 117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 24–29, 30–24, 18–33 | ||
| Pts: Don Nelson23 Rebs: Paul Silas17 Asts: Jo Jo White7 |
Pts: Elvin Hayes29 Rebs: Wes Unseld16 Asts: Kevin Porter6 | |
| Washington leads series, 2–0 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
May 3 |
| Washington Bullets 90, Boston Celtics 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–31, 24–29, 10–21, 23–20 | ||
| Pts: Elvin Hayes23 Rebs: Wes Unseld15 Asts: Kevin Porter5 |
Pts: John Havlicek26 Rebs: Paul Silas25 Asts: Jo Jo White7 | |
| Washington leads series, 2–1 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
May 7 |
| Boston Celtics 108, Washington Bullets 119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 28–36, 34–34, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Jo Jo White32 Rebs: Dave Cowens17 Asts: Jo Jo White7 |
Pts: Phil Chenier27 Rebs: Wes Unseld25 Asts: Wes Unseld7 | |
| Washington leads series, 3–1 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
May 9 |
| Washington Bullets 99, Boston Celtics 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 31–35, 23–20, 22–24 | ||
| Pts: Phil Chenier32 Rebs: Wes Unseld13 Asts: Kevin Porter6 |
Pts: Dave Cowens27 Rebs: Dave Cowens12 Asts: Don Chaney5 | |
| Washington leads series, 3–2 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
May 11 |
| Boston Celtics 92, Washington Bullets 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 22–29, 26–18, 26–25 | ||
| Pts: Dave Cowens23 Rebs: Dave Cowens21 Asts: Jo Jo White6 |
Pts: Phil Chenier24 Rebs: Wes Unseld17 Asts: Kevin Porter11 | |
| Washington wins series, 4–2 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[7]
April 27 |
| Chicago Bulls 89, Golden State Warriors 107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 15–20, 26–26, 24–35 | ||
| Pts: Bob Love37 Rebs: Nate Thurmond7 Asts: Tom Boerwinkle4 |
Pts: Rick Barry38 Rebs: George Johnson11 Asts: Butch Beard9 | |
| Golden State leads series, 1–0 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
April 30 |
| Golden State Warriors 89, Chicago Bulls 90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 20–22, 26–19, 23–28 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry26 Rebs: Clifford Ray7 Asts: Rick Barry8 |
Pts: Chet Walker28 Rebs: Tom Boerwinkle14 Asts: Tom Boerwinkle5 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
May 4 |
| Golden State Warriors 101, Chicago Bulls 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 37–26, 13–26, 21–29, 30–27 | ||
| Pts: Butch Beard28 Rebs: Rick Barry7 Asts: Rick Barry9 |
Pts: Norm Van Lier35 Rebs: Nate Thurmond12 Asts: Norm Van Lier9 | |
| Chicago leads series, 2–1 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
May 6 |
| Chicago Bulls 106, Golden State Warriors 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–18, 17–32, 32–32, 22–29 | ||
| Pts: Bob Love27 Rebs: Jerry Sloan12 Asts: Norm Van Lier9 |
Pts: Rick Barry36 Rebs: Clifford Ray18 Asts: Rick Barry9 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
May 8 |
| Chicago Bulls 89, Golden State Warriors79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 22–19, 20–17, 22–23 | ||
| Pts: Chet Walker21 Rebs: Sloan, Boerwinkle 10 each Asts: Van Lier, Boerwinkle 4 each |
Pts: Rick Barry20 Rebs: Clifford Ray12 Asts: Rick Barry4 | |
| Chicago leads series, 3–2 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
May 11 |
| Golden State Warriors 86, Chicago Bulls72 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 28–13, 21–22, 19–12 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry36 Rebs: Bill Bridges11 Asts: three players 3 each |
Pts: Norm Van Lier24 Rebs: Sloan, Boerwinkle 8 each Asts: Nate Thurmond5 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois |
May 14 |
| Chicago Bulls 79, Golden State Warriors 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 26–20, 18–23, 14–24 | ||
| Pts: Chet Walker21 Rebs: Tom Boerwinkle16 Asts: Tom Boerwinkle6 |
Pts: Jamaal Wilkes23 Rebs: Clifford Ray12 Asts: Rick Barry4 | |
| Golden State wins series, 4–3 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[8]
May 18 |
| Golden State Warriors 101, Washington Bullets95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 23–27, 31–18, 30–23 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry24 Rebs: Clifford Ray16 Asts: Rick Barry5 |
Pts: Elvin Hayes29 Rebs: Hayes, Unseld 16 each Asts: Wes Unseld6 | |
| Golden State leads series, 1–0 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
May 20 |
| Washington Bullets 91, Golden State Warriors 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 24–27, 21–27, 18–19 | ||
| Pts: Phil Chenier30 Rebs: Wes Unseld20 Asts: Kevin Porter8 |
Pts: Rick Barry36 Rebs: Rick Barry9 Asts: three players 4 each | |
| Golden State leads series, 2–0 | ||
Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
May 23 |
| Washington Bullets 101, Golden State Warriors 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 27–24, 23–27, 30–32 | ||
| Pts: Elvin Hayes24 Rebs: Wes Unseld15 Asts: Kevin Porter6 |
Pts: Rick Barry38 Rebs: Jamaal Wilkes10 Asts: Rick Barry6 | |
| Golden State leads series, 3–0 | ||
Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
May 25 |
| Golden State Warriors 96, Washington Bullets95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 28–22, 22–21, 26–22 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry20 Rebs: Clifford Ray11 Asts: Rick Barry5 |
Pts: Phil Chenier26 Rebs: Wes Unseld16 Asts: Phil Chenier11 | |
| Golden State wins series, 4–0 | ||
Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[9]