1973-74 San Antonio Spurs Game-by-Game Results
American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 45-39
Finishing 3rd in the ABA's Western Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Indiana Pacers 4-3
Coach: Tom Nissalke (45-39)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 258,434, Avg. 6,153 in 42 home dates
1973-74 San Antonio Spurs StatisticsTeam Record: 45-39
Finishing 3rd in the ABA's Western Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Indiana Pacers 4-3
Coach: Tom Nissalke (45-39)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 258,434, Avg. 6,153 in 42 home dates
1973-74 San Antonio Spurs Roster
The San Antonio Spurs of the American Basketball Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 45 wins and 39 losses, finishing third in the ABA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.
The Spurs yielded 8,126 points, fewest in the league. San Antonio poured in 8,199 points, worst in the circuit. James Silas scored a team-leading 1,321 points for the team, while Swen Nater contributed 844 rebounds. James Silas dished out 319 assists for the squad.
Defensively, James Silas added 90 steals.
Tom Nissalke coached the team. The 1973-74 San Antonio Spurs lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8199
Regular Season Points Against: 8126
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors 121 at San Antonio Spurs 106 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 12, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 82 at Utah Stars 94 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| October 13, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 99 at Indiana Pacers 116 | L | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | ||
| October 14, 1973 | Utah Stars 101 at San Antonio Spurs 95 | L | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | ||
| October 16, 1973 | Virginia Squires 106 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | W | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | ||
| October 18, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 81 at Memphis Tams 93 | L | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-5 | ||
| October 19, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 93 at Virginia Squires 105 | L | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-6 | at Hampton, VA | |
| October 20, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 66 at San Antonio Spurs 92 | W | 2-2 | 0-4 | 2-6 | ||
| October 23, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 112 at San Diego Conquistadors 110 | W | 2-2 | 1-4 | 3-6 | ||
| October 24, 1973 | Carolina Cougars 124 at San Antonio Spurs 92 | L | 2-3 | 1-4 | 3-7 | ||
| October 26, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 88 at New York Nets 87 | W | 2-3 | 2-4 | 4-7 | ||
| October 27, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 95 at Carolina Cougars 117 | L | 2-3 | 2-5 | 4-8 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| October 30, 1973 | New York Nets 92 at San Antonio Spurs 104 | W | 3-3 | 2-5 | 5-8 | ||
| October 31, 1973 | Carolina Cougars 99 at San Antonio Spurs 101 | W | 4-3 | 2-5 | 6-8 | OT | |
| November 2, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 106 at Carolina Cougars 117 | L | 4-3 | 2-6 | 6-9 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| November 3, 1973 | Denver Rockets 72 at San Antonio Spurs 95 | W | 5-3 | 2-6 | 7-9 | ||
| November 7, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors 104 at San Antonio Spurs 105 | W | 6-3 | 2-6 | 8-9 | ||
| November 10, 1973 | Denver Rockets 88 at San Antonio Spurs 78 | L | 6-4 | 2-6 | 8-10 | ||
| November 11, 1973 | New York Nets 106 at San Antonio Spurs 94 | L | 6-5 | 2-6 | 8-11 | ||
| November 14, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 90 at San Antonio Spurs 95 | W | 7-5 | 2-6 | 9-11 | OT | |
| November 17, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors 96 at San Antonio Spurs 118 | W | 8-5 | 2-6 | 10-11 | ||
| November 18, 1973 | Utah Stars 83 at San Antonio Spurs 80 | L | 8-6 | 2-6 | 10-12 | ||
| November 22, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 92 at Utah Stars 84 | W | 8-6 | 3-6 | 11-12 | ||
| November 24, 1973 | Memphis Tams 118 at San Antonio Spurs 121 | W | 9-6 | 3-6 | 12-12 | 2OT | |
| November 28, 1973 | Kentucky Colonels 99 at San Antonio Spurs 104 | W | 10-6 | 3-6 | 13-12 | ||
| November 30, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 91 at Utah Stars 104 | L | 10-6 | 3-7 | 13-13 | ||
| December 1, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 86 at Denver Rockets 107 | L | 10-6 | 3-8 | 13-14 | ||
| December 2, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 90 at San Antonio Spurs 79 | L | 10-7 | 3-8 | 13-15 | ||
| December 7, 1973 | Denver Rockets 94 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | W | 11-7 | 3-8 | 14-15 | ||
| December 8, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 95 at San Diego Conquistadors 85 | W | 11-7 | 4-8 | 15-15 | ||
| December 12, 1973 | Kentucky Colonels 96 at San Antonio Spurs 84 | L | 11-8 | 4-8 | 15-16 | ||
| December 13, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 96 at Virginia Squires 94 | W | 11-8 | 5-8 | 16-16 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| December 15, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 92 at Indiana Pacers 81 | W | 11-8 | 6-8 | 17-16 | ||
| December 16, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 85 at Memphis Tams 80 | W | 11-8 | 7-8 | 18-16 | ||
| December 19, 1973 | Virginia Squires 100 at San Antonio Spurs 107 | W | 12-8 | 7-8 | 19-16 | ||
| December 21, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 81 at Indiana Pacers 84 | L | 12-8 | 7-9 | 19-17 | ||
| December 22, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors 129 at San Antonio Spurs 123 | L | 12-9 | 7-9 | 19-18 | OT | |
| December 26, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 95 at Memphis Tams 96 | L | 12-9 | 7-10 | 19-19 | ||
| December 27, 1973 | San Antonio Spurs 104 at San Diego Conquistadors 76 | W | 12-9 | 8-10 | 20-19 | ||
| January 2, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 108 at Denver Rockets 110 | L | 12-9 | 8-11 | 20-20 | ||
| January 3, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 93 at Utah Stars 101 | L | 12-9 | 8-12 | 20-21 | ||
| January 4, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 112 at San Diego Conquistadors 105 | W | 12-9 | 9-12 | 21-21 | ||
| January 5, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 94 at Memphis Tams 89 | W | 12-9 | 10-12 | 22-21 | OT | |
| January 10, 1974 | New York Nets 105 at San Antonio Spurs 93 | L | 12-10 | 10-12 | 22-22 | ||
| January 11, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 95 at Kentucky Colonels 99 | L | 12-10 | 10-13 | 22-23 | ||
| January 12, 1974 | Memphis Tams 105 at San Antonio Spurs 101 | L | 12-11 | 10-13 | 22-24 | ||
| January 14, 1974 | Utah Stars 81 at San Antonio Spurs 90 | W | 13-11 | 10-13 | 23-24 | ||
| January 17, 1974 | San Diego Conquistadors 97 at San Antonio Spurs 101 | W | 14-11 | 10-13 | 24-24 | ||
| January 19, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 103 at San Antonio Spurs 101 | L | 14-12 | 10-13 | 24-25 | ||
| January 20, 1974 | Utah Stars 80 at San Antonio Spurs 88 | W | 15-12 | 10-13 | 25-25 | ||
| January 24, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 84 at San Antonio Spurs 93 | W | 16-12 | 10-13 | 26-25 | ||
| January 25, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 89 at New York Nets 93 | L | 16-12 | 10-14 | 26-26 | ||
| January 26, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 90 at Indiana Pacers 89 | W | 16-12 | 11-14 | 27-26 | ||
| January 27, 1974 | Denver Rockets 87 at San Antonio Spurs 98 | W | 17-12 | 11-14 | 28-26 | ||
| February 1, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 91 at New York Nets 95 | L | 17-12 | 11-15 | 28-27 | ||
| February 2, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 110 at Kentucky Colonels 107 | W | 17-12 | 12-15 | 29-27 | OT | at Cincinnati, OH |
| February 3, 1974 | Carolina Cougars 95 at San Antonio Spurs 108 | W | 18-12 | 12-15 | 30-27 | ||
| February 5, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 79 at Denver Rockets 82 | L | 18-12 | 12-16 | 30-28 | ||
| February 6, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 81 at Utah Stars 88 | L | 18-12 | 12-17 | 30-29 | ||
| February 7, 1974 | Utah Stars 86 at San Antonio Spurs 83 | L | 18-13 | 12-17 | 30-30 | ||
| February 8, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 105 at San Diego Conquistadors 120 | L | 18-13 | 12-18 | 30-31 | ||
| February 10, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 99 at Denver Rockets 90 | W | 18-13 | 13-18 | 31-31 | ||
| February 14, 1974 | Indiana Pacers 83 at San Antonio Spurs 88 | W | 19-13 | 13-18 | 32-31 | ||
| February 15, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 97 at Carolina Cougars 103 | L | 19-13 | 13-19 | 32-32 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| February 19, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 102 at Indiana Pacers 107 | L | 19-13 | 13-20 | 32-33 | ||
| February 21, 1974 | Utah Stars 102 at San Antonio Spurs 123 | W | 20-13 | 13-20 | 33-33 | ||
| February 27, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 107 at New York Nets 103 | W | 20-13 | 14-20 | 34-33 | ||
| March 1, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 93 at Kentucky Colonels 108 | L | 20-13 | 14-21 | 34-34 | ||
| March 2, 1974 | Denver Rockets 104 at San Antonio Spurs 113 | W | 21-13 | 14-21 | 35-34 | ||
| March 3, 1974 | Virginia Squires 79 at San Antonio Spurs 111 | W | 22-13 | 14-21 | 36-34 | ||
| March 6, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 82 at Indiana Pacers 92 | L | 22-13 | 14-22 | 36-35 | ||
| March 7, 1974 | Carolina Cougars 90 at San Antonio Spurs 98 | W | 23-13 | 14-22 | 37-35 | ||
| March 8, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at San Diego Conquistadors 113 | W | 23-13 | 15-22 | 38-35 | ||
| March 10, 1974 | Memphis Tams 94 at San Antonio Spurs 99 | W | 24-13 | 15-22 | 39-35 | ||
| March 11, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 91 at Virginia Squires 102 | L | 24-13 | 15-23 | 39-36 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| March 13, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 111 at Denver Rockets 108 | W | 24-13 | 16-23 | 40-36 | OT | |
| March 14, 1974 | Virginia Squires 90 at San Antonio Spurs 105 | W | 25-13 | 16-23 | 41-36 | ||
| March 16, 1974 | Memphis Tams 102 at San Antonio Spurs 104 | W | 26-13 | 16-23 | 42-36 | ||
| March 18, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 100 at Carolina Cougars 93 | W | 26-13 | 17-23 | 43-36 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| March 20, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 98 at Kentucky Colonels 102 | L | 26-13 | 17-24 | 43-37 | ||
| March 21, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 95 at Virginia Squires 81 | W | 26-13 | 18-24 | 44-37 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| March 24, 1974 | New York Nets 99 at San Antonio Spurs 97 | L | 26-14 | 18-24 | 44-38 | ||
| March 27, 1974 | Indiana Pacers 80 at San Antonio Spurs 98 | W | 27-14 | 18-24 | 45-38 | ||
| March 28, 1974 | Denver Rockets 96 at San Antonio Spurs 92 | L | 27-15 | 18-24 | 45-39 | ||
| March 30, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 113 at Indiana Pacers 109 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 1, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 101 at Indiana Pacers 128 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 3, 1974 | Indiana Pacers 96 at San Antonio Spurs 115 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 4, 1974 | Indiana Pacers 91 at San Antonio Spurs 89 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 6, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 100 at Indiana Pacers 105 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| April 10, 1974 | Indiana Pacers 86 at San Antonio Spurs 102 | W | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 12, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 79 at Indiana Pacers 86 | L | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
