The Capital Bullets were 47-35 in 1973-74. They finished 1st in the Central Division and 2nd in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Knicks, 4 games to 3.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 240.6 | 101.9 | 50.9 | 21.6 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 42.4 | 96.2 | 44.1 | 17.0 | 22.8 | 74.5 | 48.0 | 15.7 | 35.2 | 19.1 | 21.3 | |||
Team Rank | 13th | 14th | 4th | 16th | 11th | 5th | 11th | 4th | 15th | 14th | 14th | 17th | 17th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.6 | 100.4 | 50.3 | 23.2 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 42.6 | 94.6 | 45.1 | 15.1 | 20.0 | 75.6 | 48.5 | 14.7 | 35.5 | 20.1 | 22.4 | |||
Opponent Rank | 13th | 5th | 15th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 6th | 11th | 6th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 10th | 15th | 12th | 14th | ||||
Net | +1.5 | +0.6 | -1.6 | +0.6 | +1.1 | -0.2 | +1.5 | -0.9 | +1.9 | +2.8 | -1.1 | -0.6 | +1.0 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -1.1 | |||||
Net Rank | 7th | 6th | 13th | 4th | 4th | 9th | 4th | 11th | 5th | 4th | 12th | 10th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 4th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 10 | .750 | ||
| 2 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 25 | 18 | .581 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 25 | 19 | .568 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 22 | 18 | .550 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 8.0 | |
| 7 | 24 | 20 | .545 | 8.0 | |
| 8 | 22 | 20 | .524 | 9.0 | |
| 9 | 20 | 22 | .476 | 11.0 | |
| 10 | 20 | 25 | .444 | 12.5 | |
| 11 | 18 | 24 | .429 | 13.0 | |
| 12 | 16 | 27 | .372 | 15.5 | |
| 13 | 12 | 28 | .300 | 18.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 32 | .238 | 21.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 33 | .233 | 21.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | 8 | .818 | ||
| 2 | 30 | 13 | .698 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 29 | 14 | .674 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 27 | 16 | .628 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 25 | 16 | .610 | 9.5 | |
| 7 | 25 | 17 | .595 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 24 | 19 | .558 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 19 | 23 | .452 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 23 | .439 | 16.5 | |
| 12 | 18 | 26 | .409 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 14 | 29 | .326 | 21.5 | |
| 14 | 12 | 31 | .279 | 23.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 26.5 |