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 Statistics
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


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