No game in our box scores falls on September 16. The nearest date before it · September 15, 2020: the Denver Nuggets visited the Los Angeles Clippers, in the playoffs. Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 89. WWikipedia↗

From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

1974-75 NBA season

18 teams · standings, playoff series and the league's published leaders; no box scores for this season

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, no three-point line

NBACollege

◀ 1973-74 1975-76 ▶

NBA champion

Golden State Warriors
Finals 4–0 over Washington Bullets

Best record

Boston Celtics 60–22

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Postseason
1	Celtics	60	22	.732	–	28–13	32–9	Lost Conference Finals 2–4
2	Bullets	60	22	.732	–	36–5	24–17	Lost NBA Finals 0–4
3	Braves	49	33	.598	11	30–11	19–22	Lost Conference Semifinals 3–4
4	Rockets	41	41	.500	19	29–12	12–29	Lost Conference Semifinals 1–4
5	Knicks	40	42	.488	20	23–18	17–24	Lost First Round 1–2
6	Cavaliers	40	42	.488	20	29–12	11–30
7	76ers	34	48	.415	26	20–21	14–27
8	Hawks	31	51	.378	29	22–19	9–32
9	Jazz	23	59	.280	37	20–21	3–38

Western Conference

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Postseason
1	Warriors	48	34	.585	–	31–10	17–24	NBA champion
2	Bulls	47	35	.573	–	29–12	18–23	Lost Conference Finals 3–4
3	Kings	44	38	.537	3	29–12	15–26	Lost Conference Semifinals 2–4
4	SuperSonics	43	39	.524	5	24–16	19–23	Lost Conference Semifinals 2–4
5	Pistons	40	42	.488	7	26–15	14–27	Lost First Round 1–2
6	Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	10	29–13	9–31
7	Bucks	38	44	.463	9	25–16	13–28
8	Suns	32	50	.390	16	22–19	10–31
9	Lakers	30	52	.366	18	21–20	9–32

Playoffs

Round	Conf	Result
NBA Finals		Warriors 4–0 Bullets
Conference Finals	East	Bullets 4–2 Celtics
Conference Finals	West	Warriors 4–3 Bulls
Conference Semifinals	East	Bullets 4–3 Braves
Conference Semifinals	East	Celtics 4–1 Rockets
Conference Semifinals	West	Warriors 4–2 SuperSonics
Conference Semifinals	West	Bulls 4–2 Kings
First Round	East	Rockets 2–1 Knicks
First Round	West	SuperSonics 2–1 Pistons