# Temporada 1974-75 de los Buffalo Braves

La temporada 1974-75 fue la quinta de los Buffalo Braves en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 49 victorias y 33 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la conferencia Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante Washington Bullets.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 9 | Tom McMillen | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Maryland |
| 3 | 45 | Kim Hughes | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Wisconsin |
| 4 | 63 | Bernie Harris | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Virginia Commonwealth |

## Temporada regular

División Atlántico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Boston Celtics | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 28–13 | 32–9 | 17–9 |
| x-Buffalo Braves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 15–11 |
| x-New York Knicks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20 | 23–18 | 17–24 | 9–17 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 26 | 20–21 | 14–27 | 11–15 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Washington Bullets vs. Buffalo Braves
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 10 de abril | Washington Bullets 102, Buffalo Braves 113 | Landover |
| 12 de abril | Buffalo Braves 106, Boston Celtics 120 | Búfalo |
| 16 de abril | Washington Bullets 111, Buffalo Braves 96 | Landover |
| 18 de abril | Buffalo Braves 108, Boston Celtics 102 | Búfalo |
| 20 de abril | Washington Bullets 97, Buffalo Braves 93 | Landover |
| 23 de abril | Buffalo Braves 102, Boston Celtics 96 | Búfalo |
| 25 de abril | Washington Bullets 115, Buffalo Braves 96 | Landover |
| | Washington Bullets gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Bob McAdoo | 23 | 82 | 43.2 | 13.4 | 26.1 | .512 | 7.8 | 9.7 | .805 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 14.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 34.5 |
| 2 | Randy Smith | 26 | 82 | 36.6 | 7.4 | 15.4 | .484 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .800 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 17.8 |
| 3 | Jim McMillian | 26 | 62 | 34.4 | 5.6 | 11.2 | .499 | 3.1 | 3.7 | .840 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 14.3 |
| 4 | Gar Heard | 26 | 67 | 32.1 | 4.7 | 12.2 | .388 | 1.6 | 2.8 | .564 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 11.1 |
| 5 | Jack Marin | 30 | 81 | 26.5 | 4.7 | 10.3 | .455 | 2.4 | 2.7 | .869 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 11.8 |
| 6 | Ernie DiGregorio | 24 | 31 | 23.0 | 3.3 | 7.5 | .440 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .778 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Ken Charles | 23 | 79 | 21.4 | 3.0 | 6.5 | .466 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .822 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Lee Winfield | 27 | 68 | 18.5 | 2.4 | 4.6 | .526 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .721 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| 9 | Bob Weiss | 32 | 76 | 17.6 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .391 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .806 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| 10 | Jim Washington | 31 | 42 | 16.0 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .475 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .553 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 4.2 |
| 11 | Dale Schlueter | 29 | 76 | 12.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .517 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .694 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Paul Ruffner | 26 | 22 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .200 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Bernie Harris | 24 | 11 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .182 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .500 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Bob McAdoo | MVP de la NBA Mejor quinteto de la NBA Líder de anotación de la NBA All-Star |