# Temporada 1975-76 de los Phoenix Suns

La temporada 1975-76 fue la octava de los Phoenix Suns en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 42 victorias y 40 derrotas, ocupando el cuarto puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las Finales ante los Boston Celtics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 4 | Alvan Adams | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Oklahoma |
| 1 | 16 | Ricky Sobers | Base | Estados Unidos | UNLV |
| 2 | 35 | Allen Murphy | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Louisville |
| 3 | 54 | Bayard Forrest | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Grand Canyon |
| 5 | 76 | Joe Pace | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Coppin State |

## Temporada regular

División Pacífico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Golden State Warriors | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 36–5 | 23–18 | 17–9 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 | 31–10 | 12–29 | 12–14 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 15–11 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 | 31–11 | 9–31 | 10–16 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 22 | 25–15 | 12–30 | 11–15 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Seattle SuperSonics vs. Phoenix Suns
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 13 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 102, Phoenix Suns 93 | Seattle |
| 15 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 111, Phoenix Suns 116 | Seattle |
| 18 de abril | Phoenix Suns 103, Seattle SuperSonics 91 | Phoenix |
| 20 de abril | Phoenix Suns 130, Seattle SuperSonics 114 | Phoenix |
| 25 de abril | Seattle SuperSonics 114, Phoenix Suns 108 | Seattle |
| 27 de abril | Phoenix Suns 123, Seattle SuperSonics 111 | Phoenix |
| | Phoenix Suns gana las series 4-2 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Golden State Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 2 de mayo | Golden State Warriors 128, Phoenix Suns 99 | Oakland |
| 5 de mayo | Golden State Warriors 101, Phoenix Suns 108 | Oakland |
| 7 de mayo | Phoenix Suns 99, Golden State Warriors 101 | Phoenix |
| 9 de mayo | Phoenix Suns 133, Golden State Warriors 129 | Phoenix |
| 12 de mayo | Golden State Warriors 111, Phoenix Suns 95 | Oakland |
| 14 de mayo | Phoenix Suns 105, Golden State Warriors 104 | Phoenix |
| 16 de mayo | Golden State Warriors 86, Phoenix Suns 94 | Oakland |
| | Phoenix Suns gana las series 4-3 | |

### Finales de la NBA

Boston Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 23 de mayo | Boston Celtics 98, Phoenix Suns 87 | Boston |
| 27 de mayo | Boston Celtics 105, Phoenix Suns 90 | Boston |
| 30 de mayo | Phoenix Suns 105, Boston Celtics 98 | Phoenix |
| 2 de junio | Phoenix Suns 109, Boston Celtics 107 | Phoenix |
| 4 de junio | Boston Celtics 128, Phoenix Suns 126 | Boston |
| 6 de junio | Phoenix Suns 80, Boston Celtics 87 | Phoenix |
| | Boston gana las finales 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Paul Westphal | 25 | 82 | 36.1 | 8.0 | 16.2 | .494 | 4.5 | 5.4 | .830 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 20.5 |
| 2 | Gar Heard | 27 | 36 | 33.9 | 5.1 | 11.4 | .452 | 2.1 | 3.1 | .673 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 12.4 |
| 3 | Alvan Adams | 21 | 80 | 33.2 | 7.9 | 16.8 | .469 | 3.3 | 4.4 | .735 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Curtis Perry | 27 | 71 | 33.1 | 5.4 | 10.9 | .497 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .732 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 13.3 |
| 5 | Dick Van Arsdale | 32 | 58 | 32.2 | 4.8 | 9.8 | .484 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .830 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 12.9 |
| 6 | Keith Erickson | 31 | 74 | 25.0 | 4.1 | 8.8 | .470 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .854 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 10.1 |
| 7 | Ricky Sobers | 23 | 78 | 24.3 | 3.6 | 8.0 | .449 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .823 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 9.2 |
| 8 | John Shumate | 23 | 43 | 21.6 | 4.3 | 7.9 | .550 | 2.7 | 4.3 | .628 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| 9 | Dennis Awtrey | 27 | 74 | 18.6 | 1.9 | 4.1 | .467 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .688 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 4.9 |
| 10 | Nate Hawthorne | 26 | 79 | 14.5 | 2.3 | 5.4 | .430 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .676 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 6.1 |
| 11 | Pat Riley | 30 | 60 | 13.2 | 1.9 | 4.8 | .389 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .730 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| 12 | Phil Lumpkin | 24 | 34 | 10.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 | .338 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .867 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 13 | Mike Bantom | 24 | 7 | 9.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 | .308 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
| 14 | Fred Saunders | 24 | 17 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 3.8 | .438 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .545 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| 15 | John Wetzel | 31 | 37 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .478 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .833 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Alvan Adams | Rookie del Año de la NBA Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA All-Star |
| Jerry Colangelo | Ejecutivo del Año de la NBA |