# Temporada 1970-71 de los Buffalo Braves

La temporada 1970-71 fue la primera de los Buffalo Braves en la NBA, tras la expansión de la liga con la incorporación además de los Cleveland Cavaliers y los Portland Trail Blazers. La temporada regular acabó con 22 victorias y 60 derrotas, ocupando el séptimo puesto de la conferencia Este, no logrando clasificarse para los playoffs.

## Draft de expansión

| Jugador | Posición | Equipo |
| Emmette Bryant | Base | Boston Celtics |
| Freddie Crawford | Escolta | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Dick Garrett | Base | L.A. Lakers |
| Herm Gilliam | Escolta | Cincinnati Royals |
| Bill Hosket | Ala-Pívot | New York Knicks |
| Bailey Howell | Ala-Pívot | Boston Celtics |
| Paul Long | Escolta | Detroit Pistons |
| Mike Lynn | Alero | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Don May | Alero | New York Knicks |
| Ray Scott | Pívot | Baltimore Bullets |
| George Wilson | Ala-Pívot | Philadelphia 76ers |
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## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 15 | John Hummer | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Princeton |
| 2 | 24 | Cornell Warner | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Jackson State |

## Temporada regular

División Atlántico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| y-New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 32–9 | 19–20 | 1–1 | 10–6 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 | 24–15 | 21–18 | 2–2 | 10–6 |
| Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | 25–14 | 18–22 | 1–2 | 8–8 |
| Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 30 | 14–23 | 6–30 | 2–7 | 2–10 |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RB | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Bob Kauffman | 24 | 78 | 35.6 | 7.9 | 16.8 | .471 | 4.6 | 6.2 | .740 | 10.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 20.4 |
| 2 | Don May | 25 | 76 | 35.1 | 8.3 | 17.6 | .471 | 3.6 | 4.6 | .791 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 20.2 |
| 3 | John Hummer | 22 | 81 | 32.6 | 4.2 | 9.4 | .444 | 2.9 | 5.0 | .580 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Dick Garrett | 24 | 75 | 31.7 | 5.0 | 12.0 | .414 | 2.9 | 3.3 | .869 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 12.9 |
| 5 | Em Bryant | 32 | 73 | 29.3 | 3.9 | 9.4 | .421 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .744 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Herm Gilliam | 24 | 80 | 26.0 | 4.7 | 11.2 | .422 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .751 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 11.2 |
| 7 | Mike Davis | 24 | 73 | 22.2 | 4.3 | 10.6 | .410 | 2.7 | 3.6 | .760 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 11.4 |
| 8 | Cornell Warner | 22 | 65 | 19.9 | 2.4 | 5.8 | .415 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .552 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Bill Hosket | 24 | 13 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 6.9 | .522 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .647 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 8.1 |
| 10 | George Wilson | 28 | 46 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 | .342 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .812 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 5.2 |
| 11 | Freddie Crawford | 29 | 15 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 7.1 | .340 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .615 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Nate Bowman | 27 | 44 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .392 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .526 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| 13 | Mike Silliman | 26 | 36 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | .456 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .487 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 14 | Paul Long | 26 | 30 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 | .475 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .833 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 15 | Mike Lynn | 25 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .286 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Bob Kauffman | All-Star |