# Temporada 1975-76 de los Buffalo Braves

La temporada 1975-76 fue la sexta de los Buffalo Braves en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 46 victorias y 36 derrotas, ocupando el quinto puesto de la conferencia Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante Boston Celtics.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 3 | 52 | George Bucci | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Manhattan |

## Temporada regular

División Atlántico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 31–10 | 23–18 | 13–8 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 34–7 | 12–29 | 9–12 |
| x-Buffalo Braves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 28–14 | 18–22 | 10–11 |
| New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 | 24–17 | 14–27 | 10–11 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Buffalo Braves
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 15 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 89, Buffalo Braves 95 | Philadelphia |
| 16 de abril | Buffalo Braves 106, Philadelphia 76ers 131 | Buffalo |
| 15 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 123, Buffalo Braves 124 | Philadelphia |
| | Buffalo Braves gana las series 2-1 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Boston Celtics vs. Buffalo Braves
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 21 de abril | Boston Celtics 107, Buffalo Braves 98 | Boston |
| 23 de abril | Boston Celtics 101, Buffalo Braves 96 | Boston |
| 25 de abril | Buffalo Braves 98, Boston Celtics 93 | Búfalo |
| 28 de abril | Buffalo Braves 124, Boston Celtics 122 | Búfalo |
| 30 de abril | Boston Celtics 99, Buffalo Braves 88 | Boston |
| 2 de mayo | Buffalo Braves 100, Boston Celtics 104 | Búfalo |
| | Boston Celtics gana las series 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Bob McAdoo | 24 | 78 | 42.7 | 12.0 | 24.6 | .487 | 7.2 | 9.4 | .762 | 3.1 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 31.1 |
| 2 | Randy Smith | 27 | 82 | 38.6 | 8.6 | 17.3 | .494 | 4.7 | 5.7 | .817 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 21.8 |
| 3 | Jim McMillian | 27 | 74 | 35.3 | 6.6 | 12.4 | .536 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .858 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 15.8 |
| 4 | John Shumate | 23 | 32 | 32.7 | 4.6 | 7.9 | .575 | 3.0 | 4.5 | .678 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 12.2 |
| 5 | Gar Heard | 27 | 50 | 30.5 | 4.1 | 9.8 | .421 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .607 | 2.8 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 9.9 |
| 6 | Ken Charles | 24 | 81 | 27.7 | 4.0 | 8.9 | .456 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .785 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 10.1 |
| 7 | Jack Marin | 31 | 12 | 23.2 | 3.4 | 7.8 | .436 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .818 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 9.1 |
| 8 | Ernie DiGregorio | 25 | 67 | 20.4 | 2.7 | 7.1 | .384 | 1.3 | 1.4 | .915 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 6.7 |
| 9 | Bob Weiss | 33 | 66 | 15.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | .486 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .729 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| 10 | Tom McMillen | 23 | 50 | 14.2 | 1.9 | 4.4 | .432 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .759 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| 11 | Don Adams | 28 | 56 | 12.6 | 1.2 | 3.0 | .394 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .702 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 12 | Dick Gibbs | 27 | 72 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .429 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .828 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 4.7 |
| 13 | Dale Schlueter | 30 | 71 | 10.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | .500 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .667 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 14 | Steve Kuberski | 28 | 10 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .412 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 15 | Jim Washington | 32 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Bob McAdoo | Líder de anotación de la NBA All-Star |
| Randy Smith | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| John Shumate | Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA Líder en porcentaje de tiros de campo de la NBA |