Phoenix Suns Playoff Rosters

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1975-1976 Phoenix Suns Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Alvan Adams FC 6-9 210 Jul 19, 1954 21 Oklahoma 0 1975 1st Rnd, #6, Phoenix Suns
Dennis Awtrey C 6-10 235 Feb 22, 1948 28 Santa Clara 5 1970 3rd Rnd, #46, Philadelphia Sixers
Keith Erickson GF 6-5 195 Apr 19, 1944 31 UCLA 10 1965 3rd Rnd, #21, Golden State Warriors
Nate Hawthorne SG 6-4 190 Jan 15, 1950 26 Southern Illinois 2 1973 7th Rnd, #118, Los Angeles Lakers
Gar Heard PF 6-6 219 May 3, 1948 27 Oklahoma 5 1970 3rd Rnd, #40, Seattle SuperSonics
Phil Lumpkin PG 6-0 165 Dec 20, 1951 24 Miami (OH) 1 1974 2nd Rnd, #34, Portland Trail Blazers
Curtis Perry FC 6-7 220 Sep 13, 1948 27 Missouri State 5 1970 3rd Rnd, #35, San Diego Rockets
Pat Riley SG 6-4 205 Mar 20, 1945 31 Kentucky 8 1967 1st Rnd, #7, San Diego Rockets
Ricky Sobers SG 6-3 198 Jan 15, 1953 23 UNLV 0 1975 1st Rnd, #18, Phoenix Suns
Dick Van Arsdale GF 6-5 210 Feb 22, 1943 33 Indiana 10 1965 2nd Rnd, #13, New York Knicks
Paul Westphal SG 6-4 195 Nov 30, 1950 25 USC 3 1972 1st Rnd, #10, Boston Celtics
John Wetzel GF 6-5 190 Oct 22, 1944 31 Virginia Tech 6 1966 8th Rnd, #75, Los Angeles Lakers

1975-1976 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #4 Philadelphia Sixers #5 Buffalo Braves BUF in 3
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #5 Buffalo Braves BOS in 6
Second Round #2 Cleveland Cavaliers #3 Washington Bullets CLE in 7
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Cleveland Cavaliers BOS in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #4 Milwaukee Bucks #5 Detroit Pistons DET in 3
Second Round #1 Golden State Warriors #5 Detroit Pistons GSW in 6
Second Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Phoenix Suns PHX in 6
Conference Finals #1 Golden State Warriors #3 Phoenix Suns PHX in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Phoenix Suns BOS in 6

1975-1976 Phoenix Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Paul Westphal 19 36.1 21.1 2.5 5.1 1.8 0.5
Alvan Adams 19 35.2 17.9 10.1 5.2 1.3 1.1
Gar Heard 19 37.9 13.9 10.4 1.7 2.1 1.9
Ricky Sobers 19 29.6 13.0 3.3 4.2 0.9 0.3
Curtis Perry 19 32.4 12.7 7.7 1.9 0.6 0.9
Keith Erickson 19 22.4 11.3 3.5 1.8 0.6 0.2
Dick Van Arsdale 19 24.8 8.5 1.2 2.0 0.7 0.1
Dennis Awtrey 19 15.1 3.2 3.3 1.3 0.3 0.5
Phil Lumpkin 17 8.0 1.8 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.0
Nate Hawthorne 15 5.4 1.7 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1
Pat Riley 5 5.4 2.6 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
John Wetzel 2 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1975-1976 Phoenix Suns Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Phoenix Leaders Seattle Leaders
Apr 13, 1976
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Seattle		 L, 102-99 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 24. P. Westphal
 PTS: 34. Fred Brown
Apr 15, 1976
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Seattle		 W, 111-116 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 23. Alvan Adams
 PTS: 45. Fred Brown
Apr 18, 1976
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Seattle		 W, 103-91 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 16. P. Westphal
 PTS: 18. Slick Watts
Apr 20, 1976
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Seattle		 W, 130-114 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		3-1 PTS: 39. P. Westphal
 PTS: 33. Fred Brown
Apr 25, 1976
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Seattle		 L, 114-108 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		3-2 PTS: 27. P. Westphal
 PTS: 28. Bruce Seals
Apr 27, 1976
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Seattle		 W, 123-112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		4-2 PTS: 20. K. Erickson
 PTS: 24. Bruce Seals

1975-1976 Phoenix Suns Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Phoenix Leaders Golden State Leaders
May 2, 1976
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Golden State		 L, 128-103 Oracle Arena
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 22. Curtis Perry
 PTS: 38. Rick Barry
May 5, 1976
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Golden State		 W, 101-108 Oracle Arena
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 31. P. Westphal
 PTS: 44. Rick Barry
May 7, 1976
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Golden State		 L, 91-99 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Finals 		1-2 PTS: 24. P. Westphal
 PTS: 22. J. Wilkes
May 9, 1976
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Golden State		 W, 133-129 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Finals 		2-2 PTS: 28. K. Erickson
 PTS: 30. Phil Smith
May 12, 1976
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Golden State		 L, 111-95 Oracle Arena
Conference Finals 		2-3 PTS: 23. Curtis Perry
 PTS: 25. Phil Smith
May 14, 1976
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Golden State		 W, 105-104 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Finals 		3-3 PTS: 24. K. Erickson
 PTS: 30. Rick Barry
May 16, 1976
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Golden State		 W, 86-94 Oracle Arena
Conference Finals 		4-3 PTS: 21. P. Westphal
 PTS: 20. Rick Barry

1975-1976 Phoenix Suns NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Phoenix Leaders Boston Leaders
May 23, 1976
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Boston		 L, 98-87 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		0-1 PTS: 26. Alvan Adams
 PTS: 25. Dave Cowens
May 27, 1976
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Boston		 L, 105-90 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		0-2 PTS: 28. P. Westphal
 PTS: 23. J. Havlicek
May 30, 1976
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Boston		 W, 105-98 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
NBA Finals 		1-2 PTS: 33. Alvan Adams
 PTS: 24. Jo Jo White
Jun 2, 1976
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Boston		 W, 109-107 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
NBA Finals 		2-2 PTS: 28. P. Westphal
 PTS: 25. Jo Jo White
Jun 4, 1976
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Boston		 L, 128-126 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		2-3 PTS: 25. P. Westphal
 PTS: 33. Jo Jo White
Jun 6, 1976
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Boston		 L, 80-87 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
NBA Finals 		2-4 PTS: 20. Alvan Adams
 PTS: 25. C. Scott