Buffalo Braves Playoff Rosters

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1973-1974 Buffalo Braves Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Kenny Charles SG 6-3 180 Jul 10, 1951 22 Fordham 0 1973 3rd Rnd, #38, Buffalo Braves
Ernie DiGregorio PG 6-0 180 Jan 15, 1951 23 Providence 0 1973 1st Rnd, #3, Buffalo Braves
Matt Guokas GF 6-5 175 Feb 25, 1944 30 Saint Joseph's 7 1966 1st Rnd, #9, Philadelphia Sixers
Gar Heard PF 6-6 219 May 3, 1948 25 Oklahoma 3 1970 3rd Rnd, #40, Seattle SuperSonics
Bob Kauffman FC 6-8 240 Jul 13, 1946 27 Guilford 5 1968 1st Rnd, #3, Seattle SuperSonics
Mike Macaluso SF 6-5 210 Jul 20, 1951 22 Canisius 0 1973 6th Rnd, #88, Buffalo Braves
Jack Marin GF 6-7 200 Oct 12, 1944 29 Duke 7 1966 1st Rnd, #5, Washington Wizards
Bob McAdoo FC 6-9 210 Sep 25, 1951 22 North Carolina 1 1972 1st Rnd, #2, Buffalo Braves
Jim McMillian SF 6-5 215 Mar 11, 1948 26 Columbia 3 1970 1st Rnd, #13, Los Angeles Lakers
Paul Ruffner FC 6-10 225 Oct 15, 1948 25 Brigham Young 1 1970 2nd Rnd, #28, Chicago Bulls
Randy Smith GF 6-3 180 Dec 12, 1948 25 Buffalo State 2 1970 14th Rnd, #205, Detroit Pistons
Lee Winfield PG 6-2 175 Feb 4, 1947 27 North Texas 4 1969 3rd Rnd, #33, Seattle SuperSonics

1973-1974 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Buffalo Braves BOS in 6
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Capital Bullets NYK in 7
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 New York Knicks BOS in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Milwaukee Bucks #4 Los Angeles Lakers MIL in 5
Second Round #2 Chicago Bulls #3 Detroit Pistons CHI in 7
Conference Finals #1 Milwaukee Bucks #2 Chicago Bulls MIL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Milwaukee Bucks #1 Boston Celtics BOS in 7

1973-1974 Buffalo Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Bob McAdoo 6 45.2 31.7 13.7 1.5 1.0 2.2
Gar Heard 6 40.0 16.8 14.7 2.5 1.5 2.0
Jim McMillian 6 37.3 14.5 8.8 2.0 0.7 0.2
Randy Smith 6 37.8 14.2 4.3 4.5 1.7 0.2
Ernie DiGregorio 6 40.0 13.7 2.7 8.7 0.2 0.0
Jack Marin 6 20.2 8.5 3.2 1.3 0.3 0.0
Matt Guokas 6 14.2 3.2 1.3 2.2 0.0 0.2
Kenny Charles 2 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bob Kauffman 2 5.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0
Lee Winfield 1 12.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0

1973-1974 Buffalo Braves Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Buffalo Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 30, 1974
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Boston		 L, 107-97 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 29. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 30. Dave Cowens
Apr 2, 1974
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Boston		 W, 115-105 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 23. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 27. Jo Jo White
Apr 3, 1974
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Boston		 L, 120-107 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 38. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 43. J. Havlicek
Apr 6, 1974
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Boston		 W, 104-102 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 44. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 24. Don Nelson
Apr 9, 1974
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Boston		 L, 100-97 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		2-3 PTS: 25. Randy Smith
 PTS: 25. J. Havlicek
Apr 12, 1974
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Boston		 L, 104-106 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals 		2-4 PTS: 40. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 30. J. Havlicek