Buffalo Braves Playoff Rosters

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1975-1976 Buffalo Braves Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Don Adams SF 6-6 210 Nov 27, 1947 28 Northwestern 5 1970 8th Rnd, #120, San Diego Rockets
Kenny Charles SG 6-3 180 Jul 10, 1951 24 Fordham 2 1973 3rd Rnd, #38, Buffalo Braves
Ernie DiGregorio PG 6-0 180 Jan 15, 1951 25 Providence 2 1973 1st Rnd, #3, Buffalo Braves
Dick Gibbs GF 6-5 210 Dec 20, 1948 27 UTEP 4 1971 3rd Rnd, #54, Chicago Bulls
Bob McAdoo FC 6-9 210 Sep 25, 1951 24 North Carolina 3 1972 1st Rnd, #2, Buffalo Braves
Tom McMillen F-C 6-11 215 May 26, 1952 23 Maryland 0 1974 1st Rnd, #9, Buffalo Braves
Jim McMillian SF 6-5 215 Mar 11, 1948 28 Columbia 5 1970 1st Rnd, #13, Los Angeles Lakers
Dale Schlueter C 6-10 255 Nov 12, 1945 30 Colorado State 7 1967 6th Rnd, #63, Golden State Warriors
John Shumate FC 6-9 235 Apr 6, 1952 24 Notre Dame 1 1974 1st Rnd, #4, Phoenix Suns
Randy Smith GF 6-3 180 Dec 12, 1948 27 Buffalo State 4 1970 14th Rnd, #205, Detroit Pistons
Bob Weiss SG 6-2 180 May 7, 1942 33 Penn State 10 1965 3rd Rnd, #25, Philadelphia Sixers

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 Buffalo Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Bob McAdoo 9 45.1 28.0 14.2 3.2 0.8 2.0
Randy Smith 9 42.9 22.6 5.8 8.6 1.6 0.0
Jim McMillian 9 38.7 17.2 4.1 2.1 1.6 0.4
John Shumate 9 40.2 14.1 8.6 2.8 1.0 1.4
Ernie DiGregorio 9 24.1 7.6 1.4 5.0 0.6 0.2
Kenny Charles 9 26.4 5.9 2.9 1.6 0.8 0.7
Don Adams 9 13.6 4.0 3.0 1.4 0.2 0.0
Dale Schlueter 8 5.5 1.9 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.4
Dick Gibbs 5 4.6 2.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0
Bob Weiss 7 5.1 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.0
Tom McMillen 1 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1975-1976 Buffalo Braves Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Buffalo Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Apr 15, 1976
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Philadelphia		 W, 89-95 Spectrum
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 36. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 30. Fred Carter
Apr 16, 1976
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Philadelphia		 L, 106-131 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 27. Randy Smith
 PTS: 34. G. McGinnis
Apr 18, 1976
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Philadelphia		 W, 123-124 Spectrum
Opening Round 		2-1 PTS: 34. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 32. Fred Carter

1975-1976 Buffalo Braves Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Buffalo Leaders Boston Leaders
Apr 21, 1976
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Boston		 L, 107-98 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 27. Randy Smith
 PTS: 30. Dave Cowens
Apr 23, 1976
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Boston		 L, 101-96 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		0-2 PTS: 40. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 27. Dave Cowens
Apr 25, 1976
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Boston		 W, 98-93 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 29. Randy Smith
 PTS: 26. Jo Jo White
Apr 28, 1976
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Boston		 W, 124-122 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 30. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 29. Dave Cowens
Apr 30, 1976
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Boston		 L, 99-88 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		2-3 PTS: 23. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 30. Dave Cowens
May 2, 1976
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Boston		 L, 100-104 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals 		2-4 PTS: 28. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 31. C. Scott