1974-75 Buffalo Braves Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 49-33
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Washington Bullets 4-3
Coach: Jack Ramsay (49-33)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 467,267, Avg. 11,397 in 41 home dates
1974-75 Buffalo Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 49-33
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Washington Bullets 4-3
Coach: Jack Ramsay (49-33)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 467,267, Avg. 11,397 in 41 home dates
1974-75 Buffalo Braves Roster
The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1974-75 season with a record of 49 wins and 33 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.
Buffalo poured in 8,839 points and surrendered 8,663. Bob McAdoo tossed in a team-leading 2,831 points for the Braves, while Randy Smith scored 17 or more per game, too. Bob McAdoo contributed 1,155 boards. Randy Smith dished out 534 assists for the squad.
On defense, Randy Smith added 137 steals, and Bob McAdoo blocked 174 shots.
Jack Ramsay coached the team. The 1974-75 Buffalo Braves lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8839
Regular Season Points Against: 8663
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 126 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 19, 1974 | Boston Celtics 113 at Buffalo Braves 95 | L | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| October 22, 1974 | New Orleans Jazz 118 at Buffalo Braves 134 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| October 24, 1974 | New York Knicks 91 at Buffalo Braves 111 | W | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| October 26, 1974 | Chicago Bulls 104 at Buffalo Braves 105 | W | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 | ||
| October 29, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 101 at Golden State Warriors 130 | L | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | ||
| November 1, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 106 at Portland Trail Blazers 113 | L | 3-1 | 1-2 | 4-3 | ||
| November 3, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | W | 3-1 | 2-2 | 5-3 | ||
| November 6, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 110 at New Orleans Jazz 98 | W | 3-1 | 3-2 | 6-3 | ||
| November 9, 1974 | Detroit Pistons 100 at Buffalo Braves 109 | W | 4-1 | 3-2 | 7-3 | ||
| November 10, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 124 at Detroit Pistons 117 | W | 4-1 | 4-2 | 8-3 | ||
| November 12, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Buffalo Braves 112 | W | 5-1 | 4-2 | 9-3 | ||
| November 14, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 112 at Boston Celtics 100 | W | 5-1 | 5-2 | 10-3 | at Providence, RI | |
| November 16, 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 96 at Buffalo Braves 101 | W | 6-1 | 5-2 | 11-3 | ||
| November 19, 1974 | Golden State Warriors 106 at Buffalo Braves 111 | W | 7-1 | 5-2 | 12-3 | ||
| November 20, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 115 at Washington Bullets 104 | W | 7-1 | 6-2 | 13-3 | ||
| November 21, 1974 | Philadelphia 76ers 95 at Buffalo Braves 99 | W | 8-1 | 6-2 | 14-3 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| November 23, 1974 | Phoenix Suns 104 at Buffalo Braves 117 | W | 9-1 | 6-2 | 15-3 | ||
| November 24, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 89 at Chicago Bulls 91 | L | 9-1 | 6-3 | 15-4 | ||
| November 26, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | W | 9-1 | 7-3 | 16-4 | ||
| November 29, 1974 | Washington Bullets 96 at Buffalo Braves 93 | L | 9-2 | 7-3 | 16-5 | ||
| November 30, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 111 at New York Knicks 118 | L | 9-2 | 7-4 | 16-6 | ||
| December 3, 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks 110 at Buffalo Braves 101 | L | 9-3 | 7-4 | 16-7 | ||
| December 6, 1974 | Portland Trail Blazers 105 at Buffalo Braves 114 | W | 10-3 | 7-4 | 17-7 | ||
| December 7, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 112 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | L | 10-3 | 7-5 | 17-8 | ||
| December 10, 1974 | Philadelphia 76ers 91 at Buffalo Braves 101 | W | 11-3 | 7-5 | 18-8 | ||
| December 12, 1974 | Houston Rockets 113 at Buffalo Braves 124 | W | 12-3 | 7-5 | 19-8 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| December 13, 1974 | New York Knicks 104 at Buffalo Braves 108 | W | 13-3 | 7-5 | 20-8 | ||
| December 14, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 118 at New York Knicks 102 | W | 13-3 | 8-5 | 21-8 | ||
| December 17, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 110 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 111 | L | 13-3 | 8-6 | 21-9 | ||
| December 19, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 | L | 13-3 | 8-7 | 21-10 | ||
| December 20, 1974 | Atlanta Hawks 113 at Buffalo Braves 102 | L | 13-4 | 8-7 | 21-11 | ||
| December 27, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 108 at Phoenix Suns 92 | W | 13-4 | 9-7 | 22-11 | ||
| December 28, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 117 at Houston Rockets 125 | L | 13-4 | 9-8 | 22-12 | ||
| December 30, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 91 at Milwaukee Bucks 106 | L | 13-4 | 9-9 | 22-13 | ||
| January 3, 1975 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Buffalo Braves 92 | L | 13-5 | 9-9 | 22-14 | ||
| January 4, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 121 at Atlanta Hawks 108 | W | 13-5 | 10-9 | 23-14 | ||
| January 6, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 95 at Philadelphia 76ers 101 | L | 13-5 | 10-10 | 23-15 | ||
| January 7, 1975 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Buffalo Braves 115 | W | 14-5 | 10-10 | 24-15 | ||
| January 9, 1975 | Boston Celtics 108 at Buffalo Braves 100 | L | 14-6 | 10-10 | 24-16 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| January 10, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Buffalo Braves 104 | W | 15-6 | 10-10 | 25-16 | ||
| January 12, 1975 | Boston Celtics 101 at Buffalo Braves 114 | W | 16-6 | 10-10 | 26-16 | ||
| January 17, 1975 | Golden State Warriors 116 at Buffalo Braves 121 | W | 17-6 | 10-10 | 27-16 | ||
| January 18, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 129 at Atlanta Hawks 115 | W | 17-6 | 11-10 | 28-16 | ||
| January 19, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 117 at New Orleans Jazz 112 | W | 17-6 | 12-10 | 29-16 | ||
| January 21, 1975 | Seattle Supersonics 108 at Buffalo Braves 118 | W | 18-6 | 12-10 | 30-16 | ||
| January 24, 1975 | New York Knicks 99 at Buffalo Braves 105 | W | 19-6 | 12-10 | 31-16 | ||
| January 26, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 93 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 19-6 | 12-11 | 31-17 | ||
| January 30, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 97 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | W | 19-6 | 13-11 | 32-17 | ||
| January 31, 1975 | Atlanta Hawks 101 at Buffalo Braves 111 | W | 20-6 | 13-11 | 33-17 | ||
| February 1, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 113 at Detroit Pistons 119 | L | 20-6 | 13-12 | 33-18 | ||
| February 4, 1975 | Philadelphia 76ers 111 at Buffalo Braves 105 | L | 20-7 | 13-12 | 33-19 | OT | |
| February 7, 1975 | Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Buffalo Braves 108 | W | 21-7 | 13-12 | 34-19 | ||
| February 9, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 99 at Seattle Supersonics 93 | W | 21-7 | 14-12 | 35-19 | OT | |
| February 11, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | W | 21-7 | 15-12 | 36-19 | ||
| February 12, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 96 at Phoenix Suns 108 | L | 21-7 | 15-13 | 36-20 | ||
| February 14, 1975 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 132 at Buffalo Braves 112 | L | 21-8 | 15-13 | 36-21 | ||
| February 16, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 109 at Chicago Bulls 114 | L | 21-8 | 15-14 | 36-22 | ||
| February 18, 1975 | Phoenix Suns 109 at Buffalo Braves 124 | W | 22-8 | 15-14 | 37-22 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| February 21, 1975 | Portland Trail Blazers 106 at Buffalo Braves 116 | W | 23-8 | 15-14 | 38-22 | ||
| February 22, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 92 at New York Knicks 85 | W | 23-8 | 16-14 | 39-22 | ||
| February 25, 1975 | Washington Bullets 111 at Buffalo Braves 93 | L | 23-9 | 16-14 | 39-23 | ||
| February 27, 1975 | New Orleans Jazz 100 at Buffalo Braves 110 | W | 24-9 | 16-14 | 40-23 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| February 28, 1975 | New York Knicks 114 at Buffalo Braves 106 | L | 24-10 | 16-14 | 40-24 | ||
| March 1, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 100 at Milwaukee Bucks 104 | L | 24-10 | 16-15 | 40-25 | ||
| March 4, 1975 | Seattle Supersonics 97 at Buffalo Braves 104 | W | 25-10 | 16-15 | 41-25 | ||
| March 6, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 110 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 111 | L | 25-10 | 16-16 | 41-26 | ||
| March 8, 1975 | Milwaukee Bucks 95 at Buffalo Braves 110 | W | 26-10 | 16-16 | 42-26 | ||
| March 13, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 122 at Golden State Warriors 103 | W | 26-10 | 17-16 | 43-26 | ||
| March 14, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 105 at Seattle Supersonics 125 | L | 26-10 | 17-17 | 43-27 | ||
| March 16, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 95 at Portland Trail Blazers 102 | L | 26-10 | 17-18 | 43-28 | ||
| March 18, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 115 at Houston Rockets 122 | L | 26-10 | 17-19 | 43-29 | ||
| March 21, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 101 at Boston Celtics 109 | L | 26-10 | 17-20 | 43-30 | ||
| March 22, 1975 | Houston Rockets 112 at Buffalo Braves 117 | W | 27-10 | 17-20 | 44-30 | ||
| March 25, 1975 | Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Buffalo Braves 118 | W | 28-10 | 17-20 | 45-30 | ||
| March 26, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 94 at Washington Bullets 91 | W | 28-10 | 18-20 | 46-30 | ||
| March 28, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 115 at Philadelphia 76ers 104 | W | 28-10 | 19-20 | 47-30 | ||
| March 29, 1975 | Boston Celtics 96 at Buffalo Braves 102 | W | 29-10 | 19-20 | 48-30 | ||
| April 1, 1975 | Chicago Bulls 98 at Buffalo Braves 93 | L | 29-11 | 19-20 | 48-31 | ||
| April 2, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 92 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 29-11 | 19-21 | 48-32 | ||
| April 4, 1975 | Philadelphia 76ers 97 at Buffalo Braves 108 | W | 30-11 | 19-21 | 49-32 | ||
| April 6, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 93 at New York Knicks 105 | L | 30-11 | 19-22 | 49-33 | ||
| April 10, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 113 at Washington Bullets 102 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 12, 1975 | Washington Bullets 120 at Buffalo Braves 106 | L | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 16, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 96 at Washington Bullets 111 | L | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| April 18, 1975 | Washington Bullets 102 at Buffalo Braves 108 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 20, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 93 at Washington Bullets 97 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| April 23, 1975 | Washington Bullets 96 at Buffalo Braves 102 | W | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 25, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 96 at Washington Bullets 115 | L | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
