1977-78 Buffalo Braves Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 27-55
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (27-55)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 252,457, Avg. 6,157 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Buffalo Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 27-55
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (27-55)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 252,457, Avg. 6,157 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Buffalo Braves Roster
The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 27 wins and 55 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Braves tossed in 8,634 points and allowed 8,941. Randy Smith scored a team-leading 2,021 points for Buffalo, and Swen Nater contributed 1,029 boards. Randy Smith dished out 458 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Randy Smith added 172 steals.
Cotton Fitzsimmons coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 8634
Regular Season Points Against: 8941
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 108 at Buffalo Braves 112 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 22, 1977 | New Jersey Nets 96 at Buffalo Braves 101 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 25, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 85 at Portland Trail Blazers 107 | L | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 26, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 92 at Seattle Supersonics 97 | L | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| October 28, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 97 at Golden State Warriors 104 | L | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 | ||
| October 29, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 111 at Denver Nuggets 127 | L | 2-0 | 0-4 | 2-4 | ||
| November 2, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 100 at Buffalo Braves 104 | W | 3-0 | 0-4 | 3-4 | ||
| November 4, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 100 at Chicago Bulls 92 | W | 3-0 | 1-4 | 4-4 | ||
| November 5, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 111 at Buffalo Braves 101 | L | 3-1 | 1-4 | 4-5 | ||
| November 9, 1977 | New York Knicks 113 at Buffalo Braves 124 | W | 4-1 | 1-4 | 5-5 | ||
| November 11, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 103 at Boston Celtics 109 | L | 4-1 | 1-5 | 5-6 | ||
| November 12, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 103 at Buffalo Braves 106 | W | 5-1 | 1-5 | 6-6 | ||
| November 15, 1977 | Indiana Pacers 100 at Buffalo Braves 94 | L | 5-2 | 1-5 | 6-7 | ||
| November 16, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 101 at Houston Rockets 97 | W | 5-2 | 2-5 | 7-7 | ||
| November 17, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 108 at San Antonio Spurs 111 | L | 5-2 | 2-6 | 7-8 | ||
| November 19, 1977 | Boston Celtics 98 at Buffalo Braves 102 | W | 6-2 | 2-6 | 8-8 | ||
| November 21, 1977 | Washington Bullets 114 at Buffalo Braves 97 | L | 6-3 | 2-6 | 8-9 | ||
| November 22, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 102 at New York Knicks 101 | W | 6-3 | 3-6 | 9-9 | ||
| November 26, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Buffalo Braves 107 | L | 6-4 | 3-6 | 9-10 | ||
| November 30, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 93 at Buffalo Braves 105 | W | 7-4 | 3-6 | 10-10 | ||
| December 3, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 102 at Buffalo Braves 95 | L | 7-5 | 3-6 | 10-11 | ||
| December 6, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 90 at Buffalo Braves 113 | W | 8-5 | 3-6 | 11-11 | ||
| December 11, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 | L | 8-5 | 3-7 | 11-12 | OT | |
| December 13, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 108 at Portland Trail Blazers 111 | L | 8-5 | 3-8 | 11-13 | ||
| December 14, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 103 at Phoenix Suns 113 | L | 8-5 | 3-9 | 11-14 | ||
| December 17, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 126 at Detroit Pistons 122 | W | 8-5 | 4-9 | 12-14 | 2OT | |
| December 18, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 100 at Milwaukee Bucks 111 | L | 8-5 | 4-10 | 12-15 | ||
| December 20, 1977 | Houston Rockets 104 at Buffalo Braves 110 | W | 9-5 | 4-10 | 13-15 | ||
| December 23, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 102 at New Jersey Nets 103 | L | 9-5 | 4-11 | 13-16 | ||
| December 25, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | L | 9-5 | 4-12 | 13-17 | ||
| December 27, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks 108 at Buffalo Braves 105 | L | 9-6 | 4-12 | 13-18 | ||
| December 28, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 87 at Washington Bullets 106 | L | 9-6 | 4-13 | 13-19 | ||
| December 30, 1977 | Detroit Pistons 103 at Buffalo Braves 87 | L | 9-7 | 4-13 | 13-20 | ||
| January 4, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Buffalo Braves 94 | W | 10-7 | 4-13 | 14-20 | ||
| January 7, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 107 at Buffalo Braves 97 | L | 10-8 | 4-13 | 14-21 | ||
| January 12, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 92 at Buffalo Braves 111 | W | 11-8 | 4-13 | 15-21 | ||
| January 13, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 118 | L | 11-8 | 4-14 | 15-22 | ||
| January 14, 1978 | Washington Bullets 93 at Buffalo Braves 130 | W | 12-8 | 4-14 | 16-22 | ||
| January 17, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 96 at Buffalo Braves 94 | L | 12-9 | 4-14 | 16-23 | ||
| January 18, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 100 at Detroit Pistons 113 | L | 12-9 | 4-15 | 16-24 | ||
| January 22, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 90 at Indiana Pacers 99 | L | 12-9 | 4-16 | 16-25 | ||
| January 25, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 119 at Denver Nuggets 121 | L | 12-9 | 4-17 | 16-26 | OT | |
| January 27, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 101 at Buffalo Braves 94 | L | 12-10 | 4-17 | 16-27 | ||
| January 29, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 102 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | L | 12-10 | 4-18 | 16-28 | ||
| January 31, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 95 at New Orleans Jazz 114 | L | 12-10 | 4-19 | 16-29 | ||
| February 3, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Buffalo Braves 101 | L | 12-11 | 4-19 | 16-30 | ||
| February 7, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 132 at Buffalo Braves 105 | L | 12-12 | 4-19 | 16-31 | ||
| February 8, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 103 at Milwaukee Bucks 104 | L | 12-12 | 4-20 | 16-32 | ||
| February 10, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Buffalo Braves 116 | W | 13-12 | 4-20 | 17-32 | ||
| February 14, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Buffalo Braves 101 | W | 14-12 | 4-20 | 18-32 | ||
| February 16, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 109 at Washington Bullets 123 | L | 14-12 | 4-21 | 18-33 | ||
| February 17, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 108 at Buffalo Braves 100 | L | 14-13 | 4-21 | 18-34 | ||
| February 18, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 122 at New York Knicks 112 | W | 14-13 | 5-21 | 19-34 | ||
| February 21, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 114 at Buffalo Braves 111 | L | 14-14 | 5-21 | 19-35 | ||
| February 24, 1978 | Boston Celtics 106 at Buffalo Braves 99 | L | 14-15 | 5-21 | 19-36 | ||
| February 25, 1978 | Houston Rockets 110 at Buffalo Braves 106 | L | 14-16 | 5-21 | 19-37 | ||
| February 26, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 117 at Atlanta Hawks 119 | L | 14-16 | 5-22 | 19-38 | ||
| February 28, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 108 at New Orleans Jazz 125 | L | 14-16 | 5-23 | 19-39 | ||
| March 1, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 114 at Houston Rockets 104 | W | 14-16 | 6-23 | 20-39 | ||
| March 2, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 107 at San Antonio Spurs 128 | L | 14-16 | 6-24 | 20-40 | ||
| March 4, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 107 at Buffalo Braves 111 | W | 15-16 | 6-24 | 21-40 | ||
| March 5, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 103 at New Jersey Nets 109 | L | 15-16 | 6-25 | 21-41 | ||
| March 8, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 108 at Buffalo Braves 120 | W | 16-16 | 6-25 | 22-41 | ||
| March 10, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at Buffalo Braves 118 | W | 17-16 | 6-25 | 23-41 | ||
| March 12, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 90 at Buffalo Braves 96 | W | 18-16 | 6-25 | 24-41 | ||
| March 14, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at Buffalo Braves 123 | W | 19-16 | 6-25 | 25-41 | OT | |
| March 15, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 106 at Indiana Pacers 111 | L | 19-16 | 6-26 | 25-42 | ||
| March 17, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 127 at Buffalo Braves 136 | W | 20-16 | 6-26 | 26-42 | ||
| March 19, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 108 at Kansas City Kings 122 | L | 20-16 | 6-27 | 26-43 | ||
| March 21, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 104 at Golden State Warriors 111 | L | 20-16 | 6-28 | 26-44 | ||
| March 22, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 92 at Seattle Supersonics 97 | L | 20-16 | 6-29 | 26-45 | ||
| March 24, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 | L | 20-16 | 6-30 | 26-46 | ||
| March 25, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 106 at Phoenix Suns 112 | L | 20-16 | 6-31 | 26-47 | ||
| March 28, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 123 at Buffalo Braves 118 | L | 20-17 | 6-31 | 26-48 | ||
| March 29, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 118 at Philadelphia 76ers 149 | L | 20-17 | 6-32 | 26-49 | ||
| April 1, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 110 at Buffalo Braves 102 | L | 20-18 | 6-32 | 26-50 | ||
| April 3, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 104 at Buffalo Braves 95 | L | 20-19 | 6-32 | 26-51 | ||
| April 4, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 | L | 20-19 | 6-33 | 26-52 | ||
| April 5, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 87 at Buffalo Braves 74 | L | 20-20 | 6-33 | 26-53 | ||
| April 7, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 113 at Chicago Bulls 103 | W | 20-20 | 7-33 | 27-53 | ||
| April 8, 1978 | New York Knicks 118 at Buffalo Braves 107 | L | 20-21 | 7-33 | 27-54 | ||
| April 9, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 114 at Boston Celtics 131 | L | 20-21 | 7-34 | 27-55 |
