1970-71 Buffalo Braves Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 22-60
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Dolph Schayes (22-60)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 204,053, Avg. 4,977 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Buffalo Braves RosterTeam Record: 22-60
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Dolph Schayes (22-60)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 204,053, Avg. 4,977 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Buffalo Braves Results
The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 22 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Braves scored 8,653 points and yielded 9,196. Bob Kauffman tossed in a team-leading 1,591 points for Buffalo, while Don May netted 17 or more per game also. Bob Kauffman contributed 837 boards. Bob Kauffman dished out 354 assists for the squad.
Dolph Schayes coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Kauffman | F-C | 78 | 2778 | 1309 | 616 | 485 | 359 | 0 | 0 | 837 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 1591 | ||
| Don May | F | 76 | 2666 | 1336 | 629 | 350 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 567 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 1535 | ||
| Dick Garrett | G | 75 | 2375 | 902 | 373 | 251 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 964 | ||
| John Hummer | F-C | 81 | 2637 | 764 | 339 | 405 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 717 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 913 | ||
| Herm Gilliam | G-F | 80 | 2082 | 896 | 378 | 189 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 898 | ||
| Mike Davis | G | 73 | 1617 | 774 | 317 | 262 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 833 | ||
| Emmette Bryant | G | 73 | 2137 | 684 | 288 | 203 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 727 | ||
| Cornell Warner | F-C | 65 | 1293 | 376 | 156 | 143 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 452 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 391 | ||
| George Wilson | C | 46 | 713 | 269 | 92 | 69 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 240 | ||
| Nate Bowman | C | 44 | 483 | 148 | 58 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 136 | ||
| Paul Long | G | 30 | 213 | 120 | 57 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 134 | ||
| Bill Hosket | F-C | 13 | 217 | 90 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 105 | ||
| Mike Silliman | F | 36 | 366 | 79 | 36 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 91 | ||
| Freddie Crawford | G-F | 15 | 203 | 106 | 36 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 88 | ||
| Mike Lynn | F | 5 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | ||
| Totals | 790 | 19805 | 7860 | 3424 | 0 | 0 | 2504 | 1805 | 0 | 0 | 4261 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2232 | 8653 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Kauffman | F-C | 78 | 35.6 | 47.1 | 74.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 20.4 | |
| Don May | F | 76 | 35.1 | 47.1 | 79.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 20.2 | |
| Dick Garrett | G | 75 | 31.7 | 41.4 | 86.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 12.9 | |
| John Hummer | F-C | 81 | 32.6 | 44.4 | 58.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 11.3 | |
| Herm Gilliam | G-F | 80 | 26.0 | 42.2 | 75.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 11.2 | |
| Mike Davis | G | 73 | 22.2 | 41.0 | 76.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.4 | |
| Emmette Bryant | G | 73 | 29.3 | 42.1 | 74.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 10.0 | |
| Cornell Warner | F-C | 65 | 19.9 | 41.5 | 55.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.0 | |
| George Wilson | C | 46 | 15.5 | 34.2 | 81.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 5.2 | |
| Nate Bowman | C | 44 | 11.0 | 39.2 | 52.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | |
| Paul Long | G | 30 | 7.1 | 47.5 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.5 | |
| Bill Hosket | F-C | 13 | 16.7 | 52.2 | 64.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 8.1 | |
| Mike Silliman | F | 36 | 10.2 | 45.6 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | |
| Freddie Crawford | G-F | 15 | 13.5 | 34.0 | 61.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5.9 | |
| Mike Lynn | F | 5 | 5.0 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | |
| Averages | 790 | 25.1 | 43.6 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 11.0 |
