1973-74 Buffalo Braves Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 42-40
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Jack Ramsay (42-40)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 427,270, Avg. 10,421 in 41 home dates
1973-74 Buffalo Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 42-40
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Jack Ramsay (42-40)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 427,270, Avg. 10,421 in 41 home dates
1973-74 Buffalo Braves Roster
The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 42 wins and 40 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
Buffalo paced the league with 9,155 points. The team surrendered 9,164 points, most in the circuit. Bob McAdoo tossed in a team-leading 2,261 points for the Braves, while Jim McMillian scored 18 or more per game, too. Bob McAdoo contributed 1,117 boards. Ernie DiGregorio dished out 663 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Randy Smith added 203 steals, and Bob McAdoo blocked 246 shots.
Jack Ramsay coached the team. The 1973-74 Buffalo Braves lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9155
Regular Season Points Against: 9164
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 1973 | Houston Rockets 105 at Buffalo Braves 107 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | OT | |
| October 12, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 112 at Boston Celtics 118 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 13, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Buffalo Braves 122 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| October 16, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 91 at New York Knicks 117 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| October 20, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Buffalo Braves 116 | W | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
| October 24, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 113 at Milwaukee Bucks 130 | L | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 | ||
| October 26, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | W | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| October 27, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | W | 2-1 | 2-3 | 4-4 | ||
| October 28, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 112 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 100 | W | 2-1 | 3-3 | 5-4 | ||
| October 30, 1973 | Seattle Supersonics 103 at Buffalo Braves 105 | W | 3-1 | 3-3 | 6-4 | ||
| November 2, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 97 at Chicago Bulls 107 | L | 3-1 | 3-4 | 6-5 | ||
| November 3, 1973 | Golden State Warriors 124 at Buffalo Braves 121 | L | 3-2 | 3-4 | 6-6 | OT | |
| November 4, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 101 at Buffalo Braves 95 | L | 3-3 | 3-4 | 6-7 | OT | at Toronto, Ont |
| November 7, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 113 at Seattle Supersonics 130 | L | 3-3 | 3-5 | 6-8 | ||
| November 9, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 108 at Portland Trail Blazers 122 | L | 3-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | ||
| November 10, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 105 at Golden State Warriors 128 | L | 3-3 | 3-7 | 6-10 | ||
| November 13, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 114 at Buffalo Braves 121 | W | 4-3 | 3-7 | 7-10 | ||
| November 15, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 86 at New York Knicks 97 | L | 4-3 | 3-8 | 7-11 | ||
| November 17, 1973 | Detroit Pistons 98 at Buffalo Braves 94 | L | 4-4 | 3-8 | 7-12 | ||
| November 18, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 112 at Capital Bullets 101 | W | 4-4 | 4-8 | 8-12 | ||
| November 20, 1973 | Phoenix Suns 100 at Buffalo Braves 127 | W | 5-4 | 4-8 | 9-12 | ||
| November 24, 1973 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 131 at Buffalo Braves 143 | W | 6-4 | 4-8 | 10-12 | ||
| November 27, 1973 | Milwaukee Bucks 115 at Buffalo Braves 110 | L | 6-5 | 4-8 | 10-13 | ||
| November 28, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 106 at Atlanta Hawks 130 | L | 6-5 | 4-9 | 10-14 | ||
| November 30, 1973 | Capital Bullets 121 at Buffalo Braves 113 | L | 6-6 | 4-9 | 10-15 | ||
| December 5, 1973 | Portland Trail Blazers 110 at Buffalo Braves 114 | W | 7-6 | 4-9 | 11-15 | ||
| December 7, 1973 | New York Knicks 113 at Buffalo Braves 108 | L | 7-7 | 4-9 | 11-16 | ||
| December 9, 1973 | Boston Celtics 118 at Buffalo Braves 114 | L | 7-8 | 4-9 | 11-17 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| December 11, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 132 at Atlanta Hawks 127 | W | 7-8 | 5-9 | 12-17 | OT | |
| December 12, 1973 | Boston Celtics 126 at Buffalo Braves 119 | L | 7-9 | 5-9 | 12-18 | at Providence, RI | |
| December 14, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 102 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | W | 7-9 | 6-9 | 13-18 | ||
| December 18, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Buffalo Braves 100 | W | 8-9 | 6-9 | 14-18 | ||
| December 21, 1973 | New York Knicks 115 at Buffalo Braves 117 | W | 9-9 | 6-9 | 15-18 | ||
| December 22, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 112 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 122 | L | 9-9 | 6-10 | 15-19 | ||
| December 23, 1973 | Capital Bullets 110 at Buffalo Braves 85 | L | 9-10 | 6-10 | 15-20 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| December 26, 1973 | Boston Celtics 125 at Buffalo Braves 123 | L | 9-11 | 6-10 | 15-21 | ||
| December 29, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 120 at Phoenix Suns 108 | W | 9-11 | 7-10 | 16-21 | ||
| December 30, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | L | 9-11 | 7-11 | 16-22 | ||
| January 1, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 120 at Portland Trail Blazers 119 | W | 9-11 | 8-11 | 17-22 | ||
| January 2, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 115 at Seattle Supersonics 111 | W | 9-11 | 9-11 | 18-22 | ||
| January 5, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 111 at New York Knicks 110 | W | 9-11 | 10-11 | 19-22 | ||
| January 6, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 117 at Atlanta Hawks 109 | W | 9-11 | 11-11 | 20-22 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| January 8, 1974 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Buffalo Braves 100 | W | 10-11 | 11-11 | 21-22 | ||
| January 11, 1974 | Houston Rockets 99 at Buffalo Braves 117 | W | 11-11 | 11-11 | 22-22 | ||
| January 12, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 97 at Capital Bullets 96 | W | 11-11 | 12-11 | 23-22 | ||
| January 13, 1974 | Houston Rockets 121 at Buffalo Braves 112 | L | 11-12 | 12-11 | 23-23 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| January 18, 1974 | Capital Bullets 94 at Buffalo Braves 98 | W | 12-12 | 12-11 | 24-23 | ||
| January 20, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 112 at Philadelphia 76ers 129 | L | 12-12 | 12-12 | 24-24 | ||
| January 22, 1974 | Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Buffalo Braves 119 | W | 13-12 | 12-12 | 25-24 | ||
| January 23, 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks 114 at Buffalo Braves 88 | L | 13-13 | 12-12 | 25-25 | at Madison, WI | |
| January 25, 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 118 at Buffalo Braves 113 | L | 13-14 | 12-12 | 25-26 | ||
| January 26, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 122 at Atlanta Hawks 132 | L | 13-14 | 12-13 | 25-27 | ||
| January 27, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 122 at Houston Rockets 108 | W | 13-14 | 13-13 | 26-27 | ||
| January 29, 1974 | Golden State Warriors 128 at Buffalo Braves 121 | L | 13-15 | 13-13 | 26-28 | ||
| January 30, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 96 at Detroit Pistons 111 | L | 13-15 | 13-14 | 26-29 | ||
| February 3, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 112 at Philadelphia 76ers 98 | W | 13-15 | 14-14 | 27-29 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| February 6, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 114 at Philadelphia 76ers 98 | W | 13-15 | 15-14 | 28-29 | ||
| February 8, 1974 | Chicago Bulls 101 at Buffalo Braves 106 | W | 14-15 | 15-14 | 29-29 | ||
| February 9, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 103 at New York Knicks 100 | W | 14-15 | 16-14 | 30-29 | OT | |
| February 10, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 121 at Cleveland Cavaliers 125 | L | 14-15 | 16-15 | 30-30 | ||
| February 12, 1974 | New York Knicks 100 at Buffalo Braves 93 | L | 14-16 | 16-15 | 30-31 | ||
| February 13, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 129 at Philadelphia 76ers 106 | W | 14-16 | 17-15 | 31-31 | ||
| February 15, 1974 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Buffalo Braves 118 | W | 15-16 | 17-15 | 32-31 | ||
| February 16, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 92 at Capital Bullets 101 | L | 15-16 | 17-16 | 32-32 | ||
| February 17, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 135 at Houston Rockets 118 | W | 15-16 | 18-16 | 33-32 | ||
| February 19, 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks 109 at Buffalo Braves 145 | W | 16-16 | 18-16 | 34-32 | ||
| February 21, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 119 at New York Knicks 97 | W | 16-16 | 19-16 | 35-32 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| February 22, 1974 | Boston Celtics 116 at Buffalo Braves 109 | L | 16-17 | 19-16 | 35-33 | ||
| February 26, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Buffalo Braves 112 | L | 16-18 | 19-16 | 35-34 | ||
| February 27, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 122 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 16-18 | 20-16 | 36-34 | at Providence, RI | |
| March 1, 1974 | Boston Celtics 94 at Buffalo Braves 110 | W | 17-18 | 20-16 | 37-34 | ||
| March 2, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | W | 17-18 | 21-16 | 38-34 | ||
| March 8, 1974 | Seattle Supersonics 123 at Buffalo Braves 117 | L | 17-19 | 21-16 | 38-35 | OT | |
| March 10, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 122 at Portland Trail Blazers 112 | W | 17-19 | 22-16 | 39-35 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| March 12, 1974 | Phoenix Suns 94 at Buffalo Braves 124 | W | 18-19 | 22-16 | 40-35 | ||
| March 15, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 97 at Chicago Bulls 114 | L | 18-19 | 22-17 | 40-36 | ||
| March 16, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Buffalo Braves 114 | W | 19-19 | 22-17 | 41-36 | ||
| March 17, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 109 at Detroit Pistons 116 | L | 19-19 | 22-18 | 41-37 | ||
| March 21, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 115 at Golden State Warriors 102 | W | 19-19 | 23-18 | 42-37 | ||
| March 22, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 119 at Phoenix Suns 126 | L | 19-19 | 23-19 | 42-38 | ||
| March 24, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 150 | L | 19-19 | 23-20 | 42-39 | ||
| March 26, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 96 at Houston Rockets 119 | L | 19-19 | 23-21 | 42-40 | ||
| March 30, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 97 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 2, 1974 | Boston Celtics 105 at Buffalo Braves 115 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 3, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 107 at Boston Celtics 120 | L | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 6, 1974 | Boston Celtics 102 at Buffalo Braves 104 | W | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 9, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 97 at Boston Celtics 100 | L | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 | ||
| April 12, 1974 | Boston Celtics 106 at Buffalo Braves 104 | L | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 |
