1976-77 Buffalo Braves Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 30-52
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tates Locke (16-30)
Coach: Bob MacKinnon (3-4)
Coach: Joe Mullaney (11-18)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 319,398, Avg. 7,790 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Buffalo Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 30-52
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tates Locke (16-30)
Coach: Bob MacKinnon (3-4)
Coach: Joe Mullaney (11-18)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 319,398, Avg. 7,790 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Buffalo Braves Roster
The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 30 wins and 52 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
Buffalo scored 8,612 points and yielded 8,976. Randy Smith tossed in a team-leading 1,698 points for the Braves, and Adrian Dantley contributed 17 or more per game also. John Shumate accounted for 701 boards. Randy Smith dished out 441 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Randy Smith added 176 steals.
Tates Locke, Bob MacKinnon and Joe Mullaney coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 8612
Regular Season Points Against: 8976
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 133 at Milwaukee Bucks 112 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 23, 1976 | Philadelphia 76ers 105 at Buffalo Braves 108 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 26, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 104 at New York Knicks 118 | L | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 28, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 105 at Boston Celtics 112 | L | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | at Hartford, CT | |
| October 30, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 109 at Buffalo Braves 105 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| November 3, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 96 at New York Nets 100 | L | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | ||
| November 5, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 122 at Detroit Pistons 108 | W | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3-4 | ||
| November 6, 1976 | Houston Rockets 102 at Buffalo Braves 117 | W | 2-1 | 2-3 | 4-4 | ||
| November 9, 1976 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Buffalo Braves 121 | W | 3-1 | 2-3 | 5-4 | OT | |
| November 11, 1976 | Denver Nuggets 94 at Buffalo Braves 105 | W | 4-1 | 2-3 | 6-4 | ||
| November 13, 1976 | Boston Celtics 107 at Buffalo Braves 118 | W | 5-1 | 2-3 | 7-4 | ||
| November 16, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 112 at San Antonio Spurs 114 | L | 5-1 | 2-4 | 7-5 | ||
| November 17, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 114 at Houston Rockets 120 | L | 5-1 | 2-5 | 7-6 | OT | |
| November 19, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 101 at Seattle Supersonics 130 | L | 5-1 | 2-6 | 7-7 | ||
| November 20, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 93 at Golden State Warriors 130 | L | 5-1 | 2-7 | 7-8 | ||
| November 21, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 98 at Portland Trail Blazers 121 | L | 5-1 | 2-8 | 7-9 | ||
| November 23, 1976 | San Antonio Spurs 122 at Buffalo Braves 115 | L | 5-2 | 2-8 | 7-10 | ||
| November 26, 1976 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Buffalo Braves 124 | W | 6-2 | 2-8 | 8-10 | ||
| November 27, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 94 at Atlanta Hawks 101 | L | 6-2 | 2-9 | 8-11 | ||
| November 28, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 118 at New Orleans Jazz 127 | L | 6-2 | 2-10 | 8-12 | ||
| November 30, 1976 | Seattle Supersonics 114 at Buffalo Braves 119 | W | 7-2 | 2-10 | 9-12 | ||
| December 3, 1976 | New York Knicks 112 at Buffalo Braves 135 | W | 8-2 | 2-10 | 10-12 | ||
| December 7, 1976 | Indiana Pacers 107 at Buffalo Braves 103 | L | 8-3 | 2-10 | 10-13 | ||
| December 8, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 123 | L | 8-3 | 2-11 | 10-14 | ||
| December 10, 1976 | Portland Trail Blazers 103 at Buffalo Braves 102 | L | 8-4 | 2-11 | 10-15 | ||
| December 11, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 101 at Indiana Pacers 109 | L | 8-4 | 2-12 | 10-16 | ||
| December 14, 1976 | Phoenix Suns 99 at Buffalo Braves 108 | W | 9-4 | 2-12 | 11-16 | ||
| December 17, 1976 | Washington Bullets 99 at Buffalo Braves 88 | L | 9-5 | 2-12 | 11-17 | ||
| December 19, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 99 at Seattle Supersonics 98 | W | 9-5 | 3-12 | 12-17 | ||
| December 21, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 89 at Los Angeles Lakers 97 | L | 9-5 | 3-13 | 12-18 | ||
| December 23, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 92 at Phoenix Suns 107 | L | 9-5 | 3-14 | 12-19 | ||
| December 25, 1976 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Buffalo Braves 115 | W | 10-5 | 3-14 | 13-19 | ||
| December 26, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 96 | W | 10-5 | 4-14 | 14-19 | ||
| December 29, 1976 | Kansas City Kings 113 at Buffalo Braves 103 | L | 10-6 | 4-14 | 14-20 | ||
| January 1, 1977 | New York Nets 87 at Buffalo Braves 102 | W | 11-6 | 4-14 | 15-20 | ||
| January 3, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 109 at San Antonio Spurs 142 | L | 11-6 | 4-15 | 15-21 | ||
| January 5, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 118 at Buffalo Braves 109 | L | 11-7 | 4-15 | 15-22 | ||
| January 6, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 111 at Milwaukee Bucks 119 | L | 11-7 | 4-16 | 15-23 | ||
| January 8, 1977 | Boston Celtics 109 at Buffalo Braves 106 | L | 11-8 | 4-16 | 15-24 | ||
| January 12, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 124 at Buffalo Braves 118 | L | 11-9 | 4-16 | 15-25 | ||
| January 14, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 103 at Buffalo Braves 131 | W | 12-9 | 4-16 | 16-25 | ||
| January 15, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 105 at Detroit Pistons 121 | L | 12-9 | 4-17 | 16-26 | ||
| January 19, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 87 at Washington Bullets 91 | L | 12-9 | 4-18 | 16-27 | ||
| January 21, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 89 at Chicago Bulls 110 | L | 12-9 | 4-19 | 16-28 | ||
| January 22, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 104 at Kansas City Kings 132 | L | 12-9 | 4-20 | 16-29 | ||
| January 24, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 102 at Denver Nuggets 127 | L | 12-9 | 4-21 | 16-30 | ||
| January 26, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks 109 at Buffalo Braves 114 | W | 13-9 | 4-21 | 17-30 | ||
| February 3, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 98 at Atlanta Hawks 100 | L | 13-9 | 4-22 | 17-31 | ||
| February 6, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 97 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 13-9 | 4-23 | 17-32 | ||
| February 8, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers 89 at Buffalo Braves 99 | W | 14-9 | 4-23 | 18-32 | ||
| February 9, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Buffalo Braves 90 | L | 14-10 | 4-23 | 18-33 | ||
| February 11, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 96 at New York Nets 94 | W | 14-10 | 5-23 | 19-33 | ||
| February 15, 1977 | Washington Bullets 126 at Buffalo Braves 114 | L | 14-11 | 5-23 | 19-34 | ||
| February 16, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 | L | 14-11 | 5-24 | 19-35 | ||
| February 17, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Buffalo Braves 112 | W | 15-11 | 5-24 | 20-35 | ||
| February 19, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Buffalo Braves 103 | W | 16-11 | 5-24 | 21-35 | ||
| February 21, 1977 | Indiana Pacers 106 at Buffalo Braves 117 | W | 17-11 | 5-24 | 22-35 | ||
| February 22, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 114 at Buffalo Braves 115 | W | 18-11 | 5-24 | 23-35 | ||
| February 25, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 104 at Buffalo Braves 97 | L | 18-12 | 5-24 | 23-36 | ||
| February 27, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 105 at Washington Bullets 117 | L | 18-12 | 5-25 | 23-37 | ||
| March 1, 1977 | New York Nets 104 at Buffalo Braves 95 | L | 18-13 | 5-25 | 23-38 | ||
| March 2, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 108 at Indiana Pacers 116 | L | 18-13 | 5-26 | 23-39 | ||
| March 4, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 95 at New Orleans Jazz 91 | W | 18-13 | 6-26 | 24-39 | ||
| March 5, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs 120 at Buffalo Braves 109 | L | 18-14 | 6-26 | 24-40 | ||
| March 7, 1977 | Houston Rockets 128 at Buffalo Braves 107 | L | 18-15 | 6-26 | 24-41 | ||
| March 8, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 95 at Buffalo Braves 102 | W | 19-15 | 6-26 | 25-41 | ||
| March 11, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 90 at Buffalo Braves 95 | W | 20-15 | 6-26 | 26-41 | ||
| March 13, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 95 at Buffalo Braves 102 | W | 21-15 | 6-26 | 27-41 | ||
| March 17, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 104 at Kansas City Kings 125 | L | 21-15 | 6-27 | 27-42 | ||
| March 19, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 104 at Houston Rockets 110 | L | 21-15 | 6-28 | 27-43 | ||
| March 20, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 108 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 | L | 21-15 | 6-29 | 27-44 | ||
| March 22, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 86 at Buffalo Braves 84 | L | 21-16 | 6-29 | 27-45 | ||
| March 24, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 107 at Phoenix Suns 102 | W | 21-16 | 7-29 | 28-45 | ||
| March 27, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 89 at Los Angeles Lakers 92 | L | 21-16 | 7-30 | 28-46 | ||
| March 29, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 101 at Portland Trail Blazers 127 | L | 21-16 | 7-31 | 28-47 | ||
| March 31, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 95 at Denver Nuggets 110 | L | 21-16 | 7-32 | 28-48 | ||
| April 2, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks 93 at Buffalo Braves 94 | W | 22-16 | 7-32 | 29-48 | ||
| April 3, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 111 at New York Knicks 130 | L | 22-16 | 7-33 | 29-49 | ||
| April 5, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 89 at Chicago Bulls 91 | L | 22-16 | 7-34 | 29-50 | ||
| April 6, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 102 at Buffalo Braves 107 | W | 23-16 | 7-34 | 30-50 | ||
| April 8, 1977 | New York Knicks 104 at Buffalo Braves 102 | L | 23-17 | 7-34 | 30-51 | ||
| April 10, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 120 at Buffalo Braves 99 | L | 23-18 | 7-34 | 30-52 |
