1974-75 Buffalo Braves Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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 Results
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.
The Braves poured in 8,839 points and surrendered 8,663. Bob McAdoo tossed in a team-leading 2,831 points for Buffalo, 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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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | C-F | 82 | 3539 | 2138 | 1095 | 796 | 641 | 307 | 848 | 1155 | 179 | 92 | 174 | 0 | 278 | 2831 | ||
| Randy Smith | G-F | 82 | 3001 | 1261 | 610 | 295 | 236 | 95 | 249 | 344 | 534 | 137 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 1456 | ||
| Jack Marin | F-G | 81 | 2147 | 836 | 380 | 222 | 193 | 104 | 259 | 363 | 133 | 51 | 16 | 0 | 238 | 953 | ||
| Jim McMillian | F | 62 | 2132 | 695 | 347 | 231 | 194 | 127 | 258 | 385 | 156 | 69 | 15 | 0 | 129 | 888 | ||
| Garfield Heard | F | 67 | 2148 | 819 | 318 | 188 | 106 | 185 | 481 | 666 | 190 | 106 | 120 | 0 | 242 | 742 | ||
| Ken Charles | G | 79 | 1690 | 515 | 240 | 146 | 120 | 68 | 96 | 164 | 171 | 87 | 20 | 0 | 165 | 600 | ||
| Lee Winfield | G | 68 | 1259 | 312 | 164 | 68 | 49 | 45 | 81 | 126 | 134 | 43 | 30 | 0 | 106 | 377 | ||
| Dale Schlueter | C | 76 | 962 | 178 | 92 | 121 | 84 | 78 | 186 | 264 | 104 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 163 | 268 | ||
| Bob Weiss | G | 76 | 1338 | 261 | 102 | 67 | 54 | 21 | 83 | 104 | 260 | 82 | 19 | 0 | 146 | 258 | ||
| Ernie DiGregorio | G | 31 | 712 | 234 | 103 | 45 | 35 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 151 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 241 | ||
| Jim Washington | F-C | 42 | 674 | 162 | 77 | 38 | 21 | 58 | 139 | 197 | 43 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 81 | 175 | ||
| Paul Ruffner | C-F | 22 | 103 | 47 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 45 | ||
| Bernie Harris | F | 11 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 779 | 19730 | 7469 | 3552 | 0 | 0 | 2224 | 1735 | 1108 | 2735 | 3843 | 2063 | 718 | 456 | 0 | 1879 | 8839 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | C-F | 82 | 43.2 | 51.2 | 80.5 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 14.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 34.5 | |
| Randy Smith | G-F | 82 | 36.6 | 48.4 | 80.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 17.8 | |
| Jack Marin | F-G | 81 | 26.5 | 45.5 | 86.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 11.8 | |
| Jim McMillian | F | 62 | 34.4 | 49.9 | 84.0 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 14.3 | |
| Garfield Heard | F | 67 | 32.1 | 38.8 | 56.4 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 11.1 | |
| Ken Charles | G | 79 | 21.4 | 46.6 | 82.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 7.6 | |
| Lee Winfield | G | 68 | 18.5 | 52.6 | 72.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 5.5 | |
| Dale Schlueter | C | 76 | 12.7 | 51.7 | 69.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.5 | |
| Bob Weiss | G | 76 | 17.6 | 39.1 | 80.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | |
| Ernie DiGregorio | G | 31 | 23.0 | 44.0 | 77.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.8 | |
| Jim Washington | F-C | 42 | 16.0 | 47.5 | 55.3 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4.2 | |
| Paul Ruffner | C-F | 22 | 4.7 | 46.8 | 20.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Bernie Harris | F | 11 | 2.3 | 18.2 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
| Averages | 779 | 25.3 | 47.6 | 78.0 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 11.3 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | C-F | 7 | 327 | 216 | 104 | 73 | 54 | 25 | 69 | 94 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 262 | ||
| Randy Smith | G-F | 7 | 286 | 105 | 50 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 49 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 126 | ||
| Jim McMillian | F | 7 | 240 | 86 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 91 | ||
| Garfield Heard | F | 7 | 250 | 96 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 82 | ||
| Ken Charles | G | 7 | 208 | 55 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 52 | ||
| Jack Marin | F-G | 7 | 108 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 37 | ||
| Bob Weiss | G | 7 | 113 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 30 | ||
| Lee Winfield | G | 6 | 65 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 17 | ||
| Dale Schlueter | C | 6 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Jim Washington | F-C | 6 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Paul Ruffner | C-F | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 68 | 1680 | 640 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 132 | 90 | 211 | 301 | 147 | 64 | 38 | 0 | 167 | 714 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | C-F | 7 | 46.7 | 48.1 | 74.0 | 3.6 | 9.9 | 13.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 37.4 | |
| Randy Smith | G-F | 7 | 40.9 | 47.6 | 86.7 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 18.0 | |
| Jim McMillian | F | 7 | 34.3 | 45.3 | 92.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 13.0 | |
| Garfield Heard | F | 7 | 35.7 | 39.6 | 42.9 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 11.7 | |
| Ken Charles | G | 7 | 29.7 | 40.0 | 72.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 7.4 | |
| Jack Marin | F-G | 7 | 15.4 | 44.4 | 86.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 5.3 | |
| Bob Weiss | G | 7 | 16.1 | 47.8 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.3 | |
| Lee Winfield | G | 6 | 10.8 | 43.8 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.8 | |
| Dale Schlueter | C | 6 | 6.7 | 60.0 | 33.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | |
| Jim Washington | F-C | 6 | 6.5 | 40.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ||
| Paul Ruffner | C-F | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 779 | 24.7 | 45.5 | 74.6 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 10.5 |
