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1975β76 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 23, 1975 β April 11, 1976 April 13 β May 18, 1976 (Playoffs) May 23 β June 6, 1976 (Finals) |
Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 18 |
TV partner(s) | CBS |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | David Thompson |
Picked by | Atlanta Hawks |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Golden State Warriors |
Season MVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( L.A. Lakers) |
Top scorer | Bob McAdoo ( Buffalo) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Western champions | Phoenix Suns |
Western runners-up | Golden State Warriors |
Finals | |
Champions | Boston Celtics |
Runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
Finals MVP | Jo Jo White ( Boston) |
The 1975β76 NBA season was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1974β75 coach | 1975β76 coach |
N/A | ||
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Atlanta Hawks | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Bumper Tormohlen |
Detroit Pistons | Ray Scott | Herb Brown |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | β | 31β10 | 23β18 | 13β8 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 34β7 | 12β29 | 9β12 |
x- Buffalo Braves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 28β14 | 18β22 | 10β11 |
New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 | 24β17 | 14β27 | 10β11 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 29β12 | 20β21 | 15β11 |
x- Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 31β10 | 17β24 | 14β12 |
Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 9 | 27β13 | 13β29 | 14β12 |
New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 11 | 22β19 | 16β25 | 15β11 |
Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 20 | 20β21 | 9β32 | 7β19 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | β | 22β19 | 16β25 | 13β8 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 36 | 46 | .439 | 2 | 24β17 | 12β29 | 12β9 |
Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 7 | 25β16 | 6β35 | 10β11 |
Chicago Bulls | 24 | 58 | .293 | 14 | 15β26 | 9β32 | 7β14 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Golden State Warriors | 59 | 23 | .720 | β | 36β5 | 23β18 | 17β9 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 | 31β10 | 12β29 | 12β14 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 27β14 | 15β26 | 15β11 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 | 31β11 | 9β31 | 10β16 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 22 | 25β15 | 12β30 | 11β15 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | β |
2 | y- Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 |
3 | x- Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
4 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
5 | x- Buffalo Braves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
6 | Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 14 |
7 | New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
8 | New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
9 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Golden State Warriors | 59 | 23 | .720 | β |
2 | x- Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 |
3 | x- Phoenix Suns | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
4 | y- Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 21 |
5 | x- Detroit Pistons | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 |
6 | Los Angeles Lakers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 |
7 | Portland Trail Blazers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 22 |
8 | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 28 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35 |
Notes
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Philadelphia | 1 | E5 | Buffalo | 2 | ||||||||||||||
E5 | Buffalo | 2 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||
E2 | Cleveland* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Washington | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Cleveland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Milwaukee* | 1 | W5 | Detroit | 2 | ||||||||||||||
W5 | Detroit | 2 | Western Conference | W1 | Golden State* | 3 | |||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Seattle | 2 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Bob McAdoo | Buffalo Braves | 31.1 |
Rebounds per game | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 16.9 |
Assists per game | Slick Watts | Seattle SuperSonics | 8.1 |
Steals per game | Slick Watts | Seattle SuperSonics | 3.18 |
Blocks per game | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 4.12 |
FG% | Wes Unseld | Washington Bullets | .561 |
FT% | Rick Barry | Golden State Warriors | .923 |
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verification. (February 2024) |
1975β76 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 23, 1975 β April 11, 1976 April 13 β May 18, 1976 (Playoffs) May 23 β June 6, 1976 (Finals) |
Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 18 |
TV partner(s) | CBS |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | David Thompson |
Picked by | Atlanta Hawks |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Golden State Warriors |
Season MVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( L.A. Lakers) |
Top scorer | Bob McAdoo ( Buffalo) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Western champions | Phoenix Suns |
Western runners-up | Golden State Warriors |
Finals | |
Champions | Boston Celtics |
Runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
Finals MVP | Jo Jo White ( Boston) |
The 1975β76 NBA season was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1974β75 coach | 1975β76 coach |
N/A | ||
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Atlanta Hawks | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Bumper Tormohlen |
Detroit Pistons | Ray Scott | Herb Brown |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | β | 31β10 | 23β18 | 13β8 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 34β7 | 12β29 | 9β12 |
x- Buffalo Braves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 28β14 | 18β22 | 10β11 |
New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 | 24β17 | 14β27 | 10β11 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 29β12 | 20β21 | 15β11 |
x- Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 31β10 | 17β24 | 14β12 |
Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 9 | 27β13 | 13β29 | 14β12 |
New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 11 | 22β19 | 16β25 | 15β11 |
Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 20 | 20β21 | 9β32 | 7β19 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | β | 22β19 | 16β25 | 13β8 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 36 | 46 | .439 | 2 | 24β17 | 12β29 | 12β9 |
Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 7 | 25β16 | 6β35 | 10β11 |
Chicago Bulls | 24 | 58 | .293 | 14 | 15β26 | 9β32 | 7β14 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Golden State Warriors | 59 | 23 | .720 | β | 36β5 | 23β18 | 17β9 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 | 31β10 | 12β29 | 12β14 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 27β14 | 15β26 | 15β11 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 | 31β11 | 9β31 | 10β16 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 22 | 25β15 | 12β30 | 11β15 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | β |
2 | y- Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 |
3 | x- Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
4 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
5 | x- Buffalo Braves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
6 | Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 14 |
7 | New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
8 | New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
9 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Golden State Warriors | 59 | 23 | .720 | β |
2 | x- Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 |
3 | x- Phoenix Suns | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
4 | y- Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 21 |
5 | x- Detroit Pistons | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 |
6 | Los Angeles Lakers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 |
7 | Portland Trail Blazers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 22 |
8 | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 28 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35 |
Notes
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Philadelphia | 1 | E5 | Buffalo | 2 | ||||||||||||||
E5 | Buffalo | 2 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||
E2 | Cleveland* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Washington | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Cleveland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Milwaukee* | 1 | W5 | Detroit | 2 | ||||||||||||||
W5 | Detroit | 2 | Western Conference | W1 | Golden State* | 3 | |||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Seattle | 2 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Bob McAdoo | Buffalo Braves | 31.1 |
Rebounds per game | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 16.9 |
Assists per game | Slick Watts | Seattle SuperSonics | 8.1 |
Steals per game | Slick Watts | Seattle SuperSonics | 3.18 |
Blocks per game | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 4.12 |
FG% | Wes Unseld | Washington Bullets | .561 |
FT% | Rick Barry | Golden State Warriors | .923 |
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