1975–76 Golden State Warriors season

Coming off their NBA Championship, the Warriors finished the 1975–76 NBA season with a then-franchise-best 59–23 record.[1] The Warriors would however lose in the Western Conference Finals to the upstart Phoenix Suns. The Warriors’ franchise-best regular-season record would be surpassed when the team won the 2014–15 championship, but in between the Warriors would play thirty-eight seasons without even reaching the Conference Finals, the fourth-longest such drought in NBA history.

1975–76 Golden State Warriors season
Division champions
Head coachAl Attles
ArenaOakland Coliseum Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWest Finals
(Eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTVU
RadioKNBR

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1974 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
114Joe BryantF United StatesLa Salle
220Gus WilliamsG United StatesUSC
340Otis JohnsonF United StatesStetson
351Robert HawkinsG United StatesIllinois State
469Billy TaylorF United StatesLa Salle
587Larry Pounds United StatesWashington
6105Tony Styles United StatesSan Francisco
7123Stan BoyerF United StatesWyoming
8141Mike Rozenski United StatesSt. Mary's (CA)
9157Scott Trobbe United StatesStanford
10171Maurice Harper United StatesSt. Mary's (CA)

Roster
Roster listing
1975–76 Golden State Warriors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 24 Barry, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1944–03–28 Miami (FL)
F 42 Davis, Dwight 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1949–10–28 Houston
F 40 Dickey, Derrek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1951–03–20 Cincinnati
G 15 Dudley, Charles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1950–03–05 Washington
G 12 Hawkins, Robert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954–06–30 Illinois State
G 10 Johnson, Charles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1949–03–31 California
C 52 Johnson, George 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1948–12–18 Dillard
G 23 Mullins, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1942–03–18 Duke
C 44 Ray, Clifford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1949–01–21 Oklahoma
G 20 Smith, Phil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1952–04–22 San Francisco
F 41 Wilkes, Jamaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1953–05–02 UCLA
G 1 Williams, Gus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953–10–10 Southern California
Head coach

Al Attles

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2015-05-10

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Division
y-Golden State Warriors 5923.720–36–523–1817–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4339.5241631–1012–2912–14
x-Phoenix Suns 4240.5121727–1415–2615–11
Los Angeles Lakers 4042.4881931–119–3110–16
Portland Trail Blazers 3745.4512225–1512–3011–15
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Golden State Warriors5923.720–
2 x-Seattle SuperSonics4339.52416
3 x-Phoenix Suns4240.51217
4 y-Milwaukee Bucks3844.46321
5 x-Detroit Pistons3646.43923
6 Los Angeles Lakers4042.48819
7 Portland Trail Blazers3745.45122
8 Kansas City Kings3151.37828
9 Chicago Bulls2458.29335

Record vs. opponents
1975–76 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS
Atlanta —2–32–32–22–51–32–22–52–21–32–22–43–22–30–42–21–31–5
Boston 3–2—4–32–23–24–02–24–12–24–02–24–15–24–34–02–22–23–2
Buffalo 3–23–4—3–13–21–31–33–24–02–23–14–14–33–43–12–22–22–3
Chicago 2–22–21–3—0–43–41–41–31–63–23–42–20–40–42–31–42–30–4
Cleveland 5–22–32–34–0—2–21–32–41–32–24–04–33–23–23–14–03–14–2
Detroit 3–10–43–14–32–2—0–52–25–21–43–41–33–11–31–42–33–22–2
Golden State 2–22–23–14–13–15–0—2–24–15–25–02–24–03–14–24–24–33–1
Houston 5–21–42–33–14–22–22–2—2–21–32–22–43–23–20–43–12–23–4
Kansas City 2–22–20–46–13–12–51–42–2—2–32–51–31–31–33–20–52–31–3
Los Angeles 3–10–42–22–32–24–12–53–13–2—2–33–13–12–22–43–43–31–3
Milwaukee 2–22–21–34–30–44–30–52–25–23–2—2–22–22–23–22–32–32–2
New Orleans 4–21–41–42–23–43–12–24–23–11–32–2—2–31–41–33–11–34–3
New York 2–32–53–44–02–31–30–42–33–11–32–23–2—5–22–23–10–43–2
Philadelphia 3–23–44–34–02–33–11–32–33–12–22–24–12–5—3–14–02–22–3
Phoenix 4–00–41–33–21–34–12–44–02–34–22–33–12–21–3—5–24–30–4
Portland 2–22–22–24–10–43–22–41–35–04–33–21–31–30–42–5—3–32–2
Seattle 3–12–22–23–21–32–33–42–23–23–33–23–14–02–23–43–3—1–3
Washington 5–12–33–24–02–42–21–34–33–13–12–23–42–33–24–02–23–1—

Postseason

In the playoffs, the Warriors returned to the Western Conference Finals by beating the Detroit Pistons in 6 games. In the Western Finals, the Warriors faced the Phoenix Suns. The Warriors had a 2 games to 1 lead. Game 4 went in overtime and the Warriors were unable to grab a 3–1 series lead. The Suns would rally to win the game 133–129. The Warriors would bounce back to take Game 5, but the Suns would win Games 6 & 7 to stun the defending Champions.[1]

West First Round

The Warriors had a first round bye.

Western Conference Semifinals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (5) Detroit Pistons: Warriors win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Golden State: Golden State 127, Detroit 103
  • Game 2 @ Golden State: Detroit 123, Golden State 111
  • Game 3 @ Detroit: Golden State 113, Detroit 96
  • Game 4 @ Detroit: Detroit 106, Golden State 102
  • Game 5 @ Golden State: Golden State 128, Detroit 109
  • Game 6 @ Detroit: Golden State 118, Detroit 116 (OT)

Western Conference Finals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (3) Phoenix Suns: Suns win series 4-3

  • Game 1 @ Golden State: Golden State 128, Phoenix 103
  • Game 2 @ Golden State: Phoenix 108, Golden State 101
  • Game 3 @ Phoenix: Golden State 99, Phoenix 91
  • Game 4 @ Phoenix: Phoenix 133, Golden State 129 (2OT)
  • Game 5 @ Golden State: Golden State 111, Phoenix 95
  • Game 6 @ Phoenix: Phoenix 105, Golden State 104
  • Game 7 @ Golden State: Phoenix 94, Golden State 86

Awards and honors

References
  1. [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/goldst/gswarriors.html Golden State Warriors (1962-present)
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