NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1975–76 Golden State Warriors season was the 31st season of NBA basketball in Oakland, California Coming off their NBA Championship , the Warriors finished with a then-franchise-best 59–23 record.[1] The Warriors would however lose in the Western Conference finals to the upstart Phoenix Suns , four games to three. 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.
Offseason
Draft picks
Roster
1975–76 Golden State Warriors roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SF
24
Barry, Rick (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1944-03-28
Miami (FL)
PF
42
Davis, Dwight
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1949-10-28
Houston
PF
40
Dickey, Derrek
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
1951-03-20
Cincinnati
PG
15
Dudley, Charles
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1950-03-05
Washington
SG
12
Hawkins, Robert
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1954-06-30
Illinois State
PG
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
SG
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
SG
20
Smith, Phil
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1952-04-22
San Francisco
SF
41
Wilkes, Jamaal
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1953-05-02
UCLA
PG
1
Williams, Gus
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1953-10-10
USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: October 23, 1975
Regular season
Season standings
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
—
2–3
2–3
2–2
2–5
1–3
2–2
2–5
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–4
3–2
2–3
0–4
2–2
1–3
1–5
Boston
3–2
—
4–3
2–2
3–2
4–0
2–2
4–1
2–2
4–0
2–2
4–1
5–2
4–3
4–0
2–2
2–2
3–2
Buffalo
3–2
3–4
—
3–1
3–2
1–3
1–3
3–2
4–0
2–2
3–1
4–1
4–3
3–4
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–3
Chicago
2–2
2–2
1–3
—
0–4
3–4
1–4
1–3
1–6
3–2
3–4
2–2
0–4
0–4
2–3
1–4
2–3
0–4
Cleveland
5–2
2–3
2–3
4–0
—
2–2
1–3
2–4
1–3
2–2
4–0
4–3
3–2
3–2
3–1
4–0
3–1
4–2
Detroit
3–1
0–4
3–1
4–3
2–2
—
0–5
2–2
5–2
1–4
3–4
1–3
3–1
1–3
1–4
2–3
3–2
2–2
Golden State
2–2
2–2
3–1
4–1
3–1
5–0
—
2–2
4–1
5–2
5–0
2–2
4–0
3–1
4–2
4–2
4–3
3–1
Houston
5–2
1–4
2–3
3–1
4–2
2–2
2–2
—
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–4
3–2
3–2
0–4
3–1
2–2
3–4
Kansas City
2–2
2–2
0–4
6–1
3–1
2–5
1–4
2–2
—
2–3
2–5
1–3
1–3
1–3
3–2
0–5
2–3
1–3
Los Angeles
3–1
0–4
2–2
2–3
2–2
4–1
2–5
3–1
3–2
—
2–3
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–4
3–4
3–3
1–3
Milwaukee
2–2
2–2
1–3
4–3
0–4
4–3
0–5
2–2
5–2
3–2
—
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–2
2–3
2–3
2–2
New Orleans
4–2
1–4
1–4
2–2
3–4
3–1
2–2
4–2
3–1
1–3
2–2
—
2–3
1–4
1–3
3–1
1–3
4–3
New York
2–3
2–5
3–4
4–0
2–3
1–3
0–4
2–3
3–1
1–3
2–2
3–2
—
5–2
2–2
3–1
0–4
3–2
Philadelphia
3–2
3–4
4–3
4–0
2–3
3–1
1–3
2–3
3–1
2–2
2–2
4–1
2–5
—
3–1
4–0
2–2
2–3
Phoenix
4–0
0–4
1–3
3–2
1–3
4–1
2–4
4–0
2–3
4–2
2–3
3–1
2–2
1–3
—
5–2
4–3
0–4
Portland
2–2
2–2
2–2
4–1
0–4
3–2
2–4
1–3
5–0
4–3
3–2
1–3
1–3
0–4
2–5
—
3–3
2–2
Seattle
3–1
2–2
2–2
3–2
1–3
2–3
3–4
2–2
3–2
3–3
3–2
3–1
4–0
2–2
3–4
3–3
—
1–3
Washington
5–1
2–3
3–2
4–0
2–4
2–2
1–3
4–3
3–1
3–1
2–2
3–4
2–3
3–2
4–0
2–2
3–1
—
Playoffs
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]
1976 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Conference finals: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Series
1
May 2
Phoenix
W 128–103
Rick Barry (38)
Clifford Ray (11)
Gus Williams (6)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,475
1–0
2
May 5
Phoenix
L 101–108
Rick Barry (44)
George Johnson (11)
Rick Barry (4)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,067
1–1
3
May 7
@ Phoenix
W 99–91
Jamaal Wilkes (22)
Rick Barry (7)
Barry , Smith (6)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,306
2–1
4
May 9
@ Phoenix
L 129–133 (2OT)
Phil Smith (30)
Jamaal Wilkes (14)
Phil Smith (8)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,884
2–2
5
May 12
Phoenix
W 111–95
Phil Smith (25)
Clifford Ray (16)
Phil Smith (6)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,067
3–2
6
May 14
@ Phoenix
L 104–105
Rick Barry (30)
Clifford Ray (12)
Barry , Smith (6)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,396
3–3
7
May 16
Phoenix
L 86–94
Rick Barry (20)
Wilkes , Ray (13)
Phil Smith (6)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,067
3–4
1976 schedule
Awards and honors
References
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