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1975–76 Golden State Warriors season

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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 at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTVU
RadioKNBR
< 1974–75 1976–77 >

Coming off their NBA Championship, the Warriors finished the 1975–76 season with a then franchise best 59–23 record.[1] The record would be surpassed when the team won the championship 39 years later.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 14 Joe Bryant F  United States La Salle
2 20 Gus Williams G  United States USC
3 40 Otis Johnson F  United States Stetson
3 51 Robert Hawkins G  United States Illinois State
4 69 Billy Taylor F  United States La Salle
5 87 Larry Pounds  United States Washington
6 105 Tony Styles  United States San Francisco
7 123 Stan Boyer F  United States Wyoming
8 141 Mike Rozenski  United States St. Mary's (CA)
9 157 Scott Trobbe  United States Stanford
10 171 Maurice Harper  United States St. Mary's (CA)

Roster

1975–76 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB 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 USC
Head coach

Al Attles

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

Roster
Last transaction: 2015-05-10

Regular season

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 —

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. ^ a b Golden State Warriors (1962–Present)
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