1975–76 Philadelphia 76ers season

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1975–76 Philadelphia 76ers season
Billy Cunningham's final season
Head coach Gene Shue
General manager Pat Williams
Arena The Spectrum
Results
Record 46–36 (.561)
Place Division: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(Eliminated 1-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WKBS
Radio WHAT
< 1974–75 1976–77 >

The 1975-76 NBA season was the 76ers 27th season in the NBA and 13th season in Philadelphia.[1] The Philadelphia 76ers posted a 46-36 regular-season record, and returned to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 1971, ending a string of four consecutive losing seasons. The team had acquired forward George McGinnis from the ABA's Indiana Pacers, and also drafted shooting guard Lloyd Free (later changed name to World B. Free). The Sixers, however, lost to the Buffalo Braves, two games to one in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. This season would also be the last as a player for Billy Cunningham, who suffered an injury early in the season.

Offseason

Draft picks

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Main article: 1975 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Roster

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Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 54 28 .659 – 31–10 23–18 13–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers 46 36 .561 8 34–7 12–29 9–12
x-Buffalo Braves 46 36 .561 8 28–14 18–22 10–11
New York Knicks 38 44 .463 16 24–17 14–27 10–11
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 54 28 .659 –
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


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) Buffalo Braves: Braves win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Buffalo 95, Philadelphia 89
  • Game 2 @ Buffalo: Philadelphia 131, Buffalo 106
  • Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Buffalo 124, Philadelphia 123 (OT)

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

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Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

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References

  1. ↑ 1975-76 Philadelphia 76ers

See also

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