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1975–76 Golden State Warriors season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
(lost to Suns 3–4)
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. 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
Main article: 1975 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Joe Bryant | F | La Salle | |
| 2 | 20 | Gus Williams | G | USC | |
| 3 | 40 | Otis Johnson | F | Stetson | |
| 3 | 51 | Robert Hawkins | G | Illinois State | |
| 4 | 69 | Billy Taylor | F | La Salle | |
| 5 | 87 | Larry Pounds | Washington | ||
| 6 | 105 | Tony Styles | San Francisco | ||
| 7 | 123 | Stan Boyer | F | Wyoming | |
| 8 | 141 | Mike Rozenski | St. Mary's (CA) | ||
| 9 | 157 | Scott Trobbe | Stanford | ||
| 10 | 171 | Maurice Harper | St. Mary's (CA) |
Roster
- Al Attles
- Joe Roberts
Regular season
Season standings
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.
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 20 | Detroit | W 127–103 | Phil Smith (26) | Clifford Ray (12) | Rick Barry (14) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,067 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 22 | Detroit | L 111–123 | Rick Barry (27) | Clifford Ray (12) | Rick Barry (8) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,067 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 24 | @ Detroit | W 113–96 | Phil Smith (34) | Jamaal Wilkes (18) | Rick Barry (10) | Cobo Arena 10,022 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 26 | @ Detroit | L 102–106 | Phil Smith (31) | Clifford Ray (8) | Rick Barry (6) | Cobo Arena 11,389 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 28 | Detroit | W 128–109 | Phil Smith (28) | Clifford Ray (14) | Rick Barry (11) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,067 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | April 30 | @ Detroit | W 118–116 (OT) | Phil Smith (37) | three players tied (8) | Phil Smith (7) | Cobo Arena 10,361
| 4–2 |
|---|
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 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 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 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 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 3 |
| May 7 |
| @ Phoenix |
| W 99–91 |
| Jamaal Wilkes (22) |
| Rick Barry (7) |
| Barry, Smith (6) |
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 13,306 |
| 2–1 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 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 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 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 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 6 |
| May 14 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 104–105 |
| Rick Barry (30) |
| Clifford Ray (12) |
| Barry, Smith (6) |
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 13,396 |
| 3–3 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 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 |
| - |
Awards and honors
- Rick Barry, All-NBA First Team
- Rick Barry, NBA All-Star Game
- Phil Smith, All-NBA Second Team
- Phil Smith, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Gus Williams, NBA All-Rookie Team First Team
References
References
- [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/goldst/gswarriors.html Golden State Warriors (1962-present)]
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