Buffalo Braves Playoff Rosters

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1974-1975 Buffalo Braves Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Kenny Charles SG 6-3 180 Jul 10, 1951 23 Fordham 1 1973 3rd Rnd, #38, Buffalo Braves
Ernie DiGregorio PG 6-0 180 Jan 15, 1951 24 Providence 1 1973 1st Rnd, #3, Buffalo Braves
Gar Heard PF 6-6 219 May 3, 1948 26 Oklahoma 4 1970 3rd Rnd, #40, Seattle SuperSonics
Jack Marin GF 6-7 200 Oct 12, 1944 30 Duke 8 1966 1st Rnd, #5, Washington Wizards
Bob McAdoo FC 6-9 210 Sep 25, 1951 23 North Carolina 2 1972 1st Rnd, #2, Buffalo Braves
Jim McMillian SF 6-5 215 Mar 11, 1948 27 Columbia 4 1970 1st Rnd, #13, Los Angeles Lakers
Paul Ruffner FC 6-10 225 Oct 15, 1948 26 Brigham Young 2 1970 2nd Rnd, #28, Chicago Bulls
Dale Schlueter C 6-10 255 Nov 12, 1945 29 Colorado State 6 1967 6th Rnd, #63, Golden State Warriors
Randy Smith GF 6-3 180 Dec 12, 1948 26 Buffalo State 3 1970 14th Rnd, #205, Detroit Pistons
Jim Washington PF 6-6 210 Jul 1, 1943 31 Villanova 9 1965 1st Rnd, #9, St. Louis Hawks
Bob Weiss SG 6-2 180 May 7, 1942 32 Penn State 9 1965 3rd Rnd, #25, Philadelphia Sixers
Lee Winfield PG 6-2 175 Feb 4, 1947 28 North Texas 5 1969 3rd Rnd, #33, Seattle SuperSonics

1974-1975 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #4 Houston Rockets #5 New York Knicks HOU in 3
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Houston Rockets BOS in 5
Second Round #2 Washington Bullets #3 Buffalo Braves WAS in 7
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Washington Bullets WAS in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Detroit Pistons SEA in 3
Second Round #1 Golden State Warriors #4 Seattle SuperSonics GSW in 6
Second Round #2 Chicago Bulls #3 Kansas City Kings CHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Golden State Warriors #2 Chicago Bulls GSW in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #2 Washington Bullets #1 Golden State Warriors GSW in 4

1974-1975 Buffalo Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Bob McAdoo 7 46.7 37.4 13.4 1.4 0.9 2.7
Randy Smith 7 40.9 18.0 4.3 7.0 2.6 0.1
Jim McMillian 7 34.3 13.0 4.9 2.0 1.6 0.3
Gar Heard 7 35.7 11.7 10.9 2.6 1.3 1.1
Kenny Charles 7 29.7 7.4 1.9 2.6 0.9 0.7
Jack Marin 7 15.4 5.3 2.4 1.1 1.0 0.1
Bob Weiss 7 16.1 4.3 1.0 2.4 0.6 0.1
Lee Winfield 6 10.8 2.8 1.3 1.5 0.3 0.2
Dale Schlueter 6 6.7 2.2 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.0
Jim Washington 6 6.5 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.0
Paul Ruffner 1 4.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1974-1975 Buffalo Braves Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Buffalo Leaders Washington Leaders
Apr 10, 1975
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Washington		 W, 102-113 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 35. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 23. Phil Chenier
Apr 12, 1975
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Washington		 L, 106-120 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 36. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 34. Elvin Hayes
Apr 16, 1975
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Washington		 L, 111-96 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 34. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 30. Elvin Hayes
Apr 18, 1975
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Washington		 W, 108-102 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 50. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 21. N. Weatherspoon
Apr 20, 1975
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Washington		 L, 97-93 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-3 PTS: 34. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 46. Elvin Hayes
Apr 23, 1975
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Washington		 W, 102-96 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Conference Semi Finals 		3-3 PTS: 37. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 29. Elvin Hayes
Apr 25, 1975
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Washington		 L, 115-96 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		3-4 PTS: 36. Bob McAdoo
 PTS: 39. Phil Chenier