1975–76 Golden State Warriors 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.

1975–76 Golden State Warriors season
Division champions
Head coachAl Attles
General managerDick Vertlieb
Owner(s)Franklin Mieuli
ArenaOakland Coliseum Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishConference finals
(lost to Suns 3–4)

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

Offseason

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Draft picks

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
114Joe BryantF  United StatesLa Salle
220Gus WilliamsG  United StatesUSC
340Otis JohnsonF  United StatesStetson
351Robert HawkinsG  United StatesIllinois State
469Billy TaylorF  United StatesLa Salle
587Larry Pounds  United StatesWashington
6105Tony Styles  United StatesSan Francisco
7123Stan BoyerF  United StatesWyoming
8141Mike Rozenski  United StatesSt. Mary's (CA)
9157Scott Trobbe  United StatesStanford
10171Maurice Harper  United StatesSt. Mary's (CA)

Roster

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1975–76 Golden State Warriors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF24Barry, Rick6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg)1944-03-28Miami (FL)
PF42Davis, Dwight6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1949-10-28Houston
PF40Dickey, Derrek6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)218 lb (99 kg)1951-03-20Cincinnati
PG15Dudley, Charles6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)1950-03-05Washington
SG12Hawkins, Robert6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)1954-06-30Illinois State
PG10Johnson, Charles6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)1949-03-31California
C52Johnson, George6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)205 lb (93 kg)1948-12-18Dillard
SG23Mullins, Jeff6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)1942-03-18Duke
C44Ray, Clifford6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)1949-01-21Oklahoma
SG20Smith, Phil6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)1952-04-22San Francisco
SF41Wilkes, Jamaal6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)1953-05-02UCLA
PG1Williams, Gus6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)1953-10-10USC
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Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last transaction: October 23, 1975

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Golden State Warriors5923.72036–523–1817–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics4339.5241631–1012–2912–14
x-Phoenix Suns4240.5121727–1415–2615–11
Los Angeles Lakers4042.4881931–119–3110–16
Portland Trail Blazers3745.4512225–1512–3011–15
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Team W L PCT GB
1z-Golden State Warriors5923.720
2x-Seattle SuperSonics4339.52416
3x-Phoenix Suns4240.51217
4y-Milwaukee Bucks3844.46321
5x-Detroit Pistons3646.43923
6Los Angeles Lakers4042.48819
7Portland Trail Blazers3745.45122
8Kansas City Kings3151.37828
9Chicago Bulls2458.29335

Record vs. opponents

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1975–76 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSBUFCHICLEDETGSWHOUKCKLALMILNOJNYKPHIPHOPORSEAWAS
Atlanta2–32–32–22–51–32–22–52–21–32–22–43–22–30–42–21–31–5
Boston3–24–32–23–24–02–24–12–24–02–24–15–24–34–02–22–23–2
Buffalo3–23–43–13–21–31–33–24–02–23–14–14–33–43–12–22–22–3
Chicago2–22–21–30–43–41–41–31–63–23–42–20–40–42–31–42–30–4
Cleveland5–22–32–34–02–21–32–41–32–24–04–33–23–23–14–03–14–2
Detroit3–10–43–14–32–20–52–25–21–43–41–33–11–31–42–33–22–2
Golden State2–22–23–14–13–15–02–24–15–25–02–24–03–14–24–24–33–1
Houston5–21–42–33–14–22–22–22–21–32–22–43–23–20–43–12–23–4
Kansas City2–22–20–46–13–12–51–42–22–32–51–31–31–33–20–52–31–3
Los Angeles3–10–42–22–32–24–12–53–13–22–33–13–12–22–43–43–31–3
Milwaukee2–22–21–34–30–44–30–52–25–23–22–22–22–23–22–32–32–2
New Orleans4–21–41–42–23–43–12–24–23–11–32–22–31–41–33–11–34–3
New York2–32–53–44–02–31–30–42–33–11–32–23–25–22–23–10–43–2
Philadelphia3–23–44–34–02–33–11–32–33–12–22–24–12–53–14–02–22–3
Phoenix4–00–41–33–21–34–12–44–02–34–22–33–12–21–35–24–30–4
Portland2–22–22–24–10–43–22–41–35–04–33–21–31–30–42–53–32–2
Seattle3–12–22–23–21–32–33–42–23–23–33–23–14–02–23–43–31–3
Washington5–12–33–24–02–42–21–34–33–13–12–23–42–33–24–02–23–1

Playoffs

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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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1April 20DetroitW 127–103Phil Smith (26)Clifford Ray (12)Rick Barry (14)Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,067
1–0
2April 22DetroitL 111–123Rick Barry (27)Clifford Ray (12)Rick Barry (8)Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,067
1–1
3April 24@ DetroitW 113–96Phil Smith (34)Jamaal Wilkes (18)Rick Barry (10)Cobo Arena
10,022
2–1
4April 26@ DetroitL 102–106Phil Smith (31)Clifford Ray (8)Rick Barry (6)Cobo Arena
11,389
2–2
5April 28DetroitW 128–109Phil Smith (28)Clifford Ray (14)Rick Barry (11)Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,067
3–2
6April 30@ DetroitW 118–116 (OT)Phil Smith (37)three players tied (8)Phil Smith (7)Cobo Arena
10,361
4–2
1976 schedule

Awards and honors

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References

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