1972-73 Buffalo Braves season

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1972-73 Buffalo Braves season
Head Coach Jack Ramsay
Arena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Results
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Place Division: 3rd
Conference: 7th
Playoff Finish Did not qualify

Despite finishing with a worse record than their previous 2 seasons, their 21-61 record was good enough for 3rd place. The Braves showed improvement under new Coach Jack Ramsay. Rookie center Bob McAdoo provided the silver lining by winning the Rookie of the Year Award with 18.0 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per game. [1]

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

Main article: 1972 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1
2

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Atlantic Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Boston Celtics 68 14 .829 -
New York Knicks C 57 25 .695 11
Buffalo Braves 21 61 .256 47
Philadelphia 76ers 9 73 .110 59

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[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

[edit] Awards and Honors

  • Bob McAdoo, NBA Rookie of the Year

[edit] References

  1. ^ Buffalo Braves (1970-1978)
  2. ^ 1972-73 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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1972 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
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Boston • Buffalo • New York • Philadelphia
Atlanta • Baltimore • Cleveland • Houston
West
Chicago • Detroit • Kansas City-Omaha • Milwaukee
Golden State • Los Angeles • Phoenix • Portland • Seattle
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