1975–76 Golden State Warriors season

1975–76 Golden State Warriors season
Pacific Division Champions
Head coach Al Attles
Arena Oakland Coliseum Arena
Results
Record 59–23 (.720)
Place Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish West Finals
(Eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television KTVU
Radio KNBR
< 1974–75 1976–77 >

Coming off their NBA Championship, the Warriors finished the 1975-76 season with a franchise best 59-23 record.[1]

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 14 Joe Bryant Forward-Center La Salle
2 20 Gus Williams USC

Regular season

Season Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record

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

Postseason

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]

West First Round

The Warriors had a first round bye.

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (5) Detroit Pistons: Warriors win series 4-2

West Conference Finals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (3) Phoenix Suns: Suns win series 4-3

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Golden State Warriors (1962-Present)