1972-1973 Buffalo Braves Roster Composition Selected via Draft Fred Hilton was selected as the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves. Recent Game Results Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month As with most expansion teams, the Braves weren’t very good at the beginning, finishing with records of 22-60 each of the first two seasons.Snyder, who said he was losing money, threatened to move the Braves to Hollywood, Florida. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. Visit ESPN to view the Atlanta Braves team roster for the current season Brown later let Mangurian take over the Celtics, and the Clippers moved to Los Angeles in 1984.The roster also included Randy Smith, who had played at Buffalo State College and went on to play in a then-record 906 consecutive games. National Basketball Association Team Record: 46-36 Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference Postseason: 4-5 Lost conference semi-finals Conference First Round - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 2-1 Conference Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2 Coach: Jack Ramsay (46-36) Location: Buffalo, New York Attendance: 418,696, Avg. Things were looking up for the Braves, who also made the playoffs in 1975 and 1976.The Buffalo Braves entered the NBA as one of three expansion teams for the 1970-71 season. The Clippers, meanwhile, have made the playoffs the past five seasons and lost in the first round this year to Portland. The Braves made it through to the playoffs with 46 wins and 36 losses however could not make it to the finals. The Braves finished second best with a 49 win 39 losses record. The official 1997 roster of the Buffalo Sabres, including position, height, weight, date of birth, age, and birth place. The same year coach Jack Ramsay left the Braves to coach the Portland Trail Blazers. Buffalo Braves 1977-78 Roster and Stats.
In 1975, Bob McAdoo was leading the charts for top scoring average in the league with 31.1 ppg for the third consecutive year. 1970/71: With a roster made up primarily of castoffs, the Buffalo Braves got off on the right foot by beating the Cleveland Cavilers 107-92 at Buffalo’s historic Aud on October 14th. The team continued to falter, but that was about to change. The Braves are now known as the Los Angeles Clippers. 1975-76 Buffalo Braves Roster. However, the Braves could not match up with the Celtics who went on to win yet another NBA Championship. He sold the team to John Y. All Rights Reserved. 1975-1976 Buffalo Braves Roster Composition Selected via Draft Kenny Charles was selected as the #3 pick in the 3 Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves. The team played their home games at the Maple Leaf Gardens and The Aud arena.In a total of 656 games the Braves played in Buffalo as the Buffalo Braves, they won 259 games and lost 397 games. In 1976, the Braves were sold to John Brown, who in a shocking trade, sold McAdoo to the New York Knicks. The roster also included Randy Smith, who had played at Buffalo State College and went on to play in a then-record 906 consecutive games. Sabres.com is the official Web site of The Buffalo Sabres. The Braves made the playoffs for the first time but lost to the Boston Celtics.“Buffalo got a raw deal as far as the NBA,” said the Braves’ last coach, Cotton Fitzsimmons. However, the Braves passed on Murphy in the 1970 NBA Draft.The Braves’ last season in Buffalo was 1977-78, during which Brown sold half of the team to Rochester businessman Harry Mangurian. With the NBA playoffs in full swing, it’s a good time to look back to when an up-and-coming NBA team played just down the Thruway from Rochester.Scheduling problems at Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium, where the Braves played most of their home games, were a major hassle. The new team became the San Diego Clippers. Canisius College had Saturday nights locked up for its men’s basketball games, and the Buffalo Sabres, an NHL expansion team that debuted the same season as the Braves, had Sundays. The words Buffalo Braves were written below the ‘B’ in red. In 1977, owner John Brown sold the Braves to Irv Levin who moved the team to San Diego. Newly drafted Ernie DiGerogio won the Rookie of the Year. The Braves are now known as the Los Angeles Clippers.The Braves were one of the teams that were part of the NBA 1970 expansion along with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. A change in ownership and an unusual swap of franchises ultimately did in the Braves.By the third season, the Braves hired Jack Ramsay as coach. The team colors were Columbia Blue, White and Red. For the 1973-74 season, the Braves drafted Ernie DiGregorio, a point guard and passing wizard who followed McAdoo as the league’s Rookie of the Year.
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