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1973-74 Buffalo Braves
42–40 · #9 in the league · Conference Semifinals
Season snapshotBUF
Buffalo Braves went 42–40 in the regular season, good for the #9 record in the league, and finished as conference semifinals.
League rank
#9
Net rating
-0.1
Home floor
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Roster
15 players
Record
42–40
51.2% win rate
League rank
#9
Playoff team
Net rating
-0.1
SRS -0.2
Finish
Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McMillian | F | 5 | 82 | — | 18.6 | 7.4 | 3.1 |
| Randy Smith | G-F | 9 | 82 | — | 15.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| Gar Heard | F | — | 81 | — | 15.3 | 11.7 | 2.2 |
| Ernie DiGregorio | G | — | 81 | — | 15.2 | 2.7 | 8.2 |
| Bob McAdoo | C-F | 11 | 74 | — | 30.6 | 15.1 | 2.3 |
| Bob Kauffman | F-C | 44 | 74 | — | 6.1 | 4.4 | 1.9 |
| Ken Charles | G | — | 59 | — | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Dave Wohl | G | 13 | 41 | — | 4.0 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Kevin Kunnert | C-F | — | 39 | — | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| Lee Winfield | G | — | 36 | — | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Mike Macaluso | F | 21 | 30 | — | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Jack Marin | F-G | — | 27 | — | 13.4 | 4.5 | 1.7 |
| Matt Guokas | G-F | — | 27 | — | 4.9 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Paul Ruffner | C-F | — | 20 | — | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Jim Garvin | F | 30 | 6 | — | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
99.3
ORtg
99.4
DRtg
111.6
Pace
-0.2
SRS
-0.1
MOV
52.4%
TS%
48.0%
eFG%
24.4
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Jack Ramsay
head_coach
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Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
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Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1,502 average attendance
Then and now
Buffalo Braves
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15 players