1975–76 NBA season
1975–76 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 18 |
TV partner(s) | CBS |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (L.A. Lakers) |
Top scorer | Bob McAdoo (Buffalo) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Western champions | Phoenix Suns |
Western runners-up | Golden State Warriors |
Finals | |
Champions | Boston Celtics |
Runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
Finals MVP | Jo Jo White (Boston) |
The 1975–76 NBA season was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
Notable occurrences
- Larry O'Brien begins his tenure as the league's third commissioner.
- The 1976 NBA All-Star Game was played at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, with the East beating the West 123–109. Dave Bing of the Washington Bullets wins the game's MVP award.
- The Kansas City-Omaha Kings are renamed the Kansas City Kings as they settle into a permanent home in Kansas City, Missouri.
- The New Orleans Jazz moved into the cavernous Louisiana Superdome after splitting their inaugural season between two inadequate facilities, the Loyola University Fieldhouse and New Orleans Municipal Auditorium.
- The Houston Rockets play their inaugural season in The Summit (now the Lakewood Church Central Campus).
- Game 4 of the NBA Finals was first game ever played in the month of June.
- Arguably the greatest NBA game ever played occurred in Game 5 of the NBA Finals when the Celtics and the Suns went into triple-overtime before the Celtics prevailed 128-126. 17 years later, the Suns would be involved in another triple-overtime Finals game.
- This was the final season before the NBA-ABA merger.
- Dick Bavetta begins his Hall of Fame officiating career, replacing the retired Mendy Rudolph, who suffered a blood clot in his lung during a 1975 playoff game and became an analyst for CBS Sports. Bavetta went on to set the record for most games officiated.
Final standings
By division
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y-Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 31–10 | 23–18 | 13–8 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 34–7 | 12–29 | 9–12 |
x-Buffalo Braves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 28–14 | 18–22 | 10–11 |
New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 | 24–17 | 14–27 | 10–11 |
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y-Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 29–12 | 20–21 | 15–11 |
x-Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 31–10 | 17–24 | 14–12 |
Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 9 | 27–13 | 13–29 | 14–12 |
New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 11 | 22–19 | 16–25 | 15–11 |
Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 20 | 20–21 | 9–32 | 7–19 |
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y-Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | – | 22–19 | 16–25 | 13–8 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 36 | 46 | .439 | 2 | 24–17 | 12–29 | 12–9 |
Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 7 | 25–16 | 6–35 | 10–11 |
Chicago Bulls | 24 | 58 | .293 | 14 | 15–26 | 9–32 | 7–14 |
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y-Golden State Warriors | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 36–5 | 23–18 | 17–9 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 | 31–10 | 12–29 | 12–14 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 27-14 | 15-26 | 15–11 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 | 31–11 | 9–31 | 10–16 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 22 | 25–15 | 12–30 | 11–15 |
By conference
# | Eastern Conference | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | – |
2 | y-Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 |
3 | x-Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
4 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
5 | x-Buffalo Braves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
6 | Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 14 |
7 | New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
8 | New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
9 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
# | Western Conference | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Golden State Warriors | 59 | 23 | .720 | – |
2 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 |
3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
4 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 21 |
5 | x-Detroit Pistons | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 |
6 | Los Angeles Lakers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 |
7 | Portland Trail Blazers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 22 |
8 | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 28 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35 |
Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Statistics leaders
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | Bob McAdoo | Buffalo Braves | 31.1 |
Rebounds per game | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 16.9 |
Assists per game | Slick Watts | Seattle SuperSonics | 8.1 |
Steals per game | Slick Watts | Seattle SuperSonics | 3.18 |
Blocks per game | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 4.12 |
FG% | Wes Unseld | Washington Bullets | .561 |
FT% | Rick Barry | Golden State Warriors | .923 |
NBA awards
- Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
- Rookie of the Year: Alvan Adams, Phoenix Suns
- Coach of the Year: Bill Fitch, Cleveland Cavaliers
- NBA All-Star Game MVP:Dave Bing
- All-NBA First Team:
- All-NBA Rookie Team:
- NBA All-Defensive First Team:
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com
References
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