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The 1973–74 Buffalo Braves season was the fourth season for the expansion Buffalo Braves franchise in the National Basketball Association and its Atlantic Division. It was the team's second season under head coach Jack Ramsay. [1] The team's official home arena was Buffalo Memorial Auditorium.
The team has played in three locations since the franchise was founded in 1970. They were known as the Buffalo Braves from 1970 to 1978, the San Diego Clippers from 1978 to 1984, and the Los Angeles Clippers since 1984.
Buffalo Braves Hall of Famers Players No. Name Position Tenure Inducted 11: Bob McAdoo: F/C: 1972–1976: 2000 20: Moses Malone: C/F: 1976: 2001 44: Adrian Dantley: F/G: 1976–1977: 2008 Coaches Name Position Tenure Inducted Jack Ramsay: Head coach: 1972–1976: 1992 Contributors Cotton Fitzsimmons: Head coach: 1977–1978: 2021
The Braves moved to San Diego, California after the 1977–78 season, and became known as the San Diego Clippers. [1] For the 1984–85 NBA season, the Clippers moved north to Los Angeles and became known as the Los Angeles Clippers. On October 14, 1970, the Braves beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107–92 in their first game. [1]
This is a list of the Los Angeles Clippers' (formerly Buffalo Braves and San Diego Clippers) National Basketball Association (NBA) draft selections in their 54-year history. Key [ edit ]
After teaming up for a book on the Buffalo Bills, Budd Bailey and Greg Tranter delve into a Buffalo Braves history that includes Twin Tiers ties. Former Elmirans take readers into Buffalo's NBA ...
The 1972–73 Buffalo Braves season was the 3rd season of the Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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.
With the Lakers in 1973–74, Smith averaged 12.5 points with 11.2 rebounds and a league leading 4.9 blocked shots. [4] The 1973–1974 season was the first in which blocked shots were officially recorded by the NBA, and Smith set a still-standing league record of 17 blocks in a game against Portland on October 28, 1973. [ 5 ]