1975-76 National Basketball Association season

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Seasons
1974-75 1975-76 1976-77

Teams and Alignment

Conference Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Celtics Boston Garden Boston
Buffalo Braves Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York
New York Knickerbockers Madison Square Garden Manhattan, New York
Philadelphia 76ers The Spectrum Philadelphia
Central Division Atlanta Hawks Omni Coliseum Atlanta
Cleveland Cavaliers Richfield Coliseum Summit County, Ohio
Houston Rockets The Summit Houston
New Orleans Jazz Caesars Superdome New Orleans
Washington Bullets Capital Centre Lake Arbor, Maryland
Western Conference Midwest Division Chicago Bulls Chicago Stadium Chicago
Detroit Pistons Cobo Arena at Cobo Center Detroit
Kansas City Kings Hy-Vee Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Milwaukee Bucks UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee
Pacific Division Golden State Warriors Oakland Arena Oakland, California
Los Angeles Lakers Kia Forum Inglewood, California
Phoenix Suns Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix
Portland Trail Blazers Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon
Seattle SuperSonics Climate Pledge Arena Seattle

Changes

  • Houston Rockets relocate from Fertitta Center to The Summit.
  • Kansas City-Omaha Kings renamed Kansas City Kings.
  • New Orleans Jazz relocate from Municipal Auditorium to Caesars Superdome.

Regular Season Results

Conference Division Team W L GB
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Celtics 54 28
Philadelphia 76ers 46 36 8
Buffalo Braves 46 36 8
New York Knickerbockers 38 44 16
Central Division Cleveland Cavaliers 49 33
Washington Bullets 48 34 1
Houston Rockets 40 42 9
New Orleans Jazz 38 44 11
Atlanta Hawks 29 53 20
Western Conference Midwest Division Milwaukee Bucks 38 44
Detroit Pistons 36 46 2
Kansas City Kings 31 51 7
Chicago Bulls 24 58 14
Pacific Division Golden State Warriors 59 23
Seattle SuperSonics 43 39 16
Phoenix Suns 42 40 17
Los Angeles Lakers 40 42 19
Portland Trail Blazers 37 45 22

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Champions
Boston Celtics 4 Boston Celtics 4 Boston Celtics 4 Boston Celtics
Philadelphia 76ers 1 Buffalo Braves 2
Buffalo Braves 2
Cleveland Cavaliers 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 2
Washington Bullets 3
Golden State Warriors 4 Golden State Warriors 3 Phoenix Suns 2
Milwaukee Bucks 1 Detroit Pistons 2
Detroit Pistons 2
Seattle SuperSonics 2 Phoenix Suns 4
Phoenix Suns 4

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
NBA All-Star Game Western Conference 109-123 Eastern Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division Fulton County, Georgia Atlanta Omni Coliseum Atlanta Hawks 41 41
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston Boston Garden Boston Celtics 36 Nine 45
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Erie County, New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo Braves 41 Four 45
Houston Rockets One One
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago Chicago Stadium Chicago Bulls 41 41
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Summit County, Ohio Unincorporated Richfield Coliseum Cleveland Cavaliers 41 Seven 48
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division Wayne County, Michigan Detroit Cobo Arena at Cobo Center Detroit Pistons 41 Four 45
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Harris County, Texas Houston The Summit Houston Rockets 40 40
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area Jackson County, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Hy-Vee Arena Kansas City Kings 37 37
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Inglewood, California Kia Forum Los Angeles Lakers 41 41
Portland Trail Blazers One One
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee Bucks 41 Two 43
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut PeoplesBank Arena Boston Celtics Five Five
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area Orleans Parish, Louisiana New Orleans Caesars Superdome New Orleans Jazz 41 41
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division New York County, New York Manhattan, New York Madison Square Garden New York Knickerbockers 41 41
Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area Douglas County, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska Omaha Civic Auditorium Kansas City Kings Four Four
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia The Spectrum Philadelphia 76ers 41 Two 43
NBA All-Star Game One
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area Maricopa County, Arizona Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix Suns 41 Nine 50
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Multnomah County, Oregon Portland, Oregon Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland Trail Blazers 40 40
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division Alameda County, California Oakland, California Oakland Arena Golden State Warriors 41 Seven 48
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division King County, Washington Seattle Climate Pledge Arena Seattle SuperSonics 41 Three 44
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division Prince George's County, Maryland Lake Arbor, Maryland Capital Centre Washington Bullets 41 Three 44
Total 738 50 789