1975-76 National Basketball Association season

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