1975–76 Golden State Warriors season

1975–76 Golden State Warriors season
Division Champions
Head coach	Al Attles
Arena	Oakland Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	59–23 (.720)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	West Finals (Eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KTVU
Radio	KNBR

Coming off their NBA Championship, the Warriors finished the 1975–76 season with a then franchise best 59–23 record.^[1] The record would be surpassed when the team won the championship 39 years later.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	14	Joe Bryant	F	United States	La Salle
2	20	Gus Williams	G	United States	USC
3	40	Otis Johnson	F	United States	Stetson
3	51	Robert Hawkins	G	United States	Illinois State
4	69	Billy Taylor	F	United States	La Salle
5	87	Larry Pounds		United States	Washington
6	105	Tony Styles		United States	San Francisco
7	123	Stan Boyer	F	United States	Wyoming
8	141	Mike Rozenski		United States	St. Mary's (CA)
9	157	Scott Trobbe		United States	Stanford
10	171	Maurice Harper		United States	St. Mary's (CA)

Roster

1975–76 Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 24 Barry, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1944–03–28 Miami (FL) F 42 Davis, Dwight 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1949–10–28 Houston F 40 Dickey, Derrek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1951–03–20 Cincinnati G 15 Dudley, Charles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1950–03–05 Washington G 12 Hawkins, Robert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954–06–30 Illinois State G 10 Johnson, Charles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1949–03–31 UC Berkeley C 52 Johnson, George 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1948–12–18 Dillard G 23 Mullins, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1942–03–18 Duke C 44 Ray, Clifford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1949–01–21 Oklahoma G 20 Smith, Phil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1952–04–22 San Francisco F 41 Wilkes, Jamaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1953–05–02 UCLA G 1 Williams, Gus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953–10–10 Southern California	Head coach Al Attles Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: 2015-05-10

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1975-76 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCK	LAL	MIL	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–3	2–3	2–2	2–5	1–3	2–2	2–5	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–4	3–2	2–3	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–5
Boston	3–2	—	4–3	2–2	3–2	4–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	4–1	5–2	4–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–2
Buffalo	3–2	3–4	—	3–1	3–2	1–3	1–3	3–2	4–0	2–2	3–1	4–1	4–3	3–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–3
Chicago	2–2	2–2	1–3	—	0–4	3–4	1–4	1–3	1–6	3–2	3–4	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–3	1–4	2–3	0–4
Cleveland	5–2	2–3	2–3	4–0	—	2–2	1–3	2–4	1–3	2–2	4–0	4–3	3–2	3–2	3–1	4–0	3–1	4–2
Detroit	3–1	0–4	3–1	4–3	2–2	—	0–5	2–2	5–2	1–4	3–4	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–4	2–3	3–2	2–2
Golden State	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–1	3–1	5–0	—	2–2	4–1	5–2	5–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	4–2	4–2	4–3	3–1
Houston	5–2	1–4	2–3	3–1	4–2	2–2	2–2	—	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–4	3–2	3–2	0–4	3–1	2–2	3–4
Kansas City	2–2	2–2	0–4	6–1	3–1	2–5	1–4	2–2	—	2–3	2–5	1–3	1–3	1–3	3–2	0–5	2–3	1–3
Los Angeles	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–3	2–2	4–1	2–5	3–1	3–2	—	2–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–4	3–4	3–3	1–3
Milwaukee	2–2	2–2	1–3	4–3	0–4	4–3	0–5	2–2	5–2	3–2	—	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–2	2–3	2–3	2–2
New Orleans	4–2	1–4	1–4	2–2	3–4	3–1	2–2	4–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	—	2–3	1–4	1–3	3–1	1–3	4–3
New York	2–3	2–5	3–4	4–0	2–3	1–3	0–4	2–3	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–2	—	5–2	2–2	3–1	0–4	3–2
Philadelphia	3–2	3–4	4–3	4–0	2–3	3–1	1–3	2–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	4–1	2–5	—	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–3
Phoenix	4–0	0–4	1–3	3–2	1–3	4–1	2–4	4–0	2–3	4–2	2–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	—	5–2	4–3	0–4
Portland	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–1	0–4	3–2	2–4	1–3	5–0	4–3	3–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–5	—	3–3	2–2
Seattle	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–3	3–4	2–2	3–2	3–3	3–2	3–1	4–0	2–2	3–4	3–3	—	1–3
Washington	5–1	2–3	3–2	4–0	2–4	2–2	1–3	4–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–4	2–3	3–2	4–0	2–2	3–1	—

Postseason

In the playoffs, the Warriors returned to the Western Conference Finals by beating the Detroit Pistons in 6 games. In the Western Finals, the Warriors faced the Phoenix Suns. The Warriors had a 2 games to 1 lead. Game 4 went in overtime and the Warriors were unable to grab a 3-1 series lead. The Suns would rally to win the game 133-129. The Warriors would bounce back to take Game 5, but the Suns would win Games 6 & 7 to stun the defending Champions.^[1]

West First Round

The Warriors had a first round bye.

Western Conference Semifinals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (5) Detroit Pistons: Warriors win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Golden State: Golden State 127, Detroit 103
• Game 2 @ Golden State: Detroit 123, Golden State 111
• Game 3 @ Detroit: Golden State 113, Detroit 96
• Game 4 @ Detroit: Detroit 106, Golden State 102
• Game 5 @ Golden State: Golden State 128, Detroit 109
• Game 6 @ Detroit: Golden State 118, Detroit 116 (OT)

Western Conference Finals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (3) Phoenix Suns: Suns win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Golden State: Golden State 128, Phoenix 103
• Game 2 @ Golden State: Phoenix 108, Golden State 101
• Game 3 @ Phoenix: Golden State 99, Phoenix 91
• Game 4 @ Phoenix: Phoenix 133, Golden State 129 (2OT)
• Game 5 @ Golden State: Golden State 111, Phoenix 95
• Game 6 @ Phoenix: Phoenix 105, Golden State 104
• Game 7 @ Golden State: Phoenix 94, Golden State 86

Awards and honors

• Rick Barry, All-NBA First Team
• Rick Barry, NBA All-Star Game
• Phil Smith, All-NBA Second Team
• Phil Smith, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Gus Williams, NBA All-Rookie Team First Team

References

1. Golden State Warriors (1962-Present)

• Warriors on Basketball Reference