buffalo braves season buffalo braves season fifth season expansion franchise national_basketball_association team season head coach team official home arena buffalo memorial auditorium despite losing key players long stretches braves continued improve braves finished 2nd place record captured nba mvp award led league points game adding rebounds game 4th best league nba playoffs braves earned franchise second playoff berth time series went seven games braves lost game seven road season team occupied legal surrounding departure minority owner general manager transactions august braves purchased atlanta hawks september traded nba draft second round pick future second round draft pick waived january return play braves played nba march braves general manager announced resign effective april resignation controversial rumors return work prior team simultaneous rumors contract braves announced resignation nba commissioner announced league conduct hearing matter transition complicated ownership braves incoming commissioner announced settlement orders business offseason prior season team lost nba expansion draft nba draft following members buffalo braves drafted nba draft played year europe joining buffalo braves played team italy roster regular season overview early game winning streak helped braves achieve record start season later seven game streak took buffalo supplanted boston closest competitor atlantic wins losses buffalo boasted high scoring super star posted scoring average lead nba making field goals player led minutes played ranking best shot league earned free throw tries league high converting attempts braves lost reigning year knee injury limited games watched battle illness caused miss games lost games dropped team elite load star braves attendance increased home games team fell 5th teams team defense improved sufficiently create average point scoring margin slight average deficit year ranked tenth league field goal percentage heard ranked 9th blocks game played games ranked seventh free throw percentage played regular season games consecutive season finished fourth assists game played games led nba minutes played field goals rebounds ranked fourth game points points game ranked sixth blocks game second total free throws fifth field goal percentage performance earned league mvp team nba honors october november season tremendous opening night points braves defeated defending champion giving win games boston visitor eliminated braves nba playoffs sidelined games knee surgery start braves won row starting november victory culminating november victory home order win eighth game streak braves overcome seventeen point deficit earn victory golden state warriors losing november record best nba december january december braves dealt injuries required emergency great start braves compiled month december december despite points braves lost december nba smallest player scored career high points lead houston rockets victory buffalo january heard suffering knee injury result games braves played seven players january game involved resulted bench clearing january braves recorded seven game winning streak starting january win ending january victory fifth game streak new_orleans february april following january braves struggled record february january returned active roster following october knee injury march victory golden state warriors established franchise record wins season surpassing prior season total march march braves posted season worst game losing streak announced april resignation late march late march sidelined rest season braves went game winning streak march march team lost april regular season games season standings record opponents season schedule source playoffs playoffs braves captured home court advantage victory game bullets returned favor game home teams won remaining games buffalo lost series seven games missed playoffs played minutes game playoffs averaged points led league heard averaged points rebounds regular season bullets nba single season record home victories home lost games braves braves opened series capital centre victory game game high scorer game high bullets rebounded victory game buffalo totaled rebounds added points averaged rebounds regular season game scored points quarter bullets expanded lead rebounds points game high smith added losing effort game received hardware league mvp league scoring title responded night point performance braves series victory nights later responded points including fourth quarter bullets completed comeback victory regain series lead game score tied minutes left hit foot bullets lead good built lead short shots bring braves point final minute offensive rebound miss gave bullets crucial points final seconds night shot countered points game braves earned victory scored points final minutes game tie scores game washington jumped lead quarter points washington expanded lead closing half lead night career high points victory buffalo playoff schedule source player stats awards honors nba valuable player bob 1st team nba star game
1974–75 Buffalo Braves season