Buffalo Braves 1970-71 Roster and Stats

The 1970-71 season marked the inaugural campaign for the Buffalo Braves in the NBA. As one of three expansion teams that year, the Braves faced the typical struggles of a new franchise. Under head coach Dolph Schayes, the team finished with a record of 22-60, placing them seventh in the Eastern Division.

Despite the challenging season, standout performances came from players like Bob Kauffman, who led the team by averaging 20.4 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. The Braves also showcased rookie sensation and future Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo, who made a significant impact with his versatile scoring ability.

The season laid the groundwork for the franchise, building a foundation for future development. While wins were scarce, the experience gained during this tough first year was invaluable for the young players and set the stage for future growth and competitiveness in subsequent seasons.

Regular Season Record: 22-60
Playoff Result: Did not make playoffs

Buffalo Braves Roster and Stats for 1970-71 Season

POINTS

Bob Kauffman

20.4

REBOUNDS

Bob Kauffman

10.2

ASSISTS

Em Bryant

4.6

	Regular Season							Playoffs
Player	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%
Bob Kauffman	78	20.4	10.2	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Don May	76	20.2	7.3	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dick Garrett	75	12.9	3.9	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mike Davis	73	11.4	2.5	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
John Hummer	81	11.3	8.5	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Herm Gilliam	80	11.2	4.0	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Em Bryant	73	10.0	3.4	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bill Hosket	13	8.1	5.8	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cornell Warner	65	6.0	6.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Freddie Crawford	15	5.9	2.3	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
George Wilson	45	5.3	5.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Paul Long	30	4.5	0.9	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nate Bowman	44	3.1	3.8	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mike Silliman	36	2.5	1.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mike Lynn	5	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Buffalo Braves 1970-71 Regular Season Game Log

Here is the game log for the 1970-71 season for the Buffalo Braves.

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Oct 14, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	L 107-92	Don May (24 pts)
Oct 17, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 102-93	George Wilson (18 pts)
Oct 20, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 98-89	Em Bryant (19 pts)
Oct 24, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 114-95	Don May (34 pts)
Oct 27, 1970	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 119-108	John Hummer (23 pts)
Oct 30, 1970	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 104-90	Don May (22 pts)
Oct 31, 1970	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 107-102	Don May (24 pts)
Nov 02, 1970	@ Phoenix Suns	L 110-102	Mike Davis (21 pts)
Nov 04, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 126-101	Don May (23 pts)
Nov 05, 1970	@ Detroit Pistons	L 121-109	Mike Davis (32 pts)
Nov 07, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	L 103-91	Bob Kauffman (24 pts)
Nov 11, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	L 134-118	Bob Kauffman (35 pts)
Nov 13, 1970	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 119-111	Bob Kauffman (28 pts)
Nov 14, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 116-107	Bob Kauffman (23 pts)
Nov 16, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	L 112-103	Don May (25 pts)
Nov 17, 1970	@ Portland Trail Blazers	W 102-101	Bob Kauffman (24 pts)
Nov 20, 1970	@ San Francisco Warriors	L 123-108	Don May (24 pts)
Nov 21, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 112-108	Don May (30 pts)
Nov 24, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	L 112-106	Bob Kauffman (26 pts)
Nov 25, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 99-92	Bob Kauffman (26 pts)
Nov 27, 1970	@ Chicago Bulls	L 121-104	Bob Kauffman (16 pts)
Nov 28, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	L 111-95	Bob Kauffman (24 pts)
Nov 30, 1970	@ Boston Celtics	L 109-106	Mike Davis (31 pts)
Dec 01, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 117-116	Bob Kauffman (28 pts)
Dec 04, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	L 97-91	Dick Garrett (23 pts)
Dec 05, 1970	@ New York Knicks	L 117-93	Bob Kauffman (18 pts)
Dec 06, 1970	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 108-106	Bob Kauffman (40 pts)
Dec 08, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 122-102	Bob Kauffman (28 pts)
Dec 10, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 138-120	Bob Kauffman (31 pts)
Dec 11, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 120-105	Bob Kauffman (23 pts)
Dec 12, 1970	@ Detroit Pistons	W 93-92	John Hummer (24 pts)
Dec 13, 1970	@ Atlanta Hawks	L 110-91	John Hummer (22 pts)
Dec 15, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	L 113-111	Bob Kauffman (34 pts)
Dec 17, 1970	@ Boston Celtics	L 102-93	Bob Kauffman (25 pts)
Dec 18, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	L 113-94	Bob Kauffman (19 pts)
Dec 19, 1970	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 123-112	Herm Gilliam (28 pts)
Dec 20, 1970	@ Milwaukee Bucks	L 131-101	Mike Davis (23 pts)
Dec 23, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 104-103	Don May (27 pts)
Dec 25, 1970	@ New York Knicks	L 115-102	Bob Kauffman (28 pts)
Dec 26, 1970	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 120-107	Don May (28 pts)
Dec 29, 1970	@ Buffalo Braves	W 124-113	Bob Kauffman (22 pts)
Dec 30, 1970	@ Baltimore Bullets	L 106-90	Bob Kauffman (26 pts)
Jan 02, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 115-103	Dick Garrett (28 pts)
Jan 06, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	L 115-108	Bob Kauffman (20 pts)
Jan 08, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 110-102	Don May (30 pts)
Jan 09, 1971	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 111-89	Dick Garrett (17 pts)
Jan 10, 1971	@ Chicago Bulls	L 141-113	Don May (23 pts)
Jan 14, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	L 119-113	Bob Kauffman (30 pts)
Jan 15, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 99-97	Bob Kauffman (28 pts)
Jan 16, 1971	@ Cincinnati Royals	L 114-113	Mike Davis (22 pts)
Jan 18, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 123-113	Bob Kauffman (27 pts)
Jan 19, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 111-79	Mike Davis (16 pts)
Jan 20, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	L 126-106	Dick Garrett (27 pts)
Jan 22, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	L 101-94	Don May (29 pts)
Jan 24, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	L 123-111	Bob Kauffman (30 pts)
Jan 25, 1971	@ San Diego Rockets	L 114-106	Bob Kauffman (26 pts)
Jan 26, 1971	@ Phoenix Suns	L 114-82	Paul Long (19 pts)
Jan 28, 1971	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 120-110	Bob Kauffman (33 pts)
Jan 29, 1971	@ San Francisco Warriors	L 106-100	Dick Garrett (27 pts)
Jan 31, 1971	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 117-108	Em Bryant (19 pts)
Feb 02, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 101-91	Don May (34 pts)
Feb 05, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 98-90	Dick Garrett (25 pts)
Feb 10, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	L 106-99	Don May (29 pts)
Feb 13, 1971	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	W 111-106	Don May (35 pts)
Feb 14, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 108-97	Don May (32 pts)
Feb 16, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 135-103	Don May (34 pts)
Feb 17, 1971	@ Baltimore Bullets	W 118-114	Bob Kauffman (24 pts)
Feb 19, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 120-113	Bob Kauffman (22 pts)
Feb 20, 1971	@ Cincinnati Royals	L 120-94	Bob Kauffman (24 pts)
Feb 22, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 109-91	Don May (36 pts)
Feb 26, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 127-122	Bob Kauffman (29 pts)
Feb 27, 1971	@ Atlanta Hawks	L 134-117	Bob Kauffman (21 pts)
Mar 02, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 131-118	Don May (40 pts)
Mar 04, 1971	@ Milwaukee Bucks	L 116-113	Bob Kauffman (26 pts)
Mar 06, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	L 120-109	Don May (25 pts)
Mar 08, 1971	@ Portland Trail Blazers	W 114-98	Don May (31 pts)
Mar 09, 1971	@ San Diego Rockets	L 106-96	Don May (31 pts)
Mar 12, 1971	@ Los Angeles Lakers	W 116-109	Don May (23 pts)
Mar 14, 1971	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 122-112	Dick Garrett (24 pts)
Mar 16, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 113-102	Don May (21 pts)
Mar 19, 1971	@ Detroit Pistons	L 111-105	Bob Kauffman (18 pts)
Mar 20, 1971	@ Buffalo Braves	W 132-129	Don May (36 pts)

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Buffalo Braves 1970-71 Roster and Stats

Buffalo Braves Roster and Stats for 1970-71 Season

Buffalo Braves 1970-71 Regular Season Game Log