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1977-78 Buffalo Braves

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27-55, Finished 4th in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 105.3 points per game, Allowed 109.0 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 31-51)
Coached by Cotton Fitzsimmons (27-55)

Arena: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium / Attendance: 252,457 (19th of 21 available)

SRS: -3.55 (20th of 22) / Pace Factor: 104.3 (17th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 100.3 (12th of 22) / Defensive Rating: 103.8 (21st of 22)

1977-78 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19805 3413 7323 .466 1808 2314 .781 1083 2538 3621 1975 650 327 1575 2017 8634 105.3
Opponent 82 19805 3623 7609 .476 1695 2250 .753 1178 2587 3765 2137 722 375 1476 2003 8941 109.0

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 29 82 3314 789 1697 .465 443 554 .800 110 200 310 458 172 11 286 224 2021
2 Billy Knight G-F 6-6 195 25 53 2155 457 926 .494 301 372 .809 126 257 383 161 82 13 167 137 1215
3 Swen Nater C 6-11 240 28 78 2778 501 994 .504 208 272 .765 278 751 1029 216 40 47 225 274 1210
4 Marvin Barnes F-C 6-8 210 25 48 1377 226 543 .416 114 153 .745 107 241 348 117 57 72 107 198 566
5 Wil Jones F 6-8 205 30 79 1711 226 514 .440 84 119 .706 106 228 334 116 70 43 137 255 536
6 Chuck Williams G 6-2 175 31 73 2002 208 436 .477 114 138 .826 29 108 137 317 48 4 156 137 530
7 Larry McNeill F-C 6-9 195 27 37 873 156 338 .462 130 156 .833 78 110 188 45 18 10 60 100 442
8 Mike Glenn G 6-2 175 22 56 947 195 370 .527 51 65 .785 14 65 79 78 35 5 50 98 441
9 Bill Willoughby F-C 6-8 205 20 56 1079 156 363 .430 64 80 .800 76 143 219 38 24 47 56 131 376
10 Bird Averitt G 6-1 170 25 34 676 129 296 .436 64 96 .667 10 40 50 128 22 8 88 86 322
11 Jim McDaniels C-F 6-11 228 29 42 694 100 234 .427 36 42 .857 46 135 181 44 4 37 50 112 236
12 John Shumate F-C 6-9 235 25 18 590 75 151 .497 74 99 .747 32 96 128 58 14 9 46 58 224
13 Ted McClain G 6-1 180 31 41 727 81 184 .440 50 63 .794 11 64 75 123 42 2 68 88 212
14 Scott Lloyd C-F 6-10 230 25 56 566 68 160 .425 43 58 .741 45 74 119 35 11 9 36 83 179
15 Gary Brokaw G 6-4 178 24 13 130 18 43 .419 18 24 .750 3 9 12 20 3 5 12 11 54
16 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 24 10 85 16 40 .400 11 15 .733 6 8 14 9 2 3 7 13 43
17 Eddie Owens F 6-7 210 24 8 63 9 21 .429 3 6 .500 5 5 10 5 1 0 3 9 21
18 Larry Johnson G 6-3 205 23 4 38 3 13 .231 0 2 .000 1 4 5 7 5 2 3 3 6

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 29 82 40.4 9.6 20.7 .465 5.4 6.8 .800 1.3 2.4 3.8 5.6 2.1 0.1 3.5 2.7 24.6
2 Billy Knight G-F 6-6 195 25 53 40.7 8.6 17.5 .494 5.7 7.0 .809 2.4 4.8 7.2 3.0 1.5 0.2 3.2 2.6 22.9
3 Swen Nater C 6-11 240 28 78 35.6 6.4 12.7 .504 2.7 3.5 .765 3.6 9.6 13.2 2.8 0.5 0.6 2.9 3.5 15.5
4 John Shumate F-C 6-9 235 25 18 32.8 4.2 8.4 .497 4.1 5.5 .747 1.8 5.3 7.1 3.2 0.8 0.5 2.6 3.2 12.4
5 Larry McNeill F-C 6-9 195 27 37 23.6 4.2 9.1 .462 3.5 4.2 .833 2.1 3.0 5.1 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.6 2.7 11.9
6 Marvin Barnes F-C 6-8 210 25 48 28.7 4.7 11.3 .416 2.4 3.2 .745 2.2 5.0 7.3 2.4 1.2 1.5 2.2 4.1 11.8
7 Bird Averitt G 6-1 170 25 34 19.9 3.8 8.7 .436 1.9 2.8 .667 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.8 0.6 0.2 2.6 2.5 9.5
8 Mike Glenn G 6-2 175 22 56 16.9 3.5 6.6 .527 0.9 1.2 .785 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.8 7.9
9 Chuck Williams G 6-2 175 31 73 27.4 2.8 6.0 .477 1.6 1.9 .826 0.4 1.5 1.9 4.3 0.7 0.1 2.1 1.9 7.3
10 Wil Jones F 6-8 205 30 79 21.7 2.9 6.5 .440 1.1 1.5 .706 1.3 2.9 4.2 1.5 0.9 0.5 1.7 3.2 6.8
11 Bill Willoughby F-C 6-8 205 20 56 19.3 2.8 6.5 .430 1.1 1.4 .800 1.4 2.6 3.9 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.3 6.7
12 Jim McDaniels C-F 6-11 228 29 42 16.5 2.4 5.6 .427 0.9 1.0 .857 1.1 3.2 4.3 1.0 0.1 0.9 1.2 2.7 5.6
13 Ted McClain G 6-1 180 31 41 17.7 2.0 4.5 .440 1.2 1.5 .794 0.3 1.6 1.8 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.7 2.1 5.2
14 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 24 10 8.5 1.6 4.0 .400 1.1 1.5 .733 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.3 4.3
15 Gary Brokaw G 6-4 178 24 13 10.0 1.4 3.3 .419 1.4 1.8 .750 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.5 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.8 4.2
16 Scott Lloyd C-F 6-10 230 25 56 10.1 1.2 2.9 .425 0.8 1.0 .741 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.5 3.2
17 Eddie Owens F 6-7 210 24 8 7.9 1.1 2.6 .429 0.4 0.8 .500 0.6 0.6 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.1 2.6
18 Larry Johnson G 6-3 205 23 4 9.5 0.8 3.3 .231 0.0 0.5 .000 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.5

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 29 82 3314 8.6 18.4 .465 4.8 6.0 .800 1.2 2.2 3.4 5.0 1.9 0.1 3.1 2.4 22.0
2 Billy Knight G-F 6-6 195 25 53 2155 7.6 15.5 .494 5.0 6.2 .809 2.1 4.3 6.4 2.7 1.4 0.2 2.8 2.3 20.3
3 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 24 10 85 6.8 16.9 .400 4.7 6.4 .733 2.5 3.4 5.9 3.8 0.8 1.3 3.0 5.5 18.2
4 Larry McNeill F-C 6-9 195 27 37 873 6.4 13.9 .462 5.4 6.4 .833 3.2 4.5 7.8 1.9 0.7 0.4 2.5 4.1 18.2
5 Bird Averitt G 6-1 170 25 34 676 6.9 15.8 .436 3.4 5.1 .667 0.5 2.1 2.7 6.8 1.2 0.4 4.7 4.6 17.1
6 Mike Glenn G 6-2 175 22 56 947 7.4 14.1 .527 1.9 2.5 .785 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 1.3 0.2 1.9 3.7 16.8
7 Swen Nater C 6-11 240 28 78 2778 6.5 12.9 .504 2.7 3.5 .765 3.6 9.7 13.3 2.8 0.5 0.6 2.9 3.6 15.7
8 Gary Brokaw G 6-4 178 24 13 130 5.0 11.9 .419 5.0 6.6 .750 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.5 0.8 1.4 3.3 3.0 15.0
9 Marvin Barnes F-C 6-8 210 25 48 1377 5.9 14.2 .416 3.0 4.0 .745 2.8 6.3 9.1 3.1 1.5 1.9 2.8 5.2 14.8
10 John Shumate F-C 6-9 235 25 18 590 4.6 9.2 .497 4.5 6.0 .747 2.0 5.9 7.8 3.5 0.9 0.5 2.8 3.5 13.7
11 Bill Willoughby F-C 6-8 205 20 56 1079 5.2 12.1 .430 2.1 2.7 .800 2.5 4.8 7.3 1.3 0.8 1.6 1.9 4.4 12.5
12 Jim McDaniels C-F 6-11 228 29 42 694 5.2 12.1 .427 1.9 2.2 .857 2.4 7.0 9.4 2.3 0.2 1.9 2.6 5.8 12.2
13 Eddie Owens F 6-7 210 24 8 63 5.1 12.0 .429 1.7 3.4 .500 2.9 2.9 5.7 2.9 0.6 0.0 1.7 5.1 12.0
14 Scott Lloyd C-F 6-10 230 25 56 566 4.3 10.2 .425 2.7 3.7 .741 2.9 4.7 7.6 2.2 0.7 0.6 2.3 5.3 11.4
15 Wil Jones F 6-8 205 30 79 1711 4.8 10.8 .440 1.8 2.5 .706 2.2 4.8 7.0 2.4 1.5 0.9 2.9 5.4 11.3
16 Ted McClain G 6-1 180 31 41 727 4.0 9.1 .440 2.5 3.1 .794 0.5 3.2 3.7 6.1 2.1 0.1 3.4 4.4 10.5
17 Chuck Williams G 6-2 175 31 73 2002 3.7 7.8 .477 2.0 2.5 .826 0.5 1.9 2.5 5.7 0.9 0.1 2.8 2.5 9.5
18 Larry Johnson G 6-3 205 23 4 38 2.8 12.3 .231 0.0 1.9 .000 0.9 3.8 4.7 6.6 4.7 1.9 2.8 2.8 5.7

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 29 82 3314 19.1 .521 .465 3.6 6.4 5.0 22.2 2.4 0.2 12.8 26.8 104 105 13.8 4.5 18 27 -4.5
2 Swen Nater C 6-11 240 28 78 2778 16.9 .543 .504 10.8 28.8 19.9 11.4 0.7 0.9 16.8 19.2 104 101 9.0 7.2 16 16 0.0
3 Billy Knight G-F 6-6 195 25 53 2155 18.7 .558 .494 6.3 12.7 9.5 11.5 1.8 0.3 13.3 23.3 108 104 10.5 3.4 14 12 1.0
4 Marvin Barnes F-C 6-8 210 25 48 1377 14.1 .464 .416 8.4 18.7 13.6 12.2 1.9 2.7 14.9 20.8 94 100 0.6 4.1 5 14 -4.5
5 Larry McNeill F-C 6-9 195 27 37 873 16.0 .543 .462 9.6 13.4 11.5 7.5 0.9 0.6 12.9 21.4 108 105 4.1 1.1 5 5 0.0
6 Mike Glenn G 6-2 175 22 56 947 14.3 .553 .527 1.6 7.3 4.5 12.6 1.7 0.3 11.1 18.9 107 106 3.4 1.0 5 6 -0.5
7 Wil Jones F 6-8 205 30 79 1711 9.4 .473 .440 6.7 14.2 10.5 9.3 1.9 1.3 19.5 16.4 90 103 0.0 3.7 4 19 -7.5
8 Chuck Williams G 6-2 175 31 73 2002 9.5 .533 .477 1.6 5.8 3.7 20.9 1.1 0.1 23.9 13.0 98 108 2.2 0.8 3 19 -8.0
9 John Shumate F-C 6-9 235 25 18 590 14.2 .576 .497 5.9 17.3 11.6 13.4 1.1 0.8 19.1 16.3 107 104 2.1 1.0 3 3 0.0
10 Bill Willoughby F-C 6-8 205 20 56 1079 10.9 .472 .430 7.6 14.1 10.9 4.9 1.0 2.3 12.3 16.8 97 104 0.9 1.9 3 10 -3.5
11 Jim McDaniels C-F 6-11 228 29 42 694 10.2 .467 .427 7.2 20.7 14.0 8.8 0.3 2.8 16.5 17.4 92 103 0.0 1.5 2 7 -2.5
12 Ted McClain G 6-1 180 31 41 727 10.5 .501 .440 1.6 9.4 5.5 22.6 2.7 0.1 24.3 15.4 93 103 0.0 1.4 1 7 -3.0
13 Scott Lloyd C-F 6-10 230 25 56 566 9.6 .482 .425 8.6 13.9 11.3 8.3 0.9 0.8 16.3 15.6 97 105 0.6 0.8 1 5 -2.0
14 Bird Averitt G 6-1 170 25 34 676 11.5 .476 .436 1.6 6.3 4.0 28.2 1.5 0.6 20.6 25.2 89 106 0.0 0.6 1 11 -5.0
15 Eddie Owens F 6-7 210 24 8 63 8.8 .444 .429 8.6 8.5 8.5 11.0 0.7 0.0 11.3 16.9 96 108 0.1 0.0 0 1 -0.5
16 Larry Johnson G 6-3 205 23 4 38 8.0 .216 .231 2.8 11.2 7.1 23.5 6.1 2.7 17.8 17.7 59 94 0.0 0.2 0 1 -0.5
17 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 24 10 85 13.5 .461 .400 7.6 10.0 8.8 15.7 1.1 1.8 13.1 25.2 96 105 0.1 0.1 0 1 -0.5
18 Gary Brokaw G 6-4 178 24 13 130 13.3 .504 .419 2.5 7.4 5.0 21.3 1.1 2.0 18.3 20.1 98 106 0.2 0.1 0 1 -0.5