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42-40, Finished 3rd in NBA Pacific Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 105.1 points per game, Allowed 104.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 43-39)
Coached by John MacLeod (42-40)
Arena: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum ▪ Attendance: 295,293 (13th of 18)
SRS: 0.59 (6th of 18) ▪ Pace Factor: 105.6 (10th of 18)
Offensive Rating: 98.5 (8th of 18) ▪ Defensive Rating: 97.9 (7th of 18)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-2) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-3) versus Golden State Warriors
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Seattle Supersonics
1975-76 Statistics ▪ Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Oct 25, 1975 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 89 | 88 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sun, Oct 26, 1975 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 99 | 113 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Nov 1, 1975 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 100 | 106 | 1 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Nov 4, 1975 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 96 | 80 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Fri, Nov 7, 1975 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 99 | 103 | 2 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Nov 8, 1975 | @ | Buffalo Braves | L | 105 | 110 | 2 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Tue, Nov 11, 1975 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 112 | 81 | 3 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 8 | Thu, Nov 13, 1975 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 106 | 103 | 4 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 9 | Fri, Nov 14, 1975 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 107 | 114 | 4 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Nov 19, 1975 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 94 | 96 | 4 | 6 | L 2 | |||
| 11 | Fri, Nov 21, 1975 | Houston Rockets | W | 107 | 92 | 5 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 12 | Wed, Nov 26, 1975 | Buffalo Braves | W | 107 | 106 | 6 | 6 | W 2 | |||
| 13 | Fri, Nov 28, 1975 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 110 | 101 | 7 | 6 | W 3 | |||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 29, 1975 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 100 | 112 | 7 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Tue, Dec 2, 1975 | Golden State Warriors | W | 115 | 98 | 8 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 16 | Fri, Dec 5, 1975 | Washington Bullets | L | 87 | 92 | 8 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| 17 | Sun, Dec 7, 1975 | Chicago Bulls | W | 114 | 97 | 9 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 18 | Tue, Dec 9, 1975 | @ | New Orleans Jazz | W | 104 | 89 | 10 | 8 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Dec 10, 1975 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 105 | 91 | 11 | 8 | W 3 | ||
| 20 | Thu, Dec 11, 1975 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 106 | 110 | 11 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sat, Dec 13, 1975 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 116 | 108 | 12 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 22 | Sun, Dec 14, 1975 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 105 | 96 | 13 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Dec 17, 1975 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 116 | 111 | 14 | 9 | W 3 | |||
| 24 | Fri, Dec 19, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 2OT | 124 | 128 | 14 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Sun, Dec 21, 1975 | New Orleans Jazz | L | 107 | 120 | 14 | 11 | L 2 | |||
| 26 | Thu, Dec 25, 1975 | Kansas City Kings | W | 122 | 111 | 15 | 11 | W 1 | |||
| 27 | Fri, Dec 26, 1975 | Boston Celtics | L | 106 | 112 | 15 | 12 | L 1 | |||
| 28 | Sun, Dec 28, 1975 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 85 | 88 | 15 | 13 | L 2 | ||
| 29 | Tue, Dec 30, 1975 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 88 | 114 | 15 | 14 | L 3 | ||
| 30 | Thu, Jan 1, 1976 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 103 | 114 | 15 | 15 | L 4 | ||
| 31 | Sat, Jan 3, 1976 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 100 | 89 | 16 | 15 | W 1 | ||
| 32 | Sun, Jan 4, 1976 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 86 | 98 | 16 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 33 | Wed, Jan 7, 1976 | Golden State Warriors | L | 110 | 114 | 16 | 17 | L 2 | |||
| 34 | Thu, Jan 8, 1976 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 113 | 129 | 16 | 18 | L 3 | ||
| 35 | Fri, Jan 9, 1976 | Seattle Supersonics | L | OT | 110 | 112 | 16 | 19 | L 4 | ||
| 36 | Sun, Jan 11, 1976 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 98 | 99 | 16 | 20 | L 5 | |||
| 37 | Thu, Jan 15, 1976 | Buffalo Braves | L | 119 | 126 | 16 | 21 | L 6 | |||
| 38 | Sat, Jan 17, 1976 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 85 | 105 | 16 | 22 | L 7 | ||
| 39 | Sun, Jan 18, 1976 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 122 | 118 | 17 | 22 | W 1 | ||
| 40 | Tue, Jan 20, 1976 | @ | Buffalo Braves | L | 103 | 112 | 17 | 23 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Wed, Jan 21, 1976 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 100 | 114 | 17 | 24 | L 2 | ||
| 42 | Fri, Jan 23, 1976 | Houston Rockets | W | 124 | 115 | 18 | 24 | W 1 | |||
| 43 | Sat, Jan 24, 1976 | Washington Bullets | L | 84 | 100 | 18 | 25 | L 1 | |||
| 44 | Wed, Jan 28, 1976 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 118 | 121 | 18 | 26 | L 2 | ||
| 45 | Thu, Jan 29, 1976 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 96 | 105 | 18 | 27 | L 3 | |||
| 46 | Sat, Jan 31, 1976 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 119 | 105 | 19 | 27 | W 1 | |||
| 47 | Fri, Feb 6, 1976 | Golden State Warriors | W | 118 | 111 | 20 | 27 | W 2 | |||
| 48 | Sun, Feb 8, 1976 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | OT | 107 | 101 | 21 | 27 | W 3 | |
| 49 | Wed, Feb 11, 1976 | Detroit Pistons | W | 123 | 94 | 22 | 27 | W 4 | |||
| 50 | Fri, Feb 13, 1976 | Boston Celtics | L | 108 | 109 | 22 | 28 | L 1 | |||
| 51 | Sat, Feb 14, 1976 | New Orleans Jazz | W | 112 | 93 | 23 | 28 | W 1 | |||
| 52 | Tue, Feb 17, 1976 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 111 | 114 | 23 | 29 | L 1 | ||
| 53 | Wed, Feb 18, 1976 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 94 | 105 | 23 | 30 | L 2 | ||
| 54 | Fri, Feb 20, 1976 | @ | New Orleans Jazz | W | 103 | 102 | 24 | 30 | W 1 | ||
| 55 | Sat, Feb 21, 1976 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | OT | 110 | 108 | 25 | 30 | W 2 | |
| 56 | Tue, Feb 24, 1976 | Kansas City Kings | L | 117 | 120 | 25 | 31 | L 1 | |||
| 57 | Thu, Feb 26, 1976 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 115 | 97 | 26 | 31 | W 1 | |||
| 58 | Sat, Feb 28, 1976 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 89 | 92 | 26 | 32 | L 1 | ||
| 59 | Sun, Feb 29, 1976 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 109 | 98 | 27 | 32 | W 1 | ||
| 60 | Wed, Mar 3, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 108 | 92 | 28 | 32 | W 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Fri, Mar 5, 1976 | Chicago Bulls | W | 99 | 97 | 29 | 32 | W 3 | |||
| 62 | Sat, Mar 6, 1976 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 99 | 118 | 29 | 33 | L 1 | ||
| 63 | Sun, Mar 7, 1976 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 106 | 84 | 30 | 33 | W 1 | |||
| 64 | Wed, Mar 10, 1976 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 108 | 125 | 30 | 34 | L 1 | ||
| 65 | Thu, Mar 11, 1976 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 104 | 99 | 31 | 34 | W 1 | ||
| 66 | Sat, Mar 13, 1976 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 77 | 99 | 31 | 35 | L 1 | ||
| 67 | Sun, Mar 14, 1976 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 108 | 106 | 32 | 35 | W 1 | ||
| 68 | Tue, Mar 16, 1976 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 87 | 120 | 32 | 36 | L 1 | ||
| 69 | Thu, Mar 18, 1976 | Detroit Pistons | W | 106 | 100 | 33 | 36 | W 1 | |||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 20, 1976 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 106 | 93 | 34 | 36 | W 2 | |||
| 71 | Tue, Mar 23, 1976 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 104 | 97 | 35 | 36 | W 3 | |||
| 72 | Thu, Mar 25, 1976 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 107 | 98 | 36 | 36 | W 4 | |||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 27, 1976 | Kansas City Kings | W | 117 | 100 | 37 | 36 | W 5 | |||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 28, 1976 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 100 | 97 | 38 | 36 | W 6 | ||
| 75 | Tue, Mar 30, 1976 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 113 | 97 | 39 | 36 | W 7 | ||
| 76 | Wed, Mar 31, 1976 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 102 | 122 | 39 | 37 | L 1 | ||
| 77 | Fri, Apr 2, 1976 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 106 | 103 | 40 | 37 | W 1 | |||
| 78 | Sat, Apr 3, 1976 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 97 | 112 | 40 | 38 | L 1 | ||
| 79 | Sun, Apr 4, 1976 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 89 | 117 | 40 | 39 | L 2 | ||
| 80 | Tue, Apr 6, 1976 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | OT | 106 | 111 | 40 | 40 | L 3 | |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Thu, Apr 8, 1976 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 113 | 98 | 41 | 40 | W 1 | |||
| 82 | Sat, Apr 10, 1976 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 121 | 95 | 42 | 40 | W 2 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Apr 13, 1976 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 99 | 102 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Thu, Apr 15, 1976 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 116 | 111 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sun, Apr 18, 1976 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 103 | 91 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 4 | Tue, Apr 20, 1976 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 130 | 114 | 3 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| 5 | Sun, Apr 25, 1976 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 108 | 114 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Apr 27, 1976 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 123 | 112 | 4 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 7 | Sun, May 2, 1976 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 103 | 128 | 4 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Wed, May 5, 1976 | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 108 | 101 | 5 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Fri, May 7, 1976 | Golden State Warriors | L | 91 | 99 | 5 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 10 | Sun, May 9, 1976 | Golden State Warriors | W | 2OT | 133 | 129 | 6 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Wed, May 12, 1976 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 95 | 111 | 6 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Fri, May 14, 1976 | Golden State Warriors | W | 105 | 104 | 7 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 13 | Sun, May 16, 1976 | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 94 | 86 | 8 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 14 | Sun, May 23, 1976 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 87 | 98 | 8 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Thu, May 27, 1976 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 90 | 105 | 8 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 16 | Sun, May 30, 1976 | Boston Celtics | W | 105 | 98 | 9 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 17 | Wed, Jun 2, 1976 | Boston Celtics | W | 109 | 107 | 10 | 7 | W 2 | |||
| 18 | Fri, Jun 4, 1976 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 3OT | 126 | 128 | 10 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Sun, Jun 6, 1976 | Boston Celtics | L | 80 | 87 | 10 | 9 | L 2 |