1970-71 Buffalo Braves Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 22-60
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Dolph Schayes (22-60)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 204,053, Avg. 4,977 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Buffalo Braves Statistics
1970-71 Buffalo Braves Roster

The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 22 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Braves scored 8,653 points and yielded 9,196. Bob Kauffman tossed in a team-leading 1,591 points for Buffalo, while Don May netted 17 or more per game also. Bob Kauffman contributed 837 boards. Bob Kauffman dished out 354 assists for the squad.

Dolph Schayes coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 8653
Regular Season Points Against: 9196

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 14, 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at Buffalo Braves 107 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 17, 1970 San Diego Rockets 102 at Buffalo Braves 93 L 1-1 0-0 1-1
October 20, 1970 Philadelphia 76ers 98 at Buffalo Braves 89 L 1-2 0-0 1-2
October 24, 1970 Detroit Pistons 114 at Buffalo Braves 95 L 1-3 0-0 1-3
October 27, 1970 Buffalo Braves 108 at Portland Trail Blazers 119 L 1-3 0-1 1-4
October 30, 1970 Buffalo Braves 90 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 L 1-3 0-2 1-5
October 31, 1970 Buffalo Braves 102 at Portland Trail Blazers 107 L 1-3 0-3 1-6
November 2, 1970 Buffalo Braves 102 at Phoenix Suns 110 L 1-3 0-4 1-7
November 4, 1970 Seattle Supersonics 126 at Buffalo Braves 101 L 1-4 0-4 1-8
November 5, 1970 Buffalo Braves 109 at Detroit Pistons 121 L 1-4 0-5 1-9
November 7, 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers 91 at Buffalo Braves 103 W 2-4 0-5 2-9
November 11, 1970 Atlanta Hawks 118 at Buffalo Braves 134 W 3-4 0-5 3-9
November 13, 1970 Buffalo Braves 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 119 L 3-4 0-6 3-10
November 14, 1970 Milwaukee Bucks 116 at Buffalo Braves 107 L 3-5 0-6 3-11
November 16, 1970 Buffalo Braves 112 at Seattle Supersonics 103 W 3-5 1-6 4-11 at Portland, OR
November 17, 1970 Buffalo Braves 102 at Portland Trail Blazers 101 W 3-5 2-6 5-11
November 20, 1970 Buffalo Braves 108 at San Francisco Warriors 123 L 3-5 2-7 5-12
November 21, 1970 Portland Trail Blazers 112 at Buffalo Braves 108 L 3-6 2-7 5-13 at Seattle, WA
November 24, 1970 Phoenix Suns 106 at Buffalo Braves 112 W 4-6 2-7 6-13
November 25, 1970 Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Buffalo Braves 92 L 4-7 2-7 6-14 at Boston, MA
November 27, 1970 Buffalo Braves 104 at Chicago Bulls 121 L 4-7 2-8 6-15
November 28, 1970 Portland Trail Blazers 95 at Buffalo Braves 111 W 5-7 2-8 7-15
November 30, 1970 Boston Celtics 109 at Buffalo Braves 106 L 5-8 2-8 7-16 at Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 1970 Boston Celtics 117 at Buffalo Braves 116 L 5-9 2-8 7-17 OT
December 4, 1970 New York Knicks 91 at Buffalo Braves 97 W 6-9 2-8 8-17
December 5, 1970 Buffalo Braves 93 at New York Knicks 117 L 6-9 2-9 8-18
December 6, 1970 Buffalo Braves 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 L 6-9 2-10 8-19
December 8, 1970 Boston Celtics 122 at Buffalo Braves 102 L 6-10 2-10 8-20
December 10, 1970 Chicago Bulls 138 at Buffalo Braves 120 L 6-11 2-10 8-21 at Syracuse, NY
December 11, 1970 Portland Trail Blazers 120 at Buffalo Braves 105 L 6-12 2-10 8-22
December 12, 1970 Buffalo Braves 93 at Detroit Pistons 92 W 6-12 3-10 9-22
December 13, 1970 Buffalo Braves 91 at Atlanta Hawks 110 L 6-12 3-11 9-23
December 15, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Buffalo Braves 113 W 7-12 3-11 10-23 OT
December 17, 1970 Buffalo Braves 93 at Boston Celtics 102 L 7-12 3-12 10-24
December 18, 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Buffalo Braves 113 W 8-12 3-12 11-24
December 19, 1970 Buffalo Braves 112 at Cleveland Cavaliers 123 L 8-12 3-13 11-25
December 20, 1970 Buffalo Braves 101 at Milwaukee Bucks 131 L 8-12 3-14 11-26
December 23, 1970 Chicago Bulls 104 at Buffalo Braves 103 L 8-13 3-14 11-27
December 25, 1970 Buffalo Braves 102 at New York Knicks 115 L 8-13 3-15 11-28
December 26, 1970 Buffalo Braves 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 120 L 8-13 3-16 11-29
December 29, 1970 Philadelphia 76ers 124 at Buffalo Braves 113 L 8-14 3-16 11-30
December 30, 1970 Baltimore Bullets 106 at Buffalo Braves 90 L 8-15 3-16 11-31 at College Park, MD
January 2, 1971 Cincinnati Royals 115 at Buffalo Braves 103 L 8-16 3-16 11-32
January 6, 1971 San Francisco Warriors 108 at Buffalo Braves 115 W 9-16 3-16 12-32
January 8, 1971 Seattle Supersonics 110 at Buffalo Braves 102 L 9-17 3-16 12-33
January 9, 1971 Buffalo Braves 89 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 L 9-17 3-17 12-34
January 10, 1971 Buffalo Braves 113 at Chicago Bulls 141 L 9-17 3-18 12-35
January 14, 1971 Buffalo Braves 119 at Portland Trail Blazers 113 W 9-17 4-18 13-35 at Rochester, NY
January 15, 1971 Detroit Pistons 99 at Buffalo Braves 97 L 9-18 4-18 13-36 OT
January 16, 1971 Buffalo Braves 113 at Cincinnati Royals 114 L 9-18 4-19 13-37
January 18, 1971 Atlanta Hawks 123 at Buffalo Braves 113 L 9-19 4-19 13-38
January 19, 1971 Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Buffalo Braves 79 L 9-20 4-19 13-39 at Syracuse, NY
January 20, 1971 Portland Trail Blazers 106 at Buffalo Braves 126 W 10-20 4-19 14-39
January 22, 1971 San Diego Rockets 94 at Buffalo Braves 101 W 11-20 4-19 15-39
January 24, 1971 Portland Trail Blazers 111 at Buffalo Braves 123 W 12-20 4-19 16-39
January 25, 1971 Buffalo Braves 106 at San Diego Rockets 114 L 12-20 4-20 16-40
January 26, 1971 Buffalo Braves 82 at Phoenix Suns 114 L 12-20 4-21 16-41
January 28, 1971 Buffalo Braves 110 at Seattle Supersonics 120 L 12-20 4-22 16-42
January 29, 1971 Buffalo Braves 100 at San Francisco Warriors 106 L 12-20 4-23 16-43
January 31, 1971 Buffalo Braves 108 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 L 12-20 4-24 16-44
February 2, 1971 Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Buffalo Braves 91 L 12-21 4-24 16-45 at Rochester, NY
February 5, 1971 Baltimore Bullets 98 at Buffalo Braves 90 L 12-22 4-24 16-46
February 10, 1971 New York Knicks 99 at Buffalo Braves 106 W 13-22 4-24 17-46
February 13, 1971 Buffalo Braves 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 W 13-22 5-24 18-46
February 14, 1971 Phoenix Suns 108 at Buffalo Braves 97 L 13-23 5-24 18-47
February 16, 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 135 at Buffalo Braves 103 L 13-24 5-24 18-48
February 17, 1971 Buffalo Braves 118 at Baltimore Bullets 114 W 13-24 6-24 19-48
February 19, 1971 Baltimore Bullets 120 at Buffalo Braves 113 L 13-25 6-24 19-49
February 20, 1971 Buffalo Braves 94 at Cincinnati Royals 120 L 13-25 6-25 19-50
February 22, 1971 San Francisco Warriors 109 at Buffalo Braves 91 L 13-26 6-25 19-51
February 26, 1971 Detroit Pistons 127 at Buffalo Braves 122 L 13-27 6-25 19-52 OT
February 27, 1971 Buffalo Braves 117 at Atlanta Hawks 134 L 13-27 6-26 19-53
March 2, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 131 at Buffalo Braves 118 L 13-28 6-26 19-54
March 4, 1971 Buffalo Braves 113 at Milwaukee Bucks 116 L 13-28 6-27 19-55
March 6, 1971 Cleveland Cavaliers 109 at Buffalo Braves 120 W 14-28 6-27 20-55
March 8, 1971 Buffalo Braves 114 at Portland Trail Blazers 98 W 14-28 7-27 21-55
March 9, 1971 Buffalo Braves 96 at San Diego Rockets 106 L 14-28 7-28 21-56
March 12, 1971 Buffalo Braves 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 W 14-28 8-28 22-56
March 14, 1971 Buffalo Braves 112 at Portland Trail Blazers 122 L 14-28 8-29 22-57
March 16, 1971 Cincinnati Royals 113 at Buffalo Braves 102 L 14-29 8-29 22-58
March 19, 1971 Buffalo Braves 105 at Detroit Pistons 111 L 14-29 8-30 22-59
March 20, 1971 Portland Trail Blazers 132 at Buffalo Braves 129 L 14-30 8-30 22-60 OT


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