1975-76 Phoenix Suns Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 42-40
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 10-9 Lost finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Seattle Supersonics 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Golden State Warriors 4-3
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: John MacLeod (42-40)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 295,293, Avg. 7,202 in 41 home dates
1975-76 Phoenix Suns Statistics
1975-76 Phoenix Suns Roster

The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 42 wins and 40 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-9.

The Suns scored 8,620 points and allowed 8,570. Paul Westphal netted a team-leading 1,679 points for Phoenix, and Alvan Adams contributed 17 or more per game, too. Alvan Adams accounted for 727 rebounds. Alvan Adams dished out 450 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Paul Westphal added 210 steals.

John MacLeod coached the team. The 1975-76 Phoenix Suns lost in the finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 8620
Regular Season Points Against: 8570

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 25, 1975 Phoenix Suns 89 at Portland Trail Blazers 88 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 26, 1975 Phoenix Suns 99 at Seattle Supersonics 113 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
November 1, 1975 Phoenix Suns 100 at Kansas City Kings 106 L 0-0 1-2 1-2
November 4, 1975 Phoenix Suns 96 at Chicago Bulls 80 W 0-0 2-2 2-2
November 7, 1975 Phoenix Suns 99 at Philadelphia 76ers 103 L 0-0 2-3 2-3
November 8, 1975 Phoenix Suns 105 at Buffalo Braves 110 L 0-0 2-4 2-4
November 11, 1975 New York Knicks 81 at Phoenix Suns 112 W 1-0 2-4 3-4
November 13, 1975 Seattle Supersonics 103 at Phoenix Suns 106 W 2-0 2-4 4-4
November 14, 1975 Phoenix Suns 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 L 2-0 2-5 4-5
November 19, 1975 Milwaukee Bucks 96 at Phoenix Suns 94 L 2-1 2-5 4-6
November 21, 1975 Houston Rockets 92 at Phoenix Suns 107 W 3-1 2-5 5-6
November 26, 1975 Buffalo Braves 106 at Phoenix Suns 107 W 4-1 2-5 6-6
November 28, 1975 Portland Trail Blazers 101 at Phoenix Suns 110 W 5-1 2-5 7-6
November 29, 1975 Phoenix Suns 100 at Golden State Warriors 112 L 5-1 2-6 7-7
December 2, 1975 Golden State Warriors 98 at Phoenix Suns 115 W 6-1 2-6 8-7
December 5, 1975 Washington Bullets 92 at Phoenix Suns 87 L 6-2 2-6 8-8
December 7, 1975 Chicago Bulls 97 at Phoenix Suns 114 W 7-2 2-6 9-8
December 9, 1975 Phoenix Suns 104 at New Orleans Jazz 89 W 7-2 3-6 10-8
December 10, 1975 Phoenix Suns 105 at Houston Rockets 91 W 7-2 4-6 11-8
December 11, 1975 Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Phoenix Suns 106 L 7-3 4-6 11-9
December 13, 1975 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Phoenix Suns 116 W 8-3 4-6 12-9
December 14, 1975 Phoenix Suns 105 at Portland Trail Blazers 96 W 8-3 5-6 13-9
December 17, 1975 Milwaukee Bucks 111 at Phoenix Suns 116 W 9-3 5-6 14-9
December 19, 1975 Cleveland Cavaliers 128 at Phoenix Suns 124 L 9-4 5-6 14-10 2OT
December 21, 1975 New Orleans Jazz 120 at Phoenix Suns 107 L 9-5 5-6 14-11
December 25, 1975 Kansas City Kings 111 at Phoenix Suns 122 W 10-5 5-6 15-11
December 26, 1975 Boston Celtics 112 at Phoenix Suns 106 L 10-6 5-6 15-12
December 28, 1975 Phoenix Suns 85 at Milwaukee Bucks 88 L 10-6 5-7 15-13
December 30, 1975 Phoenix Suns 88 at New York Knicks 114 L 10-6 5-8 15-14
January 1, 1976 Phoenix Suns 103 at Washington Bullets 114 L 10-6 5-9 15-15
January 3, 1976 Phoenix Suns 100 at Atlanta Hawks 89 W 10-6 6-9 16-15
January 4, 1976 Phoenix Suns 86 at Kansas City Kings 98 L 10-6 6-10 16-16
January 7, 1976 Golden State Warriors 114 at Phoenix Suns 110 L 10-7 6-10 16-17
January 8, 1976 Phoenix Suns 113 at Golden State Warriors 129 L 10-7 6-11 16-18
January 9, 1976 Seattle Supersonics 112 at Phoenix Suns 110 L 10-8 6-11 16-19 OT
January 11, 1976 New York Knicks 99 at Phoenix Suns 98 L 10-9 6-11 16-20
January 15, 1976 Buffalo Braves 126 at Phoenix Suns 119 L 10-10 6-11 16-21
January 17, 1976 Phoenix Suns 85 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 L 10-10 6-12 16-22
January 18, 1976 Phoenix Suns 122 at Detroit Pistons 118 W 10-10 7-12 17-22
January 20, 1976 Phoenix Suns 103 at Buffalo Braves 112 L 10-10 7-13 17-23
January 21, 1976 Phoenix Suns 100 at Boston Celtics 114 L 10-10 7-14 17-24
January 23, 1976 Houston Rockets 115 at Phoenix Suns 124 W 11-10 7-14 18-24
January 24, 1976 Washington Bullets 100 at Phoenix Suns 84 L 11-11 7-14 18-25
January 28, 1976 Phoenix Suns 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 L 11-11 7-15 18-26
January 29, 1976 Milwaukee Bucks 105 at Phoenix Suns 96 L 11-12 7-15 18-27
January 31, 1976 Philadelphia 76ers 105 at Phoenix Suns 119 W 12-12 7-15 19-27
February 6, 1976 Golden State Warriors 111 at Phoenix Suns 118 W 13-12 7-15 20-27
February 8, 1976 Phoenix Suns 107 at Seattle Supersonics 101 W 13-12 8-15 21-27 OT
February 11, 1976 Detroit Pistons 94 at Phoenix Suns 123 W 14-12 8-15 22-27
February 13, 1976 Boston Celtics 109 at Phoenix Suns 108 L 14-13 8-15 22-28
February 14, 1976 New Orleans Jazz 93 at Phoenix Suns 112 W 15-13 8-15 23-28
February 17, 1976 Phoenix Suns 111 at Chicago Bulls 114 L 15-13 8-16 23-29 OT
February 18, 1976 Phoenix Suns 94 at Detroit Pistons 105 L 15-13 8-17 23-30
February 20, 1976 Phoenix Suns 103 at New Orleans Jazz 102 W 15-13 9-17 24-30
February 21, 1976 Phoenix Suns 110 at Houston Rockets 108 W 15-13 10-17 25-30 OT
February 24, 1976 Kansas City Kings 120 at Phoenix Suns 117 L 15-14 10-17 25-31 OT
February 26, 1976 Atlanta Hawks 97 at Phoenix Suns 115 W 16-14 10-17 26-31
February 28, 1976 Phoenix Suns 89 at Washington Bullets 92 L 16-14 10-18 26-32
February 29, 1976 Phoenix Suns 109 at Detroit Pistons 98 W 16-14 11-18 27-32
March 3, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at Phoenix Suns 108 W 17-14 11-18 28-32
March 5, 1976 Chicago Bulls 97 at Phoenix Suns 99 W 18-14 11-18 29-32
March 6, 1976 Phoenix Suns 99 at Portland Trail Blazers 118 L 18-14 11-19 29-33
March 7, 1976 Portland Trail Blazers 84 at Phoenix Suns 106 W 19-14 11-19 30-33
March 10, 1976 Phoenix Suns 108 at Philadelphia 76ers 125 L 19-14 11-20 30-34
March 11, 1976 Phoenix Suns 104 at Atlanta Hawks 99 W 19-14 12-20 31-34
March 13, 1976 Phoenix Suns 77 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 L 19-14 12-21 31-35
March 14, 1976 Phoenix Suns 108 at Milwaukee Bucks 106 W 19-14 13-21 32-35
March 16, 1976 Phoenix Suns 87 at Chicago Bulls 120 L 19-14 13-22 32-36
March 18, 1976 Detroit Pistons 100 at Phoenix Suns 106 W 20-14 13-22 33-36
March 20, 1976 Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Phoenix Suns 106 W 21-14 13-22 34-36
March 23, 1976 Seattle Supersonics 97 at Phoenix Suns 104 W 22-14 13-22 35-36
March 25, 1976 Atlanta Hawks 98 at Phoenix Suns 107 W 23-14 13-22 36-36
March 27, 1976 Kansas City Kings 100 at Phoenix Suns 117 W 24-14 13-22 37-36
March 28, 1976 Phoenix Suns 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 97 W 24-14 14-22 38-36
March 30, 1976 Phoenix Suns 113 at New York Knicks 97 W 24-14 15-22 39-36
March 31, 1976 Phoenix Suns 102 at Boston Celtics 122 L 24-14 15-23 39-37
April 2, 1976 Portland Trail Blazers 103 at Phoenix Suns 106 W 25-14 15-23 40-37
April 3, 1976 Phoenix Suns 97 at Portland Trail Blazers 112 L 25-14 15-24 40-38
April 4, 1976 Phoenix Suns 89 at Seattle Supersonics 117 L 25-14 15-25 40-39
April 6, 1976 Phoenix Suns 106 at Golden State Warriors 111 L 25-14 15-26 40-40 OT
April 8, 1976 Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Phoenix Suns 113 W 26-14 15-26 41-40
April 10, 1976 Seattle Supersonics 95 at Phoenix Suns 121 W 27-14 15-26 42-40
April 13, 1976 Phoenix Suns 99 at Seattle Supersonics 102 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 15, 1976 Phoenix Suns 116 at Seattle Supersonics 111 W 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 18, 1976 Seattle Supersonics 91 at Phoenix Suns 103 W 1-0 1-1 2-1
April 20, 1976 Seattle Supersonics 114 at Phoenix Suns 130 W 2-0 1-1 3-1
April 25, 1976 Phoenix Suns 108 at Seattle Supersonics 114 L 2-0 1-2 3-2
April 27, 1976 Seattle Supersonics 112 at Phoenix Suns 123 W 3-0 1-2 4-2
May 2, 1976 Phoenix Suns 103 at Golden State Warriors 128 L 3-0 1-3 4-3
May 5, 1976 Phoenix Suns 108 at Golden State Warriors 101 W 3-0 2-3 5-3
May 7, 1976 Golden State Warriors 99 at Phoenix Suns 91 L 3-1 2-3 5-4
May 9, 1976 Golden State Warriors 129 at Phoenix Suns 133 W 4-1 2-3 6-4 2OT
May 12, 1976 Phoenix Suns 95 at Golden State Warriors 111 L 4-1 2-4 6-5
May 14, 1976 Golden State Warriors 104 at Phoenix Suns 105 W 5-1 2-4 7-5
May 16, 1976 Phoenix Suns 94 at Golden State Warriors 86 W 5-1 3-4 8-5
May 23, 1976 Phoenix Suns 87 at Boston Celtics 98 L 5-1 3-5 8-6
May 27, 1976 Phoenix Suns 90 at Boston Celtics 105 L 5-1 3-6 8-7
May 30, 1976 Boston Celtics 98 at Phoenix Suns 105 W 6-1 3-6 9-7
June 2, 1976 Boston Celtics 107 at Phoenix Suns 109 W 7-1 3-6 10-7
June 4, 1976 Phoenix Suns 126 at Boston Celtics 128 L 7-1 3-7 10-8 3OT
June 6, 1976 Boston Celtics 87 at Phoenix Suns 80 L 7-2 3-7 10-9


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