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The Braves repeated their 22\u201360 record from their inaugural season, and occupied the Atlantic Division basement.[1]Elmore Smith and Randy Smith each had out standing rookie seasons with Elmore averaging 17.3 points per game and 15.2 rebounds per game, while Randy added 13.4 points per game.[1]Table of ContentsDraft picks[edit]Regular season[edit]Season standings[edit]Record vs. opponents[edit]Game log[edit]Player statistics[edit]Awards and honors[edit]Transactions[edit]Coaching Change[edit]Trades[edit]Free agents[edit]Additions[edit]Subtractions[edit]References[edit]Draft picks[edit]Buffalo Braves 1971\u201372 rosterPlayersCoachesPos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.FromG7Bryant, Emmette6\u00a0ft 1\u00a0in (1.85\u00a0m)175\u00a0lb (79\u00a0kg)DePaulF40Chambers, Jerry6\u00a0ft 5\u00a0in (1.96\u00a0m)190\u00a0lb (86\u00a0kg)UtahG13Davis, Mike6\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in (1.91\u00a0m)185\u00a0lb (84\u00a0kg)Virginia UnionG20Garrett, Dick6\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in (1.91\u00a0m)185\u00a0lb (84\u00a0kg)Southern IllinoisG42Hazzard, Walt6\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in (1.91\u00a0m)185\u00a0lb (84\u00a0kg)UCLAG32Hilton, Fred6\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in (1.91\u00a0m)185\u00a0lb (84\u00a0kg)Grambling StateF25Hosket, Bill6\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in (2.01\u00a0m)228\u00a0lb (103\u00a0kg)Ohio StateF45Hummer, John6\u00a0ft 9\u00a0in (2.06\u00a0m)230\u00a0lb (104\u00a0kg)PrincetonF44Kauffman, Bob6\u00a0ft 8\u00a0in (2.03\u00a0m)240\u00a0lb (109\u00a0kg)GuilfordC3Smith, Elmore7\u00a0ft 1\u00a0in (2.16\u00a0m)250\u00a0lb (113\u00a0kg)Kentucky StateF9Smith, Randy6\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in (1.91\u00a0m)185\u00a0lb (84\u00a0kg)Buffalo StateF35Warner, Cornell6\u00a0ft 9\u00a0in (2.06\u00a0m)220\u00a0lb (100\u00a0kg)Jackson StateHead coachAssistant coach(es)Legend(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended InjuredRegular season[edit]Season standings[edit]z \u2013 clinched division titley \u2013 clinched division titlex \u2013 clinched playoff spotRecord vs. opponents[edit]1971\u201372 NBA recordsTeamATLBALBOSBUFCHICINCLEDETGSWHOULALMILNYKPHIPHOPORSEAAtlanta\u20132\u201340\u201344\u201320\u201353\u201334\u201323\u201323\u201321\u201340\u201352\u201333\u201313\u201333\u201324\u201301\u20134Baltimore4\u20132\u20132\u201323\u201331\u201344\u201321\u201353\u201321\u201343\u201321\u201340\u201352\u201344\u201304\u201313\u201312\u20133Boston4\u201302\u20132\u20136\u201303\u201324\u201325\u201315\u201302\u201335\u201301\u201342\u201333\u201336\u201302\u201334\u201302\u20133Buffalo2\u201343\u201330\u20136\u20131\u201333\u201334\u201322\u201341\u201330\u201340\u201340\u201341\u201353\u201330\u201342\u201340\u20134Chicago5\u201304\u201312\u201333\u20131\u20133\u201314\u201305\u201313\u201335\u201311\u201332\u201343\u201324\u201315\u201316\u201302\u20133Cincinnati3\u201332\u201342\u201343\u201331\u20133\u20136\u201322\u201332\u201330\u201341\u201340\u201352\u201322\u201322\u201332\u201320\u20135Cleveland2\u201345\u201311\u201352\u201340\u201342\u20136\u20131\u201330\u201342\u201321\u201330\u201341\u201352\u201340\u201344\u201320\u20134Detroit2\u201332\u201330\u201354\u201321\u201353\u201323\u20131\u20130\u201353\u201331\u201341\u201351\u201341\u201342\u201342\u201320\u20134Golden State2\u201334\u201313\u201323\u201313\u201333\u201324\u201305\u20130\u20135\u201311\u201352\u201322\u201334\u201312\u201334\u201324\u20132Houston4\u201312\u201330\u201354\u201301\u201354\u201302\u201323\u201331\u20135\u20131\u201350\u201350\u201354\u201311\u201334\u201323\u20133Los Angeles5\u201304\u201314\u201314\u201303\u201314\u201313\u201314\u201315\u201315\u20131\u20134\u201314\u201315\u201304\u201326\u201305\u20131Milwaukee3\u201325\u201303\u201324\u201304\u201325\u201304\u201305\u201312\u201325\u201301\u20134\u20132\u201334\u201314\u201326\u201306\u20130New York1\u201334\u201323\u201335\u201312\u201332\u201325\u201314\u201313\u201325\u201301\u201343\u20132\u20133\u201331\u201343\u201313\u20132Philadelphia3\u201330\u201340\u201363\u201331\u201342\u201324\u201324\u201311\u201341\u201340\u201351\u201343\u20133\u20131\u201342\u201324\u20131Phoenix2\u201331\u201343\u201324\u201301\u201353\u201324\u201304\u201323\u201323\u201312\u201342\u201344\u201314\u20131\u20136\u201303\u20132Portland0\u201341\u201330\u201344\u201320\u201362\u201322\u201342\u201322\u201342\u201340\u201360\u201361\u201332\u201320\u20136\u20130\u20136Seattle4\u201313\u201323\u201324\u201303\u201325\u201304\u201304\u201302\u201343\u201331\u201350\u201362\u201331\u201342\u201336\u20130\u2014Game log[edit]1971\u201372 Game log#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord1October 12Seattle123\u201390Chambers, Hazzard (14)0\u201312October 15@ Cleveland111\u2013109 (OT)Walt Hazzard (35)1\u201313October 16Cleveland93\u201389Bob Kauffman (24)1\u201324October 19Los Angeles123\u2013106Elmore Smith (20)1\u201335October 22@ Milwaukee105\u2013124Dick Garrett (19)1\u201346October 23Boston103\u201398Bob Kauffman (25)1\u201357October 26@ Golden State91\u201389Bob Kauffman (24)2\u201358October 28@ Seattle96\u2013106Bob Kauffman (27)2\u201369October 29@ Portland120\u2013119Fred Hilton (27)3\u2013610October 31@ Houston87\u2013102Bob Kauffman (15)3\u2013711November 3Phoenix100\u201398Bob Kauffman (24)3\u2013812November 5@ Atlanta122\u2013117 (OT)Randy Smith (35)4\u2013813November 6Chicago99\u2013130Bob Kauffman (28)5\u2013814November 9Portland100\u2013109Bob Kauffman (30)6\u2013815November 13Milwaukee127\u2013106Bob Kauffman (44)6\u2013916November 16Cincinnati98\u2013102Walt Hazzard (27)7\u2013917November 19@ Baltimore105\u2013126Jerry Chambers (19)7\u20131018November 20Detroit105\u201396Walt Hazzard (23)7\u20131119November 23Atlanta97\u2013102Walt Hazzard (30)8\u20131120November 24@ Boston100\u2013108Fred Hilton (23)8\u20131221November 27Golden State110\u201391Bob Kauffman (17)8\u20131322November 30Houston115\u2013101Walt Hazzard (26)8\u20131423December 2N Baltimore109\u2013105Mike Davis (25)9\u20131424December 3Cleveland90\u201391Bob Kauffman (23)10\u20131425December 4@ New York90\u2013130Chambers, R. Smith (13)10\u20131526December 7Cincinnati91\u2013115Fred Hilton (26)11\u20131527December 10Portland101\u2013100 (OT)Randy Smith (21)11\u20131628December 14Philadelphia110\u2013117Walt Hazzard (26)12\u20131629December 15N Milwaukee122\u2013108Bob Kauffman (29)12\u20131730December 17New York115\u201395Randy Smith (19)12\u20131831December 18@ Boston91\u2013124Walt Hazzard (15)12\u20131932December 21Los Angeles117\u2013103Randy Smith (26)12\u20132033December 25@ Atlanta117\u2013140Randy Smith (24)12\u20132134December 27Philadelphia121\u2013112Randy Smith (24)12\u20132235December 28@ Los Angeles87\u2013105Elmore Smith (32)12\u20132336December 30@ Phoenix102\u2013123Walt Hazzard (25)12\u20132437January 1@ Seattle83\u201397Elmore Smith (21)12\u20132538January 2@ Portland90\u2013108Fred Hilton (26)12\u20132639January 4@ Golden State86\u2013112Elmore Smith (22)12\u20132740January 7Phoenix123\u2013110Walt Hazzard (23)12\u20132841January 8@ Cincinnati97\u201387Bob Kauffman (28)13\u20132842January 9@ Detroit96\u2013101Elmore Smith (22)13\u20132943January 11Cincinnati109\u2013107 (OT)Bob Kauffman (25)13\u20133044January 12@ Philadelphia111\u2013109Elmore Smith (26)14\u20133045January 14Portland102\u2013100Bob Kauffman (28)14\u20133146January 21Chicago113\u201393Walt Hazzard (15)14\u20133247January 25Atlanta123\u2013110Fred Hilton (21)14\u20133348January 26@ Baltimore114\u2013115 (OT)Walt Hazzard (30)14\u20133449January 28Seattle104\u201393Elmore Smith (23)14\u20133550January 30@ Cleveland99\u201398Walt Hazzard (26)15\u20133551February 1Cleveland104\u201399Walt Hazzard (26)15\u20133652February 2@ Philadelphia104\u2013119Bob Kauffman (24)15\u20133753February 4New York103\u201384Walt Hazzard (17)15\u20133854February 5@ Chicago96\u2013130Elmore Smith (24)15\u20133955February 6@ Cleveland121\u2013108Walt Hazzard (38)16\u20133956February 8Milwaukee126\u2013108Fred Hilton (30)16\u20134057February 9@ Boston112\u2013139Bob Kauffman (23)16\u20134158February 11Detroit88\u201395Bob Kauffman (21)17\u20134159February 12@ Detroit87\u2013113Elmore Smith (17)17\u20134260February 13@ Atlanta119\u2013133Mike Davis (28)17\u20134361February 15Golden State103\u2013100Mike Davis (23)17\u20134462February 18Houston108\u201396Bob Kauffman (19)17\u20134563February 19@ New York95\u2013100Elmore Smith (27)17\u20134664February 22Baltimore98\u201399Bob Kauffman (26)18\u20134665February 24N Cincinnati108\u201397Elmore Smith (23)18\u20134766February 25Boston117\u2013115Elmore Smith (40)18\u20134867February 29Atlanta99\u201389Elmore Smith (23)18\u20134968March 1@ Philadelphia99\u2013108Kauffman, E. Smith (19)18\u20135069March 3New York97\u2013105Fred Hilton (31)19\u20135070March 5@ Phoenix103\u2013131Randy Smith (24)19\u20135171March 7@ Portland94\u201398Elmore Smith (24)19\u20135272March 11@ Houston100\u2013121Dick Garrett (17)19\u20135373March 12@ Los Angeles102\u2013141Walt Hazzard (25)19\u20135474March 14Philadelphia105\u2013108Elmore Smith (33)20\u20135475March 17@ Chicago103\u2013126Randy Smith (19)20\u20135576March 18Detroit103\u2013116Elmore Smith (32)21\u20135577March 19@ Cincinnati105\u2013136Randy Smith (22)21\u20135678March 21Baltimore100\u2013114Elmore Smith (29)22\u20135679March 22@ New York99\u2013123Randy Smith (19)22\u20135780March 24@ Detroit105\u2013112Randy Smith (33)22\u20135881March 25Boston121\u2013116Elmore Smith (27)22\u20135982March 26@ Baltimore101\u2013119Hilton, Warner (18)22\u201360Player statistics[edit]Note: GP= Games played; MPG = Minutes per game; FG% = Field goal percentage; FT% = Free throw percentage; RPG = Rebounds per game; APG = Assists per game; PPG = Points per game       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4PlayerGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPGBob Kauffman7741.6.497.79510.23.918.9Elmore Smith7840.8.454.53415.21.417.3Walt Hazzard7233.2.451.7823.05.615.8Randy Smith7627.6.482.6224.82.513.4Dick Garrett7326.1.442.8663.12.310.8Em Bryant5422.6.459.6002.43.85.1Fred Hilton6122.1.389.7382.61.911.6John Hummer5521.6.390.4684.21.35.2Cornell Warner6220.0.443.7446.10.96.2Mike Davis6217.2.425.7671.91.39.1Jerry Chambers2614.2.433.6882.60.96.8Bill Hosket4413.5.492.8082.80.95.0[2]Awards and honors[edit]Transactions[edit]The Braves were involved in the following transactions during the 1971\u201372 season.Coaching Change[edit]Trades[edit]Free agents[edit]Additions[edit]PlayerSignedFormer teamSubtractions[edit]References[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/1971-72-buffalo-braves-season-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"1971\u201372 Buffalo Braves season – Wikipedia"}}]}]