1976–77 Golden State Warriors season

The 1976–77 NBA season was the Warriors' 31st season in the NBA and 14th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round in three games before losing in the semifinals in seven to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Warriors wouldn't return to the playoffs again until 1987.

1976–77 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachAl Attles
General managerAl Attles
Owner(s)Franklin Mieuli
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Lakers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTVU
RadioKNBR

Draft picks
Main article: 1976 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
18Robert ParishC United StatesCentenary
117Sonny ParkerSF/SG United StatesTexas A&M
234Marshall RogersG United StatesTexas-Pan American
468Jeff Fosnes United StatesVanderbilt
586Carl Bird United StatesCalifornia
691Duane Barnett United StatesStanford
6104Gene Cunningham United StatesNorfolk State
7122Jesse Campbell United StatesMercyhurst
8140Stan Boskovich United StatesWest Virginia
9157Howard Smith United StatesSan Francisco
10173Ken Smith United StatesSan Diego State

Roster
1976–77 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 24 Barry, Rick (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1944-03-28 Miami (FL)
PF 42 Davis, Dwight 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1949-10-28 Houston
PF 40 Dickey, Derrek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1951-03-20 Cincinnati
PG 15 Dudley, Charles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1950-03-05 Washington
PG 10 Johnson, Charles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1949-03-31 California
PF 43 McNeill, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1951-01-31 Marquette
C 00 Parish, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1953-08-30 Centenary College of Louisiana
SF 22 Parker, Sonny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1955-03-22 Texas A&M
C 44 Ray, Clifford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1949-01-21 Oklahoma
PG 11 Rogers, Marshall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1953-08-27 Texas Pan-American
SG 20 Smith, Phil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1952-04-22 San Francisco
PF 41 Wilkes, Jamaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UCLA
PG 1 Williams, Gus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953-10-10 Southern California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 24, 1977

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5329.646–37–416–2511–5
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4933.598435–614–2710–6
x-Golden State Warriors 4636.561729–1217–248–8
Seattle SuperSonics 4042.4881327–1413–286–10
Phoenix Suns 3448.4151926–158–335–11
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers5329.646–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5032.6103
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers4933.5984
4 x-Golden State Warriors4636.5617
5 x-Detroit Pistons4438.5379
6 x-Chicago Bulls4438.5379
7 Kansas City Kings4042.48813
8 Seattle SuperSonics4042.48813
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43917
10 Phoenix Suns3448.41519
11 Milwaukee Bucks3052.36623
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1976–77 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK NYN PHI PHO POR SAS SEA WAS
Atlanta —0–44–02–22–22–20–40–41–30–41–22–22–21–31–33–11–30–43–14–01–21–3
Boston 4–0—3–12–21–33–12–21–32–21–23–12–13–12–22–23–11–32–21–34–02–20–4
Buffalo 0–41–3—1–32–22–23–10–31–31–30–31–33–13–11–32–22–23–11–30–43–10–4
Chicago 2–22–23–1—3–11–32–22–21–32–22–23–13–14–02–22–12–22–20–43–12–21–2
Cleveland 2–23–12–21–3—2–21–32–21–32–13–12–24–02–22–23–11–32–12–22–23–11–3
Denver 2–21–32–23–12–2—3–12–23–03–13–12–23–13–12–23–11–33–12–21–24–02–2
Detroit 4–02–21–32–23–11–3—3–12–22–24–01–33–13–11–23–12–22–22–21–21–31–3
Golden State 4–03–13–02–22–22–21–3—2–14–01–32–21–31–31–33–13–14–01–32–21–33–1
Houston 3–12–23–13–13–10–32–21–2—4–02–22–23–12–22–22–21–33–13–12–23–13–1
Indiana 4–02–13–12–21–21–32–20–40–4—2–21–32–22–22–24–02–22–20–42–22–20–4
Kansas City 2–11–33–02–21–31–30–43–12–22–2—1–32–22–24–04–01–33–12–21–31–32–2
Los Angeles 2–21–23–11–32–22–23–12–22–23–13–1—3–13–01–34–02–23–13–13–13–14–0
Milwaukee 2–21–31–31–30–41–31–33–11–32–22–21–3—1–21–33–11–21–32–23–11–31–3
New Orleans 3–12–21–30–42–21–31–33–12–22–22–20–32–1—3–12–20–43–12–21–31–32–2
N.Y. Knicks 3–12–23–12–22–22–22–13–12–22–20–43–13–11–3—2–21–32–21–31–31–22–2
N.Y. Nets 1–31–32–21–21–31–31–31–32–20–40–40–41–32–22–2—1–32–20–31–31–31–3
Philadelphia 3–13–12–22–23–13–12–21–33–12–23–12–22–14–03–13–1—1–22–21–32–23–1
Phoenix 4–02–21–32–21–21–32–20–41–32–21–31–33–11–32–22–22–1—1–31–33–11–3
Portland 1–33–13–14–02–22–22–23–11–34–02–21–32–22–23–13–02–23–1—2–23–11–2
San Antonio 0–40–44–01–32–22–12–12–22–22–23–11–31–33–13–13–13–13–12–2—3–12–2
Seattle 2–12–21–32–21–30–43–13–11–32–23–11–33–13–12–13–12–21–31–31–3—3–1
Washington 3–14–04–02–13–12–23–11–31–34–02–20–43–12–22–23–11–33–12–12–21–3—

Playoffs
1977 playoff game log
First Round: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 12 Detroit L 90–95 Rick Barry (31) Clifford Ray (16) Rick Barry (6) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,459		 0–1
2 April 14 @ Detroit W 138–108 Phil Smith (35) Parish, Ray (12) Charles Dudley (14) Cobo Arena
11,220		 1–1
3 April 17 Detroit W 109–101 Rick Barry (35) Robert Parish (18) Barry, Dudley (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,155		 2–1
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 20 @ Los Angeles L 106–115 Rick Barry (40) Clifford Ray (13) Charles Dudley (8) The Forum
15,928		 0–1
2 April 22 @ Los Angeles L 86–95 Wilkes, Parish (16) Robert Parish (11) Rick Barry (6) The Forum
17,505		 0–2
3 April 24 Los Angeles W 109–105 Rick Barry (40) Clifford Ray (15) Charles Dudley (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,155		 1–2
4 April 26 Los Angeles W 114–103 Jamaal Wilkes (27) Clifford Ray (15) Charles Dudley (10) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,155		 2–2
5 April 29 @ Los Angeles L 105–112 Rick Barry (28) Wilkes, Parish (13) Charles Dudley (6) The Forum
17,505		 2–3
6 May 1 Los Angeles W 115–106 Rick Barry (27) Clifford Ray (11) Charles Dudley (10) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,155		 3–3
7 May 4 @ Los Angeles L 84–97 Jamaal Wilkes (24) Clifford Ray (14) Phil Smith (6) The Forum
17,505		 3–4
1977 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1976–77 Golden State Warriors
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