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 semi-finals 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 coach	Al Attles
General manager	Al Attles
Owner(s)	Franklin Mieuli
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	46–36 (.561)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Semi-finals (lost to Lakers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KTVU
Radio	KNBR
< 1975–76 1977–78 >

Draft picks

Main article: 1976 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Robert Parish	C	United States	Centenary
1	17	Sonny Parker	SF/SG	United States	Texas A&M
2	34	Marshall Rogers	G	United States	Texas-Pan American
4	68	Jeff Fosnes		United States	Vanderbilt
5	86	Carl Bird		United States	California
6	91	Duane Barnett		United States	Stanford
6	104	Gene Cunningham		United States	Norfolk State
7	122	Jesse Campbell		United States	Mercyhurst
8	140	Stan Boskovich		United States	West Virginia
9	157	Howard Smith		United States	San Francisco
10	173	Ken Smith		United States	San Diego State

Roster

1976–77 Golden State Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SF 24 Barry, Rick 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 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 USC

Head coach Al Attles Assistant coach(es) Joe Roberts Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: February 24, 1977

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	–	37–4	16–25	11–5
x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	4	35–6	14–27	10–6
x-Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	7	29–12	17–24	8–8
Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	13	27–14	13–28	6–10
Phoenix Suns	34	48	.415	19	26–15	8–33	5–11

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	–
2	y-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	3
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	4
4	x-Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	7
5	x-Detroit Pistons	44	38	.537	9
6	x-Chicago Bulls	44	38	.537	9
7	Kansas City Kings	40	42	.488	13
8	Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	13
9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	17
10	Phoenix Suns	34	48	.415	19
11	Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	23

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	–	0–4	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	4–0	1–2	1–3
Boston	4–0	–	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–2	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	4–0	2–2	0–4
Buffalo	0–4	1–3	–	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–4
Chicago	2–2	2–2	3–1	–	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–2	1–2
Cleveland	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	–	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3
Denver	2–2	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–2	–	3–1	2–2	3–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–2	4–0	2–2
Detroit	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	–	3–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	1–3	1–3
Golden State	4–0	3–1	3–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	–	2–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1
Houston	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	0–3	2–2	1–2	–	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1
Indiana	4–0	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	–	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4
Kansas City	2–1	1–3	3–0	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	–	1–3	2–2	2–2	4–0	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2
Los Angeles	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	–	3–1	3–0	1–3	4–0	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	4–0
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	–	1–2	1–3	3–1	1–2	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3
New Orleans	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–3	2–1	–	3–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2
N.Y. Knicks	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–3	–	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–2	2–2
N.Y. Nets	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	–	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–3	1–3	1–3
Philadelphia	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	–	1–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	3–1
Phoenix	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–1	–	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–3
Portland	1–3	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	–	2–2	3–1	1–2
San Antonio	0–4	0–4	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	–	3–1	2–2
Seattle	2–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	–	3–1
Washington	3–1	4–0	4–0	2–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–3	—

Playoffs

1977 playoff game log
First round: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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 Semi-finals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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

• Jamaal Wilkes, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Rick Barry, NBA All-Star Game

References

1. 1976–77 Golden State Warriors