1975-76 NBA Week 3

Here we go, week 3 of the NBA to wrap up February and start March (in the real world of course).


Buffalo 114 Boston 95
The shockingly bad start for the Celtics continues as they get demolished by the Braves at the Garden. Bob McAdoo had 29 points and 15 boards for Buffalo and Randy Smith added 24 for the undefeated 3-0 Braves.


Cleveland 106 Washington 93
The Cavs left the Capital Center 3-0 after a 13 point win over last year's division champs, the Bullets. Jim Chones led Cleveland with 21 points and 19 boards. Jim Cleamons added 16 points himself.


Golden State 112 Portland 124
In a battle of 2-0 teams in Portland, the Trailblazers upset the Warriors. Portland got a pair of 21 point efforts from Sidney Wicks and Geoff Petrie in the victory. Wicks also had 16 rebounds.


Los Angeles 119 Seattle 112
At Seattle Center, the Lakers finally hit stride and knocked off the oreviously undfeated SuperSonics. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 30 points and 20 rebounds to lead the Lakers, and Lucius Allen chipped in 22.


Chicago 113 Kansas City 102
The Bulls jumped out arly on the Kings at Kemper and held on for an eleven point win. Norm Van Lier led Chicago with 21 points and Bob Love put 20 in for Chicago's first win of the season.


Milwaukee 124 Phoenix 119
The closest game of the week was in the desert, where the Bucks defeated the Suns to take over first in the Midwest. Bob Dandridgw had 35 points and 11 rebounds to lead Milwaukee, while the Suns fall to 0-3.


Detroit 108 Atlanta 115
At the Omni, John Drew had 30 points and 10 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Pistons. Bob Lanier had 29 points and 15 rebounds in a losing effort for Detroit, who fell to 1-2, while the Hawks go to 2-1.


Philadelphia 103 New York 122
At the Gaarden in Manhatten, tough defense by the Knicks and a solid offensive effort all around led to an easy Knick victory. Eight Knicks were in double figures in points led by Earl Monroe with 24.


New Orleans 101 houston 124
It was a blowout at the Summit as the Rockets won their first game in big fashion. Calvin Murphy led the Rockets with 23 points and Rudy Tomjanovich had a double-double.


Week 3 NBA Standings
Atlantic Division
Buffalo 3-0
New York 2-1
Philadelphia 1-2
Boston 0-3

Central Division
Cleveland 3-0
Atlanta 2-1
Houston 1-2
New Orleans 1-2
Washington 1-2

Midwest Division
Milwaukee 2-1
Chicago 1-2
Detroit 1-2
Kansas City 1-2

Pacific Division
Portland 3-0
Golden State 2-1
Seattle 2-1
Los Angeles 1-2
Phoenix 0-3


Next Week's Games
Boston at New Orleans
Atlanta at Buffalo
New York at Cleveland
Washington at Philadelphia
Houston at Chicago
Kansas City at Portland
Phoenix at Detroit
Milwaukee at Los Angeles
Seattle at Golden State

Tomorrow will be week 3 of the NHL, followed by the beginning of week 4 on Monday.