The 1973–74 Buffalo Braves season was the fourth season for the expansion Buffalo Braves franchise in the National Basketball Association and its Atlantic Division. It was the team's second season under head coach Jack Ramsay. The team's official home arena was Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Bob McAdoo, who finished second in the NBA MVP Award voting, led the league in scoring; Ernie DiGregorio, who won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, led the league in assists and free throw percentage, and every starter on the team was among the league's top ten in at least one statistical category. The team finished third in the Atlantic Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference. After three consecutive 60-loss seasons, the team made the NBA playoffs for the first time and became the youngest team to have ever done so in terms of average player age. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to the eventual champions, the Boston Celtics. Draft picks Roster {| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%; width: 100%;" |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#e23b45; color:#fff; text-align:center;"| Buffalo Braves 1973-74 roster |- style="background:#106bb4; color:#fff; text-align:center;" ! Players !! Coaches |- | valign="top" | {| class="sortable" style="background:none; margin:0; width:100%;" |- ! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Ht. !! Wt. !! From |- Roster Notes Forward Jim Garvin played in only 6 games before being waived in November. Both center Kevin Kunnert and guard Dave Wohl were later traded away to the Houston Rockets in February. Regular season McAdoo had an outstanding second season and led the league in scoring with 30.6 ppg. The Braves led the league in team scoring (111.60) but were last in team defense (111.8). They totaled 427,270 in attendance in their 41 home games, ranking them 4th of 17 teams. The Braves played several home games at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, in order to expand their fan base into Canada. This season was the first of three consecutive scoring titles for McAdoo. McAdoo also posted 15.1 rebounds per game and 3.3 blocked shots per game, which were each third in the league. It was the most recent time that one player averaged both 30 points and 15 rebounds in the same NBA season. In addition to McAdoo, the Braves were led by Ernie DiGregorio, who became the second straight Brave (following McAdoo) to capture NBA Rookie of the Year honors by leading the league in