1976 NBA playoffs

Eastern Conference first round ====(4) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) Buffalo Braves==== This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Western Conference first round ====(4) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (5) Detroit Pistons==== This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. ==Conference semifinals==

Eastern Conference semifinals ====(1) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Buffalo Braves==== This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting. ====(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Washington Bullets==== • Bingo Smith hits game winning jumper to tie series. • Jim Cleamons hits game-winning tip-in. • Dick Snyder hits the series-winning shot with 4 seconds left. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Western Conference semifinals ====(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (5) Detroit Pistons==== This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the only meeting when both teams were based in Philadelphia and Fort Wayne respectively. ====(2) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (3) Phoenix Suns==== This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. ==Conference finals==

Eastern Conference finals ====(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Cleveland Cavaliers==== This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Western Conference finals ====(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (3) Phoenix Suns==== This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. ==NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W3) Phoenix Suns==

• As John Havlicek hit the clutch shot as time ran out for Boston in the second OT, the fans crowded the floor in celebration, thinking that the game was over. However, the clock was supposed to stop on the basket, and the referees had to bring the Celtics back onto the floor and put one second back on the clock. Meanwhile, Paul Westphal called a timeout that the Suns didn't have which would result in a technical foul, forcing Jo Jo White to shoot and make the technical free throw which put the Celtics up by 2, and then Gar Heard hit the game-tying buzzer-beater to force the third OT. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. ==References==