Buffalo Braves
American professional basketball franchise based in Buffalo, New York.
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Cleveland Cavaliers
American professional basketball team based in Cleveland.
The team began play as an expansion team in 1970, along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves.
Los Angeles Clippers
American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.
The franchise was founded as the Buffalo Braves in 1970 as an expansion team.
Atlantic Division (NBA)
One of the three divisions in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association .
The division was created at the start of the 1970–71 season, when the league expanded from 14 to 17 teams with the addition of the Buffalo Braves, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers.
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Multipurpose indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York.
Opened on October 14, 1940, it was home to the Canisius Golden Griffins (NCAA), the Buffalo Bisons (AHL), the Buffalo Bisons (NBL), the Buffalo Braves (NBA), the Buffalo Sabres (NHL), the Toronto-Buffalo Royals (WTT), the Buffalo Stallions (MSL), the Buffalo Bandits (MILL), the Buffalo Blizzard (NPSL) and the Buffalo Stampede (RHI).
1970–71 NBA season
The 25th season of the National Basketball Association.
Three new teams made their debut: the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Buffalo Braves.
Maple Leaf Gardens
Historic building located at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The NBA's Buffalo Braves played a total of 16 regular season games at Maple Leaf Gardens from 1971 to 1975.
Portland Trail Blazers
American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon.
Along with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Buffalo Braves (now Los Angeles Clippers), the Trail Blazers entered the NBA in 1970 as an expansion team, under coach Rolland Todd.
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York.
In addition to the Sabres' debut, the Buffalo Bills officially joined the National Football League, and the National Basketball Association's Buffalo Braves also began to play, sharing Memorial Auditorium with the Sabres.
Expansion team
New team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the demand for a local team from a population in a new area.
1970: Cleveland Cavaliers; Buffalo Braves (later San Diego Clippers, now Los Angeles Clippers); Portland Trail Blazers
Dolph Schayes
American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He briefly coached with the Buffalo Braves.