1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 43-39
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Washington Bullets 2-1
Coach: Bill Fitch (43-39)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 570,445, Avg. 13,913 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster

The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Cavaliers scored 8,370 points and conceded 8,278. Austin Carr scored a team-best 1,329 points for Cleveland, and Campy Russell contributed 16 or more per game, too. Jim Brewer accounted for 762 rebounds. Jim Cleamons dished out 308 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Jim Brewer added 94 steals.

Bill Fitch coached the team. The 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers lost in the conference first round.

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Regular Season Points For: 8370
Regular Season Points Against: 8278

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 22, 1976 Chicago Bulls 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 24, 1976 Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
October 28, 1976 New York Knicks 90 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 W 3-0 0-0 3-0
October 30, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 109 at Buffalo Braves 105 W 3-0 1-0 4-0
October 31, 1976 New Orleans Jazz 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 W 4-0 1-0 5-0
November 1, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 82 at New York Nets 75 W 4-0 2-0 6-0
November 4, 1976 Milwaukee Bucks 88 at Cleveland Cavaliers 96 W 5-0 2-0 7-0
November 6, 1976 New York Nets 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 W 6-0 2-0 8-0
November 7, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Atlanta Hawks 107 L 6-0 2-1 8-1
November 9, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Milwaukee Bucks 90 W 6-0 3-1 9-1
November 10, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 112 at Detroit Pistons 123 L 6-0 3-2 9-2
November 13, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Phoenix Suns 90 W 6-0 4-2 10-2
November 14, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 W 6-0 5-2 11-2
November 17, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 78 at Seattle Supersonics 92 L 6-0 5-3 11-3
November 21, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at New Orleans Jazz 97 L 6-0 5-4 11-4
November 25, 1976 Detroit Pistons 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 W 7-0 5-4 12-4
November 26, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Boston Celtics 92 W 7-0 6-4 13-4
November 27, 1976 Philadelphia 76ers 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 W 8-0 6-4 14-4
November 30, 1976 Denver Nuggets 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 W 9-0 6-4 15-4
December 1, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Kansas City Kings 91 W 9-0 7-4 16-4 OT
December 3, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 109 at Indiana Pacers 112 L 9-0 7-5 16-5
December 5, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 89 at Portland Trail Blazers 93 L 9-0 7-6 16-6
December 7, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Golden State Warriors 120 L 9-0 7-7 16-7
December 9, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Denver Nuggets 104 L 9-0 7-8 16-8
December 11, 1976 Atlanta Hawks 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 L 9-1 7-8 16-9
December 16, 1976 Indiana Pacers 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 W 10-1 7-8 17-9
December 18, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at New York Knicks 115 L 10-1 7-9 17-10 OT
December 19, 1976 San Antonio Spurs 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 W 11-1 7-9 18-10
December 21, 1976 Boston Celtics 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 W 12-1 7-9 19-10
December 25, 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Washington Bullets 117 L 12-1 7-10 19-11
December 26, 1976 Buffalo Braves 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 96 L 12-2 7-10 19-12
December 28, 1976 Kansas City Kings 113 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 L 12-3 7-10 19-13
December 30, 1976 Seattle Supersonics 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 W 13-3 7-10 20-13
January 1, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at New York Knicks 121 L 13-3 7-11 20-14
January 2, 1977 Houston Rockets 80 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 W 14-3 7-11 21-14
January 6, 1977 Golden State Warriors 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 129 W 15-3 7-11 22-14
January 7, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 L 15-3 7-12 22-15
January 8, 1977 Washington Bullets 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 W 16-3 7-12 23-15
January 11, 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 L 16-4 7-12 23-16 OT
January 14, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Denver Nuggets 116 L 16-4 7-13 23-17
January 15, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 79 at Phoenix Suns 94 L 16-4 7-14 23-18
January 18, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Milwaukee Bucks 93 W 16-4 8-14 24-18
January 20, 1977 Portland Trail Blazers 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 L 16-5 8-14 24-19
January 22, 1977 Milwaukee Bucks 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 130 W 17-5 8-14 25-19
January 26, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Chicago Bulls 106 L 17-5 8-15 25-20
January 27, 1977 New York Knicks 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 W 18-5 8-15 26-20
February 1, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 87 at San Antonio Spurs 92 L 18-5 8-16 26-21
February 4, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Kansas City Kings 101 W 18-5 9-16 27-21
February 6, 1977 New York Nets 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 90 L 18-6 9-16 27-22
February 8, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 81 at Houston Rockets 97 L 18-6 9-17 27-23
February 10, 1977 Indiana Pacers 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 W 19-6 9-17 28-23
February 11, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Detroit Pistons 101 L 19-6 9-18 28-24
February 15, 1977 Portland Trail Blazers 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 W 20-6 9-18 29-24
February 17, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Buffalo Braves 112 L 20-6 9-19 29-25
February 19, 1977 Phoenix Suns 88 at Cleveland Cavaliers 92 W 21-6 9-19 30-25
February 20, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 L 21-6 9-20 30-26
February 24, 1977 Golden State Warriors 86 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 W 22-6 9-20 31-26
February 26, 1977 Chicago Bulls 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 L 22-7 9-20 31-27
March 2, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Seattle Supersonics 85 W 22-7 10-20 32-27
March 4, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at Portland Trail Blazers 101 W 22-7 11-20 33-27
March 6, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 L 22-7 11-21 33-28
March 8, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Golden State Warriors 112 L 22-7 11-22 33-29
March 10, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at San Antonio Spurs 106 L 22-7 11-23 33-30
March 13, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Atlanta Hawks 113 W 22-7 12-23 34-30
March 15, 1977 Philadelphia 76ers 133 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 L 22-8 12-23 34-31
March 17, 1977 Houston Rockets 88 at Cleveland Cavaliers 87 L 22-9 12-23 34-32
March 18, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at New York Nets 88 W 22-9 13-23 35-32
March 19, 1977 San Antonio Spurs 89 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 W 23-9 13-23 36-32
March 20, 1977 Buffalo Braves 108 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 W 24-9 13-23 37-32
March 22, 1977 Seattle Supersonics 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 W 25-9 13-23 38-32
March 23, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at Washington Bullets 95 L 25-9 13-24 38-33
March 24, 1977 New Orleans Jazz 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 87 L 25-10 13-24 38-34
March 26, 1977 Atlanta Hawks 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 W 26-10 13-24 39-34
March 27, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at Chicago Bulls 95 L 26-10 13-25 39-35
March 29, 1977 Boston Celtics 82 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 W 27-10 13-25 40-35
April 1, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at New Orleans Jazz 106 W 27-10 14-25 41-35
April 2, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Houston Rockets 106 L 27-10 14-26 41-36
April 3, 1977 Kansas City Kings 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 W 28-10 14-26 42-36
April 5, 1977 Washington Bullets 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 L 28-11 14-26 42-37 OT
April 7, 1977 Denver Nuggets 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 W 29-11 14-26 43-37
April 9, 1977 Detroit Pistons 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 96 L 29-12 14-26 43-38
April 10, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Boston Celtics 115 L 29-12 14-27 43-39
April 13, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Washington Bullets 109 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 15, 1977 Washington Bullets 83 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 W 1-0 0-1 1-1
April 17, 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Washington Bullets 104 L 1-0 0-2 1-2


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