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 StatisticsTeam 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 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 |
