1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 43-39
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to New York Knicks 2-0
Coach: Bill Fitch (43-39)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 454,961, Avg. 11,097 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers StatisticsTeam Record: 43-39
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to New York Knicks 2-0
Coach: Bill Fitch (43-39)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 454,961, Avg. 11,097 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
Cleveland scored 8,561 points and allowed 8,522. Campy Russell scored a team-best 1,398 points for the Cavaliers, while Jim Chones contributed 844 rebounds. Foots Walker dished out 453 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Foots Walker added 176 steals, and Elmore Smith blocked 176 shots.
Bill Fitch coached the team. The 1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers lost in the conference first round.
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Regular Season Points For: 8561
Regular Season Points Against: 8522
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 1977 | Chicago Bulls 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 88 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 20, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at New Orleans Jazz 104 | W | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| October 22, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | L | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| October 25, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at New York Knicks 112 | W | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | OT | |
| October 27, 1977 | Kansas City Kings 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 | L | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 | ||
| October 29, 1977 | Boston Celtics 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 103 | W | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | ||
| November 1, 1977 | Denver Nuggets 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | W | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4-3 | ||
| November 2, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Boston Celtics 101 | W | 2-2 | 3-1 | 5-3 | ||
| November 3, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 | W | 3-2 | 3-1 | 6-3 | ||
| November 5, 1977 | New Jersey Nets 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 | W | 4-2 | 3-1 | 7-3 | ||
| November 11, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Milwaukee Bucks 82 | W | 4-2 | 4-1 | 8-3 | ||
| November 15, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 | W | 4-2 | 5-1 | 9-3 | OT | |
| November 18, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Golden State Warriors 108 | L | 4-2 | 5-2 | 9-4 | ||
| November 19, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 67 at Portland Trail Blazers 109 | L | 4-2 | 5-3 | 9-5 | ||
| November 20, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Seattle Supersonics 108 | W | 4-2 | 6-3 | 10-5 | ||
| November 24, 1977 | Phoenix Suns 82 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | W | 5-2 | 6-3 | 11-5 | ||
| November 26, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Detroit Pistons 87 | W | 5-2 | 7-3 | 12-5 | ||
| November 29, 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 118 | W | 6-2 | 7-3 | 13-5 | ||
| December 1, 1977 | Houston Rockets 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 92 | L | 6-3 | 7-3 | 13-6 | ||
| December 3, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Chicago Bulls 111 | L | 6-3 | 7-4 | 13-7 | ||
| December 4, 1977 | Washington Bullets 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 | L | 6-4 | 7-4 | 13-8 | ||
| December 6, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 | L | 6-5 | 7-4 | 13-9 | ||
| December 7, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Washington Bullets 96 | L | 6-5 | 7-5 | 13-10 | ||
| December 10, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks 87 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | W | 7-5 | 7-5 | 14-10 | ||
| December 13, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 | W | 8-5 | 7-5 | 15-10 | ||
| December 16, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at New Jersey Nets 116 | L | 8-5 | 7-6 | 15-11 | OT | |
| December 17, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 116 at Philadelphia 76ers 129 | L | 8-5 | 7-7 | 15-12 | ||
| December 18, 1977 | Golden State Warriors 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | W | 9-5 | 7-7 | 16-12 | ||
| December 22, 1977 | New York Knicks 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 10-5 | 7-7 | 17-12 | ||
| December 25, 1977 | Buffalo Braves 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 11-5 | 7-7 | 18-12 | ||
| December 27, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz 113 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | L | 11-6 | 7-7 | 18-13 | ||
| December 29, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Houston Rockets 104 | L | 11-6 | 7-8 | 18-14 | ||
| December 30, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at San Antonio Spurs 122 | L | 11-6 | 7-9 | 18-15 | ||
| January 1, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 87 at New York Knicks 96 | L | 11-6 | 7-10 | 18-16 | ||
| January 4, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 108 | L | 11-6 | 7-11 | 18-17 | ||
| January 5, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | W | 12-6 | 7-11 | 19-17 | ||
| January 7, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 107 | L | 12-7 | 7-11 | 19-18 | OT | |
| January 13, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Seattle Supersonics 104 | L | 12-7 | 7-12 | 19-19 | ||
| January 15, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Phoenix Suns 113 | L | 12-7 | 7-13 | 19-20 | ||
| January 17, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 89 at Denver Nuggets 104 | L | 12-7 | 7-14 | 19-21 | ||
| January 19, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | W | 13-7 | 7-14 | 20-21 | ||
| January 22, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 89 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 | W | 14-7 | 7-14 | 21-21 | ||
| January 24, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Indiana Pacers 92 | W | 14-7 | 8-14 | 22-21 | ||
| January 28, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 115 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 | L | 14-8 | 8-14 | 22-22 | ||
| January 29, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 116 at Detroit Pistons 120 | L | 14-8 | 8-15 | 22-23 | OT | |
| January 31, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 107 | L | 14-9 | 8-15 | 22-24 | ||
| February 2, 1978 | Washington Bullets 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | W | 15-9 | 8-15 | 23-24 | ||
| February 3, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Buffalo Braves 101 | W | 15-9 | 9-15 | 24-24 | ||
| February 7, 1978 | New Orleans Jazz 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 122 | W | 16-9 | 9-15 | 25-24 | ||
| February 9, 1978 | Portland Trail Blazers 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 88 | L | 16-10 | 9-15 | 25-25 | ||
| February 10, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 108 | L | 16-10 | 9-16 | 25-26 | OT | |
| February 12, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Kansas City Kings 101 | L | 16-10 | 9-17 | 25-27 | ||
| February 14, 1978 | New York Knicks 127 at Cleveland Cavaliers 136 | W | 17-10 | 9-17 | 26-27 | 2OT | |
| February 16, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 87 at Cleveland Cavaliers 119 | W | 18-10 | 9-17 | 27-27 | ||
| February 17, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at New Jersey Nets 96 | W | 18-10 | 10-17 | 28-27 | ||
| February 18, 1978 | Kansas City Kings 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 | W | 19-10 | 10-17 | 29-27 | ||
| February 20, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Chicago Bulls 106 | L | 19-10 | 10-18 | 29-28 | ||
| February 21, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 127 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 | L | 19-11 | 10-18 | 29-29 | ||
| February 24, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at New Orleans Jazz 101 | L | 19-11 | 10-19 | 29-30 | ||
| February 25, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at San Antonio Spurs 112 | L | 19-11 | 10-20 | 29-31 | ||
| February 27, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Houston Rockets 97 | W | 19-11 | 11-20 | 30-31 | ||
| March 1, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Denver Nuggets 104 | W | 19-11 | 12-20 | 31-31 | ||
| March 4, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Portland Trail Blazers 105 | L | 19-11 | 12-21 | 31-32 | ||
| March 5, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | L | 19-11 | 12-22 | 31-33 | ||
| March 8, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Golden State Warriors 118 | L | 19-11 | 12-23 | 31-34 | ||
| March 10, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at Buffalo Braves 118 | L | 19-11 | 12-24 | 31-35 | ||
| March 12, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Indiana Pacers 90 | W | 19-11 | 13-24 | 32-35 | ||
| March 14, 1978 | Houston Rockets 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 119 | W | 20-11 | 13-24 | 33-35 | ||
| March 16, 1978 | Boston Celtics 102 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 21-11 | 13-24 | 34-35 | ||
| March 19, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 123 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | L | 21-12 | 13-24 | 34-36 | ||
| March 20, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 127 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 | L | 21-13 | 13-24 | 34-37 | ||
| March 22, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Boston Celtics 105 | L | 21-13 | 13-25 | 34-38 | ||
| March 26, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 78 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | W | 22-13 | 13-25 | 35-38 | ||
| March 27, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 88 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | W | 23-13 | 13-25 | 36-38 | ||
| March 28, 1978 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 24-13 | 13-25 | 37-38 | ||
| March 30, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | L | 24-14 | 13-25 | 37-39 | ||
| March 31, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Washington Bullets 101 | W | 24-14 | 14-25 | 38-39 | ||
| April 1, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 | W | 25-14 | 14-25 | 39-39 | ||
| April 4, 1978 | Buffalo Braves 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 | W | 26-14 | 14-25 | 40-39 | ||
| April 6, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | W | 27-14 | 14-25 | 41-39 | ||
| April 7, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Atlanta Hawks 109 | W | 27-14 | 15-25 | 42-39 | ||
| April 9, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 120 at Kansas City Kings 117 | W | 27-14 | 16-25 | 43-39 | ||
| April 12, 1978 | New York Knicks 132 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 14, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at New York Knicks 109 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
