1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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 Results
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.
The Cavaliers scored 8,561 points and allowed 8,522. Campy Russell scored a team-best 1,398 points for Cleveland, 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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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | F | 72 | 0 | 2520 | 1168 | 523 | 469 | 352 | 154 | 304 | 458 | 278 | 88 | 12 | 206 | 193 | 1398 | ||
| Jim Chones | C-F | 82 | 0 | 2906 | 1113 | 525 | 250 | 180 | 219 | 625 | 844 | 131 | 52 | 58 | 184 | 235 | 1230 | ||
| Austin Carr | G | 82 | 0 | 2186 | 945 | 414 | 225 | 183 | 76 | 111 | 187 | 225 | 68 | 19 | 146 | 168 | 1011 | ||
| Elmore Smith | C | 81 | 0 | 1996 | 809 | 402 | 309 | 205 | 178 | 500 | 678 | 57 | 50 | 176 | 141 | 241 | 1009 | ||
| Bingo Smith | F-G | 82 | 0 | 1581 | 840 | 369 | 135 | 108 | 65 | 142 | 207 | 91 | 38 | 21 | 81 | 155 | 846 | ||
| Walt Frazier | G | 51 | 0 | 1664 | 714 | 336 | 180 | 153 | 54 | 155 | 209 | 209 | 77 | 13 | 113 | 124 | 825 | ||
| Foots Walker | G | 81 | 0 | 2496 | 641 | 287 | 221 | 159 | 76 | 218 | 294 | 453 | 176 | 24 | 181 | 218 | 733 | ||
| Terry Furlow | G-F | 53 | 0 | 827 | 443 | 192 | 99 | 88 | 47 | 60 | 107 | 72 | 21 | 14 | 77 | 67 | 472 | ||
| Jim Brewer | F-C | 80 | 0 | 1798 | 390 | 175 | 100 | 46 | 182 | 313 | 495 | 98 | 60 | 48 | 103 | 178 | 396 | ||
| John Lambert | C-F | 76 | 0 | 1075 | 336 | 142 | 48 | 27 | 125 | 199 | 324 | 38 | 27 | 50 | 62 | 169 | 311 | ||
| Dick Snyder | G-F | 58 | 0 | 660 | 252 | 112 | 64 | 56 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 23 | 19 | 48 | 74 | 280 | ||
| Eddie Jordan | G | 22 | 1 | 171 | 56 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 50 | ||
| Totals | 820 | 1 | 19880 | 7707 | 3496 | 0 | 0 | 2116 | 1569 | 1187 | 2676 | 3863 | 1740 | 692 | 455 | 1356 | 1832 | 8561 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | F | 72 | 0 | 35.0 | 44.8 | 75.1 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 19.4 | |
| Jim Chones | C-F | 82 | 0 | 35.4 | 47.2 | 72.0 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 15.0 | |
| Austin Carr | G | 82 | 0 | 26.7 | 43.8 | 81.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 12.3 | |
| Elmore Smith | C | 81 | 0 | 24.6 | 49.7 | 66.3 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| Bingo Smith | F-G | 82 | 0 | 19.3 | 43.9 | 80.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 10.3 | |
| Walt Frazier | G | 51 | 0 | 32.6 | 47.1 | 85.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 16.2 | |
| Foots Walker | G | 81 | 0 | 30.8 | 44.8 | 71.9 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 9.0 | |
| Terry Furlow | G-F | 53 | 0 | 15.6 | 43.3 | 88.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 8.9 | |
| Jim Brewer | F-C | 80 | 0 | 22.5 | 44.9 | 46.0 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 5.0 | |
| John Lambert | C-F | 76 | 0 | 14.1 | 42.3 | 56.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 | |
| Dick Snyder | G-F | 58 | 0 | 11.4 | 44.4 | 87.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 4.8 | |
| Eddie Jordan | G | 22 | 1 | 7.8 | 33.9 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | |
| Averages | 820 | 1 | 24.2 | 45.4 | 74.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 10.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | F | 2 | 88 | 39 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 55 | ||
| Austin Carr | G | 2 | 69 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 35 | ||
| Terry Furlow | G-F | 2 | 50 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | ||
| Jim Chones | C-F | 2 | 82 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 30 | ||
| Elmore Smith | C | 2 | 56 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 25 | ||
| Foots Walker | G | 2 | 70 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 25 | ||
| Bingo Smith | F-G | 2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| John Lambert | C-F | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Jim Brewer | F-C | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Dick Snyder | G-F | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 18 | 480 | 187 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 51 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 34 | 48 | 221 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | F | 2 | 44.0 | 48.7 | 81.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 27.5 | |
| Austin Carr | G | 2 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 93.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 17.5 | |
| Terry Furlow | G-F | 2 | 25.0 | 48.1 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 16.0 | |
| Jim Chones | C-F | 2 | 41.0 | 48.1 | 50.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 15.0 | |
| Elmore Smith | C | 2 | 28.0 | 45.8 | 50.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 12.5 | |
| Foots Walker | G | 2 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 100.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 12.5 | |
| Bingo Smith | F-G | 2 | 17.0 | 61.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 8.0 | ||
| John Lambert | C-F | 2 | 9.5 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Jim Brewer | F-C | 1 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Dick Snyder | G-F | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 820 | 26.7 | 45.5 | 77.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 12.3 |
