1971β72 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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Head coach | Bill Fitch |
Arena | Cleveland Arena |
Results | |
Record | 23–59 (.280) |
Place | Division: 4th (
Central) Conference: 7th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WEWS-TV |
Radio | WERE |
The 1971β72 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the second season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 23β59 record, finishing last in the Central Division and 7th in the Eastern Conference. Rookie top pick Austin Carr was named to the All-Rookie team and John Johnson and Butch Beard were named All-Stars.
August 13: Forward Greg Howard obtained from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for undisclosed future draft choices and an undisclosed amount of cash.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club team |
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1 | 1 | Austin Carr | SG/ SF | United States | Notre Dame |
2 | 18 | Steve Patterson | C | United States | UCLA |
2 | 35 | Willie Long | PF/ C | United States | New Mexico |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y- Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | β | 18β15 | 16β24 | 4β5 | 9β9 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 2 | 22β19 | 13β26 | 1β1 | 9β9 |
Cincinnati Royals | 30 | 52 | .366 | 8 | 20β18 | 8β32 | 2β2 | 11β9 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 15 | 13β28 | 8β30 | 2β1 | 9β11 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 |
2 | y- Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 |
3 | x- New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 |
5 | Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 |
5 | Cincinnati Royals | 30 | 52 | .366 |
7 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 |
8 | Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 |
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 2β4 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β5 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 1β4 |
Baltimore | 4β2 | β | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 |
Boston | 4β0 | 2β2 | β | 6β0 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 2β3 |
Buffalo | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β6 | β | 1β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 0β4 |
Chicago | 5β0 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 2β3 |
Cincinnati | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β3 | β | 6β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 0β5 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 2β6 | β | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β4 |
Detroit | 2β3 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 3β1 | β | 0β5 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Golden State | 2β3 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 5β0 | β | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 |
Houston | 4β1 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 1β5 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β5 | β | 1β5 | 0β5 | 0β5 | 4β1 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 |
Los Angeles | 5β0 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | β | 4β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 |
Milwaukee | 3β2 | 5β0 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | β | 2β3 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 6β0 |
New York | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 3β2 | β | 3β3 | 1β4 | 3β1 | 3β2 |
Philadelphia | 3β3 | 0β4 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 3β3 | β | 1β4 | 2β2 | 4β1 |
Phoenix | 2β3 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 4β1 | 4β1 | β | 6β0 | 3β2 |
Portland | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β6 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β6 | β | 0β6 |
Seattle | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 0β6 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 6β0 | β |
Record: 2β8 ; Home: 0β6 ; Road: 1β2 ; Neutral: 1β0
# | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record | |
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1 | October 15 | H | Buffalo Braves | L | 109β111 (OT) | 0β1 | |
2 | October 16 | A | Buffalo Braves | W | 93β89 | 1β1 | |
3 | October 17 | H | New York Knicks | L | 120β121 (OT) | 1β2 | |
4 | October 19 | A | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 82β116 | 1β3 | |
5 | October 20 | H | San Francisco Warriors | L | 98β115 | 1β4 | |
6 | October 23 | N | Baltimore Bullets | W | 109β101 | 2β4 | at College Park, Maryland |
7 | October 24 | H | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 93β111 | 2β5 | |
8 | October 27 | A | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 106β120 | 2β6 | |
9 | October 29 | H | Atlanta Hawks | L | 97β98 | 2β7 | |
10 | October 31 | H | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 102β118 | 2β8 |
Record: 6β6 ; Home: 4β2 ; Road: 2β4
# | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record |
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11 | November 5 | H | Phoenix Suns | L | 87β107 | 2β9 |
12 | November 7 | H | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 120β99 | 3β9 |
13 | November 11 | A | Seattle SuperSonics | L | 91β110 | 3β10 |
14 | November 12 | A | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 106β104 | 4β10 |
15 | November 14 | A | Phoenix Suns | L | 105β119 | 4β11 |
16 | November 16 | A | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 90β108 | 4β12 |
17 | November 19 | A | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 105β118 | 4β13 |
18 | November 21 | H | Boston Celtics | L | 105β128 | 4β14 |
19 | November 23 | H | Baltimore Bullets | W | 104β102 | 5β14 |
20 | November 26 | H | Cincinnati Royals | W | 128β114 | 6β14 |
21 | November 27 | A | Atlanta Hawks | W | 103β95 | 7β14 |
22 | November 28 | H | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 124β120 | 8β14 |
Record: 7β10 ; Home: 5β4 ; Road: 1β6 ; Neutral: 1β0
# | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record | |
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23 | December 1 | H | Houston Rockets | W | 116β106 | 9β14 | |
24 | December 3 | A | Buffalo Braves | L | 90β91 | 9β15 | |
25 | December 5 | H | Seattle SuperSonics | L | 91β99 | 9β16 | |
26 | December 7 | A | Chicago Bulls | L | 99β115 | 9β17 | |
27 | December 8 | A | Boston Celtics | L | 107β126 | 9β18 | |
28 | December 10 | H | Detroit Pistons | W | 112β111 | 10β18 | |
29 | December 11 | A | Cincinnati Royals | L | 95β103 | 10β19 | |
30 | December 12 | H | New York Knicks | L | 92β103 | 10β20 | |
31 | December 14 | A | Baltimore Bullets | W | 88β85 | 11β20 | |
32 | December 17 | H | Boston Celtics | L | 109β115 | 11β21 | |
33 | December 18 | A | New York Knicks | L | 84β104 | 11β22 | |
34 | December 19 | H | Chicago Bulls | L | 101β119 | 11β23 | |
35 | December 22 | A | Detroit Pistons | L | 94β104 | 11β24 | |
36 | December 23 | H | Atlanta Hawks | W | 115β110 | 12β24 | |
37 | December 26 | H | Baltimore Bullets | W | 108β102 | 13β24 | |
38 | December 28 | H | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 112β111 | 14β24 | |
39 | December 29 | N | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 103β102 | 15β24 | at Hershey, Pennsylvania |
Record: 1β13 ; Home: 0β5 ; Road: 1β6 ; Neutral: 0β2
# | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record | |
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40 | January 2 | H | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 119β148 | 15β25 | |
41 | January 5 | H | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 103β113 | 15β26 | |
42 | January 7 | A | Seattle SuperSonics | L | 111β125 | 15β27 | |
43 | January 8 | A | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 102β125 | 15β28 | |
44 | January 11 | N | San Francisco Warriors | L | 92β101 | 15β29 | at Oakland, California |
45 | January 14 | A | Phoenix Suns | L | 107β117 | 15β30 | |
46 | January 15 | A | Houston Rockets | L | 109β112 | 15β31 | |
47 | January 16 | N | Cincinnati Royals | L | 108β128 | 15β32 | at Las Cruces, New Mexico |
48 | January 21 | A | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 91β120 | 15β33 | |
49 | January 22 | A | Cincinnati Royals | L | 96β113 | 15β34 | |
50 | January 25 | H | San Francisco Warriors | L | 111β117 | 15β35 | |
51 | January 26 | A | Boston Celtics | W | 112β108 | 16β35 | |
52 | January 29 | H | Cincinnati Royals | L | 118β120 | 16β36 | |
53 | January 30 | H | Buffalo Braves | L | 98β99 | 16β37 |
Record: 4β12 ; Home: 3β6 ; Road: 1β6
# | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record |
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54 | February 1 | A | Buffalo Braves | W | 104β99 | 17β37 |
55 | February 2 | A | Detroit Pistons | L | 108β133 | 17β38 |
56 | February 4 | H | Seattle SuperSonics | L | 112β118 | 17β39 |
57 | February 5 | A | Atlanta Hawks | L | 117β120 | 17β40 |
58 | February 6 | H | Buffalo Braves | L | 108β121 | 17β41 |
59 | February 8 | A | Chicago Bulls | L | 90β114 | 17β42 |
60 | February 9 | H | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 121β126 | 17β43 |
61 | February 12 | A | New York Knicks | L | 91β106 | 17β44 |
62 | February 13 | H | Detroit Pistons | L | 121β136 | 17β45 |
63 | February 16 | A | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 116β121 | 17β46 |
64 | February 18 | H | Cincinnati Royals | W | 133β109 | 18β46 |
65 | February 19 | A | Cincinnati Royals | L | 92β112 | 18β47 |
66 | February 20 | H | New York Knicks | W | 111β109 | 19β47 |
67 | February 23 | H | Boston Celtics | L | 111β113 | 19β48 |
68 | February 25 | H | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 113β104 | 20β48 |
69 | February 27 | H | Phoenix Suns | L | 125β127 | 20β49 |
Record: 3β10 ; Home: 1β5 ; Road: 2β4 ; Neutral: 0β1
# | Date | H/A/N | Opponent | W/L | Score | Record | |
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70 | March 1 | A | Boston Celtics | L | 105β115 | 20β50 | |
71 | March 4 | A | Houston Rockets | W | 130β123 | 21β50 | |
72 | March 7 | N | San Francisco Warriors | L | 112β119 | 21β51 | at Oakland |
73 | March 10 | A | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 98β132 | 21β52 | |
74 | March 12 | A | Atlanta Hawks | L | 114β135 | 21β53 | |
75 | March 14 | A | Baltimore Bullets | W | 127β118 (OT) | 22β53 | |
76 | March 16 | H | Baltimore Bullets | L | 101β105 | 22β54 | |
77 | March 18 | H | Chicago Bulls | L | 91β109 | 22β55 | |
78 | March 19 | H | Atlanta Hawks | L | 105β115 | 22β56 | |
79 | March 22 | H | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 124β120 | 23β56 | |
80 | March 24 | H | Houston Rockets | L | 119β127 | 23β57 | |
81 | March 25 | A | New York Knicks | L | 83β98 | 23β58 | |
82 | March 26 | H | Cincinnati Royals | L | 122β135 | 23β59 |
1971β72 game log Total: 23β59 (Home: 13β28; Road: 8β30; Neutral: 2β1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 2β8 (home: 0β6; road: 2β2)
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November: 6β6 (home: 4β2; road: 2β4)
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December: 7β10 (home: 5β4; road: 2β6)
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January: 1β13 (home: 0β5; road: 1β8)
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February: 4β12 (home: 3β6; road: 1β6)
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March: 3β10 (home: 1β5; road: 2β5)
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1971β72 schedule |