cleveland cavaliers most points by a player in first playoff game

Jim Chones put up the most points for the Cavaliers in the first team game, with 23 points in Game 1 of the 1976 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the Washington Bullets.

NAME PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Jim Chones
J. Chones
23
4/13/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
44
8
1
0
2
11
23
47.8
1
3
33.3
47.3
3
5
4
2 Campy Russell
C. Russell
19
4/13/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
27
11
1
1
1
8
19
42.1
3
4
75.0
45.8
6
5
5
3 Jim Cleamons
J. Cleamons
17
4/13/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
36
4
8
1
1
7
12
58.3
3
5
60.0
59.9
1
3
3
4 Bingo Smith
B. Smith
10
4/13/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
20
2
0
0
2
5
10
50.0
0
0
50.0
0
2
2
5 Austin Carr
A. Carr
9
4/13/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
22
2
0
0
0
4
11
36.4
1
1
100.0
39.3
1
1
3
6 Dick Snyder
D. Snyder
8
4/13/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
26
0
3
1
1
3
8
37.5
2
2
100.0
45.0
0
0
1
7 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
5
4/13/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
24
7
0
0
3
2
6
33.3
1
2
50.0
36.3
3
4
5
8 Jim Brewer
J. Brewer
2
4/13/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
29
10
2
1
1
1
8
12.5
0
2
0.0
11.3
2
8
2
9 Foots Walker
F. Walker
2
4/13/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
12
2
1
0
1
1
3
33.3
0
0
33.3
1
1
1

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ORTG

121.7

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DRTG

112.2

8th

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9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0