The Cleveland Cavaliers were defeated by the Houston Rockets, 88 to 87, on March 17, 1977.

1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers

Final

HOU

Rockets

42-26

88

CLE

Cavaliers

34-32

87

Team

1

28

17

2

24

33

3

15

20

4

21

17

Total

88

87

Team Stats

Player Stats

Rockets

Cavaliers

FG Made - Attempted

36-91

36-88

Field Goal %

39.6

40.9

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

16-20

15-25

Free Throw %

80.0

60.0

Rebounds

54

41

Offensive Rebounds

20

16

Defensive Rebounds

34

25

Assists

22

23

Steals

6

4

Blocks

5

7

Turnovers

15

11

Personal Fouls

23

22

Rockets

Cavaliers

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Moses Malone	41	15	24	3	0	0	4-13		7-8		3		11	13	30.8		87.5
John Lucas	41	8	5	5	1	2	3-7		2-2		2		2	3	42.9		100.0
Kevin Kunnert	40	18	6	1	0	1	9-20		0-0		5		4	2	45.0
Rudy Tomjanovich	39	23	7	0	0	1	8-21		7-8		2		0	7	38.1		87.5
Calvin Murphy	32	14	6	7	4	0	7-16		0-0		4		1	5	43.8

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Mike Newlin	21	6	1	5	0	0	3-7		0-0		1		0	1	42.9
John Johnson	12	2	1	1	0	0	1-4		0-0		2		0	1	25.0
Goo Kennedy	5	2	3	0	0	1	1-3		0-0		0		2	1	33.3
Ed Ratleff	5	0	0	0	1	0	0-0		0-2		0		0	0			0.0
Dwight Jones	4	0	1	0	0	0	0-0		0-0		4		0	1

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jim Chones	40	14	9	2	0	1	6-14		2-2		3		3	6	42.9		100.0
Jim Brewer	32	8	10	3	0	1	4-11		0-2		2		4	6	36.4		0.0
Austin Carr	28	12	5	3	1	0	5-15		2-2		4		2	3	33.3		100.0
Elmore Smith	24	7	5	1	0	4	2-6		3-6		2		0	5	33.3		50.0
Jim Cleamons	20	4	1	5	1	0	2-6		0-0		2		0	1	33.3

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bingo Smith	28	15	3	1	1	0	6-13		3-3		2		2	1	46.2		100.0
John Lambert	20	11	7	3	0	1	5-7		1-4		4		5	2	71.4		25.0
Dick Snyder	20	11	0	2	0	0	4-9		3-4		1		0	0	44.4		75.0
Foots Walker	16	5	0	1	1	0	2-5		1-2		1		0	0	40.0		50.0
Gary Brokaw	12	0	1	2	0	0	0-2		0-0		1		0	1	0.0

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.6

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

APG

6.5

Garland

Darius Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.2

18th

DRTG

112.7

6th

NETRTG

2.5

13th

3P%

36.7

15th

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Tue 4/30	ORL	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Fri 5/3	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	ORL	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Last Game

ORL

1-2

121

Final

83

CLE

2-1

Thu 25 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

Playoff APG Leaders

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

Playoff 3PM Leaders

6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

116.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

98.2

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

109.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

76ers

1-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

52-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

45-37-2

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125
Wed 4/24	DEN	@	LAL	112-105
Wed 4/24	CLE	@	ORL	83-121
Tue 4/23	NOP	@	OKC	92-124
Tue 4/23	MIA	@	BOS	111-101

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	MIL	@	IND	5:30 PM
Fri 4/26	LAC	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Fri 4/26	MIN	@	PHX	10:30 PM
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM