The Cleveland Cavaliers barely put up a fight against the New York Knicks, 132 to 114, in Game 1 of the 1978 First Round on April 12, 1978.

1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers

Final

NYK

Knicks

1-0

132

CLE

Cavaliers

0-1

114

Team

1

32

31

2

31

28

3

36

31

4

33

24

Total

132

114

Team Stats

Player Stats

Knicks

Cavaliers

FG Made - Attempted

56-92

42-87

Field Goal %

60.9

48.3

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

20-25

30-42

Free Throw %

80.0

71.4

Rebounds

35

37

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

33

19

Steals

6

6

Blocks

8

6

Turnovers

15

20

Personal Fouls

33

23

Knicks

Cavaliers

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bob McAdoo	43	41	6	2	1	2	17-25		7-8	5	4				68.0		87.5
Earl Monroe	30	16	1	4	2	0	7-10		2-3	0	2				70.0		66.7
Jim McMillian	26	13	3	4	0	0	6-11		1-1	1	1				54.5		100.0
Lonnie Shelton	24	14	5	4	1	2	7-9		0-0	1	5				77.8
Butch Beard	24	10	2	4	0	2	4-4		2-3	2	5				100.0		66.7

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Spencer Haywood	32	16	8	2	0	2	7-16		2-2	1	5				43.8		100.0
Jim Cleamons	26	6	5	5	0	0	3-6		0-0	1	2				50.0
Ray Williams	16	9	0	6	1	0	3-7		3-4	2	4		0	0	42.9		75.0
Glen Gondrezick	9	3	3	1	1	0	1-1		1-1	1	2				100.0		100.0
Phil Jackson	7	2	1	1	0	0	0-1		2-3	1	3				0.0		66.7
Toby Knight	3	2	1	0	0	0	1-2		0-0	0	0				50.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Campy Russell	40	23	7	5	1	1	6-14		11-14	6	5				42.9		78.6
Foots Walker	39	16	3	6	1	2	6-13		4-4	3	2				46.2		100.0
Jim Chones	37	17	8	3	2	0	7-13		3-6	1	3				53.8		50.0
Elmore Smith	35	17	12	0	1	2	7-16		3-6	4	4				43.8		50.0
Austin Carr	28	15	2	4	1	1	4-7		7-8	2	5				57.1		87.5

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Terry Furlow	26	20	3	1	0	0	9-17		2-2	2	0				52.9		100.0
Bingo Smith	14	6	0	0	0	0	3-5		0-0	1	1		0	0	60.0
Jim Brewer	9	0	0	0	0	0	0-1		0-2	0	2		0	0	0.0		0.0
John Lambert	9	0	2	0	0	0	0-1		0-0	0	1				0.0
Dick Snyder	3	0	0	0	0	0	0-0		0-0	1	0		0	0

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.6

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

13.8

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)
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

2-2

112

Final

89

CLE

2-2

Sat 27 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

31.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.7

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff TS% Leaders

80.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

71.7

Lowry

Kyle Lowry

71.6

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Celtics

120.1

Pacers

117.1

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

2.4

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

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
Fri 4/26	OKC	@	NOP	106-85
Fri 4/26	BOS	@	MIA	104-84
Fri 4/26	DEN	@	LAL	108-119
Fri 4/26	CLE	@	ORL	89-112
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 4/28	LAC	@	DAL	3:30 PM
Sun 4/28	MIL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 4/28	MIN	@	PHX	9:30 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM