The Cleveland Cavaliers were 43-39 in 1976-77. They finished 4th in the Central Division and 6th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the Washington Bullets, 2 games to 1.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 102.1 | 47.3 | 22.5 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 42.1 | 93.8 | 44.9 | 17.9 | 24.3 | 73.7 | 48.9 | 16.0 | 31.3 | 16.5 | 23.8 | |||
Team Rank | 6th | 20th | 11th | 20th | 21st | 5th | 15th | 7th | 20th | 20th | 20th | 17th | 21st | 3rd | 15th | 1st | 5th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 101.0 | 47.7 | 21.2 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 39.8 | 88.6 | 44.9 | 21.3 | 28.4 | 75.2 | 49.9 | 14.7 | 33.1 | 18.8 | 23.3 | |||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 2nd | 15th | 1st | 2nd | 8th | 1st | 6th | 1st | 13th | 12th | 10th | 5th | 11th | 15th | 19th | 20th | ||||
Net | +1.1 | -0.5 | +1.3 | -1.0 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +5.1 | 0.0 | -3.4 | -4.0 | -1.5 | -1.1 | +1.3 | -1.8 | -2.3 | +0.5 | |||||
Net Rank | 7th | 12th | 7th | 18th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 12th | 21st | 20th | 17th | 15th | 6th | 19th | 1st | 12th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | 10 | .756 | ||
| 2 | 26 | 16 | .619 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 25 | 18 | .581 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 26 | 19 | .578 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 24 | 20 | .545 | 8.5 | |
| 8 | 23 | 21 | .523 | 9.5 | |
| 9 | 21 | 22 | .488 | 11.0 | |
| 10 | 20 | 25 | .444 | 13.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 24 | .429 | 13.5 | |
| 12 | 16 | 27 | .372 | 16.0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 29 | .293 | 19.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 32 | .238 | 21.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 34 | .227 | 22.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | 8 | .818 | ||
| 2 | 30 | 14 | .682 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 29 | 15 | .659 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 26 | 16 | .619 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 19 | 24 | .442 | 16.5 | |
| 11 | 18 | 23 | .439 | 16.5 | |
| 12 | 18 | 26 | .409 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 15 | 29 | .341 | 21.0 | |
| 14 | 12 | 32 | .273 | 24.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 26.5 |