1972-1973 Cleveland Cavaliers: 32-50 .390
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 20-21 (4314 points scored, 4210 allowed) Road record: 10-27 (3675 points scored, 3992 allowed) Other sites: 2-2 (429 points scored, 435 allowed)
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 20-21 (4314 points scored, 4210 allowed) Road record: 10-27 (3675 points scored, 3992 allowed) Other sites: 2-2 (429 points scored, 435 allowed)
Head Coach: Bill Fitch 8418 points scored (17th of 17 teams), 8637 points allowed (7th) NBA Averages: 107.6 points/game (8823.0 points/team)
Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Austin Carr 6'4 200 24 Notre Dame Jim Cleamons 6'3 185 23 Ohio State Barry Clemens 6'6 210 29 Ohio Wesleyan Charlie Davis 6'1 160 23 Wake Forest Dwight Davis 6'8 220 23 Houston John Johnson 6'7 200 25 Iowa Steve Patterson 6'9 225 24 UCLA Rick Roberson 6'9 231 25 Cincinnati Bob Rule 6'9 220 28 Colorado State Bingo Smith 6'5 195 26 Tulsa Dave Sorenson 6'8 225 24 Ohio State Cornell Warner 6'9 220 24 Jackson State Johnny Warren 6'3 180 25 St. John's Walt Wesley 6'11 220 27 Kansas Lenny Wilkens 6'1 180 35 ProvidenceTeam Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG G Austin Carr 82 3097 702 1575 0 0 281 342 0 0 369 279 0 0 0 185 1685 20.5 G Lenny Wilkens 75 2973 572 1275 0 0 394 476 0 0 346 628 0 0 0 221 1538 20.5 F John Johnson 82 2815 492 1143 0 0 199 271 0 0 552 309 0 0 0 246 1183 14.4 C Rick Roberson 62 2127 307 709 0 0 167 290 0 0 693 134 0 0 0 249 781 12.6 F Dwight Davis 81 2151 293 748 0 0 176 222 0 0 563 118 0 0 0 297 762 9.4 F Bingo Smith 73 1068 268 603 0 0 64 81 0 0 199 108 0 0 0 80 600 8.2 F Barry Clemens 72 1119 209 405 0 0 53 68 0 0 211 115 0 0 0 136 471 6.5 G Jim Cleamons 80 1392 192 423 0 0 75 101 0 0 167 205 0 0 0 108 459 5.7 F Cornell Warner 68 1323 166 404 0 0 58 88 0 0 507 66 0 0 0 172 390 5.7 C Steve Patterson 62 710 71 198 0 0 34 65 0 0 228 51 0 0 0 79 176 2.8 C Bob Rule 49 440 60 157 0 0 20 31 0 0 106 37 0 0 0 66 140 2.9 G Johnny Warren 40 290 54 111 0 0 18 19 0 0 42 34 0 0 0 45 126 3.1 G Charlie Davis 6 86 20 41 0 0 4 7 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 20 44 7.3 C Walt Wesley 12 110 14 47 0 0 8 12 0 0 38 7 0 0 0 21 36 3.0 F Dave Sorenson 10 129 11 45 0 0 5 11 0 0 37 5 0 0 0 16 27 2.7
1972 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 3 Dwight Davis 340 Houston
2 24 Steve Hawes 688 Washington [pick acquired from NYK]
4 50 Hank Siemiontkowski Villanova
5 66 Sam Cash 7 California-Riverside
6 83 Tom Parker Kentucky
7 100 Steve Davidson West Texas State
8 116 Roger Evans Kent State
9 132 Greg Starrick Southern Illinois
10 145 Kent Martens Abilene Christian
Traded draft picks:
#2 to LA (Jim Price)
#3 to PHO (Scott English)
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record
10/10/1972 vs Baltimore Bullets L 90-102 0-1
10/13/1972 vs Houston Rockets L 108-109 0-2
10/15/1972 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 83-95 0-3
10/20/1972 vs New York Knicks L 89-92 0-4
10/21/1972 at Detroit Pistons L 96-103 0-5
10/22/1972 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 84-104 0-6
10/24/1972 at New York Knicks L 90-123 0-7
10/25/1972 at Philadelphia 76ers W 113-108 1-7
10/27/1972 at Boston Celtics L 97-123 1-8
10/29/1972 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings W 115-97 2-8
10/31/1972 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 126-116 3-8
11/03/1972 vs Buffalo Braves W 124-97 4-8
11/04/1972 at Baltimore Bullets L 98-108 4-9
11/05/1972 vs Phoenix Suns L 106-107 4-10
11/08/1972 at Phoenix Suns L 99-107 4-11
11/10/1972 at Los Angeles Lakers L 88-118 4-12
11/12/1972 at Seattle Supersonics W 113-107 5-12
11/14/1972 at Portland Trail Blazers L 91-100 5-13
11/17/1972 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 96-115 5-14
11/19/1972 vs Atlanta Hawks W 109-98 6-14
11/21/1972 vs Seattle Supersonics W 98-88 7-14
11/25/1972 at Buffalo Braves W 103-90 8-14
11/26/1972 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 102-105 8-15
11/28/1972 at New York Knicks L 84-107 8-16
12/01/1972 vs Detroit Pistons L 113-114 8-17
12/03/1972 vs Seattle Supersonics W 105-103 9-17
12/05/1972 vs Baltimore Bullets L 100-103 9-18
12/08/1972 vs Boston Celtics L 87-96 9-19
12/09/1972 at Boston Celtics L 88-123 9-20
12/10/1972 vs Golden State Warriors L 100-103 9-21
12/12/1972 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 99-100 9-22
12/15/1972 at Milwaukee Bucks L 82-98 9-23
12/16/1972 at Atlanta Hawks L 94-100 9-24
12/17/1972 vs Houston Rockets L 109-110 9-25
12/22/1972 vs New York Knicks L 87-98 9-26
12/26/1972 vs Atlanta Hawks W 115-96 10-26
12/28/1972 at Golden State Warriors L 105-118 10-27
12/29/1972 at Seattle Supersonics L 91-99 10-28
01/02/1973 vs Phoenix Suns W 111-88 11-28
01/03/1973 at Baltimore Bullets L 80-89 11-29
01/06/1973 vs Los Angeles Lakers W 108-93 12-29
01/07/1973 vs Houston Rockets W 102-97 13-29
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Date Opponent Result Record
01/09/1973 at Buffalo Braves L 102-106 13-30
01/12/1973 at Philadelphia 76ers W 113-109 14-30
01/13/1973 at Houston Rockets W 123-115 15-30
01/16/1973 at Golden State Warriors W 100-98 16-30
01/19/1973 at Houston Rockets W 108-104 17-30
01/20/1973 at Atlanta Hawks L 84-96 17-31
01/26/1973 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 105-100 18-31
01/28/1973 vs Baltimore Bullets L 93-102 18-32
01/30/1973 vs Milwaukee Bucks W 112-98 19-32
01/31/1973 at Boston Celtics L 89-94 19-33
02/03/1973 at New York Knicks L 90-95 19-34
02/04/1973 vs New York Knicks L 97-114 19-35
02/06/1973 vs Boston Celtics W 110-105 20-35
02/08/1973 at Atlanta Hawks W 136-132 21-35
02/09/1973 vs Chicago Bulls L 97-103 21-36
02/11/1973 vs Atlanta Hawks L 107-115 21-37
02/13/1973 vs Golden State Warriors L 90-103 21-38
02/16/1973 at Chicago Bulls L 92-100 21-39
02/17/1973 at Detroit Pistons W 106-104 22-39
02/18/1973 vs Buffalo Braves W 122-98 23-39
02/20/1973 at Milwaukee Bucks L 100-118 23-40
02/23/1973 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 121-102 24-40
02/25/1973 vs Boston Celtics L 92-105 24-41
02/27/1973 at Baltimore Bullets L 95-99 24-42
03/02/1973 at Portland Trail Blazers L 92-106 24-43
03/04/1973 at Los Angeles Lakers L 84-127 24-44
03/06/1973 at Phoenix Suns L 102-110 24-45
03/07/1973 at Houston Rockets W 118-100 25-45
03/10/1973 at Houston Rockets L 116-131 25-46
03/13/1973 vs Atlanta Hawks W 115-107 26-46
03/16/1973 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings W 114-99 27-46
03/17/1973 at Buffalo Braves W 114-97 28-46
03/18/1973 vs Buffalo Braves W 102-101 29-46
03/20/1973 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 131-105 30-46
03/21/1973 at Philadelphia 76ers W 112-109 31-46
03/23/1973 vs Baltimore Bullets L 104-106 31-47
03/24/1973 at Baltimore Bullets L 116-120 31-48
03/25/1973 vs Chicago Bulls W 112-105 32-48
03/27/1973 at Chicago Bulls L 105-121 32-49
03/28/1973 vs Detroit Pistons L 119-131 32-50
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