NBA professional basketball team season
The 1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the seventh season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Draft picks[]
Main article: 1976 NBA Draft
Roster[]
1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players
|
Coaches
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
|
Season standings[]
Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents[]
1977–78 NBA Records
|
Team
|
ATL
|
BOS
|
BUF
|
CHI
|
CLE
|
DEN
|
DET
|
GSW
|
HOU
|
IND
|
KCK
|
LAL
|
MIL
|
NJN
|
NOJ
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
PHO
|
POR
|
SAS
|
SEA
|
WAS
|
Atlanta
|
— |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–1 |
1–3
|
Boston
|
2–2 |
— |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
1–3
|
Buffalo
|
1–3 |
1–3 |
— |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
0–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3
|
Chicago
|
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
— |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–1
|
Cleveland
|
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
— |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
2–2
|
Denver
|
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
— |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
3–1
|
Detroit
|
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2
|
Golden State
|
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–0 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
2–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
0–4 |
2��2 |
3–1 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2
|
Houston
|
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–3 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
— |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3
|
Indiana
|
1–3 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
— |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1
|
Kansas City
|
1–2 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
2–2 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
2–2
|
Los Angeles
|
1–3 |
2–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
— |
3–1 |
4–0 |
2–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2
|
Milwaukee
|
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
— |
3–1 |
2–1 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1
|
New Jersey
|
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
— |
0–4 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
0–3 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
2–2
|
New Orleans
|
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
1–2 |
4–0 |
— |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–4
|
New York
|
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
— |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
2–2
|
Philadelphia
|
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
— |
2–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2
|
Phoenix
|
1–3 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
— |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2
|
Portland
|
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
— |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–1
|
San Antonio
|
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
1–2 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
2–2 |
2–2
|
Seattle
|
1–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
— |
1–3
|
Washington
|
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
—
|
Season standings[]
Record vs. opponents[]
1976–77 NBA Records
|
Team
|
ATL
|
BOS
|
BUF
|
CHI
|
CLE
|
DEN
|
DET
|
GSW
|
HOU
|
IND
|
KCK
|
LAL
|
MIL
|
NOJ
|
NYK
|
NYN
|
PHI
|
PHO
|
POR
|
SAS
|
SEA
|
WAS
|
Atlanta
|
— |
0–4 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
1–2 |
1–3
|
Boston
|
4–0 |
— |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
0–4
|
Buffalo
|
0–4 |
1–3 |
— |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
0–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
0–4
|
Chicago
|
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
— |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–2
|
Cleveland
|
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
— |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3
|
Denver
|
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
— |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
4–0 |
2–2
|
Detroit
|
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
— |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
1–3
|
Golden State
|
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
— |
2–1 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1
|
Houston
|
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
— |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1
|
Indiana
|
4–0 |
2–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
— |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4
|
Kansas City
|
2–1 |
1–3 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2
|
Los Angeles
|
2–2 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
— |
3–1 |
3–0 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
4–0
|
Milwaukee
|
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
— |
1–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3
|
New Orleans
|
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–3 |
2–1 |
— |
3–1 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2
|
N.Y. Knicks
|
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
— |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
2–2
|
N.Y. Nets
|
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3
|
Philadelphia
|
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
— |
1–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1
|
Phoenix
|
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
— |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3
|
Portland
|
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
— |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–2
|
San Antonio
|
0–4 |
0–4 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
— |
3–1 |
2–2
|
Seattle
|
2–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
— |
3–1
|
Washington
|
3–1 |
4–0 |
4–0 |
2–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
—
|
Game log[]
1976–77 game log Total: 43–39 (Home: 29–12; Road: 14–27)
|
October: 5–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–0)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
|
November: 10–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 5–4)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
9 |
November 7, 1976 |
@ Atlanta
|
L 97–107
|
|
|
|
The Omni 2,750
|
8–1
|
|
December: 5–9 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–6)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
25 |
December 11, 1976 |
Atlanta
|
L 94–95
|
|
|
|
Coliseum at Richfield 12,739
|
16–9
|
|
January: 6–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–5)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
|
February: 5–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–5)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
|
March: 11–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 5–3)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
64 |
March 13, 1977 |
@ Atlanta
|
W 115–113
|
|
|
|
The Omni 6,667
|
34–30
|
73 |
March 26, 1977 |
Atlanta
|
W 99–94
|
|
|
|
Coliseum at Richfield 12,344
|
39–34
|
|
April: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
|
1976–77 schedule
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Playoffs[]
1977 playoff game log
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First Round: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
|
1977 schedule
|
Awards and records[]
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