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1972-73 Cleveland Cavaliers

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32-50, Finished 4th in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 102.7 points per game, Allowed 105.3 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 34-48)
Coached by Bill Fitch (32-50)

Arena: Cleveland Arena / Attendance: 186,477 (16th of 17 available)

SRS: -2.64 (13th of 17)

1972-73 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19830 3431 7884 .435 1556 2084 .747 4063 2106 1941 8418 102.7
Opponent 82 19830 3465 7673 .452 1707 2230 .765 4115 2311 1932 8637 105.3

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Austin Carr G 6-4 200 24 82 3097 702 1575 .446 281 342 .822 369 279 185 1685
2 Lenny Wilkens G 6-1 180 35 75 2973 572 1275 .449 394 476 .828 346 628 221 1538
3 John Johnson F 6-7 200 25 82 2815 492 1143 .430 199 271 .734 552 309 246 1183
4 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 25 62 2127 307 709 .433 167 290 .576 693 134 249 781
5 Dwight Davis F 6-8 220 23 81 2151 293 748 .392 176 222 .793 563 118 297 762
6 Bingo Smith F-G 6-5 195 26 73 1068 268 603 .444 64 81 .790 199 108 80 600
7 Barry Clemens F 6-6 210 29 72 1119 209 405 .516 53 68 .779 211 115 136 471
8 Jim Cleamons G 6-3 185 23 80 1392 192 423 .454 75 101 .743 167 205 108 459
9 Cornell Warner F-C 6-9 220 24 68 1323 166 404 .411 58 88 .659 507 66 172 390
10 Steve Patterson C 6-9 225 24 62 710 71 198 .359 34 65 .523 228 51 79 176
11 Bob Rule C-F 6-9 220 28 49 440 60 157 .382 20 31 .645 106 37 66 140
12 John Warren G-F 6-3 180 25 40 290 54 111 .486 18 19 .947 42 34 45 126
13 Charlie Davis G 6-2 160 23 6 86 20 41 .488 4 7 .571 5 10 20 44
14 Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 28 12 110 14 47 .298 8 12 .667 38 7 21 36
15 Dave Sorenson F 6-8 225 24 10 129 11 45 .244 5 11 .455 37 5 16 27

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Austin Carr G 6-4 200 24 82 37.8 8.6 19.2 .446 3.4 4.2 .822 4.5 3.4 2.3 20.5
2 Lenny Wilkens G 6-1 180 35 75 39.6 7.6 17.0 .449 5.3 6.3 .828 4.6 8.4 2.9 20.5
3 John Johnson F 6-7 200 25 82 34.3 6.0 13.9 .430 2.4 3.3 .734 6.7 3.8 3.0 14.4
4 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 25 62 34.3 5.0 11.4 .433 2.7 4.7 .576 11.2 2.2 4.0 12.6
5 Dwight Davis F 6-8 220 23 81 26.6 3.6 9.2 .392 2.2 2.7 .793 7.0 1.5 3.7 9.4
6 Bingo Smith F-G 6-5 195 26 73 14.6 3.7 8.3 .444 0.9 1.1 .790 2.7 1.5 1.1 8.2
7 Charlie Davis G 6-2 160 23 6 14.3 3.3 6.8 .488 0.7 1.2 .571 0.8 1.7 3.3 7.3
8 Barry Clemens F 6-6 210 29 72 15.5 2.9 5.6 .516 0.7 0.9 .779 2.9 1.6 1.9 6.5
9 Jim Cleamons G 6-3 185 23 80 17.4 2.4 5.3 .454 0.9 1.3 .743 2.1 2.6 1.4 5.7
10 Cornell Warner F-C 6-9 220 24 68 19.5 2.4 5.9 .411 0.9 1.3 .659 7.5 1.0 2.5 5.7
11 John Warren G-F 6-3 180 25 40 7.3 1.4 2.8 .486 0.5 0.5 .947 1.1 0.9 1.1 3.2
12 Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 28 12 9.2 1.2 3.9 .298 0.7 1.0 .667 3.2 0.6 1.8 3.0
13 Bob Rule C-F 6-9 220 28 49 9.0 1.2 3.2 .382 0.4 0.6 .645 2.2 0.8 1.3 2.9
14 Steve Patterson C 6-9 225 24 62 11.5 1.1 3.2 .359 0.5 1.0 .523 3.7 0.8 1.3 2.8
15 Dave Sorenson F 6-8 225 24 10 12.9 1.1 4.5 .244 0.5 1.1 .455 3.7 0.5 1.6 2.7

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bingo Smith F-G 6-5 195 26 73 1068 9.0 20.3 .444 2.2 2.7 .790 6.7 3.6 2.7 20.2
2 Austin Carr G 6-4 200 24 82 3097 8.2 18.3 .446 3.3 4.0 .822 4.3 3.2 2.2 19.6
3 Lenny Wilkens G 6-1 180 35 75 2973 6.9 15.4 .449 4.8 5.8 .828 4.2 7.6 2.7 18.6
4 Charlie Davis G 6-2 160 23 6 86 8.4 17.2 .488 1.7 2.9 .571 2.1 4.2 8.4 18.4
5 John Warren G-F 6-3 180 25 40 290 6.7 13.8 .486 2.2 2.4 .947 5.2 4.2 5.6 15.6
6 Barry Clemens F 6-6 210 29 72 1119 6.7 13.0 .516 1.7 2.2 .779 6.8 3.7 4.4 15.2
7 John Johnson F 6-7 200 25 82 2815 6.3 14.6 .430 2.5 3.5 .734 7.1 4.0 3.1 15.1
8 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 25 62 2127 5.2 12.0 .433 2.8 4.9 .576 11.7 2.3 4.2 13.2
9 Dwight Davis F 6-8 220 23 81 2151 4.9 12.5 .392 2.9 3.7 .793 9.4 2.0 5.0 12.8
10 Jim Cleamons G 6-3 185 23 80 1392 5.0 10.9 .454 1.9 2.6 .743 4.3 5.3 2.8 11.9
11 Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 28 12 110 4.6 15.4 .298 2.6 3.9 .667 12.4 2.3 6.9 11.8
12 Bob Rule C-F 6-9 220 28 49 440 4.9 12.8 .382 1.6 2.5 .645 8.7 3.0 5.4 11.5
13 Cornell Warner F-C 6-9 220 24 68 1323 4.5 11.0 .411 1.6 2.4 .659 13.8 1.8 4.7 10.6
14 Steve Patterson C 6-9 225 24 62 710 3.6 10.0 .359 1.7 3.3 .523 11.6 2.6 4.0 8.9
15 Dave Sorenson F 6-8 225 24 10 129 3.1 12.6 .244 1.4 3.1 .455 10.3 1.4 4.5 7.5

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Austin Carr G 6-4 200 24 82 3097 15.4 .488 .446 5.8 14.1
2 Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 28 12 110 7.8 .344 .298 16.8 8.6
3 John Warren G-F 6-3 180 25 40 290 14.0 .528 .486 7.0 17.3
4 Cornell Warner F-C 6-9 220 24 68 1323 11.8 .440 .411 18.6 6.7
5 Dave Sorenson F 6-8 225 24 10 129 3.4 .271 .244 13.9 5.0
6 Bingo Smith F-G 6-5 195 26 73 1068 16.4 .470 .444 9.0 16.5
7 Bob Rule C-F 6-9 220 28 49 440 9.4 .410 .382 11.7 11.5
8 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 25 62 2127 13.3 .467 .433 15.8 8.7
9 Steve Patterson C 6-9 225 24 62 710 9.6 .388 .359 15.6 9.4
10 John Johnson F 6-7 200 25 82 2815 13.8 .469 .430 9.5 15.9
11 Dwight Davis F 6-8 220 23 81 2151 10.9 .451 .392 12.7 7.5
12 Charlie Davis G 6-2 160 23 6 86 11.8 .499 .488 2.8 18.4
13 Barry Clemens F 6-6 210 29 72 1119 14.9 .541 .516 9.1 15.2
14 Jim Cleamons G 6-3 185 23 80 1392 12.4 .491 .454 5.8 20.3
15 Lenny Wilkens G 6-1 180 35 75 2973 19.3 .518 .449 5.6 31.4

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Bob Rule $95,000
2 Lenny Wilkens *$93,000
3 Dave Sorenson $75,000
4 Steve Patterson $60,000
5 Charlie Davis $55,000
6 Barry Clemens *$44,667
7 Walt Wesley *$44,636
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)