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1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers Team Game Log

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Record: 43-39, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill Fitch (43-39)

PTS/G: 104.4 (19th of 22) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 103.9 (4th of 22)
SRS: 0.44 (9th of 22) ▪ Pace: 103.5 (19th of 22)
Off Rtg: 99.9 (15th of 22) ▪ Def Rtg: 99.4 (5th of 22)
Expected W-L: 42-40 (9th of 22)

Arena: Coliseum at Richfield ▪ Attendance: 454,961 (12th of 21)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus New York Knicks

Regular Season

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1977-10-18 CHI L 240 37 14 25 88 38 15 28 91
2 2 1977-10-20 @ NOJ W 240 44 19 27 107 42 20 26 104
3 3 1977-10-22 @ ATL L 240 36 29 37 101 43 21 23 107
4 4 1977-10-25 @ NYK W 265 44 29 40 117 41 30 43 112
5 5 1977-10-27 KCK L 240 44 16 34 104 44 31 38 119
6 6 1977-10-29 BOS W 240 36 31 36 103 38 22 25 98
7 7 1977-11-01 DEN W 240 45 20 24 110 36 21 33 93
8 8 1977-11-02 @ BOS W 240 42 20 33 104 40 21 27 101
9 9 1977-11-03 MIL W 240 47 6 12 100 44 3 8 91
10 10 1977-11-05 NJN W 240 40 25 35 105 34 25 30 93
11 11 1977-11-11 @ MIL W 240 39 10 15 88 33 16 19 82
12 12 1977-11-15 @ LAL W 265 41 20 32 102 39 17 26 95
13 13 1977-11-18 @ GSW L 240 42 20 26 104 42 24 34 108
14 14 1977-11-19 @ POR L 240 27 13 18 67 39 31 39 109
15 15 1977-11-20 @ SEA W 240 46 23 31 115 43 22 31 108
16 16 1977-11-24 PHO W 240 43 11 16 97 33 16 20 82
17 17 1977-11-26 @ DET W 240 42 21 26 105 36 15 26 87
18 18 1977-11-29 LAL W 240 47 24 25 118 43 15 18 101
19 19 1977-12-01 HOU L 240 39 14 23 92 43 19 30 105
20 20 1977-12-03 @ CHI L 240 43 11 16 97 39 33 45 111
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1977-12-04 WSB L 240 40 14 16 94 43 14 18 100
22 22 1977-12-06 POR L 240 39 16 21 94 51 14 17 116
23 23 1977-12-07 @ WSB L 240 43 9 10 95 40 16 22 96
24 24 1977-12-10 ATL W 240 34 34 46 102 36 15 24 87
25 25 1977-12-13 SEA W 240 51 14 21 116 44 16 21 104
26 26 1977-12-16 @ NJN L 265 43 20 30 106 44 28 36 116
27 27 1977-12-17 @ PHI L 240 49 18 26 116 50 29 34 129
28 28 1977-12-18 GSW W 240 40 21 27 101 39 17 21 95
29 29 1977-12-22 NYK W 240 44 24 32 112 41 18 23 100
30 30 1977-12-25 BUF W 240 46 19 24 111 43 19 27 105
31 31 1977-12-27 NOJ L 240 45 12 18 102 46 21 27 113
32 32 1977-12-29 @ HOU L 240 41 17 21 99 46 12 18 104
33 33 1977-12-30 @ SAS L 240 40 21 30 101 50 22 29 122
34 34 1978-01-01 @ NYK L 240 37 13 22 87 42 12 19 96
35 35 1978-01-04 @ PHI L 240 36 21 29 93 42 24 32 108
36 36 1978-01-05 NJN W 240 44 22 29 110 39 16 26 94
37 37 1978-01-07 SAS L 265 44 19 21 107 45 19 22 109
38 38 1978-01-13 @ SEA L 240 41 16 25 98 44 16 25 104
39 39 1978-01-15 @ PHO L 240 43 18 24 104 44 25 31 113
40 40 1978-01-17 @ DEN L 240 37 15 18 89 45 14 20 104
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1978-01-19 PHI W 240 47 23 28 117 42 25 29 109
42 42 1978-01-22 ATL W 240 38 17 28 93 42 5 6 89
43 43 1978-01-24 @ IND W 240 39 18 23 96 40 12 18 92
44 44 1978-01-28 DET L 240 46 13 17 105 46 23 28 115
45 45 1978-01-29 @ DET L 265 45 26 30 116 52 16 22 120
46 46 1978-01-31 LAL L 240 47 13 19 107 49 18 23 116
47 47 1978-02-02 WSB W 240 48 14 22 110 40 13 18 93
48 48 1978-02-03 @ BUF W 240 40 24 31 104 39 23 26 101
49 49 1978-02-07 NOJ W 240 44 34 36 122 41 17 29 99
50 50 1978-02-09 POR L 240 36 16 20 88 36 22 26 94
51 51 1978-02-10 @ MIL L 265 42 14 19 98 43 22 26 108
52 52 1978-02-12 @ KCK L 240 34 20 24 88 38 25 35 101
53 53 1978-02-14 NYK W 290 50 36 57 136 56 15 23 127
54 54 1978-02-16 DEN W 240 51 17 18 119 34 19 29 87
55 55 1978-02-17 @ NJN W 240 39 21 31 99 41 14 22 96
56 56 1978-02-18 KCK W 240 41 23 34 105 40 21 26 101
57 57 1978-02-20 @ CHI L 240 38 19 25 95 42 22 28 106
58 58 1978-02-21 PHI L 240 47 20 25 114 51 25 27 127
59 59 1978-02-24 @ NOJ L 240 39 20 23 98 44 13 27 101
60 60 1978-02-25 @ SAS L 240 47 14 19 108 47 18 22 112
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1978-02-27 @ HOU W 240 45 20 26 110 45 7 12 97
62 62 1978-03-01 @ DEN W 240 42 26 36 110 37 30 41 104
63 63 1978-03-04 @ POR L 240 38 24 32 100 36 33 43 105
64 64 1978-03-05 @ LAL L 240 49 19 26 117 52 24 29 128
65 65 1978-03-08 @ GSW L 240 40 28 38 108 52 14 19 118
66 66 1978-03-10 @ BUF L 240 46 25 37 117 47 24 29 118
67 67 1978-03-12 @ IND W 240 40 15 25 95 36 18 27 90
68 68 1978-03-14 HOU W 240 51 17 23 119 40 18 20 98
69 69 1978-03-16 BOS W 240 50 12 17 112 46 10 13 102
70 70 1978-03-19 PHO L 240 45 22 27 112 52 19 25 123
71 71 1978-03-20 IND L 240 44 16 24 104 55 17 21 127
72 72 1978-03-22 @ BOS L 240 38 23 26 99 43 19 23 105
73 73 1978-03-26 CHI W 240 40 15 18 95 31 16 24 78
74 74 1978-03-27 GSW W 240 40 18 27 98 32 24 35 88
75 75 1978-03-28 SEA W 240 49 14 16 112 40 20 26 100
76 76 1978-03-30 SAS L 240 43 9 14 95 41 17 22 99
77 77 1978-03-31 @ WSB W 240 44 14 19 102 43 15 28 101
78 78 1978-04-01 DET W 240 52 9 13 113 39 21 27 99
79 79 1978-04-04 BUF W 240 51 14 18 116 43 19 23 105
80 80 1978-04-06 MIL W 240 44 29 37 117 44 17 27 105
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1978-04-07 @ ATL W 240 41 29 39 111 42 25 28 109
82 82 1978-04-09 @ KCK W 240 45 30 35 120 51 15 18 117

Playoffs

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1978-04-12 NYK L 240 42 30 42 114 56 20 25 132
2 2 1978-04-14 @ NYK L 240 43 21 24 107 45 19 25 109