1975-76 Cleveland Cavaliers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 49-33
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 6-7 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Washington Bullets 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Bill Fitch (49-33)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 519,010, Avg. 12,659 in 41 home dates
1975-76 Cleveland Cavaliers StatisticsTeam Record: 49-33
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 6-7 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Washington Bullets 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Bill Fitch (49-33)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 519,010, Avg. 12,659 in 41 home dates
1975-76 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 49 wins and 33 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-7.
The Cavaliers scored 8,340 points and surrendered 8,134. Jim Chones scored a team-best 1,298 points for Cleveland, while Jim Brewer contributed 891 rebounds. Jim Cleamons dished out 428 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Jim Cleamons added 124 steals.
Bill Fitch coached the team. The 1975-76 Cleveland Cavaliers lost in the conference finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8340
Regular Season Points Against: 8134
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 23, 1975 | Golden State Warriors 89 at Cleveland Cavaliers 83 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 25, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 91 at New York Knicks 100 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| October 30, 1975 | Chicago Bulls 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 | W | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| November 1, 1975 | New Orleans Jazz 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | L | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
| November 4, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Washington Bullets 113 | L | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | ||
| November 6, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at Atlanta Hawks 108 | W | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | ||
| November 7, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at New Orleans Jazz 90 | W | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-4 | ||
| November 8, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 112 at Houston Rockets 116 | L | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-5 | ||
| November 11, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Golden State Warriors 103 | L | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3-6 | ||
| November 14, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Seattle Supersonics 100 | L | 1-2 | 2-5 | 3-7 | OT | |
| November 15, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Portland Trail Blazers 95 | W | 1-2 | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||
| November 18, 1975 | Houston Rockets 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | L | 1-3 | 3-5 | 4-8 | ||
| November 20, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 118 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 | L | 1-4 | 3-5 | 4-9 | OT | |
| November 22, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at New York Knicks 94 | W | 1-4 | 4-5 | 5-9 | ||
| November 23, 1975 | Boston Celtics 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 90 | L | 1-5 | 4-5 | 5-10 | ||
| November 25, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Chicago Bulls 94 | W | 1-5 | 5-5 | 6-10 | ||
| November 27, 1975 | Kansas City Kings 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | L | 1-6 | 5-5 | 6-11 | ||
| November 29, 1975 | Seattle Supersonics 108 at Cleveland Cavaliers 124 | W | 2-6 | 5-5 | 7-11 | ||
| December 2, 1975 | Portland Trail Blazers 80 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | W | 3-6 | 5-5 | 8-11 | ||
| December 4, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Kansas City Kings 105 | L | 3-6 | 5-6 | 8-12 | ||
| December 5, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Buffalo Braves 125 | L | 3-6 | 5-7 | 8-13 | ||
| December 9, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 85 at Philadelphia 76ers 100 | L | 3-6 | 5-8 | 8-14 | ||
| December 11, 1975 | New York Knicks 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | W | 4-6 | 5-8 | 9-14 | ||
| December 12, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 109 at Milwaukee Bucks 91 | W | 4-6 | 6-8 | 10-14 | ||
| December 13, 1975 | New Orleans Jazz 90 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 5-6 | 6-8 | 11-14 | ||
| December 16, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 | W | 5-6 | 7-8 | 12-14 | ||
| December 17, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Seattle Supersonics 101 | W | 5-6 | 8-8 | 13-14 | ||
| December 19, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 128 at Phoenix Suns 124 | W | 5-6 | 9-8 | 14-14 | 2OT | |
| December 21, 1975 | Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | W | 6-6 | 9-8 | 15-14 | ||
| December 26, 1975 | Atlanta Hawks 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | L | 6-7 | 9-8 | 15-15 | ||
| December 27, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Washington Bullets 100 | W | 6-7 | 10-8 | 16-15 | ||
| December 28, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 88 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 7-7 | 10-8 | 17-15 | ||
| December 30, 1975 | Kansas City Kings 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | W | 8-7 | 10-8 | 18-15 | ||
| January 2, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 | L | 8-7 | 10-9 | 18-16 | ||
| January 3, 1976 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 | L | 8-8 | 10-9 | 18-17 | ||
| January 7, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 118 at Detroit Pistons 119 | L | 8-8 | 10-10 | 18-18 | OT | |
| January 8, 1976 | Philadelphia 76ers 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 | W | 9-8 | 10-10 | 19-18 | ||
| January 10, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Atlanta Hawks 100 | W | 9-8 | 11-10 | 20-18 | ||
| January 11, 1976 | Washington Bullets 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 | W | 10-8 | 11-10 | 21-18 | ||
| January 14, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Washington Bullets 92 | L | 10-8 | 11-11 | 21-19 | ||
| January 15, 1976 | Atlanta Hawks 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | L | 10-9 | 11-11 | 21-20 | ||
| January 17, 1976 | Phoenix Suns 85 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 | W | 11-9 | 11-11 | 22-20 | ||
| January 20, 1976 | Boston Celtics 85 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | W | 12-9 | 11-11 | 23-20 | ||
| January 22, 1976 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | W | 13-9 | 11-11 | 24-20 | ||
| January 24, 1976 | Milwaukee Bucks 89 at Cleveland Cavaliers 132 | W | 14-9 | 11-11 | 25-20 | ||
| January 27, 1976 | Detroit Pistons 83 at Cleveland Cavaliers 85 | W | 15-9 | 11-11 | 26-20 | ||
| January 28, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Houston Rockets 108 | L | 15-9 | 11-12 | 26-21 | ||
| January 30, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 91 at Chicago Bulls 89 | W | 15-9 | 12-12 | 27-21 | ||
| February 1, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at New Orleans Jazz 96 | L | 15-9 | 12-13 | 27-22 | ||
| February 6, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at Philadelphia 76ers 87 | W | 15-9 | 13-13 | 28-22 | ||
| February 8, 1976 | Washington Bullets 78 at Cleveland Cavaliers 83 | W | 16-9 | 13-13 | 29-22 | ||
| February 12, 1976 | Chicago Bulls 83 at Cleveland Cavaliers 86 | W | 17-9 | 13-13 | 30-22 | ||
| February 13, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Milwaukee Bucks 96 | W | 17-9 | 14-13 | 31-22 | ||
| February 14, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 114 at Buffalo Braves 111 | W | 17-9 | 15-13 | 32-22 | ||
| February 17, 1976 | Atlanta Hawks 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 18-9 | 15-13 | 33-22 | ||
| February 19, 1976 | Portland Trail Blazers 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 19-9 | 15-13 | 34-22 | ||
| February 22, 1976 | Houston Rockets 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 107 | W | 20-9 | 15-13 | 35-22 | ||
| February 23, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 114 at Houston Rockets 117 | L | 20-9 | 15-14 | 35-23 | ||
| February 25, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Detroit Pistons 101 | W | 20-9 | 16-14 | 36-23 | ||
| February 29, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | L | 20-9 | 16-15 | 36-24 | ||
| March 3, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at Phoenix Suns 108 | L | 20-9 | 16-16 | 36-25 | ||
| March 5, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at Portland Trail Blazers 100 | W | 20-9 | 17-16 | 37-25 | ||
| March 6, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Golden State Warriors 117 | L | 20-9 | 17-17 | 37-26 | ||
| March 11, 1976 | Golden State Warriors 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | W | 21-9 | 17-17 | 38-26 | ||
| March 13, 1976 | Phoenix Suns 77 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | W | 22-9 | 17-17 | 39-26 | ||
| March 16, 1976 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 | L | 22-10 | 17-17 | 39-27 | ||
| March 18, 1976 | Philadelphia 76ers 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | W | 23-10 | 17-17 | 40-27 | ||
| March 19, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 81 at New Orleans Jazz 103 | L | 23-10 | 17-18 | 40-28 | ||
| March 20, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Atlanta Hawks 99 | W | 23-10 | 18-18 | 41-28 | ||
| March 21, 1976 | Washington Bullets 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | W | 24-10 | 18-18 | 42-28 | ||
| March 25, 1976 | Buffalo Braves 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 | L | 24-11 | 18-18 | 42-29 | ||
| March 26, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 24-11 | 18-19 | 42-30 | ||
| March 27, 1976 | Milwaukee Bucks 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 103 | W | 25-11 | 18-19 | 43-30 | ||
| March 30, 1976 | Houston Rockets 86 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | W | 26-11 | 18-19 | 44-30 | ||
| March 31, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at New Orleans Jazz 101 | W | 26-11 | 19-19 | 45-30 | ||
| April 1, 1976 | Boston Celtics 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 88 | L | 26-12 | 19-19 | 45-31 | ||
| April 3, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Kansas City Kings 104 | L | 26-12 | 19-20 | 45-32 | at Omaha, NE | |
| April 4, 1976 | Atlanta Hawks 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 120 | W | 27-12 | 19-20 | 46-32 | ||
| April 6, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Boston Celtics 92 | W | 27-12 | 20-20 | 47-32 | at Hartford, CT | |
| April 8, 1976 | New Orleans Jazz 97 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 28-12 | 20-20 | 48-32 | ||
| April 10, 1976 | New York Knicks 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | W | 29-12 | 20-20 | 49-32 | ||
| April 11, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 78 at New York Knicks 103 | L | 29-12 | 20-21 | 49-33 | ||
| April 13, 1976 | Washington Bullets 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 15, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 80 at Washington Bullets 79 | W | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 17, 1976 | Washington Bullets 76 at Cleveland Cavaliers 88 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 21, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Washington Bullets 109 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 22, 1976 | Washington Bullets 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 92 | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 26, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Washington Bullets 102 | L | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | OT | |
| April 29, 1976 | Washington Bullets 85 at Cleveland Cavaliers 87 | W | 3-1 | 1-2 | 4-3 | ||
| May 6, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 3-1 | 1-3 | 4-4 | ||
| May 9, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 89 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 3-1 | 1-4 | 4-5 | ||
| May 11, 1976 | Boston Celtics 78 at Cleveland Cavaliers 83 | W | 4-1 | 1-4 | 5-5 | ||
| May 14, 1976 | Boston Celtics 87 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 | W | 5-1 | 1-4 | 6-5 | ||
| May 16, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Boston Celtics 99 | L | 5-1 | 1-5 | 6-6 | ||
| May 18, 1976 | Boston Celtics 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 87 | L | 5-2 | 1-5 | 6-7 |
