1973-74 Cleveland Cavaliers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 29-53
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bill Fitch (29-53)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 164,520, Avg. 4,013 in 41 home dates
1973-74 Cleveland Cavaliers StatisticsTeam Record: 29-53
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bill Fitch (29-53)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 164,520, Avg. 4,013 in 41 home dates
1973-74 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 29 wins and 53 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
Cleveland scored 8,221 points, worst in the league and yielded 8,576. Austin Carr scored a team-best 1,775 points for the Cavaliers, and Lenny Wilkens averaged 16 or more per game, too. Dwight Davis contributed 644 rebounds. Lenny Wilkens dished out 522 assists for the squad.
On defense, Lenny Wilkens added 97 steals.
Bill Fitch coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 8221
Regular Season Points Against: 8576
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 1973 | Houston Rockets 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 14, 1973 | Detroit Pistons 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 83 | L | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||
| October 19, 1973 | New York Knicks 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 90 | L | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | ||
| October 20, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Milwaukee Bucks 101 | L | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-4 | ||
| October 23, 1973 | Portland Trail Blazers 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 103 | W | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-4 | ||
| October 26, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | L | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-5 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| October 27, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | L | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-6 | ||
| October 28, 1973 | Boston Celtics 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | W | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-6 | ||
| October 31, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Boston Celtics 128 | L | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-7 | ||
| November 2, 1973 | Milwaukee Bucks 118 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 | L | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-8 | ||
| November 3, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Chicago Bulls 105 | L | 2-6 | 0-3 | 2-9 | ||
| November 4, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 115 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | L | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-10 | ||
| November 6, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 | W | 3-7 | 0-3 | 3-10 | ||
| November 9, 1973 | Houston Rockets 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 4-7 | 0-3 | 4-10 | ||
| November 10, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at New York Knicks 100 | L | 4-7 | 0-4 | 4-11 | ||
| November 11, 1973 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 | L | 4-8 | 0-4 | 4-12 | ||
| November 13, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Golden State Warriors 128 | L | 4-8 | 0-5 | 4-13 | ||
| November 16, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Seattle Supersonics 117 | L | 4-8 | 0-6 | 4-14 | ||
| November 18, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 | L | 4-8 | 0-7 | 4-15 | ||
| November 22, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Houston Rockets 96 | W | 4-8 | 1-7 | 5-15 | ||
| November 23, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 85 at Houston Rockets 83 | W | 4-8 | 2-7 | 6-15 | ||
| November 25, 1973 | Boston Celtics 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | L | 4-9 | 2-7 | 6-16 | ||
| November 27, 1973 | Seattle Supersonics 118 at Cleveland Cavaliers 120 | W | 5-9 | 2-7 | 7-16 | ||
| November 28, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Detroit Pistons 91 | W | 5-9 | 3-7 | 8-16 | ||
| November 30, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 6-9 | 3-7 | 9-16 | ||
| December 1, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at New York Knicks 119 | L | 6-9 | 3-8 | 9-17 | ||
| December 2, 1973 | Houston Rockets 130 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 | L | 6-10 | 3-8 | 9-18 | ||
| December 5, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 89 at Philadelphia 76ers 75 | W | 6-10 | 4-8 | 10-18 | ||
| December 7, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | L | 6-11 | 4-8 | 10-19 | ||
| December 9, 1973 | Phoenix Suns 117 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 | L | 6-12 | 4-8 | 10-20 | ||
| December 11, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | W | 7-12 | 4-8 | 11-20 | OT | |
| December 14, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 102 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | L | 7-13 | 4-8 | 11-21 | ||
| December 18, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Buffalo Braves 100 | L | 7-13 | 4-9 | 11-22 | ||
| December 19, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 106 | L | 7-13 | 4-10 | 11-23 | at Omaha, NE | |
| December 21, 1973 | Seattle Supersonics 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | W | 8-13 | 4-10 | 12-23 | ||
| December 22, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Atlanta Hawks 98 | W | 8-13 | 5-10 | 13-23 | ||
| December 23, 1973 | Houston Rockets 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | W | 9-13 | 5-10 | 14-23 | ||
| December 26, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Milwaukee Bucks 123 | L | 9-13 | 5-11 | 14-24 | ||
| December 27, 1973 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 | L | 9-14 | 5-11 | 14-25 | ||
| December 29, 1973 | Boston Celtics 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 92 | L | 9-15 | 5-11 | 14-26 | at Providence, RI | |
| December 30, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 | L | 9-16 | 5-11 | 14-27 | ||
| January 4, 1974 | Capital Bullets 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | L | 9-17 | 5-11 | 14-28 | ||
| January 5, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 86 at Atlanta Hawks 99 | L | 9-17 | 5-12 | 14-29 | ||
| January 9, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 86 at Philadelphia 76ers 90 | L | 9-17 | 5-13 | 14-30 | ||
| January 11, 1974 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 96 | L | 9-18 | 5-13 | 14-31 | ||
| January 12, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 9-18 | 6-13 | 15-31 | OT | |
| January 13, 1974 | Philadelphia 76ers 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 96 | W | 10-18 | 6-13 | 16-31 | ||
| January 17, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 86 at Capital Bullets 101 | L | 10-18 | 6-14 | 16-32 | ||
| January 19, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 111 | L | 10-18 | 6-15 | 16-33 | ||
| January 22, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | W | 10-18 | 7-15 | 17-33 | OT | |
| January 23, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Phoenix Suns 110 | L | 10-18 | 7-16 | 17-34 | ||
| January 25, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 87 at Portland Trail Blazers 84 | W | 10-18 | 8-16 | 18-34 | ||
| January 26, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Golden State Warriors 106 | L | 10-18 | 8-17 | 18-35 | ||
| January 29, 1974 | Atlanta Hawks 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 118 | W | 11-18 | 8-17 | 19-35 | ||
| January 30, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Boston Celtics 120 | L | 11-18 | 8-18 | 19-36 | ||
| February 1, 1974 | Capital Bullets 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | L | 11-19 | 8-18 | 19-37 | ||
| February 2, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 87 at New York Knicks 103 | L | 11-19 | 8-19 | 19-38 | ||
| February 3, 1974 | Chicago Bulls 108 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 | L | 11-20 | 8-19 | 19-39 | ||
| February 5, 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks 102 at Cleveland Cavaliers 87 | L | 11-21 | 8-19 | 19-40 | ||
| February 8, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Houston Rockets 120 | L | 11-21 | 8-20 | 19-41 | ||
| February 9, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at Atlanta Hawks 99 | L | 11-21 | 8-21 | 19-42 | ||
| February 10, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 121 at Cleveland Cavaliers 125 | W | 12-21 | 8-21 | 20-42 | ||
| February 12, 1974 | Capital Bullets 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | L | 12-22 | 8-21 | 20-43 | ||
| February 16, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Portland Trail Blazers 101 | W | 12-22 | 9-21 | 21-43 | ||
| February 17, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Seattle Supersonics 106 | L | 12-22 | 9-22 | 21-44 | ||
| February 19, 1974 | Golden State Warriors 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | L | 12-23 | 9-22 | 21-45 | ||
| February 21, 1974 | Golden State Warriors 122 at Cleveland Cavaliers 103 | L | 12-24 | 9-22 | 21-46 | ||
| February 22, 1974 | New York Knicks 117 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | L | 12-25 | 9-22 | 21-47 | ||
| February 23, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Capital Bullets 101 | W | 12-25 | 10-22 | 22-47 | ||
| February 24, 1974 | Phoenix Suns 97 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | W | 13-25 | 10-22 | 23-47 | ||
| March 1, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Philadelphia 76ers 93 | W | 13-25 | 11-22 | 24-47 | ||
| March 3, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Capital Bullets 98 | L | 13-25 | 11-23 | 24-48 | ||
| March 9, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Phoenix Suns 109 | L | 13-25 | 11-24 | 24-49 | ||
| March 10, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Houston Rockets 113 | L | 13-25 | 11-25 | 24-50 | ||
| March 12, 1974 | Atlanta Hawks 84 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | W | 14-25 | 11-25 | 25-50 | ||
| March 15, 1974 | Boston Celtics 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 | W | 15-25 | 11-25 | 26-50 | ||
| March 16, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Buffalo Braves 114 | L | 15-25 | 11-26 | 26-51 | ||
| March 17, 1974 | Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 | W | 16-25 | 11-26 | 27-51 | ||
| March 19, 1974 | Portland Trail Blazers 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 107 | W | 17-25 | 11-26 | 28-51 | ||
| March 20, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 91 at Capital Bullets 101 | L | 17-25 | 11-27 | 28-52 | ||
| March 24, 1974 | New York Knicks 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 | W | 18-25 | 11-27 | 29-52 | ||
| March 26, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Chicago Bulls 104 | L | 18-25 | 11-28 | 29-53 |
