1974-75 Cleveland Cavaliers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-42
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bill Fitch (40-42)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 334,582, Avg. 8,161 in 41 home dates
1974-75 Cleveland Cavaliers StatisticsTeam Record: 40-42
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bill Fitch (40-42)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 334,582, Avg. 8,161 in 41 home dates
1974-75 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1974-75 season with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers racked up 8,117 points and conceded 8,147. Bingo Smith scored a team-best 1,302 points for Cleveland, and Jim Chones contributed 677 rebounds. Jim Cleamons dished out 381 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Jim Cleamons added 84 steals.
Bill Fitch coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 8117
Regular Season Points Against: 8147
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 129 at Portland Trail Blazers 131 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4OT | |
| October 19, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Golden State Warriors 113 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| October 20, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Seattle Supersonics 100 | L | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | ||
| October 23, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Boston Celtics 107 | W | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | ||
| October 24, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 116 at Atlanta Hawks 97 | W | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | ||
| October 26, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at New Orleans Jazz 88 | W | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3-3 | ||
| October 29, 1974 | Boston Celtics 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 92 | L | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3-4 | ||
| October 31, 1974 | Detroit Pistons 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 118 | W | 1-1 | 3-3 | 4-4 | ||
| November 3, 1974 | Phoenix Suns 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 | W | 2-1 | 3-3 | 5-4 | ||
| November 6, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Washington Bullets 99 | W | 2-1 | 4-3 | 6-4 | ||
| November 12, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Buffalo Braves 112 | L | 2-1 | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||
| November 14, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 89 at New York Knicks 94 | L | 2-1 | 4-5 | 6-6 | ||
| November 16, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at Milwaukee Bucks 89 | W | 2-1 | 5-5 | 7-6 | ||
| November 19, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 85 at Houston Rockets 94 | L | 2-1 | 5-6 | 7-7 | ||
| November 21, 1974 | Golden State Warriors 74 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 | W | 3-1 | 5-6 | 8-7 | ||
| November 23, 1974 | New Orleans Jazz 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 121 | W | 4-1 | 5-6 | 9-7 | ||
| November 24, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 109 | L | 4-1 | 5-7 | 9-8 | ||
| November 26, 1974 | Seattle Supersonics 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | W | 5-1 | 5-7 | 10-8 | ||
| November 28, 1974 | Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | W | 6-1 | 5-7 | 11-8 | ||
| December 3, 1974 | Houston Rockets 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | W | 7-1 | 5-7 | 12-8 | ||
| December 5, 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 124 | W | 8-1 | 5-7 | 13-8 | ||
| December 6, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 91 at Detroit Pistons 117 | L | 8-1 | 5-8 | 13-9 | ||
| December 8, 1974 | Washington Bullets 88 at Cleveland Cavaliers 75 | L | 8-2 | 5-8 | 13-10 | ||
| December 11, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Seattle Supersonics 95 | W | 8-2 | 6-8 | 14-10 | ||
| December 13, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 84 at Phoenix Suns 85 | L | 8-2 | 6-9 | 14-11 | ||
| December 17, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 8-2 | 7-9 | 15-11 | ||
| December 19, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 | W | 9-2 | 7-9 | 16-11 | ||
| December 21, 1974 | Chicago Bulls 87 at Cleveland Cavaliers 74 | L | 9-3 | 7-9 | 16-12 | ||
| December 23, 1974 | New Orleans Jazz 79 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | W | 10-3 | 7-9 | 17-12 | ||
| December 26, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 89 | L | 10-4 | 7-9 | 17-13 | ||
| December 29, 1974 | Atlanta Hawks 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | W | 11-4 | 7-9 | 18-13 | ||
| December 30, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at Washington Bullets 103 | L | 11-4 | 7-10 | 18-14 | ||
| January 3, 1975 | Houston Rockets 83 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | W | 12-4 | 7-10 | 19-14 | ||
| January 4, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at New York Knicks 103 | L | 12-4 | 7-11 | 19-15 | ||
| January 5, 1975 | Phoenix Suns 86 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | W | 13-4 | 7-11 | 20-15 | ||
| January 7, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 112 at Atlanta Hawks 113 | L | 13-4 | 7-12 | 20-16 | OT | |
| January 10, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Buffalo Braves 104 | L | 13-4 | 7-13 | 20-17 | ||
| January 11, 1975 | Milwaukee Bucks 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 81 | L | 13-5 | 7-13 | 20-18 | ||
| January 16, 1975 | Portland Trail Blazers 81 at Cleveland Cavaliers 89 | W | 14-5 | 7-13 | 21-18 | ||
| January 18, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Philadelphia 76ers 106 | W | 14-5 | 8-13 | 22-18 | ||
| January 19, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Detroit Pistons 100 | L | 14-5 | 8-14 | 22-19 | ||
| January 21, 1975 | Washington Bullets 97 at Cleveland Cavaliers 88 | L | 14-6 | 8-14 | 22-20 | ||
| January 23, 1975 | New York Knicks 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 89 | L | 14-7 | 8-14 | 22-21 | ||
| January 25, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at Washington Bullets 94 | L | 14-7 | 8-15 | 22-22 | ||
| January 26, 1975 | Seattle Supersonics 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 | L | 14-8 | 8-15 | 22-23 | ||
| January 28, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Chicago Bulls 125 | L | 14-8 | 8-16 | 22-24 | ||
| January 30, 1975 | Buffalo Braves 97 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | L | 14-9 | 8-16 | 22-25 | ||
| January 31, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Boston Celtics 121 | L | 14-9 | 8-17 | 22-26 | ||
| February 1, 1975 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 15-9 | 8-17 | 23-26 | OT | |
| February 2, 1975 | Detroit Pistons 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 | W | 16-9 | 8-17 | 24-26 | ||
| February 4, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Atlanta Hawks 111 | L | 16-9 | 8-18 | 24-27 | ||
| February 6, 1975 | Portland Trail Blazers 90 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | W | 17-9 | 8-18 | 25-27 | ||
| February 8, 1975 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 92 | W | 18-9 | 8-18 | 26-27 | OT | |
| February 11, 1975 | New Orleans Jazz 86 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 | W | 19-9 | 8-18 | 27-27 | ||
| February 12, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 | W | 19-9 | 9-18 | 28-27 | ||
| February 13, 1975 | Golden State Warriors 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 96 | W | 20-9 | 9-18 | 29-27 | ||
| February 14, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Milwaukee Bucks 112 | L | 20-9 | 9-19 | 29-28 | ||
| February 16, 1975 | Houston Rockets 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 | W | 21-9 | 9-19 | 30-28 | ||
| February 18, 1975 | Milwaukee Bucks 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 | L | 21-10 | 9-19 | 30-29 | ||
| February 20, 1975 | Washington Bullets 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 | W | 22-10 | 9-19 | 31-29 | ||
| February 23, 1975 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 23-10 | 9-19 | 32-29 | OT | |
| February 25, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 87 at Houston Rockets 114 | L | 23-10 | 9-20 | 32-30 | ||
| February 26, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Phoenix Suns 108 | L | 23-10 | 9-21 | 32-31 | ||
| February 28, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | L | 23-10 | 9-22 | 32-32 | ||
| March 1, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Golden State Warriors 110 | L | 23-10 | 9-23 | 32-33 | ||
| March 4, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Portland Trail Blazers 117 | L | 23-10 | 9-24 | 32-34 | ||
| March 7, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 86 at Houston Rockets 93 | L | 23-10 | 9-25 | 32-35 | ||
| March 9, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 86 at New Orleans Jazz 90 | L | 23-10 | 9-26 | 32-36 | ||
| March 11, 1975 | New Orleans Jazz 114 at Cleveland Cavaliers 123 | W | 24-10 | 9-26 | 33-36 | ||
| March 13, 1975 | Los Angeles Lakers 85 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 | W | 25-10 | 9-26 | 34-36 | ||
| March 15, 1975 | Philadelphia 76ers 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 88 | L | 25-11 | 9-26 | 34-37 | ||
| March 16, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at New Orleans Jazz 111 | W | 25-11 | 10-26 | 35-37 | ||
| March 18, 1975 | Washington Bullets 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 26-11 | 10-26 | 36-37 | ||
| March 20, 1975 | Chicago Bulls 83 at Cleveland Cavaliers 87 | W | 27-11 | 10-26 | 37-37 | ||
| March 22, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Washington Bullets 100 | L | 27-11 | 10-27 | 37-38 | ||
| March 23, 1975 | Houston Rockets 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | W | 28-11 | 10-27 | 38-38 | ||
| March 25, 1975 | Boston Celtics 89 at Cleveland Cavaliers 84 | L | 28-12 | 10-27 | 38-39 | ||
| March 27, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 86 at Chicago Bulls 83 | W | 28-12 | 11-27 | 39-39 | ||
| March 28, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Houston Rockets 112 | L | 28-12 | 11-28 | 39-40 | ||
| March 29, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Atlanta Hawks 103 | L | 28-12 | 11-29 | 39-41 | ||
| April 3, 1975 | New York Knicks 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 | W | 29-12 | 11-29 | 40-41 | ||
| April 6, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 95 | L | 29-12 | 11-30 | 40-42 | at Omaha, NE |
