1971–72 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1971–72 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach Bill Fitch
Arena Cleveland Arena
Results
Record 23–59 (.280)
Place Division: 4th (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television WEWS
Radio WERE (1300 AM)

The 1971–72 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the second season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 23-59 record, finishing last in the Central Division and 7th in the Eastern Conference. Rookie top pick Austin Carr was named to the All-Rookie team and John Johnson and Butch Beard were named All-Stars.

Offseason

Trades

August 13: Forward Greg Howard obtained from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for undisclosed future draft choices and an undisclosed amount of cash.

Draft picks

Main article: 1971 NBA Draft

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
Team W L PCT. GB Home Away Neutral Div.
Baltimore Bullets 38 44 .463 – 18-15 16-24 4-5 9-9
Atlanta Hawks 36 46 .439 2 22-19 13-26 1-1 9-9
Cincinnati Royals 30 52 .366 8 20-18 8-32 2-2 11-9
Cleveland Cavaliers 23 59 .280 15 13-28 8-30 2-1 9-11

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Record vs. opponents

1971–72 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET GSW HOU LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta — 2–4 0–4 4–2 0–5 3–3 4–2 3–2 3–2 1–4 0–5 2–3 3–1 3–3 3–2 4–0 1–4
Baltimore 4–2 — 2–2 3–3 1–4 4–2 1–5 3–2 1–4 3–2 1–4 0–5 2–4 4–0 4–1 3–1 2–3
Boston 4–0 2–2 — 6–0 3–2 4–2 5–1 5–0 2–3 5–0 1–4 2–3 3–3 6–0 2–3 4–0 2–3
Buffalo 2–4 3–3 0–6 — 1–3 3–3 4–2 2–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–5 3–3 0–4 2–4 0–4
Chicago 5–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 — 3–1 4–0 5–1 3–3 5–1 1–3 2–4 3–2 4–1 5–1 6–0 2–3
Cincinnati 3–3 2–4 2–4 3–3 1–3 — 6–2 2–3 2–3 0–4 1–4 0–5 2–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–5
Cleveland 2–4 5–1 1–5 2–4 0–4 2–6 — 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–5 2–4 0–4 4–2 0–4
Detroit 2–3 2–3 0–5 4–2 1–5 3–2 3–1 — 0–5 3–3 1–4 1–5 1–4 1–4 2–4 2–2 0–4
Golden State 2–3 4–1 3–2 3–1 3–3 3–2 4–0 5–0 — 5–1 1–5 2–2 2–3 4–1 2–3 4–2 4–2
Houston 4–1 2–3 0–5 4–0 1–5 4–0 2–2 3–3 1–5 — 1–5 0–5 0–5 4–1 1–3 4–2 3–3
Los Angeles 5–0 4–1 4–1 4–0 3–1 4–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 5–1 — 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–2 6–0 5–1
Milwaukee 3–2 5–0 3–2 4–0 4–2 5–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 5–0 1–4 — 2–3 4–1 4–2 6–0 6–0
New York 1–3 4–2 3–3 5–1 2–3 2–2 5–1 4–1 3–2 5–0 1–4 3–2 — 3–3 1–4 3–1 3–2
Philadelphia 3–3 0–4 0–6 3–3 1–4 2–2 4–2 4–1 1–4 1–4 0–5 1–4 3–3 — 1–4 2–2 4–1
Phoenix 2–3 1–4 3–2 4–0 1–5 3–2 4–0 4–2 3–2 3–1 2–4 2–4 4–1 4–1 — 6–0 3–2
Portland 0–4 1–3 0–4 4–2 0–6 2–2 2–4 2–2 2–4 2–4 0–6 0–6 1–3 2–2 0–6 — 0–6
Seattle 4–1 3–2 3–2 4–0 3–2 5–0 4–0 4–0 2–4 3–3 1–5 0–6 2–3 1–4 2–3 6–0 —

Game log

October

Record: 2-8 ; Home: 0-6 ; Road: 1-2 ; Neutral: 1-0

# Date H/A/N Opponent W/L Score Record
1 October 15 H Buffalo Braves L 109-111 (OT) 0-1
2 October 16 A Buffalo Braves W 93-89 1-1
3 October 17 H New York Knicks L 120-121 (OT) 1-2
4 October 19 A Milwaukee Bucks L 82-116 1-3
5 October 20 H San Francisco Warriors L 98-115 1-4
6 October 23 N Baltimore Bullets W 109-101 2-4 at College Park, Maryland
7 October 24 H Philadelphia 76ers L 93-111 2-5
8 October 27 A Philadelphia 76ers L 106-120 2-6
9 October 29 H Atlanta Hawks L 97-98 2-7
10 October 31 H Milwaukee Bucks L 102-118 2-8

November

Record: 6-6 ; Home: 4-2 ; Road: 2-4

# Date H/A/N Opponent W/L Score Record
11 November 5 H Phoenix Suns L 87-107 2-9
12 November 7 H Portland Trail Blazers W 120-99 3-9
13 November 11 A Seattle SuperSonics L 91-110 3-10
14 November 12 A Portland Trail Blazers W 106-104 4-10
15 November 14 A Phoenix Suns L 105-119 4-11
16 November 16 A Los Angeles Lakers L 90-108 4-12
17 November 19 A Portland Trail Blazers L 105-118 4-13
18 November 21 H Boston Celtics L 105-128 4-14
19 November 23 H Baltimore Bullets W 104-102 5-14
20 November 26 H Cincinnati Royals W 128-114 6-14
21 November 27 A Atlanta Hawks W 103-95 7-14
22 November 28 H Philadelphia 76ers W 124-120 8-14

December

Record: 7-10 ; Home: 5-4 ; Road: 1-6 ; Neutral: 1-0

# Date H/A/N Opponent W/L Score Record
23 December 1 H Houston Rockets W 116-106 9-14
24 December 3 A Buffalo Braves L 90-91 9-15
25 December 5 H Seattle SuperSonics L 91-99 9-16
26 December 7 A Chicago Bulls L 99-115 9-17
27 December 8 A Boston Celtics L 107-126 9-18
28 December 10 H Detroit Pistons W 112-111 10-18
29 December 11 A Cincinnati Royals L 95-103 10-19
30 December 12 H New York Knicks L 92-103 10-20
31 December 14 A Baltimore Bullets W 88-85 11-20
32 December 17 H Boston Celtics L 109-115 11-21
33 December 18 A New York Knicks L 84-104 11-22
34 December 19 H Chicago Bulls L 101-119 11-23
35 December 22 A Detroit Pistons L 94-104 11-24
36 December 23 H Atlanta Hawks W 115-110 12-24
37 December 26 H Baltimore Bullets W 108-102 13-24
38 December 28 H Portland Trail Blazers W 112-111 14-24
39 December 29 N Philadelphia 76ers W 103-102 15-24 at Hershey, Pennsylvania

January

Record: 1-13 ; Home: 0-5 ; Road: 1-6 ; Neutral: 0-2

# Date H/A/N Opponent W/L Score Record
40 January 2 H Philadelphia 76ers L 119-148 15-25
41 January 5 H Los Angeles Lakers L 103-113 15-26
42 January 7 A Seattle SuperSonics L 111-125 15-27
43 January 8 A Portland Trail Blazers L 102-125 15-28
44 January 11 N San Francisco Warriors L 92-101 15-29 at Oakland, California
45 January 14 A Phoenix Suns L 107-117 15-30
46 January 15 A Houston Rockets L 109-112 15-31
47 January 16 N Cincinnati Royals L 108-128 15-32 at Las Cruces, New Mexico
48 January 21 A Milwaukee Bucks L 91-120 15-33
49 January 22 A Cincinnati Royals L 96-113 15-34
50 January 25 H San Francisco Warriors L 111-117 15-35
51 January 26 A Boston Celtics W 112-108 16-35
52 January 29 H Cincinnati Royals L 118-120 16-36
53 January 30 H Buffalo Braves L 98-99 16-37

February

Record: 4-12 ; Home: 3-6 ; Road: 1-6

# Date H/A/N Opponent W/L Score Record
54 February 1 A Buffalo Braves W 104-99 17-37
55 February 2 A Detroit Pistons L 108-133 17-38
56 February 4 H Seattle SuperSonics L 112-118 17-39
57 February 5 A Atlanta Hawks L 117-120 17-40
58 February 6 H Buffalo Braves L 108-121 17-41
59 February 8 A Chicago Bulls L 90-114 17-42
60 February 9 H Milwaukee Bucks L 121-126 17-43
61 February 12 A New York Knicks L 91-106 17-44
62 February 13 H Detroit Pistons L 121-136 17-45
63 February 16 A Philadelphia 76ers L 116-121 17-46
64 February 18 H Cincinnati Royals W 133-109 18-46
65 February 19 A Cincinnati Royals L 92-112 18-47
66 February 20 H New York Knicks W 111-109 19-47
67 February 23 H Boston Celtics L 111-113 19-48
68 February 25 H Portland Trail Blazers W 113-104 20-48
69 February 27 H Phoenix Suns L 125-127 20-49

March

Record: 3-10 ; Home: 1-5 ; Road: 2-4 ; Neutral: 0-1

# Date H/A/N Opponent W/L Score Record
70 March 1 A Boston Celtics L 105-115 20-50
71 March 4 A Houston Rockets W 130-123 21-50
72 March 7 N San Francisco Warriors L 112-119 21-51 at Oakland
73 March 10 A Los Angeles Lakers L 98-132 21-52
74 March 12 A Atlanta Hawks L 114-135 21-53
75 March 14 A Baltimore Bullets W 127-118 (OT) 22-53
76 March 16 H Baltimore Bullets L 101-105 22-54
77 March 18 H Chicago Bulls L 91-109 22-55
78 March 19 H Atlanta Hawks L 105-115 22-56
79 March 22 H Los Angeles Lakers W 124-120 23-56
80 March 24 H Houston Rockets L 119-127 23-57
81 March 25 A New York Knicks L 83-98 23-58
82 March 26 H Cincinnati Royals L 122-135 23-59
1971–72 game log
Total: 23–59 (Home: 13–28; Road: 8–30; Neutral: 2–1)
October: 2–8 (Home: 0–6; Road: 2–2)
November : 6–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–4)
December : 7–10 (Home: 5–4; Road: 2–6)
January : 1–13 (Home: 0–5; Road: 1–8)
February : 4–12 (Home: 3–6; Road: 1–6)
March : 3–10 (Home: 1–5; Road: 2–5)
1971–72 schedule

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ 1971-72 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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