1975–76 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1975–76 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Division Champions
Head coach	Bill Fitch
Arena	Coliseum at Richfield
Results
Record	49–33 (.598)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Finals (eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WEWS (Gib Shanley, Hal Lebovitz)
Radio	WWWE (Joe Tait)

The 1975-76 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the sixth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 1975 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team

Roster

1975–76 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
1.0 !PG	21	Beard, Butch	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1947–05–04	Louisville
4.5 !PF	52	Brewer, Jim	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1951–12–03	Minnesota
2.0 !SG	34	Carr, Austin	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1948–03–10	Notre Dame
6.0 !C	22	Chones, Jim	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1949–11–30	Marquette
1.0 !PG	35	Cleamons, Jim	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1949–09–13	Ohio State
6.0 !C	41	Fernsten, Eric	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1953–11–01	San Francisco
3.0 !SF	23	Garrett, Rowland	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1950–07–16	Florida State
4.5 !PF	24	Lambert, John	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1953–01–14	Southern California
6.0 !C	50	Patterson, Steve	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1948–06–24	UCLA
3.0 !SF	20	Russell, Campy	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1952–01–12	Michigan
2.0 !SG	7	Smith, Bingo	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1946–02–26	Tulsa
2.0 !SG	10	Snyder, Dick	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1944–02–01	Davidson
6.0 !C	42	Thurmond, Nate	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1941–07–25	Bowling Green
1.0 !PG	14	Walker, Foots	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1951–05–21	State University of West Georgia
6.0 !C	44	Witte, Luke	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1950–10–19	Ohio State

Head coach

Bill Fitch

Assistant coach(es)

Jimmy Rodgers

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Cleveland Cavaliers	49	33	.598	–	29–12	20–21	15–11
x-Washington Bullets	48	34	.585	1	31–10	17–24	14–12
Houston Rockets	40	42	.488	9	27–13	13–29	14–12
New Orleans Jazz	38	44	.463	11	22–19	16–25	15–11
Atlanta Hawks	29	53	.354	20	20–21	9–32	7–19

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	54	28	.659	–
2	y-Cleveland Cavaliers	49	33	.598	5
3	x-Washington Bullets	48	34	.585	6
4	x-Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	8
5	x-Buffalo Braves	46	36	.561	8

6	Houston Rockets	40	42	.488	14
7	New York Knicks	38	44	.463	16
8	New Orleans Jazz	38	44	.463	16
9	Atlanta Hawks	29	53	.354	25

Game log

1975–76 game log
Total: 49–33 (Home: 29–12; Road: 20–21)

October: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)

Game	Date Time	Team
1	October 23, 1975	Golden State
2	October 25, 1975	@ New York
3	October 30, 1975	Chicago

November : 6–9 (Home: 1–5; Road: 5–4)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
4	November 1, 1975	New Orleans
5	November 4, 1975	@ Washington
6	November 6, 1975 8:05 PM EST	@ Atlanta	W 113–108	Snyder (25)	The Omni 3,761	2–4
7	November 7, 1975	@ New Orleans
8	November 8, 1975	@ Houston
9	November 11, 1975	@ Golden State
10	November 14, 1975	@ Seattle
11	November 15, 1975	@ Portland
12	November 18, 1975	Houston
13	November 20, 1975	Buffalo
14	November 22, 1975	@ New York
15	November 23, 1975	Boston
16	November 25, 1975	@ Chicago
17	November 27, 1975	Kansas City
18	November 29, 1975	Seattle

December : 11–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 5–3)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
19	December 2, 1975	Portland
20	December 4, 1975	@ Kansas City
21	December 5, 1975	@ Buffalo
22	December 9, 1975	@ Philadelphia
23	December 11, 1975	New York
24	December 12, 1975	@ Milwaukee
25	December 13, 1975	New Orleans
26	December 16, 1975	@ Los Angeles
27	December 17, 1975	@ Seattle
28	December 19, 1975	@ Phoenix
29	December 21, 1975	Los Angeles
30	December 26, 1975 8:00 PM EST	Atlanta	L 97–98	Russell, Walker (17)	Coliseum at Richfield 19,832	15–15
31	December 27, 1975	@ Washington
32	December 28, 1975	Buffalo
33	December 30, 1975	Kansas City

January : 9–6 (Home: 7–2; Road: 2–4)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
34	January 2, 1976	@ Philadelphia
35	January 3, 1976	Detroit
36	January 7, 1976	@ Detroit
37	January 8, 1976	Philadelphia
38	January 10, 1976 8:05 PM EST	@ Atlanta	W 106–100	Russell (18)	The Omni 5,766	20–18
39	January 11, 1976	Washington
40	January 14, 1976	@ Washington
41	January 15, 1976 8:00 PM EST	Atlanta	L 91–98	Smith (30)	Coliseum at Richfield 8,364	21–20
42	January 17, 1976	Phoenix
43	January 20, 1976	Boston
44	January 22, 1976	Seattle
45	January 24, 1976	Milwaukee
46	January 27, 1976	Detroit
47	January 28, 1976	@ Houston
48	January 30, 1976	@ Chicago

February : 9–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
49	February 1, 1976	@ New Orleans
All-Star Break
50	February 6, 1976	@ Philadelphia
51	February 8, 1976	Washington
52	February 12, 1976	Chicago
53	February 13, 1976	@ Milwaukee
54	February 14, 1976	@ Buffalo
55	February 17, 1976 8:00 PM EST	Atlanta	W 112–92	Russell (23)	Coliseum at Richfield 10,417	33–22
56	February 19, 1976	Portland
57	February 22, 1976	Houston
58	February 23, 1976	@ Houston
59	February 25, 1976	@ Detroit
60	February 29, 1976	@ Los Angeles

March : 9–7 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–5)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
61	March 3, 1976	@ Phoenix
62	March 5, 1976	@ Portland
63	March 6, 1976	@ Golden State
64	March 11, 1976	Golden State
65	March 13, 1976	Phoenix
66	March 16, 1976	Los Angeles
67	March 18, 1976	Philadelphia
68	March 19, 1976	@ New Orleans
69	March 20, 1976 8:05 PM EST	@ Atlanta	W 113–108	Chones, Cleamons (20)	The Omni 3,761	41–28
70	March 21, 1976	Washington
71	March 25, 1976	Buffalo
72	March 26, 1976	@ Boston
73	March 27, 1976	Milwaukee
74	March 30, 1976	Houston
75	March 31, 1976	@ New Orleans

April : 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	Location Attendance	Record
76	April 1, 1976	Boston
77	April 3, 1976	@ Kansas City
78	April 4, 1976 3:00 PM EST	Atlanta	W 120–92	Carr (27)	Coliseum at Richfield 8,439	46–32
79	April 6, 1976	@ Boston
80	April 8, 1976	New Orleans
81	April 10, 1976	New York
82	April 11, 1976	@ New York

1975–76 season schedule

Playoffs

1976 playoff game log

Eastern Conference First Round: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
first round bye

Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date Time	Team
1	April 13, 1976 8:00 PM EST	Washington
2	April 15, 1976 8:05 PM EST	@ Washington
3	April 17, 1976 2:00 PM EST	Washington
4	April 21, 1976 8:05 PM EST	@ Washington
5	April 22, 1976 8:00 PM EST	Washington
6	April 26, 1976 8:05 PM EDT	@ Washington
7	April 29, 1976 8:00 PM EDT	Washington

Eastern Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)

Game	Date Time	Team
1	May 6, 1976 8:05 PM EDT	@ Boston
2	May 9, 1976 1:00 PM EDT	@ Boston
3	May 11, 1976 8:00 PM EDT	Boston
4	May 14, 1976 9:00 PM EDT	Boston
5	May 16, 1976 2:00 PM EDT	@ Boston
6	May 18, 1976 8:00 PM EDT	Boston

1975–76 season schedule

East First Round

The Cavaliers had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Cavaliers win series 4-3

Game 1 @ Cleveland: Washington 100, Cleveland 95
Game 2 @ Washington: Cleveland 80, Washington 79
Game 3 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 88, Washington 76
Game 4 @ Washington: Washington 109, Cleveland 98
Game 5 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 92, Washington 91
Game 6 @ Washington: Washington 102, Cleveland 98 (OT)
Game 7 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 87, Washington 85

East Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Cleveland Cavaliers: Celtics win series 4-2

Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 111, Cleveland 99
Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 94, Cleveland 89
Game 3 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 83, Boston 78
Game 4 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 106, Boston 87
Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 99, Cleveland 94
Game 6 @ Cleveland: Boston 94, Cleveland 87

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points

Regular Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

References

1975–76 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Buffalo New York Philadelphia

Central	Atlanta Cleveland Houston New Orleans Washington

Western

Midwest	Chicago Detroit Kansas City Milwaukee

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

Cleveland Cavaliers

Founded in 1970 Based in Cleveland, Ohio

Franchise	Franchise History 1970 Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Cleveland Arena Richfield Coliseum Quicken Loans Arena

Culture and lore	"Cleveland Rocks" Cleveland sports curse Joe Tait Ted Stepien Rule The Decision The Miracle of Richfield The Shot

Key personnel	Owner: Dan Gilbert General manager: David Griffin Head coach: Tyronn Lue

Playoff appearances (20)	1976 1977 1978 1985 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2016

Central Division titles (5)	1976 2009 2010 2015 2016

Eastern Conference titles (2)	2007 2015

Retired numbers	7 11 22 25 34 42 43

Hall of Fame inductees	Wayne Embry Nate Thurmond Lenny Wilkens

D-League affiliate	Canton Charge

Media	Broadcasters WTAM WMMS Radio network WLFM-LP Fox Sports Ohio

Cleveland Cavaliers seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

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