1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Bill Fitch
Arena	Coliseum at Richfield
Results
Record	43–39 (.524)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 1-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WJW-TV
Radio	WWWE

The 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the seventh season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key Dates

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Houston Rockets	49	33	.598	–	34–7	15–26	13–7
x-Washington Bullets	48	34	.585	1	32–9	16–25	11–9
x-San Antonio Spurs	44	38	.537	5	31–10	13–28	9–11
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	6	29-12	14-27	8–12
New Orleans Jazz	35	47	.427	14	26–15	9–32	10–10
Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	18	19–22	12–29	9–11

Game log

1976–77 game log Total: 43–39 (Home: 29–12; Road: 14–27)
October: 5–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
November : 10–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 5–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 November 7, 1976 @ Atlanta L 97–107 The Omni 2,750 8–1
December : 5–9 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–6) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 25 December 11, 1976 Atlanta L 94–95 Coliseum at Richfield 12,739 16–9
January : 6–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February : 5–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March : 11–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 5–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 64 March 13, 1977 @ Atlanta W 115–113 The Omni 6,667 34–30 73 March 26, 1977 Atlanta W 99–94 Coliseum at Richfield 12,344 39–34
April : 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
1976–77 season schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Washington Bullets vs. (6) Cleveland Cavaliers: Bullets win series 2-1

• Game 1 @ Washington: Washington 109, Cleveland 100
• Game 2 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 91, Washington 83
• Game 3 @ Washington: Washington 104, Cleveland 98

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

• Jim Brewer, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References