1977–78 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1977–78 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Bill Fitch
Arena	Coliseum at Richfield
Results
Record	43–39 (.524)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 0-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WJKW
Radio	WWWE

The 1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the eighth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	52	30	.634	–	32–9	20–21	15–5
x-Washington Bullets	44	38	.537	8	29–12	15–26	14–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	9	27–14	16–25	9–11
x-Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	11	29–12	12–29	8–12
New Orleans Jazz	39	43	.476	13	27–14	12–29	8–12
Houston Rockets	28	54	.341	24	21-20	7-34	6–14

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Philadelphia 76ers	55	27	.671	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	52	30	.634	3
3	x-Washington Bullets	44	38	.537	11
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	12
5	x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	12
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	14
7	New Orleans Jazz	39	43	.476	16
8	Boston Celtics	32	50	.390	23
9	Houston Rockets	28	54	.341	27
10	Buffalo Braves	27	55	.329	28
11	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	31

Notes

• z, y – division champions
• x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1977–78 game log Total: 43–39 (Home: 27–14; Road: 16–25)
October: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 October 22, 1977 @ Atlanta L 101–107 The Omni 7,894 1–2
November : 10–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 5–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
December : 5–10 (Home: 5–4; Road: 0–6) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 24 December 10, 1977 Atlanta W 102–87 Coliseum at Richfield 6,766 14–10
January : 4–9 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–6) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 42 January 22, 1978 Atlanta W 93–89 Coliseum at Richfield 10,585 21–21
February : 8–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March : 8–8 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April : 5–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 81 April 7, 1978 @ Atlanta W 111–109 The Omni 9,631 42–39
1977–78 season schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 2-0

• Game 1 @ Cleveland: New York 132, Cleveland 114
• Game 2 @ New York: New York 109, Cleveland 107

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

References