1975–76 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 1975–76 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the sixth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season marked their first winning record, their first playoffs appearances and their first conference finals in history.

1975–76 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Division champions
Head coachBill Fitch
ArenaColiseum at Richfield
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Finals
(eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWEWS-TV
RadioWWWE

Roster
Roster listing
1975–76 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 52 Brewer, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951-12-03 Minnesota
SG 34 Carr, Austin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1948-03-10 Notre Dame
F/C 22 Chones, Jim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1949-11-30 Marquette
PG 35 Cleamons, Jim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1949-09-13 Ohio State
SF 23 Garrett, Rowland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1950-07-16 Florida State
PF 24 Lambert, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1953-01-14 Southern California
SF 20 Russell, Campy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-01-12 Michigan
G/F 7 Smith, Bingo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1946-02-26 Tulsa
G/F 10 Snyder, Dick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944-02-01 Davidson
C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1941-07-25 Bowling Green
PG 14 Walker, Foots 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1951-05-21 State University of West Georgia
C 44 Witte, Luke 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1950-10-19 Ohio State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Cleveland Cavaliers 4933.598–29–1220–2115–11
x-Washington Bullets 4834.585131–1017–2414–12
Houston Rockets 4042.488927–1313–2914–12
New Orleans Jazz 3844.4631122–1916–2515–11
Atlanta Hawks 2953.3542020–219–327–19
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics5428.659–
2 y-Cleveland Cavaliers4933.5985
3 x-Washington Bullets4834.5856
4 x-Philadelphia 76ers4636.5618
5 x-Buffalo Braves4636.5618
6 Houston Rockets4042.48814
7 New York Knicks3844.46316
8 New Orleans Jazz3844.46316
9 Atlanta Hawks2953.35425

Record vs. opponents
1975–76 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS
Atlanta —2–32–32–22–51–32–22–52–21–32–22–43–22–30–42–21–31–5
Boston 3–2—4–32–23–24–02–24–12–24–02–24–15–24–34–02–22–23–2
Buffalo 3–23–4—3–13–21–31–33–24–02–23–14–14–33–43–12–22–22–3
Chicago 2–22–21–3—0–43–41–41–31–63–23–42–20–40–42–31–42–30–4
Cleveland 5–22–32–34–0—2–21–32–41–32–24–04–33–23–23–14–03–14–2
Detroit 3–10–43–14–32–2—0–52–25–21–43–41–33–11–31–42–33–22–2
Golden State 2–22–23–14–13–15–0—2–24–15–25–02–24–03–14–24–24–33–1
Houston 5–21–42–33–14–22–22–2—2–21–32–22–43–23–20–43–12–23–4
Kansas City 2–22–20–46–13–12–51–42–2—2–32–51–31–31–33–20–52–31–3
Los Angeles 3–10–42–22–32–24–12–53–13–2—2–33–13–12–22–43–43–31–3
Milwaukee 2–22–21–34–30–44–30–52–25–23–2—2–22–22–23–22–32–32–2
New Orleans 4–21–41–42–23–43–12–24–23–11–32–2—2–31–41–33–11–34–3
New York 2–32–53–44–02–31–30–42–33–11–32–23–2—5–22–23–10–43–2
Philadelphia 3–23–44–34–02–33–11–32–33–12–22–24–12–5—3–14–02–22–3
Phoenix 4–00–41–33–21–34–12–44–02–34–22–33–12–21–3—5–24–30–4
Portland 2–22–22–24–10–43–22–41–35–04–33–21–31–30–42–5—3–32–2
Seattle 3–12–22–23–21–32–33–42–23–23–33–23–14–02–23–43–3—1–3
Washington 5–12–33–24–02–42–21–34–33–13–12–23–42–33–24–02–23–1—

Game log
1975–76 game log
Total: 49–33 (Home: 29–12; Road: 20–21)
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
November : 6–9 (Home: 1–5; Road: 5–4)
December : 11–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 5–3)
January : 9–6 (Home: 7–2; Road: 2–4)
February : 9–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–2)
March : 9–7 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–5)
April : 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
1975–76 schedule

Playoffs
1976 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
first round bye
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 13, 1976
8:00 PM EST		Washington
2April 15, 1976
8:05 PM EST		@ Washington
3April 17, 1976
2:00 PM EST		Washington
4April 21, 1976
8:05 PM EST		@ Washington
5April 22, 1976
8:00 PM EST		Washington
6April 26, 1976
8:05 PM EDT		@ Washington
7April 29, 1976
8:00 PM EDT		Washington
Eastern Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 6, 1976
8:05 PM EDT		@ Boston
2May 9, 1976
1:00 PM EDT		@ Boston
3May 11, 1976
8:00 PM EDT		Boston
4May 14, 1976
9:00 PM EDT		Boston
5May 16, 1976
2:00 PM EDT		@ Boston
6May 18, 1976
8:00 PM EDT		Boston
1975–76 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

Awards and records

References
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.