1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Cleveland Cavaliers 1977 43 39 Central 4 6 Bill Fitch Coliseum at Richfield East First Round(eliminated 1–2) WJW-TV WWWE CLE The 1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the seventh season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Draft picks 1976 NBA draft Roster Cleveland Cavaliers 1976–77 #77222F #FFA402 #FFA402 #77222F 52 Jim Brewer basketball PF 6 9 210 1951-12-03 Minnesota 25 Gary Brokaw G 6 4 178 1954–01–11 Notre Dame 34 Austin Carr SG 6 4 200 1948-03-10 Notre Dame 22 Jim Chones C 6 11 220 1949-11-30 Marquette 35 Jim Cleamons PG 6 3 185 1949-09-13 Ohio State 24 John Lambert basketball PF 6 10 225 University of Southern California 1953-01-14 20 Campy Russell SF 6 8 215 Michigan 1952-01-12 7 Bingo Smith G/F 6 5 195 Tulsa 1946-02-26 10 Dick Snyder G/F 6 5 207 Davidson College 1944-02-01 42 Nate Thurmond C 6 11 225 Bowling Green 1941-07-25 14 Foots Walker PG 6 0 184 West Georgia 1951-05-21 15 Chuckie Williams G 6 3 180 1953–12–31 Kansas State Bill Fitch Jimmy Rodgers Season standings CLE CLE Game log Cleveland Cavaliers 1977 #B22222 white Total: 43–39 (Home: 29–12; Road: 14–27) Cleveland Cavaliers October yes #FFCC33 navy 4 0 1 0 Cleveland Cavaliers November #FFCC33 navy 5 0 5 4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 7, 1976 || @ Atlanta | L 97–107 | | | | The Omni2,750 | 8–1 Cleveland Cavaliers December #FFCC33 navy 4 3 1 6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 11, 1976 || Atlanta | L 94–95 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield12,739 | 16–9 Cleveland Cavaliers January #FFCC33 navy 5 2 1 5 Cleveland Cavaliers February #FFCC33 navy 4 2 1 5 Cleveland Cavaliers March #FFCC33 navy 5 3 4 5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 59 || March 2, 1977 || @ Seattle | W 105-85 | Austin Carr (25) | Jim Brewers (12) | Campy Russell (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum10,622 | 32–27 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || March 4, 1977 || @ Portland | W 113-101 | Campy Russell (26) | Elmore Smith (13) | Campy Russell (5) | Memorial Coliseum10,135 | 33–27 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 61 || March 6, 1977 || @ Los Angeles | L 99-104 | Campy Russell (22) | Jim Brewer (11) | Foots Walker (5) | The Forum9,842 | 33–28 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 62 || March 8, 1977 || @ Golden State | L 102-112 | Campy Russell (17) | Jim Brewer (11) | Gary Brokaw (6) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena10,846 | 33–29 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 10, 1977 || @ San Antonio | L 100-106 | Austin Carr (14) | Jim Chones (11) | Bingo Smith (8) | HemisFair Arena9,924 | 33–30 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || March 13, 1977 || @ Atlanta | W 115–113 | Elmore Smith (30) | Elmore Smith (13) | Austin Carr (8) | Omni Coliseum10,525 | 34–30 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 65 || March 15, 1977 || Philadelphia | L 102-133 | Jim Chones (22) | Jim Chones (14) | Foots Walker (4) | Coliseum at Richfield9,717 | 34–31 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 66 || March 17, 1977 || Houston | L 87-88 | Bingo Smith (15) | Jim Brewer (10) | Jim Cleamons (5) | Coliseum at Richfield9,724 | 34–32 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || March 18, 1977 || @ New York | W 101-88 | Jim Chones (24) | Jim Chones (12) | Austin Carr (6) | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,743 | 35–32 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || March 19, 1977 || San Antonio | W 94-89 | Jim Chones (23) | Jim Chones (9) | Foots Walker (7) | Coliseum at Richfield10,368 | 36–32 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || March 20, 1977 || Buffalo | W 115-108 | Austin Carr (22) | Jim Chones (14) | Foots Walker (11) | Coliseum at Richfield9,156 | 37–32 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || March 22, 1977 || Seattle | W 108-104 | Austin Carr (16) | Jim Brewer (15) | Austin Carr (7) | Coliseum at Richfield9,258 | 38–32 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 71 || March 23, 1977 || @ Washington | L 90-95 | Dick Snyder (16) | Jim Chones (16) | Foots Walker (6) | Capital Centre7,629 | 38–33 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 72 || March 24, 1977 || New Orleans | L 87-92 | Austin Carr (26) | Jim Chones (10) | Foots Walker (9) | Coliseum at Richfield11,626 | 38–34 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || March 26, 1977 || Atlanta | W 99–94 | Foots Walker (23) | Jim Brewer (7) | Foots Walker (10) | Coliseum at Richfield12,344 | 39–34 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 74 || March 27, 1977 || @ Chicago | L 90–95 | Bingo Smith (22) | Jim Brewer (14) | Foots Walker (5) | Chicago Stadium9,271 | 39–35 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || March 29, 1977 || Boston | W 110–82 | Austin Carr (24) | Jim Brewer (10) | Gary Brokaw (5) | Coliseum at Richfield9,732 | 40–35 Cleveland Cavaliers April #FFCC33 navy 2 2 1 2 CLE 1977 Playoffs Cleveland Cavaliers yes 1977 #B22222 white Cleveland Cavaliers First Round yes yes #FFCC33 navy no 1 0 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 13 | @ Washington | L 100–109 | Foots Walker (20) | Jim Brewer (12) | Gary Brokaw (5) | Capital Centre11,240 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 15 | Washington | W 91–83 | Campy Russell (22) | Jim Chones (12) | Foots Walker (6) | Richfield Coliseum19,545 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 17 | @ Washington | L 98–104 | Elmore Smith (20) | Jim Brewer (13) | Foots Walker (11) | Capital Centre10,488 | 1–2 |- CLE yes 1977 Awards and records Jim Brewer, NBA All-Defensive Second Team References 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