1976-1977 Cleveland Cavaliers

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Season Overview

43-39 Lost First Round
Record Outcome

1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers

What was the record of the 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers?

The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 43-39 record. They went 29-12 at home and 14-27 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers went 44-41. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference First Round to the Washington Bullets.

What division did the 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers play in?

The 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

What was the 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers record by month?

The 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers had their best month in October, when they went 5-0 and were undefeated. Their worst month was December, when they went 5-9 and had a 35.7% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Point Differential
October '76 5-0 100% +58
November '76 10-4 71.4% +54
December '76 5-9 35.7% -42
January '77 6-7 46.2% -5
February '77 5-7 41.7% +6
March '77 9-8 52.9% +28
April '77 3-4 42.9% -7

Did the 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers make the Playoffs?

Yes, the Cleveland Cavaliers made the Playoffs in 1977. They lost their only series against the Washington Bullets in the Eastern Conference First Round.

What was the point differential for the 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers?

The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the regular season with a point differential of +92. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Cavaliers could have been expected to have about 44.1 wins, or a 44-38 record in the regular season.

How did the 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers went 6-7.

How did the 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers went 1-3 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers was a 8 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers?

The longest losing streak that the Cleveland Cavaliers had during the 1976-77 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.

1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule

= Playoff Team

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Fri, Oct 22, 1976 vs Chicago Bulls Win 106 - 95
Sun, Oct 24, 1976 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 100 - 95
Thu, Oct 28, 1976 vs New York Knicks Win 114 - 90
Sat, Oct 30, 1976 @ Buffalo Braves Win 109 - 105
Sun, Oct 31, 1976 vs New Orleans Jazz Win 106 - 92
Mon, Nov 1, 1976 @ New York Nets Win 82 - 75
Thu, Nov 4, 1976 vs Milwaukee Bucks Win 96 - 88
Sat, Nov 6, 1976 vs New York Nets Win 101 - 93
Sun, Nov 7, 1976 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 97 - 107
Tue, Nov 9, 1976 @ Milwaukee Bucks Win 111 - 90
Wed, Nov 10, 1976 @ Detroit Pistons Loss 112 - 123
Sat, Nov 13, 1976 @ Phoenix Suns Win 103 - 90
Sun, Nov 14, 1976 @ Los Angeles Lakers Win 97 - 95
Wed, Nov 17, 1976 @ Seattle SuperSonics Loss 78 - 92
Sun, Nov 21, 1976 @ New Orleans Jazz Loss 92 - 97
Thu, Nov 25, 1976 vs Detroit Pistons Win 111 - 105
Fri, Nov 26, 1976 @ Boston Celtics Win 108 - 92
Sat, Nov 27, 1976 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 111 - 104
Tue, Nov 30, 1976 vs Denver Nuggets Win 99 - 93
Wed, Dec 1, 1976 @ Kansas City Kings Win 98 - 91 OT
Fri, Dec 3, 1976 @ Indiana Pacers Loss 109 - 112
Sun, Dec 5, 1976 @ Portland Trail Blazers Loss 89 - 93
Tue, Dec 7, 1976 @ Golden State Warriors Loss 104 - 120
Thu, Dec 9, 1976 @ Denver Nuggets Loss 94 - 104
Sat, Dec 11, 1976 vs Atlanta Hawks Loss 94 - 95
Thu, Dec 16, 1976 vs Indiana Pacers Win 111 - 105
Sat, Dec 18, 1976 @ New York Knicks Loss 113 - 115 OT
Sun, Dec 19, 1976 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 106 - 105
Tue, Dec 21, 1976 vs Boston Celtics Win 108 - 101
Sat, Dec 25, 1976 @ Washington Bullets Loss 99 - 117
Sun, Dec 26, 1976 vs Buffalo Braves Loss 96 - 103
Tue, Dec 28, 1976 vs Kansas City Kings Loss 106 - 113
Thu, Dec 30, 1976 vs Seattle SuperSonics Win 105 - 100
Sat, Jan 1, 1977 @ New York Knicks Loss 110 - 121
Sun, Jan 2, 1977 vs Houston Rockets Win 104 - 80
Thu, Jan 6, 1977 vs Golden State Warriors Win 129 - 100
Fri, Jan 7, 1977 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 96 - 116
Sat, Jan 8, 1977 vs Washington Bullets Win 114 - 107
Tue, Jan 11, 1977 vs Los Angeles Lakers Loss 99 - 101 OT
Fri, Jan 14, 1977 @ Denver Nuggets Loss 96 - 116
Sat, Jan 15, 1977 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 79 - 94
Tue, Jan 18, 1977 @ Milwaukee Bucks Win 101 - 93
Thu, Jan 20, 1977 vs Portland Trail Blazers Loss 91 - 99
Sat, Jan 22, 1977 vs Milwaukee Bucks Win 130 - 116
Wed, Jan 26, 1977 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 93 - 106
Thu, Jan 27, 1977 vs New York Knicks Win 113 - 111
Tue, Feb 1, 1977 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 87 - 92
Fri, Feb 4, 1977 @ Kansas City Kings Win 102 - 101
Sun, Feb 6, 1977 vs New York Nets Loss 90 - 94
Tue, Feb 8, 1977 @ Houston Rockets Loss 81 - 97
Thu, Feb 10, 1977 vs Indiana Pacers Win 116 - 101
Fri, Feb 11, 1977 @ Detroit Pistons Loss 94 - 101
Tue, Feb 15, 1977 vs Portland Trail Blazers Win 117 - 96
Thu, Feb 17, 1977 @ Buffalo Braves Loss 103 - 112
Sat, Feb 19, 1977 vs Phoenix Suns Win 92 - 88
Sun, Feb 20, 1977 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 111 - 112
Thu, Feb 24, 1977 vs Golden State Warriors Win 99 - 86
Sat, Feb 26, 1977 vs Chicago Bulls Loss 98 - 104
Wed, Mar 2, 1977 @ Seattle SuperSonics Win 105 - 85
Fri, Mar 4, 1977 @ Portland Trail Blazers Win 113 - 101
Sun, Mar 6, 1977 @ Los Angeles Lakers Loss 99 - 104
Tue, Mar 8, 1977 @ Golden State Warriors Loss 102 - 112
Thu, Mar 10, 1977 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 100 - 106
Sun, Mar 13, 1977 @ Atlanta Hawks Win 115 - 113
Tue, Mar 15, 1977 vs Philadelphia 76ers Loss 102 - 133
Thu, Mar 17, 1977 vs Houston Rockets Loss 87 - 88
Fri, Mar 18, 1977 @ New York Nets Win 101 - 88
Sat, Mar 19, 1977 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 94 - 89
Sun, Mar 20, 1977 vs Buffalo Braves Win 115 - 108
Tue, Mar 22, 1977 vs Seattle SuperSonics Win 108 - 104
Wed, Mar 23, 1977 @ Washington Bullets Loss 90 - 95
Thu, Mar 24, 1977 vs New Orleans Jazz Loss 87 - 92
Sat, Mar 26, 1977 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 99 - 94
Sun, Mar 27, 1977 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 90 - 95
Tue, Mar 29, 1977 vs Boston Celtics Win 110 - 82
Fri, Apr 1, 1977 @ New Orleans Jazz Win 115 - 106
Sat, Apr 2, 1977 @ Houston Rockets Loss 93 - 106
Sun, Apr 3, 1977 vs Kansas City Kings Win 113 - 107
Tue, Apr 5, 1977 vs Washington Bullets Loss 113 - 119 OT
Thu, Apr 7, 1977 vs Denver Nuggets Win 108 - 94
Sat, Apr 9, 1977 vs Detroit Pistons Loss 96 - 103
Sun, Apr 10, 1977 @ Boston Celtics Loss 105 - 115
Playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round (Lost 1 - 2)
Wed, Apr 13, 1977 @ Washington Bullets Loss 100 - 109
Fri, Apr 15, 1977 vs Washington Bullets Win 91 - 83
Sun, Apr 17, 1977 @ Washington Bullets Loss 98 - 104

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