NBA » Cleveland Cavaliers » 1977-78
| 43-39 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 43-39 record. They went 27-14 at home and 16-25 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers went 43-41. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference First Round to the New York Knicks.
The 1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers had their best month in April, when they went 5-0 and were undefeated. Their worst month was January, when they went 4-9 and had a 30.8% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '77 | 3-3 | 50% | -11 |
| November '77 | 10-2 | 83.3% | +65 |
| December '77 | 5-10 | 33.3% | -65 |
| January '78 | 4-9 | 30.8% | -47 |
| February '78 | 8-7 | 53.3% | +44 |
| March '78 | 8-8 | 50% | +11 |
| April '78 | 5-0 | 100% | +42 |
Yes, the Cleveland Cavaliers made the Playoffs in 1978. They lost their only series against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference First Round.
The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the regular season with a point differential of +39. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Cavaliers could have been expected to have about 42.3 wins, or a 42-40 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers went 10-8.
During the regular season, the 1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers went 3-4 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1977-78 Cleveland Cavaliers was a 7 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Cleveland Cavaliers had during the 1977-78 regular season was 5 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Tue, Oct 18, 1977 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 88 - 91 | ||
| Thu, Oct 20, 1977 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Win 107 - 104 | ||
| Sat, Oct 22, 1977 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 101 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Oct 25, 1977 | @ New York Knicks | Win 117 - 112 | OT | |
| Thu, Oct 27, 1977 | vs Kansas City Kings | Loss 104 - 119 | ||
| Sat, Oct 29, 1977 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 103 - 98 | ||
| Tue, Nov 1, 1977 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 110 - 93 | ||
| Wed, Nov 2, 1977 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 104 - 101 | ||
| Thu, Nov 3, 1977 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 100 - 91 | ||
| Sat, Nov 5, 1977 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 105 - 93 | ||
| Fri, Nov 11, 1977 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 88 - 82 | ||
| Tue, Nov 15, 1977 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 102 - 95 | OT | |
| Fri, Nov 18, 1977 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 104 - 108 | ||
| Sat, Nov 19, 1977 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 67 - 109 | ||
| Sun, Nov 20, 1977 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 115 - 108 | ||
| Thu, Nov 24, 1977 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 97 - 82 | ||
| Sat, Nov 26, 1977 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 105 - 87 | ||
| Tue, Nov 29, 1977 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 118 - 101 | ||
| Thu, Dec 1, 1977 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 92 - 105 | ||
| Sat, Dec 3, 1977 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 97 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Dec 4, 1977 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 94 - 100 | ||
| Tue, Dec 6, 1977 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 94 - 116 | ||
| Wed, Dec 7, 1977 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 95 - 96 | ||
| Sat, Dec 10, 1977 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 102 - 87 | ||
| Tue, Dec 13, 1977 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 116 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Dec 16, 1977 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 106 - 116 | OT | |
| Sat, Dec 17, 1977 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 116 - 129 | ||
| Sun, Dec 18, 1977 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 101 - 95 | ||
| Thu, Dec 22, 1977 | vs New York Knicks | Win 112 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Dec 25, 1977 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 111 - 105 | ||
| Tue, Dec 27, 1977 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Loss 102 - 113 | ||
| Thu, Dec 29, 1977 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 99 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Dec 30, 1977 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 101 - 122 | ||
| Sun, Jan 1, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 87 - 96 | ||
| Wed, Jan 4, 1978 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 93 - 108 | ||
| Thu, Jan 5, 1978 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 110 - 94 | ||
| Sat, Jan 7, 1978 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 107 - 109 | OT | |
| Fri, Jan 13, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 98 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Jan 15, 1978 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 104 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Jan 17, 1978 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 89 - 104 | ||
| Thu, Jan 19, 1978 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 117 - 109 | ||
| Sun, Jan 22, 1978 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 93 - 89 | ||
| Tue, Jan 24, 1978 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 96 - 92 | ||
| Sat, Jan 28, 1978 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 105 - 115 | ||
| Sun, Jan 29, 1978 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 116 - 120 | OT | |
| Tue, Jan 31, 1978 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 107 - 116 | ||
| Thu, Feb 2, 1978 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 110 - 93 | ||
| Fri, Feb 3, 1978 | @ Buffalo Braves | Win 104 - 101 | ||
| Tue, Feb 7, 1978 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 122 - 99 | ||
| Thu, Feb 9, 1978 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 88 - 94 | ||
| Fri, Feb 10, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 98 - 108 | OT | |
| Sun, Feb 12, 1978 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 88 - 101 | ||
| Tue, Feb 14, 1978 | vs New York Knicks | Win 136 - 127 | ||
| Thu, Feb 16, 1978 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 119 - 87 | ||
| Fri, Feb 17, 1978 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 99 - 96 | ||
| Sat, Feb 18, 1978 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 105 - 101 | ||
| Mon, Feb 20, 1978 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 95 - 106 | ||
| Tue, Feb 21, 1978 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 114 - 127 | ||
| Fri, Feb 24, 1978 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Loss 98 - 101 | ||
| Sat, Feb 25, 1978 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 108 - 112 | ||
| Mon, Feb 27, 1978 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 110 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Mar 1, 1978 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 110 - 104 | ||
| Sat, Mar 4, 1978 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 100 - 105 | ||
| Sun, Mar 5, 1978 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 117 - 128 | ||
| Wed, Mar 8, 1978 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 108 - 118 | ||
| Fri, Mar 10, 1978 | @ Buffalo Braves | Loss 117 - 118 | ||
| Sun, Mar 12, 1978 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 95 - 90 | ||
| Tue, Mar 14, 1978 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 119 - 98 | ||
| Thu, Mar 16, 1978 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 112 - 102 | ||
| Sun, Mar 19, 1978 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 112 - 123 | ||
| Mon, Mar 20, 1978 | vs Indiana Pacers | Loss 104 - 127 | ||
| Wed, Mar 22, 1978 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 99 - 105 | ||
| Sun, Mar 26, 1978 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 95 - 78 | ||
| Mon, Mar 27, 1978 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 98 - 88 | ||
| Tue, Mar 28, 1978 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 112 - 100 | ||
| Thu, Mar 30, 1978 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 95 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Mar 31, 1978 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 102 - 101 | ||
| Sat, Apr 1, 1978 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 113 - 99 | ||
| Tue, Apr 4, 1978 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 116 - 105 | ||
| Thu, Apr 6, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 117 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Apr 7, 1978 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 111 - 109 | ||
| Sun, Apr 9, 1978 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 120 - 117 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Eastern Conference First Round (Lost 0 - 2) | ||||
| Wed, Apr 12, 1978 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 114 - 132 | ||
| Fri, Apr 14, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 107 - 109 | ||
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