1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1976–77   Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Bill Fitch
Arena	Coliseum at Richfield
Results
Record	43–39 (.524)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 1–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WJW-TV
Radio	WWWE
< 1975–76 1977–78 >

The 1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the seventh season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 1976 NBA draft

Roster

1976–77 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PF 52 Jim Brewer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951-12-03 Minnesota G 25 Gary Brokaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1954–01–11 Notre Dame SG 34 Austin Carr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1948-03-10 Notre Dame C 22 Jim Chones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1949-11-30 Marquette PG 35 Jim Cleamons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1949-09-13 Ohio State PF 24 John Lambert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1953-01-14 USC SF 20 Campy Russell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-01-12 Michigan G/F 7 Bingo Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1946-02-26 Tulsa G/F 10 Dick Snyder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944-02-01 Davidson C 42 Nate Thurmond 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1941-07-25 Bowling Green PG 14 Foots Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1951-05-21 West Georgia G 15 Chuckie Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1953–12–31 Kansas State

Head coach Bill Fitch Assistant(s) Jimmy Rodgers Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Houston Rockets	49	33	.598	–	34–7	15–26	13–7
x-Washington Bullets	48	34	.585	1	32–9	16–25	11–9
x-San Antonio Spurs	44	38	.537	5	31–10	13–28	9–11
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	6	29–12	14–27	8–12
New Orleans Jazz	35	47	.427	14	26–15	9–32	10–10
Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	18	19–22	12–29	9–11

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Philadelphia 76ers	50	32	.610	–
2	y-Houston Rockets	49	33	.598	1
3	x-Washington Bullets	48	34	.585	2
4	x-Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	6
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	44	38	.537	6
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	7
7	New York Knicks	40	42	.488	10
8	New Orleans Jazz	35	47	.427	15
9	Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	19
10	Buffalo Braves	30	52	.366	20
11	New York Nets	22	60	.268	28

Game log

1976–77 game log Total: 43–39 (Home: 29–12; Road: 14–27)
October: 5–0 (home: 4–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
November: 10–4 (home: 5–0; road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 November 7, 1976 @ Atlanta L 97–107 The Omni 2,750 8–1
December: 5–9 (home: 4–3; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 25 December 11, 1976 Atlanta L 94–95 Coliseum at Richfield 12,739 16–9
January: 6–7 (home: 5–2; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February: 5–7 (home: 4–2; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March: 9–8 (home: 5–3; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 2, 1977 @ Seattle W 105-85 Austin Carr (25) Jim Brewers (12) Campy Russell (6) Seattle Center Coliseum 10,622 32–27 60 March 4, 1977 @ Portland W 113-101 Campy Russell (26) Elmore Smith (13) Campy Russell (5) Memorial Coliseum 10,135 33–27 61 March 6, 1977 @ Los Angeles L 99-104 Campy Russell (22) Jim Brewer (11) Foots Walker (5) The Forum 9,842 33–28 62 March 8, 1977 @ Golden State L 102-112 Campy Russell (17) Jim Brewer (11) Gary Brokaw (6) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 10,846 33–29 63 March 10, 1977 @ San Antonio L 100-106 Austin Carr (14) Jim Chones (11) Bingo Smith (8) HemisFair Arena 9,924 33–30 64 March 13, 1977 @ Atlanta W 115–113 Elmore Smith (30) Elmore Smith (13) Austin Carr (8) Omni Coliseum 10,525 34–30 65 March 15, 1977 Philadelphia L 102-133 Jim Chones (22) Jim Chones (14) Foots Walker (4) Coliseum at Richfield 9,717 34–31 66 March 17, 1977 Houston L 87-88 Bingo Smith (15) Jim Brewer (10) Jim Cleamons (5) Coliseum at Richfield 9,724 34–32 67 March 18, 1977 @ New York W 101-88 Jim Chones (24) Jim Chones (12) Austin Carr (6) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,743 35–32 68 March 19, 1977 San Antonio W 94-89 Jim Chones (23) Jim Chones (9) Foots Walker (7) Coliseum at Richfield 10,368 36–32 69 March 20, 1977 Buffalo W 115-108 Austin Carr (22) Jim Chones (14) Foots Walker (11) Coliseum at Richfield 9,156 37–32 70 March 22, 1977 Seattle W 108-104 Austin Carr (16) Jim Brewer (15) Austin Carr (7) Coliseum at Richfield 9,258 38–32 71 March 23, 1977 @ Washington L 90-95 Dick Snyder (16) Jim Chones (16) Foots Walker (6) Capital Centre 7,629 38–33 72 March 24, 1977 New Orleans L 87-92 Austin Carr (26) Jim Chones (10) Foots Walker (9) Coliseum at Richfield 11,626 38–34 73 March 26, 1977 Atlanta W 99–94 Foots Walker (23) Jim Brewer (7) Foots Walker (10) Coliseum at Richfield 12,344 39–34 74 March 27, 1977 @ Chicago L 90–95 Bingo Smith (22) Jim Brewer (14) Foots Walker (5) Chicago Stadium 9,271 39–35 75 March 29, 1977 Boston W 110–82 Austin Carr (24) Jim Brewer (10) Gary Brokaw (5) Coliseum at Richfield 9,732 40–35
April: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
1976–77 schedule

Playoffs

1977 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 13 @ Washington L 100–109 Foots Walker (20) Jim Brewer (12) Gary Brokaw (5) Capital Centre 11,240 0–1 2 April 15 Washington W 91–83 Campy Russell (22) Jim Chones (12) Foots Walker (6) Richfield Coliseum 19,545 1–1 3 April 17 @ Washington L 98–104 Elmore Smith (20) Jim Brewer (13) Foots Walker (11) Capital Centre 10,488 1–2
1977 schedule

Awards and records

• Jim Brewer, NBA All-Defensive Second Team