1973–74 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 1973–74 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the fourth season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 29–53 record, finishing last in the Central Division and 7th Eastern Conference. Austin Carr was named an All-Star and set the team record for points per game. The Cavaliers played, and won, their last game in Cleveland Arena.

1973–74 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachBill Fitch
ArenaCleveland Arena
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWEWS-TV
(Gib Shanley, Hal Lebovitz)
RadioWWWE
(Joe Tait)

Offseason

Trades

April 24: Cavaliers trade center Rick Roberson and forward John Johnson and switch positions in the first round of the 1973 NBA draft with the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for the Trail Blazers' first round choice and four other draft choices. The Cavaliers select forward Jim Brewer with Portland's first pick.

Draft picks
Main article: 1973 NBA draft

Roster
1973–74 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PF 52 Brewer, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951-12-03 Minnesota
G 34 Carr, Austin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar. 10, 1948 Notre Dame
G 35 Cleamons, Jim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep. 13, 1949 Ohio State
F 40 Clemens, Barry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 1, 1943 Ohio Wesleyan
F 42 Davis, Dwight 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct. 28, 1949 Houston
C 50 Patterson, Steve 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jun. 24, 1948 UCLA
G/F 7 Smith, Bingo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb. 26, 1946 Tulsa
G 11 Warren, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul. 7, 1947 St. John's
G 19 Wilkens, Lenny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct. 28, 1937 Providence
C 44 Witte, Luke 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1950-10-19 Ohio State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Capital Bullets 4735.573–31–1015–251–014–8
Atlanta Hawks 3547.4271223–1812–250–413–9
Houston Rockets 3250.3901518–2313–251–29–13
Cleveland Cavaliers 2953.3541818–2311–280–28–14
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics5626.683–
2 x-New York Knicks4933.5987
3 y-Capital Bullets4735.5739
4 x-Buffalo Braves4240.51214
5 Atlanta Hawks3547.42721
6 Houston Rockets3250.39024
7 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35427
8 Philadelphia 76ers2557.30531

Record vs. opponents
1973–74 NBA records
Team ATL BOS BUF CAP CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —1–52–44–41–34–30–41–35–21–34–01–31–53–31–32–24–0
Boston 5–1—5–22–42–24–23–13–14–23–12–22–25–27–13–14–02–2
Buffalo 4–22–5—3–31–35–11–31–34–22–20–41–34–46–13–13–12–2
Capital 4–44–23–3—1–36–12–23–14–33–12–21–33–34–22–23–12–2
Chicago 3–12–23–13–1—4–05–24–24–05–21–53–32–23–14–24–24–2
Cleveland 3–42–41–51–60–4—2–20–44–40–43–10–41–55–11–34–02–2
Detroit 4–01–33–12–22–52–2—5–13–14–24–23–41–32–26–05–15–1
Golden State 3–11–33–11–32–44–01–5—4–03–34–23–31–33–15–23–43–3
Houston 2–52–42–43–40–44–41–30–4—2–22–20–44–24–22–23–11–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–11–32–21–32–54–02–43–32–2—1–50–71–31–34–24–22–4
Los Angeles 0–42–24–02–25–11–32–42–42–25–1—4–22–24–04–24–34–3
Milwaukee 3–12–23–13–13–34–04–33–34–07–02–4—2–24–05–16–04–2
New York 5–12–54–43–32–25–13–13–12–43–12–22–2—4–33–12–24–0
Philadelphia 3–31–71–62–41–31–52–21–32–43–10–40–43–4—3–12–20–4
Phoenix 3–11–31–32–22–43–10–62–52–22–42–41–51–31–3—3–34–3
Portland 2–20–41–31–32–40–41–54–31–32–43–40–62–22–23–3—3–3
Seattle 0–42–22–22–22–42–21–53–33–14–23–42–40–44–03–43–3—

Game log
1973–74 game log
Total: 29–53 (Home: 18–23; Road: 11–28; Neutral: 0–2)
October: 2–7 (home: 2–4; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 12, 1973Houston L 106–99 Austin Carr (24) Brewer, Wilkens (7) Lenny Wilkens (7) Cleveland Arena
3,624		 0–1
2October 14, 1973Detroit L 95–83 Dwight Davis (18) Dwight Davis (13) Lenny Wilkens (8) Cleveland Arena
2,855		 0–2
3October 19, 1973New York L 92–90 Austin Carr (28) Jim Brewer (13) Lenny Wilkens (10) Cleveland Arena
5,102		 0–3
4October 20, 1973@ Milwaukee L 88–101 Austin Carr (24) Dwight Davis (12) Carr, Rule (4) Milwaukee Arena
8,837		 0–4
5October 23, 1973Portland W 96–103 Lenny Wilkens (30) Bingo Smith (15) Austin Carr (7) Cleveland Arena
2,437		 1–4
6October 26, 1973N Buffalo L 97–104 Dwight Davis (19) Dwight Davis (14) Lenny Wilkens (7) Maple Leaf Gardens
7,187		 1–5
7October 27, 1973Buffalo L 111–101 Austin Carr (27) Bob Rule (6) Austin Carr (7) Cleveland Arena
4,313		 1–6
8October 28, 1973Boston W 99–102 Austin Carr (31) Bob Rule (13) Lenny Wilkens (6) Cleveland Arena
2,808		 2–6
9October 31, 1973@ Boston L 110–128 Austin Carr (26) Bob Rule (7) Lenny Wilkens (7) Boston Garden
4,509		 2–7
November: 7–9 (home: 4–4; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10November 2, 1973Milwaukee L 118–100 Austin Carr (16) Jim Brewer (13) Lenny Wilkens (9) Cleveland Arena
5,361		 2–8
11November 3, 1973@ Chicago L 94–105 Austin Carr (26) Jim Brewer (14) Smith, Wilkens (3) Chicago Stadium
5,733		 2–9
12November 4, 1973Atlanta L 115–110 Austin Carr (31) Steve Patterson (10) Lenny Wilkens (10) Cleveland Arena
3,587		 2–10
13November 6, 1973Los Angeles W 96–115 Bingo Smith (22) Jim Brewer (16) Lenny Wilkens (14) Cleveland Arena
3,124		 3–10
14November 9, 1973Houston W 106–111 Bingo Smith (23) Jim Brewer (13) Lenny Wilkens (12) Cleveland Arena
9,149		 4–10
15November 10, 1973@ New York L 90–100 Austin Carr (23) Jim Brewer (9) Carr, Wilkens (6) Madison Square Garden
18,999		 4–11
16November 11, 1973Kansas City–Omaha L 103–93 Austin Carr (27) Steve Patterson (10) Lenny Wilkens (6) Cleveland Arena
2,802		 4–12
17November 13, 1973@ Golden State L 115–128 Austin Carr (23) Bingo Smith (11) Smith, Wilkens (5) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
2,194		 4–13
18November 16, 1973@ Seattle L 93–117 Austin Carr (26) Dwight Davis (14) Lenny Wilkens (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
11,770		 4–14
19November 18, 1973@ Los Angeles L 100–102 Austin Carr (24) Steve Patterson (12) Lenny Wilkens (8) The Forum
13,205		 4–15
20November 22, 1973@ Houston W 104–96 Austin Carr (27) Steve Patterson (13) Carr, Wilkens (4) Hofheinz Pavilion
4,789		 5–15
21November 23, 1973@ Houston W 85–83 Bingo Smith (20) Dwight Davis (11) Lenny Wilkens (8) Hofheinz Pavilion
3,653		 6–15
22November 25, 1973Boston L 107–101 Austin Carr (26) Steve Patterson (11) Austin Carr (9) Cleveland Arena
4,941		 6–16
23November 27, 1973Seattle W 118–120 Bingo Smith (34) Dwight Davis (10) Lenny Wilkens (20) Cleveland Arena
3,357		 7–16
24November 28, 1973@ Detroit W 96–91 Bingo Smith (23) Brewer, Patterson (12) Lenny Wilkens (11) Cobo Arena
2,601		 8–16
25November 30, 1973Philadelphia W 110–112 Austin Carr (34) Dwight Davis (11) Lenny Wilkens (9) Cleveland Arena
2,566		 9–16
December: 5–11 (home: 3–6; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26December 1, 1973@ New York L 99–119 Lenny Wilkens (24) Dwight Davis (8) Lenny Wilkens (3) Madison Square Garden
18,922		 9–17
27December 2, 1973Houston L 130–104 Fred Foster (18) Jim Brewer (10) Jim Cleamons (12) Cleveland Arena
2,354		 9–18
28December 5, 1973@ Philadelphia W 89–75 Austin Carr (26) Dwight Davis (15) Bingo Smith (5) Spectrum
4,230		 10–18
29December 7, 1973Chicago L 96–91 Austin Carr (18) Steve Patterson (13) Jim Cleamons (10) Cleveland Arena
2,868		 10–19
30December 9, 1973Phoenix L 117–106 Austin Carr (26) Dwight Davis (13) Jim Brewer (9) Cleveland Arena
3,042		 10–20
31December 11, 1973Los Angeles W 100–101 (OT) Austin Carr (24) Jim Brewer (17) Austin Carr (7) Cleveland Arena
3,341		 11–20
32December 14, 1973Buffalo L 102–98 John Warren (24) Dwight Davis (11) Bingo Smith (7) Cleveland Arena
2,593		 11–21
33December 18, 1973@ Buffalo L 93–100 Austin Carr (24) Brewer, Davis (12) Austin Carr (6) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
10,224		 11–22
34December 19, 1973@ Kansas City–Omaha L 92–106 Carr, Cleamons (21) Davis, Smith (9) Cleamons, Smith (4) Omaha Civic Auditorium
6,047		 11–23
35December 21, 1973Seattle W 96–101 Austin Carr (30) Dwight Davis (10) Jim Brewer (8) Cleveland Arena
2,173		 12–23
36December 22, 1973@ Atlanta W 108–98 Austin Carr (39) Steve Patterson (10) Dwight Davis (7) The Omni
5,602		 13–23
37December 23, 1973Houston W 91–99 Dwight Davis (23) Dwight Davis (10) Jim Cleamons (8) Cleveland Arena
3,074		 14–23
38December 26, 1973@ Milwaukee L 110–123 Austin Carr (29) Jim Brewer (14) Jim Brewer (7) Milwaukee Arena
9,986		 14–24
39December 27, 1973Kansas City–Omaha W 110–100 Austin Carr (24) Dwight Davis (12) Austin Carr (9) Cleveland Arena
5,417		 14–25
40December 29, 1973N Boston L 92–111 Jim Cleamons (18) Dwight Davis (16) Jim Cleamons (5) Providence Civic Center
6,321		 14–26
41December 30, 1973Atlanta L 99–94 Austin Carr (28) Dwight Davis (11) Lenny Wilkens (6) Cleveland Arena
6,442		 14–27
January: 5–9 (home: 2–2; road: 3–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
42January 4, 1974Capital L 94–91 Austin Carr (22) Brewer, Davis, Smith (9) Lenny Wilkens (7) Cleveland Arena
3,431		 14–28
43January 5, 1974@ Atlanta L 86–99 Austin Carr (15) Dwight Davis (8) Jim Cleamons (5) The Omni
7,370		 14–29
44January 9, 1974@ Philadelphia L 86–90 Dwight Davis (16) Luke Witte (11) Jim Cleamons (5) Spectrum
2,545		 14–30
45January 11, 1974Detroit L 106–96 Austin Carr (25) Smith, Witte (8) Austin Carr (7) Cleveland Arena
4,208		 14–31
46January 12, 1974@ Detroit W 117–112 (OT) Austin Carr (27) Dwight Davis (16) Lenny Wilkens (9) Cobo Arena
5,644		 15–31
47January 13, 1974Philadelphia W 94–96 Austin Carr (26) Dwight Davis (8) Lenny Wilkens (11) Cleveland Arena
3,477		 16–31
48January 17, 1974@ Capital L 86–101 Austin Carr (22) Dwight Davis (7) Lenny Wilkens (8) Capital Centre
3,217		 16–32
49January 19, 1974@ Kansas City–Omaha L 108–111 Austin Carr (31) Dwight Davis (16) Lenny Wilkens (6) Kemper Arena
5,538		 16–33
50January 22, 1974@ Los Angeles W 111–110 (OT) Lenny Wilkens (24) Brewer, Witte (13) Lenny Wilkens (10) The Forum
13,856		 17–33
51January 23, 1974@ Phoenix L 103–110 Bingo Smith (20) Luke Witte (12) Lenny Wilkens (13) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,017		 17–34
52January 25, 1974@ Portland W 87–84 Bingo Smith (20) Steve Patterson (9) Lenny Wilkens (6) Memorial Coliseum
8,484		 18–34
53January 26, 1974@ Golden State L 93–106 Bingo Smith (22) Luke Witte (11) Lenny Wilkens (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4,687		 18–35
54January 29, 1974Atlanta W 111–118 Bingo Smith (27) Steve Patterson (12) Lenny Wilkens (10) Cleveland Arena
4,453		 19–35
55January 30, 1974@ Boston L 108–120 Lenny Wilkens (24) Steve Patterson (11) Lenny Wilkens (8) Boston Garden
5,970		 19–36
February: 4–11 (home: 2–7; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
56February 1, 1974Capital L 107–99 Austin Carr (28) Dwight Davis (11) Cleamons, Wilkens (9) Cleveland Arena
3,735		 19–37
57February 2, 1974@ New York L 87–103 Austin Carr (18) Patterson, Witte (9) Lenny Wilkens (4) Madison Square Garden
19,694		 19–38
58February 3, 1974Chicago L 108–94 Steve Patterson (17) Steve Patterson (15) Lenny Wilkens (11) Cleveland Arena
3,406		 19–39
59February 5, 1974Milwaukee L 102–87 Lenny Wilkens (18) Dwight Davis (12) Lenny Wilkens (9) Cleveland Arena
5,291		 19–40
60February 8, 1974@ Houston L 106–120 Austin Carr (22) Steve Patterson (16) Steve Patterson (10) Hofheinz Pavilion
4,237		 19–41
61February 9, 1974@ Atlanta L 90–99 Austin Carr (24) Steve Patterson (14) Lenny Wilkens (7) The Omni
5,534		 19–42
62February 10, 1974Buffalo W 121–125 Austin Carr (35) Steve Patterson (10) Fred Foster (8) Cleveland Arena
2,997		 20–42
63February 12, 1974Capital L 107–99 Lenny Wilkens (22) Steve Patterson (18) Steve Patterson (6) Cleveland Arena
3,549		 20–43
64February 16, 1974@ Portland W 106–101 Steve Patterson (22) Steve Patterson (19) Lenny Wilkens (10) Memorial Coliseum
5,583		 21–43
65February 17, 1974@ Seattle L 97–106 Lenny Wilkens (25) Steve Patterson (14) Lenny Wilkens (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,078		 21–44
66February 19, 1974Golden State L 104–98 Austin Carr (34) Steve Patterson (11) Lenny Wilkens (11) Cleveland Arena
2,946		 21–45
67February 21, 1974Golden State L 122–103 Austin Carr (26) Steve Patterson (16) Lenny Wilkens (6) Cleveland Arena
1,641		 21–46
68February 22, 1974New York L 117–110 Austin Carr (32) Jim Cleamons (8) Lenny Wilkens (6) Cleveland Arena
7,781		 21–47
69February 23, 1974@ Capital W 104–101 Austin Carr (28) Dwight Davis (11) Lenny Wilkens (8) Capital Centre
9,247		 22–47
70February 24, 1974Phoenix W 97–101 Lenny Wilkens (19) Steve Patterson (11) Carr, Wilkens (6) Cleveland Arena
3,288		 23–47
March: 6–6 (home: 5–0; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
71March 1, 1974@ Philadelphia W 110–93 Austin Carr (28) Barry Clemens (17) Lenny Wilkens (7) Spectrum
3,852		 24–47
72March 3, 1974@ Capital L 93–98 Austin Carr (24) Brewer, Patterson (13) Lenny Wilkens (6) Capital Centre
5,072		 24–48
73March 9, 1974@ Phoenix L 100–109 Austin Carr (16) Dwight Davis (10) Lenny Wilkens (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,153		 24–49
74March 10, 1974@ Houston L 108–113 Austin Carr (32) Steve Patterson (9) Lenny Wilkens (10) Hofheinz Pavilion
2,054		 24–50
75March 12, 1974Atlanta W 84–95 Carr, Smith (24) Steve Patterson (18) Lenny Wilkens (9) Cleveland Arena
4,514		 25–50
76March 15, 1974Boston W 103–104 Lenny Wilkens (24) Dwight Davis (9) Austin Carr (6) Cleveland Arena
7,304		 26–50
77March 16, 1974@ Buffalo L 105–114 Lenny Wilkens (18) Steve Patterson (7) Jim Cleamons (5) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
18,000		 26–51
78March 17, 1974Philadelphia W 99–115 Austin Carr (31) Steve Patterson (15) Lenny Wilkens (14) Cleveland Arena
2,891		 27–51
79March 19, 1974Portland W 103–107 Bingo Smith (24) Steve Patterson (16) Lenny Wilkens (6) Cleveland Arena
3,379		 28–51
80March 20, 1974@ Capital L 91–101 Lenny Wilkens (26) Steve Patterson (13) Lenny Wilkens (9) Capital Centre
7,943		 28–52
81March 24, 1974New York W 92–114 Lenny Wilkens (22) Davis, Patterson (8) Lenny Wilkens (11) Cleveland Arena
8,829		 29–52
82March 26, 1974@ Chicago L 98–104 Carr, Smith (22) Davis, Patterson (8) Austin Carr (6) Chicago Stadium
5,327		 29–53
1973–74 schedule

References
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