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1974–75 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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The 1974–75 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the fifth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
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1974–75 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachBill Fitch
ArenaColiseum at Richfield
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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RadioWWWE
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Draft picks

Roster

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1974–75 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 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
G 35 Jim Cleamons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1949-09-13 Ohio State
C 50 Steve Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1948-06-24 UCLA
G/F 7 Bingo Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1946-02-26 Tulsa
SG 10 Dick Snyder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944-02-01 Davidson
PG 14 Foots Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1951-05-21 West Georgia
C 44 Luke Witte 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1950-10-19 Ohio State
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Assistant(s)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Regular season

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Washington Bullets 6022.732–36–524–1722–8
x-Houston Rockets 4141.5001929–1212–2916–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 4042.4882029–1211–3017–13
Atlanta Hawks 3151.3782922–199–3211–19
New Orleans Jazz 2359.2803720–213–389–21
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Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6022.732–
2 y-Washington Bullets6022.732–
3 x-Buffalo Braves4933.59811
4 x-Houston Rockets4141.50019
5 x-New York Knicks4042.48820
6 Cleveland Cavaliers4042.48820
7 Philadelphia 76ers3448.41526
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37829
9 New Orleans Jazz2359.28037
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Season schedule

More information 1974–75 game log Total: 40–42 (home: 29–12; road: 11–30), Game ...
1974–75 game log
Total: 40–42 (home: 29–12; road: 11–30)
October: 4–4 (home: 1–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 18Portland129–131 (4OT)Austin Carr (34)Jim Chones (19)Carr, Cleamons (9)Memorial Coliseum
11,409
0–1
2October 19@ Golden State110–113Austin Carr (23)Jim Chones (12)Jim Cleamons (9)Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4,402
0–2
3October 20@ Seattle93–100Austin Carr (33)Austin Carr (9)Smith, Snyder (5)Seattle Center Coliseum
10,241
0–3
4October 23@ Boston108–107Austin Carr (28)Dwight Davis (7)Austin Carr (8)Boston Garden
7,158
1–3
5October 24@ Atlanta116–97Austin Carr (25)Jim Brewer (12)Jim Cleamons (9)Omni Coliseum
4,147
2–3
6October 26@ New Orleans90–88Austin Carr (23)Steve Patterson (12)Austin Carr (7)Municipal Auditorium
3,450
3–3
7October 29Boston107–92Bingo Smith (20)Steve Patterson (9)Austin Carr (8)Richfield Coliseum
13,184
3–4
8October 31Detroit101–118Austin Carr (33)Bingo Smith (7)Austin Carr (11)Richfield Coliseum
5,584
4–4
November: 7–4 (home: 5–0; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
9November 3Phoenix101–104Austin Carr (27)Steve Patterson (8)Carr, Smith (5)Richfield Coliseum
7,354
5–4
10November 6@ Washington107–99Bingo Smith (41)Jim Chones (19)Austin Carr (6)Capital Centre
5,110
6–4
11November 12@ Buffalo94–112Austin Carr (28)Dwight Davis (9)Austin Carr (11)Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
7,664
6–5
12November 14@ New York89–94Dick Snyder (20)Jim Chones (12)Jim Cleamons (8)Madison Square Garden
15,337
6–6
13November 16@ Milwaukee92–89Austin Carr (23)Steve Patterson (8)Austin Carr (7)MECCA Arena
10,938
7–6
14November 19@ Houston85–94Bingo Smith (16)Jim Chones (12)Austin Carr (5)Hofheinz Pavilion
2,164
7–7
15November 21Golden State74–106Austin Carr (26)Chones, Davis (9)Jim Cleamons (10)Richfield Coliseum
5,811
8–7
16November 23New Orleans100–121Bingo Smith (25)Brewer, Smith (10)Austin Carr (10)Richfield Coliseum
8,864
9–7
17November 24@ Kansas City–Omaha94–109Austin Carr (18)Dwight Davis (13)Jim Cleamons (5)Kemper Arena
4,555
9–8
18November 26Seattle94–102Austin Carr (24)Dwight Davis (12)Jim Cleamons (7)Richfield Coliseum
4,537
10–8
19November 28Philadelphia103–110Austin Carr (32)Jim Chones (13)Dick Snyder (7)Richfield Coliseum
6,455
11–8
December: 7–6 (home: 5–3; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
20December 3Houston91–97Dwight Davis (18)Jim Chones (11)Jim Cleamons (9)Richfield Coliseum
2,971
12–8
21December 5Kansas City–Omaha91–124Dwight Davis (23)Jim Chones (9)Jim Cleamons (9)Richfield Coliseum
4,493
13–8
22December 6@ Detroit91–117Jim Chones (18)Jim Brewer (6)Jim Cleamons (8)Cobo Arena
4,763
13–9
23December 8Washington88–75Cleamons, Snyder (14)Jim Chones (13)Chones, Walker (4)Richfield Coliseum
8,148
13–10
24December 11@ Seattle97–95Chones, Snyder (18)Bingo Smith (8)Jim Cleamons (8)Seattle Center Coliseum
10,033
14–10
25December 13@ Phoenix84–85Jim Chones (22)Jim Chones (13)Dick Snyder (6)Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,756
14–11
26December 17@ Los Angeles119–106Jim Cleamons (29)Jim Chones (10)Dick Snyder (6)The Forum
10,009
15–11
27December 19Buffalo104–106Dwight Davis (20)Steve Patterson (11)Jim Cleamons (7)Richfield Coliseum
6,876
16–11
28December 21Chicago87–74Jim Chones (22)Jim Chones (12)Jim Cleamons (4)Richfield Coliseum
6,871
16–12
29December 23New Orleans79–95Bingo Smith (15)Jim Brewer (9)Jim Cleamons (7)Richfield Coliseum
7,867
17–12
30December 26Los Angeles99–89Jim Chones (28)Jim Chones (13)Carr, Cleamons, Davis (5)Richfield Coliseum
12,526
17–13
31December 29Atlanta103–110Jim Chones (25)Jim Chones (15)Chones, Snyder, Walker (4)Richfield Coliseum
6,670
18–13
32December 30@ Washington90–103Jim Cleamons (16)Jim Chones (10)Cleamons, Walker (5)Capital Centre
8,101
18–14
January: 4–12 (home: 3–5; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
33January 3Houston83–95Bingo Smith (20)Jim Chones (20)Bingo Smith (10)Richfield Coliseum
7,015
19–14
34January 4@ New York102–103Jim Chones (27)Jim Chones (15)Jim Cleamons (7)Madison Square Garden
19,694
19–15
35January 5Phoenix86–97Smith, Snyder (25)Jim Chones (15)Jim Cleamons (6)Richfield Coliseum
6,831
20–15
36January 7@ Atlanta112–113 (OT)Jim Cleamons (20)Jim Brewer (12)Dick Snyder (7)Omni Coliseum
2,973
20–16
37January 10@ Buffalo100–104Dick Snyder (26)Jim Brewer (9)Jim Cleamons (10)Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
10,875
20–17
38January 11Milwaukee91–81Fred Foster (17)Dwight Davis (11)Dwight Davis (6)Richfield Coliseum
14,314
20–18
39January 16Portland81–89Dick Snyder (29)Dwight Davis (11)Jim Cleamons (6)Richfield Coliseum
8,579
21–18
40January 18@ Philadelphia108–106Cleamons, Davis (24)Steve Patterson (12)Dick Snyder (9)The Spectrum
6,103
22–18
41January 19@ Detroit98–100Steve Patterson (23)Dwight Davis (8)Jim Cleamons (7)Cobo Arena
5,390
22–19
42January 21Washington97–88Bingo Smith (22)Steve Patterson (9)Dick Snyder (10)Richfield Coliseum
4,718
22–20
43January 23New York100–89Dick Snyder (30)Brewer, Cleamons, Davis, Patterson, Witte (5)Cleamons, Snyder (4)Richfield Coliseum
9,251
22–21
44January 25@ Washington92–94Dick Snyder (19)Luke Witte (8)Davis, Russell, Walker (4)Capital Centre
7,178
22–22
45January 26Seattle96–93Dick Snyder (18)Steve Patterson (9)Jim Cleamons (6)Richfield Coliseum
4,219
22–23
46January 28@ Chicago97–125Dwight Davis (22)Dwight Davis (10)Jim Cleamons (5)Chicago Stadium
5,210
22–24
47January 30Buffalo97–91Dick Snyder (16)Jim Chones (13)Dick Snyder (8)Richfield Coliseum
8,046
22–25
48January 31@ Boston99–121Bingo Smith (32)Patterson, Smith (6)Cleamons, Walker (5)Boston Garden
15,320
22–26
February: 10–6 (home: 9–1; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
49February 1Atlanta109–112 (OT)Bingo Smith (30)Davis, Patterson (8)Foots Walker (7)Richfield Coliseum
4,831
23–26
50February 2Detroit96–116Jim Cleamons (22)Steve Patterson (10)Jim Cleamons (10)Richfield Coliseum
5,144
24–26
51February 4@ Atlanta97–111Dick Snyder (24)Jim Chones (10)Jim Cleamons (6)Omni Coliseum
2,758
24–27
52February 6Portland90–98Jim Chones (26)Jim Chones (9)Jim Cleamons (4)Richfield Coliseum
6,243
25–27
53February 8Kansas City–Omaha91–92 (OT)Dick Snyder (25)Jim Chones (14)Foots Walker (8)Richfield Coliseum
4,761
26–27
54February 11New Orleans86–100Bingo Smith (29)Dwight Davis (9)Dick Snyder (7)Richfield Coliseum
3,788
27–27
55February 12@ Philadelphia105–102Bingo Smith (28)Jim Chones (12)Bingo Smith (9)The Spectrum
3,773
28–27
56February 13Golden State93–96Jim Cleamons (23)Dwight Davis (10)Jim Cleamons (7)Richfield Coliseum
9,062
29–27
57February 14@ Milwaukee105–112Bingo Smith (25)Jim Brewer (13)Jim Brewer (4)MECCA Arena
10,938
29–28
58February 16Houston95–100Dick Snyder (21)Jim Chones (7)Snyder, Walker (5)Richfield Coliseum
9,082
30–28
59February 18Milwaukee104–93Jim Chones (16)Jim Chones (10)Foots Walker (6)Richfield Coliseum
13,052
30–29
60February 20Washington95–106Jim Cleamons (17)Jim Chones (16)Jim Cleamons (8)Richfield Coliseum
6,728
31–29
61February 23Atlanta105–111 (OT)Fred Foster (19)Jim Chones (13)Foots Walker (11)Richfield Coliseum
8,777
32–29
62February 25@ Houston87–114Bingo Smith (20)Jim Chones (11)Dick Snyder (6)Hofheinz Pavilion
4,723
32–30
63February 26@ Phoenix96–108Dick Snyder (22)Foots Walker (7)Foots Walker (9)Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,447
32–31
64February 28@ Los Angeles105–109Dwight Davis (21)Jim Chones (16)Foots Walker (11)The Forum
11,203
32–32
March: 7–9 (home: 5–2; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
65March 1@ Golden State95–110Fred Foster (18)Jim Chones (10)Davis, Walker (4)Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,632
32–33
66March 4@ Portland98–117Campy Russell (15)Davis, Walker (6)Foots Walker (7)Memorial Coliseum
9,431
32–34
67March 7@ Houston86–93Jim Chones (22)Jim Chones (9)Dick Snyder (6)Hofheinz Pavilion
8,876
32–35
68March 9@ New Orleans86–90Jim Chones (15)Jim Chones (19)Brewer, Carr (4)Municipal Auditorium
5,031
32–36
69March 11New Orleans114–123Bingo Smith (28)Jim Chones (14)Fred Foster (8)Richfield Coliseum
5,369
33–36
70March 13Los Angeles85–104Fred Foster (20)Jim Brewer (14)Bingo Smith (4)Richfield Coliseum
4,735
34–36
71March 15Philadelphia96–88Bingo Smith (23)Jim Brewer (11)Chones, Foster, Smith (4)Richfield Coliseum
13,897
34–37
72March 16@ New Orleans113–111Jim Brewer (24)Jim Brewer (15)Chones, Cleamons (4)Loyola Field House
3,824
35–37
73March 18Washington98–112Smith, Snyder (23)Bingo Smith (11)Jim Cleamons (8)Richfield Coliseum
6,823
36–37
74March 20Chicago83–87Jim Chones (22)Jim Chones (12)Jim Cleamons (7)Richfield Coliseum
7,491
37–37
75March 22@ Washington97–100Jim Chones (18)Jim Chones (10)Cleamons, Snyder, Walker (4)Capital Centre
8,471
37–38
76March 23Houston95–101Jim Brewer (18)Jim Chones (12)Jim Chones (7)Richfield Coliseum
14,769
38–38
77March 25Boston89–84Jim Chones (18)Jim Chones (13)Cleamons, Walker (4)Richfield Coliseum
18,911
38–39
78March 27@ Chicago86–83Jim Chones (16)Brewer, Snyder (7)Jim Cleamons (4)Chicago Stadium
10,031
39–39
79March 28@ Houston105–112Jim Chones (22)Jim Chones (7)Cleamons, Walker (4)Hofheinz Pavilion
10,518
39–40
80March 29@ Atlanta97–103Jim Brewer (19)Brewer, Cleamons (9)Jim Cleamons (7)Omni Coliseum
4,542
39–41
April: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
81April 3New York95–100Dick Snyder (22)Jim Brewer (13)Bingo Smith (8)Richfield Coliseum
20,239
40–41
82April 6@ Kansas City–Omaha94–95Jim Chones (23)Jim Brewer (21)Bingo Smith (4)Omaha Civic Auditorium
8,895
40–42
Source: www.basketball-reference.com
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