1975β76 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Bill Fitch |
Arena | Coliseum at Richfield |
Results | |
Record | 49–33 (.598) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Central) Conference: 2nd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
East Conference Finals (eliminated 2β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WEWS-TV |
Radio | WWWE |
The 1975β76 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the sixth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season marked their first winning record, their first playoffs appearances and their first conference finals in history. The season is referred to as the "Miracle at Richfield" season for this reason, and helped propel local interest in the Cavaliers as almost every playoff game was sold-out and regular game attendance would rise in the coming seasons.
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y- Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 29β12 | 20β21 | 15β11 |
x- Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 31β10 | 17β24 | 14β12 |
Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 9 | 27β13 | 13β29 | 14β12 |
New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 11 | 22β19 | 16β25 | 15β11 |
Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 20 | 20β21 | 9β32 | 7β19 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | β |
2 | y- Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 |
3 | x- Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
4 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
5 | x- Buffalo Braves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
6 | Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 14 |
7 | New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
8 | New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
9 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCK | LAL | MIL | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β5 |
Boston | 3β2 | β | 4β3 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 5β2 | 4β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 |
Buffalo | 3β2 | 3β4 | β | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 4β3 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 3β4 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 1β6 | 3β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 0β4 |
Cleveland | 5β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 4β0 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β3 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β2 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 4β3 | 2β2 | β | 0β5 | 2β2 | 5β2 | 1β4 | 3β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 |
Golden State | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 5β0 | β | 2β2 | 4β1 | 5β2 | 5β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 4β3 | 3β1 |
Houston | 5β2 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 |
Kansas City | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 6β1 | 3β1 | 2β5 | 1β4 | 2β2 | β | 2β3 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 1β3 |
Los Angeles | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β5 | 3β1 | 3β2 | β | 2β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 1β3 |
Milwaukee | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 0β4 | 4β3 | 0β5 | 2β2 | 5β2 | 3β2 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 |
New Orleans | 4β2 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 2β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β3 |
New York | 2β3 | 2β5 | 3β4 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β2 | β | 5β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β2 |
Philadelphia | 3β2 | 3β4 | 4β3 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β5 | β | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β3 |
Phoenix | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 5β2 | 4β3 | 0β4 |
Portland | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 0β4 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 5β0 | 4β3 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β5 | β | 3β3 | 2β2 |
Seattle | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 3β3 | β | 1β3 |
Washington | 5β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β |
1975β76 game log Total: 49β33 (Home: 29β12; Road: 20β21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 1β2 (home: 1β1; road: 0β1)
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November: 6β9 (home: 1β5; road: 5β4)
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December: 11β4 (home: 6β1; road: 5β3)
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January: 9β6 (home: 7β2; road: 2β4)
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February: 9β2 (home: 5β0; road: 4β2)
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March: 9β7 (home: 6β2; road: 3β5)
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April: 4β3 (home: 3β1; road: 1β2)
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1975β76 schedule |
1975β76 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Bill Fitch |
Arena | Coliseum at Richfield |
Results | |
Record | 49–33 (.598) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Central) Conference: 2nd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
East Conference Finals (eliminated 2β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WEWS-TV |
Radio | WWWE |
The 1975β76 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the sixth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season marked their first winning record, their first playoffs appearances and their first conference finals in history. The season is referred to as the "Miracle at Richfield" season for this reason, and helped propel local interest in the Cavaliers as almost every playoff game was sold-out and regular game attendance would rise in the coming seasons.
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Roster |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 29β12 | 20β21 | 15β11 |
x- Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 31β10 | 17β24 | 14β12 |
Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 9 | 27β13 | 13β29 | 14β12 |
New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 11 | 22β19 | 16β25 | 15β11 |
Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 20 | 20β21 | 9β32 | 7β19 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | β |
2 | y- Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 |
3 | x- Washington Bullets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
4 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
5 | x- Buffalo Braves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
6 | Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 14 |
7 | New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
8 | New Orleans Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
9 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCK | LAL | MIL | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β5 |
Boston | 3β2 | β | 4β3 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 5β2 | 4β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 |
Buffalo | 3β2 | 3β4 | β | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 4β3 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 3β4 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 1β6 | 3β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 0β4 |
Cleveland | 5β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 4β0 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β3 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β2 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 4β3 | 2β2 | β | 0β5 | 2β2 | 5β2 | 1β4 | 3β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 |
Golden State | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 5β0 | β | 2β2 | 4β1 | 5β2 | 5β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 4β3 | 3β1 |
Houston | 5β2 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 |
Kansas City | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 6β1 | 3β1 | 2β5 | 1β4 | 2β2 | β | 2β3 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 1β3 |
Los Angeles | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β5 | 3β1 | 3β2 | β | 2β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 1β3 |
Milwaukee | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 0β4 | 4β3 | 0β5 | 2β2 | 5β2 | 3β2 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 |
New Orleans | 4β2 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 2β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β3 |
New York | 2β3 | 2β5 | 3β4 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β2 | β | 5β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β2 |
Philadelphia | 3β2 | 3β4 | 4β3 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β5 | β | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β3 |
Phoenix | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 5β2 | 4β3 | 0β4 |
Portland | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 0β4 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 5β0 | 4β3 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β5 | β | 3β3 | 2β2 |
Seattle | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 3β3 | β | 1β3 |
Washington | 5β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β |
1975β76 game log Total: 49β33 (Home: 29β12; Road: 20β21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 1β2 (home: 1β1; road: 0β1)
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November: 6β9 (home: 1β5; road: 5β4)
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December: 11β4 (home: 6β1; road: 5β3)
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January: 9β6 (home: 7β2; road: 2β4)
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February: 9β2 (home: 5β0; road: 4β2)
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March: 9β7 (home: 6β2; road: 3β5)
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April: 4β3 (home: 3β1; road: 1β2)
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Conference Semifinals: 4β3 (home: 3β1; road: 1β2)
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Conference Finals: 2β4 (home: 2β1; road: 0β3)
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1976 schedule |