The Cleveland Cavaliers were 43-39 in 1977-78. They finished 3rd in the Central Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the New York Knicks, 2 games to 0.
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Gilgeous-Alexander's 42 points help Thunder to a 124-116 win over the Cavaliers
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 43 points, hits go-ahead 3-pointer in Thunder's 117-112 win over Cavs
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Mobley scores 27, Allen adds 25 as Cavaliers ride 48-point second quarter to get past Bucks 136-111
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Okongwu scores 29 as Hawks beat Cavaliers 114-111
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Onyeka Okongwu has 29 points and 12 rebounds as Hawks beat Cavs 114-111 to snap skid
1977-78 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 242.4 | 104.4 | 47.1 | 21.2 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 42.6 | 94.0 | 45.4 | 19.1 | 25.8 | 74.1 | 49.6 | 14.5 | 32.6 | 16.9 | 22.3 | |||
Team Rank | 4th | 19th | 11th | 22nd | 16th | 7th | 17th | 10th | 19th | 20th | 19th | 16th | 20th | 13th | 8th | 2nd | 1st | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 242.4 | 103.9 | 48.7 | 23.4 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 42.4 | 92.9 | 45.6 | 19.2 | 25.8 | 74.5 | 49.8 | 14.8 | 33.9 | 18.0 | 23.8 | |||
Opponent Rank | 4th | 4th | 19th | 3rd | 2nd | 15th | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 1st | 11th | 19th | 19th | 19th | ||||
Net | +0.5 | -1.6 | -2.1 | +0.0 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +1.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | +0.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -1.5 | |||||
Net Rank | 9th | 13th | 18th | 11th | 8th | 11th | 10th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 15th | 15th | 6th | 6th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.5 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 6 | 1 | .857 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 |
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