DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1970-71 Cleveland Cavaliers
15–67 · #17 in the league · Missed playoffs
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Cleveland Cavaliers went 15–67 in the regular season, good for the #17 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#17
Net rating
-10.1
Home floor
Cleveland Arena
Roster
16 players
Record
15–67
18.3% win rate
League rank
#17
Regular season
Net rating
-10.1
SRS -12.0
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Wesley | C | — | 82 | — | 17.7 | 8.7 | 1.0 |
| John Warren | G-F | — | 82 | — | 11.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Dave Sorenson | F | — | 79 | — | 11.3 | 6.2 | 2.1 |
| Bobby Lewis | G | — | 79 | — | 5.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Bingo Smith | F-G | — | 77 | — | 15.2 | 5.6 | 3.4 |
| Luther Rackley | C | — | 74 | — | 7.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
| Joe Cooke | G | 10 | 73 | — | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| John Johnson | F | — | 67 | — | 16.6 | 6.8 | 4.8 |
| McCoy McLemore | F-C | — | 58 | — | 11.7 | 8.0 | 3.0 |
| Larry Mikan | F | 30 | 53 | — | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| Bobby Washington | G | — | 47 | — | 7.4 | 2.2 | 4.0 |
| Gary Suiter | C-F | 40 | 30 | — | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Johnny Egan | G | — | 26 | — | 4.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Cliff Anderson | G-F | — | 23 | — | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| Gary Freeman | F | 23 | 11 | — | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Len Chappell | F-C | — | 6 | — | 6.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
Team stats
Season profile
92.3
ORtg
102.4
DRtg
110.6
Pace
-12.0
SRS
-11.2
MOV
47.4%
TS%
42.4%
eFG%
24.3
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Bill Fitch
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Cleveland Arena
160 average attendance
Then and now
Cleveland Cavaliers
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16 players