DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1972-73 Cleveland Cavaliers
32–50 · #13 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotCLE
Cleveland Cavaliers went 32–50 in the regular season, good for the #13 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#13
Net rating
-2.5
Home floor
Cleveland Arena
Roster
15 players
Record
32–50
39.0% win rate
League rank
#13
Regular season
Net rating
-2.5
SRS -2.6
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Carr | G | 34 | 82 | — | 20.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
| John Johnson | F | 32 | 82 | — | 14.4 | 6.7 | 3.8 |
| Dwight Davis | F | — | 81 | — | 9.4 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
| Jim Cleamons | G | — | 80 | — | 5.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Lenny Wilkens | G | 19 | 75 | — | 20.5 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
| Bingo Smith | F-G | 7 | 73 | — | 8.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| Barry Clemens | F | — | 72 | — | 6.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Cornell Warner | F-C | — | 68 | — | 5.7 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
| Rick Roberson | C-F | 35 | 62 | — | 12.6 | 11.2 | 2.2 |
| Steve Patterson | C | 50 | 62 | — | 2.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| Bob Rule | C-F | — | 49 | — | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| John Warren | G-F | 11 | 40 | — | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Walt Wesley | C | 44 | 12 | — | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| Dave Sorenson | F | 15 | 10 | — | 2.7 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Charlie Davis | G | 18 | 6 | — | 7.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
Team stats
Season profile
94.0
ORtg
96.5
DRtg
108.3
Pace
-2.6
SRS
-2.7
MOV
47.8%
TS%
43.5%
eFG%
26.2
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
466 average attendance
Then and now
Cleveland Cavaliers
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15 players