1974–75 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season schedule

|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || October 18 || Portland || 129–131 (4OT) || Austin Carr (34) || Jim Chones (19) || Carr, Cleamons (9) || Memorial Coliseum<br>11,409 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 2 || October 19 || @ Golden State || 110–113 || Austin Carr (23) || Jim Chones (12) || Jim Cleamons (9) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>4,402 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || October 20 || @ Seattle || 93–100 || Austin Carr (33) || Austin Carr (9) || Smith, Snyder (5) || Seattle Center Coliseum<br>10,241 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || October 23 || @ Boston || 108–107 || Austin Carr (28) || Dwight Davis (7) || Austin Carr (8) || Boston Garden<br>7,158 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || October 24 || @ Atlanta || 116–97 || Austin Carr (25) || Jim Brewer (12) || Jim Cleamons (9) || Omni Coliseum<br>4,147 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || October 26 || @ New Orleans || 90–88 || Austin Carr (23) || Steve Patterson (12) || Austin Carr (7) || Municipal Auditorium<br>3,450 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 7 || October 29 || Boston || 107–92 || Bingo Smith (20) || Steve Patterson (9) || Austin Carr (8) || Richfield Coliseum<br>13,184 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || October 31 || Detroit || 101–118 || Austin Carr (33) || Bingo Smith (7) || Austin Carr (11) || Richfield Coliseum<br>5,584 || 4–4 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || November 3 || Phoenix || 101–104 || Austin Carr (27)|| Steve Patterson (8) || Carr, Smith (5) || Richfield Coliseum<br>7,354 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || November 6 || @ Washington || 107–99 || Bingo Smith (41) || Jim Chones (19) || Austin Carr (6) || Capital Centre<br>5,110 || 6–4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 11 || November 12 || @ Buffalo || 94–112 || Austin Carr (28) || Dwight Davis (9) || Austin Carr (11) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium<br>7,664 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 12 || November 14 || @ New York || 89–94 || Dick Snyder (20) || Jim Chones (12) || Jim Cleamons (8) || Madison Square Garden<br>15,337 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || November 16 || @ Milwaukee || 92–89 || Austin Carr (23) || Steve Patterson (8) || Austin Carr (7) || MECCA Arena<br>10,938 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 14 || November 19 || @ Houston || 85–94 || Bingo Smith (16) || Jim Chones (12) || Austin Carr (5) || Hofheinz Pavilion<br>2,164 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || November 21 || Golden State || 74–106 || Austin Carr (26) || Chones, Davis (9) || Jim Cleamons (10) || Richfield Coliseum<br>5,811 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || November 23 || New Orleans || 100–121 || Bingo Smith (25) || Brewer, Smith (10) || Austin Carr (10) || Richfield Coliseum<br>8,864 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 17 || November 24 || @ Kansas City–Omaha || 94–109 || Austin Carr (18) || Dwight Davis (13) || Jim Cleamons (5) || Kemper Arena<br>4,555 || 9–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || November 26 || Seattle || 94–102 || Austin Carr (24) || Dwight Davis (12) || Jim Cleamons (7) || Richfield Coliseum<br>4,537 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || November 28 || Philadelphia || 103–110 || Austin Carr (32) || Jim Chones (13) || Dick Snyder (7) || Richfield Coliseum<br>6,455 || 11–8 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || December 3 || Houston || 91–97 || Dwight Davis (18) || Jim Chones (11) || Jim Cleamons (9) || Richfield Coliseum<br>2,971 || 12–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || December 5 || Kansas City–Omaha || 91–124 || Dwight Davis (23) || Jim Chones (9) || Jim Cleamons (9) || Richfield Coliseum<br>4,493 || 13–8 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 22 || December 6 || @ Detroit || 91–117 || Jim Chones (18) || Jim Brewer (6) || Jim Cleamons (8) || Cobo Arena<br>4,763 || 13–9 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 23 || December 8 || Washington || 88–75 || Cleamons, Snyder (14) || Jim Chones (13) || Chones, Walker (4) || Richfield Coliseum<br>8,148 || 13–10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || December 11 || @ Seattle || 97–95 || Chones, Snyder (18) || Bingo Smith (8) || Jim Cleamons (8) || Seattle Center Coliseum<br>10,033 || 14–10 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 25 || December 13 || @ Phoenix || 84–85 || Jim Chones (22) || Jim Chones (13) || Dick Snyder (6) || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>5,756 || 14–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || December 17 || @ Los Angeles || 119–106 || Jim Cleamons (29) || Jim Chones (10) || Dick Snyder (6) || The Forum<br>10,009 || 15–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || December 19 || Buffalo || 104–106 || Dwight Davis (20) || Steve Patterson (11) || Jim Cleamons (7) || Richfield Coliseum<br>6,876 || 16–11 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 28 || December 21 || Chicago || 87–74 || Jim Chones (22) || Jim Chones (12) || Jim Cleamons (4) || Richfield Coliseum<br>6,871 || 16–12 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || December 23 || New Orleans || 79–95 || Bingo Smith (15) || Jim Brewer (9) || Jim Cleamons (7) || Richfield Coliseum<br>7,867 || 17–12 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 30 || December 26 || Los Angeles || 99–89 || Jim Chones (28) || Jim Chones (13) || Carr, Cleamons, Davis (5) || Richfield Coliseum<br>12,526 || 17–13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || December 29 || Atlanta || 103–110 || Jim Chones (25) || Jim Chones (15) || Chones, Snyder, Walker (4) || Richfield Coliseum<br>6,670 || 18–13 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 32 || December 30 || @ Washington || 90–103 || Jim Cleamons (16) || Jim Chones (10) || Cleamons, Walker (5) || Capital Centre<br>8,101 || 18–14 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || January 3 || Houston || 83–95 || Bingo Smith (20) || Jim Chones (20) || Bingo Smith (10) || Richfield Coliseum<br>7,015 || 19–14 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 34 || January 4 || @ New York || 102–103 || Jim Chones (27) || Jim Chones (15) || Jim Cleamons (7) || Madison Square Garden<br>19,694 || 19–15 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || January 5 || Phoenix || 86–97 || Smith, Snyder (25) || Jim Chones (15) || Jim Cleamons (6) || Richfield Coliseum<br>6,831 || 20–15 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 36 || January 7 || @ Atlanta || 112–113 (OT) || Jim Cleamons (20) || Jim Brewer (12) || Dick Snyder (7) || Omni Coliseum<br>2,973 || 20–16 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 37 || January 10 || @ Buffalo || 100–104 || Dick Snyder (26) || Jim Brewer (9) || Jim Cleamons (10) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium<br>10,875 || 20–17 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 38 || January 11 || Milwaukee || 91–81 || Fred Foster (17) || Dwight Davis (11) || Dwight Davis (6) || Richfield Coliseum<br>14,314 || 20–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || January 16 || Portland || 81–89 || Dick Snyder (29) || Dwight Davis (11) || Jim Cleamons (6) || Richfield Coliseum<br>8,579 || 21–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || January 18 || @ Philadelphia || 108–106 || Cleamons, Davis (24) || Steve Patterson (12) || Dick Snyder (9) || The Spectrum<br>6,103 || 22–18 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 41 || January 19 || @ Detroit || 98–100 || Steve Patterson (23) || Dwight Davis (8) || Jim Cleamons (7) || Cobo Arena<br>5,390 || 22–19 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 42 || January 21 || Washington || 97–88 || Bingo Smith (22) || Steve Patterson (9) || Dick Snyder (10) || Richfield Coliseum<br>4,718 || 22–20 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 43 || January 23 || New York || 100–89 || Dick Snyder (30) || Brewer, Cleamons, Davis, Patterson, Witte (5) || Cleamons, Snyder (4) || Richfield Coliseum<br>9,251 || 22–21 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 44 || January 25 || @ Washington || 92–94 || Dick Snyder (19) || Luke Witte (8) || Davis, Russell, Walker (4) || Capital Centre<br>7,178 || 22–22 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 45 || January 26 || Seattle || 96–93 || Dick Snyder (18) || Steve Patterson (9) || Jim Cleamons (6) || Richfield Coliseum<br>4,219 || 22–23 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 46 || January 28 || @ Chicago || 97–125 || Dwight Davis (22) || Dwight Davis (10) || Jim Cleamons (5) || Chicago Stadium<br>5,210 || 22–24 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 47 || January 30 || Buffalo || 97–91 || Dick Snyder (16) || Jim Chones (13) || Dick Snyder (8) || Richfield Coliseum<br>8,046 || 22–25 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 48 || January 31 || @ Boston || 99–121 || Bingo Smith (32) || Patterson, Smith (6) || Cleamons, Walker (5) || Boston Garden<br>15,320 || 22–26 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || February 1 || Atlanta || 109–112 (OT) || Bingo Smith (30) || Davis, Patterson (8) || Foots Walker (7) || Richfield Coliseum<br>4,831 || 23–26 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || February 2 || Detroit || 96–116 || Jim Cleamons (22) || Steve Patterson (10) || Jim Cleamons (10) || Richfield Coliseum<br>5,144 || 24–26 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 51 || February 4 || @ Atlanta || 97–111 || Dick Snyder (24) || Jim Chones (10) || Jim Cleamons (6) || Omni Coliseum<br>2,758 || 24–27 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || February 6 || Portland || 90–98 || Jim Chones (26) || Jim Chones (9) || Jim Cleamons (4) || Richfield Coliseum<br>6,243 || 25–27 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || February 8 || Kansas City–Omaha || 91–92 (OT) || Dick Snyder (25) || Jim Chones (14) || Foots Walker (8) || Richfield Coliseum<br>4,761 || 26–27 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || February 11 || New Orleans || 86–100 || Bingo Smith (29) || Dwight Davis (9) || Dick Snyder (7) || Richfield Coliseum<br>3,788 || 27–27 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || February 12 || @ Philadelphia || 105–102 || Bingo Smith (28) || Jim Chones (12) || Bingo Smith (9) || The Spectrum<br>3,773 || 28–27 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || February 13 || Golden State || 93–96 || Jim Cleamons (23) || Dwight Davis (10) || Jim Cleamons (7) || Richfield Coliseum<br>9,062 || 29–27 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 57 || February 14 || @ Milwaukee || 105–112 || Bingo Smith (25) || Jim Brewer (13) || Jim Brewer (4) || MECCA Arena<br>10,938 || 29–28 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || February 16 || Houston || 95–100 || Dick Snyder (21) || Jim Chones (7) || Snyder, Walker (5) || Richfield Coliseum<br>9,082 || 30–28 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 59 || February 18 || Milwaukee || 104–93 || Jim Chones (16) || Jim Chones (10) || Foots Walker (6) || Richfield Coliseum<br>13,052 || 30–29 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || February 20 || Washington || 95–106 || Jim Cleamons (17) || Jim Chones (16) || Jim Cleamons (8) || Richfield Coliseum<br>6,728 || 31–29 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || February 23 || Atlanta || 105–111 (OT) || Fred Foster (19) || Jim Chones (13) || Foots Walker (11) || Richfield Coliseum<br>8,777 || 32–29 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 62 || February 25 || @ Houston || 87–114 || Bingo Smith (20) || Jim Chones (11) || Dick Snyder (6) || Hofheinz Pavilion<br>4,723 || 32–30 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 63 || February 26 || @ Phoenix || 96–108 || Dick Snyder (22) || Foots Walker (7) || Foots Walker (9) || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>5,447 || 32–31 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 64 || February 28 || @ Los Angeles || 105–109 || Dwight Davis (21) || Jim Chones (16) || Foots Walker (11) || The Forum<br>11,203 || 32–32 |-

|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 65 || March 1 || @ Golden State || 95–110 || Fred Foster (18) || Jim Chones (10) || Davis, Walker (4) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>7,632 || 32–33 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 66 || March 4 || @ Portland || 98–117 || Campy Russell (15) || Davis, Walker (6) || Foots Walker (7) || Memorial Coliseum<br>9,431 || 32–34 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 67 || March 7 || @ Houston || 86–93 || Jim Chones (22) || Jim Chones (9) || Dick Snyder (6) || Hofheinz Pavilion<br>8,876 || 32–35 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 68 || March 9 || @ New Orleans || 86–90 || Jim Chones (15) || Jim Chones (19) || Brewer, Carr (4) || Municipal Auditorium<br>5,031 || 32–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || March 11 || New Orleans || 114–123 || Bingo Smith (28) || Jim Chones (14) || Fred Foster (8) || Richfield Coliseum<br>5,369 || 33–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || March 13 || Los Angeles || 85–104 || Fred Foster (20) || Jim Brewer (14) || Bingo Smith (4) || Richfield Coliseum<br>4,735 || 34–36 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 71 || March 15 || Philadelphia || 96–88 || Bingo Smith (23) || Jim Brewer (11) || Chones, Foster, Smith (4) || Richfield Coliseum<br>13,897 || 34–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || March 16 || @ New Orleans || 113–111 || Jim Brewer (24) || Jim Brewer (15) || Chones, Cleamons (4) || Loyola Field House<br>3,824 || 35–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || March 18 || Washington || 98–112 || Smith, Snyder (23) || Bingo Smith (11) || Jim Cleamons (8) || Richfield Coliseum<br>6,823 || 36–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || March 20 || Chicago || 83–87 || Jim Chones (22) || Jim Chones (12) || Jim Cleamons (7) || Richfield Coliseum<br>7,491 || 37–37 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 75 || March 22 || @ Washington || 97–100 || Jim Chones (18) || Jim Chones (10) || Cleamons, Snyder, Walker (4) || Capital Centre<br>8,471 || 37–38 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || March 23 || Houston || 95–101 || Jim Brewer (18) || Jim Chones (12) || Jim Chones (7) || Richfield Coliseum<br>14,769 || 38–38 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 77 || March 25 || Boston || 89–84 || Jim Chones (18) || Jim Chones (13) || Cleamons, Walker (4) || Richfield Coliseum<br>18,911 || 38–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 78 || March 27 || @ Chicago || 86–83 || Jim Chones (16) || Brewer, Snyder (7) || Jim Cleamons (4) || Chicago Stadium<br>10,031 || 39–39 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 79 || March 28 || @ Houston || 105–112 || Jim Chones (22) || Jim Chones (7) || Cleamons, Walker (4) || Hofheinz Pavilion<br>10,518 || 39–40 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 80 || March 29 || @ Atlanta || 97–103 || Jim Brewer (19) || Brewer, Cleamons (9) || Jim Cleamons (7) || Omni Coliseum<br>4,542 || 39–41 |-

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || April 3 || New York || 95–100 || Dick Snyder (22) || Jim Brewer (13) || Bingo Smith (8) || Richfield Coliseum<br>20,239 || 40–41 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 82 || April 6 || @ Kansas City–Omaha || 94–95 || Jim Chones (23) || Jim Brewer (21) || Bingo Smith (4) || Omaha Civic Auditorium<br>8,895 || 40–42 |-

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