The Cleveland Cavaliers handily defeated the Houston Rockets, 101 to 90, on December 21, 1978.

1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers

Final

HOU

Rockets

15-14

90

CLE

Cavaliers

12-20

101

Team

1

16

26

2

27

22

3

27

31

4

20

22

Total

90

101

Team Stats

Player Stats

Rockets

Cavaliers

FG Made - Attempted

33-81

36-86

Field Goal %

40.7

41.9

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

24-28

29-35

Free Throw %

85.7

82.9

Rebounds

43

46

Offensive Rebounds

10

13

Defensive Rebounds

33

33

Assists

17

20

Steals

11

7

Blocks

7

8

Turnovers

20

14

Personal Fouls

29

19

Rockets

Cavaliers

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Moses Malone	42	15	18	3	4	2	5-15		5-7	4	3		5	13	33.3		71.4
Calvin Murphy	39	18	1	1	1	0	6-16		6-7	3	3		1	0	37.5		85.7
Rick Barry	36	30	4	3	1	1	12-23		6-6	1	2		1	3	52.2		100.0
Rudy Tomjanovich	36	8	8	3	0	2	3-11		2-2	3	4		1	7	27.3		100.0
Slick Watts	13	2	1	2	1	0	0-0		2-2	2	3		0	1			100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Robert Reid	22	4	2	1	2	1	1-4		2-2	1	5		0	2	25.0		100.0
Mike Newlin	20	8	4	1	1	0	4-4		0-0	2	5		1	3	100.0
Dwight Jones	20	5	4	1	1	1	2-5		1-2	3	2		1	3	40.0		50.0
Mike Dunleavy	12	0	1	2	0	0	0-3		0-0	1	2		0	1	0.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Campy Russell	48	27	8	7	3	2	11-23		5-8	7	2		2	6	47.8		62.5
Foots Walker	42	9	7	6	2	2	3-8		3-4	1	1		2	5	37.5		75.0
Austin Carr	37	30	5	4	1	0	8-13		14-14	3	2		2	3	61.5		100.0
Jim Chones	34	6	15	0	0	3	3-7		0-0	2	5		1	14	42.9
Bingo Smith	26	16	4	1	0	0	6-12		4-4	0	4		3	1	50.0		100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jim Brewer	19	2	5	1	0	0	1-4		0-0	0	0		2	3	25.0
Terry Furlow	17	8	0	1	1	1	3-11		2-2	1	2		0	0	27.3		100.0
Mike Mitchell	17	3	2	0	0	0	1-8		1-3	0	3		1	1	12.5		33.3

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

10.5

Allen

Jarrett Allen

APG

6.5

Garland

Darius Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.2

18th

DRTG

112.7

6th

NETRTG

2.5

13th

3P%

36.7

15th

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

Last Game

BOS

4-1

113

Final

98

CLE

1-4

Wed 15 May 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

33.7

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

30.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

12.9

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

11.8

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

9.1

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.8

James

LeBron James

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.4

James

LeBron James

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

1.8

Booker

Devin Booker

Playoff BPG Leaders

2.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff 3PM Leaders

3.7

White

Derrick White

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.3

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

Playoff TS% Leaders

67.0

Gordon

Aaron Gordon

66.6

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Pacers

120.2

Celtics

119.5

Timberwolves

118.9

Knicks

118.7

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

101.3

Thunder

105.4

Celtics

106.9

Timberwolves

109.4

Mavericks

111.4

Pelicans

111.7

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Celtics

12.6

Timberwolves

9.6

Thunder

6.7

Magic

4.7

Mavericks

3.6

Pacers

2.1

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Clippers

2-4

Bucks

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

55-34

Mavericks

55-39

76ers

51-38

Thunder

52-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

48-40-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 5/17	OKC	@	DAL	116-117
Thu 5/16	NYK	@	IND	103-116
Wed 5/15	DEN	@	MIN	70-115
Tue 5/14	CLE	@	BOS	98-113
Tue 5/14	DAL	@	OKC	104-92

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/19	IND	@	NYK	3:30 PM
Sun 5/19	MIN	@	DEN	8:00 PM