1973–74 game log Total: 29–53 (Home: 18–23; Road: 11–28; Neutral: 0–2) |
October: 2–7 (home: 2–4; road: 0–3) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 1 | October 12, 1973 | Houston | L 106–99 | Austin Carr (24) | Brewer, Wilkens (7) | Lenny Wilkens (7) | Cleveland Arena 3,624 | 0–1 | 2 | October 14, 1973 | Detroit | L 95–83 | Dwight Davis (18) | Dwight Davis (13) | Lenny Wilkens (8) | Cleveland Arena 2,855 | 0–2 | 3 | October 19, 1973 | New York | L 92–90 | Austin Carr (28) | Jim Brewer (13) | Lenny Wilkens (10) | Cleveland Arena 5,102 | 0–3 | 4 | October 20, 1973 | @ Milwaukee | L 88–101 | Austin Carr (24) | Dwight Davis (12) | Carr, Rule (4) | Milwaukee Arena 8,837 | 0–4 | 5 | October 23, 1973 | Portland | W 96–103 | Lenny Wilkens (30) | Bingo Smith (15) | Austin Carr (7) | Cleveland Arena 2,437 | 1–4 | 6 | October 26, 1973 | N Buffalo | L 97–104 | Dwight Davis (19) | Dwight Davis (14) | Lenny Wilkens (7) | Maple Leaf Gardens 7,187 | 1–5 | 7 | October 27, 1973 | Buffalo | L 111–101 | Austin Carr (27) | Bob Rule (6) | Austin Carr (7) | Cleveland Arena 4,313 | 1–6 | 8 | October 28, 1973 | Boston | W 99–102 | Austin Carr (31) | Bob Rule (13) | Lenny Wilkens (6) | Cleveland Arena 2,808 | 2–6 | 9 | October 31, 1973 | @ Boston | L 110–128 | Austin Carr (26) | Bob Rule (7) | Lenny Wilkens (7) | Boston Garden 4,509 | 2–7 | |
November: 7–9 (home: 4–4; road: 3–5) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 10 | November 2, 1973 | Milwaukee | L 118–100 | Austin Carr (16) | Jim Brewer (13) | Lenny Wilkens (9) | Cleveland Arena 5,361 | 2–8 | 11 | November 3, 1973 | @ Chicago | L 94–105 | Austin Carr (26) | Jim Brewer (14) | Smith, Wilkens (3) | Chicago Stadium 5,733 | 2–9 | 12 | November 4, 1973 | Atlanta | L 115–110 | Austin Carr (31) | Steve Patterson (10) | Lenny Wilkens (10) | Cleveland Arena 3,587 | 2–10 | 13 | November 6, 1973 | Los Angeles | W 96–115 | Bingo Smith (22) | Jim Brewer (16) | Lenny Wilkens (14) | Cleveland Arena 3,124 | 3–10 | 14 | November 9, 1973 | Houston | W 106–111 | Bingo Smith (23) | Jim Brewer (13) | Lenny Wilkens (12) | Cleveland Arena 9,149 | 4–10 | 15 | November 10, 1973 | @ New York | L 90–100 | Austin Carr (23) | Jim Brewer (9) | Carr, Wilkens (6) | Madison Square Garden 18,999 | 4–11 | 16 | November 11, 1973 | Kansas City–Omaha | L 103–93 | Austin Carr (27) | Steve Patterson (10) | Lenny Wilkens (6) | Cleveland Arena 2,802 | 4–12 | 17 | November 13, 1973 | @ Golden State | L 115–128 | Austin Carr (23) | Bingo Smith (11) | Smith, Wilkens (5) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 2,194 | 4–13 | 18 | November 16, 1973 | @ Seattle | L 93–117 | Austin Carr (26) | Dwight Davis (14) | Lenny Wilkens (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum 11,770 | 4–14 | 19 | November 18, 1973 | @ Los Angeles | L 100–102 | Austin Carr (24) | Steve Patterson (12) | Lenny Wilkens (8) | The Forum 13,205 | 4–15 | 20 | November 22, 1973 | @ Houston | W 104–96 | Austin Carr (27) | Steve Patterson (13) | Carr, Wilkens (4) | Hofheinz Pavilion 4,789 | 5–15 | 21 | November 23, 1973 | @ Houston | W 85–83 | Bingo Smith (20) | Dwight Davis (11) | Lenny Wilkens (8) | Hofheinz Pavilion 3,653 | 6–15 | 22 | November 25, 1973 | Boston | L 107–101 | Austin Carr (26) | Steve Patterson (11) | Austin Carr (9) | Cleveland Arena 4,941 | 6–16 | 23 | November 27, 1973 | Seattle | W 118–120 | Bingo Smith (34) | Dwight Davis (10) | Lenny Wilkens (20) | Cleveland Arena 3,357 | 7–16 | 24 | November 28, 1973 | @ Detroit | W 96–91 | Bingo Smith (23) | Brewer, Patterson (12) | Lenny Wilkens (11) | Cobo Arena 2,601 | 8–16 | 25 | November 30, 1973 | Philadelphia | W 110–112 | Austin Carr (34) | Dwight Davis (11) | Lenny Wilkens (9) | Cleveland Arena 2,566 | 9–16 | |
December: 5–11 (home: 3–6; road: 2–5) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 26 | December 1, 1973 | @ New York | L 99–119 | Lenny Wilkens (24) | Dwight Davis (8) | Lenny Wilkens (3) | Madison Square Garden 18,922 | 9–17 | 27 | December 2, 1973 | Houston | L 130–104 | Fred Foster (18) | Jim Brewer (10) | Jim Cleamons (12) | Cleveland Arena 2,354 | 9–18 | 28 | December 5, 1973 | @ Philadelphia | W 89–75 | Austin Carr (26) | Dwight Davis (15) | Bingo Smith (5) | Spectrum 4,230 | 10–18 | 29 | December 7, 1973 | Chicago | L 96–91 | Austin Carr (18) | Steve Patterson (13) | Jim Cleamons (10) | Cleveland Arena 2,868 | 10–19 | 30 | December 9, 1973 | Phoenix | L 117–106 | Austin Carr (26) | Dwight Davis (13) | Jim Brewer (9) | Cleveland Arena 3,042 | 10–20 | 31 | December 11, 1973 | Los Angeles | W 100–101 (OT) | Austin Carr (24) | Jim Brewer (17) | Austin Carr (7) | Cleveland Arena 3,341 | 11–20 | 32 | December 14, 1973 | Buffalo | L 102–98 | John Warren (24) | Dwight Davis (11) | Bingo Smith (7) | Cleveland Arena 2,593 | 11–21 | 33 | December 18, 1973 | @ Buffalo | L 93–100 | Austin Carr (24) | Brewer, Davis (12) | Austin Carr (6) | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 10,224 | 11–22 | 34 | December 19, 1973 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | L 92–106 | Carr, Cleamons (21) | Davis, Smith (9) | Cleamons, Smith (4) | Omaha Civic Auditorium 6,047 | 11–23 | 35 | December 21, 1973 | Seattle | W 96–101 | Austin Carr (30) | Dwight Davis (10) | Jim Brewer (8) | Cleveland Arena 2,173 | 12–23 | 36 | December 22, 1973 | @ Atlanta | W 108–98 | Austin Carr (39) | Steve Patterson (10) | Dwight Davis (7) | The Omni 5,602 | 13–23 | 37 | December 23, 1973 | Houston | W 91–99 | Dwight Davis (23) | Dwight Davis (10) | Jim Cleamons (8) | Cleveland Arena 3,074 | 14–23 | 38 | December 26, 1973 | @ Milwaukee | L 110–123 | Austin Carr (29) | Jim Brewer (14) | Jim Brewer (7) | Milwaukee Arena 9,986 | 14–24 | 39 | December 27, 1973 | Kansas City–Omaha | W 110–100 | Austin Carr (24) | Dwight Davis (12) | Austin Carr (9) | Cleveland Arena 5,417 | 14–25 | 40 | December 29, 1973 | N Boston | L 92–111 | Jim Cleamons (18) | Dwight Davis (16) | Jim Cleamons (5) | Providence Civic Center 6,321 | 14–26 | 41 | December 30, 1973 | Atlanta | L 99–94 | Austin Carr (28) | Dwight Davis (11) | Lenny Wilkens (6) | Cleveland Arena 6,442 | 14–27 | |
January: 5–9 (home: 2–2; road: 3–7) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 42 | January 4, 1974 | Capital | L 94–91 | Austin Carr (22) | Brewer, Davis, Smith (9) | Lenny Wilkens (7) | Cleveland Arena 3,431 | 14–28 | 43 | January 5, 1974 | @ Atlanta | L 86–99 | Austin Carr (15) | Dwight Davis (8) | Jim Cleamons (5) | The Omni 7,370 | 14–29 | 44 | January 9, 1974 | @ Philadelphia | L 86–90 | Dwight Davis (16) | Luke Witte (11) | Jim Cleamons (5) | Spectrum 2,545 | 14–30 | 45 | January 11, 1974 | Detroit | L 106–96 | Austin Carr (25) | Smith, Witte (8) | Austin Carr (7) | Cleveland Arena 4,208 | 14–31 | 46 | January 12, 1974 | @ Detroit | W 117–112 (OT) | Austin Carr (27) | Dwight Davis (16) | Lenny Wilkens (9) | Cobo Arena 5,644 | 15–31 | 47 | January 13, 1974 | Philadelphia | W 94–96 | Austin Carr (26) | Dwight Davis (8) | Lenny Wilkens (11) | Cleveland Arena 3,477 | 16–31 | 48 | January 17, 1974 | @ Capital | L 86–101 | Austin Carr (22) | Dwight Davis (7) | Lenny Wilkens (8) | Capital Centre 3,217 | 16–32 | 49 | January 19, 1974 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | L 108–111 | Austin Carr (31) | Dwight Davis (16) | Lenny Wilkens (6) | Kemper Arena 5,538 | 16–33 | 50 | January 22, 1974 | @ Los Angeles | W 111–110 (OT) | Lenny Wilkens (24) | Brewer, Witte (13) | Lenny Wilkens (10) | The Forum 13,856 | 17–33 | 51 | January 23, 1974 | @ Phoenix | L 103–110 | Bingo Smith (20) | Luke Witte (12) | Lenny Wilkens (13) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,017 | 17–34 | 52 | January 25, 1974 | @ Portland | W 87–84 | Bingo Smith (20) | Steve Patterson (9) | Lenny Wilkens (6) | Memorial Coliseum 8,484 | 18–34 | 53 | January 26, 1974 | @ Golden State | L 93–106 | Bingo Smith (22) | Luke Witte (11) | Lenny Wilkens (7) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4,687 | 18–35 | 54 | January 29, 1974 | Atlanta | W 111–118 | Bingo Smith (27) | Steve Patterson (12) | Lenny Wilkens (10) | Cleveland Arena 4,453 | 19–35 | 55 | January 30, 1974 | @ Boston | L 108–120 | Lenny Wilkens (24) | Steve Patterson (11) | Lenny Wilkens (8) | Boston Garden 5,970 | 19–36 | |
February: 4–11 (home: 2–7; road: 2–4) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 56 | February 1, 1974 | Capital | L 107–99 | Austin Carr (28) | Dwight Davis (11) | Cleamons, Wilkens (9) | Cleveland Arena 3,735 | 19–37 | 57 | February 2, 1974 | @ New York | L 87–103 | Austin Carr (18) | Patterson, Witte (9) | Lenny Wilkens (4) | Madison Square Garden 19,694 | 19–38 | 58 | February 3, 1974 | Chicago | L 108–94 | Steve Patterson (17) | Steve Patterson (15) | Lenny Wilkens (11) | Cleveland Arena 3,406 | 19–39 | 59 | February 5, 1974 | Milwaukee | L 102–87 | Lenny Wilkens (18) | Dwight Davis (12) | Lenny Wilkens (9) | Cleveland Arena 5,291 | 19–40 | 60 | February 8, 1974 | @ Houston | L 106–120 | Austin Carr (22) | Steve Patterson (16) | Steve Patterson (10) | Hofheinz Pavilion 4,237 | 19–41 | 61 | February 9, 1974 | @ Atlanta | L 90–99 | Austin Carr (24) | Steve Patterson (14) | Lenny Wilkens (7) | The Omni 5,534 | 19–42 | 62 | February 10, 1974 | Buffalo | W 121–125 | Austin Carr (35) | Steve Patterson (10) | Fred Foster (8) | Cleveland Arena 2,997 | 20–42 | 63 | February 12, 1974 | Capital | L 107–99 | Lenny Wilkens (22) | Steve Patterson (18) | Steve Patterson (6) | Cleveland Arena 3,549 | 20–43 | 64 | February 16, 1974 | @ Portland | W 106–101 | Steve Patterson (22) | Steve Patterson (19) | Lenny Wilkens (10) | Memorial Coliseum 5,583 | 21–43 | 65 | February 17, 1974 | @ Seattle | L 97–106 | Lenny Wilkens (25) | Steve Patterson (14) | Lenny Wilkens (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum 14,078 | 21–44 | 66 | February 19, 1974 | Golden State | L 104–98 | Austin Carr (34) | Steve Patterson (11) | Lenny Wilkens (11) | Cleveland Arena 2,946 | 21–45 | 67 | February 21, 1974 | Golden State | L 122–103 | Austin Carr (26) | Steve Patterson (16) | Lenny Wilkens (6) | Cleveland Arena 1,641 | 21–46 | 68 | February 22, 1974 | New York | L 117–110 | Austin Carr (32) | Jim Cleamons (8) | Lenny Wilkens (6) | Cleveland Arena 7,781 | 21–47 | 69 | February 23, 1974 | @ Capital | W 104–101 | Austin Carr (28) | Dwight Davis (11) | Lenny Wilkens (8) | Capital Centre 9,247 | 22–47 | 70 | February 24, 1974 | Phoenix | W 97–101 | Lenny Wilkens (19) | Steve Patterson (11) | Carr, Wilkens (6) | Cleveland Arena 3,288 | 23–47 | |
March: 6–6 (home: 5–0; road: 1–6) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 71 | March 1, 1974 | @ Philadelphia | W 110–93 | Austin Carr (28) | Barry Clemens (17) | Lenny Wilkens (7) | Spectrum 3,852 | 24–47 | 72 | March 3, 1974 | @ Capital | L 93–98 | Austin Carr (24) | Brewer, Patterson (13) | Lenny Wilkens (6) | Capital Centre 5,072 | 24–48 | 73 | March 9, 1974 | @ Phoenix | L 100–109 | Austin Carr (16) | Dwight Davis (10) | Lenny Wilkens (7) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,153 | 24–49 | 74 | March 10, 1974 | @ Houston | L 108–113 | Austin Carr (32) | Steve Patterson (9) | Lenny Wilkens (10) | Hofheinz Pavilion 2,054 | 24–50 | 75 | March 12, 1974 | Atlanta | W 84–95 | Carr, Smith (24) | Steve Patterson (18) | Lenny Wilkens (9) | Cleveland Arena 4,514 | 25–50 | 76 | March 15, 1974 | Boston | W 103–104 | Lenny Wilkens (24) | Dwight Davis (9) | Austin Carr (6) | Cleveland Arena 7,304 | 26–50 | 77 | March 16, 1974 | @ Buffalo | L 105–114 | Lenny Wilkens (18) | Steve Patterson (7) | Jim Cleamons (5) | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 18,000 | 26–51 | 78 | March 17, 1974 | Philadelphia | W 99–115 | Austin Carr (31) | Steve Patterson (15) | Lenny Wilkens (14) | Cleveland Arena 2,891 | 27–51 | 79 | March 19, 1974 | Portland | W 103–107 | Bingo Smith (24) | Steve Patterson (16) | Lenny Wilkens (6) | Cleveland Arena 3,379 | 28–51 | 80 | March 20, 1974 | @ Capital | L 91–101 | Lenny Wilkens (26) | Steve Patterson (13) | Lenny Wilkens (9) | Capital Centre 7,943 | 28–52 | 81 | March 24, 1974 | New York | W 92–114 | Lenny Wilkens (22) | Davis, Patterson (8) | Lenny Wilkens (11) | Cleveland Arena 8,829 | 29–52 | 82 | March 26, 1974 | @ Chicago | L 98–104 | Carr, Smith (22) | Davis, Patterson (8) | Austin Carr (6) | Chicago Stadium 5,327 | 29–53 | |
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