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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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1973–74 schedule |