1970-71 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 15-67
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bill Fitch (15-67)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 144,252, Avg. 3,518 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Cleveland Cavaliers RosterTeam Record: 15-67
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bill Fitch (15-67)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 144,252, Avg. 3,518 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Cleveland Cavaliers Results
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 15 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
Cleveland scored 8,373 points, worst in the league and gave up 9,289. Walt Wesley scored a team-best 1,455 points for the Cavaliers, and John Johnson averaged 16 or more per game, too. Walt Wesley contributed 713 rebounds. John Warren dished out 347 assists for the squad.
Bill Fitch coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Wesley | C | 82 | 0 | 2425 | 1241 | 565 | 473 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 713 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 1455 | ||
| Bingo Smith | F-G | 77 | 0 | 2332 | 1106 | 495 | 234 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 1168 | ||
| John Johnson | F | 67 | 0 | 2310 | 1032 | 435 | 298 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 1110 | ||
| John Warren | G-F | 82 | 0 | 2610 | 899 | 380 | 217 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 940 | ||
| Dave Sorenson | F | 79 | 0 | 1940 | 794 | 353 | 229 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 486 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 890 | ||
| McCoy McLemore | F-C | 58 | 47 | 1839 | 654 | 254 | 220 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 463 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 678 | ||
| Luke Rackley | C | 74 | 0 | 1434 | 470 | 219 | 190 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 559 | ||
| Bobby Lewis | G | 79 | 0 | 1852 | 484 | 179 | 152 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 467 | ||
| Bobby Washington | G | 47 | 0 | 823 | 310 | 123 | 140 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 350 | ||
| Joe Cooke | G | 73 | 0 | 725 | 341 | 134 | 59 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 316 | ||
| Larry Mikan | 53 | 0 | 536 | 186 | 62 | 55 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 158 | |||
| Johnny Egan | G | 26 | 0 | 410 | 98 | 40 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 105 | ||
| Cliff Anderson | G-F | 23 | 0 | 171 | 59 | 19 | 60 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 79 | ||
| Gary Suiter | C-F | 30 | 0 | 140 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 42 | ||
| Len Chappell | F-C | 6 | 0 | 86 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 41 | ||
| Gary Freeman | F | 11 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | ||
| Totals | 867 | 47 | 19680 | 7778 | 3299 | 0 | 0 | 2380 | 1775 | 0 | 0 | 3982 | 2065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2114 | 8373 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Wesley | C | 82 | 0 | 29.6 | 45.5 | 68.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 17.7 | |
| Bingo Smith | F-G | 77 | 0 | 30.3 | 44.8 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 15.2 | |
| John Johnson | F | 67 | 0 | 34.5 | 42.2 | 80.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 16.6 | |
| John Warren | G-F | 82 | 0 | 31.8 | 42.3 | 82.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 11.5 | |
| Dave Sorenson | F | 79 | 0 | 24.6 | 44.5 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 11.3 | |
| McCoy McLemore | F-C | 58 | 47 | 31.7 | 38.8 | 77.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 11.7 | |
| Luke Rackley | C | 74 | 0 | 19.4 | 46.6 | 63.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 7.6 | |
| Bobby Lewis | G | 79 | 0 | 23.4 | 37.0 | 71.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 5.9 | |
| Bobby Washington | G | 47 | 0 | 17.5 | 39.7 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 7.4 | |
| Joe Cooke | G | 73 | 0 | 9.9 | 39.3 | 81.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.3 | |
| Larry Mikan | 53 | 0 | 10.1 | 33.3 | 61.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | ||
| Johnny Egan | G | 26 | 0 | 15.8 | 40.8 | 89.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 | |
| Cliff Anderson | G-F | 23 | 0 | 7.4 | 32.2 | 68.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.4 | |
| Gary Suiter | C-F | 30 | 0 | 4.7 | 35.2 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | |
| Len Chappell | F-C | 6 | 0 | 14.3 | 39.5 | 78.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 6.8 | |
| Gary Freeman | F | 11 | 0 | 4.3 | 58.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | |
| Averages | 867 | 47 | 22.7 | 42.4 | 74.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 9.7 |
