NBA 1970-71Regular season

Final

Buffalo Braves108–117Cleveland Cavaliers

Buffalo Braves at Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday 31 January 1971
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1970-71Regular season
Meeting: 9th meetingof 142 played

Buffalo Braves

Buffalo Braves box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Kauffman	36:00	5–9	4–4	8	4	6	14
Dick Garrett	35:00	5–12	2–2	2	4	2	12
Em Bryant	31:00	9–17	1–1	1	7	4	19
Don May	28:00	5–11	3–3	3	3	2	13
Herm Gilliam	27:00	6–12	6–7	3	3	4	18
John Hummer	22:00	2–3	1–2	6	0	2	5
Paul Long	21:00	7–14	2–2	3	2	3	16
Cornell Warner	20:00	4–6	0–1	5	4	2	8
Nate Bowman	12:00	1–3	0–0	1	1	2	2
Mike Silliman	8:00	0–4	1–1	4	1	0	1
Team totals	240:00	44–91	20–23	36	29	27	108

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bingo Smith	43:00	10–19	4–4	15	4	2	24
McCoy McLemore	43:00	5–12	5–6	6	2	1	15
John Johnson	34:00	7–14	2–4	7	5	3	16
Walt Wesley	31:00	6–17	8–8	17	1	5	20
John Warren	26:00	2–6	0–0	0	3	2	4
Bobby Washington	22:00	6–10	4–4	2	9	2	16
Dave Sorenson	14:00	6–6	0–1	4	1	2	12
Bobby Lewis	14:00	2–5	3–3	2	2	0	7
Luther Rackley	13:00	1–3	1–1	2	2	2	3
Team totals	240:00	45–92	27–31	55	29	19	117

This season

Cleveland Cavaliers 7, Los Angeles Clippers 5 in NBA 1970-71.

14 Oct 1970Cleveland Cavaliers 92–107 Buffalo Braves
7 Nov 1970Cleveland Cavaliers 91–103 Buffalo Braves
6 Dec 1970Buffalo Braves 106–108 Cleveland Cavaliers
18 Dec 1970Cleveland Cavaliers 94–113 Buffalo Braves
19 Dec 1970Buffalo Braves 112–123 Cleveland Cavaliers
26 Dec 1970Buffalo Braves 107–120 Cleveland Cavaliers
9 Jan 1971Buffalo Braves 89–111 Cleveland Cavaliers
19 Jan 1971Cleveland Cavaliers 111–79 Buffalo Braves
31 Jan 1971108–117 this game
2 Feb 1971Cleveland Cavaliers 101–91 Buffalo Braves
13 Feb 1971Buffalo Braves 111–106 Cleveland Cavaliers
6 Mar 1971Cleveland Cavaliers 109–120 Buffalo Braves

Records going in

Buffalo Braves: 16–43
Cleveland Cavaliers: 9–48

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Cleveland Cavaliers 81, Los Angeles Clippers 61.

19 Jan 1971Cleveland Cavaliers 111–79 Buffalo Braves
2 Feb 1971Cleveland Cavaliers 101–91 Buffalo Braves

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.