NBA 1971-72Regular season

Final

Atlanta Hawks110–115Cleveland Cavaliers

Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Thursday 23 December 1971
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1971-72Regular season
Meeting: 7th meetingof 263 played

Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Jim Washington	43:00	3–12	3–4	10	1	2	9
Walt Bellamy	—	10–16	1–3	13	4	4	21
Don May	—	10–12	0–0	2	3	3	20
Don Adams	—	7–13	3–4	5	1	5	17
Lou Hudson	—	5–14	7–7	5	6	4	17
Herm Gilliam	—	5–10	0–0	3	4	2	10
Pete Maravich	—	4–15	2–4	3	11	2	10
Tom Payne	—	3–6	0–0	1	1	0	6
Bob Christian	—	0–0	0–0	2	2	0	0
Team totals	43:00	47–98	16–22	44	33	22	110

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Butch Beard	—	13–22	4–5	8	11	1	30
Walt Wesley	—	13–23	4–5	13	2	3	30
John Johnson	—	10–23	4–6	9	12	5	24
Bingo Smith	—	9–23	2–3	4	2	3	20
Dave Sorenson	—	1–1	2–2	3	3	1	4
Steve Patterson	—	2–3	0–0	6	2	3	4
Rick Roberson	—	1–5	1–6	15	3	5	3
Jackie Ridgle	—	0–0	0–0	0	0	1	0
John Warren	—	0–2	0–0	1	1	0	0
Team totals	—	49–102	17–27	59	36	22	115

This season

Cleveland Cavaliers 2, Atlanta Hawks 4 in NBA 1971-72.

29 Oct 1971Atlanta Hawks 98–97 Cleveland Cavaliers
27 Nov 1971Cleveland Cavaliers 103–95 Atlanta Hawks
23 Dec 1971110–115 this game
5 Feb 1972Cleveland Cavaliers 117–120 Atlanta Hawks
12 Mar 1972Cleveland Cavaliers 114–135 Atlanta Hawks
19 Mar 1972Atlanta Hawks 115–105 Cleveland Cavaliers

Records going in

Atlanta Hawks: 11–22
Cleveland Cavaliers: 11–24

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Cleveland Cavaliers 128, Atlanta Hawks 135.

27 Nov 1971Cleveland Cavaliers 103–95 Atlanta Hawks
5 Feb 1972Cleveland Cavaliers 117–120 Atlanta Hawks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.