NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

Philadelphia 76ers116–126Cleveland Cavaliers

Philadelphia 76ers at Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Tuesday 31 October 1972
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 12th meetingof 239 played

Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Freddie Boyd	36:00	4–13	2–2	3	6	4	10
Bill Bridges	33:00	3–9	5–6	10	3	4	11
Fred Carter	31:00	6–16	2–2	3	6	6	14
Manny Leaks	31:00	6–13	0–0	10	2	4	12
John Block	29:00	8–11	5–6	10	3	4	21
Kevin Loughery	27:00	6–14	2–2	1	8	5	14
Mike Price	26:00	7–11	1–2	4	1	4	15
Dale Schlueter	17:00	7–10	4–5	4	1	2	18
Luther Green	—	0–2	1–2	1	0	1	1
Mel Counts	—	0–1	0–0	2	2	2	0
Team totals	230:00	47–100	22–27	48	32	36	116

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Austin Carr	41:00	9–16	4–5	5	7	1	22
John Johnson	34:00	7–13	2–3	5	6	4	16
Bingo Smith	24:00	10–17	7–8	2	2	2	27
Dwight Davis	15:00	1–3	2–2	4	1	3	4
Jim Cleamons	7:00	1–3	0–0	1	1	0	2
Dave Sorenson	4:00	1–3	0–0	1	0	2	2
Lenny Wilkens	—	7–16	13–15	5	4	2	27
Rick Roberson	—	6–10	7–13	14	5	4	19
Steve Patterson	—	2–6	3–4	6	3	3	7
Walt Wesley	—	0–0	0–0	2	1	2	0
Team totals	125:00	44–87	38–50	45	30	23	126

This season

Cleveland Cavaliers 6, Philadelphia 76ers 0 in NBA 1972-73.

25 Oct 1972Cleveland Cavaliers 113–108 Philadelphia 76ers
31 Oct 1972116–126 this game
12 Jan 1973Philadelphia 76ers 109–113 Cleveland Cavaliers
26 Jan 1973Philadelphia 76ers 100–105 Cleveland Cavaliers
20 Mar 1973Philadelphia 76ers 105–131 Cleveland Cavaliers
21 Mar 1973Cleveland Cavaliers 112–109 Philadelphia 76ers

Records going in

Philadelphia 76ers: 0–8
Cleveland Cavaliers: 2–8

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Cleveland Cavaliers 117, Philadelphia 76ers 122.

25 Oct 1972Cleveland Cavaliers 113–108 Philadelphia 76ers
12 Jan 1973Philadelphia 76ers 109–113 Cleveland Cavaliers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.