NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

Cleveland Cavaliers80–89Baltimore Bullets

Cleveland Cavaliers at Baltimore Bullets

Date: Wednesday 3 January 1973
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 14th meetingof 269 played

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
John Johnson	38:00	6–11	2–2	3	2	3	14
Austin Carr	34:00	4–17	0–0	2	2	3	8
Dwight Davis	32:00	7–14	0–2	17	1	3	14
Cornell Warner	20:00	4–10	1–2	6	1	2	9
Barry Clemens	14:00	2–4	0–0	1	0	2	4
Jim Cleamons	14:00	1–3	0–0	4	0	0	2
Bob Rule	7:00	1–2	1–1	4	0	0	3
Rick Roberson	—	7–12	3–4	10	1	5	17
Lenny Wilkens	—	2–13	3–7	4	6	1	7
John Warren	—	0–2	2–2	0	0	2	2
Steve Patterson	—	0–1	0–0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	159:00	34–89	12–20	51	13	21	80

Baltimore Bullets

Baltimore Bullets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Mike Riordan	48:00	6–11	5–5	4	4	2	17
Wes Unseld	43:00	7–15	3–4	13	2	0	17
Elvin Hayes	42:00	12–26	2–4	24	2	2	26
Phil Chenier	35:00	2–13	3–3	2	3	3	7
Flynn Robinson	21:00	3–4	2–2	0	1	2	8
Dave Stallworth	21:00	3–7	0–0	5	3	4	6
Kevin Porter	18:00	3–9	0–0	1	6	4	6
John Tresvant	6:00	1–2	0–0	2	1	3	2
Stan Love	6:00	0–0	0–0	1	0	3	0
Team totals	240:00	37–87	15–18	52	22	23	89

This season

Washington Wizards 8, Cleveland Cavaliers 0 in NBA 1972-73.

10 Oct 1972Baltimore Bullets 102–90 Cleveland Cavaliers
4 Nov 1972Cleveland Cavaliers 98–108 Baltimore Bullets
5 Dec 1972Baltimore Bullets 103–100 Cleveland Cavaliers
3 Jan 197380–89 this game
28 Jan 1973Baltimore Bullets 102–93 Cleveland Cavaliers
27 Feb 1973Cleveland Cavaliers 95–99 Baltimore Bullets
23 Mar 1973Baltimore Bullets 106–104 Cleveland Cavaliers
24 Mar 1973Cleveland Cavaliers 116–120 Baltimore Bullets

Records going in

Cleveland Cavaliers: 11–28
Baltimore Bullets: 22–16

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Washington Wizards 127, Cleveland Cavaliers 142.

5 Dec 1972Baltimore Bullets 103–100 Cleveland Cavaliers
28 Jan 1973Baltimore Bullets 102–93 Cleveland Cavaliers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.