- Date
- Arena
- Not recorded
- Season
- NBA 1972-73Regular season
- Meeting
- 22nd meetingof 142 played
Buffalo Braves
| Player | MIN | FG | FT | TRB | AST | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Kauffman | 42:00 | 8–17 | 4–5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Elmore Smith | 34:00 | 8–15 | 1–4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| Bob McAdoo | 30:00 | 5–16 | 0–0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Dave Wohl | 29:00 | 4–6 | 2–2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| Howard Komives | 19:00 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hewitt | 18:00 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Fred Hilton | 16:00 | 6–14 | 0–0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| Dick Garrett | 12:00 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| John Hummer | 12:00 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Smith | — | 7–14 | 0–0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Team totals | 212:00 | 45–99 | 8–13 | 41 | 36 | 24 | 98 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | FT | TRB | AST | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Warner | 38:00 | 6–12 | 0–0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Austin Carr | 35:00 | 12–19 | 2–2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
| John Johnson | 32:00 | 4–15 | 0–0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Dwight Davis | 21:00 | 5–8 | 2–2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Jim Cleamons | 21:00 | 5–6 | 1–4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Barry Clemens | 16:00 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Bingo Smith | 11:00 | 3–7 | 2–2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Rule | 10:00 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Lenny Wilkens | — | 9–17 | 5–5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| John Warren | — | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Steve Patterson | — | 3–6 | 0–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Team totals | 184:00 | 54–100 | 14–17 | 50 | 44 | 16 | 122 |
This season
Cleveland Cavaliers 5, Los Angeles Clippers 1 in NBA 1972-73.
Records going in
- Buffalo Braves
- 18–43
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- 22–39
Regular season, before this game.
Meetings
All-time: Cleveland Cavaliers 81, Los Angeles Clippers 61.
Every meetingData: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.