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NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final/OT

Detroit Pistons131–119Cleveland Cavaliers

Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers

Date
Arena
Not recorded
Season
NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting
12th meetingof 273 played

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
PlayerMINFGFTTRBASTPFPTS
Dave Bing53:0014–286–7616534
Curtis Rowe50:0013–244–451330
Don Adams44:008–122–3138418
Bob Lanier35:008–141–11310417
Chris Ford30:004–70–03568
John Mengelt23:005–92–355112
Jim Davis16:003–31–22347
Fred Foster3:001–20–01002
Willie Norwood—1–31–21003
Team totals254:0057–10217–22494827131

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers box score
PlayerMINFGFTTRBASTPFPTS
Austin Carr44:0011–215–642127
John Johnson33:007–183–582417
Barry Clemens31:005–90–054110
Bingo Smith31:005–150–077110
Jim Cleamons17:003–50–10426
Cornell Warner14:002–51–12225
Dwight Davis11:002–50–04054
Lenny Wilkens—8–168–8518424
Rick Roberson—6–184–672316
Team totals181:0049–11221–27424123119

This season

Cleveland Cavaliers 1, Detroit Pistons 3 in NBA 1972-73.

Records going in

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Cleveland Cavaliers 129, Detroit Pistons 144.

Every meeting

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.