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{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NBA season
| team = Cleveland Cavaliers
| end_year = 1972
| wins = 23
| losses = 59
| division = Central
| division_place = 4
| conf_place = 7
| coach = [[Bill Fitch]]
| arena = [[Cleveland Arena]]
| television = [[WEWS-TV]]
| radio = [[WJMO|WERE]]
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| bbr_team = CLE
}}

The '''[[1971–72 NBA season|1971–72]] [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] season''' was the second season of [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[basketball]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 23–59 record, finishing last in the Central Division and 7th in the Eastern Conference. Rookie top pick [[Austin Carr]] was named to the All-Rookie team and [[John Johnson (basketball, born 1947)|John Johnson]] and [[Butch Beard]] were named [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Stars]].

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==Offseason==

===Trades===
August 13: Forward Greg Howard obtained from the [[Phoenix Suns]] in exchange for undisclosed future draft choices and an undisclosed amount of cash.

==Draft picks==
{{main|1971 NBA draft}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers}}" width="10%"| Round
! style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers}}" width="10%"| Pick
! style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers}}" width="20%"| Player
! style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers}}" width="15%"|  Position
! style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers}}" width="15%"| Nationality
! style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers}}" width="20%"| College/Club team
|- style="text-align: center"
| 1
| 1
| [[Austin Carr]]
| [[Shooting guard|SG]]/[[Small forward|SF]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball|Notre Dame]]
|- style="text-align: center"
| 2
| 18
| [[Steve Patterson (basketball)|Steve Patterson]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]]
|- style="text-align: center"
| 2
| 35
| [[Willie Long]]
| [[Power forward (basketball)|PF]]/[[Center (basketball)|C]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]]
|}
* Note: This table only lists players drafted through the second round.

==Roster==
{{NBA roster header|team=Cleveland Cavaliers|season=1971–72}}
<!-- list of players -->
{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Butch | last = Beard | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 185 | college = Louisville | DOB = May 4, 1947 }}
{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Austin | last = Carr | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 200 | college = Notre Dame | DOB = Mar. 10, 1948 }}
{{player2 | num = 18 | first = Charlie | last = Davis | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 160 | college = Wake Forest | DOB = Sep. 7, 1949 }}
{{player2 | num = 40 | first = Greg | last = Howard | dab = basketball | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 215 | college = New Mexico | DOB = Jan. 8, 1948 }}
{{player2 | num = 32 | first = John | last = Johnson | dab = basketball, born 1947 | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 200 | college = Iowa | DOB = Oct. 18, 1947 }}
{{player2 | num = 50 | first = Steve | last = Patterson | dab = basketball | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 225 | college = UCLA | DOB = Jun. 24, 1948 }}
{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Jackie | last = Ridgle | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 195 | college = California | DOB = Feb. 13, 1948 }}
{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Rick | last = Roberson | pos = C/F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 231 | college = Cincinnati | DOB = Jul. 7, 1947 }}
{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Bingo | last = Smith | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 195 |  college = Tulsa | DOB = Feb. 26, 1946 }}
{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Dave  | last = Sorenson | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 225 |  college = Ohio State | DOB = Jul. 8, 1948 }}
{{player2 | num = 11 | first = John | last = Warren | dab=basketball |pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 180 |  college = St. John's | DOB = Jul. 7, 1947 }}
{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Bobby | last = Washington | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 175 |  college = Eastern Kentucky | DOB = Jul. 11, 1947 }}
{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Walt | last = Wesley | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 220 |  college = Kansas | DOB = Jan. 25, 1945 }}

<!-- end list of players -->
{{NBA roster footer
| head_coach =
* [[Bill Fitch]]
| asst_coach =
* [[Jimmy Rodgers (basketball)|Jimmy Rodgers]]
}}

==Regular season==

===Season standings===
{{1971–72 NBA Central standings|team=CLE}}
{{1971–72 NBA East standings|team=CLE}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=18|1971–72 NBA Records
|-
!width=100|Team
!style="background:#00008B;color:#228B22;width=35"|ATL
!style="background:#F15110;color:#000000;width=35"|BAL
!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS
!style="background:#000000;color:#F15110;width=35"|BUF
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|CIN
!style="background:#FFD700;color:#8B0000;width=35"|CLE
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF0000;width=35"|DET
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFD700;width=35"|GSW
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFD700;width=35"|HOU
!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL
!style="background:#006400;color:#B22222;width=35"|MIL
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35"|PHI
!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO
!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR
!style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
|| – || 2–4 || 0–4 || 4–2 || 0–5 || 3–3 || 4–2 || 3–2 || 3–2 || 1–4 || 0–5 || 2–3 || 3–1 || 3–3 || 3–2 || 4–0 || 1–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]
|| 4–2 || – || 2–2 || 3–3 || 1–4 || 4–2 || 1–5 || 3–2 || 1–4 || 3–2 || 1–4 || 0–5 || 2–4 || 4–0 || 4–1 || 3–1 || 2–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|| 4–0 || 2–2 || – || 6–0 || 3–2 || 4–2 || 5–1 || 5–0 || 2–3 || 5–0 || 1–4 || 2–3 || 3–3 || 6–0 || 2–3 || 4–0 || 2–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Buffalo Braves season|Buffalo]]
|| 2–4 || 3–3 || 0–6 || – || 1–3 || 3–3 || 4–2 || 2–4 || 1–3 || 0–4 || 0–4 || 0–4 || 1–5 || 3–3 || 0–4 || 2–4 || 0–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
|| 5–0 || 4–1 || 2–3 || 3–1 || – || 3–1 || 4–0 || 5–1 || 3–3 || 5–1 || 1–3 || 2–4 || 3–2 || 4–1 || 5–1 || 6–0 || 2–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
|| 3–3 || 2–4 || 2–4 || 3–3 || 1–3 || – || 6–2 || 2–3 || 2–3 || 0–4 || 1–4 || 0–5 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 2–3 || 2–2 || 0–5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland
|| 2–4 || 5–1 || 1–5 || 2–4 || 0–4 || 2–6 || – || 1–3 || 0–4 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 0–4 || 1–5 || 2–4 || 0–4 || 4–2 || 0–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|| 2–3 || 2–3 || 0–5 || 4–2 || 1–5 || 3–2 || 3–1 || – || 0–5 || 3–3 || 1–4 || 1–5 || 1–4 || 1–4 || 2–4 || 2–2 || 0–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
|| 2–3 || 4–1 || 3–2 || 3–1 || 3–3 || 3–2 || 4–0 || 5–0 || – || 5–1 || 1–5 || 2–2 || 2–3 || 4–1 || 2–3 || 4–2 || 4–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|| 4–1 || 2–3 || 0–5 || 4–0 || 1–5 || 4–0 || 2–2 || 3–3 || 1–5 || – || 1–5 || 0–5 || 0–5 || 4–1 || 1–3 || 4–2 || 3–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
|| 5–0 || 4–1 || 4–1 || 4–0 || 3–1 || 4–1 || 3–1 || 4–1 || 5–1 || 5–1 || – || 4–1 || 4–1 || 5–0 || 4–2 || 6–0 || 5–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
|| 3–2 || 5–0 || 3–2 || 4–0 || 4–2 || 5–0 || 4–0 || 5–1 || 2–2 || 5–0 || 1–4 || – || 2–3 || 4–1 || 4–2 || 6–0 || 6–0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 New York Knicks season|New York]]
|| 1–3 || 4–2 || 3–3 || 5–1 || 2–3 || 2–2 || 5–1 || 4–1 || 3–2 || 5–0 || 1–4 || 3–2 || – || 3–3 || 1–4 || 3–1 || 3–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|| 3–3 || 0–4 || 0–6 || 3–3 || 1–4 || 2–2 || 4–2 || 4–1 || 1–4 || 1–4 || 0–5 || 1–4 || 3–3 || – || 1–4 || 2–2 || 4–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]]
|| 2–3 || 1–4 || 3–2 || 4–0 || 1–5 || 3–2 || 4–0 || 4–2 || 3–2 || 3–1 || 2–4 || 2–4 || 4–1 || 4–1 || – || 6–0 || 3–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]
|| 0–4 || 1–3 || 0–4 || 4–2 || 0–6 || 2–2 || 2–4 || 2–2 || 2–4 || 2–4 || 0–6 || 0–6 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 0–6 || – || 0–6
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1971–72 Seattle SuperSonics season|Seattle]]
|| 4–1 || 3–2 || 3–2 || 4–0 || 3–2 || 5–0 || 4–0 || 4–0 || 2–4 || 3–3 || 1–5 || 0–6 || 2–3 || 1–4 || 2–3 || 6–0 || —
|}

==Game log==

===October===
Record: 2–8 ; Home: 0–6 ; Road: 1–2 ; Neutral: 1–0

{|class="wikitable" width="63%"
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| #
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="16%"| Date
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| H/A/N
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="25%"| Opponent
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| W/L
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="12%"| Score
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="12%"| Record
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 1 || October 15 || H || [[Buffalo Braves]] || L || 109–111 (OT) || 0–1
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 2 || October 16 || A || [[Buffalo Braves]] || W || 93–89 || 1–1
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 3 || October 17 || H || [[New York Knicks]] || L || 120–121 (OT) || 1–2
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 4 || October 19 || A || [[Milwaukee Bucks]] || L || 82–116 || 1–3
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 5 || October 20 || H || [[San Francisco Warriors]] || L || 98–115 || 1–4
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 6 || October 23 || N || [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]] || W || 109–101 || 2–4 || at College Park, Maryland
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 7 || October 24 || H || [[Philadelphia 76ers]] || L || 93–111 || 2–5
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 8 || October 27 || A || [[Philadelphia 76ers]] || L || 106–120 || 2–6
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 9 || October 29 || H || [[Atlanta Hawks]] || L || 97–98 || 2–7 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 10 || October 31 || H || [[Milwaukee Bucks]] || L || 102–118 || 2–8 
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
|}

===November===
Record: 6–6 ; Home: 4–2 ; Road: 2–4
{|class="wikitable" width="63%"
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| #
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="16%"| Date
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| H/A/N
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="25%"| Opponent
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| W/L
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="12%"| Score
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="12%"| Record
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 11 || November 5 || H || [[Phoenix Suns]] || L || 87–107 || 2–9
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 12 || November 7 || H || [[Portland Trail Blazers]] || W || 120–99 || 3–9
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 13 || November 11 || A || [[Seattle SuperSonics]] || L || 91–110 || 3–10
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 14 || November 12 || A || [[Portland Trail Blazers]] || W || 106–104 || 4–10
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 15 || November 14 || A || [[Phoenix Suns]] || L || 105–119 || 4–11
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 16 || November 16 || A || [[Los Angeles Lakers]] || L || 90–108 || 4–12
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 17 || November 19 || A || [[Portland Trail Blazers]] || L || 105–118 || 4–13
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 18 || November 21 || H || [[Boston Celtics]] || L || 105–128 || 4–14
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 19 || November 23 || H || [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]] || W || 104–102 || 5–14 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 20 || November 26 || H || [[Cincinnati Royals]] || W || 128–114 || 6–14 
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 21 || November 27 || A || [[Atlanta Hawks]] || W || 103–95 || 7–14 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 22 || November 28 || H || [[Philadelphia 76ers]] || W || 124–120 || 8–14 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
|}

===December===
Record: 7–10 ; Home: 5–4 ; Road: 1–6 ; Neutral: 1–0
{|class="wikitable" width="63%"
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| #
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="16%"| Date
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| H/A/N
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="25%"| Opponent
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| W/L
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="12%"| Score
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="12%"| Record
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 23 || December 1 || H || [[Houston Rockets]] || W || 116–106 || 9–14
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 24 || December 3 || A || [[Buffalo Braves]] || L || 90–91 || 9–15
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 25 || December 5 || H || [[Seattle SuperSonics]] || L || 91–99 || 9–16
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 26 || December 7 || A || [[Chicago Bulls]] || L || 99–115 || 9–17
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 27 || December 8 || A || [[Boston Celtics]] || L || 107–126 || 9–18
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 28 || December 10 || H || [[Detroit Pistons]] || W || 112–111 || 10–18
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 29 || December 11 || A || [[Cincinnati Royals]] || L || 95–103 || 10–19
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 30 || December 12 || H || [[New York Knicks]] || L || 92–103 || 10–20
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 31 || December 14 || A || [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]] || W || 88–85 || 11–20 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 32 || December 17 || H || [[Boston Celtics]] || L || 109–115 || 11–21 
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 33 || December 18 || A || [[New York Knicks]] || L || 84–104 || 11–22 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 34 || December 19 || H || [[Chicago Bulls]] || L || 101–119 || 11–23 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 35 || December 22 || A || [[Detroit Pistons]] || L || 94–104 || 11–24
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 36 || December 23 || H || [[Atlanta Hawks]] || W || 115–110 || 12–24 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 37 || December 26 || H || [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]] || W || 108–102 || 13–24
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 38 || December 28 || H || [[Portland Trail Blazers]] || W || 112–111 || 14–24 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 39 || December 29 || N || [[Philadelphia 76ers]] || W || 103–102 || 15–24 || at Hershey, Pennsylvania
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
|}

===January===
Record: 1–13 ; Home: 0–5 ; Road: 1–6 ; Neutral: 0–2
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| #
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="16%"| Date
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| H/A/N
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="25%"| Opponent
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| W/L
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="12%"| Score
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="12%"| Record
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 40 || January 2 || H || [[Philadelphia 76ers]] || L || 119–148 || 15–25
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 41 || January 5 || H|| [[Los Angeles Lakers]] || L || 103–113 || 15–26
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 42 || January 7 || A || [[Seattle SuperSonics]] || L || 111–125 || 15–27
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 43 || January 8 || A || [[Portland Trail Blazers]] || L || 102–125 || 15–28
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 44 || January 11 || N || [[San Francisco Warriors]] || L || 92–101 || 15–29 || at Oakland, California
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 45 || January 14 || A || [[Phoenix Suns]] || L || 107–117 || 15–30
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 46 || January 15 || A || [[Houston Rockets]] || L || 109–112 || 15–31
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 47 || January 16 || N || [[Cincinnati Royals]] || L || 108–128 || 15–32 || at Las Cruces, New Mexico
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 48 || January 21 || A || [[Milwaukee Bucks]] || L || 91–120 || 15–33 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 49 || January 22 || A || [[Cincinnati Royals]] || L || 96–113 || 15–34 
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 50 || January 25 || H || [[San Francisco Warriors]] || L || 111–117 || 15–35 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 51 || January 26 || A || [[Boston Celtics]] || W || 112–108 || 16–35 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 52 || January 29 || H || [[Cincinnati Royals]] || L || 118–120 || 16–36
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 53 || January 30 || H || [[Buffalo Braves]] || L || 98–99 || 16–37 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
|}

===February===
Record: 4–12 ; Home: 3–6 ; Road: 1–6
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| #
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="16%"| Date
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| H/A/N
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="25%"| Opponent
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| W/L
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="12%"| Score
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="12%"| Record
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 54 || February 1 || A || [[Buffalo Braves]] || W || 104–99 || 17–37
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 55 || February 2 || A|| [[Detroit Pistons]] || L || 108–133 || 17–38
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 56 || February 4 || H || [[Seattle SuperSonics]] || L || 112–118 || 17–39
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 57 || February 5 || A || [[Atlanta Hawks]] || L || 117–120 || 17–40
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 58 || February 6 || H || [[Buffalo Braves]] || L || 108–121 || 17–41
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 59 || February 8 || A || [[Chicago Bulls]] || L || 90–114 || 17–42
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 60 || February 9 || H || [[Milwaukee Bucks]] || L || 121–126 || 17–43
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 61 || February 12 || A || [[New York Knicks]] || L || 91–106 || 17–44
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 62 || February 13 || H || [[Detroit Pistons]] || L || 121–136 || 17–45 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 63 || February 16 || A || [[Philadelphia 76ers]] || L || 116–121 || 17–46 
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 64 || February 18 || H || [[Cincinnati Royals]] || W || 133–109 || 18–46 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 65 || February 19 || A || [[Cincinnati Royals]] || L || 92–112 || 18–47 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 66 || February 20 || H || [[New York Knicks]] || W || 111–109 || 19–47
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 67 || February 23 || H || [[Boston Celtics]] || L || 111–113 || 19–48 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 68 || February 25 || H || [[Portland Trail Blazers]] || W || 113–104 || 20–48
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 69 || February 27 || H || [[Phoenix Suns]] || L || 125–127 || 20–49 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
|}

===March===
Record: 3–10 ; Home: 1–5 ; Road: 2–4 ; Neutral: 0–1
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| #
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="16%"| Date
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| H/A/N
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="25%"| Opponent
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="8%"| W/L
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="12%"| Score
! style="background:#dddddd;" width="12%"| Record
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 70 || March 1 || A || [[Boston Celtics]] || L || 105–115 || 20–50
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 71 || March 4 || A|| [[Houston Rockets]] || W || 130–123 || 21–50
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 72 || March 7 || N || [[San Francisco Warriors]] || L || 112–119 || 21–51 || at Oakland
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 73 || March 10 || A || [[Los Angeles Lakers]] || L || 98–132 || 21–52
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 74 || March 12 || A || [[Atlanta Hawks]] || L || 114–135 || 21–53
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 75 || March 14 || A || [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]] || W || 127–118 (OT) || 22–53
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 76 || March 16 || H || [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]] || L || 101–105 || 22–54
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 77 || March 18 || H || [[Chicago Bulls]] || L || 91–109 || 22–55
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
| 78 || March 19 || H || [[Atlanta Hawks]] || L || 105–115 || 22–56 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 79 || March 22 || H || [[Los Angeles Lakers]] || W || 124–120 || 23–56 
|- align="center"    bgcolor="" 
| 80 || March 24 || H || [[Houston Rockets]] || L || 119–127 || 23–57 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 81 || March 25 || A || [[New York Knicks]] || L || 83–98 || 23–58 
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""
| 82 || March 26 || H || [[Cincinnati Royals]] || L || 122–135 || 23–59
|- align="center"    bgcolor=""  
|}

{{NBA game log start|Cleveland Cavaliers|end_year=1972|bgcolor=#B22222|color=white|record=Total: 23–59 (Home: 13–28; Road: 8–30; Neutral: 2–1)}}
{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|October|first=yes|bgcolor=#FFCC33|color=navy
| home_wins = 0
| home_losses = 6
| road_wins = 2
| road_losses = 2
}}
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 9 || October 29, 1971 || [[1971–72 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/19710290CLE.html L 97–98]
|
|
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| '''[[Cleveland Arena]]'''<br>3,442
| 2–7
{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|November|bgcolor=#FFCC33|color=navy
| home_wins = 4
| home_losses = 2
| road_wins = 2
| road_losses = 4
}}
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 21 || November 27, 1971 || @ [[1971–72 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197111270ATL.html W 103–95]
|
|
|
| [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]]<br>5,101
| 7–14
{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|December|bgcolor=#FFCC33|color=navy
| home_wins = 5
| home_losses = 4
| road_wins = 2
| road_losses = 6
}}
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 36 || December 23, 1971 || [[1971–72 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197112230CLE.html W 115–110]
|
|
|
| '''[[Cleveland Arena]]'''<br>4,562
| 12–24
{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|January|bgcolor=#FFCC33|color=navy
| home_wins = 0
| home_losses = 5
| road_wins = 1
| road_losses = 8
}}
{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|February|bgcolor=#FFCC33|color=navy
| home_wins = 3
| home_losses = 6
| road_wins = 1
| road_losses = 6
}}
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 57 || February 5, 1972 || @ [[1971–72 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197202050ATL.html L 117–120]
|
|
|
| [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]]<br>6,281
| 17–40
{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|March|bgcolor=#FFCC33|color=navy
| home_wins = 1
| home_losses = 5
| road_wins = 2
| road_losses = 5
}}
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 74 || March 12, 1972 || @ [[1971–72 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197203120ATL.html L 114–135]
|
|
|
| [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]]<br>4,915
| 21–53
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 78 || March 19, 1972 || [[1971–72 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197203190CLE.html L 105–115]
|
|
|
| '''[[Cleveland Arena]]'''<br>8,049
| 22–56
{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=CLE|end_year=1972}}

==Awards and honors==
* [[Austin Carr]], [[NBA All-Rookie Team]] First Team

==References==
{{reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142349/http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=CLE&lg=N&yr=1971 Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball]
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1972.html Cleveland Cavaliers on Basketball Reference]

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