The Cleveland Cavaliers came up just a bit short against the Houston Rockets, 118 to 115, on January 8, 1980.
Final
Rockets
Cavaliers
FG Made - Attempted
52-106
52-99
Field Goal %
49.1
52.5
3PT Made - Attempted
2-5
0-3
3PT %
40.0
0.0
FT Made - Attempted
12-14
11-13
Free Throw %
85.7
84.6
Rebounds
46
37
Offensive Rebounds
20
12
Defensive Rebounds
26
25
Assists
30
31
Steals
9
9
Blocks
5
5
Turnovers
23
25
Personal Fouls
27
24
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Malone | 45 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18-32 | 56.3 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 58.5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||
C. Murphy | 38 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 49.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
R. Tomjanovich | 34 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 54.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
R. Barry | 31 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
T. Henderson | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 51.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Leavell | 30 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 45.5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
M. Dunleavy | 22 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
M. Jones | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
R. Reid | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 28.6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
J. Shumate | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mitchell | 40 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-27 | 59.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 60.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
F. Walker | 38 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 75.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
R. Smith | 37 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 42.7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
D. Robisch | 31 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 63.6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 67.3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
C. Russell | 26 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 33.5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carr | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
K. Carr | 31 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 44.6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||
J. Lambert | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 55.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
B. Willoughby | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
122.6
1st
DRTG
110.0
6th
NETRTG
12.6
3rd
3P%
42.1
2nd
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