The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn't pull it off against the Houston Rockets, 110 to 109, on December 17, 1972.
Final
Rockets
Cavaliers
FG Made - Attempted
47-96
43-84
Field Goal %
49.0
51.2
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
16-19
23-26
Free Throw %
84.2
88.5
Rebounds
41
43
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Assists
39
30
Steals
Blocks
Turnovers
27
Personal Fouls
24
16
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Moore | 43 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 57.5 | 4 | ||||||||
M. Newlin | 39 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 14-18 | 77.8 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 82.4 | 3 | ||||||||
J. Marin | 37 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 16-24 | 66.7 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 67.9 | 3 | ||||||||
J. Walker | 36 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5-17 | 29.4 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 30.8 | 5 | ||||||||
R. Tomjanovich | 36 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 41.0 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Meely | 23 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 28.6 | 3 | |||||||||
S. McKenzie | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 51.0 | 2 | ||||||||
C. Murphy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||
Z. Abdul-Aziz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Wilkens | 48 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 8-19 | 42.1 | 8-9 | 88.9 | 52.3 | 2 | ||||||||
R. Roberson | 45 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7-15 | 46.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 47.2 | 1 | ||||||||
J. Johnson | 44 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 10-18 | 55.6 | 10-11 | 90.9 | 65.7 | 4 | ||||||||
A. Carr | 40 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 9-17 | 52.9 | 0-0 | 52.9 | 3 | |||||||||
B. Clemens | 31 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 1 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Davis | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 4 | ||||||||
J. Cleamons | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | |||||||||||
B. Smith | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | |||||||||
C. Warner | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 53.2 | 0 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
123.6
1st
DRTG
111.2
8th
NETRTG
12.4
1st
3P%
41.5
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