1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Houston Rockets, 101 to 90, on December 21, 1978.

Final

HOU

Rockets

15-14

90

CLE

Cavaliers

12-20

101

Team

1

16

26

2

27

22

3

27

31

4

20

22

Total

90

101

Team Stats

Player Stats

Rockets

Cavaliers

FG Made - Attempted

33-81

36-86

Field Goal %

40.7

41.9

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

24-28

29-35

Free Throw %

85.7

82.9

Rebounds

43

46

Offensive Rebounds

10

13

Defensive Rebounds

33

33

Assists

17

20

Steals

11

7

Blocks

7

8

Turnovers

20

14

Personal Fouls

29

19

Rockets

Cavaliers

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
Moses Malone M. Malone	42	15	18	3	4	2	5-15	33.3			5-7	71.4	41.5	5	13	4	3
Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	39	18	1	1	1	0	6-16	37.5			6-7	85.7	47.2	1	0	3	3
Rick Barry R. Barry	36	30	4	3	1	1	12-23	52.2			6-6	100.0	58.5	1	3	1	2
Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	36	8	8	3	0	2	3-11	27.3			2-2	100.0	33.7	1	7	3	4
Slick Watts S. Watts	13	2	1	2	1	0	0-0				2-2	100.0	113.6	0	1	2	3

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
Robert Reid R. Reid	22	4	2	1	2	1	1-4	25.0			2-2	100.0	41.0	0	2	1	5
Mike Newlin M. Newlin	20	8	4	1	1	0	4-4	100.0			0-0		100.0	1	3	2	5
Dwight Jones D. Jones	20	5	4	1	1	1	2-5	40.0			1-2	50.0	42.5	1	3	3	2
Mike Dunleavy M. Dunleavy	12	0	1	2	0	0	0-3	0.0			0-0		0.0	0	1	1	2

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
Campy Russell C. Russell	48	27	8	7	3	2	11-23	47.8			5-8	62.5	50.9	2	6	7	2
Foots Walker F. Walker	42	9	7	6	2	2	3-8	37.5			3-4	75.0	46.1	2	5	1	1
Austin Carr A. Carr	37	30	5	4	1	0	8-13	61.5			14-14	100.0	78.3	2	3	3	2
Jim Chones J. Chones	34	6	15	0	0	3	3-7	42.9			0-0		42.9	1	14	2	5
Bingo Smith B. Smith	26	16	4	1	0	0	6-12	50.0			4-4	100.0	58.1	3	1	0	4

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
Jim Brewer J. Brewer	19	2	5	1	0	0	1-4	25.0			0-0		25.0	2	3	0	0
Terry Furlow T. Furlow	17	8	0	1	1	1	3-11	27.3			2-2	100.0	33.7	0	0	1	2
Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	17	3	2	0	0	0	1-8	12.5			1-3	33.3	16.1	1	1	0	3

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More Cavaliers Stats

PPG

23.3

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

10.1

Allen

Jarrett Allen

APG

6.4

Garland

Darius Garland

ORTG

121.6

1st

DRTG

110.0

7th

NETRTG

11.6

2nd

3P%

40.5

1st

2024-25 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Cavaliers	25	4	.862
2	Celtics	22	6	.786	2.5
3	Knicks	18	10	.643	6.5
4	Magic	18	12	.600	7.5
5	Bucks	15	12	.556	9.0

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/28	CLE	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 2/25	CLE	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Sun 2/23	MEM	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 2/21	NYK	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 2/20	CLE	@	BKN	7:30 PM

CLE

25 - 4

126

Final

99

PHI

9 - 17

Sat 21 Dec 2024

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

32.7

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

31.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

30.4

Ball

LaMelo Ball

14.0

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

13.3

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

12.2

Young

Trae Young

9.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

3.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

2.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

2.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

3.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.9

Kessler

Walker Kessler

2.2

Davis

Anthony Davis

4.5

Ball

LaMelo Ball

4.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

4.2

Curry

Stephen Curry

72.9

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

71.5

Allen

Jarrett Allen

69.0

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

121.6

120.4

120.4

118.4

117.2

116.9

103.5

105.9

106.9

107.5

108.5

109.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

11.6

10.1

9.7

7.4

6.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-22

5-24

7-21

7-21

7-20

9-19

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,463.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

1,427

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1,413.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,510.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1,456.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

1,454.5

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

36.6

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

33.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

32.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

38.5

Bridges

Mikal Bridges

37.2

Fox

De'Aaron Fox

37.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.74

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

1.66

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.73

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

1.65

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

NBA 2024-25 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-7

20-9

18-9-1

17-10

18-11

17-11

Worst Record ATS

9-18

10-19

10-16-1

11-18

11-18

10-16

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Cavaliers	25	4	.862
2	Celtics	22	6	.786	2.5
3	Knicks	18	10	.643	6.5
4	Magic	18	12	.600	7.5
5	Bucks	15	12	.556	9.0
6	Heat	13	13	.500	10.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	22	5	.815
2	Grizzlies	20	9	.690	3.0
3	Rockets	18	9	.667	4.0
4	Mavericks	18	10	.643	4.5
5	Lakers	16	12	.571	6.5
6	Nuggets	14	11	.560	7.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 12/20	DET	@	PHX	133-125
Fri 12/20	POR	@	SAS	94-114
Fri 12/20	LAC	@	DAL	97-113
Fri 12/20	BOS	@	CHI	123-98
Fri 12/20	GSW	@	MIN	113-103

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/26	UTA	@	POR	10:00 PM
Thu 12/26	TOR	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Thu 12/26	HOU	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 12/26	BKN	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Thu 12/26	CHI	@	ATL	7:30 PM