The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn't pull it off against the New York Knicks, 110 to 108, on December 30, 1981.
Final
Knicks
Cavaliers
FG Made - Attempted
44-90
44-88
Field Goal %
48.9
50.0
3PT Made - Attempted
0-2
1-2
3PT %
0.0
50.0
FT Made - Attempted
22-31
19-25
Free Throw %
71.0
76.0
Rebounds
39
41
Offensive Rebounds
11
13
Defensive Rebounds
28
28
Assists
27
28
Steals
11
6
Blocks
5
3
Turnovers
17
18
Personal Fouls
30
25
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ray Richardson | 49 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6-16 | 37.5 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 44.5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
R. Smith | 39 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 42.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
C. Russell | 37 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
B. Cartwright | 37 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-18 | 38.9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 40.7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
S. Williams | 33 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 54.2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Lucas | 31 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 80.0 | 74.6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||
M. Newlin | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 63.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
M. Webster | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |||
T. Knight | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Carr | 47 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11-21 | 52.4 | 0-0 | 10-14 | 71.4 | 58.9 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ||
G. Huston | 44 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10-16 | 62.5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 61.9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
R. Brewer | 38 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4-15 | 26.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 26.7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
R. Johnson | 35 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 40.5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||
J. Edwards | 30 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Laimbeer | 27 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 109.3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
M. Dillard | 20 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
D. Ford | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 113.6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
K. Herron | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
121.2
1st
DRTG
110.2
7th
NETRTG
11.0
2nd
3P%
40.0
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