| Cleveland Cavaliers | 87 |
| New York Knicks | 93 |
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| Milwaukee Bucks | 116 |
| Houston Rockets | 106 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | 116 |
| Golden State Warriors | 104 |
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| Utah Jazz | 107 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 114 |
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New York 93, Cleveland 87
Regular Season
Richfield Coliseum (Richfield, Ohio)
Attendance: 6,012
Officials: Terry Durham, Jake O'Donnell
Team Rebounds: New York (0) Cleveland (0)
Technicals: New York (0) Cleveland (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK (22-49) | 22 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 93 |
| CLE (25-45) | 32 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 87 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
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| NYK | 97 | 95.5 | 89.4 |
| CLE | 97 | 89.4 | 95.5 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
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| NYK | .422 | 0.144 | 0.188 | 0.277 |
| CLE | .379 | 0.164 | 0.277 | 0.241 |
New York Knicks
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
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| 20 | James Bailey | Starter | PF | 37:00 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4.4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 55 | Louis Orr | Starter | SF | 26:00 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Rory Sparrow | Starter | PG | 14:00 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 23 | Bob Thornton | Starter | C | 19:00 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Gerald Wilkins | Starter | SG | 24:00 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 35 | Fred Cofield | Bench | SG | 12:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Ernie Grunfeld | Bench | SF | 25:00 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Chris McNealy | Bench | SF | 33:00 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Trent Tucker | Bench | SG | 24:00 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4.2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Darrell Walker | Bench | SG | 21:00 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 13.5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 1 | Ken Bannister | Bench | PF | 05:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 34-83 | 2-3 | 23-26 | 84.2 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 93 | ||||
| 41.0% | 66.7% | 88.5% |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
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| 21 | World B. Free | Starter | SG | 38:00 | 8-19 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 11.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 32 | Roy Hinson | Starter | SF | 44:00 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 11-14 | 15.8 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Eddie Johnson, Jr. | Starter | PG | 32:00 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 7.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 24 | Keith Lee | Starter | PF | 23:00 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5.2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 54 | Mel Turpin | Starter | C | 24:00 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Ron Brewer | Bench | SG | 10:00 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Edgar Jones | Bench | C | 16:00 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 33 | Ben McDonald | Bench | PF | 08:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Dirk Minniefield | Bench | SG | 16:00 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 10.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 50 | Ben Poquette | Bench | PF | 09:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Mark West | Bench | PF | 20:00 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | -0.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 32-87 | 2-7 | 21-25 | 75.9 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 87 | ||||
| 36.8% | 28.6% | 84.0% |
New York Knicks Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Rory Sparrow 10.9p, 2.3r, 6.5a |
Gerald Wilkins 12.3p, 2.6r, 2a |
Louis Orr 12.2p, 4.3r, 2.4a |
James Bailey 11.1p, 6.9r, 1.1a |
Bob Thornton 5p, 4.1r, 0.6a |
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Trent Tucker 10.4p, 2.2r, 2.5a |
Chris McNealy 4p, 4.1r, 0.9a |
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Darrell Walker 9.7p, 2.8r, 4a |
Ernie Grunfeld 5.2p, 2.7r, 1.5a |
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Fred Cofield 3.1p, 0.9r, 1.6a |
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Ken Bannister 7.1p, 4.2r, 0.5a |
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Cleveland Cavaliers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Eddie Johnson, Jr. 10.6p, 1.9r, 5a |
World B. Free 22.6p, 2.7r, 4a |
Roy Hinson 19.6p, 8r, 1.2a |
Keith Lee 6.6p, 5.3r, 1a |
Mel Turpin 13.6p, 7.1r, 0.7a |
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Dirk Minniefield 5.6p, 1.6r, 3.5a |
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Mark West 4.4p, 5.2r, 0.3a |
Edgar Jones 9.7p, 3.9r, 0.8a |
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Ron Brewer 5.4p, 1.3r, 1a |
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Ben Poquette 5.1p, 4.6r, 1.1a |
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Ben McDonald 3.1p, 1.9r, 0.4a |
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