Fewest Points Allowed by the Cavaliers in the 1971-72 NBA Regular Season

This list shows the NBA games in which the Cleveland Cavaliers allowed the fewest points to their opponents during the 1972 season. All the team's defensive performances, ordered from best to worst are included, with final score, date and other details.

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What's the fewest points allowed by the Cavaliers in the 1971-72 Regular Season?

The Cleveland Cavaliers allowed 85 points on December 14, 1971, in their win over the Baltimore Bullets 88-85. That was the team's best defensive performance in the 82 games they played in the 1971-72 NBA Regular Season.

Fewest Points Allowed by the Cavaliers
1971-72 Regular Season

85
points allowed
vs. Baltimore Bullets

Fewest Points Allowed by the Cavaliers in the 1971-72 Regular Season

Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
1.
85
W
88 - 85
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 14, 1971, at Baltimore
2.
89
W
93 - 89
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 16, 1971, at Buffalo
3.
91
L
90 - 91
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 3, 1971, at Buffalo
4.
95
W
103 - 95
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 27, 1971, at Atlanta
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
5.
98
L
83 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 25, 1972, at New York
98
L
97 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 29, 1971, at Cleveland
7.
99
W
104 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 1, 1972, at Buffalo
99
L
98 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 30, 1972, at Cleveland
99
L
91 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 5, 1971, at Cleveland
99
W
120 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 7, 1971, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
11.
101
L
92 - 101
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 11, 1972, at Golden State played at Oakland, CA
101
W
109 - 101
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 23, 1971 neutral at College Park, MD
13.
102
W
103 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 29, 1971 neutral at Hershey, PA
102
W
108 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 26, 1971, at Cleveland
102
W
104 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 23, 1971, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
16.
103
L
92 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 12, 1971, at Cleveland
103
L
95 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 11, 1971, at Cincinnati
18.
104
W
113 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 25, 1972, at Cleveland
104
L
94 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 22, 1971, at Detroit
104
L
84 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 18, 1971, at New York
104
W
106 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 12, 1971, at Portland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
22.
105
L
101 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 16, 1972, at Cleveland
23.
106
L
91 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 12, 1972, at New York
106
W
116 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 1, 1971, at Cleveland
25.
107
L
87 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 5, 1971, at Cleveland
26.
108
W
112 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 26, 1972, at Boston
108
L
90 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 16, 1971, at Los Angeles
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
28.
109
L
91 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 18, 1972, at Cleveland
109
W
111 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 20, 1972, at Cleveland
109
W
133 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 18, 1972, at Cleveland
31.
110
W
115 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 23, 1971, at Cleveland
110
L
91 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 11, 1971, at Seattle
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
33.
111
W
112 - 111
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 28, 1971, at Cleveland
111
W
112 - 111
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 10, 1971, at Cleveland
111
L
93 - 111
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 24, 1971, at Cleveland
111
L
109 - 111  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 15, 1971, at Cleveland
37.
112
L
92 - 112
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 19, 1972, at Cincinnati
112
L
109 - 112
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 15, 1972, at Houston
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
39.
113
L
111 - 113
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 23, 1972, at Cleveland
113
L
96 - 113
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 22, 1972, at Cincinnati
113
L
103 - 113
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 5, 1972, at Cleveland
42.
114
L
90 - 114
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 8, 1972, at Chicago
114
W
128 - 114
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 26, 1971, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
44.
115
L
105 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 19, 1972, at Cleveland
115
L
105 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 1, 1972, at Boston
115
L
109 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 17, 1971, at Cleveland
115
L
99 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 7, 1971, at Chicago
115
L
98 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 20, 1971, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
49.
116
L
82 - 116
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 19, 1971, at Milwaukee
50.
117
L
111 - 117
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 25, 1972, at Cleveland
117
L
107 - 117
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 14, 1972, at Phoenix
52.
118
W
127 - 118  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 14, 1972, at Baltimore
118
L
112 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 4, 1972, at Cleveland
118
L
105 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 19, 1971, at Portland
118
L
102 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 31, 1971, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
56.
119
L
112 - 119
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 7, 1972, at Golden State played at Oakland, CA
119
L
101 - 119
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 19, 1971, at Cleveland
119
L
105 - 119
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 14, 1971, at Phoenix
59.
120
W
124 - 120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 22, 1972, at Cleveland
120
L
117 - 120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 5, 1972, at Atlanta
120
L
118 - 120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 29, 1972, at Cleveland
120
L
91 - 120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 21, 1972, at Milwaukee
120
W
124 - 120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 28, 1971, at Cleveland
120
L
106 - 120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 27, 1971, at Philadelphia
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
65.
121
L
108 - 121
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 6, 1972, at Cleveland
121
L
120 - 121  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 17, 1971, at Cleveland
67.
123
W
130 - 123
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 4, 1972, at Houston
68.
125
L
102 - 125
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 8, 1972, at Portland
125
L
111 - 125
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 7, 1972, at Seattle
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
70.
126
L
116 - 126
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 16, 1972, at Philadelphia
126
L
121 - 126
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 9, 1972, at Cleveland
126
L
107 - 126
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 8, 1971, at Boston
73.
127
L
119 - 127
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 24, 1972, at Cleveland
127
L
125 - 127
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 27, 1972, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
75.
128
L
108 - 128
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 16, 1972 neutral at Las Cruces, NM
128
L
105 - 128
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 21, 1971, at Cleveland
77.
132
L
98 - 132
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 10, 1972, at Los Angeles
78.
133
L
108 - 133
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 2, 1972, at Detroit
79.
135
L
122 - 135
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 26, 1972, at Cleveland
135
L
114 - 135
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 12, 1972, at Atlanta
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
81.
136
L
121 - 136
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 13, 1972, at Cleveland
82.
148
L
119 - 148
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 2, 1972, at Cleveland

Number of games showed: 82