Fewest Points Allowed by the Cavaliers in the 1972-73 NBA Regular Season

This list shows the NBA games in which the Cleveland Cavaliers allowed the fewest points to their opponents during the 1973 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 1972-73 Regular Season?

Twice in the 1973 NBA Regular Season the Cleveland Cavaliers allowed 88 points, their best scoring performances of this tournament. They allowed 88 on January 2, 1973, in their win over the Phoenix Suns 111-88, and they also allowed 88 on November 21, 1972, in their win over the Seattle Supersonics 98-88.

Fewest Points Allowed by the Cavaliers
1972-73 Regular Season

88
points allowed
(twice)

Fewest Points Allowed by the Cavaliers in the 1972-73 Regular Season

Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
1.
88
W
111 - 88
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 2, 1973, at Cleveland
88
W
98 - 88
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 21, 1972, at Cleveland
3.
89
L
80 - 89
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 3, 1973, at Baltimore
4.
90
W
103 - 90
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 25, 1972, at Buffalo
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
5.
92
L
89 - 92
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 20, 1972, at Cleveland
6.
93
W
108 - 93
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 6, 1973, at Cleveland
7.
94
L
89 - 94
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 31, 1973, at Boston
8.
95
L
90 - 95
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 3, 1973, at New York
95
L
83 - 95
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 15, 1972, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
10.
96
L
84 - 96
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 20, 1973, at Atlanta
96
W
115 - 96
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 26, 1972, at Cleveland
96
L
87 - 96
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 8, 1972, at Cleveland
13.
97
W
114 - 97
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 17, 1973, at Buffalo
97
W
102 - 97
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 7, 1973, at Cleveland
97
W
124 - 97
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 3, 1972, at Cleveland
97
W
115 - 97
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 29, 1972, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
17.
98
W
122 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 18, 1973, at Cleveland
98
W
112 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 30, 1973, at Cleveland
98
W
100 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 16, 1973, at Golden State
98
L
87 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 22, 1972, at Cleveland
98
L
82 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 15, 1972, at Milwaukee
98
W
109 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 19, 1972, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
23.
99
W
114 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 16, 1973, at Cleveland
99
L
95 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 27, 1973, at Baltimore
99
L
91 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 29, 1972, at Seattle
26.
100
W
118 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 7, 1973 neutral at San Antonio, TX
100
L
92 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 16, 1973, at Chicago
100
W
105 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 26, 1973, at Cleveland
100
L
94 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 16, 1972, at Atlanta
100
L
99 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 12, 1972, at Kansas City-Omaha played at Omaha, NE
100
L
91 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 14, 1972, at Portland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
32.
101
W
102 - 101
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 18, 1973, at Cleveland
33.
102
W
121 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 23, 1973, at Cleveland
102
L
93 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 28, 1973, at Cleveland
102
L
90 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 10, 1972, at Cleveland
36.
103
L
90 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 13, 1973, at Cleveland
103
L
97 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 9, 1973, at Cleveland
103
L
100 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 10, 1972, at Cleveland
103
L
100 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 5, 1972, at Cleveland
103
W
105 - 103  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 3, 1972, at Cleveland
103
L
96 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 21, 1972, at Detroit
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
42.
104
W
106 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 17, 1973, at Detroit
104
W
108 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 19, 1973, at Houston
104
L
84 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 22, 1972, at Cleveland
45.
105
W
112 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 25, 1973, at Cleveland
105
W
131 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 20, 1973, at Cleveland
105
L
92 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 25, 1973, at Cleveland
105
W
110 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 6, 1973, at Cleveland
105
L
102 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 26, 1972, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
50.
106
L
104 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 23, 1973, at Cleveland
106
L
92 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 2, 1973, at Portland
106
L
102 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 9, 1973, at Buffalo
53.
107
W
115 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 13, 1973, at Cleveland
107
L
84 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 28, 1972, at New York
107
W
113 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 12, 1972, at Seattle
107
L
99 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 8, 1972, at Phoenix
107
L
106 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 5, 1972, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
58.
108
L
98 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 4, 1972 neutral at College Park, MD
108
W
113 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 25, 1972, at Philadelphia
60.
109
W
112 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 21, 1973, at Philadelphia
109
W
113 - 109  2 OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 12, 1973 neutral at Pittsburgh, PA
109
L
108 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 13, 1972, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
63.
110
L
102 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 6, 1973, at Phoenix
110
L
109 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 17, 1972, at Cleveland
65.
114
L
97 - 114
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 4, 1973, at Cleveland
114
L
113 - 114
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 1, 1972, at Cleveland
67.
115
L
107 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 11, 1973, at Cleveland
115
W
123 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 13, 1973, at Houston
115
L
96 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 17, 1972, at Kansas City-Omaha
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
70.
116
W
126 - 116
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 31, 1972, at Cleveland
71.
118
L
100 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 20, 1973 neutral at Madison, WI
118
L
105 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 28, 1972, at Golden State
118
L
88 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 10, 1972, at Los Angeles
74.
120
L
116 - 120  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 24, 1973, at Baltimore
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
75.
121
L
105 - 121
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 27, 1973, at Chicago
76.
123
L
88 - 123
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 9, 1972, at Boston
123
L
97 - 123
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 27, 1972, at Boston
123
L
90 - 123
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 24, 1972, at New York
79.
127
L
84 - 127
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 4, 1973, at Los Angeles
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
80.
131
L
119 - 131  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 28, 1973, at Cleveland
131
L
116 - 131
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 10, 1973, at Houston
82.
132
W
136 - 132  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 8, 1973, at Atlanta

Number of games showed: 82