Cleveland Cavaliers Largest Margins of Defeat in the 1972-73 NBA Regular Season

Here you can find which game was the Cavaliers' worst loss by point differential during the 1973 season and also the full list of their losses ordered from the largest to the smallest margin of defeat, with final score, date and other details.

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What was the Cavaliers' biggest margin of defeat in the 1972-73 Regular Season?

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Los Angeles Lakers by 43 points, 127-84, on March 4, 1973. That was the biggest of the team's 50 losses in the 1972-73 NBA Regular Season.

Largest Margin of Defeat
1972-73 Regular Season

43
points
vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Full list of Cavaliers' Losses in the 1972-73 NBA Regular Season, by Point Differential, from the Largest to the Smallest

Lost by...W/LGame / Details
1.
43
L
84 - 127
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 4, 1973, at Los Angeles
2.
35
L
88 - 123
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 9, 1972, at Boston
3.
33
L
90 - 123
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 24, 1972, at New York
4.
30
L
88 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 10, 1972, at Los Angeles
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
5.
26
L
97 - 123
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 27, 1972, at Boston
6.
23
L
84 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 28, 1972, at New York
7.
20
L
84 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 22, 1972, at Cleveland
8.
19
L
96 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 17, 1972, at Kansas City-Omaha
9.
18
L
100 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 20, 1973 neutral at Madison, WI
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
10.
17
L
97 - 114
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 4, 1973, at Cleveland
11.
16
L
105 - 121
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 27, 1973, at Chicago
16
L
82 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 15, 1972, at Milwaukee
13.
15
L
116 - 131
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 10, 1973, at Houston
14.
14
L
92 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 2, 1973, at Portland
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
15.
13
L
92 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 25, 1973, at Cleveland
13
L
90 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 13, 1973, at Cleveland
13
L
105 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 28, 1972, at Golden State
18.
12
L
119 - 131  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 28, 1973, at Cleveland
12
L
84 - 96
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 20, 1973, at Atlanta
12
L
83 - 95
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 15, 1972, at Cleveland
12
L
90 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 10, 1972, at Cleveland
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
22.
11
L
87 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 22, 1972, at Cleveland
23.
10
L
98 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 4, 1972 neutral at College Park, MD
24.
9
L
93 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 28, 1973, at Cleveland
9
L
80 - 89
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 3, 1973, at Baltimore
9
L
87 - 96
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 8, 1972, at Cleveland
9
L
91 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 14, 1972, at Portland
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
28.
8
L
102 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 6, 1973, at Phoenix
8
L
92 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 16, 1973, at Chicago
8
L
107 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 11, 1973, at Cleveland
8
L
91 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 29, 1972, at Seattle
8
L
99 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 8, 1972, at Phoenix
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
33.
7
L
96 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 21, 1972, at Detroit
34.
6
L
97 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 9, 1973, at Cleveland
6
L
94 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 16, 1972, at Atlanta
36.
5
L
90 - 95
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 3, 1973, at New York
5
L
89 - 94
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 31, 1973, at Boston
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
38.
4
L
116 - 120  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 24, 1973, at Baltimore
4
L
95 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 27, 1973, at Baltimore
4
L
102 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 9, 1973, at Buffalo
41.
3
L
100 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 10, 1972, at Cleveland
3
L
100 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 5, 1972, at Cleveland
3
L
102 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 26, 1972, at Cleveland
3
L
89 - 92
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 20, 1972, at Cleveland
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
45.
2
L
104 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 23, 1973, at Cleveland
46.
1
L
109 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 17, 1972, at Cleveland
1
L
99 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 12, 1972, at Kansas City-Omaha played at Omaha, NE
1
L
113 - 114
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 1, 1972, at Cleveland
1
L
106 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 5, 1972, at Cleveland
1
L
108 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 13, 1972, at Cleveland

Number of games showed: 50