Cleveland Cavaliers Largest Margins of Defeat in the 1977-78 NBA Regular Season

Here you can find which game was the Cavaliers' worst loss by point differential during the 1978 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 1977-78 Regular Season?

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Portland Trail Blazers by 42 points, 109-67, on November 19, 1977. That was the biggest of the team's 39 losses in the 1977-78 NBA Regular Season.

Largest Margin of Defeat
1977-78 Regular Season

42
points
vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Full list of Cavaliers' Losses in the 1977-78 NBA Regular Season, by Point Differential, from the Largest to the Smallest

Lost by...W/LGame / Details
1.
42
L
67 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 19, 1977, at Portland
2.
23
L
104 - 127
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 20, 1978, at Cleveland
3.
22
L
94 - 116
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 6, 1977, at Cleveland
4.
21
L
101 - 122
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 30, 1977, at San Antonio
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
5.
15
L
89 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 17, 1978, at Denver
15
L
93 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 4, 1978, at Philadelphia
15
L
104 - 119
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 27, 1977, at Cleveland
8.
14
L
97 - 111
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 3, 1977, at Chicago
9.
13
L
114 - 127
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 21, 1978, at Cleveland
13
L
88 - 101
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 12, 1978, at Kansas City
13
L
116 - 129
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 17, 1977, at Philadelphia
13
L
92 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 1, 1977, at Cleveland
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
13.
11
L
112 - 123
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 19, 1978, at Cleveland
11
L
117 - 128
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 5, 1978, at Los Angeles
11
L
95 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 20, 1978, at Chicago
11
L
102 - 113
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 27, 1977, at Cleveland
17.
10
L
108 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 8, 1978, at Golden State
10
L
98 - 108  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 10, 1978, at Milwaukee
10
L
105 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 28, 1978, at Cleveland
10
L
106 - 116  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 16, 1977, at New Jersey
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
21.
9
L
107 - 116
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 31, 1978, at Cleveland
9
L
104 - 113
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 15, 1978, at Phoenix
9
L
87 - 96
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 1, 1978, at New York
24.
6
L
99 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 22, 1978, at Boston
6
L
88 - 94
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 9, 1978, at Cleveland
6
L
98 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 13, 1978, at Seattle
6
L
94 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 4, 1977, at Cleveland
6
L
101 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 22, 1977, at Atlanta
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
29.
5
L
100 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 4, 1978, at Portland
5
L
99 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 29, 1977, at Houston
31.
4
L
95 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 30, 1978, at Cleveland
4
L
108 - 112
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 25, 1978, at San Antonio
4
L
116 - 120  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 29, 1978, at Detroit
4
L
104 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 18, 1977, at Golden State
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
35.
3
L
98 - 101
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 24, 1978, at New Orleans
3
L
88 - 91
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 18, 1977, at Cleveland
37.
2
L
107 - 109  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 7, 1978, at Cleveland
38.
1
L
117 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 10, 1978, at Buffalo
1
L
95 - 96
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 7, 1977, at Washington

Number of games showed: 39