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The Cleveland Cavaliers 1977–78 were led by Campy Russell’s scoring, with Jim Chones providing dependable interior production through scoring and rebounding. Foots Walker served as the primary playmaker, while Dick Snyder added secondary scoring and backcourt stability. The statistics indicate a balanced team that relied on efficient ball movement, consistent frontcourt rebounding, and shared offensive responsibilities rather than concentrating production in a single dominant player.

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date College/From
3 Elmore Smith C 7’0″ 250 May 9, 1949 Kentucky State
7 Bingo Smith SG 6’5″ 195 Feb 26, 1946 Tulsa
10 Dick Snyder SG 6’5″ 207 Feb 1, 1944 Davidson
11 Walt Frazier PG 6’4″ 200 Mar 29, 1945 Southern Illinois
14 Foots Walker PG 6’0″ 184 May 21, 1951 West Georgia
21 Campy Russell SF 6’8″ 215 Jan 12, 1952 Michigan
22 Jim Chones C 6’11” 220 Nov 30, 1949 Marquette
24 John Lambert PF 6’10” 225 Jan 14, 1953 USC
25 Terry Furlow SG 6’4″ 190 Oct 18, 1954 Michigan State
30 Eddie Jordan PG 6’1″ 170 Jan 29, 1955 Rutgers
34 Austin Carr SG 6’4″ 200 Mar 10, 1948 Notre Dame
52 Jim Brewer PF 6’9″ 210 Dec 3, 1951 Minnesota

Regular Season Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Campy Russell SF 26 72   35.0 19.4 6.4 3.9 1.2 0.2 2.9 16.2 7.3 .448 0 0 .000 6.5 4.9 .751
Walt Frazier PG 32 51   32.6 16.2 4.1 4.1 1.5 0.3 2.2 14.0 6.6 .471 0 0 .000 3.5 3.0 .850
Jim Chones C 28 82 82 35.4 15.0 10.3 1.6 0.6 0.7 2.2 13.6 6.4 .472 0 0 .000 3.0 2.2 .720
Elmore Smith C 28 81   24.6 12.5 8.4 0.7 0.6 2.2 1.7 10.0 5.0 .497 0 0 .000 3.8 2.5 .663
Austin Carr SG 29 82   26.7 12.3 2.3 2.7 0.8 0.2 1.8 11.5 5.0 .438 0 0 .000 2.7 2.2 .813
Bingo Smith SG 31 82   19.3 10.3 2.5 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.0 10.2 4.5 .439 0 0 .000 1.6 1.3 .800
Foots Walker PG 26 81   30.8 9.0 3.6 5.6 2.2 0.3 2.2 7.9 3.5 .448 0 0 .000 2.7 2.0 .719
Terry Furlow SG 23 53   15.6 8.9 2.0 1.4 0.4 0.3 1.5 8.4 3.6 .433 0 0 .000 1.9 1.7 .889
Jim Brewer PF 26 80   22.5 5.0 6.2 1.2 0.8 0.6 1.3 4.9 2.2 .449 0 0 .000 1.3 0.6 .460
Dick Snyder SG 33 58   11.4 4.8 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 4.3 1.9 .444 0 0 .000 1.1 1.0 .875
John Lambert PF 25 76   14.1 4.1 4.3 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.8 4.4 1.9 .423 0 0 .000 0.6 0.4 .563
Eddie Jordan PG 23 22   7.8 2.3 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.6 2.5 0.9 .339 0 0 .000 0.7 0.5 .750
Team Totals     82 82 242.4 104.4 47.1 21.2 8.4 5.5 16.9 94.0 42.6 .454 0 0 .000 25.8 19.1 .741

Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Campy Russell SF 26 2   44.0 27.5 7.5 5.5 1.5 0.5 5.0 19.5 9.5 .487 0 0 .000 10.5 8.5 .810
Austin Carr SG 29 2   34.5 17.5 4.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 2.0 13.5 5.0 .370 0 0 .000 8.0 7.5 .938
Terry Furlow SG 23 2   25.0 16.0 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 13.5 6.5 .481 0 0 .000 3.0 3.0 1.000
Jim Chones C 28 2   41.0 15.0 7.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 2.0 13.5 6.5 .481 0 0 .000 4.0 2.0 .500
Foots Walker PG 26 2   35.0 12.5 3.5 5.0 1.5 1.0 3.0 13.0 5.0 .385 0 0 .000 2.5 2.5 1.000
Elmore Smith C 28 2   28.0 12.5 9.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 12.0 5.5 .458 0 0 .000 3.0 1.5 .500
Bingo Smith SG 31 2   17.0 8.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 6.5 4.0 .615 0 0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000
John Lambert PF 25 2   9.5 1.5 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.5 .333 0 0 .000 1.0 0.5 .500
Jim Brewer PF 26 1   9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 .000 0 0 .000 2.0 0.0 .000
Dick Snyder SG 33 1   3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0 0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000
Team Totals     2   240.0 110.5 40.0 19.5 6.5 4.0 17.0 93.5 42.5 .455 0 0 .000 33.0 25.5 .773

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Campy Russell SF 26 72   2520 1398 458 278 88 12 206 1168 523 .448 0 0 .000 469 352 .751
Jim Chones C 28 82 82 2906 1230 844 131 52 58 184 1113 525 .472 0 0 .000 250 180 .720
Austin Carr SG 29 82   2186 1011 187 225 68 19 146 945 414 .438 0 0 .000 225 183 .813
Elmore Smith C 28 81   1996 1009 678 57 50 176 141 809 402 .497 0 0 .000 309 205 .663
Bingo Smith SG 31 82   1581 846 207 91 38 21 81 840 369 .439 0 0 .000 135 108 .800
Walt Frazier PG 32 51   1664 825 209 209 77 13 113 714 336 .471 0 0 .000 180 153 .850
Foots Walker PG 26 81   2496 733 294 453 176 24 181 641 287 .448 0 0 .000 221 159 .719
Terry Furlow SG 23 53   827 472 107 72 21 14 77 443 192 .433 0 0 .000 99 88 .889
Jim Brewer PF 26 80   1798 396 495 98 60 48 103 390 175 .449 0 0 .000 100 46 .460
John Lambert PF 25 76   1075 311 324 38 27 50 62 336 142 .423 0 0 .000 48 27 .563
Dick Snyder SG 33 58   660 280 49 56 23 19 48 252 112 .444 0 0 .000 64 56 .875
Eddie Jordan PG 23 22   171 50 11 32 12 1 14 56 19 .339 0 0 .000 16 12 .750
Team Totals   82 82 19880 8561 3863 1740 692 455 1356 7707 3496 .454 0 0 .000 2116 1569 .741  

Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Campy Russell SF 26 2   88 55 15 11 3 1 10 39 19 .487 0 0 .000 21 17 .810
Austin Carr SG 29 2   69 35 8 5 2 1 4 27 10 .370 0 0 .000 16 15 .938
Terry Furlow SG 23 2   50 32 5 5 0 0 3 27 13 .481 0 0 .000 6 6 1.000
Jim Chones C 28 2   82 30 15 7 2 1 4 27 13 .481 0 0 .000 8 4 .500
Foots Walker PG 26 2   70 25 7 10 3 2 6 26 10 .385 0 0 .000 5 5 1.000
Elmore Smith C 28 2   56 25 19 0 3 3 5 24 11 .458 0 0 .000 6 3 .500
Bingo Smith SG 31 2   34 16 3 1 0 0 1 13 8 .615 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
John Lambert PF 25 2   19 3 8 0 0 0 0 3 1 .333 0 0 .000 2 1 .500
Jim Brewer PF 26 1   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 .000
Dick Snyder SG 33 1   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
Team Totals   2 480   480 221 80 39 13 8 34 187 85 .455 0 0 .000 66 51 .773

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Campy Russell Primary Wing Scorer / Offensive Hub 35.0 High 19.4 6.4 3.9 1.4 15.55 Led team scoring while contributing rebounds and assists; primary offensive focal point. —
Walt Frazier Lead Guard / Playmaker 32.6 High 16.2 4.1 4.1 1.8 12.10 Served as floor general and perimeter defender, facilitating offense and controlling tempo.  —
Jim Chones Starting Center / Interior Anchor 35.4 Medium–High 15.0 10.3 1.6 1.3 14.10 Anchored inside scoring and rebounding; reliable defensive presence.  —
Elmore Smith Backup Center / Defensive Presence 24.6 Medium 12.5 8.4 0.7 2.8 12.20 Provided strong rim protection and solid rebounding; efficient scoring in limited minutes.  —
Austin Carr Secondary Wing Scorer / Perimeter Threat 26.7 Medium 12.3 2.3 2.7 1.0 9.15 Reliable outside scoring threat; contributed as secondary scorer and floor spacer.  —
Foots Walker Lead Guard / Facilitator 30.8 Medium 9.0 3.6 5.6 2.5 10.35 Primary ball-handler, distributed offense effectively and added defensive activity.  —
Bingo Smith Veteran SG / Bench Scorer 19.3 Medium–Low 10.3 2.5 1.1 0.8 7.35 Added scoring depth and veteran presence off the bench; contributed modest defense. —
Jim Brewer PF / Defensive Specialist 22.5 Low 5.0 6.2 1.2 1.4 6.90 Focused on rebounding and defense; provided rim protection and interior toughness.  —
Terry Furlow Backup SG / Spot Scorer 15.6 Low 8.9 2.0 1.4 0.7 6.50 Offered scoring in limited minutes; contributed selectively on defense. —
John Lambert PF Reserve / Spot Minutes 14.1 Low 4.1 4.3 0.5 1.1 5.00 Provided backup forward minutes, contributing rebounds and occasional scoring.  —
Dick Snyder Veteran SG / Reserve 11.4 Very Low 4.8 0.8 1.0 0.7 3.65 Limited role; added spot shooting and veteran experience.  —
Eddie Jordan Backup PG / Minimal Minutes 7.8 Very Low 2.3 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.40 Limited playing time; primarily provided emergency guard depth.  —