Rockets 127-119 Cavaliers Box Score, March 24, 1972
Winner: Rockets|Loser: Cavaliers|Difference: 8|Elvin Hayes 26+13+5 vs Butch Beard 16+8+8
        
        Houston Rockets
        127
Regular SeasonDate:March 24, 1972Away Team:Houston RocketsHome Team:Cleveland Cavaliers
Head-to-Head: Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers vs Rockets starting player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rockets | 114 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 88 | 46 | -214 | -214 | 32 | 22 | |
| cavaliers | 101 | 46 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 88 | 38 | -214 | -214 | 32 | 25 | 
Cavaliers vs Rockets bench player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rockets | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | -26 | -26 | 9 | 5 | ||
| cavaliers | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 5 | -26 | -26 | 9 | 8 | 
Line Score:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 33 | 38 | 30 | 127 | 
| CLE | 26 | 34 | 26 | 33 | 119 | 
Rockets Player stats
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | 48:00 | 11 | 23 | .478 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 26 | |||
| Calvin Murphy | 46:00 | 13 | 20 | .650 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 33 | |||
| Stu Lantz | 44:00 | 3 | 11 | .273 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 13 | |||
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 42:00 | 16 | 24 | .667 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 35 | |||
| Greg Smith | 34:00 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Reserves | ||||||||||||||
| Cliff Meely | 14:00 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |||
| Dick Cunningham | 6:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Mike Newlin | 6:00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 50 | 96 | .521 | 27 | 41 | .659 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 25 | 127 | 
Houston Rockets starting lineup and bench player statistics comparison.
| PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | 114 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 88 | 46 | -214 | -214 | 32 | 22 | 
| Reserves | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | -26 | -26 | 9 | 5 | 

