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The Miracle of Richfield: The Story of the 1975–76 Cleveland Cavaliers
Three years before Brian Sipe began his magic with the Cleveland Browns, Bill Fitch and his band of Cavaliers brought a buzz to Northeast Ohio basketball that fans had never seen before. Despite a rough start to their 1975–76 season, the Cavaliers rode the shoulders of Akron native Nate Thurmond to the Central Division title. Under his leadership, they qualified for the playoffs. Then in April the Cavs provided fans with a remarkable string of games against the Washington Bullets, winning in incredible fashion three times—twice at The Coliseum in Richfield en route to a 4–3 series victory in the Eastern Conference Semifinal.
An emotionally charged experience, this was the Cavs’ first time in the playoffs. To further the excitement, three of their four victories weren’t clinched until the final buzzer. The noise in The Coliseum was so intense that the building shook. Hailed as the “Miracle of Richfield,” many maintain that the 1975–76 season remains the most memorable in Cavaliers history even over the 2006–07 and 2014–15 seasons led by LeBron James.
The Miracle of The Story of the 1975–76 Cleveland Cavaliers offers readers an inside look at the team, from its slow start winning just 6 of 16 games, the key signing of Thurmond, and winning the Central title to the pulse-pounding playoff series with the Bullets and the disappointing defeat to the Celtics. The ’75–76 season—especially the playoff — provided Cavs fans with an exhilaration that will never be forgotten.
An emotionally charged experience, this was the Cavs’ first time in the playoffs. To further the excitement, three of their four victories weren’t clinched until the final buzzer. The noise in The Coliseum was so intense that the building shook. Hailed as the “Miracle of Richfield,” many maintain that the 1975–76 season remains the most memorable in Cavaliers history even over the 2006–07 and 2014–15 seasons led by LeBron James.
The Miracle of The Story of the 1975–76 Cleveland Cavaliers offers readers an inside look at the team, from its slow start winning just 6 of 16 games, the key signing of Thurmond, and winning the Central title to the pulse-pounding playoff series with the Bullets and the disappointing defeat to the Celtics. The ’75–76 season—especially the playoff — provided Cavs fans with an exhilaration that will never be forgotten.
283 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 26, 2016
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Roger Gordon
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July 23, 2025
I was attending college near St. Louis during the "Miracle of Richfield." I fondly remember driving to a location where I could get decent reception for WWWE (38 states and half of Canada) and listening to Joe Tait's game calls. Roger does a fantastic job of stirring up old memories and filling in details I was unaware of. Highly recommended for Cavs fans!
June 8, 2020
It brings back a magical time for Cleveland Cavaliers' fans.
February 12, 2017
Libro corto y entretenido, pero no está muy bien editado y el formato (con los últimos capítulos dedicados a los jugadores por separado) le saca fluidez a la historia. También descubrí datos copiados en Wikipedia, no pudiendo descubrir cual es la fuente primaria, pero me dejó mal gusto. Lo destacable? Muchas voces y fuentes primarias
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