Check out these vintage photos of the Cleveland Cavaliers in action, because it’s officially Wine and Gold time.

Photos courtesy of the Cleveland Memory Project

Austin Carr goes for two of his 31 points as he drives on Luke Jackson (1971)
Bingo Smith and Dave Debusschere reach for ball (1971)
Cavalier Walt Wesley makes a shot against the Baltimore Bullets (1971)
Cavaliers Greg Howard (40) Walt Wesley (44) and Bobby Smith (7) watch Kareem Abdul Jabbar about to score. Milwaukee Bucks won 118-102
Cavs’ Austin Carr and the Knicks’ Luther Rackley (1971)
Cavs’ Bingo Smith blocks shot by John Tresvant of the Baltimore Bullets (1971)
Cavs’ Bingo Smith dribbles past Portland’s Schlueter (1971)
Cavs’ Little Bobby Washington towered over by Jim Fox of Cincinnati (1971)
Charlie Davis past Royals Tom VanArsdale and Norm VanLier (23) (1971)
Charlie Davis (L) and Mike Newlin fight for the ball as Austin Carr watches (1971)
Cleveland Cavalier Dave Sorenson gets tip-in basket, 1971
Coach Bill Fitch with Austin Carr (left) and Charlie Davis (1971)
Dave Bing grabs ball (1971)
Dave Cowens coming down to earth after going high to pull down a rebound (1971)
Dwight Davis makes perfect block on shot attempt by 76’ers Fred Carter. (1973)
Elmore Smith of Buffalo bats back shot by Cavs’ Austin Carr (1971)
Frustrated Rick Roberson of the Cleveland Cavaliers can’t reach ball held by Buffalo’s Elmore Smith (1971)
Hustling Cavs Butch Beard (21) and Bingo Smith (7) grab rebound as Bob Lanier(16) watches (1971)
Knicks Jerry Lucas gets big hand on ball as Rick Roberson is stymied in try for basket, Dave DeBusschere at left (1971)
John_JohnsJohn Johnson of the Cavs tries to get shot off (1971)
Walt Frazier buzzes past John Johnson. Frazier got 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists (1971)
Walt Wesley of Cleveland momentarily clings to rim after stuffing a 2-pointer as Walt Bellamy of Atlanta looks on. (1971)
Walt Wesley of the Cavs gets hand on ball as Kareem Jabbar makes shot (1971)
Walt Wesley (44) – Cavs, Archie Clark (21) – Baltimore Bullets, and Austin Carr (22)
Wes Unseld reaches for the rebound as Cleveland’s Cornell Warner gets sandwiched between him and Elvin Hayes (1973)

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