1981-82 Cleveland Cavaliers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 15-67
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Don Delaney (4-11)
Coach: Bob Kloppenburg (0-3)
Coach: Chuck Daly (9-32)
Coach: Bill Musselman (2-21)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 236,523, Avg. 5,769 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Cleveland Cavaliers StatisticsTeam Record: 15-67
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Don Delaney (4-11)
Coach: Bob Kloppenburg (0-3)
Coach: Chuck Daly (9-32)
Coach: Bill Musselman (2-21)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 236,523, Avg. 5,769 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 15 wins and 67 losses, finishing sixth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers scored 8,463 points and allowed 9,161. James Edwards scored a team-best 1,288 points for Cleveland and contributed 581 rebounds. Geoff Huston dished out 590 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Bob Wilkerson added 92 steals.
Don Delaney, Bob Kloppenburg, Chuck Daly and Bill Musselman coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 8463
Regular Season Points Against: 9161
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 128 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| November 3, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 125 at Dallas Mavericks 110 | W | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| November 4, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at San Antonio Spurs 128 | L | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| November 7, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Houston Rockets 92 | W | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | ||
| November 9, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | W | 1-0 | 2-2 | 3-2 | ||
| November 10, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Indiana Pacers 109 | L | 1-0 | 2-3 | 3-3 | ||
| November 12, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Detroit Pistons 130 | L | 1-0 | 2-4 | 3-4 | ||
| November 14, 1981 | Boston Celtics 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | L | 1-1 | 2-4 | 3-5 | ||
| November 15, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Milwaukee Bucks 98 | L | 1-1 | 2-5 | 3-6 | ||
| November 18, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | W | 2-1 | 2-5 | 4-6 | ||
| November 20, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 | L | 2-2 | 2-5 | 4-7 | ||
| November 24, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at Atlanta Hawks 94 | L | 2-2 | 2-6 | 4-8 | OT | |
| November 25, 1981 | Indiana Pacers 108 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | L | 2-3 | 2-6 | 4-9 | ||
| November 27, 1981 | New York Knicks 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | L | 2-4 | 2-6 | 4-10 | ||
| November 28, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at New York Knicks 101 | L | 2-4 | 2-7 | 4-11 | ||
| December 1, 1981 | Milwaukee Bucks 126 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | L | 2-5 | 2-7 | 4-12 | ||
| December 2, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at New Jersey Nets 125 | L | 2-5 | 2-8 | 4-13 | ||
| December 5, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 87 at Washington Bullets 94 | L | 2-5 | 2-9 | 4-14 | ||
| December 9, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 108 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 3-5 | 2-9 | 5-14 | OT | |
| December 11, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 131 | L | 3-5 | 2-10 | 5-15 | ||
| December 12, 1981 | Denver Nuggets 120 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 | L | 3-6 | 2-10 | 5-16 | ||
| December 15, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 89 at Chicago Bulls 98 | L | 3-6 | 2-11 | 5-17 | ||
| December 16, 1981 | Washington Bullets 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | L | 3-7 | 2-11 | 5-18 | ||
| December 18, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 73 at Indiana Pacers 109 | L | 3-7 | 2-12 | 5-19 | ||
| December 19, 1981 | New Jersey Nets 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 107 | L | 3-8 | 2-12 | 5-20 | ||
| December 22, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 116 at Boston Celtics 120 | L | 3-8 | 2-13 | 5-21 | ||
| December 23, 1981 | Kansas City Kings 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 | W | 4-8 | 2-13 | 6-21 | ||
| December 26, 1981 | Milwaukee Bucks 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | L | 4-9 | 2-13 | 6-22 | ||
| December 30, 1981 | New York Knicks 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 | L | 4-10 | 2-13 | 6-23 | OT | |
| January 2, 1982 | Boston Celtics 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 103 | L | 4-11 | 2-13 | 6-24 | ||
| January 5, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Atlanta Hawks 113 | L | 4-11 | 2-14 | 6-25 | ||
| January 7, 1982 | Washington Bullets 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 | L | 4-12 | 2-14 | 6-26 | ||
| January 8, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at New Jersey Nets 110 | L | 4-12 | 2-15 | 6-27 | ||
| January 12, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 | L | 4-13 | 2-15 | 6-28 | ||
| January 13, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Kansas City Kings 117 | L | 4-13 | 2-16 | 6-29 | ||
| January 15, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at San Diego Clippers 117 | L | 4-13 | 2-17 | 6-30 | ||
| January 16, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 125 at Utah Jazz 120 | W | 4-13 | 3-17 | 7-30 | ||
| January 19, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | L | 4-14 | 3-17 | 7-31 | ||
| January 22, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Chicago Bulls 108 | L | 4-14 | 3-18 | 7-32 | ||
| January 23, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | L | 4-15 | 3-18 | 7-33 | ||
| January 27, 1982 | Golden State Warriors 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | W | 5-15 | 3-18 | 8-33 | ||
| January 28, 1982 | Boston Celtics 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 | L | 5-16 | 3-18 | 8-34 | ||
| February 2, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Washington Bullets 99 | W | 5-16 | 4-18 | 9-34 | ||
| February 3, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 | W | 6-16 | 4-18 | 10-34 | ||
| February 6, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Atlanta Hawks 87 | W | 6-16 | 5-18 | 11-34 | ||
| February 7, 1982 | New Jersey Nets 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 | L | 6-17 | 5-18 | 11-35 | ||
| February 10, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | L | 6-18 | 5-18 | 11-36 | ||
| February 11, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at Detroit Pistons 123 | L | 6-18 | 5-19 | 11-37 | ||
| February 13, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | L | 6-19 | 5-19 | 11-38 | ||
| February 14, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 125 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | L | 6-20 | 5-19 | 11-39 | ||
| February 17, 1982 | Houston Rockets 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | L | 6-21 | 5-19 | 11-40 | ||
| February 19, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Milwaukee Bucks 106 | L | 6-21 | 5-20 | 11-41 | ||
| February 20, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 | W | 7-21 | 5-20 | 12-41 | ||
| February 24, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Phoenix Suns 131 | L | 7-21 | 5-21 | 12-42 | ||
| February 28, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 | L | 7-21 | 5-22 | 12-43 | ||
| March 2, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Golden State Warriors 117 | L | 7-21 | 5-23 | 12-44 | ||
| March 3, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Seattle Supersonics 136 | L | 7-21 | 5-24 | 12-45 | ||
| March 5, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Portland Trail Blazers 110 | W | 7-21 | 6-24 | 13-45 | ||
| March 7, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 127 at Denver Nuggets 147 | L | 7-21 | 6-25 | 13-46 | ||
| March 11, 1982 | Phoenix Suns 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95 | L | 7-22 | 6-25 | 13-47 | ||
| March 13, 1982 | Utah Jazz 115 at Cleveland Cavaliers 121 | W | 8-22 | 6-25 | 14-47 | ||
| March 14, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 103 | L | 8-23 | 6-25 | 14-48 | ||
| March 17, 1982 | San Diego Clippers 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 | W | 9-23 | 6-25 | 15-48 | OT | |
| March 19, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Milwaukee Bucks 119 | L | 9-23 | 6-26 | 15-49 | ||
| March 20, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | L | 9-24 | 6-26 | 15-50 | ||
| March 21, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 | L | 9-25 | 6-26 | 15-51 | ||
| March 23, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at New York Knicks 120 | L | 9-25 | 6-27 | 15-52 | ||
| March 24, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Boston Celtics 136 | L | 9-25 | 6-28 | 15-53 | ||
| March 26, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 115 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | L | 9-26 | 6-28 | 15-54 | ||
| March 28, 1982 | Washington Bullets 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | L | 9-27 | 6-28 | 15-55 | ||
| March 31, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 87 at New Jersey Nets 103 | L | 9-27 | 6-29 | 15-56 | ||
| April 1, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at New York Knicks 111 | L | 9-27 | 6-30 | 15-57 | ||
| April 2, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Philadelphia 76ers 135 | L | 9-27 | 6-31 | 15-58 | ||
| April 4, 1982 | New Jersey Nets 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | L | 9-28 | 6-31 | 15-59 | ||
| April 6, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 85 at Washington Bullets 94 | L | 9-28 | 6-32 | 15-60 | ||
| April 7, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 122 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 | L | 9-29 | 6-32 | 15-61 | ||
| April 9, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Indiana Pacers 100 | L | 9-29 | 6-33 | 15-62 | ||
| April 10, 1982 | New York Knicks 117 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 | L | 9-30 | 6-33 | 15-63 | ||
| April 13, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | L | 9-31 | 6-33 | 15-64 | ||
| April 15, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Detroit Pistons 120 | L | 9-31 | 6-34 | 15-65 | ||
| April 16, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Chicago Bulls 112 | L | 9-31 | 6-35 | 15-66 | ||
| April 18, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 | L | 9-32 | 6-35 | 15-67 | OT |
