1981-82 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results

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Record: 15-67, Finished 6th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Don Delaney (4-11), Bob Kloppenburg (0-3), Chuck Daly (9-32), Bill Musselman (2-21)

Executive: Don Delaney

PTS/G: 103.2 (21st of 23) Opp PTS/G: 111.7 (19th of 23)

SRS: -7.77 (23rd of 23) Pace: 99.3 (18th of 23)

Off Rtg: 103.3 (21st of 23) Def Rtg: 111.8 (21st of 23) Net Rtg: -8.5 (23rd of 23)

Expected W-L: 20-62 (23rd of 23)

Arena: Coliseum at Richfield Attendance: 232,421 (22nd of 23)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 30, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		104	128	0	1	L 1	14,102	1:55
2	Tue, Nov 3, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		125	110	1	1	W 1	6,981
3	Wed, Nov 4, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		102	128	1	2	L 1	11,276
4	Sat, Nov 7, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		96	92	2	2	W 1	9,317
5	Mon, Nov 9, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		102	101	3	2	W 2	10,514
6	Tue, Nov 10, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		102	109	3	3	L 1	6,864
7	Thu, Nov 12, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		99	130	3	4	L 2	3,586
8	Sat, Nov 14, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		91	92	3	5	L 3	11,373	2:11
9	Sun, Nov 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		96	98	3	6	L 4	8,257
10	Wed, Nov 18, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		110	103	4	6	W 1	4,957
11	Fri, Nov 20, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		94	99	4	7	L 1	10,550	2:02
12	Tue, Nov 24, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	92	94	4	8	L 2	4,697
13	Wed, Nov 25, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		102	108	4	9	L 3	4,667
14	Fri, Nov 27, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		95	116	4	10	L 4	6,211
15	Sat, Nov 28, 1981	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		90	101	4	11	L 5	9,633
16	Tue, Dec 1, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		110	126	4	12	L 6	4,076
17	Wed, Dec 2, 1981	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		106	125	4	13	L 7	12,261
18	Sat, Dec 5, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		87	94	4	14	L 8	5,798
19	Wed, Dec 9, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	112	108	5	14	W 1	3,144
20	Fri, Dec 11, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		113	131	5	15	L 1	10,365	1:53
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		115	120	5	16	L 2	6,549
22	Tue, Dec 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		89	98	5	17	L 3	5,887
23	Wed, Dec 16, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		102	106	5	18	L 4	4,357
24	Fri, Dec 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		73	109	5	19	L 5	4,942
25	Sat, Dec 19, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		107	119	5	20	L 6	2,767
26	Tue, Dec 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		116	120	5	21	L 7	15,320	2:04
27	Wed, Dec 23, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		114	95	6	21	W 1	2,843
28	Sat, Dec 26, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		102	109	6	22	L 1	6,126
29	Wed, Dec 30, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	L	OT	108	110	6	23	L 2	5,569
30	Sat, Jan 2, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		103	106	6	24	L 3	13,457	2:04
31	Tue, Jan 5, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		103	113	6	25	L 4	5,142
32	Thu, Jan 7, 1982	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		100	109	6	26	L 5	4,298
33	Fri, Jan 8, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		100	110	6	27	L 6	12,521
34	Tue, Jan 12, 1982	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		100	114	6	28	L 7	8,259
35	Wed, Jan 13, 1982	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		104	117	6	29	L 8	7,884
36	Fri, Jan 15, 1982	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		108	117	6	30	L 9	4,128
37	Sat, Jan 16, 1982	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		125	120	7	30	W 1	7,548
38	Tue, Jan 19, 1982	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		97	99	7	31	L 1	4,333
39	Fri, Jan 22, 1982	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		93	108	7	32	L 2	6,569
40	Sat, Jan 23, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		99	109	7	33	L 3	4,551
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 27, 1982	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		110	106	8	33	W 1	4,184
42	Thu, Jan 28, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		104	116	8	34	L 1	9,243	1:53
43	Tue, Feb 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		100	99	9	34	W 1	6,430
44	Wed, Feb 3, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		108	104	10	34	W 2	3,257
45	Sat, Feb 6, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		88	87	11	34	W 3	10,094
46	Sun, Feb 7, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		94	110	11	35	L 1	4,611
47	Wed, Feb 10, 1982	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		91	105	11	36	L 2	4,345
48	Thu, Feb 11, 1982	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		113	123	11	37	L 3	3,205
49	Sat, Feb 13, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		109	110	11	38	L 4	4,529
50	Sun, Feb 14, 1982	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		97	125	11	39	L 5	5,719
51	Wed, Feb 17, 1982	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		102	110	11	40	L 6	4,515
52	Fri, Feb 19, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		88	106	11	41	L 7	11,052
53	Sat, Feb 20, 1982	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		116	109	12	41	W 1	4,410
54	Wed, Feb 24, 1982	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		97	131	12	42	L 1	11,292
55	Sun, Feb 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		101	102	12	43	L 2	14,882
56	Tue, Mar 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		108	117	12	44	L 3	8,236
57	Wed, Mar 3, 1982	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		107	136	12	45	L 4	14,221
58	Fri, Mar 5, 1982	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		111	110	13	45	W 1	12,666
59	Sun, Mar 7, 1982	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		127	147	13	46	L 1	9,889
60	Thu, Mar 11, 1982	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		95	101	13	47	L 2	4,577
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sat, Mar 13, 1982	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		121	115	14	47	W 1	5,264
62	Sun, Mar 14, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		103	109	14	48	L 1	6,120
63	Wed, Mar 17, 1982	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W	OT	113	107	15	48	W 1	4,126
64	Fri, Mar 19, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		97	119	15	49	L 1	11,052
65	Sat, Mar 20, 1982	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		102	115	15	50	L 2	8,125
66	Sun, Mar 21, 1982	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		93	98	15	51	L 3	4,172
67	Tue, Mar 23, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		97	120	15	52	L 4	7,304
68	Wed, Mar 24, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		115	136	15	53	L 5	5,320	1:54
69	Fri, Mar 26, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		111	115	15	54	L 6	12,126	2:04
70	Sun, Mar 28, 1982	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		101	104	15	55	L 7	4,427
71	Wed, Mar 31, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		87	103	15	56	L 8	13,231
72	Thu, Apr 1, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		110	111	15	57	L 9	7,179
73	Fri, Apr 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		115	135	15	58	L 10	13,524	1:52
74	Sun, Apr 4, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		109	119	15	59	L 11	4,105
75	Tue, Apr 6, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		85	94	15	60	L 12	7,231
76	Wed, Apr 7, 1982	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		105	122	15	61	L 13	4,167	1:52
77	Fri, Apr 9, 1982	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		97	100	15	62	L 14	5,709
78	Sat, Apr 10, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		114	117	15	63	L 15	4,973
79	Tue, Apr 13, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		111	119	15	64	L 16	4,245
80	Thu, Apr 15, 1982	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		110	120	15	65	L 17	4,418
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 16, 1982	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		102	112	15	66	L 18	4,963	1:49
82	Sun, Apr 18, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	OT	113	116	15	67	L 19	5,580

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