1982-83 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-59, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Tom Nissalke (23-59)

Executive: Harry Weltman

PTS/G: 97.1 (23rd of 23) Opp PTS/G: 104.6 (8th of 23)

SRS: -6.78 (22nd of 23) Pace: 97.6 (22nd of 23)

Off Rtg: 99.2 (21st of 23) Def Rtg: 106.8 (16th of 23) Net Rtg: -7.6 (22nd of 23)

Expected W-L: 22-60 (22nd of 23)

Arena: Coliseum at Richfield Attendance: 160,537 (23rd of 23)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 29, 1982		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		93	104	0	1	L 1	8,633	2:13
2	Sun, Oct 31, 1982		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		95	119	0	2	L 2	6,622
3	Tue, Nov 2, 1982		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		119	128	0	3	L 3	2,976
4	Thu, Nov 4, 1982		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		111	118	0	4	L 4	4,520
5	Fri, Nov 5, 1982		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		91	99	0	5	L 5	2,981
6	Wed, Nov 10, 1982		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W	OT	132	120	1	5	W 1	6,509
7	Fri, Nov 12, 1982		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		81	94	1	6	L 1	9,876
8	Sun, Nov 14, 1982		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		98	111	1	7	L 2	12,806
9	Thu, Nov 18, 1982		Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		98	107	1	8	L 3	2,923
10	Fri, Nov 19, 1982		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		94	101	1	9	L 4	14,190
11	Sun, Nov 21, 1982		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		79	129	1	10	L 5	12,666
12	Tue, Nov 23, 1982		Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		99	121	1	11	L 6	2,163
13	Fri, Nov 26, 1982		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		102	120	1	12	L 7	10,105	1:55
14	Sun, Nov 28, 1982		Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		118	110	2	12	W 1	1,989
15	Tue, Nov 30, 1982		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		78	88	2	13	L 1	8,765
16	Wed, Dec 1, 1982		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		84	101	2	14	L 2	2,114
17	Fri, Dec 3, 1982		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		103	111	2	15	L 3	3,216
18	Sat, Dec 4, 1982		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		109	89	3	15	W 1	4,507
19	Tue, Dec 7, 1982		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		90	102	3	16	L 1	2,254
20	Wed, Dec 8, 1982		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		93	113	3	17	L 2	15,320	1:52
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 10, 1982		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		107	117	3	18	L 3	1,997
22	Wed, Dec 15, 1982		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		93	99	3	19	L 4	9,208	1:59
23	Thu, Dec 16, 1982		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		97	106	3	20	L 5	4,564
24	Sat, Dec 18, 1982		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		90	97	3	21	L 6	3,195
25	Tue, Dec 21, 1982		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		74	77	3	22	L 7	5,791
26	Wed, Dec 22, 1982		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		100	98	4	22	W 1	4,135
27	Mon, Dec 27, 1982	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		82	94	4	23	L 1	11,035	1:54
28	Wed, Dec 29, 1982		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		87	91	4	24	L 2	5,234
29	Thu, Dec 30, 1982		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		89	94	4	25	L 3	9,615
30	Sun, Jan 2, 1983		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		95	103	4	26	L 4	3,010
31	Wed, Jan 5, 1983		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		116	130	4	27	L 5	5,074
32	Thu, Jan 6, 1983		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		107	125	4	28	L 6	11,270
33	Sat, Jan 8, 1983		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		98	82	5	28	W 1	2,385
34	Wed, Jan 12, 1983		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		96	98	5	29	L 1	2,238
35	Thu, Jan 13, 1983		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		100	110	5	30	L 2	9,974
36	Sat, Jan 15, 1983		Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		90	86	6	30	W 1	7,548	2:12
37	Tue, Jan 18, 1983		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		90	98	6	31	L 1	7,220	1:56
38	Thu, Jan 20, 1983		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		97	89	7	31	W 1	4,518
39	Fri, Jan 21, 1983	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		99	105	7	32	L 1	10,729	2:06
40	Sun, Jan 23, 1983		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		91	105	7	33	L 2	15,320	1:58
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 25, 1983		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		78	111	7	34	L 3	6,514
42	Wed, Jan 26, 1983		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		119	124	7	35	L 4	2,265
43	Fri, Jan 28, 1983		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		107	106	8	35	W 1	8,211
44	Sat, Jan 29, 1983		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		89	88	9	35	W 2	3,560
45	Tue, Feb 1, 1983		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		84	93	9	36	L 1	4,802
46	Wed, Feb 2, 1983		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		105	118	9	37	L 2	2,071
47	Fri, Feb 4, 1983		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		81	92	9	38	L 3	2,066
48	Sat, Feb 5, 1983		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		113	117	9	39	L 4	6,257
49	Sun, Feb 6, 1983		Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		110	107	10	39	W 1	3,042
50	Wed, Feb 9, 1983		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		104	94	11	39	W 2	2,088
51	Thu, Feb 10, 1983		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		99	95	12	39	W 3	3,059
52	Wed, Feb 16, 1983		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		99	96	13	39	W 4	3,587
53	Thu, Feb 17, 1983		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		92	108	13	40	L 1	8,092
54	Sun, Feb 20, 1983		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		81	103	13	41	L 2	3,782	1:51
55	Wed, Feb 23, 1983		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		99	98	14	41	W 1	3,412
56	Sat, Feb 26, 1983		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		102	122	14	42	L 1	4,668
57	Sun, Feb 27, 1983		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		98	92	15	42	W 1	2,697
58	Tue, Mar 1, 1983		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		121	132	15	43	L 1	10,492
59	Thu, Mar 3, 1983		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		113	118	15	44	L 2	7,233
60	Sat, Mar 5, 1983		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		98	91	16	44	W 1	11,358
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 6, 1983		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		98	117	16	45	L 1	7,252
62	Tue, Mar 8, 1983		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		102	99	17	45	W 1	7,036
63	Sun, Mar 13, 1983		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		83	117	17	46	L 1	10,035
64	Tue, Mar 15, 1983		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	OT	92	95	17	47	L 2	5,832
65	Wed, Mar 16, 1983		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		90	96	17	48	L 3	1,814
66	Fri, Mar 18, 1983		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		73	97	17	49	L 4	2,461
67	Sun, Mar 20, 1983		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		79	90	17	50	L 5	7,180	2:01
68	Tue, Mar 22, 1983		Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		94	117	17	51	L 6	4,924
69	Wed, Mar 23, 1983		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		84	81	18	51	W 1	2,145
70	Fri, Mar 25, 1983		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		102	124	18	52	L 1	15,320	1:53
71	Sun, Mar 27, 1983		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		80	94	18	53	L 2	13,327	1:53
72	Tue, Mar 29, 1983		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		82	95	18	54	L 3	5,064
73	Wed, Mar 30, 1983		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		102	95	19	54	W 1	4,575
74	Fri, Apr 1, 1983		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		111	120	19	55	L 1
75	Sun, Apr 3, 1983		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		84	96	19	56	L 2	7,622	2:01
76	Tue, Apr 5, 1983		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		101	91	20	56	W 1	4,612
77	Thu, Apr 7, 1983		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		87	100	20	57	L 1	2,441
78	Sat, Apr 9, 1983	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		105	115	20	58	L 2	9,610	2:00
79	Sun, Apr 10, 1983		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		110	105	21	58	W 1	2,039
80	Wed, Apr 13, 1983		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		98	107	21	59	L 1	1,952
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 15, 1983		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	OT	132	124	22	59	W 1	3,918
82	Sun, Apr 17, 1983		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		118	105	23	59	W 2	2,494

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