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NBA professional basketball team season
1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach
General managerDon Delaney
Owner(s)Ted Stepien
ArenaColiseum at Richfield
Results
Record15–67 (.183)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWUAB
RadioWBBG
< 1980–81 1982–83 >

The 1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 12th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers finished 15-67 (.183) tying the lowest winning percentage in franchise history along with the 1970-71 team.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
3 55 Mickey Dillard  United States Florida State

Roster

1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PF 52 Branson, Brad 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1958–09–24 SMU
G 10 Brewer, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–07–16 Arkansas
C 40 Edwards, James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1955–11–22 Washington
G 5 Evans, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955–04–19 Kansas State
SF 35 Hubbard, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–12–13 Michigan
G 20 Huston, Geoff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1957–11–08 Texas Tech
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1957–01–03 Kansas
G 14 Moore, Lowes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1957–05–05 West Virginia
F/C 24 Restani, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1951–12–23 San Francisco
F 11 Robinson, Cliff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1960–03–13 USC
G 13 Silas, James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1949–02–11 Stephen F. Austin
F 31 Washington, Richard Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1955–07–15 UCLA
G 8 Wedman, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952–07–29 Colorado
G 33 Wilkerson, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1954–08–15 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 55 27 .671 – 31–10 24–17 24–6
x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 13.0 24–17 18–23 15–14
Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 16.0 23–18 16–25 19–11
Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 20.0 25–16 10–31 14–16
Chicago Bulls 34 48 .415 21.0 22–19 12–29 12–17
Cleveland Cavaliers 15 67 .183 40.0 9–32 6–35 5–25
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 63 19 .768 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 55 27 .671 8
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 58 24 .707 5
4 x-New Jersey Nets 44 38 .537 19
5 x-Washington Bullets 43 39 .524 20
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 21
7 Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 24
8 Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 28
9 Chicago Bulls 34 48 .415 29
10 New York Knicks 33 49 .402 30
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 15 67 .183 48

Record vs. opponents

1981-82 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 0–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–2 5–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–4
Boston 5–1 — 4–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 5–1 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 6–0
Chicago 3–2 2–4 — 5–1 1–1 1–1 0–6 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–5 2–4 3–2 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–4
Cleveland 2–4 0–5 1–5 — 2–0 0–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 0–6 0–6 0–6 0–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–5
Dallas 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 — 1–5 1–1 0–5 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–3 1–5 2–3 1–4 3–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 — 1–1 3–2 5–1 0–2 4–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–3 2–4 5–0 2–3 3–3 2–0
Detroit 4–2 0–6 6–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–4 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 3–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–4
Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–3 0–2 — 1–4 2–0 3–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–2 2–4 3–2 5–1 1–5 3–2 1–1
Houston 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–5 0–2 4–1 — 2–0 3–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 4–1 3–3 4–1 2–3 6–0 2–0
Indiana 2–4 1–5 3–3 5–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 0–2 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 0–6 4–2 3–2 0–6 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5
Kansas City 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–4 0–2 2–3 3–3 1–1 — 1–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–3 0–5 1–5 4–1 2–3 3–3 0–2
Los Angeles 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 2–0 3–3 4–1 2–0 4–1 — 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2 5–1 2–3 5–1 4–2 5–0 2–0
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 5–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–2 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 — 4–1 3–3 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–2
New Jersey 2–3 1–5 4–2 6–0 0–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 — 4–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–2
New York 1–5 1–5 2–3 6–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 — 1–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–5
Philadelphia 3–3 2–4 5–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 6–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 5–1 — 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 6–0
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 3–2 2–0 2–4 2–3 1–1 3–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 3–3 4–1 4–2 3–3 3–2 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–0 4–2 1–4 1–1 5–0 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–3 — 3–2 4–2 3–3 4–1 0–2
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 4–2 2–0 2–3 3–3 0–2 5–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–4 2–3 — 3–2 4–1 3–3 1–1
San Diego 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 0–5 0–2 1–5 1–4 0–2 1–4 1–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–4 2–3 — 1–5 1–4 0–2
Seattle 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 5–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 2–4 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–4 5–1 — 5–0 1–1
Utah 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–1 2–3 0–6 1–1 3–3 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 3–3 4–1 0–5 — 1–1
Washington 4–2 0–6 4–2 5–1 1–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 0–2 5–1 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–4 5–1 0–6 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 —

Game log

1981–82 game log
Total: 15–67 (Home: 9–32; Road: 6–35)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
November: 4–10 (home: 2–4; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 November 24, 1981 @ Atlanta L 92–94 (OT) The Omni
4,697 		4–8
December: 2–12 (home: 2–6; road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 9, 1981 Atlanta W 112–108 (OT) Coliseum at Richfield
3,144 		5–14
January: 2–11 (home: 1–6; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
31 January 5, 1982 @ Atlanta L 103–113 The Omni
5,112 		6–25
40 January 23, 1982 Atlanta L 99–109 Coliseum at Richfield
4,551 		7–33
February: 3–9 (home: 2–5; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
45 February 6, 1982 @ Atlanta W 88–87 The Omni
10,094 		11–34
March: 3–13 (home: 2–6; road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 0–11 (home: 0–5; road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
79 April 13, 1982 Atlanta L 111–119 Coliseum at Richfield
4,245 		15–64
1981–82 schedule

Player stats

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mike Mitchell 27 26 36.0 45.4 0.0 72.0 5.2 1.4 1.0 0.6 19.6
Ron Brewer 47 41 36.7 46.5 23.8 77.9 2.4 2.6 1.3 0.5 19.4
James Edwards 77 75 33.0 51.1 0.0 68.4 7.5 1.6 0.3 1.5 16.7
Cliff Robinson 30 29 31.5 45.1 0.0 72.9 9.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 16.3
Kenny Carr 46 42 32.2 51.7 11.1 65.9 8.6 1.4 1.3 0.3 15.0
Lowes Moore 4 0 17.5 50.0 20.0 75.0 1.0 3.8 1.5 0.3 11.3
James Silas 67 34 21.6 43.8 0.0 86.0 1.6 3.3 0.6 0.1 11.2
Bob Wilkerson 65 38 27.8 41.8 16.7 78.4 3.8 3.6 1.4 0.4 11.0
Scott Wedman 54 39 30.3 44.1 21.7 73.3 5.6 2.5 1.4 0.3 10.9
Phil Hubbard 31 2 23.7 46.7 0.0 72.6 6.5 0.8 0.9 0.1 10.4
Geoff Huston 78 43 30.9 48.4 30.0 76.5 1.9 7.6 0.9 0.1 10.3
Reggie Johnson 23 22 26.8 53.7 0.0 79.5 5.4 1.0 0.3 0.7 9.7
Roger Phegley 27 8 21.0 48.6 30.8 80.0 2.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 9.2
Bill Laimbeer 50 4 17.9 47.0 50.0 77.5 5.5 0.9 0.4 0.6 6.7
Richard Washington 18 2 17.4 43.5 0.0 60.0 4.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 6.1
Brad Branson 10 3 17.6 40.4 0.0 91.7 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 5.3
Mike Evans 8 0 9.3 31.4 0.0 62.5 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 3.4
Paul Mokeski 28 1 12.3 42.7 0.0 76.7 3.1 0.4 0.7 0.6 3.3
Keith Herron 30 0 9.0 36.8 0.0 87.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 2.8
Mickey Dillard 33 0 6.7 36.7 0.0 65.2 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.1 2.2
Mel Bennett 3 0 7.7 50.0 0.0 16.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.7
Kevin Restani 34 0 9.9 38.3 0.0 58.3 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 1.6
Don Ford 21 1 9.6 37.5 0.0 83.3 1.7 0.5 0.4 0.0 1.1

Player Statistics Citation:

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Development League

References

  1. Dolgan, Bob (September 11, 2007). "Successful, Except as Owner of Cavs". The Plain Dealer. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. p. D1 - Sports.
  2. "1981-82 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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