The Cleveland Cavaliers were 15-67 in 1981-82. They finished 6th in the Central Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.5 | 103.2 | 41.0 | 22.8 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 41.5 | 89.4 | 46.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 18.2 | 19.9 | 26.6 | 74.7 | 51.0 | 14.5 | 26.5 | 16.1 | 26.7 |
Team Rank | 13th | 21st | 22nd | 21st | 19th | 19th | 18th | 8th | 23rd | 21st | 19th | 22nd | 17th | 17th | 10th | 23rd | 9th | 23rd | 3rd | 13th | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.5 | 111.7 | 44.6 | 26.5 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 44.0 | 85.9 | 51.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 29.8 | 23.2 | 30.8 | 75.4 | 56.2 | 13.7 | 30.8 | 17.1 | 25.3 |
Opponent Rank | 13th | 19th | 18th | 20th | 5th | 17th | 16th | 6th | 21st | 4th | 1st | 18th | 20th | 20th | 16th | 21st | 5th | 20th | 14th | 16th | |
Net | -8.5 | -3.6 | -3.6 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -2.5 | +3.5 | -4.8 | -0.2 | +0.1 | -11.5 | -3.4 | -4.3 | -0.7 | -5.1 | +0.8 | -4.4 | -1.0 | +1.5 | ||
Net Rank | 23rd | 21st | 23rd | 15th | 19th | 21st | 3rd | 23rd | 15th | 10th | 22nd | 21st | 22nd | 15th | 23rd | 7th | 23rd | 6th | 17th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 11 | .744 | ||
| 2 | 28 | 17 | .622 | 5.0 | |
| 3 | 27 | 18 | .600 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 28 | 19 | .596 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | 27 | 20 | .574 | 7.0 | |
| 6 | 24 | 20 | .545 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 23 | 21 | .523 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 24 | 22 | .522 | 9.5 | |
| 9 | 23 | 22 | .511 | 10.0 | |
| 10 | 22 | 25 | .468 | 12.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 26 | .409 | 14.5 | |
| 12 | 18 | 28 | .391 | 15.5 | |
| 13 | 12 | 31 | .279 | 20.0 | |
| 14 | 11 | 35 | .239 | 22.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 34 | .227 | 22.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 9 | .804 | ||
| 2 | 31 | 14 | .689 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 31 | 15 | .674 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 27 | 16 | .628 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 27 | 18 | .600 | 9.5 | |
| 7 | 27 | 18 | .600 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 25 | 21 | .543 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 23 | 23 | .500 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 20 | 24 | .455 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 25 | .419 | 17.5 | |
| 12 | 19 | 27 | .413 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 15 | 31 | .326 | 22.0 | |
| 14 | 12 | 34 | .261 | 25.0 | |
| 15 | 11 | 36 | .234 | 26.5 |