The Cleveland Cavaliers were 28-54 in 1980-81. They finished 5th in the Central Division and 9th in the Eastern Conference.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

1980-81 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
7
Bullets Bullets
39
43
.476
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
31
51
.378
31.0
9
Cavaliers Cavaliers
28
54
.341
34.0
10
Nets Nets
24
58
.293
38.0
11
Pistons Pistons
21
61
.256
41.0

1980-81 Stats

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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
Team
82
241.2
105.7
42.7
24.5
7.7
3.9
43.4
92.8
46.7
0.9
3.0
28.9
18.1
23.3
77.8
51.3
15.3
27.4
17.0
24.3
Team Rank
11th
17th
15th
16th
20th
19th
12th
2nd
21st
2nd
2nd
3rd
23rd
23rd
2nd
22nd
6th
18th
1st
7th
Opponent
82
241.2
110.6
44.6
26.4
8.3
5.5
44.0
87.5
50.3
0.6
2.0
31.0
22.0
29.2
75.2
55.1
14.1
30.5
18.0
23.9
Opponent Rank
11th
20th
19th
18th
2nd
16th
18th
10th
17th
21st
13th
22nd
13th
14th
14th
18th
9th
19th
14th
19th
Net
-4.9
-1.9
-1.9
-0.6
-1.6
-0.6
+5.3
-3.6
+0.2
+1.0
-2.0
-3.8
-5.9
+2.7
-3.8
+1.2
-3.1
-1.0
+0.5
Net Rank
19th
17th
20th
16th
20th
14th
1st
21st
5th
3rd
12th
23rd
23rd
3rd
21st
3rd
21st
7th
14th

Gallery

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
15
5
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
13
8
.619
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Raptors Raptors
15
7
.682
2.0
3
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Celtics Celtics
12
9
.571
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
TOR TOR
@
ATL ATL
109-97
Thu
11/6
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
125-107
Thu
11/6
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
110-121
Thu
11/6
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
110-126
Thu
11/6
DAL DAL
@
MEM MEM
104-118

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
BOS BOS
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Thu
12/4
GSW GSW
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Thu
12/4
UTA UTA
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Thu
12/4
LAL LAL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Thu
12/4
MIN MIN
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM