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
9
1
.900
2
Lakers Lakers
7
2
.778
1.5
3
Spurs Spurs
6
2
.750
2.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
6
2
.750
2.0
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
5
3
.625
3.0
6
Rockets Rockets
5
3
.625
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
7
2
.778
2
Bulls Bulls
6
2
.750
0.5
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
6
3
.667
1.0
4
Bucks Bucks
6
3
.667
1.0
5
Knicks Knicks
5
3
.625
1.5
6
76ers 76ers
5
3
.625
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/8
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/8
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Sat
11/8
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
11/8
POR POR
@
MIA MIA
8:00 PM