The Cleveland Cavaliers were 23-59 in 1982-83. They finished 5th in the Central Division and 10th 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 | 240.9 | 97.1 | 43.7 | 21.2 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 39.7 | 85.3 | 46.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 25.0 | 17.4 | 24.2 | 72.1 | 50.6 | 14.3 | 29.4 | 18.8 | 27.3 |
Team Rank | 15th | 23rd | 15th | 23rd | 21st | 23rd | 23rd | 22nd | 22nd | 18th | 21st | 6th | 22nd | 21st | 20th | 22nd | 16th | 15th | 10th | 21st | |
Opponent | 82 | 240.9 | 104.6 | 40.9 | 24.5 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 41.2 | 84.3 | 48.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 29.2 | 74.3 | 53.8 | 11.9 | 29.0 | 15.5 | 22.3 |
Opponent Rank | 15th | 8th | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 9th | 6th | 3rd | 14th | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 17th | 19th | 13th | 15th | 1st | 10th | 23rd | 23rd | |
Net | -7.4 | +2.8 | -3.3 | 0.0 | -1.7 | -1.6 | +1.0 | -2.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | +3.1 | -4.3 | -5.0 | -2.2 | -3.2 | +2.4 | +0.4 | +3.2 | +5.0 | ||
Net Rank | 22nd | 4th | 22nd | 14th | 19th | 18th | 9th | 19th | 11th | 14th | 6th | 20th | 20th | 18th | 20th | 2nd | 10th | 22nd | 23rd |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 18 | .714 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 21 | .672 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 41 | 24 | .631 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 36 | 27 | .571 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 35 | 28 | .556 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 36 | 29 | .554 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 34 | 29 | .540 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 33 | 31 | .516 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 32 | 33 | .492 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 27 | 36 | .429 | 18.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 38 | .406 | 19.5 | |
| 13 | 16 | 47 | .254 | 29.0 | |
| 14 | 16 | 47 | .254 | 29.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 49 | .234 | 30.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 15 | .769 | ||
| 2 | 47 | 17 | .734 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 40 | 24 | .625 | 9.5 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 10.0 | |
| 5 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | 37 | 27 | .578 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | 32 | 31 | .508 | 17.0 | |
| 9 | 31 | 32 | .492 | 18.0 | |
| 10 | 31 | 34 | .477 | 19.0 | |
| 11 | 23 | 39 | .371 | 25.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 43 | .328 | 28.5 | |
| 13 | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 19 | 45 | .297 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 50 | .231 | 35.0 |