The Cleveland Cavaliers were 37-45 in 1979-80. They finished 5th in the Central Division and 9th in the Eastern Conference.
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James Harden scores a season-high 32 points as the Cavaliers beat the Knicks 115-107
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Grayson Allen scores 27, Naz Reid adds 25 as Hornets beat Cavaliers 124-112 to snap 6-game skid
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Jalen Brunson scores 31 to power Knicks past Cavs 109-97 in rematch of last year's Eastern finalists
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LeBron James has a rough return to Cleveland with only his 10th regular-season single-digit game
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Cavaliers hold LeBron James to 8 points in his Ohio return, rout 76ers 119-95
1979-80 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 243.0 | 114.1 | 45.0 | 25.7 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 46.5 | 98.1 | 47.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 19.3 | 20.8 | 26.9 | 77.2 | 51.9 | 15.9 | 29.0 | 16.7 | 23.6 |
Team Rank | 1st | 3rd | 10th | 13th | 15th | 18th | 3rd | 1st | 15th | 16th | 14th | 21st | 12th | 14th | 8th | 18th | 7th | 17th | 1st | 9th | |
Opponent | 82 | 243.0 | 113.8 | 47.2 | 26.9 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 46.5 | 92.8 | 50.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 29.1 | 20.1 | 26.2 | 76.5 | 54.5 | 15.0 | 32.2 | 20.3 | 24.8 |
Opponent Rank | 1st | 19th | 18th | 16th | 4th | 18th | 20th | 18th | 22nd | 13th | 14th | 16th | 6th | 6th | 14th | 18th | 12th | 20th | 5th | 11th | |
Net | +0.3 | -2.2 | -1.2 | +0.7 | -1.8 | 0.0 | +5.3 | -2.7 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -9.9 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.7 | -2.6 | +0.9 | -3.1 | -3.6 | -1.2 | ||
Net Rank | 9th | 19th | 16th | 8th | 22nd | 12th | 2nd | 20th | 15th | 13th | 21st | 10th | 11th | 10th | 21st | 8th | 22nd | 2nd | 6th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.5 | |
| 8 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.5 | |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 8.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.0 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.0 | |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.0 | |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.5 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 7.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.5 |
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