The Cleveland Cavaliers were 15-67 in 1981-82. They finished 6th in the Central Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 43 points, hits go-ahead 3-pointer in Thunder's 117-112 win over Cavs
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Mobley scores 27, Allen adds 25 as Cavaliers ride 48-point second quarter to get past Bucks 136-111
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Okongwu scores 29 as Hawks beat Cavaliers 114-111
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Onyeka Okongwu has 29 points and 12 rebounds as Hawks beat Cavs 114-111 to snap skid
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Mobley and the Cavaliers storm back to beat the Wizards 121-111 in Dybantsa's debut
1981-82 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 | 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 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 |
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Nets| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 |
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