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Cleveland Cavaliers 35 - 47 | |
| National Basketball Association Central Division: 5th place | ||
| Cleveland, OH |
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| Season Info | ||||||||||||
| Stats | Team | CR | TR | Opponent | CR | TR | Margin | CR | TR | |||
| Points: | 94.5 | 11 | 21 | 98.0 | 2 | 4 | -3.5 | 8 | 17 | |||
| O.Rebounds: | 11.8 | 11 | 19 | 12.3 | 4 | 12 | -0.5 | 5 | 13 | |||
| D.Rebounds: | 26.6 | 12 | 20 | 28.0 | 7 | 13 | -1.4 | 9 | 17 | |||
| Rebounds: | 38.5 | 12 | 20 | 40.3 | 7 | 14 | -1.8 | 8 | 15 | |||
| Assists: | 17.6 | 10 | 19 | 20.2 | 3 | 7 | -2.5 | 9 | 18 | |||
| Steals: | 7.5 | 11 | 20 | 8.7 | 3 | 13 | -1.2 | 11 | 20 | |||
| Blocks: | 4.4 | 8 | 13 | 4.9 | 10 | 21 | -0.5 | 8 | 16 | |||
| Turnovers: | 15.3 | 3 | 9 | 15.0 | 11 | 19 | 0.3 | 8 | 15 | |||
| Fouls: | 24.6 | 4 | 7 | 24.5 | 10 | 19 | 0.1 | 4 | 10 | |||
| FG% | .448 | 10 | 20 | .469 | 7 | 13 | -.021 | 9 | 19 | |||
| FT% | .786 | 3 | 5 | .760 | 5 | 6 | .026 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 3PT% | .276 | 4 | 10 | .280 | 8 | 11 | -.004 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Points Per Shot | 1.24 | 8 | 14 | 1.28 | 5 | 10 | -0.04 | 7 | 12 | |||
| Adjusted FG% | .458 | 10 | 19 | .478 | 7 | 13 | -.020 | 9 | 18 |
| Coaching Staff | |||||||||||
| Position | Name | Age | SCUR | SPOT | CINS | CSHT | CHND | CPSD | CPRD | Salary | Years |
| General Manager: | Stan Albeck | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $112,825 | 4 |
| Roster | ||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Height | Weight | Exp | College | Hometown |
| 43 | John Lambert | C | 28 | 6-10 | 241 | 5 | USC | |
| 53 | Kevin McHale | C | 23 | 6-10 | 211 | 0 | Minnesota | |
| 32 | Dave Robisch | PF | 31 | 6-10 | 240 | 9 | Kansas | |
| 26 | Mike Mitchell | PF | 25 | 6-7 | 222 | 2 | Auburn | |
| 0 | Bill Willoughby | SF | 24 | 6-8 | 214 | 4 | None | |
| 27 | Austin Carr | SF | 33 | 6-4 | 201 | 9 | Notre Dame | |
| 3 | Walt Frazier | SF | 36 | 6-4 | 201 | 13 | Southern Illinois | |
| 25 | Don Collins | SG | 22 | 6-6 | 192 | 0 | Washington State | |
| 34 | Billy Reid | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 195 | 0 | San Francisco | |
| 35 | Earl Tatum | SG | 27 | 6-4 | 197 | 4 | Marquette | |
| 21 | Randy Smith | SG | 32 | 6-3 | 185 | 9 | Buffalo State | |
| 31 | David Britton | PG | 22 | 6-4 | 191 | 0 | Texas A&M | |
| 17 | Mike Dunleavy | PG | 27 | 6-3 | 187 | 4 | South Carolina | |
| 11 | Mike Evans | PG | 26 | 6-1 | 171 | 1 | Kansas State | |
| 13 | Butch Lee | PG | 24 | 6-0 | 187 | 1 | Marquette | |
| Attributes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | Qkn | Jmp | Str | Sta | |||
| 43 | John Lambert | C | 28 | 6-10 | 241 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 53 | Kevin McHale | C | 23 | 6-10 | 211 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 32 | Dave Robisch | PF | 31 | 6-10 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 26 | Mike Mitchell | PF | 25 | 6-7 | 222 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 0 | Bill Willoughby | SF | 24 | 6-8 | 214 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 27 | Austin Carr | SF | 33 | 6-4 | 201 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 3 | Walt Frazier | SF | 36 | 6-4 | 201 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 25 | Don Collins | SG | 22 | 6-6 | 192 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 34 | Billy Reid | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 195 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 35 | Earl Tatum | SG | 27 | 6-4 | 197 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 21 | Randy Smith | SG | 32 | 6-3 | 185 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 31 | David Britton | PG | 22 | 6-4 | 191 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 17 | Mike Dunleavy | PG | 27 | 6-3 | 187 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 11 | Mike Evans | PG | 26 | 6-1 | 171 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 13 | Butch Lee | PG | 24 | 6-0 | 187 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Potentials | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | |||
| 43 | John Lambert | C | 28 | 6-10 | 241 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 53 | Kevin McHale | C | 23 | 6-10 | 211 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 32 | Dave Robisch | PF | 31 | 6-10 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 26 | Mike Mitchell | PF | 25 | 6-7 | 222 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 0 | Bill Willoughby | SF | 24 | 6-8 | 214 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 27 | Austin Carr | SF | 33 | 6-4 | 201 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 3 | Walt Frazier | SF | 36 | 6-4 | 201 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 25 | Don Collins | SG | 22 | 6-6 | 192 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 34 | Billy Reid | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 195 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 35 | Earl Tatum | SG | 27 | 6-4 | 197 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 21 | Randy Smith | SG | 32 | 6-3 | 185 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 31 | David Britton | PG | 22 | 6-4 | 191 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 17 | Mike Dunleavy | PG | 27 | 6-3 | 187 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 11 | Mike Evans | PG | 26 | 6-1 | 171 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 13 | Butch Lee | PG | 24 | 6-0 | 187 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Unavailable Players | |||||||
| Player | Reason | Length | |||||
| Season Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | ORb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | +/- | |
| John Lambert | C | 82 | 0 | 17.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.9 | -1.7 | |
| Kevin McHale | C | 82 | 82 | 29.2 | 13.1 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | -1.6 | |
| Dave Robisch | PF | 82 | 0 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 3.2 | -1.6 | |
| Mike Mitchell | PF | 82 | 82 | 36.3 | 17.7 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 | -2.9 | |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 82 | 82 | 20.0 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | -0.8 | |
| Austin Carr | SF | 45 | 0 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | |
| Walt Frazier | SF | 23 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | |
| Don Collins | SG | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Billy Reid | SG | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Earl Tatum | SG | 82 | 0 | 17.5 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | -0.6 | |
| Randy Smith | SG | 82 | 82 | 30.7 | 13.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | -3.0 | |
| David Britton | PG | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | PG | 82 | 82 | 33.9 | 14.5 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -2.6 | |
| Mike Evans | PG | 82 | 0 | 24.1 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | -2.6 | |
| Butch Lee | PG | 17 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| Season Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | Fgm | Fga | Pct | Ftm | Fta | Pct | IFgm | IFga | Pct | JSm | JSa | Pct | 3pm | 3pa | Pct | |
| John Lambert | C | 140 | 333 | .420 | 76 | 113 | .673 | 92 | 191 | .482 | 48 | 142 | .338 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Kevin McHale | C | 371 | 684 | .542 | 326 | 409 | .797 | 279 | 435 | .641 | 83 | 207 | .401 | 9 | 42 | .214 | |
| Dave Robisch | PF | 261 | 553 | .472 | 228 | 288 | .792 | 194 | 334 | .581 | 67 | 218 | .307 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Mike Mitchell | PF | 525 | 1108 | .474 | 403 | 522 | .772 | 362 | 645 | .561 | 163 | 460 | .354 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 224 | 463 | .484 | 99 | 132 | .750 | 80 | 128 | .625 | 144 | 335 | .430 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Austin Carr | SF | 31 | 70 | .443 | 25 | 28 | .893 | 20 | 31 | .645 | 11 | 39 | .282 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Walt Frazier | SF | 9 | 17 | .529 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 7 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Don Collins | SG | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Billy Reid | SG | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Earl Tatum | SG | 169 | 407 | .415 | 84 | 107 | .785 | 71 | 110 | .645 | 98 | 295 | .332 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| Randy Smith | SG | 434 | 1058 | .410 | 268 | 330 | .812 | 175 | 293 | .597 | 259 | 763 | .339 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| David Britton | PG | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | PG | 393 | 915 | .430 | 340 | 417 | .815 | 202 | 319 | .633 | 127 | 358 | .355 | 64 | 238 | .269 | |
| Mike Evans | PG | 234 | 623 | .376 | 161 | 212 | .759 | 81 | 141 | .574 | 100 | 314 | .318 | 53 | 168 | .315 | |
| Butch Lee | PG | 11 | 25 | .440 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 4 | 17 | .235 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Season Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| John Lambert | C | .465 | 11.3 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 8.4 | 19.3 | 13.6 | 7.2 | -72.5 | -2.4 | 97.7 | 102.3 | |
| Kevin McHale | C | .623 | 8.2 | 14.1 | 18.3 | 7.2 | 19.6 | 13.5 | 20.8 | 364.0 | 12.1 | 100.9 | 103.9 | |
| Dave Robisch | PF | .551 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 15.8 | 8.0 | 21.1 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 83.8 | 2.8 | 99.8 | 102.1 | |
| Mike Mitchell | PF | .543 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 22.0 | 8.4 | 16.0 | 12.1 | 17.3 | 258.1 | 8.6 | 99.6 | 104.3 | |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | .526 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 16.1 | 7.5 | 15.8 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 56.8 | 1.9 | 101.6 | 102.8 | |
| Austin Carr | SF | .537 | 16.1 | 10.7 | 18.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 13.1 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 95.7 | 100.5 | |
| Walt Frazier | SF | .556 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 0.0 | 15.9 | 7.4 | 9.6 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 102.2 | 107.5 | |
| Don Collins | SG | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Billy Reid | SG | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Earl Tatum | SG | .465 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 9.6 | -19.1 | -0.6 | 99.0 | 101.1 | |
| Randy Smith | SG | .472 | 15.0 | 10.4 | 23.9 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 14.1 | 136.4 | 4.5 | 100.5 | 105.3 | |
| David Britton | PG | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | PG | .542 | 24.3 | 11.7 | 21.5 | 3.3 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 18.1 | 294.9 | 9.8 | 100.1 | 104.5 | |
| Mike Evans | PG | .476 | 19.2 | 12.2 | 19.1 | 3.5 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 12.9 | 56.4 | 1.9 | 99.1 | 104.1 | |
| Butch Lee | PG | .500 | 17.9 | 10.3 | 25.1 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 101.7 | 103.5 |
| Career Stats | |||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | Orb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TOs | PFs | |
| John Lambert | C | 399 | 0 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 | |
| Kevin McHale | C | 82 | 82 | 29.2 | 13.1 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | |
| Dave Robisch | PF | 824 | 34 | 25.4 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | |
| Mike Mitchell | PF | 244 | 164 | 29.1 | 16.6 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.1 | |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 321 | 82 | 17.8 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 | |
| Austin Carr | SF | 665 | 0 | 27.1 | 14.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| Walt Frazier | SF | 881 | 0 | 35.6 | 17.9 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | |
| Don Collins | SG | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Billy Reid | SG | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Earl Tatum | SG | 328 | 0 | 19.8 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | |
| Randy Smith | SG | 785 | 135 | 35.2 | 18.3 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.9 | |
| David Britton | PG | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | PG | 285 | 164 | 26.8 | 11.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | |
| Mike Evans | PG | 161 | 79 | 29.9 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | |
| Butch Lee | PG | 99 | 0 | 18.5 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | |
| Career Shooting | |||||||||||
| Name | Pos | FGM | FGA | Pct | FTM | FTA | Pct | 3PM | 3PA | Pct | |
| John Lambert | C | 604 | 1405 | .430 | 236 | 357 | .661 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Kevin McHale | C | 371 | 684 | .542 | 326 | 409 | .797 | 9 | 42 | .214 | |
| Dave Robisch | PF | 3513 | 7560 | .465 | 2377 | 3002 | .792 | 0 | 11 | .000 | |
| Mike Mitchell | PF | 1520 | 3026 | .502 | 1000 | 1308 | .765 | 0 | 6 | .000 | |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 801 | 1768 | .453 | 397 | 536 | .741 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Austin Carr | SF | 3966 | 8860 | .448 | 1664 | 2037 | .817 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Walt Frazier | SF | 6185 | 12637 | .489 | 3364 | 4271 | .788 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Don Collins | SG | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Billy Reid | SG | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Earl Tatum | SG | 1243 | 2743 | .453 | 370 | 484 | .764 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| Randy Smith | SG | 5805 | 12474 | .465 | 2770 | 3568 | .776 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
| David Britton | PG | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | PG | 1091 | 2492 | .438 | 841 | 1022 | .823 | 143 | 508 | .281 | |
| Mike Evans | PG | 554 | 1471 | .377 | 355 | 451 | .787 | 118 | 395 | .299 | |
| Butch Lee | PG | 301 | 659 | .457 | 180 | 237 | .759 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| John Lambert | C | .462 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 27.6 | 51.9 | 39.1 | 7.5 | -87.7 | -2.9 | 98.7 | 105.5 | |
| Kevin McHale | C | .623 | 8.2 | 14.1 | 18.3 | 7.2 | 19.6 | 13.5 | 20.8 | 364.0 | 12.1 | 100.9 | 103.9 | |
| Dave Robisch | PF | .529 | 12.8 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 51.8 | 111.5 | 81.1 | 13.9 | 149.7 | 5.0 | 100.8 | 105.1 | |
| Mike Mitchell | PF | .561 | 6.6 | 10.6 | 18.7 | 11.3 | 20.4 | 15.8 | 19.6 | 720.7 | 24.0 | 101.6 | 106.4 | |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | .499 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 16.1 | 33.7 | 24.9 | 12.6 | 72.2 | 2.4 | 100.3 | 105.0 | |
| Austin Carr | SF | .492 | 14.5 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 146.2 | 193.9 | 169.4 | 13.0 | -8.1 | -0.3 | 98.6 | 111.3 | |
| Walt Frazier | SF | .542 | 25.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 377.9 | 899.7 | 633.0 | 9.6 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 100.6 | 119.7 | |
| Don Collins | SG | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Billy Reid | SG | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Earl Tatum | SG | .483 | 14.9 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 19.8 | 45.0 | 32.1 | 9.6 | -21.1 | -0.7 | 98.9 | 101.5 | |
| Randy Smith | SG | .512 | 20.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 28.5 | 62.7 | 45.3 | 14.4 | 373.5 | 12.4 | 102.6 | 106.6 | |
| David Britton | PG | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | PG | .538 | 26.1 | 11.3 | 15.4 | 3.8 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 16.7 | 466.8 | 15.6 | 104.9 | 104.1 | |
| Mike Evans | PG | .473 | 21.4 | 13.0 | 18.4 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 21.3 | 0.7 | 101.0 | 106.1 | |
| Butch Lee | PG | .512 | 24.7 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 87.8 | 218.6 | 154.8 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 101.7 | 103.5 |
| Contract | |||||||||
| Name | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | |
| John Lambert | $43,853 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Kevin McHale | $145,410 | $161,405 | $180,308 | $200,666 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Dave Robisch | $182,193 | $202,436 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Mike Mitchell | $79,565 | $83,940 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Bill Willoughby | $33,840 | $37,200 | $41,040 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Austin Carr | $89,064 | $96,309 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Walt Frazier | $75,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Don Collins | $18,240 | $26,640 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Billy Reid | $18,240 | $26,640 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Earl Tatum | $33,840 | $37,200 | $41,040 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Randy Smith | $370,289 | $397,245 | $424,201 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| David Britton | $18,240 | $26,640 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | $275,456 | $309,888 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Mike Evans | $26,669 | $28,793 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Butch Lee | $25,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Cut Salary | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Unused Exceptions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $1,435,699 | $1,434,336 | $686,589 | $200,666 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Draft Picks | |||
| Season | Rnd | Team | |
| 1981 | 1 | Cavaliers | |
| 1981 | 2 | Cavaliers | |
| 1982 | 1 | Cavaliers | |
| 1982 | 2 | Cavaliers | |
| 1983 | 1 | Cavaliers | |
| 1983 | 2 | Cavaliers | |
| Season Schedule | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Attendance | Type | |
| 10/21/80 | at Supersonics | W | 103-85 | 1-0 | 9,244 | Preseason | |
| 10/22/80 | Clippers | W | 106-93 | 2-0 | 6,148 | Preseason | |
| 10/23/80 | at Trail Blazers | L | 69-106 | 2-1 | 8,168 | Preseason | |
| 10/28/80 | at Clippers | L | 93-104 | 2-2 | 6,618 | Preseason | |
| 10/30/80 | Rockets | W | 101-87 | 3-2 | 7,569 | Preseason | |
| 11/01/80 | Supersonics | L | 98-115 | 3-3 | 5,749 | Preseason | |
| 11/05/80 | Bulls | L | 99-106 | 0-1 | 4,041 | Regular Season | |
| 11/06/80 | at Stallions | L | 86-100 | 0-2 | 6,630 | Regular Season | |
| 11/09/80 | at Kings | L | 72-88 | 0-3 | 6,149 | Regular Season | |
| 11/10/80 | at Knicks | L | 91-111 | 0-4 | 9,393 | Regular Season | |
| 11/13/80 | at Bullets | W | 97-95 | 1-4 | 6,115 | Regular Season | |
| 11/14/80 | at Pistons | L | 94-100 | 1-5 | 6,109 | Regular Season | |
| 11/17/80 | at Hawks | L | 84-102 | 1-6 | 10,705 | Regular Season | |
| 11/19/80 | at Heat | L | 72-103 | 1-7 | 2,897 | Regular Season | |
| 11/20/80 | Bucks | W | 89-87 | 2-7 | 4,989 | Regular Season | |
| 11/23/80 | at Supersonics | L | 112-115 | 2-8 | 8,098 | Regular Season | |
| 11/25/80 | Celtics | L | 74-92 | 2-9 | 5,874 | Regular Season | |
| 11/26/80 | Pacers | W | 101-98 | 3-9 | 5,092 | Regular Season | |
| 11/29/80 | 76ers | L | 92-100 | 3-10 | 6,281 | Regular Season | |
| 11/30/80 | Supersonics | L | 87-97 | 3-11 | 6,451 | Regular Season | |
| 12/02/80 | Bucks | W | 107-105 | 4-11 | 6,110 | Regular Season | |
| 12/03/80 | at Bulls | L | 94-95 | 4-12 | 7,365 | Regular Season | |
| 12/05/80 | Spurs | L | 85-107 | 4-13 | 6,474 | Regular Season | |
| 12/06/80 | Pistons | W | 109-98 | 5-13 | 6,111 | Regular Season | |
| 12/08/80 | at Celtics | L | 73-107 | 5-14 | 11,171 | Regular Season | |
| 12/10/80 | Heat | W | 99-94 | 6-14 | 4,529 | Regular Season | |
| 12/11/80 | at Pacers | L | 87-116 | 6-15 | 7,663 | Regular Season | |
| 12/14/80 | Pacers | L | 84-94 | 6-16 | 7,174 | Regular Season | |
| 12/16/80 | at Hawks | L | 75-89 | 6-17 | 7,724 | Regular Season | |
| 12/18/80 | Clippers | W | 98-68 | 7-17 | 6,142 | Regular Season | |
| 12/20/80 | Pacers | W | 115-113 | 8-17 | 7,197 | Regular Season | |
| 12/22/80 | at Bulls | L | 84-104 | 8-18 | 5,833 | Regular Season | |
| 12/24/80 | at 76ers | L | 101-119 | 8-19 | 8,381 | Regular Season | |
| 12/26/80 | Nuggets | W | 106-102 | 9-19 | 5,528 | Regular Season | |
| 12/28/80 | Pistons | W | 98-95 | 10-19 | 4,607 | Regular Season | |
| 12/29/80 | Hawks | W | 107-100 | 11-19 | 7,339 | Regular Season | |
| 01/02/81 | at Nets | W | 125-102 | 12-19 | 7,237 | Regular Season | |
| 01/03/81 | at Hawks | L | 92-99 | 12-20 | 11,112 | Regular Season | |
| 01/07/81 | at Heat | W | 119-108 | 13-20 | 2,550 | Regular Season | |
| 01/08/81 | at Pacers | L | 106-117 | 13-21 | 8,998 | Regular Season | |
| 01/10/81 | 76ers | L | 95-100 | 13-22 | 7,400 | Regular Season | |
| 01/12/81 | Hawks | W | 119-110 | 14-22 | 6,974 | Regular Season | |
| 01/14/81 | Mavericks | W | 92-89 | 15-22 | 4,817 | Regular Season | |
| 01/15/81 | Kings | L | 67-78 | 15-23 | 5,550 | Regular Season | |
| 01/18/81 | Bucks | L | 76-88 | 15-24 | 7,027 | Regular Season | |
| 01/19/81 | Suns | W | 100-87 | 16-24 | 7,093 | Regular Season | |
| 01/23/81 | at 76ers | W | 102-99 | 17-24 | 9,716 | Regular Season | |
| 01/25/81 | Rockets | W | 101-98 | 18-24 | 6,455 | Regular Season | |
| 01/27/81 | at Trail Blazers | W | 96-92 | 19-24 | 6,504 | Regular Season | |
| 01/28/81 | Bulls | W | 111-91 | 20-24 | 5,340 | Regular Season | |
| 01/31/81 | at Nets | L | 64-95 | 20-25 | 7,987 | Regular Season | |
| 02/02/81 | at Clippers | L | 92-97 | 20-26 | 3,616 | Regular Season | |
| 02/04/81 | at Nets | L | 78-100 | 20-27 | 7,212 | Regular Season | |
| 02/05/81 | Bullets | W | 109-88 | 21-27 | 4,206 | Regular Season | |
| 02/10/81 | Nets | L | 73-81 | 21-28 | 5,947 | Regular Season | |
| 02/14/81 | 76ers | W | 100-93 | 22-28 | 6,663 | Regular Season | |
| 02/15/81 | at Bucks | W | 80-76 | 23-28 | 7,141 | Regular Season | |
| 02/18/81 | Bulls | W | 106-84 | 24-28 | 4,298 | Regular Season | |
| 02/19/81 | at Celtics | L | 79-89 | 24-29 | 12,026 | Regular Season | |
| 02/24/81 | at Mavericks | L | 80-93 | 24-30 | 3,942 | Regular Season | |
| 02/25/81 | at Spurs | L | 85-122 | 24-31 | 9,689 | Regular Season | |
| 03/01/81 | at Celtics | L | 99-123 | 24-32 | 14,304 | Regular Season | |
| 03/02/81 | Warriors | L | 96-114 | 24-33 | 5,570 | Regular Season | |
| 03/06/81 | Bullets | L | 88-90 | 24-34 | 4,721 | Regular Season | |
| 03/07/81 | Nets | W | 99-97 | 25-34 | 6,517 | Regular Season | |
| 03/09/81 | Knicks | L | 88-100 | 25-35 | 5,909 | Regular Season | |
| 03/10/81 | Bullets | W | 113-89 | 26-35 | 5,198 | Regular Season | |
| 03/13/81 | at Bulls | L | 79-103 | 26-36 | 5,908 | Regular Season | |
| 03/14/81 | at Suns | L | 80-96 | 26-37 | 8,017 | Regular Season | |
| 03/17/81 | at Rockets | L | 95-99 | 26-38 | 13,237 | Regular Season | |
| 03/18/81 | Heat | W | 112-87 | 27-38 | 4,249 | Regular Season | |
| 03/22/81 | at Knicks | L | 88-111 | 27-39 | 9,267 | Regular Season | |
| 03/23/81 | Knicks | W | 111-90 | 28-39 | 5,474 | Regular Season | |
| 03/27/81 | Stallions | W | 120-78 | 29-39 | 6,460 | Regular Season | |
| 03/28/81 | at Lakers | W | 95-92 | 30-39 | 12,706 | Regular Season | |
| 03/31/81 | Trail Blazers | L | 104-111 | 30-40 | 4,759 | Regular Season | |
| 04/01/81 | at Pistons | L | 97-100 | 30-41 | 4,546 | Regular Season | |
| 04/04/81 | Pistons | W | 99-80 | 31-41 | 4,302 | Regular Season | |
| 04/05/81 | at Warriors | L | 93-103 | 31-42 | 6,199 | Regular Season | |
| 04/08/81 | Lakers | L | 98-113 | 31-43 | 7,918 | Regular Season | |
| 04/09/81 | at Bullets | L | 90-104 | 31-44 | 3,227 | Regular Season | |
| 04/11/81 | Celtics | W | 96-90 | 32-44 | 8,432 | Regular Season | |
| 04/13/81 | at Nuggets | W | 97-86 | 33-44 | 8,800 | Regular Season | |
| 04/16/81 | at Pistons | W | 108-87 | 34-44 | 3,492 | Regular Season | |
| 04/17/81 | at Pacers | L | 93-102 | 34-45 | 8,580 | Regular Season | |
| 04/20/81 | at Bucks | L | 84-98 | 34-46 | 5,387 | Regular Season | |
| 04/21/81 | Hawks | W | 106-103 | 35-46 | 7,497 | Regular Season | |
| 04/23/81 | at Bucks | L | 100-112 | 35-47 | 7,618 | Regular Season | |