1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Bob Kloppenburg Chuck Daly Bill Musselman
Owner(s)	Ted Stepien
Arena	Coliseum at Richfield
Results Record 15–67 (.183) Place Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 11th (Eastern) Playoff finish Did not qualify Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com Local media Television WUAB Radio WBBG[1] < 1980–81 1982–83 >

The 1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 12th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers finished 15–67 (.183), tying the lowest winning percentage in franchise history, along with the 1970–71 team.^[2]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team
3	55	Mickey Dillard	United States	Florida State

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	55	27	.671	–	31–10	24–17	24–6
x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	13.0	24–17	18–23	15–14
Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	16.0	23–18	16–25	19–11
Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	20.0	25–16	10–31	14–16
Chicago Bulls	34	48	.415	21.0	22–19	12–29	12–17
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	40.0	9–32	6–35	5–25

Game log

November

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December

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January

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February

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March

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April

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Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points

Regular Season

Playoffs

References

1981–82 NBA season by team 1981 NBA Draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions Eastern Atlantic Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington Central Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Western Midwest Dallas Denver Houston Kansas City San Antonio Utah Pacific Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland San Diego Seattle

Cleveland Cavaliers seasons Franchise History Seasons 1970s 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1980s 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1990s 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2000s 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2010s 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15