1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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.

1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach
General managerDon Delaney
Owner(s)Ted Stepien
ArenaColiseum at Richfield
Results
Record15–67 (.183)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWUAB
RadioWBBG[1]

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1981 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
3 55 Mickey Dillard  United States Florida State

Roster
1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PF 52 Branson, Brad 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1958–09–24 SMU
G 10 Brewer, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–07–16 Arkansas
C 40 Edwards, James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1955–11–22 Washington
G 5 Evans, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955–04–19 Kansas State
SF 35 Hubbard, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–12–13 Michigan
G 20 Huston, Geoff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1957–11–08 Texas Tech
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1957–01–03 Kansas
G 14 Moore, Lowes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1957–05–05 West Virginia
F/C 24 Restani, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1951–12–23 San Francisco
F 11 Robinson, Cliff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1960–03–13 USC
G 13 Silas, James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1949–02–11 Stephen F. Austin
F 31 Washington, Richard Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1955–07–15 UCLA
G 8 Wedman, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952–07–29 Colorado
G 33 Wilkerson, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1954–08–15 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Gerald Oliver
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks5527.671–31–1024–1724–6
x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51213.024–1718–2315–14
Detroit Pistons3943.47616.023–1816–2519–11
Indiana Pacers3547.42720.025–1610–3114–16
Chicago Bulls3448.41521.022–1912–2912–17
Cleveland Cavaliers1567.18340.09–326–355–25
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6319.768–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5527.6718
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075
4 x-New Jersey Nets4438.53719
5 x-Washington Bullets4339.52420
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51221
7 Detroit Pistons3943.47624
8 Indiana Pacers3547.42728
9 Chicago Bulls3448.41529
10 New York Knicks3349.40230
11 Cleveland Cavaliers1567.18348

Record vs. opponents
1981-82 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–52–34–21–11–12–40–22–04–21–10–23–33–25–13–31–12–01–11–11–12–02–4
Boston 5–1—4–25–02–01–16–01–11–14–12–01–13–35–15–14–21–11–12–02–00–22–06–0
Chicago 3–22–4—5–11–11–10–60–21–13–31–12–01–52–43–21–50–21–11–12–01–11–12–4
Cleveland 2–40–51–5—2–00–21–51–11–11–51–10–20–60–60–60–50–21–10–21–10–22–01–5
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—1–51–10–52–41–14–21–41–12–01–10–22–32–31–52–31–43–31–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–05–1—1–13–25–10–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–32–32–45–02–33–32–0
Detroit 4–20–66–05–11–11–1—2–02–02–42–00–22–42–43–32–30–20–20–22–01–11–11–4
Golden State 2–01–12–01–15–02–30–2—1–42–03–23–32–01–11–10–24–22–43–25–11–53–21–1
Houston 0–21–11–11–14–21–50–24–1—2–03–31–41–11–11–11–13–24–13–34–12–36–02–0
Indiana 2–41–53–35–11–12–04–20–20–2—1–10–20–64–23–20–61–11–12–02–01–11–11–5
Kansas City 1–10–21–11–12–42–40–22–33–31–1—1–41–11–12–00–22–30–51–54–12–33–30–2
Los Angeles 2–01–10–22–04–14–12–03–34–12–04–1—0–21–10–21–14–25–12–35–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–33–35–16–01–11–14–20–21–16–01–12–0—4–13–34–21–12–01–12–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 2–31–54–26–00–21–14–21–11–12–41–11–11–4—4–23–32–01–11–12–00–22–04–2
New York 1–51–52–36–01–11–13–31–11–12–30–22–03–32–4—1–50–21–10–22–00–22–01–5
Philadelphia 3–32–45–15–02–01–13–22–01–16–02–01–12–43–35–1—1–12–00–22–02–02–06–0
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–03–23–22–02–42–31–13–22–41–10–22–01–1—3–34–14–23–33–21–1
Portland 0–21–11–11–13–23–22–04–21–41–15–01–50–21–11–10–23–3—3–24–23–34–10–2
San Antonio 1–10–21–12–05–14–22–02–33–30–25–13–21–11–12–02–01–42–3—3–24–13–31–1
San Diego 1–10–20–21–13–20–50–21–51–40–21–41–50–20–20–20–22–42–42–3—1–51–40–2
Seattle 1–12–01–12–04–13–21–15–13–21–13–22–42–02–02–00–23–33–31–45–1—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–10–23–33–31–12–30–61–13–30–50–20–20–20–22–31–43–34–10–5—1–1
Washington 4–20–64–25–11–10–24–11–10–25–12–00–22–32–45–10–61–12–01–12–01–11–1—

Game log
1981–82 game log
Total: 15–67 (Home: 9–32; Road: 6–35)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
November: 4–10 (home: 2–4; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
12November 24, 1981@ Atlanta L 92–94 (OT) The Omni
4,697		 4–8
December: 2–12 (home: 2–6; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19December 9, 1981Atlanta W 112–108 (OT) Coliseum at Richfield
3,144		 5–14
January: 2–11 (home: 1–6; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31January 5, 1982@ Atlanta L 103–113 The Omni
5,112		 6–25
40January 23, 1982Atlanta L 99–109 Coliseum at Richfield
4,551		 7–33
February: 3–9 (home: 2–5; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
45February 6, 1982@ Atlanta W 88–87 The Omni
10,094		 11–34
March: 3–13 (home: 2–6; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 0–11 (home: 0–5; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
79April 13, 1982Atlanta L 111–119 Coliseum at Richfield
4,245		 15–64
1981–82 schedule

Player stats
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mike Mitchell 27 26 36.0 45.4 0.0 72.0 5.2 1.4 1.0 0.6 19.6
Ron Brewer 47 41 36.7 46.5 23.8 77.9 2.4 2.6 1.3 0.5 19.4
James Edwards 77 75 33.0 51.1 0.0 68.4 7.5 1.6 0.3 1.5 16.7
Cliff Robinson 30 29 31.5 45.1 0.0 72.9 9.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 16.3
Kenny Carr 46 42 32.2 51.7 11.1 65.9 8.6 1.4 1.3 0.3 15.0
Lowes Moore 4 0 17.5 50.0 20.0 75.0 1.0 3.8 1.5 0.3 11.3
James Silas 67 34 21.6 43.8 0.0 86.0 1.6 3.3 0.6 0.1 11.2
Bob Wilkerson 65 38 27.8 41.8 16.7 78.4 3.8 3.6 1.4 0.4 11.0
Scott Wedman 54 39 30.3 44.1 21.7 73.3 5.6 2.5 1.4 0.3 10.9
Phil Hubbard 31 2 23.7 46.7 0.0 72.6 6.5 0.8 0.9 0.1 10.4
Geoff Huston 78 43 30.9 48.4 30.0 76.5 1.9 7.6 0.9 0.1 10.3
Reggie Johnson 23 22 26.8 53.7 0.0 79.5 5.4 1.0 0.3 0.7 9.7
Roger Phegley 27 8 21.0 48.6 30.8 80.0 2.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 9.2
Bill Laimbeer 50 4 17.9 47.0 50.0 77.5 5.5 0.9 0.4 0.6 6.7
Richard Washington 18 2 17.4 43.5 0.0 60.0 4.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 6.1
Brad Branson 10 3 17.6 40.4 0.0 91.7 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 5.3
Mike Evans 8 0 9.3 31.4 0.0 62.5 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 3.4
Paul Mokeski 28 1 12.3 42.7 0.0 76.7 3.1 0.4 0.7 0.6 3.3
Keith Herron 30 0 9.0 36.8 0.0 87.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 2.8
Mickey Dillard 33 0 6.7 36.7 0.0 65.2 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.1 2.2
Mel Bennett 3 0 7.7 50.0 0.0 16.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.7
Kevin Restani 34 0 9.9 38.3 0.0 58.3 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 1.6
Don Ford 21 1 9.6 37.5 0.0 83.3 1.7 0.5 0.4 0.0 1.1

Player Statistics Citation:[2]

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. Dolgan, Bob (September 11, 2007). "Successful, Except as Owner of Cavs". The Plain Dealer. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. p. D1 - Sports.
  2. "1981-82 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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