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Cleveland Cavaliers 1980-1981 Schedule and Results

All the scores of the games played by the Cavaliers in the NBA 1980-81 Regular Season and the 1981 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.

Regular Season Record:
28-54 (.341), 9th in Eastern Conference
Playoffs Record:
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Cleveland Cavaliers 1980-1981 Game Schedule and Results

NBA Regular Season

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Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
1 Oct 10, 1980 Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics L 103 - 130 lost 1 0 - 1
2 Oct 11, 1980 Cavaliers vs. New Jersey Nets L 96 - 99 lost 2 0 - 2
3 Oct 14, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons W 99 - 91 won 1 1 - 2
4 Oct 16, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Washington Bullets W 90 - 88 won 2 2 - 2
5 Oct 17, 1980 Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls L 79 - 98 lost 1 2 - 3
6 Oct 18, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks L 105 - 107 lost 2 2 - 4
7 Oct 21, 1980 Cavaliers @ Milwaukee Bucks L 95 - 115 lost 3 2 - 5
8 Oct 22, 1980 Cavaliers @ Washington Bullets L 96 - 109 lost 4 2 - 6
9 Oct 24, 1980 Cavaliers @ New Jersey Nets W 126 - 112 won 1 3 - 6
10 Oct 25, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers W 118 - 100 won 2 4 - 6
11 Oct 28, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers L 101 - 119 lost 1 4 - 7
12 Oct 31, 1980 Cavaliers @ Los Angeles Lakers L 98 - 107 lost 2 4 - 8
13 Nov 2, 1980 Cavaliers @ Portland Trail Blazers L 96 - 102 lost 3 4 - 9
14 Nov 3, 1980 Cavaliers @ Seattle Supersonics L 83 - 118 lost 4 4 - 10
15 Nov 5, 1980 Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors L 98 - 106 lost 5 4 - 11
16 Nov 6, 1980 Cavaliers @ Utah Jazz L 96 - 112 lost 6 4 - 12
17 Nov 8, 1980 Cavaliers @ Kansas City Kings L 106 - 111 lost 7 4 - 13
18 Nov 11, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks L 96 - 100 lost 8 4 - 14
19 Nov 13, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks W 114 - 111 won 1 5 - 14
20 Nov 15, 1980 Cavaliers @ New York Knicks L 95 - 100 lost 1 5 - 15
21 Nov 18, 1980 Cavaliers vs. San Diego Clippers W 104 - 94 won 1 6 - 15
22 Nov 20, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Houston Rockets L 114 - 117 lost 1 6 - 16
23 Nov 22, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics W 113 - 98 won 1 7 - 16
24 Nov 26, 1980 Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks L 113 - 119 OT lost 1 7 - 17
25 Nov 28, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Washington Bullets W 126 - 105 won 1 8 - 17
26 Nov 29, 1980 Cavaliers @ Indiana Pacers L 101 - 117 lost 1 8 - 18
27 Dec 2, 1980 Cavaliers @ Dallas Mavericks W 109 - 102 won 1 9 - 18
28 Dec 3, 1980 Cavaliers @ Houston Rockets L 109 - 118 lost 1 9 - 19
29 Dec 4, 1980 Cavaliers @ San Antonio Spurs L 100 - 130 lost 2 9 - 20
30 Dec 6, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons W 101 - 100 won 1 10 - 20
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
31 Dec 9, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers L 83 - 96 lost 1 10 - 21
32 Dec 11, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers L 100 - 103 lost 2 10 - 22
33 Dec 12, 1980 Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons L 95 - 101 lost 3 10 - 23
34 Dec 13, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Utah Jazz W 110 - 103 won 1 11 - 23
35 Dec 17, 1980 Cavaliers @ Philadelphia 76ers L 79 - 103 lost 1 11 - 24
36 Dec 18, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Denver Nuggets W 130 - 122 won 1 12 - 24
37 Dec 20, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics L 102 - 107 lost 1 12 - 25
38 Dec 23, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Kansas City Kings L 100 - 102 lost 2 12 - 26
39 Dec 26, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls L 98 - 100 lost 3 12 - 27
40 Dec 29, 1980 Cavaliers vs. Dallas Mavericks W 112 - 100 won 1 13 - 27
41 Jan 2, 1981 Cavaliers @ New Jersey Nets W 111 - 105 won 2 14 - 27
42 Jan 3, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Washington Bullets W 132 - 112 won 3 15 - 27
43 Jan 9, 1981 Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks W 108 - 107 OT won 4 16 - 27
44 Jan 10, 1981 Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks L 99 - 104 lost 1 16 - 28
45 Jan 13, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers L 104 - 108 lost 2 16 - 29
46 Jan 14, 1981 Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics L 113 - 120 lost 3 16 - 30
47 Jan 16, 1981 Cavaliers @ Philadelphia 76ers L 119 - 137 lost 4 16 - 31
48 Jan 17, 1981 Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls W 110 - 98 won 1 17 - 31
49 Jan 20, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Portland Trail Blazers W 99 - 94 won 2 18 - 31
50 Jan 22, 1981 Cavaliers vs. New Jersey Nets W 108 - 94 won 3 19 - 31
51 Jan 23, 1981 Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks W 106 - 98 won 4 20 - 31
52 Jan 24, 1981 Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons L 94 - 117 lost 1 20 - 32
53 Jan 27, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers W 114 - 109 won 1 21 - 32
54 Jan 29, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Phoenix Suns W 115 - 111 won 2 22 - 32
55 Feb 4, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls L 96 - 109 lost 1 22 - 33
56 Feb 6, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks L 99 - 103 lost 2 22 - 34
57 Feb 7, 1981 Cavaliers @ Indiana Pacers L 96 - 99 lost 3 22 - 35
58 Feb 11, 1981 Cavaliers @ Philadelphia 76ers L 120 - 122 OT lost 4 22 - 36
59 Feb 12, 1981 Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks L 111 - 122 lost 5 22 - 37
60 Feb 14, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors W 108 - 90 won 1 23 - 37
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
61 Feb 17, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons W 109 - 108 won 2 24 - 37
62 Feb 18, 1981 Cavaliers @ New Jersey Nets L 108 - 110 lost 1 24 - 38
63 Feb 19, 1981 Cavaliers vs. San Antonio Spurs W 118 - 104 won 1 25 - 38
64 Feb 21, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks L 105 - 118 lost 1 25 - 39
65 Feb 25, 1981 Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics L 103 - 124 lost 2 25 - 40
66 Feb 27, 1981 Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons L 109 - 118 lost 3 25 - 41
67 Mar 1, 1981 Cavaliers @ Denver Nuggets L 127 - 137 lost 4 25 - 42
68 Mar 4, 1981 Cavaliers @ Phoenix Suns L 106 - 126 lost 5 25 - 43
69 Mar 6, 1981 Cavaliers @ San Diego Clippers L 125 - 140 lost 6 25 - 44
70 Mar 9, 1981 Cavaliers @ Milwaukee Bucks L 100 - 118 lost 7 25 - 45
71 Mar 11, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Seattle Supersonics L 95 - 101 lost 8 25 - 46
72 Mar 13, 1981 Cavaliers vs. New Jersey Nets L 125 - 140 lost 9 25 - 47
73 Mar 14, 1981 Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks W 112 - 110 OT won 1 26 - 47
74 Mar 15, 1981 Cavaliers @ Washington Bullets W 101 - 100 won 2 27 - 47
75 Mar 17, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks W 122 - 107 won 3 28 - 47
76 Mar 19, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls L 111 - 116 lost 1 28 - 48
77 Mar 21, 1981 Cavaliers @ New York Knicks L 105 - 119 lost 2 28 - 49
78 Mar 22, 1981 Cavaliers @ Indiana Pacers L 101 - 107 lost 3 28 - 50
79 Mar 24, 1981 Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls L 108 - 121 lost 4 28 - 51
80 Mar 26, 1981 Cavaliers @ Milwaukee Bucks L 109 - 137 lost 5 28 - 52
81 Mar 27, 1981 Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers L 117 - 138 lost 6 28 - 53
82 Mar 29, 1981 Cavaliers @ Washington Bullets L 103 - 138 lost 7 28 - 54

NBA Playoffs

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