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

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