Cleveland Cavaliers Largest Margins of Defeat in the 1979-80 NBA Regular Season

Here you can find which game was the Cavaliers' worst loss by point differential during the 1980 season and also the full list of their losses ordered from the largest to the smallest margin of defeat, with final score, date and other details.

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What was the Cavaliers' biggest margin of defeat in the 1979-80 Regular Season?

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Boston Celtics by 22 points, 139-117, on October 13, 1979. That was the biggest of the team's 45 losses in the 1979-80 NBA Regular Season.

Largest Margin of Defeat
1979-80 Regular Season

22
points
vs. Boston Celtics

Full list of Cavaliers' Losses in the 1979-80 NBA Regular Season, by Point Differential, from the Largest to the Smallest

Lost by...W/LGame / Details
1.
22
L
117 - 139
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 13, 1979, at Cleveland
2.
20
L
113 - 133
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 24, 1979, at New York
3.
19
L
99 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 5, 1979, at Indiana
19
L
108 - 127
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 17, 1979, at Boston
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
5.
16
L
96 - 112
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 12, 1980, at Houston
6.
15
L
100 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 24, 1980, at Cleveland
15
L
112 - 127
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 23, 1980, at New York
15
L
100 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 17, 1980, at Philadelphia
9.
14
L
103 - 117
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 23, 1980, at New Jersey
14
L
126 - 140
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 11, 1979, at Los Angeles
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
11.
13
L
115 - 128
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 25, 1980, at Cleveland
12.
12
L
105 - 117
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 1, 1979, at Philadelphia
13.
11
L
105 - 116
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 4, 1980, at San Diego
14.
10
L
118 - 128
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 24, 1979, at Atlanta
10
L
111 - 121
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 23, 1979, at Cleveland
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
16.
9
L
117 - 126
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 22, 1979, at Chicago
9
L
105 - 114
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 31, 1979, at Washington
18.
8
L
122 - 130
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 28, 1980, at Boston
8
L
103 - 111  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 29, 1980, at Atlanta
8
L
100 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 6, 1980, at New Jersey
8
L
100 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 16, 1979, at Seattle
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
22.
7
L
103 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 30, 1980, at Boston
7
L
109 - 116
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 11, 1980, at San Antonio
7
L
96 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 17, 1979, at Portland
7
L
95 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 12, 1979, at New Jersey
26.
6
L
117 - 123
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 10, 1980, at Cleveland
6
L
110 - 116
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 13, 1979, at Denver
6
L
106 - 112
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 27, 1979, at Cleveland
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
29.
4
L
114 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 14, 1980, at Cleveland
4
L
107 - 111
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 19, 1980, at Philadelphia
4
L
107 - 111
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 9, 1980, at Atlanta
4
L
106 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 9, 1979, at Phoenix
33.
3
L
115 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 21, 1980, at Washington
3
L
115 - 118  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 8, 1980, at Cleveland
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
35.
2
L
109 - 111
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 6, 1980, at Milwaukee
2
L
121 - 123
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 5, 1980, at Cleveland
2
L
121 - 123
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 27, 1980, at Indiana
2
L
103 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 18, 1979, at Utah
2
L
113 - 115  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 13, 1979, at Cleveland
2
L
111 - 113  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 28, 1979, at Houston
2
L
127 - 129
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 20, 1979, at San Antonio
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
42.
1
L
104 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 8, 1980, at Houston
1
L
114 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 26, 1980, at Cleveland
1
L
98 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 5, 1980, at Cleveland
1
L
108 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 3, 1980, at Cleveland

Number of games showed: 45