Fewest Points Allowed by the Cavaliers in the 1980-81 NBA Regular Season

This list shows the NBA games in which the Cleveland Cavaliers allowed the fewest points to their opponents during the 1981 season. All the team's defensive performances, ordered from best to worst are included, with final score, date and other details.

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What's the fewest points allowed by the Cavaliers in the 1980-81 Regular Season?

The Cleveland Cavaliers allowed 88 points on October 16, 1980, in their win over the Washington Bullets 90-88. That was the team's best defensive performance in the 82 games they played in the 1980-81 NBA Regular Season.

Fewest Points Allowed by the Cavaliers
1980-81 Regular Season

88
points allowed
vs. Washington Bullets

Fewest Points Allowed by the Cavaliers in the 1980-81 Regular Season

Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
1.
88
W
90 - 88
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 16, 1980, at Cleveland
2.
90
W
108 - 90
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 14, 1981, at Cleveland
3.
91
W
99 - 91
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 14, 1980, at Cleveland
4.
94
W
108 - 94
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 22, 1981, at Cleveland
94
W
99 - 94
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 20, 1981, at Cleveland
94
W
104 - 94
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 18, 1980, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
7.
96
L
83 - 96
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 9, 1980, at Cleveland
8.
98
W
106 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 23, 1981, at Atlanta
98
W
110 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 17, 1981, at Chicago
98
W
113 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 22, 1980, at Cleveland
98
L
79 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 17, 1980, at Chicago
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
12.
99
L
96 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 7, 1981, at Indiana
99
L
96 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 11, 1980, at Cleveland
14.
100
W
101 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 15, 1981, at Washington
100
W
112 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 29, 1980, at Cleveland
100
L
98 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 26, 1980, at Cleveland
100
W
101 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 6, 1980, at Cleveland
100
L
95 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 15, 1980, at New York
100
L
96 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 11, 1980, at Cleveland
100
W
118 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 25, 1980, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
21.
101
L
95 - 101
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 11, 1981, at Cleveland
101
L
95 - 101
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 12, 1980, at Detroit
23.
102
L
100 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 23, 1980, at Cleveland
102
W
109 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 2, 1980, at Dallas
102
L
96 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 2, 1980, at Portland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
26.
103
L
99 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 6, 1981, at Cleveland
103
L
79 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 17, 1980, at Philadelphia
103
W
110 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 13, 1980, at Cleveland
103
L
100 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 11, 1980, at Cleveland
30.
104
W
118 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 19, 1981, at Cleveland
104
L
99 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 10, 1981, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
32.
105
W
111 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 2, 1981, at New Jersey
105
W
126 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 28, 1980, at Cleveland
34.
106
L
98 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 5, 1980, at Golden State
35.
107
L
101 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 22, 1981, at Indiana
107
W
122 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 17, 1981, at Cleveland
107
W
108 - 107  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 9, 1981, at Atlanta
107
L
102 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 20, 1980, at Cleveland
107
L
98 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 31, 1980, at Los Angeles
107
L
105 - 107
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 18, 1980, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
41.
108
W
109 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 17, 1981, at Cleveland
108
L
104 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 13, 1981, at Cleveland
43.
109
L
96 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 4, 1981, at Cleveland
109
W
114 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 27, 1981, at Cleveland
109
L
96 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 22, 1980, at Washington
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
46.
110
W
112 - 110  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 14, 1981, at Atlanta
110
L
108 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 18, 1981, at New Jersey
48.
111
W
115 - 111
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 29, 1981, at Cleveland
111
W
114 - 111
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 13, 1980, at Cleveland
111
L
106 - 111
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 8, 1980, at Kansas City
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
51.
112
W
132 - 112
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 3, 1981, at Cleveland
112
L
96 - 112
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 6, 1980, at Utah
112
W
126 - 112
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 24, 1980, at New Jersey
54.
115
L
95 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 21, 1980, at Milwaukee
55.
116
L
111 - 116
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 19, 1981, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
56.
117
L
94 - 117
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 24, 1981, at Detroit
117
L
101 - 117
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 29, 1980, at Indiana
117
L
114 - 117
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 20, 1980, at Cleveland
59.
118
L
100 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 9, 1981, at Milwaukee
118
L
109 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 27, 1981, at Detroit
118
L
105 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 21, 1981, at Cleveland
118
L
109 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 3, 1980, at Houston
118
L
83 - 118
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 3, 1980, at Seattle
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
64.
119
L
105 - 119
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 21, 1981, at New York
119
L
113 - 119  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 26, 1980, at Cleveland
119
L
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 28, 1980, at Cleveland
67.
120
L
113 - 120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 14, 1981, at Boston
68.
121
L
108 - 121
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 24, 1981, at Chicago
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
69.
122
L
111 - 122
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 12, 1981, at Cleveland
122
L
120 - 122  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 11, 1981, at Philadelphia
122
W
130 - 122
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 18, 1980, at Cleveland
72.
124
L
103 - 124
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 25, 1981, at Boston
73.
126
L
106 - 126
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 4, 1981, at Phoenix
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
74.
130
L
100 - 130
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 4, 1980, at San Antonio
130
L
103 - 130
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 10, 1980, at Boston
76.
137
L
109 - 137
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 26, 1981, at Milwaukee
137
L
127 - 137
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 1, 1981, at Denver
137
L
119 - 137
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 16, 1981, at Philadelphia
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
79.
138
L
103 - 138
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 29, 1981, at Washington
138
L
117 - 138
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 27, 1981, at Cleveland
81.
140
L
125 - 140
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 13, 1981, at Cleveland
140
L
125 - 140
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 6, 1981, at San Diego

Number of games showed: 82