Most 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 most points during the 1981 season. All the team's defensive performances, ordered from worst to best are included, with final score, date and other details.

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

Twice in the 1981 NBA Regular Season the Cleveland Cavaliers allowed 140 points, their worst scoring performances of this tournament. They allowed 140 on March 13, 1981, in their loss to the New Jersey Nets 140-125, and they also allowed 140 on March 6, 1981, in their loss to the San Diego Clippers 140-125.

Most Points Allowed by the Cavaliers
1980-81 Regular Season

140
points allowed
(twice)

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

Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
1.
140
L
125 - 140
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 13, 1981, at Cleveland
140
L
125 - 140
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 6, 1981, at San Diego
3.
138
L
103 - 138
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 29, 1981, at Washington
138
L
117 - 138
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 27, 1981, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
5.
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
8.
130
L
100 - 130
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 4, 1980, at San Antonio
130
L
103 - 130
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 10, 1980, at Boston
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
10.
126
L
106 - 126
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 4, 1981, at Phoenix
11.
124
L
103 - 124
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 25, 1981, at Boston
12.
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
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
15.
121
L
108 - 121
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 24, 1981, at Chicago
16.
120
L
113 - 120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 14, 1981, at Boston
17.
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
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
20.
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
25.
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
28.
116
L
111 - 116
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 19, 1981, at Cleveland
29.
115
L
95 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 21, 1980, at Milwaukee
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
30.
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
33.
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
36.
110
W
112 - 110  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 14, 1981, at Atlanta
110
L
108 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 18, 1981, at New Jersey
38.
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
41.
108
W
109 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 17, 1981, at Cleveland
108
L
104 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 13, 1981, at Cleveland
43.
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
49.
106
L
98 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 5, 1980, at Golden State
50.
105
W
111 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 2, 1981, at New Jersey
105
W
126 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 28, 1980, at Cleveland
52.
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
54.
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
58.
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
61.
101
L
95 - 101
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 11, 1981, at Cleveland
101
L
95 - 101
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 12, 1980, at Detroit
63.
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
70.
99
L
96 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 7, 1981, at Indiana
99
L
96 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 11, 1980, at Cleveland
72.
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
76.
96
L
83 - 96
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 9, 1980, at Cleveland
77.
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
80.
91
W
99 - 91
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 14, 1980, at Cleveland
Points AllowedW/LGame / Details
81.
90
W
108 - 90
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 14, 1981, at Cleveland
82.
88
W
90 - 88
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 16, 1980, at Cleveland

Number of games shown: 82