Cleveland Cavaliers Largest Margins of Defeat in the 1981-82 NBA Regular Season

Here you can find which game was the Cavaliers' worst loss by point differential during the 1982 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 1981-82 Regular Season?

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Indiana Pacers by 36 points, 109-73, on December 18, 1981. That was the biggest of the team's 67 losses in the 1981-82 NBA Regular Season.

Largest Margin of Defeat
1981-82 Regular Season

36
points
vs. Indiana Pacers

Full list of Cavaliers' Losses in the 1981-82 NBA Regular Season, by Point Differential, from the Largest to the Smallest

Lost by...W/LGame / Details
1.
36
L
73 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 18, 1981, at Indiana
2.
34
L
97 - 131
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 24, 1982, at Phoenix
3.
31
L
99 - 130
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 12, 1981, at Detroit
4.
29
L
107 - 136
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 3, 1982, at Seattle
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
5.
28
L
97 - 125
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 14, 1982, at Cleveland
6.
26
L
102 - 128
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 4, 1981, at San Antonio
7.
24
L
104 - 128
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oct. 30, 1981, at Philadelphia
8.
23
L
97 - 120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 23, 1982, at New York
9.
22
L
97 - 119
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 19, 1982, at Milwaukee
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
10.
21
L
115 - 136
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 24, 1982, at Boston
21
L
95 - 116
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 27, 1981, at Cleveland
12.
20
L
115 - 135
Cleveland Cavaliers
Apr. 2, 1982, at Philadelphia
20
L
127 - 147
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 7, 1982, at Denver
14.
19
L
106 - 125
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 2, 1981, at New Jersey
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
15.
18
L
88 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 19, 1982, at Milwaukee
18
L
113 - 131
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 11, 1981, at Philadelphia
17.
17
L
105 - 122
Cleveland Cavaliers
Apr. 7, 1982, at Cleveland
18.
16
L
87 - 103
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 31, 1982, at New Jersey
16
L
94 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 7, 1982, at Cleveland
16
L
110 - 126
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 1, 1981, at Cleveland
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
21.
15
L
93 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 22, 1982, at Chicago
22.
14
L
91 - 105
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 10, 1982, at Cleveland
14
L
100 - 114
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 12, 1982, at Cleveland
24.
13
L
102 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 20, 1982, at Cleveland
13
L
104 - 117
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 13, 1982, at Kansas City
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
26.
12
L
104 - 116
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 28, 1982, at Cleveland
12
L
107 - 119
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 19, 1981, at Cleveland
28.
11
L
90 - 101
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 28, 1981, at New York
29.
10
L
102 - 112
Cleveland Cavaliers
Apr. 16, 1982, at Chicago
10
L
110 - 120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Apr. 15, 1982, at Detroit
10
L
109 - 119
Cleveland Cavaliers
Apr. 4, 1982, at Cleveland
10
L
113 - 123
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 11, 1982, at Detroit
10
L
99 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 23, 1982, at Cleveland
10
L
100 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 8, 1982, at New Jersey
10
L
103 - 113
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 5, 1982, at Atlanta
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
36.
9
L
85 - 94
Cleveland Cavaliers
Apr. 6, 1982, at Washington
9
L
108 - 117
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 2, 1982, at Golden State
9
L
108 - 117
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 15, 1982, at San Diego
9
L
100 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 7, 1982, at Cleveland
9
L
89 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 15, 1981, at Chicago
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
41.
8
L
111 - 119
Cleveland Cavaliers
Apr. 13, 1982, at Cleveland
8
L
102 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 17, 1982, at Cleveland
43.
7
L
102 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 26, 1981, at Cleveland
7
L
87 - 94
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 5, 1981, at Washington
7
L
102 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 10, 1981, at Indiana
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
46.
6
L
103 - 109
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 14, 1982, at Cleveland
6
L
95 - 101
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 11, 1982, at Cleveland
6
L
102 - 108
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 25, 1981, at Cleveland
49.
5
L
93 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 21, 1982, at Cleveland
5
L
115 - 120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 12, 1981, at Cleveland
5
L
94 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 20, 1981, at Cleveland
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
52.
4
L
111 - 115
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 26, 1982, at Cleveland
4
L
116 - 120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 22, 1981, at Boston
4
L
102 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 16, 1981, at Cleveland
55.
3
L
113 - 116  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Apr. 18, 1982, at Cleveland
3
L
114 - 117
Cleveland Cavaliers
Apr. 10, 1982, at Cleveland
3
L
97 - 100
Cleveland Cavaliers
Apr. 9, 1982, at Indiana
3
L
101 - 104
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 28, 1982, at Cleveland
3
L
103 - 106
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 2, 1982, at Cleveland
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
60.
2
L
97 - 99
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan. 19, 1982, at Cleveland
2
L
108 - 110  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 30, 1981, at Cleveland
2
L
92 - 94  OT
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 24, 1981, at Atlanta
2
L
96 - 98
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 15, 1981, at Milwaukee
64.
1
L
110 - 111
Cleveland Cavaliers
Apr. 1, 1982, at New York
1
L
101 - 102
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 28, 1982, at Los Angeles
1
L
109 - 110
Cleveland Cavaliers
Feb. 13, 1982, at Cleveland
1
L
91 - 92
Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 14, 1981, at Cleveland

Number of games showed: 67