1980–81 Cleveland Cavaliers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 1980-81 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 11th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Head coach
- Bill Musselman (25–46)
- Don Delaney (3–8)
General managerDon Delaney
| 1980–81 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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| Head coach |
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| General manager | Don Delaney |
| Owner | Ted Stepien |
| Arena | Coliseum at Richfield |
| Results | |
| Record | 28–54 (.341) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | WUAB |
| Radio | WWWE |
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club team |
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Roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
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Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 34–7 | 26–15 | 23–7 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 20–9 |
| x-Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | 27–14 | 17–24 | 17–12 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | 20–21 | 11–30 | 9–21 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 32.0 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 9–21 |
| Detroit Pistons | 21 | 61 | .256 | 39.0 | 14–27 | 7–34 | 9–21 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 4 | x-New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
| 5 | x-Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
| 6 | x-Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 7 | Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 |
| 8 | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
| 10 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38 |
| 11 | Detroit Pistons | 21 | 61 | .256 | 41 |
Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
| 1980–81 game log Total: 28–54 (Home: 20–21; Road: 8–33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 4–8 (home: 3–3; road: 1–5)
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November: 4–10 (home: 4–3; road: 0–7)
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December: 5–9 (home: 4–5; road: 1–4)
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February: 3–9 (home: 3–4; road: 0–5)
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March: 3–13 (home: 1–4; road: 2–9)
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| 1980–81 schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Mike Mitchell | 82 | 39.0 | 47.6 | 44.4 | 78.4 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 24.5 | |
| Kenny Carr | 81 | 32.3 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 15.2 | |
| Randy Smith | 82 | 26.8 | 46.6 | 3.6 | 81.5 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 14.6 | |
| Roger Phegley | 82 | 27.7 | 49.1 | 28.6 | 83.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 14.4 | |
| Mike Bratz | 80 | 32.4 | 39.0 | 33.7 | 81.1 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 10.0 | |
| Richard Washington | 69 | 21.8 | 45.9 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 9.9 | |
| Bill Laimbeer | 81 | 30.4 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 76.5 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 9.8 | |
| Dave Robisch | 11 | 33.8 | 37.8 | 0.0 | 80.6 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 9.4 | |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | |
| Geoff Huston | 25 | 21.7 | 49.7 | 0.0 | 81.5 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7.0 | |
| Bill Robinzine | 8 | 10.5 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.1 | |
| Don Ford | 64 | 15.6 | 44.6 | 0.0 | 91.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.5 | |
| Chad Kinch | 29 | 8.5 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | |
| Mack Calvin | 21 | 6.1 | 33.3 | 20.0 | 71.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.5 | |
| Walter Jordan | 30 | 6.9 | 38.7 | 0.0 | 58.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | |
| John Lambert | 3 | 2.7 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| Jerome Whitehead | 3 | 2.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Player statistics citation:[1]
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Milestones
All-Star
Transactions
Free agents
| Subtractions | ||
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| Player | Date signed | New team |
| Austin Carr | Expansion Draft May 28, 1980 | Dallas Mavericks |