1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 1981–82 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 12th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers finished 15–67 (.183) tying the lowest winning percentage in franchise history along with the 1970–71 team.
Head coach
- Don Delaney (fired) (4–11)
- Bob Kloppenburg (interim) (0–3)
- Chuck Daly (fired) (9–32)
- Bill Musselman (interim) (2–21)
General managerDon Delaney
| 1981–82 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 | 15–67 (.183) |
| Place | Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 11th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | WUAB |
| Radio | WBBG[1] |
Offseason
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club team |
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| 3 | 55 | Mickey Dillard |  United States |
Florida State |
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 | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 31–10 | 24–17 | 24–6 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 13.0 | 24–17 | 18–23 | 15–14 |
| Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 16.0 | 23–18 | 16–25 | 19–11 |
| Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 20.0 | 25–16 | 10–31 | 14–16 |
| Chicago Bulls | 34 | 48 | .415 | 21.0 | 22–19 | 12–29 | 12–17 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 40.0 | 9–32 | 6–35 | 5–25 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
| 3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
| 4 | x-New Jersey Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
| 5 | x-Washington Bullets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20 |
| 6 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
| 7 | Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 24 |
| 8 | Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 28 |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
| 10 | New York Knicks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
| 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 48 |
Game log
| 1981–82 game log Total: 15–67 (Home: 9–32; Road: 6–35) | ||||||||||||||||||
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October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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November: 4–10 (home: 2–4; road: 2–6)
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December: 2–12 (home: 2–6; road: 0–6)
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March: 3–13 (home: 2–6; road: 1–7)
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April: 0–11 (home: 0–5; road: 0–6)
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| 1981–82 schedule | ||||||||||||||||||
Player stats
| 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 | 27 | 26 | 36.0 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 72.0 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 19.6 |
| Ron Brewer | 47 | 41 | 36.7 | 46.5 | 23.8 | 77.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 19.4 |
| James Edwards | 77 | 75 | 33.0 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 68.4 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 16.7 |
| Cliff Robinson | 30 | 29 | 31.5 | 45.1 | 0.0 | 72.9 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 16.3 |
| Kenny Carr | 46 | 42 | 32.2 | 51.7 | 11.1 | 65.9 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 15.0 |
| Lowes Moore | 4 | 0 | 17.5 | 50.0 | 20.0 | 75.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 11.3 |
| James Silas | 67 | 34 | 21.6 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 86.0 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.2 |
| Bob Wilkerson | 65 | 38 | 27.8 | 41.8 | 16.7 | 78.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 11.0 |
| Scott Wedman | 54 | 39 | 30.3 | 44.1 | 21.7 | 73.3 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 10.9 |
| Phil Hubbard | 31 | 2 | 23.7 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 72.6 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 10.4 |
| Geoff Huston | 78 | 43 | 30.9 | 48.4 | 30.0 | 76.5 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 10.3 |
| Reggie Johnson | 23 | 22 | 26.8 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 79.5 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| Roger Phegley | 27 | 8 | 21.0 | 48.6 | 30.8 | 80.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 9.2 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 50 | 4 | 17.9 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 77.5 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
| Richard Washington | 18 | 2 | 17.4 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.1 |
| Brad Branson | 10 | 3 | 17.6 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 91.7 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| Mike Evans | 8 | 0 | 9.3 | 31.4 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Paul Mokeski | 28 | 1 | 12.3 | 42.7 | 0.0 | 76.7 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Keith Herron | 30 | 0 | 9.0 | 36.8 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Mickey Dillard | 33 | 0 | 6.7 | 36.7 | 0.0 | 65.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Mel Bennett | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Kevin Restani | 34 | 0 | 9.9 | 38.3 | 0.0 | 58.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Don Ford | 21 | 1 | 9.6 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Player statistics citation:[2]