1980–81 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 1980-81 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 11th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Notes

• z, y – division champions
• x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

|-style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || November 13, 1980 || Atlanta | W 114–111 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield<br>3,987 | 5–14

|-style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || January 9, 1981 || @ Atlanta | W 108–107 (OT) | | | | The Omni<br>9,398 | 16–27 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || January 23, 1981 || @ Atlanta | W 106–98 | | | | The Omni<br>9,820 | 20–31

|- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |-style="background:#fcc;" | 64 || February 21, 1981 || Atlanta | L 105–118 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield<br>8,231 | 25–39

|-style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || March 14, 1981 || @ Atlanta | W 112–110 (OT) | | | | The Omni<br>7,368 | 26–47 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || March 17, 1981 || Atlanta | W 122–107 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield<br>4,288 | 28–47

Player statistics

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Free agents

References