1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 37-45
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Stan Albeck (37-45)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 322,788, Avg. 7,873 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers StatisticsTeam Record: 37-45
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Stan Albeck (37-45)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 322,788, Avg. 7,873 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 37 wins and 45 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers scored 9,360 points and allowed 9,332. Mike Mitchell scored a team-best 1,820 points for Cleveland, and Dave Robisch contributed 658 rebounds. Foots Walker dished out 607 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Foots Walker added 155 steals.
Stan Albeck coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 9360
Regular Season Points Against: 9332
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at New Jersey Nets 102 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 13, 1979 | Boston Celtics 139 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| October 16, 1979 | Detroit Pistons 117 at Cleveland Cavaliers 137 | W | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| October 17, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Boston Celtics 127 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| October 18, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 134 at Cleveland Cavaliers 141 | W | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
| October 20, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 127 at San Antonio Spurs 129 | L | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 | ||
| October 23, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 121 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | L | 2-2 | 0-3 | 2-5 | ||
| October 24, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 118 at Atlanta Hawks 128 | L | 2-2 | 0-4 | 2-6 | ||
| October 27, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 | L | 2-3 | 0-4 | 2-7 | ||
| October 30, 1979 | Houston Rockets 112 at Cleveland Cavaliers 124 | W | 3-3 | 0-4 | 3-7 | ||
| October 31, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Washington Bullets 114 | L | 3-3 | 0-5 | 3-8 | ||
| November 1, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 127 at Detroit Pistons 125 | W | 3-3 | 1-5 | 4-8 | ||
| November 3, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 123 | W | 4-3 | 1-5 | 5-8 | ||
| November 6, 1979 | Indiana Pacers 117 at Cleveland Cavaliers 134 | W | 5-3 | 1-5 | 6-8 | ||
| November 9, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Phoenix Suns 110 | L | 5-3 | 1-6 | 6-9 | ||
| November 11, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 126 at Los Angeles Lakers 140 | L | 5-3 | 1-7 | 6-10 | ||
| November 13, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Denver Nuggets 116 | L | 5-3 | 1-8 | 6-11 | ||
| November 16, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Seattle Supersonics 108 | L | 5-3 | 1-9 | 6-12 | ||
| November 17, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Portland Trail Blazers 103 | L | 5-3 | 1-10 | 6-13 | ||
| November 20, 1979 | Utah Jazz 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 119 | W | 6-3 | 1-10 | 7-13 | ||
| November 21, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 122 at Washington Bullets 103 | W | 6-3 | 2-10 | 8-13 | ||
| November 22, 1979 | Golden State Warriors 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 120 | W | 7-3 | 2-10 | 9-13 | ||
| November 24, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at New York Knicks 133 | L | 7-3 | 2-11 | 9-14 | ||
| November 25, 1979 | New Jersey Nets 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 8-3 | 2-11 | 10-14 | ||
| November 28, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Houston Rockets 113 | L | 8-3 | 2-12 | 10-15 | OT | |
| November 29, 1979 | New York Knicks 115 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | W | 9-3 | 2-12 | 11-15 | ||
| December 1, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 | L | 9-3 | 2-13 | 11-16 | ||
| December 2, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 108 at Cleveland Cavaliers 126 | W | 10-3 | 2-13 | 12-16 | ||
| December 4, 1979 | San Diego Clippers 112 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 | W | 11-3 | 2-13 | 13-16 | ||
| December 5, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Indiana Pacers 118 | L | 11-3 | 2-14 | 13-17 | ||
| December 8, 1979 | Boston Celtics 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 | W | 12-3 | 2-14 | 14-17 | ||
| December 13, 1979 | Washington Bullets 115 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 | L | 12-4 | 2-14 | 14-18 | OT | |
| December 15, 1979 | New Jersey Nets 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | W | 13-4 | 2-14 | 15-18 | ||
| December 18, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Utah Jazz 105 | L | 13-4 | 2-15 | 15-19 | ||
| December 19, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 128 at Golden State Warriors 125 | W | 13-4 | 3-15 | 16-19 | OT | |
| December 22, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at Chicago Bulls 126 | L | 13-4 | 3-16 | 16-20 | ||
| December 25, 1979 | Detroit Pistons 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 14-4 | 3-16 | 17-20 | ||
| December 27, 1979 | New York Knicks 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 125 | W | 15-4 | 3-16 | 18-20 | ||
| December 29, 1979 | Denver Nuggets 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 124 | W | 16-4 | 3-16 | 19-20 | ||
| January 3, 1980 | Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 | L | 16-5 | 3-16 | 19-21 | ||
| January 5, 1980 | Milwaukee Bucks 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | L | 16-6 | 3-16 | 19-22 | ||
| January 6, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at New Jersey Nets 108 | L | 16-6 | 3-17 | 19-23 | ||
| January 8, 1980 | Houston Rockets 118 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 | L | 16-7 | 3-17 | 19-24 | OT | |
| January 9, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Atlanta Hawks 111 | L | 16-7 | 3-18 | 19-25 | ||
| January 11, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 109 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | L | 16-7 | 3-19 | 19-26 | ||
| January 12, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Houston Rockets 112 | L | 16-7 | 3-20 | 19-27 | ||
| January 15, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 129 at New York Knicks 110 | W | 16-7 | 4-20 | 20-27 | ||
| January 17, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 112 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 | W | 17-7 | 4-20 | 21-27 | ||
| January 19, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 | L | 17-7 | 4-21 | 21-28 | ||
| January 22, 1980 | Washington Bullets 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 | W | 18-7 | 4-21 | 22-28 | ||
| January 23, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at New Jersey Nets 117 | L | 18-7 | 4-22 | 22-29 | ||
| January 26, 1980 | Indiana Pacers 115 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 | L | 18-8 | 4-22 | 22-30 | ||
| January 27, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 121 at Indiana Pacers 123 | L | 18-8 | 4-23 | 22-31 | ||
| January 29, 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers 153 at Cleveland Cavaliers 154 | W | 19-8 | 4-23 | 23-31 | 4OT | |
| January 30, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Boston Celtics 110 | L | 19-8 | 4-24 | 23-32 | ||
| February 5, 1980 | Seattle Supersonics 123 at Cleveland Cavaliers 121 | L | 19-9 | 4-24 | 23-33 | ||
| February 6, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 109 at Milwaukee Bucks 111 | L | 19-9 | 4-25 | 23-34 | ||
| February 8, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Houston Rockets 105 | L | 19-9 | 4-26 | 23-35 | ||
| February 10, 1980 | Chicago Bulls 123 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | L | 19-10 | 4-26 | 23-36 | ||
| February 13, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Detroit Pistons 102 | W | 19-10 | 5-26 | 24-36 | ||
| February 14, 1980 | Indiana Pacers 118 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 | L | 19-11 | 5-26 | 24-37 | ||
| February 16, 1980 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 123 | W | 20-11 | 5-26 | 25-37 | ||
| February 17, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 | L | 20-11 | 5-27 | 25-38 | ||
| February 19, 1980 | Phoenix Suns 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 128 | W | 21-11 | 5-27 | 26-38 | ||
| February 21, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Washington Bullets 118 | L | 21-11 | 5-28 | 26-39 | ||
| February 23, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 112 at New York Knicks 127 | L | 21-11 | 5-29 | 26-40 | ||
| February 24, 1980 | Portland Trail Blazers 115 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 | L | 21-12 | 5-29 | 26-41 | ||
| February 29, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Atlanta Hawks 111 | L | 21-12 | 5-30 | 26-42 | OT | |
| March 2, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 123 at San Antonio Spurs 119 | W | 21-12 | 6-30 | 27-42 | ||
| March 4, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at San Diego Clippers 116 | L | 21-12 | 6-31 | 27-43 | ||
| March 7, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Kansas City Kings 104 | W | 21-12 | 7-31 | 28-43 | ||
| March 9, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at Indiana Pacers 107 | W | 21-12 | 8-31 | 29-43 | ||
| March 11, 1980 | New Jersey Nets 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 122 | W | 22-12 | 8-31 | 30-43 | ||
| March 15, 1980 | San Antonio Spurs 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 | W | 23-12 | 8-31 | 31-43 | ||
| March 16, 1980 | Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 123 | W | 24-12 | 8-31 | 32-43 | ||
| March 18, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at Detroit Pistons 107 | W | 24-12 | 9-31 | 33-43 | OT | |
| March 20, 1980 | Houston Rockets 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | W | 25-12 | 9-31 | 34-43 | ||
| March 22, 1980 | Boston Celtics 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | W | 26-12 | 9-31 | 35-43 | ||
| March 25, 1980 | New York Knicks 128 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 | L | 26-13 | 9-31 | 35-44 | ||
| March 27, 1980 | Washington Bullets 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 118 | W | 27-13 | 9-31 | 36-44 | ||
| March 28, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers 122 at Boston Celtics 130 | L | 27-13 | 9-32 | 36-45 | ||
| March 30, 1980 | Atlanta Hawks 102 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 28-13 | 9-32 | 37-45 |
