1980-81 Cleveland Cavaliers (28-54)

10 Oct L at Boston 103- 130  
(0-1)
11 Oct L New Jersey 96- 99  
(0-2)
14 Oct W Detroit 99- 91  
(1-2)
16 Oct W Was Bullets 90- 88  
(2-2)
17 Oct L at Chicago 79- 98  
(2-3)
18 Oct L Milwaukee 105- 107  
(2-4)
21 Oct L at Milwaukee 95- 115  
(2-5)
22 Oct L at Was Bullets 96- 109  
(2-6)
24 Oct W at New Jersey 126- 112  
(3-6)
25 Oct W Indiana 118- 100  
(4-6)
28 Oct L Philadelphia 101- 119  
(4-7)
31 Oct L at LA Lakers 98- 107  
(4-8)
2 Nov L at Portland 96- 102  
(4-9)
3 Nov L at Seattle 83- 118  
(4-10)
5 Nov L at Golden State 98- 106  
(4-11)
6 Nov L at Utah 96- 112  
(4-12)
8 Nov L at Kansas City 106- 111  
(4-13)
11 Nov L Milwaukee 96- 100  
(4-14)
13 Nov W Atlanta 114- 111  
(5-14)
15 Nov L at New York 95- 100  
(5-15)
18 Nov W San Diego 104- 94  
(6-15)
20 Nov L Houston 114- 117  
(6-16)
22 Nov W Boston 113- 98  
(7-16)
26 Nov L New York 113- 119 (O)
(7-17)
28 Nov W Was Bullets 126- 105  
(8-17)
29 Nov L at Indiana 101- 117  
(8-18)
2 Dec W at Dallas 109- 102  
(9-18)
3 Dec L at Houston 109- 118  
(9-19)
4 Dec L at San Antonio 100- 130  
(9-20)
6 Dec W Detroit 101- 100  
(10-20)
9 Dec L Philadelphia 83- 96  
(10-21)
11 Dec L Indiana 100- 103  
(10-22)
12 Dec L at Detroit 95- 101  
(10-23)
13 Dec W Utah 110- 103  
(11-23)
17 Dec L at Philadelphia 79- 103  
(11-24)
18 Dec W Denver 130- 122  
(12-24)
20 Dec L Boston 102- 107  
(12-25)
23 Dec L Kansas City 100- 102  
(12-26)
26 Dec L Chicago 98- 100  
(12-27)
29 Dec W Dallas 112- 100  
(13-27)
2 Jan W at New Jersey 111- 105  
(14-27)
3 Jan W Was Bullets 132- 112  
(15-27)
9 Jan W at Atlanta 108- 107 (O)
(16-27)
10 Jan L New York 99- 104  
(16-28)
13 Jan L LA Lakers 104- 108  
(16-29)
14 Jan L at Boston 113- 120  
(16-30)
16 Jan L at Philadelphia 119- 137  
(16-31)
17 Jan W at Chicago 110- 98  
(17-31)
20 Jan W Portland 99- 94  
(18-31)
22 Jan W New Jersey 108- 94  
(19-31)
23 Jan W at Atlanta 106- 98  
(20-31)
24 Jan L at Detroit 94- 117  
(20-32)
27 Jan W Indiana 114- 109  
(21-32)
29 Jan W Phoenix 115- 111  
(22-32)
4 Feb L Chicago 96- 109  
(22-33)
6 Feb L Milwaukee 99- 103  
(22-34)
7 Feb L at Indiana 96- 99  
(22-35)
11 Feb L at Philadelphia 120- 122 (O)
(22-36)
12 Feb L New York 111- 122  
(22-37)
14 Feb W Golden State 108- 90  
(23-37)
17 Feb W Detroit 109- 108  
(24-37)
18 Feb L at New Jersey 108- 110  
(24-38)
19 Feb W San Antonio 118- 104  
(25-38)
21 Feb L Atlanta 105- 118  
(25-39)
25 Feb L at Boston 103- 124  
(25-40)
27 Feb L at Detroit 109- 118  
(25-41)
1 Mar L at Denver 127- 137  
(25-42)
4 Mar L at Phoenix 106- 126  
(25-43)
6 Mar L at San Diego 125- 140  
(25-44)
9 Mar L at Milwaukee 100- 118  
(25-45)
11 Mar L Seattle 95- 101  
(25-46)
13 Mar L New Jersey 125- 140  
(25-47)
14 Mar W at Atlanta 112- 110 (O)
(26-47)
15 Mar W at Was Bullets 101- 100  
(27-47)
17 Mar W Atlanta 122- 107  
(28-47)
19 Mar L Chicago 111- 116  
(28-48)
21 Mar L at New York 105- 119  
(28-49)
22 Mar L at Indiana 101- 107  
(28-50)
24 Mar L at Chicago 108- 121  
(28-51)
26 Mar L at Milwaukee 109- 137  
(28-52)
27 Mar L Philadelphia 117- 138  
(28-53)
29 Mar L at Was Bullets 103- 138  
(28-54)