The
1970–71 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the inaugural season of
NBA basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
in
Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 15–67 record in their first season, finishing last in the Central Division and Eastern Conference.
John Johnson was named an
All-Star, the first in franchise history.
Key Dates:
Offseason
Expansion Draft
* As an expansion (first year) franchise, the Cavaliers chose 11 players from other NBA teams in the 'expansion draft.'
BOBCATS: All-Time Expansion Draft Results
Free agents
Trades
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
October
Record: 0–9 ; Home: 0–2 ; Road: 0–7
November
Record: 1–17 ; Home: 0–8 ; Road: 1–9
December
Record: 4–13 ; Home: 4–6 ; Road: 0–7
January
Record: 5–9 ; Home: 4–4 ; Road: 0–5 ; Neutral: 1–0:
February
Record: 2–12 ; Home: 1–5 ; Road: 0–7 ; Neutral: 1–0
March
Record: 3–7 ; Home: 2–5 ; Road: 1–2
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References
Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball
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Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
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Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...