| Team: | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| End Year: | 1984 |
| Wins: | 28 |
| Losses: | 54 |
| Division: | Central |
| Division Place: | 4 |
| Conf Place: | 9 |
| Coach: | Tom Nissalke |
| Gm: | Harry Weltman |
| Owners: | |
| Arena: | Richfield Coliseum |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Bbr Team: | CLE |
| Television: | WUAB |
| Radio: | WBBG[1] |
The 1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 14th NBA basketball season in Cleveland, Ohio.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Roy Hinson | C | Rutgers |
| 1 | 24 | Stewart Granger | PG | Villanova |
| 2 | 27 | John Garris | PF | Boston College |
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 0–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Boston | 5–0 | – | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 0–5 | – | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | |
| Cleveland | 3–3 | 0–6 | 4–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 0–2 | |
| Denver | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | – | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | – | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Kansas City | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | – | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Los Angeles | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
| New Jersey | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | – | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| New York | 1–4 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | – | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Philadelphia | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–4 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | – | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | – | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | |
| San Diego | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | – | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | – | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | – | 1–1 | |
| Washington | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 19| December 3, 1983| @ Atlanta| L 91–102|||| The Omni
6,291| 6–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 21| December 7, 1983| Atlanta| W 106–92|||| Richfield Coliseum
2,589| 7–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 30| December 29, 1983| Atlanta| W 88–77|||| Richfield Coliseum
3,622| 9–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 31| December 30, 1983| @ Atlanta| L 98–109|||| The Omni
5,201| 9–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 53| February 21, 1984| @ Atlanta| L 84–102|||| The Omni
4,940| 20–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 63| March 13, 1984| Atlanta| W 92–83|||| Richfield Coliseum
3,103| 23–40
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World B. Free | 75 | 71 | 31.7 | 44.5 | 31.9 | 78.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 22.3 | |
| Cliff Robinson | 73 | 70 | 32.9 | 45.0 | 50.0 | 70.1 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 17.8 | |
| Lonnie Shelton | 79 | 78 | 26.6 | 47.6 | 20.0 | 76.4 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 10.8 | |
| Phil Hubbard | 80 | 6 | 22.5 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 73.9 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 10.8 | |
| Geoff Huston | 77 | 56 | 26.5 | 49.8 | 18.2 | 71.4 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 10.5 | |
| Paul Thompson | 82 | 10 | 21.1 | 46.7 | 23.1 | 77.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 9.0 | |
| John Bagley | 76 | 19 | 22.5 | 42.3 | 11.8 | 79.3 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.9 | |
| Jeff Cook | 81 | 21 | 24.1 | 48.6 | 50.0 | 72.3 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 5.8 | |
| Roy Hinson | 80 | 61 | 23.2 | 49.6 | 0.0 | 59.0 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 5.5 | |
| Stewart Granger | 56 | 13 | 13.2 | 42.9 | 30.8 | 75.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.5 | |
| John Garris | 33 | 1 | 8.1 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 79.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.0 | |
| Ben Poquette | 51 | 4 | 16.8 | 43.9 | 20.0 | 79.1 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.6 | |
| Geoff Crompton | 7 | 0 | 3.3 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |