2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers season explained

Team:Cleveland Cavaliers
End Year:2022
Coach:J. B. Bickerstaff
President:Koby Altman
Gm:Mike Gansey
Owners:Dan Gilbert
Wins:44
Losses:38
Division:Central
Division Place:3
Conf Place:8
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Bbr Team:CLE
Television:Bally Sports Ohio
Radio:WTAMWMMS

The 2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 52nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The regular season for the league began in the month of October and featured the typical 82-game schedule, returning to its typical format. In the previous season, the league started in the month of December and featured only 72 games due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Cavaliers had the third pick in the 2021 NBA draft, and selected Evan Mobley out of the University of Southern California.[2] The NBA announced that the All-Star Game will be played at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, which was held February 20, 2022.[3] The Cavaliers matched their previous win total of 22 on January 7, 2022, improving to 22–17.[4] The Cavaliers clinched their first winning season without LeBron James since 1998 and their first winning season since 2018 with a 107–101 win over the Orlando Magic on March 28, 2022. The Cavaliers qualified for the postseason, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season after losing to both the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks in the play-in tournament.

Draft

See main article: article and 2021 NBA draft.

With their sole selection in the 2021 NBA draft, the Cavaliers selected Evan Mobley from the University of Southern California as the third overall pick.[5]

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 5| @ Chicago| | Collin Sexton (14)| Jarrett Allen (10)| Ricky Rubio (6)| United Center
11,777| 0–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 6| @ Atlanta| | Collin Sexton (19)| Evan Mobley (12)| Darius Garland (7)| State Farm Arena
11,158| 1–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 8| Indiana| | Ricky Rubio (14)| Lauri Markkanen (7)| Dean Wade (4)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
10,024| 1–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 10| Chicago| | Lauri Markkanen (18)| Evan Mobley (10)| Ricky Rubio (9)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
10,003| 1–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 15| @ Indiana| | Cedi Osman (14)| Lamar Stevens (8)| Darius Garland (4)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6,028| 2–3

Regular season

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 20| @ Memphis| | Jarrett Allen (25)| Markkanen, Mobley (9)| Darius Garland (12)| FedExForum
15,975| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 22| Charlotte| | Collin Sexton (33)| Kevin Love (11)| Ricky Rubio (10)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,116| 0–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 23| Atlanta| | Ricky Rubio (23)| Jarrett Allen (14)| Ricky Rubio (8)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,846| 1–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 25| @ Denver| | Kevin Love (22)| Jarrett Allen (16)| Ricky Rubio (8)| Ball Arena
14,221| 2–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 27| @ L.A. Clippers| | Collin Sexton (26)| Love, Mobley (10)| Darius Garland (6)| Staples Center
13,276| 3–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 6| October 29| @ L.A. Lakers| | Evan Mobley (23)| Jarrett Allen (9)| Darius Garland (11)| Staples Center
18,997 | 3–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 7| October 30| @ Phoenix| | Cedi Osman (20)| Kevin Love (12)| Darius Garland (5)| Footprint Center
14,516| 3–4|-style="background:#cfc;"| 8| November 1| @ Charlotte| | Lauri Markkanen (21)| Jarrett Allen (16)| Ricky Rubio (8)| Spectrum Center
13,889| 4–4|-style="background:#cfc;"| 9| November 3| Portland| | Jarrett Allen (24)| Jarrett Allen (17)| Darius Garland (10)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,231| 5–4|-style="background:#cfc;"| 10| November 5| @ Toronto| | Darius Garland (21)| Jarrett Allen (15)| Darius Garland (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 6–4|-style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 7| @ New York| | Ricky Rubio (37)| Jarrett Allen (17)| Ricky Rubio (10)| Madison Square Garden
19,040| 7–4|-style="background:#fcc;"| 12| November 10| Washington| | Ricky Rubio (20)| Jarrett Allen (10)| Ricky Rubio (5)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,056| 7–5|-style="background:#cfc;"| 13| November 12| Detroit| | Darius Garland (21)| Isaac Okoro (9)| Ricky Rubio (9)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,095| 8–5|-style="background:#cfc;"| 14| November 13| Boston| | Darius Garland (22)| Evan Mobley (9)| Darius Garland (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 9–5|-style="background:#fcc;"| 15| November 15| Boston| | Ricky Rubio (28)| Evan Mobley (9)| Mobley, Osman (5)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,186| 9–6|-style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 17| @ Brooklyn| | Ricky Rubio (25)| Ed Davis (11)| Darius Garland (6)| Barclays Center
16,922| 9–7|-style="background:#fcc;"| 17| November 18| Golden State| | Darius Garland (25)| Ed Davis (14)| Darius Garland (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 9–8|-style="background:#fcc;"| 18| November 22| Brooklyn| | Darius Garland (24)| Jarrett Allen (15)| Darius Garland (11)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,387| 9–9|-style="background:#fcc;"| 19| November 24| Phoenix| | Jarrett Allen (25)| Allen, Markkanen (11)| Darius Garland (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,055| 9–10|-style="background:#cfc;"| 20| November 27| Orlando| | Darius Garland (26)| Jarrett Allen (11)| Darius Garland (11)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,248| 10–10|-style="background:#cfc;"| 21| November 29| @ Dallas| | Jarrett Allen (28)| Jarrett Allen (14)| Darius Garland (9)| American Airlines Center
19,229| 11–10|-style="background:#cfc;"| 22| December 1| @ Miami| | Kevin Love (22)| Allen, Mobley (11)| Darius Garland (7)| FTX Arena
19,600| 12–10|-style="background:#cfc;"| 23| December 3| @ Washington| | Darius Garland (32)| Jarrett Allen (13)| Darius Garland (10)| Capital One Arena
17,227| 13–10|-style="background:#fcc;"| 24| December 5| Utah| | Darius Garland (31)| Evan Mobley (12)| Darius Garland (5)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,113| 13–11|-style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 6| @ Milwaukee| | Jarrett Allen (25)| Jarrett Allen (9)| Garland, Rubio (9)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 13–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 26| December 8| Chicago| | Darius Garland (24)| Jarrett Allen (12)| Ricky Rubio (9)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,707| 14–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 27| December 10| @ Minnesota| | Jarrett Allen (21)| Kevin Love (13)| Darius Garland (12)| Target Center
15,694| 15–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 28| December 11| Sacramento| | Isaac Okoro (20)| Evan Mobley (15)| Darius Garland (13)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 16–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 29| December 13| Miami| | Kevin Love (23)| Kevin Love (9)| Ricky Rubio (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,401| 17–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 30| December 15| Houston| | Darius Garland (21)| Dean Wade (10)| Ricky Rubio (12)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,131| 18–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 31| December 18| @ Milwaukee| | Cedi Osman (23)| Kevin Love (7)| Ricky Rubio (10)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 19–12|-style="background:#ccc;"| –| December 19| @ Atlanta| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: March 31)[6] |-style="background:#fcc;"| 32| December 22| @ Boston| | Darius Garland (28)| Kevin Love (12)| Garland, Rubio (6)| TD Garden
19,156| 19–13|-style="background:#cfc;"| 33| December 26| Toronto| | Garland, Love (22)| Love, Valentine (9)| Darius Garland (8)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 20–13|-style="background:#fcc;"| 34| December 28| @ New Orleans| | Ricky Rubio (27)| Ricky Rubio (13)| Ricky Rubio (9)| Smoothie King Center
15,835| 20–14|-style="background:#fcc;"| 35| December 30| @ Washington| | Kevin Love (24)| Kevin Love (11)| Kevin Pangos (6)| Capital One Arena
15,637| 20–15|-style="background:#fcc;"| 36| December 31| Atlanta| | Kevin Love (35)| Kevin Love (11)| Brandon Goodwin (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,745| 20–16|-|-style="background:#cfc;"| 37| January 2| Indiana| | Evan Mobley (24)| Jarrett Allen (11)| Brandon Goodwin (5)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,808| 21–16|-style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 4| Memphis| | Darius Garland (27)| Jarrett Allen (12)| Darius Garland (10)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,178| 21–17|-style="background:#cfc;"| 39| January 7| @ Portland| | Darius Garland (26)| Jarrett Allen (13)| Darius Garland (6)| Moda Center
16,708| 22–17|-style="background:#fcc;"| 40| January 9| @ Golden State| | Lamar Stevens (17)| Allen, Love (7)| Rajon Rondo (5)| Chase Center
18,064| 22–18|-style="background:#cfc;"| 41| January 10| @ Sacramento| | Allen, Love (18)| Jarrett Allen (17)| Darius Garland (11)| Golden 1 Center
12,110| 23–18|-style="background:#cfc;"| 42| January 12| @ Utah| | Lamar Stevens (23)| Darius Garland (10)| Darius Garland (15)| Vivint Arena
18,306| 24–18|-style="background:#cfc;"| 43| January 14| @ San Antonio| | Darius Garland (32)| Jarrett Allen (16) | Darius Garland (8) | AT&T Center
12,160| 25–18|-style="background:#cfc;"| 44| January 15| @ Oklahoma City| | Darius Garland (27) | Jarrett Allen (13)| Darius Garland (18) | Paycom Center
15,284| 26–18|-style="background:#cfc;"| 45| January 17| Brooklyn| | Darius Garland (22) | Jarrett Allen (10)| Darius Garland (12) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,105| 27–18|-style="background:#fcc;"| 46| January 19| @ Chicago| | Lauri Markkanen (28)| Jarrett Allen (10)| Darius Garland (12) | United Center
20,824| 27–19|-style="background:#cfc;"| 47| January 22| Oklahoma City| | Darius Garland (23) | Evan Mobley (17)| Darius Garland (11) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 28–19|-style="background:#cfc;"| 48| January 24| New York| | Kevin Love (20)| Evan Mobley (12)| Darius Garland (12) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,321| 29–19|-style="background:#cfc;"| 49| January 26| Milwaukee| | Kevin Love (25)| Jarrett Allen (10)| Darius Garland (8)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,904| 30–19|-style="background:#fcc;"| 50| January 30| @ Detroit| | Darius Garland (24)| Allen, Mobley (9)| Darius Garland (7)| Little Caesars Arena
16,811| 30–20|-style="background:#cfc;"| 51| January 31| New Orleans| | Brandon Goodwin (21)| Kevin Love (11)| Cedi Osman (12)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,637| 31–20|-|-style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 2| @ Houston| | Evan Mobley (29)| Kevin Love (13)| Brandon Goodwin (8)| Toyota Center
14,163| 31–21|-style="background:#cfc;"| 53| February 4| @ Charlotte| | Jarrett Allen (29)| Jarrett Allen (22)| Brandon Goodwin (9)| Spectrum Center
17,733| 32–21|-style="background:#cfc;"| 54| February 6| Indiana| | Cedi Osman (22)| Jarrett Allen (17)| Rajon Rondo (12)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 33–21|-style="background:#cfc;"| 55| February 9| San Antonio| | Darius Garland (27)| Jarrett Allen (14)| Darius Garland (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 34–21|-style="background:#cfc;"| 56| February 11| @ Indiana| | Allen, LeVert (22)| Jarrett Allen (14)| Rajon Rondo (6)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,075| 35–21|-style="background:#fcc;"| 57| February 12| @ Philadelphia| | Darius Garland (27)| Evan Mobley (8)| Caris LeVert (6)| Wells Fargo Center
21,057| 35–22|-style="background:#fcc;"| 58| February 15| @ Atlanta| | Darius Garland (30) | Evan Mobley (10)| Darius Garland (8)| State Farm Arena
15,947| 35–23|-style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 24| @ Detroit| | Lauri Markkanen (22)| Allen, Mobley (8)| Rajon Rondo (9)| Little Caesars Arena
15,622| 35–24|-style="background:#cfc;"| 60| February 26| Washington| | Lauri Markkanen (23)| Jarrett Allen (14)| Brandon Goodwin (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 36–24|-style="background:#fcc;"| 61| February 28| Minnesota| | Kevin Love (26)| Evan Mobley (10)| Brandon Goodwin (12)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,421| 36–25|-|-style="background:#fcc;"| 62| March 2| Charlotte| | Darius Garland (33)| Jarrett Allen (11)| Kevin Love (5)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,019| 36–26|-style="background:#fcc;"| 63| March 4| @ Philadelphia| | Darius Garland (26)| Kevin Love (10)| Darius Garland (19)| Wells Fargo Center
21,391| 36–27|-style="background:#cfc;"| 64| March 6| Toronto| | Lauri Markkanen (22)| Evan Mobley (17)| Darius Garland (10)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 37–27|-style="background:#cfc;"| 65| March 8| @ Indiana| | Darius Garland (41)| Evan Mobley (12)| Darius Garland (13)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
14,066| 38–27|-style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 11| @ Miami| | Darius Garland (24)| Evan Mobley (12)| Darius Garland (10)| FTX Arena
19,600| 38–28|-style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 12| @ Chicago| | Darius Garland (25) | Kevin Love (11)| Darius Garland (7) | United Center
21,727| 38–29|-style="background:#cfc;"| 68| March 14| L.A. Clippers| | Evan Mobley (30)| Love, Markkanen (9)| Darius Garland (13)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,742| 39–29|-style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 16| Philadelphia| | Darius Garland (22)| Evan Mobley (9)| Garland, LeVert (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 39–30|-style="background:#cfc;"| 70| March 18| Denver| | Lauri Markkanen (31)| Evan Mobley (11)| Darius Garland (14)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 40–30|-style="background:#cfc;"| 71| March 19| Detroit| | Darius Garland (24)| Evan Mobley (11)| Darius Garland (12)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 41–30|-style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 21| L.A. Lakers| | Darius Garland (29)| Lauri Markkanen (9)| Darius Garland (17)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 41–31|-style="background:#fcc;"| 73| March 24| @ Toronto| | Lauri Markkanen (20)| Kevin Love (10)| Darius Garland (10)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 41–32|-style="background:#fcc;"| 74| March 26| Chicago| | Darius Garland (28)| Evan Mobley (11)| Darius Garland (5)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 41–33|-style="background:#cfc;"| 75| March 28| Orlando| | Darius Garland (25)| Dylan Windler (9)| Darius Garland (12)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 42–33|-style="background:#fcc;"| 76| March 30| Dallas| | Caris LeVert (32)| Moses Brown (9)| Darius Garland (10)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 42–34|-style="background:#fcc;"| 77| March 31| @ Atlanta| | Cedi Osman (21)| Moses Brown (13)| Darius Garland (8)| State Farm Arena
17,491| 42–35|-|-style="background:#cfc;"| 78| April 2| @ New York| | Darius Garland (24)| Moses Brown (13)| Darius Garland (13)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 43–35|-style="background:#fcc;"| 79| April 3| Philadelphia| | Darius Garland (23)| Moses Brown (12)| Caris LeVert (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 43–36|-style="background:#fcc;"| 80| April 5| @ Orlando| | Darius Garland (27)| Kevin Love (13)| Darius Garland (10)| Amway Center
16,897| 43–37|-style="background:#fcc;"| 81| April 8| @ Brooklyn| | Darius Garland (31)| Kevin Love (9)| Rajon Rondo (5)| Barclays Center
18,169| 43–38|-style="background:#cfc;"| 82| April 10| Milwaukee| | Kevin Love (32)| Love, Mobley (10)| Rajon Rondo (13)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 44–38

Play-in

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| April 12| @ Brooklyn| | Darius Garland (34)| Kevin Love (13)| Rajon Rondo (9)| Barclays Center
17,732| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| April 15| Atlanta| | Lauri Markkanen (26)| Markkanen, Mobley (8)| Darius Garland (9)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 0–2

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
74 4 22.5 .430 .392 .838 7.2 2.2 .4 .2 13.6
69 69 33.8 .508 .250 .663 8.3 2.5 .8 1.7 15.0
68 68 35.7 .462 .383 .892 3.3 8.6 1.3 .1 21.7
67 61 29.6 .480 .350 .768 3.0 1.8 .8 .3 8.8
66 3 22.2 .432 .357 .664 2.2 2.0 .8 .2 10.7
63 13 16.1 .489 .277 .707 2.6 .7 .5 .3 6.1
61 61 30.8 .445 .358 .868 5.7 1.3 .7 .5 14.8
56 56 32.3 .677 .100 .708 10.8 1.6 .8 1.3 16.1
51 28 19.2 .456 .359 .667 2.9 1.0 .6 .1 5.3
50 0 9.2 .378 .300 .833 1.8 .7 .3 .1 2.2
36 5 13.9 .416 .345 .632 1.9 2.5 .7 .0 4.8
34 8 28.5 .363 .339 .854 4.1 6.6 1.4 .2 13.1
31 3 6.5 .688 .429 2.1 .2 .1 .3 .9
24 3 6.9 .326 .231 .750 .5 1.3 .1 .0 1.6
†22 0 9.3 .371 .409 1.7 .5 .3 .0 2.9
†21 1 19.5 .429 .397 .750 2.8 4.9 .9 .0 6.2
†19 10 29.8 .435 .313 .745 3.4 3.9 .8 .3 13.6
†14 5 12.6 .638 .552 5.3 .0 .3 .5 6.4
14 0 4.5 .333 .000 .750 .5 .9 .1 .0 1.1
11 11 28.7 .450 .244 .744 3.3 2.1 .9 .0 16.0
11 1 5.4 .417 .286 2.1 .2 .0 .5 1.1
†3 0 15.7 .500 .333 .750 2.0 2.0 .3 .0 4.3
†2 0 7.5 .200 .000 .667 1.5 .5 .0 .5 2.0
2 0 5.5 .500 .000 1.0 .0 .5 .5 3.0
†2 0 4.0 .500 .0 .5 .0 .0 1.0
1 0 8.0 .600 .000 1.000 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 8.0

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions.

Trades

August 3, 2021[7] To Cleveland Cavaliers
Ricky Rubio		To Minnesota Timberwolves
Taurean Prince
2022 WAS second−round pick
Cash considerations
August 28, 2021[8] To Cleveland Cavaliers
Lauri Markkanen		To Portland Trail Blazers
Larry Nance Jr.
To Chicago Bulls
Derrick Jones Jr.
2022 POR protected first-round pick
2023 CLE second-round pick

Free agency

Additions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats. basketball-reference.com. November 20, 2021.
  2. News: Cavaliers Select Evan Mobley with Third Overall Pick in 2021 NBA Draft. November 20, 2021. Cleveland Cavaliers. NBA.com. July 29, 2021.
  3. Web site: Future locations for NBA All-Star Weekend. NBA.com. November 20, 2021.
  4. Web site: Cavaliers vs. Trail Blazers - Game Summary - January 7, 2022 - ESPN .
  5. Web site: 2021 NBA Draft results: Picks 1-60. National Basketball Association. October 11, 2021. August 1, 2021.
  6. Web site: Full list of NBA game postponements . NBA.com . December 22, 2021. December 22, 2021.
  7. Web site: Cavaliers Acquire Ricky Rubio from the Minnesota Timberwolves. NBA.com. August 3, 2021. August 3, 2021.
  8. Web site: TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE FORWARD LARRY NANCE JR. IN THREE-TEAM TRADE . NBA.com. January 4, 2022. August 28, 2021.
  9. Web site: Cavaliers Sign Jarrett Allen to Multi-Year Extension. NBA.com. August 6, 2021. August 6, 2021.
  10. Web site: Luke. Adams. Cavaliers Sign Tre Scott To Camp Deal. HoopsRumors.com. September 8, 2021. January 4, 2022.

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