Cleveland Cavaliers year by year

56 seasons since 1970-71 · 2148-2369 all time · 1 title

How have the Cavaliers ranked, year by year?

The Cleveland Cavaliers have played 56 seasons since 1970-71: 2148-2369 in the regular season, with 1 title. Their defense allowed the fewest points in the league 5 times: 2022-23, 2008-09, 1996-97, 1995-96 and 1994-95. Their offense scored the most in 2024-25. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2022-23's (1st in points allowed), the best offense 2024-25's (1st in points scored).

Cleveland Cavaliers by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L	Offense	Defense	Coach	Postseason
2025-26	52-30	119.54th	115.415th	Kenny Atkinson	Playoffs, 8-10
2024-25	64-18	121.91st	112.412th	Kenny Atkinson	Playoffs, 5-4
2023-24	48-34	112.620th	110.27th	J. B. Bickerstaff	Playoffs, 5-7
2022-23	51-31	112.325th	106.91st	J. B. Bickerstaff	Playoffs, 1-4
2021-22	44-38	107.825th	105.75th	J. B. Bickerstaff	—
2020-21	22-50	103.830th	112.317th	J. B. Bickerstaff	—
2019-20	19-46	106.926th	114.822nd	John Beilein	—
2018-19	19-63	104.529th	114.124th	Larry Drew	—
2017-18	50-32	110.95th	109.926th	Tyronn Lue	Lost the NBA Finals
2016-17	51-31	110.34th	107.220th	Tyronn Lue	Lost the NBA Finals
2015-16	57-25	104.38th	98.34th	David Blatt	Won the NBA Finals
2014-15	53-29	103.18th	98.713th	David Blatt	Lost the NBA Finals
2013-14	33-49	98.222nd	101.516th	Mike Brown	—
2012-13	24-58	96.519th	101.225th	Byron Scott	—
2011-12	21-45	93.025th	100.226th	Byron Scott	—
2010-11	19-63	95.525th	104.523rd	Byron Scott	—
2009-10	61-21	102.19th	95.66th	Mike Brown	Playoffs, 6-5
2008-09	66-16	100.313th	91.41st	Mike Brown	Playoffs, 10-4
2007-08	45-37	96.424th	96.79th	Mike Brown	Playoffs, 7-6
2006-07	50-32	96.819th	92.95th	Mike Brown	Lost the NBA Finals
2005-06	50-32	97.615th	95.410th	Mike Brown	Playoffs, 7-6
2004-05	42-40	96.517th	95.711th	Paul Silas, Brendan Malone	—
2003-04	35-47	92.914th	95.517th	Paul Silas	—
2002-03	17-65	91.425th	101.028th	John Lucas II, Keith Smart	—
2001-02	29-53	95.316th	98.625th	John Lucas II	—
2000-01	30-52	92.222nd	96.516th	Randy Wittman	—
1999-00	32-50	97.017th	100.319th	Randy Wittman	—
1998-99	22-28	86.425th	88.29th	Mike Fratello	—
1997-98	47-35	92.523rd	89.84th	Mike Fratello	Playoffs, 1-3
1996-97	42-40	87.628th	85.61st	Mike Fratello	—
1995-96	47-35	91.127th	88.51st	Mike Fratello	Playoffs, 0-3
1994-95	43-39	90.526th	89.81st	Mike Fratello	Playoffs, 1-3
1993-94	47-35	101.211th	97.17th	Mike Fratello	Playoffs, 0-3
1992-93	54-28	107.78th	101.34th	Lenny Wilkens	Playoffs, 3-6
1991-92	57-25	108.97th	103.410th	Lenny Wilkens	Playoffs, 9-8
1990-91	33-49	101.721st	104.211th	Lenny Wilkens	—
1989-90	42-40	102.620th	102.96th	Lenny Wilkens	Playoffs, 2-3
1988-89	57-25	108.811th	101.23rd	Lenny Wilkens	Playoffs, 2-3
1987-88	42-40	104.520th	103.72nd	Lenny Wilkens	Playoffs, 2-3
1986-87	31-51	104.421st	108.210th	Lenny Wilkens	—
1985-86	29-53	107.818th	110.610th	George Karl, Gene Littles	—
1984-85	36-46	108.616th	111.314th	George Karl	Playoffs, 1-3
1983-84	28-54	102.322nd	106.56th	Tom Nissalke	—
1982-83	23-59	97.122nd	104.67th	Tom Nissalke	—
1981-82	15-67	103.221st	111.718th	Chuck Daly, Bill Musselman	—
1980-81	28-54	105.717th	110.619th	Bill Musselman, Don Delaney, Bob Kloppenburg	—
1979-80	37-45	114.13rd	113.818th	Stan Albeck	—
1978-79	30-52	106.519th	110.29th	Bill Fitch	—
1977-78	43-39	104.419th	103.93rd	Bill Fitch	Playoffs, 0-2
1976-77	43-39	102.119th	101.02nd	Bill Fitch	Playoffs, 1-2
1975-76	49-33	101.7	99.2	Bill Fitch	Playoffs, 6-7
1974-75	40-42	99.0	99.4	Bill Fitch	—
1973-74	29-53	100.3	104.6	Bill Fitch	—
1972-73	32-50	102.7	105.3	Bill Fitch	—
1971-72	23-59	105.8	113.4	Bill Fitch	—
1970-71	15-67	102.1	113.3	Bill Fitch	—

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1976-77, the first season after the ABA merger.

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