2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers season NBA season for the Cleveland Cavaliers (2021-2022)
NBA professional basketball team season
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
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College / Club
1
3
Evan Mobley
PF/C
United States
USC (Fr. )
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.[ 2] [ 5]
Roster
2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
31
Allen, Jarrett
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
243 lb (110 kg)
1998-04-21
Texas
C
6
Brown, Moses
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1999-10-13
UCLA
F/C
21
Davis, Ed
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1989-06-05
North Carolina
G
10
Garland, Darius
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
2000-01-26
Vanderbilt
G
00
Goodwin, Brandon (TW)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1995-10-02
Florida Gulf Coast
G
3
LeVert, Caris
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1994-08-25
Michigan
F/C
0
Love, Kevin
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
251 lb (114 kg)
1988-09-07
UCLA
F
24
Markkanen, Lauri
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1997-05-22
Arizona
F/C
4
Mobley, Evan
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
2001-06-18
USC
G
5
Nembhard, RJ (TW)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-03-22
TCU
G/F
35
Okoro, Isaac
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
2001-01-26
Auburn
F
16
Osman, Cedi
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1995-04-08
Turkey
G
1
Rondo, Rajon
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1986-02-22
Kentucky
G
2
Sexton, Collin
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-01-04
Alabama
F
8
Stevens, Lamar
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1997-07-09
Penn State
F
32
Wade, Dean
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
1996-11-20
Kansas State
G/F
9
Windler, Dylan
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
1996-09-22
Belmont
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 2, 2022
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
2021 preseason game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–1)
Preseason: 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1)
2021–22 season schedule
Regular season
2021–22 game log Total: 44–38 (Home: 25–17; Road: 19–21)
October: 3–4 (home: 1–1; road: 2–3)
November: 8–6 (home: 4–5; road: 4–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
8
November 1
@ Charlotte
W 113–110
Lauri Markkanen (21)
Jarrett Allen (16)
Ricky Rubio (8)
Spectrum Center 13,889
4–4
9
November 3
Portland
W 107–104
Jarrett Allen (24)
Jarrett Allen (17)
Darius Garland (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,231
5–4
10
November 5
@ Toronto
W 102–101
Darius Garland (21)
Jarrett Allen (15)
Darius Garland (8)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
6–4
11
November 7
@ New York
W 126–109
Ricky Rubio (37)
Jarrett Allen (17)
Ricky Rubio (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,040
7–4
12
November 10
Washington
L 94–97
Ricky Rubio (20)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Ricky Rubio (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,056
7–5
13
November 12
Detroit
W 98–78
Darius Garland (21)
Isaac Okoro (9)
Ricky Rubio (9)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,095
8–5
14
November 13
Boston
W 91–89
Darius Garland (22)
Evan Mobley (9)
Darius Garland (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
9–5
15
November 15
Boston
L 92–98
Ricky Rubio (28)
Evan Mobley (9)
Mobley, Osman (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,186
9–6
16
November 17
@ Brooklyn
L 99–109
Ricky Rubio (25)
Ed Davis (11)
Darius Garland (6)
Barclays Center 16,922
9–7
17
November 18
Golden State
L 89–104
Darius Garland (25)
Ed Davis (14)
Darius Garland (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
9–8
18
November 22
Brooklyn
L 112–117
Darius Garland (24)
Jarrett Allen (15)
Darius Garland (11)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,387
9–9
19
November 24
Phoenix
L 115–120
Jarrett Allen (25)
Allen, Markkanen (11)
Darius Garland (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,055
9–10
20
November 27
Orlando
W 105–92
Darius Garland (26)
Jarrett Allen (11)
Darius Garland (11)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,248
10–10
21
November 29
@ Dallas
W 114–96
Jarrett Allen (28)
Jarrett Allen (14)
Darius Garland (9)
American Airlines Center 19,229
11–10
December: 9–6 (home: 5–3; road: 4–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
22
December 1
@ Miami
W 111–85
Kevin Love (22)
Allen , Mobley (11)
Darius Garland (7)
FTX Arena 19,600
12–10
23
December 3
@ Washington
W 116–101
Darius Garland (32)
Jarrett Allen (13)
Darius Garland (10)
Capital One Arena 17,227
13–10
24
December 5
Utah
L 108–109
Darius Garland (31)
Evan Mobley (12)
Darius Garland (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,113
13–11
25
December 6
@ Milwaukee
L 104–112
Jarrett Allen (25)
Jarrett Allen (9)
Garland, Rubio (9)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
13–12
26
December 8
Chicago
W 115–92
Darius Garland (24)
Jarrett Allen (12)
Ricky Rubio (9)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,707
14–12
27
December 10
@ Minnesota
W 123–106
Jarrett Allen (21)
Kevin Love (13)
Darius Garland (12)
Target Center 15,694
15–12
28
December 11
Sacramento
W 117–103
Isaac Okoro (20)
Evan Mobley (15)
Darius Garland (13)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
16–12
29
December 13
Miami
W 105–94
Kevin Love (23)
Kevin Love (9)
Ricky Rubio (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,401
17–12
30
December 15
Houston
W 129–84
Darius Garland (21)
Dean Wade (10)
Ricky Rubio (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,131
18–12
31
December 18
@ Milwaukee
W 119–90
Cedi Osman (23)
Kevin Love (7)
Ricky Rubio (10)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
19–12
–
December 19
@ Atlanta
Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: March 31) [ 6]
32
December 22
@ Boston
L 101–111
Darius Garland (28)
Kevin Love (12)
Garland, Rubio (6)
TD Garden 19,156
19–13
33
December 26
Toronto
W 144–99
Garland, Love (22)
Love, Valentine (9)
Darius Garland (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
20–13
34
December 28
@ New Orleans
L 104–108
Ricky Rubio (27)
Ricky Rubio (13)
Ricky Rubio (9)
Smoothie King Center 15,835
20–14
35
December 30
@ Washington
L 93–110
Kevin Love (24)
Kevin Love (11)
Kevin Pangos (6)
Capital One Arena 15,637
20–15
36
December 31
Atlanta
L 118–121
Kevin Love (35)
Kevin Love (11)
Brandon Goodwin (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,745
20–16
January: 11–4 (home: 6–1; road: 5–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
37
January 2
Indiana
W 108–104
Evan Mobley (24)
Jarrett Allen (11)
Brandon Goodwin (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,808
21–16
38
January 4
Memphis
L 106–110
Darius Garland (27)
Jarrett Allen (12)
Darius Garland (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,178
21–17
39
January 7
@ Portland
W 114–101
Darius Garland (26)
Jarrett Allen (13)
Darius Garland (6)
Moda Center 16,708
22–17
40
January 9
@ Golden State
L 82–96
Lamar Stevens (17)
Allen, Love (7)
Rajon Rondo (5)
Chase Center 18,064
22–18
41
January 10
@ Sacramento
W 109–108
Allen, Love (18)
Jarrett Allen (17)
Darius Garland (11)
Golden 1 Center 12,110
23–18
42
January 12
@ Utah
W 111–91
Lamar Stevens (23)
Darius Garland (10)
Darius Garland (15)
Vivint Arena 18,306
24–18
43
January 14
@ San Antonio
W 114–109
Darius Garland (32)
Jarrett Allen (16)
Darius Garland (8)
AT&T Center 12,160
25–18
44
January 15
@ Oklahoma City
W 107–102
Darius Garland (27)
Jarrett Allen (13)
Darius Garland (18)
Paycom Center 15,284
26–18
45
January 17
Brooklyn
W 114–107
Darius Garland (22)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Darius Garland (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,105
27–18
46
January 19
@ Chicago
L 104–117
Lauri Markkanen (28)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Darius Garland (12)
United Center 20,824
27–19
47
January 22
Oklahoma City
W 94–87
Darius Garland (23)
Evan Mobley (17)
Darius Garland (11)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
28–19
48
January 24
New York
W 95–93
Kevin Love (20)
Evan Mobley (12)
Darius Garland (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,321
29–19
49
January 26
Milwaukee
W 115–99
Kevin Love (25)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Darius Garland (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,904
30–19
50
January 30
@ Detroit
L 105–115
Darius Garland (24)
Allen, Mobley (9)
Darius Garland (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,811
30–20
51
January 31
New Orleans
W 93–90
Brandon Goodwin (21)
Kevin Love (11)
Cedi Osman (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,637
31–20
February: 5–5 (home: 3–1; road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
52
February 2
@ Houston
L 104–115
Evan Mobley (29)
Kevin Love (13)
Brandon Goodwin (8)
Toyota Center 14,163
31–21
53
February 4
@ Charlotte
W 102–101
Jarrett Allen (29)
Jarrett Allen (22)
Brandon Goodwin (9)
Spectrum Center 17,733
32–21
54
February 6
Indiana
W 98–85
Cedi Osman (22)
Jarrett Allen (17)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
33–21
55
February 9
San Antonio
W 105–92
Darius Garland (27)
Jarrett Allen (14)
Darius Garland (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
34–21
56
February 11
@ Indiana
W 120–113
Allen, LeVert (22)
Jarrett Allen (14)
Rajon Rondo (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,075
35–21
57
February 12
@ Philadelphia
L 93–103
Darius Garland (27)
Evan Mobley (8)
Caris LeVert (6)
Wells Fargo Center 21,057
35–22
58
February 15
@ Atlanta
L 116–124
Darius Garland (30)
Evan Mobley (10)
Darius Garland (8)
State Farm Arena 15,947
35–23
59
February 24
@ Detroit
L 103–106
Lauri Markkanen (22)
Allen, Mobley (8)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Little Caesars Arena 15,622
35–24
60
February 26
Washington
W 92–86
Lauri Markkanen (23)
Jarrett Allen (14)
Brandon Goodwin (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
36–24
61
February 28
Minnesota
L 122–127
Kevin Love (26)
Evan Mobley (10)
Brandon Goodwin (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,421
36–25
March: 6–10 (home: 5–5; road: 1–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
62
March 2
Charlotte
L 98–119
Darius Garland (33)
Jarrett Allen (11)
Kevin Love (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,019
36–26
63
March 4
@ Philadelphia
L 119–125
Darius Garland (26)
Kevin Love (10)
Darius Garland (19)
Wells Fargo Center 21,391
36–27
64
March 6
Toronto
W 104–96
Lauri Markkanen (22)
Evan Mobley (17)
Darius Garland (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
37–27
65
March 8
@ Indiana
W 127–124
Darius Garland (41)
Evan Mobley (12)
Darius Garland (13)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,066
38–27
66
March 11
@ Miami
L 105–117
Darius Garland (24)
Evan Mobley (12)
Darius Garland (10)
FTX Arena 19,600
38–28
67
March 12
@ Chicago
L 91–101
Darius Garland (25)
Kevin Love (11)
Darius Garland (7)
United Center 21,727
38–29
68
March 14
L.A. Clippers
W 120–111 (OT)
Evan Mobley (30)
Love, Markkanen (9)
Darius Garland (13)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,742
39–29
69
March 16
Philadelphia
L 114–118
Darius Garland (22)
Evan Mobley (9)
Garland, LeVert (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
39–30
70
March 18
Denver
W 119–116 (OT)
Lauri Markkanen (31)
Evan Mobley (11)
Darius Garland (14)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
40–30
71
March 19
Detroit
W 113–109
Darius Garland (24)
Evan Mobley (11)
Darius Garland (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
41–30
72
March 21
L.A. Lakers
L 120–131
Darius Garland (29)
Lauri Markkanen (9)
Darius Garland (17)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
41–31
73
March 24
@ Toronto
L 104–117
Lauri Markkanen (20)
Kevin Love (10)
Darius Garland (10)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
41–32
74
March 26
Chicago
L 94–98
Darius Garland (28)
Evan Mobley (11)
Darius Garland (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
41–33
75
March 28
Orlando
W 107–101
Darius Garland (25)
Dylan Windler (9)
Darius Garland (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
42–33
76
March 30
Dallas
L 112–120
Caris LeVert (32)
Moses Brown (9)
Darius Garland (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
42–34
77
March 31
@ Atlanta
L 107–131
Cedi Osman (21)
Moses Brown (13)
Darius Garland (8)
State Farm Arena 17,491
42–35
April: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
2021–22 season schedule
Play-in
Player statistics
Regular season
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Cavaliers only.
Transactions
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
Additions
References
^ "2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats" . basketball-reference.com . Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
^ a b "Cavaliers Select Evan Mobley with Third Overall Pick in 2021 NBA Draft" . Cleveland Cavaliers . NBA.com. July 29, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
^ "Future locations for NBA All-Star Weekend" . NBA.com . Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
^ "Cavaliers vs. Trail Blazers - Game Summary - January 7, 2022 - ESPN" .
^ "2021 NBA Draft results: Picks 1-60" . National Basketball Association . August 1, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021 .
^ "Full list of NBA game postponements" . NBA.com . December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 .
^ "Cavaliers Acquire Ricky Rubio from the Minnesota Timberwolves" . NBA.com . August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
^ "TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE FORWARD LARRY NANCE JR. IN THREE-TEAM TRADE" . NBA.com . August 28, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Cavaliers Sign Jarrett Allen to Multi-Year Extension" . NBA.com . August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021 .
^ Adams, Luke (September 8, 2021). "Cavaliers Sign Tre Scott To Camp Deal" . HoopsRumors.com . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
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