2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers 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 play-in tournament, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season after losing to both the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks.

2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachJ. B. Bickerstaff
General managerMike Gansey
PresidentKoby Altman
OwnersDan Gilbert
ArenaRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports Ohio
RadioWTAM · WMMS

Draft
Main article: 2021 NBA 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.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)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 (C) 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 (C) 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
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 2, 2022

Standings

Division
Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Milwaukee Bucks5131.622–27–1424–1712–482
x – Chicago Bulls4636.5615.027–1419–2210–682
pi − Cleveland Cavaliers4438.5377.025–1619–2210–682
Indiana Pacers2557.30526.016–259–322–1482
Detroit Pistons2359.28028.013–2810–316–1082

Conference
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c – Miami Heat *5329.646–82
2y – Boston Celtics *5131.6222.082
3y – Milwaukee Bucks *5131.6222.082
4x – Philadelphia 76ers5131.6222.082
5x – Toronto Raptors4834.5855.082
6x – Chicago Bulls4636.5617.082
7x − Brooklyn Nets4438.5379.082
8pi − Cleveland Cavaliers4438.5379.082
9x − Atlanta Hawks4339.52410.082
10pi − Charlotte Hornets4339.52410.082
11New York Knicks3745.45116.082
12Washington Wizards3547.42718.082
13Indiana Pacers2557.30528.082
14Detroit Pistons2359.28030.082
15Orlando Magic2260.26831.082

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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 5 @ Chicago L 95–131 Collin Sexton (14) Jarrett Allen (10) Ricky Rubio (6) United Center
11,777		 0–1
2 October 6 @ Atlanta W 99–96 Collin Sexton (19) Evan Mobley (12) Darius Garland (7) State Farm Arena
11,158		 1–1
3 October 8 Indiana L 100–109 Ricky Rubio (14) Lauri Markkanen (7) Dean Wade (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
10,024		 1–2
4 October 10 Chicago L 101–102 Lauri Markkanen (18) Evan Mobley (10) Ricky Rubio (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
10,003		 1–3
5 October 15 @ Indiana W 110–94 Cedi Osman (14) Lamar Stevens (8) Darius Garland (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6,028		 2–3
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 20 @ Memphis L 121–132 Jarrett Allen (25) Markkanen, Mobley (9) Darius Garland (12) FedExForum
15,975		 0–1
2 October 22 Charlotte L 112–123 Collin Sexton (33) Kevin Love (11) Ricky Rubio (10) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,116		 0–2
3 October 23 Atlanta W 101–95 Ricky Rubio (23) Jarrett Allen (14) Ricky Rubio (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,846		 1–2
4 October 25 @ Denver W 99–87 Kevin Love (22) Jarrett Allen (16) Ricky Rubio (8) Ball Arena
14,221		 2–2
5 October 27 @ L.A. Clippers W 92–79 Collin Sexton (26) Love, Mobley (10) Darius Garland (6) Staples Center
13,276		 3–2
6 October 29 @ L.A. Lakers L 101–113 Evan Mobley (23) Jarrett Allen (9) Darius Garland (11) Staples Center
18,997		 3–3
7 October 30 @ Phoenix L 92–101 Cedi Osman (20) Kevin Love (12) Darius Garland (5) Footprint Center
14,516		 3–4
November: 8–6 (home: 4–5; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
78 April 2 @ New York W 119–101 Darius Garland (24) Moses Brown (13) Darius Garland (13) Madison Square Garden
19,812		 43–35
79 April 3 Philadelphia L 108–112 Darius Garland (23) Moses Brown (12) Caris LeVert (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432		 43–36
80 April 5 @ Orlando L 115–120 Darius Garland (27) Kevin Love (13) Darius Garland (10) Amway Center
16,897		 43–37
81 April 8 @ Brooklyn L 107–118 Darius Garland (31) Kevin Love (9) Rajon Rondo (5) Barclays Center
18,169		 43–38
82 April 10 Milwaukee W 133–115 Kevin Love (32) Love, Mobley (10) Rajon Rondo (13) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432		 44–38
2021–22 season schedule

Play-in
2022 play-in game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Play-in: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 12 @ Brooklyn L 108–115 Darius Garland (34) Kevin Love (13) Rajon Rondo (9) Barclays Center
17,732		 0–1
2 April 15 Atlanta L 101–107 Lauri Markkanen (26) Markkanen, Mobley (8) Darius Garland (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432		 0–2
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: 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

Re-signed
Player Signed
Jarrett Allen[9] August 6, 2021

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Trevon Scott[10] September 8, 2021 Salt Lake City Stars

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