:2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers season

{{Short description|NBA season for the Cleveland Cavaliers (2021-2022)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NBA season

| team = Cleveland Cavaliers

| end_year = 2022

| coach = J. B. Bickerstaff

| president = Koby Altman

| gm = Mike Gansey

| owners = Dan Gilbert

| arena = Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

| wins = 44

| losses = 38

| division = Central

| division_place = 3

| conf_place = 8

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = CLE

| television = Bally Sports Ohio

| radio = WTAM{{·}}WMMS

}}

The 2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 52nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).{{cite web|title=2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2022.html|website=basketball-reference.com|access-date=November 20, 2021}} 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.{{cite news|title=Cavaliers Select Evan Mobley with Third Overall Pick in 2021 NBA Draft|url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/2021-draft-pick-210729|access-date=November 20, 2021|work=Cleveland Cavaliers|publisher=NBA.com|date=July 29, 2021}} The NBA announced that the All-Star Game will be played at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, which was held February 20, 2022.{{cite web|title=Future locations for NBA All-Star Weekend|url=https://www.nba.com/nba-all-star-weekend-future-locations|website=NBA.com|access-date=November 20, 2021}} The Cavaliers matched their previous win total of 22 on January 7, 2022, improving to 22–17.{{Cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401360409 | title=Cavaliers vs. Trail Blazers - Game Summary - January 7, 2022 - ESPN }} 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

{{main article|2021 NBA draft}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="background:#860038; color:#FDBB30" width:10%;"| Round

! style="background:#860038; color:#FDBB30" width:10%;"| Pick

! style="background:#860038; color:#FDBB30" width:20%;"| Player

! style="background:#860038; color:#FDBB30" width:15%;"| Position

! style="background:#860038; color:#FDBB30" width:15%;"| Nationality

! style="background:#860038; color:#FDBB30" width:20%;"| College / Club

style="text-align: center"

| 1

| 3

| Evan Mobley

| PF/C

|{{flagu|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.{{cite web|title=2021 NBA Draft results: Picks 1-60|url=https://www.nba.com/news/2021-nba-draft-results-picks-1-60|website=National Basketball Association|accessdate=October 11, 2021|date=August 1, 2021}}

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Cleveland Cavaliers|season|season=2021–22

| bg1 = #860038 | color1 = #FDBB30 | bg2 = #041E42 | color2 = #FFFFFF}}

{{player2 | num = 31 | first = Jarrett | last = Allen | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 243 | college = Texas | DOB = 1998-04-21 }}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Moses | last = Brown | dab = basketball | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 2 | lbs = 245 | college = UCLA | DOB = 1999-10-13 }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Ed | last = Davis | dab = basketball | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 220 | college = North Carolina | DOB = 1989-06-05 }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Darius | last = Garland | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 192 | college = Vanderbilt | DOB = 2000-01-26 }}

{{player2 | num = 00 | first = Brandon | last = Goodwin | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 180 | college = Florida Gulf Coast | DOB = 1995-10-02 | note = TW }}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Caris | last = LeVert | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 205 | college = Michigan | DOB = 1994-08-25 }}

{{player2 | num = 0 | first = Kevin | last = Love | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 251 | college = UCLA | DOB = 1988-09-07 }}

{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Lauri | last = Markkanen | pos = F | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 240 | college = Arizona | DOB = 1997-05-22 }}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Evan | last = Mobley | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 215 | college = Southern California | DOB = 2001-06-18 }}

{{player2 | num = 5 | first = RJ | last = Nembhard | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 200 | college = TCU | DOB = 1999-03-22 | note = TW }}

{{player2 | num = 35 | first = Isaac | last = Okoro | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 225 | college = Auburn | DOB = 2001-01-26 }}

{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Cedi | last = Osman | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 230 | from = Turkey | DOB = 1995-04-08 }}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Rajon | last = Rondo | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 180 | college = Kentucky | DOB = 1986-02-22 }}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Collin | last = Sexton | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 190 | college = Alabama | DOB = 1999-01-04 }}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Lamar | last = Stevens | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 230 | college = Penn State | DOB = 1997-07-09 }}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Dean | last = Wade | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 228 | college = Kansas State | DOB = 1996-11-20 }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Dylan | last = Windler | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 196 | college = Belmont | DOB = 1996-09-22 }}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

| otherlegend = (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate

| otherlegend2 = (TW) Two-way affiliate player

| roster_url = http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/roster/

| transaction_url = https://stats.nba.com/transactions/

| accessdate = April 2, 2022

}}

Standings

=Division=

{{2021–22 NBA Central standings|team=CLE}}

=Conference=

{{2021–22 NBA East standings|team=CLE}}

Game log

=Preseason=

{{NBA game log start|Cleveland Cavaliers|preseason=yes|end_year=2022|bgcolor=#860038|color=#FDBB30|record=Total: 2–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–1)}}

{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|Preseason|first=yes|show=no|bgcolor=#041E42|color=white

| home_wins = 0

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 1

}}

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 1

| October 5

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA game|id=0012100012|pf=95|pa=131}}

| Collin Sexton (14)

| Jarrett Allen (10)

| Ricky Rubio (6)

| United Center
11,777

| 0–1

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 2

| October 6

| @ Atlanta

| {{NBA game|id=0012100016|pf=99|pa=96}}

| Collin Sexton (19)

| Evan Mobley (12)

| Darius Garland (7)

| State Farm Arena
11,158

| 1–1

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 3

| October 8

| Indiana

| {{NBA game|id=0012100025|pf=100|pa=109}}

| Ricky Rubio (14)

| Lauri Markkanen (7)

| Dean Wade (4)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
10,024

| 1–2

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 4

| October 10

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|id=0012100036|pf=101|pa=102}}

| Lauri Markkanen (18)

| Evan Mobley (10)

| Ricky Rubio (9)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
10,003

| 1–3

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 5

| October 15

| @ Indiana

| {{NBA game|id=0012100061|pf=110|pa=94}}

| Cedi Osman (14)

| Lamar Stevens (8)

| Darius Garland (4)

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6,028

| 2–3

{{NBA game log end|cle|end_year=2022}}

=Regular season=

{{NBA game log start|Cleveland Cavaliers|end_year=2022|bgcolor=#860038|color=#FDBB30|record=Total: 44–38 (Home: 25–17; Road: 19–21)}}

{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|October|first=yes|show=no|bgcolor=#041E42|color=white

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 3

}}

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 1

| October 20

| @ Memphis

| {{NBA game|id=0022100007|pf=121|pa=132}}

| Jarrett Allen (25)

| Markkanen, Mobley (9)

| Darius Garland (12)

| FedExForum
15,975

| 0–1

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 2

| October 22

| Charlotte

| {{NBA game|id=0022100017|pf=112|pa=123}}

| Collin Sexton (33)

| Kevin Love (11)

| Ricky Rubio (10)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,116

| 0–2

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 3

| October 23

| Atlanta

| {{NBA game|id=0022100027|pf=101|pa=95}}

| Ricky Rubio (23)

| Jarrett Allen (14)

| Ricky Rubio (8)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,846

| 1–2

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 4

| October 25

| @ Denver

| {{NBA game|id=0022100048|pf=99|pa=87}}

| Kevin Love (22)

| Jarrett Allen (16)

| Ricky Rubio (8)

| Ball Arena
14,221

| 2–2

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 5

| October 27

| @ L.A. Clippers

| {{NBA game|id=0022100064|pf=92|pa=79}}

| Collin Sexton (26)

| Love, Mobley (10)

| Darius Garland (6)

| Staples Center
13,276

| 3–2

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 6

| October 29

| @ L.A. Lakers

| {{NBA game|id=0022100077|pf=101|pa=113}}

| Evan Mobley (23)

| Jarrett Allen (9)

| Darius Garland (11)

| Staples Center
18,997

| 3–3

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 7

| October 30

| @ Phoenix

| {{NBA game|id=0022100088|pf=92|pa=101}}

| Cedi Osman (20)

| Kevin Love (12)

| Darius Garland (5)

| Footprint Center
14,516

| 3–4

{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|November|first=no|show=no|bgcolor=#041E42|color=white

| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 5

| road_wins = 4

| road_losses = 1

}}

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 8

| November 1

| @ Charlotte

| {{NBA game|id=0022100094|pf=113|pa=110}}

| Lauri Markkanen (21)

| Jarrett Allen (16)

| Ricky Rubio (8)

| Spectrum Center
13,889

| 4–4

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 9

| November 3

| Portland

| {{NBA game|id=0022100108|pf=107|pa=104}}

| Jarrett Allen (24)

| Jarrett Allen (17)

| Darius Garland (10)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,231

| 5–4

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 10

| November 5

| @ Toronto

| {{NBA game|id=0022100127|pf=102|pa=101}}

| Darius Garland (21)

| Jarrett Allen (15)

| Darius Garland (8)

| Scotiabank Arena
19,800

| 6–4

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 11

| November 7

| @ New York

| {{NBA game|id=0022100140|pf=126|pa=109}}

| Ricky Rubio (37)

| Jarrett Allen (17)

| Ricky Rubio (10)

| Madison Square Garden
19,040

| 7–4

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 12

| November 10

| Washington

| {{NBA game|id=0022100158|pf=94|pa=97}}

| Ricky Rubio (20)

| Jarrett Allen (10)

| Ricky Rubio (5)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,056

| 7–5

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 13

| November 12

| Detroit

| {{NBA game|id=0022100176|pf=98|pa=78}}

| Darius Garland (21)

| Isaac Okoro (9)

| Ricky Rubio (9)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,095

| 8–5

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 14

| November 13

| Boston

| {{NBA game|id=0022100190|pf=91|pa=89}}

| Darius Garland (22)

| Evan Mobley (9)

| Darius Garland (6)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 9–5

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 15

| November 15

| Boston

| {{NBA game|id=0022100199|pf=92|pa=98}}

| Ricky Rubio (28)

| Evan Mobley (9)

| Mobley, Osman (5)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,186

| 9–6

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 16

| November 17

| @ Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|id=0022100216|pf=99|pa=109}}

| Ricky Rubio (25)

| Ed Davis (11)

| Darius Garland (6)

| Barclays Center
16,922

| 9–7

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 17

| November 18

| Golden State

| {{NBA game|id=0022100224|pf=89|pa=104}}

| Darius Garland (25)

| Ed Davis (14)

| Darius Garland (6)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 9–8

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 18

| November 22

| Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|id=0022100253|pf=112|pa=117}}

| Darius Garland (24)

| Jarrett Allen (15)

| Darius Garland (11)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,387

| 9–9

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 19

| November 24

| Phoenix

| {{NBA game|id=0022100253|pf=115|pa=120}}

| Jarrett Allen (25)

| Allen, Markkanen (11)

| Darius Garland (7)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,055

| 9–10

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 20

| November 27

| Orlando

| {{NBA game|id=0022100295|pf=105|pa=92}}

| Darius Garland (26)

| Jarrett Allen (11)

| Darius Garland (11)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,248

| 10–10

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 21

| November 29

| @ Dallas

| {{NBA game|id=0022100310|pf=114|pa=96}}

| Jarrett Allen (28)

| Jarrett Allen (14)

| Darius Garland (9)

| American Airlines Center
19,229

| 11–10

{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|December|first=no|show=no|bgcolor=#041E42|color=white

| home_wins = 5

| home_losses = 3

| road_wins = 4

| road_losses = 3

}}

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 22

| December 1

| @ Miami

| {{NBA game|id=0022100323|pf=111|pa=85}}

| Kevin Love (22)

| Allen, Mobley (11)

| Darius Garland (7)

| FTX Arena
19,600

| 12–10

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 23

| December 3

| @ Washington

| {{NBA game|id=0022100334|pf=116|pa=101}}

| Darius Garland (32)

| Jarrett Allen (13)

| Darius Garland (10)

| Capital One Arena
17,227

| 13–10

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 24

| December 5

| Utah

| {{NBA game|id=0022100349|pf=108|pa=109}}

| Darius Garland (31)

| Evan Mobley (12)

| Darius Garland (5)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,113

| 13–11

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 25

| December 6

| @ Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|id=0022100358|pf=104|pa=112}}

| Jarrett Allen (25)

| Jarrett Allen (9)

| Garland, Rubio (9)

| Fiserv Forum
17,341

| 13–12

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 26

| December 8

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|id=0022100367|pf=115|pa=92}}

| Darius Garland (24)

| Jarrett Allen (12)

| Ricky Rubio (9)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,707

| 14–12

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 27

| December 10

| @ Minnesota

| {{NBA game|id=0022100387|pf=123|pa=106}}

| Jarrett Allen (21)

| Kevin Love (13)

| Darius Garland (12)

| Target Center
15,694

| 15–12

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 28

| December 11

| Sacramento

| {{NBA game|id=0022100393|pf=117|pa=103}}

| Isaac Okoro (20)

| Evan Mobley (15)

| Darius Garland (13)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 16–12

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 29

| December 13

| Miami

| {{NBA game|id=0022100404|pf=105|pa=94}}

| Kevin Love (23)

| Kevin Love (9)

| Ricky Rubio (7)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,401

| 17–12

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 30

| December 15

| Houston

| {{NBA game|id=0022100417|pf=129|pa=84}}

| Darius Garland (21)

| Dean Wade (10)

| Ricky Rubio (12)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,131

| 18–12

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 31

| December 18

| @ Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|id=0022100446|pf=119|pa=90}}

| 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){{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/news/postponed-games-2021-22-index |title=Full list of NBA game postponements |website=NBA.com |date=December 22, 2021|access-date=December 22, 2021}}

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 32

| December 22

| @ Boston

| {{NBA game|id=0022100471|pf=101|pa=111}}

| Darius Garland (28)

| Kevin Love (12)

| Garland, Rubio (6)

| TD Garden
19,156

| 19–13

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 33

| December 26

| Toronto

| {{NBA game|id=0022100494|pf=144|pa=99}}

| Garland, Love (22)

| Love, Valentine (9)

| Darius Garland (8)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 20–13

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 34

| December 28

| @ New Orleans

| {{NBA game|id=0022100513|pf=104|pa=108}}

| Ricky Rubio (27)

| Ricky Rubio (13)

| Ricky Rubio (9)

| Smoothie King Center
15,835

| 20–14

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 35

| December 30

| @ Washington

| {{NBA game|id=0022100527|pf=93|pa=110}}

| Kevin Love (24)

| Kevin Love (11)

| Kevin Pangos (6)

| Capital One Arena
15,637

| 20–15

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 36

| December 31

| Atlanta

| {{NBA game|id=0022100533|pf=118|pa=121}}

| Kevin Love (35)

| Kevin Love (11)

| Brandon Goodwin (6)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,745

| 20–16

|-

{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|January|first=no|show=no|bgcolor=#041E42|color=white

| home_wins = 6

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 5

| road_losses = 3

}}

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 37

| January 2

| Indiana

| {{NBA game|id=0022100547|pf=108|pa=104}}

| Evan Mobley (24)

| Jarrett Allen (11)

| Brandon Goodwin (5)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,808

| 21–16

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 38

| January 4

| Memphis

| {{NBA game|id=0022100562|pf=106|pa=110}}

| Darius Garland (27)

| Jarrett Allen (12)

| Darius Garland (10)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,178

| 21–17

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 39

| January 7

| @ Portland

| {{NBA game|id=0022100590|pf=114|pa=101}}

| Darius Garland (26)

| Jarrett Allen (13)

| Darius Garland (6)

| Moda Center
16,708

| 22–17

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 40

| January 9

| @ Golden State

| {{NBA game|id=0022100604|pf=82|pa=96}}

| Lamar Stevens (17)

| Allen, Love (7)

| Rajon Rondo (5)

| Chase Center
18,064

| 22–18

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 41

| January 10

| @ Sacramento

| {{NBA game|id=0022100611|pf=109|pa=108}}

| Allen, Love (18)

| Jarrett Allen (17)

| Darius Garland (11)

| Golden 1 Center
12,110

| 23–18

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 42

| January 12

| @ Utah

| {{NBA game|id=0022100624|pf=111|pa=91}}

| Lamar Stevens (23)

| Darius Garland (10)

| Darius Garland (15)

| Vivint Arena
18,306

| 24–18

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 43

| January 14

| @ San Antonio

| {{NBA game|id=0022100638|pf=114|pa=109}}

| Darius Garland (32)

| Jarrett Allen (16)

| Darius Garland (8)

| AT&T Center
12,160

| 25–18

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 44

| January 15

| @ Oklahoma City

| {{NBA game|id=0022100646|pf=107|pa=102}}

| Darius Garland (27)

| Jarrett Allen (13)

| Darius Garland (18)

| Paycom Center
15,284

| 26–18

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 45

| January 17

| Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|id=0022100657|pf=114|pa=107}}

| Darius Garland (22)

| Jarrett Allen (10)

| Darius Garland (12)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,105

| 27–18

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 46

| January 19

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA game|id=0022100673|pf=104|pa=117}}

| Lauri Markkanen (28)

| Jarrett Allen (10)

| Darius Garland (12)

| United Center
20,824

| 27–19

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 47

| January 22

| Oklahoma City

| {{NBA game|id=0022100695|pf=94|pa=87}}

| Darius Garland (23)

| Evan Mobley (17)

| Darius Garland (11)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 28–19

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 48

| January 24

| New York

| {{NBA game|id=0022100709|pf=95|pa=93}}

| Kevin Love (20)

| Evan Mobley (12)

| Darius Garland (12)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,321

| 29–19

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 49

| January 26

| Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|id=0022100722|pf=115|pa=99}}

| Kevin Love (25)

| Jarrett Allen (10)

| Darius Garland (8)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,904

| 30–19

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 50

| January 30

| @ Detroit

| {{NBA game|id=0022100754|pf=105|pa=115}}

| Darius Garland (24)

| Allen, Mobley (9)

| Darius Garland (7)

| Little Caesars Arena
16,811

| 30–20

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 51

| January 31

| New Orleans

| {{NBA game|id=0022100759|pf=93|pa=90}}

| Brandon Goodwin (21)

| Kevin Love (11)

| Cedi Osman (12)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,637

| 31–20

|-

{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|February|first=no|show=no|bgcolor=#041E42|color=white

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 4

}}

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 52

| February 2

| @ Houston

| {{NBA game|id=0022100777|pf=104|pa=115}}

| Evan Mobley (29)

| Kevin Love (13)

| Brandon Goodwin (8)

| Toyota Center
14,163

| 31–21

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 53

| February 4

| @ Charlotte

| {{NBA game|id=0022100787|pf=102|pa=101}}

| Jarrett Allen (29)

| Jarrett Allen (22)

| Brandon Goodwin (9)

| Spectrum Center
17,733

| 32–21

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 54

| February 6

| Indiana

| {{NBA game|id=0022100805|pf=98|pa=85}}

| Cedi Osman (22)

| Jarrett Allen (17)

| Rajon Rondo (12)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 33–21

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 55

| February 9

| San Antonio

| {{NBA game|id=0022100825|pf=105|pa=92}}

| Darius Garland (27)

| Jarrett Allen (14)

| Darius Garland (6)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 34–21

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 56

| February 11

| @ Indiana

| {{NBA game|id=0022100839|pf=120|pa=113}}

| Allen, LeVert (22)

| Jarrett Allen (14)

| Rajon Rondo (6)

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,075

| 35–21

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 57

| February 12

| @ Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|id=0022100849|pf=93|pa=103}}

| Darius Garland (27)

| Evan Mobley (8)

| Caris LeVert (6)

| Wells Fargo Center
21,057

| 35–22

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 58

| February 15

| @ Atlanta

| {{NBA game|id=0022100867|pf=116|pa=124}}

| Darius Garland (30)

| Evan Mobley (10)

| Darius Garland (8)

| State Farm Arena
15,947

| 35–23

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 59

| February 24

| @ Detroit

| {{NBA game|id=0022100889|pf=103|pa=106}}

| Lauri Markkanen (22)

| Allen, Mobley (8)

| Rajon Rondo (9)

| Little Caesars Arena
15,622

| 35–24

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 60

| February 26

| Washington

| {{NBA game|id=0022100907|pf=92|pa=86}}

| Lauri Markkanen (23)

| Jarrett Allen (14)

| Brandon Goodwin (6)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 36–24

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 61

| February 28

| Minnesota

| {{NBA game|id=0022100920|pf=122|pa=127}}

| Kevin Love (26)

| Evan Mobley (10)

| Brandon Goodwin (12)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,421

| 36–25

|-

{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|March|first=no|show=no|bgcolor=#041E42|color=white

| home_wins = 5

| home_losses = 5

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 5

}}

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 62

| March 2

| Charlotte

| {{NBA game|id=0022100932|pf=98|pa=119}}

| Darius Garland (33)

| Jarrett Allen (11)

| Kevin Love (5)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,019

| 36–26

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 63

| March 4

| @ Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|id=0022100947|pf=119|pa=125}}

| Darius Garland (26)

| Kevin Love (10)

| Darius Garland (19)

| Wells Fargo Center
21,391

| 36–27

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 64

| March 6

| Toronto

| {{NBA game|id=0022100962|pf=104|pa=96}}

| Lauri Markkanen (22)

| Evan Mobley (17)

| Darius Garland (10)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 37–27

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 65

| March 8

| @ Indiana

| {{NBA game|id=0022100976|pf=127|pa=124}}

| Darius Garland (41)

| Evan Mobley (12)

| Darius Garland (13)

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
14,066

| 38–27

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 66

| March 11

| @ Miami

| {{NBA game|id=0022100998|pf=105|pa=117}}

| Darius Garland (24)

| Evan Mobley (12)

| Darius Garland (10)

| FTX Arena
19,600

| 38–28

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 67

| March 12

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA game|id=0022101006|pf=91|pa=101}}

| Darius Garland (25)

| Kevin Love (11)

| Darius Garland (7)

| United Center
21,727

| 38–29

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 68

| March 14

| L.A. Clippers

| {{NBA game|id=0022101020|pf=120|pa=111|ot=1}}

| Evan Mobley (30)

| Love, Markkanen (9)

| Darius Garland (13)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,742

| 39–29

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 69

| March 16

| Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|id=0022101034|pf=114|pa=118}}

| Darius Garland (22)

| Evan Mobley (9)

| Garland, LeVert (7)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 39–30

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 70

| March 18

| Denver

| {{NBA game|id=0022101049|pf=119|pa=116|ot=1}}

| Lauri Markkanen (31)

| Evan Mobley (11)

| Darius Garland (14)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 40–30

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 71

| March 19

| Detroit

| {{NBA game|id=0022101060|pf=113|pa=109}}

| 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

| {{NBA game|id=0022101072|pf=120|pa=131}}

| Darius Garland (29)

| Lauri Markkanen (9)

| Darius Garland (17)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 41–31

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 73

| March 24

| @ Toronto

| {{NBA game|id=0022101095|pf=104|pa=117}}

| Lauri Markkanen (20)

| Kevin Love (10)

| Darius Garland (10)

| Scotiabank Arena
19,800

| 41–32

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 74

| March 26

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|id=0022101110|pf=94|pa=98}}

| Darius Garland (28)

| Evan Mobley (11)

| Darius Garland (5)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 41–33

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 75

| March 28

| Orlando

| {{NBA game|id=0022101123|pf=107|pa=101}}

| Darius Garland (25)

| Dylan Windler (9)

| Darius Garland (12)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 42–33

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 76

| March 30

| Dallas

| {{NBA game|id=0022101136|pf=112|pa=120}}

| Caris LeVert (32)

| Moses Brown (9)

| Darius Garland (10)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 42–34

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 77

| March 31

| @ Atlanta

| {{NBA game|id=0022100452|pf=107|pa=131}}

| Cedi Osman (21)

| Moses Brown (13)

| Darius Garland (8)

| State Farm Arena
17,491

| 42–35

|-

{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|April|first=no|show=no|bgcolor=#041E42|color=white

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 2

}}

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 78

| April 2

| @ New York

| {{NBA game|id=0022101162|pf=119|pa=101}}

| Darius Garland (24)

| Moses Brown (13)

| Darius Garland (13)

| Madison Square Garden
19,812

| 43–35

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 79

| April 3

| Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|id=0022101170|pf=108|pa=112}}

| Darius Garland (23)

| Moses Brown (12)

| Caris LeVert (7)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 43–36

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 80

| April 5

| @ Orlando

| {{NBA game|id=0022101179|pf=115|pa=120}}

| Darius Garland (27)

| Kevin Love (13)

| Darius Garland (10)

| Amway Center
16,897

| 43–37

|-style="background:#fcc;"

| 81

| April 8

| @ Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|id=0022101205|pf=107|pa=118}}

| Darius Garland (31)

| Kevin Love (9)

| Rajon Rondo (5)

| Barclays Center
18,169

| 43–38

|-style="background:#cfc;"

| 82

| April 10

| Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|id=0022101205|pf=133|pa=115}}

| Kevin Love (32)

| Love, Mobley (10)

| Rajon Rondo (13)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 44–38

{{NBA game log end|cle|end_year=2022}}

=Play-in=

{{NBA game log start|Cleveland Cavaliers|play-in=yes|end_year=2022|bgcolor=#860038|color=#FDBB30|record=Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)}}

{{NBA game log section|Cleveland Cavaliers|Play-in|first=yes|show=no|bgcolor=#041E42|color=white

| home_wins = 0

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 1

}}

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 1

| April 12

| @ Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|id=0052100101|pf=108|pa=115}}

| Darius Garland (34)

| Kevin Love (13)

| Rajon Rondo (9)

| Barclays Center
17,732

| 0–1

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 2

| April 15

| Atlanta

| {{NBA game|id=0052100101|pf=101|pa=107}}

| Lauri Markkanen (26)

| Markkanen, Mobley (8)

| Darius Garland (9)

| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432

| 0–2

{{NBA game log end|cle|play-in=yes|end_year=2022}}

Player statistics

{{NBA roster statistics legend}}

=Regular season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
style="background:#6F263D; color:#FFB81C; border-top:#041E42 3px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 3px solid;"|Player

! style="background:#6F263D; color:#FFB81C; border-top:#041E42 3px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 3px solid;"|GP

! style="background:#6F263D; color:#FFB81C; border-top:#041E42 3px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 3px solid;"|GS

! style="background:#6F263D; color:#FFB81C; border-top:#041E42 3px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 3px solid;"|MPG

! style="background:#6F263D; color:#FFB81C; border-top:#041E42 3px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 3px solid;"|FG%

! style="background:#6F263D; color:#FFB81C; border-top:#041E42 3px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 3px solid;"|3P%

! style="background:#6F263D; color:#FFB81C; border-top:#041E42 3px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 3px solid;"|FT%

! style="background:#6F263D; color:#FFB81C; border-top:#041E42 3px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 3px solid;"|RPG

! style="background:#6F263D; color:#FFB81C; border-top:#041E42 3px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 3px solid;"|APG

! style="background:#6F263D; color:#FFB81C; border-top:#041E42 3px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 3px solid;"|SPG

! style="background:#6F263D; color:#FFB81C; border-top:#041E42 3px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 3px solid;"|BPG

! style="background:#6F263D; color:#FFB81C; border-top:#041E42 3px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 3px solid;"|PPG

style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kevin|Love}}

| 74

422.5.430.392.8387.22.2.4.213.6
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Evan|Mobley}}

| 69

6933.8.508.250.6638.32.5.81.715.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Darius|Garland}}

| 68

6835.7.462.383.8923.38.61.3.121.7
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Isaac|Okoro}}

| 67

6129.6.480.350.7683.01.8.8.38.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Cedi|Osman}}

| 66

322.2.432.357.6642.22.0.8.210.7
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Lamar|Stevens}}

| 63

1316.1.489.277.7072.6.7.5.36.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Lauri|Markkanen}}

| 61

6130.8.445.358.8685.71.3.7.514.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jarrett|Allen}}

| 56

5632.3.677.100.70810.81.6.81.316.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Dean|Wade}}

| 51

2819.2.456.359.6672.91.0.6.15.3
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Dylan|Windler}}

| 50

09.2.378.300.8331.8.7.3.12.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Brandon|Goodwin|dab=basketball}}

| 36

513.9.416.345.6321.92.5.7.04.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ricky|Rubio}}

| 34

828.5.363.339.8544.16.61.4.213.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ed|Davis|dab=basketball}}

| 31

36.5.688.4292.1.2.1.3.9
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kevin|Pangos}}

| 24

36.9.326.231.750.51.3.1.01.6
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Denzel|Valentine}}

| 22

09.3.371.4091.7.5.3.02.9
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Rajon|Rondo}}

| 21

119.5.429.397.7502.84.9.9.06.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Caris|LeVert}}

| 19

1029.8.435.313.7453.43.9.8.313.6
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Moses|Brown|dab=basketball}}

| 14

512.6.638.5525.3.0.3.56.4
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|RJ|Nembhard}}

| 14

04.5.333.000.750.5.9.1.01.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Collin|Sexton}}

| 11

1128.7.450.244.7443.32.1.9.016.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Tacko|Fall}}

| 11

15.4.417.2862.1.2.0.51.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Justin|Anderson|dab=basketball}}

| 3

015.7.500.333.7502.02.0.3.04.3
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Luke|Kornet}}

| 2

07.5.200.000.6671.5.5.0.52.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Trevon|Scott}}

| 2

05.5.500.0001.0.0.5.53.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Tim|Frazier}}

| 2

04.0.500.0.5.0.01.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Malik|Newman}}

| 1

08.0.600.0001.0001.01.0.0.08.0

{{Plainlist|

  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Cavaliers only.

}}

Transactions

{{main article|List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions}}

=Trades=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5"
style="background:#eee;"

| style="width:12%" | August 3, 2021{{cite web|title=Cavaliers Acquire Ricky Rubio from the Minnesota Timberwolves|url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/rubio-trade-210803|website=NBA.com|date=August 3, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021}}

| style="width:44%; vertical-align:top;"|To Cleveland Cavaliers


Ricky Rubio

| style="width:44%; vertical-align:top;"|To Minnesota Timberwolves


Taurean Prince
2022 WAS second−round pick
Cash considerations
style="width:12%" rowspan=2 | August 28, 2021{{cite web|title=TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE FORWARD LARRY NANCE JR. IN THREE-TEAM TRADE |url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-acquire-forward-larry-nance-jr-three-team-trade|website=NBA.com|access-date=January 4, 2022|date=August 28, 2021}}

| style="width:44%; vertical-align:top;"| To Cleveland Cavaliers


Lauri Markkanen

| style="width:44%; vertical-align:top;"| To Portland Trail Blazers


Larry Nance Jr.
colspan="2" style="text-align:top; vertical-align:top;"| To Chicago Bulls
Derrick Jones Jr.
2022 POR protected first-round pick
2023 CLE second-round pick

=Free agency=

==Re-signed==

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="text-align: center"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers}}" width="10%" | Signed

Jarrett Allen{{cite web|title=Cavaliers Sign Jarrett Allen to Multi-Year Extension|url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/allen-extension-210806|website=NBA.com|date=August 6, 2021|access-date=August 6, 2021}}

| August 6, 2021

==Additions==

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="text-align: center"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers}}" width="10%" | Signed

! style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers}}" width="10%"| Former team

style="text-align: center"

| Trevon Scott{{cite web|first=Luke|last=Adams|title=Cavaliers Sign Tre Scott To Camp Deal|url=https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2021/09/cavaliers-sign-tre-scott-to-camp-deal.html|website=HoopsRumors.com|date=September 8, 2021|access-date=January 4, 2022}}

| September 8, 2021

| Salt Lake City Stars

References

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