2016 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. 1980 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 2015-16 Cavaliers and the 1979-80 Lakers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

Summary

Regular Season

Standings
2016 Cavaliers
in Eastern Conference
1980 Lakers
in Western Conference
Season Record
2016 Cavaliers
57 - 25
1980 Lakers
60 - 22

Winning %
2016 Cavaliers
.695
1980 Lakers
.732

Longest Streaks
2016 Cavaliers
Winning Streak: 8
Losing Streak: 3
1980 Lakers
Winning Streak: 7
Losing Streak: 3
Players Used
(at least 1 game)
2016 Cavaliers
1980 Lakers

Playoffs

Playoff Performance
2016 Cavaliers
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
1980 Lakers
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
Playoff Record
2016 Cavaliers
16 - 5
1980 Lakers
12 - 4

Winning %
2016 Cavaliers
.762
1980 Lakers
.750

Players Used
(at least 1 game)
2016 Cavaliers
1980 Lakers

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
2016 Cavaliers
2 -
Finals MVP: LeBron James
All-NBA 1st Team: LeBron James
1980 Lakers
5 -
Season MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Finals MVP: Magic Johnson
All-NBA 1st Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
All-Defensive 1st Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
All-Rookie 1st Team: Magic Johnson
NBA Leaders
2016 Cavaliers
-
none
1980 Lakers
1 -
Blocks Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Hall of Famers
2016 Cavaliers
-
none
1980 Lakers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points
2016 Cavaliers
104.3
1980 Lakers
115.1

Rebounds
2016 Cavaliers
44.5
1980 Lakers
45.6

Assists
2016 Cavaliers
22.7
1980 Lakers
29.4

Steals
2016 Cavaliers
6.7
1980 Lakers
9.4

Blocks
2016 Cavaliers
3.9
1980 Lakers
6.7

3-Pointers Made
2016 Cavaliers
10.7
1980 Lakers
0.2

Percentages

Field Goal %
2016 Cavaliers
.460
1980 Lakers
.529

3-Point %
2016 Cavaliers
.362
1980 Lakers
.200

Free Throw %
2016 Cavaliers
.748
1980 Lakers
.775

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points
2016 Cavaliers
104.8
1980 Lakers
110.6

Rebounds
2016 Cavaliers
43.3
1980 Lakers
49.9

Assists
2016 Cavaliers
21.2
1980 Lakers
29.1

Steals
2016 Cavaliers
7.8
1980 Lakers
10.1

Blocks
2016 Cavaliers
4.2
1980 Lakers
6.1

3-Pointers Made
2016 Cavaliers
12.3
1980 Lakers
0.2

Percentages

Field Goal %
2016 Cavaliers
.469
1980 Lakers
.487

3-Point %
2016 Cavaliers
.406
1980 Lakers
.167

Free Throw %
2016 Cavaliers
.725
1980 Lakers
.798

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points
2016 Cavaliers
25.3 ppg
1980 Lakers
Rebounds
2016 Cavaliers
9.9 rpg
1980 Lakers
Assists
2016 Cavaliers
6.8 apg
1980 Lakers
7.8 apg
Steals
2016 Cavaliers
1.4 spg
1980 Lakers
2.4 spg
Blocks
2016 Cavaliers
2.0 bpg
1980 Lakers

NBA Playoffs

Points
2016 Cavaliers
26.3 ppg
1980 Lakers
Rebounds
2016 Cavaliers
9.5 rpg
1980 Lakers
Assists
2016 Cavaliers
7.6 apg
1980 Lakers
9.4 apg
Steals
2016 Cavaliers
2.3 spg
1980 Lakers
3.1 spg
Blocks
2016 Cavaliers
1.3 bpg
1980 Lakers