1987–88_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season
1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 18th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers acquired Larry Nance from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for top draft pick Kevin Johnson in a midseason trade, and finished 4th in the Central Division with a 42–40 record. Second-year star Brad Daugherty was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game. Second-year guard Ron Harper played just 57 games due to injury. In the first round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers lost in five games to the Chicago Bulls.
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| 1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |||
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| Head coach | Lenny Wilkens | ||
| General manager | Wayne Embry | ||
| Owners | |||
| Arena | Richfield Coliseum | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 42–40 (.512) | ||
| Place | Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern) | ||
| Playoff finish | First round (lost to Bulls 2–3) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | WUAB | ||
| Radio | WWWE[1] | ||
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Key Dates:
Main article: 1987 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 7 | Kevin Johnson | Guard |  United States |
California |
| 2 | 41* | Kannard Johnson | Forward | United States |
Western Kentucky |
| 3 | 52 | Donald Royal | Forward | United States |
Notre Dame |
| 4 | 75 | Chris Dudley | Center | United States |
Yale |
| 4 | 80** | Carven Holcombe | Guard | United States |
TCU |
| 5 | 98 | Carl Lott | Guard | United States |
TCU |
| 6 | 121 | Harold Jensen | Guard | United States |
Villanova |
| 7 | 144 | Michael Foster | Guard | United States |
South Carolina |
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- 2nd round pick (#29) traded to Portland in Linton Townes deal.[2] Used to draft Lester Fonville.
*2nd round pick acquired from Milwaukee in Paul Thompson deal.[3]
**5th round pick acquired from Indiana in Ron Anderson deal.[4]
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Season standings
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| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 34–7 | 20–21 | 20–10 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 30–11 | 20–21 | 16–13 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 30-11 | 20-21 | 16–13 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 30–11 | 12–29 | 13–17 |
| x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 31–10 | 11–30 | 11–19 |
| Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 | 25–16 | 13–28 | 13–17 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 5 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
| 6 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
| 7 | x-Washington Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 8 | x-New York Knicks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 10 | Philadelphia 76ers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 |
| 11 | New Jersey Nets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38 |
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Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 2–4 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Boston | 4–2 | – | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Chicago | 3–2 | 3–3 | – | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Cleveland | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 |
| Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | – | 0–5 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | – | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | – | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| New Jersey | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | – | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 |
| New York | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Philadelphia | 0–6 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–6 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | – | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | – | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | – | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
| Seattle | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | – | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | – | 2–0 |
| Washington | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
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Game log
Regular season
More information 1987–88 game log Total: 42–40 (home: 31–10; road: 11–30), Game ...
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November: 3–8 (home: 2–4; road: 1–4)
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December: 10–7 (home: 6–2; road: 4–5)
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January: 9–6 (home: 7–1; road: 2–5)
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February: 7–8 (home: 5–1; road: 2–7)
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March: 5–9 (home: 4–2; road: 1–7)
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April: 9–2 (home: 7–0; road: 2–2)
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Eastern Conference First Round: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
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| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Brad Daugherty | 79 | 78 | 37.4 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 18.7 |
| Larry Nance | 27 | 26 | 33.6 | 52.6 | 0.0 | 83.0 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 16.2 |
| Mark Price | 80 | 79 | 32.8 | 50.6 | 48.6 | 87.7 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 16.0 |
| Ron Harper | 57 | 52 | 32.1 | 46.4 | 15.0 | 70.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 15.4 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 77 | 50 | 27.4 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 75.6 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 10.9 |
| Dell Curry | 79 | 8 | 19.0 | 45.8 | 34.6 | 78.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
| Mark West | 54 | 12 | 21.9 | 57.6 | 0.0 | 62.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| Phil Hubbard | 78 | 59 | 20.9 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 74.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 8.4 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 54 | 4 | 21.3 | 49.1 | 0.0 | 78.6 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| Kevin Johnson | 52 | 3 | 20.1 | 46.0 | 22.2 | 82.1 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| Craig Ehlo | 79 | 27 | 21.6 | 46.6 | 34.4 | 67.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
| Mike Sanders | 24 | 11 | 17.4 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 87.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| Chris Dudley | 55 | 1 | 9.3 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Johnny Rogers | 24 | 0 | 7.0 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 76.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Kent Benson | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Kevin Henderson | 5 | 0 | 4.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 41.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Kannard Johnson | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
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Playoffs
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| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Mark Price | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 56.7 | 41.7 | 96.0 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 21.0 |
| Ron Harper | 4 | 4 | 33.5 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 68.8 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| Larry Nance | 5 | 5 | 40.0 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 88.9 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 16.8 |
| Brad Daugherty | 5 | 5 | 40.8 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 67.7 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 15.8 |
| Mike Sanders | 5 | 5 | 26.8 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 12.8 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 5 | 0 | 26.6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 46.2 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| Craig Ehlo | 5 | 1 | 25.6 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 |
| Chris Dudley | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Dell Curry | 2 | 0 | 8.5 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Phil Hubbard | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
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Player Statistics Citation:[5]
Awards
Records
Milestones
All-Star
Trades
Free agents
Development League
- Dyer, Bob (January 30, 1988). "Cavs End Contract with WWWE". Akron Beacon Journal. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. p. B8.
- Blazers traded Linton Townes to Cavaliers for 1987 second round pick (#29-Lester Fonville) on 9/6/83 http://n-c-systems.com/hoops/DraftTrades/1987.doc Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Cavaliers traded Paul Thompson to Bucks for two-second round picks (1985 #45-John Williams) (1987 #41-Kannard Johnson) on 2/12/85 http://n-c-systems.com/hoops/DraftTrades/1987.doc Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Traded Ron Anderson to Pacers for 1987 fourth round pick (#80-Carven Holcomb) on 12/10/85 http://n-c-systems.com/hoops/DraftTrades/1987.doc Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- "1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.