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1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers 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.

1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachLenny Wilkens
General managerWayne Embry
Owners
ArenaRichfield Coliseum
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Bulls 2–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWUAB
RadioWWWE[1]

Key Dates:

Draft picks edit

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
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

*2nd round pick acquired from Milwaukee in Paul Thompson deal.[3]

**5th round pick acquired from Indiana in Ron Anderson deal.[4]

Roster edit

1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 54 Benson, Kent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1954–12–27 Indiana
G 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–06–25 Virginia Tech
C 43 Daugherty, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–10–19 North Carolina
C 22 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–02–22 Yale
G 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–08–11 Washington State
G 4 Harper, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1964–01–20 Miami (OH)
G 12 Henderson, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–03–22 Cal State Fullerton
F 35 Hubbard, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–12–13 Michigan
F 6 Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–02–12 Clemson
G 25 Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1964–02–15 Georgia Tech
F 32 Rogers, Johnny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1963–12–30 UC Irvine
F 11 Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960–05–07 UCLA
F/C 18 Williams, Hot Rod 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–08–09 Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 29, 1988

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
#
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

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents edit

1987-88 NBA Records
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

Game log edit

Regular season edit

1987–88 game log
Total: 42–40 (home: 31–10; road: 11–30)
November: 3–8 (home: 2–4; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 November 7, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST
@ Atlanta L 105–113 Harper (20) Corbin (10) Price (6) The Omni
11,455
1–1
3 November 11, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST
Milwaukee L 101–107 Daugherty (24) Daugherty (13) Daugherty,
Price (6)
Richfield Coliseum
12,145
1–2
4 November 13, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST
@ Boston L 114–128 Curry (25) Hubbard (9) Price (9) Boston Garden
14,890
1–3
5 November 14, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST
Detroit L 113–128 Daugherty (22) West (6) Price (10) Richfield Coliseum
10,157
1–4
6 November 17, 1987
8:00 p.m. EST
Boston W 109–88 Hubbard (17) Curry,
Daugherty,
West (8)
Price (6) Richfield Coliseum
14,621
2–4
December: 10–7 (home: 6–2; road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
14 December 5, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST
L.A. Lakers W 97–95 Hubbard (19) Daugherty (9) Price (8) Richfield Coliseum
20,015
6–8
18 December 13, 1987
10:30 p.m. EST
@ L.A. Lakers L 89–90 Daugherty Corbin,
Daugherty,
Williams (7)
Ehlo (7) The Forum
17,505
7–11
19 December 15, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST
Dallas W 106–93 Daugherty (21) Ehlo (14) Johnson (6) Richfield Coliseum
6,852
8–11
20 December 17, 1987
8:30 p.m. EST
@ Chicago L 100–111 Daugherty (2) Daugherty,
Johnson,
Williams (6)
Johnson (8) Chicago Stadium
17,650
8–12
23 December 22, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST
@ Washington W 106–102 Price (22) Ehlo (10) Price (7) Capital Centre
4,464
11–12
24 December 23, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST
Utah L 83–91 Price (26) Williams (10) Daugherty (9) Richfield Coliseum
9,202
11–13
27 December 30, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST
Atlanta L 110–117 Curry (25) Daugherty (9) Daugherty,
Price (7)
Richfield Coliseum
19,029
12–15
January: 9–6 (home: 7–1; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
29 January 4, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
Denver W 122–101 Daugherty (25) West,
Williams (9)
Harper (9) Richfield Coliseum
6,448
14–15
31 January 8, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
@ Atlanta L 97–101 Hubbard (17) Daugherty (13) Daugherty,
Price (4)
The Omni
11,408
23–8
34 January 14, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
Chicago W 91–88 (OT) Daugherty,
Harper (16)
Ehlo (8) Price (6) Richfield Coliseum
16,648
17–17
35 January 15, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
@ Detroit L 93–97 Daugherty (20) Daugherty (10) Johnson (7) Pontiac Silverdome
19,622
17–18
36 January 17, 1988
2:30 p.m. EST
@ Milwaukee L 93–111 Daugherty (19) Daugherty (8) Harper (6) MECCA Arena
11,052
17–19
37 January 21, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
Atlanta L 93–101 Daugherty (25) Williams (12) Curry,
Daugherty (4)
Richfield Coliseum
10,129
17–20
38 January 23, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
Boston W 119–100 Curry (23) Williams (9) Harper,
Johnson (6)
Richfield Coliseum
20,900
18–20
39 January 25, 1988
9:30 p.m. EST
@ Utah L 96–119 Daugherty,
Price,
West (14)
Daugherty,
West (8)
Johnson (8) Salt Palace
12,212
18–21
42 January 30, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
Washington W 128–126 (OT) Daugherty (29) Williams (14) Harper,
Price (9)
Richfield Coliseum
18,749
21–21
February: 7–8 (home: 5–1; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
43 February 1, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
Detroit W 94–83 Harper (23) Williams (15) Price (10) Richfield Coliseum
10,636
22–21
44 February 3, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
@ Washington W 107–106 Williams (23) Daugherty (10) Daugherty (11) Capital Centre
6,806
23–21
All-Star Break
46 February 9, 1988
8:30 p.m. EST
@ Milwaukee L 104–112 Daugherty (19) Daugherty (10) Harper (10) MECCA Arena
11,052
23–23
47 February 10, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
Washington W 118–102 Williams (23) Daugherty (13) Daugherty (6) Richfield Coliseum
9,179
24–23
52 February 21, 1988
1:00 p.m. EST
Chicago W 113–111 Daugherty (29) Daugherty (8) Price (11) Richfield Coliseum
20,089
28–25
54 February 24, 1988
8:30 p.m. EST
@ Dallas L 89–93 West (16) West (11) Harper (6) Reunion Arena
17,007
28–26
March: 5–9 (home: 4–2; road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
58 March 2, 1988
9:30 p.m. EST
@ Denver L 81–99 Daugherty,
Nance (15)
Williams (10) Harper (8) McNichols Sports Arena
9,178
28–29
59 March 6, 1988
1:00 p.m. EST
@ Boston L 98–127 Harper (25) Williams (8) Daugherty,
Ehlo,
Price (4)
Boston Garden
14,890
28–31
60 March 9, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
Milwaukee W 117–91 Harper (23) Nance,
Williams (9)
Price (8) Richfield Coliseum
11,641
29–31
62 March 12, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
@ Detroit L 100–104 Daugherty (24) Daugherty,
Williams (9)
Daugherty (10) Pontiac Silverdome
33,854
30–32
64 March 15, 1988
8:00 p.m. EST
@ Chicago L 89–108 Harper (20) Nacne (9) Harper (9) Chicago Stadium
17,752
30–34
65 March 17, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
Detroit L 99–102 Daugherty (21) Daugherty (8) Price (7) Richfield Coliseum
13,261
30–35
66 March 19, 1988
9:00 p.m. EST
@ Milwaukee L 100–101 Price (24) Daugherty (10) Price (7) MECCA Arena
11,052
30–36
68 March 25, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
Chicago L 110–111 (OT) Nance (29) Nance (11) Curry (6) Richfield Coliseum
19,876
31–37
69 March 26, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
@ Atlanta L 102–109 Daugherty (25) Nance (8) Harper (8) The Omni
16,418
31–38
71 March 30, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST
@ Washington W 107–96 Nance (22) Daugherty (14) Harper,
Price (6)
Capital Centre
8,387
33–38
April: 9–2 (home: 7–0; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
74 April 6, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT
Washington W 98–87 Price (20) Nance (9) Harper (7) Richfield Coliseum
10,165
35–39
75 April 8, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT
Milwaukee W 104–85 Daugherty (22) Daugherty,
Harper (8)
Harper (6) Richfield Coliseum
16,475
36–39
77 April 12, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT
Atlanta W 116–103 Harper (25) Daugherty (7) Price (14) Richfield Coliseum
12,418
38–39
78 April 13, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT
@ Detroit L 98–115 Nance (20) Nance (12) Ehlo (4) Pontiac Silverdome
18,808
38–40
79 April 15, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT
Boston W 120–109 Daugherty (44) Daugherty (9) Harper (6) Richfield Coliseum
20,149
39–40
81 April 22, 1988
8:30 p.m. EDT
@ Chicago W 107–103 Price (26) Daugherty (10) Price (11) Chicago Stadium
17,726
41–40
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs edit

1988 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 28, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT
@ Chicago L 93–104 Ehlo (21) Nance (8) Price (12) Chicago Stadium
18,676
0–1
2 May 1, 1988
3:30 p.m. EDT
@ Chicago L 101–106 Nance (27) Daugherty (13) Nance (8) Chicago Stadium
18,645
0–2
3 May 3, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT
Chicago W 110–102 Price (31) Daugherty (10) Price (6) Richfield Coliseum
20,068
1–2
4 May 5, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT
Chicago W 97–91 Harper (30) Daugherty (9) Price (7) Richfield Coliseum
20,026
2–2
5 May 8, 1988
1:00 p.m. EDT
@ Chicago L 101–107 Price (25) Daugherty (10) Price (7) Chicago Stadium
18,008
2–3
1988 schedule

Player stats edit

Legend
  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

Regular season edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

Playoffs edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

Player Statistics Citation:[5]

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Records edit

Milestones edit

All-Star edit

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Free agents edit

Development League edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dyer, Bob (January 30, 1988). "Cavs End Contract with WWWE". Akron Beacon Journal. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. p. B8.
  2. ^ 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.html 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 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.html 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 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.html 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
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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 1987 88 Cleveland Cavaliers seasonHead coachLenny WilkensGeneral managerWayne EmbryOwnersGordon Gund George Gund IIIArenaRichfield ColiseumResultsRecord42 40 512 PlaceDivision 5th Central Conference 6th Eastern Playoff finishFirst round lost to Bulls 2 3 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionWUABRadioWWWE 1 lt 1986 87 1988 89 gt Key Dates Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 3 3 Game log 3 4 Regular season 4 Playoffs 5 Player stats 5 1 Regular season 5 2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 6 1 Awards 6 2 Records 6 3 Milestones 6 4 All Star 7 Transactions 7 1 Trades 7 2 Free agents 7 3 Development League 8 ReferencesDraft picks editMain article 1987 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School Club Team 1 7 Kevin Johnson Guard nbsp United States California 2 41 Kannard Johnson Forward nbsp United States Western Kentucky 3 52 Donald Royal Forward nbsp United States Notre Dame 4 75 Chris Dudley Center nbsp United States Yale 4 80 Carven Holcombe Guard nbsp United States TCU 5 98 Carl Lott Guard nbsp United States TCU 6 121 Harold Jensen Guard nbsp United States Villanova 7 144 Michael Foster Guard nbsp United States South Carolina 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 Roster edit1987 88 Cleveland Cavaliers roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Height Weight DOB From C 54 Benson Kent 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 235 lb 107 kg 1954 12 27 Indiana G 30 Curry Dell 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 190 lb 86 kg 1964 06 25 Virginia Tech C 43 Daugherty Brad 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 245 lb 111 kg 1965 10 19 North Carolina C 22 Dudley Chris 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 235 lb 107 kg 1965 02 22 Yale G 3 Ehlo Craig 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 180 lb 82 kg 1961 08 11 Washington State G 4 Harper Ron 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 185 lb 84 kg 1964 01 20 Miami OH G 12 Henderson Kevin 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 195 lb 88 kg 1964 03 22 Cal State Fullerton F 35 Hubbard Phil 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 215 lb 98 kg 1956 12 13 Michigan F 6 Nance Larry 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 205 lb 93 kg 1959 02 12 Clemson G 25 Price Mark 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 170 lb 77 kg 1964 02 15 Georgia Tech F 32 Rogers Johnny 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 225 lb 102 kg 1963 12 30 UC Irvine F 11 Sanders Mike 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg 1960 05 07 UCLA F C 18 Williams Hot Rod 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 215 lb 98 kg 1962 08 09 Tulane Head coach Lenny Wilkens Assistant coach es Dick Helm Brian Winters Legend DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction March 29 1988Regular season editSeason standings edit Central Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div 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 Eastern Conferencevte 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 Notes z y division champions x clinched playoff spot Record vs opponents edit 1987 88 NBA Records 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 Game log edit Regular season edit 1987 88 game logTotal 42 40 home 31 10 road 11 30 November 3 8 home 2 4 road 1 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 2 November 7 19877 30 p m EST Atlanta L 105 113 Harper 20 Corbin 10 Price 6 The Omni11 455 1 1 3 November 11 19877 30 p m EST Milwaukee L 101 107 Daugherty 24 Daugherty 13 Daugherty Price 6 Richfield Coliseum12 145 1 2 4 November 13 19877 30 p m EST Boston L 114 128 Curry 25 Hubbard 9 Price 9 Boston Garden14 890 1 3 5 November 14 19877 30 p m EST Detroit L 113 128 Daugherty 22 West 6 Price 10 Richfield Coliseum10 157 1 4 6 November 17 19878 00 p m EST Boston W 109 88 Hubbard 17 Curry Daugherty West 8 Price 6 Richfield Coliseum14 621 2 4 December 10 7 home 6 2 road 4 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 14 December 5 19877 30 p m EST L A Lakers W 97 95 Hubbard 19 Daugherty 9 Price 8 Richfield Coliseum20 015 6 8 18 December 13 198710 30 p m EST L A Lakers L 89 90 Daugherty Corbin Daugherty Williams 7 Ehlo 7 The Forum17 505 7 11 19 December 15 19877 30 p m EST Dallas W 106 93 Daugherty 21 Ehlo 14 Johnson 6 Richfield Coliseum6 852 8 11 20 December 17 19878 30 p m EST Chicago L 100 111 Daugherty 2 Daugherty Johnson Williams 6 Johnson 8 Chicago Stadium17 650 8 12 23 December 22 19877 30 p m EST Washington W 106 102 Price 22 Ehlo 10 Price 7 Capital Centre4 464 11 12 24 December 23 19877 30 p m EST Utah L 83 91 Price 26 Williams 10 Daugherty 9 Richfield Coliseum9 202 11 13 27 December 30 19877 30 p m EST Atlanta L 110 117 Curry 25 Daugherty 9 Daugherty Price 7 Richfield Coliseum19 029 12 15 January 9 6 home 7 1 road 2 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 29 January 4 19887 30 p m EST Denver W 122 101 Daugherty 25 West Williams 9 Harper 9 Richfield Coliseum6 448 14 15 31 January 8 19887 30 p m EST Atlanta L 97 101 Hubbard 17 Daugherty 13 Daugherty Price 4 The Omni11 408 23 8 34 January 14 19887 30 p m EST Chicago W 91 88 OT Daugherty Harper 16 Ehlo 8 Price 6 Richfield Coliseum16 648 17 17 35 January 15 19887 30 p m EST Detroit L 93 97 Daugherty 20 Daugherty 10 Johnson 7 Pontiac Silverdome19 622 17 18 36 January 17 19882 30 p m EST Milwaukee L 93 111 Daugherty 19 Daugherty 8 Harper 6 MECCA Arena11 052 17 19 37 January 21 19887 30 p m EST Atlanta L 93 101 Daugherty 25 Williams 12 Curry Daugherty 4 Richfield Coliseum10 129 17 20 38 January 23 19887 30 p m EST Boston W 119 100 Curry 23 Williams 9 Harper Johnson 6 Richfield Coliseum20 900 18 20 39 January 25 19889 30 p m EST Utah L 96 119 Daugherty Price West 14 Daugherty West 8 Johnson 8 Salt Palace12 212 18 21 42 January 30 19887 30 p m EST Washington W 128 126 OT Daugherty 29 Williams 14 Harper Price 9 Richfield Coliseum18 749 21 21 February 7 8 home 5 1 road 2 7 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 43 February 1 19887 30 p m EST Detroit W 94 83 Harper 23 Williams 15 Price 10 Richfield Coliseum10 636 22 21 44 February 3 19887 30 p m EST Washington W 107 106 Williams 23 Daugherty 10 Daugherty 11 Capital Centre6 806 23 21 All Star Break 46 February 9 19888 30 p m EST Milwaukee L 104 112 Daugherty 19 Daugherty 10 Harper 10 MECCA Arena11 052 23 23 47 February 10 19887 30 p m EST Washington W 118 102 Williams 23 Daugherty 13 Daugherty 6 Richfield Coliseum9 179 24 23 52 February 21 19881 00 p m EST Chicago W 113 111 Daugherty 29 Daugherty 8 Price 11 Richfield Coliseum20 089 28 25 54 February 24 19888 30 p m EST Dallas L 89 93 West 16 West 11 Harper 6 Reunion Arena17 007 28 26 March 5 9 home 4 2 road 1 7 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 58 March 2 19889 30 p m EST Denver L 81 99 Daugherty Nance 15 Williams 10 Harper 8 McNichols Sports Arena9 178 28 29 59 March 6 19881 00 p m EST Boston L 98 127 Harper 25 Williams 8 Daugherty Ehlo Price 4 Boston Garden14 890 28 31 60 March 9 19887 30 p m EST Milwaukee W 117 91 Harper 23 Nance Williams 9 Price 8 Richfield Coliseum11 641 29 31 62 March 12 19887 30 p m EST Detroit L 100 104 Daugherty 24 Daugherty Williams 9 Daugherty 10 Pontiac Silverdome33 854 30 32 64 March 15 19888 00 p m EST Chicago L 89 108 Harper 20 Nacne 9 Harper 9 Chicago Stadium17 752 30 34 65 March 17 19887 30 p m EST Detroit L 99 102 Daugherty 21 Daugherty 8 Price 7 Richfield Coliseum13 261 30 35 66 March 19 19889 00 p m EST Milwaukee L 100 101 Price 24 Daugherty 10 Price 7 MECCA Arena11 052 30 36 68 March 25 19887 30 p m EST Chicago L 110 111 OT Nance 29 Nance 11 Curry 6 Richfield Coliseum19 876 31 37 69 March 26 19887 30 p m EST Atlanta L 102 109 Daugherty 25 Nance 8 Harper 8 The Omni16 418 31 38 71 March 30 19887 30 p m EST Washington W 107 96 Nance 22 Daugherty 14 Harper Price 6 Capital Centre8 387 33 38 April 9 2 home 7 0 road 2 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 74 April 6 19887 30 p m EDT Washington W 98 87 Price 20 Nance 9 Harper 7 Richfield Coliseum10 165 35 39 75 April 8 19887 30 p m EDT Milwaukee W 104 85 Daugherty 22 Daugherty Harper 8 Harper 6 Richfield Coliseum16 475 36 39 77 April 12 19887 30 p m EDT Atlanta W 116 103 Harper 25 Daugherty 7 Price 14 Richfield Coliseum12 418 38 39 78 April 13 19887 30 p m EDT Detroit L 98 115 Nance 20 Nance 12 Ehlo 4 Pontiac Silverdome18 808 38 40 79 April 15 19887 30 p m EDT Boston W 120 109 Daugherty 44 Daugherty 9 Harper 6 Richfield Coliseum20 149 39 40 81 April 22 19888 30 p m EDT Chicago W 107 103 Price 26 Daugherty 10 Price 11 Chicago Stadium17 726 41 40 1987 88 schedulePlayoffs edit1988 playoff game log Eastern Conference First Round 2 3 home 2 0 road 0 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series 1 April 28 19888 00 p m EDT Chicago L 93 104 Ehlo 21 Nance 8 Price 12 Chicago Stadium18 676 0 1 2 May 1 19883 30 p m EDT Chicago L 101 106 Nance 27 Daugherty 13 Nance 8 Chicago Stadium18 645 0 2 3 May 3 19888 00 p m EDT Chicago W 110 102 Price 31 Daugherty 10 Price 6 Richfield Coliseum20 068 1 2 4 May 5 19888 00 p m EDT Chicago W 97 91 Harper 30 Daugherty 9 Price 7 Richfield Coliseum20 026 2 2 5 May 8 19881 00 p m EDT Chicago L 101 107 Price 25 Daugherty 10 Price 7 Chicago Stadium18 008 2 3 1988 schedulePlayer stats editLegend 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 Regular season edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 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 Playoffs edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 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 Player Statistics Citation 5 Awards and records editAwards edit Records edit Milestones edit All Star editTransactions editTrades edit Free agents edit Development League editReferences edit 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 html 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 html 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 html Archived 2007 11 07 at the Wayback Machine 1987 88 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats Basketball Reference com Retrieved July 12 2021 Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers on Basketball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1987 88 Cleveland Cavaliers season amp oldid 1222317029, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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