1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach Lenny Wilkens
Arena Richfield Coliseum
Results
Record 42–40 (.512)
Place Division: 5th (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(Eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WUAB
(Jack Corrigan, Jim Chones)
Radio WWWE[1]
(Joe Tait)

The 1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 19th 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.

Key Dates:

Draft picks

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 Holcomb 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

1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 54 United States Benson, Kent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana
SG 30 United States Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech
C 43 United States Daugherty, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) North Carolina
C 22 United States Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Yale
SG 3 United States Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington State
SG 4 United States Harper, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Miami (OH)
SG 12 United States Henderson, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Cal State Fullerton
SF 35 United States Hubbard, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan
PF 6 United States Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Clemson
PG 25 United States Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Georgia Tech
PF 32 United States Rogers, Johnny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UC Irvine
SF 11 United States Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA
PF 18 United States Williams, John "Hot Rod" 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5428.659–34–720–2120–10
x-Chicago Bulls 5032.610430–1120–2116–13
x-Atlanta Hawks 5032.610430-1120-2116–13
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4240.5121230–1112–2913–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4240.5121231–1011–3011–19
Indiana Pacers 3844.4631625–1613–2813–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics5725.695–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5428.6593
3 x-Chicago Bulls5032.6107
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5032.6107
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks4240.51215
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51215
7 x-Washington Bullets3844.46319
8 x-New York Knicks3844.46319
9 Indiana Pacers3844.46319
10 Philadelphia 76ers3646.43921
11 New Jersey Nets1963.23238

Notes

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

Record vs. opponents

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 —2–42–35–12–01–12–42–01–14–22–00–23–35–03–36–01–10–21–12–02–01–13–3
Boston 4–2—3–32–32–00–23–32–01–15–02–00–23–35–15–14–22–02–02–02–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–23–3—3–30–21–12–42–02–03–32–01–15–15–13–24–22–01–11–11–11–12–03–3
Cleveland 1–53–23–3—1–11–11–50–21–14–21–11–12–45–12–43–21–11–12–02–01–10–26–0
Dallas 0–20–22–01–1—3–31–14–14–22–05–01–42–01–11–11–15–03–25–15–13–23–31–1
Denver 1–12–01–11–13–3—1–14–14–21–15–03–21–12–01–12–03–22–34–25–14–12–42–0
Detroit 4–23–34–25–11–11–1—2–01–13–31–10–24–25–14–24–12–01–12–01–11–12–03–2
Golden State 0–20–20–22–01–41–40–2—0–50–23–30–60–22–00–21–12–41–52–33–21–51–40–2
Houston 1–11–10–21–12–42–41–15–0—2–03–21–42–01–11–11–14–14–14–22–43–23–32–0
Indiana 2–40–53–32–40–21–13–32–00–2—1–11–13–36–02–32–42–00–22–02–01–11–12–4
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–10–50–51–13–32–31–1—1–50–20–20–21–12–40–63–20–51–51–40–2
L.A. Lakers 2–02–01–11–14–12–32–06–04–11–15–1—0–22–02–02–05–13–34–15–04–24–11–1
Milwaukee 3–33–31–54–20–21–12–42–00–23–32–02–0—3–23–32–41–11–12–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 0–51–51–51–51–10–21–50–21–10–62–00–22–3—3–32–41–10–21–11–10–21–10–6
New York 3–31–52–34–21–11–12–42–01–13–22–00–23–33–3—3–30–21–11–11–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 0–62–42–42–31–10–21–41–11–14–21–10–24–24–23–3—1–11–11–11–11–12–03–3
Phoenix 1–10–20–21–10–52–30–24–21–40–24–21–51–11–12–01–1—0–63–22–32–42–30–2
Portland 2–00–21–11–12–33–21–15–11–42–06–03–31–12–01–11–16–0—4–15–03–31–42–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–21–52–40–23–22–40–22–31–40–21–11–11–12–31–4—3–31–41–50–2
San Antonio 0–20–21–10–21–51–51–12–34–20–25–00–51–11–11–11–13–20–53–3—3–23–30–2
Seattle 0–21–11–11–12–31–41–15–12–31–15–12–41–12–02–01–14–23–34–12–3—1–42–0
Utah 1–10–20–22–03–34–20–24–13–31–14–11–41–11–11–10–23–24–15–13–34–1—2–0
Washington 3–31–53–30–61–10–22–32–00–24–22–01–11–46–03–33–32–00–22–02–00–20–2—

Game log

Regular season

1987–88 game log
Total: 42–40 (Home: 31–10; Road: 11–30)
November: 3–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 1–4)
December: 9–7 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–5)
January: 9–7 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–6)
February: 7–8 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–7)
March: 5–9 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–7)
April: 9–2 (Home: 7–0; Road: 2–2)
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

1988 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 28, 1988
8:00 PM EDT		@ Chicago L 93–104 Chicago Stadium
18,676		 0–1
2May 1, 1988
3:30 PM EDT		@ Chicago L 101–106 Chicago Stadium
18,645		 0–2
3May 3, 1988
8:00 PM EDT		Chicago W 110–102 Richfield Coliseum
20,068		 1–2
4May 5, 1988
8:00 PM EDT		Chicago W 97–91 Richfield Coliseum
20,026		 2–2
5May 8, 1988
1:00 PM EDT		@ Chicago L 101–107 Chicago Stadium
18,008		 2–3
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Chicago Bulls vs. (6) Cleveland Cavaliers: Bulls win series 3-2

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points

Regular Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  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 Archived 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 Archived 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 Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine.
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