1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach Lenny Wilkens
Arena Richfield Coliseum
Results
Record 57–25 (.695)
Place Division: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Finals
(eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WOIO · SportsChannel Ohio
Radio WWWE

The 1991–92 NBA season was the 22nd season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] During the offseason, the Cavaliers signed unrestricted free agent John Battle. After two straight seasons of injuries, the Cavaliers would finally play the entire season without any significant loss of manpower. After a 13–9 start to the season, the team posted an 11-game winning streak, finishing the season 2nd in the Central Division with a 57–25 record, and tying the franchise high set in the 1988–89 season. On December 17 1991, the Cavaliers set an NBA record by winning with the largest margin of victory of any game defeating the Miami Heat 148-80 (68 points).Mark Price and Brad Daugherty were both selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game and named to the All-NBA Third Team. In the first round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the New Jersey Nets in the four games, then in the semifinals defeated Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics in a full seven game series. However, in the Eastern Conference Finals, they would lose to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls four games to two.[2]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 11 Terrell Brandon Guard  United States Oregon
2 39* Jimmy Oliver Guard  United States Purdue

*2nd round pick acquired from New York via Charlotte in Randolph Keys deal.[3]

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 10 United States Battle, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Rutgers
PG 11 United States Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon
C 43 United States Daugherty, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) North Carolina
SG 3 United States Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington State
PF 35 United States Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke
SF 32 United States James, Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Saint Mary's
PG 5 United States Kerr, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Arizona
PF 22 United States Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Clemson
SG 24 United States Oliver, Jimmy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Purdue
SG 14 United States Phills, Bobby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southern
PG 25 United States Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Georgia Tech
SF 33 United States Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA
C 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-Chicago Bulls6715.817—36–531–1022–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.6951035–622–1921-7
x-Detroit Pistons4834.5851925–1623–1815–13
x-Indiana Pacers4042.4882726–1514–2713–15
Atlanta Hawks3844.4632923–1815–267-21
Charlotte Hornets3151.3783622–199–3210-18
Milwaukee Bucks3151.3783625–166–3510-18
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls6715.817–
2 y-Boston Celtics5131.62216
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.69510
4 x-New York Knicks5131.62216
5 x-Detroit Pistons4834.58519
6 x-New Jersey Nets4042.48827
7 x-Indiana Pacers4042.48827
8 x-Miami Heat3844.46329
9 Atlanta Hawks3844.46329
10 Philadelphia 76ers3547.42732
11t Milwaukee Bucks3151.37836
11t Charlotte Hornets3151.37836
13 Washington Bullets2557.30542
14 Orlando Magic2161.25646
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1991–92 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–12–20–50–52–02–01–41–12–01–41–10–22–23–12–03–12–22–22–22–00–21–10–21–11–12–2
Boston 1–3—3–11–33–11–11–14–01–11–12–22–02–03–22–20–22–33–25–03–11–11–12–01–12–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–3—0–42–31–11–11–41–10–23–20–21–11–32–31–11–30–43–13–11–10–21–12–01–10–22–2
Chicago 5–03–14–0—3–22–02–04–11–11–13–12–01–14–03–22–04–04–03–13–11–12–02–01–12–01–14–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–22–3—1–11–13–11–11–15–01–12–03–13–12–02–24–03–14–01–10–22–01–11–11–14–0
Dallas 0–21–11–10–21–1—3–20–20–44–21–11–30–41–11–13–20–20–21–10–22–20–41–30–50–41–40–2
Denver 0–21–11–10–21–12–3—0–20–42–30–20–41–30–21–12–31–10–22–02–01–31–32–21–41–31–51–1
Detroit 4–10–44–11–41–32–02–0—1–12–02–20–22–02–23–21–12–22–24–03–10–22–02–01–11–11–13–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–14–04–01–1—2–22–03–23–21–12–04–02–01–12–01–13–22–35–02–23–21–32–0
Houston 0–21–12–01–11–12–43–20–22–2—1–12–22–22–01–13–21–11–12–01–11–33–13–13–21–31–42–0
Indiana 4–12–22–31–30–51–12–02–20–21–1—0–22–03–14–12–02–21–32–22–21–10–21–12–00–21–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–22–00–21–13–14–02–02–32–22–0—2–32–02–04–01–10–22–01–13–22–32–32–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–00–21–11–10–24–03–10–22–32–20–23–2—2–01–13–12–02–02–02–02–31–44–11–31–41–31–1
Miami 2–22–33–10–41–31–12–02–21–10–21–30–20–2—4–02–02–21–43–11–40–20–22–01–11–11–15–0
Milwaukee 1–32–23–22–31–31–11–12–30–21–11–40–21–10–4—2–00–41–33–13–10–20–20–21–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 0–22–01–10–20–22–33–21–10–42–30–20–41–30–20–2—0–20–20–20–20–40–41–30–60–42–30–2
New Jersey 1–33–23–10–42–22–01–12–20–21–12–21–10–22–24–02–0—2–33–13–21–11–11–11–10–20–22–3
New York 2–22–34–00–40–42–02–02–21–11–13–12–00–24–13–12–03–2—4–13–11–11–11–10–22–02–04–0
Orlando 2–20–51–31–31–31–10–20–40–20–22–20–20–21–31–32–01–31–4—3–20–20–20–21–11–10–22–3
Philadelphia 2–21–31–31–30–42–00–21–31–11–12–21–10–24–11–32–02–31–32–3—0–21–11–11–12–00–25–0
Phoenix 0–21–11–11–11–12–23–12–02–33–11–12–33–22–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–24–13–13–22–22–0
Portland 2–01–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–21–32–03–24–12–02–04–01–11–12–01–12–3—5–02–24–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–20–23–12–20–20–51–31–13–21–40–22–03–11–11–12–01–11–40–5—1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 2–01–10–21–11–15–04–11–12–22–30–22–23–11–11–16–01–12–01–11–11–32–23–1—3–11–40–2
Seattle 1–10–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–33–12–03–24–11–11–14–02–00–21–10–22–31–44–11–3—3–12–0
Utah 1–11–12–01–11–14–15–11–13–14–11–13–13–11–11–13–22–00–22–02–02–22–23–14–11–3—2–0
Washington 2–21–32–20–40–42–01–11–30–20–22–22–01–10–51–32–03–20–43–20–50–20–20–22–00–20–2—

Game log

Regular season

1991–92 Game Log

Total: 57–25 (Home: 35–6; Road: 22–19)

November: 9–5 (Home: 7–0; Road: 2–5)
December: 10–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3)
January: 10–4 (Home: 4–3; Road: 6–1)
February: 8–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 4–4)
March: 12–4 (Home: 7–0; Road: 5–4)
April: 8–3 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–2)
1991–92 schedule

Playoffs

1992 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 23, 1992
7:30 PM EDT		New Jersey W 120–113 Richfield Coliseum 1–0
2April 25, 1992
8:30 PM EDT		New Jersey W 118–96 Richfield Coliseum 2–0
3April 28, 1992
7:30 PM EDT		@ New Jersey L 104–109 Brendan Byrne Arena 2–1
4April 30, 1992
8:00 PM EDT		@ New Jersey W 98–89 Brendan Byrne Arena 3–1
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 2, 1992
1:00 PM EDT		Boston W 101–76 Richfield Coliseum 1–0
2May 4, 1992
8:00 PM EDT		Boston L 98–104 Richfield Coliseum 1–1
3May 8, 1992
8:00 PM EDT		@ Boston L 107–110 Boston Garden 1–2
4May 10, 1992
12:30 PM EDT		@ Boston W 114–112 (OT) Boston Garden 2–2
5May 13, 1992
8:00 PM EDT		Boston W 114–98 Richfield Coliseum 3–2
6May 15, 1992
8:00 PM EDT		@ Boston L 91–122 Boston Garden 3–3
7May 17, 1992
2:00 PM EDT		Boston W 122–104 Richfield Coliseum 4–3
Eastern Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 19, 1992
8:00 PM EDT		@ Chicago L 89–103 Chicago Stadium 0–1
2May 21, 1992
8:00 PM EDT		@ Chicago W 107–81 Chicago Stadium 1–1
3May 23, 1992
3:30 PM EDT		Chicago L 96–105 Richfield Coliseum 1–2
4May 25, 1992
3:30 PM EDT		Chicago W 99–85 Richfield Coliseum 2–2
5May 27, 1992
9:00 PM EDT		@ Chicago L 89–112 Chicago Stadium 2–3
6May 29, 1992
9:00 PM EDT		Chicago L 94–99 Richfield Coliseum 2–4
1991–92 schedule

Playoffs

Player statistics

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1992.html
  2. ↑ "BASKETBALL; It's Bulls Against Blazers As Jordan Rules Again". New York Times. May 30, 1992. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ http://n-c-systems.com/hoops/DraftTrades/1991.html Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. New York Knicks acquired C Stuart Gray from Charlotte Hornets in exchange for a 1991 second-round draft pick. Charlotte Hornets acquired Randolph Keys from Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a future second-round draft pick
  4. ↑ "CLIPPERS: Clippers History". Nba.com. 1984-11-01. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  5. ↑ "NETS: Trade History". Nba.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
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