1988–89 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 1988-89 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 19th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 57–25 record, setting a franchise high. This was tied for 2nd best in the NBA, finishing 2nd in the Central Division. Mark Price, Brad Daugherty and Larry Nance were all selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game. In the playoffs, they were eliminated by Michael Jordan's 6th-seeded Chicago Bulls in five first round games, thanks to a memorable series-clinching shot by Jordan.

1988–89 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachLenny Wilkens
ArenaRichfield Coliseum
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast First Round
(Eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOIO
(Joe Tait, Jim Chones)
RadioWRMR[1]
(Joe Tait, Jim Johnson)

Key Dates:

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 22 Randolph Keys Forward  United States Southern Miss
3 64 Winston Bennett Forward  United States Kentucky

Roster
Roster listing
1988–89 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 43 Daugherty, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–10–19 North Carolina
PF 24 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–02–22 Yale
SG 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–08–11 Washington State
SG 4 Harper, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1964–01–20 Miami (OH)
SF 35 Hubbard, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–12–13 Michigan
SF 31 Keys, Randolph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1966–04–19 Southern Miss
PF 22 Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–02–12 Clemson
PG 25 Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1964–02–15 Georgia Tech
C 30 Rollins, Tree 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955–06–10 Clemson
SF 11 Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960–05–07 UCLA
SG 1 Valentine, Darnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1959–02–03 Kansas
PF 18 Williams, John "Hot Rod" 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–08–09 Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

[3]

Regular Depth Chart

Player Salaries

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 6319.768–37–426–1520–10
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 5725.695637–420–2119–11
x-Atlanta Hawks 5230.6341133–819–2220–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4933.5981431–1018–2311–19
x-Chicago Bulls 4735.5731630–1117–2412–18
Indiana Pacers 2854.3413520–218–338–22
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons6319.768–
2 y-New York Knicks5230.63411
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.6956
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5230.63411
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks4933.59814
6 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57316
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4636.56117
8 x-Boston Celtics4240.51221
9 Washington Bullets4042.48823
10 Indiana Pacers2854.34135
11 New Jersey Nets2656.31737
12 Charlotte Hornets2062.24443

Notes

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

Record vs. opponents
1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–3—6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6—1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1—0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0—2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2—3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3—1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1—1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1—1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1—2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1—1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1—4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4—0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0—4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4—2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2—2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2—0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0—2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2—3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3—2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2—0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0—3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3—2–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2—

Game log
1988–89 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 37–4; Road: 20–21)
November: 8–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 4–2)
December : 12–2 (Home: 8–1; Road: 4–1)
January : 11–4 (Home: 7–0; Road: 4–4)
February : 10–3 (Home: 8–0; Road: 2–3)
March : 9–8 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–7)
April : 6–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–4)
1988–89 schedule

Playoffs
1989 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 28, 1989
7:30 PM EDT		Chicago
2April 30, 1989
1:00 PM EDT		Chicago
3May 3, 1989
8:00 PM EDT		@ Chicago
4May 5, 1989
8:00 PM EDT		@ Chicago
5May 7, 1989
3:30 PM EDT		Chicago
1988–89 schedule

East First Round

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

  • Game 1 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 28): Chicago 95, Cleveland 88
  • Game 2 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 30): Cleveland 96, Chicago 88
  • Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 3): Chicago 101, Cleveland 94
  • Game 4 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 5): Cleveland 108, Chicago 105
  • Game 5 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 7): Chicago 101, Cleveland 100 Michael Jordan's The Shot.

Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Eastern Conference First Round (Chicago won 3-2)

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

Awards

Records

Milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

Development League

References
  1. Dyer, Bob (January 30, 1988). "Cavs End Contract with WWWE". Akron Beacon Journal. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. p. B8.
  2. Phoenix dealt Larry Nance and Mike Sanders, along with Detroit's first round pick in 1988 to Cleveland in exchange for the Cavs' first- and second-round draft picks in 1988, and players Kevin Johnson, Mark West and Tyrone Corbin. http://www.nba.com/suns/history/00646999.html Archived 2008-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1989.html
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