1988–89_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season

1988–89 Cleveland Cavaliers season
1988–89 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
General manager	Wayne Embry
Arena	Richfield Coliseum
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central); Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round; (lost to Bulls 2–3)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WOIO; (Joe Tait, Jim Chones)
Radio	WRMR; (Joe Tait, Jim Johnson)
< 1987–88	1989–90 >

1988–89 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season

The 1988-89 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 19th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio.^[2] During the off-season, the team signed free agent Tree Rollins,^[3]^[4]^[5] and acquired Darnell Valentine from the expansion Miami Heat.^[6]^[7]^[8] The Cavaliers started their season with a 133–93 road win over the expansion Charlotte Hornets on November 4, 1988, which was the Hornets' first game in franchise history,^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12] then posted an 11-game winning streak between December and January, which led to a successful 24–5 start,^[13]^[14]^[15] held a 35–11 record at the All-Star break,^[16] and finished the season with a 57–25 record, setting a franchise high.^[17] This record was tied for 2nd best in the NBA, finishing 2nd in the Central Division.

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Mark Price and Brad Daugherty both led the team in scoring with 18.9 points per game each, while Price contributed 8.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while being selected to the All-NBA Third Team, and Daugherty averaged 9.2 rebounds per game. In addition, Ron Harper averaged 18.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game, while Larry Nance provided the team with 17.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, and sixth man Hot Rod Williams contributed 11.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game off the bench. Mike Sanders provided with 9.3 points per game, and Craig Ehlo contributed 7.4 points and 1.3 steals per game off the bench.^[18]

Price, Daugherty and Nance were all selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game, with head coach Lenny Wilkens coaching the Eastern Conference;^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23] however, Harper was not selected for the All-Star Game.^[24]^[25] Price also finished in tenth place in Most Valuable Player voting,^[26]^[27] and Wilkens finished in third place in Coach of the Year voting.^[28]^[29]^[30]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers were eliminated by Michael Jordan's 6th-seeded Chicago Bulls in five games, thanks to a memorable series-clinching shot by Jordan.^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34] Following the season, Sanders signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.^[35]^[36]^[37]

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Regular season

Record vs. opponents

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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	–	3–1	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	4–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Boston	1–3	–	6–0	1–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	5–1	3–3	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4
Charlotte	1–4	0–6	–	1–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–4	2–4	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–5
Chicago	2–4	3–1	4–1	–	0–6	2–0	1–1	0–6	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	6–0	2–2	3–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	2–4	4–1	4–0	6–0	–	2–0	2–0	3–3	1–1	1–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–0	2–2	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	–	3–3	0–2	1–3	1–5	1–1	3–1	0–4	6–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	5–1	2–2	4–2	1–1
Denver	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–3	–	1–1	3–1	4–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	5–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	3–3	2–2	3–3	1–1
Detroit	5–1	3–1	4–0	6–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–4	4–0	0–4	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–0
Golden State	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	–	1–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	2–3	3–1	2–4	2–2	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	3–1	–	2–0	2–2	1–3	4–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	6–0	2–2	2–4	0–2
Indiana	1–5	3–2	2–2	2–4	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–1	0–2	–	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–5	2–2	1–1	–	1–5	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–5	2–3	3–1	1–4	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	3–2	3–1	2–0	5–1	–	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3	5–0	5–1	3–1	4–2	1–3	1–1
Miami	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–6	1–5	0–2	0–4	2–4	1–1	3–1	0–4	–	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–4	0–4	1–5	0–2
Milwaukee	0–6	2–2	4–0	0–6	3–3	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	–	4–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	1–4	1–5	4–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	–	2–4	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–5
New York	2–2	3–3	4–2	2–3	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–2	–	2–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
Philadelphia	2–2	3–3	3–3	3–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–5	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	5–1	4–2	–	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	4–2	3–1	1–1	5–1	3–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	–	2–3	5–1	3–1	4–1	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–2	1–3	0–2	5–1	0–5	4–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–2	–	3–3	4–0	2–4	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	3–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	1–5	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–5	3–3	–	2–2	1–5	1–3	0–2
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	3–3	0–2	1–3	0–6	0–2	1–3	1–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	–	0–4	1–5	1–1
Seattle	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–2	2–2	1–1	4–1	2–4	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	4–2	5–1	4–0	–	3–1	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	0–2	2–2	4–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	5–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	3–1	5–1	1–3	–	2–0
Washington	1–3	4–2	5–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–4	5–1	1–5	2–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	—

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1988–89 game log
Total: 57–25 (home: 37–4; road: 20–21)

November: 8–3 (home: 4–1; road: 4–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 4, 1988	@ Charlotte
2	November 5, 1988	@ Indiana
3	November 9, 1988	L.A. Clippers
4	November 12, 1988	Indiana
5	November 15, 1988 8:00 pm EST	Atlanta	L 95–97	Daugherty (22)	Williams (11)	Price (10)	Richfield Coliseum 15,684	4–1
6	November 18, 1988	@ New Jersey
7	November 19, 1988	Milwaukee
8	November 22, 1988	@ Boston (at Hartford, CT)
9	November 23, 1988	@ Philadelphia
10	November 26, 1988	@ New York
11	November 27, 1988	Miami

December: 12–2 (home: 8–1; road: 4–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
12	December 1, 1988	@ Milwaukee
13	December 2, 1988	Boston
14	December 4, 1988	Denver
15	December 6, 1988	@ Houston
16	December 8, 1988	@ San Antonio
17	December 10, 1988	@ Dallas
18	December 13, 1988	L.A. Lakers
19	December 15, 1988	Detroit
20	December 17, 1988 7:30 pm EST	Atlanta	W 120–94	Price (23)	Daugherty, Harper (9)	Price (8)	Richfield Coliseum 18,815	15–5
21	December 20, 1988	Utah
22	December 21, 1988	@ Boston
23	December 23, 1988	Seattle
24	December 27, 1988	@ Chicago
25	December 28, 1988	Charlotte
26	December 30, 1988	Washington

January: 11–4 (home: 7–0; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
27	January 3, 1989	Indiana
28	January 5, 1989	Chicago
29	January 7, 1989	New York
30	January 9, 1989	@ Seattle
31	January 11, 1989	@ Phoenix
32	January 13, 1989	@ L.A. Lakers
33	January 14, 1989	@ Denver
34	January 16, 1989	Phoenix
35	January 19, 1989	@ Indiana
36	January 21, 1989	New Jersey
37	January 23, 1989	Golden State
38	January 24, 1989 7:30 pm EST	@ Atlanta	L 105–121	Nance (28)	Daugherty (9)	Price (9)	The Omni 16,371	30–8
39	January 27, 1989	@ Detroit
40	January 29, 1989	@ Washington (at Baltimore, MD)
41	January 31, 1989	Philadelphia

February: 10–3 (home: 8–0; road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
42	February 2, 1989	@ New York
43	February 3, 1989	Sacramento
44	February 5, 1989	@ Charlotte
45	February 7, 1989	@ Milwaukee
46	February 9, 1989	Indiana
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47	February 14, 1989	@ Miami
48	February 15, 1989	New York
49	February 17, 1989 8:00 pm EST	@ Atlanta	L 100–108	Price (29)	Daugherty (13)	Harper (5)	The Omni 16,371	37–12
50	February 18, 1989	Philadelphia
51	February 20, 1989	Houston
52	February 22, 1989	New Jersey
53	February 24, 1989	Portland
54	February 28, 1989	Detroit

March: 9–8 (home: 5–1; road: 4–7)

Game	Date	Team
55	March 2, 1989	San Antonio
56	March 3, 1989	@ Detroit
57	March 5, 1989	Milwaukee
58	March 7, 1989	@ Sacramento
59	March 9, 1989	@ Golden State
60	March 10, 1989	@ L.A. Clippers
61	March 12, 1989	@ Portland
62	March 13, 1989	@ Utah
63	March 15, 1989	Chicago
64	March 19, 1989	@ New Jersey
65	March 20, 1989	Washington
66	March 22, 1989	@ Philadelphia
67	March 23, 1989	Milwaukee
68	March 25, 1989	@ Milwaukee
69	March 27, 1989	@ Indiana
70	March 28, 1989	Dallas
71	March 31, 1989	@ Chicago

April: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
72	April 2, 1989	Boston
73	April 4, 1989 7:30 pm EDT	Atlanta	W 105–91	Harper (32)	Daugherty (17)	Price (13)	Richfield Coliseum 19,322	53–20
74	April 7, 1989	@ Washington
75	April 9, 1989	Charlotte
76	April 11, 1989	Philadelphia
77	April 12, 1989	@ Detroit
78	April 14, 1989	@ Boston
79	April 16, 1989	Chicago
80	April 18, 1989	Detroit
81	April 21, 1989 7:30 pm EDT	@ Atlanta	L 89–92	Harper (18)	Harper, Rollins (8)	Ehlo (8)	The Omni 16,371	56–25
82	April 23, 1989	@ Chicago

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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

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	63	19	.768	–	37–4	26–15	20–10
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	6	37–4	20–21	19–11
x-Atlanta Hawks	52	30	.634	11	33–8	19–22	20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	14	31–10	18–23	11–19
x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	16	30–11	17–24	12–18
Indiana Pacers	28	54	.341	35	20–21	8–33	8–22

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Price	75	74	36.4	52.6	44.1	90.1	3.0	8.4	1.5	0.1	18.9
Brad Daugherty	78	78	36.2	53.8	33.3	73.7	9.2	3.7	0.8	0.5	18.9
Ron Harper	82	82	34.8	51.1	25.0	75.1	5.0	5.3	2.3	0.9	18.6
Larry Nance	73	72	34.6	53.9	0.0	79.9	8.0	2.2	0.8	2.8	17.2
Hot Rod Williams	82	10	25.9	50.9	25.0	74.8	5.8	1.3	0.9	1.6	11.6
Mike Sanders	82	82	25.6	45.3	30.0	71.9	3.7	1.6	1.1	0.4	9.3
Craig Ehlo	82	4	22.8	47.5	39.0	60.7	3.6	3.2	1.3	0.2	7.4
Darnell Valentine	77	4	14.1	42.6	21.4	81.3	1.3	2.3	0.7	0.1	4.8
Randolph Keys	42	0	7.9	43.0	10.0	69.0	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.1	4.0
Chris Dudley	61	2	8.9	43.5	0.0	36.4	2.6	0.3	0.1	0.4	3.0
Phil Hubbard	31	0	6.2	44.4	0.0	68.0	1.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	2.4
Tree Rollins	60	2	9.7	44.9	0.0	63.2	2.3	0.3	0.2	0.6	2.3

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ron Harper	5	5	37.8	56.5	0.0	76.9	4.2	4.0	2.2	0.8	19.6
Larry Nance	5	5	39.0	55.1	0.0	65.6	7.8	3.2	0.6	2.4	19.4
Mark Price	4	4	39.5	38.6	37.5	93.3	3.3	5.5	0.8	0.0	16.0
Craig Ehlo	4	1	24.3	43.6	38.5	81.8	1.5	3.3	0.8	0.3	12.0
Brad Daugherty	5	5	33.4	36.2	0.0	60.0	9.2	2.4	1.2	1.0	11.0
Hot Rod Williams	5	2	32.2	46.7	0.0	72.2	6.8	2.0	0.4	1.4	11.0
Mike Sanders	5	3	17.4	50.0	0.0	60.0	3.2	0.8	0.4	0.2	6.6
Darnell Valentine	5	0	16.0	35.0	0.0	87.5	1.4	3.2	1.0	0.0	4.2
Tree Rollins	5	0	14.8	75.0	0.0	60.0	3.2	0.2	0.6	1.4	3.0
Randolph Keys	1	0	12.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Chris Dudley	1	0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Phil Hubbard	1	0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

1988–89_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season

1988–89 Cleveland Cavaliers season

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

Player stats

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Development league

References

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#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Detroit Pistons	63	19	.768	–
2	y-New York Knicks	52	30	.634	11
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	6
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	52	30	.634	11
5	x-Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	14
6	x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	16
7	x-Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	17
8	x-Boston Celtics	42	40	.512	21

9	Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23
10	Indiana Pacers	28	54	.341	35
11	New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	37
12	Charlotte Hornets	20	62	.244	43