1988–89 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Bulls 2–3) | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WOIO (Joe Tait, Jim Chones) |
Radio | WRMR[1] (Joe Tait, Jim Johnson) |
The
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] Despite a stellar season, Harper was not selected for the All-Star Game.[24][25][26] Price also finished in tenth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[27][28] and Wilkens finished in third place in Coach of the Year voting.[29][30][31]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the
Key Dates:
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 22 | Randolph Keys | Forward | United States | Southern Miss |
3 | 64 | Winston Bennett | Forward | United States | Kentucky |
- 1st round pick (#14) traded to Phoenix in Larry Nance deal.[39] Used to draft Dan Majerle.
- 2nd round pick (#38) traded to Phoenix in Larry Nance deal.[39] Used to draft Dean Garrett.
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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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 |
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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 |
Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Game log
1988–89 game log Total: 57–25 (home: 37–4; road: 20–21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 8–3 (home: 4–1; road: 4–2)
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December: 12–2 (home: 8–1; road: 4–1)
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January: 11–4 (home: 7–0; road: 4–4)
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February: 10–3 (home: 8–0; road: 2–3)
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March: 9–8 (home: 5–1; road: 4–7)
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April: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4)
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1988–89 schedule |
Playoffs
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First round: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1)
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1989 schedule |
Player stats
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
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Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
Player Statistics Citation:[18]
Awards and records
Awards
- All-NBA Third Team
- NBA All-Defensive First Team
Records
Milestones
All-Star
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Development league
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