1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 18th 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.

1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachLenny Wilkens
General managerWayne Embry
Owners
ArenaRichfield Coliseum
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Bulls 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOIO
RadioWWWE[1]

Key Dates:

Draft picks
Main article: 1987 NBA draft
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 Holcombe 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
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 54 Benson, Kent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1954–12–27 Indiana
G 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–06–25 Virginia Tech
C 43 Daugherty, Brad (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–10–19 North Carolina
C 22 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–02–22 Yale
G 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–08–11 Washington State
G 4 Harper, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1964–01–20 Miami (OH)
G 12 Henderson, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–03–22 Cal State Fullerton
F 35 Hubbard, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–12–13 Michigan
F 6 Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–02–12 Clemson
G 25 Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1964–02–15 Georgia Tech
F 32 Rogers, Johnny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1963–12–30 UC Irvine
F 11 Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960–05–07 UCLA
F/C 18 Williams, 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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 29, 1988

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—

Regular season
1987–88 game log
Total: 42–40 (home: 31–10; road: 11–30)
November: 3–8 (home: 2–4; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 November 14, 1987
7:30 PM EST		 Detroit L 113–128 Richfield Coliseum
10,157		 1–4
December: 10–7 (home: 6–2; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14 December 5, 1987
7:30 PM EST		 L.A. Lakers W 97–95 Richfield Coliseum
20,015		 6–8
18 December 13, 1987
10:30 PM EST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 89–90 The Forum
17,505		 7–11
19 December 15, 1987
7:30 PM EST		 Dallas W 106–93 Richfield Coliseum
6,852		 8–11
January: 9–6 (home: 7–1; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
35 January 15, 1988
7:30 PM EST		 @ Detroit L 93–97 Pontiac Silverdome
19,622		 17–18
February: 7–8 (home: 5–1; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
43 February 1, 1988
7:30 PM EST		 Detroit W 94–83 Richfield Coliseum
10,636		 22–21
54 February 24, 1988
8:30 PM EST		 @ Dallas L 89–93 Reunion Arena
17,007		 28–26
March: 5–9 (home: 4–2; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
62 March 12, 1988
7:30 PM EST		 @ Detroit L 100–104 Pontiac Silverdome
33,854		 30–32
65 March 17, 1988
7:30 PM EST		 Detroit L 99–102 Richfield Coliseum
13,261		 30–35
April: 9–2 (home: 7–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
78 April 13, 1988
7:30 PM EST		 @ Detroit L 98–115 Pontiac Silverdome
18,808		 38–40
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs
1988 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 28 @ Chicago L 93–104 Craig Ehlo (21) Larry Nance (8) Mark Price (12) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 0–1
2 May 1 @ Chicago L 101–106 Larry Nance (27) Brad Daugherty (13) Larry Nance (8) Chicago Stadium
18,645		 0–2
3 May 3 Chicago W 110–102 Mark Price (31) Brad Daugherty (10) Mark Price (6) Richfield Coliseum
20,068		 1–2
4 May 5 Chicago W 97–91 Ron Harper (30) Brad Daugherty (9) Mark Price (7) Richfield Coliseum
20,026		 2–2
5 May 8 @ Chicago L 101–107 Mark Price (25) Brad Daugherty (10) Mark Price (7) Chicago Stadium
18,008		 2–3
1988 schedule

Player stats
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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brad Daugherty 79 78 37.4 51.0 0.0 71.6 8.4 4.2 0.6 0.7 18.7
Larry Nance 27 26 33.6 52.6 0.0 83.0 7.9 3.1 0.7 2.3 16.2
Mark Price 80 79 32.8 50.6 48.6 87.7 2.3 6.0 1.2 0.2 16.0
Ron Harper 57 52 32.1 46.4 15.0 70.5 3.9 4.9 2.1 0.9 15.4
Hot Rod Williams 77 50 27.4 47.7 0.0 75.6 6.6 1.3 0.8 1.9 10.9
Dell Curry 79 8 19.0 45.8 34.6 78.2 2.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 10.0
Mark West 54 12 21.9 57.6 0.0 62.1 5.2 0.9 0.5 1.5 8.5
Phil Hubbard 78 59 20.9 48.9 0.0 74.9 3.6 1.0 0.6 0.1 8.4
Tyrone Corbin 54 4 21.3 49.1 0.0 78.6 4.1 1.0 0.8 0.3 7.3
Kevin Johnson 52 3 20.1 46.0 22.2 82.1 1.4 3.7 1.2 0.3 7.3
Craig Ehlo 79 27 21.6 46.6 34.4 67.4 3.5 2.6 1.0 0.4 7.1
Mike Sanders 24 11 17.4 53.8 0.0 87.0 2.0 1.1 0.5 0.2 6.8
Chris Dudley 55 1 9.3 47.4 0.0 56.3 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 3.1
Johnny Rogers 24 0 7.0 42.6 0.0 76.9 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 2.6
Kent Benson 2 0 6.0 100.0 0.0 50.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.5
Kevin Henderson 5 0 4.0 40.0 0.0 41.7 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.8
Kannard Johnson 4 0 3.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mark Price 5 5 41.0 56.7 41.7 96.0 3.6 7.6 0.6 0.0 21.0
Ron Harper 4 4 33.5 47.6 0.0 68.8 5.0 3.8 2.8 1.0 17.8
Larry Nance 5 5 40.0 53.1 0.0 88.9 7.2 3.6 0.4 2.2 16.8
Brad Daugherty 5 5 40.8 46.0 0.0 67.7 9.2 3.2 0.4 1.4 15.8
Mike Sanders 5 5 26.8 53.8 0.0 80.0 5.0 1.4 0.6 0.4 12.8
Hot Rod Williams 5 0 26.6 50.0 0.0 46.2 5.8 0.8 0.6 1.4 9.2
Craig Ehlo 5 1 25.6 42.5 0.0 62.5 3.6 3.4 1.0 0.0 8.8
Chris Dudley 4 0 6.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.3
Dell Curry 2 0 8.5 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.0
Phil Hubbard 3 0 7.0 16.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7

Player Statistics Citation:[5]

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
  5. "1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
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