1988β89 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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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 2β3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WOIO ( Joe Tait, Jim Chones) |
Radio |
WRMR
[1] ( Joe Tait, Jim Johnson) |
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 133β93 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 24β5 start, [13] [14] [15] held a 35β11 record at the All-Star break, [16] and finished the season with a 57β25 record, setting a franchise high. [17] This record was tied for 2nd best in the NBA, finishing 2nd in the Central Division.
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] 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 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. [32] [33] [34] [35] Following the season, Sanders signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers. [36] [37] [38]
Key Dates:
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 |
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Roster |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 37β4 | 26β15 | 20β10 |
x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 37β4 | 20β21 | 19β11 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 | 33β8 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 31β10 | 18β23 | 11β19 |
x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 12β18 |
Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20β21 | 8β33 | 8β22 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
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
1988-89 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | β | 3β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 6β0 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 |
Charlotte | 1β4 | 0β6 | β | 1β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 |
Chicago | 2β4 | 3β1 | 4β1 | β | 0β6 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 4β1 | 4β0 | 6β0 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Dallas | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 6β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 |
Denver | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 6β0 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 6β0 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 |
Indiana | 1β5 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 5β0 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Miami | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 |
Milwaukee | 0β6 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 4β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 |
New Jersey | 1β4 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | β | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β5 |
New York | 2β2 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | β | 2β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Philadelphia | 2β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 5β1 | 4β2 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 2β3 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | β | 3β3 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | β | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 1β3 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β |
1988β89 game log Total: 57β25 (home: 37β4; road: 20β21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 8β3 (home: 4β1; road: 4β2)
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December: 12β2 (home: 8β1; road: 4β1)
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January: 11β4 (home: 7β0; road: 4β4)
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February: 10β3 (home: 8β0; road: 2β3)
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March: 9β8 (home: 5β1; road: 4β7)
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April: 6β5 (home: 5β1; road: 1β4)
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1988β89 schedule |
1989 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 2β3 (home: 1β2; road: 1β1)
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1989 schedule |
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 |
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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 |
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]