DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers
42–40 · #12 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotCLE
Cleveland Cavaliers went 42–40 in the regular season, good for the #12 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#12
Net rating
+0.8
Home floor
Coliseum at Richfield
Roster
17 players
Record
42–40
51.2% win rate
League rank
#12
Playoff team
Net rating
+0.8
SRS +1.3
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Price | G | 25 | 80 | 79 | 16.0 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
| Brad Daugherty | C | 43 | 79 | 78 | 18.7 | 8.4 | 4.2 |
| Phil Hubbard | F-C | 35 | 78 | 59 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
| Ron Harper | G-F | 4 | 57 | 52 | 15.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Hot Rod Williams | F-C | 18 | 77 | 50 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 1.3 |
| Craig Ehlo | G-F | 3 | 79 | 27 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| Larry Nance | F-C | 6 | 27 | 26 | 16.2 | 7.9 | 3.1 |
| Mark West | C-F | 41 | 54 | 12 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Mike Sanders | F-G | 11 | 24 | 11 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Dell Curry | G | 30 | 79 | 8 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Tyrone Corbin | G-F | 23 | 54 | 4 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Kevin Johnson | G | 11 | 52 | 3 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| Chris Dudley | C | 22 | 55 | 1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Johnny Rogers | F-C | 20 | 24 | 0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Kevin Henderson | G | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Kannard Johnson | F | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kent Benson | C | 54 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
106.8
ORtg
106.0
DRtg
97.3
Pace
+1.3
SRS
+0.8
MOV
54.7%
TS%
50.0%
eFG%
24.6
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Lenny Wilkens
head_coach
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Standings
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
Coliseum at Richfield
12,313 average attendance
Then and now
Cleveland Cavaliers
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17 players