DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1997-98 Cleveland Cavaliers
47–35 · #11 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotCLE
Cleveland Cavaliers went 47–35 in the regular season, good for the #11 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#11
Net rating
+3.0
Home floor
Gund Arena
Roster
16 players
Record
47–35
57.3% win rate
League rank
#11
Playoff team
Net rating
+3.0
SRS +3.1
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person | G | 1 | 82 | 82 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | C | 11 | 82 | 81 | 13.9 | 8.8 | 0.9 |
| Shawn Kemp | F-C | 4 | 80 | 80 | 18.0 | 9.3 | 2.5 |
| Brevin Knight | G | 12 | 80 | 76 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 8.2 |
| Cedric Henderson | F | 45 | 82 | 71 | 10.1 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Derek Anderson | G | 23 | 66 | 13 | 11.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Bob Sura | G | 3 | 46 | 4 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
| Danny Ferry | F | 35 | 69 | 3 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | C | 52 | 80 | 0 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Scott Brooks | G | 2 | 43 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Shawnelle Scott | C | 44 | 41 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Carl Thomas | G | 30 | 29 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Henry James | F | 32 | 28 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Mitchell Butler | G-F | 6 | 18 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Tony Dumas | G | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Greg Graham | G | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
102.1
ORtg
99.1
DRtg
89.9
Pace
+3.1
SRS
+2.7
MOV
52.9%
TS%
47.8%
eFG%
24.6
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Mike Fratello
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
Gund Arena
16,942 average attendance
Then and now
Cleveland Cavaliers
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16 players