1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the Cavaliers' 17th season in the NBA.[1]
| 1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Lenny Wilkens |
| General manager | Wayne Embry |
| Owners | |
| Arena | Coliseum at Richfield |
| Results | |
| Record | 31–51 (.378) |
| Place | Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | WUAB |
| Radio | WWWE |
The season saw the team draft Brad Daugherty and Ron Harper with the first and eighth overall picks, respectively. Future four-time All-Star Mark Price was brought in from Dallas, who drafted him in the second round of the draft.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Brad Daugherty | C |  United States | North Carolina |
| 1 | 8 | Ron Harper | G/SF | United States | Miami (OH) |
| 2 | 29 | Johnny Newman | SF | United States | Richmond |
| 3 | 50 | Kevin Henderson | United States | California State-Fullerton | |
| 4 | 73 | Warren Martin | United States | North Carolina | |
| 5 | 96 | Ben Davis | United States | Gardner-Webb | |
| 6 | 119 | Gilbert Wilburn | United States | New Mexico State | |
| 7 | 142 | Ralph Dalton | United States | Georgetown |
Roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
Roster |
Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 35–6 | 22–19 | 17–13 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5 | 32–9 | 20–21 | 17–13 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 | 32–9 | 18–23 | 17–13 |
| x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 | 28–13 | 13–28 | 13–16 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 | 29–12 | 11–30 | 17–12 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26 | 25–16 | 6–35 | 8–22 |
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-Boston Celtics | 59 | 23 | .720 | – |
| 2 | y-Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Detroit Pistons | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 |
| 4 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9 |
| 5 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 |
| 6 | x-Washington Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
| 7 | x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 18 |
| 8 | x-Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 28 |
| 10 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
| 1986–87 game log Total: 31–51 (Home: 25–16; Road: 6–35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 5–9 (home: 2–2; road: 3–7)
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December
: 8–7 (home: 7–3; road: 1–4)
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January
: 5–11 (home: 5–5; road: 0–6)
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| 1986–87 schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player statistics
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Harper | 82 | 82 | 37.4 | 45.5 | 21.3 | 68.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 22.9 |
| Brad Daugherty | 80 | 80 | 33.7 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 69.6 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 15.7 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 80 | 80 | 33.9 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 74.5 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 14.6 |
| Phil Hubbard | 68 | 68 | 30.6 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 59.6 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.8 |
| John Bagley | 72 | 67 | 30.3 | 42.6 | 30.1 | 83.1 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 10.7 |
| Mark Price | 67 | 0 | 18.2 | 40.8 | 32.9 | 83.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| Mark West | 78 | 13 | 17.1 | 54.3 | 0.0 | 51.4 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| Craig Ehlo | 44 | 15 | 20.2 | 41.4 | 17.2 | 70.7 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| Keith Lee | 67 | 1 | 13.0 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 71.3 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| Melvin Turpin | 64 | 1 | 12.5 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| Johnny Newman | 59 | 0 | 10.7 | 41.1 | 4.5 | 86.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 32 | 0 | 13.7 | 36.8 | 25.0 | 73.7 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Scooter McCray | 24 | 2 | 11.6 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 48.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Ben Poquette | 37 | 1 | 11.8 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 79.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Dirk Minniefield | 11 | 0 | 11.1 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
Player statistics citation:[2]
Awards and records
- Brad Daugherty, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
- Ron Harper, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
- John "Hot Rod" Williams, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team