1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results

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Record: 42-40, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Lenny Wilkens (42-40)

Executive: Wayne Embry

PTS/G: 104.5 (21st of 23) Opp PTS/G: 103.7 (2nd of 23)

SRS: 1.28 (11th of 23) Pace: 97.3 (19th of 23)

Off Rtg: 106.8 (15th of 23) Def Rtg: 106.0 (5th of 23) Net Rtg: +0.8 (12th of 23)

Expected W-L: 43-39 (12th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +7500

Arena: Coliseum at Richfield Attendance: 504,847 (12th of 23)

NBA 1988 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-3) versus Chicago Bulls (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 6, 1987	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		114	108	1	0	W 1	13,014
2	Sat, Nov 7, 1987	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		105	113	1	1	L 1	11,455
3	Wed, Nov 11, 1987	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		101	109	1	2	L 2	12,145
4	Fri, Nov 13, 1987	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		114	128	1	3	L 3	14,890	2:00
5	Sat, Nov 14, 1987	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		113	128	1	4	L 4	10,157
6	Tue, Nov 17, 1987	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		109	88	2	4	W 1	14,621	2:07
7	Thu, Nov 19, 1987	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		97	105	2	5	L 1	10,519
8	Sat, Nov 21, 1987	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		101	88	3	5	W 1	11,469
9	Tue, Nov 24, 1987	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		104	108	3	6	L 1	12,217
10	Wed, Nov 25, 1987	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		101	104	3	7	L 2	8,094
11	Sat, Nov 28, 1987	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		93	105	3	8	L 3	15,646
12	Wed, Dec 2, 1987	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		104	102	4	8	W 1	6,207
13	Fri, Dec 4, 1987	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		108	90	5	8	W 2	11,151
14	Sat, Dec 5, 1987	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		97	95	6	8	W 3	20,015
15	Tue, Dec 8, 1987	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		96	107	6	9	L 1	8,520
16	Wed, Dec 9, 1987	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		112	113	6	10	L 2	10,257
17	Fri, Dec 11, 1987	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		115	113	7	10	W 1	10,333
18	Sun, Dec 13, 1987	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		89	90	7	11	L 1	17,505
19	Tue, Dec 15, 1987	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		106	93	8	11	W 1	6,852
20	Thu, Dec 17, 1987	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		100	111	8	12	L 1	17,560
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 18, 1987	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		103	94	9	12	W 1	6,493
22	Sun, Dec 20, 1987	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		127	116	10	12	W 2	8,115
23	Tue, Dec 22, 1987	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		106	102	11	12	W 3	4,464
24	Wed, Dec 23, 1987	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		83	91	11	13	L 1	9,202
25	Sat, Dec 26, 1987	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		120	117	12	13	W 1	14,225
26	Sun, Dec 27, 1987	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		83	101	12	14	L 1	9,216
27	Wed, Dec 30, 1987	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		110	117	12	15	L 2	19,029
28	Sat, Jan 2, 1988	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		120	107	13	15	W 1	9,106
29	Mon, Jan 4, 1988	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		122	101	14	15	W 2	6,448
30	Wed, Jan 6, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		116	100	15	15	W 3	7,017
31	Fri, Jan 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		97	101	15	16	L 1	11,408
32	Sat, Jan 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		110	126	15	17	L 2	10,676
33	Tue, Jan 12, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		119	111	16	17	W 1	7,487
34	Thu, Jan 14, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	OT	91	88	17	17	W 2	16,648
35	Fri, Jan 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		93	97	17	18	L 1	19,822
36	Sun, Jan 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		93	111	17	19	L 2	11,052
37	Thu, Jan 21, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		93	101	17	20	L 3	10,129
38	Sat, Jan 23, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		119	100	18	20	W 1	20,900	1:59
39	Mon, Jan 25, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		96	119	18	21	L 1	12,212
40	Wed, Jan 27, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		112	102	19	21	W 1	5,940
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Thu, Jan 28, 1988	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		109	85	20	21	W 2	16,611
42	Sat, Jan 30, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W	OT	128	126	21	21	W 3	18,749
43	Mon, Feb 1, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		94	83	22	21	W 4	10,636
44	Wed, Feb 3, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		107	106	23	21	W 5	6,806
45	Thu, Feb 4, 1988	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L	OT	90	96	23	22	L 1	10,117
46	Tue, Feb 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		104	112	23	23	L 2	11,052
47	Wed, Feb 10, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		118	102	24	23	W 1	9,179
48	Fri, Feb 12, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		98	96	25	23	W 2	9,515
49	Sat, Feb 13, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		103	120	25	24	L 1	13,057
50	Mon, Feb 15, 1988	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		104	95	26	24	W 1	13,342
51	Wed, Feb 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		115	107	27	24	W 2	9,693
52	Thu, Feb 18, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		83	88	27	25	L 1	10,053
53	Sun, Feb 21, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		113	111	28	25	W 1	20,089
54	Wed, Feb 24, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		89	93	28	26	L 1	17,007
55	Thu, Feb 25, 1988	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		103	109	28	27	L 2	10,357
56	Sat, Feb 27, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		96	97	28	28	L 3	11,224
57	Mon, Feb 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		94	107	28	29	L 4	12,666
58	Wed, Mar 2, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		81	99	28	30	L 5	9,178
59	Sun, Mar 6, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		98	127	28	31	L 6	14,890	1:56
60	Wed, Mar 9, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		117	91	29	31	W 1	11,641
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Fri, Mar 11, 1988	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		117	107	30	31	W 2	12,294
62	Sat, Mar 12, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		100	104	30	32	L 1	33,854
63	Mon, Mar 14, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		102	104	30	33	L 2	13,123
64	Tue, Mar 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		89	108	30	34	L 3	17,752
65	Thu, Mar 17, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		99	102	30	35	L 4	13,261
66	Sat, Mar 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		100	101	30	36	L 5	11,052
67	Wed, Mar 23, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		105	96	31	36	W 1	8,029
68	Fri, Mar 25, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L	OT	110	111	31	37	L 1	19,876
69	Sat, Mar 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		102	109	31	38	L 2	16,418
70	Tue, Mar 29, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		108	103	32	38	W 1	9,389
71	Wed, Mar 30, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		107	96	33	38	W 2	8,387
72	Sat, Apr 2, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		108	94	34	38	W 3	14,347
73	Tue, Apr 5, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		105	106	34	39	L 1	12,580
74	Wed, Apr 6, 1988	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		98	87	35	39	W 1	10,165
75	Fri, Apr 8, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		104	85	36	39	W 2	16,475
76	Sun, Apr 10, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		119	105	37	39	W 3	8,985
77	Tue, Apr 12, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		116	103	38	39	W 4	12,418
78	Wed, Apr 13, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		98	115	38	40	L 1	18,808
79	Fri, Apr 15, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		120	109	39	40	W 1	20,146	2:10
80	Mon, Apr 18, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		112	107	40	40	W 2	10,180
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		107	103	41	40	W 3	17,726
82	Sat, Apr 23, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		104	99	42	40	W 4	20,121

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG
1	Thu, Apr 28, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	93	104	0	1	L 1	18,676	2:08
2	Sun, May 1, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	101	106	0	2	L 2	18,645	2:19
3	Tue, May 3, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	110	102	1	2	W 1	20,068	2:18
4	Thu, May 5, 1988	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	97	91	2	2	W 2	20,026	2:07
5	Sun, May 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	101	107	2	3	L 1	18,008	2:25

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