1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachLenny Wilkens
General managerWayne Embry
Owners
ArenaRichfield Coliseum
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Bulls 2–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWUAB
RadioWWWE[1]

The 1987–88 NBA season was the 18th season for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association. The Cavaliers received the seventh overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft, and selected point guard Kevin Johnson from the University of California,[2][3][4][5] and acquired second-year guard Dell Curry from the Utah Jazz during the off-season.[6][7][8]

The Cavaliers struggled with a 3–8 start to the regular season, but recovered and played .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, and held a 23–22 record at the All-Star break.[9] At mid-season, the team traded Johnson along with Tyrone Corbin, and Mark West to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for All-Star forward Larry Nance, and Mike Sanders.[10][11][12][13] Despite a six-game losing streak between February and March, the Cavaliers won 11 of their final 13 games of the season, finishing in fifth place in the Central Division with a 42–40 record, and earning the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.[14]

Second-year star Brad Daugherty averaged 18.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, and was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois,[15][16][17][18] while Nance averaged 16.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game in 27 games with the Cavaliers after the trade, and second-year guard Mark Price showed improvement becoming the team's starting point guard, averaging 16.0 points and 6.0 assists per game. In addition, second-year guard Ron Harper contributed 15.4 points, 4.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game, but only played 57 games due to injury, and second-year forward Hot Rod Williams provided the team with 10.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. Off the bench, Curry contributed 10.0 points and 1.2 steals per game, while starting small forward Phil Hubbard averaged 8.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, and Craig Ehlo provided with 7.1 points and 2.6 assists per game.[19]

Price finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting,[20] and head coach Lenny Wilkens finished tied in sixth place in Coach of the Year voting.[20]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1988 NBA playoffs, the Cavaliers lost in five games to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.[21] Following the season, Curry was left unprotected in the 1988 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Charlotte Hornets expansion team.[22][23][24][25]

Key Dates:

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 7 Kevin Johnson Guard  United States California
2 41* Kannard Johnson Forward  United States Western Kentucky
3 52 Donald Royal Forward  United States Notre Dame
4 75 Chris Dudley Center  United States Yale
4 80** Carven Holcombe Guard  United States TCU
5 98 Carl Lott Guard  United States TCU
6 121 Harold Jensen Guard  United States Villanova
7 144 Michael Foster Guard  United States South Carolina

*2nd round pick acquired from Milwaukee in Paul Thompson deal.[27]

**5th round pick acquired from Indiana in Ron Anderson deal.[28]

Roster

1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 54 Kent Benson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1954–12–27 Indiana
G 30 Dell Curry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–06–25 Virginia Tech
C 43 Brad Daugherty 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–10–19 North Carolina
C 22 Chris Dudley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–02–22 Yale
G 3 Craig Ehlo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–08–11 Washington State
G 4 Ron Harper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1964–01–20 Miami (OH)
G 12 Kevin Henderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–03–22 Cal State Fullerton
F 35 Phil Hubbard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–12–13 Michigan
F 6 Larry Nance 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–02–12 Clemson
G 25 Mark Price 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1964–02–15 Georgia Tech
F 32 Johnny Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1963–12–30 UC Irvine
F 11 Mike Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960–05–07 UCLA
F/C 18 Hot Rod Williams 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–08–09 Tulane
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: March 29, 1988

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 – 34–7 20–21 20–10
x-Chicago Bulls 50 32 .610 4 30–11 20–21 16–13
x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 4 30-11 20-21 16–13
x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 12 30–11 12–29 13–17
x- 42 40 .512 12 31–10 11–30 11–19
Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 16 25–16 13–28 13–17
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 3
3 x-Chicago Bulls 50 32 .610 7
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 7
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 15
6 x- 42 40 .512 15
7 x-Washington Bullets 38 44 .463 19
8 x-New York Knicks 38 44 .463 19
9 Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 19
10 Philadelphia 76ers 36 46 .439 21
11 New Jersey Nets 19 63 .232 38

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1987-88 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 2–4 2–3 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 5–0 3–3 6–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–3
Boston 4–2 – 3–3 2–3 2–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–3 5–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–1
Chicago 3–2 3–3 – 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–0 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–1 5–1 3–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
Cleveland 1–5 3–2 3–3 – 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 5–1 2–4 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 6–0
Dallas 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 – 3–3 1–1 4–1 4–2 2–0 5–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 5–1 5–1 3–2 3–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 – 1–1 4–1 4–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 4–2 5–1 4–1 2–4 2–0
Detroit 4–2 3–3 4–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 4–2 5–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 0–2 – 0–5 0–2 3–3 0–6 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–5 2–3 3–2 1–5 1–4 0–2
Houston 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–4 1–1 5–0 – 2–0 3–2 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 4–1 4–2 2–4 3–2 3–3 2–0
Indiana 2–4 0–5 3–3 2–4 0–2 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 3–3 6–0 2–3 2–4 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–4
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 0–5 1–1 3–3 2–3 1–1 – 1–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 0–6 3–2 0–5 1–5 1–4 0–2
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–3 2–0 6–0 4–1 1–1 5–1 – 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 3–3 4–1 5–0 4–2 4–1 1–1
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 1–5 4–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 2–0 – 3–2 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New Jersey 0–5 1–5 1–5 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–2 1–1 0–6 2–0 0–2 2–3 – 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–6
New York 3–3 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 – 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Philadelphia 0–6 2–4 2–4 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 4–2 3–3 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
Phoenix 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 2–3 0–2 4–2 1–4 0–2 4–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 0–6 3–2 2–3 2–4 2–3 0–2
Portland 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 5–1 1–4 2–0 6–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 6–0 – 4–1 5–0 3–3 1–4 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–4 0–2 3–2 2–4 0–2 2–3 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–4 – 3–3 1–4 1–5 0–2
San Antonio 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–5 1–1 2–3 4–2 0–2 5–0 0–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–5 3–3 – 3–2 3–3 0–2
Seattle 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–4 1–1 5–1 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 3–3 4–1 2–3 – 1–4 2–0
Utah 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–3 4–2 0–2 4–1 3–3 1–1 4–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 4–1 5–1 3–3 4–1 – 2–0
Washington 3–3 1–5 3–3 0–6 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–4 6–0 3–3 3–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 —

Game log

Regular season

1987–88 game log
Total: 42–40 (home: 31–10; road: 11–30)
November: 3–8 (home: 2–4; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 7, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Atlanta L 105–113 Harper (20) Corbin (10) Price (6) The Omni
11,455 		1–1
3 November 11, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		Milwaukee L 101–107 Daugherty (24) Daugherty (13) Daugherty,
Price (6) 		Richfield Coliseum
12,145 		1–2
4 November 13, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Boston L 114–128 Curry (25) Hubbard (9) Price (9) Boston Garden
14,890 		1–3
5 November 14, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		Detroit L 113–128 Daugherty (22) West (6) Price (10) Richfield Coliseum
10,157 		1–4
6 November 17, 1987
8:00 p.m. EST 		Boston W 109–88 Hubbard (17) Curry,
Daugherty,
West (8) 		Price (6) Richfield Coliseum
14,621 		2–4
December: 10–7 (home: 6–2; road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 December 5, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		L.A. Lakers W 97–95 Hubbard (19) Daugherty (9) Price (8) Richfield Coliseum
20,015 		6–8
18 December 13, 1987
10:30 p.m. EST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 89–90 Daugherty Corbin,
Daugherty,
Williams (7) 		Ehlo (7) The Forum
17,505 		7–11
19 December 15, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		Dallas W 106–93 Daugherty (21) Ehlo (14) Johnson (6) Richfield Coliseum
6,852 		8–11
20 December 17, 1987
8:30 p.m. EST 		@ Chicago L 100–111 Daugherty (2) Daugherty,
Johnson,
Williams (6) 		Johnson (8) Chicago Stadium
17,650 		8–12
23 December 22, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Washington W 106–102 Price (22) Ehlo (10) Price (7) Capital Centre
4,464 		11–12
24 December 23, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		Utah L 83–91 Price (26) Williams (10) Daugherty (9) Richfield Coliseum
9,202 		11–13
27 December 30, 1987
7:30 p.m. EST 		Atlanta L 110–117 Curry (25) Daugherty (9) Daugherty,
Price (7) 		Richfield Coliseum
19,029 		12–15
January: 9–6 (home: 7–1; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 January 4, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Denver W 122–101 Daugherty (25) West,
Williams (9) 		Harper (9) Richfield Coliseum
6,448 		14–15
31 January 8, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Atlanta L 97–101 Hubbard (17) Daugherty (13) Daugherty,
Price (4) 		The Omni
11,408 		23–8
34 January 14, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Chicago W 91–88 (OT) Daugherty,
Harper (16) 		Ehlo (8) Price (6) Richfield Coliseum
16,648 		17–17
35 January 15, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Detroit L 93–97 Daugherty (20) Daugherty (10) Johnson (7) Pontiac Silverdome
19,622 		17–18
36 January 17, 1988
2:30 p.m. EST 		@ Milwaukee L 93–111 Daugherty (19) Daugherty (8) Harper (6) MECCA Arena
11,052 		17–19
37 January 21, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Atlanta L 93–101 Daugherty (25) Williams (12) Curry,
Daugherty (4) 		Richfield Coliseum
10,129 		17–20
38 January 23, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Boston W 119–100 Curry (23) Williams (9) Harper,
Johnson (6) 		Richfield Coliseum
20,900 		18–20
39 January 25, 1988
9:30 p.m. EST 		@ Utah L 96–119 Daugherty,
Price,
West (14) 		Daugherty,
West (8) 		Johnson (8) Salt Palace
12,212 		18–21
42 January 30, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Washington W 128–126 (OT) Daugherty (29) Williams (14) Harper,
Price (9) 		Richfield Coliseum
18,749 		21–21
February: 7–8 (home: 5–1; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
43 February 1, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Detroit W 94–83 Harper (23) Williams (15) Price (10) Richfield Coliseum
10,636 		22–21
44 February 3, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Washington W 107–106 Williams (23) Daugherty (10) Daugherty (11) Capital Centre
6,806 		23–21
All-Star Break
46 February 9, 1988
8:30 p.m. EST 		@ Milwaukee L 104–112 Daugherty (19) Daugherty (10) Harper (10) MECCA Arena
11,052 		23–23
47 February 10, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Washington W 118–102 Williams (23) Daugherty (13) Daugherty (6) Richfield Coliseum
9,179 		24–23
52 February 21, 1988
1:00 p.m. EST 		Chicago W 113–111 Daugherty (29) Daugherty (8) Price (11) Richfield Coliseum
20,089 		28–25
54 February 24, 1988
8:30 p.m. EST 		@ Dallas L 89–93 West (16) West (11) Harper (6) Reunion Arena
17,007 		28–26
March: 5–9 (home: 4–2; road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
58 March 2, 1988
9:30 p.m. EST 		@ Denver L 81–99 Daugherty,
Nance (15) 		Williams (10) Harper (8) McNichols Sports Arena
9,178 		28–29
59 March 6, 1988
1:00 p.m. EST 		@ Boston L 98–127 Harper (25) Williams (8) Daugherty,
Ehlo,
Price (4) 		Boston Garden
14,890 		28–31
60 March 9, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Milwaukee W 117–91 Harper (23) Nance,
Williams (9) 		Price (8) Richfield Coliseum
11,641 		29–31
62 March 12, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Detroit L 100–104 Daugherty (24) Daugherty,
Williams (9) 		Daugherty (10) Pontiac Silverdome
33,854 		30–32
64 March 15, 1988
8:00 p.m. EST 		@ Chicago L 89–108 Harper (20) Nacne (9) Harper (9) Chicago Stadium
17,752 		30–34
65 March 17, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Detroit L 99–102 Daugherty (21) Daugherty (8) Price (7) Richfield Coliseum
13,261 		30–35
66 March 19, 1988
9:00 p.m. EST 		@ Milwaukee L 100–101 Price (24) Daugherty (10) Price (7) MECCA Arena
11,052 		30–36
68 March 25, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		Chicago L 110–111 (OT) Nance (29) Nance (11) Curry (6) Richfield Coliseum
19,876 		31–37
69 March 26, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Atlanta L 102–109 Daugherty (25) Nance (8) Harper (8) The Omni
16,418 		31–38
71 March 30, 1988
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Washington W 107–96 Nance (22) Daugherty (14) Harper,
Price (6) 		Capital Centre
8,387 		33–38
April: 9–2 (home: 7–0; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
74 April 6, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT 		Washington W 98–87 Price (20) Nance (9) Harper (7) Richfield Coliseum
10,165 		35–39
75 April 8, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT 		Milwaukee W 104–85 Daugherty (22) Daugherty,
Harper (8) 		Harper (6) Richfield Coliseum
16,475 		36–39
77 April 12, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT 		Atlanta W 116–103 Harper (25) Daugherty (7) Price (14) Richfield Coliseum
12,418 		38–39
78 April 13, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT 		@ Detroit L 98–115 Nance (20) Nance (12) Ehlo (4) Pontiac Silverdome
18,808 		38–40
79 April 15, 1988
7:30 p.m. EDT 		Boston W 120–109 Daugherty (44) Daugherty (9) Harper (6) Richfield Coliseum
20,149 		39–40
81 April 22, 1988
8:30 p.m. EDT 		@ Chicago W 107–103 Price (26) Daugherty (10) Price (11) Chicago Stadium
17,726 		41–40
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

Main article: 1988 NBA Playoffs
1988 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT 		@ Chicago L 93–104 Ehlo (21) Nance (8) Price (12) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		0–1
2 May 1, 1988
3:30 p.m. EDT 		@ Chicago L 101–106 Nance (27) Daugherty (13) Nance (8) Chicago Stadium
18,645 		0–2
3 May 3, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT 		Chicago W 110–102 Price (31) Daugherty (10) Price (6) Richfield Coliseum
20,068 		1–2
4 May 5, 1988
8:00 p.m. EDT 		Chicago W 97–91 Harper (30) Daugherty (9) Price (7) Richfield Coliseum
20,026 		2–2
5 May 8, 1988
1:00 p.m. EDT 		@ Chicago L 101–107 Price (25) Daugherty (10) Price (7) Chicago Stadium
18,008 		2–3
1988 schedule

Player stats

Legend
  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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brad Daugherty 79 78 37.4 51.0 0.0 71.6 8.4 4.2 0.6 0.7 18.7
Larry Nance 27 26 33.6 52.6 0.0 83.0 7.9 3.1 0.7 2.3 16.2
Mark Price 80 79 32.8 50.6 48.6 87.7 2.3 6.0 1.2 0.2 16.0
Ron Harper 57 52 32.1 46.4 15.0 70.5 3.9 4.9 2.1 0.9 15.4
Hot Rod Williams 77 50 27.4 47.7 0.0 75.6 6.6 1.3 0.8 1.9 10.9
Dell Curry 79 8 19.0 45.8 34.6 78.2 2.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 10.0
Mark West 54 12 21.9 57.6 0.0 62.1 5.2 0.9 0.5 1.5 8.5
Phil Hubbard 78 59 20.9 48.9 0.0 74.9 3.6 1.0 0.6 0.1 8.4
Tyrone Corbin 54 4 21.3 49.1 0.0 78.6 4.1 1.0 0.8 0.3 7.3
Kevin Johnson 52 3 20.1 46.0 22.2 82.1 1.4 3.7 1.2 0.3 7.3
Craig Ehlo 79 27 21.6 46.6 34.4 67.4 3.5 2.6 1.0 0.4 7.1
Mike Sanders 24 11 17.4 53.8 0.0 87.0 2.0 1.1 0.5 0.2 6.8
Chris Dudley 55 1 9.3 47.4 0.0 56.3 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 3.1
Johnny Rogers 24 0 7.0 42.6 0.0 76.9 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 2.6
Kent Benson 2 0 6.0 100.0 0.0 50.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.5
Kevin Henderson 5 0 4.0 40.0 0.0 41.7 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.8
Kannard Johnson 4 0 3.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mark Price 5 5 41.0 56.7 41.7 96.0 3.6 7.6 0.6 0.0 21.0
Ron Harper 4 4 33.5 47.6 0.0 68.8 5.0 3.8 2.8 1.0 17.8
Larry Nance 5 5 40.0 53.1 0.0 88.9 7.2 3.6 0.4 2.2 16.8
Brad Daugherty 5 5 40.8 46.0 0.0 67.7 9.2 3.2 0.4 1.4 15.8
Mike Sanders 5 5 26.8 53.8 0.0 80.0 5.0 1.4 0.6 0.4 12.8
Hot Rod Williams 5 0 26.6 50.0 0.0 46.2 5.8 0.8 0.6 1.4 9.2
Craig Ehlo 5 1 25.6 42.5 0.0 62.5 3.6 3.4 1.0 0.0 8.8
Chris Dudley 4 0 6.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.3
Dell Curry 2 0 8.5 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.0
Phil Hubbard 3 0 7.0 16.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7

Player Statistics Citation:[19]

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Development League

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  28. ^ Traded Ron Anderson to Pacers for 1987 fourth round pick (#80-Carven Holcomb) on 12/10/85 http://n-c-systems.com/hoops/DraftTrades/1987.html Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
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