| Detroit Pistons | 87 |
| New York Knicks | 90 |
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| Los Angeles Clippers | 98 |
| Utah Jazz | 88 |
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| New Jersey Nets | 109 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 104 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | 129 |
| Golden State Warriors | 128 |
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Cleveland 104, New Jersey 109
Opening Round - Cleveland wins 3-1
Izod Center (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: Tommy Nunez Jr., Eddie Rush, Mike Mathis
Team Rebounds: Cleveland (0) New Jersey (0)
Technicals: Cleveland (0) New Jersey (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE (57-25) | 30 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 104 |
| NJN (40-42) | 31 | 28 | 18 | 32 | 109 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 97 | 106.8 | 112.0 |
| NJN | 97 | 112.0 | 106.8 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
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| CLE | .443 | 0.236 | 0.462 | 0.310 |
| NJN | .542 | 0.164 | 0.395 | 0.063 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
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| 43 | Brad Daugherty | Starter | C | 44:00 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Steve Kerr | Starter | SG | 30:00 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 22 | Larry Nance | Starter | PF | 45:00 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 19.8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 28 |
| 25 | Mark Price | Starter | PG | 39:00 | 7-18 | 0-7 | 5-5 | 14.1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 33 | Mike Sanders | Starter | SF | 15:00 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | John Battle | Bench | PG | 18:00 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Craig Ehlo | Bench | SG | 09:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Danny Ferry | Bench | SF | 04:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Hot Rod Williams | Bench | C | 36:00 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 18.6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
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| 240 | 38-87 | 1-10 | 27-32 | 106.2 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 104 | ||||
| 43.7% | 10.0% | 84.4% |
New Jersey Nets
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Mookie Blaylock | Starter | PG | 37:00 | 4-13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 16.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 31 | Sam Bowie | Starter | C | 30:00 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 44 | Derrick Coleman | Starter | PF | 40:00 | 11-22 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 16.8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| 34 | Chris Morris | Starter | SF | 33:00 | 12-14 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 21.4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 28 |
| - | Drazen Petrovic | Starter | SG | 37:00 | 8-16 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 9.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Kenny Anderson | Bench | PG | 09:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Chris Dudley | Bench | C | 18:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| - | Tate George | Bench | SG | 13:00 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Terry Mills | Bench | PF | 23:00 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7.5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 48-95 | 7-11 | 6-13 | 101.6 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 109 | ||||
| 50.5% | 63.6% | 46.2% |
Cleveland Cavaliers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Mark Price 17.3p, 2.4r, 7.4a |
Steve Kerr 6.6p, 1.6r, 2.3a |
Mike Sanders 7.1p, 3.1r, 1.7a |
Larry Nance 17p, 8.3r, 2.9a |
Brad Daugherty 21.5p, 10.4r, 3.6a |
| Rotation | John Battle 10.3p, 1.5r, 2.1a |
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Hot Rod Williams 11.9p, 7.6r, 2.5a |
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Craig Ehlo 12.3p, 4.9r, 3.8a |
Danny Ferry 5.1p, 3.1r, 1.1a |
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New Jersey Nets Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Mookie Blaylock 13.8p, 3.7r, 6.8a |
Drazen Petrovic 20.6p, 3.1r, 3.1a |
Chris Morris 11.4p, 6.4r, 2.6a |
Derrick Coleman 19.8p, 9.5r, 3.2a |
Sam Bowie 15p, 8.1r, 2.6a |
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Tate George 6p, 1.5r, 2.3a |
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Terry Mills 9p, 5.5r, 1a |
Chris Dudley 5.6p, 9r, 0.7a |
| Lim PT | Kenny Anderson 7p, 2r, 3.2a |
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