Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Rosters

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1987-1988 Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Kent Benson C 6-10 235 Dec 27, 1954 33 Indiana 10 1977 1st Rnd, #1, Milwaukee Bucks
Dell Curry SG 6-4 190 Jun 25, 1964 23 Virginia Tech 1 1986 1st Rnd, #15, Utah Jazz
Brad Daugherty C 7-0 245 Oct 19, 1965 22 North Carolina 1 1986 1st Rnd, #1, Cleveland Cavaliers
Chris Dudley C 6-11 235 Feb 22, 1965 23 Yale 0 1987 4th Rnd, #75, Cleveland Cavaliers
Craig Ehlo SG 6-6 180 Aug 11, 1961 26 Washington State 4 1983 3rd Rnd, #48, Houston Rockets
Ron Harper G-F 6-6 185 Jan 20, 1964 24 Miami (OH) 1 1986 1st Rnd, #8, Cleveland Cavaliers
Kevin Henderson SG 6-4 195 Mar 22, 1964 24 Cal State Fullerton 1 1986 3rd Rnd, #50, Cleveland Cavaliers
Phil Hubbard FC 6-8 215 Dec 13, 1956 31 Michigan 8 1979 1st Rnd, #15, Detroit Pistons
Larry Nance F-C 6-10 205 Feb 12, 1959 29 Clemson 6 1981 1st Rnd, #20, Phoenix Suns
Mark Price PG 6-0 170 Feb 15, 1964 24 Georgia Tech 1 1986 2nd Rnd, #25, Dallas Mavericks
Johnny Rogers PF 6-10 225 Dec 30, 1963 24 UC Irvine 1 1985 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Mike Sanders GF 6-6 210 May 7, 1960 27 UCLA 5 1982 4th Rnd, #74, Kansas City Kings
Hot Rod Williams F-C 6-11 215 Aug 9, 1962 25 Tulane 1 1985 2nd Rnd, #45, Cleveland Cavaliers

1987-1988 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 New York Knicks BOS in 4
First Round #2 Detroit Pistons #7 Washington Bullets DET in 5
First Round #3 Chicago Bulls #6 Cleveland Cavaliers CHI in 5
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Milwaukee Bucks ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 7
Second Round #2 Detroit Pistons #3 Chicago Bulls DET in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Detroit Pistons DET in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 3
First Round #2 Denver Nuggets #7 Seattle SuperSonics DEN in 5
First Round #3 Dallas Mavericks #6 Houston Rockets DAL in 4
First Round #4 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Utah Jazz UTA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Utah Jazz LAL in 7
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #3 Dallas Mavericks DAL in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Dallas Mavericks LAL in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Detroit Pistons LAL in 7

1987-1988 Cleveland Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Mark Price 5 41.0 21.0 3.6 7.6 0.6 0.0 1.6
Larry Nance 5 40.0 16.8 7.2 3.6 0.4 2.2 2.8
Brad Daugherty 5 40.8 15.8 9.2 3.2 0.4 1.4 3.2
Ron Harper 4 33.5 17.8 5.0 3.8 2.8 1.0 2.8
Mike Sanders 5 26.8 12.8 5.0 1.4 0.6 0.4 2.2
Hot Rod Williams 5 26.6 9.2 5.8 0.8 0.6 1.4 0.8
Craig Ehlo 5 25.6 8.8 3.6 3.4 1.0 0.0 2.4
Chris Dudley 4 6.0 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2
Dell Curry 2 8.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
Phil Hubbard 3 7.0 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

1987-1988 Cleveland Cavaliers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Cleveland Leaders Chicago Leaders
Apr 28, 1988
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Chicago		 L, 104-93 Chicago Stadium
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 21. Craig Ehlo
REB: 8. Larry Nance
AST: 12. Mark Price 		PTS: 50. M. Jordan
REB: 15. C. Oakley
AST: 7. John Paxson
May 1, 1988
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Chicago		 L, 106-101 Chicago Stadium
Opening Round 		0-2 PTS: 27. Larry Nance
REB: 13. B. Daugherty
AST: 8. Larry Nance 		PTS: 55. M. Jordan
REB: 14. Horace Grant
AST: 14. Sam Vincent
May 3, 1988
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Chicago		 W, 110-102 Richfield Coliseum
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 31. Mark Price
REB: 10. B. Daugherty
AST: 6. Mark Price 		PTS: 38. M. Jordan
REB: 9. C. Oakley
AST: 9. M. Jordan
May 5, 1988
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Chicago		 W, 97-91 Richfield Coliseum
Opening Round 		2-2 PTS: 30. Ron Harper
REB: 9. B. Daugherty
AST: 7. Mark Price 		PTS: 44. M. Jordan
REB: 10. C. Oakley
AST: 5. Sam Vincent
May 8, 1988
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Chicago		 L, 107-101 Chicago Stadium
Opening Round 		2-3 PTS: 25. Mark Price
REB: 10. B. Daugherty
AST: 7. Mark Price 		PTS: 39. M. Jordan
REB: 20. C. Oakley
AST: 7. Rory Sparrow