Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Rosters

1988-1989 Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Brad Daugherty C 7-0 245 Oct 19, 1965 23 North Carolina 2 1986 1st Rnd, #1, Cleveland Cavaliers
Chris Dudley C 6-11 235 Feb 22, 1965 24 Yale 1 1987 4th Rnd, #75, Cleveland Cavaliers
Craig Ehlo SG 6-6 180 Aug 11, 1961 27 Washington State 5 1983 3rd Rnd, #48, Houston Rockets
Ron Harper G-F 6-6 185 Jan 20, 1964 25 Miami (OH) 2 1986 1st Rnd, #8, Cleveland Cavaliers
Phil Hubbard FC 6-8 215 Dec 13, 1956 32 Michigan 9 1979 1st Rnd, #15, Detroit Pistons
Randolph Keys SF 6-7 195 Apr 19, 1966 23 Southern Mississippi 0 1988 1st Rnd, #22, Cleveland Cavaliers
Larry Nance F-C 6-10 205 Feb 12, 1959 30 Clemson 7 1981 1st Rnd, #20, Phoenix Suns
Mark Price PG 6-0 170 Feb 15, 1964 25 Georgia Tech 2 1986 2nd Rnd, #25, Dallas Mavericks
Tree Rollins C 7-1 235 Jun 15, 1953 35 Clemson 11 1977 1st Rnd, #14, Atlanta Hawks
Mike Sanders GF 6-6 210 May 7, 1960 28 UCLA 6 1982 4th Rnd, #74, Kansas City Kings
Darnell Valentine PG 6-1 183 Feb 3, 1959 30 Kansas 7 1981 1st Rnd, #16, Portland Trail Blazers
Hot Rod Williams F-C 6-11 215 Aug 9, 1962 26 Tulane 2 1985 2nd Rnd, #45, Cleveland Cavaliers

1988-1989 Playoff Matchups

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

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 3
First Round #2 Utah Jazz #7 Golden State Warriors GSW in 3
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Denver Nuggets PHX in 3
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Houston Rockets SEA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 4
Second Round #3 Phoenix Suns #7 Golden State Warriors PHX in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Phoenix Suns LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #1 Los Angeles Lakers DET in 4

1988-1989 Cleveland Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Ron Harper 5 37.8 19.6 4.2 4.0 2.2 0.8 1.4
Larry Nance 5 39.0 19.4 7.8 3.2 0.6 2.4 1.8
Mark Price 4 39.5 16.0 3.2 5.5 0.8 0.0 4.8
Hot Rod Williams 5 32.2 11.0 6.8 2.0 0.4 1.4 2.2
Brad Daugherty 5 33.4 11.0 9.2 2.4 1.2 1.0 1.2
Craig Ehlo 4 24.2 12.0 1.5 3.2 0.8 0.2 1.2
Mike Sanders 5 17.4 6.6 3.2 0.8 0.4 0.2 2.0
Darnell Valentine 5 16.0 4.2 1.4 3.2 1.0 0.0 1.0
Tree Rollins 5 14.8 3.0 3.2 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.2
Chris Dudley 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Randolph Keys 1 12.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Phil Hubbard 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1988-1989 Cleveland Cavaliers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Cleveland Leaders Chicago Leaders
Apr 28, 1989
v.
Chicago
L, 88-95 Richfield Coliseum
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 19. Craig Ehlo
REB: 7. B. Daugherty
AST: 6. D. Valentine
PTS: 31. M. Jordan
REB: 13. Horace Grant
AST: 11. M. Jordan
Apr 30, 1989
v.
Chicago
W, 96-88 Richfield Coliseum
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 31. Ron Harper
REB: 11. Ron Harper
AST: 5. Larry Nance
PTS: 30. M. Jordan
REB: 14. Horace Grant
AST: 10. M. Jordan
May 3, 1989
@
Chicago
L, 101-94 Chicago Stadium
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 22. H. Williams
REB: 11. H. Williams
AST: 8. D. Valentine
PTS: 44. M. Jordan
REB: 17. Horace Grant
AST: 10. M. Jordan
May 5, 1989
@
Chicago
W, 105-108 Chicago Stadium
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 27. Larry Nance
REB: 17. B. Daugherty
AST: 7. Mark Price
PTS: 50. M. Jordan
REB: 16. Horace Grant
AST: 5. S. Pippen
May 7, 1989
v.
Chicago
L, 100-101 Richfield Coliseum
Opening Round
2-3 PTS: 24. Craig Ehlo
REB: 11. B. Daugherty
AST: 7. Mark Price
PTS: 44. M. Jordan
REB: 10. S. Pippen
AST: 6. M. Jordan