1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season
1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
General manager	Wayne Embry
Owners	Gordon Gund; George Gund III;
Arena	Coliseum at Richfield
Results
Record	31–51 (.378)
Place	Division: 6th (Central); Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WUAB
Radio	WWWE
< 1985–86	1987–88 >

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Cavaliers' 17th season in the NBA.^[1]

The season saw the team draft Brad Daugherty and Ron Harper with the first and eighth overall picks, respectively. Future four-time All-Star Mark Price was brought in from Dallas, who drafted him in the second round of the draft.

Draft picks edit

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	1	Brad Daugherty	C	United States	North Carolina
1	8	Ron Harper	G/SF	United States	Miami (OH)
2	29	Johnny Newman	SF	United States	Richmond
3	50	Kevin Henderson		United States	California State-Fullerton
4	73	Warren Martin		United States	North Carolina
5	96	Ben Davis		United States	Gardner-Webb
6	119	Gilbert Wilburn		United States	New Mexico State
7	142	Ralph Dalton		United States	Georgetown

Roster edit

1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
PG	5	Bagley, John	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1960-04-23	Boston College
SF	23	Corbin, Tyrone	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1962-12-31	DePaul
C	43	Daugherty, Brad	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1965-10-19	North Carolina
SG	3	Ehlo, Craig	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1961-08-11	Washington State
SG	4	Harper, Ron	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1964-01-20	Miami (OH)
SF	35	Hubbard, Phil	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1956-12-13	Michigan
PF	24	Lee, Keith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1962-12-28	Memphis
SF	22	Newman, Johnny	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1963-11-28	Richmond
PG	25	Price, Mark	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1964-02-15	Georgia Tech
C	54	Turpin, Melvin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1960-12-28	Kentucky
C	41	West, Mark	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1960-11-05	Old Dominion
PF	18	Williams, Hot Rod	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1962-08-09	Tulane

Head coach

Lenny Wilkens

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 5, 1987

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Atlanta Hawks	57	25	.695	–	35–6	22–19	17–13
x-Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	5	32–9	20–21	17–13
x-Milwaukee Bucks	50	32	.610	7	32–9	18–23	17–13
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	16	28–13	13–28	13–16
x-Chicago Bulls	40	42	.488	17	29–12	11–30	17–12
Cleveland Cavaliers	31	51	.378	26	25–16	6–35	8–22

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Boston Celtics	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Atlanta Hawks	57	25	.695	2
3	x-Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	7
4	x-Milwaukee Bucks	50	32	.610	9
5	x-Philadelphia 76ers	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Washington Bullets	42	40	.512	17
7	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	18
8	x-Chicago Bulls	40	42	.488	19

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	31	51	.378	28
10	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	35
11	New York Knicks	24	58	.293	35

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents edit

1986-87 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	–	3–3	4–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	3–3	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	5–0	5–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–0
Boston	3–3	–	6–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–6	–	5–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	0–2	0–2	3–2	2–0	0–2	4–2	3–2	4–2	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–3
Cleveland	2–4	2–3	1–5	–	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–1	0–2	3–3	2–0	0–2	1–5	4–2	4–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–4
Dallas	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	–	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–3	0–2	5–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–3	5–1	4–2	5–0	3–3	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	–	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	2–3	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–2	3–2	2–4	5–1	2–3	2–4	1–1
Detroit	3–3	2–3	3–3	5–1	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	5–1	6–0	5–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–4	1–1	–	4–1	0–2	6–0	2–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–5	4–2	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–3	3–3	1–1	1–4	–	2–0	4–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–3	5–1	5–1	1–4	3–3	1–1
Indiana	3–3	1–5	2–3	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	–	2–0	0–2	2–4	5–1	3–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–5	3–2	0–2	0–6	1–4	0–2	–	0–6	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–5	0–6	1–4	1–4	2–4	2–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	5–0	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	6–0	–	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	5–1	5–0	4–1	4–2	3–2	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	2–4	5–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	–	4–2	4–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	2–4	2–3	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–1	0–2	2–4	–	5–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4
New York	1–5	2–4	2–4	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–6	0–2	1–1	2–3	2–0	0–2	2–4	1–5	–	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Philadelphia	3–3	3–3	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	0–5	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–2	3–3	3–3	–	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	–	2–4	2–3	2–3	1–5	4–1	0–2
Portland	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–0	2–4	3–2	2–0	6–0	1–5	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	4–2	–	3–2	4–1	4–2	3–2	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–5	4–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	1–1	4–1	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–2	2–3	–	3–3	2–3	1–5	1–1
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–5	1–1	1–4	1–5	0–2	4–1	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	–	1–4	2–4	0–2
Seattle	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	3–2	0–2	2–4	4–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	5–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	–	3–2	1–1
Utah	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–3	4–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	1–1	3–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	5–1	4–2	2–3	–	1–1
Washington	0–5	2–4	3–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–4	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	—

Game log edit

1986–87 game log
Total: 31–51 (Home: 25–16; Road: 6–35)

November: 5–9 (home: 2–2; road: 3–7)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
2	November 2, 1986	Chicago
4	November 7, 1986	@ Golden State
8	November 15, 1986	@ Dallas
9	November 16, 1986	@ Houston
10	November 19, 1986	Golden State
11	November 20, 1986	@ Atlanta	L 89–108	The Omni 8,547	3–8
12	November 22, 1986	@ Detroit

December : 8–7 (home: 7–3; road: 1–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
16	December 4, 1986	Detroit
17	December 6, 1986	Boston
18	December 9, 1986	Atlanta	L 98–122	Coliseum at Richfield 10,276	8–10
25	December 23, 1986	@ Chicago
28	December 29, 1986	Atlanta	W 107–106	Coliseum at Richfield 15,458	13–15

January : 5–11 (home: 5–5; road: 0–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
32	January 6, 1987	Chicago
34	January 10, 1987	@ Atlanta	L 104–129	The Omni 15,649	14–20
35	January 13, 1987	Detroit
36	January 14, 1987	@ Detroit
37	January 16, 1987	@ Boston
39	January 19, 1987	Houston
41	January 23, 1987	@ Chicago
42	January 24, 1987	Chicago
44	January 29, 1987	Atlanta	W 102–91	Coliseum at Richfield 10,569	17–27

February : 5–7 (home: 4–1; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team
46	February 4, 1987	@ Boston
49	February 12, 1987	Detroit
54	February 22, 1987	Chicago
56	February 25, 1987	@ Detroit
57	February 28, 1987	@ Denver

March : 4–12 (home: 3–4; road: 1–8)

Game	Date	Team
67	March 18, 1987	Denver
70	March 24, 1987	vs. Boston (at Hartford, CT)
72	March 29, 1987	Dallas

April : 4–5 (home: 4–1; road: 0–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
76	April 6, 1987	@ Atlanta	L 105–110				The Omni 8,459	27–49
77	April 7, 1987

1986–87 schedule

Player statistics edit

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ron Harper	82	82	37.4	45.5	21.3	68.4	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	22.9
Brad Daugherty	80	80	33.7	53.8	0.0	69.6	8.1	3.8	0.6	0.8	15.7
Hot Rod Williams	80	80	33.9	48.5	0.0	74.5	7.9	1.9	0.7	2.1	14.6
Phil Hubbard	68	68	30.6	53.1	0.0	59.6	5.7	2.0	1.0	0.1	11.8
John Bagley	72	67	30.3	42.6	30.1	83.1	3.5	5.3	1.3	0.1	10.7
Mark Price	67	0	18.2	40.8	32.9	83.3	1.7	3.0	0.6	0.1	6.9
Mark West	78	13	17.1	54.3	0.0	51.4	4.3	0.5	0.3	1.0	6.5
Craig Ehlo	44	15	20.2	41.4	17.2	70.7	3.7	2.1	0.9	0.7	6.2
Keith Lee	67	1	13.0	45.5	0.0	71.3	3.7	1.0	0.4	0.6	6.1
Melvin Turpin	64	1	12.5	46.2	0.0	71.4	3.0	0.5	0.2	0.6	6.1
Johnny Newman	59	0	10.7	41.1	4.5	86.8	1.2	0.5	0.3	0.1	5.0
Tyrone Corbin	32	0	13.7	36.8	25.0	73.7	3.0	0.5	0.5	0.1	4.0
Scooter McCray	24	2	11.6	46.2	0.0	48.8	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.2	3.3
Ben Poquette	37	1	11.8	50.0	0.0	79.5	2.1	0.8	0.2	0.6	3.1
Dirk Minniefield	11	0	11.1	31.0	0.0	25.0	0.9	1.2	0.5	0.1	2.5

Player Statistics Citation:^[2]

Awards and records edit

Brad Daugherty, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Ron Harper, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
John "Hot Rod" Williams, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions edit

References edit

^ 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers
^ "1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

[1] 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers

[2] "1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

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