| Team: | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| End Year: | 1987 |
| Wins: | 31 |
| Losses: | 51 |
| Division: | Central |
| Division Place: | 6 |
| Conf Place: | 9 |
| Coach: | Lenny Wilkens |
| Gm: | Wayne Embry |
| Owners: | |
| Arena: | Coliseum at Richfield |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Bbr Team: | CLE |
| Television: | WUAB |
| Radio: | WWWE |
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.
See main article: 1986 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | C | North Carolina | |||
| 1 | 8 | G/SF | Miami (OH) | |||
| 2 | 29 | SF | Richmond | |||
| 3 | 50 | California State-Fullerton | ||||
| 4 | 73 | North Carolina | ||||
| 5 | 96 | Ben Davis | Gardner-Webb | |||
| 6 | 119 | New Mexico State | ||||
| 7 | 142 | Georgetown |
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
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| width=100 | 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 | — | |
|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || November 2, 1986 || Chicago|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || November 7, 1986 || @ Golden State|-style="background:#fcc;"| 8 || November 15, 1986 || @ Dallas|-style="background:#fcc;"| 9 || November 16, 1986 || @ Houston|-style="background:#fcc;"| 10 || November 19, 1986 || Golden State|-style="background:#fcc;"| 11 || November 20, 1986 || @ Atlanta| L 89–108|||| The Omni
8,547| 3–8|-style="background:#fcc;"| 12 || November 22, 1986 || @ Detroit|-style="background:#cfc;"| 16 || December 4, 1986 || Detroit|-style="background:#cfc;"| 17 || December 6, 1986 || Boston|-style="background:#fcc;"| 18 || December 9, 1986 || Atlanta| L 98–122|||| Coliseum at Richfield
10,276| 8–10|-style="background:#fcc;"| 25 || December 23, 1986 || @ Chicago|-style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || December 29, 1986 || Atlanta| W 107–106|||| Coliseum at Richfield
15,458| 13–15|-style="background:#fcc;"| 32 || January 6, 1987 || Chicago|-style="background:#fcc;"| 34 || January 10, 1987 || @ Atlanta| L 104–129|||| The Omni
15,649| 14–20|-style="background:#fcc;"| 35 || January 13, 1987 || Detroit|-style="background:#fcc;"| 36 || January 14, 1987 || @ Detroit|-style="background:#fcc;"| 37 || January 16, 1987 || @ Boston|-style="background:#fcc;"| 39 || January 19, 1987 || Houston|-style="background:#fcc;"| 41 || January 23, 1987 || @ Chicago|-style="background:#cfc;"| 42 || January 24, 1987 || Chicago|-style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || January 29, 1987 || Atlanta| W 102–91|||| Coliseum at Richfield
10,569| 17–27|-style="background:#fcc;"| 46 || February 4, 1987 || @ Boston|-style="background:#fcc;"| 49 || February 12, 1987 || Detroit|-style="background:#fcc;"| 54 || February 22, 1987 || Chicago|-style="background:#fcc;"| 56 || February 25, 1987 || @ Detroit|-style="background:#cfc;"| 57 || February 28, 1987 || @ Denver|-style="background:#fcc;"| 67 || March 18, 1987 || Denver|-style="background:#fcc;"| 70 || March 24, 1987 || vs. Boston
(at Hartford, CT)|-style="background:#fcc;"| 72 || March 29, 1987 || Dallas|-style="background:#fcc;"| 76 || April 6, 1987 || @ Atlanta| L 105–110|||| The Omni
8,459| 27–49|-style="background:#cfc;"| 77 || April 7, 1987
| 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]