1989–90 Cleveland Cavaliers season explained

Team:	Cleveland Cavaliers
End Year:	1990
Wins:	42
Losses:	40
Division:	Central
Division Place:	4
Conf Place:	7
Coach:	Lenny Wilkens
Gm:	Wayne Embry
Owners:	Gordon Gund George Gund III
Arena:	Richfield Coliseum
Playoffs:	First round (lost to 76ers 2–3)
Bbr Team:	CLE
Television:	WOIO SportsChannel Ohio
Radio:	WRMR^[1]

The 1989–90 NBA season was the 20th season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio. During the off-season, the Cavaliers acquired second-year guard Steve Kerr from the Phoenix Suns.^{[2] [3]} The Cavaliers got off to a slow start losing their first four games, on their way to a mediocre 10–16 start. Early into the season, the team traded Ron Harper to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for top draft pick Danny Ferry and Reggie Williams;^{[4] [5] [6]} Ferry was selected by the Clippers as the second overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft,^{[7] [8] [9] [10]} but refused to play for them as he went to play overseas in Italy.^{[11] [12]} At midseason, the team traded Chris Dudley to the New Jersey Nets,^{[13] [14]} and released Williams to free agency. The Cavaliers struggled playing below .500 for the first half of the season, holding a 21–25 record at the All-Star break,^[15] but finished it on a strong note winning their final six games. The team finished the season with a 42–40 record, finishing 4th in the Central Division, as they advanced to the playoffs.^[16]

Mark Price averaged 19.6 points, 9.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while Brad Daugherty averaged 16.8 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, and Larry Nance provided the team with 16.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. In addition, sixth man Hot Rod Williams provided with 16.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, and Craig Ehlo contributed 13.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game.^[17]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers lost in five games to the Philadelphia 76ers.^{[18] [19] [20] [21]} For the season, the team slightly changed their road uniforms, replacing the team nickname "Cavs" with the city name "Cleveland" on their jerseys.^[22]

The team's season roster is featured in the video games NBA 2K16^[23] and NBA 2K17.

Draft picks

See main article: 1989 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	25	John Morton	Guard		Seton Hall
2	43	Chucky Brown	Forward		NC State

Regular season

Season standings

Notes

• z, y – division champions
• x – clinched playoff spot

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Record vs. opponents

1989-90 NBA Records
width=100	Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	1–3	2–0	0–5	2–3	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	5–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–1	–	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	5–1	4–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3
Charlotte	0–2	0–2	–	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–2	0–2	2–2	1–4	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	0–5	0–2
Chicago	5–0	2–2	2–0	–	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	3–2	1–3	1–1	0–5	–	0–2	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	–	2–3	1–1	3–1	4–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	2–0	3–2	–	0–2	2–2	4–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1
Detroit	2–3	2–2	2–0	4–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	5–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Golden State	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	–	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–3	2–2	1–1
Houston	0–2	0–2	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–4	1–1	2–2	–	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–2	1–1
Indiana	3–2	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–1	1–1	–	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	–	1–4	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–5	2–3	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	–	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–3	5–0	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1
Miami	0–4	0–5	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	–	2–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	3–1	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–3
Milwaukee	2–3	2–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	–	2–0	4–0	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–2	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	0–5	1–1
New Jersey	2–2	1–5	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	4–1	0–4	1–1	–	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	3–1	1–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	2–2	1–1	4–1	–	2–2	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Orlando	0–5	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–5	1–1	3–1	2–2	–	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4
Philadelphia	2–2	2–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	2–2	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	–	2–3	5–0	0–4	3–2	3–1	2–0
Portland	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–2	–	4–0	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–3	0–4	1–1	3–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	0–4	–	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	–	3–1	3–2	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	2–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–3	2–2	1–3	–	1–3	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–3	3–1	–	2–0
Washington	2–2	3–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–5	4–0	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1 || November 3, 1989 || @ Chicago|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || November 4, 1989 || @ Indiana|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3 || November 8, 1989 || Orlando|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4 || November 10, 1989 || @ Washington
(at Baltimore, MD)|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || November 11, 1989 || Boston|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || November 14, 1989 || @ New Jersey|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || November 15, 1989 || Golden State|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8 || November 17, 1989
8:00 pm EST || Atlanta| W 131–125 (OT)| Ehlo (31)| Williams (14)| Price (10)| Richfield Coliseum
16,135| 4–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9 || November 22, 1989 || New York|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10 || November 24, 1989 || @ Detroit|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11 || November 25, 1989 || Houston|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12 || November 28, 1989 || Washington|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13 || November 29, 1989 || @ Philadelphia|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14 || December 1, 1989 || @ Boston|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15 || December 2, 1989 || Minnesota|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16 || December 5, 1989 || Utah|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17 || December 7, 1989 || @ L.A. Clippers|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18 || December 9, 1989 || @ Sacramento|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19 || December 11, 1989 || @ Utah|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || December 13, 1989 || Milwaukee|- style="background:#cfc;"| 21 || December 15, 1989 || Seattle|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22 || December 20, 1989 || Denver|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23 || December 22, 1989 || @ Milwaukee|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24 || December 25, 1989
3:30 pm EST || @ Atlanta| L 104–115| Williams,
Williams (17)| Ehlo,
Nance (8)| Price (11)| The Omni
13,357| 10–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25 || December 27, 1989 || Detroit|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26 || December 28, 1989 || @ Charlotte|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27 || December 30, 1989 || Phoenix|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28 || January 3, 1990 || Chicago|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || January 5, 1990 || Washington|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30 || January 6, 1990 || @ Orlando|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31 || January 10, 1990 || Milwaukee|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || January 12, 1990 || @ Philadelphia|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33 || January 13, 1990 || New Jersey|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || January 15, 1990 || San Antonio|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35 || January 17, 1990 || @ Houston|- style="background:#fcc;"| 36 || January 19, 1990 || @ San Antonio|- style="background:#fcc;"| 37 || January 20, 1990 || @ Dallas|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38 || January 23, 1990 || Philadelphia|- style="background:#fcc;"| 39 || January 24, 1990
7:30 pm EST || @ Atlanta| L 86–103| Price (20)| Keys,
Nance (6)| Price (7)| The Omni
14,220| 16–23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40 || January 26, 1990 || @ Minnesota|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41 || January 27, 1990 || @ Indiana|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42 || January 30, 1990 || @ Miami|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43 || February 3, 1990 || Detroit|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || February 5, 1990 || L.A. Clippers|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45 || February 6, 1990 || @ Detroit|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46 || February 8, 1990 || Miami|- style="text-align:center;"| colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#fcc;"| 47 || February 14, 1990 || Indiana|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48 || February 16, 1990
8:00 pm EST || Atlanta| W 109–101| Nance (30)| Daugherty (14)| Price (9)| Richfield Coliseum
18,988| 22–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 49 || February 17, 1990 || @ New York|- style="background:#fcc;"| 50 || February 19, 1990 || Dallas|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || February 21, 1990 || Portland|- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || February 23, 1990 || Orlando|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53 || February 25, 1990 || Charlotte|- style="background:#fcc;"| 54 || February 27, 1990 || @ Portland|- style="background:#fcc;"| 55 || March 1, 1990 || @ Denver|- style="background:#fcc;"| 56 || March 2, 1990 || @ L.A. Lakers|- style="background:#fcc;"| 57 || March 4, 1990 || @ Phoenix|- style="background:#fcc;"| 58 || March 6, 1990 || @ Seattle|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59 || March 8, 1990 || @ Golden State|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60 || March 11, 1990 || @ Milwaukee|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61 || March 13, 1990 || Philadelphia|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62 || March 15, 1990 || L.A. Lakers|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63 || March 17, 1990 || Indiana|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || March 18, 1990 || @ Orlando|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65 || March 21, 1990 || @ Boston|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66 || March 23, 1990 || @ Chicago|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67 || March 24, 1990 || New Jersey|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68 || March 26, 1990 || Sacramento|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69 || March 28, 1990 || Chicago|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70 || March 30, 1990 || @ Miami|- style="background:#cfc;"| 71 || April 1, 1990 || Indiana|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72 || April 3, 1990 || @ New York|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73 || April 4, 1990
7:30 pm EDT || Atlanta| W 101–95| Daugherty (24)| Daugherty (13)| Price (20)| Richfield Coliseum
18,074| 35–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 74 || April 6, 1990 || Boston|- style="background:#cfc;"| 75 || April 8, 1990 || Detroit|- style="background:#fcc;"| 76 || April 11, 1990 || @ Chicago|- style="background:#cfc;"| 77 || April 12, 1990 || @ Washington|- style="background:#cfc;"| 78 || April 14, 1990 || Miami|- style="background:#cfc;"| 79 || April 17, 1990 || @ Milwaukee|- style="background:#cfc;"| 80 || April 18, 1990 || @ New Jersey|- style="background:#cfc;"| 81 || April 20, 1990 || @ Orlando|- style="background:#cfc;"| 82 || April 22, 1990 || New York

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| April 28| @ Philadelphia| L 106–111| Hot Rod Williams (23)| Hot Rod Williams (10)| Mark Price (12)| Spectrum
15,319| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| May 1| @ Philadelphia| L 101–107| Mark Price (27)| Brad Daugherty (13)| Craig Ehlo (8)| Spectrum
18,168| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| May 3| Philadelphia| W 122–95| Craig Ehlo (25)| Ehlo, Daugherty (10)| Ehlo, Daugherty (9)| Richfield Coliseum
16,317| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| May 5| Philadelphia| W 108–96| Brad Daugherty (34)| Brad Daugherty (9)| Mark Price (18)| Richfield Coliseum
17,106| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| May 8| @ Philadelphia| L 97–113| Brad Daugherty (25)| Hot Rod Williams (13)| Craig Ehlo (5)| Spectrum
18,168| 2–3|-

Player stats

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ron Harper	7	7	37.4	44.2	20.0	75.6	6.9	7.0	2.0	1.3	22.0
Mark Price	73	73	37.1	45.9	40.6	88.8	3.4	9.1	1.6	0.1	19.6
Brad Daugherty	41	40	35.1	47.9	0.0	70.4	9.1	3.2	0.7	0.5	16.8
Hot Rod Williams	82	29	33.9	49.3	0.0	73.9	8.1	2.0	1.0	2.0	16.8
Larry Nance	62	53	33.3	51.1	100.0	77.8	8.3	2.6	0.9	2.0	16.3
Craig Ehlo	81	64	35.7	46.4	41.9	68.1	5.4	4.6	1.6	0.3	13.6
Randolph Keys	48	13	18.6	42.1	20.0	74.4	2.9	0.8	0.8	0.0	7.6
Chucky Brown	75	35	17.9	47.0	0.0	76.2	3.1	0.7	0.4	0.3	7.3
Reggie Williams	32	12	16.9	38.1	22.2	73.2	1.9	1.2	0.7	0.3	6.8
Steve Kerr	78	5	21.3	44.4	50.7	86.3	1.3	3.2	0.6	0.1	6.7
Winston Bennett	55	34	18.0	47.9	0.0	66.7	3.4	1.0	0.4	0.2	6.1
Chris Dudley	37	22	18.5	38.9	0.0	33.8	5.5	0.5	0.5	1.1	5.0
Paul Mokeski	38	1	11.8	42.0	0.0	69.4	2.6	0.4	0.2	0.3	4.0
John Morton	37	3	10.9	29.8	23.3	69.4	0.9	1.8	0.5	0.1	3.9
Derrick Chievous	14	0	7.1	35.7	0.0	79.2	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	3.5
Tree Rollins	48	19	14.0	45.6	0.0	68.8	3.2	0.5	0.3	1.1	2.6
Gary Voce	1	0	4.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Brad Daugherty	5	5	37.2	58.6	0.0	69.6	9.6	4.0	0.4	0.8	22.8
Mark Price	5	5	38.4	52.5	35.3	100.0	2.8	8.8	1.8	0.2	20.0
Hot Rod Williams	5	0	34.8	55.7	0.0	77.3	9.2	2.2	0.4	1.0	19.0
Craig Ehlo	5	5	39.2	41.9	33.3	63.2	6.4	6.4	1.2	0.0	13.8
Larry Nance	5	5	31.8	57.8	0.0	75.0	4.8	2.4	0.6	2.0	12.2
Winston Bennett	5	5	27.0	48.9	0.0	66.7	4.2	1.0	0.6	0.2	10.0
Derrick Chievous	3	0	9.3	60.0	0.0	77.8	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	6.3
John Morton	2	0	4.5	40.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Tree Rollins	3	0	12.7	33.3	0.0	75.0	2.7	0.3	0.7	0.3	2.7
Steve Kerr	5	0	14.6	28.6	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.0	0.8	0.0	1.6
Paul Mokeski	3	0	3.3	50.0	0.0	100.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.3

Player Statistics Citation:^[17]

Awards and records

All-Star

Transactions

Development league

External links

• Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball
• Cleveland Cavaliers on Basketball Reference

Notes and References

1. News: Dyer, Bob. January 30, 1988. Cavs End Contract with WWWE. Akron Beacon Journal. B8.
2. News: Cavs Acquire Steve Kerr . United Press International . September 5, 1989 . November 23, 2022.
3. News: NBA '89-90; Trading Places . The New York Times . October 29, 1989 . March 9, 2022.
4. News: Cavs Trade Harper, Draft Picks to Clippers . United Press International . November 16, 1989 . November 23, 2022.
5. News: Associated Press . Ferry's Rights Are Traded . The New York Times . November 17, 1989 . November 23, 2022.
6. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . Ferry Is Traded; Benjamin on Board: Deal: The Clippers Give Up Reggie Williams, and Rights to Former Duke Star for Cavaliers' Harper, and Three Draft Picks . Los Angeles Times . November 17, 1989 . November 23, 2022.
7. News: Goldaper . Sam . Kings Take Ellison First in N.B.A. Draft; Clippers Pick Ferry . The New York Times . June 28, 1989 . November 23, 2022.
8. News: McManis . Sam . THE NBA DRAFT: The Other Teams: Sacramento's Secret Is Out: It's Ellison . Los Angeles Times . June 28, 1989 . November 23, 2022.
9. News: Cotton . Anthony . Bullets Draft Hammonds . The Washington Post . June 28, 1989 . December 31, 2022.
10. News: 1989 NBA Draft . Basketball-Reference . December 31, 2022.
11. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . Clippers Left High and Dry: Ferry Takes Italian Route . Los Angeles Times . August 2, 1989 . November 23, 2022.
12. News: Steadman . John . Danny Ferry's Great Adventure-- It's Basketball, Italian Style . Los Angeles Times . September 3, 1989 . November 23, 2022.
13. News: Goldaper . Sam . Knicks Trade Strickland to Spurs for Cheeks . The New York Times . February 22, 1990 . November 23, 2022.
14. News: Associated Press . NBA WEDNESDAY'S TRADES: Cheeks Dealt for Strickland; Carroll to Nuggets . Los Angeles Times . February 22, 1990 . November 23, 2022.
15. News: NBA Games Played on February 8, 1990 . Basketball-Reference . November 23, 2022.
16. Web site: 1989–90 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. December 9, 2021.
17. Web site: 1989–90 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. February 4, 2022.
18. News: Cialini . Joe . Philadelphia 113, Cleveland 97 . United Press International . May 5, 1990 . September 20, 2022.
19. News: Brown . Clifton . PRO BASKETBALL; 76ers Go to Round 2 by Beating Cavs . The New York Times . May 6, 1990 . December 9, 2021.
20. News: Associated Press . Hawkins, 76ers Oust Cavaliers: NBA Playoffs: Guard, Team Make Up for Poor Showing in Postseason Play Last Year, 113-97 . Los Angeles Times . May 6, 1990 . December 31, 2022.
21. Web site: 1990 NBA Eastern Conference First Round: Cavaliers vs. 76ers . Basketball-Reference . April 9, 2023.
22. News: Cleveland Cavaliers Uniform . Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. . January 22, 2022.
23. Lelinwalla, Mark (September 11, 2015). "'NBA 2K16': All The Classic Teams Announced". Tech Times. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
24. https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1990.html 1989-90 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com