1989–90 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the 20th season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio. During the offseason, the Cavaliers acquired second-year guard Steve Kerr from the Phoenix Suns. 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, they traded Ron Harper to the Los Angeles Clippers for rookie Danny Ferry and Reggie Williams, although Ferry went to play in Italy. At midseason, the team traded Chris Dudley to the New Jersey Nets and released Williams. The Cavaliers struggled playing below .500 for the first half of the season, 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. Mark Price led the team in assists as the Cavs advanced to the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers lost in five games to the Philadelphia 76ers.

1989–90 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachLenny Wilkens
ArenaRichfield Coliseum
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to 76ers 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOIO · SportsChannel Ohio
RadioWRMR[1]

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

Draft picks
Main article: 1989 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 25 John Morton Guard  United States Seton Hall
2 43 Chucky Brown Forward  United States NC State

Roster
Roster listing
1989–90 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 20 Bennett, Winston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1965–02–09 Kentucky
SF 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1968–02–29 North Carolina State
SF 33 Chievous, Derrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1967–07–03 Missouri
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
PG 5 Kerr, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1965–09–27 Arizona
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1957–01–03 Kansas
SG 23 Morton, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967–05–18 Seton Hall
PF 22 Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–02–12 Clemson
PG 25 Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1964–02–15 Georgia Tech
C 30 Rollins, Tree 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955–06–10 Clemson
PF 18 Williams, John "Hot Rod" 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–08–09 Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Reserve Unit
C Brad Daugherty Tree Rollins Paul Mokeski
PF Larry Nance Hot Rod Williams
SF Chucky Brown Winston Bennett Derrick Chievous
SG Craig Ehlo John Morton
PG Mark Price Steve Kerr

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5923.720–35–624–1722–8
x-Chicago Bulls 5527.671436–519–2220–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4438.5371527–1417–2414–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4240.5121727–1415–2614–16
x-Indiana Pacers 4240.5121728–1314–2716–14
Atlanta Hawks 4141.5001825–1616–2515–15
Orlando Magic 1864.2204112–296–354–26
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons5923.720–
2 y-Philadelphia 76ers5329.6466
3 x-Chicago Bulls5527.6714
4 x-Boston Celtics5230.6347
5 x-New York Knicks4537.54914
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4438.53715
7 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51217
8 x-Indiana Pacers4240.51217
9 Atlanta Hawks4141.50018
10 Washington Bullets3151.37828
11 Miami Heat1864.22041
12 Orlando Magic1864.22041
13 New Jersey Nets1765.20742

Notes

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

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Record vs. opponents
1989-90 NBA Records
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 —1–32–00–52–30–21–13–22–02–02–31–10–24–03–21–12–21–35–02–20–21–11–11–11–11–12–2
Boston 3–1—2–02–23–11–11–12–21–12–01–31–10–25–02–21–15–14–14–03–21–10–22–01–12–01–12–3
Charlotte 0–20–2—0–21–11–33–20–22–21–41–12–20–41–10–22–21–11–11–10–21–30–41–30–50–40–50–2
Chicago 5–02–22–0—5–02–01–11–42–01–12–31–11–14–04–12–03–13–13–22–22–01–11–11–11–10–23–1
Cleveland 3–21–31–10–5—0–20–21–41–10–23–21–11–14–03–21–14–02–24–12–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Dallas 2–01–13–10–22–0—2–31–13–14–12–03–10–42–01–14–12–01–12–01–11–30–43–13–22–21–31–1
Denver 1–11–12–31–12–03–2—0–22–24–10–22–20–42–01–15–02–01–12–01–11–32–24–01–32–20–41–1
Detroit 2–32–22–04–14–11–12–0—1–11–14–11–11–13–13–22–04–04–05–01–32–01–12–01–11–11–14–0
Golden State 0–21–12–20–21–11–32–21–1—2–21–13–11–42–01–13–12–00–22–01–10–52–23–21–32–32–21–1
Houston 0–20–24–11–12–01–41–41–12–2—1–12–22–21–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–21–34–02–22–23–21–1
Indiana 3–23–11–13–22–30–22–01–41–11–1—0–20–23–13–21–14–01–34–10–41–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–12–21–11–11–32–21–11–32–22–0—1–40–21–13–12–00–22–00–20–40–52–30–43–20–41–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–04–01–11–14–04–01–14–12–22–04–1—2–01–14–02–02–01–11–13–12–35–02–24–02–21–1
Miami 0–40–51–10–40–40–20–21–30–21–11–32–00–2—2–21–11–41–53–10–50–20–21–10–20–21–12–3
Milwaukee 2–32–22–01–42–31–11–12–31–11–12–31–11–12–2—2–04–02–25–01–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–1
Minnesota 1–11–12–20–21–11–40–50–21–32–21–11–30–41–10–2—1–11–11–11–10–41–32–21–41–30–51–1
New Jersey 2–21–51–11–30–40–20–20–40–21–10–40–20–24–10–41–1—1–41–31–40–20–21–10–20–20–22–3
New York 3–11–41–11–32–21–11–10–42–01–13–12–00–25–12–21–14–1—2–22–31–10–22–01–11–11–15–0
Orlando 0–50–41–12–31–40–20–20–50–20–21–40–21–11–30–51–13–12–2—2–20–20–21–11–10–21–10–4
Philadelphia 2–22–32–02–22–21–11–13–11–11–14–02–01–15–03–11–14–13–22–2—1–11–11–11–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 2–01–13–10–21–13–13–10–25–02–21–14–01–32–01–14–02–01–12–01–1—2–35–00–43–23–12–0
Portland 1–12–04–01–11–14–02–21–12–23–11–15–03–22–01–13–12–02–02–01–13–2—4–03–13–22–21–1
Sacramento 1–10–23–11–10–21–30–40–22–30–41–13–20–51–11–12–21–10–21–11–10–50–4—0–42–21–31–1
San Antonio 1–11–15–01–11–12–33–11–13–12–21–14–02–22–01–14–12–01–11–11–14–01–34–0—3–13–22–0
Seattle 1–10–24–01–11–12–22–21–13–22–21–12–30–42–00–23–12–01–12–01–12–32–32–21–3—1–32–0
Utah 1–11–15–02–01–13–14–01–12–22–31–14–02–21–12–05–02–01–11–11–11–32–23–12–33–1—2–0
Washington 2–23–22–01–31–31–11–10–41–11–11–31–11–13–21–31–13–20–54–01–50–21–11–10–20–20–2—

Game log
1989–90 game log
Total: 42–40 (Home: 27–14; Road: 15–26)
November: 6–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–5)
December : 5–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 2–5)
January : 8–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 5–4)
February : 6–6 (Home: 6–3; Road: 0–3)
March : 8–8 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–7)
April : 9–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–2)
1989–90 schedule

Playoffs
1990 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 26, 1990
7:30 PM EDT		@ Philadelphia
2April 29, 1990
7:30 PM EDT		@ Philadelphia
3May 1, 1990
7:30 PM EDT		Philadelphia
4May 3, 1990
7:30 PM EDT		Philadelphia
5May 5, 1990
1:00 PM EDT		@ Philadelphia
1989–90 schedule

East First Round

(2) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (7) Cleveland Cavaliers: 76ers win series 3-2

  • Game 1 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 26): Philadelphia 111, Cleveland 106
  • Game 2 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 29): Philadelphia 107, Cleveland 101
  • Game 3 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 1): Cleveland 122, Philadelphia 95
  • Game 4 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 3): Cleveland 108, Philadelphia 96
  • Game 5 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 5): Philadelphia 113, Cleveland 97

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff meeting)

Player stats
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

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. Dyer, Bob (January 30, 1988). "Cavs End Contract with WWWE". Akron Beacon Journal. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. p. B8.
  2. Lelinwalla, Mark (September 11, 2015). "'NBA 2K16': All The Classic Teams Announced". Tech Times. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  3. 1989-90 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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