1989–90 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1989–90 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
Arena	Richfield Coliseum
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (Eliminated by Philadelphia 76ers 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WOIO (Joe Tait, Jim Chones) SportsChannel Ohio (Denny Schriener, Jim Chones)
Radio	WRMR (850 AM)^[1] (Joe Tait) (main) · (Jim Johnson) (fill-in)

The 1989-90 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 21st season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers got off to a slow start with Brad Daugherty, Mark Price, and Larry Nance injured. Price and Nance would return, but Daugherty would be out for the rest of the season. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 42–40 record, finishing 4th in the Central Division. 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.

The team's season roster is featured in the video game NBA 2K16.^[2]

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

1989–90 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
3.0 !SF	20	Bennett, Winston	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1965–02–09	Kentucky
3.0 !SF	52	Brown, Chucky	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1968–02–29	North Carolina State
3.0 !SF	33	Chievous, Derrick	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1967–07–03	Missouri
6.0 !C	43	Daugherty, Brad	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1965–10–19	North Carolina
2.0 !SG	3	Ehlo, Craig	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1961–08–11	Washington State
1.0 !PG	5	Kerr, Steve	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1965–09–27	Arizona
6.0 !C	44	Mokeski, Paul	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1957–01–03	Kansas
2.0 !SG	23	Morton, John	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1967–05–18	Seton Hall
4.5 !PF	22	Nance, Larry	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1959–02–12	Clemson
1.0 !PG	25	Price, Mark	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1964–02–15	Georgia Tech
6.0 !C	30	Rollins, Tree	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1955–06–10	Clemson
4.5 !PF	18	Williams, John "Hot Rod"	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1962–08–09	Tulane

Head coach

Lenny Wilkens

Assistant coach(es)

Dick Helm
Brian Winters

Legend

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

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	59	23	.720	–	35–6	24–17	22–8
x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	4	36–5	19–22	20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15	27–14	17–24	14–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17	27–14	15–26	14–16
x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	17	28–13	14–27	16–14
Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	18	25–16	16–25	15–15
Orlando Magic	18	64	.220	41	12–29	6–35	4–26

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Philadelphia 76ers	53	29	.646	6
3	x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	4
4	x-Boston Celtics	52	30	.634	7
5	x-New York Knicks	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15
7	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17
8	x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	17

9	Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	18
10	Washington Bullets	31	51	.378	28
11	Miami Heat	18	64	.220	41
11	Orlando Magic	18	64	.220	41
13	New Jersey Nets	17	65	.207	42

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	—	1–3	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

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)

Game	Date Time	Team
1	April 26, 1990 7:30 PM EDT	@ Philadelphia
2	April 29, 1990 7:30 PM EDT	@ Philadelphia
3	May 1, 1990 7:30 PM EDT	Philadelphia
4	May 3, 1990 7:30 PM EDT	Philadelphia
5	May 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

References

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

External links

1989–90 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Orlando

Western

Midwest	Charlotte Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

Cleveland Cavaliers seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2015–16

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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