1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers season

Cleveland Cavaliers
1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
Arena	Richfield Coliseum
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central); Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Finals; (eliminated 2-4)
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WOIO; (Joe Tait, Jim Chones); SportsChannel Ohio; (Denny Schriener, Jim Chones)
Radio	WWWE; (Joe Tait) (main) · (Jim Johnson) (fill-in)
< 1990–91	1992–93 >

The 1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 22nd season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 57-25 record, finishing 2nd in the Central Division, and tying the franchise high set in the 1988-89 season. Mark Price and Brad Daugherty were named All-Stars and All-NBA 3rd team.

In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the New Jersey Nets in the first round, then defeated the Boston Celtics in the semifinals. However, they would lose to the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	11	Terrell Brandon	Guard	United States	Oregon
2	39^*	Jimmy Oliver	Guard	United States	Purdue

^*2nd round pick acquired from New York via Charlotte in Randolph Keys deal.^[1]

2nd round pick (#38) traded to Los Angeles Clippers in Danny Ferry deal.^[2] Used to draft Joe Wylie.
2nd round pick (#51) traded to New Jersey in Chris Dudley deal,^[3] then to Boston and Houston. Used to draft Zan Tabak.

Roster

1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	From
G	10	Battle, John	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Rutgers
F	20	Bennett, Winston (waived)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Kentucky
G	11	Brandon, Terrell	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oregon
F	52	Brown, Chucky (waived)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	North Carolina State
C	43	Daugherty, Brad	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	North Carolina
G/F	3	Ehlo, Craig	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Washington State
F	35	Ferry, Danny	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Duke
F	32	James, Henry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Saint Mary's
G	4	Kerr, Steve	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Arizona
G	23	Morton, John (waived)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Seton Hall
F/C	22	Nance, Larry	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Clemson
G/F	24	Oliver, Jimmy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Purdue
G	14	Phills, Bobby	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Southern
G	25	Price, Mark	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Georgia Tech
G/F	33	Sanders, Mike	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	UCLA
F/C	18	Williams, John "Hot Rod"	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	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

Depth Chart

Player Salaries

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	67	15	.817	—	36–5	31–10	22–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	10	35–6	22–19	21-7
x-Detroit Pistons	48	34	.585	19	25–16	23–18	15–13
x-Indiana Pacers	40	42	.488	27	26–15	14–27	13–15
Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	29	23–18	15–26	7-21
Charlotte Hornets	31	51	.378	36	22–19	9–32	10-18
Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36	25–16	6–35	10-18

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Boston Celtics	51	31	.622	16
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	10
4	x-New York Knicks	51	31	.622	16
5	x-Detroit Pistons	48	34	.585	19
6	x-New Jersey Nets	40	42	.488	27
7	x-Indiana Pacers	40	42	.488	27
8	x-Miami Heat	38	44	.463	29

9	Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	29
10	Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	32
11t	Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36
11t	Charlotte Hornets	31	51	.378	36
13	Washington Bullets	25	57	.305	42
14	Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	46

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1991–92 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 35–6; Road: 22–19)

November: 9–5 (Home: 7–0; Road: 2–5)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 1, 1991	@ Portland	L 106–117	Memorial Coliseum	0–1
2	November 2, 1991	@ L.A. Clippers
3	November 5, 1991	@ Dallas
4	November 7, 1991	@ Houston
5	November 8, 1991	@ San Antonio
6	November 12, 1991	Milwaukee
7	November 14, 1991	Seattle
8	November 16, 1991	Indiana
9	November 20, 1991	@ Charlotte
10	November 21, 1991	New Jersey
11	November 23, 1991	Detroit
12	November 26, 1991	@ Philadelphia
13	November 27, 1991	Philadelphia
14	November 29, 1991	Orlando

December : 10–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
15	December 4, 1991	@ Chicago	L 102–108				Chicago Stadium	9–6
16	December 5, 1991	@ Detroit
17	December 7, 1991	Washington
18	December 11, 1991	@ Miami
19	December 12, 1991 7:30 PM EST	Atlanta	W 134–107	Nance (26)	Daugherty (15)	Brandon, Price (7)	Richfield Coliseum 11,429	12–7
20	December 14, 1991	Dallas
21	December 17, 1991	Miami
22	December 18, 1991	@ New Jersey
23	December 20, 1991 7:30 PM EST	@ Atlanta	W 122–99	Brandon (19)	Daugherty (10)	Brandon, Daugherty (7)	The Omni 10,384	14–9
24	December 21, 1991	Charlotte
25	December 23, 1991	Utah
26	December 26, 1991	@ Milwaukee
27	December 27, 1991	San Antonio
28	December 30, 1991	Houston

January : 10–4 (Home: 4–3; Road: 6–1)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
29	January 2, 1992	@ New York
30	January 3, 1992	@ Boston
31	January 7, 1992	@ Minnesota
32	January 9, 1992	@ Washington
33	January 11, 1992	Philadelphia
34	January 14, 1992	Portland	L 114–121	Richfield Coliseum	24–10
35	January 16, 1992	Chicago	L 85–100	Richfield Coliseum	24–11
36	January 18, 1992	New York
37	January 20, 1992	Boston
38	January 22, 1992	Indiana
39	January 24, 1992	@ Indiana
40	January 25, 1992	@ Orlando
41	January 29, 1992	@ Detroit
42	January 30, 1992	Orlando

February : 8–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 4–4)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
43	February 2, 1992	Minnesota
44	February 5, 1992	@ Philadelphia
45	February 6, 1992	Detroit
All-Star Break
46	February 11, 1992	@ Utah
47	February 12, 1992	@ Denver
48	February 15, 1992	New Jersey
49	February 17, 1992	@ Chicago	W 113–112	Chicago Stadium	33–16
50	February 18, 1992	@ Milwaukee
51	February 20, 1992	@ New York
52	February 21, 1992	Sacramento
53	February 23, 1992	Milwaukee
54	February 26, 1992	@ Phoenix
55	February 28, 1992	@ L.A. Lakers

March : 12–4 (Home: 7–0; Road: 5–4)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
56	March 1, 1992	@ Seattle
57	March 4, 1992	@ Sacramento
58	March 5, 1992	@ Golden State
59	March 7, 1992 7:30 PM EST	@ Atlanta	W 110–94	Nance (35)	Nance (12)	Price (8)	The Omni 13,950	44–21
60	March 10, 1992	Phoenix
61	March 13, 1992	L.A. Lakers
62	March 15, 1992	Denver
63	March 16, 1992	@ Washington
64	March 18, 1992	@ Boston
65	March 20, 1992	Golden State
66	March 22, 1992 12 Noon EST	Atlanta	W 123–80	Daugherty (22)	Ferry (16)	Brandon (13)	Richfield Coliseum 15,406	45–21
67	March 24, 1992	Indiana
68	March 25, 1992	@ Orlando
69	March 27, 1992	@ Charlotte
70	March 28, 1992	@ Chicago	L 102–126				Chicago Stadium	48–22
71	March 31, 1992	Miami

April : 8–3 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
72	April 2, 1992	L.A. Clippers
73	April 3, 1992	@ Miami
74	April 5, 1992	New York
75	April 7, 1992	Boston
76	April 9, 1992	Charlotte
77	April 10, 1992	@ New Jersey
78	April 12, 1992	Washington
79	April 14, 1992	Chicago	W 115–100				Richfield Coliseum	55–24
80	April 15, 1992	@ Charlotte
81	April 17, 1992	@ Indiana
82	April 19, 1992 7:30 PM EDT	Atlanta	W 112–108	Price (22)	Nance (12)	Price (6)	Richfield Coliseum 17,296	57–25

1991–92 season schedule

Playoffs

1992 playoff game log

Eastern Conference First Round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 23, 1992 7:30 PM EDT	New Jersey	W 120–113	Richfield Coliseum	1–0
2	April 25, 1992 8:30 PM EDT	New Jersey	W 118–96	Richfield Coliseum	2–0
3	April 28, 1992 7:30 PM EDT	@ New Jersey	L 104–109	Brendan Byrne Arena	2–1
4	April 30, 1992 8:00 PM EDT	@ New Jersey	W 98–89	Brendan Byrne Arena	3–1

Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 2, 1992 1:00 PM EDT	Boston	W 101–76	Richfield Coliseum	1–0
2	May 4, 1992 8:00 PM EDT	Boston	L 98–104	Richfield Coliseum	1–1
3	May 8, 1992 8:00 PM EDT	@ Boston	L 107–110	Boston Garden	1–2
4	May 10, 1992 12:30 PM EDT	@ Boston	W 114–112 (OT)	Boston Garden	2–2
5	May 13, 1992 8:00 PM EDT	Boston	W 114–98	Richfield Coliseum	3–2
6	May 15, 1992 8:00 PM EDT	@ Boston	L 91–122	Boston Garden	3–3
7	May 17, 1992 2:00 PM EDT	Boston	W 122–104	Richfield Coliseum	4–3

Eastern Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 19, 1992 8:00 PM EDT	@ Chicago	L 89–103	Chicago Stadium	0–1
2	May 21, 1992 8:00 PM EDT	@ Chicago	W 107–81	Chicago Stadium	1–1
3	May 23, 1992 3:30 PM EDT	Chicago	L 96–105	Richfield Coliseum	1–2
4	May 25, 1992 3:30 PM EDT	Chicago	W 99–85	Richfield Coliseum	2–2
5	May 27, 1992 9:00 PM EDT	@ Chicago	L 89–112	Chicago Stadium	2–3
6	May 29, 1992 9:00 PM EDT	Chicago	L 94–99	Richfield Coliseum	2–4

1991–92 season schedule

Player Statistics

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

Season

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Playoffs

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Awards and records

Transactions

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References

↑ http://n-c-systems.com/hoops/DraftTrades/1991.html New York Knicks acquired C Stuart Gray from Charlotte Hornets in exchange for a 1991 second-round draft pick. Charlotte Hornets acquired Randolph Keys from Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a future second-round draft pick
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Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball

[1] ttp://n-c-systems.com/hoops/DraftTrades/1991.html New York Knicks acquired C Stuart Gray from Charlotte Hornets in exchange for a 1991 second-round draft pick. Charlotte Hornets acquired Randolph Keys from Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a future second-round draft pick

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v t e Cleveland Cavaliers
Founded in 1970 Based in Cleveland, Ohio
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history 1970 Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Cleveland Arena Richfield Coliseum Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Personnel	Owner(s) Dan Gilbert (majority) Gary Gilbert, Usher (minority) President of Basketball Ops Koby Altman GM Mike Gansey Head coach J. B. Bickerstaff
NBA G League affiliate	Cleveland Charge
Retired numbers	7 11 22 25 34 42 43
NBA Championships	2016
Rivalries	Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls Golden State Warriors
Culture and lore	Broadcasters radio network WNZN "Cleveland Rocks" Cleveland sports curse Fred McLeod Jeff Shreve Joe Tait Olivier Sedra Paul Porter Ted Stepien The Block The Decision The Shot Gordon Gund

1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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