1986-1987 Cleveland Cavaliers

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Season Overview

31-51 Missed Playoffs
Record Outcome

1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers

What was the record of the 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers?

The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 31-51 record. They went 25-16 at home and 6-35 on the road.

What division did the 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers play in?

The 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

What was the 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers record by month?

The 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers had their best month in December, when they went 8-7 and had a 53.3% win percentage. Their worst month was March, when they went 4-12 and had a 25% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Point Differential
November '86 5-9 35.7% -97
December '86 8-7 53.3% -47
January '87 5-11 31.2% -61
February '87 5-7 41.7% -19
March '87 4-12 25% -85
April '87 4-5 44.4% -4

Did the 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers make the Playoffs?

No, the Cavaliers didn't make the Playoffs in 1987.

What was the point differential for the 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers?

The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the regular season with a point differential of -313. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Cavaliers could have been expected to have about 31.0 wins, or a 31-51 record in the regular season.

How did the 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers went 10-8.

How did the 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers went 0-2 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers was a 5 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers?

The longest losing streak that the Cleveland Cavaliers had during the 1986-87 regular season was 7 games, which happened once during the season.

1986-87 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule

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Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Sat, Nov 1, 1986 vs Washington Bullets Win 113 - 106
Sun, Nov 2, 1986 vs Chicago Bulls Loss 89 - 94
Wed, Nov 5, 1986 @ Utah Jazz Loss 95 - 111
Fri, Nov 7, 1986 @ Golden State Warriors Win 115 - 114
Sat, Nov 8, 1986 @ Los Angeles Clippers Win 100 - 93
Tue, Nov 11, 1986 @ Sacramento Kings Loss 114 - 119
Thu, Nov 13, 1986 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 102 - 115
Sat, Nov 15, 1986 @ Dallas Mavericks Loss 96 - 111
Sun, Nov 16, 1986 @ Houston Rockets Loss 106 - 134
Wed, Nov 19, 1986 vs Golden State Warriors Loss 104 - 112
Thu, Nov 20, 1986 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 89 - 108
Sat, Nov 22, 1986 @ Detroit Pistons Loss 84 - 93
Wed, Nov 26, 1986 vs Portland Trail Blazers Win 118 - 114
Sat, Nov 29, 1986 @ New York Knicks Win 90 - 88
Tue, Dec 2, 1986 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 115 - 105
Thu, Dec 4, 1986 vs Detroit Pistons Win 113 - 105
Sat, Dec 6, 1986 vs Boston Celtics Win 88 - 86
Tue, Dec 9, 1986 vs Atlanta Hawks Loss 98 - 122
Thu, Dec 11, 1986 @ Indiana Pacers Loss 94 - 115
Sat, Dec 13, 1986 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 123 - 120
Tue, Dec 16, 1986 vs Los Angeles Lakers Loss 116 - 121
Wed, Dec 17, 1986 @ Philadelphia 76ers Win 110 - 107
Fri, Dec 19, 1986 vs Utah Jazz Loss 128 - 134 OT2
Sun, Dec 21, 1986 vs Indiana Pacers Win 104 - 94
Tue, Dec 23, 1986 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 92 - 108
Fri, Dec 26, 1986 vs New Jersey Nets Win 121 - 112
Sat, Dec 27, 1986 @ New Jersey Nets Loss 111 - 120
Mon, Dec 29, 1986 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 107 - 106
Tue, Dec 30, 1986 @ Indiana Pacers Loss 99 - 111
Fri, Jan 2, 1987 vs Milwaukee Bucks Loss 84 - 91
Sat, Jan 3, 1987 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 95 - 104
Tue, Jan 6, 1987 vs Chicago Bulls Loss 95 - 99
Thu, Jan 8, 1987 vs Los Angeles Clippers Win 103 - 93
Sat, Jan 10, 1987 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 104 - 129
Tue, Jan 13, 1987 vs Detroit Pistons Loss 101 - 103
Wed, Jan 14, 1987 @ Detroit Pistons Loss 87 - 104
Fri, Jan 16, 1987 @ Boston Celtics Loss 128 - 133 OT
Sat, Jan 17, 1987 vs New York Knicks Win 116 - 110
Mon, Jan 19, 1987 vs Houston Rockets Loss 103 - 127
Wed, Jan 21, 1987 vs Milwaukee Bucks Loss 107 - 111
Fri, Jan 23, 1987 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 96 - 117
Sat, Jan 24, 1987 vs Chicago Bulls Win 114 - 84
Wed, Jan 28, 1987 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 107 - 109
Thu, Jan 29, 1987 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 102 - 91
Sat, Jan 31, 1987 vs Indiana Pacers Win 102 - 100
Wed, Feb 4, 1987 @ Boston Celtics Loss 102 - 104
Thu, Feb 5, 1987 @ Washington Bullets Loss 85 - 94
Tue, Feb 10, 1987 vs New York Knicks Win 100 - 95
Thu, Feb 12, 1987 vs Detroit Pistons Loss 109 - 113
Sun, Feb 15, 1987 @ New Jersey Nets Loss 104 - 120
Mon, Feb 16, 1987 vs Seattle SuperSonics Win 105 - 94
Wed, Feb 18, 1987 vs Sacramento Kings Win 129 - 119
Thu, Feb 19, 1987 @ New York Knicks Loss 105 - 120
Sun, Feb 22, 1987 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 98 - 102
Mon, Feb 23, 1987 vs Washington Bullets Win 109 - 105
Wed, Feb 25, 1987 @ Detroit Pistons Loss 105 - 106
Sat, Feb 28, 1987 @ Denver Nuggets Win 119 - 117
Mon, Mar 2, 1987 @ Seattle SuperSonics Loss 107 - 123
Tue, Mar 3, 1987 @ Portland Trail Blazers Loss 122 - 127
Thu, Mar 5, 1987 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 102 - 126
Sat, Mar 7, 1987 @ Los Angeles Lakers Loss 118 - 122
Tue, Mar 10, 1987 vs Philadelphia 76ers Loss 91 - 100
Thu, Mar 12, 1987 vs Phoenix Suns Win 116 - 109
Sat, Mar 14, 1987 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 104 - 111
Sun, Mar 15, 1987 @ Washington Bullets Loss 89 - 97
Tue, Mar 17, 1987 @ New Jersey Nets Win 110 - 91
Wed, Mar 18, 1987 vs Denver Nuggets Loss 100 - 104
Fri, Mar 20, 1987 vs New Jersey Nets Win 106 - 105
Sat, Mar 21, 1987 @ Indiana Pacers Loss 76 - 77
Tue, Mar 24, 1987 @ Boston Celtics Loss 88 - 111
Fri, Mar 27, 1987 vs Milwaukee Bucks Win 116 - 113
Sun, Mar 29, 1987 vs Dallas Mavericks Loss 98 - 101
Tue, Mar 31, 1987 vs Philadelphia 76ers Loss 105 - 116
Wed, Apr 1, 1987 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 99 - 108
Sat, Apr 4, 1987 vs Washington Bullets Loss 111 - 127
Mon, Apr 6, 1987 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 105 - 110
Tue, Apr 7, 1987 vs Boston Celtics Win 107 - 83
Thu, Apr 9, 1987 vs Indiana Pacers Win 111 - 99
Sat, Apr 11, 1987 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 93 - 121
Tue, Apr 14, 1987 vs New Jersey Nets Win 113 - 95
Wed, Apr 15, 1987 @ Washington Bullets Loss 101 - 110
Sat, Apr 18, 1987 vs New York Knicks Win 122 - 113

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