National Basketball Association » Cleveland Cavaliers » 1988
| 42-40 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 42-40 record. They went 31-10 at home and 11-30 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers went 44-43. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference First Round to the Chicago Bulls.
The 1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
Yes, the Cleveland Cavaliers made the Playoffs in 1988. They lost their only series against the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference First Round.
The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the regular season with a point differential of +62. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Cavaliers could have been expected to have about 43.1 wins, or a 43-39 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers went 9-10.
During the regular season, the 1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers went 2-2 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers was a 5 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Cleveland Cavaliers had during the 1987-88 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Nov 6, 1987 Fri, Nov 6, 1987 | @ New Jersey NetsNets | Win W 114 - 108 | |
| Sat, Nov 7, 1987 Sat, Nov 7, 1987 | @ Atlanta HawksHawks | Loss L 105 - 113 | |
| Wed, Nov 11, 1987 Wed, Nov 11, 1987 | vs Milwaukee BucksBucks | Loss L 101 - 109 | |
| Fri, Nov 13, 1987 Fri, Nov 13, 1987 | @ Boston CelticsCeltics | Loss L 114 - 128 | |
| Sat, Nov 14, 1987 Sat, Nov 14, 1987 | vs Detroit PistonsPistons | Loss L 113 - 128 | |
| Tue, Nov 17, 1987 Tue, Nov 17, 1987 | vs Boston CelticsCeltics | Win W 109 - 88 | |
| Thu, Nov 19, 1987 Thu, Nov 19, 1987 | vs Houston RocketsRockets | Loss L 97 - 105 | |
| Sat, Nov 21, 1987 Sat, Nov 21, 1987 | vs Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Win W 101 - 88 | |
| Tue, Nov 24, 1987 Tue, Nov 24, 1987 | @ Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Loss L 104 - 108 | |
| Wed, Nov 25, 1987 Wed, Nov 25, 1987 | vs New York KnicksKnicks | Loss L 101 - 104 | |
| Sat, Nov 28, 1987 Sat, Nov 28, 1987 | @ New York KnicksKnicks | Loss L 93 - 105 | |
| Wed, Dec 2, 1987 Wed, Dec 2, 1987 | vs Seattle SuperSonicsSuperSonics | Win W 104 - 102 | |
| Fri, Dec 4, 1987 Fri, Dec 4, 1987 | @ Indiana PacersPacers | Win W 108 - 90 | |
| Sat, Dec 5, 1987 Sat, Dec 5, 1987 | vs Los Angeles LakersLakers | Win W 97 - 95 | |
| Tue, Dec 8, 1987 Tue, Dec 8, 1987 | @ Seattle SuperSonicsSuperSonics | Loss L 96 - 107 | |
| Wed, Dec 9, 1987 Wed, Dec 9, 1987 | @ Golden State WarriorsWarriors | Loss L 112 - 113 | |
| Fri, Dec 11, 1987 Fri, Dec 11, 1987 | @ Sacramento KingsKings | Win W 115 - 113 | |
| Sun, Dec 13, 1987 Sun, Dec 13, 1987 | @ Los Angeles LakersLakers | Loss L 89 - 90 | |
| Tue, Dec 15, 1987 Tue, Dec 15, 1987 | vs Dallas MavericksMavericks | Win W 106 - 93 | |
| Thu, Dec 17, 1987 Thu, Dec 17, 1987 | @ Chicago BullsBulls | Loss L 100 - 111 | |
| Fri, Dec 18, 1987 Fri, Dec 18, 1987 | vs New Jersey NetsNets | Win W 103 - 94 | |
| Sun, Dec 20, 1987 Sun, Dec 20, 1987 | vs Indiana PacersPacers | Win W 127 - 116 | |
| Tue, Dec 22, 1987 Tue, Dec 22, 1987 | @ Washington BulletsBullets | Win W 106 - 102 | |
| Wed, Dec 23, 1987 Wed, Dec 23, 1987 | vs Utah JazzJazz | Loss L 83 - 91 | |
| Sat, Dec 26, 1987 Sat, Dec 26, 1987 | vs Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers | Win W 120 - 117 | |
| Sun, Dec 27, 1987 Sun, Dec 27, 1987 | @ New Jersey NetsNets | Loss L 83 - 101 | |
| Wed, Dec 30, 1987 Wed, Dec 30, 1987 | vs Atlanta HawksHawks | Loss L 110 - 117 | |
| Sat, Jan 2, 1988 Sat, Jan 2 | vs Phoenix SunsSuns | Win W 120 - 107 | |
| Mon, Jan 4, 1988 Mon, Jan 4 | vs Denver NuggetsNuggets | Win W 122 - 101 | |
| Wed, Jan 6, 1988 Wed, Jan 6 | vs Los Angeles ClippersClippers | Win W 116 - 100 | |
| Fri, Jan 8, 1988 Fri, Jan 8 | @ Atlanta HawksHawks | Loss L 97 - 101 | |
| Sat, Jan 9, 1988 Sat, Jan 9 | @ Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Loss L 110 - 126 | |
| Tue, Jan 12, 1988 Tue, Jan 12 | vs New York KnicksKnicks | Win W 119 - 111 | |
| Thu, Jan 14, 1988 Thu, Jan 14 | vs Chicago BullsBulls | Win W 91 - 88 | OT |
| Fri, Jan 15, 1988 Fri, Jan 15 | @ Detroit PistonsPistons | Loss L 93 - 97 | |
| Sun, Jan 17, 1988 Sun, Jan 17 | @ Milwaukee BucksBucks | Loss L 93 - 111 | |
| Thu, Jan 21, 1988 Thu, Jan 21 | vs Atlanta HawksHawks | Loss L 93 - 101 | |
| Sat, Jan 23, 1988 Sat, Jan 23 | vs Boston CelticsCeltics | Win W 119 - 100 | |
| Mon, Jan 25, 1988 Mon, Jan 25 | @ Utah JazzJazz | Loss L 96 - 119 | |
| Wed, Jan 27, 1988 Wed, Jan 27 | @ San Antonio SpursSpurs | Win W 112 - 102 | |
| Thu, Jan 28, 1988 Thu, Jan 28 | @ Houston RocketsRockets | Win W 109 - 85 | |
| Sat, Jan 30, 1988 Sat, Jan 30 | vs Washington BulletsBullets | Win W 128 - 126 | OT |
| Mon, Feb 1, 1988 Mon, Feb 1 | vs Detroit PistonsPistons | Win W 94 - 83 | |
| Wed, Feb 3, 1988 Wed, Feb 3 | @ Washington BulletsBullets | Win W 107 - 106 | |
| Thu, Feb 4, 1988 Thu, Feb 4 | vs Golden State WarriorsWarriors | Loss L 90 - 96 | OT |
| Tue, Feb 9, 1988 Tue, Feb 9 | @ Milwaukee BucksBucks | Loss L 104 - 112 | |
| Wed, Feb 10, 1988 Wed, Feb 10 | vs Washington BulletsBullets | Win W 118 - 102 | |
| Fri, Feb 12, 1988 Fri, Feb 12 | vs New Jersey NetsNets | Win W 98 - 96 | |
| Sat, Feb 13, 1988 Sat, Feb 13 | @ New York KnicksKnicks | Loss L 103 - 120 | |
| Mon, Feb 15, 1988 Mon, Feb 15 | vs Sacramento KingsKings | Win W 104 - 95 | |
| Wed, Feb 17, 1988 Wed, Feb 17 | @ Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Win W 115 - 107 | |
| Thu, Feb 18, 1988 Thu, Feb 18 | @ Indiana PacersPacers | Loss L 83 - 88 | |
| Sun, Feb 21, 1988 Sun, Feb 21 | vs Chicago BullsBulls | Win W 113 - 111 | |
| Wed, Feb 24, 1988 Wed, Feb 24 | @ Dallas MavericksMavericks | Loss L 89 - 93 | |
| Thu, Feb 25, 1988 Thu, Feb 25 | @ Phoenix SunsSuns | Loss L 103 - 109 | |
| Sat, Feb 27, 1988 Sat, Feb 27 | @ Los Angeles ClippersClippers | Loss L 96 - 97 | |
| Mon, Feb 29, 1988 Mon, Feb 29 | @ Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers | Loss L 94 - 107 | |
| Wed, Mar 2, 1988 Wed, Mar 2 | @ Denver NuggetsNuggets | Loss L 81 - 99 | |
| Sun, Mar 6, 1988 Sun, Mar 6 | @ Boston CelticsCeltics | Loss L 98 - 127 | |
| Wed, Mar 9, 1988 Wed, Mar 9 | vs Milwaukee BucksBucks | Win W 117 - 91 | |
| Fri, Mar 11, 1988 Fri, Mar 11 | vs San Antonio SpursSpurs | Win W 117 - 107 | |
| Sat, Mar 12, 1988 Sat, Mar 12 | @ Detroit PistonsPistons | Loss L 100 - 104 | |
| Mon, Mar 14, 1988 Mon, Mar 14 | @ New York KnicksKnicks | Loss L 102 - 104 | |
| Tue, Mar 15, 1988 Tue, Mar 15 | @ Chicago BullsBulls | Loss L 89 - 108 | |
| Thu, Mar 17, 1988 Thu, Mar 17 | vs Detroit PistonsPistons | Loss L 99 - 102 | |
| Sat, Mar 19, 1988 Sat, Mar 19 | @ Milwaukee BucksBucks | Loss L 100 - 101 | |
| Wed, Mar 23, 1988 Wed, Mar 23 | vs New Jersey NetsNets | Win W 105 - 96 | |
| Fri, Mar 25, 1988 Fri, Mar 25 | vs Chicago BullsBulls | Loss L 110 - 111 | OT |
| Sat, Mar 26, 1988 Sat, Mar 26 | @ Atlanta HawksHawks | Loss L 102 - 109 | |
| Tue, Mar 29, 1988 Tue, Mar 29 | vs New York KnicksKnicks | Win W 108 - 103 | |
| Wed, Mar 30, 1988 Wed, Mar 30 | @ Washington BulletsBullets | Win W 107 - 96 | |
| Sat, Apr 2, 1988 Sat, Apr 2 | vs Indiana PacersPacers | Win W 108 - 94 | |
| Tue, Apr 5, 1988 Tue, Apr 5 | @ Indiana PacersPacers | Loss L 105 - 106 | |
| Wed, Apr 6, 1988 Wed, Apr 6 | vs Washington BulletsBullets | Win W 98 - 87 | |
| Fri, Apr 8, 1988 Fri, Apr 8 | vs Milwaukee BucksBucks | Win W 104 - 85 | |
| Sun, Apr 10, 1988 Sun, Apr 10 | @ New Jersey NetsNets | Win W 119 - 105 | |
| Tue, Apr 12, 1988 Tue, Apr 12 | vs Atlanta HawksHawks | Win W 116 - 103 | |
| Wed, Apr 13, 1988 Wed, Apr 13 | @ Detroit PistonsPistons | Loss L 98 - 115 | |
| Fri, Apr 15, 1988 Fri, Apr 15 | vs Boston CelticsCeltics | Win W 120 - 109 | |
| Mon, Apr 18, 1988 Mon, Apr 18 | vs Indiana PacersPacers | Win W 112 - 107 | |
| Fri, Apr 22, 1988 Fri, Apr 22 | @ Chicago BullsBulls | Win W 107 - 103 | |
| Sat, Apr 23, 1988 Sat, Apr 23 | vs Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Win W 104 - 99 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Eastern Conference First Round | |||
| Thu, Apr 28, 1988 Thu, Apr 28 | @ Chicago BullsBulls | Loss L 93 - 104 | |
| Sun, May 1, 1988 Sun, May 1 | @ Chicago BullsBulls | Loss L 101 - 106 | |
| Tue, May 3, 1988 Tue, May 3 | vs Chicago BullsBulls | Win W 110 - 102 | |
| Thu, May 5, 1988 Thu, May 5 | vs Chicago BullsBulls | Win W 97 - 91 | |
| Sun, May 8, 1988 Sun, May 8 | @ Chicago BullsBulls | Loss L 101 - 107 | |
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