| 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 Nets Nets | Win W 114 - 108 | |
| Sat, Nov 7, 1987 Sat, Nov 7, 1987 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 105 - 113 | |
| Wed, Nov 11, 1987 Wed, Nov 11, 1987 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 101 - 109 | |
| Fri, Nov 13, 1987 Fri, Nov 13, 1987 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 114 - 128 | |
| Sat, Nov 14, 1987 Sat, Nov 14, 1987 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 113 - 128 | |
| Tue, Nov 17, 1987 Tue, Nov 17, 1987 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Win W 109 - 88 | |
| Thu, Nov 19, 1987 Thu, Nov 19, 1987 | vs Houston Rockets Rockets | Loss L 97 - 105 | |
| Sat, Nov 21, 1987 Sat, Nov 21, 1987 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Win W 101 - 88 | |
| Tue, Nov 24, 1987 Tue, Nov 24, 1987 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 104 - 108 | |
| Wed, Nov 25, 1987 Wed, Nov 25, 1987 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 101 - 104 | |
| Sat, Nov 28, 1987 Sat, Nov 28, 1987 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 93 - 105 | |
| Wed, Dec 2, 1987 Wed, Dec 2, 1987 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Win W 104 - 102 | |
| Fri, Dec 4, 1987 Fri, Dec 4, 1987 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 108 - 90 | |
| Sat, Dec 5, 1987 Sat, Dec 5, 1987 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Win W 97 - 95 | |
| Tue, Dec 8, 1987 Tue, Dec 8, 1987 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 96 - 107 | |
| Wed, Dec 9, 1987 Wed, Dec 9, 1987 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Loss L 112 - 113 | |
| Fri, Dec 11, 1987 Fri, Dec 11, 1987 | @ Sacramento Kings Kings | Win W 115 - 113 | |
| Sun, Dec 13, 1987 Sun, Dec 13, 1987 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 89 - 90 | |
| Tue, Dec 15, 1987 Tue, Dec 15, 1987 | vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 106 - 93 | |
| Thu, Dec 17, 1987 Thu, Dec 17, 1987 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 100 - 111 | |
| Fri, Dec 18, 1987 Fri, Dec 18, 1987 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 103 - 94 | |
| Sun, Dec 20, 1987 Sun, Dec 20, 1987 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 127 - 116 | |
| Tue, Dec 22, 1987 Tue, Dec 22, 1987 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 106 - 102 | |
| Wed, Dec 23, 1987 Wed, Dec 23, 1987 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 83 - 91 | |
| Sat, Dec 26, 1987 Sat, Dec 26, 1987 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Win W 120 - 117 | |
| Sun, Dec 27, 1987 Sun, Dec 27, 1987 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Loss L 83 - 101 | |
| Wed, Dec 30, 1987 Wed, Dec 30, 1987 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 110 - 117 | |
| Sat, Jan 2, 1988 Sat, Jan 2 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Win W 120 - 107 | |
| Mon, Jan 4, 1988 Mon, Jan 4 | vs Denver Nuggets Nuggets | Win W 122 - 101 | |
| Wed, Jan 6, 1988 Wed, Jan 6 | vs Los Angeles Clippers Clippers | Win W 116 - 100 | |
| Fri, Jan 8, 1988 Fri, Jan 8 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 97 - 101 | |
| Sat, Jan 9, 1988 Sat, Jan 9 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 110 - 126 | |
| Tue, Jan 12, 1988 Tue, Jan 12 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 119 - 111 | |
| Thu, Jan 14, 1988 Thu, Jan 14 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 91 - 88 | OT |
| Fri, Jan 15, 1988 Fri, Jan 15 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 93 - 97 | |
| Sun, Jan 17, 1988 Sun, Jan 17 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 93 - 111 | |
| Thu, Jan 21, 1988 Thu, Jan 21 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 93 - 101 | |
| Sat, Jan 23, 1988 Sat, Jan 23 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Win W 119 - 100 | |
| Mon, Jan 25, 1988 Mon, Jan 25 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 96 - 119 | |
| Wed, Jan 27, 1988 Wed, Jan 27 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 112 - 102 | |
| Thu, Jan 28, 1988 Thu, Jan 28 | @ Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 109 - 85 | |
| Sat, Jan 30, 1988 Sat, Jan 30 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 128 - 126 | OT |
| Mon, Feb 1, 1988 Mon, Feb 1 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 94 - 83 | |
| Wed, Feb 3, 1988 Wed, Feb 3 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 107 - 106 | |
| Thu, Feb 4, 1988 Thu, Feb 4 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Loss L 90 - 96 | OT |
| Tue, Feb 9, 1988 Tue, Feb 9 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 104 - 112 | |
| Wed, Feb 10, 1988 Wed, Feb 10 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 118 - 102 | |
| Fri, Feb 12, 1988 Fri, Feb 12 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 98 - 96 | |
| Sat, Feb 13, 1988 Sat, Feb 13 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 103 - 120 | |
| Mon, Feb 15, 1988 Mon, Feb 15 | vs Sacramento Kings Kings | Win W 104 - 95 | |
| Wed, Feb 17, 1988 Wed, Feb 17 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Win W 115 - 107 | |
| Thu, Feb 18, 1988 Thu, Feb 18 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 83 - 88 | |
| Sun, Feb 21, 1988 Sun, Feb 21 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 113 - 111 | |
| Wed, Feb 24, 1988 Wed, Feb 24 | @ Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Loss L 89 - 93 | |
| Thu, Feb 25, 1988 Thu, Feb 25 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 103 - 109 | |
| Sat, Feb 27, 1988 Sat, Feb 27 | @ Los Angeles Clippers Clippers | Loss L 96 - 97 | |
| Mon, Feb 29, 1988 Mon, Feb 29 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 94 - 107 | |
| Wed, Mar 2, 1988 Wed, Mar 2 | @ Denver Nuggets Nuggets | Loss L 81 - 99 | |
| Sun, Mar 6, 1988 Sun, Mar 6 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 98 - 127 | |
| Wed, Mar 9, 1988 Wed, Mar 9 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Win W 117 - 91 | |
| Fri, Mar 11, 1988 Fri, Mar 11 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 117 - 107 | |
| Sat, Mar 12, 1988 Sat, Mar 12 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 100 - 104 | |
| Mon, Mar 14, 1988 Mon, Mar 14 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 102 - 104 | |
| Tue, Mar 15, 1988 Tue, Mar 15 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 89 - 108 | |
| Thu, Mar 17, 1988 Thu, Mar 17 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 99 - 102 | |
| Sat, Mar 19, 1988 Sat, Mar 19 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 100 - 101 | |
| Wed, Mar 23, 1988 Wed, Mar 23 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 105 - 96 | |
| Fri, Mar 25, 1988 Fri, Mar 25 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 110 - 111 | OT |
| Sat, Mar 26, 1988 Sat, Mar 26 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 102 - 109 | |
| Tue, Mar 29, 1988 Tue, Mar 29 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 108 - 103 | |
| Wed, Mar 30, 1988 Wed, Mar 30 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 107 - 96 | |
| Sat, Apr 2, 1988 Sat, Apr 2 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 108 - 94 | |
| Tue, Apr 5, 1988 Tue, Apr 5 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 105 - 106 | |
| Wed, Apr 6, 1988 Wed, Apr 6 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 98 - 87 | |
| Fri, Apr 8, 1988 Fri, Apr 8 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Win W 104 - 85 | |
| Sun, Apr 10, 1988 Sun, Apr 10 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 119 - 105 | |
| Tue, Apr 12, 1988 Tue, Apr 12 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 116 - 103 | |
| Wed, Apr 13, 1988 Wed, Apr 13 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 98 - 115 | |
| Fri, Apr 15, 1988 Fri, Apr 15 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Win W 120 - 109 | |
| Mon, Apr 18, 1988 Mon, Apr 18 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 112 - 107 | |
| Fri, Apr 22, 1988 Fri, Apr 22 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 107 - 103 | |
| Sat, Apr 23, 1988 Sat, Apr 23 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Win W 104 - 99 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Eastern Conference First Round | |||
| Thu, Apr 28, 1988 Thu, Apr 28 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 93 - 104 | |
| Sun, May 1, 1988 Sun, May 1 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 101 - 106 | |
| Tue, May 3, 1988 Tue, May 3 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 110 - 102 | |
| Thu, May 5, 1988 Thu, May 5 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 97 - 91 | |
| Sun, May 8, 1988 Sun, May 8 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 101 - 107 | |
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