National Basketball Association » Cleveland Cavaliers » 1989
57-25 | Lost First Round |
Record | Outcome |
The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 57-25 record. They went 37-4 at home and 20-21 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers went 59-28. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference First Round to the Chicago Bulls.
The 1988-89 Cleveland Cavaliers played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 1988-89 Cleveland Cavaliers had their best month in December, when they went 13-2 and had a 86.7% win percentage. Their worst month was March, when they went 9-8 and had a 52.9% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
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November '88 | 8-3 | 72.7% | +107 |
December '88 | 13-2 | 86.7% | +181 |
January '89 | 11-4 | 73.3% | +89 |
February '89 | 10-3 | 76.9% | +154 |
March '89 | 9-8 | 52.9% | +79 |
April '89 | 6-5 | 54.5% | +13 |
Yes, the Cleveland Cavaliers made the Playoffs in 1989. 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 +623. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Cavaliers could have been expected to have about 60.1 wins, or a 60-22 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1988-89 Cleveland Cavaliers went 7-9.
During the regular season, the 1988-89 Cleveland Cavaliers went 1-2 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1988-89 Cleveland Cavaliers went 1-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1988-89 Cleveland Cavaliers was a 11 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Cleveland Cavaliers had during the 1988-89 regular season was 2 games, which occured 6 separate times.
= Playoff Team
Date | Opponent | Score | |
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Regular Season | |||
Fri, Nov 4, 1988 | @ Charlotte Hornets | Win 133 - 93 | |
Sat, Nov 5, 1988 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 105 - 99 | |
Wed, Nov 9, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 108 - 91 | |
Sat, Nov 12, 1988 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 121 - 96 | |
Tue, Nov 15, 1988 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 95 - 97 | |
Fri, Nov 18, 1988 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 95 - 94 | |
Sat, Nov 19, 1988 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 106 - 99 | |
Tue, Nov 22, 1988 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 114 - 102 | |
Wed, Nov 23, 1988 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 91 - 104 | |
Sat, Nov 26, 1988 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 112 - 127 | |
Sun, Nov 27, 1988 | vs Miami Heat | Win 109 - 80 | |
Thu, Dec 1, 1988 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 99 - 96 | |
Fri, Dec 2, 1988 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 112 - 84 | |
Sun, Dec 4, 1988 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 122 - 103 | |
Tue, Dec 6, 1988 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 105 - 106 | |
Thu, Dec 8, 1988 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 104 - 95 | |
Sat, Dec 10, 1988 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 102 - 98 | |
Tue, Dec 13, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 102 - 111 | |
Thu, Dec 15, 1988 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 119 - 98 | |
Sat, Dec 17, 1988 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 120 - 94 | |
Tue, Dec 20, 1988 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 110 - 94 | |
Wed, Dec 21, 1988 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 115 - 114 | |
Fri, Dec 23, 1988 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 119 - 107 | OT |
Tue, Dec 27, 1988 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 107 - 96 | |
Wed, Dec 28, 1988 | vs Charlotte Hornets | Win 122 - 98 | |
Fri, Dec 30, 1988 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 127 - 110 | |
Tue, Jan 3, 1989 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 119 - 98 | |
Thu, Jan 5, 1989 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 103 - 98 | |
Sat, Jan 7, 1989 | vs New York Knicks | Win 104 - 96 | |
Mon, Jan 9, 1989 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 103 - 105 | |
Wed, Jan 11, 1989 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 124 - 121 | |
Fri, Jan 13, 1989 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 95 - 116 | |
Sat, Jan 14, 1989 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 116 - 104 | |
Mon, Jan 16, 1989 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 126 - 110 | |
Thu, Jan 19, 1989 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 113 - 106 | |
Sat, Jan 21, 1989 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 115 - 103 | |
Mon, Jan 23, 1989 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 142 - 109 | |
Tue, Jan 24, 1989 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 105 - 121 | |
Fri, Jan 27, 1989 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 80 - 79 | |
Sun, Jan 29, 1989 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 117 - 122 | OT |
Tue, Jan 31, 1989 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 118 - 103 | |
Thu, Feb 2, 1989 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 109 - 125 | |
Fri, Feb 3, 1989 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 110 - 94 | |
Sun, Feb 5, 1989 | @ Charlotte Hornets | Win 110 - 91 | |
Tue, Feb 7, 1989 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 106 - 115 | |
Thu, Feb 9, 1989 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 108 - 99 | |
Tue, Feb 14, 1989 | @ Miami Heat | Win 109 - 98 | |
Wed, Feb 15, 1989 | vs New York Knicks | Win 129 - 107 | |
Fri, Feb 17, 1989 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 100 - 108 | |
Sat, Feb 18, 1989 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 118 - 100 | |
Mon, Feb 20, 1989 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 110 - 90 | |
Wed, Feb 22, 1989 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 130 - 111 | |
Fri, Feb 24, 1989 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 128 - 91 | |
Tue, Feb 28, 1989 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 115 - 99 | |
Thu, Mar 2, 1989 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 112 - 84 | |
Fri, Mar 3, 1989 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 90 - 96 | |
Sun, Mar 5, 1989 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 98 - 103 | |
Tue, Mar 7, 1989 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 105 - 95 | |
Thu, Mar 9, 1989 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 114 - 120 | |
Fri, Mar 10, 1989 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 103 - 105 | |
Sun, Mar 12, 1989 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 123 - 110 | |
Mon, Mar 13, 1989 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 83 - 98 | |
Wed, Mar 15, 1989 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 115 - 91 | |
Sun, Mar 19, 1989 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 101 - 91 | |
Mon, Mar 20, 1989 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 103 - 97 | |
Wed, Mar 22, 1989 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 97 - 100 | |
Thu, Mar 23, 1989 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 102 - 88 | |
Sat, Mar 25, 1989 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 105 - 113 | OT |
Mon, Mar 27, 1989 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 102 - 104 | |
Tue, Mar 28, 1989 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 102 - 90 | |
Fri, Mar 31, 1989 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 109 - 100 | |
Sun, Apr 2, 1989 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 117 - 100 | |
Tue, Apr 4, 1989 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 105 - 91 | |
Fri, Apr 7, 1989 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 96 - 107 | |
Sun, Apr 9, 1989 | vs Charlotte Hornets | Win 122 - 116 | |
Tue, Apr 11, 1989 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 92 - 90 | |
Wed, Apr 12, 1989 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 95 - 107 | |
Fri, Apr 14, 1989 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 104 - 113 | |
Sun, Apr 16, 1989 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 111 - 92 | |
Tue, Apr 18, 1989 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 102 - 118 | |
Fri, Apr 21, 1989 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 89 - 92 | |
Sun, Apr 23, 1989 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 90 - 84 | |
Playoffs | |||
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Eastern Conference First Round (Lost 2 - 3) | |||
Fri, Apr 28, 1989 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 88 - 95 | |
Sun, Apr 30, 1989 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 96 - 88 | |
Wed, May 3, 1989 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 94 - 101 | |
Fri, May 5, 1989 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 108 - 105 | OT |
Sun, May 7, 1989 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 100 - 101 |
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