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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1991–92 NBA season was the 22nd season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio .[1] During the off-season, the Cavaliers signed free agent John Battle ,[2] [3] then later on re-signed former Cavs forward Mike Sanders in March after being released by the Indiana Pacers .[4] [5] After two straight seasons of injuries, the Cavaliers would finally play the entire season without any significant loss of manpower. After a 13–9 start to the season, the team posted an 11-game winning streak, and held a 31–14 record at the All-Star break.[6] The Cavaliers finished the season 2nd in the Central Division with a 57–25 record,[7] and tying the franchise high set in the 1988–89 season . On December 17, 1991, the Cavaliers set an NBA record by winning with the second largest margin of victory of any game defeating the Miami Heat at home, 148–80 (68 points).[8] [9] [10]
Brad Daugherty led the team with 21.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, while Mark Price averaged 17.3 points and 7.4 assists per game, and Larry Nance averaged 17.0 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. In addition, Craig Ehlo contributed 12.3 points per game, and sixth man Hot Rod Williams provided the team with 11.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game off the bench.[11] Daugherty and Price were both named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game ,[12] [13] while Price finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting,[14] Nance was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and top draft pick Terrell Brandon made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs , the Cavaliers defeated the New Jersey Nets in four games.[15] [16] [17] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they trailed 2–1 to the 2nd-seeded Boston Celtics ,[18] [19] but managed to win in a full seven game series.[20] [21] [22] [23] In the Eastern Conference finals, they faced against Michael Jordan , Scottie Pippen and the defending champion Chicago Bulls , where they tied the series at one game a piece, with a 26-point road win in Game 2, 107–81.[24] [25] However, the Bulls would defeat the Cavaliers in four games to two.[26] [27] [28] [29] The Bulls would defeat the Portland Trail Blazers in six games in the NBA Finals , winning their second consecutive championship.[30] [31] [32] [33] [34]
Draft picks [ edit ] * 2nd round pick acquired from New York via Charlotte in Randolph Keys deal.[35]
1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SG 10 Battle, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–11–09 Rutgers PG 11 Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1970–05–20 Oregon C 43 Daugherty, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–10–19 North Carolina SG 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–08–11 Washington State PF 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–10–17 Duke SF 32 James, Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965–07–29 Saint Mary's PG 4 Kerr, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1965–09–27 Arizona PF 22 Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–02–12 Clemson SG 24 Oliver, Jimmy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1969–07–12 Purdue SG 14 Phills, Bobby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1969–12–20 Southern PG 25 Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1964–02–15 Georgia Tech SF 33 Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960–05–07 UCLA C 18 Williams, Hot Rod 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–08–09 Tulane
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: March 29, 1992
Regular season [ edit ] Season standings [ edit ] y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1991–92 NBA records Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS Atlanta – 3–1 2–2 0–5 0–5 2–0 2–0 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 Boston 1–3 – 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–2 0–2 2–3 3–2 5–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 Charlotte 2–2 1–3 – 0–4 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 Chicago 5–0 3–1 4–0 – 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 3–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 Cleveland 5–0 1–3 3–2 2–3 – 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 Dallas 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 – 3–2 0–2 0–4 4–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 1–4 0–2 Denver 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 – 0–2 0–4 2–3 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–5 1–1 Detroit 4–1 0–4 4–1 1–4 1–3 2–0 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 Golden State 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 – 2–2 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–3 5–0 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–0 Houston 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–2 0–2 2–2 – 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–2 1–3 1–4 2–0 Indiana 4–1 2–2 2–3 1–3 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 – 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–0 – 2–3 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–3 2–2 2–3 1–3 0–2 L.A. Lakers 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–3 2–2 0–2 3–2 – 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–4 4–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 1–1 Miami 2–2 2–3 3–1 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 – 4–0 2–0 2–2 1–4 3–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 Milwaukee 1–3 2–2 3–2 2–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 – 2–0 0–4 1–3 3–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 Minnesota 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–3 3–2 1–1 0–4 2–3 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–6 0–4 2–3 0–2 New Jersey 1–3 3–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 – 2–3 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–3 New York 2–2 2–3 4–0 0–4 0–4 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 4–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 – 4–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 Orlando 2–2 0–5 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–4 – 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–3 Philadelphia 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 4–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 1–3 2–3 – 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 5–0 Phoenix 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–3 3–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 – 3–2 4–1 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 Portland 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 3–2 1–3 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 – 5–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 2–0 Sacramento 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–5 1–3 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–4 0–5 – 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–0 San Antonio 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 5–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 – 3–1 1–4 0–2 Seattle 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–4 4–1 1–3 – 3–1 2–0 Utah 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 5–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 4–1 1–3 – 2–0 Washington 2–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 1–3 2–0 3–2 0–4 3–2 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 —
Game log [ edit ] 1991–92 game log Total: 57–25 (home: 35–6; road: 22–19) November: 9–5 (home: 7–0; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists 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 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 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists 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 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists 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 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 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 schedule
Playoffs [ edit ] 1992 playoff game log First round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Conference Semi-finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
1992 schedule
Player statistics [ edit ] Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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