cavs player with the most points in a single playoff game in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, World B. Free had the most points for the Cavaliers in a playoff game, with 32 points in Game 3 of the 1985 First Round against the Celtics.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1World B. Free
W. B. Free
32
4/23/1985
vs
40
3
8
2
0
13
23
56.5
0
1
0.0
6
6
100.0
62.4
0
3
2
2
2Ron Harper
R. Harper
31
4/30/1989
vs
38
11
4
5
0
12
19
63.2
0
0
7
10
70.0
66.2
4
7
3
1
3Mark Price
M. Price
31
5/3/1988
vs
41
6
6
1
0
11
14
78.6
0
2
0.0
9
9
100.0
86.3
2
4
0
1
4Ron Harper
R. Harper
30
5/5/1988
vs
40
8
5
3
1
12
23
52.2
0
2
0.0
6
6
100.0
58.5
1
7
4
1
5World B. Free
W. B. Free
30
4/25/1985
vs
41
3
9
1
0
11
27
40.7
0
0
8
9
88.9
48.4
3
0
1
5
6Larry Nance
L. Nance
27
5/5/1989
@
46
9
3
0
3
11
17
64.7
0
0
5
10
50.0
63.1
4
5
1
3
7Larry Nance
L. Nance
27
5/1/1988
@
41
6
8
1
2
11
15
73.3
0
0
5
6
83.3
76.5
2
4
4
3
8Mark Price
M. Price
25
5/8/1988
@
43
1
7
0
0
9
15
60.0
1
3
33.3
6
6
100.0
70.9
0
1
2
2
9World B. Free
W. B. Free
25
4/20/1985
@
36
4
7
2
0
9
22
40.9
0
1
0.0
7
8
87.5
49.0
1
3
2
2
10Craig Ehlo
C. Ehlo
24
5/7/1989
vs
27
2
4
0
0
9
15
60.0
4
7
57.1
2
2
100.0
75.6
1
1
0
1
11Mark Price
M. Price
24
5/5/1989
@
48
3
7
0
0
8
13
61.5
2
2
100.0
6
7
85.7
74.6
0
3
5
1
12Roy Hinson
R. Hinson
24
4/18/1985
@
35
11
2
0
2
8
13
61.5
0
0
8
13
61.5
64.1
2
9
1
4
13Mark Price
M. Price
23
5/7/1989
vs
40
6
7
1
0
8
14
57.1
3
4
75.0
4
4
100.0
73.0
3
3
7
1
14Phil Hubbard
P. Hubbard
23
4/25/1985
vs
29
7
1
1
0
10
15
66.7
1
1
100.0
2
2
100.0
72.4
3
4
1
5
15Ron Harper
R. Harper
22
5/7/1989
vs
44
2
6
2
2
9
16
56.3
0
1
0.0
4
5
80.0
60.4
0
2
1
4
16Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
22
5/3/1989
@
35
11
0
0
2
9
17
52.9
0
0
4
4
100.0
58.6
3
8
3
3
17John Bagley
J. Bagley
22
4/18/1985
@
42
3
11
5
0
11
19
57.9
0
1
0.0
0
0
57.9
1
2
6
3
18Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
21
5/1/1988
@
38
13
4
1
3
9
17
52.9
0
0
3
4
75.0
56.0
2
11
2
0
19Craig Ehlo
C. Ehlo
21
4/28/1988
@
44
6
6
4
0
9
18
50.0
0
3
0.0
3
5
60.0
52.0
1
5
2
3
20Roy Hinson
R. Hinson
21
4/23/1985
vs
28
9
1
2
2
10
14
71.4
0
0
1
2
50.0
70.6
4
5
3
5
21Larry Nance
L. Nance
20
5/3/1989
@
36
9
2
0
2
8
15
53.3
0
0
4
5
80.0
58.1
4
5
2
4
22Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
20
5/3/1988
vs
34
7
0
1
0
8
13
61.5
0
0
4
8
50.0
60.5
4
3
0
3
23Craig Ehlo
C. Ehlo
19
4/28/1989
vs
39
2
4
1
1
7
16
43.8
1
4
25.0
4
5
80.0
52.2
0
2
2
4
24Mark Price
M. Price
19
5/1/1988
@
37
4
6
0
0
6
12
50.0
3
4
75.0
4
4
100.0
69.0
0
4
2
6
25Larry Nance
L. Nance
18
4/28/1989
vs
34
5
5
0
1
6
9
66.7
0
0
6
10
60.0
67.2
1
4
1
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