The Cleveland Cavaliers were 42-40 in 1987-88. They finished 5th in the Central Division and 6th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the Chicago Bulls, 3 games to 2.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

1987-88 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Hawks Hawks
50
32
.610
7.0
5
Bucks Bucks
42
40
.512
15.0
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
42
40
.512
15.0
7
Bullets Bullets
38
44
.463
19.0
8
Knicks Knicks
38
44
.463
19.0

1987-88 Stats

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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
Team
82
241.2
104.5
40.3
25.2
8.9
6.4
40.4
82.4
49.0
1.5
4.1
37.8
22.1
29.7
74.4
54.7
12.4
27.9
17.5
22.4
Team Rank
9th
21st
23rd
12th
7th
3rd
20th
23rd
6th
14th
16th
2nd
13th
10th
20th
5th
22nd
20th
18th
4th
Opponent
82
241.2
103.7
41.6
24.3
8.4
5.5
41.3
86.6
47.6
1.5
4.9
31.8
19.6
24.9
78.8
53.1
14.1
27.5
17.5
24.6
Opponent Rank
9th
2nd
4th
6th
11th
15th
9th
9th
11th
10th
12th
12th
3rd
3rd
23rd
9th
12th
5th
7th
4th
Net
+0.8
-1.3
+1.0
+0.5
+0.9
-0.9
-4.2
+1.4
0.0
-0.8
+6.0
+2.5
+4.8
-4.5
+1.6
-1.8
+0.4
0.0
-2.3
Net Rank
12th
16th
9th
8th
4th
16th
21st
7th
10th
15th
2nd
6th
4th
21st
6th
21st
10th
10th
6th

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
20
1
.952
2
Lakers Lakers
15
4
.789
4.0
3
Rockets Rockets
13
4
.765
5.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
14
5
.737
5.0
5
Spurs Spurs
13
6
.684
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
12
8
.600
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
16
4
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
13
6
.684
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
13
7
.650
3.0
5
Hawks Hawks
13
8
.619
3.5
6
Magic Magic
12
8
.600
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/2
DET DET
@
MEM MEM
114-106
Sun
11/2
SAC SAC
@
DEN DEN
124-130
Sun
11/2
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
123-115
Sun
11/2
MIA MIA
@
LAC LAC
120-119
Mon
11/3
MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
100-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/1
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/1
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Mon
12/1
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Tue
12/2
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Tue
12/2
POR POR
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM