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.

1987-88 Conference Standings

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

Gallery

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
26
19
.578
7.0
5
23
19
.548
8.5
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
23
21
.523
9.5
9
21
22
.488
11.0
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
14
.682
6.0
3
29
15
.659
7.0
4
26
15
.634
8.5
5
26
16
.619
9.0
6
27
17
.614
9.0
7
27
17
.614
9.0
8
25
20
.556
11.5
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
24
.442
16.5
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
15
29
.341
21.0
14
12
32
.273
24.0
15
10
35
.222
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/25
@
126-111
Thu
12/25
@
117-138
Thu
12/25
@
120-105
Thu
12/25
@
140-122
Thu
12/25
@
102-109

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/21
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
8:00 PM