The Cleveland Cavaliers were 57-25 in 1988-89. They finished 2nd in the Central Division and 3rd in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the Chicago Bulls, 3 games to 2.
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Grayson Allen scores 27, Naz Reid adds 25 as Hornets beat Cavaliers 124-112 to snap 6-game skid
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Jalen Brunson scores 31 to power Knicks past Cavs 109-97 in rematch of last year's Eastern finalists
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LeBron James has a rough return to Cleveland with only his 10th regular-season single-digit game
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Cavaliers hold LeBron James to 8 points in his Ohio return, rout 76ers 119-95
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Cavaliers beat 76ers 119-95 as LeBron James is held to 8 points in return to Cleveland
1988-89 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 240.9 | 108.8 | 42.8 | 27.6 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 42.3 | 84.2 | 50.2 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 35.9 | 22.2 | 29.7 | 74.7 | 55.9 | 12.6 | 30.2 | 16.1 | 19.4 |
Team Rank | 21st | 12th | 19th | 5th | 10th | 2nd | 13th | 23rd | 1st | 14th | 16th | 3rd | 11th | 7th | 19th | 3rd | 24th | 9th | 9th | 1st | |
Opponent | 82 | 240.9 | 101.2 | 42.6 | 24.9 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 41.3 | 89.6 | 46.1 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 33.9 | 16.6 | 21.3 | 77.7 | 51.1 | 14.8 | 27.8 | 17.4 | 24.0 |
Opponent Rank | 21st | 3rd | 8th | 7th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 17th | 3rd | 14th | 6th | 17th | 1st | 1st | 22nd | 2nd | 17th | 6th | 12th | 9th | |
Net | +7.6 | +0.1 | +2.6 | +1.3 | +2.7 | +1.0 | -5.4 | +4.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | +2.0 | +5.6 | +8.4 | -3.0 | +4.8 | -2.2 | +2.3 | -1.3 | -4.6 | ||
Net Rank | 2nd | 12th | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 8th | 23rd | 3rd | 12th | 14th | 8th | 2nd | 1st | 20th | 3rd | 22nd | 5th | 8th | 1st |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.5 | |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.5 | |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 7.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8.0 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.0 | |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8.5 |
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