NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
1991β92 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 13β9 start to the season, the team posted an 11-game winning streak, and held a 31β14 record at the All-Star break.
[6] The Cavaliers finished the season 2nd in the Central Division with a 57β25 record,
[7] and tying the franchise high set in the
1988β89 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, 148β80 (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 2β1 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, 107β81.
[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
* 2nd round pick acquired from
New York via
Charlotte in
Randolph Keys deal.
[35]
Roster
1991β92 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)
1962β11β09
Rutgers
PG
11
Brandon, Terrell
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1970β05β20
Oregon
C
43
Daugherty, Brad (C)
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1965β10β19
North Carolina
SG
3
Ehlo, Craig
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1961β08β11
Washington State
PF
35
Ferry, Danny
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1966β10β17
Duke
SF
32
James, Henry
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1965β07β29
Saint Mary's
PG
4
Kerr, Steve
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1965β09β27
Arizona
PF
22
Nance, Larry (C)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1959β02β12
Clemson
SG
24
Oliver, Jimmy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1969β07β12
Purdue
SG
14
Phills, Bobby
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1969β12β20
Southern
PG
25
Price, Mark (C)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1964β02β15
Georgia Tech
SF
33
Sanders, Mike
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1960β05β07
UCLA
C
18
Williams, Hot Rod
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1962β08β09
Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: March 29, 1992
Regular season
Season standings
y β clinched division title
x β clinched playoff spot
z β clinched division title
y β clinched division title
x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1991β92 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
β
3β1
2β2
0β5
0β5
2β0
2β0
1β4
1β1
2β0
1β4
1β1
0β2
2β2
3β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
2β2
Boston
1β3
β
3β1
1β3
3β1
1β1
1β1
4β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β0
2β0
3β2
2β2
0β2
2β3
3β2
5β0
3β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
3β1
Charlotte
2β2
1β3
β
0β4
2β3
1β1
1β1
1β4
1β1
0β2
3β2
0β2
1β1
1β3
2β3
1β1
1β3
0β4
3β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
0β2
2β2
Chicago
5β0
3β1
4β0
β
3β2
2β0
2β0
4β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
3β2
2β0
4β0
4β0
3β1
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
Cleveland
5β0
1β3
3β2
2β3
β
1β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
5β0
1β1
2β0
3β1
3β1
2β0
2β2
4β0
3β1
4β0
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
4β0
Dallas
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
β
3β2
0β2
0β4
4β2
1β1
1β3
0β4
1β1
1β1
3β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β2
0β4
1β3
0β5
0β4
1β4
0β2
Denver
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β3
β
0β2
0β4
2β3
0β2
0β4
1β3
0β2
1β1
2β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
1β3
1β3
2β2
1β4
1β3
1β5
1β1
Detroit
4β1
0β4
4β1
1β4
1β3
2β0
2β0
β
1β1
2β0
2β2
0β2
2β0
2β2
3β2
1β1
2β2
2β2
4β0
3β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
Golden State
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
4β0
4β0
1β1
β
2β2
2β0
3β2
3β2
1β1
2β0
4β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
3β2
2β3
5β0
2β2
3β2
1β3
2β0
Houston
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β4
3β2
0β2
2β2
β
1β1
2β2
2β2
2β0
1β1
3β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β3
3β1
3β1
3β2
1β3
1β4
2β0
Indiana
4β1
2β2
2β3
1β3
0β5
1β1
2β0
2β2
0β2
1β1
β
0β2
2β0
3β1
4β1
2β0
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
2β2
L.A. Clippers
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
3β1
4β0
2β0
2β3
2β2
2β0
β
2β3
2β0
2β0
4β0
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
3β2
2β3
2β3
2β2
2β3
1β3
0β2
L.A. Lakers
2β0
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
4β0
3β1
0β2
2β3
2β2
0β2
3β2
β
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β3
1β4
4β1
1β3
1β4
1β3
1β1
Miami
2β2
2β3
3β1
0β4
1β3
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
0β2
0β2
β
4β0
2β0
2β2
1β4
3β1
1β4
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
5β0
Milwaukee
1β3
2β2
3β2
2β3
1β3
1β1
1β1
2β3
0β2
1β1
1β4
0β2
1β1
0β4
β
2β0
0β4
1β3
3β1
3β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
Minnesota
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β3
3β2
1β1
0β4
2β3
0β2
0β4
1β3
0β2
0β2
β
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β4
0β4
1β3
0β6
0β4
2β3
0β2
New Jersey
1β3
3β2
3β1
0β4
2β2
2β0
1β1
2β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
2β2
4β0
2β0
β
2β3
3β1
3β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β3
New York
2β2
2β3
4β0
0β4
0β4
2β0
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
3β1
2β0
0β2
4β1
3β1
2β0
3β2
β
4β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
4β0
Orlando
2β2
0β5
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β1
0β2
0β4
0β2
0β2
2β2
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β3
2β0
1β3
1β4
β
3β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β3
Philadelphia
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β3
0β4
2β0
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
4β1
1β3
2β0
2β3
1β3
2β3
β
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
5β0
Phoenix
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
2β3
3β1
1β1
2β3
3β2
2β0
2β0
4β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
β
3β2
4β1
3β1
3β2
2β2
2β0
Portland
2β0
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β0
4β0
3β1
0β2
3β2
1β3
2β0
3β2
4β1
2β0
2β0
4β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β3
β
5β0
2β2
4β1
2β2
2β0
Sacramento
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
3β1
2β2
0β2
0β5
1β3
1β1
3β2
1β4
0β2
2β0
3β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β4
0β5
β
1β3
1β4
1β3
2β0
San Antonio
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
5β0
4β1
1β1
2β2
2β3
0β2
2β2
3β1
1β1
1β1
6β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β3
2β2
3β1
β
3β1
1β4
0β2
Seattle
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
4β0
3β1
1β1
2β3
3β1
2β0
3β2
4β1
1β1
1β1
4β0
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β3
1β4
4β1
1β3
β
3β1
2β0
Utah
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
4β1
5β1
1β1
3β1
4β1
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
3β2
2β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β2
2β2
3β1
4β1
1β3
β
2β0
Washington
2β2
1β3
2β2
0β4
0β4
2β0
1β1
1β3
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
1β1
0β5
1β3
2β0
3β2
0β4
3β2
0β5
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
0β2
0β2
β
Game log
1991β92 game log Total: 57β25 (home: 35β6; road: 22β19)
November: 9β5 (home: 7β0; road: 2β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
November 1, 1991
@
Portland
L 106β117
Memorial Coliseum
0β1
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: 10β4 (home: 7β1; road: 3β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
15
December 4, 1991
@
Chicago
L 102β108
Chicago Stadium
9β6
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 134β107
Nance (26)
Daugherty (15)
Brandon ,
Price (7)
Richfield Coliseum 11,429
12β7
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 122β99
Brandon (19)
Daugherty (10)
Brandon ,
Daugherty (7)
The Omni 10,384
14β9
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: 10β4 (home: 4β3; road: 6β1)
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 114β121
Richfield Coliseum
24β10
35
January 16, 1992
Chicago
L 85β100
Richfield Coliseum
24β11
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: 8β5 (home: 4β1; road: 4β4)
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 113β112
Chicago Stadium
33β16
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: 12β4 (home: 7β0; road: 5β4)
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 110β94
Nance (35)
Nance (12)
Price (8)
The Omni 13,950
44β21
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 123β80
Daugherty (22)
Ferry (16)
Brandon (13)
Richfield Coliseum 15,406
45β21
67
March 24, 1992
Indiana
68
March 25, 1992
@
Orlando
69
March 27, 1992
@
Charlotte
70
March 28, 1992
@
Chicago
L 102β126
Chicago Stadium
48β22
71
March 31, 1992
Miami
April: 8β3 (home: 6β1; road: 2β2)
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 115β100
Richfield Coliseum
55β24
80
April 15, 1992
@
Charlotte
81
April 17, 1992
@
Indiana
82
April 19, 1992 7:30 pm
EDT
Atlanta
W 112β108
Price (22)
Nance (12)
Price (6)
Richfield Coliseum 17,296
57β25
1991β92 schedule
Playoffs
1992 playoff game log
First round: 3β1 (home: 2β0; road: 1β1)
Conference Semi-finals: 4β3 (home: 3β1; road: 1β2)
Conference finals: 2β4 (home: 1β2; road: 1β2)
1992 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Playoffs
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Awards and records
Transactions
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Charlotte Hornets acquired Randolph Keys from Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a future second-round draft pick
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