| New Jersey Nets | 96 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 79 |
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| San Antonio Spurs | 100 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 97 |
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Cleveland 79, New Jersey 96
Opening Round - Cleveland wins 3-2
Izod Center (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: Dan Crawford, Joe Crawford, Joe Forte
Team Rebounds: Cleveland (0) New Jersey (0)
Technicals: Cleveland (0) New Jersey (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE (54-28) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 79 |
| NJN (43-39) | 24 | 31 | 33 | 8 | 96 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 96 | 82.6 | 100.4 |
| NJN | 96 | 100.4 | 82.6 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | .419 | 0.209 | 0.188 | 0.150 |
| NJN | .554 | 0.209 | 0.217 | 0.036 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Brad Daugherty | Starter | C | 38:00 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 14.1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 3 | Craig Ehlo | Starter | SG | 29:00 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 22 | Larry Nance | Starter | PF | 33:00 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | Mark Price | Starter | PG | 30:00 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 33 | Mike Sanders | Starter | SF | 23:00 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | Terrell Brandon | Bench | PG | 18:00 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -1.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | Danny Ferry | Bench | SF | 18:00 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3.4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 54 | Jay Guidinger | Bench | C | 04:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Gerald Wilkins | Bench | SG | 19:00 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Hot Rod Williams | Bench | C | 28:00 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6.6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 33-80 | 1-3 | 12-13 | 78.6 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 79 | ||||
| 41.3% | 33.3% | 92.3% |
New Jersey Nets
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Derrick Coleman | Starter | PF | 48:00 | 9-18 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 32.4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Rick Mahorn | Starter | C | 23:00 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Chris Morris | Starter | SF | 37:00 | 9-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 28.0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| - | Drazen Petrovic | Starter | SG | 35:00 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 24 | Rumeal Robinson | Starter | PG | 26:00 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 21 | Rafael Addison | Bench | SF | 13:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 52 | Chucky Brown | Bench | SF | 09:00 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mo Cheeks | Bench | PG | 22:00 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 30 | Bernard King | Bench | SF | 02:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Dwayne Schintzius | Bench | C | 25:00 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11.8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 44-84 | 5-9 | 3-3 | 110.4 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 96 | ||||
| 52.4% | 55.6% | 100.0% |
Cleveland Cavaliers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Mark Price 18.2p, 2.7r, 8a |
Craig Ehlo 11.6p, 4.9r, 3.1a |
Mike Sanders 8.6p, 3.2r, 1.4a |
Larry Nance 16.5p, 8.7r, 2.9a |
Brad Daugherty 20.2p, 10.2r, 4.4a |
| Rotation | Terrell Brandon 8.8p, 2.2r, 3.7a |
Gerald Wilkins 11.1p, 2.7r, 2.3a |
Danny Ferry 7.5p, 3.7r, 1.8a |
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Hot Rod Williams 11p, 6.2r, 2.3a |
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Jay Guidinger 1.6p, 2r, 0.5a |
New Jersey Nets Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Rumeal Robinson 8.4p, 2r, 4a |
Drazen Petrovic 22.3p, 2.7r, 3.5a |
Chris Morris 14.1p, 5.9r, 1.4a |
Derrick Coleman 20.7p, 11.2r, 3.6a |
Rick Mahorn 3.9p, 3.8r, 0.4a |
| Rotation | Mo Cheeks 3.6p, 1.2r, 3.1a |
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Rafael Addison 6.3p, 1.9r, 0.8a |
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Dwayne Schintzius 1.4p, 1.6r, 0.4a |
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Chucky Brown 5.1p, 3r, 0.7a |
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| Lim PT | |
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Bernard King 7p, 2.4r, 0.6a |
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