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1997-98 Cleveland Cavaliers

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47-35, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 92.5 points per game, Allowed 89.8 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 49-33)
Coached by Mike Fratello (47-35)

SRS: 3.06 (10th of 29)
Pace Factor: 89.9 (16th of 29)
Offensive Rating: 102.2 (24th of 29), Defensive Rating: 99.1 (1st of 29)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-1) versus Indiana Pacers

1997-98 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19830 2817 6207 .454 298 801 .372 1653 2187 .756 955 2331 3286 1894 814 419 1418 1939 7585
Opponent 82 19830 2689 6214 .433 341 992 .344 1642 2175 .755 948 2229 3177 1790 707 455 1444 1904 7361

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Shawn Kemp F-C 6-10 230 28 80 80 2769 518 1164 .445 2 8 .250 404 556 .727 219 526 745 197 108 90 271 310 1442
2 Wesley Person G 6-6 195 26 82 82 3198 440 957 .460 192 447 .430 132 170 .776 65 298 363 188 129 49 110 108 1204
3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7-3 238 22 82 81 2379 454 876 .518 1 4 .250 230 302 .762 279 444 723 71 52 135 146 288 1139
4 Cedric Henderson F 6-7 215 22 82 71 2527 348 725 .480 0 4 .000 136 190 .716 71 254 325 168 96 45 165 238 832
5 Derek Anderson G 6-5 194 23 66 13 1839 239 586 .408 17 84 .202 275 315 .873 55 132 187 227 86 13 128 136 770
6 Brevin Knight G 5-10 173 22 80 76 2483 261 592 .441 0 7 .000 201 251 .801 67 186 253 656 196 18 194 271 723
7 Vitaly Potapenko C-F 6-10 280 22 80 0 1412 234 488 .480 0 1 .000 102 144 .708 110 203 313 57 27 28 132 198 570
8 Danny Ferry F 6-10 230 31 69 3 1034 113 286 .395 33 99 .333 32 40 .800 23 91 114 59 26 17 53 118 291
9 Bob Sura G 6-5 200 24 46 4 942 87 231 .377 19 60 .317 74 131 .565 25 69 94 171 44 7 93 113 267
10 Henry James F 6-8 220 32 28 0 166 24 59 .407 11 25 .440 21 22 .955 2 13 15 5 1 1 12 24 80
11 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 32 43 0 312 28 66 .424 5 11 .455 18 20 .900 6 24 30 49 18 3 12 25 79
12 Carl Thomas G 6-4 175 28 29 0 272 27 70 .386 15 38 .395 8 13 .615 6 31 37 9 16 5 12 27 77
13 Shawnelle Scott C 6-10 250 25 41 0 188 16 36 .444 0 0 12 18 .667 20 39 59 8 6 8 10 45 44
14 Mitchell Butler G-F 6-5 210 27 18 0 206 15 47 .319 1 6 .167 6 10 .600 6 16 22 18 8 0 8 26 37
15 Greg Graham G 6-4 174 27 6 0 56 7 12 .583 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 6 1 0 10 7 16
16 Tony Dumas G 6-6 190 25 7 0 47 6 12 .500 2 4 .500 0 3 .000 1 4 5 5 0 0 5 5 14

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Shawn Kemp F-C 6-10 230 28 80 80 34.6 6.5 14.6 .445 0.0 0.1 .250 5.1 7.0 .727 2.7 6.6 9.3 2.5 1.4 1.1 3.4 3.9 18.0
2 Wesley Person G 6-6 195 26 82 82 39.0 5.4 11.7 .460 2.3 5.5 .430 1.6 2.1 .776 0.8 3.6 4.4 2.3 1.6 0.6 1.3 1.3 14.7
3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7-3 238 22 82 81 29.0 5.5 10.7 .518 0.0 0.0 .250 2.8 3.7 .762 3.4 5.4 8.8 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.8 3.5 13.9
4 Derek Anderson G 6-5 194 23 66 13 27.9 3.6 8.9 .408 0.3 1.3 .202 4.2 4.8 .873 0.8 2.0 2.8 3.4 1.3 0.2 1.9 2.1 11.7
5 Cedric Henderson F 6-7 215 22 82 71 30.8 4.2 8.8 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .716 0.9 3.1 4.0 2.0 1.2 0.5 2.0 2.9 10.1
6 Brevin Knight G 5-10 173 22 80 76 31.0 3.3 7.4 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.1 .801 0.8 2.3 3.2 8.2 2.5 0.2 2.4 3.4 9.0
7 Vitaly Potapenko C-F 6-10 280 22 80 0 17.7 2.9 6.1 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.8 .708 1.4 2.5 3.9 0.7 0.3 0.4 1.7 2.5 7.1
8 Bob Sura G 6-5 200 24 46 4 20.5 1.9 5.0 .377 0.4 1.3 .317 1.6 2.8 .565 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.7 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.5 5.8
9 Danny Ferry F 6-10 230 31 69 3 15.0 1.6 4.1 .395 0.5 1.4 .333 0.5 0.6 .800 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 4.2
10 Henry James F 6-8 220 32 28 0 5.9 0.9 2.1 .407 0.4 0.9 .440 0.8 0.8 .955 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 2.9
11 Greg Graham G 6-4 174 27 6 0 9.3 1.2 2.0 .583 0.0 0.5 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.7 1.2 2.7
12 Carl Thomas G 6-4 175 28 29 0 9.4 0.9 2.4 .386 0.5 1.3 .395 0.3 0.4 .615 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.7
13 Mitchell Butler G-F 6-5 210 27 18 0 11.4 0.8 2.6 .319 0.1 0.3 .167 0.3 0.6 .600 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.4 2.1
14 Tony Dumas G 6-6 190 25 7 0 6.7 0.9 1.7 .500 0.3 0.6 .500 0.0 0.4 .000 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.0
15 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 32 43 0 7.3 0.7 1.5 .424 0.1 0.3 .455 0.4 0.5 .900 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.8
16 Shawnelle Scott C 6-10 250 25 41 0 4.6 0.4 0.9 .444 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 .667 0.5 1.0 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.1

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Shawn Kemp F-C 6-10 230 28 80 80 2769 6.7 15.1 .445 0.0 0.1 .250 5.3 7.2 .727 2.8 6.8 9.7 2.6 1.4 1.2 3.5 4.0 18.7
2 Henry James F 6-8 220 32 28 0 166 5.2 12.8 .407 2.4 5.4 .440 4.6 4.8 .955 0.4 2.8 3.3 1.1 0.2 0.2 2.6 5.2 17.3
3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7-3 238 22 82 81 2379 6.9 13.3 .518 0.0 0.1 .250 3.5 4.6 .762 4.2 6.7 10.9 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.2 4.4 17.2
4 Derek Anderson G 6-5 194 23 66 13 1839 4.7 11.5 .408 0.3 1.6 .202 5.4 6.2 .873 1.1 2.6 3.7 4.4 1.7 0.3 2.5 2.7 15.1
5 Vitaly Potapenko C-F 6-10 280 22 80 0 1412 6.0 12.4 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.7 .708 2.8 5.2 8.0 1.5 0.7 0.7 3.4 5.0 14.5
6 Wesley Person G 6-6 195 26 82 82 3198 5.0 10.8 .460 2.2 5.0 .430 1.5 1.9 .776 0.7 3.4 4.1 2.1 1.5 0.6 1.2 1.2 13.6
7 Cedric Henderson F 6-7 215 22 82 71 2527 5.0 10.3 .480 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.7 .716 1.0 3.6 4.6 2.4 1.4 0.6 2.4 3.4 11.9
8 Tony Dumas G 6-6 190 25 7 0 47 4.6 9.2 .500 1.5 3.1 .500 0.0 2.3 .000 0.8 3.1 3.8 3.8 0.0 0.0 3.8 3.8 10.7
9 Brevin Knight G 5-10 173 22 80 76 2483 3.8 8.6 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.6 .801 1.0 2.7 3.7 9.5 2.8 0.3 2.8 3.9 10.5
10 Greg Graham G 6-4 174 27 6 0 56 4.5 7.7 .583 0.0 1.9 .000 1.3 1.3 1.000 0.0 0.6 0.6 3.9 0.6 0.0 6.4 4.5 10.3
11 Bob Sura G 6-5 200 24 46 4 942 3.3 8.8 .377 0.7 2.3 .317 2.8 5.0 .565 1.0 2.6 3.6 6.5 1.7 0.3 3.6 4.3 10.2
12 Carl Thomas G 6-4 175 28 29 0 272 3.6 9.3 .386 2.0 5.0 .395 1.1 1.7 .615 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.2 2.1 0.7 1.6 3.6 10.2
13 Danny Ferry F 6-10 230 31 69 3 1034 3.9 10.0 .395 1.1 3.4 .333 1.1 1.4 .800 0.8 3.2 4.0 2.1 0.9 0.6 1.8 4.1 10.1
14 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 32 43 0 312 3.2 7.6 .424 0.6 1.3 .455 2.1 2.3 .900 0.7 2.8 3.5 5.7 2.1 0.3 1.4 2.9 9.1
15 Shawnelle Scott C 6-10 250 25 41 0 188 3.1 6.9 .444 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.4 .667 3.8 7.5 11.3 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.9 8.6 8.4
16 Mitchell Butler G-F 6-5 210 27 18 0 206 2.6 8.2 .319 0.2 1.0 .167 1.0 1.7 .600 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.1 1.4 0.0 1.4 4.5 6.5

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Wesley Person G 6-6 195 26 82 3198 15.1 .583 .560 2.5 11.3 7.0 10.3 2.2 1.2 9.6 16.5 114 101 12.1 14.6 27 6 10.5
2 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7-3 238 22 82 2379 19.7 .564 .519 14.6 22.6 18.6 5.7 1.2 4.3 12.6 22.4 111 97 10.2 14.2 24 3 10.5
3 Brevin Knight G 5-10 173 22 80 2483 17.1 .515 .441 3.4 9.1 6.3 43.7 4.2 0.6 21.6 16.7 109 97 7.9 14.4 22 5 8.5
4 Shawn Kemp F-C 6-10 230 28 80 2769 17.5 .512 .446 9.9 23.0 16.5 13.6 2.1 2.5 16.1 28.0 98 96 2.0 17.4 19 21 -1.0
5 Derek Anderson G 6-5 194 23 66 1839 15.3 .531 .422 3.7 8.7 6.2 21.3 2.5 0.5 15.0 21.4 107 101 5.8 8.1 14 9 2.5
6 Cedric Henderson F 6-7 215 22 82 2527 10.7 .514 .480 3.5 12.2 7.9 11.6 2.0 1.4 16.9 17.8 96 100 0.0 11.8 12 19 -3.5
7 Vitaly Potapenko C-F 6-10 280 22 80 1412 11.0 .517 .480 9.7 17.4 13.6 7.4 1.0 1.5 19.3 22.4 93 101 0.0 6.5 7 15 -4.0
8 Bob Sura G 6-5 200 24 46 942 9.6 .463 .418 3.3 8.9 6.1 29.4 2.5 0.6 24.4 18.7 90 101 0.0 4.2 4 10 -3.0
9 Danny Ferry F 6-10 230 31 69 1034 7.5 .479 .453 2.8 10.6 6.8 9.5 1.3 1.2 14.9 15.9 93 102 0.0 4.1 4 9 -2.5
10 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 32 43 312 13.9 .528 .462 2.4 9.3 5.9 25.3 3.1 0.7 13.8 12.8 115 100 1.1 1.6 3 1 1.0
11 Carl Thomas G 6-4 175 28 29 272 10.0 .508 .493 2.7 13.8 8.3 5.4 3.1 1.4 13.7 14.9 96 98 0.0 1.6 2 1 0.5
12 Henry James F 6-8 220 32 28 166 10.6 .582 .500 1.5 9.5 5.5 5.3 0.3 0.5 14.9 22.4 105 105 0.4 0.5 1 1 0.0
13 Shawnelle Scott C 6-10 250 25 41 188 10.6 .501 .444 13.3 25.1 19.3 6.8 1.7 3.2 18.5 13.2 102 95 0.2 1.2 1 1 0.0
14 Mitchell Butler G-F 6-5 210 27 18 206 4.8 .360 .330 3.6 9.4 6.6 13.7 2.1 0.0 13.5 13.3 84 102 0.0 0.8 1 2 -0.5
15 Tony Dumas G 6-6 190 25 7 47 5.4 .526 .583 2.7 10.3 6.5 18.3 0.0 0.0 27.3 18.0 83 106 0.0 0.1 0 1 -0.5
16 Greg Graham G 6-4 174 27 6 56 2.1 .621 .583 0.0 2.2 1.1 18.3 1.0 0.0 43.7 18.9 73 107 0.0 0.1 0 1 -0.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Shawn Kemp F-C 6-10 230 28 4 152 33 71 0 0 38 45 16 41 8 5 4 16 12 104 .465 .844 38.0 26.0 10.3 2.0
2 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7-3 238 22 4 147 28 49 0 0 13 25 14 30 2 2 5 10 22 69 .571 .520 36.8 17.3 7.5 0.5
3 Derek Anderson G 6-5 194 23 4 103 10 22 0 0 23 26 0 9 11 5 1 12 10 43 .455 .885 25.8 10.8 2.3 2.8
4 Wesley Person G 6-6 195 26 4 136 11 29 7 19 3 4 2 9 10 3 0 1 5 32 .379 .368 .750 34.0 8.0 2.3 2.5
5 Cedric Henderson F 6-7 215 22 4 157 11 28 0 1 8 13 4 17 11 6 0 13 14 30 .393 .000 .615 39.3 7.5 4.3 2.8
6 Brevin Knight G 5-10 173 22 4 132 6 21 0 0 6 10 0 16 23 10 1 8 16 18 .286 .600 33.0 4.5 4.0 5.8
7 Vitaly Potapenko C-F 6-10 280 22 4 70 6 15 0 0 5 10 3 11 3 2 0 6 8 17 .400 .500 17.5 4.3 2.8 0.8
8 Bob Sura G 6-5 200 24 3 31 1 5 0 2 2 3 0 3 4 1 0 2 4 4 .200 .000 .667 10.3 1.3 1.0 1.3
9 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 32 1 8 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 .000 1.000 8.0 2.0 0.0 2.0
10 Shawnelle Scott C 6-10 250 25 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .500 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
11 Carl Thomas G 6-4 175 28 1 11 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .667 11.0 2.0 1.0 0.0
12 Danny Ferry F 6-10 230 31 3 10 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 3.3 0.0 0.3 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Shawn Kemp $8,600,000
2 Danny Ferry $4,000,000
3 Wesley Person $3,500,000
4 Greg Graham $1,540,000
5 Tony Dumas $1,330,000
6 Vitaly Potapenko $1,228,560
7 Derek Anderson $1,107,240
8 Henry James $1,000,000
9 Bob Sura $976,920
10 Brevin Knight $949,320
11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas $828,000
12 Donny Marshall $540,000
13 Shawnelle Scott $500,000
14 Carl Thomas $272,250
15 Mitchell Butler $272,250
16 Cedric Henderson $250,000
17 Scott Brooks $50,000
18 Jerome Allen $35,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)