The

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was the 24th season for the

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in the

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. The Cavaliers had the 22nd overall pick in the

1993 NBA draft The 1993–94 NBA season, 1993 NBA draft took place on June 30, 1993, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The draft had some talented players at the top, but injuries and personal problems hurt many of them. Chris Webber, Pen ...

, and selected small forward Chris Mills from the

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, acquired

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from the

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during the off-season, and signed free agent Rod Higgins in December. The team also hired

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as their new head coach. The Cavaliers struggled playing below .500 basketball with a 7–14 start to the regular season, but soon recovered and held a 24–23 record at the All-Star break. The team dealt with injuries as Brad Daugherty only played just 50 games due to a back injury, while

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only appeared in just 33 games due to a knee injury, and Hill only played 57 games due to thumb and knee injuries. However, the Cavaliers posted an 11-game winning streak between February and March, finishing in fourth place in the Central Division with a 47–35 record, and earning the #6 seed in the Eastern Conference.

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averaged 17.3 points, 7.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game, led the Cavaliers with 118 three-point field goals, and was named to the

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. In addition, Daugherty averaged 17.0 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while

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provided the team with 14.3 points and 1.3 steals per game, Hot Rod Williams contributed 13.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, Nance provided with 11.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and Hill contributed 10.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Mills averaged 9.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench, while Bobby Phills became the team's starting shooting guard, averaging 8.3 points per game,

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provided with 8.3 points and 3.8 assists per game off the bench, and John Battle contributed 6.6 points per game also off the bench. During the NBA All-Star weekend in

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, Price was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, and won the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the second consecutive year; he also finished in ninth place in

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voting. However, during the final month of the regular season, Williams went down with a broken right thumb; with the lack of big men on the team during the

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, the Cavaliers were swept by the

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in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round. This was also the Cavaliers' final season playing at the

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. Following the season, Nance retired after thirteen seasons in the NBA, and Higgins was released to free agency; this was also Daugherty's final season of his career, as he missed all of the next two seasons due to back injuries.

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Free agents

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Record vs. opponents

Game log

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L 92–103
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Playoffs

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References

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Cleveland Cavaliers on Basketball Reference
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