Brad Daugherty

Cross-checked official NBA and Cavaliers histories, draft and jersey-retirement coverage, playoff retrospectives, career highs, and archived box scores. The order centers Daugherty's complete offensive authorship of Cleveland's 1992 breakthrough, then preserves the strongest closeout of his final healthy postseason and his regular-season scoring summit.

1. #1. Daugherty opened the 1992 playoffs with 40 points, 16 rebounds, nine assists, and two blocks as Cleveland beat New Jersey 120–113, producing the defining near-triple-double of his career in a duel with Drazen Petrovic. Cavaliers: Daugherty's playoff opener for the ages · NBA official Nets–Cavaliers playoff box score
2. #2. Daugherty supplied 28 points, nine rebounds, six assists, and three blocks as Cleveland beat Boston 122–104 in 1992 conference-semifinal Game 7, clinching the franchise's first trip to the Eastern Conference finals. Cavaliers: Brad Daugherty's 1992 All-NBA season · NBA official Celtics–Cavaliers Game 7 box score
3. #3. Daugherty scored 28 points with nine rebounds and four assists as Cleveland routed Chicago 107–81 on the road in 1992 Eastern Conference finals Game 2, earning the franchise's first conference-finals victory. Cavaliers: history of the Daugherty–Price era · NBA official Cavaliers–Bulls Game 2 box score
4. #4. Daugherty amassed 24 points, a playoff-career-high 20 rebounds, eight assists, and two blocks as Cleveland beat New Jersey 99–89 in the deciding first-round game of 1993, closing his final healthy postseason in complete fashion. NBA official Brad Daugherty career profile · NBA official Nets–Cavaliers deciding-game box score
5. #5. Daugherty set his career scoring high with 44 points and added nine rebounds as Cleveland beat Boston 120–109 late in his second season, accelerating the young Cavaliers toward their first playoff berth of the era. Cavaliers: the 1986 draft class reaches the playoffs · NBA official Celtics–Cavaliers box score

Reviewed through 2026-07-18