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1992–93 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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The 1992–93 NBA season was the 23rd season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] During the off-season, the Cavaliers signed free agent Gerald Wilkins,[2][3][4] and then traded Steve Kerr to the Orlando Magic in exchange for a second-round draft pick during the first month of the regular season.[5][6][7] The Cavaliers struggled with an 8–11 start, but then went on a 7-game winning streak afterwards in December. The Cavs also had a 12–1 record in February, held a 34–19 record at the All-Star break,[8] then posted a ten-game winning streak in April, finishing in second place in the Central Division with a 54–28 record, while posting a very successful 35–6 home record.[9]

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1992–93 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachLenny Wilkens
General managerWayne Embry
Owners
ArenaRichfield Coliseum
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semi-finals
(lost to Bulls 0–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioWWWE
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Brad Daugherty led the team averaging 20.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while Mark Price averaged 18.2 points and led the team with 8.0 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and Larry Nance averaged 16.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Craig Ehlo provided the team with 11.6 points per game, while Wilkins contributed 11.1 points per game, and sixth man Hot Rod Williams provided with 11.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game off the bench.[10]

Daugherty, Price and Nance were all selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah.[11][12][13][14] Price also won the Three-Point Shootout during the All-Star Weekend,[15][16][17] and finished tied in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[18][19][20] while head coach Lenny Wilkens finished in eighth place in Coach of the Year voting.[21][22][23]

In the Eastern Conference First Round, the Cavaliers defeated the New Jersey Nets in five games,[24][25][26][27] but were swept in four straight games by the 2-time defending champion Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.[28][29][30][31] The Bulls would go on to defeat the Phoenix Suns in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their third consecutive championship.[32][33][34][35][36] Following the season, Wilkens resigned and took a coaching job with the Atlanta Hawks,[37][38][39] while Ehlo signed as a free agent with the Hawks,[40][41][42] and Mike Sanders retired.

A forgotten highlight of the season was a game between the Cavaliers, and the Indiana Pacers at Market Square Arena on January 15, 1993; after trailing to the Pacers at halftime, 64–49, the Cavaliers rallied and set a franchise record by scoring 83 points in the second half to win the game, 132–120.[43][44][45]

Until 2024, this was the last time the Cavaliers won a playoff series without future All-Star LeBron James, who was selected by the team as the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft.

Draft picks

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

The Cavaliers had no draft picks in 1992.

Roster

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1992–93 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) 1962–11–09 Rutgers
PG 11 Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1970–05–20 Oregon
C 43 Daugherty, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–10–19 North Carolina
SG 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–08–11 Washington State
PF 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–10–17 Duke
C 54 Guidinger, Jay 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1969–08–18 Minnesota Duluth
SF 30 Lane, Jerome 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–12–04 Pittsburgh
SF 22 Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–02–12 Clemson
SG 14 Phills, Bobby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1969–12–20 Southern
PG 25 Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1964–02–15 Georgia Tech
SF 33 Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960–05–07 UCLA
SF 21 Wilkins, Gerald 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–11 Chattanooga
C 18 Williams, Hot Rod 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–08–09 Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 2, 1992

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Regular season

Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls5725.695—31–1026–1519–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.659335–619–2222–6
x-Charlotte Hornets4438.5371322–1922–1912–16
x-Atlanta Hawks4339.5241425–1618–2312–16
x-Indiana Pacers4141.5001627–1414–2711–17
Detroit Pistons4042.4881728–1312–2912–16
Milwaukee Bucks2854.3412918–2310–3110–18
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y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New York Knicks6022.732–
2 y-Chicago Bulls5725.6953
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.6596
4 x-Boston Celtics4834.58512
5 x-Charlotte Hornets4438.53716
6 x-New Jersey Nets4339.52417
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52417
8 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50019
9 Orlando Magic4141.50019
10 Detroit Pistons4042.48820
11 Miami Heat3646.43924
12 Milwaukee Bucks2854.34132
13 Philadelphia 76ers2656.31736
14 Washington Bullets2260.26838
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z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1992-93 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 –2–23–22–20–51–12–02–32–01–12–21–11–13–13–22–01–32–21–33–10–21–11–12–01–12–02–2
Boston 2–2–3–11–33–12–02–01–32–01–12–21–11–13–12–22–04–01–43–24–10–22–01–11–10–20–24–1
Charlotte 2–31–3–2–31–32–01–14–12–00–20–51–11–12–23–12–02–21–33–14–00–21–12–01–11–11–14–0
Chicago 2–23–13–2–2–32–01–13–12–00–25–02–00–23–14–12–04–01–33–12–21–12–02–00–22–02–04–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–13–2–2–01–13–22–01–14–01–12–02–24–12–02–21–32–24–02–00–21–11–11–11–13–1
Dallas 1–10–20–20–20–2–1–51–10–41–41–10–41–30–20–21–40–20–21–11–10–40–40–40–51–30–51–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–11–15–1–1–13–12–31–12–21–30–21–13–21–11–10–21–11–31–33–11–41–32–32–0
Detroit 3–23–11–41–32–31–11–1–0–21–13–21–11–11–32–21–13–12–23–13–10–21–12–00–20–20–24–0
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–24–01–32–0–2–20–22–31–42–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–40–54–13–11–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–12–02–01–14–13–21–12–2–2–04–03–12–01–14–21–11–11–12–02–21–34–04–11–34–11–1
Indiana 2–22–25–00–50–41–11–12–32–00–2–1–11–12–22–31–13–11–32–23–11–11–12–01–12–00–23–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–21–14–02–21–13–20–41–1–3–20–22–04–00–22–01–11–13–22–33–20–41–42–22–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–23–13–11–14–11–31–12–3–0–21–13–10–20–21–12–00–53–23–22–21–41–32–0
Miami 1–31–32–21–32–22–02–03–10–20–22–22–02–0–2–22–02–30–53–21–30–21–11–11–11–10–22–3
Milwaukee 2–32–21–31–41–42–01–12–21–11–13–20–21–12–2–1–10–41–32–22–20–20–21–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–24–12–31–11–32–41–10–41–30–21–1–1–10–20–20–20–41–31–31–40–41–41–1
New Jersey 3–10–42–20–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–32–02–03–24–01–1–1–33–23–21–10–22–01–11–11–14–1
New York 2–24–13–13–13–12–01–12–22–01–13–10–22–05–03–12–03–1–2–25–01–11–12–02–01–11–14–1
Orlando 3–12–31–31–32–21–12–01–31–11–12–21–11–12–32–22–02–32–2–3–20–22–02–00–20–21–14–0
Philadelphia 1–31–40–42–20–41–11–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–12–22–02–30–52–3–0–20–21–10–21–10–23–1
Phoenix 2–02–02–01–10–24–03–12–04–12–21–12–35–02–02–04–01–11–12–02–0–3–25–03–12–33–12–0
Portland 1–10–21–10–22–04–03–11–15–03–11–13–22–31–12–03–12–01–10–22–02–3–5–02–22–32–21–1
Sacramento 1–11–10–20–21–14–01–30–21–40–40–22–32–31–11–13–10–20–20–21–10–50–5–2–21–42–21–1
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–01–15–04–12–01–31–41–14–02–21–12–04–11–10–22–02–01–32–22–2–3–13–31–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–13–13–12–04–13–10–24–14–11–12–04–01–11–12–01–13–23–24–11–3–2–22–0
Utah 0–22–01–10–21–15–03–22–01–31–42–02–23–12–02–04–11–11–11–12–01–32–22–23–32–2–1–1
Washington 2–21–40–40–41–31–10–20–41–11–11–30–20–23–23–11–11–41–40–41–30–21–11–11–10–21–1—
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Game log

More information 1992–93 game log Total: 54–28 (home: 35–6; road: 19–22), Game ...
1992–93 game log
Total: 54–28 (home: 35–6; road: 19–22)
November: 6–6 (home: 4–2; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 6, 1992
8:00 p.m. EST		 Chicago L 96–101 Nance (24) Daugherty (12) Price (8) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 0–1
2 November 8, 1992 Charlotte W 127–107 Richfield Coliseum 1–1
3November 10, 1992Washington
4November 12, 1992@ Golden State
5November 13, 1992@ Portland
6November 15, 1992@ Sacramento
7 November 17, 1992 @ San Antonio L 95–106 HemisFair Arena 3–4
8 November 19, 1992 @ Houston L 92–99 The Summit 3–5
9November 21, 1992@ Dallas
10November 24, 1992Milwaukee
11November 25, 1992@ Milwaukee
12November 27, 1992
7:30 pm EST		Atlanta W 122–101 Price,
Wilkins (20)		 Nance (14) Price (7) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 6–6
13November 28, 1992@ Orlando
December: 11–5 (home: 8–3; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14December 1, 1992Boston
15 December 3, 1992 New York W 100–90 Richfield Coliseum 8–7
16December 5, 1992Portland
17 December 8, 1992 L.A. Clippers L 106–115 Richfield Coliseum 8–9
18 December 9, 1992
8:30 p.m. EST		 @ Chicago L 91–108 Ferry (16) Daugherty (8) Brandon,
Wilkins (4)		 Chicago Stadium
18,142		 8–10
19December 11, 1992@ Detroit
20 December 12, 1992 Seattle W 97–93 Richfield Coliseum 10–10
21 December 15, 1992 Houston W 124–97 Richfield Coliseum 11–10
22December 16, 1992@ Philadelphia
23December 18, 1992Sacramento
24 December 19, 1992 Utah W 121–104 Richfield Coliseum 14–10
25December 21, 1992@ Washington
26December 23, 1992Indiana
27 December 26, 1992 New Jersey L 114–119 Richfield Coliseum 15–12
28December 28, 1992Detroit
29December 29, 1992
7:30 pm EST		@ Atlanta W 114–96 Daugherty
,Nance (22)		 Daugherty (13) Price (7) The Omni
10,703		 17–12
January: 8–6 (home: 6–1; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 January 2, 1993 L.A. Lakers W 106–91 Richfield Coliseum 18–12
31 January 5, 1993 @ New York L 91–95 Madison Square Garden 18–13
32 January 6, 1993
7:30 p.m. EST		 Chicago W 117–95 Price (30) Daugherty (12) Price (13) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 19–13
33January 9, 1993Minnesota
34January 12, 1993Boston
35 January 13, 1993 @ New Jersey L 98–104 Brendan Byrne Arena 20–15
36January 15, 1993@ Indiana
37January 16, 1993
7:30 pm EST		Atlanta W 127–99 Nance (20) Nance (14) Brandon (9) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 22–15
38 January 20, 1993
7:30 p.m. EST		 Phoenix W 123–119 Price (26) Daugherty (17) Daugherty (7) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 23–15
39 January 22, 1993 @ L.A. Clippers W 100–92 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 24–15
40January 23, 1993@ Denver
41 January 26, 1993 @ Utah L 96–113 Delta Center 24–17
42January 28, 1993Orlando
43January 30, 1993@ Miami
February: 12–1 (home: 6–0; road: 6–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
44February 2, 1993Golden State
45February 3, 1993@ Milwaukee
46February 5, 1993Detroit
47February 6, 1993
7:30 pm EST		@ Atlanta W 120–109 Daugherty (28) Nance (11) Price (7) The Omni
15,381		 29–18
48 February 9, 1993 @ Charlotte W 107–103 Charlotte Coliseum 30–18
49February 10, 1993@ Orlando
50February 12, 1993Milwaukee
51 February 13, 1993
8:30 p.m. EST		 @ Chicago W 116–111 Daugherty (25) Daugherty (9) Price (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 32–19
52February 15, 1993Indiana
53February 17, 1993Dallas
All-Star Break
54February 23, 1993Miami
55 February 26, 1993 @ L.A. Lakers W 114–102 Great Western Forum 36–19
56 February 28, 1993
3:30 p.m. EST		 @ Phoenix W 101–94 Nance,
Price (21)		 Nance (17) Price (11) America West Arena
19,023		 37–19
March: 6–6 (home: 4–1; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
57 March 2, 1993 @ Seattle L 105–108 Seattle Center Coliseum 37–20
58March 4, 1993@ Minnesota
59March 7, 1993@ Boston
60March 8, 1993Denver
61 March 11, 1993 Charlotte W 118–99 Richfield Coliseum 40–21
62March 15, 1993@ Washington
63March 16, 1993Philadelphia
64 March 18, 1993 New York L 95–115 Richfield Coliseum 41–23
65March 20, 1993@ Miami
66 March 23, 1993 San Antonio L 95–115 Richfield Coliseum 42–24
67March 26, 1993@ Philadelphia
68March 28, 1993@ Detroit
April: 11–3 (home: 7–0; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
69 April 1, 1993 @ New York L 83–91 Madison Square Garden 43–26
70 April 2, 1993 @ Charlotte L 113–114 Charlotte Coliseum 43–27
71 April 4, 1993 New Jersey W 105–99 Richfield Coliseum 44–27
72April 6, 1993Miami
73April 9, 1993Washington
74 April 10, 1993 @ New Jersey W 100–99 Brendan Byrne Arena 47–27
75April 13, 1993
7:30 pm EDT		@ Atlanta W 112–109 (2 OT) Price (24) Daugherty (17) Daugherty,
Price (7)		 The Omni
9,450		 48–27
76April 15, 1993@ Milwaukee
77April 16, 1993Orlando
78 April 18, 1993
5:30 p.m. EDT		 Chicago W 103–94 Nance (19) Nance (12) Price (8) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 51–27
79April 20, 1993Detroit
80April 21, 1993@ Indiana
81April 23, 1993@ Boston
82April 25, 1993Philadelphia
1992–93 schedule
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Playoffs

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1993 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29, 1993 New Jersey W 114–98 Ehlo (16) Daugherty (14) Price (7) Richfield Coliseum
18,339		 1–0
2 May 1, 1993 New Jersey L 99–101 Nance,
Price (17)		 Nance (12) Price (11) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 1–1
3 May 5, 1993 @ New Jersey W 93–84 Nance (23) Nance (17) Price (4) Brendan Byrne Arena
16,453		 2–1
4 May 7, 1993 @ New Jersey L 79–96 Daugherty (29) Daugherty,
Ferry,
Nance,
Williams (5)		 Price (6) Brendan Byrne Arena
15,238		 2–2
1 May 9, 1993 New Jersey W 99–89 Daugherty (24) Daugherty (20) Daugherty (8) Richfield Coliseum
17,388		 3–2
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 11, 1993
8:00 p.m. EDT		 @ Chicago L 84–91 wilkins (19) Daugherty,
Nance (8)		 Daugherty (6) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 0–1
2 May 13, 1993
8:00 p.m. EDT		 @ Chicago L 85–104 Nance (16) Daugherty,
Nance (7)		 Price (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 0–2
3 May 15, 1993
2:30 p.m. EDT		 Chicago L 90–96 Nance (24) Daugherty (11) Daugherty,
Ehol,
Price (6)		 Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 0–3
4 May 17, 1993
8:00 p.m. EDT		 Chicago L 101–103 Daugherty (25) Daugherty (13) Price,
Wilkins (6)		 Richfield Coliseum
20,274		 0–4
1993 schedule
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Player statistics

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  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brad Daugherty 71 71 37.9 57.1 50.0 79.5 10.2 4.4 0.7 0.8 20.2
Mark Price 75 74 31.7 48.4 41.6 94.8 2.7 8.0 1.2 0.1 18.2
Larry Nance 77 77 35.8 54.9 0.0 81.8 8.7 2.9 0.7 2.6 16.5
Craig Ehlo 82 73 31.2 49.0 38.1 71.7 4.9 3.1 1.3 0.3 11.6
Gerald Wilkins 80 35 26.0 45.3 27.6 84.0 2.7 2.3 1.0 0.2 11.1
Hot Rod Williams 67 13 30.7 47.0 0.0 71.6 6.2 2.3 0.7 1.6 11.0
Terrell Brandon 82 8 19.8 47.8 31.0 82.5 2.2 3.7 1.0 0.3 8.8
Mike Sanders 53 51 22.4 49.7 25.0 75.6 3.2 1.4 0.7 0.6 8.6
Danny Ferry 76 1 19.2 47.9 41.5 87.6 3.7 1.8 0.4 0.6 7.5
John Battle 41 0 12.1 41.5 16.7 77.8 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.1 5.4
Bobby Phills 31 0 4.5 46.3 40.0 60.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 3.0
Jerome Lane 21 2 7.1 50.0 0.0 25.0 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.1 2.8
Steve Kerr 5 0 8.2 50.0 0.0 100.0 1.4 2.2 0.4 0.0 2.4
Jay Guidinger 32 5 6.7 34.5 0.0 52.0 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.6
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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brad Daugherty 9 9 39.6 55.7 0.0 80.0 11.7 3.4 0.7 0.8 18.7
Larry Nance 9 9 36.6 56.5 0.0 76.7 8.2 2.3 0.9 1.6 16.1
Mark Price 9 9 32.0 44.3 30.8 95.8 2.1 6.1 1.7 0.0 13.0
Craig Ehlo 9 9 32.1 41.8 38.5 80.0 3.4 2.8 1.3 0.4 10.9
Gerald Wilkins 9 2 26.2 43.7 33.3 76.5 1.8 2.7 1.0 0.2 10.3
Hot Rod Williams 9 0 26.3 40.0 0.0 75.0 4.6 1.9 0.6 1.6 9.0
Terrell Brandon 8 0 16.5 43.5 40.0 100.0 2.1 2.1 0.9 0.4 6.4
Mike Sanders 8 7 18.1 41.7 0.0 60.0 2.3 1.3 1.0 0.1 5.8
Danny Ferry 8 0 14.8 38.2 44.4 90.0 3.1 1.8 0.5 0.4 4.9
Bobby Phills 2 0 4.5 33.3 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Jay Guidinger 4 0 3.8 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5
John Battle 1 0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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