2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Mike Brown
Arena	Quicken Loans Arena

Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	7–6, Eastern Conference Semifinals
Local media
Television	FSN Ohio, WUAB
Radio	WTAM
Cleveland Cavaliers seasons
< 2004–05	2006–07 >

The 2005-06 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 36th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 50–32 record, a second place finish in the Central Division, and reached the semifinals of the Eastern Conference. LeBron James was the team's leading scorer and was named to the All-NBA first team.

Key Dates:

On June 2, owner Dan Gilbert named Mike Brown the 17th head coach in team history.
On June 27, Gilbert named Danny Ferry the 8th general manager in team history.
On June 28, the 2005 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.
In July, the free agency period began.
On October 10, the Cavaliers' preseason began with a 116–94 win over Washington.
On November 2, the Cavaliers' season began with a 109–87 win over New Orleans.
On February 13, the Cavaliers defeated the NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs.
On March 29, the Cavaliers clinched their first playoff berth in seven years.
On April 9, the Cavaliers clinched home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
On May 5, the Cavs advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 12 years.
On May 21, the Cavaliers' season ended in a second-round loss to the Detroit Pistons.

Contents:	Offseason Draft picks Roster Regular season Playoffs Game log Player stats Awards and records Transactions See also References

Offseason

Free agents

**Additions**
Player	Date	Former team
Larry Hughes	August 4	Washington Wizards
Donyell Marshall	August 4	Toronto Raptors
Damon Jones	September 8	Miami Heat
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	September 13	Cleveland Cavaliers
Alan Henderson	September 17	Dallas Mavericks
Zendon Hamilton	September 30	Milwaukee Bucks
Mike Wilks	September 30	San Antonio Spurs

**Subtractions**
Player	Date	New team
Scott Williams	April 15	Retired
Robert Traylor	June 15	Gestibérica Vigo
Lucious Harris	June 16	Free Agent
Jeff McInnis	August 11	New Jersey Nets
Desagana Diop	August 19	Dallas Mavericks
Dajuan Wagner		Free Agent
Jerome Moiso		Lottomatica Roma

Trades

June 28, 2005

To Cleveland Cavaliers

2006 2nd round draft pick

To Milwaukee Bucks

Jiri Welsch

June 29, 2005

To Cleveland Cavaliers

Rights to Martynas Andriuskevicius

To Orlando Magic

2006 2nd round draft pick and cash

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA Draft

Cleveland did not have a draft pick in the 2005 NBA Draft due to trades from previous seasons.

1st round pick (#13) traded to Phoenix in Wesley Person deal, sent to Charlotte as part of expansion selection.^[1] Used to draft Sean May.

2nd round pick (#44) traded to Orlando in Drew Gooden deal.^[2] Used to draft Martynas Andriuskevicius who was traded back to Cleveland.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y–M–D)
6.0 !C	15	LTU !	Andriuskevicius, Martynas	86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Lithuania
4.5 !PF	90	USA !	Gooden, Drew	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Kansas
3.0 !SF	1	USA !	Graham, Stephen	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oklahoma State
6.0 !C	44	USA !	Henderson, Alan	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Indiana
2.0 !SG	32	USA !	Hughes, Larry	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Saint Louis
6.0 !C	11	LTU !	Ilgauskas, Zydrunas	87 !7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Lithuania
2.0 !SG	33	USA !	Jackson, Luke	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oregon
3.0 !SF	23	USA !	James, LeBron	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	St. Vincent-St. Mary's*
1.0 !PG	19	USA !	Jones, Damon	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Houston
4.5 !PF	24	USA !	Marshall, Donyell	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Connecticut
2.0 !SG	2	USA !	Murray, Ronald	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Shaw
3.0 !SF	14	USA !	Newble, Ira	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Miami (Ohio)
2.0 !SG	3	Serbia !	Pavlović, Aleksandar	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Serbia
1.0 !PG	20	USA !	Snow, Eric	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Michigan State
4.5 !PF	17	BRA !	Varejão, Anderson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Brazil

Head coach

Mike Brown (San Diego)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended

Injured

Regular depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Žydrūnas Ilgauskas	Anderson Varejão	Martynas Andriuskevicius
PF	Drew Gooden	Donyell Marshall	Alan Henderson
SF	LeBron James	Sasha Pavlović	Stephen Graham/Ira Newble
SG	Larry Hughes	Flip Murray	Luke Jackson
PG	Eric Snow	Damon Jones	-----

Player salaries

Rank	Player	Salary
1	Larry Hughes	$10,344,900
2	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	$8,740,000
3	Eric Snow	$5,484,375
4	Donyell Marshall	$4,799,108
5	LeBron James	$4,621,800
6	Drew Gooden	$4,065,811
7	Damon Jones	$3,590,000
8	Ira Newble	$2,950,200
9	Luke Jackson	$1,955,160
10	Sasha Pavlović	$1,274,160
11	Alan Henderson	$1,138,500
12	Flip Murray	$895,248
13	Anderson Varejão	$866,800
14	Martynas Andriuskevicius	$398,762
15	Stephen Graham	$259,204

Regular season

Standings

Central Division
Team	W	L	Home	Road	PCT.	GB
Detroit Pistons*	64	18	37–4	27–14	.780	-
Cleveland Cavaliers*	50	32	31–10	19–22	.610	14
Indiana Pacers*	41	41	27–14	14–27	.500	23
Chicago Bulls*	41	41	21–20	20–21	.500	23
Milwaukee Bucks*	40	42	25–16	15–26	.488	24

Eastern Conference
Team	W	L	Home	Road	PCT.	GB
Detroit Pistons*	64	18	37–4	27–14	.780	-
Miami Heat*	52	30	31–10	21–20	.634	12
New Jersey Nets*	49	33	29–12	20–21	.598	15
Cleveland Cavaliers*	50	32	31–10	19–22	.610	14
Washington Wizards*	42	40	27–14	15–26	.512	22
Indiana Pacers*	41	41	27–14	14–27	.500	23
Chicago Bulls*	41	41	21–20	20–21	.500	23
Milwaukee Bucks*	40	42	25–16	15–26	.488	24
Philadelphia 76ers	38	44	23–18	15–26	.463	26
Orlando Magic	36	46	26–15	10–31	.439	28
Boston Celtics	33	49	21–20	12–29	.402	31
Toronto Raptors	27	55	15–26	12–29	.329	37
Charlotte Bobcats	26	56	17–24	9–32	.317	38
Atlanta Hawks	26	56	18–23	8–33	.317	38
New York Knicks	23	59	15–26	8–33	.280	41

^*Qualified for playoffs

Game log

November

Record: 10–4; Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
1	2 November 2005	Hornets	87–109	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (31)	20,562	1–0
2	4 November 2005	Cavaliers	76–102	Spurs	NA	LeBron James (20)	18,797	1–1
3	5 November 2005	Cavaliers	106–113	Grizzlies	NA	LeBron James (36)	17,368	1–2
4	7 November 2005	Cavaliers	105–93	Raptors	NA	LeBron James (27)	18,281	2–2
5	9 November 2005	SuperSonics	85–112	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (31)	19,564	3–2
6	11 November 2005	Grizzlies	70–89	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (16)		4–2
7	13 November 2005	Cavaliers	108–100	Magic	1	LeBron James (26)		5–2
8	15 November 2005	Wizards	99–114	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (37)		6–2
9	18 November 2005	Magic	84–102	Cavaliers	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (22)		7–2
10	19 November 2005	Cavaliers	123–120	Sixers	NA	Larry Hughes (37)		8–2
11	22 November 2005	Celtics	93–115	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (36)		9–2
12	24 November 2005	Cavaliers	76–98	Pacers	NA	LeBron James (19)		9–3
13	26 November 2005	Timberwolves	89–85	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (38)		9–4
14	30 November 2005	Clippers	105–112	Cavaliers	1	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29)		10–4

December

Record: 8–6; Home: 6–2; Road: 2–4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
15	2 December 2005	Cavaliers	108–115	SuperSonics	NA	LeBron James (34)		10–5
16	3 December 2005	Cavaliers	90–102	Clippers	NA	LeBron James (30)		10–6
17	6 December 2005	Cavaliers	102–97	Kings	NA	LeBron James (30)		11–6
18	9 December 2005	Nets	109–100	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (32)		11–7
19	10 December 2005	Cavaliers	106–111	Bucks	NA	LeBron James (52)		11–8
20	13 December 2005	Hawks	100–94	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (39)		11–9
21	15 December 2005	Nuggets	85–94	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (26)		12–9
22	17 December 2005	Heat	107–115	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (41)		13–9
23	20 December 2005	Jazz	85–110	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (25)		14–9
24	22 December 2005	Cavaliers	108–100	Bulls	NA	LeBron James (37)		15–9
25	23 December 2005	Pacers	89–94	Cavaliers	NA	Drew Gooden (21)		16–9
26	26 December 2005	Bulls	91–102	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (32)		17–9
27	27 December 2005	Cavaliers	91–96	Nets	NA	LeBron James (31)		17–10
28	31 December 2005	Pistons	84–97	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (30)		18–10

January

Record: 8–7; Home: 3–2; Road: 5–5

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
29	4 January 2006	Cavaliers	91–84	Bucks	NA	LeBron James (32)		19–10
30	5 January 2006	Rockets	90–81	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (32)		19–11
31	7 January 2006	Bucks	88–96	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (35)		20–11
32	10 January 2006	Knicks	92–84	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (36)		20–12
33	12 January 2006	Cavaliers	98–99	Lakers	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29)		20–13
34	14 January 2006	Cavaliers	106–115	Suns	NA	LeBron James (46)		20–14
35	15 January 2006	Cavaliers	87–89	Trail Blazers	NA	LeBron James (29)		20–15
36	18 January 2006	Cavaliers	89–90	Nuggets	NA	LeBron James (24)		20–16
37	20 January 2006	Cavaliers	79–99	Warriors	NA	Drew Gooden (16)		20–17
38	21 January 2006	Cavaliers	108–90	Jazz	NA	LeBron James (51)		21–17
39	24 January 2006	Pacers	66–96	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (23)		22–17
40	25 January 2006	Cavaliers	106–97	Hawks	NA	LeBron James (38)		23–17
41	27 January 2006	Cavaliers	93–89	Pacers	NA	LeBron James (30)		24–17
42	29 January 2006	Suns	106–113	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (44)		25–17
43	30 January 2006	Cavaliers	103–91	Bobcats	NA	LeBron James (30)		26–17

February

Record: 6–8; Home: 4–4; Road: 2–4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
44	1 February 2006	Nets	85–91	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (26)		27–17
45	2 February 2006	Cavaliers	73–101	Heat	NA	LeBron James (29)		27–18
46	4 February 2006	Sixers	100–95	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (31)		27–19
47	6 February 2006	Bucks	86–89	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (22)		28–19
48	8 February 2006	Cavaliers	97–91	Timberwolves	NA	LeBron James (35)		29–19
49	10 February 2006	Cavaliers	89–101	Wizards	NA	LeBron James (18)		29–20
50	11 February 2006	Warriors	99–91	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (33)		29–21
51	13 February 2006	Spurs	87–101	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (44)		30–21
52	15 February 2006	Cavaliers	113–109	Celtics	2	LeBron James (43)		31–21
53	21 February 2006	Magic	92–105	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (26)		32–21
54	22 February 2006	Cavaliers	107–116	Sixers	NA	LeBron James (33)		32–22
55	24 February 2006	Wizards	102–94	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (25)		32–23
56	26 February 2006	Cavaliers	78–90	Pistons	NA	LeBron James (22)		32–24
57	27 February 2006	Pistons	84–72	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (26)		32–25

March

Record: 10–4; Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
58	1 March 2006	Kings	97–90	Cavaliers	NA	Three-way tie (19)		32–26
59	2 March 2006	Cavaliers	92–91	Bulls	NA	LeBron James (33)		33–26
60	5 March 2006	Bulls	72–91	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (37)		34–26
61	7 March 2006	Raptors	99–106	Cavaliers	NA	Ronald Murray (24)		35–26
62	8 March 2006	Cavaliers	98–97	Raptors	NA	LeBron James (35)		36–26
63	10 March 2006	Cavaliers	73–102	Magic	NA	LeBron James (25)		36–27
64	12 March 2006	Cavaliers	92–98	Heat	NA	LeBron James (47)		36–28
65	14 March 2006	Cavaliers	87–91	Mavericks	NA	LeBron James (36)		36–29
66	17 March 2006	Trail Blazers	84–99	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (27)		37–29
67	19 March 2006	Lakers	95–96	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (29)		38–29
68	22 March 2006	Bobcats	118–120	Cavaliers	1	LeBron James (37)		39–29
69	24 March 2006	Celtics	82–94	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (36)		40–29
70	26 March 2006	Cavaliers	104–102	Rockets	1	LeBron James (36)		41–29
71	29 March 2006	Mavericks	94–107	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (46)		42–29

April

Record: 8–3; Home: 4–0; Road: 4–3

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
72	1 April 2006	Heat	99–106	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (47)		43–29
73	2 April 2006	Cavaliers	101–97	Bobcats	NA	LeBron James (35)		44–29
74	4 April 2006	Sixers	91–124	Cavaliers	NA	LeBron James (37)		45–29
75	5 April 2006	Cavaliers	94–96	Knicks	NA	LeBron James (36)		45–30
76	8 April 2006	Cavaliers	108–102	Nets	NA	LeBron James (37)		46–30
77	10 April 2006	Cavaliers	103–101	Hornets	NA	LeBron James (32)		47–30
78	12 April 2006	Cavaliers	73–96	Pistons	NA	LeBron James (22)		47–31
79	13 April 2006	Knicks	87–91	Cavaliers	NA	Larry Hughes (26)		48–31
80	16 April 2006	Cavaliers	92–104	Wizards	NA	LeBron James (17)		48–32
81	17 April 2006	Cavaliers	93–88	Celtics	NA	Larry Hughes (21)		49–32
82	19 April 2006	Hawks	99–100	Cavaliers	NA	Ronald Murray (19)		50–32

Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates loss.

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FT%	3FG%	STL	BLK	AST	REB	PTS
LeBron James	79	79	42.5	48.0%	73.8%	33.5%	1.56	.84	6.6	7.0	31.4
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	78	78	29.3	50.6%	83.4%	0.0%	.49	1.74	1.2	7.6	15.6
Larry Hughes	36	31	35.6	40.9%	75.6%	36.8%	1.47	.58	3.6	4.5	15.5
Flip Murray	28	25	36.7	44.8%	70.2%	30.8%	1.36	.25	2.8	2.4	13.5
Drew Gooden	79	79	27.5	51.2%	68.2%	33.3%	.66	.62	.7	8.4	10.7
Donyell Marshall	81	0	25.6	39.5%	74.8%	32.4%	.73	.51	.7	6.1	9.3
Damon Jones	82	7	25.5	38.7%	64.0%	37.7%	.45	.01	2.1	1.6	6.7
Eric Snow	82	0	28.8	40.9%	68.8%	10.0%	.93	.23	4.2	2.4	4.8
Anderson Varejão	48	4	15.8	52.7%	51.3%	0.0%	.65	.40	.4	4.9	4.6
Sasha Pavlović	53	19	15.3	41.0%	65.3%	36.5%	.36	.11	.5	1.5	4.5
Stephen Graham	13	0	9.0	42.4%	88.9%	0.0%	.23	.15	.2	1.3	2.8
Luke Jackson	36	0	8.8	34.1%	78.8%	33.3%	.31	.06	.7	1.1	2.7
Alan Henderson	51	3	10.4	51.6%	67.3%	0.0%	.18	.24	.2	2.7	2.5
Zendon Hamilton	11	0	4.2	53.8%	68.8%	0.0%	.03	.00	.0	1.0	2.3
Ira Newble	36	3	9.8	29.3%	68.8%	23.1%	.14	.28	.3	1.6	1.3
Mike Wilks	37	0	6.6	28.8%	50.0%	14.3%	.02	.00	.5	.7	1.1
Martynas Andriuskevicius	6	0	1.5	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.33	.00	.0	.7	0.0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FT%	3FG%	STL	BLK	AST	REB	PTS
LeBron James	13	13	46.5	47.6%	73.7%	33.3%	1.38	.69	5.8	8.1	30.8
Larry Hughes	9	8	37.3	31.9%	74.2%	27.8%	2.20	.11	4.0	3.0	11.1
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	13	13	27.2	45.4%	75.0%	0.0%	.38	2.08	.8	6.3	10.4
Donyell Marshall	13	0	26.5	43.3%	88.2%	39.1%	.54	.69	.6	5.6	9.5
Drew Gooden	13	13	21.7	52.9%	94.4%	0.0%	.23	.15	.6	7.5	8.2
Flip Murray	13	5	30.7	33.0%	81.3%	20.8%	.69	.15	1.6	3.2	8.1
Anderson Varejão	13	0	18.3	62.0%	70.3%	0.0%	.69	.15	.2	4.5	6.8
Eric Snow	13	13	31.4	42.0%	75.9%	0.0%	.85	.23	2.8	3.3	6.6
Damon Jones	13	0	13.9	30.8%	75.0%	27.8%	.15	.00	.9	1.2	1.8
Ira Newble	5	0	2.2	1.000%	0.0%	1.000%	.20	.00	.0	.4	1.4
Alan Henderson	2	0	4.5	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.00	.00	.0	1.0	0.0
Sasha Pavlović	3	0	1.3	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.00	.00	.0	.3	0.0

Awards and records

Awards

LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 14 through November 20.
LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from January 24 through January 30.
LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 14 through March 20.
LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 21 through March 27.
LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 27 through April 2. He became the first player in NBA history to win the award three consecutive weeks.
LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of November, the third time he has won the award.
LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of March, the fourth time he has won the award.
LeBron James was named to the All-NBA first team. James is the youngest first-teamer in NBA history and only the second Cavalier (Mark Price) to receive the honors.
LeBron James finished in 2nd place in league MVP voting (Steve Nash).

Records

On November 19, vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, Larry Hughes (37) and LeBron James (36) became the first two teammates in franchise history to score 35 points or more in the same game.
LeBron James set the franchise single-season record for points with 2,478.
LeBron James set other franchise records for: scoring average (31.4), field goals made (875), field goals attempted (1873), free throws made (601), and free throws attempted (841).
LeBron James set the franchise record for points in a single postseason with 400.
In Game 6 of the Washington Wizards First Round series, the team set a franchise record for bench points with 57.
LeBron James set the franchise record for points in a single postseason series with 214.
Mike Brown became the first coach in franchise history to win a playoff series in his first year.
For the season, LeBron James led the team in scoring for a game 72 times, a franchise record.
The Cavaliers finished the season 5–0 in overtime games, a franchise record for wins and %.

Milestones

On November 13, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 4,000 career points (20 years, 318 days).
On January 21, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 5,000 career points (21 years, 22 days).
On March 29, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 6,000 career points (21 years, 89 days).
On April 13, Mike Brown won his 48th game as head coach, the most by a rookie coach in franchise history.
For the season, LeBron James made 19/29 field goals attempts in the last two minutes of a one-possession game. He led the league in that statistic.

All-Star

LeBron James came in third in Eastern Conference votes received and was voted in as a starter for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game for the 2nd time in his career. He became the first Cavalier in team history to start multiple All-Star games and the 7th to play in multiple games.
LeBron James became the youngest All-Star Game MVP in NBA history with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in the East's 122–120 win.
LeBron James participated in the Skills Challenge and finished in 2nd place.
LeBron James led his team in points, rebounds and assists in a game 16 times, a league-high.

Transactions

Trades

February 23, 2006

To Cleveland Cavaliers

Flip Murray

To Seattle SuperSonics

Mike Wilks and cash considerations

February 23, 2006

To Cleveland Cavaliers

Lee Nailon and a 2nd round pick

To Philadelphia 76ers

2nd round pick

Free Agents

**Additions**
Player	Date	Former team
Zendon Hamilton^*	January 10	Cleveland Cavaliers
Stephen Graham^**	February 24	Chicago Bulls

**Subtractions**
Player	Date	New team
Zendon Hamilton^*	January 5	Free agent
Zendon Hamilton^*	January 30	Philadelphia 76ers
Lee Nailon^***	February 24	Philadelphia 76ers

^*Waived by team mid-season and later re-signed to two 10-day contracts.
^**Signed to two successive 10-day contracts and then the remainder of the season.
^***Traded for and then immediately waived before playing in a game.

Development League

On January 22, Martynas Andriuskevicius was assigned to the NBDL's Arkansas Rimrockers.
On February 1, Martynas Andriuskevicius was recalled from the Rimrockers.
On March 2, Martynas Andriuskevicius was re-assigned to the Rimrockers.
On March 6, Martynas Andriuskevicius was recalled from the Rimrockers.
On March 16, Martynas Andriuskevicius was re-assigned to the Rimrockers.
On April 12, Martynas Andriuskevicius was recalled from the Rimrockers.

Playoffs

Main article: 2006 NBA Playoffs

First Round

(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) Washington Wizards

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (CLE-WAS)	Venue	TV Time	Recap
1	April 22	Washington	86	Cleveland	97	1–0	Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio	ABC 3:00et	1
2	April 25	Washington	89	Cleveland	84	1–1	Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio	TNT 7:00et	2
3	April 28	Cleveland	97	Washington	96	2–1	Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.	ESPN 8:00et	3
4	April 30	Cleveland	96	Washington	106	2–2	Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.	TNT 8:00et	4
5*	May 3	Washington	120	Cleveland	121	3–2	Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio	TNT 8:30et	5
6*	May 5	Cleveland	114	Washington	113	4–2	Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.	ESPN 8:00et	6
Cleveland wins series 4–2

*Required overtime

Eastern Semifinals

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (DET-CLE)	Venue	TV Time	Recap
1	May 7	Cleveland	86	Detroit	113	1–0	Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan	ABC 3:30et	1
2	May 9	Cleveland	91	Detroit	97	2–0	Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan	TNT 7:00et	2
3	May 13	Detroit	77	Cleveland	86	2–1	Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio	ESPN 5:00et	3
4	May 15	Detroit	72	Cleveland	74	2–2	Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio	TNT 7:00et	4
5	May 17	Cleveland	86	Detroit	84	2–3	Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan	TNT 7:00et	5
6	May 19	Detroit	84	Cleveland	82	3–3	Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio	ESPN 7:00et	6
7	May 21	Cleveland	61	Detroit	79	4–3	Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan	ABC 3:30et	7
Detroit wins series 4–3

2006 marked the first time LeBron James made the playoffs in his career, and the first time the Cavaliers had made the playoffs since 1998 with Shawn Kemp. They came off a playoff series win vs the Wizards, while the Pistons came in off a 4–1 win vs the 8th seeded Bucks. Detroit was expected to win the series, and took a commanding two games to none lead with two wins at the Palace of Auburn Hills. James and the Cavaliers would not be intimidated however, and won their two games at home to tie the series 2–2. Coming into game 5, both teams were confident, but the Pistons were expected to pull out the win easily. The game was low scoring throughout as usual in this series, with Cleveland holding a 68 to 66 lead throughout 3 quarters. With the game tied at 84 with 26 seconds left in regulation, Drew Gooden came through and hit a layup to give Cleveland the lead that they would never squander. James led the Cavs with 32 and this brought the series to Cleveland up 3–2, quite shockingly. Detroit held on to a 2 point win to win game 6, and won game 7 at home to seal the deal, but this was the coming out party for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, scaring the 2004 champs.

References

^ Charlotte receive Cleveland's 2005 (unconditional) first-round pick (taking Jahidi White 062204) via Phoenix receives future Cleveland first-round pick (lottery protected) Wesley Person trade 100197) -- The Bobcats gained Cleveland's first-round pick in the 2005 NBA Draft (without condition). When Charlotte acquired a first-round pick from Phoenix on June 22 through the expansion selection, the Cavaliers were permitted to keep the pick if it fell within certain draft positions. With their trade for Jiri Welsh, Cleveland was forced to remove all restrictions on the '05 pick, giving the selection to the Bobcats. http://www.nbadraft.net/2005draftnotes.asp
^ Tony Battie and two future 2nd round picks traded to Orlando for Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter and the rights to Anderson Varejão http://www.nbadraft.net/2005draftnotes.asp

Cleveland Cavaliers

Founded in 1970 • Based in Cleveland, Ohio

The Franchise

Franchise • Expansion Draft • All-Time Roster • Seasons • Head coaches • Current season

Arenas

Cleveland Arena • Coliseum at Richfield • Gund/Quicken Loans Arena ("The Q")

Head coaches

Fitch • Albeck • Musselman • Delaney • Kloppenburg • Daly • Musselman • Nissalke • Karl • Littles • Wilkens • Fratello • Wittman • Lucas • Smart • Silas • Malone • Brown • Scott

General Managers

Delaney • Embry • Paxson • Ferry • Grant

D-League Affiliate

Canton Charge

Eastern Conference
Titles (1)

2007

Central Division Titles (3)

1976 • 2009 • 2010

Administration

Owners: Dan Gilbert (majority owner), Gary Gilbert, Usher Raymond, Gordon Gund (minority owners) • General Manager: Chris Grant • Head Coach: Byron Scott

Retired Jerseys

7 • 22 • 25 • 34 • 42 • 43 • Microphone

Hall of Famers

Chuck Daly • Wayne Embry • Walt Frazier • Nate Thurmond • Lenny Wilkens

Culture and Lore

The Shot • Ted Stepien • Joe Tait • The Miracle of Richfield • Moondog • Sir C.C. • "Wrong Rim Ricky" • Cleveland Rocks • The Decision • Gilbert's Open Letter • 26 in a Row • "What's not to like?"

Media

TV	WUAB • Fox Sports Ohio

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Announcers	John Michael • Jim Chones • Fred McLeod • Austin Carr • Jeff Phelps


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2010s	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12

2005–06 NBA season by team

2005 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals

Atlantic	Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Toronto

Central	Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta • Charlotte • Miami • Orlando • Washington

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