2009–10 NBA season

2009–10 NBA season
League	National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	October 27, 2009 – April 14, 2010 April 17 – May 29, 2010 (Playoffs) June 3 – 17, 2010 (Finals)
TV partner/s	ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pick	Blake Griffin (did not play regular season games until the 2010–11 season)
Picked by	Los Angeles Clippers
Regular season
Top seed	Cleveland Cavaliers
Season MVP	LeBron James (Cleveland)
Top scorer	Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Boston Celtics
Eastern runners-up	Orlando Magic
Western champions	Los Angeles Lakers
Western runners-up	Phoenix Suns
Finals
Finals champions	Los Angeles Lakers
Runners-up	Boston Celtics
Finals MVP	Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers)
NBA seasons
← 2008–09	2010–11 →

The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 1,230-game regular season (82 games for each of the 30 teams) began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010.

The 2009 NBA Draft was held on June 25, 2009, and Blake Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers.^[1] The Dallas Mavericks hosted the 59th Annual All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on February 14, 2010.^[2]

For the second time in NBA history, all eight Western Conference playoff teams won at least 50 games, and only 7 wins separated the Western Conference #1 seed from #8 seed. Both of these events first occurred in 2008.

Cleveland's league-leading 61 wins was the lowest win total to lead the league since the Indiana Pacers won 61 games in 2003–04.^[3]

The New Jersey Nets became just the fifth team in NBA history to lose 70 games in a season.

Contents 1 Transactions 1.1 Coaching changes 1.1.1 Offseason 1.1.2 In-season 2 Notable occurrences 3 Records set 3.1 Individual 3.2 Team 4 Standings 4.1 By division 4.2 By conference 5 Playoffs 6 Statistics leaders 7 Awards 7.1 Yearly awards 7.2 Players of the week 7.3 Players of the month 7.4 Rookies of the month 7.5 Coaches of the month 8 Salary cap 9 Broadcast 10 References 11 External links

Transactions

Coaching changes

Coaching changes

Offseason
Team	2008–09 coach	2009–10 coach
Washington Wizards	Ed Tapscott	Flip Saunders
Sacramento Kings	Kenny Natt	Paul Westphal
Philadelphia 76ers	Tony DiLeo	Eddie Jordan
Minnesota Timberwolves	Kevin McHale	Kurt Rambis
Detroit Pistons	Michael Curry	John Kuester
In-season
Team	Outgoing coach	New coach
New Orleans Hornets	Byron Scott	Jeff Bower
New Jersey Nets	Lawrence Frank	Tom Barrise
	Tom Barrise	Kiki Vandeweghe
Los Angeles Clippers	Mike Dunleavy	Kim Hughes

Offseason

• On April 22, the Washington Wizards hired Flip Saunders as head coach, replacing interim head coach Ed Tapscott.^[4]
• On April 23, the Sacramento Kings fired interim head coach Kenny Natt and four assistant coaches after the Kings finished with a season-low 17 wins.^[5]
• On May 11, the Philadelphia 76ers' interim head coach Tony DiLeo decided to withdraw his name from consideration as head coach for the 2009–10 season, citing family concerns. DiLeo retains his old position as the Assistant General Manager and Senior Vice President.^[6]
• On June 1, the Philadelphia 76ers hired Eddie Jordan as head coach.^[7]
• On June 9, the Sacramento Kings hired Paul Westphal as head coach.^[8]
• On June 17, the Minnesota Timberwolves fired interim head coach Kevin McHale, ending McHale's 15-year association with the franchise.^[9]
• On June 30, the Detroit Pistons fired head coach Michael Curry, after only one season at the position.^[10]
• On July 9, the Detroit Pistons hired Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuester as head coach.^[11]
• On August 10, the Minnesota Timberwolves hired Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis as head coach.^[12]

In-season

• On November 12, the New Orleans Hornets fired Byron Scott as head coach, replacing him on an interim basis with general manager Jeff Bower.^[13]
• On November 29, the New Jersey Nets fired Lawrence Frank as head coach, replacing him on an interim basis with assistant coach Tom Barrise.^[14]
• On December 1, the New Jersey Nets appointed general manager Kiki Vandeweghe as an interim head coach, replacing Tom Barrise who coached the team for two games after Lawrence Frank was fired.^[15]
• On February 4, Los Angeles Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy stepped down from coaching duties. He retained his position as the team's general manager (he would later be fired March 9). Assistant coach Kim Hughes replaced him as head coach on interim basis.^[16]

Notable occurrences

June

• On June 10, 2009, one-time All-Star Game MVP Randy Smith died at the age of 60.^[17]
• On June 25, 2009, the 2009 NBA Draft was held at the Madison Square Garden, New York City. Blake Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers.^[1]

July

• On July 7, 2009, the NBA announced that the salary cap for the 2009–10 season would be $57.70 million and would go into effect on July 8.^[18]

September

• On September 1, 2009, the five-year contract between the NBA and its referees expired. Both parties have failed to negotiate a new contract at the start of the pre-season, which resulted in a lockout by the National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA) which started on September 18.^[19][20]
• On September 5, 2009, three-time NBA Champion Bruce Bowen retired after 12 seasons in the NBA, at the age of 38.^[21]
• On September 11, 2009, Charlotte Bobcats co-owner William Beck died in a plane crash, at the age of 49.^[22]
• On September 11, 2009, NBA legends Michael Jordan, John Stockton and David Robinson along with Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan were inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.^[23]
• On September 16, 2009, Indiana Pacers co-owner Melvin Simon died at the age of 82.^[24]
• On September 24, 2009, Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia’s richest man according to Forbes magazine, reached a deal to became the majority owner of the New Jersey Nets and to fund nearly half the cost of building Nets' new arena.^[25]
• On September 30, 2009, the NBA issued a policy regarding Twitter and other social media sites, banning players, coaches and other team basketball operations personnel from using them during games.^[26]

October

• On October 1, the pre-season games started and were refereed by replacement referees from the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the NBA D-League due to the lockout of referees.^[27] This marked the first time that replacement referees were used in the NBA since the 1995–96 season.^[28]
• On October 2, the NBA Board of Governors approved the expanded use of instant replay starting this season to determine whether a 24-second shot clock violation occurred during a play, and to determine during the last two minutes of regulation play or any overtime period which player last touched the ball prior to it going out-of-bounds.^[29]
• On October 8, the NBA played its first-ever game in Taipei. A pre-season game between the Indiana Pacers and the Denver Nuggets was played at Taipei Arena. Taipei became the seventh Asian city to host an NBA game, after Beijing, Guangzhou, Macau, Shanghai, Tokyo and Yokohama.^[30][31]
• On October 9, Marvin Fishman, one of the original owners of the Milwaukee Bucks, died at the age of 84.^[32]
• On October 23, the NBA and its referees announced that they have agreed into a new two-year labor agreement for the next two seasons, thus ending the lockout of referees.^[33][34]

• On October 27, the regular season opened with a record of 83 international players on the opening night rosters, tying the records set in the 2006–07 season. Israeli Omri Casspi, Swede Jonas Jerebko and Tanzanian Hasheem Thabeet were representing their countries for the first time in the NBA.^[35] The opening night rosters also featured a record number of former D-League players with 63 players on 29 NBA teams.^[36]

November

• On November 10, Hall of Famer coach Al Cervi died at the age of 92.^[37]
• On November 24, Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin died at the age of 85.^[38]
• On November 25, ten-time All-Star Allen Iverson announced his retirement from the NBA. He was previously waived by the Memphis Grizzlies on November 19 after playing three games with the Grizzlies.^[39][40]

December

• On December 2, Allen Iverson returned from his retirement and agreed to sign for the Philadelphia 76ers, the team in which he made his NBA debut 13 years ago.^[41]

January

• On January 6, Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas was suspended indefinitely until further investigation after admittedly bringing guns to the Wizards' locker room. Reports said that Arenas brought his gun because a dispute with teammate Javaris Crittenton over a gambling debt.^[42] Arenas was later charged with carrying a gun without a license and pleaded guilty to the charge.^[43][44]
• On January 9, Detroit Pistons guard Ben Gordon scored the 10 millionth point in NBA regular season history.^[45]
• On January 27, the NBA suspended Washington Wizards guards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton for the rest of the season. Both Arenas and Crittenton brought guns into the team's locker room at Verizon Center, a violation of both the league's constitution and of the city's laws requiring any guns in the city be licensed in Washington and kept in the home. Few days earlier, Crittenton was also charged and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of possession of an unregistered firearm.^[46]

February

• On February 3, Hall of Famer Dick McGuire died of natural causes at age 84.^[47]

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NBA All-Star Break

The 2010 NBA All-Star Game was played at Cowboys Stadium, in Texas, on February 14, 2010, with the East winning in a closely contested game, 141–139, and the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade being named the MVP. The game had record-breaking attendance, with 108,713. In the Rookie Challenge game, the Rookies defeated the Sophomores. Tyreke Evans was named the game's MVP. This is the first time the Rookies won the Rookie Challenge since 2002. During the NBA All-Star Weekend, Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks won the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest for the third time in his career; Kevin Durant, who also won the inaugural event, won this year's H.O.R.S.E Competition and Boston's Paul Pierce beat rookie Stephen Curry to win the Three-Point Shootout. Steve Nash won the Skills Challenge for the second time in his career. Team Texas, which represented Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, won the Shooting Stars Competition. In a miscellaneous note, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic set a Guinness World Record for the longest basketball shot while sitting down, at 52 ft 6 in, during Jam Session.

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• On February 25, the second overall draft pick in the 2009 draft, Hasheem Thabeet, was assigned to NBA D-League team Dakota Wizards, becoming the highest drafted player to play in the D-League.^[48]
• On February 27, Five-time All-Star Carl Braun died of natural causes at the age of 82.^[49]
• On February 27, Michael Jordan reached a deal to became the majority owner of the Bobcats. Jordan has been a part-owner of the Bobcats with the final say on all basketball decisions since 2006.^[50]

March

• On March 9, Mike Dunleavy was fired as Clippers General Manager.^[51]
• On March 13, the Washington Wizards become the first team in 10 years to play 3 games on 3 consecutive nights. The scheduling was caused by a February blizzard that postponed a game.^[52]

April

• On April 5, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the members of the Class of 2010 inductees. Four former NBA players, Dennis Johnson, Gus Johnson, Karl Malone and Scottie Pippen were named among the players to be inducted in the Enshrinement Ceremony on August 13. Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss was named among the contributors to be inducted. The United States national basketball team that won the gold medal in the 1992 Olympic Games was named among the teams to be inducted. The team, dubbed "The Dream Team", was the first team made up primarily of NBA players. Prior to the FIBA rules change in 1989, NBA players were not eligible to compete in international basketball.^[53]
• On April 12, the New Jersey Nets played their final game at the Izod Center, a 105–95 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. The Nets, who have been played at the Izod Center since 1981, will move to the Prudential Center for the next two seasons before finally move to Barclays Center at Brooklyn, New York in 2012.^[54]
• On April 14, the Orlando Magic played their final regular season game at the Amway Arena, a 125–111 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Magic, who have played at the Amway Arena since their inaugural season in 1989, will move to the Amway Center next season.^[55]

Records set

Individual

• October 27: League record. Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James became the youngest player to record 13,000 career points.^[56]
• November 6: League record. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to record 24,000 career points.^[57]
• November 14: Milwaukee Bucks franchise record. Milwaukee Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings scored 55 points bettering the Bucks rookie scoring record previously set by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on February 21, 1970 by four points. He also became the youngest player in NBA history to score more than 50 points in a game. He fell just two points short of the franchise scoring record set by Michael Redd on November 11, 2006. He also fell just three points short of the NBA record for points by a rookie set twice in 1960 by Wilt Chamberlain.^[58][59]
• November 25: League record. Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd moved into second place on NBA's career assists list. Kidd recorded seven assists on the night to bring his career assists total to 10,337 assists, overtaking Mark Jackson who recorded 10,334 assists.^[60]
• December 2: Cleveland Cavaliers franchise record. Center Žydrūnas Ilgauskas played his 724th game with the Cavaliers to set the franchise record for most games played. He broke the old record of 723 games held by Danny Ferry.^[61]
• January 2: Oklahoma City Thunder franchise record. Forward Kevin Durant scored more than 30 points in his seventh consecutive game, breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in January 1972.^[62][63]
• January 2: League record. Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James became the youngest player to score 14,000 career points.^[64]
• January 3: Toronto Raptors franchise record. Forward Chris Bosh became the leading scorer in Raptors' franchise history, surpassing Vince Carter's previous franchise record of 9,420 points. Bosh scored 22 points on the night to bring his franchise point total to 9,428 points.^[65]
• January 13: League record. Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki became the first European-born player to score 20,000 career points.^[66][67]
• January 13: Minnesota Timberwolves franchise record. Center Al Jefferson set a single-game franchise record with 26 rebounds in a triple overtime loss to the Houston Rockets.^[68]
• January 16: Miami Heat franchise record. Guard Dwyane Wade became the Heat's career leader in assists, surpassing Tim Hardaway's previous franchise record of 2,867 assists.^[69]
• January 21: League record. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to score 25,000 career points.^[70]
• February 1: Los Angeles Lakers franchise record. Guard Kobe Bryant became the leading scorer in Lakers' franchise history, surpassing Jerry West's previous franchise record of 25,192 points.^[71] Bryant scored 44 points on the night to bring his franchise point total to 25,208 points, 14th on the NBA's all-time scoring list.^[72]
• February 2: League record. Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith became the youngest player to record 1,000 career blocks.^[73]
• February 20: Chicago Bulls franchise record. Guard Kirk Hinrich recorded his 771st three point field goal. Breaking the franchise record of 770 by Ben Gordon
• February 26: Orlando Magic franchise record. Center Dwight Howard recorded his 20th straight double-double, breaking the franchise record of 19 straight double-double set by Shaquille O'Neal.^[74][75]
• March 5: Cleveland Cavaliers franchise record. Forward LeBron James became the franchise's all-time leader in minutes played with 21,573 in the Cavaliers' game against the Detroit Pistons, surpassing previous franchise leader Žydrūnas Ilgauskas.^[76]
• March 12: Oklahoma City Thunder franchise record. Forward Kevin Durant had his 36th game with 30 or more points this season, breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in the 1972–73 season.^[77]
• March 17: Toronto Raptors franchise record. Forward Chris Bosh becomes the first Raptor to score 10,000 points.^[78]
• March 19: League record. Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James became the youngest player to record 15,000 career points.^[79]
• March 26: Boston Celtics franchise record. Guard Rajon Rondo set the Celtics single-season steals record, passing Rick Fox. Paul Pierce set the all-time franchise record for free throws made, passing John Havlicek.^[80]
• April 7: League record. Golden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson became the NBA's all-time winningest coach, passing Lenny Wilkens' previous record of 1,332 wins.^[81]
• April 14: League record. Kevin Durant became the youngest scoring leader at the age of 21. Durant, who averaged 30.1 points per game, surpassed Max Zaslofsky who was the scoring leader in the 1947–48 BAA at the age of 22.^[82]
• April 14: League record. Dwight Howard led the league in both rebounding and blocked shots. He became the only player to lead the league in blocks and rebounding in the same season twice, which he did consecutively.^[83]
• April 14: League record. Utah Jazz guard-forward Kyle Korver set the record for the highest three-point field goal percentage in a season when he shot 53.6%, breaking Steve Kerr's record of 52.4% in the 1994–95 season.^[84]

Team

• December 2: Worst winless start of season. The New Jersey Nets lost to extend their losing streak to 18 since the start of the season. This set the record for the NBA's all-time worst winless start. The Nets broke the old record of 17 games, previously held by both the 1988–89 Miami Heat, who were in their first season, and the 1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers, who were resuming play after a league-wide lockout.^[85]
• December 17: Most three-point field goal attempts in a half. The New York Knicks attempted 29 three-point shots in the first half of a game at the Chicago Bulls, setting the NBA record for three-point attempts in a half.^[86]
• December 21: Largest deficit overcome. The Sacramento Kings overcame a 35-point deficit to defeat the Chicago Bulls. This was the second largest deficit overcome in NBA history. The score was Sacramento 44, Chicago 79 with 8:50 remaining in the third quarter, whereupon the Kings rallied with a 58–19 run for the remainder of the game to win in regulation time. The final score was Sacramento 102, Chicago 98. The NBA record for this feat took place on November 27, 1996, when the Utah Jazz overcame a 36-point deficit to defeat the Denver Nuggets in regulation by a final score of Utah 107, Denver 103. The Jazz achieved this feat as the home team, while the Kings achieved it as the visiting team.^[87]
• December 23: Fewest points scored in overtime. The Sacramento Kings failed to score in the overtime period in a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, becoming the ninth team in NBA history to score zero points in overtime.
• December 26: Worst 30-game start of season. The New Jersey Nets became the sixth team in NBA history to lose 28 of its first 30 games, joining the 1970–71 Cleveland Cavaliers, 1992–93 Dallas Mavericks, 1993–94 Dallas Mavericks, 1997–98 Denver Nuggets, and 2004–05 New Orleans Hornets.^[88]
• January 13: First franchise to 3,000 wins. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks at Dallas to record the three thousandth regular season victory in franchise history. In the process, the Lakers became the first franchise in NBA history to win three thousand games.^[89]
• January 23: Worst 3-win start of season. The New Jersey Nets became the third team in NBA history to lose 40 of its first 43 games, tying the 1993–94 Dallas Mavericks and 1997–98 Denver Nuggets for the worst start to a season with three wins.
• January 24: Largest win in franchise history. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the New York Knicks 128–78 at New York. The 50-point deficit is the Mavericks largest win in franchise history. For the Knicks, it was the worst home loss and the second worst loss in franchise history.^[90][91]
• January 29: First team to win five consecutive games over opponents over .500 on the road. The Chicago Bulls became the first team in NBA history to win five consecutive games over opponents over .500 on the road.
• January 31: Most three-point field goals in a quarter. The Cleveland Cavaliers made eleven three-point shots in the first quarter of a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. This tied the NBA record set by the Milwaukee Bucks against the Phoenix Suns on March 28, 2006.^[92][93]
• February 6: Worst 50-game start of season. The New Jersey Nets became the third team in NBA history to lose 46 of its first 50 games, joining the 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers and 1992–93 Dallas Mavericks.
• March 6: Most three-point field goal attempt without making one. The New York Knicks attempted 18 three-point shots without making one in a game against the New Jersey Nets. This surpassed the previous league record of 16 set by the Washington Wizards on November 2, 2007.^[94]
• March 22: Worst 70-game start of season. The New Jersey Nets became the second team in NBA history to lose 63 of its first 70 games, joining the 1992–93 Dallas Mavericks.
• April 14: Most three-point field goal made in a season. The Orlando Magic broke the record for most three-point field goal made in a season when Vince Carter scored the Magic's eight three-pointer in the game against the Philadelphia 76ers to surpass the previous record of 837 three-point field goals held by the Phoenix Suns in 2005–06.^[95] The Magic scored 11 three-point field goal in the game to bring their season total to 841.^[96]

Standings

By division Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div y-Boston Celtics 50 32 .610 – 24–17 26–15 13–3 Toronto Raptors 40 42 .488 10 25–16 15–26 11–5 New York Knicks 29 53 .354 21 18–23 11–30 6–10 Philadelphia 76ers 27 55 .329 23 12–29 15–26 7–9 New Jersey Nets 12 70 .146 38 8–33 4–37 3–13 Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div z-Cleveland Cavaliers 61 21 .744 – 35–6 26–15 12–4 x-Milwaukee Bucks 46 36 .561 17 28–13 18–23 10–6 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 22 24–17 17–24 10–6 Indiana Pacers 32 50 .390 29 23–18 9–32 6–10 Detroit Pistons 27 55 .329 34 17–24 10–31 2–14 Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 – 34–7 25–16 10–6 x-Atlanta Hawks 53 29 .646 6 34–7 19–22 8–8 x-Miami Heat 47 35 .573 12 24–17 23–18 9–7 x-Charlotte Bobcats 44 38 .537 15 31–10 13–28 10–6 Washington Wizards 26 56 .317 33 15–26 11–30 3–13 Western Conference Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div y-Denver Nuggets 53 29 .646 – 34–7 19–22 12–4 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 – 32–9 21–20 8–8 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 3 26–15 24–17 8–8 x-Oklahoma City Thunder 50 32 .610 3 27–14 23–18 9–7 Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 38 10–31 5–36 3–13 Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 – 34–7 23–18 13–3 x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 3 32–9 22–19 12–4 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 28 21–20 8–33 5–11 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 31 18–23 8–33 5–11 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 32 18–23 7–34 5–11 Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 – 28–13 27–14 10–6 x-San Antonio Spurs 50 32 .610 5 29–12 21–20 9–7 Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 13 23–18 19–22 9–7 Memphis Grizzlies 40 42 .488 15 23–18 17–24 5–11 New Orleans Hornets 37 45 .451 18 24–17 13–28 7–9 By conference # Eastern Conference Team W L PCT GB 1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers 61 21 .744 – 2 y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 2 3 x-Atlanta Hawks 53 29 .646 8 4 y-Boston Celtics 50 32 .610 11 5 x-Miami Heat 47 35 .573 14 6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 46 36 .561 15 7 x-Charlotte Bobcats 44 38 .537 17 8 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 20 9 Toronto Raptors 40 42 .488 21 10 Indiana Pacers 32 50 .390 29 11 New York Knicks 29 53 .354 32 12 Detroit Pistons 27 55 .329 34 13 Philadelphia 76ers 27 55 .329 34 14 Washington Wizards 26 56 .317 35 15 New Jersey Nets 12 70 .146 49 Tiebreakers Detroit finished ahead of Philadelphia by virtue of winning their regular season series 3–1. # Western Conference Team W L PCT GB 1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 – 2 y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 2 3 x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 3 4 y-Denver Nuggets 53 29 .646 4 5 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 4 6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 7 7 x-San Antonio Spurs 50 32 .610 7 8 x-Oklahoma City Thunder 50 32 .610 7 9 Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 15 10 Memphis Grizzlies 40 42 .488 17 11 New Orleans Hornets 37 45 .451 20 12 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 28 13 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 31 14 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 32 15 Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 42 Tiebreakers Denver finished ahead of Utah and became the Northwest Division winner by virtue of winning their regular season series 3–1. Portland finished ahead of San Antonio and Oklahoma City while San Antonio finished ahead of Oklahoma City by virtue of better winning records among the teams tied (Portland had a 6–1 record against the tied teams, San Antonio had a 3–4 record and Oklahoma City had a 2–6 record). Notes z – clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs c – clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Playoffs Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. Main article: 2010 NBA Playoffs   First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals                                       1  Cleveland 4   8  Chicago 1     1  Cleveland 2       4  Boston 4   4  Boston 4 5  Miami 1     4  Boston 4   Eastern Conference   2  Orlando 2   3  Atlanta 4   6  Milwaukee 3     3  Atlanta 0     2  Orlando 4   2  Orlando 4 7  Charlotte 0     E4  Boston 3   W1  L.A. Lakers 4 1  L.A. Lakers 4   8  Oklahoma City 2     1  L.A. Lakers 4     5  Utah 0   4  Denver 2 5  Utah 4     1  L.A. Lakers 4 Western Conference   3  Phoenix 2   3  Phoenix 4   6  Portland 2     3  Phoenix 4     7  San Antonio 0   2  Dallas 2 7  San Antonio 4   Statistics leaders Category Player Games played Totals Average Points per game Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) 82 2,472 30.1 Rebounds per game Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) 82 1,082 13.2 Assists per game Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns) 81 892 11.0 Steals per game Rajon Rondo (Boston Celtics) 81 189 2.3 Blocks per game Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) 82 228 2.8 Field goal percentage Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) 82 510–834 .612 3-point field goal percentage Kyle Korver (Utah Jazz) 52 59–110 .536 Free throw percentage Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns) 81 211–225 .938 Awards Yearly awards Most Valuable Player: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers[97] Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic[83] Rookie of the Year: Tyreke Evans, Sacramento Kings[98] Sixth Man of the Year: Jamal Crawford, Atlanta Hawks[99] Most Improved Player: Aaron Brooks, Houston Rockets[100] Coach of the Year: Scott Brooks, Oklahoma City Thunder[101] Executive of the Year: John Hammond, Milwaukee Bucks[102] Sportsmanship Award: Grant Hill, Phoenix Suns[103] J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia 76ers[104] All-NBA First Team:[105] F Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder F LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers C Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic G Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers G Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat NBA All-Defensive First Team:[106] Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers Gerald Wallace, Charlotte Bobcats NBA All-Rookie First Team:[107] Tyreke Evans, Sacramento Kings Brandon Jennings, Milwaukee Bucks Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors Darren Collison, New Orleans Hornets Taj Gibson, Chicago Bulls All-NBA Second Team:[105] F Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets F Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks C Amar'e Stoudemire, Phoenix Suns G Deron Williams, Utah Jazz G Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns NBA All-Defensive Second Team:[106] Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Josh Smith, Atlanta Hawks Anderson Varejão, Cleveland Cavaliers Thabo Sefolosha, Oklahoma City Thunder NBA All-Rookie Second Team:[107] Marcus Thornton, New Orleans Hornets DeJuan Blair, San Antonio Spurs James Harden, Oklahoma City Thunder Jonny Flynn, Minnesota Timberwolves Jonas Jerebko, Detroit Pistons All-NBA Third Team:[105] F Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers F Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs C Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee Bucks G Joe Johnson, Atlanta Hawks G Brandon Roy, Portland Trail Blazers Players of the week The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week. Week Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref. 01Oct. 27 – Nov. 1 Howard, DwightDwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (1/4) Anthony, CarmeloCarmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) (1/2) [108] 02Nov. 2 – Nov. 8 Johnson, JoeJoe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) Kaman, ChrisChris Kaman (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/2) [109] 03Nov. 9 – Nov. 15 Jennings, BrandonBrandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) Nowitzki, DirkDirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) (1/4) [110] 04Nov. 16 – Nov. 22 James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/6) Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/3) [111] 05Nov. 23 – Nov. 29 Wallace, GeraldGerald Wallace (Charlotte Bobcats) (1/1) Duncan, TimTim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) [112] 06Nov. 30 – Dec. 6 Garnett, KevinKevin Garnett (Boston Celtics) (1/1) Boozer, CarlosCarlos Boozer (Utah Jazz) (1/2) [113] 07Dec. 7 – Dec. 13 Stuckey, RodneyRodney Stuckey (Detroit Pistons) (1/1) Williams, DeronDeron Williams (Utah Jazz) (1/1) [114] 08Dec. 14 – Dec. 20 Howard, DwightDwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (2/4) Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/3) [115] 09Dec. 21 – Dec. 27 James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/6) Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (3/3) [116] 10Dec. 28 – Jan. 3 Rose, DerrickDerrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) (1/1) Durant, KevinKevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/3) [117] 11Jan. 4 – Jan. 10 James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (3/6) Kaman, ChrisChris Kaman (Los Angeles Clippers) (2/2) [118] 12Jan. 11 – Jan. 17 Jackson, StephenStephen Jackson (Charlotte Bobcats) (1/1) Anthony, CarmeloCarmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) (2/2) [119] 13Jan. 18 – Jan. 24 James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (4/6) Billups, ChaunceyChauncey Billups (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) [120] 14Jan. 25 – Jan. 31 Bosh, ChrisChris Bosh (Toronto Raptors) (1/2) Durant, KevinKevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/3) [121] 15Feb. 1 – Feb. 7 James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (5/6) Westbrook, RussellRussell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/1) [122] 16Feb. 15 – Feb. 21 Howard, DwightDwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (3/4) Boozer, CarlosCarlos Boozer (Utah Jazz) (2/2) [123] 17Feb. 22 – Feb. 28 James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (6/6) Nowitzki, DirkDirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) (2/4) [124] 18Mar. 1 – Mar. 7 Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade (Miami Heat) (1/2) Nowitzki, DirkDirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) (3/4) [125] 19Mar. 8 – Mar. 14 Bogut, AndrewAndrew Bogut (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) Roy, BrandonBrandon Roy (Portland Trail Blazers) (1/1) [126] 20Mar. 15 – Mar. 21 Pierce, PaulPaul Pierce (Boston Celtics) (1/1) Gasol, PauPau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) [127] 21Mar. 22 – Mar. 28 Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade (Miami Heat) (2/2) Ginóbili, ManuManu Ginóbili (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) [128] 22Mar. 29 – Apr. 4 Bosh, ChrisChris Bosh (Toronto Raptors) (2/2) Durant, KevinKevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (3/3) [129] 23Apr. 5 – Apr. 11 Howard, DwightDwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (4/4) Nowitzki, DirkDirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) (4/4) [130] Players of the month The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month. Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref. 1October – November James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/4) Anthony, CarmeloCarmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) [131] 2December James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/4) Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) [132] 3January James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (3/4) Paul, ChrisChris Paul (New Orleans Hornets) (1/1) [133] 4February James, LeBronLeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (4/4) Boozer, CarlosCarlos Boozer (Utah Jazz) (1/1) [134] 5March Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade (Miami Heat) (1/1) Stoudemire, Amar'eAmar'e Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns) (1/1) [135] 6April Rose, DerrickDerrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) (1/1) Durant, KevinKevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/1) [136] Rookies of the month The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month. Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref. 1October – November Jennings, BrandonBrandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/4) Evans, TyrekeTyreke Evans (Sacramento Kings) (1/2) [137] 2December Jennings, BrandonBrandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks) (2/4) Evans, TyrekeTyreke Evans (Sacramento Kings) (2/2) [138] 3January Jennings, BrandonBrandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks) (3/4) Curry, StephenStephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) (1/3) [139] 4February Jerebko, JonasJonas Jerebko (Detroit Pistons) (1/1) Collison, DarrenDarren Collison (New Orleans Hornets) (1/1) [140] 5March Jennings, BrandonBrandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks) (4/4) Curry, StephenStephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) (2/3) [141] 6April Williams, TerrenceTerrence Williams (New Jersey Nets) (1/1) Curry, StephenStephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) (3/3) [142] Coaches of the month The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month. Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref. 1October – November Van Gundy, StanStan Van Gundy (Orlando Magic) (1/2) Gentry, AlvinAlvin Gentry (Phoenix Suns) (1/2) [143] 2December Brown, MikeMike Brown (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/1) Hollins, LionelLionel Hollins (Memphis Grizzlies) (1/1) [144] 3January Brown, LarryLarry Brown (Charlotte Bobcats) (1/1) Karl, GeorgeGeorge Karl (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) [145] 4February Skiles, ScottScott Skiles (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) Brooks, ScottScott Brooks (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/1) [146] 5March Spoelstra, ErikErik Spoelstra (Miami Heat) (1/1) Gentry, AlvinAlvin Gentry (Phoenix Suns) (2/2) [147] 6April Van Gundy, StanStan Van Gundy (Orlando Magic) (2/2) Carlisle, RickRick Carlisle (Dallas Mavericks) (1/1) [148] Salary cap Main article: NBA Salary Cap On July 7, 2009, the NBA announced that the salary cap for the 2009–10 season would be $57.70 million and would go into effect on July 8 as the league's "moratorium period" had ended and teams could begin signing free agents and making trades. The tax level for the season was set at $69.92 million, with each team paying a $1 tax for each $1 by which it exceeds $69.92 million. The mid-level exception was $5.854 million for the season and the minimum team salary, which was set at 75% of the salary cap, was $43.275 million.[18] For the 2008–09 season, the salary cap was set at $58.68 million ($0.98 million), while the tax level was $71.15 million ($1.23 million). Although the league-wide revenue increased by 2.5% in the previous season, the decrease in the salary cap and tax level was the result of the formula used to set the cap and tax under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.[18] Broadcast See also: List of current National Basketball Association broadcasters The 2009–10 NBA season was be broadcasted in the United States by ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. A number of games were nationally televised by ABC, ESPN and TNT, while some games were televised by NBA TV. 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