2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season
2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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Head coach | Mike Brown |
Arena | Quicken Loans Arena |
Results | |
Record | 45–37 (.549) |
Place |
Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Conference Semifinals (eliminated 3–4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | FSN Ohio · WUAB |
Radio | WTAM |
The 2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 38th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers were the defending Eastern Conference champions.
Key dates:
- On June 28, the 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City.
- On July 1, the free agency period started.
- On October 9, the Cavaliers' pre-season began with a 62–81 loss to Washington Wizards.
- On October 31, the Cavaliers' season started with a 74–92 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
- On November 2, the Cavaliers signed Sasha Pavlović to a multi-year extension.
- On November 2, the Cavaliers defeated the New York Knicks 110–106 for their first win.
- On November 27, the Cavaliers handed the Boston Celtics their second loss of the season.
- On December 5, the Cavaliers matched the offer sheet of the Charlotte Bobcats to retain Anderson Varejão and waived Demetris Nichols.
- On January 17, the Cavaliers defeated the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio for the second straight year.
- On January 23, a victory over the Washington Wizards gave the Cavaliers a season-long five-game win streak.
- On February 21, in a three-team trade, the Cavaliers acquired Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, a 2009 second-round pick from the Chicago Bulls, and a trade exception, plus Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West from the Seattle SuperSonics.
- On March 5, LeBron James scored 50 points against the New York Knicks which led to victory.
- On March 10, an 88-80 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers put the Cavaliers a season-high 10 games over 0.500.
- On May 2, the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards 105–88 to advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
- On May 18, the Cavaliers fell to the Boston Celtics 92–97 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Draft picks
Cleveland did not have a draft pick in the 2007 NBA Draft due to trades from previous seasons.
- 1st round pick (#22) acquired from Toronto and traded to Charlotte as part of Sasha Pavlović deal.[1] Used to draft Jared Dudley.
- 1st round pick (#24) traded to Boston and then to Phoenix as part of Jiří Welsch deal.[2] Used to draft Rudy Fernández.
- 2nd round pick (#54) traded to Orlando and then to Houston as part of Drew Gooden deal.[3] Used to draft Brad Newley.
Roster
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Roster • Transactions |
Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Reserve | Inactive |
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C | Žydrūnas Ilgauskas | Anderson Varejão | Dwayne Jones | Lance Allred |
PF | Ben Wallace | Joe Smith | ||
SF | LeBron James | Sasha Pavlović | ||
SG | Devin Brown | Wally Szczerbiak | Billy Thomas | |
PG | Delonte West | Daniel Gibson | Damon Jones | Eric Snow |
Regular season
Standings
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 34–7 | 25–16 | 11–5 |
x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 | 27–14 | 18–23 | 7–9 |
Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 5–11 |
Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 | 20–21 | 13–28 | 11–5 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33 | 19–22 | 7–34 | 6–10 |
Game log
December
Record: 5–9 ; Home: 4–3 ; Road: 1–6
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
18 | December 2 | Cleveland | 70–80 | Boston | Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (12) | 18,624 | 9–9 | |
19 | December 4 | New Jersey | 100–79 | Cleveland | Shannon Brown (20) | 19,838 | 9–10 | |
20 | December 5 | Cleveland | 86–105 | Washington | Three-way tie (13) | 17,684 | 9–11 | |
21 | December 8 | Cleveland | 93–96 | Charlotte | Larry Hughes (22) | 17,624 | 9–12 | |
22 | December 11 | Indiana | 105–118 | Cleveland | Larry Hughes (36) | 20,010 | 10–12 | |
23 | December 14 | Cleveland | 97–105 | New Jersey | LeBron James (29) | 15,242 | 10–13 | |
24 | December 15 | Philadelphia | 92–86 | Cleveland | Two-way tie (21) | 20,562 | 10–14 | |
25 | December 17 | Milwaukee | 99–104 | Cleveland | OT | LeBron James (31) | 20,562 | 11–14 |
26 | December 19 | Cleveland | 90–108 | NY Knicks | LeBron James (32) | 18,704 | 11–15 | |
27 | December 20 | LA Lakers | 90–94 | Cleveland | LeBron James (33) | 20,562 | 12–15 | |
28 | December 23 | Golden State | 105–96 | Cleveland | LeBron James (25) | 20,562 | 12–16 | |
29 | December 25 | Miami | 82–96 | Cleveland | LeBron James (25) | 20,562 | 13–16 | |
30 | December 27 | Cleveland | 88–81 | Dallas | LeBron James (24) | 20,462 | 14–16 | |
31 | December 29 | Cleveland | 76–86 | New Orleans | LeBron James (21) | 17,623 | 14–17 |
January
Record: 11–3 ; Home: 5–1 ; Road: 6–2
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
32 | January 2 | Atlanta | 98–94 | Cleveland | LeBron James (36) | 20,562 | 15–17 | |
33 | January 4 | Sacramento | 97–93 | Cleveland | LeBron James (24) | 20,562 | 16–17 | |
34 | January 6 | Cleveland | 93–90 | Toronto | LeBron James (39) | 19,800 | 17–17 | |
35 | January 8 | Seattle | 95–79 | Cleveland | LeBron James (22) | 20,409 | 18–17 | |
36 | January 9 | Cleveland | 81–90 | Atlanta | LeBron James (31) | 16,246 | 18–18 | |
37 | January 11 | Charlotte | 113–106 | Cleveland | OT | LeBron James (31) | 20,562 | 19–18 |
38 | January 15 | Cleveland | 132–124 | Memphis | OT | LeBron James (51) | 13,871 | 20–18 |
39 | January 17 | Cleveland | 90–88 | San Antonio | LeBron James (27) | 18,482 | 21–18 | |
40 | January 21 | Cleveland | 97–90 | Miami | LeBron James (27) | 19,600 | 22–18 | |
41 | January 23 | Washington | 121–85 | Cleveland | Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (24) | 20,562 | 23–18 | |
42 | January 25 | Phoenix | 108–110 | Cleveland | LeBron James (36) | 20,562 | 23–19 | |
43 | January 27 | Cleveland | 98–95 | LA Lakers | LeBron James (41) | 18,997 | 24–19 | |
44 | January 30 | Cleveland | 84–83 | Portland | LeBron James (37) | 20,501 | 25–19 | |
45 | January 31 | Cleveland | 95–101 | Seattle | Larry Hughes (28) | 13,109 | 25–20 |
February
Record: 8–6; Home: 5–3 ; Road: 3–3
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
46 | February 2 | LA Clippers | 98–84 | Cleveland | LeBron James (28) | 20,562 | 26–20 | |
47 | February 5 | Boston | 114–113 | Cleveland | LeBron James (33) | 20,562 | 27–20 | |
48 | February 7 | Cleveland | 77–92 | Houston | LeBron James (32) | 18,402 | 27–21 | |
49 | February 8 | Cleveland | 100–95 | Atlanta | LeBron James (26) | 19,335 | 28–21 | |
50 | February 10 | Denver | 83–113 | Cleveland | LeBron James (30) | 20,562 | 28–22 | |
51 | February 11 | Cleveland | 118–111 | Orlando | Larry Hughes (40) | 17,519 | 29–22 | |
52 | February 13 | San Antonio | 105–112 | Cleveland | LeBron James (39) | 20,562 | 29–23 | |
53 | February 19 | Houston | 85–93 | Cleveland | LeBron James (26) | 20,562 | 29–24 | |
54 | February 20 | Cleveland | 106–97 | Indiana | LeBron James (31) | 13,096 | 30–24 | |
55 | February 22 | Washington | 90–89 | Cleveland | LeBron James (33) | 20,562 | 31–24 | |
56 | February 24 | Memphis | 109–89 | Cleveland | LeBron James (25) | 20,562 | 32–24 | |
57 | February 26 | Cleveland | 102–105 | Milwaukee | LeBron James (35) | 15,346 | 32–25 | |
58 | February 27 | Cleveland | 87–92 | Boston | LeBron James (26) | 18,624 | 32–26 | |
59 | February 29 | Minnesota | 92–84 | Cleveland | LeBron James (30) | 20,562 | 33–26 |
March
Record: 8–7; Home: 7–1 ; Road: 1–6
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
60 | March 2 | Chicago | 95–86 | Cleveland | LeBron James (37) | 20,562 | 34–26 | |
61 | March 5 | Cleveland | 119–105 | NY Knicks | LeBron James (50) | 18,760 | 35–26 | |
62 | March 6 | Cleveland | 96–107 | Chicago | LeBron James (39) | 22,097 | 35–27 | |
63 | March 8 | Indiana | 103–95 | Cleveland | LeBron James (38) | 20,562 | 36–27 | |
64 | March 10 | Portland | 88–80 | Cleveland | LeBron James (24) | 20,213 | 37–27 | |
65 | March 12 | Cleveland | 99–104 | New Jersey | LeBron James (42) | 18,287 | 37–28 | |
66 | March 13 | Cleveland | 99–101 | Washington | LeBron James (25) | 20,173 | 37–29 | |
67 | March 16 | Charlotte | 98–91 | Cleveland | LeBron James (33) | 20,562 | 38–29 | |
68 | March 17 | Cleveland | 90–104 | Orlando | LeBron James (30) | 17,519 | 38–30 | |
69 | March 19 | Detroit | 89–73 | Cleveland | LeBron James (30) | 20,562 | 39–30 | |
70 | March 21 | Toronto | 90–83 | Cleveland | LeBron James (29) | 20,562 | 40–30 | |
71 | March 22 | Cleveland | 98–108 | Milwaukee | LeBron James (29) | 15,337 | 40–31 | |
72 | March 26 | New Orleans | 99–100 | Cleveland | Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (29) | 20,562 | 40–32 | |
73 | March 29 | Cleveland | 71–85 | Detroit | LeBron James (13) | 22,076 | 40–33 | |
74 | March 30 | Philadelphia | 91–88 | Cleveland | LeBron James (26) | 20,562 | 41–33 |
April
Record: 4–4 ; Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
75 | April 2 | Cleveland | 118–114 | Charlotte | LeBron James (29) | 15,106 | 42–33 | |
76 | April 3 | Chicago | 101–98 | Cleveland | LeBron James (33) | 20,562 | 42–34 | |
77 | April 5 | Orlando | 101–86 | Cleveland | Delonte West (19) | 20,562 | 42–35 | |
78 | April 9 | New Jersey | 83–104 | Cleveland | LeBron James (33) | 20,063 | 43–35 | |
79 | April 11 | Cleveland | 95–100 | Chicago | LeBron James (34) | 22,084 | 43–36 | |
80 | April 13 | Miami | 76–84 | Cleveland | Delonte West (18) | 20,562 | 44–36 | |
81 | April 14 | Cleveland | 91–90 | Philadelphia | LeBron James (27) | 20,730 | 45–36 | |
82 | April 16 | Detroit | 84–74 | Cleveland | Wally Szczerbiak (18) | 20,562 | 45–37 |
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates loss.
2007–08 game log Total: 45–37 (Home: 30–11; Road: 20–21) | |
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October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
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November
: 8–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–6)
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December
: 5–9 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–6)
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January
: 8–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–2)
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February
: 8–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–3)
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March
: 8–7 (Home: 7–1; Road: 1–6)
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April
: 4–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1)
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2007–08 schedule |
Playoffs
2008 playoff game log | |
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First Round: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
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2008 playoff schedule |
Player stats
Legend | |||||
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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 |
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Lance Allred | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .250 | .000 | .500 | .3 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.0 |
Devin Brown | 78 | 20 | 22.6 | .409 | .308 | .754 | 3.4 | 2.2 | .67 | .09 | 7.5 |
Kaniel Dickens | 5 | 0 | 2.4 | .333 | .000 | .000 | .2 | .2 | .00 | .20 | .4 |
Daniel Gibson | 58 | 26 | 30.4 | .432 | .440 | .810 | 2.3 | 2.5 | .81 | .24 | 10.4 |
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas | 73 | 73 | 30.4 | .474 | .000 | .802 | 9.3 | 1.4 | .47 | 1.64 | 14.1 |
LeBron James | 75 | 74 | 40.4 | .484 | .315 | .712 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 1.84 | 1.08 | 30.0 |
Damon Jones | 67 | 3 | 19.9 | .416 | .417 | .714 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .28 | .01 | 6.5 |
Dwayne Jones | 56 | 0 | 8.4 | .532 | .000 | .483 | 2.5 | .2 | .18 | .45 | 1.4 |
Aleksandar Pavlović | 51 | 45 | 23.3 | .362 | .298 | .688 | 2.5 | 1.6 | .57 | .12 | 7.4 |
Joe Smith* | 27 | 1 | 21.5 | .512 | .000 | .652 | 5.0 | .7 | .33 | .59 | 8.1 |
Eric Snow | 22 | 5 | 13.9 | .158 | .000 | .455 | .9 | 1.9 | .45 | .18 | 1.0 |
Wally Szczerbiak* | 25 | 1 | 22.2 | .359 | .365 | .878 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .36 | .28 | 8.2 |
Billy Thomas* | 7 | 0 | 4.9 | .286 | .308 | .000 | .3 | .0 | .14 | .00 | 1.7 |
Anderson Varejão | 48 | 13 | 27.5 | .461 | .000 | .598 | 8.3 | 1.1 | .77 | .54 | 6.7 |
Ben Wallace* | 22 | 22 | 26.3 | .457 | .000 | .432 | 7.4 | .6 | .86 | 1.68 | 4.2 |
Delonte West* | 26 | 26 | 31.0 | .440 | .367 | .788 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 1.12 | .73 | 10.3 |
*Statistics include only games with the Cavaliers
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Devin Brown | 8 | 0 | 11.5 | .265 | .294 | .667 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .25 | .00 | 4.1 |
Daniel Gibson | 11 | 0 | 25.8 | .449 | .452 | .714 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .64 | .18 | 9.0 |
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas | 13 | 13 | 30.2 | .479 | .000 | .818 | 7.5 | 1.6 | .38 | 1.08 | 13.1 |
LeBron James | 13 | 13 | 42.5 | .411 | .257 | .731 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 1.77 | 1.31 | 28.2 |
Damon Jones | 5 | 0 | 5.2 | .200 | .286 | .000 | .0 | .2 | .00 | .00 | 1.2 |
Dwayne Jones | 5 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 1.2 | .0 | .00 | .20 | .6 |
Aleksandar Pavlović | 8 | 0 | 13.9 | .385 | .444 | .667 | 1.3 | .1 | .25 | .00 | 3.5 |
Joe Smith | 13 | 0 | 20.2 | .486 | .000 | .636 | 4.6 | .5 | .38 | .54 | 6.6 |
Wally Szczerbiak | 13 | 13 | 28.8 | .376 | .323 | .929 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .15 | .08 | 10.8 |
Billy Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .500 | .500 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .33 | .00 | 1.0 |
Anderson Varejão | 13 | 0 | 18.5 | .407 | .000 | .429 | 5.2 | .7 | .62 | .08 | 4.1 |
Ben Wallace | 13 | 13 | 23.4 | .515 | .000 | .350 | 6.5 | 1.2 | .62 | 1.08 | 3.2 |
Delonte West | 13 | 13 | 34.8 | .400 | .429 | .854 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 1.15 | .46 | 10.8 |
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
- LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 19 through November 25.[4]
- LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played December 31, 2007 through January 6, 2008.[5]
- LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January 2008.[6]
- Mike Brown was named the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for January 2008.[7]
- Daniel Gibson, 33 points, was named the MVP of the Rookie Challenge Game during NBA All-Star Week on February 15, 2008.
- LeBron James, 27 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, was named the MVP of the NBA All-Star Game during NBA All-Star week on February 17, 2008.
- LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from February 18 through February 24.[8]
- LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February 2008.[9]
Milestones
- On December 17, 2007 LeBron James became the youngest NBA player to score 9,000 points.[10]
- On February 11, 2008 Drew Gooden grabbed his 2,500th rebound as a Cavalier. Gooden is the 9th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 11, 2008 Larry Hughes scored his 2,000th point as a Cavalier. Hughes is the 44th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 13, 2008 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas blocked his 1,100th shot as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 20, 2008 Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored his 9,000th point as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the 6th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 20, 2008 LeBron James played his 15,000th minute as a Cavalier. James is the 8th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 22, 2008 Zydrunas Ilgauskas grabbed his 2,000th offensive rebound as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the team leader in offensive rebounds.
- On February 22, 2008 Damon Jones hit is 300th three pointer as a Cavalier. Jones is the 6th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 22, 2008 LeBron James grabbed his 2,500th rebound as a Cavalier. James is the 10th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 27, 2008 LeBron James became the youngest NBA player to score 10,000 points.[11]
- On March 19, 2008 LeBron James dished his 2,500th assist as a Cavalier. James is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On March 26, 2008 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas grabbed his 5,000th rebound as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On March 29, 2008 LeBron James made his 500th three point shot as a Cavalier. James is the 4th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
All-Star
- Daniel Gibson participated in the 2008 Rookie Challenge Game on February 15, 2008 and was named the MVP.
- Daniel Gibson participated in the 2008 Three Point Contest on February 16, 2008 and finished in second place.
- LeBron James started the 2008 All-Star Game on February 17, 2008 and was named the MVP.
Transactions
The Cavaliers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
Trades
February 21, 2008 |
To Cleveland Cavaliers ----Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, Delonte West, a 2009 second round pick and a $1.7 mil trade exception | To Chicago Bulls ----Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons and Shannon Brown. | To Seattle SuperSonics ----Ira Newble, Donyell Marshall and Adrian Griffin. |
*Note: This is the largest trade in Cleveland Cavaliers history.
Free agents
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See also
References
- ↑ Lamond Murray and a future 2nd round pick traded to Toronto for Michael Stewart and a future 1st round pick. http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pr_murray_020925.html
1st round pick then traded to Charlotte for Sasha Pavlović. http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/pavlovic_040623.html - ↑ 2007 1st round pick traded to Boston for Jiri Welsch
- ↑ Tony Battie and two future 2nd round picks traded to Orlando for Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter and the rights to Anderson Varejão
- ↑ James and Parker Earn Weekly Honors, NBA.com, November 26, 2007.
- ↑ LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week – NBA.com.
- ↑ Yao Ming, LeBron James Named Players of the Month, NBA.com, February 1, 2008.
- ↑ Mike Brown, Byron Scott Named Coaches of the Month, NBA.com, February 1, 2008.
- ↑ LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week – NBA.com.
- ↑ Kobe Bryant, LeBron James Named Players of the Month, NBA.com, March 3, 2008.
- ↑ LeBron Reaches 9,000 in Cavs' Victory Over Bucks, Associated Press, December 17, 2007.
- ↑ LeBron Makes History in Boston "D" Party
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