2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
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The

San Antonio Spurs
, where they were swept in four games.

In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the

Boston Celtics
.

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2007 NBA draft

Cleveland did not have a draft pick in the 2007 NBA Draft due to trades from previous seasons.

Roster

2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 41 Allred, Lance 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981-02-02 Weber State
SG 33 Brown, Devin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978-12-30 Texas–San Antonio
PG 1 Gibson, Daniel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-02-27 Texas
C 11
Ilgauskas, Žydrūnas
 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1975-06-05 Lithuania
SF 23 James, LeBron (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
SG 19 Jones, Damon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1976-08-25 Houston
PF
 		27 Jones, Dwayne 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1983-06-09 Saint Joseph's
SG 3
Pavlović, Sasha
 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1983-11-15 Serbia
PF
 		32 Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1975-07-26 Maryland
PG 20 Snow, Eric Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973-04-24 Michigan State
SF 10 Szczerbiak, Wally 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1977-03-05 Miami (OH)
SF 12 Thomas, Billy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1975-12-23 Kansas
C 17 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982-09-28 Brazil
F/C 4 Wallace, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1974-09-10 Virginia Union
PG 13 West, Delonte 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983-07-26 Saint Joseph's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 13, 2008

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .732 – 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
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 66 16 .805 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .732 7
3 y-Orlando Magic 52 30 .634 14
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 45 37 .549 21
5 x-Washington Wizards 43 39 .524 23
6 x-Toronto Raptors 41 41 .500 25
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers 40 42 .488 26
8 x-Atlanta Hawks 37 45 .451 29
9 Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 30
10 New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 32
11 Chicago Bulls 33 49 .402 33
12 Charlotte Bobcats 32 50 .390 34
13 Milwaukee Bucks 26 56 .317 40
14 New York Knicks 23 59 .280 43
15 Miami Heat 15 67 .183 51

Record vs. opponents

2007-08 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta — 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–0 — 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–3
Charlotte 2–2 1–3 — 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–3
Chicago 2–2 0–4 3–1 — 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2
Cleveland 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 — 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
Dallas 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 — 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–0
Detroit 4–0 1–2 3–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–1
Golden State 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 — 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 2–0
Houston 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 — 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–0
Indiana 2–1 0–3 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2
L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 – 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–3 3–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 — 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–0
Memphis 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–2 — 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–3 1–1
Miami 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–4
Milwaukee 2–2 0–4 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 — 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–2
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–2
New Jersey 3–1 0–4 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 — 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–1
New Orleans 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2
New York 0–4 0–4 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 — 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–1
Orlando 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 — 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–1
Philadelphia 1–3 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–2
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–4 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 3–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–0
Portland 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 — 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 — 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–2
San Antonio 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 3–1 — 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–2 — 1–1 0–4 0–2
Toronto 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 1–3
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 — 2–0
Washington 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 —

Game log

2007–08 game log
Total: 45–37 (home: 30–11; road: 20–21)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 31
Dallas
 L 74–92 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (17) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (18) LeBron James, Daniel Gibson (4)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		0–1
November : 8–8 (home: 4–2; road: 4–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 2
New York
 W 110–106 LeBron James (45) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		1–1
3 November 4 @
Phoenix
 L 92–103 LeBron James (27) Drew Gooden (14) LeBron James (8)
US Airways Center

18,422 		1–2
4 November 6 @
Golden State
 W 108–104 LeBron James (24) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14) LeBron James (9)
Oracle Arena

19,596 		2–2
5 November 7 @
Utah
 L 101–103 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (15) LeBron James (13)
EnergySolutions Arena

19,911 		2–3
6 November 9 @
Sacramento
 W 93–91 LeBron James (26) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15) LeBron James (4) ARCO Arena
15,293 		3–3
7 November 11 @
L. A. Clippers
 W 103–95 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (25) Drew Gooden (16) LeBron James (8)
STAPLES Center

15,541 		4–3
8 November 12 @
Denver
 L 100–122 LeBron James (27) Dwayne Jones (10) LeBron James (4)
Pepsi Center

19,155 		4–4
9 November 14
Orlando
 L 116–117 (OT) LeBron James (39) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (14)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		4–5
10 November 16
Utah
 W 99–94 LeBron James (40) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) LeBron James (9)
Quicken Loans Arena

19,862 		5–5
11 November 20
Milwaukee
 L 107–111 LeBron James (34) Drew Gooden (13) LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,115 		5–6
12 November 21 @
Minnesota
 W 97–86 LeBron James (45) Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Dwayne Jones (10) LeBron James, Daniel Gibson (5) Target Center
15,224 		6–6
13 November 24
Toronto
 W 111–108 LeBron James (37) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15) LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,018 		7–6
14 November 25 @
Indiana
 W 111–106 LeBron James (30) Drew Gooden (12) LeBron James (10)
Conseco Fieldhouse

11,603 		8–6
15 November 27
Boston
 W 109–104 (OT) LeBron James (38) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15) LeBron James (13)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		9–6
16 November 28 @
Detroit
 L 74–109 LeBron James (15) Drew Gooden (9) LeBron James (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		9–7
17 November 30 @
Toronto
 L 82–91 Daniel Gibson (24) Drew Gooden (14) Daniel Gibson (7)
Air Canada Centre

19,800 		9–8
December : 5–9 (home: 4–3; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 December 2 @
Boston
 L 70–80 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13) Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Dwayne Jones, Eric Snow, Damon Jones, Devin Brown (2) TD Garden
18,624 		9–9
19 December 4
New Jersey
 L 79–100 Shannon Brown (20) Dwayne Jones (12) Daniel Gibson, Shannon Brown (4)
Quicken Loans Arena

19,838 		9–10
20 December 5 @
Washington
 L 86–105 Daniel Gibson, Drew Gooden, Shannon Brown (13) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) Daniel Gibson (8) Verizon Center
17,684 		9–11
21 December 8 @
Charlotte
 L 93–96 Larry Hughes (22) Drew Gooden (9) Daniel Gibson, Shannon Brown (3)
Charlotte Bobcats Arena

17,624 		9–12
22 December 11
Indiana
 W 118–105 Larry Hughes (36) Drew Gooden (11) LeBron James, Eric Snow (5)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,010 		10–12
23 December 14 @
New Jersey
 L 97–105 LeBron James (29) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) LeBron James (8)
Izod Center

15,242 		10–13
24 December 15
Philadelphia
 L 86–92 LeBron James, Drew Gooden (21) Drew Gooden (10) LeBron James, Eric Snow (6)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		10–14
25 December 17
Milwaukee
 W 104–99 (2OT) LeBron James (31) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) Devin Brown (6)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		11–14
26 December 19 @
New York
 L 90–108 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (6) Madison Square Garden
18,704 		11–15
27 December 20
L. A. Lakers
 W 94–90 LeBron James (33)
Anderson Varejao
(15) 		LeBron James (5)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		12–15
28 December 23
Golden State
 L 96–105 LeBron James (25)
Anderson Varejao
(11) 		LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		12–16
29 December 25
Miami
 W 96–82 LeBron James (25) Drew Gooden (9) LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		13–16
30 December 27 @
Dallas
 W 88–81 LeBron James (24) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) LeBron James (7) American Airlines Center
20,462 		14–16
31 December 29 @
New Orleans
 L 76–86 LeBron James (21) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) LeBron James (6)
New Orleans Arena

17,623 		14–17
January : 8–3 (home: 5–1; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 2
Atlanta
 W 98–94 LeBron James (36)
Anderson Varejao
(11) 		LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		15–17
33 January 4
Sacramento
 W 97–93 LeBron James (24) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15) LeBron James (10)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		16–17
34 January 6 @
Toronto
 W 93–90 LeBron James (39)
Anderson Varejao
(13) 		LeBron James (8)
Air Canada Centre

19,800 		17–17
35 January 8
Seattle
 W 95–79 LeBron James (22)
Anderson Varejao, Zydrunas Ilgauskas
(9) 		Zydrunas Ilgauskas (4)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,409 		18–17
36 January 9 @
Atlanta
 L 81–90 LeBron James (31) Drew Gooden (11) LeBron James (6)
Philips Arena

16,246 		18–18
37 January 11
Charlotte
 W 113–106 (2OT) LeBron James (31) LeBron James (19) LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		19–18
38 January 15 @
Memphis
 W 132–124 (OT) LeBron James (51) Drew Gooden (11) LeBron James (9)
FedEx Forum

13,871 		20–18
39 January 17 @
San Antonio
 W 90–88 LeBron James (27)
Anderson Varejao
(14) 		LeBron James (7)
AT&T Center

18,482 		21–18
40 January 21 @
Miami
 W 97–90 LeBron James (28) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) LeBron James (5)
AmericanAirlines Arena

19,600 		22–18
41 January 23
Washington
 W 121–85 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (24) Drew Gooden (10) LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		23–18
42 January 25
Phoenix
 L 108–110 LeBron James (36) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) LeBron James, Daniel Gibson (5)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		23–19
43 January 27 @
L. A. Lakers
 W 98–95 LeBron James (41) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) LeBron James, Larry Hughes (4)
STAPLES Center

18,997 		24–19
44 January 30 @
Portland
 W 84–83 LeBron James (37) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (4)
Rose Garden Arena

20,501 		25–19
45 January 31 @
Seattle
 L 95–101 Larry Hughes (28) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) Daniel Gibson (6)
KeyArena

13,109 		25–20
February : 8–6 (home: 5–3; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
46 February 2
L. A. Clippers
 W 98–84 LeBron James (28) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13) LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		26–20
47 February 5
Boston
 W 114–113 LeBron James (33) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		27–20
48 February 7 @
Houston
 L 77–92 LeBron James (32) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8) LeBron James (6) Toyota Center
18,402 		27–21
49 February 8 @
Atlanta
 W 100–95 LeBron James (26) LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) LeBron James (7)
Philips Arena

19,335 		28–21
50 February 10
Denver
 L 83–110 LeBron James (30) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) LeBron James, Devin Brown, Damon Jones, Eric Snow (3)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		28–22
51 February 11 @
Orlando
 W 118–111 Larry Hughes (40) LeBron James, Donyell Marshall (7) LeBron James (10) Amway Arena
17,519 		29–22
52 February 13
San Antonio
 L 105–112 LeBron James (39) Drew Gooden (11) LeBron James (9)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		29–23
All-Star Break
53 February 19
Houston
 L 85–93 LeBron James (26) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		29–24
54 February 20 @
Indiana
 W 106–97 LeBron James (31) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (17) LeBron James (12)
Conseco Fieldhouse

13,096 		30–24
55 February 22
Washington
 W 90–89 LeBron James (33) LeBron James (15) LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		31–24
56 February 24
Memphis
 W 109–89 LeBron James (25) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13) LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		32–24
57 February 26 @
Milwaukee
 L 102–105 LeBron James (35) Ben Wallace (11) Delonte West (7) Bradley Center
15,346 		32–25
58 February 27 @
Boston
 L 87–92 LeBron James (26) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) LeBron James (4) TD Garden
18,624 		32–26
59 February 29
Minnesota
 W 92–84 LeBron James (30) Ben Wallace (9) Delonte West (13)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		33–26
March : 8–7 (home: 7–1; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 2
Chicago
 W 95–86 LeBron James (37)
Anderson Varejao
(8) 		LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		34–26
61 March 5 @
New York
 W 119–105 LeBron James (50) Joe Smith (11) LeBron James (10) Madison Square Garden
18,760 		35–26
62 March 6 @
Chicago
 L 96–107 LeBron James (39)
Anderson Varejao, Ben Wallace
(10) 		Devin Brown (4) United Center
22,097 		35–27
63 March 8
Indiana
 W 103–95 LeBron James (38)
Anderson Varejao
(16)
Anderson Varejao, Delonte West
(6)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		36–27
64 March 10
Portland
 W 88–80 LeBron James (24) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,213 		37–27
65 March 12 @
New Jersey
 L 99–104 LeBron James (42) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (7)
Izod Center

18,287 		37–28
66 March 13 @
Washington
 L 99–101 LeBron James (25)
Anderson Varejao
(12) 		LeBron James, Delonte West (7) Verizon Center
20,173 		37–29
67 March 16
Charlotte
 W 98–91 LeBron James (33) Ben Wallace (15) LeBron James (10)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		38–29
68 March 17 @
Orlando
 L 90–104 LeBron James (30) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (6) Amway Arena
17,519 		38–30
69 March 19
Detroit
 W 89–73 LeBron James (30) Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Ben Wallace (8) LeBron James, Delonte West (6)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		39–30
70 March 21
Toronto
 W 90–83 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (12) Damon Jones (7)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		40–30
71 March 22 @
Milwaukee
 L 98–108 LeBron James (29)
Anderson Varejao
(11) 		LeBron James, Wally Szczerbiak, Damon Jones (4) Bradley Center
15,337 		40–31
72 March 26
New Orleans
 L 99–100 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29)
Anderson Varejao
(15) 		LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		40–32
73 March 29 @
Detroit
 L 71–85 LeBron James (13)
Anderson Varejao
(9) 		Damon Jones (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		40–33
74 March 30
Philadelphia
 W 91–88 LeBron James (26) LeBron James (9) Delonte West (11)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		41–33
April : 4–4 (home: 2–3; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 2 @
Charlotte
 W 118–114 LeBron James (29)
Anderson Varejao
(12) 		Devin Brown (8)
Charlotte Bobcats Arena

15,106 		42–33
76 April 3
Chicago
 L 98–101 LeBron James (33) Wally Szczerbiak, Ben Wallace (8) Devin Brown, Delonte West (5)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		42–34
77 April 5
Orlando
 L 86–101 Delonte West (19) Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Ben Wallace (9) LeBron James (9)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		42–35
78 April 9
New Jersey
 W 104–83 LeBron James (33)
Anderson Varejao
(9) 		LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,063 		43–35
79 April 11 @
Chicago
 L 95–100 LeBron James (34)
Anderson Varejao
(8) 		Delonte West (6) United Center
22,084 		43–36
80 April 13
Miami
 W 84–76 Delonte West (18) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14) LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		44–36
81 April 14 @
Philadelphia
 W 91–90 LeBron James (27)
Anderson Varejao
(8) 		LeBron James (5)
Wachovia Center

20,730 		45–36
82 April 16
Detroit
 L 74–84 Wally Szczerbiak (18) Dwayne Jones (10) Delonte West (7)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562 		45–37
2007–08 schedule

Playoffs

2008 playoff game log
First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 19 Washington W 93–86 LeBron James (32)
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
(11)		 Gibson, West (5)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562		 1–0
2 April 21 Washington W 116–86 LeBron James (30)
Ilgauskas, James
(9)		 LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562		 2–0
3 April 24 @ Washington L 72–108 LeBron James (22) Anderson Varejão (9) three players tied (3) Verizon Center
20,173		 2–1
4 April 27 @ Washington W 100–97 LeBron James (34) James, Wallace (12) LeBron James (7) Verizon Center
20,173		 3–1
5 April 30 Washington L 87–88 LeBron James (34) LeBron James (10) Delonte West (8)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562		 3–2
6 May 2 @ Washington W 105–88 LeBron James (27) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (13) Verizon Center
20,173		 4–2
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 6 @ Boston L 72–76
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
(22)
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
(12)		 LeBron James (9)
TD Banknorth Garden

18,624		 0–1
2 May 8 @ Boston L 73–89 LeBron James (21) Anderson Varejão (10) LeBron James (6)
TD Banknorth Garden

18,624		 0–2
3 May 10 Boston W 108–84 James, West (21) Ben Wallace (9) LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562		 1–2
4 May 12 Boston W 88–77 LeBron James (21)
Ilgauskas, Wallace
(7)		 LeBron James (13)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562		 2–2
5 May 14 @ Boston L 89–96 LeBron James (35)
Ilgauskas, Varejão
(7)		 LeBron James (5)
TD Banknorth Garden

18,624		 2–3
6 May 16 Boston W 74–69 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena

20,562		 3–3
7 May 18 @ Boston L 92–97 LeBron James (45) Joe Smith (6) LeBron James (6)
TD Banknorth Garden

18,624		 3–4
2008 schedule

Player stats

Legend
  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
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
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

Records

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

  • 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

Player Former team
Sasha Pavlović Cleveland Cavaliers
Anderson Varejão Cleveland Cavaliers
Billy Thomas
Colorado 14ers
Kaniel Dickens
Colorado 14ers
Lance Allred
Idaho Stampede
Player New team
Demetris Nichols Chicago Bulls

See also

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 2007 1st round pick traded to Boston for Jiri Welsch
  3. ^ Tony Battie and two future 2nd round picks traded to Orlando for Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter and the rights to Anderson Varejão
  4. NBA
    .com, November 26, 2007.
  5. ^ LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week – NBA.com.
  6. NBA
    .com, February 1, 2008.
  7. NBA
    .com, February 1, 2008.
  8. ^ LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week – NBA.com.
  9. NBA
    .com, March 3, 2008.
  10. ^ LeBron Reaches 9,000 in Cavs' Victory Over Bucks, Associated Press, December 17, 2007.
  11. NBA
    , February 27, 2008

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