2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season
2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Mike Brown
General manager	Danny Ferry
Owner(s)	Dan Gilbert
Arena	Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central); Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals; (Lost to Pistons 3–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN Ohio; WUAB;
Radio	WTAM
< 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, and a second-place finish in the Central Division, returning to the playoffs for the first time since 1998. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards in six games in the first round and reached the semi-finals of the Eastern Conference where they lost in seven games to the Detroit Pistons. LeBron James was the team's leading scorer and was named to the All-NBA first team. He was also selected to play in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game where he was the game's MVP.

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
Jérôme Moïso		Lottomatica Roma

Trades[]

June 28, 2005

To Cleveland Cavaliers

2006 2nd round draft pick

To Milwaukee Bucks

Jiří Welsch

June 29, 2005

To Cleveland Cavaliers

Rights to Martynas Andriuskevicius

To Orlando Magic

2006 2nd round draft pick and cash

Draft picks[]

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[]

2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
C	15	Andriuskevicius, Martynas	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1986-03-12	Lithuania
PF	90	Gooden, Drew	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1981-09-24	Kansas
SG	1	Graham, Stephen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1982-06-11	Oklahoma State
C	44	Henderson, Alan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1972-12-02	Indiana
SG	32	Hughes, Larry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1979-01-23	Saint Louis
C	11	Ilgauskas, Zydrunas	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1975-06-05	Lithuania
SF	33	Jackson, Luke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1981-11-06	Oregon
SF	23	James, LeBron	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1984-12-30	St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
PG	19	Jones, Damon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1976-08-25	Houston
PF	24	Marshall, Donyell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1973-05-18	Connecticut
SG	2	Murray, Ronald	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1979-07-29	Shaw
SG	14	Newble, Ira	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1975-01-20	Miami (OH)
SG	3	Pavlović, Aleksandar	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1983-11-15	Serbia
PG	20	Snow, Eric	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1973-04-24	Michigan State
C	17	Varejão, Anderson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1982-09-28	Brazil

Head coach

Mike Brown

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Roster
Last transaction: April 12, 2006

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[]

Season standings[]

Central Division v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	64	18	.780	-	37–4	27–14	13–3
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	14	31–10	19–22	11–5
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	23	27–14	14–27	6–10
x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	23	21–20	20–21	4–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks	40	42	.488	24	25–16	15–26	6–10

Eastern Conference v t
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Detroit Pistons	64	18	.780	-
2	y-Miami Heat	52	30	.634	12
3	y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	15
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	14
5	x-Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	22
6	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	23
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	40	42	.488	24

9	Philadelphia 76ers	38	44	.463	26
10	Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	28
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	31
12	Toronto Raptors	27	55	.329	37
13	Charlotte Bobcats	26	56	.317	38
14	Atlanta Hawks	26	56	.317	38
15	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	41

Record vs. opponents[]

2005-06 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOK	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–1	1–3	0–3	1–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–3
Boston	1–2	—	2–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–3
Charlotte	3–1	1–2	—	2–2	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–2	3–0	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–3
Chicago	3–0	4–0	2–2	—	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	3–1
Cleveland	2–1	4–0	3–0	4–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–3
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–1	2–0
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–1
Detroit	3–1	3–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–3
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	0–4	2–1	2–0	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	3–1	—	1–1	2–2	1–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–3	2–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–0
Indiana	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–2
L.A. Clippers	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–0	0–4	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–1	2–0	2–2	1–1
Memphis	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–2	0–2	3–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	2–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–0
Miami	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–0	2–2	3–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	3–1	3–0	3–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	—	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	0–2	2–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1
New York	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3
Orlando	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	3–1	—	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	2–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	—	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–2
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	0–2	3–1	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–2	0–2	0–3	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	—	1–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–1	—	1–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–0	4–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–1	—	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–3	2–2	0–2	1–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–2	—	1–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–4	0–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–2
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–2	4–0	1–3	0–3	1–3	2–0	—	1–1
Washington	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	—

Game log[]

2005–06 game log
Total: 50–32 (Home: 30–11; Road: 20–21)

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November: 10–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3)

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December : 8–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–4)

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January : 8–7 (Home: 3–2; Road: 5–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
29	January 4, 2006	@ Milwaukee	W 91–84	LeBron James (32)	LeBron James (11)	LeBron James (11)	Bradley Center 15,785	19–10
30	January 5, 2006	Houston	L 81–90	LeBron James (32)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)	LeBron James, Eric Snow (5)	Gund Arena 18,019	19–11
31	January 7, 2006	Milwaukee	W 96–88	LeBron James (35)	Drew Gooden (17)	LeBron James (6)	Gund Arena 19,840	20–11
32	January 10, 2006	New York	L 84–92	LeBron James (36)	Drew Gooden (12)	LeBron James (7)	Gund Arena 18,064	20–12
33	January 12, 2006	@ L.A. Lakers	L 98–99	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29)	Drew Gooden (11)	LeBron James (9)	STAPLES Center 18,997	20–13
34	January 14, 2006	@ Phoenix	L 106–115	LeBron James (46)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)	LeBron James (8)	America West Arena 18,422	20–14
35	January 15, 2006	@ Portland	L 106–115	LeBron James (29)	LeBron James (13)	LeBron James (7)	Rose Garden Arena 19,383	20–15
36	January 18, 2006	@ Denver	L 89–90	LeBron James (24)	Alan Henderson (12)	LeBron James (9)	Pepsi Center 19,009	20–16
37	January 20, 2006	@ Golden State	L 79–99	Drew Gooden (16)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)	LeBron James (6)	Oakland Arena 20,205	20–17
38	January 21, 2006	@ Utah	W 108–90	LeBron James (51)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8)	LeBron James (8)	Delta Center 19,340	21–17
39	January 24, 2006	Indiana	W 96–66	LeBron James (23)	Drew Gooden (10)	LeBron James (8)	Gund Arena 19,069	22–17
40	January 25, 2006	@ Atlanta	W 106–97	LeBron James (38)	Drew Gooden (14)	Eric Snow (8)	Philips Arena 16,089	23–17
41	January 27, 2006	@ Indiana	W 93–89	LeBron James (30)	LeBron James (7)	LeBron James (9)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345	24–17
42	January 29, 2006	Phoenix	W 113–106	LeBron James (44)	LeBron James (11)	LeBron James (7)	Gund Arena 20,562	25–17
43	January 30, 2006	@ Charlotte	W 103–91	LeBron James (30)	Drew Gooden (12)	Eric Snow (7)	Charlotte Bobcats Arena 17,142	26–17

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February : 6–8 (Home: 4–4; Road: 2–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
44	February 1, 2006	New Jersey	W 91–85	LeBron James (26)	LeBron James (11)	LeBron James (10)	Gund Arena 19,460	27–17
45	February 2, 2006	@ Miami	L 73–101	LeBron James (29)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden (8)	LeBron James (7)	AmericanAirlines Arena 20,168	27–18
46	February 4, 2006	Philadelphia	L 95–100	LeBron James (31)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)	LeBron James (6)	Gund Arena 20,562	27–19
47	February 6, 2006	Milwaukee	W 89–86	LeBron James (22)	LeBron James (9)	LeBron James (12)	Gund Arena 19,126	28–19
48	February 8, 2006	@ Minnesota	W 97–91	LeBron James (35)	Donyell Marshall (13)	LeBron James (8)	Target Center 17,093	29–19
49	February 10, 2006	@ Washington	L 89–101	LeBron James (18)	LeBron James, Drew Gooden (9)	LeBron James (8)	MCI Center 20,173	29–20
50	February 11, 2006	Golden State	L 91–99	LeBron James (33)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8)	Damon Jones (7)	Gund Arena 20,562	29–21
51	February 13, 2006	San Antonio	W 101–87	LeBron James (44)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)	Eric Snow (6)	Gund Arena 19,486	30–21
52	February 15, 2006	@ Boston	W 113–109 (2OT)	LeBron James (43)	LeBron James (12)	LeBron James (11)	TD Garden 17,915	31–21
53	February 21, 2006	Orlando	W 105–92	LeBron James (26)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)	LeBron James (9)	Gund Arena 20,562	32–21
54	February 22, 2006	@ Philadelphia	L 107–116	LeBron James (33)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden (9)	Eric Snow (8)	Wachovia Center 20,196	32–22
55	February 24, 2006	Washington	L 94–102	LeBron James (25)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)	LeBron James (9)	Gund Arena 20,562	32–23
56	February 26, 2006	@ Detroit	L 78–90	LeBron James (22)	LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)	LeBron James (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	32–24
57	February 27, 2006	Detroit	L 72–84	LeBron James (26)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)	LeBron James (6)	Gund Arena 19,286	32–25

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March : 10–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3)

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April : 8–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 4–3)

2005–06 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	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

Playoffs[]

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.

2006 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: 2–1; Road: 1–3)

2005–06 schedule

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 reassigned to the Rimrockers.
On March 6, Martynas Andriuskevicius was recalled from the Rimrockers.
On March 16, Martynas Andriuskevicius was reassigned to the Rimrockers.
On April 12, Martynas Andriuskevicius was recalled from the Rimrockers.

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 Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ 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 Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[1] 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 Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[2] 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 Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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