2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachMike Brown
General managerDanny Ferry
Owner(s)Dan Gilbert
ArenaQuicken 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
Television
RadioWTAM
< 2006–07 2008–09 >

The 2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 38th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers were the defending Eastern Conference champions, and were coming off of an NBA Finals defeat to the San Antonio Spurs, where they were swept in four games.

In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards in the First Round in six games, advancing to the Semifinals, where they would lose in seven games to the eventual NBA champion, the Boston Celtics.

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[]

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 (YYYY-MM-DD) 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
  • Mike Brown
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 w-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) Ben Wallace, 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) LeBron James, 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) Zydrunas Ilgauskas, 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) Zydrunas Ilgauskas, 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[]

  • 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]

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[]

  • 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[]

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. ^ James and Parker Earn Weekly Honors, NBA.com, November 26, 2007.
  5. ^ LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week – NBA.com.
  6. ^ Yao Ming, LeBron James Named Players of the Month, NBA.com, February 1, 2008.
  7. ^ Mike Brown, Byron Scott Named Coaches of the Month, NBA.com, February 1, 2008.
  8. ^ LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week – NBA.com.
  9. ^ Kobe Bryant, LeBron James Named Players of the Month, NBA.com, March 3, 2008.
  10. ^ LeBron Reaches 9,000 in Cavs' Victory Over Bucks, Associated Press, December 17, 2007.
  11. ^ LeBron Makes History in Boston "D" Party, NBA, February 27, 2008

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