2013–14 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2013–14 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Mike Brown
General manager	Chris Grant (fired) David Griffin
Owner(s)	Dan Gilbert
Arena	Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record	33–49 (.402)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB
Radio	WTAM
< 2012–13 2014–15 >

The 2013–14 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It would be the team's last losing record until the 2018–2019 season and the team's last season before re-signing LeBron James.

Key dates[]

• April 18, 2013 – Fired head coach Byron Scott.^[1]
• April 24 – Hired Mike Brown as head coach.^[1]
• June 27 – The 2013 NBA draft took place in Brooklyn, New York, at the Barclays Center.
• July 12 – Signed Jarrett Jack and Earl Clark.^[1]
• July 19 – Signed Andrew Bynum; waived Kevin Jones and Chris Quinn.^[1]
• August 1 – Signed Carrick Felix.^[2]
• August 2 – Signed Sergey Karasev.^[3]
• August 20 – Signed Anthony Bennett.^[1]
• September 13 – Signed Matthew Dellavedova.^[1]
• September 30 – Signed Jermaine Taylor, Kenny Kadji, Henry Sims, Michael Lee, Elliot Williams and DeSagana Diop.^[4]
• October 19 – Waived Michael Lee.^[5]
• October 23 – Exercised third-year options on Dion Waiters and Tyler Zeller; exercised fourth-year options on Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson.^[1]
• October 25 – Waived Jermaine Taylor, Kenny Kadji, Elliot Williams and DeSagana Diop.^[1]
• December 5 – Assigned Henry Sims and Carrick Felix to the Canton Charge of the NBA D-League.^[6]
• December 9 – Recalled Henry Sims and Carrick Felix from the Canton Charge.^[7]
• December 11 – Assigned Henry Sims, Sergey Karasev and Carrick Felix to the Canton Charge.^[8]
• December 12 – Recalled Henry Sims, Sergey Karasev and Carrick Felix from the Canton Charge.^[9]
• December 27 – Assigned Sergey Karasev to the Canton Charge.^[10]
• December 28 – Suspended Andrew Bynum indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team.^[11]
• December 30 – Recalled Sergey Karasev from the Canton Charge.^[12]
• January 6, 2014 –Acquired Luol Deng from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Andrew Bynum, three future draft picks and the right to swap 2015 first round picks (1–14 protected).^[13]
• January 15 – Assigned Carrick Felix to the Canton Charge.^[14]
• January 21 – Recalled Carrick Felix from the Canton Charge.^[15]
• January 22 – Assigned Sergey Karasev and Carrick Felix to the Canton Charge.^[16]
• January 26 – Recalled Sergey Karasev and Carrick Felix from the Canton Charge.^[17]
• January 29 – Dion Waiters selected to play in the 2014 NBA Rising Stars Challenge;^[18] Assigned Sergey Karasev to the Canton Charge.^[19]
• February 6 – Fired general manager Chris Grant  ;^[20] Kyrie Irving selected to participate in the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout.^[21]
• February 12 – Recalled Sergey Karasev from the Canton Charge.^[22]
• February 18 – Assigned Sergey Karasev to the Canton Charge.^[23]
• February 19 – Recalled Sergey Karasev from the Canton Charge.^[23]
• February 20 –Acquired Spencer Hawes from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Henry Sims, Earl Clark and two future second round draft picks.^[24]
• February 22 –Signed Arinze Onuaku to 10-day contract.^[25]
• March 3 –Signed Arinze Onuaku to second 10-day contract.^[26]
• March 5 – Assigned Sergey Karasev to the Canton Charge.^[23]
• March 11 – Retired Zydrunas Ilgauskas's jersey (#11);.^[27] Recalled Sergey Karasev to the Canton Charge.^[23]
• March 11 – Assigned Sergey Karasev to the Canton Charge.^[23]
• March 12 – Arinze Onuaku's contract expired; Signed Shane Edwards to 10-day contract.^[28]
• March 18 – Recalled Sergey Karasev from the Canton Charge.^[23]
• March 21 – Shane Edwards' 10-day contract expired; Signed Seth Curry to 10-day contract.^[29]
• March 30 – Seth Curry's 10-day contract expired.^[30]
• March 31 – Signed Scotty Hopson to multi-year contract.^[31]
• April 6 – Assigned Sergey Karasev and Scotty Hopson to the Canton Charge.^[23][31]
• April 9 – Recalled Sergey Karasev and Scotty Hopson from the Canton Charge.^[23][31]
• April 10 – Assigned Sergey Karasev and Scotty Hopson to the Canton Charge.^[23][31]
• April 12 – Recalled Sergey Karasev from the Canton Charge.^[23]
• April 15 – Luol Deng won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award;^[32] Recalled Scotty Hopson from the Canton Charge.^[31]

Draft picks[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club team
1	1	Anthony Bennett	PF/SF	Canada	UNLV
1	19 (from LA Lakers)	Sergey Karasev	SG/SF	Russia	Triumph Lyubertsy
2	31 (from Orlando traded to Portland)	Allen Crabbe	SG	United States	California
2	33	Carrick Felix	SG	United States	Arizona State

Roster[]

2013–14 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From PF 15 Bennett, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993-03-14 UNLV SG 8 Dellavedova, Matthew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-09-08 St. Mary's (CA) SF 9 Deng, Luol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-04-16 Duke SG 30 Felix, Carrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1990-08-17 Arizona State SF 33 Gee, Alonzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987-05-29 Alabama C 32 Hawes, Spencer 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988-04-28 Washington SG 24 Hopson, Scotty 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1989-08-08 Tennessee PG 2 Irving, Kyrie (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1992-03-23 Duke PG 1 Jack, Jarrett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-10-28 Georgia Tech SF 10 Karasev, Sergey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1993-10-26 Russia SG 0 Miles, C. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1987-03-18 Skyline HS (TX) F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas C 17 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 267 lb (121 kg) 1992-09-28 Brazil SG 3 Waiters, Dion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1991-12-10 Syracuse C 40 Zeller, Tyler 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1990-01-17 North Carolina

Head coach Mike Brown Assistant coach(es) Bernie Bickerstaff Jim Boylan Bret Brielmaier Igor Kokoškov Jamahl Mosley Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: April 15, 2014

Pre-season[]

2013 pre-season game log Total: 4–4 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–1)
hide Pre-season: 4–4 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 Milwaukee W 99–87 Tristan Thompson (17) Varejão & Bennett (10) Jarrett Jack (5) Quicken Loans Arena 9,022 1–0 2 October 11 @ Orlando W 110–105 Dion Waiters (21) Tristan Thompson (8) Kyrie Irving (5) Amway Center 13,611 2–0 3 October 15 Charlotte L 74–92 Irving & Miles (15) Henry Sims (9) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Canton Memorial Civic Center 4,047 2–1 4 October 17 Detroit W 96–84 Irving & Taylor (15) Anderson Varejão (11) Matthew Dellavedova (8) Quicken Loans Arena 12,679 3–1 5 October 19 Indiana L 79–102 Kyrie Irving (15) Anthony Bennett (10) Irving & Dellavedova (5) Quicken Loans Arena 14,760 3–2 6 October 21 Philadelphia W 104–93 Kyrie Irving (17) Tristan Thompson (16) Kyrie Irving (12) Schottenstein Center 11,276 4–2 7 October 23 Washington L 82–101 Kyrie Irving (19) Tristan Thompson (14) Jarrett Jack (5) U.S. Bank Arena 7,528 4–3 8 October 24 @ Charlotte L 92–105 Kyrie Irving (20) Thompson & Sims (8) Jarrett Jack (4) Time Warner Cable Arena 5,936 4–4
2013–14 season schedule

Standings and schedule[]

Standings[]

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c-Indiana Pacers	56	26	.683	0.0	35–6	21–20	12–4	82
x-Chicago Bulls	48	34	.585	8.0	27–14	21–20	11–5	82
Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	23.0	19–22	14–27	7–9	82
Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	27.0	17–24	12–29	6–10	82
Milwaukee Bucks	15	67	.183	41.0	10–31	5–36	4–12	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Indiana Pacers *	56	26	.683	–	82
2	y-Miami Heat *	54	28	.659	2.0	82
3	y-Toronto Raptors *	48	34	.585	8.0	82
4	x-Chicago Bulls	48	34	.585	8.0	82
5	x-Washington Wizards	44	38	.537	12.0	82
6	x-Brooklyn Nets	44	38	.537	12.0	82
7	x-Charlotte Bobcats	43	39	.524	13.0	82
8	x-Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	18.0	82
9	New York Knicks	37	45	.451	19.0	82
10	Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	23.0	82
11	Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	27.0	82
12	Boston Celtics	25	57	.305	31.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	23	59	.280	33.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	19	63	.232	37.0	82
15	Milwaukee Bucks	15	67	.183	41.0	82

Game log[]

2013–14 game log Total: 33–49 (Home: 19–22; Road: 14–27)
show October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 30 Brooklyn W 98–94 Tristan Thompson (18) Tristan Thompson (9) Kyrie Irving (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–0
show November : 4–12 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–9) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 @ Charlotte L 84–90 C. J. Miles (22) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 18,017 1–1 3 November 2 @ Indiana L 74–89 Dion Waiters (17) Earl Clark (7) Kyrie Irving (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,242 1–2 4 November 4 Minnesota W 93–92 C. J. Miles (19) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena 17,892 2–2 5 November 6 @ Milwaukee L 104–109 Kyrie Irving (29) Anderson Varejão (8) Kyrie Irving (8) BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,340 2–3 6 November 8 @ Philadelphia L 79–94 Dion Waiters (18) Tristan Thompson (16) Kyrie Irving (9) Wells Fargo Center 15,219 2–4 7 November 9 Philadelphia W 127–125 (2OT) Kyrie Irving (39) Thompson & Varejão (10) Kyrie Irving (12) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–4 8 November 11 @ Chicago L 81–96 Kyrie Irving (16) Tristan Thompson (13) Kyrie Irving (4) United Center 21,778 3–5 9 November 13 @ Minnesota L 95–124 Kyrie Irving (20) Thompson & Zeller (6) Jarrett Jack (5) Target Center 14,978 3–6 10 November 15 Charlotte L 80–86 Kyrie Irving (18) Anderson Varejão (13) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena 18,679 3–7 11 November 16 @ Washington W 103–96 (OT) Kyrie Irving (41) Tristan Thompson (12) Anderson Varejão (6) Verizon Center 18,038 4–7 12 November 20 Washington L 91–98 Kyrie Irving (28) Anderson Varejão (11) Irving & Jack (6) Quicken Loans Arena 16,189 4–8 13 November 22 @ New Orleans L 100–104 Kyrie Irving (22) Anderson Varejão (9) Bynum & Jack (4) New Orleans Arena 15,186 4–9 14 November 23 @ San Antonio L 96–126 Andrew Bynum (16) Tristan Thompson (9) Jarrett Jack (5) AT&T Center 18,581 4–10 15 November 27 Miami L 84–95 Dion Waiters (24) Tristan Thompson (11) Jarrett Jack (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 4–11 16 November 29 @ Boston L 86–103 Dion Waiters (21) Anderson Varejão (12) Dion Waiters (6) TD Garden 17,685 4–12 17 November 30 Chicago W 97–93 Waiters & Bynum (20) Tristan Thompson (14) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena 17,296 5–12
show December : 5–9 (Home: 4–4; Road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 4 Denver W 98–88 Kyrie Irving (23) Tristan Thompson (21) Dion Waiters (6) Quicken Loans Arena 14,642 6–12 19 December 6, 2013 @ Atlanta L 89–108 Dion Waiters (30) Andrew Bynum (13) Varejão, Irving & Dellavedova (4) Philips Arena 13,282 6–13 20 December 7 L.A. Clippers W 88–82 Irving & Thompson (20) Anderson Varejão (17) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena 16,216 7–13 21 December 10 New York W 109–94 Kyrie Irving (37) Tristan Thompson (9) Kyrie Irving (11) Quicken Loans Arena 14,580 8–13 22 December 13 @ Orlando W 109–100 Kyrie Irving (31) Anderson Varejão (14) Jarrett Jack (6) Amway Center 16,119 9–13 23 December 14 @ Miami L 107–114 Kyrie Irving (19) Anderson Varejão (8) Varejão & Jack (4) American Airlines Arena 19,656 9–14 24 December 17 Portland L 116–119 Irving & Waiters (25) Bynum & Varejao (9) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena 15,689 9–15 25 December 20 Milwaukee W 114–111 (OT) Kyrie Irving (39) Tristan Thompson (15) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena 19,058 10–15 26 December 21 @ Chicago L 84–100 Andrew Bynum (19) Tristan Thompson (7) Jarrett Jack (6) United Center 21,658 10–16 27 December 23 Detroit L 92–115 Kyrie Irving (21) Andrew Bynum (7) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena 19,215 10–17 28 December 26, 2013 Atlanta L 125–127 (2OT) Kyrie Irving (40) Anderson Varejão (17) Kyrie Irving (9) Quicken Loans Arena 18,682 10–18 29 December 28 @ Boston L 100–103 Kyrie Irving (32) Tyler Zeller (10) Jarrett Jack (4) TD Garden 18,624 10–19 30 December 29 Golden State L 104–108 (OT) Kyrie Irving (27) Thompson & Varejao (12) Kyrie Irving (9) Quicken Loans Arena 19,384 10–20 31 December 31 @ Indiana L 76–91 Anderson Varejão (14) Tristan Thompson (13) Jarrett Jack (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 10–21
show January : 6–9 (Home: 3–5; Road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 2 Orlando W 87–81 (OT) Anderson Varejão (18) Anderson Varejão (25) Jarrett Jack (7) Quicken Loans Arena 14,248 11–21 33 January 4 @ Brooklyn L 82–89 Dion Waiters (26) Anderson Varejão (12) Jarrett Jack (7) Barclays Center 17,732 11–22 34 January 5 Indiana L 78–82 C. J. Miles (21) Anderson Varejão (13) Dion Waiters (5) Quicken Loans Arena 17,502 11–23 35 January 7 Philadelphia W 111–93 C. J. Miles (34) Anderson Varejão (14) Waiters & Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena 13,344 12–23 36 January 10 @ Utah W 113–102 Kyrie Irving (25) Tristan Thompson (15) Kyrie Irving (8) EnergySolutions Arena 18,480 13–23 37 January 12 @ Sacramento L 80–124 C. J. Miles (14) Anderson Varejão (7) Anderson Varejão (6) Sleep Train Arena 16,072 13–24 38 January 14 @ L.A. Lakers W 120–118 Luol Deng (27) Anderson Varejão (18) Anderson Varejão (6) Staples Center 18,997 14–24 39 January 15 @ Portland L 96–108 Luol Deng (25) Anderson Varejão (14) Varejão & Irving (4) Moda Center 19,998 14–25 40 January 17 @ Denver W 117–109 Kyrie Irving (23) Anderson Varejão (14) Anderson Varejão (7) Pepsi Center 18,486 15–25 41 January 20 Dallas L 97–102 Kyrie Irving (26) Anderson Varejão (21) Kyrie Irving (9) Quicken Loans Arena 18,762 15–26 42 January 22 Chicago L 87–98 Kyrie Irving (26) Anderson Varejão (11) three players (5) Quicken Loans Arena 16,890 15–27 43 January 24 Milwaukee W 93–78 Anderson Varejão (16) Tristan Thompson (10) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena 17,147 16–27 44 January 26 Phoenix L 90–99 Kyrie Irving (24) Tristan Thompson (13) Kyrie Irving (9) Quicken Loans Arena 15,872 16–28 45 January 28 New Orleans L 89–100 Kyrie Irving (23) Tyler Zeller (10) Kyrie Irving (5) Quicken Loans Arena 13,985 16–29 46 January 30 @ New York L 86–117 Kyrie Irving (24) Luol Deng (11) Kyrie Irving (3) Madison Square Garden 19,812 16–30
show February : 8–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 1 @ Houston L 92–106 Luol Deng (24) Tristan Thompson (7) Kyrie Irving (7) Toyota Center 18,309 16–31 48 February 3 @ Dallas L 107–124 Kyrie Irving (27) Deng & Thompson (8) Irving & Jack (8) American Airlines Center 19,595 16–32 49 February 5 L.A. Lakers L 108–119 C.J Miles (27) Anderson Varejão (13) Varejão & Dellavedova (5) Quicken Loans Arena 15,205 16–33 50 February 7 @ Washington W 115–113 Dion Waiters (24) Tristan Thompson (8) Kyrie Irving (12) Verizon Center 16,294 17–33 51 February 9 Memphis W 91–83 (OT) Kyrie Irving (28) Anderson Varejão (14) Irving & Waiters (6) Quicken Loans Arena 16,484 18–33 52 February 11 Sacramento W 109–99 Luol Deng (22) Tristan Thompson (13) Dion Waiters (8) Quicken Loans Arena 14,245 19–33 53 February 12 @ Detroit W 93–89 Tristan Thompson (25) Tristan Thompson (13) Jarrett Jack (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 13,184 20–33 All-Star Break 54 February 18 @ Philadelphia W 114–85 Tyler Zeller (18) Tyler Zeller (15) Jarrett Jack (7) Wells Fargo Center 12,904 21–33 55 February 19 Orlando W 101–93 Kyrie Irving (22) Tristan Thompson (14) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena 16,539 22–33 56 February 21 @ Toronto L 91–98 Luol Deng (21) Luol Deng (11) Kyrie Irving (9) Air Canada Centre 18,854 22–34 57 February 23 Washington L 83–96 Luol Deng (17) Thompson & Hawes (12) Kyrie Irving (5) Quicken Loans Arena 17,238 22–35 58 February 25 Toronto L 93–99 Kyrie Irving (25) Luol Deng (9) Kyrie Irving (9) Quicken Loans Arena 13,758 22–36 59 February 26 @ Oklahoma City W 114–104 Kyrie Irving (31) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 23–36 60 February 28 Utah W 99–79 Kyrie Irving (21) Spencer Hawes (16) Kyrie Irving (12) Quicken Loans Arena 18,601 24–36
show March : 6–9 (Home: 2–5; Road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 @ Memphis L 96–110 Kyrie Irving (28) Tristan Thompson (8) Jarrett Jack (5) FedExForum 17,011 24–37 62 March 4 San Antonio L 101–122 Irving & Waiters (24) Spencer Hawes (13) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Quicken Loans Arena 17,966 24–38 63 March 7 @ Charlotte L 92–101 Deng & Waiters (19) Spencer Hawes (7) Jarrett Jack (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,688 24–39 64 March 8 New York L 97–107 Kyrie Irving (30) Spencer Hawes (9) Kyrie Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 24–40 65 March 12 @ Phoenix W 110–101 Kyrie Irving (23) Deng & Irving (9) Kyrie Irving (6) US Airways Center 17,902 25–40 66 March 14 @ Golden State W 103–94 Spencer Hawes (22) Spencer Hawes (13) Jack, Irving & Waiters (4) Oracle Arena 19,596 26–40 67 March 16 @ L.A. Clippers L 80–102 Luol Deng (23) Anderson Varejão (12) Jack & Waiters (5) Staples Center 19,274 26–41 68 March 18 Miami L 96–100 Jarrett Jack (22) Anderson Varejão (11) Dion Waiters (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 26–42 69 March 20 Oklahoma City L 95–102 Dion Waiters (30) Tristan Thompson (10) Matthew Dellavedova (10) Quicken Loans Arena 18,246 26–43 70 March 22 Houston L 111–118 Dion Waiters (26) Tristan Thompson (12) Matthew Dellavedova (10) Quicken Loans Arena 19,058 26–44 71 March 23 @ New York W 106–100 Jarrett Jack (31) Hawes, Jack & Waiters (5) Jarrett Jack (10) Madison Square Garden 19,812 27–44 72 March 25 Toronto W 102–100 Dion Waiters (24) Tristan Thompson (13) Deng & Waiters (7) Quicken Loans Arena 15,497 28–44 73 March 26 @ Detroit W 97–96 Matthew Dellavedova (21) Anderson Varejão (16) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,979 29–44 74 March 28 @ Brooklyn L 97–108 Deng & Waiters (20) Anderson Varejão (13) Deng & Jack (7) Barclays Center 17,732 29–45 75 March 30 Indiana W 90–76 Dion Waiters (19) Tristan Thompson (16) Jarrett Jack (9) Quicken Loans Arena 17,147 30–45
show April : 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2 @ Orlando W 119–98 Dion Waiters (26) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (8) Amway Center 16,092 31–45 77 April 4, 2014 @ Atlanta L 98–117 Dion Waiters (23) Spencer Hawes (10) Hawes & Irving (4) Philips Arena 16,210 31–46 78 April 5 Charlotte L 94–96 (OT) Kyrie Irving (44) Tristan Thompson (12) Kyrie Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena 18,179 31–47 79 April 9 Detroit W 122–100 Dion Waiters (22) Anderson Varejão (12) Matthew Dellavedova (10) Quicken Loans Arena 15,979 32–47 80 April 11 @ Milwaukee L 116–119 Dion Waiters (23) Tristan Thompson (10) Dellavedova & Waiters (4) BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,126 32–48 81 April 12 Boston L 99–111 Irving, Jack & Waiters (15) Thompson & Hawes (10) Jarrett Jack (6) Quicken Loans Arena 18,456 32–49 82 April 16 Brooklyn W 114–85 Tyler Zeller (22) Tyler Zeller (11) Jarrett Jack (9) Quicken Loans Arena 19,842 33–49
2013–14 season schedule

Player statistics[]

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[]

Cleveland Cavaliers statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kyrie Irving	71	71	35.2	.430	.358	.861	3.6	6.1	1.5	.3	20.8
Dion Waiters	70	24	29.6	.433	.368	.685	2.8	3.0	.9	.2	15.9
Luol Deng	40	40	33.8	.417	.315	.771	5.1	2.5	1.0	.1	14.3
Spencer Hawes	27	25	32.9	.468	.448	.784	7.7	2.4	.5	1.0	13.5
Tristan Thompson	82	82	31.6	.477	.000	.693	9.2	.9	.5	.4	11.7
C.J Miles	51	34	19.3	.435	.393	.853	2.0	1.0	.9	.3	9.9
Jarrett Jack	80	31	28.2	.410	.341	.839	2.8	4.1	.7	.3	9.5
Anderson Varejao	65	29	27.7	.495	.000	.681	9.7	2.2	1.1	.6	8.4
Andrew Bynum	24	19	20.0	.419	.000	.762	5.3	1.1	.3	1.2	8.4
Tyler Zeller	70	9	15.0	.538	.000	.719	4.0	.5	.3	.5	5.7
Earl Clark	44	17	15.5	.375	.345	.583	2.8	.4	.4	.4	5.2
Matthew Dellavedova	72	4	17.7	.412	.368	.792	1.7	2.6	.5	.1	4.7
Anthony Bennett	52	0	12.8	.356	.245	.638	3.0	.3	.4	.2	4.2
Alonzo Gee	65	24	15.7	.415	.328	.705	2.3	.7	.6	.2	4.0
Seth Curry	1	0	9.0	.333	1.000	.000	1.0	.0	2.0	.0	3.0
Carrick Felix	7	0	5.4	.500	.400	.750	.9	.6	.0	.0	2.7
Henry Sims	20	0	8.4	.400	.000	.571	2.8	.3	.3	.4	2.2
Sergey Karasev	20	1	7.1	.343	.211	.900	.7	.3	.1	.0	1.7
Shane Edwards	2	0	6.0	.343	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Scotty Hopson	2	0	3.5	.000	.000	.500	.0	.5	.5	.0	.5
Arinze Onuaku	2	0	2.5	.000	.000	.000	.5	.0	.0	.0	.0

Through April 16, 2014

Awards, records and milestones[]

Awards[]

Week/Month[]

• December 16, 2013- Kyrie Irving won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.^[33]

All-Star[]

• January 23, 2014- Kyrie Irving named Eastern Conference All-Star starter.^[34]
• February 16, 2014- Kyrie Irving is named the MVP of the 2014 NBA All-Star Game.^[35]

Records[]

• October 30, 2013- Anderson Varejão passed Jim Brewer for 7th all-time in rebounds as a Cavalier.^[36][37]
• November 2, 2013- Anderson Varejão passed Larry Nance for 6th all-time in rebounds as a Cavalier.^[36][37]
• November 6, 2013- Anderson Varejão passed Terrell Brandon for 13th all-time in minutes played as a Cavalier.^[36][37]
• December 4, 2013- Anderson Varejão passed Jim Brewer for 12th all-time in minutes played as a Cavalier.^[36][37]
• December 7, 2013- Kyrie Irving passed Antawn Jamison for 15th all-time in three-point field goals made played as a Cavalier.^[36][38]
• December 10, 2013- Kyrie Irving passed Lamond Murray for 14th all-time in three-point field goals made played as a Cavalier.^[36][38]
• December 14, 2013- Anderson Varejão passed Jim Brewer for 8th all-time in blocked shots as a Cavalier.^[36][37]
• December 26, 2013- Kyrie Irving passed Bob Sura for 13th all-time in three-point field goals made played as a Cavalier.^[36][38]
• December 28, 2013- Anderson Varejão passed Jim Chones for 5th all-time in rebounds as a Cavalier.^[36][37]
• December 28, 2013- Kyrie Irving passed Donyell Marshall for 12th all-time in three-point field goals made played as a Cavalier.^[36][38]
• January 2, 2014- Anderson Varejão grabbed 25 rebounds against the Orlando Magic to tie a team record set by Rick Roberson on March 4, 1972.^[39]
• January 5, 2014- Anderson Varejão passed LeBron James for 4th all-time in rebounds as a Cavalier.^[36][37]
• January 5, 2014- C. J. Miles made a team record 10 three-pointers against the Philadelphia 76ers.^[40]
• January 14, 2014- Kyrie Irving passed Anthony Parker for 11th all-time in three-point field goals made played as a Cavalier.^[36][38]
• January 20, 2014- Anderson Varejão passed John Bagley for 8th all-time in steals as a Cavalier.^[36][37]
• January 24, 2014- Anderson Varejão passed Jim Chones for 11th all-time in minutes played as a Cavalier.^[36][37]
• February 3, 2014- Anderson Varejão passed Craig Ehlo for 9th all-time in games played as a Cavalier;^[36][37]Kyrie Irving passed Terrell Brandon for 10th all-time in three-point field goals made played as a Cavalier.^[36][38]
• April 16, 2014- Mike Brown passed Bill Fitch for 2nd all-time in coaching wins as a Cavalier.^[41]

Team records[]

• November 4, 2013- Tied team record for longest streak of holding opponents under 95 points to start a season- 4 games.^[41]
• January 2, 2014- The Cavs played in their third overtime game in a row at home for the first time in team history.^[41]
• February 5, 2014- Set a Quicken Loans Arena record with 27 offensive rebounds against the Los Angeles Lakers.^[41]
• April 5, 2014- In a loss to the Charlotte Hornets the Cavs tied a team record with their eighth overtime game in a season.^[41]

Milestones[]

• October 30, 2013- C. J. Miles scored his 4,000th career point.^[42]
• November 2, 2013- Earl Clark played in his 200th career game.^[43]
• November 4, 2013- C. J. Miles made his 1,500th career field goal.^[42]
• November 8, 2013- Jarrett Jack made his 1,500th career free throw.^[44]
• November 9, 2013- Jarrett Jack became the first reserve player since Tom Gugliotta in 1995 to put up 20 points, four rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks in a game.^[41]
• November 11, 2013- Dion Waiters scored his 1,000th career point.^[45]
• November 16, 2013- Kyrie Irving made his 200th career three-point field goal.^[38]
• November 20, 2013- Andrew Bynum played in his 400th career game.^[46]
• November 22, 2013- Alonzo Gee recorded in his 250th career steal.^[47]
• December 13, 2013- Kyrie Irving made his 1,000th career field goal.^[38]
• December 14, 2013- Alonzo Gee scored in his 2,000th career point.^[47]
• December 17, 2013- Jarrett Jack scored his 7,000th career point.^[44]
• December 21, 2013- Jarrett Jack made his 2,500th career field goal.^[44]
• December 23, 2013- Earl Clark scored his 1,000th career point.^[43]
• December 26, 2013- Anderson Varejão made his 1,500th career field goal.^[37]
• December 28, 2013- Jarrett Jack recorded in his 500th career steal.^[44]
• December 31, 2013- Anderson Varejão played in his 500th career game.^[37]
• January 4, 2014- C. J. Miles made his 500th career three-point field goal.^[42]
• January 10, 2014- Kyrie Irving scored his 3,000th career point.^[38]
• January 14, 2013- Luol Deng made his 4,000th career field goal.^[48]
• January 30, 2014- Jarrett Jack made his 500th career three-point field goal;^[44] Tristan Thompson scored his 2,000th career point.^[49]
• February 1, 2014- Luol Deng made his 400th career three-point field goal.^[48]
• February 3, 2014- Anderson Varejão became fourth player to record 4,000 points and 4,000 rebounds as a Cavalier and he achieved both milestones on the same night.^[41]
• February 7, 2014- C. J. Miles played in his 500th career game.^[42]
• February 21, 2014- Spencer Hawes grabbed his 3,000th career rebound in his first game as a Cavalier.^[50]
• February 26, 2014- Spencer Hawes made his 200th career three-point field goal.^[50]
• March 7, 2014- Kyrie Irving recorded his 1,000th career assist.^[38]
• March 8, 2014- Spencer Hawes made his 500th career free throw.^[50]
• March 25, 2014- Mike Brown became the third coach to pick up his 300th win as a Cavalier.^[41]
• April 2, 2014- Spencer Hawes made his 2,000th career field goal;^[50] Tristan Thompson made his 500th career free throw.^[49]
• April 12, 2014- Alonzo Gee grabbed his 1,000th career rebound.^[47]
• April 16, 2014- Kyrie Irving recorded his 250th career steal;^[38] Spencer Hawes played in his 500th career game.^[50] Dion Waiters scored his 2,000th career point;^[45]Tyler Zeller scored his 1,000th career point.^[51]

Team milestones[]

• November 4, 2013- Team had at least 12 blocks and 10 steals in a game for the first time since March 16, 2004 (Chicago Bulls).^[41]
• November 11, 2013- Team had back-to-back games of at least 10 blocks for the first time since December 6, 2008.^[41]
• December 7, 2013- Held the Los Angeles Clippers to .322 shooting, the lowest percentage against the Cavs since November 18, 2003 (also against the Clippers).^[41]
• December 20, 2013- Scored 107 points for the fifth straight game, the most in a row since December 28, 1993.^[41]

Injuries, surgeries and absences[]

• Carrick Felix missed the first nine games of the season due to a sports hernia.^[52]
• Andrew Bynum did not play in the second game of back-to-backs due to a knee injury at the beginning of the season; missed two games in November due to personal reasons.^[53]
• Dion Waiters missed two games in mid-November due to illness.^[54]
• C. J. Miles missed four games in late-November due to a right calf strain.^[55]
• Tyler Zeller missed two games in late-November due to a right ankle sprain.^[56]
• Carrick Felix missed two games in mid-December due to right knee soreness.^[57]
• Anthony Bennett missed two games in mid-December due to illness.^[58]
• Dion Waiters missed three games in late-December due to right wrist tendinitis.^[59]
• Kyrie Irving missed three games in early January due to a left knee contusion.^[40]
• Jarrett Jack missed two games in mid-January due to lower back spasms.^[60]
• In late January it was announced that Carrick Felix would miss six to eight weeks with a stress fracture of the left knee (missed 37 games).^[61]
• Anderson Varejão missed three games in late-January/early-February with a knee bruise.^[62]
• Anderson Varejão missed 12 games in mid-February/early-March with a sore back^[41]
• Dion Waiters missed seven games in mid-February/early-March due to a hyperextended left knee^[41]
• C. J. Miles missed the final 26 games of the season due to a left ankle sprain.^[41]
• Luol Deng missed three games in mid-March due to a left ankle sprain.^[41]
• Kyrie Irving missed eight games in mid-March until late March due to a left biceps strain.^[41]
• Sergey Karasev missed five games in late March due to right knee patellar tendonitis.^[41]
• Anthony Bennett missed 17 games from mid-March until mid-April with a left patellar tendon strain.^[41]
• Luol Deng missed three games in mid-April due to lower back soreness.^[41]

Transactions[]

Preseason[]

Overview[]

Players added Via draft Anthony Bennett Sergey Karasev Carrick Felix Via free agency Andrew Bynum Earl Clark Matthew Dellavedova Jarrett Jack Henry Sims

Players lost Via free agency Wayne Ellington Shaun Livingston Marreese Speights Waived/Not re-signed Daniel Gibson Kevin Jones Chris Quinn Luke Walton

Free agents[]

Additions
Player	Former team
Andrew Bynum	Philadelphia 76ers
Earl Clark	Los Angeles Lakers
Matthew Dellavedova	Rookie
Jarrett Jack	Golden State Warriors
Henry Sims	Erie BayHawks

Subtractions
Player	Reason left	New team
Wayne Ellington	Free agency	Dallas Mavericks
Shaun Livingston	Free agency	Brooklyn Nets
Marreese Speights	Free Agency	Golden State Warriors
Daniel Gibson	Not re-signed
Kevin Jones	Waived
Chris Quinn	Waived
Luke Walton	Not re-signed

In season[]

Overview[]

Players added Via trade Luol Deng Spencer Hawes

Players lost Via trade Andrew Bynum Earl Clark Henry Sims

Trades[]

January 6, 2014	To Cleveland Cavaliers Luol Deng	To Chicago Bulls Andrew Bynum Draft considerations
February 20, 2014	To Cleveland Cavaliers Spencer Hawes	To Philadelphia 76ers Earl Clark Henry Sims Draft considerations

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to 2013–14 Cleveland Cavaliers season at Wikimedia Commons