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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2007β08
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 62β81 loss to
Washington Wizards .
On October 31, the Cavaliers' season started with a 74β92 loss to the
Dallas Mavericks .
On November 2, the Cavaliers signed
Sasha PavloviΔ to a multi-year extension.
On November 2, the Cavaliers defeated the
New York Knicks 110β106 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 VarejΓ£o 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 105β88 to advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
On May 18, the Cavaliers fell to the
Boston Celtics 92β97 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Draft picks
Cleveland did not have a draft pick in the 2007 NBA Draft due to trades from previous seasons.
Roster
2007β08 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
TexasβSan Antonio
PG
1
Gibson, Daniel
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1986-02-27
Texas
C
11
Ilgauskas, Ε½ydrΕ«nas
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1975-06-05
Lithuania
SF
23
James, LeBron
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1984-12-30
St. VincentβSt. 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
PavloviΔ, 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
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
VarejΓ£o, 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
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: March 13, 2008
Regular season
Season standings
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
β
0β3
2β2
2β2
1β2
1β1
1β1
0β4
1β1
0β2
1β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
2β0
1β3
0β2
4β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β2
1β1
2β2
Boston
3β0
β
3β1
4β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
2β1
1β1
2β0
3β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
4β0
4β0
2β0
4β0
1β1
4β0
1β2
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
1β1
0β3
Charlotte
2β2
1β3
β
1β3
1β3
0β2
1β1
0β3
1β1
0β2
3β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
3β1
1β2
2β0
1β3
0β2
1β2
1β3
1β2
0β2
2β0
0β2
0β2
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β3
Chicago
2β2
0β4
3β1
β
3β1
0β2
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β1
3β1
1β1
1β2
0β2
2β2
0β4
1β3
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β2
1β1
1β2
Cleveland
2β1
2β2
3β1
1β3
β
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β1
0β2
4β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β0
1β3
2β0
1β3
0β2
2β1
1β3
2β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β2
Dallas
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
1β1
β
1β2
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
4β0
1β3
4β0
2β0
1β1
3β0
1β1
2β2
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β1
2β2
2β1
1β3
3β1
1β1
2β2
0β2
Denver
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β1
β
0β2
3β1
2β2
1β1
3β1
0β3
4β0
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β0
1β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
2β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
1β3
2β0
Detroit
4β0
1β2
3β0
1β3
3β1
1β1
2β0
β
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
4β0
3β1
2β0
3β0
2β0
2β2
2β2
2β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
3β1
0β2
2β1
Golden State
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β3
0β2
β
2β2
1β1
3β1
2β2
4β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
1β1
1β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β2
3β1
2β1
2β1
2β0
0β3
2β0
Houston
2β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
1β3
2β2
1β1
2β2
β
2β0
3β0
2β1
3β1
1β1
2β0
3β0
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
2β2
4β0
2β2
2β2
4β0
1β1
1β2
2β0
Indiana
2β1
0β3
1β3
2β2
0β4
1β1
1β1
0β4
1β1
0β2
β
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
4β0
1β2
3β0
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
2β2
L.A. Clippers
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β4
1β3
0β2
1β3
0β3
1β1
β
0β4
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β3
2β0
0β4
2β0
0β2
0β2
1β3
0β3
3β1
0β3
2β1
1β1
1β3
0β2
L.A. Lakers
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
0β2
3β1
3β0
1β1
2β2
1β2
2β0
4β0
β
2β1
2β0
1β1
3β0
1β1
2β2
2β0
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β2
4β0
2β0
3β1
2β0
Memphis
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β4
0β4
0β2
0β4
1β3
1β1
1β3
1β2
β
2β0
0β2
2β2
2β0
0β4
2β0
1β1
0β2
0β3
0β3
2β2
1β3
3β1
0β2
0β3
1β1
Miami
1β3
0β4
1β3
1β2
0β3
0β2
0β2
0β4
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
0β2
β
2β2
1β1
1β2
0β2
1β3
0β4
0β3
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β4
1β1
0β4
Milwaukee
2β2
0β4
2β1
1β3
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β3
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
β
1β1
0β4
0β2
1β3
1β3
1β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β2
0β2
2β2
Minnesota
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β3
0β4
0β2
1β3
0β3
1β1
3β1
0β3
2β2
1β1
1β1
β
1β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
0β4
2β1
0β4
1β3
0β2
2β2
0β2
New Jersey
3β1
0β4
3β1
2β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
0β3
1β1
0β2
2β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β1
4β0
1β1
β
0β2
1β3
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β3
1β1
2β1
New Orleans
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β2
2β1
0β2
2β1
2β2
1β1
4β0
2β2
4β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
2β0
β
2β0
1β1
2β0
4β0
2β2
1β2
2β2
3β0
1β1
1β3
0β2
New York
0β4
0β4
2β1
2β2
1β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
0β4
0β2
0β2
0β2
3β1
3β1
1β1
3β1
0β2
β
1β3
1β3
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
2β1
Orlando
2β2
2β1
3β1
4β0
3β1
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
2β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
4β0
3β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
3β1
β
3β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β1
0β2
3β1
Philadelphia
1β3
1β3
2β1
3β1
1β2
1β1
1β1
2β2
0β2
2β0
0β3
2β0
0β2
2β0
3β0
2β1
1β1
2β2
0β2
3β1
1β3
β
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β3
0β2
2β2
Phoenix
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
1β2
2β2
0β2
2β2
2β2
2β0
3β1
1β3
3β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
0β4
2β0
2β0
1β1
β
3β0
4β0
3β1
4β0
2β0
1β2
2β0
Portland
2β0
0β2
0β2
2β0
0β2
2β2
2β2
1β1
2β2
0β4
0β2
3β0
2β2
3β0
2β0
2β0
4β0
1β1
2β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β3
β
1β3
0β3
2β2
1β1
3β1
1β1
Sacramento
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β2
1β2
2β0
1β3
2β2
1β1
1β3
1β3
2β2
1β1
2β0
1β2
2β0
2β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
0β4
3β1
β
1β3
3β1
1β1
2β2
0β2
San Antonio
2β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β2
0β2
1β2
2β2
2β0
3β0
2β2
3β1
2β0
2β0
4β0
2β0
2β2
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β3
3β0
3β1
β
2β1
1β1
2β2
2β0
Seattle
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β3
0β2
1β2
0β4
1β1
1β2
0β4
1β3
1β1
1β1
3β1
0β2
0β3
2β0
0β2
0β2
0β4
2β2
1β3
1β2
β
1β1
0β4
0β2
Toronto
2β1
1β3
2β2
2β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
1β3
0β2
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
4β0
2β1
2β0
3β1
1β1
3β1
1β2
3β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
β
0β2
1β3
Utah
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
3β0
2β1
1β1
3β1
1β3
3β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β1
1β3
2β2
2β2
4β0
2β0
β
2β0
Washington
2β2
3β0
3β1
2β1
2β2
2β0
0β2
1β2
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
4β0
2β2
2β0
1β2
2β0
1β2
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β0
3β1
0β2
β
Game log
2007β08 game log Total: 45β37 (home: 30β11; road: 20β21)
October: 0β1 (home: 0β1; road: 0β0)
November
: 8β8 (home: 4β2; road: 4β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
2
November 2
New York
W 110β106
LeBron James (45)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1β1
3
November 4
@
Phoenix
L 92β103
LeBron James (27)
Drew Gooden (14)
LeBron James (8)
US Airways Center 18,422
1β2
4
November 6
@
Golden State
W 108β104
LeBron James (24)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14)
LeBron James (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
2β2
5
November 7
@
Utah
L 101β103
LeBron James (32)
LeBron James (15)
LeBron James (13)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
2β3
6
November 9
@
Sacramento
W 93β91
LeBron James (26)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)
LeBron James (4)
ARCO Arena 15,293
3β3
7
November 11
@
L. A. Clippers
W 103β95
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (25)
Drew Gooden (16)
LeBron James (8)
STAPLES Center 15,541
4β3
8
November 12
@
Denver
L 100β122
LeBron James (27)
Dwayne Jones (10)
LeBron James (4)
Pepsi Center 19,155
4β4
9
November 14
Orlando
L 116β117 (OT)
LeBron James (39)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (14)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
4β5
10
November 16
Utah
W 99β94
LeBron James (40)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
LeBron James (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,862
5β5
11
November 20
Milwaukee
L 107β111
LeBron James (34)
Drew Gooden (13)
LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,115
5β6
12
November 21
@
Minnesota
W 97β86
LeBron James (45)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ,
Dwayne Jones (10)
LeBron James ,
Daniel Gibson (5)
Target Center 15,224
6β6
13
November 24
Toronto
W 111β108
LeBron James (37)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)
LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,018
7β6
14
November 25
@
Indiana
W 111β106
LeBron James (30)
Drew Gooden (12)
LeBron James (10)
Conseco Fieldhouse 11,603
8β6
15
November 27
Boston
W 109β104 (OT)
LeBron James (38)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)
LeBron James (13)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
9β6
16
November 28
@
Detroit
L 74β109
LeBron James (15)
Drew Gooden (9)
LeBron James (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
9β7
17
November 30
@
Toronto
L 82β91
Daniel Gibson (24)
Drew Gooden (14)
Daniel Gibson (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
9β8
December
: 5β9 (home: 4β3; road: 1β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
18
December 2
@
Boston
L 70β80
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ,
Dwayne Jones ,
Eric Snow ,
Damon Jones ,
Devin Brown (2)
TD Garden 18,624
9β9
19
December 4
New Jersey
L 79β100
Shannon Brown (20)
Dwayne Jones (12)
Daniel Gibson ,
Shannon Brown (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,838
9β10
20
December 5
@
Washington
L 86β105
Daniel Gibson ,
Drew Gooden ,
Shannon Brown (13)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)
Daniel Gibson (8)
Verizon Center 17,684
9β11
21
December 8
@
Charlotte
L 93β96
Larry Hughes (22)
Drew Gooden (9)
Daniel Gibson ,
Shannon Brown (3)
Charlotte Bobcats Arena 17,624
9β12
22
December 11
Indiana
W 118β105
Larry Hughes (36)
Drew Gooden (11)
LeBron James ,
Eric Snow (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,010
10β12
23
December 14
@
New Jersey
L 97β105
LeBron James (29)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
LeBron James (8)
Izod Center 15,242
10β13
24
December 15
Philadelphia
L 86β92
LeBron James ,
Drew Gooden (21)
Drew Gooden (10)
LeBron James ,
Eric Snow (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
10β14
25
December 17
Milwaukee
W 104β99 (2OT)
LeBron James (31)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
Devin Brown (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
11β14
26
December 19
@
New York
L 90β108
LeBron James (32)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,704
11β15
27
December 20
L. A. Lakers
W 94β90
LeBron James (33)
Anderson Varejao (15)
LeBron James (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
12β15
28
December 23
Golden State
L 96β105
LeBron James (25)
Anderson Varejao (11)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
12β16
29
December 25
Miami
W 96β82
LeBron James (25)
Drew Gooden (9)
LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
13β16
30
December 27
@
Dallas
W 88β81
LeBron James (24)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
LeBron James (7)
American Airlines Center 20,462
14β16
31
December 29
@
New Orleans
L 76β86
LeBron James (21)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
LeBron James (6)
New Orleans Arena 17,623
14β17
January
: 8β3 (home: 5β1; road: 3β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
32
January 2
Atlanta
W 98β94
LeBron James (36)
Anderson Varejao (11)
LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
15β17
33
January 4
Sacramento
W 97β93
LeBron James (24)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)
LeBron James (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
16β17
34
January 6
@
Toronto
W 93β90
LeBron James (39)
Anderson Varejao (13)
LeBron James (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
17β17
35
January 8
Seattle
W 95β79
LeBron James (22)
Anderson Varejao ,
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,409
18β17
36
January 9
@
Atlanta
L 81β90
LeBron James (31)
Drew Gooden (11)
LeBron James (6)
Philips Arena 16,246
18β18
37
January 11
Charlotte
W 113β106 (2OT)
LeBron James (31)
LeBron James (19)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
19β18
38
January 15
@
Memphis
W 132β124 (OT)
LeBron James (51)
Drew Gooden (11)
LeBron James (9)
FedEx Forum 13,871
20β18
39
January 17
@
San Antonio
W 90β88
LeBron James (27)
Anderson Varejao (14)
LeBron James (7)
AT&T Center 18,482
21β18
40
January 21
@
Miami
W 97β90
LeBron James (28)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
LeBron James (5)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
22β18
41
January 23
Washington
W 121β85
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (24)
Drew Gooden (10)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
23β18
42
January 25
Phoenix
L 108β110
LeBron James (36)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)
LeBron James ,
Daniel Gibson (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
23β19
43
January 27
@
L. A. Lakers
W 98β95
LeBron James (41)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
LeBron James ,
Larry Hughes (4)
STAPLES Center 18,997
24β19
44
January 30
@
Portland
W 84β83
LeBron James (37)
LeBron James (14)
LeBron James (4)
Rose Garden Arena 20,501
25β19
45
January 31
@
Seattle
L 95β101
Larry Hughes (28)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)
Daniel Gibson (6)
KeyArena 13,109
25β20
February
: 8β6 (home: 5β3; road: 3β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
46
February 2
L. A. Clippers
W 98β84
LeBron James (28)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)
LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
26β20
47
February 5
Boston
W 114β113
LeBron James (33)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)
LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
27β20
48
February 7
@
Houston
L 77β92
LeBron James (32)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8)
LeBron James (6)
Toyota Center 18,402
27β21
49
February 8
@
Atlanta
W 100β95
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James ,
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
LeBron James (7)
Philips Arena 19,335
28β21
50
February 10
Denver
L 83β110
LeBron James (30)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)
LeBron James ,
Devin Brown ,
Damon Jones ,
Eric Snow (3)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
28β22
51
February 11
@
Orlando
W 118β111
Larry Hughes (40)
LeBron James ,
Donyell Marshall (7)
LeBron James (10)
Amway Arena 17,519
29β22
52
February 13
San Antonio
L 105β112
LeBron James (39)
Drew Gooden (11)
LeBron James (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
29β23
All-Star Break
53
February 19
Houston
L 85β93
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
29β24
54
February 20
@
Indiana
W 106β97
LeBron James (31)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (17)
LeBron James (12)
Conseco Fieldhouse 13,096
30β24
55
February 22
Washington
W 90β89
LeBron James (33)
LeBron James (15)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
31β24
56
February 24
Memphis
W 109β89
LeBron James (25)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)
LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
32β24
57
February 26
@
Milwaukee
L 102β105
LeBron James (35)
Ben Wallace (11)
Delonte West (7)
Bradley Center 15,346
32β25
58
February 27
@
Boston
L 87β92
LeBron James (26)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
LeBron James (4)
TD Garden 18,624
32β26
59
February 29
Minnesota
W 92β84
LeBron James (30)
Ben Wallace (9)
Delonte West (13)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
33β26
March
: 8β7 (home: 7β1; road: 1β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
60
March 2
Chicago
W 95β86
LeBron James (37)
Ben Wallace ,
Anderson Varejao (8)
LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
34β26
61
March 5
@
New York
W 119β105
LeBron James (50)
Joe Smith (11)
LeBron James (10)
Madison Square Garden 18,760
35β26
62
March 6
@
Chicago
L 96β107
LeBron James (39)
Anderson Varejao ,
Ben Wallace (10)
Devin Brown (4)
United Center 22,097
35β27
63
March 8
Indiana
W 103β95
LeBron James (38)
Anderson Varejao (16)
Anderson Varejao ,
Delonte West (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
36β27
64
March 10
Portland
W 88β80
LeBron James (24)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,213
37β27
65
March 12
@
New Jersey
L 99β104
LeBron James (42)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (7)
Izod Center 18,287
37β28
66
March 13
@
Washington
L 99β101
LeBron James (25)
Anderson Varejao (12)
LeBron James ,
Delonte West (7)
Verizon Center 20,173
37β29
67
March 16
Charlotte
W 98β91
LeBron James (33)
Ben Wallace (15)
LeBron James (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
38β29
68
March 17
@
Orlando
L 90β104
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (9)
LeBron James (6)
Amway Arena 17,519
38β30
69
March 19
Detroit
W 89β73
LeBron James (30)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ,
Ben Wallace (8)
LeBron James ,
Delonte West (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
39β30
70
March 21
Toronto
W 90β83
LeBron James (29)
LeBron James (12)
Damon Jones (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
40β30
71
March 22
@
Milwaukee
L 98β108
LeBron James (29)
LeBron James ,
Anderson Varejao (11)
LeBron James ,
Wally Szczerbiak ,
Damon Jones (4)
Bradley Center 15,337
40β31
72
March 26
New Orleans
L 99β100
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ,
Anderson Varejao (15)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
40β32
73
March 29
@
Detroit
L 71β85
LeBron James (13)
Anderson Varejao (9)
Damon Jones (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
40β33
74
March 30
Philadelphia
W 91β88
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (9)
Delonte West (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
41β33
April
: 4β4 (home: 2β3; road: 2β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
75
April 2
@
Charlotte
W 118β114
LeBron James (29)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ,
Anderson Varejao (12)
Devin Brown (8)
Charlotte Bobcats Arena 15,106
42β33
76
April 3
Chicago
L 98β101
LeBron James (33)
Wally Szczerbiak ,
Ben Wallace (8)
Devin Brown ,
Delonte West (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
42β34
77
April 5
Orlando
L 86β101
Delonte West (19)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ,
Ben Wallace (9)
LeBron James (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
42β35
78
April 9
New Jersey
W 104β83
LeBron James (33)
Anderson Varejao (9)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,063
43β35
79
April 11
@
Chicago
L 95β100
LeBron James (34)
Anderson Varejao (8)
Delonte West (6)
United Center 22,084
43β36
80
April 13
Miami
W 84β76
Delonte West (18)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14)
LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
44β36
81
April 14
@
Philadelphia
W 91β90
LeBron James (27)
Anderson Varejao (8)
LeBron James (5)
Wachovia Center 20,730
45β36
82
April 16
Detroit
L 74β84
Wally Szczerbiak (18)
Dwayne Jones (10)
Delonte West (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
45β37
2007β08 schedule
Playoffs
2008 playoff game log
First Round: 4β2 (home: 2β1; road: 2β1)
Conference Semifinals: 3β4 (home: 3β0; road: 0β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Series
1
May 6
@
Boston
L 72β76
Ε½ydrΕ«nas Ilgauskas (22)
Ε½ydrΕ«nas Ilgauskas (12)
LeBron James (9)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
0β1
2
May 8
@
Boston
L 73β89
LeBron James (21)
Anderson VarejΓ£o (10)
LeBron James (6)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
0β2
3
May 10
Boston
W 108β84
James ,
West (21)
Ben Wallace (9)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1β2
4
May 12
Boston
W 88β77
LeBron James (21)
Ilgauskas ,
Wallace (7)
LeBron James (13)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
2β2
5
May 14
@
Boston
L 89β96
LeBron James (35)
Ilgauskas ,
VarejΓ£o (7)
LeBron James (5)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
2β3
6
May 16
Boston
W 74β69
LeBron James (32)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
3β3
7
May 18
@
Boston
L 92β97
LeBron James (45)
Joe Smith (6)
LeBron James (6)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
3β4
2008 schedule
Player stats
Regular season
*Statistics include only games with the Cavaliers
Playoffs
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
Ε½ydrΕ«nas 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
Ε½ydrΕ«nas 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 2007β08 season.
Trades
* Note: This is the largest trade in
Cleveland Cavaliers history.
Free agents
See also
Franchise Arenas Personnel G League affiliate Retired numbers NBA championships Rivalries Culture and lore
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References
^ Lamond Murray and a future 2nd round pick traded to Toronto for Michael Stewart and a future 1st round pick.
http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pr_murray_020925.html 1st round pick then traded to Charlotte for Sasha PavloviΔ.
http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/pavlovic_040623.html
^
2007 1st round pick traded to Boston for Jiri Welsch
^
Tony Battie and two future 2nd round picks traded to Orlando for Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter and the rights to Anderson VarejΓ£o
^
James and Parker Earn Weekly Honors ,
NBA .com , November 26, 2007.
^
LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week β NBA.com .
^
Yao Ming, LeBron James Named Players of the Month ,
NBA .com , February 1, 2008.
^
Mike Brown, Byron Scott Named Coaches of the Month ,
NBA .com , February 1, 2008.
^
LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week β NBA.com .
^
Kobe Bryant, LeBron James Named Players of the Month ,
NBA .com , March 3, 2008.
^
LeBron Reaches 9,000 in Cavs' Victory Over Bucks ,
Associated Press , December 17, 2007.
^
LeBron Makes History in Boston "D" Party ,
NBA , February 27, 2008
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