2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Mike Brown
General manager	Danny Ferry
Owner(s)	Dan Gilbert
Arena	Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals (lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	FSN Ohio WUAB
Radio	WTAM

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.

• 1st round pick (#22) acquired from Toronto and traded to Charlotte as part of Sasha Pavlović deal.^[1] Used to draft Jared Dudley.
• 1st round pick (#24) traded to Boston and then to Phoenix as part of Jiří Welsch deal.^[2] Used to draft Rudy Fernández.
• 2nd round pick (#54) traded to Orlando and then to Houston as part of Drew Gooden deal.^[3] Used to draft Brad Newley.

Roster

2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach Mike Brown Assistant(s) Hank Egan Melvin Hunt Chris Jent John Kuester Michael Malone Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: March 13, 2008

Regular season

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

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

Game log

2007–08 game log Total: 45–37 (home: 27–14; road: 18–23)
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

• 2007–08 NBA season

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

• Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball
• Cleveland Cavaliers on Basketball Reference

External links

• Cleveland Cavaliers official website