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2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 37th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. Led by 22-year old forward LeBron James, the Cavaliers finished the season with a 50–32 record, finishing second-place in the Central Division, winning their first Eastern Conference championship, and earning the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. During the season, the Cavaliers had the fourth best team defensive rating in the NBA.[1]

2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Conference champions
Head coachMike Brown
General managerDanny Ferry
Owner(s)Dan Gilbert
ArenaQuicken Loans Arena
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(lost to Spurs 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWTAM
< 2005–06 2007–08 >
LeBron James led the Cavaliers to their first Eastern Conference championship.

Prior to making their first NBA Finals appearance, in the playoffs, the Cavaliers swept the Washington Wizards in four games in the First Round, defeated the New Jersey Nets in six games in the semifinals, and defeated the Detroit Pistons in six games in the conference finals.

However, in the NBA Finals, the Cavaliers would collapse, as they were swept by the more experienced San Antonio Spurs in four games. LeBron James was the team's leading scorer and finished in 5th place in league MVP voting.

The Cavaliers would not make it back to the Finals until 2015, when James returned to the team after a four year tenure with the Miami Heat.

Key Dates edit

  • On June 28, the 2006 NBA draft took place in New York City.
  • In July, the free agency period began.
  • On October 10, the Cavaliers' preseason began with a 93–109 loss to the Boston Celtics.
  • On November 1, the Cavaliers' regular season began with a 97–94 win over the Washington Wizards.
  • On March 27, the Cavaliers clinched a playoff berth.
  • On June 2, the Cavaliers won their first ever Eastern Conference championship.
  • On June 14, the Cavaliers' season ended in an NBA Finals sweep to the San Antonio Spurs.

Offseason edit

Free agents edit

Additions
PlayerDateFormer team
Scot PollardAugust 18Indiana Pacers
David WesleySeptember 5Houston Rockets
Subtractions
PlayerDateNew team
Flip MurrayJuly 18Detroit Pistons
Stephen GrahamAugust 9Portland Trail Blazers
Alan HendersonSeptember 8Philadelphia 76ers
Eddie BasdenNovemberFenerbahçe

Trades edit

August 18, 2006To Cleveland Cavaliers
Eddie Basden		To Chicago Bulls
Martynas Andriuskevicius
October 13, 2006To Cleveland Cavaliers
Dwayne Jones		To Boston Celtics
Luke Jackson and cash considerations

Draft picks edit

Main article: 2006 NBA draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
125Shannon BrownGuard  United StatesMichigan State
242*Daniel GibsonGuard  United StatesTexas
255Ejike UgboajaForward  NigeriaUnion Bank Lagos (Nigeria)

*2nd round pick acquired from Philadelphia in Lee Nailon deal.[2]

Roster edit

2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G6Brown, Shannon6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)1985-11-29Michigan State
G1Gibson, Daniel6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)1986-02-27Texas
F90Gooden, Drew6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg)1981-09-24Kansas
G32Hughes, Larry6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)214 lb (97 kg)1979-01-23Saint Louis
C11Ilgauskas, Zydrunas7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)260 lb (118 kg)1975-06-05Lithuania
F23James, LeBron6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)1984-12-30St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
G19Jones, Damon6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)1976-08-25Houston
F27Jones, Dwayne6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)251 lb (114 kg)1983-06-09Saint Joseph's
F24Marshall, Donyell6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)1973-05-18Connecticut
F14Newble, Ira6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)1975-01-20Miami (OH)
G3Pavlović, Aleksandar6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1983-11-15Serbia
C31Pollard, Scot6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)265 lb (120 kg)1975-02-12Kansas
G20Snow, Eric6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)1973-04-24Michigan State
C17Varejão, Anderson6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)1982-09-28Brazil
G4Wesley, David6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)203 lb (92 kg)1970-11-14Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 26, 2007

Player salaries edit

RankPlayerSalary
1Larry Hughes$13,363,012
2Zydrunas Ilgauskas$9,422,697
3Drew Gooden$6,645,402
4LeBron James$6,128,090
5Eric Snow$6,093,750
6Donyell Marshall$5,633,037
7Damon Jones$3,884,678
8Ira Newble$3,196,050
9Scot Pollard$2,200,000
10Sasha Pavlović$1,962,206
11David Wesley$1,750,000
12Shannon Brown$971,280
13Anderson Varejão$945,600
14Dwayne Jones$664,209
15Daniel Gibson$412,718

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons5329.646-26–1527–149–7
x-Cleveland Cavaliers5032.610330–1120–2110–6
x-Chicago Bulls4933.598431–1018–2312–4
Indiana Pacers3547.4271822–1913–288–8
Milwaukee Bucks2854.3412518–2310–311–15
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1c-Detroit Pistons5329.646–
2x-Cleveland Cavaliers5032.6103
3y-Toronto Raptors4735.5736
4y-Miami Heat4438.5379
5x-Chicago Bulls4933.5984
6x-New Jersey Nets4141.50012
7x-Washington Wizards4141.50012
8x-Orlando Magic4042.48813
9Philadelphia 76ers3547.42718
10Indiana Pacers3547.42718
11New York Knicks3349.40220
12Charlotte Bobcats3349.40220
13Atlanta Hawks3052.36623
14Milwaukee Bucks2854.34125
15Boston Celtics2458.29329

Record vs. opponents edit

2006-07 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNJNNOKNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAWAS
Atlanta—3–11–30–41–30–21–11–22–01–11–32–00–22–00–41–22–01–20–21–23–11–31–11–11–10–20–22–20–21–3
Boston1–3—2–20–31–20–21–10–40–21–11–30–20–21–11–22–21–12–20–23–11–31–30–22–00–21–11–11–30–20–3
Charlotte3–12–2—1–22–20–21–12–21–10–21–20–22–00–22–22–21–11–21–12–22–22–20–20–21–11–10–20–31–12–2
Chicago4–03–02–1—2–21–11–13–11–10–23–10–21–11–13–14–00–21–32–03–11–22–11–12–00–21–12–02–20–23–1
Cleveland3–12–12–22–2—0–20–21–32–01–13–12–02–02–01–34–02–02–11–12–21–23–10–21–12–02–01–13–11–12–1
Dallas2–02–02–01–12–0—3–11–10–33–12–02–13–14–02–02–04–02–04–02–02–02–02–23–04–03–14–02–01–21–1
Denver1–11–11–11–12–01–3—0–23–11–22–02–13–12–22–02–02–21–12–21–11–11–11–23–12–21–23–11–11–31–1
Detroit2–14–02–21–33–11–12–0—0–21–12–22–02–02–02–13–11–14–01–12–14–03–11–11–11–10–22–02–10–22–2
Golden State0–22–01–11–10–23–01–32–0—2–11–12–20–43–10–20–22–11–13–11–11–12–01–32–13–11–33–11–12–21–1
Houston1–11–12–02–01–11–32–11–11–2—1–13–12–24–02–02–02–22–01–32–02–02–01–32–23–02–23–01–11–32–0
Indiana3–13–12–11–31–30–20–22–21–11–1—1–11–12–02–24–00–20–41–12–12–22–20–22–00–21–10–21–20–20–3
L.A. Clippers0–22–02–02–00–21–21–20–22–21–31–1—2–23–02–02–01–21–12–21–11–12–02–23–12–20–42–20–21–31–1
L.A. Lakers2–02–00–21–10–21–31–30–24–02–21–12–2—2–21–10–23–12–01–20–22–01–11–31–23–12–13–11–12–11–1
Memphis0–21–12–01–10–20–42–20–21–30–40–20–32–2—0–20–22–10–21–30–21–11–10–42–21–21–31–21–11–31–1
Miami4–02–12–21–33–10–20–21–22–00–22–20–21–12–0—2–12–03–11–11–30–41–30–22–02–01–12–02–12–03–1
Milwaukee2–12–22–20–40–40–20–21–32–00–20–40–22–02–01–2—2–01–20–21–31–32–10–21–11–12–01–11–30–21–3
Minnesota0–21–11–12–00–20–42–21–11–22–22–02–11–31–20–20–2—1–11–32–01–12–01–32–22–21–21–30–21–31–1
New Jersey2–12–22–13–11–20–21–10–41–10–24–01–10–22–01–32–11–1—1–14–02–22–20–20–21–10–20–22–22–04–0
New Orleans/Oklahoma City2–02–01–10–21–10–42–21–11–33–11–12–22–13–11–12–03–11–1—2–01–10–20–31–23–10–42–20–21–21–1
New York2–11–32–21–32–20–21–11–21–10–21–21–12–02–03–13–10–20–40–2—2–11–30–21–11–10–21–11–31–12–2
Orlando1–33–12–22–12–10–21–10–41–10–22–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–21–11–2—2–10–22–01–11–12–00–42–02–2
Philadelphia3–13–12–21–21–30–21–11–30–20–22–20–21–11–13–11–20–22–22–03–11–2—1–11–11–10–22–01–31–10–3
Phoenix1–12–02–01–12–02–22–11–13–13–12–02–23–14–02–02–03–12–03–02–02–01–1—4–03–11–22–12–01–31–1
Portland1–10–22–00–21–10–31–31–11–22–20–21–32–12–20–21–12–22–02–11–10–21–10–4—2–20–42–21–12–22–0
Sacramento1–12–01–12–00–20–42–21–11–30–32–02–21–32–10–21–12–21–11–31–11–11–11–32–2—0–42–11–12–10–2
San Antonio2–01–11–11–10–21–32–12–03–12–21–14–01–23–11–10–22–12–04–02–01–12–02–14–04–0—4–02–02–22–0
Seattle2–01–12–00–21–10–41–30–21–30–32–02–21–32–10–21–13–12–02–21–10–20–21–22–21–20–4—1–12–20–2
Toronto2–23–13–02–21–30–21–11–21–11–12–12–01–11–11–23–12–02–22–03–14–03–10–21–11–10–21–1—0–23–1
Utah2–02–01–12–01–12–13–12–02–23–12–03–11–23–10–22–03–10–22–11–10–21–13–12–21–22–22–22–0—1–1
Washington3–13–02–21–31–21–11–12–21–10–23–01–11–11–11–33–11–10–41–12–22–23–01–10–22–00–22–01–31–1—


2006–07 game log
Total: 50–32 (home: 30–11; road: 20–21)
November: 9–6 (home: 7–2; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1November 1WashingtonW 97–94 Larry Hughes (27)Drew Gooden (11)LeBron James, Larry Hughes (5)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		1–0
2November 3@ San AntonioW 88–81 LeBron James (35)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)Eric Snow (6)AT&T Center
18,797		2–0
3November 4@ CharlotteL 88–92 Drew Gooden (21)Drew Gooden (16)LeBron James (7)Charlotte Bobcats Arena
19,147		2–1
4November 7AtlantaL 95–104 (OT)LeBron James (34)Drew Gooden (14)LeBron James, Eric Snow (6)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		2–2
5November 9ChicagoW 113–94 Drew Gooden (20)Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)LeBron James (12)Quicken Loans Arena
19,947		3–2
6November 11BostonW 94–93 LeBron James (38)Anderson Varejão (10)LeBron James (5)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		4–2
7November 13@ New YorkW 102–96 LeBron James, Damon Jones (29)Drew Gooden (11)LeBron James (6)Madison Square Garden
18,468		5–2
8November 15PortlandW 100–87 LeBron James (32)Donyell Marshall (8)LeBron James (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,096		6–2
9November 17MinnesotaW 92–76 LeBron James (37)LeBron James, Drew Gooden (9)LeBron James (6)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		7–2
10November 18@ WashingtonL 99–111 LeBron James (20)Drew Gooden (7)Eric Snow (8)Verizon Center
20,173		7–3
11November 21MemphisW 97–94 Drew Gooden (22)Drew Gooden (15)LeBron James (9)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		8–3
12November 22@ TorontoL 87–95 LeBron James (30)LeBron James, Anderson Varejão (10)LeBron James (8)Air Canada Centre
19,800		8–4
13November 24@ IndianaL 87–97 LeBron James (30)Drew Gooden (12)LeBron James (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165		8–5
14November 25PhiladelphiaW 108–95 LeBron James (25)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)LeBron James (11)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		9–5
15November 29New YorkL 98–101 LeBron James (27)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)Eric Snow (9)Quicken Loans Arena
20,192		9–6
December: 8–6 (home: 6–1; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16December 1@ AtlantaW 106–95 LeBron James (31)LeBron James, Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Donyell Marshall (7)LeBron James, Eric Snow (8)Philips Arena
19,650		10–6
17December 2@ HoustonL 63–81 LeBron James (21)Anderson Varejão (9)LeBron James (4)Toyota Center
18,260		10–7
18December 6TorontoW 95–91 LeBron James (26)Anderson Varejão (11)LeBron James (10)Quicken Loans Arena
20,119		11–7
19December 9IndianaW 107–75 LeBron James (27)Donyell Marshall (17)LeBron James (6)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		12–7
20December 11@ New Orleans/Oklahoma CityL 89–95 Anderson Varejão (17)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)Eric Snow (7)Ford Center
19,164		12–8
21December 13CharlotteW 104–101 LeBron James (22)Anderson Varejão (10)LeBron James, Eric Snow (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		13–8
22December 15SeattleW 106–84 Larry Hughes (25)Anderson Varejão (13)LeBron James (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		14–8
23December 16@ OrlandoL 74–81 LeBron James (29)Drew Gooden (12)LeBron James (5)Amway Arena
17,451		14–9
24December 20@ New JerseyL 111–113 LeBron James (37)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)LeBron James (8)Continental Airlines Arena
17,270		14–10
25December 21DetroitL 71–87 LeBron James (26)LeBron James (10)LeBron James (5)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		14–11
26December 23OrlandoW 86–83 LeBron James (32)Drew Gooden (12)Eric Snow, Damon Jones (4)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		15–11
27December 27@ AtlantaW 89–76 LeBron James (27)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)Larry Hughes (4)Philips Arena
19,467		16–11
28December 29MilwaukeeW 109–99 LeBron James (32)Donyell Marshall, Drew Gooden (10)Eric Snow (10)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		17–11
29December 30@ ChicagoL 96–103 LeBron James (33)Drew Gooden (12)LeBron James, Donyell Marshall, Daniel Gibson, Eric Snow (3)United Center
22,965		17–12
January: 9–7 (home: 3–3; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30January 2San AntonioW 82–78 LeBron James (19)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)LeBron James, Larry Hughes (5)Quicken Loans Arena
20,214		18–12
31January 3@ BostonW 107–104 LeBron James (32)Drew Gooden (12)Eric Snow (6)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		19–12
32January 5@ MilwaukeeW 95–86 Drew Gooden (31)Drew Gooden (16)LeBron James (9)Bradley Center
18,717		20–12
33January 6New JerseyW 96–91 Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden (21)LeBron James (13)Eric Snow (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		21–12
34January 9@ SacramentoW 108–98 LeBron James (34)Drew Gooden (11)LeBron James (7)ARCO Arena
17,317		22–12
35January 11@ PhoenixL 90–109 LeBron James (34)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)LeBron James (6)US Airways Center
18,422		22–13
36January 13@ L. A. ClippersW 104–92 LeBron James (28)Anderson Varejão (12)LeBron James (6)STAPLES Center
20,027		23–13
37January 16@ SeattleL 96–101 LeBron James (30)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)LeBron James (8)KeyArena
15,619		23–14
38January 17@ PortlandL 76–94 LeBron James (23)Anderson Varejão (11)Daniel Gibson (3)Rose Garden Arena
19,228		23–15
39January 19@ DenverL 99–110 LeBron James (30)LeBron James (10)LeBron James (10)Pepsi Center
19,155		23–16
40January 20@ Golden StateW 106–104 (OT)LeBron James (32)Anderson Varejão (12)Eric Snow (11)Oracle Arena
19,864		24–16
41January 22OrlandoL 79–90 LeBron James (18)Drew Gooden (11)Larry Hughes (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		24–17
42January 24PhiladelphiaL 115–118 (2OT)LeBron James (39)LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Anderson Varejão (10)LeBron James, Anderson Varejão, Eric Snow (5)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		24–18
43January 26@ PhiladelphiaW 105–97 Drew Gooden (21)Drew Gooden (10)Daniel Gibson (5)Wachovia Center
19,523		25–18
44January 28PhoenixL 100–115 LeBron James (30)Drew Gooden (14)LeBron James, Daniel Gibson (5)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		25–19
45January 30Golden StateW 124–97 Sasha Pavlovic (24)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)Eric Snow (6)Quicken Loans Arena
19,443		26–19
February: 7–5 (home: 5–2; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
46February 1@ MiamiL 89–92 Daniel Gibson (19)Drew Gooden (9)LeBron James (9)AmericanAirlines Arena
20,125		26–20
47February 2CharlotteW 101–81 LeBron James (18)Anderson Varejão (13)Sasha Pavlovic (5)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		27–20
48February 4DetroitL 78–90 LeBron James (21)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)LeBron James (6)Quicken Loans Arena
20,140		27–21
49February 7L. A. ClippersW 94–77 Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Sasha Pavlovic (16)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (16)Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Larry Hughes (4)Quicken Loans Arena
20,129		28–21
50February 9MiamiW 103–79 LeBron James (29)Drew Gooden (13)Eric Snow (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		29–21
51February 11L. A. LakersW 99–90 Sasha Pavlovic (21)Drew Gooden (9)Eric Snow (6)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		30–21
52February 14@ UtahL 98–99 Larry Hughes (33)Anderson Varejão (17)Daniel Gibson (5)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911		30–22
53February 15@ L. A. LakersW 114–108 LeBron James (38)Anderson Varejão (11)Eric Snow (5)STAPLES Center
18,997		31–22
54February 21@ TorontoW 86–85 LeBron James (29)Anderson Varejão (15)Larry Hughes (5)Air Canada Centre
19,800		32–22
55February 22ChicagoL 78–84 LeBron James (29)Larry Hughes, Anderson Varejão (8)Eric Snow (5)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		32–23
56February 25@ MiamiL 81–86 LeBron James (29)Anderson Varejão (12)LeBron James (7)AmericanAirlines Arena
20,255		32–24
57February 27New Orleans/Oklahoma CityW 97–89 LeBron James (35)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)LeBron James (8)Quicken Loans Arena
19,619		33–24
March: 11–5 (home: 6–2; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
58March 1@ DallasL 92–95 LeBron James (39)Anderson Varejão (12)LeBron James (5)American Airlines Center
20,428		33–25
59March 3TorontoW 120–97 LeBron James (36)Anderson Varejão (11)LeBron James (6)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		34–25
60March 5HoustonW 91–85 LeBron James (32)LeBron James (12)LeBron James (8)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		35–25
61March 7@ DetroitW 101–97 (OT)LeBron James (41)Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)LeBron James (8)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		36–25
62March 10@ MilwaukeeW 94–92 LeBron James (32)Anderson Varejão (10)LeBron James (9)Bradley Center
18,081		37–25
63March 11IndianaW 99–88 LeBron James (26)Drew Gooden (8)Larry Hughes (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		38–25
64March 13SacramentoW 124–100 Larry Hughes, Sasha Pavlovic (25)Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden (10)Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Larry Hughes (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		39–25
65March 14@ MemphisW 118–96 LeBron James (29)Drew Gooden (12)Larry Hughes (6)FedEx Forum
14,561		40–25
66March 17UtahW 82–73 LeBron James (24)LeBron James (17)LeBron James (9)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		41–25
67March 20@ CharlotteL 100–108 (OT)LeBron James (37)Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Anderson Varejão (9)Eric Snow (7)Charlotte Bobcats Arena
17,043		41–26
68March 21DallasL 90–98 LeBron James (31)Drew Gooden (8)Larry Hughes (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		41–27
69March 23New YorkW 90–68 LeBron James (21)Anderson Varejão (7)LeBron James (10)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		42–27
70March 25DenverL 93–105 LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (18)Drew Gooden (10)LeBron James (8)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		42–28
71March 27@ IndianaW 105–94 LeBron James (26)LeBron James, Eric Snow, Drew Gooden, Anderson Varejão (7)LeBron James (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
14,024		43–28
72March 28@ New YorkL 93–97 LeBron James (24)Drew Gooden (7)LeBron James (7)Madison Square Garden
19,763		43–29
73March 31@ ChicagoW 112–108 (OT)LeBron James (24)Drew Gooden (7)LeBron James (7)United Center
22,960		44–29
April: 6–3 (home: 3–1; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
74April 1@ BostonL 96–98 Larry Hughes (24)Anderson Varejão (8)Eric Snow (8)TD Garden
17,204		44–30
75April 3@ MinnesotaW 101–88 LeBron James (31)Drew Gooden (13)Larry Hughes (10)Target Center
16,118		45–30
76April 5MiamiL 90–94 (OT)LeBron James (35)Drew Gooden (14)LeBron James (5)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		45–31
77April 6@ WashingtonW 99–94 LeBron James (25)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8)LeBron James (5)Verizon Center
20,173		46–31
78April 8@ DetroitL 82–87 LeBron James (20)Drew Gooden (12)LeBron James (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		46–32
79April 12New JerseyW 94–76 LeBron James (35)Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden (9)Larry Hughes (6)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		47–32
80April 14AtlantaW 110–76 LeBron James (23)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)LeBron James, Sasha Pavlovic (6)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		48–32
81April 17@ PhiladelphiaW 98–92 Larry Hughes (22)Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden, Anderson Varejão (8)Eric Snow (8)Wachovia Center
17,693		49–32
82April 18MilwaukeeW 109–96 LeBron James (24)Anderson Varejão (12)LeBron James (9)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		50–32
2006–07 schedule

Playoffs edit

Main article: 2007 NBA Playoffs

Game log edit

2007 playoff game log
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 22WashingtonW 97–82Larry Hughes (27)Anderson Varejão (10)LeBron James (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		1–0
2April 25WashingtonW 109–102LeBron James (27)Drew Gooden (14)LeBron James (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		2–0
3April 28@ WashingtonW 98–92LeBron James (30)Drew Gooden (12)LeBron James (9)Verizon Center
20,173		3–0
4April 30@ WashingtonW 97–90LeBron James (31)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (19)LeBron James (7)Verizon Center
20,173		4–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 6New JerseyW 81–77LeBron James (21)Gooden, Ilgauskas (14)LeBron James (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		1–0
2May 8New JerseyW 102–92LeBron James (36)Drew Gooden (14)LeBron James (12)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		2–0
3May 12@ New JerseyL 85–96Larry Hughes (23)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8)LeBron James (12)Continental Airlines Arena
20,032		2–1
4May 14@ New JerseyW 87–85LeBron James (30)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)LeBron James (7)Continental Airlines Arena
20,032		3–1
5May 16New JerseyL 72–83LeBron James (20)LeBron James (9)LeBron James (5)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		3–2
6May 18@ New JerseyW 88–72LeBron James (23)LeBron James (8)LeBron James (8)Continental Airlines Arena
20,032		4–2
Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 21@ DetroitL 76–79Zydrunas Ilgauskas (22)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)LeBron James (9)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		0–1
2May 24@ DetroitL 76–79LeBron James (19)Anderson Varejão (14)LeBron James (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		0–2
3May 27DetroitW 88–82LeBron James (32)LeBron James (9)LeBron James (9)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		1–2
4May 29DetroitW 91–87LeBron James (25)Drew Gooden (8)LeBron James (11)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		2–2
5May 31@ DetroitW 109–107 (2OT)LeBron James (48)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (16)LeBron James (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		3–2
6June 2DetroitW 98–82Daniel Gibson (31)LeBron James (14)LeBron James (8)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		4–2
NBA Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1June 7@ San AntonioL 76–85Daniel Gibson (16)LeBron James (7)James, Gibson (4)AT&T Center
18,797		0–1
2June 10@ San AntonioL 92–103LeBron James (25)Anderson Varejão (10)LeBron James (6)AT&T Center
18,797		0–2
3June 12San AntonioL 72–75LeBron James (25)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (18)LeBron James (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		0–3
4June 14San AntonioL 82–83LeBron James (24)Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)LeBron James (10)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		0–4
2007 schedule

First round edit

A rematch of the previous year's first round series was spoiled when Wizards star Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler were both forced out of the playoffs due to injuries received in the later parts of the regular season. Without Arenas and Butler, the Wizards found themselves unable to stop LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers from sweeping them out of the playoffs. It was Cleveland's first playoff sweep in franchise history.

Eastern Semifinals edit

The Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 1992, while the Nets have lost in the conference semifinals in three out of the last four years.

New Jersey Nets point guard Jason Kidd averaged a triple double the entire playoffs, scoring 14.6 points, grabbing 10.9 rebounds and dishing out 10.9 assists per game.

The Cavaliers also got revenge of sorts, by eliminating the Nets two years after the Nets eliminated them on the final day of the regular season.[3][4]

Eastern Finals edit

In a rematch of last year's thrilling second-round series, the Pistons and the Cavaliers matched up in perhaps one of the closest contested series in NBA history, with the first five games being decided by 6 points or less. The spotlight of the series fell on Cleveland's LeBron James. Despite gaining some momentum in the opening games of the series against the experienced Pistons, key last-second decisions by James led to Cleveland losses in Games 1 and 2 in Detroit, by identical scores where Cleveland led for most of the two games. They faced a 0–2 deficit for the second straight year but would easily remember from the year before they could win three straight games to get back into the series.

With media circles on his back for his complacency in these games (James had a playoff career low 10 points in Game 1), LeBron came back to will the Cavs to close victories in Games 3 and 4 in Cleveland, evening the series at 2. The series shifted back to Detroit for a Game 5 that proved to be one of the most memorable postseason games in recent NBA history. In a match that went into double overtime, the Cavaliers stunned the Pistons on their home court, thanks to LeBron James' playoff career-high 48 point performance. James scored the Cavaliers' final 25 points of the game, including all 18 points in overtime making it two straight two-point wins at the Palace in Game 5.

This time around the heavily favored Cavaliers took advantage of their home court in 2007 and exploded in Game 6 to close out the Pistons once and for all, and to clinch the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. Rookie Daniel Gibson scored his career high 31 points including five three-pointers to lift the Cavs in the second half behind a roaring home crowd.

NBA Finals edit

Main article: 2007 NBA Finals

Game 1 edit

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2007 Finals as newcomers. Game 1 was the first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history, and the first for each of its players (other than reserve point guard Eric Snow). However, the San Antonio Spurs had been to the Finals in three of the past eight seasons, winning a championship each time. With solid performances by Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginóbili, the Spurs won the series opener in convincing fashion, limiting LeBron James to 14 points on 4–16 shooting.

June 7
9:00 p.m. ET
Cleveland Cavaliers 76, San Antonio Spurs 85
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 20–20, 14–24, 27–21
Pts: Gibson 16
Rebs: James 7
Asts: James, Gibson 4 each
TOs: LeBron James 6		Pts: Parker 27
Rebs: Duncan 13
Asts: Tony Parker 7
Blocks: Tim Duncan 5
AT&T Center, San Antonio
Attendance: 18,797
Referees: Ken Mauer, Mike Callahan, Steve Javie

Game 2 edit

The Spurs took a stranglehold on momentum in Game 2. The Spurs big three overwhelmed the Cavs and the Spurs led by as many as 29 points in the third quarter. They absolutely dominated game during first 3 quarters and played show-time basketball. A furious 25–6 rally by Cleveland in the final quarter wasn't enough as the Spurs took a 2–0 lead in the series.

June 10
9:00 p.m. ET
Cleveland Cavaliers 92, San Antonio Spurs 103
Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 16–30, 29–31, 30–14
Pts: LeBron James 25
Rebs: Anderson Varejão 10
Asts: LeBron James 6
TOs: LeBron James 6		Pts: Tony Parker 30
Rebs: Duncan, Horry 9 each
Asts: Tim Duncan 8
Blocks: Robert Horry 5
AT&T Center, San Antonio
Attendance: 18,797
Referees: Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Joe Derosa

Game 3 edit

Rookie Daniel Gibson started Game 3 in place of the injured Larry Hughes but scored a series-low 2 points on 1–10 shooting. As a team the Cavs shot only .367 but out-rebounded the Spurs 48–41. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a 2006–07 season high 18 rebounds. On the game's final play, LeBron James missed a potential game-tying 29 foot 3-pointer (which he contested as a foul on Bruce Bowen).

Game 3 was the lowest-scoring Finals game since 1955, with Tim Duncan of the Spurs having his lowest scoring game in his NBA Finals career, with 14 points.

June 12
9:00 p.m. ET
San Antonio Spurs 75, Cleveland Cavaliers 72
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 24–20, 15–12, 20–22
Pts: Tony Parker 17
Rebs: Duncan, Bowen 9 each
Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5
Stls: Michael Finley 4		Pts: LeBron James 25
Rebs: Ilgauskas 18
Asts: LeBron James 7
TOs: LeBron James 5
San Antonio leads series 3-0

Game 4 edit

San Antonio started out strong through the first three quarters, leading by as many as 11. Cleveland would stage a rally near the end of the third quarter and the first five minutes of the fourth, scoring 14 consecutive points to take its first second-half lead of the series. However, the Spurs would stage a 12–3 rally of their own to retake the lead and win the series in a 4–0 sweep.

June 14
9:00 p.m. ET
San Antonio Spurs 83, Cleveland Cavaliers 82
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 20–14, 21–18, 22–27
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 27
Rebs: Tim Duncan 15
Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5
TOs: Tim Duncan 6		Pts: LeBron James 24
Rebs: Ilgauskas 13
Asts: LeBron James 10
TOs: LeBron James 6
San Antonio wins series 4–0

Player statistics edit

Legend
  GPGames 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 edit

PlayerGPGSMINFG%FT%3FG%STLBLKASTREBPTS
LeBron James787840.947.6%69.8%31.9%1.60.716.06.727.3
Larry Hughes706837.140.0%67.6%33.3%1.27.373.73.814.9
Zydrunas Ilgauskas787827.345.5%80.7%0.0%.621.261.67.711.9
Drew Gooden808028.047.3%71.4%16.7%.88.351.18.511.1
Sasha Pavlović672822.945.3%79.4%40.5%.82.251.62.49.0
Donyell Marshall81016.842.4%66.3%35.1%.48.53.64.07.0
Anderson Varejão81621.947.6%61.6%0.0%.94.64.96.76.8
Damon Jones60019.638.6%68.2%38.5%.27.031.61.16.6
Daniel Gibson601616.542.4%71.8%41.9%.38.131.21.54.6
Eric Snow824523.541.7%63.7%0.0%.67.204.02.34.2
Shannon Brown2358.837.8%71.4%28.0%.30.13.4.93.2
Ira Newble1518.643.2%60.6%53.3%.40.00.12.03.1
David Wesley35510.129.3%79.4%23.7%.34.111.11.02.1
Scot Pollard2404.542.3%50.0%0.0%.17.04.11.31.0
Dwayne Jones404.50.0%50.0%0.0%.00.00.01.5.8

Playoffs edit

PlayerGPGSMINFG%FT%3FG%STLBLKASTREBPTS
LeBron James202044.741.6%75.5%28.0%1.70.508.08.125.1
Zydrunas Ilgauskas202032.549.2%83.8%0.0%.45.80.99.712.6
Drew Gooden202030.349.3%76.9%0.0%.50.451.08.011.4
Larry Hughes181835.534.7%74.6%35.2%1.39.442.43.911.3
Sasha Pavlović202030.838.1%52.8%34.5%.95.251.62.69.2
Daniel Gibson20220.143.1%88.4%40.9%.60.201.11.68.3
Anderson Varejão20022.451.1%56.3%0.0%1.05.55.66.06.0
Donyell Marshall19010.733.3%63.6%31.1%.16.21.32.23.5
Damon Jones11012.630.8%1.000%31.8%.00.001.0.82.4
Eric Snow19012.831.6%57.1%0.0%.58.111.51.51.7
Ira Newble601.70.0%0.0%0.0%.00.00.2.20.0
Scot Pollard301.00.0%0.0%0.0%.00.00.00.00.0
Shannon Brown101.00.0%0.0%0.0%.00.00.00.00.0

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Records edit

  • On November 25, Zydrunas Ilgauskas tied a franchise record for offensive rebounds in a half (10) and in a game (12) in the Cavs' 108–95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
  • On December 6, Zydrunas Ilgauskas became the all-time offensive rebound leader in Cavs history in a 95–91 win over the Toronto Raptors.
  • In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, LeBron James set or tied franchise playoff records for: points in a game (48), points in overtime (9), field goals made and attempted in a game (18, 33) and field goals made in overtime (4).
  • In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, Daniel Gibson set or tied franchise playoff records for: points in a quarter (19), points in a half (25), rookie points in a game (31) and three-pointers in a half (5).
  • With his 19th playoff win, coach Mike Brown set the franchise record for playoff victories.

Milestones edit

  • On December 23, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 7,000 career points (21 years, 359 days).
  • In the 2006–07 season, the Cavaliers swept all four California teams for the first time in team history (Golden State, Sacramento, LA Lakers, LA Clippers)
  • On March 14, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 8,000 career points (22 years, 74 days).
  • On April 6, LeBron James became the 2nd fastest player to record 8,000 points, 2,000 rebounds and 2,000 assists in a career. LeBron did it in 311 games while it took Oscar Robertson 269 games and Michael Jordan 339.
  • On April 14, the Cavaliers played the 3,000th game in franchise history

All-Star edit

  • LeBron James led all players in votes received and was voted in as a starter for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game. His 2,516,049 votes were the second most in NBA history. He became the first player in team history to lead the league in votes.
  • LeBron James led the Eastern Conference All-Stars with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the 132–153 loss.
  • Damon Jones participated in the Three Point Contest and finished in 5th place.
  • LeBron James participated in the Skills Challenge and finished in 3rd place.

Transactions edit

Trades edit

The Cavaliers did not make a trade during the 2006–07 NBA season.

Free agents edit

The Cavaliers did not sign any free agents during the 2006–07 NBA season.

Development League edit

  • On March 2, Shannon Brown was assigned to the NBDL's Albuquerque Thunderbirds.
  • On March 3, Shannon Brown was recalled from the Thunderbirds.
  • On March 23, Dwayne Jones was assigned to the Thunderbirds.
  • On March 27, Dwayne Jones was recalled from the Thunderbirds.

References edit

  1. ^ "Teams Defense". NBA.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Conditional 2nd round pick traded to Philadelphia for Lee Nailon and a 2006 2nd round pick http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2006/02/23/nailon_76ers_trade060223.html
  3. ^ ESPN.com Recap: Nets VS. Celtics, April 20, 2005
  4. ^ ESPN.com Recap: Cavaliers VS. Raptors, April 20, 2005

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