2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 yes 61 21 Central 1 1 Mike Brown Danny Ferry Dan Gilbert Quicken Loans Arena Conference Semifinals(lost to Celtics 2–4) CLE Fox Sports Ohio WUAB WTAM thumb|Commemorative logo celebrating the Cavaliers' 40th season The 2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers finished with the best record in the NBA at 61–21, earning them first place in the East. The season saw LeBron James win the MVP Award for the second straight year. This also was the last season LeBron James playing for the Cavaliers until the 2014-15 season. The Cavaliers had the fifth best team offensive rating in the NBA.https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced/?sort=OFF_RATING&dir=-1&Season=2009-10&SeasonType=Regular%20Season Offensive Rating NBA.com April 30, 2021 After defeating the Derrick Rose-led Chicago Bulls in the first round in five games, the Cavs faced the 4th-seeded Boston Celtics in the Semifinals where the Cavaliers were favored to beat them,https://www.sportsoddshistory.com/nba-playoffs-series/?y=2010&o=s 2010 NBA Playoffs Series Prices Sports Odds History May 28, 2021 but were upset in six games despite being up 2–1, marking their second straight upset loss in the playoffs after finishing with the best record in the NBA. The Celtics would advance to the NBA Finals and lose to the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games. Following the season, Danny Ferry stepped down as general manager, head coach Mike Brown was fired, James signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat, Shaquille O'Neal signed as a free agent for his final season with the Boston Celtics, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas left to play his final season with the Heat. After LeBron's departure, the Cavaliers struggled greatly without him for four seasons, and entered a state of rebuilding. The Cavaliers did not make the playoffs again until 2015, when LeBron returned to the Cavaliers, who drafted All-Star Kyrie Irving and traded for All-Star Kevin Love. Until 2025, this was the last time that the Cavaliers had won 60 or more games. This was also the last time that LeBron did not appear in the NBA Finals until 2019, and the last time his team would be eliminated before the Finals until 2021, when the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Phoenix Suns in six games in the first round, which was also the first time in James' career that he exited in the first round. Key dates thumb|LeBron James in a game against the Wizards. James was the 2009–10 MVP. June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City. The Cavs also acquire Shaquille O'Neal, in a trade with the Phoenix Suns. July 8 – The free agency period started. July 13 – The Cavs sign with Anthony Parker. July 19 – Jamario Moon signs with the Cleveland Cavaliers. August 12 – The Cavaliers sign with Leon Powe. October 6 – The Cavs open the Pre-Season, with a victory over the Charlotte Bobcats, in The Q. October 21 – The Cavs close the Pre-Season, losing to the Boston Celtics, in the Value City Arena. October 27 – The Cleveland Cavaliers open the Regular Season, and are defeated by the Boston Celtics, in Quicken Loans Arena. February 17 – The Cavs acquire Antawn Jamison and Sebastian Telfair, in a three-team trade, with the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Clippers. March 17 – The Cavaliers clinched the Central Division title for the second straight year, and the third time in franchise history. March 23 – The Cavs waive Darnell Jackson and sign with Žydrūnas Ilgauskas. April 2 – The Cavaliers clinched best record in the Eastern Conference for the second straight year, and the second time in franchise history. April 4 – The Cavaliers clinched the best record in the league, and thus home court advantage throughout the playoffs for the second straight year, and the second time in franchise history. April 14 – The Cavs close the Regular Season, with a loss against the Atlanta Hawks and a 61–21 record. April 17 – The Cleveland Cavaliers open the First Round of the Playoffs, with a 96–83 victory, over the Chicago Bulls, in The Q. April 27 – The Cavaliers close the First Round Series at 4–1, with a 96–94 victory over the Bulls, in The Q. May 1 – The Cavs open the Eastern Conference semifinals, with a 101–93 victory, over the Celtics, in the Quicken Loans Arena. May 13- The Cavaliers lose in the Eastern Conference semifinals, at 4–2 to the underdog Boston Celtics. May 24 – Head Coach Mike Brown was fired. Draft picks 2009 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team 1 30 Christian Eyenga G/F COD DR Congo CB Prat 2 46 Danny Green G/F United States North Carolina Roster Cleveland Cavaliers 2009–10 1 Daniel Gibson PG 6 2 190 1986–02–27 Texas 14 Danny Green basketball SG 6 6 210 1987–06–22 North Carolina 21 JJ Hickson PF 6 9 242 1988–09–04 North Carolina State 11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7 3 260 1975–06–05 Lithuania 23 LeBron James SF 6 8 250 1984–12–30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH) 4 Antawn Jamison PF 6 9 235 1976–06–12 North Carolina 15 Jamario Moon SF 6 8 200 1980–06–13 Meridian Community College 33 Shaquille O'Neal C 7 1 350 1972–03–06 LSU 18 Anthony Parker SG 6 6 215 1975–06–19 Bradley 44 Leon Powe SF 6 8 240 1984–01–22 California 3 Sebastian Telfair PG 6 0 175 1985–06–09 Lincoln HS (NY) 17 Anderson Varejão PF 6 11 260 1982–09–28 Brazil 13 Delonte West SG 6 3 180 1983–07–26 Saint Joseph's 31 Jawad Williams PG 6 9 218 1983–02–19 North Carolina 2 Mo Williams PG 6 1 198 1982–12–19 Alabama Mike Brown Hank Egan Melvin Hunt Chris Jent Michael Malone https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2010.html March 25, 2010 Pre-season Cleveland Cavaliers yes 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers October yes yes 3 2 1 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || October 6 || Charlotte Bobcats || 87 – 92 || || || || Quicken Loans Arena20,403 || 1-0 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || October 10 || @Charlotte Bobcats || 102 – 96 || || || || North Charleston Coliseum11,489 ||2-0 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || October 12 || Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece) || 94 – 111 || || || || Quicken Loans Arena19,791 ||3-0 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 4 || October 14 || Washington Wizards || 109 – 104 || || || || Quicken Loans Arena19,672 || 3-1 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 5 || October 16 || @San Antonio Spurs || 98 – 105 || || || || AT&T Center17,186 || 3-2 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 6 || October 17 || @Dallas Mavericks || 82 – 93 || || || || American Airlines Center18,525 || 3-3 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || October 20 || Dallas Mavericks || 66 – 96 || || || || Petersen Events Center10,011 || 4-3 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 8 || October 21 || Boston Celtics || 96 – 82 || || || ||Value City Arena18,021 || 4-4 recap |- cle yes 2010 Regular season Standings CLE CLE Game log Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 Total: 61–21 (home: 35–6; road: 26–15) Cleveland Cavaliers October yes 1 1 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 27 | Boston | 20091027 BOSCLE 89 95 | LeBron James (38) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 28 | @ Toronto | 20091028 CLETOR 91 101 | LeBron James (23) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (12) | Air Canada Centre20,152 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 30 | @ Minnesota | 20091030 CLEMIN 104 87 | LeBron James (24) | Anderson Varejão (11) | LeBron James, Mo Williams (6) | Target Center19,356 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | October 31 | Charlotte | 20091031 CHACLE 90 79 | Mo Williams (24) | Anderson Varejão (8) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 2–2 Cleveland Cavaliers November 5 1 5 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 3 | Washington | 20091103 WASCLE 102 90 | LeBron James (27) | Anderson Varejão (10) | LeBron James, Mo Williams (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 5 | Chicago | 20091105 CHICLE 85 86 | LeBron James (25) | Anderson Varejão (13) | LeBron James, Mo Williams (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 6 | @ New York | 20091106 CLENYK 100 91 | LeBron James (33) | Anderson Varejão (14) | LeBron James (9) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 11 | @ Orlando | 20091111 CLEORL 102 93 | LeBron James (36) | LeBron James (8) | Mo Williams (6) | Amway Arena17,461 | 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 12 | @ Miami | 20091112 CLEMIA 111 104 | LeBron James (34) | Jamario Moon (6) | LeBron James (7) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 14 | Utah | 20091114 UTACLE 107 103 | LeBron James, Mo Williams (21) | LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (6) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 17 | Golden State | 20091117 GSWCLE 114 108 | LeBron James (31) | J.J. Hickson (9) | LeBron James (12) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 18 | @ Washington | 20091118 CLEWAS 91 108 | LeBron James (34) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) | LeBron James (8) | Verizon Center20,173 | 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 20 | @ Indiana | 20091120 CLEIND 105 95 | LeBron James (40) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) | LeBron James (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,165 | 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 21 | Philadelphia | 20091121 PHICLE 97 91 | LeBron James (32) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 25 | @ Detroit | 20091125 CLEDET 98 88 | LeBron James (34) | LeBron James, Anderson Varejão (8) | Mo Williams (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 11–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | November 27 | @ Charlotte | 20091127 CLECHA 87 94 | LeBron James (25) | Anderson Varejão (11) | Mo Williams (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena 19,168 | 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | November 28 | Dallas | 20091128 DALCLE 111 95 | LeBron James, Mo Williams (25) | Jamario Moon, Anderson Varejão (9) | LeBron James (12) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 12–5 Cleveland Cavaliers December 7 0 7 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 2 | Phoenix | 20091202 PHXCLE 107 90 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | LeBron James (10) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 13–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 4 | Chicago | 20091204 CHICLE 101 87 | LeBron James (23) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Shaquille O'Neal (7) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 14–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 6 | @ Milwaukee | 20091206 CLEMIL 101 86 | Delonte West (21) | Anderson Varejão (12) | LeBron James (10) | Bradley Center16,625 | 15–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 8 | @ Memphis | 20091208 CLEMEM 109 111 1 | LeBron James (43) | LeBron James (13) | Mo Williams (8) | FedEx Forum16,325 | 15–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 9 | @ Houston | 20091209 CLEHOU 85 95 | LeBron James (27) | Shaquille O'Neal, J. J. Hickson (10) | LeBron James (7) | Toyota Center18,200 | 15–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 11 | Portland | 20091211 PORCLE 104 99 | LeBron James (33) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Mo Williams (10) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 16–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 13 | @ Oklahoma City | 20091213 CLEOKC 102 89 | LeBron James (44) | Anderson Varejão (10) | LeBron James (6) | Ford Center18,203 | 17–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 15 | New Jersey | 20091215 NJNCLE 99 89 | LeBron James (23) | Mo Williams, Jamario Moon (8) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 18–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 16 | @ Philadelphia | 20091216 CLEPHI 108 101 | LeBron James (36) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | LeBron James (7) | Wachovia Center19,517 | 19–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 18 | Milwaukee | 20091218 MILCLE 85 82 | LeBron James (26) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 20–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 20 | @ Dallas | 20091220 CLEDAL 95 102 | LeBron James (25) | Anderson Varejão, Shaquille O'Neal (8) | LeBron James (6) | American Airlines Center20,346 | 20–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 21 | @ Phoenix | 20091221 CLEPHX 109 91 | LeBron James (29) | Mo Williams, LeBron James, J.J. Hickson (6) | Delonte West (6) | US Airways Center18,221 | 21–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 23 | @ Sacramento | 20091223 CLESAC 117 104 1 | LeBron James (34) | LeBron James (16) | LeBron James (10) | ARCO Arena16,407 | 22–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | December 25 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20091225 CLELAL 102 87 | Mo Williams (28) | Anderson Varejão, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) | LeBron James (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 23–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | December 27 | Houston | 20091227 HOUCLE 108 83 | LeBron James (29) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | LeBron James (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 24–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | December 29 | @ Atlanta | 20091229 CLEATL 95 84 | Mo Williams (20) | LeBron James, Anderson Varejão, Shaquille O'Neal (8) | LeBron James (10) | Philips Arena20,150 | 25–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | December 30 | Atlanta | 20091229 ATLCLE 106 101 | LeBron James (48) | LeBron James (10) | Mo Williams (10) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 26–8 Cleveland Cavaliers January 6 1 6 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 2 | @ New Jersey | 20100102 CLENJN 94 86 | LeBron James (28) | Anderson Varejão (12) | LeBron James (7) | Izod Center17,569 | 27–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 3 | Charlotte | 20100103 CHACLE 88 91 | LeBron James (29) | LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal (7) | LeBron James, Mo Williams (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 27–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 6 | Washington | 20100106 WASCLE 121 98 | LeBron James (23) | Anderson Varejão, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 28–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 8 | @ Denver | 20100108 CLEDEN 97 99 | LeBron James (35) | Anderson Varejão (15) | LeBron James (7) | Pepsi Center19,996 | 28–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 10 | @ Portland | 20100110 CLEPOR 106 94 | LeBron James (41) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | LeBron James (8) | Rose Garden Arena20,614 | 29–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 11 | @ Golden State | 20100111 CLEGSW 117 114 | LeBron James (37) | Anderson Varejão, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) | LeBron James (11) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 30–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 14 | @ Utah | 20100114 CLEUTA 96 97 | LeBron James (36) | LeBron James, Anderson Varejão (9) | LeBron James (6) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 30–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 16 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20100116 CLELAC 102 101 | LeBron James (32) | Anderson Varejão (9) | Mo Williams (6) | Staples Center19,277 | 31–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 19 | Toronto | 20100119 TORCLE 108 100 | LeBron James (28) | LeBron James (9) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 32–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 21 | L.A. Lakers | 20100121 LALCLE 93 87 | LeBron James (37) | J.J. Hickson (14) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 33–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 23 | Oklahoma City | 20100123 OKCCLE 100 99 | LeBron James (37) | LeBron James, J.J. Hickson (9) | LeBron James (12) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 34–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | January 25 | @ Miami | 20100125 CLEMIA 92 91 | LeBron James (32) | Anderson Varejão (10) | LeBron James (4) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 35–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | January 27 | Minnesota | 20100127 MINCLE 109 95 | J.J. Hickson (23) | Anderson Varejão (10) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 36–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | January 29 | @ Indiana | 20100129 CLEIND 92 91 | LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal (22) | LeBron James, Anderson Varejão (9) | LeBron James (13) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,165 | 37–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | January 31 | L.A. Clippers | 20100131 LACCLE 114 89 | LeBron James (32) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 38–11 Cleveland Cavaliers February 6 1 2 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 2 | Memphis | 20100202 MEMCLE 105 89 | LeBron James (22) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | LeBron James (15) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 39–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 4 | Miami | 20100204 MIACLE 102 86 | LeBron James (36) | Shaquille O'Neal (8) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 40–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 6 | New York | 20100206 NYKCLE 113 106 | LeBron James (47) | LeBron James (8) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 41–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 9 | New Jersey | 20100209 NJNCLE 104 97 | LeBron James (32) | Anderson Varejão (9) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 42–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 11 | Orlando | 20100211 ORLCLE 115 106 | LeBron James (32) | LeBron James (8) | LeBron James (13) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 43–11 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 18 | Denver | 20100218 DENCLE 116 118 | LeBron James (43) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (15) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 43–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 19 | @ Charlotte | 20100219 CLECHA 93 110 | LeBron James (22) | J.J. Hickson, Shaquille O'Neal, Antawn Jamison (7) | LeBron James (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,568 | 43–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 21 | @ Orlando | 20100221 CLEORL 95 101 | LeBron James (33) | LeBron James (9) | LeBron James (6) | Amway Arena17,461 | 43–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 23 | New Orleans | 20100223 NOHCLE 105 95 | LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal (20) | LeBron James (13) | Shaquille O'Neal, Anderson Varejão (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 44–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | February 25 | @ Boston | 20100225 CLEBOS 108 88 | LeBron James (36) | Anderson Varejão (10) | LeBron James (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 45–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | February 26 | @ Toronto | 20100226 CLETOR 126 118 1 | LeBron James (36) | Antawn Jamison (11) | LeBron James (9) | Air Canada Centre20,107 | 46–14 Cleveland Cavaliers March 8 0 5 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 1 | New York | 20100301 NYKCLE 124 93 | LeBron James (22) | Antawn Jamison (12) | Mo Williams (10) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 47–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 3 | @ New Jersey | 20100303 CLENJN 111 92 | LeBron James (26) | J. J. Hickson (13) | LeBron James (14) | Izod Center17,502 | 48–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 5 | Detroit | 20100305 DETCLE 99 92 | LeBron James (40) | LeBron James (13) | Delonte West (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 49–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 6 | @ Milwaukee | 20100306 CLEMIL 85 92 | Antawn Jamison (30) | Antawn Jamison (11) | Delonte West (6) | Bradley Center18,717 | 49–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 8 | San Antonio | 20100308 SASCLE 97 95 | Antawn Jamison, Mo Williams (17) | Anderson Varejão (9) | Mo Williams (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 50–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 12 | @ Philadelphia | 20100312 CLEPHI 100 95 | LeBron James (23) | Anderson Varejão (12) | LeBron James (10) | Wachovia Center20,433 | 51–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 14 | Boston | 20100314 BOSCLE 104 93 | LeBron James (30) | Antawn Jamison (12) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 52–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 16 | @ Detroit | 20100316 CLEDET 113 101 | LeBron James (29) | LeBron James (12) | LeBron James (12) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 53–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 17 | Indiana | 20100317 INDCLE 99 94 | LeBron James (32) | LeBron James, Antawn Jamison (9) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 54–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 19 | @ Chicago | 20100319 CLECHI 92 85 | LeBron James (29) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (7) | United Center23,129 | 55–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 21 | Detroit | 20100321 DETCLE 104 79 | Leon Powe (16) | Anderson Varejão (9) | Mo Williams (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 56–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 24 | @ New Orleans | 20100324 CLENOH 105 92 | LeBron James (38) | Antawn Jamison (11) | LeBron James (9) | New Orleans Arena18,008 | 57–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 26 | @ San Antonio | 20100326 CLESAS 97 102 | LeBron James (27) | Antawn Jamison (9) | LeBron James (10) | AT&T Center18,581 | 57–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | March 28 | Sacramento | 20100328 SACCLE 97 90 | LeBron James (34) | Antawn Jamison (9) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 58–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 31 | Milwaukee | 20100331 MILCLE 101 98 | LeBron James (23) | Antawn Jamison (12) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 59–16 Cleveland Cavaliers April 2 2 0 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 2 | Atlanta | 20100402 ATLCLE 93 88 | LeBron James (27) | J. J. Hickson (16) | LeBron James (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 60–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 4 | @ Boston | 20100404 CLEBOS 113 117 | LeBron James (42) | J. J. Hickson (11) | LeBron James (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 60–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 6 | Toronto | 20100406 TORCLE 113 101 | Antawn Jamison (20) | Anthony Parker (8) | LeBron James (13) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 61–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 8 | @ Chicago | 20100408 CLECHI 108 109 | Mo Williams (35) | Antawn Jamison, Anthony Parker (6) | Mo Williams (10) | United Center21,707 | 61–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 9 | Indiana | 20100409 INDCLE 113 116 | J. J. Hickson, Sebastian Telfair (21) | J. J. Hickson (10) | Delonte West (12) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 61–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 11 | Orlando | 20100411 ORLCLE 92 98 | Delonte West (21) | Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (12) | Mo Williams (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 61–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 14 | @ Atlanta | 20100414 CLEATL 83 99 | Jamario Moon (15) | Jamario Moon (7) | Sebastian Telfair (5) | Philips Arena19,069 | 61–21 |- cle 2010 Playoffs Cleveland Cavaliers yes 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers First Round yes yes no 3 0 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 17 | Chicago | W 96–83 | LeBron James (24) | Anderson Varejão (15) | Mo Williams (10) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 19 | Chicago | W 112–102 | LeBron James (40) | LeBron James (8) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 22 | @ Chicago | L 106–108 | LeBron James (39) | Antawn Jamison (11) | LeBron James (8) | United Center22,991 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 25 | @ Chicago | W 121–98 | LeBron James (37) | LeBron James (12) | LeBron James (11) | United Center22,991 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 27 | Chicago | W 96–94 | Antawn Jamison (25) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 4–1 |- Cleveland Cavaliers Conference Semifinals yes no 1 2 1 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 1 | Boston | W 101–93 | LeBron James (35) | Antawn Jamison (9) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 3 | Boston | L 86–104 | LeBron James (24) | James, Varejão (7) | Mo Williams (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 7 | @ Boston | W 124–95 | LeBron James (38) | Antawn Jamison (12) | James, Williams (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 9 | @ Boston | L 87–97 | LeBron James (22) | LeBron James (9) | LeBron James (8) | TD Garden18,624 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 11 | Boston | L 88–120 | Shaquille O'Neal (21) | Anderson Varejão (8) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 13 | @ Boston | L 85–94 | LeBron James (27) | LeBron James (19) | LeBron James (10) | TD Garden18,624 | 2–4 |- CLE yes 2010 Player statistics Regular season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Daniel Gibson 56 10 19.1 .466 .477 .694 1.3 1.3 .4 .1 6.3 Danny Green 20 0 5.8 .385 .273 .667 .9 .3 .3 .2 2.0 J. J. Hickson 81 73 20.9 .554 .000 .681 4.9 .5 .4 .5 8.5 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas 64 6 20.9 .443 .478 .743 5.4 .8 .2 .8 7.4 LeBron James 76 76 39.0 .503 .333 .767 7.3 8.6 1.6 1.0 29.7 Cedric Jackson1 5 0 2.0 .000 .000 .250 .2 .4 .0 .0 .2Darnell Jackson 27 0 4.2 .320 .333 .667 .7 .1 .1 .1 .8 Antawn Jamison1 25 23 32.4 .485 .342 .506 7.7 1.3 1.1 .5 15.8 Coby Karl 3 0 1.7 . . . .7 .0 .0 .0 .0 Jamario Moon 61 2 17.2 .462 .320 .800 3.1 .5 .3 .2 4.9 Shaquille O'Neal 53 53 23.4 .566 .000 .496 6.7 1.5 .3 1.2 12.0 Anthony Parker 81 81 27.5 .434 .414 .789 2.9 1.9 0.8 .2 7.3 Leon Powe 20 2 11.8 .429 .000 .587 3.0 .0 .3 .1 4.0 Sebastian Telfair1 4 0 19.3 .457 .222 .833 1.0 3.0 .5 .0 9.8 Anderson Varejão 76 7 28.5 .572 .200 .663 7.6 1.1 .9 .9 8.6 Delonte West 60 3 25.0 .445 .325 .810 2.8 3.3 0.9 .5 8.8 Jawad Williams 54 6 13.7 .393 .323 .711 1.5 .6 .2 .1 4.1 Mo Williams 69 68 34.2 .442 .429 .894 3.0 5.3 1.0 .3 15.8 Stats with the Cavaliers 1Did not start or finish the season with the Cavs. Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Daniel Gibson 5 0 4.6 .286 .250 1.000 .6 .2 .0 .0 1.4 J. J. Hickson 11 0 7.2 .626 .000 .688 .8 .1 .0 .0 3.5 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas 6 0 9.0 .364 .000 .667 1.8 .3 .0 1.0 1.7 LeBron James 11 11 41.8 .502 .400 .733 9.3 7.6 1.7 1.8 29.1 Antawn Jamison 11 11 34.1 .467 .256 .732 7.4 1.3 .6 1.0 15.3 Jamario Moon 11 0 10.3 .583 .500 .667 1.5 .5 .4 .4 3.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11 11 22.1 .516 .000 .660 5.5 1.4 0.2 1.2 11.5 Anthony Parker 11 11 30.1 .436 .455 .733 2.4 1.3 .8 .3 8.3 Leon Powe 3 0 3.0 .250 .000 .750 .7 .0 .0 .0 1.7 Sebastian Telfair 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 0 Anderson Varejão 11 0 23.2 .417 .000 .742 6.5 .6 1.0 .8 5.7 Delonte West 11 0 24.5 .418 .158 .938 1.9 2.6 .8 .9 6.7 Mo Williams 11 11 37.4 .409 .327 .804 3.1 5.4 .6 .2 14.4 Awards, Records and Milestones Awards LeBron James – NBA Most Valuable Player (2x) LeBron James – All-NBA First Team (4x) LeBron James – NBA All-Defensive First Team (2x) Anderson Varejão – NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1x) Week/Month LeBron James – Player of the Week (6x) LeBron James – Player of the Month (4x) Mike Brown – Coach of the Month (December) All-Star LeBron James – NBA All-Star Game Selection (6x) Records December 2, 2009: Zydrunas Ilgauskas set the record for most games played as a Cavalier with 771 and moved into third place on the Cavaliers' all-time scoring list behind LeBron James and Brad Daugherty. On March 19, 2010, LeBron James set a record as the youngest player in NBA history to record 15,000 career points. At the end of the season, LeBron James was the all-time scoring leader of the Cavs, with 15,251 points. Team Records On May 11, the Cavaliers suffered their worst playoffs defeat, against the Boston Celtics, by a margin of 32 points, 88–120. On December 23, the Cavaliers set a franchise record and tied with the NBA record of fewest points allowed in an OT period, against Sacramento Kings. Milestones Daniel Gibson reached 200 career games and 5,000 minutes.* Danny Green played his first season in the NBA.* J.J. Hickson reached 100 career games and 2,000 minutes.* Zydrunas Ilgauskas reached 21,000 minutes and 4,000 field goals made.* LeBron James reached 15,000 career points, 500 career games, 22,000 minutes, 5,000 field goals made, 11,000 field goals attempted, 2,000 three-point shots attempted, 3,000 defensives rebounds, 1,000 fouls and 2,000 Playoffs points.* Cedric Jackson played his first season in the NBA.* Antawn Jamison reached 17,000 career points and 31,000 minutes. Jamario Moon reached 200 career games, 5,000 minutes and 1,000 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal reached 41,000 minutes, 11,000 field goals made, 19,000 field goals attempted, 11,000 free-throws attempted, 3,000 assists and 4,000 fouls. Anthony Parker reached 300 career games, 10,000 minutes, 1,000 three-point shots attempted, 1,000 defensives rebounds, 1,000 rebounds and 3,000 career points. Leon Powe reached 200 career games. Anderson Varejão reached 9,000 minutes, 1,000 field goals made, 2,000 field goals attempted, 1,000 free throws attempted and 1,000 fouls.* Delonte West reached 10,000 minutes, 3,000 field goals attempted and 1,000 rebounds. Mo Williams reached 14,000 minutes, 5,000 field goals attempted, 1,000 free-throws attempted, 2,000 assists, 1,000 turnovers and 6,000 points. *Spent the entire NBA Career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, until reach these Milestones. Team Milestones On December 30, the Cavs reached 3,200 regular seasons games, against the Atlanta Hawks. On February 4, the Cavs reached 1,500 regular seasons victories against the Miami Heat. On April 14, the Cavs reached 1,800 combined regular and post-seasons defeats, against the Atlanta Hawks On May 7, the Cavs reached 70 post-season wins, against the Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers reached 30 playoff series, against the Boston Celtics. Injuries, Surgeries, and Absences Leon Powe – Knee surgery (before arriving Cleveland) Jamario Moon – Abdominal (Side) Injury Mo Williams – Left Shoulder Injury Anderson Varejão – Left Hamstring Injury Shaquille O'Neal – Right Thumb Surgery LeBron James – Right Elbow Injury Transactions Free agents 52% Additions Date Player Signed Former Team July 13, 2009 Anthony Parker Free agent Toronto Raptors July 17, 2009 Jamario Moon Free agent Miami Heat August 12, 2009 Leon Powe Free agent Boston Celtics October 22, 2009 Coby Karl Free agent Joventut Badalona Subtractions Date Player Reason Left New Team August 25, 2009 Tarence Kinsey Free agent Fenerbahçe Ülker March 23, 2010 Darnell Jackson Waived Milwaukee Bucks Trades June 25, 2009 To Cleveland Cavaliers---- USA Shaquille O'Neal To Phoenix Suns---- SERAleksandar Pavlović USABen Wallace $500,000 2010 Second-Round Draft Pick February 17, 2010 To Cleveland Cavaliers---- USA Antawn Jamison To Washington Wizards---- LIT Zydrunas Ilgauskas TUR Emir Preldžič 2010 First-Round Draft Pick February 17, 2010 To Cleveland Cavaliers---- USA Sebastian Telfair To Los Angeles Clippers---- On February 17, the Cavaliers completed a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Clippers, acquiring Antawn Jamison from Washington and Sebastian Telfair from L.A. The Cavs sent Zydrunas Ilgauskas to the Wizards, plus a first round draft pick in 2010 and the rights to Emir Preldžić.Stein, Marc February 18, 2010 Jamison goes from Wiz to Cavs=ESPN https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4922833 February 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100219071130/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4922833 19 February 2010 live On March 23, the Cavaliers re-signed Ilgauskas for the remainder of the season after his contract was bought out by the Wizards. The Cavaliers also waived Darnell Jackson to make room on the roster.Associated Press March 23, 2010 Ilgauskas signs with Cavs https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=5020973 March 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100327044114/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5020973 27 March 2010 live References nba.com 2 External links Category:Cleveland Cavaliers seasons Cleveland Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers