2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 September 2015 Cleveland Cavaliers 2006 50 32 Central 2 4 Mike Brown Danny Ferry Dan Gilbert Quicken Loans Arena Conference Semifinals(lost to Pistons 3–4) CLE FSN Ohio WUAB WTAM The 2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 36th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 50–32 record, and a second-place finish in the Central Division, returning to the playoffs for the first time since 1998. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards in six games in the first round and reached the semi-finals of the Eastern Conference, where they lost in seven games to the Detroit Pistons. LeBron James was the team's leading scorer and was named to the All-NBA first team. He was also selected to play in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game where he won his first All-Star MVP. For this season, they added new dark blue road alternate uniforms added side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in use until 2010. Offseason Free agents + AdditionsPlayer DateFormer team Larry Hughes August 4 Washington Wizards Donyell Marshall August 4 Toronto Raptors Damon Jones September 8 Miami Heat Zydrunas Ilgauskas September 13 Cleveland Cavaliers Alan Henderson September 17 Dallas Mavericks Zendon Hamilton September 30 Milwaukee Bucks Mike Wilks September 30 San Antonio Spurs+ SubtractionsPlayer DateNew team Scott Williams April 15 Retired Robert Traylor June 15 Gestibérica Vigo Lucious Harris June 16 Free agent Jeff McInnis August 11 New Jersey Nets Desagana Diop August 19 Dallas Mavericks Dajuan Wagner Free agent Jérôme Moïso Lottomatica Roma Trades June 28, 2005 To Cleveland Cavaliers 2006 2nd round draft pick To Milwaukee Bucks Jiří Welsch June 29, 2005 To Cleveland Cavaliers Rights to Martynas Andriuskevicius To Orlando Magic 2006 2nd round draft pick and cash Draft picks 2005 NBA draft Cleveland did not have a draft pick in the 2005 NBA Draft due to trades from previous seasons. 1st round pick (#13) traded to Phoenix in Wesley Person deal, sent to Charlotte as part of expansion selection.Charlotte receive Cleveland's 2005 (unconditional) first-round pick (taking Jahidi White 062204) via Phoenix receives future Cleveland first-round pick (lottery protected) Wesley Person trade 100197) – The Bobcats gained Cleveland's first-round pick in the 2005 NBA Draft (without condition). When Charlotte acquired a first-round pick from Phoenix on June 22 through the expansion selection, the Cavaliers were permitted to keep the pick if it fell within certain draft positions. With their trade for Jiri Welsh, Cleveland was forced to remove all restrictions on the '05 pick, giving the selection to the Bobcats. http://www.nbadraft.net/2005draftnotes.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20080222061736/http://nbadraft.net/2005draftnotes.asp February 22, 2008 Used to draft Sean May. 2nd round pick (#44) traded to Orlando in Drew Gooden deal.Tony Battie and two future 2nd round picks traded to Orlando for Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter and the rights to Anderson Varejão http://www.nbadraft.net/2005draftnotes.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20080222061736/http://nbadraft.net/2005draftnotes.asp February 22, 2008 Used to draft Martynas Andriuskevicius who was traded back to Cleveland. Roster Cleveland Cavaliers 2005–06 15 Martynas Andriuskevicius C 7 2 240 1986-03-12 Lithuania 90 Drew Gooden basketball PF 6 10 250 1981-09-24 Kansas 1 Stephen Graham basketball SG 6 6 215 1982-06-11 Oklahoma State 44 Alan Henderson C 6 9 240 1972-12-02 Indiana 32 Larry Hughes SG 6 5 184 1979-01-23 St. Louis 11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7 3 260 1975-06-05 Lithuania 33 Luke Jackson basketball, born 1981 SF 6 7 215 1981-11-06 Oregon 23 LeBron James SF 6 8 240 1984-12-30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH) 19 Damon Jones PG 6 3 190 1976-08-25 Houston 24 Donyell Marshall PF 6 9 230 1973-05-18 Connecticut 2 Ronald Murray SG 6 3 197 1979-07-29 Shaw 14 Ira Newble SG 6 7 220 1975-01-20 Miami (OH) 3 Aleksandar Pavlović basketball SG 6 7 210 1983-11-15 Serbia 20 Eric Snow PG 6 3 205 1973-04-24 Michigan State 17 Anderson Varejão C 6 10 240 1982-09-28 Brazil Mike Brown Hank Egan Melvin Hunt Kenny Natt Michael Malone https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2006.html April 12, 2006 Regular season Season standings CLE CLE Game log Cleveland Cavaliers 2006 Total: 50–32 (home: 30–11; road: 20–21) Cleveland Cavaliers November yes 7 1 3 3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || November 2, 2005 || New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 20051102 CLE 109 87 | LeBron James (31) | Donyell Marshall (9) | Larry Hughes (6) | Gund Arena20,562 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 4, 2005 || @ San Antonio | 20051104 SAS 76 102 | LeBron James (20) | Donyell Marshall (10) | LeBron James (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || November 5, 2005 || @ Memphis | 20051105 MEM 106 113 | LeBron James (36) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) | LeBron James (6) | FedEx Forum17,368 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || November 7, 2005 || @ Toronto | 20051107 TOR 105 93 | LeBron James (27) | Donyell Marshall (11) | LeBron James (6) | Air Canada Centre18,281 | 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || November 9, 2005 || Seattle | 20051109 CLE 112 85 | LeBron James (31) | Donyell Marshall, Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Alan Henderson (9) | Larry Hughes (5) | Gund Arena19,564 | 3–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || November 11, 2005 || Memphis | 20051111 CLE 89 70 | LeBron James (16) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) | Larry Hughes, Eric Snow (5) | Gund Arena16,554 | 4–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || November 13, 2005 || @ Orlando | 20051113 ORL 108 100 1 | LeBron James (26) | Larry Hughes (9) | Larry Hughes (7) | TD Waterhouse Centre15,414 | 5–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || November 15, 2005 || Washington | 20051115 CLE 114 99 | LeBron James (37) | LeBron James (10) | Larry Hughes (8) | Gund Arena17,685 | 6–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || November 18, 2005 || Orlando | 20051118 CLE 102 84 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (22) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) | Larry Hughes (6) | Gund Arena18,591 | 7–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || November 19, 2005 || @ Philadelphia | 20051119 PHI 123 120 | Larry Hughes (37) | Drew Gooden (13) | LeBron James (10) | Wachovia Center18,908 | 8–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || November 22, 2005 || Boston | 20051122 CLE 115 93 | LeBron James (36) | Drew Gooden (15) | Eric Snow (9) | Gund Arena17,139 | 9–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 24, 2005 || @ Indiana | 20051124 IND 76 98 | LeBron James (19) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse17,243 | 9–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 || November 26, 2005 || Minnesota | 20051126 CLE 85 89 | LeBron James (38) | Drew Gooden (12) | Eric Snow (3) | Gund Arena20,562 | 9–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || November 30, 2005 || L.A. Clippers | 20051130 CLE 112 105 1 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) | LeBron James (9) | Gund Arena18,209 | 10–4 Cleveland Cavaliers December 6 2 2 4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || December 2, 2005 || @ Seattle | 20051202 SEA 108 115 | LeBron James (34) | Drew Gooden (7) | LeBron James (8) | KeyArena17,072 | 10–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || December 3, 2005 || @ L.A. Clippers | 20051203 LAC 90 102 | LeBron James (30) | Drew Gooden (12) | LeBron James (6) | STAPLES Center18,369 | 10–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || December 6, 2005 || @ Sacramento | 20051206 SAC 102 97 | LeBron James (30) | Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (7) | LeBron James, Larry Hughes (6) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 11–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || December 9, 2005 || New Jersey | 20051209 CLE 100 109 | LeBron James (32) | Donyell Marshall (10) | Eric Snow (5) | Gund Arena18,177 | 11–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || December 10, 2005 || @ Milwaukee | 20051210 MIL 106 111 | LeBron James (52) | LeBron James, Donyell Marshall (7) | LeBron James (7) | Bradley Center18,717 | 11–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || December 13, 2005 || Atlanta | 20051213 ATL 94 100 | LeBron James (39) | Drew Gooden (11) | LeBron James, Eric Snow (6) | Gund Arena17,114 | 11–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || December 15, 2005 || Denver | 20051215 CLE 94 85 | LeBron James (26) | Donyell Marshall (12) | LeBron James (9) | Gund Arena17,182 | 12–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || December 17, 2005 || Miami | 20051217 CLE 115 107 | LeBron James (41) | Donyell Marshall (13) | LeBron James (10) | Gund Arena20,562 | 13–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || December 20, 2005 || Utah | 20051220 CLE 110 85 | LeBron James (25) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (7) | Eric Snow (6) | Gund Arena19,543 | 14–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || December 22, 2005 || @ Chicago | 20051222 CHI 108 100 | LeBron James (37) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) | LeBron James (6) | United Center21,874 | 15–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || December 23, 2005 || Indiana | 20051223 CLE 94 89 | Drew Gooden (21) | Drew Gooden (12) | LeBron James (9) | Gund Arena18,757 | 16–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || December 26, 2005 || Chicago | 20051226 CLE 102 91 | LeBron James (32) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14) | LeBron James, Eric Snow (6) | Gund Arena20,562 | 17–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 || December 27, 2005 || @ New Jersey | 20051227 NJN 91 96 | LeBron James (31) | Donyell Marshall (14) | LeBron James (8) | Continental Airlines Arena20,098 | 17–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || December 31, 2005 || Detroit | 20051231 CLE 97 84 | LeBron James (30) | Drew Gooden (13) | LeBron James (7) | Gund Arena20,562 | 18–10 Cleveland Cavaliers January 3 2 5 5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || January 4, 2006 || @ Milwaukee | 20060104 MIL 91 84 | LeBron James (32) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (11) | Bradley Center15,785 | 19–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 || January 5, 2006 || Houston | 20060105 CLE 81 90 | LeBron James (32) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) | LeBron James, Eric Snow (5) | Gund Arena18,019 | 19–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || January 7, 2006 || Milwaukee | 20060107 CLE 96 88 | LeBron James (35) | Drew Gooden (17) | LeBron James (6) | Gund Arena19,840 | 20–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || January 10, 2006 || New York | 20060110 CLE 84 92 | LeBron James (36) | Drew Gooden (12) | LeBron James (7) | Gund Arena18,064 | 20–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 || January 12, 2006 || @ L.A. Lakers | 20060112 LAL 98 99 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29) | Drew Gooden (11) | LeBron James (9) | STAPLES Center18,997 | 20–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 || January 14, 2006 || @ Phoenix | 20060114 PHO 106 115 | LeBron James (46) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) | LeBron James (8) | America West Arena18,422 | 20–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 || January 15, 2006 || @ Portland | 20060115 POR 106 115 | LeBron James (29) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (7) | Rose Garden Arena19,383 | 20–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || January 18, 2006 || @ Denver | 20060118 DEN 89 90 | LeBron James (24) | Alan Henderson (12) | LeBron James (9) | Pepsi Center19,009 | 20–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 || January 20, 2006 || @ Golden State | 20060120 GSW 79 99 | Drew Gooden (16) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) | LeBron James (6) | Oakland Arena20,205 | 20–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || January 21, 2006 || @ Utah | 20060121 UTA 108 90 | LeBron James (51) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8) | LeBron James (8) | Delta Center19,340 | 21–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || January 24, 2006 || Indiana | 20060124 CLE 96 66 | LeBron James (23) | Drew Gooden (10) | LeBron James (8) | Gund Arena19,069 | 22–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || January 25, 2006 || @ Atlanta | 20060125 ATL 106 97 | LeBron James (38) | Drew Gooden (14) | Eric Snow (8) | Philips Arena16,089 | 23–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || January 27, 2006 || @ Indiana | 20060127 IND 93 89 | LeBron James (30) | LeBron James (7) | LeBron James (9) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,345 | 24–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || January 29, 2006 || Phoenix | 20060129 CLE 113 106 | LeBron James (44) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (7) | Gund Arena20,562 | 25–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || January 30, 2006 || @ Charlotte | 20060130 CHA 103 91 | LeBron James (30) | Drew Gooden (12) | Eric Snow (7) | Charlotte Bobcats Arena17,142 | 26–17 Cleveland Cavaliers February 4 4 2 4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || February 1, 2006 || New Jersey | 20060201 CLE 91 85 | LeBron James (26) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (10) | Gund Arena19,460 | 27–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || February 2, 2006 || @ Miami | 20060202 MIA 73 101 | LeBron James (29) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden (8) | LeBron James (7) | AmericanAirlines Arena20,168 | 27–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 || February 4, 2006 || Philadelphia | 20060204 CLE 95 100 | LeBron James (31) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) | LeBron James (6) | Gund Arena20,562 | 27–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || February 6, 2006 || Milwaukee | 20060206 CLE 89 86 | LeBron James (22) | LeBron James (9) | LeBron James (12) | Gund Arena19,126 | 28–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || February 8, 2006 || @ Minnesota | 20060208 MIN 97 91 | LeBron James (35) | Donyell Marshall (13) | LeBron James (8) | Target Center17,093 | 29–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 || February 10, 2006 || @ Washington | 20060210 WAS 89 101 | LeBron James (18) | LeBron James, Drew Gooden (9) | LeBron James (8) | MCI Center20,173 | 29–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 || February 11, 2006 || Golden State | 20060211 CLE 91 99 | LeBron James (33) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8) | Damon Jones (7) | Gund Arena20,562 | 29–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || February 13, 2006 || San Antonio | 20060213 CLE 101 87 | LeBron James (44) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) | Eric Snow (6) | Gund Arena19,486 | 30–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || February 15, 2006 || @ Boston | 20060215 BOS 113 109 2 | LeBron James (43) | LeBron James (12) | LeBron James (11) | TD Garden17,915 | 31–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || February 21, 2006 || Orlando | 20060221 CLE 105 92 | LeBron James (26) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13) | LeBron James (9) | Gund Arena20,562 | 32–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 || February 22, 2006 || @ Philadelphia | 20060222 PHI 107 116 | LeBron James (33) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden (9) | Eric Snow (8) | Wachovia Center20,196 | 32–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 || February 24, 2006 || Washington | 20060224 CLE 94 102 | LeBron James (25) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) | LeBron James (9) | Gund Arena20,562 | 32–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 || February 26, 2006 || @ Detroit | 20060226 DET 78 90 | LeBron James (22) | LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) | LeBron James (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 32–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || February 27, 2006 || Detroit | 20060227 CLE 72 84 | LeBron James (26) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15) | LeBron James (6) | Gund Arena19,286 | 32–25 Cleveland Cavaliers March 7 1 3 3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 || March 1, 2006 || Sacramento | 20060301 CLE 90 97 | LeBron James, Ronald Murray, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (19) | LeBron James (7) | LeBron James (12) | Gund Arena17,363 | 32–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 || March 2, 2006 || @ Chicago | 20060302 CHI 92 91 | LeBron James (33) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James, Eric Snow (8) | United Center20,726 | 33–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || March 5, 2006 || Chicago | 20060305 CLE 72 91 | LeBron James (37) | Anderson Varejão (13) | LeBron James, Eric Snow (7) | Gund Arena20,562 | 34–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || March 7, 2006 || Toronto | 20060307 CLE 106 99 | Ronald Murray (24) | LeBron James (12) | Eric Snow (11) | Gund Arena18,077 | 35–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || March 8, 2006 || @ Toronto | 20060308 TOR 98 97 | LeBron James (35) | Drew Gooden, Donyell Marshall (8) | LeBron James, Eric Snow (6) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 36–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 10, 2006 || @ Orlando | 20060310 ORL 73 102 | LeBron James (25) | Drew Gooden (12) | Eric Snow (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre17,283 | 36–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 || March 12, 2006 || @ Miami | 20060312 MIA 92 98 | LeBron James (47) | Drew Gooden (12) | LeBron James, Eric Snow (4) | AmericanAirlines Arena20,268 | 36–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 || March 14, 2006 || @ Dallas | 20060314 DAL 87 91 | LeBron James (36) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13) | LeBron James, Eric Snow (5) | American Airlines Center20,425 | 36–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || March 17, 2006 || Portland | 20060317 CLE 99 84 | LeBron James (27) | Drew Gooden (14) | LeBron James, Eric Snow (5) | Gund Arena20,562 | 37–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || March 19, 2006 || L.A. Lakers | 20060319 CLE 96 95 | LeBron James (29) | Drew Gooden (9) | LeBron James (7) | Gund Arena20,562 | 38–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || March 22, 2006 || Charlotte | 20060322 CLE 120 118 1 | LeBron James (37) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (12) | Gund Arena18,550 | 39–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || March 24, 2006 || Boston | 20060324 CLE 94 82 | LeBron James (36) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) | LeBron James (8) | Gund Arena20,562 | 40–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || March 26, 2006 || @ Houston | 20060326 HOU 104 102 1 | LeBron James (36) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden (8) | Damon Jones (6) | Toyota Center16,839 | 41–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || March 29, 2006 || Dallas | 20060329 CLE 107 94 | LeBron James (46) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) | Eric Snow (5) | Gund Arena19,401 | 42–29 Cleveland Cavaliers April 4 0 4 3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 || April 1, 2006 || Miami | 20060401 CLE 106 99 | LeBron James (47) | LeBron James (12) | LeBron James (9) | Gund Arena20,562 | 43–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || April 2, 2006 || @ Charlotte | 20060402 CHA 101 97 | LeBron James (35) | LeBron James (12) | LeBron James (8) | Charlotte Bobcats Arena18,491 | 44–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || April 4, 2006 || Philadelphia | 20060404 CLE 124 91 | LeBron James (37) | Anderson Varejão (14) | LeBron James (7) | Gund Arena18,581 | 45–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 || April 5, 2006 || @ New York | 20060405 NYK 94 96 | LeBron James (36) | Drew Gooden, Anderson Varejão (12) | LeBron James (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 45–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || April 8, 2006 || @ New Jersey | 20060408 NJN 108 102 | LeBron James (37) | Drew Gooden (9) | LeBron James (7) | Continental Airlines Arena19,048 | 46–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 || April 10, 2006 || @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 20060410 NOK 103 101 | LeBron James (32) | Anderson Varejão (8) | LeBron James (6) | Ford Center19,187 | 47–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 || April 12, 2006 || @ Detroit | 20060412 DET 73 96 | LeBron James (22) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8) | Damon Jones (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 47–31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 || April 13, 2006 || New York | 20060413 CLE 91 87 | Larry Hughes (26) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14) | Larry Hughes (6) | Gund Arena20,562 | 48–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 || April 16, 2006 || @ Washington | 20060416 WAS 92 104 | LeBron James (17) | Anderson Varejão, Drew Gooden (9) | LeBron James, Ronald Murray (4) | MCI Center18,405 | 48–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || April 17, 2006 || @ Boston | 20060417 BOS 93 88 | Larry Hughes (21) | Larry Hughes (5) | Eric Snow (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 49–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || April 19, 2006 || Atlanta | 20060419 CLE 100 99 | Ronald Murray (19) | Anderson Varejão (18) | Ronald Murray (6) | Gund Arena20,562 | 50–32 CLE 2006 Player stats Regular Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG LeBron James 79 7942.5 48.0% 33.5% 73.8% 1.56 8.4 6.6 7.0 31.4 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 78 78 29.3 50.6% 0.0% 83.4% .49 1.74 1.2 7.6 15.6 Larry Hughes 36 31 35.6 40.9% 36.8% 75.6% 1.47 .58 3.6 4.5 15.5 Flip Murray 28 25 36.7 44.8% 30.8% 70.2% 1.36 .25 2.8 2.4 13.5 Drew Gooden 79 79 27.5 51.2% 33.3% 68.2% .66 .62 .7 8.4 10.7 Donyell Marshall 81 0 25.6 39.5% 32.4% 74.8% .73 .51 .7 6.1 9.3 Damon Jones 82 7 25.5 38.7% 37.7% 64.0% .45 .01 2.1 1.6 6.7 Eric Snow 82 82 28.8 40.9% 10.0% 68.8% .93 .23 4.2 2.4 4.8 Anderson Varejão 484 15.8 52.7% 0.0% 51.3% .65 .40 .4 4.9 4.6 Sasha Pavlović 53 19 15.3 41.0% 36.5% 65.3% .36 .11 .5 1.5 4.5 Stephen Graham 13 0 9.0 42.4% 0.0% 88.9% .23 .15 .2 1.3 2.8 Luke Jackson 36 0 8.8 34.1% 33.3% 78.8% .31 .06 .7 1.1 2.7 Alan Henderson 51 3 10.4 51.6% 0.0% 67.3% .18 .24 .2 2.7 2.5 Zendon Hamilton 11 0 4.2 53.8% 0.0% 68.8% .03 .00 .0 1.0 2.3 Ira Newble 36 3 9.8 29.3% 23.1% 68.8% .14 .28 .3 1.6 1.3 Mike Wilks 37 0 6.6 28.8% 14.3% 50.0% .02 .00 .5 .7 1.1 Martynas Andriuskevicius 6 0 1.5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% .33 .00 .0 .7 0.0 Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG LeBron James 131346.5 47.6% 33.3% 73.7% 1.38 .69 5.88.130.8 Larry Hughes 9 8 37.3 31.9% 27.8% 74.2% 2.20 .11 4.0 3.0 11.1 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1313 27.2 45.4% 0.0% 75.0% .38 2.08 .8 6.3 10.4 Donyell Marshall 13 0 26.5 43.3% 39.1% 88.2% .54 .69 .6 5.6 9.5 Drew Gooden 1313 21.7 52.9% 0.0% 94.4% .23 .15 .6 7.5 8.2 Flip Murray 13 5 30.7 33.0% 20.8% 81.3% .69 .15 1.6 3.2 8.1 Anderson Varejão 13 0 18.3 62.0% 0.0% 70.3% .69 .15 .2 4.5 6.8 Eric Snow 1313 31.4 42.0% 0.0% 75.9% .85 .23 2.8 3.3 6.6 Damon Jones 13 0 13.9 30.8% 27.8% 75.0% .15 .00 .9 1.2 1.8 Ira Newble 5 0 2.2 1.000%1.000% 0.0% .20 .00 .0 .4 1.4 Alan Henderson 2 0 4.5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% .00 .00 .0 1.0 0.0 Sasha Pavlović 3 0 1.3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% .00 .00 .0 .3 0.0 Playoffs 2006 marked the first time LeBron James made the playoffs in his career, and the first time the Cavaliers had made the playoffs since 1998 with Shawn Kemp. They came off a playoff series win vs the Wizards, while the Pistons came in off a 4–1 win vs the 8th seeded Bucks. Detroit was expected to win the series, and took a commanding two games to none lead with two wins at the Palace of Auburn Hills. James and the Cavaliers would not be intimidated however, and won their two games at home to tie the series 2–2. Coming into game 5, both teams were confident, but the Pistons were expected to pull out the win easily. The game was low scoring throughout as usual in this series, with Cleveland holding a 68 to 66 lead throughout 3 quarters. With the game tied at 84 with 26 seconds left in regulation, Drew Gooden came through and hit a layup to give Cleveland the lead that they would never squander. James led the Cavs with 32 and this brought the series to Cleveland up 3–2, quite shockingly. Detroit held on to a 2-point win to win game 6, and won game 7 at home to seal the deal, but this was the coming out party for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, scaring the 2004 champs.Cleveland Cavaliers yes 2006 Cleveland Cavaliers First Round yes yes 2 1 2 1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || April 22 || Washington || W 97–86 || LeBron James (32) || LeBron James (11) || LeBron James (11) ||Gund Arena20,562 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || April 25 || Washington || L 84–89 || LeBron James (26) || Drew Gooden (16) || Eric Snow (4) ||Gund Arena20,562 || 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || April 28 || @ Washington || W 97–96 || LeBron James (41) || Ilgauskas, Gooden (8) || James, Snow (3) ||MCI Center20,173 || 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || April 30 || @ Washington || L 96–106 || LeBron James (45) || Drew Gooden (11) || LeBron James (6) ||MCI Center20,173 || 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || May 3 || Washington || W 121–120 (OT) || LeBron James (38) || Donyell Marshall (11) || LeBron James (5) ||Gund Arena20,562 || 3–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || May 5 || @ Washington || W 114–113 (OT) || LeBron James (32) || Anderson Varejão (10) || Larry Hughes (12) ||MCI Center20,173 || 4–2 Cleveland Cavaliers Conference Semifinals yes 2 1 1 3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || May 7 || @ Detroit || L 86–113 || LeBron James (22) || Anderson Varejão (8) || James, Murray (4) ||The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 || 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || May 9 || @ Detroit || L 91–97 || LeBron James (30) || LeBron James (14) || LeBron James (7) ||The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 || 0–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || May 13 || Detroit || W 86–77 || LeBron James (21) || LeBron James (10) || LeBron James (10) ||Gund Arena20,562 || 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || May 15 || Detroit || W 74–72 || LeBron James (22) || LeBron James (8) || LeBron James (9) ||Gund Arena20,562 || 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || May 17 || @ Detroit || W 86–84 || LeBron James (32) || Donyell Marshall (13) || Eric Snow (7) ||The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 || 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || May 19 || Detroit || L 82–84 || LeBron James (32) || LeBron James (11) || Eric Snow (6) ||Gund Arena20,562 || 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || May 21 || @ Detroit || L 61–79 || LeBron James (27) || LeBron James (8) || Larry Hughes (5) ||The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 || 3–4 CLE 2006 2006 NBA Playoffs Awards and records Awards LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 14 through November 20. LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from January 24 through January 30. LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 14 through March 20. LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 21 through March 27. LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 27 through April 2. He became the first player in NBA history to win the award three consecutive weeks. LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of November, the third time he has won the award. LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of March, the fourth time he has won the award. LeBron James was named to the All-NBA first team. James is the youngest first-teamer in NBA history and only the second Cavalier (Mark Price) to receive the honors. LeBron James finished in 2nd place in league MVP voting (Steve Nash). Records On November 19, vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, Larry Hughes (37) and LeBron James (36) became the first two teammates in franchise history to score 35 points or more in the same game. LeBron James set the franchise single-season record for points with 2,478. LeBron James set other franchise records for: scoring average (31.4), field goals made (875), field goals attempted (1873), free throws made (601), and free throws attempted (841). LeBron James set the franchise record for points in a single postseason with 400. In Game 6 of the Washington Wizards First Round series, the team set a franchise record for bench points with 57. LeBron James set the franchise record for points in a single postseason series with 214. Mike Brown became the first coach in franchise history to win a playoff series in his first year. For the season, LeBron James led the team in scoring for a game 72 times, a franchise record. The Cavaliers finished the season 5–0 in overtime games, a franchise record for wins and %. Milestones On November 13, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 4,000 career points (20 years, 318 days). On January 21, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 5,000 career points (21 years, 22 days). On March 29, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 6,000 career points (21 years, 89 days). On April 13, Mike Brown won his 48th game as head coach, the most by a rookie coach in franchise history. For the season, LeBron James made 19/29 field goals attempts in the last two minutes of a one-possession game. He led the league in that statistic. All-Star LeBron James came in third in Eastern Conference votes received and was voted in as a starter for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game for the 2nd time in his career. He became the first Cavalier in team history to start multiple All-Star games and the 7th to play in multiple games. LeBron James became the youngest All-Star Game MVP in NBA history with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in the East's 122–120 win. LeBron James participated in the Skills Challenge and finished in 2nd place. LeBron James led his team in points, rebounds and assists in a game 16 times, a league-high. Transactions Trades February 23, 2006 To Cleveland Cavaliers Flip Murray To Seattle SuperSonics Mike Wilks and cash considerations February 23, 2006 To Cleveland Cavaliers Lee Nailon and a 2nd round pick To Philadelphia 76ers 2nd round pick Free agents + AdditionsPlayer DateFormer team Zendon Hamilton* January 10 Cleveland Cavaliers Stephen Graham** February 24 Chicago Bulls+ SubtractionsPlayer Date New team Zendon Hamilton* January 5 Free agent Zendon Hamilton* January 30 Philadelphia 76ers Lee Nailon*** February 24 Philadelphia 76ers *Waived by team mid-season and later re-signed to two 10-day contracts. **Signed to two successive 10-day contracts and then the remainder of the season. ***Traded for and then immediately waived before playing in a game. Development League On January 22, Martynas Andriuskevicius was assigned to the NBDL's Arkansas Rimrockers. On February 1, Martynas Andriuskevicius was recalled from the Rimrockers. On March 2, Martynas Andriuskevicius was reassigned to the Rimrockers. On March 6, Martynas Andriuskevicius was recalled from the Rimrockers. On March 16, Martynas Andriuskevicius was reassigned to the Rimrockers. On April 12, Martynas Andriuskevicius was recalled from the Rimrockers. References Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers on Basketball Reference 2005–06 Season Media Guide Category:Cleveland Cavaliers seasons Cleve Cleve Cleveland