2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 July 2014 Cleveland Cavaliers yes yes 2015 53 29 Central 1 2 David Blatt David Griffin Dan Gilbert Quicken Loans Arena NBA Finals(lost to Warriors 2–4) CLE Fox Sports Ohio WUAB WTAM WMMS The 2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was marked by the publicity the team received by signing free agent forward LeBron James, who returns to the team for his second stint after playing for them from 2003 to 2010, and trading for forward Kevin Love in the 2015 offseason. These All-Star players, added with All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, were dubbed nationally as the "Big Three".Big Three even bigger - Fox Sports.com With these acquisitions, this formed a new superteam of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love in the East.Brett Pollakoff https://nba.nbcsports.com/2014/07/17/report-lebron-james-has-reached-out-to-kevin-love-to-express-interest-in-him-playing-for-cavaliers/ Report: LeBron James has reached out to Kevin Love to express interest in him playing for Cavaliers NBC Sports July 17, 2014 November 27, 2021Kurt Helin https://nba.nbcsports.com/2014/08/23/its-done-kevin-love-traded-to-cavaliers-andrew-wiggins-headed-to-minnesota-in-three-team-deal/ It's done: Kevin Love traded to Cavaliers, Andrew Wiggins headed to Minnesota in three-team deal NBC Sports August 23, 2014 November 27, 2021Michael Lee https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2014/10/16/lebron-jamess-latest-super-team-more-about-the-game-than-the-show/?outputType=amp LeBron James's latest super team more about the game than the show The Washington Post October 16, 2014 November 27, 2021Chris Fedor https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2014/08/a_phone_call_from_lebron_james.html A phone call from LeBron James helped bring Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland.com August 26, 2014 November 27, 2021Kevin Spain https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/cavaliers/2014/08/26/kevin-love-cavliers-news-conference-lebron-james/14626643/ Kevin Love says call from LeBron helped make decision USA TODAY August 26, 2014 November 27, 2021 Prior to the acquisition, the Cavaliers also held the first overall pick for the second straight year and used it to select Andrew Wiggins, who was later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a three-team deal for Kevin Love. A sub-.500 team the previous four seasons, the Cavaliers won the Central division with a 53–29 record. After a slow 19–20 start, including a stretch of 2–10 in 12 games, a number of trades turned the season around, and they finished 34–9 the rest of the way. Despite losing key players to injuries, their run continued deep in the NBA Playoffs, starting with a sweep of the Boston Celtics in four games in the first round, then defeating the Chicago Bulls in six games in the Semi-finals, before sweeping the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks in four games in the conference finals, making it to the NBA Finals, their second appearance since 2007. However, the Cavaliers' season ended with a 2–4 series loss to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, who won their fourth NBA championship, their first NBA Championship in 40 years. Offseason In July 2014, LeBron James signed with the Cavaliers and Kevin Love was acquired through a 3-team trade in August. With these acquisitions, this formed a new superteam of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love in the East.Brett Pollakoff https://nba.nbcsports.com/2014/07/17/report-lebron-james-has-reached-out-to-kevin-love-to-express-interest-in-him-playing-for-cavaliers/ Report: LeBron James has reached out to Kevin Love to express interest in him playing for Cavaliers NBC Sports July 17, 2014 November 27, 2021Kurt Helin https://nba.nbcsports.com/2014/08/23/its-done-kevin-love-traded-to-cavaliers-andrew-wiggins-headed-to-minnesota-in-three-team-deal/ It's done: Kevin Love traded to Cavaliers, Andrew Wiggins headed to Minnesota in three-team deal NBC Sports August 23, 2014 November 27, 2021Michael Lee https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2014/10/16/lebron-jamess-latest-super-team-more-about-the-game-than-the-show/?outputType=amp LeBron James's latest super team more about the game than the show The Washington Post October 16, 2014 November 27, 2021Chris Fedor https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2014/08/a_phone_call_from_lebron_james.html A phone call from LeBron James helped bring Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland.com August 26, 2014 November 27, 2021Kevin Spain https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/cavaliers/2014/08/26/kevin-love-cavliers-news-conference-lebron-james/14626643/ Kevin Love says call from LeBron helped make decision USA TODAY August 26, 2014 November 27, 2021 Draft picks 2014 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team 1 1 Andrew Wiggins PF/SF Canada Kansas 2 33 Joe Harris SG United States Virginia Roster Cleveland Cavaliers 2014–15 #860038 #FFFFFF #FDBB30 #860038 8 Matthew Dellavedova G 6 4 200 1990-09-08 Saint Mary's 12 Joe Harris basketball G 6 6 215 1991-09-06 Virginia 33 Brendan Haywood C 7 0 263 1979-11-27 North Carolina 2 Kyrie Irving G 6 3 193 1992-03-23 Duke 23 LeBron James F 6 8 250 1984-12-30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH) 1 James Jones basketball, born 1980 F 6 8 215 1980-10-04 Miami (Florida) 0 Kevin Love F 6 10 243 1988-09-07 UCLA 31 Shawn Marion F 6 7 228 1978-05-07 UNLV 18 Mike Miller basketball, born 1980 F 6 8 218 1980-02-19 Florida 20 Timofey Mozgov C 7 1 250 1986-07-16 Russia 3 Kendrick Perkins C 6 10 270 1984-11-10 Clifton J. Ozen (TX) 4 Iman Shumpert G 6 5 220 1990-06-26 Georgia Tech 5 J. R. Smith G 6 6 220 1985-09-09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) 13 Tristan Thompson FC 6 9 238 1991-03-13 Texas 17 Anderson Varejão C 6 11 273 1982-09-28 Brazil David Blatt Jim Boylan Bret Brielmaier Larry Drew Phil Handy (player development) Tyronn Lue (associate HC) James Posey Vitaly Potapenko (player development) https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2015.html April 20, 2015 Roster notes Center Anderson Varejão played 26 games (his last game being on December 23, 2014) but missed the majority of the season and the playoffs due to tearing his left Achilles tendon. He underwent successful surgery at the Cleveland Clinic on December 26, 2014.https://www.deseret.com/2014/12/24/20474933/cavaliers-varejao-out-for-season-with-torn-tendon Cavaliers' Varejao out for season with torn tendon Deseret News December 24, 2014 November 27, 2021Sean Highkin https://nba.nbcsports.com/2014/12/26/anderson-varejao-undergoes-surgery-for-torn-achilles-out-for-the-season/ Anderson Varejao undergoes surgery for torn Achilles, out for the season NBC Sports December 26, 2014 November 27, 2021 Preseason Cleveland Cavaliers yes 2015 #860038 #FFFFFF Total: 5–2 (home: 4–1; road: 1–1) Cleveland Cavaliers Pre-season yes no #FDBB30 #860038 4 1 1 1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | October 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 20141005 MTACLE 107 80 | Kyrie Irving (16) | Anderson Varejão (15) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 11 | @ Miami | 20141011 CLEMIA 122 119 1 | Kevin Love (25) | Tristan Thompson (9) | LeBron James (8) | HSBC Arena15,411 | 2–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | October 14 | Milwaukee | 20141014 MILCLE 106 100 | Kevin Love (25) | Shawn Marion (7) | Matthew Dellavedova (9) | Quicken Loans Arena19,102 | 3–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | October 15 | Indiana | 20141015 INDCLE 98 93 | LeBron James (26) | Tristan Thompson (9) | Matthew Dellavedova (4) | Cintas Center10,250 | 4–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 17 | Dallas | 20141017 DALCLE 102 108 | Kyrie Irving (23) | Tristan Thompson (11) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 4–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | October 20 | Chicago | 20141020 CHICLE 107 98 | Kyrie Irving (28) | Kevin Love (13) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Schottenstein Center19,049 | 5–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 22 | @ Memphis | 20141022 CLEMEM 92 96 | Kyrie Irving (16) | Kevin Love (8) | Dellavedova, Price (4) | FedExForum12,073 | 5–2 cle yes 2015 Regular season Standings CLE CLE Game log Cleveland Cavaliers 2015 Total: 53–29 (home: 31–10; road: 22–19) Cleveland Cavaliers October yes 0 1 1 0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 30 8:00 pm | New York | 20141030 NYKCLE 90 95 | Kyrie Irving (22) | Kevin Love (14) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 31 8:00 pm | @ Chicago | 20141031 CLECHI 114 108 1 | LeBron James (36) | Kevin Love (16) | LeBron James (4) | United Center22,879 | 1–1 Cleveland Cavaliers November 5 3 2 3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 4 10:00 pm | @ Portland | 20141104 CLEPOR 82 101 | Kevin Love (22) | Kevin Love (10) | LeBron James (10) | Moda Center 19,441 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 5 9:00 pm | @ Utah | 20141105 CLEUTA 100 102 | Kyrie Irving (34) | Kevin Love (8) | LeBron James (4) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 1–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 7 10:30 pm | @ Denver | 20141107 CLEDEN 110 101 | LeBron James (22) | Anderson Varejão (9) | LeBron James (11) | Pepsi Center 19,263 | 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 10 7:00 pm | New Orleans | 20141110 NOPCLE 118 111 | LeBron James (32) | LeBron James (11) | James & Irving (9) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 3–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 14 7:30 pm | @ Boston | 20141114 CLEBOS 122 121 | LeBron James (41) | Kevin Love (15) | LeBron James (7) | TD Garden 18,624 | 4–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 15 7:30 pm | Atlanta | 20141115 ATLCLE 127 94 | LeBron James (32) | Anderson Varejão (10) | Dion Waiters (8) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 5–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 17 7:00 pm | Denver | 20141117 DENCLE 97 106 | LeBron James (22) | Kevin Love (11) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 5–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 19 7:00 pm | San Antonio | 20141119 SASCLE 90 92 | Anderson Varejão (23) | Love & Varejão (11) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 5–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | November 21 8:00 pm | @ Washington | 20141121 CLEWAS 78 91 | James & Irving (22) | Anderson Varejão (9) | LeBron James (4) | Verizon Center 20,356 | 5–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 22 7:30 pm | Toronto | 20141122 TORCLE 93 110 | Kevin Love (23) | Anderson Varejão (12) | LeBron James (10) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 5–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 24 7:00 pm | Orlando | 20141124 ORLCLE 106 74 | LeBron James (29) | Tristan Thompson (11) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 6–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 26 7:00 pm | Washington | 20141126 WASCLE 113 87 | LeBron James (29) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 7–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 29 7:30 pm | Indiana | 20141129 INDCLE 109 97 | Kevin Love (28) | Tristan Thompson (11) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 8–7 Cleveland Cavaliers December 6 3 4 4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | December 2 7:00 pm | Milwaukee | 20141202 MILCLE 111 108 | Kyrie Irving (28) | Kevin Love (11) | LeBron James (10) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 9–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 4 8:00 pm | @ New York | 20141204 CLENYK 90 87 | Kyrie Irving (37) | Kevin Love (11) | LeBron James (12) | Madison Square Garden 19,812 | 10–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 5 7:30 pm | @ Toronto | 20141205 CLETOR 105 91 | LeBron James (24) | Tristan Thompson (14) | LeBron James (13) | Air Canada Centre 20,077 | 11–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 8 7:30 pm | @ Brooklyn | 20141208 CLEBKN 110 88 | Dion Waiters (26) | Love & Varejão (14) | LeBron James (7) | Barclays Center 17,732 | 12–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 9 7:00 pm | Toronto | 20141209 TORCLE 105 101 | LeBron James (35) | Kevin Love (9) | Kyrie Irving (10) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 13–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 |December 11 8:00 pm |@ Oklahoma City | 20141211 CLEOKC 94 103 | Kevin Love (26) | Kevin Love (7) | Kevin Love (8) | Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 | 13–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" |22 |December 12 8:00 pm | @ New Orleans | 20141212 CLENOP 114 119 | LeBron James (41) | Tristan Thompson (10) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Smoothie King Center 18,069 | 13–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" |23 |December 15 7:00 pm | Charlotte | 20141215 CHACLE 97 88 | LeBron James (27) | Kevin Love (18) | LeBron James (13) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 14–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" |24 |December 17 7:00 pm | Atlanta | 20141217 ATLCLE 98 127 | James & Waiters (21) | Kevin Love (10) | Love & Irving (6) |Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 14–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" |25 |December 19 7:30 pm | Brooklyn | 20141219 BKNCLE 95 91 | LeBron James (22) | Kevin Love (14) | LeBron James (9) |Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 15–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" |26 |December 21 4:30 pm | Memphis | 20141221 MEMCLE 105 91 | LeBron James (25) | Kevin Love (8) | James & Irving (11) |Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 16–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" |27 |December 23 7:00 pm | Minnesota | 20141223 MINCLE 125 104 | Kyrie Irving (29) | Kevin Love (10) | Love, Irving & Waiters (4) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 17–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" |28 |December 25 5:00 pm | @ Miami | 20141225 CLEMIA 91 101 | LeBron James (30) | Tristan Thompson (9) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena 19,817 | 17–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" |29 |December 26 7:00 pm | @ Orlando | 20141226 CLEORL 98 89 | LeBron James (29) | Tristan Thompson (13) | LeBron James (8) | Amway Center 18,846 |18–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" |30 |December 28 4:30 pm | Detroit | 20141228 DECLE 80 103 | Kevin Love (20) | Tristan Thompson (11) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 18–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" |31 |December 30 7:30 pm | @ Atlanta | 20141230 CLEATL 101 109 | Kyrie Irving (35) | Tristan Thompson (13) | Kyrie Irving (9) | Philips Arena19,215 | 18–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" |32 |December 31 7:00 pm | Milwaukee | 20141231 CLEMIL 80 96 | Kyrie Irving (25) | Tristan Thompson (13) | Matthew Dellavedova (4) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 18–14 Cleveland Cavaliers January no 6 2 5 4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 2 7:00 pm | @ Charlotte | 20150102 CLECHA 91 87 | Kevin Love (27) | Tristan Thompson (14) | Miller & Dellavedova (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,307 | 19–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 4 1:00 pm | Dallas | 20150104 DALCLE 90 109 | Kevin Love (30) | Tristan Thompson (11) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 19–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 5 7:00 pm | @ Philadelphia | 20150105 CLEPHI 92 95 | Kevin Love (28) | Kevin Love (19) | Matthew Dellavedova (8) | Wells Fargo Center17,771 | 19–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 7 7:00 pm | Houston | 20150107 HOUCLE 93 105 | Kyrie Irving (38) | Kevin Love (16) | Matthew Dellavedova (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 19–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 | January 9 10:30 pm | @ Golden State | 20150109 CLEGSW 94 112 | J. R. Smith (27) | Kevin Love (14) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 19–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | January 11 9:00 pm | @ Sacramento | 20150111 CLESAC 84 103 | Kevin Love (25) | Timofey Mozgov (12) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Sleep Train Arena16,143 | 19–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 13 9:00 pm | @ Phoenix | 20150113 CLEPHX 100 107 | LeBron James (33) | Shawn Marion (11) | Kyrie Irving (6) | US Airways Center16,819 | 19–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 15 10:30 pm | @ L.A. Lakers | 20150115 CLELAL 109 102 | LeBron James (36) | Tristan Thompson (11) | LeBron James (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 20–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 16 10:30 pm | @ L.A. Clippers | 20150116 CLELAC 126 121 | Kyrie Irving (37) | Tristan Thompson (12) | LeBron James (7) | Staples Center19,380 | 21–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 19 7:30 pm | Chicago | 20150119 CHICLE 108 94 | LeBron James (26) | Timofey Mozgov (15) | Kyrie Irving (12) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 22–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 21 7:00 pm | Utah | 20150121 UTACLE 106 92 | LeBron James (26) | Kevin Love (13) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 23–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 23 7:30 pm | Charlotte | 20150123 CHACLE 129 90 | LeBron James (25) | Timofey Mozgov (10) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 24–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 25 3:30 pm | Oklahoma City | 20150125 OKCCLE 108 98 | LeBron James (34) | Kevin Love (13) | Kyrie Irving (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 25–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | January 27 7:30 pm | @ Detroit | 20150127 CLEDET 103 95 | Kyrie Irving (38) | Tristan Thompson (12) | LeBron James (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills18,178 | 26–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | January 28 7:00 pm | Portland | 20150128 PORCLE 99 94 | Kyrie Irving (55) | Kevin Love (12) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 27–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | January 30 7:30 pm | Sacramento | 20150130 SACCLE 101 90 | Kevin Love (23) | Kevin Love (10) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 28–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | January 31 8:00 pm | @ Minnesota | 20150131 CLEMIN 106 90 | LeBron James (36) | Kevin Love (17) | LeBron James (5) | Target Center 19,356 | 29–20 Cleveland Cavaliers February no 5 0 3 3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 2 7:00 pm | Philadelphia | 20150202 PHICLE 97 84 | Kyrie Irving (24) | Kevin Love (15) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 30–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 5 8:00 pm | L.A. Clippers | 20150205 LACCLE 105 94 | Kevin Love (24) | Tristan Thompson (10) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 31–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 6 7:00 pm | @ Indiana | 20150206 CLEIND 99 103 | Kyrie Irving (29) | Timofey Mozgov (9) | James & Irving (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 31–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 8 3:30 pm | L.A. Lakers | 20150208 LALCLE 120 105 | Kevin Love (32) | Kevin Love (10) | Kyrie Irving (10) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 32–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 11 8:00 pm | Miami | 20150211 MIACLE 113 93 | Timofey Mozgov (20) | LeBron James (10) | James & Smith (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 33–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 | February 12 8:00 pm | @ Chicago | 20150212 CLECHI 98 113 | LeBron James (31) | Timofey Mozgov (11) | Kyrie Irving (7) | United Center21,920 | 33–22 |- style="text-align:center;" | colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;" | All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 20 8:00 pm | @ Washington | 20150220 CLEWAS 127 89 | LeBron James (28) | Tristan Thompson (9) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Verizon Center21,920 | 34–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 22 1:00 pm | @ New York | 20150222 CLENYK 101 83 | James & Irving (18) | Kevin Love (16) | James & Shumpert (7) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 35–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | February 24 7:30 pm | @ Detroit | 20150224 CLEDET 102 93 | Kevin Love (24) | Kevin Love (9) | LeBron James (11) | The Palace of Auburn Hills19,087 | 36–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | February 26 8:00 pm | Golden State | 20150226 GSWCLE 110 99 | LeBron James (42) | LeBron James (11) | James & Smith (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 37–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | February 27 7:00 pm | @ Indiana | 20150227 CLEIND 86 93 | J. R. Smith (21) | Love, Dellavedova & Shumpert (10) | Matthew Dellavedova (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 37–23 |- Cleveland Cavaliers March 5 0 6 4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 1 3:30 pm | @ Houston | 20150301 CLEHOU 103 105 1 | LeBron James (37) | Tristan Thompson (19) | James, Smith & Dellavedova (4) | Toyota Center18,345 | 37–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | March 3 7:00 pm | Boston | 20150303 BOSCLE 110 79 | LeBron James (27) | Kevin Love (8) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 38–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 4 7:30 pm | @ Toronto | 20150304 CLETOR 120 112 | LeBron James (29) | Kevin Love (10) | LeBron James (14) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 39–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 | March 6 7:30 pm | @ Atlanta | 20150306 CLEATL 97 106 | Kyrie Irving (20) | Kevin Love (8) | LeBron James (8) | Philips Arena19,244 | 39–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 7 7:30 pm | Phoenix | 20150307 PHXCLE 89 79 | Timofey Mozgov (19) | Tristan Thompson (12) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 40–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 10 8:30 pm | @ Dallas | 20150310 CLEDAL 127 94 | LeBron James (27) | Kevin Love (14) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Center20,501 | 41–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 12 9:30 pm | @ San Antonio | 20150312 CLESAS 128 125 1 | Kyrie Irving (57) | Tristan Thompson (7) | LeBron James (9) | AT&T Center18,581 | 42–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 | March 15 6:00 pm | @ Orlando | 20150315 CLEORL 123 108 | Kyrie Irving (33) | LeBron James (8) | LeBron James (13) | Amway Center17,786 | 43–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 | March 16 8:00 pm | @ Miami | 20150316 CLEMIA 92 106 | LeBron James (26) | Tristan Thompson (8) | Kyrie Irving (6) | American Airlines Arena19,626 | 43–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 | March 18 7:00 pm | Brooklyn | 20150318 BKNCLE 117 92 | Mozgov & Smith (17) | Kevin Love (11) | Kyrie Irving (10) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 44–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | March 20 7:30 pm | Indiana | 20150320 INDCLE 95 92 | LeBron James (29) | Kevin Love (13) | James & Dellavedova (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 45–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | March 22 3:00 pm | @ Milwaukee | 20150322 CLEMIL 108 90 | LeBron James (28) | LeBron James (10) | Kyrie Irving (7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center16,687 | 46–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | March 25 8:00 pm | @ Memphis | 20150325 CLEMEM 111 89 | Kyrie Irving (24) | Tristan Thompson (11) | J. R. Smith (6) | FedExForum18,119 | 47–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 | March 27 7:30 pm | @ Brooklyn | 20150327 CLEBKN 98 106 | Kyrie Irving (26) | Tristan Thompson (9) | LeBron James (9) | Barclays Center17,732 | 47–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 | March 29 4:30 pm | Philadelphia | 20150329 PHICLE 87 86 | LeBron James (20) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 48–27 |- Cleveland Cavaliers April 4 1 1 1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 2 8:00 pm | Miami | 20150402 MIACLE 114 88 | James & Irving (23) | Tristan Thompson (15) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 49–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 5 3:30 pm | Chicago | 20150405 CHICLE 99 94 | Kyrie Irving (27) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (12) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 50–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 | April 8 8:00 pm | @ Milwaukee | 20150408 CLEMIL 104 99 | Kyrie Irving (27) | Kevin Love (11) | Kyrie Irving (9) | BMO Harris Bradley Center14,629 | 51–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 79 | April 10 7:30 pm | Boston | 20150410 BOSCLE 90 99 | Kevin Love (19) | Tristan Thompson (12) | Matthew Dellavedova (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 51–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 | April 12 3:00 pm | @ Boston | 20150412 CLEBOS 78 117 | Iman Shumpert (15) | Iman Shumpert (10) | Matthew Dellavedova (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 51–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 | April 13 7:00 pm | Detroit | 20150413 DETCLE 109 97 | J. R. Smith (28) | Timofey Mozgov (13) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 52–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 | April 15 8:00 pm | Washington | 20150415 WASCLE 113 108 1 | Kevin Love (19) | Shawn Marion (9) | Matthew Dellavedova (12) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 53–29 cle 2015 Detailed records Eastern Conference Opponent Home Away Total Points scored Points against Atlantic Division Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Toronto Raptors Central Division Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers – – – – – Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks Southeast Division Atlanta Hawks 1–1 0–2 1–3 423 436 Charlotte Hornets Miami Heat Orlando Magic Washington Wizards Western Conference Opponent Home Away Total Points scored Points against Northwest Division Denver Nuggets Minnesota Timberwolves Oklahoma City Thunder Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz Pacific Division Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Sacramento Kings Southwest Division Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets Memphis Grizzlies New Orleans Pelicans San Antonio Spurs Playoffs Cleveland Cavaliers yes 2015 Total: 14–6 (home: 7–3; road: 7–3) Cleveland Cavaliers First Round yes yes no 2 0 2 0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | April 19 3:00 pm | Boston | 20150419 BOSCLE 113 100 | Kyrie Irving (30) | Kevin Love (12) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | April 21 7:00 pm | Boston | 20150421 BOSCLE 99 91 | LeBron James (30) | Tristan Thompson (11) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 2–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | April 23 7:00 pm | @ Boston | 20150423 CLEBOS 103 95 | LeBron James (31) | LeBron James (11) | Kyrie Irving (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 3–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | April 26 1:00 pm | @ Boston | 20150426 CLEBOS 101 93 | LeBron James (27) | Mozgov & Irving (11) | LeBron James (8) | TD Garden18,624 | 4–0 Cleveland Cavaliers Conference Semifinals yes yes 2 1 2 1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | May 4 7:00 pm | Chicago | 20150504 CHICLE 92 99 | Kyrie Irving (30) | LeBron James (15) | Kyrie Irving (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | May 6 7:00 pm | Chicago | 20150506 CHICLE 106 91 | LeBron James (33) | Tristan Thompson (12) | Matthew Dellavedova (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | May 8 8:00 pm | @ Chicago | 20150508 CLECHI 96 99 | LeBron James (27) | Tristan Thompson (13) | LeBron James (14) | United Center22,246 | 1–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | May 10 3:30 pm | @ Chicago | 20150510 CLECHI 86 84 | LeBron James (25) | LeBron James (14) | LeBron James (8) | United Center22,256 | 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | May 12 7:00 pm | Chicago | 20150512 CHICLE 106 101 | LeBron James (38) | LeBron James (12) | LeBron James (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 3–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | May 14 8:00 pm | @ Chicago | 20150514 CLECHI 94 73 | Matthew Dellavedova (19) | Tristan Thompson (17) | LeBron James (11) | United Center22,695 | 4–2 Cleveland Cavaliers Eastern Conference Finals no 2 0 2 0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | May 20 8:30 pm | @ Atlanta | 20150520 CLEATL 97 89 | LeBron James (31) | Timofey Mozgov (11) | Irving & James (6) | Philips Arena18,489 | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | May 22 8:30 pm | @ Atlanta | 20150522 CLEATL 94 82 | LeBron James (30) | Tristan Thompson (16) | LeBron James (11) | Philips Arena18,670 | 2–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | May 24 8:30 pm | Atlanta | 20150524 ATLCLE 114 111 1 | LeBron James (37) | LeBron James (18) | LeBron James (13) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 3–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | May 26 8:30 pm | Atlanta | 20150526 ATLCLE 118 88 | LeBron James (23) | Tristan Thompson (11) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 4–0 Cleveland Cavaliers #000000 NBA Finals no 1 2 1 2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | June 4 | @ Golden State | 20150604 CLEGSW 100 108 1 | LeBron James (44) | Tristan Thompson (15) | Kyrie Irving (6)LeBron James (6) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | June 7 | @ Golden State | 20150607 CLEGSW 95 93 1 | LeBron James (39) | LeBron James (16) | LeBron James (11) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | June 9 | Golden State | 20150609 GSWCLE 96 91 | LeBron James (40) | Tristan Thompson (13) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | June 11 | Golden State | 20150609 GSWCLE 82 103 | Timofey Mozgov (28) | Tristan Thompson (13) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 | June 14 | @ Golden State | 20150614 CLEGSW 91 104 | LeBron James (40) | LeBron James (14) | LeBron James (11) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | June 16 | Golden State | 20150616 GSWCLE 97 105 || LeBron James (32) | LeBron James (18) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 2–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" cle yes 2015 Player statistics Summer League PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Anthony Bennett Anthony Bennett (basketball) 4 4 29.8 .426 .250 .600 7.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 13.3 Will Cherry 5 2 25.2 .251 .235 .714 4.0 3.0 0.2 0.0 12.8 Jack Cooley 5 4 16.0 .615 .000 .500 4.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 7.4 Matthew Dellavedova 3 3 32.0 .435 .273 .800 4.7 4.7 1.0 0.0 11.7 Shane Edwards Shane Edwards (basketball) 5 0 14.8 .647 .000 .824 3.6 0.4 0.6 1.2 7.2 Carrick Felix 5 1 14.2 .471 .444 .667 3.0 0.6 0.8 0.2 4.4 Jayson Granger 4 0 9.3 .364 .200 .000 1.3 1.0 0.2 0.0 2.3 Steven Gray Steven Gray (basketball, born 1989) 4 0 13.3 .375 .313 .600 1.3 1.5 0.2 0.0 6.5 Joe Harris Joe Harris (basketball) 4 4 24.8 .391 .400 .818 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.2 7.8 Scotty Hopson 1 1 14.0 .500 .500 1.000 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 Sergey Karasev 1 1 34.0 .444 .500 .500 4.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 11.0 Alex Kirk 5 1 15.4 .524 .000 .667 3.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 5.2 Dwight Powell 3 1 11.3 .500 .000 1.000 3.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 5.0 Andrew Wiggins 4 4 30.0 .405 .154 .703 3.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 15.5 Totals — — 200 .469 .272 .725 35.8 12.0 5.8 3.6 84.6 Preseason PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Lou Amundson 5 0 6.7 .300 .000 .000 2.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.2 Matthew Dellavedova 6 3 27.2 .433 .294 .000 3.0 4.33 0 67 0.0 5.17 Shane Edwards Shane Edwards (basketball) 5 0 6.5 .200 .000 1.000 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.0 Joe Harris Joe Harris (basketball) 5 0 17.5 .364 .381 1.000 2.2 2.0 0.4 0.0 7.4 Brendan Haywood 3 1 10.2 .400 .000 1.000 2.33 0.33 0.33 1.00 3.67 Kyrie Irving 3 2 27.3 .538 .455 1.000 2.0 5.0 1.5 1.5 19.5 LeBron James 5 4 22.6 .486 .462 .750 3.25 4.75 0.5 0.25 14.25 James Jones James Jones (basketball, born 1980) 3 0 9.5 .500 .600 1.000 0.33 0.33 0.0 0.0 4.00 Alex Kirk 4 0 15.4 .412 .000 1.000 3.0 0.25 0.0 1.0 5.5 Kevin Love 5 4 21.8 .571 .588 .772 6.5 2.25 0.25 0.0 15.75 Shawn Marion 5 1 20.1 .333 .000 .750 4.75 0.75 0.75 0.5 5.00 Mike Miller Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980) 6 0 14.2 .263 .188 1.000 1.8 1.4 0.2 0.2 3.4 A. J. Price 5 0 13.5 .517 .421 .750 1.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 8.2 Tristan Thompson 5 2 25.1 .588 .000 .789 10.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 13.75 Anderson Varejao 5 3 20.9 .542 .000 .700 7.25 1.25 1.5 0.25 8.25 Dion Waiters 6 5 27.1 .426 .385 .800 2.8 2.6 0.2 0.6 15.2 Regular season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGLeBron James 69 69 36.1 .488 .354 .710 6.0 7.4 1.6 0.7 25.3Kyrie Irving 75 75 36.4 .468 .415 .863 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.3 21.7Kevin Love 75 75 33.8 .434 .367 .804 9.7 2.2 0.7 0.5 16.4J. R. Smith 46 45 31.8 .425 .390 .818 3.5 2.5 1.4 0.4 12.7Timofey Mozgov 46 45 25.0 .590 .000 .787 6.9 0.8 0.4 1.2 10.6Dion Waiters 33 3 23.8 .404 .256 .783 1.7 2.2 1.3 0.3 10.5Anderson Varejao 26 26 24.5 .555 .000 .733 6.5 1.3 1.1 0.6 9.8Tristan Thompson 82 15 26.8 .547 .000 .641 8.0 0.5 0.4 0.7 8.5Iman Shumpert 38 1 24.2 .410 .338 .667 3.8 1.5 1.3 0.3 7.2Matthew Dellavedova 67 13 20.6 .362 .407 .763 1.9 3.0 0.4 0 4.8Shawn Marion 57 24 19.3 .446 .261 .765 3.5 0.9 0.5 0.5 4.8James Jones James Jones (basketball, born 1980) 57 2 11.7 .368 .360 .848 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 4.4Joe Harris Joe Harris (basketball) 51 1 9.7 .400 .369 .600 0.8 0.5 0.1 0 2.7Kendrick Perkins 17 0 9.8 .488 .000 .500 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 2.6Mike Miller Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980) 52 15 13.5 .325 .327 .750 1.8 0.9 0.3 0.1 2.1A.J. Price 11 0 7.9 .265 .000 .667 1.4 1.2 0.3 0 2.0Will Cherry 8 0 8.6 .263 .222 .500 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.1 1.9Brendan Haywood 22 1 5.4 .467 .000 .538 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.6Lou Amundson 12 0 6.6 .333 .000 .600 1.7 0.4 0.1 0 0.9Alex Kirk 5 0 2.8 .250 .000 1.000 0.2 0.2 0 0 0.8 Records On March 12, Kyrie Irving set a Cavaliers franchise record with 57 points in an overtime victory against the San Antonio Spurs. It was also the first time in Gregg Popovich's coaching career that an opposing player has scored 50 points against his team. On May 24, LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to put up 37+ points, 18+ rebounds, and 13+ assists in a playoff game. He achieved the feat in an overtime win against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. On May 26, LeBron James and James Jones became the first players to reach five consecutive NBA Finals since several Boston Celtics accomplished the feat in 1966. James and Jones are the first to do so with two teams (also with the Miami Heat). References External links Sports 2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers preseason at ESPN 2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers regular season at ESPN Category:Cleveland Cavaliers seasons Cleveland Category:Eastern Conference (NBA) championship seasons Category:2014 in sports in Ohio Category:2015 in sports in Ohio Category:2014 in Cleveland Category:2015 in Cleveland