2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season
2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Division champions
Arena	Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record	61–21 (.744)
Place	Division: 1st (Central); Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals ; (eliminated 2-4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Ohio · WUAB
Radio	WTAM
< 2008–09	2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers bested the season with a 61-21 record, earning them first place. The season saw LeBron James win his second MVP award.

After defeating the Derrick Rose-led Chicago Bulls in the first round, the Cavs couldn't go any further as they lost to the Boston Celtics in six games. Following the season, head coach Mike Brown was fired and LeBron James signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat, but would return to the Cavaliers in 2014.

Key dates

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 for 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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club Team
1	30	Christian Eyenga	G/F	DR Congo	CB Prat
2	46	Danny Green	G/F	United States	North Carolina

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	1	Gibson, Daniel	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1986-02-27	Texas
G	14	Green, Danny	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1987-06-22	North Carolina
F/C	21	Hickson, J. J.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	1988-09-04	NC State
C	11	Ilgauskas, Žydrūnas	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1975-06-05	Lithuania
F	23	James, LeBron (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1984-12-30	St. Vincent – St. Mary High School
F	4	Jamison, Antawn	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1976-06-12	North Carolina
F	15	Moon, Jamario	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1980-06-13	Meridian CC
C	33	O'Neal, Shaquille	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	1972-03-06	LSU
G/F	18	Parker, Anthony	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1975-06-19	Bradley
F	44	Powe, Leon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1984-01-22	California
G	3	Telfair, Sebastian	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1985-06-09	Abraham Lincoln High School
C	17	Varejão, Anderson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1982-09-28	Brazil
G	13	West, Delonte	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1983-07-26	Saint Joseph's
F	31	Williams, Jawad	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1983-02-19	North Carolina
G	2	Williams, Mo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1982-12-19	Alabama

Head coach

Mike Brown (San Diego)

Assistant coach(es)

Hank Egan (Navy)
Melvin Hunt (Baylor)
Chris Jent (Ohio State)
Michael Malone (Loyola (MD))

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Shaquille O'Neal	Žydrūnas Ilgauskas	Anderson Varejão
PF	Antawn Jamison	J.J. Hickson	Leon Powe
SF	LeBron James	Jamario Moon	Jawad Williams
SG	Anthony Parker	Delonte West	Danny Green
PG	Mo Williams	Daniel Gibson	Sebastian Telfair

Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log

October: 4–4 (home: 3–2; road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 6	Charlotte Bobcats	87 – 92	Quicken Loans Arena 20,403	1-0 recap
2	October 10	@Charlotte Bobcats	102 – 96	North Charleston Coliseum 11,489	2-0 recap
3	October 12	Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece)	94 – 111	Quicken Loans Arena 19,791	3-0 recap
4	October 14	Washington Wizards	109 – 104	Quicken Loans Arena 19,672	3-1 recap
5	October 16	@San Antonio Spurs	98 – 105	AT&T Center 17,186	3-2 recap
6	October 17	@Dallas Mavericks	82 – 93	American Airlines Center 18,525	3-3 recap
7	October 20	Dallas Mavericks	66 – 96	Petersen Events Center 10,011	4-3 recap
8	October 21	Boston Celtics	96 – 82	Value City Arena 18,021	4-4 recap

2009–10 pre-season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
z-Cleveland Cavaliers	61	21	.744	–	35–6	26–15	12–4
x-Milwaukee Bucks	46	36	.561	15	28–13	18–23	10–6
x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	20	24–17	17–24	10–6
Indiana Pacers	32	50	.390	29	23–18	9–32	6–10
Detroit Pistons	27	55	.329	34	17–24	10–31	2–14

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	2
3	x-Atlanta Hawks	53	29	.646	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	50	32	.610	11
5	x-Miami Heat	47	35	.573	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	46	36	.561	15
7	x-Charlotte Bobcats	44	38	.537	17
8	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	20

9	Toronto Raptors	40	42	.488	21
10	Indiana Pacers	32	50	.390	29
11	New York Knicks	29	53	.354	32
12	Detroit Pistons	27	55	.329	34
13	Philadelphia 76ers	27	55	.329	34
14	Washington Wizards	26	56	.317	35
15	New Jersey Nets	12	70	.146	49

Game log

Total: 61–21 (Home: 35–6; Road: 26–15)

2009–10 game log

October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 27	Boston Celtics	L 89–95	LeBron James (38)	Shaquille O'Neal (10)	LeBron James (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	0–1
2	October 28	@ Toronto Raptors	L 91–101	LeBron James (23)	LeBron James (11)	LeBron James (12)	Air Canada Centre 20,152	0–2
3	October 30	@ Minnesota Timberwolves	W 104–87	LeBron James (24)	Anderson Varejão (11)	LeBron James, Mo Williams (6)	Target Center 19,356	1–2
4	October 31	Charlotte Bobcats	W 90–79	Mo Williams (24)	Anderson Varejão (8)	LeBron James (9)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	2–2

November: 10–3 (home: 5–1; road: 5–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	November 3	Washington Wizards	W 102–90	LeBron James (27)	Anderson Varejao (10)	LeBron James, Mo Williams (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	3-2
6	November 5	Chicago Bulls	L 85–86	LeBron James (25)	Anderson Varejao (13)	LeBron James, Mo Williams (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	3-3
7	November 6	@ New York Knicks	W 100–91	LeBron James (33)	Anderson Varejao (14)	LeBron James (9)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	4-3
8	November 11	@ Orlando Magic	W 102–93	LeBron James (36)	LeBron James (8)	Mo Williams (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	5-3
9	November 12	@ Miami Heat	W 111–104	LeBron James (34)	Jamario Moon (6)	LeBron James (7)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	6-3
10	November 14	Utah Jazz	W 107–103	LeBron James, Mo Williams (21)	LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (6)	LeBron James (9)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	7-3
11	November 17	Golden State Warriors	W 114–108	LeBron James (31)	J.J. Hickson (9)	LeBron James (12)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	8-3
12	November 18	@ Washington Wizards	L 91–108	LeBron James (34)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)	LeBron James (8)	Verizon Center 20,173	8-4
13	November 20	@ Indiana Pacers	W 105–95	LeBron James (40)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)	LeBron James (7)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	9-4
14	November 21	Philadelphia 76ers	W 97–91	LeBron James (32)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8)	LeBron James (9)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	10-4
15	November 25	@ Detroit Pistons	W 98–88	LeBron James (34)	LeBron James, Anderson Varejão (8)	Mo Williams (8)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	11-4
16	November 27	@ Charlotte Bobcats	L 87–94	LeBron James (25)	Anderson Varejão (11)	Mo Williams (6)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,168	11-5
17	November 28	Dallas Mavericks	W 111–95	LeBron James, Mo Williams (25)	Jamario Moon, Anderson Varejão (9)	LeBron James (12)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	12-5

December: 14–3 (home: 7–0; road: 7–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
18	December 2	Phoenix Suns	W 107–90	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14)	Shaquille O'Neal (9)	LeBron James (10)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	13-5
19	December 4	Chicago Bulls	W 101–87	LeBron James (23)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Shaquille O'Neal (7)	LeBron James (11)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	14-5
20	December 6	@ Milwaukee Bucks	W 101–86	Delonte West (21)	Anderson Varejão (12)	LeBron James (10)	Bradley Center 16,625	15-5
21	December 8	@ Memphis Grizzlies	L 109–111 (OT)	LeBron James (43)	LeBron James (13)	Mo Williams (8)	FedEx Forum 16,325	15-6
22	December 9	@ Houston Rockets	L 85–95	LeBron James (27)	Shaquille O'Neal, J. J. Hickson (10)	LeBron James (7)	Toyota Center 18,200	15-7
23	December 11	Portland Trail Blazers	W 104–99	LeBron James (33)	Shaquille O'Neal (11)	Mo Williams (10)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	16-7
24	December 13	@ Oklahoma City Thunder	W 102–89	LeBron James (44)	Anderson Varejão (10)	LeBron James (6)	Ford Center 18,203	17-7
25	December 15	New Jersey Nets	W 99–89	LeBron James (23)	Mo Williams, Jamario Moon (8)	LeBron James (7)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	18-7
26	December 16	@ Philadelphia 76ers	W 108–101	LeBron James (36)	Shaquille O'Neal (9)	LeBron James (7)	Wachovia Center 19,517	19-7
27	December 18	Milwaukee Bucks	W 85–82	LeBron James (26)	LeBron James (10)	LeBron James (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	20-7
28	December 20	@ Dallas Mavericks	L 95–102	LeBron James (25)	Anderson Varejão, Shaquille O'Neal (8)	LeBron James (6)	American Airlines Center 20,346	20-8
29	December 21	@ Phoenix Suns	W 109–91	LeBron James (29)	Mo Williams, LeBron James, J.J. Hickson (6)	Delonte West (6)	US Airways Center 18,221	21-8
30	December 23	@ Sacramento Kings	W 117–104 (OT)	LeBron James (34)	LeBron James (16)	LeBron James (10)	ARCO Arena 16,407	22-8
31	December 25	@ L.A. Lakers	W 102–87	Mo Williams (28)	Anderson Varejão, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)	LeBron James (9)	Staples Center 18,997	23-8
32	December 27	Houston Rockets	W 108–83	LeBron James (29)	Shaquille O'Neal (11)	LeBron James (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	24-8
33	December 29, 2009	@ Atlanta	W 95–84	Mo Williams (20)	LeBron James, Anderson Varejão, Shaquille O'Neal (8)	LeBron James (10)	Philips Arena 20,150	25–8
34	December 30, 2009	Atlanta	W 106–101	LeBron James (48)	LeBron James (10)	Mo Williams (10)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	26–8

January: 12–3 (home: 6–1; road: 6–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
35	January 2	@New Jersey Nets	W 94–86	LeBron James (28)	Anderson Varejão (12)	LeBron James (7)	Izod Center 17,569	27-8
36	January 3	Charlotte Bobcats	L 88–91	LeBron James (29)	LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal (7)	LeBron James, Mo Williams (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	27-9
37	January 6	Washington Wizards	W 121–98	LeBron James (23)	Anderson Varejão, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8)	LeBron James (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	28-9
38	January 8	@ Denver Nuggets	L 97–99	LeBron James (35)	Anderson Varejão (15)	LeBron James (7)	Pepsi Center 19,996	28-10
39	January 10	@ Portland Trail Blazers	W 106–94	LeBron James (41)	Shaquille O'Neal (11)	LeBron James (8)	Rose Garden Arena 20,614	29-10
40	January 11	@ Golden State Warriors	W 117–114	LeBron James (37)	Anderson Varejão, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)	LeBron James (11)	Oracle Arena 19,596	30-10
41	January 14	@ Utah Jazz	L 96–97	LeBron James (36)	LeBron James, Anderson Varejão (9)	LeBron James (6)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	30-11
42	January 16	@ L.A. Clippers	W 102–101	LeBron James (32)	Anderson Varejão (9)	Mo Williams (6)	Staples Center 19,277	31-11
43	January 19	Toronto Raptors	W 108–100	LeBron James (28)	LeBron James (9)	LeBron James (11)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	32-11
44	January 21	L.A. Lakers	W 93–87	LeBron James (37)	J.J. Hickson (14)	LeBron James (9)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	33-11
45	January 23	Oklahoma City Thunder	W 100–99	LeBron James (37)	LeBron James, J.J. Hickson (9)	LeBron James (12)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	34-11
46	January 25	@Miami Heat	W 92–91	LeBron James (32)	Anderson Varejão (10)	LeBron James (4)	AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600	35-11
47	January 27	Minnesota Timberwolves	W 109–95	J.J. Hickson (23)	Anderson Varejão (10)	LeBron James (11)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	36-11
48	January 29	@Indiana Pacers	W 92–91	LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal (22)	LeBron James, Anderson Varejão (9)	LeBron James (13)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	37-11
49	January 31	L.A. Clippers	W 114–89	LeBron James (32)	Shaquille O'Neal (12)	LeBron James (11)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	38-11

February: 8–3 (home: 6–1; road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
50	February 2	Memphis Grizzlies	W 105–89	LeBron James (22)	Shaquille O'Neal (13)	LeBron James (15)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	39-11
51	February 4	Miami Heat	W 102–86	LeBron James (36)	Shaquille O'Neal (8)	LeBron James (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	40-11
52	February 6	New York Knicks	W 113–106	LeBron James (47)	LeBron James (8)	LeBron James (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	41-11
53	February 9	New Jersey Nets	W 104–97	LeBron James (32)	Anderson Varejao (9)	LeBron James (11)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	42-11
54	February 11	Orlando Magic	W 115–106	LeBron James (32)	LeBron James (8)	LeBron James (13)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	43-11
All-Star Break
55	February 18	Denver Nuggets	L 116–118	LeBron James (43)	LeBron James (13)	LeBron James (15)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	43-12
56	February 19	@Charlotte Bobcats	L 93–110	LeBron James (22)	J.J. Hickson, Shaquille O'Neal, Antawn Jamison (7)	LeBron James (9)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,568	43-13
57	February 21	@Orlando Magic	L 95–101	LeBron James (33)	LeBron James (9)	LeBron James (6)	Amway Arena 17,461	43-14
58	February 23	New Orleans Hornets	W 105–95	LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal (20)	LeBron James (13)	Shaquille O'Neal, Anderson Varejão (7)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	44-14
59	February 25	@Boston Celtics	W 108–88	LeBron James (36)	Anderson Varejão (10)	LeBron James (9)	TD Garden 18,624	45-14
60	February 26	@Toronto Raptors	W 126–118 (OT)	LeBron James (36)	Antawn Jamison (11)	LeBron James (9)	Air Canada Centre 20,107	46-14

March: 13–2 (home: 8–0; road: 5–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
61	March 1	New York Knicks	W 124–93	LeBron James (22)	Antawn Jamison (12)	Mo Williams (10)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	47-14
62	March 3	@New Jersey Nets	W 111–92	LeBron James (26)	J. J. Hickson (13)	LeBron James (14)	Izod Center 17,502	48-14
63	March 5	Detroit Pistons	W 99–92	LeBron James (40)	LeBron James (13)	Delonte West (7)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	49-14
64	March 6	@Milwaukee Bucks	L 85–92	Antawn Jamison (30)	Antawn Jamison (11)	Delonte West (6)	Bradley Center 18,717	49-15
65	March 8	San Antonio Spurs	W 97–95	Antawn Jamison, Mo Williams (17)	Anderson Varejão (9)	Mo Williams (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	50-15
66	March 12	@Philadelphia 76ers	W 100–95	LeBron James (23)	Anderson Varejão (12)	LeBron James (10)	Wachovia Center 20,433	51-15
67	March 14	Boston Celtics	W 104–93	LeBron James (30)	Antawn Jamison (12)	LeBron James (7)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	52-15
68	March 16	@Detroit Pistons	W 113–101	LeBron James (29)	LeBron James (12)	LeBron James (12)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	53-15
69	March 17	Indiana Pacers	W 99–94	LeBron James (32)	LeBron James, Antawn Jamison (9)	LeBron James (9)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	54-15
70	March 19	@Chicago Bulls	W 92–85	LeBron James (29)	LeBron James (11)	LeBron James (7)	United Center 23,129	55-15
71	March 21	Detroit Pistons	W 104–79	Leon Powe (16)	Anderson Varejão (9)	Mo Williams (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	56-15
72	March 24	@New Orleans Hornets	W 105–92	LeBron James (38)	Antawn Jamison (11)	LeBron James (9)	New Orleans Arena 18,008	57-15
73	March 26	@San Antonio Spurs	L 97–102	LeBron James (27)	Antawn Jamison (9)	LeBron James (10)	AT&T Center 18,581	57-16
74	March 28	Sacramento Kings	W 97–90	LeBron James (34)	Antawn Jamison (9)	LeBron James (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	58-16
75	March 31	Milwaukee Bucks	W 101–98	LeBron James (23)	Antawn Jamison (12)	LeBron James (7)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	59-16

April: 2–5 (home: 2–2; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
76	April 2, 2010	Atlanta	W 93–88	LeBron James (27)	J. J. Hickson (16)	LeBron James (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	60–16
77	April 4	@Boston Celtics	L 113–117	LeBron James (42)	J. J. Hickson (11)	LeBron James (9)	TD Garden 18,624	60-17
78	April 6	Toronto Raptors	W 113–101	Antawn Jamison (20)	Anthony Parker (8)	LeBron James (13)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	61-17
79	April 8	@Chicago Bulls	L 108–109	Mo Williams (35)	Antawn Jamison, Anthony Parker (6)	Mo Williams (10)	United Center 21,707	61-18
80	April 9	Indiana Pacers	L 113–116	J. J. Hickson, Sebastian Telfair (21)	J. J. Hickson (10)	Delonte West (12)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	61-19
81	April 11	Orlando Magic	L 92–98	Delonte West (21)	Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (12)	Mo Williams (9)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	61-20
82	April 14, 2010	@ Atlanta	L 83–99	Jamario Moon (15)	Jamario Moon (7)	Sebastian Telfair (5)	Philips Arena 19,069	61–21

2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

First Round

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) Chicago Bulls

ABC

April 17
3:00 pm

Recap

Chicago Bulls 83, Cleveland Cavaliers 96
Scoring by quarter: 18–32, 23–24, 19–17, 23–23
Pts: Derrick Rose 28 Rebs: Hinrich, Noah 8 each Asts: Derrick Rose 10		Pts: LeBron James 24 Rebs: Anderson Varejão 15 Asts: Mo Williams 10

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Eddie Rush, Bob Delaney, John Goble

TNT

April 19
8:00 pm

Recap

Chicago Bulls 102, Cleveland Cavaliers 112
Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 28–24, 27–25, 25–35
Pts: Joakim Noah 25 Rebs: Joakim Noah 13 Asts: Derrick Rose 8		Pts: LeBron James 40 Rebs: LeBron James 8 Asts: LeBron James 8

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson, Eric Lewis

TNT

April 22
7:00 pm

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 106, Chicago Bulls 108
Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 24–24, 23–23, 38–29
Pts: LeBron James 39 Rebs: Antawn Jamison 11 Asts: LeBron James 8		Pts: Derrick Rose 31 Rebs: Joakim Noah 15 Asts: Derrick Rose 7

United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 22,991
Referees: Monty McCutchen, Jason Phillips, Tony Brothers

ABC

April 25
3:30 pm

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 121, Chicago Bulls 98
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 38–31, 37–24, 22–22
Pts: LeBron James 37 Rebs: LeBron James 12 Asts: LeBron James 11		Pts: Noah, Rose 21 each Rebs: Joakim Noah 20 Asts: Derrick Rose 5

United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 22,991
Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford, Mike Callahan

TNT

April 27
8:00 pm

Recap

Chicago Bulls 94, Cleveland Cavaliers 96
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 22–28, 23–18, 23–23
Pts: Derrick Rose 31 Rebs: Taj Gibson 11 Asts: Derrick Rose 6		Pts: Antawn Jamison 25 Rebs: LeBron James 10 Asts: LeBron James 9
Cleveland wins series, 4–1

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy, Zach Zarba

Conference Semifinals

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (4) Boston Celtics

TNT

May 1
8:00 pm

Recap

Boston Celtics 93, Cleveland Cavaliers 101
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 28–23, 24–36, 15–22
Pts: Rajon Rondo 27 Rebs: Kendrick Perkins 11 Asts: Rajon Rondo 12		Pts: LeBron James 35 Rebs: Antawn Jamison 9 Asts: LeBron James 7

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Bill Spooner, Jason Phillips

TNT

May 3
8:00 pm

Recap

Boston Celtics 104, Cleveland Cavaliers 86
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 26–26, 31–12, 21–26
Pts: Ray Allen 22 Rebs: Kevin Garnett 10 Asts: Rajon Rondo 19		Pts: LeBron James 24 Rebs: James, Varejão 7 each Asts: Mo Williams 7

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Dan Crawford, Dick Bavetta, Ed Malloy

ESPN

May 7
7:00 pm

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 124, Boston Celtics 95
Scoring by quarter: 36–17, 29–26, 31–27, 28–25
Pts: LeBron James 38 Rebs: Antawn Jamison 12 Asts: James, Williams 7 each		Pts: Kevin Garnett 19 Rebs: Rajon Rondo 5 Asts: Rajon Rondo 8

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Ken Mauer, Zach Zarba

ABC

May 9
3:30 pm

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Boston Celtics 97
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 23–23, 27–20, 15–23
Pts: LeBron James 22 Rebs: LeBron James 9 Asts: LeBron James 8		Pts: Rajon Rondo 29 Rebs: Rajon Rondo 18 Asts: Rajon Rondo 13

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Joe DeRosa, Mike Callahan, Michael Smith

TNT

May 11
8:00 pm

Recap

Boston Celtics 120, Cleveland Cavaliers 88
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 30–21, 30–19, 40–25
Pts: Ray Allen 25 Rebs: Paul Pierce 11 Asts: Rondo, Pierce 7 each		Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 21 Rebs: Anderson Varejão 8 Asts: LeBron James 7

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Joe Crawford, Marc Davis, Greg Willard

ESPN

May 13
8:00 pm

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 85, Boston Celtics 94
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 27–26, 18–25, 18–18
Pts: LeBron James 27 Rebs: LeBron James 19 Asts: LeBron James 10		Pts: Kevin Garnett 22 Rebs: Kevin Garnett 12 Asts: Rajon Rondo 12
Boston wins series, 4–2

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Monty McCutchen, Bob Delaney, Eddie F. Rush

Player statistics

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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	.8	.3	.3	.2	2.0
J. J. Hickson	81	73	20.9	.554	.000	.681	4.9	.5	.4	.5	8.5
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas	53	6	20.5	.452	.500	.728	5.3	.7	.2	.8	7.5
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	.2
Darnell Jackson¹	27	0	4.2	.320	.333	.667	.7	.1	.1	.2	.8
Antawn Jamison¹	25	23	32.4	.485	.342	.506	7.7	1.3	1.1	.5	15.8
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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Daniel Gibson	5	0	4.6	.286	.250	1.000	.6	.2	.0	.0	1.4
Danny Green	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	0
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
Jawad Williams	3	0	1.3	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	0
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.
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 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

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
January 6, 2010	Coby Karl	Waived	Golden State Warriors
March 23, 2010	Darnell Jackson	Waived	Milwaukee Bucks

Trades

June 25, 2009	To Cleveland Cavaliers---- Shaquille O'Neal	To Phoenix Suns---- Aleksandar Pavlović Ben Wallace $500,000 2010 Second-Round Draft Pick
February 17, 2010	To Cleveland Cavaliers---- Antawn Jamison	To Washington Wizards---- Zydrunas Ilgauskas Emir Preldžič 2010 First-Round Draft Pick
February 17, 2010	To Cleveland Cavaliers---- 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.^[1]

On March 23, the Cavaliers re-signed Zydrunas Ilgauskas for the remainder of the season after his contract was bought out by the Washington Wizards. The Cavaliers also waived Darnell Jackson to make room on the roster.^[2]

References

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^ Stein, Marc (February 18, 2010). "Jamison goes from Wiz to Cavs=ESPN". Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Associated Press (March 23, 2010). "Ilgauskas signs with Cavs". Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ nba.com

External links

Media related to 2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season at Wikimedia Commons

[Jamison_goes_from_Wiz_to_Cavs-1] Stein, Marc (February 18, 2010). "Jamison goes from Wiz to Cavs=ESPN". Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Ilgauskas_signs_with_Cavs-2] Associated Press (March 23, 2010). "Ilgauskas signs with Cavs". Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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