2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachDavid Blatt
General managerDavid Griffin
Owner(s)Dan Gilbert
ArenaQuicken Loans Arena
Results
Record53–29 (.646)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(lost to Warriors 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
Radio
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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 and trading for forward Kevin Love. These All-Star players, added with All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, were dubbed nationally as the "Big Three".[1] With these acquisitions, this formed a new superteam of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love in the East.[2][3][4][5][6]

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[edit]

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.[7][8][9][10][11]

Draft picks[edit]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 1 Andrew Wiggins SG/SF  Canada Kansas
2 33 Joe Harris SG  United States Virginia

Roster[edit]

2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 8 Dellavedova, Matthew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-09-08 Saint Mary's
G 12 Harris, Joe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991-09-06 Virginia
C 33 Haywood, Brendan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 263 lb (119 kg) 1979-11-27 North Carolina
G 2 Irving, Kyrie (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1992-03-23 Duke
F 23 James, LeBron (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
F 1 Jones, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-10-04 Miami (FL)
F 0 Love, Kevin (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA
F 31 Marion, Shawn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1978-05-07 UNLV
F 18 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980-02-19 Florida
C 20 Mozgov, Timofey 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986-07-16 Russia
C 3 Perkins, Kendrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1984-11-10 Clifton J. Ozen (TX)
G 4 Shumpert, Iman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-06-26 Georgia Tech
G 5 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-09-09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas
C 17 Varejão, Anderson Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 273 lb (124 kg) 1982-09-28 Brazil
G 3 Waiters, Dion 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991-12-10 Syracuse University
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 20, 2015

Roster Notes[edit]

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.[12][13]

Preseason[edit]

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 5–2 (home: 4–1; road: 1–1)
Pre-season: 5–2 (home: 4–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 5

6:00 pm

Maccabi Tel Aviv W 107–80 Kyrie Irving (16) Anderson Varejão (15) Kyrie Irving (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
1–0
2 October 11

5:00 pm ESPNews

@ Miami W 122–119 (OT) Kevin Love (25) Tristan Thompson (9) LeBron James (8) HSBC Arena
15,411
2–0
3 October 14

7:00 pm

Milwaukee W 106–100 Kevin Love (25) Shawn Marion (7) Matthew Dellavedova (9) Quicken Loans Arena
19,102
3–0
4 October 15

7:00 pm

Indiana W 98–93 LeBron James (26) Tristan Thompson (9) Matthew Dellavedova (4) Cintas Center
10,250
4–0
5 October 17

7:30 pm

Dallas L 102–108 Kyrie Irving (23) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
4–1
6 October 20

7:00 pm

Chicago W 107–98 Kyrie Irving (28) Kevin Love (13) Kyrie Irving (7) Schottenstein Center
19,049
5-1
7 October 22

8:00 pm

@ Memphis L 92–96 Kyrie Irving (16) Kevin Love (8) A.J. Price & Matthew Dellavedova (4) FedExForum
12,073
5–2
2014–15 pre-season schedule

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y-Cleveland Cavaliers5329.64631–1022–1911–582
x-Chicago Bulls5032.6103.027–1423–188–882
x-Milwaukee Bucks4141.50012.023–1818–237–982
Indiana Pacers3844.46315.023–1815–268–882
Detroit Pistons3250.39021.018–2314–276–1082
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Atlanta Hawks *6022.73282
2y-Cleveland Cavaliers *5329.6467.082
3x-Chicago Bulls5032.61010.082
4y-Toronto Raptors *4933.59811.082
5x-Washington Wizards4636.56114.082
6x-Milwaukee Bucks4141.50019.082
7x-Boston Celtics4042.48820.082
8x-Brooklyn Nets3844.46322.082
9Indiana Pacers3844.46322.082
10Miami Heat3745.45123.082
11Charlotte Hornets3349.40227.082
12Detroit Pistons3250.39028.082
13Orlando Magic2557.30535.082
14Philadelphia 76ers1864.22042.082
15New York Knicks1765.20743.082

Game log[edit]

2014–15 game log
Total: 53–29 (home: 31–10; road: 22–19)
October: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 30

8:00 pm

New York L 90–95 Kyrie Irving (22) Kevin Love (14) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
0–1
2 October 31

8:00 pm

@ Chicago W 114–108 (OT) LeBron James (36) Kevin Love (16) LeBron James (4) United Center
22,879
1–1
November : 7–6 (home: 5–3; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 November 4

10:00 pm

@ Portland L 82–101 Kevin Love (22) Kevin Love (10) LeBron James (10) Moda Center
19,441
1–2
4 November 5

9:00 pm

@ Utah L 100–102 Kyrie Irving (34) Kevin Love (8) LeBron James (4) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
1–3
5 November 7

10:30 pm

@ Denver W 110–101 LeBron James (22) Anderson Varejão (9) LeBron James (11) Pepsi Center
19,263
2–3
6 November 10

7:00 pm

New Orleans W 118–111 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (11) James & Irving (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
3–3
7 November 14

7:30 pm

@ Boston W 122–121 LeBron James (41) Kevin Love (15) LeBron James (7) TD Garden
18,624
4–3
8 November 15

7:30 pm

Atlanta W 127–94 LeBron James (32) Anderson Varejão (10) Dion Waiters (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
5–3
9 November 17

7:00 pm

Denver L 97–106 LeBron James (22) Kevin Love (11) Kyrie Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
5–4
10 November 19

7:00 pm

San Antonio L 90–92 Anderson Varejão (23) Love & Varejão (11) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
5–5
11 November 21

8:00 pm

@ Washington L 78–91 James & Irving (22) Anderson Varejão (9) LeBron James (4) Verizon Center
20,356
5–6
12 November 22

7:30 pm

Toronto L 93–110 Kevin Love (23) Anderson Varejão (12) LeBron James (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
5–7
13 November 24

7:00 pm

Orlando W 106–74 LeBron James (29) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
6–7
14 November 26

7:00 pm

Washington W 113–87 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
7–7
15 November 29

7:30 pm

Indiana W 109–97 Kevin Love (28) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
8–7
December : 10–7 (home: 6–3; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
16 December 2

7:00 pm

Milwaukee W 111–108 Kyrie Irving (28) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
9–7
17 December 4

8:00 pm

@ New York W 90–87 Kyrie Irving (37) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (12) Madison Square Garden
19,812
10–7
18 December 5

7:30 pm

@ Toronto W 105–91 LeBron James (24) Tristan Thompson (14) LeBron James (13) Air Canada Centre
20,077
11–7
19 December 8

7:30 pm

@ Brooklyn W 110–88 Dion Waiters (26) Love & Varejão (14) LeBron James (7) Barclays Center
17,732
12–7
20 December 9

7:00 pm

Toronto W 105–101 LeBron James (35) Kevin Love (9) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
13–7
21 December 11

8:00 pm

@ Oklahoma City L 94–103 Kevin Love (26) Kevin Love (7) Kevin Love (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
13–8
22 December 12

8:00 pm

@ New Orleans L 114–119 LeBron James (41) Tristan Thompson (10) Kyrie Irving (7) Smoothie King Center
18,069
13–9
23 December 15

7:00 pm

Charlotte W 97–88 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (18) LeBron James (13) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
14–9
24 December 17

7:00 pm

Atlanta L 98–127 James & Waiters (21) Kevin Love (10) Love & Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
14–10
25 December 19

7:30 pm

Brooklyn W 95–91 LeBron James (22) Kevin Love (14) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
15–10
26 December 21

4:30 pm

Memphis W 105–91 LeBron James (25) Kevin Love (8) James & Irving (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
16–10
27 December 23

7:00 pm

Minnesota W 125–104 Kyrie Irving (29) Kevin Love (10) Love, Irving & Waiters (4) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
17–10
28 December 25

5:00 pm

@ Miami L 91–101 LeBron James (30) Tristan Thompson (9) LeBron James (8) American Airlines Arena
19,817
17–11
29 December 26

7:00 pm

@ Orlando W 98–89 LeBron James (29) Tristan Thompson (13) LeBron James (8) Amway Center
18,846
18–11
30 December 28

4:30 pm

Detroit L 80–103 Kevin Love (20) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
18–12
31 December 30

7:30 pm

@ Atlanta L 101–109 Kyrie Irving (35) Tristan Thompson (13) Kyrie Irving (9) Philips Arena
19,215
18–13
32 December 31

7:00 pm

Milwaukee L 80–96 Kyrie Irving (25) Tristan Thompson (13) Matthew Dellavedova (4) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
18–14
January: 11–6 (home: 6–2; road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
33 January 2

7:00 pm

@ Charlotte W 91–87 Kevin Love (27) Tristan Thompson (14) Miller & Dellavedova (4) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,307
19–14
34 January 4

1:00 pm

Dallas L 90–109 Kevin Love (30) Tristan Thompson (11) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
19–15
35 January 5

7:00 pm

@ Philadelphia L 92–95 Kevin Love (28) Kevin Love (19) Matthew Dellavedova (8) Wells Fargo Center
17,771
19–16
36 January 7

7:00 pm

Houston L 93–105 Kyrie Irving (38) Kevin Love (16) Matthew Dellavedova (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
19–17
37 January 9

10:30 pm

@ Golden State L 94–112 J. R. Smith (27) Kevin Love (14) Kyrie Irving (5) Oracle Arena
19,596
19–18
38 January 11

9:00 pm

@ Sacramento L 84–103 Kevin Love (25) Timofey Mozgov (12) Kyrie Irving (7) Sleep Train Arena
16,143
19–19
39 January 13

9:00 pm

@ Phoenix L 100–107 LeBron James (33) Shawn Marion (11) Kyrie Irving (6) US Airways Center
16,819
19–20
40 January 15

10:30 pm

@ L.A. Lakers W 109–102 LeBron James (36) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (5) Staples Center
18,997
20–20
41 January 16

10:30 pm

@ L.A. Clippers W 126–121 Kyrie Irving (37) Tristan Thompson (12) LeBron James (7) Staples Center
19,380
21–20
42 January 19

7:30 pm

Chicago W 108–94 LeBron James (26) Timofey Mozgov (15) Kyrie Irving (12) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
22–20
43 January 21

7:00 pm

Utah W 106–92 LeBron James (26) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
23–20
44 January 23

7:30 pm

Charlotte W 129–90 LeBron James (25) Timofey Mozgov (10) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
24–20
45 January 25

3:30 pm

Oklahoma City W 108–98 LeBron James (34) Kevin Love (13) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
25–20
46 January 27

7:30 pm

@ Detroit W 103–95 Kyrie Irving (38) Tristan Thompson (12) LeBron James (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
18,178
26–20
47 January 28

7:00 pm

Portland W 99–94 Kyrie Irving (55) Kevin Love (12) Kyrie Irving (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
27–20
48 January 30

7:30 pm

Sacramento W 101–90 Kevin Love (23) Kevin Love (10) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
28–20
49 January 31

8:00 pm

@ Minnesota W 106–90 LeBron James (36) Kevin Love (17) LeBron James (5) Target Center
19,356
29–20
February: 8–3 (home: 5–0; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
50 February 2

7:00 pm

Philadelphia W 97–84 Kyrie Irving (24) Kevin Love (15) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
30–20
51 February 5

8:00 pm

L.A. Clippers W 105–94 Kevin Love (24) Tristan Thompson (10) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
31–20
52 February 6

7:00 pm

@ Indiana L 99–103 Kyrie Irving (29) Timofey Mozgov (9) James & Irving (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165
31–21
53 February 8

3:30 pm

L.A. Lakers W 120–105 Kevin Love (32) Kevin Love (10) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
32–21
54 February 11

8:00 pm

Miami W 113–93 Timofey Mozgov (20) LeBron James (10) James & Smith (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
33–21
55 February 12

8:00 pm

@ Chicago L 98–113 LeBron James (31) Timofey Mozgov (11) Kyrie Irving (7) United Center
21,920
33–22
All-Star Break
56 February 20

8:00 pm

@ Washington W 127–89 LeBron James (28) Tristan Thompson (9) Kyrie Irving (7) Verizon Center
21,920
34–22
57 February 22

1:00 pm

@ New York W 101–83 James & Irving (18) Kevin Love (16) James & Shumpert (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812
35–22
58 February 24

7:30 pm

@ Detroit W 102–93 Kevin Love (24) Kevin Love (9) LeBron James (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills
19,087
36–22
59 February 26

8:00 pm

Golden State W 110–99 LeBron James (42) LeBron James (11) James & Smith (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
37–22
60 February 27

7:00 pm

@ Indiana L 86–93 J. R. Smith (21) Love, Dellavedova & Shumpert (10) Matthew Dellavedova (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165
37–23
March : 11–4 (home: 5–0; road: 6–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
61 March 1

3:30 pm

@ Houston L 103–105 (OT) LeBron James (37) Tristan Thompson (19) James, Smith & Dellavedova (4) Toyota Center
18,345
37–24
62 March 3

7:00 pm

Boston W 110–79 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (8) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
38–24
63 March 4

7:30 pm

@ Toronto W 120–112 LeBron James (29) Kevin Love (10) LeBron James (14) Air Canada Centre
19,800
39–24
64 March 6

7:30 pm

@ Atlanta L 97–106 Kyrie Irving (20) Kevin Love (8) LeBron James (8) Philips Arena
19,244
39–25
65 March 7

7:30 pm

Phoenix W 89–79 Timofey Mozgov (19) Tristan Thompson (12) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
40-25
66 March 10

8:30 pm

@ Dallas W 127–94 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (14) LeBron James (8) American Airlines Center
20,501
41–25
67 March 12

9:30 pm

@ San Antonio W 128–125 (OT) Kyrie Irving (57) Tristan Thompson (7) LeBron James (9) AT&T Center
18,581
42–25
68 March 15

6:00 pm

@ Orlando W 123–108 Kyrie Irving (33) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (13) Amway Center
17,786
43–25
69 March 16

8:00 pm

@ Miami L 92–106 LeBron James (26) Tristan Thompson (8) Kyrie Irving (6) American Airlines Arena
19,626
43–26
70 March 18

7:00 pm

Brooklyn W 117–92 Mozgov & Smith (17) Kevin Love (11) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
44–26
71 March 20

7:30 pm

Indiana W 95–92 LeBron James (29) Kevin Love (13) James & Dellavedova (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
45–26
72 March 22

3:00 pm

@ Milwaukee W 108–90 LeBron James (28) LeBron James (10) Kyrie Irving (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center
16,687
46–26
73 March 25

8:00 pm

@ Memphis W 111–89 Kyrie Irving (24) Tristan Thompson (11) J. R. Smith (6) FedExForum
18,119
47–26
74 March 27

7:30 pm

@ Brooklyn L 98–106 Kyrie Irving (26) Tristan Thompson (9) LeBron James (9) Barclays Center
17,732
47–27
75 March 29

4:30 pm

Philadelphia W 87–86 LeBron James (20) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
48–27
April : 5–2 (home: 4–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
76 April 2

8:00 pm

Miami W 114–88 James & Irving (23) Tristan Thompson (15) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
49–27
77 April 5

3:30 pm

Chicago W 99–94 Kyrie Irving (27) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (12) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
50–27
78 April 8

8:00 pm

@ Milwaukee W 104–99 Kyrie Irving (27) Kevin Love (11) Kyrie Irving (9) BMO Harris Bradley Center
14,629
51–27
79 April 10

7:30 pm

Boston L 90–99 Kevin Love (19) Tristan Thompson (12) Matthew Dellavedova (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
51–28
80 April 12

3:00 pm

@ Boston L 78–117 Iman Shumpert (15) Iman Shumpert (10) Matthew Dellavedova (9) TD Garden
18,624
51–29
81 April 13

7:00 pm

Detroit W 109–97 J. R. Smith (28) Timofey Mozgov (13) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
52–29
82 April 15

8:00 pm

Washington W 113–108 (OT) Kevin Love (19) Shawn Marion (9) Matthew Dellavedova (12) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
53–29
2014–15 season schedule
Detailed records

Playoffs[edit]

2015 playoff game log
Total: 14–6 (home: 7–3; road: 7–3)
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 19

3:00 pm

Boston W 113–100 Kyrie Irving (30) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
1–0
2 April 21

7:00 pm

Boston W 99–91 LeBron James (30) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
2–0
3 April 23

7:00 pm

@ Boston W 103–95 LeBron James (31) LeBron James (11) Kyrie Irving (6) TD Garden
18,624
3–0
4 April 26

1:00 pm

@ Boston W 101–93 LeBron James (27) Mozgov & Irving (11) LeBron James (8) TD Garden
18,624
4–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 4

7:00 pm

Chicago L 92–99 Kyrie Irving (30) LeBron James (15) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
0–1
2 May 6

7:00 pm

Chicago W 106–91 LeBron James (33) Tristan Thompson (12) Matthew Dellavedova (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
1–1
3 May 8

8:00 pm

@ Chicago L 96–99 LeBron James (27) Tristan Thompson (13) LeBron James (14) United Center
22,246
1–2
4 May 10

3:30 pm

@ Chicago W 86–84 LeBron James (25) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (8) United Center
22,256
2–2
5 May 12

7:00 pm

Chicago W 106–101 LeBron James (38) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
3–2
6 May 14

8:00 pm

@ Chicago W 94–73 Matthew Dellavedova (19) Tristan Thompson (17) LeBron James (11) United Center
22,695
4–2
Eastern Conference Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 20

8:30 pm

@ Atlanta W 97–89 LeBron James (31) Timofey Mozgov (11) Irving & James (6) Philips Arena
18,489
1–0
2 May 22

8:30 pm

@ Atlanta W 94–82 LeBron James (30) Tristan Thompson (16) LeBron James (11) Philips Arena
18,670
2–0
3 May 24

8:30 pm

Atlanta W 114–111 (OT) LeBron James (37) LeBron James (18) LeBron James (13) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
3–0
4 May 26

8:30 pm

Atlanta W 118–88 LeBron James (23) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
4–0
NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 June 4 @ Golden State L 100–108 (OT) LeBron James (44) Tristan Thompson (15) Kyrie Irving (6)
LeBron James (6)
Oracle Arena
19,596
0–1
2 June 7 @ Golden State W 95–93 (OT) LeBron James (39) LeBron James (16) LeBron James (11) Oracle Arena
19,596
1–1
3 June 9 Golden State W 96–91 LeBron James (40) Tristan Thompson (13) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
2–1
4 June 11 Golden State L 82–103 Timofey Mozgov (28) Tristan Thompson (13) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
2–2
5 June 14 @ Golden State L 91–104 LeBron James (40) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (11) Oracle Arena
19,596
2–3
6 June 16 Golden State L 97–105 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (18) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
2–4
2015 playoff schedule

Player statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Summer League[edit]

Cleveland Cavaliers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Anthony Bennett 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 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 4 0 13.3 .375 .313 .600 1.3 1.5 0.2 0.0 6.5
Joe Harris 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[edit]

Cleveland Cavaliers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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 5 0 6.5 .200 .000 1.000 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.0
Joe Harris 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 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 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[edit]

Cleveland Cavaliers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LeBron James 69 69 36.1 .488 .354 .710 6.0 7.4 1.6 0.7 25.3
Kyrie Irving 75 75 36.4 .468 .415 .863 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.3 21.7
Kevin Love 75 75 33.8 .434 .367 .804 9.7 2.2 0.7 0.5 16.4
J. R. Smith 46 45 31.8 .425 .390 .818 3.5 2.5 1.4 0.4 12.7
Timofey Mozgov 46 45 25.0 .590 .000 .787 6.9 0.8 0.4 1.2 10.6
Dion Waiters 33 3 23.8 .404 .256 .783 1.7 2.2 1.3 0.3 10.5
Anderson Varejao 26 26 24.5 .555 .000 .733 6.5 1.3 1.1 0.6 9.8
Tristan Thompson 82 15 26.8 .547 .000 .641 8.0 0.5 0.4 0.7 8.5
Iman Shumpert 38 1 24.2 .410 .338 .667 3.8 1.5 1.3 0.3 7.2
Matthew Dellavedova 67 13 20.6 .362 .407 .763 1.9 3.0 0.4 0 4.8
Shawn Marion 57 24 19.3 .446 .261 .765 3.5 0.9 0.5 0.5 4.8
James Jones 57 2 11.7 .368 .360 .848 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 4.4
Joe Harris 51 1 9.7 .400 .369 .600 0.8 0.5 0.1 0 2.7
Kendrick Perkins 17 0 9.8 .488 .000 .500 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 2.6
Mike Miller 52 15 13.5 .325 .327 .750 1.8 0.9 0.3 0.1 2.1
A.J. Price 11 0 7.9 .265 .000 .667 1.4 1.2 0.3 0 2.0
Will Cherry 8 0 8.6 .263 .222 .500 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.1 1.9
Brendan Haywood 22 1 5.4 .467 .000 .538 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.6
Lou Amundson 12 0 6.6 .333 .000 .600 1.7 0.4 0.1 0 0.9
Alex Kirk 5 0 2.8 .250 .000 1.000 0.2 0.2 0 0 0.8

Records[edit]

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