DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers
66–16 · #1 in the league · Conference Finals
Season snapshotCLE
Cleveland Cavaliers went 66–16 in the regular season, good for the #1 record in the league, and finished as conference finals.
League rank
#1
Net rating
+10.0
Home floor
Quicken Loans Arena
Roster
16 players
Record
66–16
80.5% win rate
League rank
#1
Playoff team
Net rating
+10.0
SRS +8.7
Finish
Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | F-G | 23 | 81 | 81 | 28.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Mo Williams | G | 2 | 81 | 81 | 17.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | C | 11 | 65 | 65 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
| Delonte West | G | 13 | 64 | 64 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Ben Wallace | F-C | 4 | 56 | 53 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| Anderson Varejão | F-C | 17 | 81 | 42 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 1.0 |
| Sasha Pavlović | G-F | 3 | 66 | 12 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | F | 10 | 74 | 5 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| Tarence Kinsey | G | 8 | 50 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Darnell Jackson | F | 00 | 51 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Lorenzen Wright | F-C | 55 | 17 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Daniel Gibson | G | 1 | 75 | 0 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| J.J. Hickson | F-C | 21 | 62 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Joe Smith | F | 32 | 21 | 0 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Jawad Williams | F | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Trey Johnson | G | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
112.4
ORtg
102.4
DRtg
88.7
Pace
+8.7
SRS
+8.9
MOV
56.0%
TS%
51.9%
eFG%
26.6
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Mike Brown
head_coach
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Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
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Quicken Loans Arena
20,512 average attendance
Then and now
Cleveland Cavaliers
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16 players