# 2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 38th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers were the defending Eastern Conference champions, and were coming off of an NBA Finals defeat to the San Antonio Spurs, where they were swept in four games.
In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards in the First Round in six games, advancing to the Semifinals, where they would lose in seven games to the eventual NBA champion, the Boston Celtics.

## Key dates

* On June 28, the 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City.
* On July 1, the free agency period started.
* On October 9, the Cavaliers' pre-season began with a 62–81 loss to Washington Wizards.
* On October 31, the Cavaliers' season started with a 74–92 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
* On November 2, the Cavaliers signed Sasha Pavlović to a multi-year extension.
* On November 2, the Cavaliers defeated the New York Knicks 110–106 for their first win.
* On November 27, the Cavaliers handed the Boston Celtics their second loss of the season.
* On December 5, the Cavaliers matched the offer sheet of the Charlotte Bobcats to retain Anderson Varejão and waived Demetris Nichols.
* On January 17, the Cavaliers defeated the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio for the second straight year.
* On January 23, a victory over the Washington Wizards gave the Cavaliers a season-long five-game win streak.
* On February 21, in a three-team trade, the Cavaliers acquired Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, a 2009 second-round pick from the Chicago Bulls, and a trade exception, plus Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West from the Seattle SuperSonics.
* On March 5, LeBron James scored 50 points against the New York Knicks which led to victory.
* On March 10, an 88–80 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers put the Cavaliers a season-high 10 games over 0.500.
* On May 2, the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards 105–88 to advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
* On May 18, the Cavaliers fell to the Boston Celtics 92–97 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

## Draft picks

Cleveland did not have a draft pick in the 2007 NBA Draft due to trades from previous seasons.
* 1st round pick (#22) acquired from Toronto and traded to Charlotte as part of Sasha Pavlović deal. Used to draft Jared Dudley.
* 1st round pick (#24) traded to Boston and then to Phoenix as part of Jiří Welsch deal. Used to draft Rudy Fernández.
* 2nd round pick (#54) traded to Orlando and then to Houston as part of Drew Gooden deal. Used to draft Brad Newley.

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Central Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .732 | – | 34–7 | 25–16 | 11–5 |
| x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 | 27–14 | 18–23 | 7–9 |
| Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 5–11 |
| Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 | 20–21 | 13–28 | 11–5 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33 | 19–22 | 7–34 | 6–10 |
Eastern Conferencevte :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 66 | 16 | .805 | – |
| 2 | y-Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .732 | 7 |
| 3 | y-Orlando Magic | 52 | 30 | .634 | 14 |
| 4 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23 |
| 6 | x-Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
| 7 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 26 |
| 8 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 29 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 |
| 10 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33 |
| 12 | Charlotte Bobcats | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34 |
| 13 | Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 40 |
| 14 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 43 |
| 15 | Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 51 |

### Record vs. opponents

2007-08 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Charlotte | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | – | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| New Orleans | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| New York | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Orlando | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Philadelphia | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Toronto | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log

2007–08 game log Total: 45–37 (home: 30–11; road: 20–21) :
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 31
Dallas
L 74–92
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (17)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (18)
LeBron James, Daniel Gibson (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
0–1 :
November
: 8–8 (home: 4–2; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
November 2
New York
W 110–106
LeBron James (45)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1–1
3
November 4
@ Phoenix
L 92–103
LeBron James (27)
Drew Gooden (14)
LeBron James (8)
US Airways Center 18,422
1–2
4
November 6
@ Golden State
W 108–104
LeBron James (24)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14)
LeBron James (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
2–2
5
November 7
@ Utah
L 101–103
LeBron James (32)
LeBron James (15)
LeBron James (13)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
2–3
6
November 9
@ Sacramento
W 93–91
LeBron James (26)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)
LeBron James (4)
ARCO Arena 15,293
3–3
7
November 11
@ L. A. Clippers
W 103–95
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (25)
Drew Gooden (16)
LeBron James (8)
STAPLES Center 15,541
4–3
8
November 12
@ Denver
L 100–122
LeBron James (27)
Dwayne Jones (10)
LeBron James (4)
Pepsi Center 19,155
4–4
9
November 14
Orlando
L 116–117 (OT)
LeBron James (39)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (14)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
4–5
10
November 16
Utah
W 99–94
LeBron James (40)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
LeBron James (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,862
5–5
11
November 20
Milwaukee
L 107–111
LeBron James (34)
Drew Gooden (13)
LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,115
5–6
12
November 21
@ Minnesota
W 97–86
LeBron James (45)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Dwayne Jones (10)
LeBron James, Daniel Gibson (5)
Target Center 15,224
6–6
13
November 24
Toronto
W 111–108
LeBron James (37)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)
LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,018
7–6
14
November 25
@ Indiana
W 111–106
LeBron James (30)
Drew Gooden (12)
LeBron James (10)
Conseco Fieldhouse 11,603
8–6
15
November 27
Boston
W 109–104 (OT)
LeBron James (38)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)
LeBron James (13)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
9–6
16
November 28
@ Detroit
L 74–109
LeBron James (15)
Drew Gooden (9)
LeBron James (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
9–7
17
November 30
@ Toronto
L 82–91
Daniel Gibson (24)
Drew Gooden (14)
Daniel Gibson (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
9–8 :
December
: 5–9 (home: 4–3; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 2
@ Boston
L 70–80
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Dwayne Jones, Eric Snow, Damon Jones, Devin Brown (2)
TD Garden 18,624
9–9
19
December 4
New Jersey
L 79–100
Shannon Brown (20)
Dwayne Jones (12)
Daniel Gibson, Shannon Brown (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,838
9–10
20
December 5
@ Washington
L 86–105
Daniel Gibson, Drew Gooden, Shannon Brown (13)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)
Daniel Gibson (8)
Verizon Center 17,684
9–11
21
December 8
@ Charlotte
L 93–96
Larry Hughes (22)
Drew Gooden (9)
Daniel Gibson, Shannon Brown (3)
Charlotte Bobcats Arena 17,624
9–12
22
December 11
Indiana
W 118–105
Larry Hughes (36)
Drew Gooden (11)
LeBron James, Eric Snow (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,010
10–12
23
December 14
@ New Jersey
L 97–105
LeBron James (29)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
LeBron James (8)
Izod Center 15,242
10–13
24
December 15
Philadelphia
L 86–92
LeBron James, Drew Gooden (21)
Drew Gooden (10)
LeBron James, Eric Snow (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
10–14
25
December 17
Milwaukee
W 104–99 (2OT)
LeBron James (31)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
Devin Brown (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
11–14
26
December 19
@ New York
L 90–108
LeBron James (32)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,704
11–15
27
December 20
L. A. Lakers
W 94–90
LeBron James (33)
Anderson Varejao (15)
LeBron James (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
12–15
28
December 23
Golden State
L 96–105
LeBron James (25)
Anderson Varejao (11)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
12–16
29
December 25
Miami
W 96–82
LeBron James (25)
Drew Gooden (9)
LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
13–16
30
December 27
@ Dallas
W 88–81
LeBron James (24)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
LeBron James (7)
American Airlines Center 20,462
14–16
31
December 29
@ New Orleans
L 76–86
LeBron James (21)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
LeBron James (6)
New Orleans Arena 17,623
14–17 :
January
: 8–3 (home: 5–1; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
32
January 2
Atlanta
W 98–94
LeBron James (36)
Anderson Varejao (11)
LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
15–17
33
January 4
Sacramento
W 97–93
LeBron James (24)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)
LeBron James (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
16–17
34
January 6
@ Toronto
W 93–90
LeBron James (39)
Anderson Varejao (13)
LeBron James (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
17–17
35
January 8
Seattle
W 95–79
LeBron James (22)
Anderson Varejao, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,409
18–17
36
January 9
@ Atlanta
L 81–90
LeBron James (31)
Drew Gooden (11)
LeBron James (6)
Philips Arena 16,246
18–18
37
January 11
Charlotte
W 113–106 (2OT)
LeBron James (31)
LeBron James (19)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
19–18
38
January 15
@ Memphis
W 132–124 (OT)
LeBron James (51)
Drew Gooden (11)
LeBron James (9)
FedEx Forum 13,871
20–18
39
January 17
@ San Antonio
W 90–88
LeBron James (27)
Anderson Varejao (14)
LeBron James (7)
AT&T Center 18,482
21–18
40
January 21
@ Miami
W 97–90
LeBron James (28)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
LeBron James (5)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
22–18
41
January 23
Washington
W 121–85
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (24)
Drew Gooden (10)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
23–18
42
January 25
Phoenix
L 108–110
LeBron James (36)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)
LeBron James, Daniel Gibson (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
23–19
43
January 27
@ L. A. Lakers
W 98–95
LeBron James (41)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
LeBron James, Larry Hughes (4)
STAPLES Center 18,997
24–19
44
January 30
@ Portland
W 84–83
LeBron James (37)
LeBron James (14)
LeBron James (4)
Rose Garden Arena 20,501
25–19
45
January 31
@ Seattle
L 95–101
Larry Hughes (28)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)
Daniel Gibson (6)
KeyArena 13,109
25–20 :
February
: 8–6 (home: 5–3; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
46
February 2
L. A. Clippers
W 98–84
LeBron James (28)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)
LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
26–20
47
February 5
Boston
W 114–113
LeBron James (33)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)
LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
27–20
48
February 7
@ Houston
L 77–92
LeBron James (32)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8)
LeBron James (6)
Toyota Center 18,402
27–21
49
February 8
@ Atlanta
W 100–95
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
LeBron James (7)
Philips Arena 19,335
28–21
50
February 10
Denver
L 83–110
LeBron James (30)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)
LeBron James, Devin Brown, Damon Jones, Eric Snow (3)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
28–22
51
February 11
@ Orlando
W 118–111
Larry Hughes (40)
LeBron James, Donyell Marshall (7)
LeBron James (10)
Amway Arena 17,519
29–22
52
February 13
San Antonio
L 105–112
LeBron James (39)
Drew Gooden (11)
LeBron James (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
29–23
All-Star Break
53
February 19
Houston
L 85–93
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
29–24
54
February 20
@ Indiana
W 106–97
LeBron James (31)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (17)
LeBron James (12)
Conseco Fieldhouse 13,096
30–24
55
February 22
Washington
W 90–89
LeBron James (33)
LeBron James (15)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
31–24
56
February 24
Memphis
W 109–89
LeBron James (25)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)
LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
32–24
57
February 26
@ Milwaukee
L 102–105
LeBron James (35)
Ben Wallace (11)
Delonte West (7)
Bradley Center 15,346
32–25
58
February 27
@ Boston
L 87–92
LeBron James (26)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
LeBron James (4)
TD Garden 18,624
32–26
59
February 29
Minnesota
W 92–84
LeBron James (30)
Ben Wallace (9)
Delonte West (13)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
33–26 :
March
: 8–7 (home: 7–1; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 2
Chicago
W 95–86
LeBron James (37)
Ben Wallace, Anderson Varejao (8)
LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
34–26
61
March 5
@ New York
W 119–105
LeBron James (50)
Joe Smith (11)
LeBron James (10)
Madison Square Garden 18,760
35–26
62
March 6
@ Chicago
L 96–107
LeBron James (39)
Anderson Varejao, Ben Wallace (10)
Devin Brown (4)
United Center 22,097
35–27
63
March 8
Indiana
W 103–95
LeBron James (38)
Anderson Varejao (16)
Anderson Varejao, Delonte West (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
36–27
64
March 10
Portland
W 88–80
LeBron James (24)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,213
37–27
65
March 12
@ New Jersey
L 99–104
LeBron James (42)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (7)
Izod Center 18,287
37–28
66
March 13
@ Washington
L 99–101
LeBron James (25)
Anderson Varejao (12)
LeBron James, Delonte West (7)
Verizon Center 20,173
37–29
67
March 16
Charlotte
W 98–91
LeBron James (33)
Ben Wallace (15)
LeBron James (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
38–29
68
March 17
@ Orlando
L 90–104
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (9)
LeBron James (6)
Amway Arena 17,519
38–30
69
March 19
Detroit
W 89–73
LeBron James (30)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Ben Wallace (8)
LeBron James, Delonte West (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
39–30
70
March 21
Toronto
W 90–83
LeBron James (29)
LeBron James (12)
Damon Jones (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
40–30
71
March 22
@ Milwaukee
L 98–108
LeBron James (29)
LeBron James, Anderson Varejao (11)
LeBron James, Wally Szczerbiak, Damon Jones (4)
Bradley Center 15,337
40–31
72
March 26
New Orleans
L 99–100
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Anderson Varejao (15)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
40–32
73
March 29
@ Detroit
L 71–85
LeBron James (13)
Anderson Varejao (9)
Damon Jones (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
40–33
74
March 30
Philadelphia
W 91–88
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (9)
Delonte West (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
41–33 :
April
: 4–4 (home: 2–3; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 2
@ Charlotte
W 118–114
LeBron James (29)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Anderson Varejao (12)
Devin Brown (8)
Charlotte Bobcats Arena 15,106
42–33
76
April 3
Chicago
L 98–101
LeBron James (33)
Wally Szczerbiak, Ben Wallace (8)
Devin Brown, Delonte West (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
42–34
77
April 5
Orlando
L 86–101
Delonte West (19)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Ben Wallace (9)
LeBron James (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
42–35
78
April 9
New Jersey
W 104–83
LeBron James (33)
Anderson Varejao (9)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,063
43–35
79
April 11
@ Chicago
L 95–100
LeBron James (34)
Anderson Varejao (8)
Delonte West (6)
United Center 22,084
43–36
80
April 13
Miami
W 84–76
Delonte West (18)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14)
LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
44–36
81
April 14
@ Philadelphia
W 91–90
LeBron James (27)
Anderson Varejao (8)
LeBron James (5)
Wachovia Center 20,730
45–36
82
April 16
Detroit
L 74–84
Wally Szczerbiak (18)
Dwayne Jones (10)
Delonte West (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
45–37 :
2007–08 schedule :

## Playoffs

2008 playoff game log :
First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1April 19WashingtonW 93–86LeBron James (32)Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (11)Gibson, West (5)Quicken Loans Arena 20,5621–0
2April 21WashingtonW 116–86LeBron James (30)Ilgauskas, James (9)LeBron James (12)Quicken Loans Arena 20,5622–0
3April 24@ WashingtonL 72–108LeBron James (22)Anderson Varejão (9)three players tied (3)Verizon Center 20,1732–1
4April 27@ WashingtonW 100–97LeBron James (34)James, Wallace (12)LeBron James (7)Verizon Center 20,1733–1
5April 30WashingtonL 87–88LeBron James (34)LeBron James (10)Delonte West (8)Quicken Loans Arena 20,5623–2
6May 2@ WashingtonW 105–88LeBron James (27)LeBron James (13)LeBron James (13)Verizon Center 20,1734–2 :
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1May 6@ BostonL 72–76Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (22)Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (12)LeBron James (9)TD Banknorth Garden 18,6240–1
2May 8@ BostonL 73–89LeBron James (21)Anderson Varejão (10)LeBron James (6)TD Banknorth Garden 18,6240–2
3May 10BostonW 108–84James, West (21)Ben Wallace (9)LeBron James (8)Quicken Loans Arena 20,5621–2
4May 12BostonW 88–77LeBron James (21)Ilgauskas, Wallace (7)LeBron James (13)Quicken Loans Arena 20,5622–2
5May 14@ BostonL 89–96LeBron James (35)Ilgauskas, Varejão (7)LeBron James (5)TD Banknorth Garden 18,6242–3
6May 16BostonW 74–69LeBron James (32)LeBron James (12)LeBron James (6)Quicken Loans Arena 20,5623–3
7May 18@ BostonL 92–97LeBron James (45)Joe Smith (6)LeBron James (6)TD Banknorth Garden 18,6243–4 :
2008 schedule :

## Player stats
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Lance Allred | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .250 | .000 | .500 | .3 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.0 |
| Devin Brown | 78 | 20 | 22.6 | .409 | .308 | .754 | 3.4 | 2.2 | .67 | .09 | 7.5 |
| Kaniel Dickens | 5 | 0 | 2.4 | .333 | .000 | .000 | .2 | .2 | .00 | .20 | .4 |
| Daniel Gibson | 58 | 26 | 30.4 | .432 | .440 | .810 | 2.3 | 2.5 | .81 | .24 | 10.4 |
| Žydrūnas Ilgauskas | 73 | 73 | 30.4 | .474 | .000 | .802 | 9.3 | 1.4 | .47 | 1.64 | 14.1 |
| LeBron James | 75 | 74 | 40.4 | .484 | .315 | .712 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 1.84 | 1.08 | 30.0 |
| Damon Jones | 67 | 3 | 19.9 | .416 | .417 | .714 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .28 | .01 | 6.5 |
| Dwayne Jones | 56 | 0 | 8.4 | .532 | .000 | .483 | 2.5 | .2 | .18 | .45 | 1.4 |
| Aleksandar Pavlović | 51 | 45 | 23.3 | .362 | .298 | .688 | 2.5 | 1.6 | .57 | .12 | 7.4 |
| Joe Smith* | 27 | 1 | 21.5 | .512 | .000 | .652 | 5.0 | .7 | .33 | .59 | 8.1 |
| Eric Snow | 22 | 5 | 13.9 | .158 | .000 | .455 | .9 | 1.9 | .45 | .18 | 1.0 |
| Wally Szczerbiak* | 25 | 1 | 22.2 | .359 | .365 | .878 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .36 | .28 | 8.2 |
| Billy Thomas* | 7 | 0 | 4.9 | .286 | .308 | .000 | .3 | .0 | .14 | .00 | 1.7 |
| Anderson Varejão | 48 | 13 | 27.5 | .461 | .000 | .598 | 8.3 | 1.1 | .77 | .54 | 6.7 |
| Ben Wallace* | 22 | 22 | 26.3 | .457 | .000 | .432 | 7.4 | .6 | .86 | 1.68 | 4.2 |
| Delonte West* | 26 | 26 | 31.0 | .440 | .367 | .788 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 1.12 | .73 | 10.3 |
*Statistics include only games with the Cavaliers

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Devin Brown | 8 | 0 | 11.5 | .265 | .294 | .667 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .25 | .00 | 4.1 |
| Daniel Gibson | 11 | 0 | 25.8 | .449 | .452 | .714 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .64 | .18 | 9.0 |
| Žydrūnas Ilgauskas | 13 | 13 | 30.2 | .479 | .000 | .818 | 7.5 | 1.6 | .38 | 1.08 | 13.1 |
| LeBron James | 13 | 13 | 42.5 | .411 | .257 | .731 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 1.77 | 1.31 | 28.2 |
| Damon Jones | 5 | 0 | 5.2 | .200 | .286 | .000 | .0 | .2 | .00 | .00 | 1.2 |
| Dwayne Jones | 5 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 1.2 | .0 | .00 | .20 | .6 |
| Aleksandar Pavlović | 8 | 0 | 13.9 | .385 | .444 | .667 | 1.3 | .1 | .25 | .00 | 3.5 |
| Joe Smith | 13 | 0 | 20.2 | .486 | .000 | .636 | 4.6 | .5 | .38 | .54 | 6.6 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 13 | 13 | 28.8 | .376 | .323 | .929 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .15 | .08 | 10.8 |
| Billy Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .500 | .500 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .33 | .00 | 1.0 |
| Anderson Varejão | 13 | 0 | 18.5 | .407 | .000 | .429 | 5.2 | .7 | .62 | .08 | 4.1 |
| Ben Wallace | 13 | 13 | 23.4 | .515 | .000 | .350 | 6.5 | 1.2 | .62 | 1.08 | 3.2 |
| Delonte West | 13 | 13 | 34.8 | .400 | .429 | .854 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 1.15 | .46 | 10.8 |

## Awards, records and milestones
### Awards

* LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 19 through November 25.
* LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played December 31, 2007 through January 6, 2008.
* LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January 2008.
* Mike Brown was named the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for January 2008.
* Daniel Gibson, 33 points, was named the MVP of the Rookie Challenge Game during NBA All-Star Week on February 15, 2008.
* LeBron James, 27 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, was named the MVP of the NBA All-Star Game during NBA All-Star week on February 17, 2008.
* LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from February 18 through February 24.
* LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February 2008.

### Milestones

* On December 17, 2007 LeBron James became the youngest NBA player to score 9,000 points.
* On February 11, 2008 Drew Gooden grabbed his 2,500th rebound as a Cavalier. Gooden is the 9th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
* On February 11, 2008 Larry Hughes scored his 2,000th point as a Cavalier. Hughes is the 44th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
* On February 13, 2008 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas blocked his 1,100th shot as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone.
* On February 20, 2008 Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored his 9,000th point as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the 6th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
* On February 20, 2008 LeBron James played his 15,000th minute as a Cavalier. James is the 8th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
* On February 22, 2008 Zydrunas Ilgauskas grabbed his 2,000th offensive rebound as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the team leader in offensive rebounds.
* On February 22, 2008 Damon Jones hit is 300th three pointer as a Cavalier. Jones is the 6th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
* On February 22, 2008 LeBron James grabbed his 2,500th rebound as a Cavalier. James is the 10th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
* On February 27, 2008 LeBron James became the youngest NBA player to score 10,000 points.
* On March 19, 2008 LeBron James dished his 2,500th assist as a Cavalier. James is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone.
* On March 26, 2008 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas grabbed his 5,000th rebound as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone.
* On March 29, 2008 LeBron James made his 500th three point shot as a Cavalier. James is the 4th Cavalier to reach that milestone.

### All-Star

* Daniel Gibson participated in the 2008 Rookie Challenge Game on February 15, 2008, and was named the MVP.
* Daniel Gibson participated in the 2008 Three Point Contest on February 16, 2008, and finished in second place.
* LeBron James started the 2008 All-Star Game on February 17, 2008, and was named the MVP.

## Transactions

The Cavaliers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

### Trades

| February 21, 2008 | To Cleveland Cavaliers ----Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, Delonte West, a 2009 second round pick and a $1.7 mil trade exception | To Chicago Bulls ----Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons and Shannon Brown. | To Seattle SuperSonics ----Ira Newble, Donyell Marshall and Adrian Griffin. |
$^*$Note: This is the largest trade in Cleveland Cavaliers history.

### Free agents

| Player | Former team |
| Sasha Pavlović | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Anderson Varejão | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Billy Thomas | Colorado 14ers |
| Kaniel Dickens | Colorado 14ers |
| Lance Allred | Idaho Stampede |
| Player | New team |
| Demetris Nichols | Chicago Bulls |