2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers finished with the best record in the NBA at 61–21, earning them first place in the East. The season saw LeBron James win the MVP Award for the second straight year. The Cavaliers had the fifth best team offensive rating in the NBA.[1]

2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Division champions
Head coachMike Brown
General managerDanny Ferry
Owner(s)Dan Gilbert
ArenaQuicken Loans Arena
Results
Record61–21 (.744)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Celtics 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWTAM
Commemorative logo celebrating the Cavaliers' 40th season

After defeating the Derrick Rose-led Chicago Bulls in the first round in five games, the Cavs faced the 4th-seeded Boston Celtics in the Semifinals in a rematch of the 2008 Conference semifinals where the Celtics won in seven games. The Cavaliers were favored to beat them,[2] but lost in six games despite being up 2-1. The Celtics would advance to the NBA Finals and lose to the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games. Following the season, Danny Ferry stepped down as general manager, head coach Mike Brown was fired, and James signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat, but would return to the Cavaliers in 2014, Shaquille O'Neal signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics, which turned out to be O'Neal's final season as a player, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas also left the team to join one season with the Heat before retiring.

After LeBron's departure, the Cavaliers struggled greatly without him for four seasons, and entered a state of rebuilding. The Cavaliers would not make the playoffs again until 2015, when LeBron returned to the Cavaliers, who drafted All-Star Kyrie Irving and traded for All-Star Kevin Love.

As of 2023, this was the last time that the Cavaliers have won 60 or more games. This was also the last time that LeBron lost in the playoffs before the Finals until 2021 when the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Phoenix Suns in six games in the first round, which was also the first time in James' career that he exited in the first round.

Key dates
LeBron James in a game against the Wizards. James was the 2009–10 MVP.

Draft picks
Main article: 2009 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team
1 30 Christian Eyenga G/F Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo CB Prat
2 46 Danny Green G/F  United States North Carolina

Roster
2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 1 Gibson, Daniel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–02–27 Texas
SG 14 Green, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–06–22 North Carolina
PF 21 Hickson, JJ 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1988–09–04 NC State
C 11 Ilgauskas, Zydrunas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1975–06–05 Lithuania
SF 23 James, LeBron (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984–12–30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
PF 4 Jamison, Antawn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976–06–12 North Carolina
SF 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) 350 lb (159 kg) 1972–03–06 LSU
SG 18 Parker, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975–06–19 Bradley
SF 44 Powe, Leon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984–01–22 California
PG 3 Telfair, Sebastian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985–06–09 Lincoln HS (NY)
PF 17 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982–09–28 Brazil
SG 13 West, Delonte 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983–07–26 Saint Joseph's
PG 31 Williams, Jawad 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1983–02–19 North Carolina
PG 2 Williams, Mo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1982–12–19 Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 25, 2010

Pre-season
2009 pre-season game log
October: 4–4 (home: 3–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 6Charlotte Bobcats87 – 92Quicken Loans Arena
20,403		1-0 recap
2October 10@Charlotte Bobcats102 – 96North Charleston Coliseum
11,489		2-0 recap
3October 12Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece)94 – 111Quicken Loans Arena
19,791		3-0 recap
4October 14Washington Wizards109 – 104Quicken Loans Arena
19,672		3-1 recap
5October 16@San Antonio Spurs98 – 105AT&T Center
17,186		3-2 recap
6October 17@Dallas Mavericks82 – 93American Airlines Center
18,525		3-3 recap
7October 20Dallas Mavericks66 – 96Petersen Events Center
10,011		4-3 recap
8October 21Boston Celtics96 – 82Value City Arena
18,021		4-4 recap
2009–10 pre-season schedule

Regular season

Standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
z-Cleveland Cavaliers6121.744–35–626–1512–4
x-Milwaukee Bucks4636.5611528–1318–2310–6
x-Chicago Bulls4141.5002024–1717–2410–6
Indiana Pacers3250.3902923–189–326–10
Detroit Pistons2755.3293417–2410–312–14
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers6121.744–
2 y-Orlando Magic5923.7202
3 x-Atlanta Hawks5329.6468
4 y-Boston Celtics5032.61011
5 x-Miami Heat4735.57314
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4636.56115
7 x-Charlotte Bobcats4438.53717
8 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50020
9 Toronto Raptors4042.48821
10 Indiana Pacers3250.39029
11 New York Knicks2953.35432
12 Detroit Pistons2755.32934
13 Philadelphia 76ers2755.32934
14 Washington Wizards2656.31735
15 New Jersey Nets1270.14649

Record vs. opponents
2009-10 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —4–02–23–11–31–11–12–21–12–03–02–01–12–01–32–12–03–01–11–30–21–32–11–12–02–01–13–12–04–0
Boston 0–4—3–02–22–21–11–12–11–11–12–11–11–11–13–02–22–03–11–13–11–11–33–10–22–02–01–14–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–20–3—1–33–10–21–12–12–01–11–21–11–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–11–33–12–00–22–01–11–20–24–0
Chicago 1–32–23–1—2–20–20–24–01–12–03–10–20–20–21–31–32–01–22–03–11–11–23–11–11–11–12–01–20–22–1
Cleveland 3–12–21–32–2—1–10–24–02–01–13–12–02–01–13–03–12–04–02–03–02–02–23–02–02–02–01–13–11–12–1
Dallas 1–11–12–02–01–1—2–12–03–12–22–03–02–23–12–02–03–12–02–21–12–21–11–12–11–34–03–11–11–21–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–02–01–2—1–14–02–12–02–13–13–11–10–23–12–03–11–13–11–11–11–33–11–22–22–03–11–1
Detroit 2–21–21–20–40–40–21–1–1–11–10–40–20–21–11–22–22–02–11–11–30–21–33–10–20–21–11–10–40–24–0
Golden State 1–11–10–21–10–21–30–41–1–0–31–12–20–42–20–20–23–02–01–32–01–30–20–21–32–22–20–32–00–30–2
Houston 0–21–11–10–21–12–21–21–13–0—0–22–11–34–00–22–03–02–01–32–03–10–21–10–42–22–22–21–12–22–0
Indiana 0–31–22–11–31–30–20–24–01–12–0—1–10–20–20–40–41–14–00–22–21–11–32–11–10–21–10–22–21–13–1
L.A. Clippers 0–21–11–12–00–20–31–22–02–21–21–1—2–22–21–11–13–11–10–40–21–20–22–00–41–31–30–40–21–32–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–22–21–32–04–03–12–02–2—2–11–12–03–02–02–12–03–11–12–03–11–24–02–21–13–12–0
Memphis 0–21–10–22–01–11–31–31–12–20–42–02–21–2—1–10–23–12–02–22–01–21–11–12–22–22–12–22–01–22–0
Miami 3–10–31–33–10–30–21–12–12–02–04–01–11–11–1—1–31–14–01–13–00–22–24–01–11–12–00–22–21–13–1
Milwaukee 1–22–22–23–11–30–22–02–22–00–24–02–00–22–03–1—2–04–01–13–01–10–32–11–11–11–10–22–11–12–2
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–21–31–30–20–30–31–11–30–31–31–10–2—2–00–41–10–40–21–10–40–42–20–30–22–21–1
New Jersey 0–31–32–22–10–40–20–21–20–20–20–41–10–20–20–40–40–2—1–12–20–20–30–40–20–21–11–10–40–20–4
New Orleans 1–11–11–10–20–22–21–31–13–13–12–04–01–22–21–11–14–01–1—0–21–21–10–21–31–22–10–40–21–31–1
New York 3–11–32–21–30–31–11–13–10–20–22–22–00–20–20–30–31–12–22–0—0–20–33–11–11–10–20–20–40–23–1
Oklahoma City 2–01–11–11–10–22–21–32–03–11–31–12–11–32–12–01–14–02–02–12–0–1–12–02–11–33–11–32–03–12–0
Orlando 3–13–13–12–12–21–11–13–12–02–03–12–01–11–12–23–02–03–01–13–01–1–4–01–11–12–01–13–11–12–2
Philadelphia 1–21–31–31–30–31–11–11–32–01–11–20–20–21–10–42–21–14–02–01–30–20–4–0–21–12–01–11–30–20–3
Phoenix 1–12–00–21–10–21–23–12–03–14–01–14–01–32–21–11–14–02–03–11–11–21–12–0–1–24–02–12–02–22–0
Portland 0–20–22–01–10–23–11–32–02–22–22–03–12–12–21–11–14–02–02–11–13–11–11–12–1–4–03–02–00–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–20–21–10–20–42–11–12–22–21–13–10–41–20–21–12–21–11–22–01–30–20–20–40–4–0–41–12–11–1
San Antonio 1–11–11–10–21–11–32–21–13–02–22–04–02–22–22–02–03–01–14–02–03–11–11–11–20–34–0–1–10–42–0
Toronto 1–30–42–12–11–31–10–24–00–21–12–22–01–10–22–21–22–04–02–04–00–21–33–10–20–21–11–1—0–22–1
Utah 0–21–12–02–01–12–11–32–03–02–21–13–11–32–11–11–12–22–03–12–01–31–12–02–24–01–24–02–0—2–0
Washington 0–41–30–41–21–21–11–10–42–00–21–30–20–20–21–32–21–14–01–11–30–22–23–00–21–11–10–21–20–2—

Game log
2009–10 game log
Total: 61–21 (home: 35–6; road: 26–15)
October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 27 Boston L 89–95 LeBron James (38) Shaquille O'Neal (10) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 0–1
2 October 28 @ Toronto L 91–101 LeBron James (23) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (12) Air Canada Centre
20,152		 0–2
3 October 30 @ Minnesota W 104–87 LeBron James (24) Anderson Varejão (11) LeBron James, Mo Williams (6) Target Center
19,356		 1–2
4 October 31 Charlotte 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 November 3 Washington W 102–90 LeBron James (27) Anderson Varejão (10) LeBron James, Mo Williams (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 3-2
6 November 5 Chicago L 85–86 LeBron James (25) Anderson Varejão (13) LeBron James, Mo Williams (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 3–3
7 November 6 @ New York W 100–91 LeBron James (33) Anderson Varejão (14) LeBron James (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 4–3
8 November 11 @ Orlando W 102–93 LeBron James (36) LeBron James (8) Mo Williams (6) Amway Arena
17,461		 5–3
9 November 12 @ Miami W 111–104 LeBron James (34) Jamario Moon (6) LeBron James (7) American Airlines Arena
19,600		 6–3
10 November 14 Utah 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 W 114–108 LeBron James (31) J.J. Hickson (9) LeBron James (12) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 8–3
12 November 18 @ Washington L 91–108 LeBron James (34) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) LeBron James (8) Verizon Center
20,173		 8–4
13 November 20 @ Indiana W 105–95 LeBron James (40) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) LeBron James (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165		 9–4
14 November 21 Philadelphia W 97–91 LeBron James (32) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 10–4
15 November 25 @ Detroit 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 L 87–94 LeBron James (25) Anderson Varejão (11) Mo Williams (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,168		 11–5
17 November 28 Dallas 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18 December 2 Phoenix W 107–90 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14) Shaquille O'Neal (9) LeBron James (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 13–5
19 December 4 Chicago 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 W 101–86 Delonte West (21) Anderson Varejão (12) LeBron James (10) Bradley Center
16,625		 15–5
21 December 8 @ Memphis L 109–111 (OT) LeBron James (43) LeBron James (13) Mo Williams (8) FedEx Forum
16,325		 15–6
22 December 9 @ Houston 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 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 W 102–89 LeBron James (44) Anderson Varejão (10) LeBron James (6) Ford Center
18,203		 17–7
25 December 15 New Jersey 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 W 108–101 LeBron James (36) Shaquille O'Neal (9) LeBron James (7) Wachovia Center
19,517		 19–7
27 December 18 Milwaukee W 85–82 LeBron James (26) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 20–7
28 December 20 @ Dallas 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 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 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 W 108–83 LeBron James (29) Shaquille O'Neal (11) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 24–8
33 December 29 @ 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 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
35 January 2 @ New Jersey W 94–86 LeBron James (28) Anderson Varejão (12) LeBron James (7) Izod Center
17,569		 27–8
36 January 3 Charlotte 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 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 L 97–99 LeBron James (35) Anderson Varejão (15) LeBron James (7) Pepsi Center
19,996		 28–10
39 January 10 @ Portland 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 W 117–114 LeBron James (37) Anderson Varejão, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) LeBron James (11) Oracle Arena
19,596		 30–10
41 January 14 @ Utah 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 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 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 W 92–91 LeBron James (32) Anderson Varejão (10) LeBron James (4) AmericanAirlines Arena
19,600		 35–11
47 January 27 Minnesota W 109–95 J.J. Hickson (23) Anderson Varejão (10) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 36–11
48 January 29 @ Indiana 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
50 February 2 Memphis W 105–89 LeBron James (22) Shaquille O'Neal (13) LeBron James (15) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 39–11
51 February 4 Miami 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 W 113–106 LeBron James (47) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 41–11
53 February 9 New Jersey W 104–97 LeBron James (32) Anderson Varejão (9) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 42–11
54 February 11 Orlando 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 L 116–118 LeBron James (43) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (15) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 43–12
56 February 19 @ Charlotte 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 L 95–101 LeBron James (33) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (6) Amway Arena
17,461		 43–14
58 February 23 New Orleans 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 W 108–88 LeBron James (36) Anderson Varejão (10) LeBron James (9) TD Garden
18,624		 45–14
60 February 26 @ Toronto 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
61 March 1 New York W 124–93 LeBron James (22) Antawn Jamison (12) Mo Williams (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 47–14
62 March 3 @ New Jersey W 111–92 LeBron James (26) J. J. Hickson (13) LeBron James (14) Izod Center
17,502		 48–14
63 March 5 Detroit W 99–92 LeBron James (40) LeBron James (13) Delonte West (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 49–14
64 March 6 @ Milwaukee L 85–92 Antawn Jamison (30) Antawn Jamison (11) Delonte West (6) Bradley Center
18,717		 49–15
65 March 8 San Antonio 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 W 100–95 LeBron James (23) Anderson Varejão (12) LeBron James (10) Wachovia Center
20,433		 51–15
67 March 14 Boston W 104–93 LeBron James (30) Antawn Jamison (12) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 52–15
68 March 16 @ Detroit 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 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 W 92–85 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (7) United Center
23,129		 55–15
71 March 21 Detroit W 104–79 Leon Powe (16) Anderson Varejão (9) Mo Williams (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 56–15
72 March 24 @ New Orleans W 105–92 LeBron James (38) Antawn Jamison (11) LeBron James (9) New Orleans Arena
18,008		 57–15
73 March 26 @ San Antonio L 97–102 LeBron James (27) Antawn Jamison (9) LeBron James (10) AT&T Center
18,581		 57–16
74 March 28 Sacramento W 97–90 LeBron James (34) Antawn Jamison (9) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 58–16
75 March 31 Milwaukee 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
76 April 2 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 L 113–117 LeBron James (42) J. J. Hickson (11) LeBron James (9) TD Garden
18,624		 60–17
78 April 6 Toronto W 113–101 Antawn Jamison (20) Anthony Parker (8) LeBron James (13) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 61–17
79 April 8 @ Chicago L 108–109 Mo Williams (35) Antawn Jamison, Anthony Parker (6) Mo Williams (10) United Center
21,707		 61–18
80 April 9 Indiana 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 L 92–98 Delonte West (21) Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (12) Mo Williams (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 61–20
82 April 14 @ Atlanta L 83–99 Jamario Moon (15) Jamario Moon (7) Sebastian Telfair (5) Philips Arena
19,069		 61–21
2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs
2010 playoff game log
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 17 Chicago W 96–83 LeBron James (24) Anderson Varejão (15) Mo Williams (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 1–0
2 April 19 Chicago W 112–102 LeBron James (40) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 2–0
3 April 22 @ Chicago L 106–108 LeBron James (39) Antawn Jamison (11) LeBron James (8) United Center
22,991		 2–1
4 April 25 @ Chicago W 121–98 LeBron James (37) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (11) United Center
22,991		 3–1
5 April 27 Chicago W 96–94 Antawn Jamison (25) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 4–1
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 1 Boston W 101–93 LeBron James (35) Antawn Jamison (9) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 1–0
2 May 3 Boston L 86–104 LeBron James (24) James, Varejão (7) Mo Williams (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 1–1
3 May 7 @ Boston W 124–95 LeBron James (38) Antawn Jamison (12) James, Williams (7) TD Garden
18,624		 2–1
4 May 9 @ Boston L 87–97 LeBron James (22) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (8) TD Garden
18,624		 2–2
5 May 11 Boston L 88–120 Shaquille O'Neal (21) Anderson Varejão (8) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 2–3
6 May 13 @ Boston L 85–94 LeBron James (27) LeBron James (19) LeBron James (10) TD Garden
18,624		 2–4
2010 schedule

Player statistics
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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Daniel Gibson561019.1.466.477.6941.31.3.4.16.3
Danny Green2005.8.385.273.667.9.3.3.22.0
J. J. Hickson817320.9.554.000.6814.9.5.4.58.5
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas64620.9.443.478.7435.4.8.2.87.4
LeBron James767639.0.503.333.7677.38.61.61.029.7
Cedric Jackson1502.0.000.000.250.2.4.0.0.2
Darnell Jackson 2704.2.320.333.667.7.1.1.1.8
Antawn Jamison1252332.4.485.342.5067.71.31.1.515.8
Coby Karl301.7....7.0.0.0.0
Jamario Moon61217.2.462.320.8003.1.5.3.24.9
Shaquille O'Neal535323.4.566.000.4966.71.5.31.212.0
Anthony Parker818127.5.434.414.7892.91.90.8.27.3
Leon Powe20211.8.429.000.5873.0.0.3.14.0
Sebastian Telfair14019.3.457.222.8331.03.0.5.09.8
Anderson Varejão76728.5.572.200.6637.61.1.9.98.6
Delonte West 60325.0.445.325.8102.83.30.9.58.8
Jawad Williams54613.7.393.323.7111.5.6.2.14.1
Mo Williams696834.2.442.429.8943.05.31.0.315.8

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 Gibson504.6.286.2501.000.6.2.0.01.4
J. J. Hickson1107.2.626.000.688.8.1.0.03.5
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas609.0.364.000.6671.8.3.01.01.7
LeBron James111141.8.502.400.7339.37.61.71.829.1
Antawn Jamison111134.1.467.256.7327.41.3.61.015.3
Jamario Moon11010.3.583.500.6671.5.5.4.43.5
Shaquille O'Neal111122.1.516.000.6605.51.40.21.211.5
Anthony Parker111130.1.436.455.7332.41.3.8.38.3
Leon Powe303.0.250.000.750.7.0.0.01.7
Sebastian Telfair000.000.000.000.0.0.0.00
Anderson Varejão11023.2.417.000.7426.5.61.0.85.7
Delonte West11024.5.418.158.9381.92.6.8.96.7
Mo Williams111137.4.409.327.8043.15.4.6.214.4

Awards, Records and Milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

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, 88-120.
  • 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

Transactions

Free agents
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