2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 66-16
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 10-4 Lost conference finals
Conference First Round - Defeated Detroit Pistons 4-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-0
Conference Finals - Lost to Orlando Magic 4-2
Coach: Mike Brown (66-16)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 820,439, Avg. 20,011 in 41 home dates
2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers StatisticsTeam Record: 66-16
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 10-4 Lost conference finals
Conference First Round - Defeated Detroit Pistons 4-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-0
Conference Finals - Lost to Orlando Magic 4-2
Coach: Mike Brown (66-16)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 820,439, Avg. 20,011 in 41 home dates
2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 66 wins and 16 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-4.
The Cavaliers led the league with just 7,491 points allowed. Cleveland scored 8,223 points. LeBron James scored a team-best 2,304 points for the squad, while Maurice Williams netted 16 or more per game also. LeBron James contributed 613 rebounds. LeBron James dished out 587 assists for the team.
On defense, LeBron James added 137 steals.
Mike Brown coached the team. The 2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers lost in the conference finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8223
Regular Season Points Against: 7491
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 85 at Boston Celtics 90 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 30, 2008 | Charlotte Bobcats 79 at Cleveland Cavaliers 96 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| November 1, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at New Orleans Hornets 104 | L | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| November 3, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Dallas Mavericks 81 | W | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
| November 5, 2008 | Chicago Bulls 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 107 | W | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 | ||
| November 7, 2008 | Indiana Pacers 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 3-0 | 1-2 | 4-2 | ||
| November 8, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Chicago Bulls 97 | W | 3-0 | 2-2 | 5-2 | ||
| November 11, 2008 | Milwaukee Bucks 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | W | 4-0 | 2-2 | 6-2 | ||
| November 13, 2008 | Denver Nuggets 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | W | 5-0 | 2-2 | 7-2 | ||
| November 15, 2008 | Utah Jazz 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 | W | 6-0 | 2-2 | 8-2 | ||
| November 18, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at New Jersey Nets 82 | W | 6-0 | 3-2 | 9-2 | ||
| November 19, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 89 at Detroit Pistons 96 | L | 6-0 | 3-3 | 9-3 | ||
| November 22, 2008 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | W | 7-0 | 3-3 | 10-3 | ||
| November 25, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 119 at New York Knicks 101 | W | 7-0 | 4-3 | 11-3 | ||
| November 26, 2008 | Oklahoma City Thunder 82 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | W | 8-0 | 4-3 | 12-3 | ||
| November 28, 2008 | Golden State Warriors 97 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 9-0 | 4-3 | 13-3 | ||
| November 29, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Milwaukee Bucks 85 | W | 9-0 | 5-3 | 14-3 | ||
| December 3, 2008 | New York Knicks 82 at Cleveland Cavaliers 118 | W | 10-0 | 5-3 | 15-3 | ||
| December 5, 2008 | Indiana Pacers 73 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | W | 11-0 | 5-3 | 16-3 | ||
| December 6, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Charlotte Bobcats 74 | W | 11-0 | 6-3 | 17-3 | ||
| December 9, 2008 | Toronto Raptors 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 | W | 12-0 | 6-3 | 18-3 | ||
| December 10, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Philadelphia 76ers 93 | W | 12-0 | 7-3 | 19-3 | ||
| December 12, 2008 | Philadelphia 76ers 72 at Cleveland Cavaliers 88 | W | 13-0 | 7-3 | 20-3 | ||
| December 13, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at Atlanta Hawks 97 | L | 13-0 | 7-4 | 20-4 | ||
| December 17, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Minnesota Timberwolves 70 | W | 13-0 | 8-4 | 21-4 | ||
| December 19, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Denver Nuggets 88 | W | 13-0 | 9-4 | 22-4 | ||
| December 21, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Oklahoma City Thunder 91 | W | 13-0 | 10-4 | 23-4 | ||
| December 23, 2008 | Houston Rockets 90 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | W | 14-0 | 10-4 | 24-4 | ||
| December 25, 2008 | Washington Wizards 89 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 | W | 15-0 | 10-4 | 25-4 | ||
| December 28, 2008 | Miami Heat 86 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 | W | 16-0 | 10-4 | 26-4 | ||
| December 30, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Miami Heat 104 | L | 16-0 | 10-5 | 26-5 | ||
| January 2, 2009 | Chicago Bulls 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | W | 17-0 | 10-5 | 27-5 | ||
| January 4, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 77 at Washington Wizards 80 | L | 17-0 | 10-6 | 27-6 | ||
| January 7, 2009 | Charlotte Bobcats 81 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 18-0 | 10-6 | 28-6 | ||
| January 9, 2009 | Boston Celtics 83 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | W | 19-0 | 10-6 | 29-6 | ||
| January 13, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Memphis Grizzlies 87 | W | 19-0 | 11-6 | 30-6 | ||
| January 15, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Chicago Bulls 102 | L | 19-0 | 11-7 | 30-7 | OT | |
| January 16, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 78 at Cleveland Cavaliers 92 | W | 20-0 | 11-7 | 31-7 | ||
| January 19, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | L | 20-0 | 11-8 | 31-8 | ||
| January 21, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Portland Trail Blazers 98 | W | 20-0 | 12-8 | 32-8 | ||
| January 23, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Golden State Warriors 105 | W | 20-0 | 13-8 | 33-8 | ||
| January 24, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Utah Jazz 97 | W | 20-0 | 14-8 | 34-8 | ||
| January 27, 2009 | Sacramento Kings 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | W | 21-0 | 14-8 | 35-8 | ||
| January 29, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Orlando Magic 99 | L | 21-0 | 14-9 | 35-9 | ||
| January 30, 2009 | Los Angeles Clippers 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 22-0 | 14-9 | 36-9 | ||
| February 1, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at Detroit Pistons 80 | W | 22-0 | 15-9 | 37-9 | ||
| February 3, 2009 | Toronto Raptors 83 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | W | 23-0 | 15-9 | 38-9 | ||
| February 4, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at New York Knicks 102 | W | 23-0 | 16-9 | 39-9 | ||
| February 8, 2009 | Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | L | 23-1 | 16-9 | 39-10 | ||
| February 10, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Indiana Pacers 96 | L | 23-1 | 16-10 | 39-11 | ||
| February 11, 2009 | Phoenix Suns 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | W | 24-1 | 16-10 | 40-11 | ||
| February 18, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Toronto Raptors 76 | W | 24-1 | 17-10 | 41-11 | ||
| February 20, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Milwaukee Bucks 103 | W | 24-1 | 18-10 | 42-11 | ||
| February 22, 2009 | Detroit Pistons 78 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | W | 25-1 | 18-10 | 43-11 | ||
| February 24, 2009 | Memphis Grizzlies 79 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 | W | 26-1 | 18-10 | 44-11 | ||
| February 26, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 74 at Houston Rockets 93 | L | 26-1 | 18-11 | 44-12 | ||
| February 27, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at San Antonio Spurs 86 | W | 26-1 | 19-11 | 45-12 | ||
| March 1, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Atlanta Hawks 87 | W | 26-1 | 20-11 | 46-12 | ||
| March 2, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Miami Heat 100 | W | 26-1 | 21-11 | 47-12 | ||
| March 4, 2009 | Milwaukee Bucks 73 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | W | 27-1 | 21-11 | 48-12 | ||
| March 6, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Boston Celtics 105 | L | 27-1 | 21-12 | 48-13 | ||
| March 7, 2009 | Miami Heat 89 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | W | 28-1 | 21-12 | 49-13 | ||
| March 10, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 87 at Los Angeles Clippers 83 | W | 28-1 | 22-12 | 50-13 | ||
| March 12, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 119 at Phoenix Suns 111 | W | 28-1 | 23-12 | 51-13 | ||
| March 13, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 126 at Sacramento Kings 123 | W | 28-1 | 24-12 | 52-13 | OT | |
| March 15, 2009 | New York Knicks 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | W | 29-1 | 24-12 | 53-13 | ||
| March 17, 2009 | Orlando Magic 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | W | 30-1 | 24-12 | 54-13 | ||
| March 19, 2009 | Portland Trail Blazers 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | W | 31-1 | 24-12 | 55-13 | OT | |
| March 21, 2009 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | W | 32-1 | 24-12 | 56-13 | ||
| March 22, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at New Jersey Nets 88 | W | 32-1 | 25-12 | 57-13 | ||
| March 25, 2009 | New Jersey Nets 87 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | W | 33-1 | 25-12 | 58-13 | ||
| March 27, 2009 | Minnesota Timberwolves 85 at Cleveland Cavaliers 107 | W | 34-1 | 25-12 | 59-13 | ||
| March 29, 2009 | Dallas Mavericks 74 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | W | 35-1 | 25-12 | 60-13 | ||
| March 31, 2009 | Detroit Pistons 73 at Cleveland Cavaliers 79 | W | 36-1 | 25-12 | 61-13 | ||
| April 2, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Washington Wizards 109 | L | 36-1 | 25-13 | 61-14 | ||
| April 3, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 87 at Orlando Magic 116 | L | 36-1 | 25-14 | 61-15 | ||
| April 5, 2009 | San Antonio Spurs 81 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | W | 37-1 | 25-14 | 62-15 | ||
| April 8, 2009 | Washington Wizards 86 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 | W | 38-1 | 25-14 | 63-15 | ||
| April 10, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 92 | W | 38-1 | 26-14 | 64-15 | ||
| April 12, 2009 | Boston Celtics 76 at Cleveland Cavaliers 107 | W | 39-1 | 26-14 | 65-15 | ||
| April 13, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at Indiana Pacers 109 | W | 39-1 | 27-14 | 66-15 | ||
| April 15, 2009 | Philadelphia 76ers 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | L | 39-2 | 27-14 | 66-16 | OT | |
| April 18, 2009 | Detroit Pistons 84 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 21, 2009 | Detroit Pistons 82 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 24, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 79 at Detroit Pistons 68 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 26, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Detroit Pistons 78 | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | ||
| May 5, 2009 | Atlanta Hawks 72 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | W | 3-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | ||
| May 7, 2009 | Atlanta Hawks 85 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 | W | 4-0 | 2-0 | 6-0 | ||
| May 9, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Atlanta Hawks 82 | W | 4-0 | 3-0 | 7-0 | ||
| May 11, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 84 at Atlanta Hawks 74 | W | 4-0 | 4-0 | 8-0 | ||
| May 20, 2009 | Orlando Magic 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 | L | 4-1 | 4-0 | 8-1 | ||
| May 22, 2009 | Orlando Magic 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 96 | W | 5-1 | 4-0 | 9-1 | ||
| May 24, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 89 at Orlando Magic 99 | L | 5-1 | 4-1 | 9-2 | ||
| May 26, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 114 at Orlando Magic 116 | L | 5-1 | 4-2 | 9-3 | OT | |
| May 28, 2009 | Orlando Magic 102 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 6-1 | 4-2 | 10-3 | ||
| May 30, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at Orlando Magic 103 | L | 6-1 | 4-3 | 10-4 |
