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NBA Eastern Conference - Central Division
Cleveland Cavaliers
Team's name: Cleveland Cavaliers
Conference: Eastern
Division: Central
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Nickname:
The Cavaliers, The Cavs
Mascot:
Moondog
Team Colors:
Wine, Gold, Navy Blue and White
Joined the Conference: 1970
Team's President: Len Komoroski
Basketball Coach: Mike Brown
Basketball Arena:
Quicken Loans Arena
Current Capacity: 20,562
First Year of Basketball: 1970
League Titles:
NBA Titles: none
Conference Titles: 2007
Division Titles: 1976 |
The team which was founded in 1970 has managed to clinch one Division title as well as one conference title recently in 2007 led by LeBron James.
The Cavaliersstarted playing their home games at the Cleveland Arena, then moved to the Coliseum at Richfield and now, they play at the Quicken Loans Arena (formerly known as the Gund Arena).
Among the Hall of Famers we can find Nate Thurmond, Walt Frazier, Lenny Wilkens and the coach Chuck Daly.
Their current head coach is Michael “Mike” Brown. He has turned the Cavs into one of the top defensive teams on the NBA and he helped them to make it to the 2007 NBA Finals.
Last season, they finished with an overall record of 50-32 and a winning percentage of .610 |
NBA Playoffs Schedule
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Boston Celtics wins series, 4-3
| Game |
Date |
Home |
Result |
Away |
Arena |
| 1 |
May 6 |
Boston Celtics |
76 - 72 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
TD Banknorth Garden, Boston |
| 2 |
May 8 |
Boston Celtics |
89 - 73 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
TD Banknorth Garden, Boston |
| 3 |
May 10 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
108 - 84 |
Boston Celtics |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland |
| 4 |
May 12 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
88 - 77 |
Boston Celtics |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland |
| 5 |
May 14 |
Boston Celtics |
96 - 89 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
TD Banknorth Garden, Boston |
| 6 |
May 16 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
74 - 69 |
Boston Celtics |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland |
| 7 |
May 18 |
Boston Celtics |
97 - 92 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
TD Banknorth Garden, Boston |
First Round - Eastern Conference Quater Finals
Cleveland Cavaliers wins the series 4-2
| Game |
Date |
Home |
Result |
Away |
Arena |
| 1 |
April 19 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
93 - 86 |
Washington Wizards |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland |
| 2 |
April 21 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
116 - 86 |
Washington Wizards |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland |
| 3 |
April 24 |
Washington Wizards |
108 -72 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. |
| 4 |
April 27 |
Washington Wizards |
97 -100 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. |
| 5 |
April 30 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
87 - 88 |
Washington Wizards |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland |
| 6 |
May 2 |
Washington Wizards |
88 -105 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. |
Cleveland Cavaliers Roster
| No. |
Name |
Pos |
Age |
HT |
WT |
College |
| 41 |
Lance Allred |
IR |
27 |
6-11 |
250 |
Weber State |
| 33 |
Devin Brown |
SF |
29 |
6-5 |
220 |
Texas-San Antonio |
| 1 |
Daniel Gibson |
PG |
22 |
6-2 |
190 |
Texas |
| 11 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
C |
32 |
7-3 |
260 |
|
| 23 |
LeBron James |
SF |
23 |
6-8 |
240 |
|
| 19 |
Damon Jones |
PG |
31 |
6-3 |
190 |
Houston |
| 27 |
Dwayne Jones |
C |
24 |
6-11 |
251 |
|
| 3 |
Sasha Pavlovic |
SG |
24 |
6-7 |
210 |
|
| 32 |
Joe Smith |
PF |
32 |
6-10 |
225 |
Maryland |
| 20 |
Eric Snow |
PG |
34 |
6-3 |
205 |
Michigan State |
| 10 |
Wally Szczerbiak |
SF |
31 |
6-7 |
244 |
Miami (OH) |
| 17 |
Anderson Varejao |
C |
25 |
6-10 |
240 |
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| 4 |
Ben Wallace |
C |
33 |
6-9 |
240 |
Virginia Union |
| 13 |
Delonte West |
SG |
24 |
6-4 |
180 |
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