The 2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 37th season of NBA

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

in Cleveland, Ohio. Led by 22-year old forward

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, the Cavaliers finished the season with a 50–32 record, finishing second-place in the Central Division, winning their first Eastern Conference championship, and earning the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers had the fourth best team defensive rating in the NBA. Prior to making their first NBA Finals appearance, in the playoffs, the Cavaliers swept the

Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays ...

in four games in the First Round, defeated the

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in six games in the Semifinals, and defeated the

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in six games in the Conference Finals. However, in the NBA Finals, the Cavaliers would collapse, as they were swept by the

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in four games.

was the team's leading scorer and finished in 5th place in league MVP voting. The Cavaliers would not make it back to the Finals until 2015, when James returned to the team after a four year tenure with the

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Key Dates

* On June 28, the 2006 NBA draft took place in New York City. * In July, the free agency period began. * On October 10, the Cavaliers' preseason began with a 93–109 loss to the Boston Celtics. * On November 1, the Cavaliers' regular season began with a 97–94 win over the

. * On March 27, the Cavaliers clinched a playoff berth. * On June 2, the Cavaliers won their first ever Eastern Conference championship. * On June 14, the Cavaliers' season ended in an NBA Finals sweep to the

Offseason

Free agents

Trades

Draft picks

^*2nd round pick acquired from

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in Lee Nailon deal.

Roster

Player salaries

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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Playoffs

Game log

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First Round

A rematch of the previous year's first round series was spoiled when Wizards star

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were both forced out of the playoffs due to injuries received in the later parts of the regular season. Without Arenas and Butler, the Wizards found themselves unable to stop

and the Cleveland Cavaliers from sweeping them out of the playoffs. It was Cleveland's first playoff sweep in franchise history.

Eastern Semifinals

The Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1992, while the Nets have lost in the Conference Semifinals in three out of the last four years.

point guard

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averaged a

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the entire playoffs, scoring 14.6 points, grabbing 10.9 rebounds and dishing out 10.9 assists per game. The Cavaliers also got revenge of sorts, by eliminating the Nets two years after the Nets eliminated them on the final day of the regular season.ESPN.com Recap: Cavaliers VS. Raptors, April 20, 2005
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Eastern Finals

In a rematch of last year's thrilling second-round series, the Pistons and the Cavaliers matched up in perhaps one of the closest contested series in NBA history, with the first five games being decided by 6 points or less. The spotlight of the series fell on Cleveland's

. Despite gaining some momentum in the opening games of the series against the experienced Pistons, key last-second decisions by James led to Cleveland losses in Games 1 and 2 in Detroit, by identical scores where Cleveland led for most of the two games. They faced a 0–2 deficit for the second straight year but would easily remember from the year before they could win three straight games to get back into the series. With media circles on his back for his complacency in these games (James had a playoff career low 10 points in Game 1), LeBron came back to will the Cavs to close victories in Games 3 and 4 in Cleveland, evening the series at 2. The series shifted back to Detroit for a Game 5 that proved to be one of the most memorable postseason games in recent NBA history. In a match that went into double overtime, the Cavaliers stunned the Pistons on their home court, thanks to LeBron James' playoff career-high 48 point performance. James scored the Cavaliers' final 25 points of the game, including all 18 points in overtime making it two straight two-point wins at the Palace in Game 5. This time around the heavily favored Cavaliers took advantage of their home court in 2007 and exploded in Game 6 to close out the Pistons once and for all, and to clinch the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. Rookie Daniel Gibson scored his career high 31 points including five three-pointers to lift the Cavs in the second half behind a roaring home crowd.

NBA Finals

Game 1

and the Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2007 Finals as newcomers. Game 1 was the first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history, and the first for each of its players (other than reserve point guard Eric Snow). However, the

had been to the Finals in three of the past eight seasons, winning a championship each time. With solid performances by

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, and

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, the Spurs won the series opener in convincing fashion, limiting LeBron James to 14 points on 4–16 shooting.

Game 2

The Spurs took a stranglehold on momentum in Game 2. The Spurs big three overwhelmed the Cavs and the Spurs led by as many as 29 points in the third quarter. They absolutely dominated game during first 3 quarters and played show-time basketball. A furious 25–6 rally by Cleveland in the final quarter wasn't enough as the Spurs took a 2–0 lead in the series.

Game 3

Rookie Daniel Gibson started Game 3 in place of the injured

but scored a series-low 2 points on 1–10 shooting. As a team the Cavs shot only .367 but out-rebounded the Spurs 48–41.

had a 2006–07 season high 18 rebounds. On the game's final play,

missed a potential game-tying 29 foot 3-pointer (which he contested as a foul on Bruce Bowen). Game 3 was the lowest-scoring Finals game since 1955, with

of the Spurs having his lowest scoring game in his NBA Finals career, with 14 points.

Game 4

San Antonio started out strong through the first three quarters, leading by as many as 11. Cleveland would stage a rally near the end of the third quarter and the first five minutes of the fourth, scoring 14 consecutive points to take its first second-half lead of the series. However, the Spurs would stage a 12–3 rally of their own to retake the lead and win the series in a 4–0 sweep.

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

was named the '' Eastern Conference Player of the Week'' for games played from November 13 through November 19. *

was named the '' Eastern Conference Player of the Week'' for games played from March 5 through March 11. *

was named the '' Eastern Conference Player of the Month'' for the month of March, the fifth time he has won the award. * After the season,

was named to the All-NBA second team as a forward.

Records

* On November 25,

tied a franchise record for offensive rebounds in a half (10) and in a game (12) in the Cavs' 108–95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. * On December 6,

became the all-time offensive rebound leader in Cavs history in a 95–91 win over the

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. * In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals,

set or tied franchise playoff records for: points in a game (48), points in overtime (9), field goals made and attempted in a game (18, 33) and field goals made in overtime (4). * In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Daniel Gibson set or tied franchise playoff records for: points in a quarter (19), points in a half (25), rookie points in a game (31) and three-pointers in a half (5). * With his 19th playoff win, coach Mike Brown set the franchise record for playoff victories.

Milestones

* On December 23,

became the youngest player in NBA history to score 7,000 career points (21 years, 359 days). * In the 2006–07 season, the Cavaliers swept all four California teams for the first time in team history (Golden State, Sacramento, LA Lakers, LA Clippers) * On March 14,

became the youngest player in NBA history to score 8,000 career points (22 years, 74 days). * On April 6,

became the 2nd fastest player to record 8,000 points, 2,000 rebounds and 2,000 assists in a career. LeBron did it in 311 games while it took

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269 games and Michael Jordan 339. * On April 14, the Cavaliers played the 3,000th game in franchise history

All-Star

led all players in votes received and was voted in as a starter for the

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. His 2,516,049 votes were the second most in NBA history. He became the first player in team history to lead the league in votes. * LeBron James led the Eastern Conference All-Stars with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the 132–153 loss. * Damon Jones participated in the Three Point Contest and finished in 5th place. * LeBron James participated in the Skills Challenge and finished in 3rd place.

Transactions

Trades

The Cavaliers did not make a trade during the

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Free agents

The Cavaliers did not sign any free agents during the 2006–07 NBA season.

Development League

* On March 2, Shannon Brown was assigned to the NBDL's

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. * On March 3, Shannon Brown was recalled from the Thunderbirds. * On March 23, Dwayne Jones was assigned to the Thunderbirds. * On March 27, Dwayne Jones was recalled from the Thunderbirds.

References

Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball

2006–07 Season Media Guide

External links

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