The 2007–08

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season was the 38th season of NBA

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. The Cavaliers were the defending Eastern Conference champions, and were coming off of an

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defeat to the

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, where they were swept in four games. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the

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in the First Round in six games, advancing to the Semifinals, where they would lose in seven games to the eventual NBA champion, the

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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

. * On October 31, the Cavaliers' season started with a 74–92 loss to the

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. * On November 2, the Cavaliers signed Sasha Pavlović to a multi-year extension. * On November 2, the Cavaliers defeated the

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110–106 for their first win. * On November 27, the Cavaliers handed the

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

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for the second straight year. * On January 23, a victory over the

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

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, and a trade exception, plus Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West from the Seattle SuperSonics. * On March 5,

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scored 50 points against the

which led to victory. * On March 10, an 88–80 victory over the

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put the Cavaliers a season-high 10 games over 0.500. * On May 2, the Cavaliers defeated the

105–88 to advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs. * On May 18, the Cavaliers fell to the

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

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and traded to Charlotte as part of Sasha Pavlović deal. Used to draft Jared Dudley. * 1st round pick (#24) traded to

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and then to Phoenix as part of

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deal. Used to draft Rudy Fernández. * 2nd round pick (#54) traded to Orlando and then to

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as part of Drew Gooden deal. Used to draft Brad Newley.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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, Daniel Gibson (4) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 0–1 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , November 2 , New York , ,

(45) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) ,

(7) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 1–1 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , November 4 , @ Phoenix , ,

(27) , Drew Gooden (14) ,

(8) , US Airways Center
18,422 , 1–2 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , November 6 , @ Golden State , ,

(24) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14) ,

(9) , Oracle Arena
19,596 , 2–2 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , November 7 , @

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(13) , EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 , 2–3 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , November 9 , @

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(26) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15) ,

(4) , ARCO Arena
15,293 , 3–3 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , November 11 , @ L. A. Clippers , , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (25) , Drew Gooden (16) ,

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15,541 , 4–3 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 8 , November 12 , @

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(39) ,

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(14) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 4–5 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 10 , November 16 ,

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(40) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) ,

(9) , Quicken Loans Arena
19,862 , 5–5 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 11 , November 20 ,

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(34) , Drew Gooden (13) ,

(7) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,115 , 5–6 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 12 , November 21 , @

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(45) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Dwayne Jones (10) ,

, Daniel Gibson (5) , Target Center
15,224 , 6–6 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 13 , November 24 ,

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(37) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15) ,

(12) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,018 , 7–6 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 14 , November 25 , @

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(30) , Drew Gooden (12) ,

(10) , Conseco Fieldhouse
11,603 , 8–6 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 15 , November 27 ,

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(38) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15) ,

(13) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 9–6 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 16 , November 28 , @

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(15) , Drew Gooden (9) ,

(3) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 , 9–7 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 17 , November 30 , @

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19,800 , 9–8 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 18 , December 2 , @

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18,624 , 9–9 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 19 , December 4 ,

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19,838 , 9–10 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 20 , December 5 , @ Washington , , Daniel Gibson, Drew Gooden, Shannon Brown (13) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) , Daniel Gibson (8) , Verizon Center
17,684 , 9–11 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 21 , December 8 , @ Charlotte , , Larry Hughes (22) , Drew Gooden (9) , Daniel Gibson, Shannon Brown (3) , Charlotte Bobcats Arena
17,624 , 9–12 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 22 , December 11 ,

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, Eric Snow (5) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,010 , 10–12 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 23 , December 14 , @

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(29) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) ,

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15,242 , 10–13 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 24 , December 15 ,

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, Eric Snow (6) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 10–14 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 25 , December 17 ,

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(31) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) , Devin Brown (6) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 11–14 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 26 , December 19 , @ New York , ,

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18,704 , 11–15 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 27 , December 20 , L. A. Lakers , ,

(33) , Anderson Varejao (15) ,

(5) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 12–15 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 28 , December 23 , Golden State , ,

(25) , Anderson Varejao (11) ,

(8) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 12–16 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 29 , December 25 ,

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(25) , Drew Gooden (9) ,

(12) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 13–16 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 30 , December 27 , @

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(24) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) ,

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20,462 , 14–16 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 31 , December 29 , @

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(21) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) ,

(6) , New Orleans Arena
17,623 , 14–17 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 32 , January 2 ,

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(36) , Anderson Varejao (11) ,

(6) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 15–17 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 33 , January 4 ,

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(24) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15) ,

(10) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 16–17 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 34 , January 6 , @

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(39) , Anderson Varejao (13) ,

(8) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 17–17 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 35 , January 8 ,

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(22) , Anderson Varejao, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (4) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,409 , 18–17 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 36 , January 9 , @

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(31) , Drew Gooden (11) ,

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16,246 , 18–18 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 37 , January 11 , Charlotte , ,

(31) ,

(19) ,

(8) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 19–18 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 38 , January 15 , @ Memphis , ,

(51) , Drew Gooden (11) ,

(9) , FedEx Forum
13,871 , 20–18 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 39 , January 17 , @

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(27) , Anderson Varejao (14) ,

(7) , AT&T Center
18,482 , 21–18 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 40 , January 21 , @

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(28) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) ,

(5) , AmericanAirlines Arena
19,600 , 22–18 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 41 , January 23 , Washington , , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (24) , Drew Gooden (10) ,

(8) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 23–18 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 42 , January 25 , Phoenix , ,

(36) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) ,

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20,562 , 23–19 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 43 , January 27 , @ L. A. Lakers , ,

(41) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) ,

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18,997 , 24–19 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 44 , January 30 , @ Portland , ,

(37) ,

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(4) , Rose Garden Arena
20,501 , 25–19 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 45 , January 31 , @

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13,109 , 25–20 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 46 , February 2 , L. A. Clippers , ,

(28) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13) ,

(7) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 26–20 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 47 , February 5 ,

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(33) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) ,

(12) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 27–20 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 48 , February 7 , @

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(32) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8) ,

(6) , Toyota Center
18,402 , 27–21 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 49 , February 8 , @

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19,335 , 28–21 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 50 , February 10 ,

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(30) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) ,

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20,562 , 28–22 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 51 , February 11 , @ Orlando , , Larry Hughes (40) ,

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(10) , Amway Arena
17,519 , 29–22 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 52 , February 13 ,

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(39) , Drew Gooden (11) ,

(9) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 29–23 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 53 , February 19 ,

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(11) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 29–24 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 54 , February 20 , @

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(31) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (17) ,

(12) , Conseco Fieldhouse
13,096 , 30–24 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 55 , February 22 , Washington , ,

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(8) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 31–24 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 56 , February 24 , Memphis , ,

(25) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13) ,

(11) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 32–24 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 57 , February 26 , @

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(35) , Ben Wallace (11) , Delonte West (7) , Bradley Center
15,346 , 32–25 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 58 , February 27 , @

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(26) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) ,

(4) , TD Garden
18,624 , 32–26 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 59 , February 29 ,

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(30) , Ben Wallace (9) , Delonte West (13) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 33–26 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 60 , March 2 ,

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(37) , Ben Wallace, Anderson Varejao (8) ,

(6) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 34–26 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 61 , March 5 , @ New York , ,

(50) , Joe Smith (11) ,

(10) ,

18,760 , 35–26 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 62 , March 6 , @

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(39) , Anderson Varejao, Ben Wallace (10) , Devin Brown (4) ,

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22,097 , 35–27 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 63 , March 8 ,

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(38) , Anderson Varejao (16) , Anderson Varejao, Delonte West (6) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 36–27 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 64 , March 10 , Portland , ,

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(11) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,213 , 37–27 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 65 , March 12 , @

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18,287 , 37–28 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 66 , March 13 , @ Washington , ,

(25) , Anderson Varejao (12) ,

, Delonte West (7) , Verizon Center
20,173 , 37–29 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 67 , March 16 , Charlotte , ,

(33) , Ben Wallace (15) ,

(10) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 38–29 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 68 , March 17 , @ Orlando , ,

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17,519 , 38–30 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 69 , March 19 ,

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20,562 , 39–30 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 70 , March 21 ,

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20,562 , 40–30 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 71 , March 22 , @

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15,337 , 40–31 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 72 , March 26 ,

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20,562 , 40–32 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 73 , March 29 , @

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22,076 , 40–33 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 74 , March 30 ,

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20,562 , 41–33 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 75 , April 2 , @ Charlotte , ,

(29) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Anderson Varejao (12) , Devin Brown (8) , Charlotte Bobcats Arena
15,106 , 42–33 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 76 , April 3 ,

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(33) , Wally Szczerbiak, Ben Wallace (8) , Devin Brown, Delonte West (5) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 42–34 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 77 , April 5 , Orlando , , Delonte West (19) , Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Ben Wallace (9) ,

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20,562 , 42–35 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 78 , April 9 ,

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(33) , Anderson Varejao (9) ,

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20,063 , 43–35 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 79 , April 11 , @

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22,084 , 43–36 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 80 , April 13 ,

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(7) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 44–36 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 81 , April 14 , @

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(27) , Anderson Varejao (8) ,

(5) , Wachovia Center
20,730 , 45–36 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 82 , April 16 ,

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Playoffs

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20,562 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 3 , , April 24 , , @ Washington ,
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20,173 , , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , April 27 , , @ Washington ,
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Player stats

Regular season

*Statistics include only games with the Cavaliers

Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

was named the '' Eastern Conference Player of the Week'' for games played from November 19 through November 25. *

was named the '' Eastern Conference Player of the Week'' for games played December 31, 2007 through January 6, 2008. *

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. *

, 27 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, was named the MVP of the

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during NBA All-Star week on February 17, 2008. *

was named the '' Eastern Conference Player of the Week'' for games played from February 18 through February 24. *

was named the '' Eastern Conference Player of the Month'' for February 2008.

Records

Milestones

* On December 17, 2007

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

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

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

grabbed his 2,500th rebound as a Cavalier. James is the 10th Cavalier to reach that milestone. * On February 27, 2008

became the youngest NBA player to score 10,000 points.LeBron Makes History in Boston "D" Party
NBA, February 27, 2008 * On March 19, 2008

dished his 2,500th assist as a Cavalier. James is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone. * On March 26, 2008

grabbed his 5,000th rebound as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone. * On March 29, 2008

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. *

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

^*Note: This is the largest trade in

history.

Free agents

References

*
Cleveland Cavaliers on Basketball Reference

External links

Cleveland Cavaliers official website
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Key dates

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

Player stats

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Records

Milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

See also

References

External links