2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA season

team = Cleveland Cavaliers
end_year = 2008
wins = 45
losses = 37
division = central
division_place = 2
conf_place = 4
coach = Mike Brown
arena = Quicken Loans Arena
playoffs = East Semifinals
(eliminated 3–4)
bbr_team = CLE

The 2007-08 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 38th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers were the defending Eastern Conference champions.

Key dates:

*On June 28, the 2007 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.
*On July 1, the free agency period started.
*On October 9, the Cavaliers' pre-season began with a 62-81 loss to Washington Wizards.
*On October 31, the Cavaliers' season started with a 74-92 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
*On November 2, the Cavaliers signed Sasha Pavlovic to a multi-year extension.
*On November 2, the Cavaliers defeated the New York Knicks 110-106 for their first win.
*On November 27, the Cavaliers handed the Boston Celtics their second loss of the season.
*On December 5, the Cavaliers matched the offer sheet of the Charlotte Bobcats to retain Anderson Varejao and waived Demetris Nichols.
*On January 17, the Cavaliers defeated the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio for the second straight year.
*On January 23, a victory over the Washington Wizards 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 Chicago Bulls, and a trade exception, plus Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West from the Seattle SuperSonics.
*On March 5, Lebron James scored 50 points against the New York Knicks which led to victory.
*On March 10, an 88-80 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers put the Cavaliers a season-high 10 games over 0.500.
*On May 2, the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards 105-88 to advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
*On May 18, the Cavaliers fell to the Boston Celtics 97-92 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Offseason

Free Agents

Trades

*Statistics include only games with the Cavaliers

Playoffs

^*Note: This is the largest trade in Cleveland Cavaliers history.

Free Agents

References

* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?yr=2008&tm=CLE&lg=N Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2008.html Cleveland Cavaliers on Basketball Reference]

ee also

*2007-08 NBA season

External links