2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers finished with the best record in the NBA at 61–21, earning them first place in the East. The season saw LeBron James win his second MVP award.

2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Division champions
Head coachMike Brown
ArenaQuicken Loans Arena
Results
Record6121 (.744)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Celtics 2–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Ohio · WUAB
RadioWTAM
Commemorative logo celebrating the Cavaliers' 40th season

After defeating the Derrick Rose-led Chicago Bulls in the first round, the Cavs couldn't go any further as they lost to the 4th-seeded Boston Celtics in six games in the Semifinals. Following the season, head coach Mike Brown was fired, James signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat, but would return to the Cavaliers in 2014, Shaquille O'Neal signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics, which turned out to be O'Neal's final season as a player, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas also left the team to join the Miami Heat.

After LeBron's departure, the Cavaliers struggled greatly without him for four seasons, and entered a state of rebuilding. The Cavaliers would not make the playoffs again until 2015, when LeBron returned to the Cavaliers.

As of 2019, this was the last time the team won 60 or more games.

Key dates

LeBron James in a game against the Wizards. James was the 2009–10 MVP.
  • June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City. The Cavs also acquire Shaquille O'Neal, in a trade with the Phoenix Suns.
  • July 8 – The free agency period started.
  • July 13 – The Cavs sign with Anthony Parker.
  • July 19Jamario Moon signs with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  • August 12 – The Cavaliers sign with Leon Powe.
  • October 6 – The Cavs open the Pre-Season, with a victory over the Charlotte Bobcats, in The Q.
  • October 21 – The Cavs close the Pre-Season, losing to the Boston Celtics, in the Value City Arena.
  • October 27 – The Cleveland Cavaliers open the Regular Season, and are defeated by the Boston Celtics, in Quicken Loans Arena.
  • February 17 – The Cavs acquire Antawn Jamison and Sebastian Telfair, in a three-team trade, with the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Clippers.
  • March 17 – The Cavaliers clinched the Central Division title for the second straight year, and the third time in franchise history.
  • March 23 – The Cavs waive Darnell Jackson and sign with Žydrūnas Ilgauskas.
  • April 2 – The Cavaliers clinched best record in the Eastern Conference for the second straight year, and the second time in franchise history.
  • April 4 – The Cavaliers clinched the best record in the league, and thus home court advantage throughout the playoffs for the second straight year, and the second time in franchise history.
  • April 14 – The Cavs close the Regular Season, with a loss against the Atlanta Hawks and a 61–21 record.
  • April 17 – The Cleveland Cavaliers open the First Round of the Playoffs, with a 96-83 victory, over the Chicago Bulls, in The Q.
  • April 27 – The Cavaliers close the First Round Series at 4–1, with a 96–94 victory over the Bulls, in The Q.
  • May 1 – The Cavs open the Eastern Conference Semifinals, with a 101–93 victory, over the Celtics, in the Quicken Loans Arena.
  • May 13- The Cavaliers lose in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, at 4–2 to the underdog Boston Celtics.
  • May 24 – Head Coach Mike Brown was fired.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team
1 30 Christian Eyenga G/F DR Congo CB Prat
2 46 Danny Green G/F  United States North Carolina

Roster

Roster listing
Cleveland Cavaliers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 1 Gibson, Daniel 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986-02-27 Texas
SG 14 Green, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-06-22 North Carolina
PF 21 Hickson, J. J. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1988-09-04 North Carolina State
C 11 Ilgauskas, Žydrūnas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1975-06-05 Lithuania
SF 23 James, LeBron (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent – St. Mary High School
PF 4 Jamison, Antawn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976-06-12 North Carolina
SF 15 Moon, Jamario 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1980-06-13 Meridian CC
C 33 O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) 1972-03-06 LSU
SG 18 Parker, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975-06-19 Bradley
PF 44 Powe, Leon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984-01-22 California
PG 3 Telfair, Sebastian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-06-09 Abraham Lincoln High School
PF 17 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982-09-28 Brazil
PG 13 West, Delonte 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983-07-26 Saint Joseph's
SF 31 Williams, Jawad 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1983-02-19 North Carolina
PG 2 Williams, Mo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982-12-19 Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log
2009–10 pre-season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
z-Cleveland Cavaliers6121.74435–626–1512–4
x-Milwaukee Bucks4636.5611728–1318–2310–6
x-Chicago Bulls4141.5002224–1717–2410–6
Indiana Pacers3250.3902923–189–326–10
Detroit Pistons2755.3293417–2410–312–14
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers6121.744
2 y-Orlando Magic5923.7202
3 x-Atlanta Hawks5329.6468
4 y-Boston Celtics5032.61011
5 x-Miami Heat4735.57314
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4636.56115
7 x-Charlotte Bobcats4438.53717
8 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50020
9 Toronto Raptors4042.48821
10 Indiana Pacers3250.39029
11 New York Knicks2953.35432
12 Detroit Pistons2755.32934
13 Philadelphia 76ers2755.32934
14 Washington Wizards2656.31735
15 New Jersey Nets1270.14649

Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta 4–02–23–11–31–11–12–21–12–03–02–01–12–01–32–12–03–01–11–30–21–32–11–12–02–01–13–12–04–0
Boston 0–43–02–22–21–11–12–11–11–12–11–11–11–13–02–22–03–11–13–11–11–33–10–22–02–01–14–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–20–31–33–10–21–12–12–01–11–21–11–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–11–33–12–00–22–01–11–20–24–0
Chicago 1–32–23–12–20–20–24–01–12–03–10–20–20–21–31–32–01–22–03–11–11–23–11–11–11–12–01–20–22–1
Cleveland 3–12–21–32–21–10–24–02–01–13–12–02–01–13–03–12–04–02–03–02–02–23–02–02–02–01–13–11–12–1
Dallas 1–11–12–02–01–12–12–03–12–22–03–02–23–12–02–03–12–02–21–12–21–11–12–11–34–03–11–11–21–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–02–01–21–14–02–12–02–13–13–11–10–23–12–03–11–13–11–11–11–33–11–22–22–03–11–1
Detroit 2–21–21–20–40–40–21–11–11–10–40–20–21–11–22–22–02–11–11–30–21–33–10–20–21–11–10–40–24–0
Golden State 1–11–10–21–10–21–30–41–10–31–12–20–42–20–20–23–02–01–32–01–30–20–21–32–22–20–32–00–30–2
Houston 0–21–11–10–21–12–21–21–13–00–22–11–34–00–22–03–02–01–32–03–10–21–10–42–22–22–21–12–22–0
Indiana 0–31–22–11–31–30–20–24–01–12–01–10–20–20–40–41–14–00–22–21–11–32–11–10–21–10–22–21–13–1
L.A. Clippers 0–21–11–12–00–20–31–22–02–21–21–12–22–21–11–13–11–10–40–21–20–22–00–41–31–30–40–21–32–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–22–21–32–04–03–12–02–22–11–12–03–02–02–12–03–11–12–03–11–24–02–21–13–12–0
Memphis 0–21–10–22–01–11–31–31–12–20–42–02–21–21–10–23–12–02–22–01–21–11–12–22–22–12–22–01–22–0
Miami 3–10–31–33–10–30–21–12–12–02–04–01–11–11–11–31–14–01–13–00–22–24–01–11–12–00–22–21–13–1
Milwaukee 1–22–22–23–11–30–22–02–22–00–24–02–00–22–03–12–04–01–13–01–10–32–11–11–11–10–22–11–12–2
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–21–31–30–20–30–31–11–30–31–31–10–22–00–41–10–40–21–10–40–42–20–30–22–21–1
New Jersey 0–31–32–22–10–40–20–21–20–20–20–41–10–20–20–40–40–21–12–20–20–30–40–20–21–11–10–40–20–4
New Orleans 1–11–11–10–20–22–21–31–13–13–12–04–01–22–21–11–14–01–10–21–21–10–21–31–22–10–40–21–31–1
New York 3–11–32–21–30–31–11–13–10–20–22–22–00–20–20–30–31–12–22–00–20–33–11–11–10–20–20–40–23–1
Oklahoma City 2–01–11–11–10–22–21–32–03–11–31–12–11–32–12–01–14–02–02–12–01–12–02–11–33–11–32–03–12–0
Orlando 3–13–13–12–12–21–11–13–12–02–03–12–01–11–12–23–02–03–01–13–01–14–01–11–12–01–13–11–12–2
Philadelphia 1–21–31–31–30–31–11–11–32–01–11–20–20–21–10–42–21–14–02–01–30–20–40–21–12–01–11–30–20–3
Phoenix 1–12–00–21–10–21–23–12–03–14–01–14–01–32–21–11–14–02–03–11–11–21–12–01–24–02–12–02–22–0
Portland 0–20–22–01–10–23–11–32–02–22–22–03–12–12–21–11–14–02–02–11–13–11–11–12–14–03–02–00–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–20–21–10–20–42–11–12–22–21–13–10–41–20–21–12–21–11–22–01–30–20–20–40–40–41–12–11–1
San Antonio 1–11–11–10–21–11–32–21–13–02–22–04–02–22–22–02–03–01–14–02–03–11–11–11–20–34–01–10–42–0
Toronto 1–30–42–12–11–31–10–24–00–21–12–22–01–10–22–21–22–04–02–04–00–21–33–10–20–21–11–10–22–1
Utah 0–21–12–02–01–12–11–32–03–02–21–13–11–32–11–11–12–22–03–12–01–31–12–02–24–01–24–02–02–0
Washington 0–41–30–41–21–21–11–10–42–00–21–30–20–20–21–32–21–14–01–11–30–22–23–00–21–11–10–21–20–2

Game log

2009–10 game log
Total: 61–21 (Home: 35–6; Road: 26–15)
2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

First Round

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) Chicago Bulls

April 17
3:00 pm
Chicago Bulls 83, Cleveland Cavaliers 96
Scoring by quarter: 18–32, 23–24, 19–17, 23–23
Pts: Derrick Rose 28
Rebs: Hinrich, Noah 8 each
Asts: Derrick Rose 10
Pts: LeBron James 24
Rebs: Anderson Varejão 15
Asts: Mo Williams 10
Cleveland leads series, 1-0
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Eddie Rush, Bob Delaney, John Goble
April 19
8:00 pm
Chicago Bulls 102, Cleveland Cavaliers 112
Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 28–24, 27–25, 25–35
Pts: Joakim Noah 25
Rebs: Joakim Noah 13
Asts: Derrick Rose 8
Pts: LeBron James 40
Rebs: LeBron James 8
Asts: LeBron James 8
Cleveland leads series, 2-0
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson, Eric Lewis
April 22
7:00 pm
Cleveland Cavaliers 106, Chicago Bulls 108
Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 24–24, 23–23, 38–29
Pts: LeBron James 39
Rebs: Antawn Jamison 11
Asts: LeBron James 8
Pts: Derrick Rose 31
Rebs: Joakim Noah 15
Asts: Derrick Rose 7
Cleveland leads series, 2-1
United Center, Chicago
Attendance: 22,991
Referees: Monty McCutchen, Jason Phillips, Tony Brothers
April 25
3:30 pm
Cleveland Cavaliers 121, Chicago Bulls 98
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 38–31, 37–24, 22–22
Pts: LeBron James 37
Rebs: LeBron James 12
Asts: LeBron James 11
Pts: Noah, Rose 21 each
Rebs: Joakim Noah 20
Asts: Derrick Rose 5
Cleveland leads series, 3-1
United Center, Chicago
Attendance: 22,991
Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford, Mike Callahan
April 27
8:00 pm
Chicago Bulls 94, Cleveland Cavaliers 96
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 22–28, 23–18, 23–23
Pts: Derrick Rose 31
Rebs: Taj Gibson 11
Asts: Derrick Rose 6
Pts: Antawn Jamison 25
Rebs: LeBron James 10
Asts: LeBron James 9
Cleveland wins series, 4–1
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy, Zach Zarba

Conference Semifinals

May 1
8:00 pm
Boston Celtics 93, Cleveland Cavaliers 101
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 28–23, 24–36, 15–22
Pts: Rajon Rondo 28
Rebs: Kendrick Perkins 11
Asts: Rajon Rondo 12
Pts: LeBron James 35
Rebs: Antawn Jamison 9
Asts: LeBron James 7
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Bill Spooner, Jason Phillips
May 3
8:00 pm
Boston Celtics 104, Cleveland Cavaliers 86
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 26–26, 31–12, 21–26
Pts: Ray Allen 22
Rebs: Kevin Garnett 10
Asts: Rajon Rondo 19
Pts: LeBron James 24
Rebs: James, Varejão 7 each
Asts: Mo Williams 7
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Dan Crawford, Dick Bavetta, Ed Malloy
May 7
7:00 pm
Cleveland Cavaliers 124, Boston Celtics 95
Scoring by quarter: 36–17, 29–26, 31–27, 28–25
Pts: LeBron James 38
Rebs: Antawn Jamison 12
Asts: James, Williams 7 each
Pts: Kevin Garnett 19
Rebs: Rajon Rondo 5
Asts: Rajon Rondo 8
TD Garden, Boston
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Ken Mauer, Zach Zarba
May 9
3:30 pm
Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Boston Celtics 97
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 23–23, 27–20, 15–23
Pts: LeBron James 22
Rebs: LeBron James 9
Asts: LeBron James 8
Pts: Rajon Rondo 29
Rebs: Rajon Rondo 18
Asts: Rajon Rondo 13
TD Garden, Boston
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Joe DeRosa, Mike Callahan, Michael Smith
May 11
8:00 pm
Boston Celtics 120, Cleveland Cavaliers 88
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 30–21, 30–19, 40–25
Pts: Ray Allen 25
Rebs: Paul Pierce 11
Asts: Rondo, Pierce 7 each
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 21
Rebs: Anderson Varejão 8
Asts: LeBron James 7
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Joe Crawford, Marc Davis, Greg Willard
May 13
8:00 pm
Cleveland Cavaliers 85, Boston Celtics 94
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 27–26, 18–25, 18–18
Pts: LeBron James 27
Rebs: LeBron James 19
Asts: LeBron James 10
Pts: Kevin Garnett 22
Rebs: Kevin Garnett 12
Asts: Rajon Rondo 12
Boston wins series, 4–2
TD Garden, Boston
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Monty McCutchen, Bob Delaney, Eddie F. Rush

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Daniel Gibson561019.1.466.477.6941.31.3.4.16.3
Danny Green2005.8.385.273.667.9.3.3.22.0
J. J. Hickson817320.9.554.000.6814.9.5.4.58.5
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas64620.9.443.478.7435.4.8.2.87.4
LeBron James767639.0.503.333.7677.38.61.61.029.7
Cedric Jackson1502.0.000.000.250.2.4.0.0.2
Darnell Jackson 2704.2.320.333.667.7.1.1.1.8
Antawn Jamison1252332.4.485.342.5067.71.31.1.515.8
Coby Karl301.7....7.0.0.0.0
Jamario Moon61217.2.462.320.8003.1.5.3.24.9
Shaquille O'Neal535323.4.566.000.4966.71.5.31.212.0
Anthony Parker818127.5.434.414.7892.91.90.8.27.3
Leon Powe20211.8.429.000.5873.0.0.3.14.0
Sebastian Telfair14019.3.457.222.8331.03.0.5.09.8
Anderson Varejão76728.5.572.200.6637.61.1.9.98.6
Delonte West 60325.0.445.325.8102.83.30.9.58.8
Jawad Williams54613.7.393.323.7111.5.6.2.14.1
Mo Williams696834.2.442.429.8943.05.31.0.315.8

Stats with the Cavaliers
1Did not start or finish the season with the Cavs
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Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Daniel Gibson504.6.286.2501.000.6.2.0.01.4
J. J. Hickson1107.2.626.000.688.8.1.0.03.5
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas609.0.364.000.6671.8.3.01.01.7
LeBron James111141.8.502.400.7339.37.61.71.829.1
Antawn Jamison111134.1.467.256.7327.41.3.61.015.3
Jamario Moon11010.3.583.500.6671.5.5.4.43.5
Shaquille O'Neal111122.1.516.000.6605.51.40.21.211.5
Anthony Parker111130.1.436.455.7332.41.3.8.38.3
Leon Powe303.0.250.000.750.7.0.0.01.7
Sebastian Telfair000.000.000.000.0.0.0.00
Anderson Varejão11023.2.417.000.7426.5.61.0.85.7
Delonte West11024.5.418.158.9381.92.6.8.96.7
Mo Williams111137.4.409.327.8043.15.4.6.214.4

Awards, Records and Milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Records

  • December 2, 2009: Zydrunas Ilgauskas set the record for most games played as a Cavalier with 771 and moved into third place on the Cavaliers' all-time scoring list behind LeBron James and Brad Daugherty.
  • On March 19, 2010, LeBron James set a record as the youngest player in NBA history to record 15,000 career points.
  • At the end of the season, LeBron James was the all-time scoring leader of the Cavs, with 15,251 points.

Team Records

  • On May 11, the Cavaliers suffered their worst playoffs defeat, against the Boston Celtics, by a margin of 32 points.
  • On December 23, the Cavaliers set a franchise record and tied with the NBA record of fewest points allowed in an OT period, against Sacramento Kings.

Milestones

  • Daniel Gibson reached 200 career games and 5,000 minutes.*
  • Danny Green played his first season in the NBA.*
  • J.J. Hickson reached 100 career games and 2,000 minutes.*
  • Zydrunas Ilgauskas reached 21,000 minutes and 4,000 field goals made.*
  • LeBron James reached 15,000 career points, 500 career games, 22,000 minutes, 5,000 field goals made, 11,000 field goals attempted, 2,000 three-point shots attempted, 3,000 defensives rebounds, 1,000 fouls and 2,000 Playoffs points.*
  • Cedric Jackson played his first season in the NBA.*
  • Antawn Jamison reached 17,000 career points and 31,000 minutes.
  • Jamario Moon reached 200 career games, 5,000 minutes and 1,000 rebounds.
  • Shaquille O'Neal reached 41,000 minutes, 11,000 field goals made, 19,000 field goals attempted, 11,000 free-throws attempted, 3,000 assists and 4,000 fouls.
  • Anthony Parker reached 300 career games, 10,000 minutes, 1,000 three-point shots attempted, 1,000 defensives rebounds, 1,000 rebounds and 3,000 career points.
  • Leon Powe reached 200 career games.
  • Anderson Varejão reached 9,000 minutes, 1,000 field goals made, 2,000 field goals attempted, 1,000 free throws attempted and 1,000 fouls.*
  • Delonte West reached 10,000 minutes, 3,000 field goals attempted and 1,000 rebounds.
  • Mo Williams reached 14,000 minutes, 5,000 field goals attempted, 1,000 free-throws attempted, 2,000 assists, 1,000 turnovers and 6,000 points.

*Spent the entire NBA Career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, until reach these Milestones.

Team Milestones

  • On December 30, the Cavs reached 3,200 regular seasons games, against the Atlanta Hawks.
  • On February 4, the Cavs reached 1,500 regular seasons victories against the Miami Heat.
  • On April 14, the Cavs reached 1,800 combined regular and post-seasons defeats, against the Atlanta Hawks
  • On May 7, the Cavs reached 70 post-season wins, against the Boston Celtics.
  • The Cavaliers reached 30 playoff series, against the Boston Celtics.

Injuries, Surgeries and Absences

Transactions

Free agents

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