Cleveland Cavaliers seasons
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This is a list of seasons as completed by the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). This list documents the team's season-by-season records, including post-season records, and also includes select year-end awards won by the team's players and/or coaches.
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| World Champions | Conference Champions |
| Division Champions | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Note: The Won, Lost and Pct. columns do not include post-season results. These figures are combined only at the bottom of the list. |
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The Cleveland Cavaliers were founded in 1970 as an expansion franchise, then owned by Nick Mileti. The Cavaliers were to begin play immediately, beginning with the 1970-71 NBA season. In its 38 years in the league, Cleveland's major basketball franchise has won the Central Division championship only once (1976-77) and the Eastern Conference championship only once (2006-07). In the team's only appearance in the NBA Finals, following the 2006-07 season, the Cavaliers were swept by the San Antonio Spurs.
[edit] Seasons
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season results | Post-season results | Year-end awards | ||||
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| 1970-71 | 1970-71 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 4th | 15 | 67 | .183 | |||
| 1971-72 | 1971-72 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 4th | 23 | 59 | .280 | Austin Carr (All-NBA Rookie Team) | ||
| 1972-73 | 1972-73 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 4th | 32 | 50 | .390 | Dwight Davis (All-NBA Rookie Team) | ||
| 1973-74 | 1973-74 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 4th | 29 | 53 | .354 | |||
| 1974-75 | 1974-75 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 3rd | 40 | 42 | .488 | |||
| 1975-76 | 1975-76 | NBA | Eastern | Central[2] | 1st | 49 | 33 | .598 | Won Conference Semifinal (Bullets, 4-3) Lost Conference Final (Celtics, 2-4) |
Bill Fitch (Coach of the Year) | |
| 1976-77 | 1976-77 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 4th | 43 | 39 | .524 | Lost First Round (Bullets, 1-2) | Jim Brewer (All-Defensive 2nd Team) | |
| 1977-78 | 1977-78 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 3rd | 43 | 39 | .524 | Lost First Round (Knicks, 0-2) | ||
| 1978-79 | 1978-79 | NBA | Eastern | Central | T-4th[3] | 30 | 52 | .366 | |||
| 1979-80 | 1979-80 | NBA | Eastern | Central | T-5th[4] | 37 | 45 | .451 | |||
| 1980-81 | 1980-81 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 5th | 28 | 54 | .341 | |||
| 1981-82 | 1981-82 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 6th | 15 | 67 | .183 | |||
| 1982-83 | 1982-83 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 5th | 23 | 59 | .280 | |||
| 1983-84 | 1983-84 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 4th | 28 | 54 | .341 | |||
| 1984-85 | 1984-85 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 4th | 36 | 46 | .439 | Lost First Round (Celtics, 1-3) | ||
| 1985-86 | 1985-86 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 5th | 29 | 53 | .354 | |||
| 1986-87 | 1986-87 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 6th | 31 | 51 | .380 | Brad Daugherty (All-NBA Rookie Team) Ron Harper (All-NBA Rookie Team) John Williams (All-NBA Rookie Team) |
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| 1987-88 | 1987-88 | NBA | Eastern | Central | T-4th[5] | 42 | 40 | .512 | Lost First Round Playoffs (Bulls, 2-3) | ||
| 1988-89 | 1988-89 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 2nd | 57 | 25 | .695 | Lost First Round (Bulls, 2-3)[6] | Larry Nance (All-Defensive 1st Team) Mark Price (All-NBA 3rd Team) |
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| 1989-90 | 1989-90 | NBA | Eastern | Central | T-4th[7] | 42 | 40 | .512 | Lost First Round (76ers, 2-3) | ||
| 1990-91 | 1990-91 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 6th | 33 | 49 | .402 | |||
| 1991-92 | 1991-92 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 2nd | 57 | 25 | .695 | Won First Round (Nets, 3-1) Won Conference Semifinal (Celtics, 4-3) Lost Conference Final (Bulls, 2-4) |
Brad Daugherty (All-NBA 3rd Team) Larry Nance (All-Defensive 2nd Team) Mark Price (All-NBA 3rd Team) |
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| 1992-93 | 1992-93 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 2nd | 54 | 28 | .658 | Won First Round (Nets, 3-2) Lost Conference Semifinal (Chicago Bulls, 0-4) |
Larry Nance (All-Defensive 2nd Team) Mark Price (All-NBA 1st Team) |
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| 1993-94 | 1993-94 | NBA | Eastern | Central | T-3rd[8] | 47 | 35 | .573 | Lost First Round Playoffs (Bulls, 0-3) | Mark Price (All-NBA 3rd Team) | |
| 1994-95 | 1994-95 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 4th | 43 | 39 | .524 | Lost First Round (Knicks, 1-3) | ||
| 1995-96 | 1995-96 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .573 | Lost First Round (Knicks, 0-3) | Bobby Phills (All-Defensive 2nd Team) | |
| 1996-97 | 1996-97 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 5th | 42 | 40 | .512 | |||
| 1997-98 | 1997-98 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 5th | 47 | 35 | .573 | Lost First Round (Pacers, 1-3) | Derek Anderson (All-NBA Rookie 2nd Team) Cedric Henderson (All-NBA Rookie 2nd Team) Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (All-NBA Rookie 1st Team) Brevin Knight (All-NBA Rookie 1st Team) |
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| 1998-99[9] | 1998-99 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 7th | 22 | 28 | .440 | |||
| 1999-2000 | 1999-2000 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 6th | 32 | 50 | .390 | Andre Miller (All-NBA Rookie 1st Team) | ||
| 2000-01 | 2000-01 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 6th | 30 | 52 | .366 | Chris Mihm (All-NBA Rookie 2nd Team) | ||
| 2001-02 | 2001-02 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 7th | 29 | 53 | .354 | |||
| 2002-03 | 2002-03 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 8th | 17 | 65 | .207 | Carlos Boozer (All-NBA Rookie 2nd Team) | ||
| 2003-04 | 2003-04 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 5th | 35 | 47 | .427 | LeBron James (Rookie of the Year) LeBron James (All-NBA Rookie 1st Team) |
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| 2004-05 | 2004-05 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 9th | 42 | 40 | .512 | LeBron James (All-NBA 2nd Team) | ||
| 2005-06 | 2005-06 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 4th | 50 | 32 | .610 | Won First Round (Wizards, 4-2) Lost Conference Semifinal (Pistons, 3-4) |
LeBron James (All-NBA 1st Team) | |
| 2006-07 | 2006-07 | NBA | Eastern[10] | Central | 2nd | 50 | 32 | .610 | Won First Round (Wizards, 4-0) Won Conference Semifinal (Nets, 4-2) Won Conference Final (Pistons, 4-2) Lost NBA Final (Spurs, 0-4) |
LeBron James (All-NBA 2nd Team) | |
| 2007-08 | 2007-08 | NBA | Eastern | Central | 2nd | 45 | 37 | .549 | Won First Round (Wizards 4-2) Lost Conference Semifinal (Celtics, 3-4) |
LeBron James (All-NBA 1st Team) | |
| Totals[11] | |||||||||||
| 1433 | 1721 | .454 | Regular season results | ||||||||
| 56 | 69 | .448 | Post-season results | ||||||||
| 1489 | 1790 | .454 | Regular and post-season results | ||||||||
Winning Seasons: 17 (2007-08)
Losing Seasons: 21 (2003-04)
Playoff Appearances: 16 (2007-08)
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ A team's winning percentage is calculated by dividing the number of games a team has won by the total number of games a team has played, resulting in the percentage of games the team won over the course of a season. It does not factor in ties, but ties are counted in the total number of games the team has played.
- ^ As of the 2006-07 season, the Cavaliers' 1975-76 Central Division championship remains the team's only division championship.
- ^ The Cavaliers and the Pistons ended the 1978-79 season with identical 30-52 records.
- ^ The Cavaliers and the Pacers ended the 1979-80 season with identical 37-45 records.
- ^ The Cavaliers and the Bucks ended the 1987-88 season with identical 42-40 records.
- ^ The Cavaliers defeat by the Bulls in the first round of the 1989 playoffs is best known for "The Shot", a buzzer-beating jump-shot made by Michael Jordan over the head of Craig Ehlo. The Shot not only won the game for the Bulls, but it also won the series for the team.
- ^ The Cavaliers and the Pacers ended the 1989-90 season with identical 42-40 records.
- ^ The Cavaliers and the Pacers ended the 1993-94 season with identical 47-35 records.
- ^ Due to the circumstances of a lockout, the 1998-99 season was shortened to 50 games, with teams beginning play on 1999-02-05. The teams played full post-season schedules following the end of the regular season.
- ^ As of the 2006-07 season, the Cavaliers 2006-07 Eastern Conference championship remains the team's only conference championship.
- ^ The regular season and post-season totals are through the 2007-08 season
[edit] References
- Cleveland Cavaliers Season Summaries. Cleveland Cavaliers. clevelandcavaliers.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
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| Franchise • History • Seasons | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 1972-73 | 1973-74 | 1974-75 | 1975-76 | 1976-77 | 1977-78 | 1978-79 | |
| 1980s | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | 1985-86 | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 |
| 1990s | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 |
| 2000s | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
