2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 36th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 50–32 record, and a second-place finish in the Central Division, returning to the playoffs for the first time since 1998. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards in six games in the first round and reached the semi-finals of the Eastern Conference where they lost in seven games to the Detroit Pistons. LeBron James was the team's leading scorer and was named to the All-NBA first team. He was also selected to play in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game where he was the game's MVP.

2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachMike Brown
General managerDanny Ferry
OwnersDan Gilbert
ArenaQuicken Loans Arena
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Pistons 3–4)
Local media
TelevisionFSN Ohio · WUAB
RadioWTAM

Key Dates:

  • On June 2, owner Dan Gilbert named Mike Brown the 17th head coach in team history.
  • On June 27, Gilbert named Danny Ferry the 8th general manager in team history.
  • On June 28, the 2005 NBA draft took place in New York City.
  • In July, the free agency period began.
  • On October 10, the Cavaliers' preseason began with a 116–94 win over Washington.
  • On November 2, the Cavaliers' season began with a 109–87 win over New Orleans/Oklahoma City.
  • On February 13, the Cavaliers defeated the NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs.
  • On March 29, the Cavaliers clinched their first playoff berth in seven years.
  • On April 9, the Cavaliers clinched home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
  • On May 5, the Cavs advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 12 years.
  • On May 21, the Cavaliers' season ended in a second-round loss to the Detroit Pistons.

Offseason

Free agents
Additions
PlayerDateFormer team
Larry HughesAugust 4Washington Wizards
Donyell MarshallAugust 4Toronto Raptors
Damon JonesSeptember 8Miami Heat
Zydrunas IlgauskasSeptember 13Cleveland Cavaliers
Alan HendersonSeptember 17Dallas Mavericks
Zendon HamiltonSeptember 30Milwaukee Bucks
Mike WilksSeptember 30San Antonio Spurs
Subtractions
PlayerDateNew team
Scott WilliamsApril 15Retired
Robert TraylorJune 15Gestibérica Vigo
Lucious HarrisJune 16Free Agent
Jeff McInnisAugust 11New Jersey Nets
Desagana DiopAugust 19Dallas Mavericks
Dajuan WagnerFree Agent
Jérôme MoïsoLottomatica Roma

Trades
June 28, 2005
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
2006 2nd round draft pick		 To Milwaukee Bucks
Jiří Welsch
June 29, 2005
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Rights to Martynas Andriuskevicius		 To Orlando Magic
2006 2nd round draft pick and cash

Draft picks
Main article: 2005 NBA draft

Cleveland did not have a draft pick in the 2005 NBA Draft due to trades from previous seasons.

Roster
Roster listing
Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
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Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 15 Andriuskevicius, Martynas 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Lithuania
PF 90 Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
SF 1 Graham, Stephen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oklahoma State
C 44 Henderson, Alan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Indiana
SG 32 Hughes, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Saint Louis
C 11 Ilgauskas, Zydrunas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Lithuania
SG 33 Jackson, Luke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oregon
SF 23 James, LeBron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) St. Vincent-St. Mary's
PG 19 Jones, Damon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Houston
PF 24 Marshall, Donyell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Connecticut
SG 2 Murray, Ronald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Shaw
SF 14 Newble, Ira 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Miami (OH)
SG 3 Pavlović, Aleksandar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Serbia
PG 20 Snow, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Michigan State
PF 17 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular depth chart
Pos. Starter Bench Reserve
C Žydrūnas IlgauskasAnderson VarejãoMartynas Andriuskevicius
PF Drew GoodenDonyell MarshallAlan Henderson
SF LeBron JamesSasha PavlovićStephen Graham/Ira Newble
SG Larry HughesFlip MurrayLuke Jackson
PG Eric SnowDamon Jones-----

Player salaries
RankPlayerSalary
1Larry Hughes$10,344,900
2Zydrunas Ilgauskas$8,740,000
3Eric Snow$5,484,375
4Donyell Marshall$4,799,108
5LeBron James$4,621,800
6Drew Gooden$4,065,811
7Damon Jones$3,590,000
8Ira Newble$2,950,200
9Luke Jackson$1,955,160
10Sasha Pavlović$1,274,160
11Alan Henderson$1,138,500
12Flip Murray$895,248
13Anderson Varejão$866,800
14Martynas Andriuskevicius$398,762
15Stephen Graham$259,204

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 6418.780-37–427–1413–3
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 5032.6101431–1019–2211–5
x-Indiana Pacers 4141.5002327–1414–276–10
x-Chicago Bulls 4141.5002321–2020–214–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4042.4882425–1615–266–10
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons6418.780-
2 y-Miami Heat5230.63412
3 y-New Jersey Nets4933.59815
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5032.61014
5 x-Washington Wizards4240.51222
6 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50023
7 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50023
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks4042.48824
9 Philadelphia 76ers3844.46326
10 Orlando Magic3646.43928
11 Boston Celtics3349.40231
12 Toronto Raptors2755.32937
13 Charlotte Bobcats2656.31738
14 Atlanta Hawks2656.31738
15 New York Knicks2359.28041

Record vs. opponents
2005-06 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOK NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–11–30–31–20–21–11–31–11–14–00–21–10–21–31–31–11–31–12–22–21–20–20–20–21–10–21–30–21–3
Boston 1–2—2–10–40–40–21–10–31–11–13–11–11–11–11–30–31–11–32–03–11–33–10–22–01–10–20–23–12–01–3
Charlotte 3–11–2—2–20–30–20–20–41–11–12–20–21–10–20–40–31–11–30–23–01–33–10–21–11–10–21–11–31–11–3
Chicago 3–04–02–2—0–40–21–10–41–11–12–21–11–11–11–22–21–12–11–12–13–12–20–21–10–21–10–24–01–13–1
Cleveland 2–14–03–04–0—1–11–11–30–21–13–11–11–11–12–23–11–12–22–01–23–12–21–11–11–11–11–13–02–01–3
Dallas 2–02–02–02–01–1—3–11–11–34–02–03–11–23–12–01–12–11–14–01–11–11–12–24–02–12–23–02–03–12–0
Denver 1–11–12–01–11–11–3—1–12–12–22–01–31–22–12–01–13–10–22–12–01–11–11–34–01–32–22–22–01–31–1
Detroit 3–13–04–04–03–11–11–1—2–02–03–12–01–12–03–13–12–02–22–03–12–13–02–02–02–02–02–03–10–20–3
Golden State 1–11–11–11–12–03–11–20–2—1–30–21–30–40–31–11–12–21–11–22–01–11–11–34–02–20–42–12–01–30–2
Houston 1–11–11–11–11–10–42–20–23–1—1–12–21–20–40–22–02–21–11–32–01–11–10–32–12–20–43–10–21–22–0
Indiana 0–41–32–22–21–30–20–21–32–01–1—2–01–11–12–12–21–12–12–02–23–02–10–22–02–00–21–12–22–02–2
L.A. Clippers 2–01–12–01–11–11–33–10–23–12–20–2—2–21–31–12–03–11–11–22–02–01–12–23–00–41–23–12–02–12–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–11–11–12–12–11–14–02–11–12–2—1–31–12–01–30–23–12–02–01–11–32–22–21–32–12–02–21–1
Memphis 2–01–12–01–11–11–31–20–23–04–01–13–13–1—0–21–13–11–11–32–02–00–22–12–12–20–43–12–03–12–0
Miami 3–13–14–02–12–20–20–21–31–12–01–21–11–12–0—3–11–11–31–13–02–23–00–22–02–00–22–03–12–04–0
Milwaukee 3–13–03–02–21–31–11–11–31–10–22–20–20–21–11–3—1–11–31–13–12–23–11–12–00–21–11–12–10–22–1
Minnesota 1–11–11–11–11–11–21–30–22–22–21–11–33–11–31–11–1—1–11–22–01–10–21–22–22–10–42–20–21–31–1
New Jersey 3–13–13–11–22–21–12–02–21–11–11–21–12–01–13–13–11–1—2–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 1–10–22–01–10–20–41–20–22–13–10–22–11–33–11–11–12–10–2—2–01–11–11–33–12–21–33–12–01–31–1
New York 2–21–30–31–22–11–10–21–30–20–22–20–20–20–20–31–30–21–30–2—1–31–31–11–11–10–22–01–32–01–3
Orlando 2–23–13–11–31–31–11–11–21–11–10–30–20–20–22–22–21–10–31–13–1—3–11–11–11–11–11–11–21–12–2
Philadelphia 2–11–31–32–22–21–11–10–31–11–11–21–11–12–00–31–32–03–11–13–11–3—0–21–12–01–11–13–10–22–2
Phoenix 2–02–02–02–01–12–23–10–23–13–02–02–23–11–22–01–12–11–13–11–11–12–0—3–12–21–32–22–02–11–1
Portland 2–00–21–11–11–10–40–40–20–41–20–20–32–21–20–20–22–21–11–31–11–11–11–3—1–20–41–31–10–41–1
Sacramento 2–01–11–12–01–11–23–10–22–22–20–24–02–22–20–22–01–22–02–21–11–10–22–22–1—1–23–11–13–10–2
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–11–12–22–20–24–04–02–02–13–14–02–01–14–02–03–12–01–11–13–14–02–1—2–12–03–01–1
Seattle 2–02–01–12–01–10–32–20–21–21–31–11–31–21–30–21–12–21–11–30–21–11–12–23–11–31–2—1–13–11–1
Toronto 3–11–33–10–40–30–20–21–30–22–02–20–20–20–21–31–22–01–30–23–12–11–30–21–11–10–21–1—0–21–2
Utah 2–00–21–11–10–21–33–12–03–12–10–21–22–21–30–22–03–11–13–10–21–12–01–24–01–30–31–32–0—1–1
Washington 3–13–13–11–33–10–21–13–02–00–22–20–21–10–20–41–21–11–21–13–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–12–11–1—

Game log
2005–06 game log
Total: 50–32 (Home: 30–11; Road: 20–21)
November: 10–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3)
December : 8–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–4)
January : 8–7 (Home: 3–2; Road: 5–5)
February : 6–8 (Home: 4–4; Road: 2–4)
March : 10–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3)
April : 8–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 4–3)
2005–06 schedule

Player stats
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 MIN FG% FT% 3FG% STL BLK AST REB PTS
LeBron James797942.548.0%73.8%33.5%1.56.846.67.031.4
Zydrunas Ilgauskas787829.350.6%83.4%0.0%.491.741.27.615.6
Larry Hughes363135.640.9%75.6%36.8%1.47.583.64.515.5
Flip Murray282536.744.8%70.2%30.8%1.36.252.82.413.5
Drew Gooden797927.551.2%68.2%33.3%.66.62.78.410.7
Donyell Marshall81025.639.5%74.8%32.4%.73.51.76.19.3
Damon Jones82725.538.7%64.0%37.7%.45.012.11.66.7
Eric Snow82028.840.9%68.8%10.0%.93.234.22.44.8
Anderson Varejão48415.852.7%51.3%0.0%.65.40.44.94.6
Sasha Pavlović531915.341.0%65.3%36.5%.36.11.51.54.5
Stephen Graham1309.042.4%88.9%0.0%.23.15.21.32.8
Luke Jackson3608.834.1%78.8%33.3%.31.06.71.12.7
Alan Henderson51310.451.6%67.3%0.0%.18.24.22.72.5
Zendon Hamilton1104.253.8%68.8%0.0%.03.00.01.02.3
Ira Newble3639.829.3%68.8%23.1%.14.28.31.61.3
Mike Wilks3706.628.8%50.0%14.3%.02.00.5.71.1
Martynas Andriuskevicius601.50.0%0.0%0.0%.33.00.0.70.0

Playoffs

Player GP GS MIN FG% FT% 3FG% STL BLK AST REB PTS
LeBron James131346.547.6%73.7%33.3%1.38.695.88.130.8
Larry Hughes9837.331.9%74.2%27.8%2.20.114.03.011.1
Zydrunas Ilgauskas131327.245.4%75.0%0.0%.382.08.86.310.4
Donyell Marshall13026.543.3%88.2%39.1%.54.69.65.69.5
Drew Gooden131321.752.9%94.4%0.0%.23.15.67.58.2
Flip Murray13530.733.0%81.3%20.8%.69.151.63.28.1
Anderson Varejão13018.362.0%70.3%0.0%.69.15.24.56.8
Eric Snow131331.442.0%75.9%0.0%.85.232.83.36.6
Damon Jones13013.930.8%75.0%27.8%.15.00.91.21.8
Ira Newble502.21.000%0.0%1.000%.20.00.0.41.4
Alan Henderson204.50.0%0.0%0.0%.00.00.01.00.0
Sasha Pavlović301.30.0%0.0%0.0%.00.00.0.30.0

Playoffs

2006 marked the first time LeBron James made the playoffs in his career, and the first time the Cavaliers had made the playoffs since 1998 with Shawn Kemp. They came off a playoff series win vs the Wizards, while the Pistons came in off a 4–1 win vs the 8th seeded Bucks. Detroit was expected to win the series, and took a commanding two games to none lead with two wins at the Palace of Auburn Hills. James and the Cavaliers would not be intimidated however, and won their two games at home to tie the series 2–2. Coming into game 5, both teams were confident, but the Pistons were expected to pull out the win easily. The game was low scoring throughout as usual in this series, with Cleveland holding a 68 to 66 lead throughout 3 quarters. With the game tied at 84 with 26 seconds left in regulation, Drew Gooden came through and hit a layup to give Cleveland the lead that they would never squander. James led the Cavs with 32 and this brought the series to Cleveland up 3–2, quite shockingly. Detroit held on to a 2-point win to win game 6, and won game 7 at home to seal the deal, but this was the coming out party for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, scaring the 2004 champs.

2006 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 22, 2006
3:00 PM EDT		Washington97–86LeBron James (32)LeBron James (11)LeBron James (11)Gund Arena
20,562		1–0
2April 25, 2006
7:00 PM EDT		Washington84–89LeBron James (26)Drew Gooden (16)Eric Snow (4)Gund Arena
20,562		1–1
3April 28, 2006
8:00 PM EDT		@ Washington97–96LeBron James (41)Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden (8)LeBron James, Eric Snow (3)MCI Center
20,173		2–1
4April 30, 2006
8:00 PM EDT		@ Washington96–106LeBron James (45)Drew Gooden (11)LeBron James (6)MCI Center
20,173		2–2
5May 3, 2006
8:30 PM EDT		Washington121–120 OTLeBron James (38)Donyell Marshall (11)LeBron James (5)Gund Arena
20,562		3–2
6May 5, 2006
8:00 PM EDT		@ Washington114–113 OTLeBron James (32)Anderson Varejão (10)Larry Hughes (12)MCI Center
20,173		4–2
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 7, 2006
3:30 PM EDT		@ Detroit86–113LeBron James (22)Anderson Varejão (8)LeBron James, Ronald Murray (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		0–1
2May 9, 2006
7:00 PM EDT		@ Detroit91–97LeBron James (30)LeBron James (14)LeBron James (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		0–2
3May 13, 2006
5:00 PM EDT		Detroit86–77LeBron James (21)LeBron James (10)LeBron James (10)Gund Arena
20,562		1–2
4May 15, 2006
7:00 PM EDT		Detroit74–72LeBron James (22)LeBron James (8)LeBron James (9)Gund Arena
20,562		2–2
5May 17, 2006
7:00 PM EDT		@ Detroit86–84LeBron James (32)Donyell Marshall (13)Eric Snow (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		3–2
6May 19, 2006
7:00 PM EDT		Detroit82–84LeBron James (32)LeBron James (11)Eric Snow (6)Gund Arena
20,562		3–3
7May 21, 2006
3:30 PM EDT		@ Detroit61–79LeBron James (27)LeBron James (8)Larry Hughes (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		3–4
2005–06 schedule
Main article: 2006 NBA Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards
  • LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 14 through November 20.
  • LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from January 24 through January 30.
  • LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 14 through March 20.
  • LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 21 through March 27.
  • LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 27 through April 2. He became the first player in NBA history to win the award three consecutive weeks.
  • LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of November, the third time he has won the award.
  • LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of March, the fourth time he has won the award.
  • LeBron James was named to the All-NBA first team. James is the youngest first-teamer in NBA history and only the second Cavalier (Mark Price) to receive the honors.
  • LeBron James finished in 2nd place in league MVP voting (Steve Nash).

Records
  • On November 19, vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, Larry Hughes (37) and LeBron James (36) became the first two teammates in franchise history to score 35 points or more in the same game.
  • LeBron James set the franchise single-season record for points with 2,478.
  • LeBron James set other franchise records for: scoring average (31.4), field goals made (875), field goals attempted (1873), free throws made (601), and free throws attempted (841).
  • LeBron James set the franchise record for points in a single postseason with 400.
  • In Game 6 of the Washington Wizards First Round series, the team set a franchise record for bench points with 57.
  • LeBron James set the franchise record for points in a single postseason series with 214.
  • Mike Brown became the first coach in franchise history to win a playoff series in his first year.
  • For the season, LeBron James led the team in scoring for a game 72 times, a franchise record.
  • The Cavaliers finished the season 5–0 in overtime games, a franchise record for wins and %.

Milestones
  • On November 13, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 4,000 career points (20 years, 318 days).
  • On January 21, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 5,000 career points (21 years, 22 days).
  • On March 29, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 6,000 career points (21 years, 89 days).
  • On April 13, Mike Brown won his 48th game as head coach, the most by a rookie coach in franchise history.
  • For the season, LeBron James made 19/29 field goals attempts in the last two minutes of a one-possession game. He led the league in that statistic.

All-Star
  • LeBron James came in third in Eastern Conference votes received and was voted in as a starter for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game for the 2nd time in his career. He became the first Cavalier in team history to start multiple All-Star games and the 7th to play in multiple games.
  • LeBron James became the youngest All-Star Game MVP in NBA history with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in the East's 122–120 win.
  • LeBron James participated in the Skills Challenge and finished in 2nd place.
  • LeBron James led his team in points, rebounds and assists in a game 16 times, a league-high.

Transactions

Trades
February 23, 2006
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Flip Murray		 To Seattle SuperSonics
Mike Wilks and cash considerations
February 23, 2006
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Lee Nailon and a 2nd round pick		 To Philadelphia 76ers
2nd round pick

Free agents
Additions
PlayerDateFormer team
Zendon Hamilton*January 10Cleveland Cavaliers
Stephen Graham**February 24Chicago Bulls
Subtractions
PlayerDateNew team
Zendon Hamilton*January 5Free agent
Zendon Hamilton*January 30Philadelphia 76ers
Lee Nailon***February 24Philadelphia 76ers

*Waived by team mid-season and later re-signed to two 10-day contracts.
**Signed to two successive 10-day contracts and then the remainder of the season.
***Traded for and then immediately waived before playing in a game.

Development League
  • On January 22, Martynas Andriuskevicius was assigned to the NBDL's Arkansas Rimrockers.
  • On February 1, Martynas Andriuskevicius was recalled from the Rimrockers.
  • On March 2, Martynas Andriuskevicius was reassigned to the Rimrockers.
  • On March 6, Martynas Andriuskevicius was recalled from the Rimrockers.
  • On March 16, Martynas Andriuskevicius was reassigned to the Rimrockers.
  • On April 12, Martynas Andriuskevicius was recalled from the Rimrockers.

References
  1. Charlotte receive Cleveland's 2005 (unconditional) first-round pick (taking Jahidi White 062204) via Phoenix receives future Cleveland first-round pick (lottery protected) Wesley Person trade 100197) – The Bobcats gained Cleveland's first-round pick in the 2005 NBA Draft (without condition). When Charlotte acquired a first-round pick from Phoenix on June 22 through the expansion selection, the Cavaliers were permitted to keep the pick if it fell within certain draft positions. With their trade for Jiri Welsh, Cleveland was forced to remove all restrictions on the '05 pick, giving the selection to the Bobcats. http://www.nbadraft.net/2005draftnotes.asp Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Tony Battie and two future 2nd round picks traded to Orlando for Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter and the rights to Anderson Varejão http://www.nbadraft.net/2005draftnotes.asp Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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