2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 38th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers were the defending Eastern Conference champions, and were coming off of an NBA Finals defeat to the San Antonio Spurs, where they were swept in four games.

In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards in the First Round in six games, advancing to the Semifinals, where they would lose in seven games to the eventual NBA champion, the Boston Celtics.

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 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 Pavlović 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 Varejão 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 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 Toronto and traded to Charlotte as part of Sasha Pavlović deal. Used to draft Jared Dudley.
 * 1st round pick (#24) traded to Boston and then to Phoenix as part of Jiří Welsch deal. Used to draft Rudy Fernández.
 * 2nd round pick (#54) traded to Orlando and then to Houston as part of Drew Gooden deal. Used to draft Brad Newley.

Game log
20,562
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 1
 * October 31
 * Dallas
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (17)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (18)
 * LeBron James, Daniel Gibson (4)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 0–1

20,562 18,422 19,596 19,911 15,293 15,541 19,155 20,562 19,862 20,115 15,224 20,018 11,603 20,562 22,076 19,800
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 2
 * November 2
 * New York
 * LeBron James (45)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
 * LeBron James (7)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 1–1
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 3
 * November 4
 * @ Phoenix
 * LeBron James (27)
 * Drew Gooden (14)
 * LeBron James (8)
 * US Airways Center
 * US Airways Center
 * 1–2
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 4
 * November 6
 * @ Golden State
 * LeBron James (24)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14)
 * LeBron James (9)
 * Oracle Arena
 * Oracle Arena
 * 2–2
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 5
 * November 7
 * @ Utah
 * LeBron James (32)
 * LeBron James (15)
 * LeBron James (13)
 * EnergySolutions Arena
 * EnergySolutions Arena
 * 2–3
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 6
 * November 9
 * @ Sacramento
 * LeBron James (26)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)
 * LeBron James (4)
 * ARCO Arena
 * ARCO Arena
 * 3–3
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 7
 * November 11
 * @ L. A. Clippers
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (25)
 * Drew Gooden (16)
 * LeBron James (8)
 * STAPLES Center
 * STAPLES Center
 * 4–3
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 8
 * November 12
 * @ Denver
 * LeBron James (27)
 * Dwayne Jones (10)
 * LeBron James (4)
 * Pepsi Center
 * Pepsi Center
 * 4–4
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 9
 * November 14
 * Orlando
 * LeBron James (39)
 * LeBron James (13)
 * LeBron James (14)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 4–5
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 10
 * November 16
 * Utah
 * LeBron James (40)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
 * LeBron James (9)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 5–5
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 11
 * November 20
 * Milwaukee
 * LeBron James (34)
 * Drew Gooden (13)
 * LeBron James (7)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 5–6
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 12
 * November 21
 * @ Minnesota
 * LeBron James (45)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Dwayne Jones (10)
 * LeBron James, Daniel Gibson (5)
 * Target Center
 * Target Center
 * 6–6
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 13
 * November 24
 * Toronto
 * LeBron James (37)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)
 * LeBron James (12)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 7–6
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 14
 * November 25
 * @ Indiana
 * LeBron James (30)
 * Drew Gooden (12)
 * LeBron James (10)
 * Conseco Fieldhouse
 * Conseco Fieldhouse
 * 8–6
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 15
 * November 27
 * Boston
 * LeBron James (38)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)
 * LeBron James (13)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 9–6
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 16
 * November 28
 * @ Detroit
 * LeBron James (15)
 * Drew Gooden (9)
 * LeBron James (3)
 * The Palace of Auburn Hills
 * The Palace of Auburn Hills
 * 9–7
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 17
 * November 30
 * @ Toronto
 * Daniel Gibson (24)
 * Drew Gooden (14)
 * Daniel Gibson (7)
 * Air Canada Centre
 * Air Canada Centre
 * 9–8

18,624 19,838 17,684 17,624 20,010 15,242 20,562 20,562 18,704 20,562 20,562 20,562 20,462 17,623
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 18
 * December 2
 * @ Boston
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Dwayne Jones, Eric Snow, Damon Jones, Devin Brown (2)
 * TD Garden
 * TD Garden
 * 9–9
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 19
 * December 4
 * New Jersey
 * Shannon Brown (20)
 * Dwayne Jones (12)
 * Daniel Gibson, Shannon Brown (4)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 9–10
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 20
 * December 5
 * @ Washington
 * Daniel Gibson, Drew Gooden, Shannon Brown (13)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)
 * Daniel Gibson (8)
 * Verizon Center
 * Verizon Center
 * 9–11
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 21
 * December 8
 * @ Charlotte
 * Larry Hughes (22)
 * Drew Gooden (9)
 * Daniel Gibson, Shannon Brown (3)
 * Charlotte Bobcats Arena
 * Charlotte Bobcats Arena
 * 9–12
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 22
 * December 11
 * Indiana
 * Larry Hughes (36)
 * Drew Gooden (11)
 * LeBron James, Eric Snow (5)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 10–12
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 23
 * December 14
 * @ New Jersey
 * LeBron James (29)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
 * LeBron James (8)
 * Izod Center
 * Izod Center
 * 10–13
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 24
 * December 15
 * Philadelphia
 * LeBron James, Drew Gooden (21)
 * Drew Gooden (10)
 * LeBron James, Eric Snow (6)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 10–14
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 25
 * December 17
 * Milwaukee
 * LeBron James (31)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
 * Devin Brown (6)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 11–14
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 26
 * December 19
 * @ New York
 * LeBron James (32)
 * LeBron James (8)
 * LeBron James (6)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 11–15
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 27
 * December 20
 * L. A. Lakers
 * LeBron James (33)
 * Anderson Varejao (15)
 * LeBron James (5)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 12–15
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 28
 * December 23
 * Golden State
 * LeBron James (25)
 * Anderson Varejao (11)
 * LeBron James (8)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 12–16
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 29
 * December 25
 * Miami
 * LeBron James (25)
 * Drew Gooden (9)
 * LeBron James (12)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 13–16
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 30
 * December 27
 * @ Dallas
 * LeBron James (24)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
 * LeBron James (7)
 * American Airlines Center
 * American Airlines Center
 * 14–16
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 31
 * December 29
 * @ New Orleans
 * LeBron James (21)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
 * LeBron James (6)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 14–17

20,562 20,562 19,800 20,409 16,246 20,562 13,871 18,482 19,600 20,562 20,562 18,997 20,501 13,109
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 32
 * January 2
 * Atlanta
 * LeBron James (36)
 * Anderson Varejao (11)
 * LeBron James (6)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 15–17
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 33
 * January 4
 * Sacramento
 * LeBron James (24)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15)
 * LeBron James (10)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 16–17
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 34
 * January 6
 * @ Toronto
 * LeBron James (39)
 * Anderson Varejao (13)
 * LeBron James (8)
 * Air Canada Centre
 * Air Canada Centre
 * 17–17
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 35
 * January 8
 * Seattle
 * LeBron James (22)
 * Anderson Varejao, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (4)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 18–17
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 36
 * January 9
 * @ Atlanta
 * LeBron James (31)
 * Drew Gooden (11)
 * LeBron James (6)
 * Philips Arena
 * Philips Arena
 * 18–18
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 37
 * January 11
 * Charlotte
 * LeBron James (31)
 * LeBron James (19)
 * LeBron James (8)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 19–18
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 38
 * January 15
 * @ Memphis
 * LeBron James (51)
 * Drew Gooden (11)
 * LeBron James (9)
 * FedEx Forum
 * FedEx Forum
 * 20–18
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 39
 * January 17
 * @ San Antonio
 * LeBron James (27)
 * Anderson Varejao (14)
 * LeBron James (7)
 * AT&T Center
 * AT&T Center
 * 21–18
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 40
 * January 21
 * @ Miami
 * LeBron James (28)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
 * LeBron James (5)
 * AmericanAirlines Arena
 * AmericanAirlines Arena
 * 22–18
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 41
 * January 23
 * Washington
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (24)
 * Drew Gooden (10)
 * LeBron James (8)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 23–18
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 42
 * January 25
 * Phoenix
 * LeBron James (36)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)
 * LeBron James, Daniel Gibson (5)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 23–19
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 43
 * January 27
 * @ L. A. Lakers
 * LeBron James (41)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
 * LeBron James, Larry Hughes (4)
 * STAPLES Center
 * STAPLES Center
 * 24–19
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 44
 * January 30
 * @ Portland
 * LeBron James (37)
 * LeBron James (14)
 * LeBron James (4)
 * Rose Garden Arena
 * Rose Garden Arena
 * 25–19
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 45
 * January 31
 * @ Seattle
 * Larry Hughes (28)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9)
 * Daniel Gibson (6)
 * KeyArena
 * KeyArena
 * 25–20

20,562 20,562 18,402 19,335 20,562 17,519 20,562 20,562 13,096 20,562 20,562 15,346 18,624 20,562
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 46
 * February 2
 * L. A. Clippers
 * LeBron James (28)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)
 * LeBron James (7)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 26–20
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 47
 * February 5
 * Boston
 * LeBron James (33)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)
 * LeBron James (12)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 27–20
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 48
 * February 7
 * @ Houston
 * LeBron James (32)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8)
 * LeBron James (6)
 * Toyota Center
 * Toyota Center
 * 27–21
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 49
 * February 8
 * @ Atlanta
 * LeBron James (26)
 * LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11)
 * LeBron James (7)
 * Philips Arena
 * Philips Arena
 * 28–21
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 50
 * February 10
 * Denver
 * LeBron James (30)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10)
 * LeBron James, Devin Brown, Damon Jones, Eric Snow (3)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 28–22
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 51
 * February 11
 * @ Orlando
 * Larry Hughes (40)
 * LeBron James, Donyell Marshall (7)
 * LeBron James (10)
 * Amway Arena
 * Amway Arena
 * 29–22
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 52
 * February 13
 * San Antonio
 * LeBron James (39)
 * Drew Gooden (11)
 * LeBron James (9)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 29–23
 * - align="center"
 * colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 53
 * February 19
 * Houston
 * LeBron James (26)
 * LeBron James (13)
 * LeBron James (11)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 29–24
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 54
 * February 20
 * @ Indiana
 * LeBron James (31)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (17)
 * LeBron James (12)
 * Conseco Fieldhouse
 * Conseco Fieldhouse
 * 30–24
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 55
 * February 22
 * Washington
 * LeBron James (33)
 * LeBron James (15)
 * LeBron James (8)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 31–24
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 56
 * February 24
 * Memphis
 * LeBron James (25)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13)
 * LeBron James (11)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 32–24
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 57
 * February 26
 * @ Milwaukee
 * LeBron James (35)
 * Ben Wallace (11)
 * Delonte West (7)
 * Bradley Center
 * Bradley Center
 * 32–25
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 58
 * February 27
 * @ Boston
 * LeBron James (26)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12)
 * LeBron James (4)
 * TD Garden
 * TD Garden
 * 32–26
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 59
 * February 29
 * Minnesota
 * LeBron James (30)
 * Ben Wallace (9)
 * Delonte West (13)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 33–26

20,562 18,760 22,097 20,562 20,213 18,287 20,173 20,562 17,519 20,562 20,562 15,337 20,562 22,076 20,562
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 60
 * March 2
 * Chicago
 * LeBron James (37)
 * Ben Wallace, Anderson Varejao (8)
 * LeBron James (6)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 34–26
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 61
 * March 5
 * @ New York
 * LeBron James (50)
 * Joe Smith (11)
 * LeBron James (10)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 35–26
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 62
 * March 6
 * @ Chicago
 * LeBron James (39)
 * Anderson Varejao, Ben Wallace (10)
 * Devin Brown (4)
 * United Center
 * United Center
 * 35–27
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 63
 * March 8
 * Indiana
 * LeBron James (38)
 * Anderson Varejao (16)
 * Anderson Varejao, Delonte West (6)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 36–27
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 64
 * March 10
 * Portland
 * LeBron James (24)
 * LeBron James (10)
 * LeBron James (11)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 37–27
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 65
 * March 12
 * @ New Jersey
 * LeBron James (42)
 * LeBron James (11)
 * LeBron James (7)
 * Izod Center
 * Izod Center
 * 37–28
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 66
 * March 13
 * @ Washington
 * LeBron James (25)
 * Anderson Varejao (12)
 * LeBron James, Delonte West (7)
 * Verizon Center
 * Verizon Center
 * 37–29
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 67
 * March 16
 * Charlotte
 * LeBron James (33)
 * Ben Wallace (15)
 * LeBron James (10)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 38–29
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 68
 * March 17
 * @ Orlando
 * LeBron James (30)
 * LeBron James (9)
 * LeBron James (6)
 * Amway Arena
 * Amway Arena
 * 38–30
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 69
 * March 19
 * Detroit
 * LeBron James (30)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Ben Wallace (8)
 * LeBron James, Delonte West (6)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 39–30
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 70
 * March 21
 * Toronto
 * LeBron James (29)
 * LeBron James (12)
 * Damon Jones (7)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 40–30
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 71
 * March 22
 * @ Milwaukee
 * LeBron James (29)
 * LeBron James, Anderson Varejao (11)
 * LeBron James, Wally Szczerbiak, Damon Jones (4)
 * Bradley Center
 * Bradley Center
 * 40–31
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 72
 * March 26
 * New Orleans
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Anderson Varejao (15)
 * LeBron James (8)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 40–32
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 73
 * March 29
 * @ Detroit
 * LeBron James (13)
 * Anderson Varejao (9)
 * Damon Jones (6)
 * The Palace of Auburn Hills
 * The Palace of Auburn Hills
 * 40–33
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 74
 * March 30
 * Philadelphia
 * LeBron James (26)
 * LeBron James (9)
 * Delonte West (11)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 41–33

15,106 20,562 20,562 20,063 22,084 20,562 20,730 20,562
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 75
 * April 2
 * @ Charlotte
 * LeBron James (29)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Anderson Varejao (12)
 * Devin Brown (8)
 * Charlotte Bobcats Arena
 * Charlotte Bobcats Arena
 * 42–33
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 76
 * April 3
 * Chicago
 * LeBron James (33)
 * Wally Szczerbiak, Ben Wallace (8)
 * Devin Brown, Delonte West (5)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 42–34
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 77
 * April 5
 * Orlando
 * Delonte West (19)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Ben Wallace (9)
 * LeBron James (9)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 42–35
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 78
 * April 9
 * New Jersey
 * LeBron James (33)
 * Anderson Varejao (9)
 * LeBron James (8)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 43–35
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 79
 * April 11
 * @ Chicago
 * LeBron James (34)
 * Anderson Varejao (8)
 * Delonte West (6)
 * United Center
 * United Center
 * 43–36
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 80
 * April 13
 * Miami
 * Delonte West (18)
 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14)
 * LeBron James (7)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 44–36
 * - bgcolor="#ccffcc"
 * 81
 * April 14
 * @ Philadelphia
 * LeBron James (27)
 * Anderson Varejao (8)
 * LeBron James (5)
 * Wachovia Center
 * Wachovia Center
 * 45–36
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 82
 * April 16
 * Detroit
 * Wally Szczerbiak (18)
 * Dwayne Jones (10)
 * Delonte West (7)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 45–37

Playoffs

 * - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 * 1 || April 19 || Washington || W 93–86 || LeBron James (32) || Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (11) || Gibson, West (5) ||Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 || 1–0
 * - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 * 2 || April 21 || Washington || W 116–86 || LeBron James (30) || Ilgauskas, James (9) || LeBron James (12) ||Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 || 2–0
 * - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 * 3 || April 24 || @ Washington || L 72–108 || LeBron James (22) || Anderson Varejão (9) || three players tied (3) ||Verizon Center 20,173 || 2–1
 * - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 * 4 || April 27 || @ Washington || W 100–97 || LeBron James (34) || James, Wallace (12) || LeBron James (7) ||Verizon Center 20,173 || 3–1
 * - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 * 5 || April 30 || Washington || L 87–88 || LeBron James (34) || LeBron James (10) || Delonte West (8) ||Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 || 3–2
 * - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 * 6 || May 2 || @ Washington || W 105–88 || LeBron James (27) || LeBron James (13) || LeBron James (13) ||Verizon Center 20,173 || 4–2


 * - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 * 1 || May 6 || @ Boston || L 72–76 || Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (22) || Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (12) || LeBron James (9) || TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 || 0–1
 * - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 * 2 || May 8 || @ Boston || L 73–89 || LeBron James (21) || Anderson Varejão (10) || LeBron James (6) || TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 || 0–2
 * - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 * 3 || May 10 || Boston || W 108–84 || James, West (21) || Ben Wallace (9) || LeBron James (8) || Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 || 1–2
 * - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 * 4 || May 12 || Boston || W 88–77 || LeBron James (21) || Ilgauskas, Wallace (7) || LeBron James (13) || Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 || 2–2
 * - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 * 5 || May 14 || @ Boston || L 89–96 || LeBron James (35) || Ilgauskas, Varejão (7) || LeBron James (5) || TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 || 2–3
 * - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 * 6 || May 16 || Boston || W 74–69 || LeBron James (32) || LeBron James (12) || LeBron James (6) || Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 || 3–3
 * - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 * 7 || May 18 || @ Boston || L 92–97 || LeBron James (45) || Joe Smith (6) || LeBron James (6) || TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 || 3–4

Regular season
* Statistics include only games with the Cavaliers

Awards

 * LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 19 through November 25.
 * LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played December 31, 2007 through January 6, 2008.
 * LeBron James 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.
 * LeBron James, 27 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, was named the MVP of the NBA All-Star Game during NBA All-Star week on February 17, 2008.
 * LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from February 18 through February 24.
 * LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February 2008.

Milestones

 * On December 17, 2007 LeBron James 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 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas 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 LeBron James 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 LeBron James grabbed his 2,500th rebound as a Cavalier. James is the 10th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
 * On February 27, 2008 LeBron James became the youngest NBA player to score 10,000 points.
 * On March 19, 2008 LeBron James dished his 2,500th assist as a Cavalier. James is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone.
 * On March 26, 2008 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas grabbed his 5,000th rebound as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone.
 * On March 29, 2008 LeBron James 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.
 * LeBron James 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 Cleveland Cavaliers history.