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 won his first All-Star MVP.

For this season, they added new dark blue road alternate uniforms added side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in use until 2010.

Offseason

Free agents

Additions
Player Date Former team
Larry Hughes August 4 Washington Wizards
Donyell Marshall August 4 Toronto Raptors
Damon Jones September 8 Miami Heat
Zydrunas Ilgauskas September 13 Cleveland Cavaliers
Alan Henderson September 17 Dallas Mavericks
Zendon Hamilton September 30 Milwaukee Bucks
Mike Wilks September 30 San Antonio Spurs
Subtractions
Player Date New team
Scott Williams April 15 Retired
Robert Traylor June 15 Gestibérica Vigo
Lucious Harris June 16 Free Agent
Jeff McInnis August 11 New Jersey Nets
Desagana Diop August 19 Dallas Mavericks
Dajuan Wagner Free Agent
Jérôme Moïso Lottomatica 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

2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 15 Andriuskevicius, Martynas 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-03-12 Lithuania
PF 90 Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981-09-24 Kansas
SG 1 Graham, Stephen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-06-11 Oklahoma State
C 44 Henderson, Alan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972-12-02 Indiana
SG 32 Hughes, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1979-01-23 Saint Louis
C 11 Ilgauskas, Zydrunas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1975-06-05 Lithuania
SF 33 Jackson, Luke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-11-06 Oregon
SF 23 James, LeBron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
PG 19 Jones, Damon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1976-08-25 Houston
PF 24 Marshall, Donyell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1973-05-18 Connecticut
SG 2 Murray, Ronald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1979-07-29 Shaw
SG 14 Newble, Ira 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1975-01-20 Miami (OH)
SG 3 Pavlović, Aleksandar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1983-11-15 Serbia
PG 20 Snow, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973-04-24 Michigan State
C 17 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982-09-28 Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 12, 2006

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 64 18 .780 - 37–4 27–14 13–3
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 .610 14 31–10 19–22 11–5
x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 23 27–14 14–27 6–10
x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 23 21–20 20–21 4–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks 40 42 .488 24 25–16 15–26 6–10
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons 64 18 .780 -
2 y-Miami Heat 52 30 .634 12
3 y-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 15
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 .610 14
5 x-Washington Wizards 42 40 .512 22
6 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 23
7 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 23
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks 40 42 .488 24
9 Philadelphia 76ers 38 44 .463 26
10 Orlando Magic 36 46 .439 28
11 Boston Celtics 33 49 .402 31
12 Toronto Raptors 27 55 .329 37
13 Charlotte Bobcats 26 56 .317 38
14 Atlanta Hawks 26 56 .317 38
15 New York Knicks 23 59 .280 41

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 — 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–3
Boston 1–2 — 2–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–3
Charlotte 3–1 1–2 — 2–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–2 3–0 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–3
Chicago 3–0 4–0 2–2 — 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 3–1
Cleveland 2–1 4–0 3–0 4–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–3
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–0
Denver 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 — 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–1
Detroit 3–1 3–0 4–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–3
Golden State 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 — 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 0–4 2–1 2–0 1–3 0–2
Houston 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 3–1 — 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–2 0–4 3–1 0–2 1–2 2–0
Indiana 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–2
L.A. Clippers 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–4 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 — 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–1
Memphis 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 3–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 — 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–4 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0
Miami 3–1 3–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0
Milwaukee 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 — 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–1
New Jersey 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 — 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–1
New York 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–2 — 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–3
Orlando 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 3–1 — 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 2–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 — 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–2
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1
Portland 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 — 1–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 — 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–2
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 4–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–1 — 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–2 — 1–1 3–1 1–1
Toronto 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–4 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 0–2 1–2
Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 1–3 0–3 1–3 2–0 — 1–1
Washington 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 —

Game log

2005–06 game log
Total: 50–32 (home: 30–11; road: 20–21)
November: 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 2, 2005 New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 109–87 LeBron James (31) Donyell Marshall (9) Larry Hughes (6) Gund Arena
20,562 		1–0
2 November 4, 2005 @ San Antonio L 76–102 LeBron James (20) Donyell Marshall (10) LeBron James (4) SBC Center
18,797 		1–1
3 November 5, 2005 @ Memphis L 106–113 LeBron James (36) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) LeBron James (6) FedEx Forum
17,368 		1–2
4 November 7, 2005 @ Toronto W 105–93 LeBron James (27) Donyell Marshall (11) LeBron James (6) Air Canada Centre
18,281 		2–2
5 November 9, 2005 Seattle W 112–85 LeBron James (31) Donyell Marshall, Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Alan Henderson (9) Larry Hughes (5) Gund Arena
19,564 		3–2
6 November 11, 2005 Memphis W 89–70 LeBron James (16) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) Larry Hughes, Eric Snow (5) Gund Arena
16,554 		4–2
7 November 13, 2005 @ Orlando W 108–100 (OT) LeBron James (26) Larry Hughes (9) Larry Hughes (7) TD Waterhouse Centre
15,414 		5–2
8 November 15, 2005 Washington W 114–99 LeBron James (37) LeBron James (10) Larry Hughes (8) Gund Arena
17,685 		6–2
9 November 18, 2005 Orlando W 102–84 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (22) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) Larry Hughes (6) Gund Arena
18,591 		7–2
10 November 19, 2005 @ Philadelphia W 123–120 Larry Hughes (37) Drew Gooden (13) LeBron James (10) Wachovia Center
18,908 		8–2
11 November 22, 2005 Boston W 115–93 LeBron James (36) Drew Gooden (15) Eric Snow (9) Gund Arena
17,139 		9–2
12 November 24, 2005 @ Indiana L 76–98 LeBron James (19) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
17,243 		9–3
13 November 26, 2005 Minnesota L 85–89 LeBron James (38) Drew Gooden (12) Eric Snow (3) Gund Arena
20,562 		9–4
14 November 30, 2005 L.A. Clippers W 112–105 (OT) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) LeBron James (9) Gund Arena
18,209 		10–4
December : 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 December 2, 2005 @ Seattle L 108–115 LeBron James (34) Drew Gooden (7) LeBron James (8) KeyArena
17,072 		10–5
16 December 3, 2005 @ L.A. Clippers L 90–102 LeBron James (30) Drew Gooden (12) LeBron James (6) STAPLES Center
18,369 		10–6
17 December 6, 2005 @ Sacramento W 102–97 LeBron James (30) Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (7) LeBron James, Larry Hughes (6) ARCO Arena
17,317 		11–6
18 December 9, 2005 New Jersey L 100–109 LeBron James (32) Donyell Marshall (10) Eric Snow (5) Gund Arena
18,177 		11–7
19 December 10, 2005 @ Milwaukee L 106–111 LeBron James (52) LeBron James, Donyell Marshall (7) LeBron James (7) Bradley Center
18,717 		11–8
20 December 13, 2005 Atlanta L 94–100 LeBron James (39) Drew Gooden (11) LeBron James, Eric Snow (6) Gund Arena
17,114 		11–9
21 December 15, 2005 Denver W 94–85 LeBron James (26) Donyell Marshall (12) LeBron James (9) Gund Arena
17,182 		12–9
22 December 17, 2005 Miami W 115–107 LeBron James (41) Donyell Marshall (13) LeBron James (10) Gund Arena
20,562 		13–9
23 December 20, 2005 Utah W 110–85 LeBron James (25) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (7) Eric Snow (6) Gund Arena
19,543 		14–9
24 December 22, 2005 @ Chicago W 108–100 LeBron James (37) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) LeBron James (6) United Center
21,874 		15–9
25 December 23, 2005 Indiana W 94–89 Drew Gooden (21) Drew Gooden (12) LeBron James (9) Gund Arena
18,757 		16–9
26 December 26, 2005 Chicago W 102–91 LeBron James (32) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14) LeBron James, Eric Snow (6) Gund Arena
20,562 		17–9
27 December 27, 2005 @ New Jersey L 91–96 LeBron James (31) Donyell Marshall (14) LeBron James (8) Continental Airlines Arena
20,098 		17–10
28 December 31, 2005 Detroit W 97–84 LeBron James (30) Drew Gooden (13) LeBron James (7) Gund Arena
20,562 		18–10
January : 8–7 (home: 3–2; road: 5–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 January 4, 2006 @ Milwaukee W 91–84 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (11) Bradley Center
15,785 		19–10
30 January 5, 2006 Houston L 81–90 LeBron James (32) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) LeBron James, Eric Snow (5) Gund Arena
18,019 		19–11
31 January 7, 2006 Milwaukee W 96–88 LeBron James (35) Drew Gooden (17) LeBron James (6) Gund Arena
19,840 		20–11
32 January 10, 2006 New York L 84–92 LeBron James (36) Drew Gooden (12) LeBron James (7) Gund Arena
18,064 		20–12
33 January 12, 2006 @ L.A. Lakers L 98–99 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29) Drew Gooden (11) LeBron James (9) STAPLES Center
18,997 		20–13
34 January 14, 2006 @ Phoenix L 106–115 LeBron James (46) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) LeBron James (8) America West Arena
18,422 		20–14
35 January 15, 2006 @ Portland L 106–115 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (7) Rose Garden Arena
19,383 		20–15
36 January 18, 2006 @ Denver L 89–90 LeBron James (24) Alan Henderson (12) LeBron James (9) Pepsi Center
19,009 		20–16
37 January 20, 2006 @ Golden State L 79–99 Drew Gooden (16) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) LeBron James (6) Oakland Arena
20,205 		20–17
38 January 21, 2006 @ Utah W 108–90 LeBron James (51) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8) LeBron James (8) Delta Center
19,340 		21–17
39 January 24, 2006 Indiana W 96–66 LeBron James (23) Drew Gooden (10) LeBron James (8) Gund Arena
19,069 		22–17
40 January 25, 2006 @ Atlanta W 106–97 LeBron James (38) Drew Gooden (14) Eric Snow (8) Philips Arena
16,089 		23–17
41 January 27, 2006 @ Indiana W 93–89 LeBron James (30) LeBron James (7) LeBron James (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 		24–17
42 January 29, 2006 Phoenix W 113–106 LeBron James (44) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (7) Gund Arena
20,562 		25–17
43 January 30, 2006 @ Charlotte W 103–91 LeBron James (30) Drew Gooden (12) Eric Snow (7) Charlotte Bobcats Arena
17,142 		26–17
February : 6–8 (home: 4–4; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
44 February 1, 2006 New Jersey W 91–85 LeBron James (26) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (10) Gund Arena
19,460 		27–17
45 February 2, 2006 @ Miami L 73–101 LeBron James (29) Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden (8) LeBron James (7) AmericanAirlines Arena
20,168 		27–18
46 February 4, 2006 Philadelphia L 95–100 LeBron James (31) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) LeBron James (6) Gund Arena
20,562 		27–19
47 February 6, 2006 Milwaukee W 89–86 LeBron James (22) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (12) Gund Arena
19,126 		28–19
48 February 8, 2006 @ Minnesota W 97–91 LeBron James (35) Donyell Marshall (13) LeBron James (8) Target Center
17,093 		29–19
49 February 10, 2006 @ Washington L 89–101 LeBron James (18) LeBron James, Drew Gooden (9) LeBron James (8) MCI Center
20,173 		29–20
50 February 11, 2006 Golden State L 91–99 LeBron James (33) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8) Damon Jones (7) Gund Arena
20,562 		29–21
51 February 13, 2006 San Antonio W 101–87 LeBron James (44) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) Eric Snow (6) Gund Arena
19,486 		30–21
52 February 15, 2006 @ Boston W 113–109 (2OT) LeBron James (43) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (11) TD Garden
17,915 		31–21
53 February 21, 2006 Orlando W 105–92 LeBron James (26) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13) LeBron James (9) Gund Arena
20,562 		32–21
54 February 22, 2006 @ Philadelphia L 107–116 LeBron James (33) Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden (9) Eric Snow (8) Wachovia Center
20,196 		32–22
55 February 24, 2006 Washington L 94–102 LeBron James (25) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) LeBron James (9) Gund Arena
20,562 		32–23
56 February 26, 2006 @ Detroit L 78–90 LeBron James (22) LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) LeBron James (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		32–24
57 February 27, 2006 Detroit L 72–84 LeBron James (26) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (15) LeBron James (6) Gund Arena
19,286 		32–25
March : 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
58 March 1, 2006 Sacramento L 90–97 LeBron James, Ronald Murray, Zydrunas Ilgauskas (19) LeBron James (7) LeBron James (12) Gund Arena
17,363 		32–26
59 March 2, 2006 @ Chicago W 92–91 LeBron James (33) LeBron James (11) LeBron James, Eric Snow (8) United Center
20,726 		33–26
60 March 5, 2006 Chicago L 72–91 LeBron James (37) Anderson Varejão (13) LeBron James, Eric Snow (7) Gund Arena
20,562 		34–26
61 March 7, 2006 Toronto W 106–99 Ronald Murray (24) LeBron James (12) Eric Snow (11) Gund Arena
18,077 		35–26
62 March 8, 2006 @ Toronto W 98–97 LeBron James (35) Drew Gooden, Donyell Marshall (8) LeBron James, Eric Snow (6) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		36–26
63 March 10, 2006 @ Orlando L 73–102 LeBron James (25) Drew Gooden (12) Eric Snow (5) TD Waterhouse Centre
17,283 		36–27
64 March 12, 2006 @ Miami L 92–98 LeBron James (47) Drew Gooden (12) LeBron James, Eric Snow (4) AmericanAirlines Arena
20,268 		36–28
65 March 14, 2006 @ Dallas L 87–91 LeBron James (36) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13) LeBron James, Eric Snow (5) American Airlines Center
20,425 		36–29
66 March 17, 2006 Portland W 99–84 LeBron James (27) Drew Gooden (14) LeBron James, Eric Snow (5) Gund Arena
20,562 		37–29
67 March 19, 2006 L.A. Lakers W 96–95 LeBron James (29) Drew Gooden (9) LeBron James (7) Gund Arena
20,562 		38–29
68 March 22, 2006 Charlotte W 120–118 (OT) LeBron James (37) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (12) Gund Arena
18,550 		39–29
69 March 24, 2006 Boston W 94–82 LeBron James (36) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) LeBron James (8) Gund Arena
20,562 		40–29
70 March 26, 2006 @ Houston W 104–102 (OT) LeBron James (36) Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden (8) Damon Jones (6) Toyota Center
16,839 		41–29
71 March 29, 2006 Dallas W 107–94 LeBron James (46) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9) Eric Snow (5) Gund Arena
19,401 		42–29
April : 8–3 (home: 4–0; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
72 April 1, 2006 Miami W 106–99 LeBron James (47) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (9) Gund Arena
20,562 		43–29
73 April 2, 2006 @ Charlotte W 101–97 LeBron James (35) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (8) Charlotte Bobcats Arena
18,491 		44–29
74 April 4, 2006 Philadelphia W 124–91 LeBron James (37) Anderson Varejão (14) LeBron James (7) Gund Arena
18,581 		45–29
75 April 5, 2006 @ New York L 94–96 LeBron James (36) Drew Gooden, Anderson Varejão (12) LeBron James (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		45–30
76 April 8, 2006 @ New Jersey W 108–102 LeBron James (37) Drew Gooden (9) LeBron James (7) Continental Airlines Arena
19,048 		46–30
77 April 10, 2006 @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 103–101 LeBron James (32) Anderson Varejão (8) LeBron James (6) Ford Center
19,187 		47–30
78 April 12, 2006 @ Detroit L 73–96 LeBron James (22) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (8) Damon Jones (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		47–31
79 April 13, 2006 New York W 91–87 Larry Hughes (26) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14) Larry Hughes (6) Gund Arena
20,562 		48–31
80 April 16, 2006 @ Washington L 92–104 LeBron James (17) Anderson Varejão, Drew Gooden (9) LeBron James, Ronald Murray (4) MCI Center
18,405 		48–32
81 April 17, 2006 @ Boston W 93–88 Larry Hughes (21) Larry Hughes (5) Eric Snow (9) TD Garden
18,624 		49–32
82 April 19, 2006 Atlanta W 100–99 Ronald Murray (19) Anderson Varejão (18) Ronald Murray (6) Gund Arena
20,562 		50–32
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 MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LeBron James 79 79 42.5 48.0% 73.8% 33.5% 1.56 .84 6.6 7.0 31.4
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 78 78 29.3 50.6% 83.4% 0.0% .49 1.74 1.2 7.6 15.6
Larry Hughes 36 31 35.6 40.9% 75.6% 36.8% 1.47 .58 3.6 4.5 15.5
Flip Murray 28 25 36.7 44.8% 70.2% 30.8% 1.36 .25 2.8 2.4 13.5
Drew Gooden 79 79 27.5 51.2% 68.2% 33.3% .66 .62 .7 8.4 10.7
Donyell Marshall 81 0 25.6 39.5% 74.8% 32.4% .73 .51 .7 6.1 9.3
Damon Jones 82 7 25.5 38.7% 64.0% 37.7% .45 .01 2.1 1.6 6.7
Eric Snow 82 0 28.8 40.9% 68.8% 10.0% .93 .23 4.2 2.4 4.8
Anderson Varejão 48 4 15.8 52.7% 51.3% 0.0% .65 .40 .4 4.9 4.6
Sasha Pavlović 53 19 15.3 41.0% 65.3% 36.5% .36 .11 .5 1.5 4.5
Stephen Graham 13 0 9.0 42.4% 88.9% 0.0% .23 .15 .2 1.3 2.8
Luke Jackson 36 0 8.8 34.1% 78.8% 33.3% .31 .06 .7 1.1 2.7
Alan Henderson 51 3 10.4 51.6% 67.3% 0.0% .18 .24 .2 2.7 2.5
Zendon Hamilton 11 0 4.2 53.8% 68.8% 0.0% .03 .00 .0 1.0 2.3
Ira Newble 36 3 9.8 29.3% 68.8% 23.1% .14 .28 .3 1.6 1.3
Mike Wilks 37 0 6.6 28.8% 50.0% 14.3% .02 .00 .5 .7 1.1
Martynas Andriuskevicius 6 0 1.5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% .33 .00 .0 .7 0.0

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LeBron James 13 13 46.5 47.6% 73.7% 33.3% 1.38 .69 5.8 8.1 30.8
Larry Hughes 9 8 37.3 31.9% 74.2% 27.8% 2.20 .11 4.0 3.0 11.1
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 13 27.2 45.4% 75.0% 0.0% .38 2.08 .8 6.3 10.4
Donyell Marshall 13 0 26.5 43.3% 88.2% 39.1% .54 .69 .6 5.6 9.5
Drew Gooden 13 13 21.7 52.9% 94.4% 0.0% .23 .15 .6 7.5 8.2
Flip Murray 13 5 30.7 33.0% 81.3% 20.8% .69 .15 1.6 3.2 8.1
Anderson Varejão 13 0 18.3 62.0% 70.3% 0.0% .69 .15 .2 4.5 6.8
Eric Snow 13 13 31.4 42.0% 75.9% 0.0% .85 .23 2.8 3.3 6.6
Damon Jones 13 0 13.9 30.8% 75.0% 27.8% .15 .00 .9 1.2 1.8
Ira Newble 5 0 2.2 1.000% 0.0% 1.000% .20 .00 .0 .4 1.4
Alan Henderson 2 0 4.5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% .00 .00 .0 1.0 0.0
Sasha Pavlović 3 0 1.3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% .00 .00 .0 .3 0.0

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
First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 22 Washington W 97–86 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (11) Gund Arena
20,562		 1–0
2 April 25 Washington L 84–89 LeBron James (26) Drew Gooden (16) Eric Snow (4) Gund Arena
20,562		 1–1
3 April 28 @ Washington W 97–96 LeBron James (41) Ilgauskas, Gooden (8) James, Snow (3) MCI Center
20,173		 2–1
4 April 30 @ Washington L 96–106 LeBron James (45) Drew Gooden (11) LeBron James (6) MCI Center
20,173		 2–2
5 May 3 Washington W 121–120 (OT) LeBron James (38) Donyell Marshall (11) LeBron James (5) Gund Arena
20,562		 3–2
6 May 5 @ Washington W 114–113 (OT) LeBron James (32) Anderson Varejão (10) Larry Hughes (12) MCI Center
20,173		 4–2
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 7 @ Detroit L 86–113 LeBron James (22) Anderson Varejão (8) James, Murray (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 0–1
2 May 9 @ Detroit L 91–97 LeBron James (30) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 0–2
3 May 13 Detroit W 86–77 LeBron James (21) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (10) Gund Arena
20,562		 1–2
4 May 15 Detroit W 74–72 LeBron James (22) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (9) Gund Arena
20,562		 2–2
5 May 17 @ Detroit W 86–84 LeBron James (32) Donyell Marshall (13) Eric Snow (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 3–2
6 May 19 Detroit L 82–84 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (11) Eric Snow (6) Gund Arena
20,562		 3–3
7 May 21 @ Detroit L 61–79 LeBron 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
Player Date Former team
Zendon Hamilton* January 10 Cleveland Cavaliers
Stephen Graham** February 24 Chicago Bulls
Subtractions
Player Date New team
Zendon Hamilton* January 5 Free agent
Zendon Hamilton* January 30 Philadelphia 76ers
Lee Nailon*** February 24 Philadelphia 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
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005-06_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season
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