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The 2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was marked by the publicity the team received by signing free agent forward LeBron James and trading for forward Kevin Love. These All-Star players, added with All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, were dubbed nationally as the "Big Three".[1] With these acquisitions, this formed a new superteam of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love in the East.[2][3][4][5][6]
2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | David Blatt |
General manager | David Griffin |
Owner(s) | Dan Gilbert |
Arena | Quicken Loans Arena |
Results | |
Record | 53–29 (.646) |
Place | Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Warriors 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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A sub-.500 team the previous four seasons, the Cavaliers won the Central division with a 53–29 record. After a slow 19–20 start, including a stretch of 2–10 in 12 games, a number of trades turned the season around, and they finished 34–9 the rest of the way. Despite losing key players to injuries, their run continued deep in the NBA Playoffs, starting with a sweep of the Boston Celtics in four games in the first round, then defeating the Chicago Bulls in six games in the Semi-finals, before sweeping the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks in four games in the conference finals, making it to the NBA Finals, their second appearance since 2007. However, the Cavaliers' season ended with a 2–4 series loss to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, who won their fourth NBA championship, their first NBA Championship in 40 years.
In July 2014, LeBron James signed with the Cavaliers and Kevin Love was acquired through a 3-team trade in August. With these acquisitions, this formed a new superteam of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love in the East.[7][8][9][10][11]
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1 | 1 | Andrew Wiggins | SG/SF | Canada | Kansas |
2 | 33 | Joe Harris | SG | United States | Virginia |
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Center Anderson Varejão played 26 games (his last game being on December 23, 2014) but missed the majority of the season and the playoffs due to tearing his left Achilles tendon. He underwent successful surgery at the Cleveland Clinic on December 26, 2014.[12][13]
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y-Cleveland Cavaliers | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 31–10 | 22–19 | 11–5 | 82 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3.0 | 27–14 | 23–18 | 8–8 | 82 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 23–18 | 18–23 | 7–9 | 82 |
Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 | 23–18 | 15–26 | 8–8 | 82 |
Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 21.0 | 18–23 | 14–27 | 6–10 | 82 |
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c-Atlanta Hawks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
2 | y-Cleveland Cavaliers * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | 82 |
3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10.0 | 82 |
4 | y-Toronto Raptors * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
5 | x-Washington Wizards | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 82 |
6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
7 | x-Boston Celtics | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20.0 | 82 |
8 | x-Brooklyn Nets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | 82 |
9 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | 82 |
10 | Miami Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 23.0 | 82 |
11 | Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27.0 | 82 |
12 | Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
13 | Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 35.0 | 82 |
14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 42.0 | 82 |
15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |
2014–15 game log Total: 53–29 (home: 31–10; road: 22–19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
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November
: 7–6 (home: 5–3; road: 2–3)
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December
: 10–7 (home: 6–3; road: 4–4)
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January: 11–6 (home: 6–2; road: 5–4)
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February: 8–3 (home: 5–0; road: 3–3)
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March
: 11–4 (home: 5–0; road: 6–4)
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April
: 5–2 (home: 4–1; road: 1–1)
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2014–15 season schedule |
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2015 playoff game log Total: 14–6 (home: 7–3; road: 7–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Eastern Conference Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Anthony Bennett | 4 | 4 | 29.8 | .426 | .250 | .600 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 13.3 |
Will Cherry | 5 | 2 | 25.2 | .251 | .235 | .714 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.8 |
Jack Cooley | 5 | 4 | 16.0 | .615 | .000 | .500 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7.4 |
Matthew Dellavedova | 3 | 3 | 32.0 | .435 | .273 | .800 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 |
Shane Edwards | 5 | 0 | 14.8 | .647 | .000 | .824 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
Carrick Felix | 5 | 1 | 14.2 | .471 | .444 | .667 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
Jayson Granger | 4 | 0 | 9.3 | .364 | .200 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Steven Gray | 4 | 0 | 13.3 | .375 | .313 | .600 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.5 |
Joe Harris | 4 | 4 | 24.8 | .391 | .400 | .818 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 7.8 |
Scotty Hopson | 1 | 1 | 14.0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
Sergey Karasev | 1 | 1 | 34.0 | .444 | .500 | .500 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
Alex Kirk | 5 | 1 | 15.4 | .524 | .000 | .667 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.2 |
Dwight Powell | 3 | 1 | 11.3 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
Andrew Wiggins | 4 | 4 | 30.0 | .405 | .154 | .703 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
Totals | — | — | 200 | .469 | .272 | .725 | 35.8 | 12.0 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 84.6 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Lou Amundson | 5 | 0 | 6.7 | .300 | .000 | .000 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Matthew Dellavedova | 6 | 3 | 27.2 | .433 | .294 | .000 | 3.0 | 4.33 | 0 67 | 0.0 | 5.17 |
Shane Edwards | 5 | 0 | 6.5 | .200 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Joe Harris | 5 | 0 | 17.5 | .364 | .381 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.4 |
Brendan Haywood | 3 | 1 | 10.2 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 3.67 |
Kyrie Irving | 3 | 2 | 27.3 | .538 | .455 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
LeBron James | 5 | 4 | 22.6 | .486 | .462 | .750 | 3.25 | 4.75 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 14.25 |
James Jones | 3 | 0 | 9.5 | .500 | .600 | 1.000 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.00 |
Alex Kirk | 4 | 0 | 15.4 | .412 | .000 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
Kevin Love | 5 | 4 | 21.8 | .571 | .588 | .772 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 0.25 | 0.0 | 15.75 |
Shawn Marion | 5 | 1 | 20.1 | .333 | .000 | .750 | 4.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.5 | 5.00 |
Mike Miller | 6 | 0 | 14.2 | .263 | .188 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
A. J. Price | 5 | 0 | 13.5 | .517 | .421 | .750 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.2 |
Tristan Thompson | 5 | 2 | 25.1 | .588 | .000 | .789 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 13.75 |
Anderson Varejao | 5 | 3 | 20.9 | .542 | .000 | .700 | 7.25 | 1.25 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 8.25 |
Dion Waiters | 6 | 5 | 27.1 | .426 | .385 | .800 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 15.2 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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LeBron James | 69 | 69 | 36.1 | .488 | .354 | .710 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 25.3 |
Kyrie Irving | 75 | 75 | 36.4 | .468 | .415 | .863 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 21.7 |
Kevin Love | 75 | 75 | 33.8 | .434 | .367 | .804 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 16.4 |
J. R. Smith | 46 | 45 | 31.8 | .425 | .390 | .818 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 12.7 |
Timofey Mozgov | 46 | 45 | 25.0 | .590 | .000 | .787 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 10.6 |
Dion Waiters | 33 | 3 | 23.8 | .404 | .256 | .783 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 10.5 |
Anderson Varejao | 26 | 26 | 24.5 | .555 | .000 | .733 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
Tristan Thompson | 82 | 15 | 26.8 | .547 | .000 | .641 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 8.5 |
Iman Shumpert | 38 | 1 | 24.2 | .410 | .338 | .667 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 7.2 |
Matthew Dellavedova | 67 | 13 | 20.6 | .362 | .407 | .763 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 4.8 |
Shawn Marion | 57 | 24 | 19.3 | .446 | .261 | .765 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
James Jones | 57 | 2 | 11.7 | .368 | .360 | .848 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
Joe Harris | 51 | 1 | 9.7 | .400 | .369 | .600 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 2.7 |
Kendrick Perkins | 17 | 0 | 9.8 | .488 | .000 | .500 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
Mike Miller | 52 | 15 | 13.5 | .325 | .327 | .750 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
A.J. Price | 11 | 0 | 7.9 | .265 | .000 | .667 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2.0 |
Will Cherry | 8 | 0 | 8.6 | .263 | .222 | .500 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
Brendan Haywood | 22 | 1 | 5.4 | .467 | .000 | .538 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
Lou Amundson | 12 | 0 | 6.6 | .333 | .000 | .600 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.9 |
Alex Kirk | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
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