2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 54th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They entered the season coming off a championship win in the NBA Summer League. The Cavaliers clinched a playoff berth on April 12, following a 129–120 win over the Indiana Pacers. In the playoffs, they beat the Orlando Magic in seven games in the first round, advancing to the semifinals for the first time without LeBron James since drafting him. However, they were eliminated by the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics in five games in the second round.

2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	J. B. Bickerstaff
President	Koby Altman
General manager	Mike Gansey
Owner(s)	Dan Gilbert
Arena	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Bally Sports Ohio Gray Television[a] (5 games)
Radio	WTAM · WMMS
< 2022–23 2024–25 >

The Cleveland Cavaliers drew an average home attendance of 19,345 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season.^[1]

Draft

Main article: 2023 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / Club
2	49	Emoni Bates	G/F	United States	Eastern Michigan (So.)

The Cavaliers entered the draft with a second round pick.^[2] With the pick, they selected Emoni Bates from Eastern Michigan.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 31 Jarrett Allen  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-04-21 Texas F 21 Emoni Bates (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-01-28 Eastern Michigan G 10 Darius Garland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-26 Vanderbilt G 2 Ty Jerome  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-07-08 Virginia C 30 Damian Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-06-30 Vanderbilt G/F 3 Caris LeVert  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-08-25 Michigan G 5 Sam Merrill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-15 Utah State G 45 Donovan Mitchell  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-09-07 Louisville F/C 4 Evan Mobley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-06-18 USC F 15 Isaiah Mobley (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1999-09-24 USC F 24 Marcus Sr. Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas F 8 Pete Nance (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2000-02-19 North Carolina F 20 Georges Niang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-06-17 Iowa State G/F 35 Isaac Okoro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-01-26 Auburn G 9 Craig Jr. Porter  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-26 Wichita State G/F 1 Max Strus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul F/C 13 Tristan Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas F/C 32 Dean Wade 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996-11-20 Kansas State

Head coach J. B. Bickerstaff Assistant(s) Greg Buckner (associate HC) Omar Cook Dan Geriot Sidney Lowe J. J. Outlaw Nate Reinking Luke Walton Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player (L) On personal leave Injured Roster Updated: March 29, 2024

Standings

The Cavaliers playing at Milwaukee

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	–	31‍–‍11	18‍–‍22	10‍–‍7	82
x – Cleveland Cavaliers	48	34	.585	1.0	26‍–‍15	22‍–‍19	11‍–‍5	82
x – Indiana Pacers	47	35	.573	2.0	26‍–‍15	21‍–‍20	11‍–‍6	82
pi – Chicago Bulls	39	43	.476	10.0	20‍–‍21	19‍–‍22	7‍–‍9	82
Detroit Pistons	14	68	.171	35.0	7‍–‍33	7‍–‍35	2‍–‍14	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Boston Celtics *	64	18	.780	–	82
2	x – New York Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0	82
3	y – Milwaukee Bucks *	49	33	.598	15.0	82
4	x – Cleveland Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0	82
5	y – Orlando Magic *	47	35	.573	17.0	82
6	x – Indiana Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0	82
7	x – Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	17.0	82
8	x – Miami Heat	46	36	.561	18.0	82
9	pi – Chicago Bulls	39	43	.476	25.0	82
10	pi – Atlanta Hawks	36	46	.439	28.0	82
11	Brooklyn Nets	32	50	.390	32.0	82
12	Toronto Raptors	25	57	.305	39.0	82
13	Charlotte Hornets	21	61	.256	43.0	82
14	Washington Wizards	15	67	.183	49.0	82
15	Detroit Pistons	14	68	.171	50.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 10 @ Atlanta L 107–108 Isaac Okoro (19) Evan Mobley (9) Sharife Cooper (6) State Farm Arena 11,659 0–1 2 October 12 Orlando L 105–108 Darius Garland (19) Strus, Wade (6) Ty Jerome (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 9,265 0–2 3 October 16 Maccabi Ra'anana W 120–89 Emoni Bates (16) Dean Wade (8) Jerome, Porter Jr. (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 13,377 1–2 4 October 20 @ Indiana L 104–109 Donovan Mitchell (28) Evan Mobley (8) Ty Jerome (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 10,470 1–3
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

2023–24 game log Total: 48–34 (Home: 26–15; Road: 22–19)
October: 1–3 (home: 0–3; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 @ Brooklyn W 114–113 Mitchell, Strus (27) Max Strus (12) Donovan Mitchell (6) Barclays Center 17,931 1–0 2 October 27 Oklahoma City L 105–108 Donovan Mitchell (43) Evan Mobley (15) Donovan Mitchell (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 1–1 3 October 28 Indiana L 113–125 Evan Mobley (33) Evan Mobley (14) Caris LeVert (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 1–2 4 October 31 New York L 91–109 Donovan Mitchell (26) Evan Mobley (12) Evan Mobley (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 1–3
November: 9–6 (home: 5–3; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 1 @ New York W 95–89 Donovan Mitchell (30) Georges Niang (10) LeVert, Mobley (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 2–3 6 November 3 @ Indiana L 116–121 Donovan Mitchell (38) Evan Mobley (10) Donovan Mitchell (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,744 2–4 7 November 5 Golden State W 115–104 Donovan Mitchell (31) Evan Mobley (16) Garland, Mitchell (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 3–4 8 November 8 @ Oklahoma City L 120–128 Caris LeVert (29) Max Strus (7) Darius Garland (9) Paycom Center 16,314 3–5 9 November 11 @ Golden State W 118–110 Caris LeVert (22) Max Strus (8) Donovan Mitchell (5) Chase Center 18,064 4–5 10 November 13 @ Sacramento L 120–132 Donovan Mitchell (22) Evan Mobley (12) Darius Garland (6) Golden 1 Center 17,829 4–6 11 November 15 @ Portland W 109–95 Donovan Mitchell (34) Evan Mobley (12) Max Strus (7) Moda Center 18,137 5–6 12 November 17 Detroit W 108–100 Darius Garland (28) Evan Mobley (10) Mobley, Porter Jr. (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 6–6 13 November 19 Denver W 121–109 Darius Garland (26) Mobley, Wade (10) Darius Garland (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 7–6 14 November 21 @ Philadelphia W 122–119 (OT) Darius Garland (32) Jarrett Allen (13) Craig Porter Jr. (9) Wells Fargo Center 20,565 8–6 15 November 22 Miami L 96–129 Craig Porter Jr. (16) Evan Mobley (10) Craig Porter Jr. (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 8–7 16 November 25 L.A. Lakers L 115–121 Donovan Mitchell (22) Jarrett Allen (14) Caris LeVert (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 8–8 17 November 26 Toronto W 105–102 Darius Garland (24) Evan Mobley (14) Darius Garland (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 9–8 18 November 28 Atlanta W 128–105 Donovan Mitchell (40) Evan Mobley (19) Darius Garland (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 10–8 19 November 30 Portland L 95–103 Donovan Mitchell (23) Jarrett Allen (10) Darius Garland (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 10–9
December: 8–5 (home: 4–2; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 20 December 2 @ Detroit W 110–101 Garland, Strus (22) Allen, Mobley (11) Garland, Strus (5) Little Caesars Arena 18,924 11–9 21 December 6 Orlando W 121–111 Donovan Mitchell (35) Jarrett Allen (11) Darius Garland (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 12–9 22 December 8 @ Miami W 111–99 Donovan Mitchell (27) Donovan Mitchell (13) Garland, Mitchell (6) Kaseya Center 19,600 13–9 23 December 11 @ Orlando L 94–104 Darius Garland (36) Tristan Thompson (13) Darius Garland (5) Amway Center 19,032 13–10 24 December 12 @ Boston L 113–120 Donovan Mitchell (29) Max Strus (9) Darius Garland (7) TD Garden 19,156 13–11 25 December 14 @ Boston L 107–116 Donovan Mitchell (31) Jarrett Allen (10) Donovan Mitchell (6) TD Garden 19,156 13–12 26 December 16 Atlanta W 127–119 Jarrett Allen (25) Jarrett Allen (14) Donovan Mitchell (13) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 14–12 27 December 18 Houston W 135–130 (OT) Donovan Mitchell (37) LeVert, Okoro (7) Mitchell, Okoro (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 15–12 28 December 20 Utah W 124–116 Sam Merrill (27) Jarrett Allen (8) Caris LeVert (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 16–12 29 December 21 New Orleans L 104–123 Dean Wade (20) Dean Wade (9) Craig Porter Jr. (11) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 16–13 30 December 23 @ Chicago W 109–95 Max Strus (26) Jarrett Allen (17) Craig Porter Jr. (8) United Center 19.583 17–13 31 December 27 @ Dallas W 113–110 Caris LeVert (29) Jarrett Allen (23) LeVert, Porter Jr. (7) American Airlines Center 20,377 18–13 32 December 29 Milwaukee L 111–119 Donovan Mitchell (34) Jarrett Allen (12) Donovan Mitchell (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 18–14
January: 11–2 (home: 8–0; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 1 @ Toronto L 121–124 Caris LeVert (31) Jarrett Allen (11) Donovan Mitchell (7) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 18–15 34 January 3 Washington W 140–101 Max Strus (24) Jarrett Allen (19) Jarrett Allen (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 19–15 35 January 5 Washington W 114–90 Donovan Mitchell (26) Jarrett Allen (12) Caris LeVert (11) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 20–15 36 January 7 San Antonio W 117–115 Jarrett Allen (29) Jarrett Allen (16) Donovan Mitchell (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 21–15 37 January 11 Brooklyn W 111–102 Donovan Mitchell (45) Allen, Mitchell (12) Donovan Mitchell (6) Accor Arena 15,887 22–15 38 January 15 Chicago W 109–91 Donovan Mitchell (34) Jarrett Allen (14) LeVert, Mitchell (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 23–15 39 January 17 Milwaukee W 135–95 Georges Niang (33) Jarrett Allen (13) Mitchell, Okoro (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 24–15 40 January 20 @ Atlanta W 116–95 Merrill, Mitchell (18) Jarrett Allen (11) Donovan Mitchell (8) State Farm Arena 17,047 25–15 41 January 22 @ Orlando W 126–99 Sam Merrill (26) Jarrett Allen (11) Donovan Mitchell (13) Kia Center 19,301 26–15 42 January 24 @ Milwaukee L 116–126 Donovan Mitchell (23) Jarrett Allen (12) Donovan Mitchell (8) Fiserv Forum 17,510 26–16 43 January 26 @ Milwaukee W 112–100 Donovan Mitchell (32) Jarrett Allen (14) Donovan Mitchell (6) Fiserv Forum 17,510 27–16 44 January 29 L.A. Clippers W 118–108 Donovan Mitchell (28) Jarrett Allen (17) Donovan Mitchell (12) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 28–16 45 January 31 Detroit W 128–121 Donovan Mitchell (45) Jarrett Allen (11) Donovan Mitchell (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 29–16
February: 9–4 (home: 3–2; road: 6–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 46 February 1 @ Memphis W 108–101 Donovan Mitchell (25) Max Strus (10) Garland, Mitchell (7) FedExForum 15,505 30–16 47 February 3 @ San Antonio W 117–101 Donovan Mitchell (31) Jarrett Allen (16) Donovan Mitchell (7) Frost Bank Center 18,354 31–16 48 February 5 Sacramento W 136–110 Donovan Mitchell (29) Evan Mobley (14) LeVert, Mobley (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 32–16 49 February 7 @ Washington W 114–106 Donovan Mitchell (40) Jarrett Allen (9) LeVert, Mitchell (5) Capital One Arena 15,860 33–16 50 February 8 @ Brooklyn W 118–95 Donovan Mitchell (27) Evan Mobley (12) Darius Garland (7) Barclays Center 17,304 34–16 51 February 10 @ Toronto W 119–95 Jarrett Allen (18) Jarrett Allen (15) Darius Garland (8) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 35–16 52 February 12 Philadelphia L 121–123 Donovan Mitchell (36) Allen, Mobley (10) Darius Garland (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 35–17 53 February 14 Chicago W 108–105 Donovan Mitchell (30) Jarrett Allen (10) Caris LeVert (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 36–17 All-Star Game 54 February 22 Orlando L 109–116 Allen, Garland, Strus (18) Jarrett Allen (10) Darius Garland (10) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 36–18 55 February 23 @ Philadelphia L 97–104 Jarrett Allen (24) Evan Mobley (10) Darius Garland (9) Wells Fargo Center 19,938 36–19 56 February 25 @ Washington W 114–105 Jarrett Allen (22) Allen, LeVert (12) Caris LeVert (8) Capital One Arena 17,895 37–19 57 February 27 Dallas W 121–119 Donovan Mitchell (31) Allen, Mobley (9) Garland, Mobley (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 38–19 58 February 28 @ Chicago L 123–132 (2OT) Evan Mobley (25) Evan Mobley (13) Caris LeVert (15) United Center 21,700 38–20
March : 7–10 (home: 4–4; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 @ Detroit W 110–100 Darius Garland (29) Evan Mobley (17) Evan Mobley (7) Little Caesars Arena 19,299 39–20 60 March 3 New York L 98–107 Sam Merrill (21) Evan Mobley (13) Allen, Mobley (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 39–21 61 March 5 Boston W 105–104 Dean Wade (23) Jarrett Allen (12) Darius Garland (11) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 40–21 62 March 6 @ Atlanta L 101–112 Jarrett Allen (18) Jarrett Allen (19) Garland, LeVert (7) State Farm Arena 15,841 40–22 63 March 8 Minnesota W 113–104 (OT) Darius Garland (34) Jarrett Allen (18) Garland, LeVert (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 41–22 64 March 10 Brooklyn L 101–120 Georges Niang (20) Jarrett Allen (9) Caris LeVert (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 41–23 65 March 11 Phoenix L 111–117 Darius Garland (30) Jarrett Allen (10) Caris LeVert (11) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 41–24 66 March 13 @ New Orleans W 116–95 Darius Garland (27) Jarrett Allen (10) Darius Garland (11) Smoothie King Center 17,727 42–24 67 March 16 @ Houston L 103–117 Caris LeVert (21) Sam Merrill (8) Caris LeVert (7) Toyota Center 18,055 42–25 68 March 18 @ Indiana W 108–103 Allen, LeVert (23) Jarrett Allen (9) Caris LeVert (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 43–25 69 March 20 Miami L 104–107 Jarrett Allen (25) Jarrett Allen (20) Caris LeVert (12) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 43–26 70 March 22 @ Minnesota L 91–104 Darius Garland (19) Jarrett Allen (13) Caris LeVert (6) Target Center 18,024 43–27 71 March 24 @ Miami L 84–121 Evan Mobley (15) four players (4) Sam Merrill (6) Kaseya Center 19,645 43–28 72 March 25 Charlotte W 115–92 Allen, Mobley, Niang (17) Jarrett Allen (13) Darius Garland (10) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 44–28 73 March 27 @ Charlotte L 111–118 Jarrett Allen (24) Jarrett Allen (8) Darius Garland (12) Spectrum Center 15,303 44–29 74 March 29 Philadelphia W 117–114 Georges Niang (25) Allen, Mobley (11) Darius Garland (12) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 45–29 75 March 31 @ Denver L 101–130 Evan Mobley (23) Caris LeVert (6) Darius Garland (7) Ball Arena 19,621 45–30
April: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2 @ Utah W 129–113 Caris LeVert (26) Jarrett Allen (12) Darius Garland (8) Delta Center 18,206 46–30 77 April 3 @ Phoenix L 101–122 Donovan Mitchell (24) Max Strus (12) Garland, Strus (8) Footprint Center 17,071 46–31 78 April 6 @ L.A. Lakers L 97–116 Darius Garland (26) Jarrett Allen (12) Donovan Mitchell (7) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 46–32 79 April 7 @ L.A. Clippers L 118–120 Darius Garland (28) Jarrett Allen (10) Max Strus (9) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 46–33 80 April 10 Memphis W 110–98 Donovan Mitchell (29) Evan Mobley (12) Darius Garland (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 47–33 81 April 12 Indiana W 129–120 Donovan Mitchell (33) Jarrett Allen (13) Max Strus (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 48–33 82 April 14 Charlotte L 110–120 Georges Niang (16) Max Strus (10) Max Strus (11) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 48–34
2023–24 season schedule

Playoffs

Main article: 2024 NBA playoffs

2024 playoff game log Total: 5–7 (home: 4–2; road: 1–5)
First round: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 20 Orlando W 97–83 Donovan Mitchell (30) Jarrett Allen (18) Darius Garland (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 1–0 2 April 22 Orlando W 96–86 Donovan Mitchell (23) Jarrett Allen (20) Garland, Mitchell, Strus (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 2–0 3 April 25 @ Orlando L 83–121 Allen, LeVert (15) Jarrett Allen (8) Donovan Mitchell (7) Kia Center 18,846 2–1 4 April 27 @ Orlando L 89–112 Jarrett Allen (21) Allen, Mobley (9) Garland, Mitchell (6) Kia Center 18,933 2–2 5 April 30 Orlando W 104–103 Donovan Mitchell (28) Evan Mobley (13) Garland, Strus (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 3–2 6 May 3 @ Orlando L 96–103 Donovan Mitchell (50) Morris Sr., Strus (8) Darius Garland (5) Kia Center 19,193 3–3 7 May 5 Orlando W 106–94 Donovan Mitchell (39) Evan Mobley (16) Donovan Mitchell (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 4–3
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 7 @ Boston L 95–120 Donovan Mitchell (33) Evan Mobley (13) Garland, Mitchell (5) TD Garden 19,156 0–1 2 May 9 @ Boston W 118–94 Donovan Mitchell (29) Evan Mobley (10) Donovan Mitchell (8) TD Garden 19,156 1–1 3 May 11 Boston L 93–106 Donovan Mitchell (33) Evan Mobley (8) Darius Garland (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 1–2 4 May 13 Boston L 102–109 Darius Garland (30) Evan Mobley (9) Garland, Strus (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 1–3 5 May 15 @ Boston L 98–113 Evan Mobley (33) Mobley, Strus (7) Garland, Strus (9) TD Garden 19,156 1–4
2024 playoff schedule

In-Season Tournament

Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[4][5] During the in-season tournament period, the Cavaliers competed in Group A of the Eastern Conference, which included the Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers, and Detroit Pistons.

East group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		IND	CLE	PHI	ATL	DET
1	Indiana Pacers	4	4	0	546	507	+39	Advance to knockout stage		—	121–116	132–126	157–152	136–113
2	Cleveland Cavaliers	4	3	1	474	445	+29			116–121	—	122–119 (OT)	128–105	108–100
3	Philadelphia 76ers	4	2	2	485	476	+9			126–132	119–122 (OT)	—	126–116	114–106
4	Atlanta Hawks	4	1	3	499	531	−32			152–157	105–128	116–126	—	126–120
5	Detroit Pistons	4	0	4	439	484	−45			113–136	100–108	106–114	120–126	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Player statistics

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

Cleveland Cavaliers statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jarrett Allen	77	77	31.7	.634	.000	.742	10.5	2.7	.7	1.1	16.5
Emoni Bates	15	0	8.9	.306	.303	.250	.9	.7	.1	.1	2.7
Darius Garland	57	57	33.4	.446	.371	.834	2.7	6.5	1.3	.1	18.0
Ty Jerome	2	0	7.5	.500	.000		.5	1.5	.0	.0	2.0
Damian Jones	39	0	6.9	.597	.214	.857	1.6	.4	.2	.3	2.7
Caris LeVert	68	10	28.8	.421	.325	.766	4.1	5.1	1.1	.5	14.0
Sam Merrill	61	1	17.5	.402	.404	.929	2.0	1.8	.3	.1	8.0
Donovan Mitchell	55	55	35.3	.462	.368	.865	5.1	6.1	1.8	.5	26.6
Evan Mobley	50	50	30.6	.580	.373	.719	9.4	3.2	.9	1.4	15.7
Isaiah Mobley	10	0	7.2	.417	.300	.000	1.0	.6	.2	.0	2.3
Marcus Morris Sr.†	12	0	15.0	.441	.414	.625	2.1	.8	.2	.2	5.8
Pete Nance	8	0	3.4	.167	1.000	.000	.4	.0	.1	.0	.4
Georges Niang	82	10	22.3	.449	.376	.850	3.4	1.2	.4	.2	9.4
Isaac Okoro	69	42	27.3	.490	.391	.679	3.0	1.9	.8	.5	9.4
Craig Porter Jr.	51	6	12.7	.509	.353	.732	2.1	2.3	.4	.3	5.6
Max Strus	70	70	32.0	.418	.351	.794	4.8	4.0	.9	.4	12.2
Tristan Thompson	49	0	11.2	.608	.000	.288	3.6	1.0	.2	.3	3.3
Dean Wade	54	32	20.5	.414	.391	.769	4.0	.8	.7	.5	5.4

Playoffs

Cleveland Cavaliers statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jarrett Allen	4	4	31.8	.676		.692	13.8	1.3	1.3	1.0	17.0
Darius Garland	12	12	36.0	.427	.352	.810	3.6	5.8	1.1	.2	15.7
Damian Jones	2	0	4.5				1.0	1.0	.0	.5	.0
Caris LeVert	11	1	25.3	.431	.182	.654	3.6	2.3	.8	.5	10.1
Sam Merrill	10	0	12.5	.345	.370	1.000	1.2	.9	.0	.0	3.3
Donovan Mitchell	10	10	38.2	.476	.354	.815	5.4	4.7	1.3	.3	29.6
Evan Mobley	12	12	35.2	.555	.278	.694	9.3	2.3	.8	2.2	16.0
Marcus Morris Sr.	9	1	15.3	.458	.391	.667	2.8	.3	.4	.0	6.1
Georges Niang	10	0	12.1	.220	.130	.875	1.2	.4	.4	.2	2.8
Isaac Okoro	12	7	21.9	.357	.257	.778	1.8	1.1	.9	.3	5.5
Max Strus	12	12	36.2	.408	.347	1.000	5.3	2.9	.8	.0	9.5
Tristan Thompson	10	0	8.7	.438		.500	2.0	1.0	.1	.5	1.5
Dean Wade	3	1	21.0	.308	.300		2.0	1.7	.3	.7	3.7

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Cavaliers only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades

July 1, 2023[6][7][8]	To Cleveland Cavaliers Max Strus (sign-and-trade) (from Miami)	To Miami Heat 2026 LAL second-round pick (from Cleveland) 2027 second-round pick (from San Antonio)[b]
	To San Antonio Spurs Cedi Osman (from Cleveland) Lamar Stevens (from Cleveland) 2026 LAL second-round pick (from Miami)[c] 2030 second-round pick (from Cleveland) Cash considerations (from Cleveland)
July 8, 2023 [9][10]	To Cleveland Cavaliers Damian Jones	To Utah Jazz Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Ref.
June 23, 2023	Lamar Stevens	[11]
June 30, 2023	Caris LeVert	[12]
July 7, 2023	Isaiah Mobley	[13]

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
June 23, 2023	Craig Porter Jr.	Wichita State Shockers	[14]
June 24, 2023	Pete Nance	North Carolina Tar Heels	[15]
June 25, 2023	Mike Bothwell	Furman Paladins	[16]
July 6, 2023	Georges Niang	Philadelphia 76ers	[17]
July 6, 2023	Ty Jerome	Golden State Warriors	[18]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team	Ref.
July 7, 2023	Robin Lopez	Free agency	Milwaukee Bucks	[19]
July 23, 2023	Raul Neto	Free agency	Fenerbahçe S.K.	[20]
July 27, 2023	Dylan Windler	Free agency	New York Knicks	[21]
January 4, 2024	Ricky Rubio	Retired	FC Barcelona Bàsquet	[22]

Notes

1. Affiliates include

   • WUAB (Cleveland)
   • WXIX-TV/WXIX-DT3 (Cincinnati)
   • WBNS-TV/WCMH-TV (Columbus)
   • WBDT/WHIO-DT2 (Dayton)
   • WTRF-DT2 (Steubenville/Wheeling)
   • WYTV-DT2 (Youngstown)
   • WPKD/WPNT (Pittsburgh)
2. The worst of the picks originally belonging to Houston, Indiana, Miami, Oklahoma and San Antonio.
3. The worst of the picks originally belonging to Dallas, Oklahoma and Philadelphia.