Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Rosters
2008-2009 Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Roster
2008-2009 Playoff Matchups
| Eastern Conference | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Home | Away | Result |
| First Round | #1 Cleveland Cavaliers | #8 Detroit Pistons | CLE in 4 |
| First Round | #2 Boston Celtics | #7 Chicago Bulls | BOS in 7 |
| First Round | #3 Orlando Magic | #6 Philadelphia Sixers | ORL in 6 |
| First Round | #4 Atlanta Hawks | #5 Miami Heat | ATL in 7 |
| Second Round | #1 Cleveland Cavaliers | #4 Atlanta Hawks | CLE in 4 |
| Second Round | #2 Boston Celtics | #3 Orlando Magic | ORL in 7 |
| Conference Finals | #1 Cleveland Cavaliers | #3 Orlando Magic | ORL in 6 |
| Western Conference | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Home | Away | Result |
| First Round | #1 Los Angeles Lakers | #8 Utah Jazz | LAL in 5 |
| First Round | #2 Denver Nuggets | #7 New Orleans Hornets | DEN in 5 |
| First Round | #3 San Antonio Spurs | #6 Dallas Mavericks | DAL in 5 |
| First Round | #4 Portland Trail Blazers | #5 Houston Rockets | HOU in 6 |
| Second Round | #1 Los Angeles Lakers | #5 Houston Rockets | LAL in 7 |
| Second Round | #2 Denver Nuggets | #6 Dallas Mavericks | DEN in 5 |
| Conference Finals | #1 Los Angeles Lakers | #2 Denver Nuggets | LAL in 6 |
| NBA Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Home | Away | Result |
| NBA Finals | #1 Los Angeles Lakers | #3 Orlando Magic | LAL in 5 |
2008-2009 Cleveland Playoff Stats
| Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 14 | 41.4 | 35.3 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Mo Williams | 14 | 38.6 | 16.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Delonte West | 14 | 42.2 | 13.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 14 | 29.1 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Anderson Varejao | 14 | 30.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Joe Smith | 13 | 16.7 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Daniel Gibson | 14 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 12 | 12.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 11 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Ben Wallace | 14 | 12.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Tarence Kinsey | 9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Darnell Jackson | 5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
2008-2009 Cleveland Cavaliers Opening Round Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Record | Cleveland Leaders | Detroit Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2009 |
v. Detroit |
W, 102-84 |
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Opening Round |
1-0 |
PTS: 38. LeBron James REB: 10. Z. Ilgauskas AST: 7. LeBron James |
PTS: 20. R. Stuckey REB: 9. R. Wallace AST: 4. R. Stuckey |
| Apr 21, 2009 |
v. Detroit |
W, 94-82 |
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Opening Round |
2-0 |
PTS: 29. LeBron James REB: 13. LeBron James AST: 7. Mo Williams |
PTS: 17. R. Hamilton REB: 11. A. McDyess AST: 6. R. Stuckey |
| Apr 24, 2009 |
@ Detroit |
W, 68-79 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills Opening Round |
3-0 |
PTS: 25. LeBron James REB: 11. LeBron James AST: 9. LeBron James |
PTS: 15. R. Hamilton REB: 8. R. Hamilton AST: 6. R. Hamilton |
| Apr 26, 2009 |
@ Detroit |
W, 78-99 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills Opening Round |
4-0 |
PTS: 36. LeBron James REB: 13. LeBron James AST: 8. LeBron James |
PTS: 26. A. McDyess REB: 10. A. McDyess AST: 7. R. Hamilton |
2008-2009 Cleveland Cavaliers Conference Semi Finals Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Record | Cleveland Leaders | Atlanta Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2009 |
v. Atlanta |
W, 99-72 |
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Conference Semi Finals |
1-0 |
PTS: 34. LeBron James REB: 10. LeBron James AST: 9. Delonte West |
PTS: 22. Josh Smith REB: 8. Al Horford AST: 8. Mike Bibby |
| May 7, 2009 |
v. Atlanta |
W, 105-85 |
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Conference Semi Finals |
2-0 |
PTS: 27. LeBron James REB: 8. A. Varejao AST: 5. LeBron James |
PTS: 16. M. Evans REB: 12. Z. Pachulia AST: 4. M. Evans |
| May 9, 2009 |
@ Atlanta |
W, 82-97 |
State Farm Arena Conference Semi Finals |
3-0 |
PTS: 47. LeBron James REB: 12. LeBron James AST: 8. LeBron James |
PTS: 21. Joe Johnson REB: 5. Joe Johnson AST: 5. Mike Bibby |
| May 11, 2009 |
@ Atlanta |
W, 74-84 |
State Farm Arena Conference Semi Finals |
4-0 |
PTS: 27. LeBron James REB: 11. A. Varejao AST: 8. LeBron James |
PTS: 26. Josh Smith REB: 8. Josh Smith AST: 7. Joe Johnson |