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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers entered the season as runners-up in the 2017 NBA Finals , where they lost to the Golden State Warriors in five games. This was the Cavaliers' first season without Kyrie Irving since the 2010–2011 season , as he was traded to the Boston Celtics during the offseason per his request. This trade ended the superteam era of the Cavaliers.[1] [2] [3]
The Cavaliers clinched their playoff berth for the fourth consecutive season since LeBron James ' return to Cleveland for the 2014–15 season . In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers in seven games in the First Round, then swept the top-seeded Toronto Raptors in four games in the Semi-finals, before finally defeating the Boston Celtics in seven games in the conference finals. Cleveland reached the NBA Finals for the fourth straight season, despite having an injury filled roster throughout the span of the 2017-2018 season, but were swept by the defending NBA champions Golden State Warriors in four games, the first Finals sweep that occurred since 2007 , when the LeBron-led Cavs were also swept by the San Antonio Spurs . For the fourth consecutive year, the two teams met in the Finals, marking LeBron James' eighth consecutive appearance in the NBA Finals and his ninth overall appearance in the championship round . This season also marked the conclusion of James' second tenure with the Cavaliers, as he opted out of his contract during the subsequent offseason and again left the Cavaliers to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers , his second time leaving his hometown team after doing so in 2010 to join the Miami Heat .[4]
With their loss in the Finals for the second consecutive year, the Cavaliers had become the first team since the 2002-03 New Jersey Nets to lose back-to-back Finals. This was also the most recent season in which the Cavaliers qualified for the playoffs, as their' playoff streak came to an end after the season in question, and they did would return to the playoffs until the 2022–23 season.
Offseason [ edit ]
On August 30, 2017, Kyrie Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics , ending the superteam era of the Cavaliers.[1] [2] [5]
The Cavaliers did not have a pick in the 2017 NBA draft .[6]
Preseason summary [ edit ]
Ante Žižić
The Cavaliers entered the offseason having lost in five games to the Golden State Warriors in the 2017 NBA Finals .[7] 2016–17 season – Cavaliers general manager David Griffin agreed to leave the team.[8] Summer League in Las Vegas.[9]
During the middle of July, star point guard Kyrie Irving – citing serious concerns about the team's future and strains in his relationship with teammate LeBron James – informed the team of his desire to be traded out of Cleveland.[10] [11] Miami Heat , Minnesota Timberwolves , New York Knicks , and San Antonio Spurs .[10] [12] [13] [14] Koby Altman , on July 24, 2017 amidst the chaos surrounding Irving.[15]
On August 22, 2017, the Cavaliers announced they had traded Irving to the Boston Celtics in exchange for point guard Isaiah Thomas , small forward Jae Crowder , center Ante Žižić , and the first-round pick from the Brooklyn Nets in the 2018 NBA draft .[16] Miami Heat 's 2020 second round pick as compensation after Isaiah Thomas failed his physical.[17] Phoenix Suns in a 3-team deal that would send Irving and Channing Frye to Phoenix, Paul George and Eric Bledsoe to Cleveland, while the Indiana Pacers would acquire Jared Dudley , Iman Shumpert , and Josh Jackson , the Suns' top draft pick this season.[18]
After considering signing with teams such as the Oklahoma City Thunder , Milwaukee Bucks , San Antonio Spurs , and Houston Rockets , shooting guard Dwyane Wade signed with the Cavaliers on September 27, 2017, thus reuniting with James from their time together on the Big Three-era Miami Heat . Additionally, the Golden State Warriors also pursued Wade prior to his signing with the Cavs.[19] Richard Jefferson , point guard Kay Felder , two-second-round picks (including the Miami Heat 's 2020 second round pick), and cash considerations to the Atlanta Hawks for the draft rights to Dimitrios Agravanis and Sergiy Gladyr .[20]
Regular season summary [ edit ]
The team played their first regular season game of the year on October 17, 2017 against the Boston Celtics, when Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward gruesomely injured his leg in the first quarter. The Cavaliers would go on to defeat the Celtics, 102–99.[21]
On January 2, 2018, Thomas made his Cavaliers debut, scoring 17 points in 19 minutes played in a 127–110 win against the Portland Trail Blazers .[22] [23] [24] [25]
On February 8, 2018 – just before the NBA trade deadline – the Cavaliers radically changed their roster in a little more than an hour.[26] [27] Channing Frye , and their own first-round pick (which was top-three protected) to the Los Angeles Lakers for power forward Larry Nance Jr. and shooting guard Jordan Clarkson .[25] [28] [29] Sacramento Kings and the Utah Jazz . The Cavaliers received point guard George Hill and shooting guard Rodney Hood .[30] [31] Joe Johnson , Iman Shumpert , the Miami Heat's 2020 second-round pick, and $3 million in cash considerations.[30] Derrick Rose .[32] [33] Miami Heat for a heavily protected 2024 second-round pick.[28] [34] [35] [36] [37]
On March 19, 2018, the team announced that head coach Tyronn Lue would be taking a leave of absence from the team due to health issues including "chest pains and other troubling symptoms, compounded by a loss of sleep."[38] [39] Larry Drew coached the team.[38]
The Cavaliers clinched a place in the 2018 NBA playoffs on March 22, 2018 with the Houston Rockets ' 100–96 victory over the Detroit Pistons .[40] Washington Wizards .[41]
The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a record of 50–32, good for a fourth-place finish in the Eastern Conference .[42]
Postseason summary [ edit ]
In the first round of the playoffs, the fourth seeded Cavaliers faced the fifth-seeded Indiana Pacers . A year before , the Cavaliers had swept the Pacers in the first round.[43] [44] [44]
The Cavaliers advanced to face the top-seeded Toronto Raptors , the same team that they defeated in the 2017 Eastern Conference semi-finals.[45] Boston Celtics for the second consecutive year.[46] [47]
After losing in the first two games of the series,[48] [49] [50] [51] TD Garden .[52] [53] Kevin Love – who suffered a concussion during Game 6 that prevented him from playing in the final game of the series[54] NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive season.[55] [56]
2018 NBA Finals [ edit ]
For the fourth straight year, the Cavaliers played the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals .[57] 1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers .[58] [59] [60]
The fourth quarter of Game 1 ended in controversial fashion.[61] Oracle Arena , Golden State small forward Kevin Durant was called for a charging foul when driving against LeBron James. When the referees reviewed the play to confirm that James' feet were outside of the restricted area, they opted to invoke a little-known rule and reverse the charge call into a blocking foul .[62] [63] [64] and-one by Warriors point guard Stephen Curry , the Cavaliers had the ball down 107–106 with 23.5 seconds remaining in regulation.[62]
During the ensuing possession, Golden State shooting guard Klay Thompson fouled George Hill with 4.7 seconds left, sending Hill to the free-throw line.[62] Draymond Green had fouled James with 12.1 seconds to go in the game.[65] [65] [62] [65] [65]
Cavaliers shooting guard J. R. Smith recovered the rebound and then dribbled out the clock, appearing to have forgotten the score as well as the fact that Cleveland still had one timeout to call.[62] [66] [67] [66] [68] [69] [70] [66] [71]
After the game, James punched a blackboard with his right hand in an expression of his frustration with the team's level of play.[72] [72] [72] [73]
Golden State beat Cleveland handily in Game 2, 122–103.[74] [74]
In Game 3 at Quicken Loans Arena , the Cavaliers raced out to an early 14–4 advantage and led for the entire first half, but the Warriors trimmed the host's lead to six by halftime.[75] Splash Brothers only scored 11 points, with Curry in particular shooting just 3-of-16 from the field.[75] [75] [76]
Golden State held a nine-point lead at halftime, 61–52.[77] [78] [79] [80] Cedi Osman replacing him.[81] [80] [77] [81]
With their 108–85 victory, the Warriors sealed their sweep of the Cavaliers and their third championship in four seasons.[77] Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award for the second consecutive year.[77] [81] [82] Cavaliers , when they lost to the San Antonio Spurs in four games in the 2007 NBA Finals .[81]
2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
PG 81 Calderón, José
m )
200 lb (91 kg )
1981–09–28
Spain
SG 8 Clarkson, Jordan
m )
194 lb (88 kg )
1992–06–07
Missouri
PF 32 Green, Jeff
m )
235 lb (107 kg )
1986–08–28
Georgetown
PG 3 Hill, George
m )
188 lb (85 kg )
1986–05–04
IUPUI
SG 10 Holland, John (TW )
m )
205 lb (93 kg )
1988–11–06
Boston University
SF 1 Hood, Rodney
m )
206 lb (93 kg )
1992–10–20
Duke
SF 23 James, LeBron
m )
250 lb (113 kg )
1984–12–30
St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH )
SG 26 Korver, Kyle
m )
212 lb (96 kg )
1981–03–17
Creighton
PF 0
Love, Kevin
m )
251 lb (114 kg )
1988–09–07
UCLA
PF 22 Nance Jr., Larry
m )
230 lb (104 kg )
1993–01–01
Wyoming
SF 16 Osman, Cedi
m )
230 lb (104 kg )
1995–04–08
Turkey
C 21 Perkins, Kendrick
m )
270 lb (122 kg )
1984–11–10
Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX )
SG 15 Perrantes, London (TW )
m )
190 lb (86 kg )
1994–10–03
Virginia
SG 5 Smith, J. R.
m )
225 lb (102 kg )
1985–09–09
Saint Benedict's Prep (NJ )
C 13 Thompson, Tristan
m )
254 lb (115 kg )
1991–03–13
Texas
C 41 Žižić, Ante
m )
266 lb (121 kg )
1997–01–04
Croatia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es )
Legend
(DP ) Unsigned draft pick
(FA ) Free agent
(S ) Suspended
(GL ) On assignment to G League affiliate
(TW ) Two-way affiliate player
Roster
Standings [ edit ]
Division [ edit ]
Conference [ edit ]
Game log [ edit ]
Preseason [ edit ]
2017 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1)
2017–18 season schedule
Regular season [ edit ]
2017–18 game log
October: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
November: 12–3 (home: 5–2; road: 7–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
8 November 1
Indiana
L 107–124
LeBron James (33 )
Kevin Love (12 )
LeBron James (11 )
Quicken Loans Arena 3–5
9 November 3
@ Washington
W 130–122
LeBron James (57 )
LeBron James (11 )
LeBron James (7 )
Capital One Arena 4–5
10 November 5
Atlanta
L 115–117
LeBron James (26 )
Dwyane Wade (11 )
LeBron James (13 )
Quicken Loans Arena
4–6
11 November 7
Milwaukee
W 124–119
Kevin Love (32 )
Kevin Love (16 )
LeBron James (9 )
Quicken Loans Arena
5–6
12 November 9
@ Houston
L 113–117
LeBron James (33 )
Kevin Love (6 )
LeBron James (7 )
Toyota Center 5–7
13 November 11
@ Dallas
W 111–104
Kevin Love (29 )
Kevin Love (15 )
LeBron James (4 )
American Airlines Center 6–7
14 November 13
@ NY Knicks
W 104–101
LeBron James (23 )
LeBron James (9 )
LeBron James (12 )
Madison Square Garden 7–7
15 November 15
@ Charlotte
W 115–107
LeBron James (31 )
Kevin Love (10 )
LeBron James (8 )
Spectrum Center
8–7
16 November 17
L.A. Clippers
W 118–113 (OT )
LeBron James (39 )
LeBron James (14 )
LeBron James (6 )
Quicken Loans Arena 9–7
17 November 20
@ Detroit
W 116–88
Kevin Love (19 )
Kevin Love (11 )
LeBron James (8 )
Little Caesars Arena
10–7
18 November 22
Brooklyn
W 119–109
LeBron James (33 )
Kevin Love (10 )
James , Wade (5 )
Quicken Loans Arena 11–7
19 November 24
Charlotte
W 100–99
LeBron James (27 )
LeBron James (16 )
LeBron James (13 )
Quicken Loans Arena 12–7
20 November 27
@ Philadelphia
W 113–91
LeBron James (30 )
LeBron James (13 )
LeBron James (6 )
Wells Fargo Center 13–7
21 November 28
Miami
W 108–97
Kevin Love (38 )
LeBron James (12 )
LeBron James (6 )
Quicken Loans Arena 14–7
22 November 30
@ Atlanta
W 121–114
Kevin Love (25 )
Kevin Love (16 )
LeBron James (12 )
Philips Arena 15–7
December: 9–5 (home: 7–0; road: 2–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
23 December 2
Memphis
W 116–111
LeBron James (34 )
Kevin Love (11 )
LeBron James (12 )
Quicken Loans Arena 16–7
24 December 4
@ Chicago
W 113–91
Kevin Love (24 )
Kevin Love (13 )
LeBron James (6 )
United Center 17–7
25 December 6
Sacramento
W 101–95
LeBron James (32 )
Kevin Love (13 )
LeBron James (9 )
Quicken Loans Arena 18–7
26 December 8
@ Indiana
L 102–106
LeBron James (29 )
LeBron James (10 )
LeBron James (8 )
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18–8
27 December 9
Philadelphia
W 105–98
LeBron James (30 )
LeBron James (13 )
LeBron James (13 )
Quicken Loans Arena 19–8
28 December 12
Atlanta
W 123–114
LeBron James (25 )
Kevin Love (12 )
LeBron James (17 )
Quicken Loans Arena 20–8
29 December 14
L.A. Lakers
W 121–112
Kevin Love (28 )
LeBron James (12 )
LeBron James (12 )
Quicken Loans Arena 21–8
30 December 16
Utah
W 109–100
LeBron James (29 )
LeBron James (11 )
LeBron James (10 )
Quicken Loans Arena 22–8
31 December 17
@ Washington
W 106–99
Kevin Love (25 )
LeBron James (12 )
LeBron James (15 )
Capital One Arena 23–8
32 December 19
@ Milwaukee
L 116–119
LeBron James (39 )
Kevin Love (10 )
LeBron James (7 )
Bradley Center 23–9
33 December 21
Chicago
W 115–112
LeBron James (34 )
Kevin Love (7 )
LeBron James (9 )
Quicken Loans Arena 24–9
34 December 25
@ Golden State
L 92–99
Kevin Love (31 )
Kevin Love (18 )
LeBron James (6 )
Oracle Arena 24–10
35 December 27
@ Sacramento
L 95–109
Kevin Love (23 )
LeBron James (10 )
LeBron James (14 )
Golden 1 Center 24–11
36 December 30
@ Utah
L 101–104
LeBron James (29 )
Kevin Love (10 )
LeBron James (6 )
Vivint Smart Home Arena 24–12
January: 6–8 (home: 5–2; road: 1–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
37 January 2
Portland
W 127–110
LeBron James (24 )
Tristan Thompson (8 )
LeBron James (8 )
Quicken Loans Arena 25–12
38 January 3
@ Boston
L 88–102
LeBron James (19 )
Tristan Thompson (11 )
LeBron James (6 )
TD Garden 25–13
39 January 6
@ Orlando
W 131–127
LeBron James (33 )
LeBron James (10 )
LeBron James (9 )
Amway Center 26–13
40 January 8
@ Minnesota
L 99–127
Jeff Green (22 )
James , Thompson (8 )
Dwyane Wade (6 )
Target Center 26–14
41 January 11
@ Toronto
L 99–133
LeBron James (26 )
Kevin Love (9 )
Isaiah Thomas (3 )
Air Canada Centre 26–15
42 January 12
@ Indiana
L 95–97
LeBron James (27 )
Kevin Love (10 )
LeBron James (11 )
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 26–16
43 January 15
Golden State
L 108–118
LeBron James (32 )
James , Thompson (8 )
LeBron James (6 )
Quicken Loans Arena 26–17
44 January 18
Orlando
W 104–103
Isaiah Thomas (21 )
Kevin Love (11 )
LeBron James (6 )
Quicken Loans Arena 27–17
45 January 20
Oklahoma City
L 124–148
Isaiah Thomas (24 )
Tristan Thompson (7 )
LeBron James (7 )
Quicken Loans Arena 27–18
46 January 23
@ San Antonio
L 102–114
LeBron James (28 )
Kevin Love (11 )
LeBron James (7 )
AT&T Center 27–19
47 January 26
Indiana
W 115–108
LeBron James (26 )
Kevin Love (13 )
LeBron James (11 )
Quicken Loans Arena 28–19
48 January 28
Detroit
W 121–104
LeBron James (25 )
Kevin Love (11 )
LeBron James (14 )
Quicken Loans Arena 29–19
49 January 30
@ Detroit
L 114–125
LeBron James (21 )
LeBron James (10 )
LeBron James (7 )
Little Caesars Arena 29–20
50 January 31
Miami
W 91–89
LeBron James (24 )
LeBron James (11 )
Isaiah Thomas (6 )
Quicken Loans Arena 30–20
February: 6–4 (home: 2–3; road: 4–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
51 February 3
Houston
L 88–120
Thomas , Smith (12 )
LeBron James (9 )
LeBron James (9 )
Quicken Loans Arena 30–21
52 February 6
@ Orlando
L 98–116
LeBron James (25 )
LeBron James (10 )
Isaiah Thomas (8 )
Amway Center 30–22
53 February 7
Minnesota
W 140–138 (OT )
LeBron James (37 )
LeBron James (10 )
LeBron James (15 )
Quicken Loans Arena 31–22
54 February 9
@ Atlanta
W 123–107
Kyle Korver (30 )
LeBron James (12 )
LeBron James (17 )
Philips Arena 32–22
55 February 11
@ Boston
W 121–99
LeBron James (24 )
LeBron James (8 )
LeBron James (10 )
TD Garden 33–22
56 February 13
@ Oklahoma City
W 120–112
LeBron James (37 )
Larry Nance Jr. (9 )
LeBron James (8 )
Chesapeake Energy Arena 34–22
57 February 22
Washington
L 103–110
LeBron James (32 )
James , Thompson (9 )
LeBron James (8 )
Quicken Loans Arena 34–23
58 February 23
@ Memphis
W 112–89
Hill , James (18 )
LeBron James (14 )
LeBron James (11 )
FedExForum 35–23
59 February 25
San Antonio
L 94–110
LeBron James (33 )
James , Thompson (13 )
LeBron James (9 )
Quicken Loans Arena 35–24
60 February 27
Brooklyn
W 129–123
LeBron James (31 )
Tristan Thompson (13 )
LeBron James (11 )
Quicken Loans Arena 36–24
March: 10–6 (home: 5–2; road: 5–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
61 March 1
Philadelphia
L 97–108
LeBron James (30 )
Tristan Thompson (11 )
LeBron James (8 )
Quicken Loans Arena 36–25
62 March 3
Denver
L 117–126
LeBron James (25 )
LeBron James (10 )
LeBron James (15 )
Quicken Loans Arena 36–26
63 March 5
Detroit
W 112–90
LeBron James (31 )
Larry Nance Jr. (15 )
LeBron James (7 )
Quicken Loans Arena 37–26
64 March 7
@ Denver
W 113–108
LeBron James (39 )
Larry Nance Jr. (13 )
LeBron James (10 )
Pepsi Center 38–26
65 March 9
@ L.A. Clippers
L 102–116
LeBron James (25 )
Larry Nance Jr. (12 )
LeBron James (6 )
Staples Center 38–27
66 March 11
@ L.A. Lakers
L 113–127
LeBron James (24 )
LeBron James (10 )
LeBron James (7 )
Staples Center 38–28
67 March 13
@ Phoenix
W 129–107
LeBron James (28 )
LeBron James (13 )
LeBron James (11 )
Talking Stick Resort Arena 39–28
68 March 15
@ Portland
L 105–113
LeBron James (35 )
LeBron James (14 )
LeBron James (6 )
Moda Center 39–29
69 March 17
@ Chicago
W 114–109
LeBron James (33 )
LeBron James (12 )
LeBron James (12 )
United Center 40–29
70 March 19
Milwaukee
W 124–117
LeBron James (40 )
LeBron James (12 )
LeBron James (10 )
Quicken Loans Arena 41–29
71 March 21
Toronto
W 132–129
LeBron James (35 )
Kevin Love (12 )
LeBron James (17 )
Quicken Loans Arena 42–29
72 March 23
Phoenix
W 120–95
LeBron James (27 )
Nance Jr. , Thompson (10 )
LeBron James (9 )
Quicken Loans Arena 43–29
73 March 25
@ Brooklyn
W 121–114
LeBron James (37 )
Kevin Love (15 )
LeBron James (8 )
Barclays Center 44–29
74 March 27
@ Miami
L 79–98
LeBron James (18 )
Tristan Thompson (13 )
LeBron James (7 )
American Airlines Arena 44–30
75 March 28
@ Charlotte
W 118–105
LeBron James (41 )
LeBron James (10 )
LeBron James (8 )
Spectrum Center 45–30
76 March 30
New Orleans
W 107–102
LeBron James (27 )
Tristan Thompson (14 )
LeBron James (11 )
Quicken Loans Arena 46–30
April: 4–2 (home: 3–1; road: 1–1)
2017–18 season schedule
Playoffs [ edit ]
2018 playoff game log
First Round: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–0; road: 1–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Series
1 May 13
@ Boston
L 83–108
Kevin Love (17 )
Tristan Thompson (11 )
LeBron James (9 )
TD Garden 0–1
2 May 15
@ Boston
L 94–107
LeBron James (42 )
Kevin Love (15 )
LeBron James (12 )
TD Garden 0–2
3 May 19
Boston
W 116–86
LeBron James (27 )
Kevin Love (14 )
LeBron James (12 )
Quicken Loans Arena 1–2
4 May 21
Boston
W 111–102
LeBron James (44 )
Tristan Thompson (12 )
Hill , James , Love , Smith (3 )
Quicken Loans Arena 2–2
5 May 23
@ Boston
L 83–96
LeBron James (26 )
LeBron James (10 )
LeBron James (5 )
TD Garden 2–3
6 May 25
Boston
W 109–99
LeBron James (46 )
LeBron James (11 )
LeBron James (9 )
Quicken Loans Arena 3–3
7 May 27
@ Boston
W 87–79
LeBron James (35 )
LeBron James (15 )
LeBron James (9 )
TD Garden 4–3
NBA Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
2018 playoff schedule
Transactions [ edit ]
Free agency [ edit ]
Re-signed [ edit ]
Additions [ edit ]
Subtractions [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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