The Cleveland Cavaliers were 66-16 in 2008-09. They finished 1st in the Central Division and 1st in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Orlando Magic, 4 games to 2.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 100.3 | 42.2 | 20.3 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 36.9 | 78.7 | 46.8 | 8.0 | 20.4 | 39.3 | 18.6 | 24.5 | 75.7 | 56.0 | 10.8 | 31.4 | 12.7 | 20.3 |
Team Rank | 21st | 13th | 7th | 20th | 15th | 7th | 14th | 24th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 19th | 15th | 21st | 4th | 18th | 8th | 6th | 9th | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 91.4 | 38.9 | 19.1 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 33.8 | 78.6 | 43.1 | 5.9 | 17.6 | 33.3 | 17.8 | 23.1 | 77.0 | 51.5 | 10.7 | 28.2 | 13.9 | 20.3 |
Opponent Rank | 21st | 1st | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 2nd | 10th | 2nd | 5th | 12th | 1st | 11th | 9th | 15th | 2nd | 13th | 4th | 18th | 20th | |
Net | +8.9 | +3.3 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +0.1 | +3.8 | +2.1 | +2.7 | +6.0 | +0.8 | +1.4 | -1.3 | +4.6 | +0.1 | +3.2 | -1.1 | 0.0 | ||
Net Rank | 1st | 3rd | 8th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 15th | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 1st | 12th | 11th | 19th | 3rd | 14th | 2nd | 6th | 15th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 13 | .745 | ||
| 2 | 34 | 18 | .654 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 33 | 19 | .635 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 31 | 21 | .596 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 31 | 22 | .585 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 29 | 22 | .569 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 26 | 24 | .520 | 11.5 | |
| 8 | 27 | 26 | .509 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 26 | 27 | .491 | 13.0 | |
| 10 | 24 | 28 | .462 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | 24 | 28 | .462 | 14.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 29 | .420 | 16.5 | |
| 13 | 14 | 36 | .280 | 23.5 | |
| 14 | 13 | 37 | .260 | 24.5 | |
| 15 | 13 | 39 | .250 | 25.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 12 | .769 | ||
| 2 | 35 | 16 | .686 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 31 | 19 | .620 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 31 | 19 | .620 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 32 | 21 | .604 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 31 | 21 | .596 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 28 | 24 | .538 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 24 | 27 | .471 | 15.5 | |
| 10 | 24 | 28 | .462 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 20 | 30 | .400 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 19 | 32 | .373 | 20.5 | |
| 13 | 16 | 36 | .308 | 24.0 | |
| 14 | 14 | 40 | .259 | 27.0 | |
| 15 | 12 | 41 | .226 | 28.5 |