The Cleveland Cavaliers had a defensive rating of 105.9 without LeBron James in 2003-04.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Cavaliers	105.9	2003-04	3	240.0	94.3	47.0	19.7	6.7	5.0	31.3	81.3	38.5	5.0	14.0	35.7	26.7	32.0	83.3	49.4	16.3	30.7	10.0	720	283	141	59	20	15	30	56
2	Cavaliers	104.2	2004-05	2	240.0	100.0	45.5	20.5	8.0	6.0	35.5	84.0	42.3	2.0	11.5	17.4	27.0	32.0	84.4	51.0	16.0	29.5	12.5	480	200	91	41	16	12	25	40
3	Cavaliers	100.9	2005-06	3	240.0	94.7	43.3	19.3	8.3	6.0	32.0	73.7	43.4	5.7	14.7	38.6	25.0	34.0	73.5	53.4	12.3	31.0	17.0	720	284	130	58	25	18	51	57
4	Cavaliers	101.3	2006-07	4	240.0	112.3	44.0	27.5	11.5	3.8	40.8	83.3	48.9	8.5	17.8	47.9	22.3	27.5	80.9	58.9	12.0	32.0	17.0	960	449	176	110	46	15	68	93
5	Cavaliers	108.6	2007-08	7	240.0	82.7	39.7	15.0	7.3	4.1	29.0	76.4	37.9	7.1	19.4	36.8	17.6	23.4	75.0	47.7	12.4	27.3	15.6	1,680	579	278	105	51	29	109	142
6	Cavaliers	119.8	2008-09	1	265.0	110.0	36.0	26.0	6.0	5.0	46.0	89.0	51.7	10.0	24.0	41.7	8.0	12.0	66.7	58.3	14.0	22.0	18.0	265	110	36	26	6	5	18	31
7	Cavaliers	109.0	2009-10	6	240.0	96.3	41.2	21.5	8.0	3.3	36.2	80.7	44.8	6.0	18.5	32.4	18.0	25.2	71.5	52.5	9.3	31.8	14.2	1,440	578	247	129	48	20	85	116
8	Cavaliers	112.4	2010-11	82	240.9	95.5	40.3	21.0	6.6	4.2	35.2	81.1	43.4	6.2	18.2	34.2	18.9	25.3	74.5	51.8	10.4	29.9	14.2	19,755	7,827	3,305	1,720	544	341	1,166	1,648
9	Cavaliers	109.7	2011-12	66	241.9	93.0	42.3	19.8	7.1	4.0	34.3	81.2	42.2	6.7	19.3	34.6	17.8	24.9	71.6	50.5	12.7	29.5	15.4	15,965	6,140	2,790	1,308	466	262	1,017	1,317
10	Cavaliers	110.1	2012-13	82	240.6	96.5	41.0	20.7	7.9	4.1	36.5	84.2	43.4	6.7	19.3	34.6	16.8	22.3	75.6	51.4	12.2	28.8	14.0	19,730	7,913	3,363	1,694	647	334	1,149	1,737
11	Cavaliers	108.4	2013-14	82	243.0	98.2	44.1	21.2	7.1	3.7	37.0	84.8	43.7	7.1	20.0	35.6	17.0	22.7	75.1	51.8	12.1	32.1	14.2	19,930	8,054	3,618	1,738	579	304	1,163	1,640
12	Cavaliers	111.1	2014-15	13	241.9	91.9	44.0	19.8	5.8	3.7	33.9	85.0	39.9	9.5	27.8	34.3	14.5	19.8	73.3	49.0	12.3	31.7	14.8	3,145	1,195	572	257	75	48	192	233
13	Cavaliers	113.7	2015-16	6	244.2	100.2	39.5	18.7	6.5	3.7	35.7	85.0	42.0	9.0	30.2	29.8	19.8	24.0	82.6	52.4	9.2	30.3	13.0	1,465	601	237	112	39	22	78	144
14	Cavaliers	114.1	2016-17	8	243.1	92.6	42.4	18.3	5.9	3.1	33.6	80.1	42.0	10.6	30.8	34.6	14.8	20.8	71.1	51.9	7.6	34.8	15.9	1,945	741	339	146	47	25	127	151
15	Cavaliers	118.4	2018-19	82	240.9	104.5	42.7	20.7	6.5	2.4	38.9	87.6	44.4	10.3	29.1	35.5	16.4	20.7	79.2	54.0	10.7	31.9	13.5	19,755	8,567	3,498	1,698	534	195	1,106	1,642
16	Cavaliers	116.1	2019-20	65	241.9	106.9	44.2	23.1	6.9	3.2	40.3	87.9	45.8	11.2	31.8	35.1	15.1	19.9	75.8	55.3	10.8	33.4	16.5	15,725	6,948	2,876	1,500	447	211	1,073	1,188
17	Cavaliers	115.6	2020-21	72	242.1	103.8	42.8	23.8	7.8	4.5	38.6	85.8	45.0	10.0	29.7	33.6	16.7	22.4	74.3	54.3	10.4	32.3	15.5	17,430	7,476	3,078	1,716	559	325	1,114	1,308
18	Cavaliers	110.7	2021-22	82	240.6	107.8	44.2	25.2	7.1	4.2	39.7	84.6	46.9	11.6	32.8	35.5	16.8	22.1	76.0	57.1	10.2	34.0	14.4	19,730	8,839	3,623	2,064	580	343	1,181	1,433
19	Cavaliers	111.6	2022-23	82	242.4	112.3	41.1	24.9	7.1	4.7	41.6	85.2	48.8	11.6	31.6	36.7	17.5	22.5	78.0	59.0	9.7	31.4	13.3	19,880	9,205	3,369	2,045	586	384	1,094	1,560
20	Cavaliers	113.7	2023-24	82	241.5	112.6	43.3	28.0	7.4	4.6	41.8	87.2	47.9	13.5	36.8	36.7	15.6	20.4	76.5	58.6	9.8	33.4	13.6	19,805	9,236	3,549	2,299	605	380	1,112	1,436
21	Cavaliers	113.1	2024-25	82	240.9	121.9	45.4	28.1	8.2	4.3	44.5	90.8	49.1	15.9	41.5	38.3	17.0	21.9	77.6	60.7	11.2	34.2	13.2	19,755	9,999	3,723	2,304	670	350	1,082	1,487
22	Cavaliers	115.3	2025-26	82	240.9	119.5	44.4	28.3	8.5	5.0	43.3	90.0	48.2	14.3	39.8	36.0	18.5	23.9	77.6	59.5	11.7	32.7	14.0	19,755	9,801	3,643	2,321	697	409	1,147	1,605

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.1

Mobley

APG

5.5

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Tatum

10.6

Towns

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

121.8

119.3

115.1

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.9

106.5

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

16.9

8.6

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,035.4

Wembanyama

734.2

Castle

730.7

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,019.5

Wembanyama

770

Castle

751.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.55

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

60-43

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

56-43

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0