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 | 45 | 18 | .714 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 21 | .672 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 41 | 24 | .631 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | 36 | 27 | .571 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 35 | 28 | .556 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 36 | 29 | .554 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 34 | 30 | .531 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 33 | 31 | .516 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 32 | 33 | .492 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 27 | 36 | .429 | 18.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 38 | .406 | 19.5 | |
| 13 | 16 | 47 | .254 | 29.0 | |
| 14 | 16 | 47 | .254 | 29.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 49 | .234 | 30.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 15 | .769 | ||
| 2 | 47 | 17 | .734 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 40 | 24 | .625 | 9.5 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 10.0 | |
| 5 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | 37 | 27 | .578 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | 32 | 31 | .508 | 17.0 | |
| 9 | 31 | 32 | .492 | 18.0 | |
| 10 | 31 | 34 | .477 | 19.0 | |
| 11 | 23 | 39 | .371 | 25.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 43 | .328 | 28.5 | |
| 13 | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 19 | 45 | .297 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 50 | .231 | 35.0 |