2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers 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.

2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Tyronn Lue Larry Drew (interim)
General manager	Koby Altman
Owners	Dan Gilbert
Arena	Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (Lost to Warriors 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Ohio
Radio	WTAM WMMS

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 Semifinals, before finally defeating the Boston Celtics in seven games in the Conference Finals. Cleveland reached the NBA Finals for the fourth straight season, but were swept by the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors in four games, the first Finals sweep that occurred since 2007, which coincidentally, the LeBron-led Cavs were also swept, by the San Antonio Spurs. It was the fourth year in a row the two teams had faced off in the Finals, and the eighth consecutive season in which James had made it to the championship round. It was also James' final season 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.[1]

With the loss in the Finals for the second consecutive year, the Cavaliers had become the first team since the then-New Jersey Nets in 2003, the team led by Hall of Famer Jason Kidd, to lose back-to-back Finals.

As of 2020, this marked the last season the Cavaliers made the playoffs.

Draft

Main article: 2017 NBA draft

The Cavaliers did not have a pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.[2]

Preseason summary

The Cavaliers entered the offseason having lost in five games to the Golden State Warriors in the 2017 NBA Finals.[3] On June 19, 2017 – a week after the last game of the 2016–17 season – Cavaliers general manager David Griffin agreed to leave the team.[4] During July, Cleveland competed in the MGM Resorts Summer League in Las Vegas.[5]

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.[6][7] Around that time, his list of teams he wanted to be traded to included the Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs.[6][8] While James was against the idea of trading his teammate and asked the team not to trade him,[9] Irving reportedly threatened to have knee surgery and sit out regular season games if he wasn't traded.[10] The Cavaliers hired their new general manager, Koby Altman, on July 24, 2017 amidst the chaos surrounding Irving.[11]

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.[12] However, the deal was not completed until eight days later, when the Celtics added the Miami Heat's 2020 second round pick as compensation after Isaiah Thomas failed his physical.[13] Prior to Irving's trade to the Celtics, he was almost traded to the 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.[14]

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.[15] Finally, on October 14, 2017, the Cavaliers traded small forward 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.[16]

Regular season summary

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.[17]

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.[18] Despite this auspicious start, Thomas and the team soon began to struggle, leading to locker room unrest, including a number of public criticisms of the team by Thomas.[19][20] During Thomas' brief time playing for Cleveland, the Cavaliers amassed a record of 7–8.[21]

On February 8, 2018 – just before the NBA trade deadline – the Cavaliers radically changed their roster in a little more than an hour.[22][23] First, the Cavaliers traded Thomas, power forward 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.[21][24][25] Next, the Cavaliers engaged in a three-team trade with the Sacramento Kings and the Utah Jazz. The Cavaliers received point guard George Hill and shooting guard Rodney Hood.[26][27] The Kings received Joe Johnson, Iman Shumpert, the Miami Heat's 2020 second-round pick, and $3 million in cash considerations.[26] The Jazz received Crowder and Derrick Rose.[28][29] Finally, the Cavaliers traded Wade to the Miami Heat for a heavily protected 2024 second-round pick.[24][30] Multiple writers argued at the time that the trades made the Cavaliers significantly better.[31][32][33]

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."[34] It would later be revealed that his situation involved job-related anxiety.[35] In his absence, associate head coach Larry Drew coached the team.[34]

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.[36] Lue returned to coach the Cavaliers on April 5, 2018, in a 119–115 victory over the Washington Wizards.[37]

The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a record of 50–32, good for a fourth-place finish in the Eastern Conference.[38]

Postseason summary

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.[39] This time around, the Cavaliers won the series in seven games.[40] In Game 7, James put up 45 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists in a 105–101 win.[40]

The Cavaliers advanced to face the top-seeded Toronto Raptors, the same team that they defeated in the 2017 Eastern Conference semifinals.[41] Cleveland swept Toronto, leading to an Eastern Conference finals matchup against the second-seeded Boston Celtics for the second consecutive year.[42][43]

After losing in the first two games of the series,[44][45] the Cavaliers battled back to tie the series at 2–2.[46][47] The Celtics won Game 5 and the Cavaliers won Game 6, setting up a pivotal Game 7 at the TD Garden.[48][49] Despite playing without Kevin Love – who suffered a concussion during Game 6 that prevented him from playing in the final game of the series[50] – the Cavaliers won Game 7, 87–79, to win the conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive season.[51] Additionally, James made the NBA Finals for the eighth straight season.[52]

2018 NBA Finals

See also: 2018 NBA Finals

For the fourth straight year, the Cavaliers played the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.[53] The Cavaliers and the Warriors became the first teams to make the finals for the fourth consecutive season since the 1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers.[54] The Warriors entered the series as heavy favorites.[55][56]

Game 1

The fourth quarter of Game 1 ended in controversial fashion.[57] With the Cavaliers up 104–102 at 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.[58][59] Durant made both free throws to equal the score at 104.[60] After a James layup and an and-one by Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, the Cavaliers had the ball down 107–106 with 23.5 seconds remaining in regulation.[58]

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.[58] The NBA's "Last Two Minute Report" later confirmed that Warriors forward Draymond Green had fouled James with 12.1 seconds to go in the game.[61] If Green's foul had been noticed in real time, James – who shot 10-for-11 from the line in Game 1 – would have taken the free throws, rather than Hill.[61] Hill tied the game at 107 by making his first free throw, then missed the second attempt.[58] The L2M Report revealed that Green committed a lane violation on the second free throw.[61] If it had been called in real time, Hill would have been able to retake the free throw.[61]

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.[58][62] The Warriors easily won the game in overtime, 124–114, leading numerous commentators – including current and former players[63] – to accuse Smith of having cost the Cavaliers the game,[62][64][65] as well as having wasted James' performance of 51 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists.[66] Smith later claimed that he knew the game was tied, an assertion belied by the visual evidence as well as the testimony of Tyronn Lue.[62][67]

After the game, James punched a blackboard with his right hand in an expression of his frustration with the team's level of play.[68] The impact of the punch broke his hand.[68] James played through the injury for the rest of the series without revealing it to the media or the general public, and news of the event did not emerge until after the series had ended.[68][69]

Game 2

Golden State beat Cleveland handily in Game 2, 122–103.[70] Playing through an eye injury that he suffered during Game 1, James posted 29 points, nine rebounds, and 13 assists.[70]

Game 3

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.[71] Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson struggled for most of the contest: each of the Splash Brothers only scored 11 points, with Curry in particular shooting just 3-of-16 from the field.[71] Nevertheless, the Warriors claimed a 110–102 victory, thanks in large part to Kevin Durant's 43 points and 13 rebounds.[71] Durant sealed the victory with a long three-pointer with 49.8 seconds left to extend the Warriors' lead to six.[72]

Game 4

Golden State held a nine-point lead at halftime, 61–52.[73] The Warriors – as they had throughout the season[74][75] – built their lead further in the third quarter and entered the last period of play with an 86–65 advantage.[76] LeBron James departed the game with 4:03 left in the fourth quarter, with small forward Cedi Osman replacing him.[77] James received a standing ovation from the crowd.[76] His final stat line included 23 points, seven rebounds, and eight assists.[73] Over the course of the series, James averaged 34 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 10 assists.[77]

With their 108–85 victory, the Warriors sealed their sweep of the Cavaliers and their third championship in four seasons.[73] Kevin Durant received the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award for the second consecutive year.[73] James' record in NBA Finals series fell to 3–6.[77] The Cavaliers became the ninth team to be swept in the NBA Finals.[78] Incidentally, the last team to suffer that fate was also the Cavaliers, when they lost to the San Antonio Spurs in four games in the 2007 NBA Finals.[77]

Roster

Roster listing

2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From G 81 Calderón, José 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981–09–28 Spain G 8 Clarkson, Jordan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1992–06–07 Missouri F 32 Green, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–08–28 Georgetown G 3 Hill, George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1986–05–04 IUPUI G/F 10 Holland, John (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1988–11–06 Boston University F 1 Hood, Rodney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1992–10–20 Duke G/F 23 James, LeBron (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984–12–30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH) G 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1981–03–17 Creighton F/C 0 Love, Kevin (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988–09–07 UCLA F 22 Nance Jr., Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–01–01 Wyoming F 16 Osman, Cedi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995–04–08 Turkey C 21 Perkins, Kendrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1984–11–10 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX) G 15 Perrantes, London (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994–10–03 Virginia G/F 5 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–09–09 Saint Benedict's Prep (NJ) F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas F/C 41 Žižić, Ante 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1997–01–04 Croatia	Head coach Tyronn Lue Assistant coach(es) Larry Drew (Assoc. HC) Jim Boylan Phil Handy Damon Jones Mike Longabardi James Posey Vitaly Potapenko Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: 2018–04–11

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	0.0	29–12	21–20	11–5	82
x – Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	2.0	27–14	21–20	10–6	82
x – Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	6.0	25–16	19–22	6–10	82
Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	11.0	25–16	14–27	9–7	82
Chicago Bulls	27	55	.329	23.0	17–24	10–31	4–12	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Toronto Raptors *	59	23	.720	–	82
2	x – Boston Celtics	55	27	.671	4.0	82
3	x – Philadelphia 76ers	52	30	.634	7.0	82
4	y – Cleveland Cavaliers *	50	32	.610	9.0	82
5	x – Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	11.0	82
6	y – Miami Heat *	44	38	.537	15.0	82
7	x – Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15.0	82
8	x – Washington Wizards	43	39	.524	16.0	82
9	Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	20.0	82
10	Charlotte Hornets	36	46	.439	23.0	82
11	New York Knicks	29	53	.354	30.0	82
12	Brooklyn Nets	28	54	.341	31.0	82
13	Chicago Bulls	27	55	.329	32.0	82
14	Orlando Magic	25	57	.305	34.0	82
15	Atlanta Hawks	24	58	.293	35.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log Total: 1–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–1)
Pre-season: 1–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 Atlanta L 93–109 Kay Felder (13) Ante Zizic (6) Dwyane Wade (4) Quicken Loans Arena 18,221 0–1 2 October 6 Indiana L 102–106 Dwyane Wade (20) Tristan Thompson (8) Calderon, Love (5) Quicken Loans Arena 19,432 0–2 3 October 8 @ Washington L 94–102 Jeff Green (19) Green, Zizic (7) Kay Felder (11) Capital One Arena 12,984 0–3 4 October 10 Chicago L 94–108 LeBron James (17) Tristan Thompson (11) Derrick Rose (5) Quicken Loans Arena 19,042 0–4 5 October 13 @ Orlando W 113–106 Jose Calderon (18) Channing Frye (10) Jose Calderon (5) Amway Center 19,053 1–4
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season

2017–18 game log Total: 50–32 (Home: 29–12; Road: 21–20)
October: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 17 Boston W 102–99 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (16) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–0 2 October 20 @ Milwaukee W 116–97 LeBron James (24) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (8) Bradley Center 18,717 2–0 3 October 21 Orlando L 93–114 LeBron James (22) Kevin Love (9) Dwyane Wade (4) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 2–1 4 October 24 Chicago W 119–112 LeBron James (34) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (13) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–1 5 October 25 @ Brooklyn L 107–112 LeBron James (29) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (13) Barclays Center 17,732 3–2 6 October 28 @ New Orleans L 101–123 Kevin Love (26) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (8) Smoothie King Center 18,539 3–3 7 October 29 New York L 95–114 Kevin Love (22) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–4
November : 12–3 (Home: 5–2; Road: 7–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 1 Indiana L 107–124 LeBron James (33) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–5 9 November 3 @ Washington W 130–122 LeBron James (57) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (7) Capital One Arena 20,356 4–5 10 November 5 Atlanta L 115–117 LeBron James (26) Dwyane Wade (11) LeBron James (13) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 4–6 11 November 7 Milwaukee W 124–119 Kevin Love (32) Kevin Love (16) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 5–6 12 November 9 @ Houston L 113–117 LeBron James (33) Kevin Love (6) LeBron James (7) Toyota Center 18,055 5–7 13 November 11 @ Dallas W 111–104 Kevin Love (29) Kevin Love (15) LeBron James (4) American Airlines Center 20,378 6–7 14 November 13 @ NY Knicks W 104–101 LeBron James (23) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (12) Madison Square Garden 19,812 7–7 15 November 15 @ Charlotte W 115–107 LeBron James (31) Kevin Love (10) LeBron James (8) Spectrum Center 19,427 8–7 16 November 17 L.A. Clippers W 118–113 (OT) LeBron James (39) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 9–7 17 November 20 @ Detroit W 116–88 Kevin Love (19) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (8) Little Caesars Arena 20,587 10–7 18 November 22 Brooklyn W 119–109 LeBron James (33) Kevin Love (10) James, Wade (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 11–7 19 November 24 Charlotte W 100–99 LeBron James (27) LeBron James (16) LeBron James (13) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 12–7 20 November 27 @ Philadelphia W 113–91 LeBron James (30) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,527 13–7 21 November 28 Miami W 108–97 Kevin Love (38) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 14–7 22 November 30 @ Atlanta W 121–114 Kevin Love (25) Kevin Love (16) LeBron James (12) Philips Arena 16,379 15–7
December : 9–5 (Home: 7–0; Road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 23 December 2 Memphis W 116–111 LeBron James (34) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (12) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 16–7 24 December 4 @ Chicago W 113–91 Kevin Love (24) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (6) United Center 21,323 17–7 25 December 6 Sacramento W 101–95 LeBron James (32) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 18–7 26 December 8 @ Indiana L 102–106 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,032 18–8 27 December 9 Philadelphia W 105–98 LeBron James (30) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (13) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 19–8 28 December 12 Atlanta W 123–114 LeBron James (25) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (17) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 20–8 29 December 14 L.A. Lakers W 121–112 Kevin Love (28) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (12) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 21–8 30 December 16 Utah W 109–100 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 22–8 31 December 17 @ Washington W 106–99 Kevin Love (25) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (15) Capital One Arena 20,356 23–8 32 December 19 @ Milwaukee L 116–119 LeBron James (39) Kevin Love (10) LeBron James (7) Bradley Center 18,717 23–9 33 December 21 Chicago W 115–112 LeBron James (34) Kevin Love (7) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 24–9 34 December 25 @ Golden State L 92–99 Kevin Love (31) Kevin Love (18) LeBron James (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 24–10 35 December 27 @ Sacramento L 95–109 Kevin Love (23) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (14) Golden 1 Center 17,583 24–11 36 December 30 @ Utah L 101–104 LeBron James (29) Kevin Love (10) LeBron James (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 24–12
January : 6–8 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 37 January 2 Portland W 127–110 LeBron James (24) Tristan Thompson (8) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 25–12 38 January 3 @ Boston L 88–102 LeBron James (19) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (6) TD Garden 18,624 25–13 39 January 6 @ Orlando W 131–127 LeBron James (33) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (9) Amway Center 18,997 26–13 40 January 8 @ Minnesota L 99–127 Jeff Green (22) James, Thompson (8) Dwyane Wade (6) Target Center 18,978 26–14 41 January 11 @ Toronto L 99–133 LeBron James (26) Kevin Love (9) Isaiah Thomas (3) Air Canada Centre 19,923 26–15 42 January 12 @ Indiana L 95–97 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (10) LeBron James (11) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 26–16 43 January 15 Golden State L 108–118 LeBron James (32) James, Thompson (8) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 26–17 44 January 18 Orlando W 104–103 Isaiah Thomas (21) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 27–17 45 January 20 Oklahoma City L 124–148 Isaiah Thomas (24) LeBron James (25) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 27–18 46 January 23 @ San Antonio L 102–114 LeBron James (28) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (7) AT&T Center 18,418 27–19 47 January 26 Indiana W 115–108 LeBron James (26) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 28–19 48 January 28 Detroit W 121–104 LeBron James (25) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (14) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 29–19 49 January 30 @ Detroit L 114–125 LeBron James (21) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (7) Little Caesars Arena 18,508 29–20 50 January 31 Miami W 91–89 LeBron James (24) LeBron James (11) Isaiah Thomas (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 30–20
February : 6–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 51 February 3 Houston L 88–120 Thomas, Smith (12) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 30–21 52 February 6 @ Orlando L 98–116 LeBron James (25) LeBron James (10) Isaiah Thomas (8) Amway Center 18,846 30–22 53 February 7 Minnesota W 140–138 (OT) LeBron James (37) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (15) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 31–22 54 February 9 @ Atlanta W 123–107 Kyle Korver (30) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (17) Philips Arena 16,438 32–22 55 February 11 @ Boston W 121–99 LeBron James (24) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (10) TD Garden 18,624 33–22 56 February 13 @ Oklahoma City W 120–112 LeBron James (37) Larry Nance Jr. (9) LeBron James (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 34–22 57 February 22 Washington L 103–110 LeBron James (32) James, Thompson (9) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 34–23 58 February 23 @ Memphis W 112–89 Hill, James (18) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (11) FedExForum 18,119 35–23 59 February 25 San Antonio L 94–110 LeBron James (33) James, Thompson (13) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 35–24 60 February 27 Brooklyn W 129–123 LeBron James (31) Tristan Thompson (13) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 36–24
March : 10–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 Philadelphia L 97–108 LeBron James (30) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 36–25 62 March 3 Denver L 117–126 LeBron James (25) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (15) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 36–26 63 March 5 Detroit W 112–90 LeBron James (31) Larry Nance Jr. (15) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 37–26 64 March 7 @ Denver W 113–108 LeBron James (39) Larry Nance Jr. (13) LeBron James (10) Pepsi Center 20,062 38–26 65 March 9 @ L.A. Clippers L 102–116 LeBron James (25) Larry Nance Jr. (12) LeBron James (6) Staples Center 19,130 38–27 66 March 11 @ L.A. Lakers L 113–127 LeBron James (24) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (7) Staples Center 18,997 38–28 67 March 13 @ Phoenix W 129–107 LeBron James (28) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (11) Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055 39–28 68 March 15 @ Portland L 105–113 LeBron James (35) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (6) Moda Center 19,806 39–29 69 March 17 @ Chicago W 114–109 LeBron James (33) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (12) United Center 22,983 40–29 70 March 19 Milwaukee W 124–117 LeBron James (40) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 41–29 71 March 21 Toronto W 132–129 LeBron James (35) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (17) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 42–29 72 March 23 Phoenix W 120–95 LeBron James (27) Nance Jr., Thompson (10) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 43–29 73 March 25 @ Brooklyn W 121–114 LeBron James (37) Kevin Love (15) LeBron James (8) Barclays Center 17,732 44–29 74 March 27 @ Miami L 79–98 LeBron James (18) Tristan Thompson (13) LeBron James (7) American Airlines Arena 20,093 44–30 75 March 28 @ Charlotte W 118–105 LeBron James (41) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (8) Spectrum Center 19,474 45–30 76 March 30 New Orleans W 107–102 LeBron James (27) Tristan Thompson (14) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 46–30
April : 4–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 1 Dallas W 98–87 Clarkson, James (16) James, Love (13) LeBron James (12) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 47–30 78 April 3 Toronto W 112–106 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (15) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 48–30 79 April 5 Washington W 119–115 LeBron James (33) Larry Nance Jr. (10) LeBron James (14) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 49–30 80 April 6 @ Philadelphia L 130–132 LeBron James (44) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (11) Wells Fargo Center 20,769 49–31 81 April 9 @ NY Knicks W 123–109 Kevin Love (28) J. R. Smith (7) LeBron James (11) Madison Square Garden 19,449 50–31 82 April 11 NY Knicks L 98–110 Ante Zizic (20) Tristan Thompson (9) Cedi Osman (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 50–32
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs

2018 playoff game log Total: 12–10 (Home: 8–3; Road: 4–7)
First Round: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 15 Indiana L 80–98 LeBron James (24) Kevin Love (17) LeBron James (12) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 0–1 2 April 18 Indiana W 100–97 LeBron James (46) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–1 3 April 20 @ Indiana L 90–92 LeBron James (28) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 1–2 4 April 22 @ Indiana W 104–100 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 2–2 5 April 25 Indiana W 98–95 LeBron James (44) James, Love (10) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–2 6 April 27 @ Indiana L 87–121 LeBron James (22) Kevin Love (7) LeBron James (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 3–3 7 April 29 Indiana W 105–101 LeBron James (45) Tristan Thompson (10) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 4–3
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 1 @ Toronto W 113–112 (OT) LeBron James (26) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (13) Air Canada Centre 19,954 1–0 2 May 3 @ Toronto W 128–110 LeBron James (43) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (14) Air Canada Centre 20,127 2–0 3 May 5 Toronto W 105–103 LeBron James (38) Kevin Love (16) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–0 4 May 7 Toronto W 128–93 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 4–0
Conference Finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 13 @ Boston L 83–108 Kevin Love (17) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (9) TD Garden 18,624 0–1 2 May 15 @ Boston L 94–107 LeBron James (42) Kevin Love (15) LeBron James (12) TD Garden 18,624 0–2 3 May 19 Boston W 116–86 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (14) LeBron James (12) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–2 4 May 21 Boston W 111–102 LeBron James (44) Tristan Thompson (12) Hill, James, Love, Smith (3) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 2–2 5 May 23 @ Boston L 83–96 LeBron James (26) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (5) TD Garden 18,624 2–3 6 May 25 Boston W 109–99 LeBron James (46) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–3 7 May 27 @ Boston W 87–79 LeBron James (35) LeBron James (15) LeBron James (9) TD Garden 18,624 4–3
NBA Finals: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 31 @ Golden State L 114–124 (OT) LeBron James (51) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–1 2 June 3 @ Golden State L 103–122 LeBron James (29) Kevin Love (10) LeBron James (13) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–2 3 June 6 Golden State L 102–110 LeBron James (33) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 0–3 4 June 8 Golden State L 85–108 LeBron James (23) Kevin Love (9) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 0–4
2018 playoff schedule

Transactions

Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions

Trades

August 30, 2017[13]	To Cleveland Cavaliers Isaiah Thomas Jae Crowder Ante Žižić 2018 first round pick (from Brooklyn) 2020 second round pick (from Miami)	To Boston Celtics Kyrie Irving
October 14, 2017[16]	To Cleveland Cavaliers Rights to Sergiy Gladyr Rights to Dimitrios Agravanis	To Atlanta Hawks Richard Jefferson Kay Felder 2019 second-round pick 2020 Portland second-round pick Cash considerations
February 8, 2018[27]
	To Cleveland Cavaliers Rodney Hood (from Utah) George Hill (from Sacramento) Draft rights to Artūras Gudaitis (from Sacramento)	To Sacramento Kings Joe Johnson (from Utah) Iman Shumpert (from Cleveland) 2020 second round pick (from Miami via Cleveland) Draft rights to Dimitrios Agravanis (from Cleveland) Cash considerations (from Cleveland and Utah)
	To Utah Jazz Jae Crowder (from Cleveland) Derrick Rose (from Cleveland) Right to swap 2024 second round picks with Cleveland
February 8, 2018[21][24]
	To Cleveland Cavaliers Larry Nance Jr. Jordan Clarkson	To Los Angeles Lakers Isaiah Thomas Channing Frye 2018 first round pick (from Cleveland)
	To Cleveland Cavaliers Conditional 2024 second round pick	To Miami Heat Dwyane Wade

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Kyle Korver[79]	3-year contract worth $22 million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
José Calderón[80]	1-year contract worth $2.3 million	Atlanta Hawks
Jeff Green[81]	1-year contract worth $2.3 million	Orlando Magic
Cedi Osman[82]	3-year contract worth $8.3 million	Anadolu Efes
Derrick Rose[83]	1-year contract worth $2.1 million	New York Knicks
John Holland[84]	Two-way contract	Canton Charge
Dwyane Wade[15]	1-year contract worth $2.3 million	Chicago Bulls
London Perrantes[85]	Two-way contract	Virginia Cavaliers
Marcus Thornton[86]	Signed a 10-day contract	Canton Charge
Kendrick Perkins[87]	Signed for the rest of the season	Canton Charge

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
James Jones[88]	Retired	Phoenix Suns (Vice President of Basketball Operations)
Walter Tavares[89]	Waived	Raptors 905 / Real Madrid Baloncesto
Derrick Williams[90]	UFA	Tianjin Gold Lions / Los Angeles Lakers
Deron Williams[91]	UFA	Unknown

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