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2008–09 Cleveland Cavaliers Season
Conference : Eastern Conference
Head coach : Mike Brown
Arena : Quicken Loans Arena
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The 2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Key dates
* June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.
* July 1: The free agency period started.
* On October 7, the Cavaliers' pre-season began with an 84-104 loss to Toronto Raptors.
* On October 28, the Cavaliers' regular season started with an 85-90 loss at the Boston Celtics.
* On October 30, the Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Bobcats 96-79 for their first win in their home opener.
* On November 8, the Cavaliers beat the Chicago Bulls 106-97 to improve their record to 5-2 and take over first place in the Central Division.
* On November 18, the Cavaliers beat the New Jersey Nets 106-82 for their then season-high eighth straight win and improved their record to a then season high seven games over .500 (9-2).
* On December 3, the Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks 118-82 to set a franchise record by starting the season with ten straight home wins.
* On December 9, the Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 114-94 to set an NBA record by winning nine straight games by 12 or more points.
* On December 12, the Cavaliers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 88-72 for their season best 11th straight win (which tied a franchise record), to improve to a then season high seventeen games over .500, their best 23 game start in franchise history (20-3), and to improve their franchise record by starting the season with thirteen straight home wins.
* On December 28, the Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 93-86 to improve to a season high 22 games over .500, their best 30 game start in franchise history (26-4), and to improve their franchise record by starting the season with 16 straight home wins.
* On January 7, the Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Bobcats 111-81 for their best 34 game start in franchise history (28-6), to improve their franchise record by starting the season with 18 straight home wins, to take over first place in the Eastern Conference and to take a share of the best record in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers.
* On January 9, the Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 98-83 to improve to a season high 23 games over .500, their best 35 game start in franchise history (29-6), and to improve their franchise record by starting the season with 19 straight home wins.
* On January 23, the Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors 106-105 to improve to a season high 25 games over .500, their best 41 game start in franchise history (33-8).
* On February 3, the Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 101-83 to get their franchise record 23rd straight home victory, and improved to 38-9 overall on the season.
* On February 8, the Cavaliers lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 91-101, their first home loss of the year, dropping to 23-1 at home and 39-10 overall on the season.
* On February 10, the Cavaliers lost to the Indiana Pacers 95-96, marking their first consecutive losses of the season.
* On March 2, the Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 107-100, improving to 47-12 and marking the first time in franchise history the team was 35 games over .500.
* On March 4, the Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 91-73, becoming the first team in the league to clinch a playoff berth.
* On March 13, the Cavaliers beat the Sacramento Kings 126-123, clinching the Central Division title: their first since the 1975-76 season and their second in franchise history.
* On March 19, the Cavaliers tied an NBA record by committing just 2 turnovers in a 97-92 overtime victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
* On March 24, the Cavaliers beat the New Jersey Nets 98-87, improving their record to 58-13 and setting a franchise record for wins in a season.
* On March 31, the Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 79-73, extending their winning streak to a new franchise record 13 wins in a row, setting a new franchise record and tying an NBA record for wins in any month by improving to 16-1 in March, and extending their franchise record for wins in a season, improving to 61-13.
* On April 10, the Cavaliers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-92, clinching the best record in the Eastern Conference for the first time in franchise history.
* On April 13, the Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers 117-109, clinching the best record in the NBA and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, the first time ever the Cavaliers have done so.
* On April 15, the Cavaliers concluded their regular season with a 111-110 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in OT. They finished the season 66-16, going 39-2 at home and 27-14 on the road. Their home record was the second-best in NBA history.
* On April 26, the Cavaliers advanced to the second round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs by defeating the Detroit Pistons four games to none.
* On May 9, the Cavaliers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 97-82 and became the first team in NBA history to win seven consecutive playoff games by a double-digit margin.
* On May 11, the Cavaliers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 84-74, earning a spot in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. It was also the first time in franchise history they swept two consecutive playoff series.
* On May 30, the Cavs' season ended when they lost to the Orlando Magic in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, 103-90, in Orlando. The Magic took Game 1 in Cleveland with a 1 point victory and went on to win the series 4-2 before going on to lose to the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 in the NBA Finals. 8 of the last 9 eastern conference No 1 seeded teams have been beaten in the Conference Finals.
