The 2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was marked by the publicity the team received by signing free agent forward LeBron James and trading for forward Kevin Love in the 2015 season. These All-Star players, added with All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, were dubbed nationally as the "Big Three".Big Three even bigger - Fox Sports.com With these acquisitions, this formed a new superteam of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love in the East.
A sub-.500 team the previous four seasons, the Cavaliers won the Central division with a 53–29 record. After a slow 19–20 start, including a stretch of 2–10 in 12 games, a number of trades turned the season around, and they finished 34–9 the rest of the way. Despite losing key players to injuries, their run continued deep in the NBA Playoffs, starting with a sweep of the Boston Celtics in four games in the first round, then defeating the Chicago Bulls in six games in the Semi-finals, before sweeping the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks in four games in the conference finals, making it to the NBA Finals, their second appearance since 2007. However, the Cavaliers' season ended with a 2–4 series loss to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, who won their fourth NBA championship, their first NBA Championship in 40 years.
Offseason In July 2014, LeBron James signed with the Cavaliers and Kevin Love was acquired through a 3-team trade in August. With these acquisitions, this formed a new superteam of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love in the East.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team 1 1 Andrew Wiggins PF/SF Kansas 2 33 Joe Harris SG Virginia
Roster
Roster notes Center Anderson Varejão played 26 games (his last game being on December 23, 2014) but missed the majority of the season and the playoffs due to tearing his left Achilles tendon. He underwent successful surgery at the Cleveland Clinic on December 26, 2014.
Preseason
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | October 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | | Kyrie Irving (16) | Anderson Varejão (15) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 11 | @ Miami | | Kevin Love (25) | Tristan Thompson (9) | LeBron James (8) | HSBC Arena15,411 | 2–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | October 14 | Milwaukee | | Kevin Love (25) | Shawn Marion (7) | Matthew Dellavedova (9) | Quicken Loans Arena19,102 | 3–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | October 15 | Indiana | | LeBron James (26) | Tristan Thompson (9) | Matthew Dellavedova (4) | Cintas Center10,250 | 4–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 17 | Dallas | | Kyrie Irving (23) | Tristan Thompson (11) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 4–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | October 20 | Chicago | | Kyrie Irving (28) | Kevin Love (13) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Schottenstein Center19,049 | 5–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 22 | @ Memphis | | Kyrie Irving (16) | Kevin Love (8) | Dellavedova, Price (4) | FedExForum12,073 | 5–2
Regular season
Standings
Game log
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 30 8:00 pm | New York | | Kyrie Irving (22) | Kevin Love (14) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 31 8:00 pm | @ Chicago | | LeBron James (36) | Kevin Love (16) | LeBron James (4) | United Center22,879 | 1–1
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 4 10:00 pm | @ Portland | | Kevin Love (22) | Kevin Love (10) | LeBron James (10) | Moda Center 19,441 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 5 9:00 pm | @ Utah | | Kyrie Irving (34) | Kevin Love (8) | LeBron James (4) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 1–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 7 10:30 pm | @ Denver | | LeBron James (22) | Anderson Varejão (9) | LeBron James (11) | Pepsi Center 19,263 | 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 10 7:00 pm | New Orleans | | LeBron James (32) | LeBron James (11) | James & Irving (9) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 3–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 14 7:30 pm | @ Boston
| LeBron James (41) | Kevin Love (15) | LeBron James (7) | TD Garden 18,624 | 4–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 15 7:30 pm | Atlanta | | LeBron James (32) | Anderson Varejão (10) | Dion Waiters (8) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 5–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 17 7:00 pm | Denver | | LeBron James (22) | Kevin Love (11) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 5–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 19 7:00 pm | San Antonio | | Anderson Varejão (23) | Love & Varejão (11) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 5–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | November 21 8:00 pm | @ Washington | | James & Irving (22) | Anderson Varejão (9) | LeBron James (4) | Verizon Center 20,356 | 5–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 22 7:30 pm | Toronto | | Kevin Love (23) | Anderson Varejão (12) | LeBron James (10) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 5–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 24 7:00 pm | Orlando | | LeBron James (29) | Tristan Thompson (11) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 6–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 26 7:00 pm | Washington | | LeBron James (29) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 7–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 29 7:30 pm | Indiana | | Kevin Love (28) | Tristan Thompson (11) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 8–7
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | December 2 7:00 pm | Milwaukee | | Kyrie Irving (28) | Kevin Love (11) | LeBron James (10) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 9–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 4 8:00 pm | @ New York | | Kyrie Irving (37) | Kevin Love (11) | LeBron James (12) | Madison Square Garden 19,812 | 10–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 5 7:30 pm | @ Toronto | | LeBron James (24) | Tristan Thompson (14) | LeBron James (13) | Air Canada Centre 20,077 | 11–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 8 7:30 pm | @ Brooklyn | | Dion Waiters (26) | Love & Varejão (14) | LeBron James (7) | Barclays Center 17,732 | 12–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 9 7:00 pm | Toronto | | LeBron James (35) | Kevin Love (9) | Kyrie Irving (10) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 13–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 |December 11 8:00 pm |@ Oklahoma City | | Kevin Love (26) | Kevin Love (7) | Kevin Love (8) | Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 | 13–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" |22 |December 12 8:00 pm | @ New Orleans | | LeBron James (41) | Tristan Thompson (10) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Smoothie King Center 18,069 | 13–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" |23 |December 15 7:00 pm | Charlotte | | LeBron James (27) | Kevin Love (18) | LeBron James (13) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 14–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" |24 |December 17 7:00 pm | Atlanta | | James & Waiters (21) | Kevin Love (10) | Love & Irving (6) |Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 14–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" |25 |December 19 7:30 pm | Brooklyn | | LeBron James (22) | Kevin Love (14) | LeBron James (9) |Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 15–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" |26 |December 21 4:30 pm | Memphis | | LeBron James (25) | Kevin Love (8) | James & Irving (11) |Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 16–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" |27 |December 23 7:00 pm | Minnesota | | Kyrie Irving (29) | Kevin Love (10) | Love, Irving & Waiters (4) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 17–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" |28 |December 25 5:00 pm | @ Miami | | LeBron James (30) | Tristan Thompson (9) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena 19,817 | 17–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" |29 |December 26 7:00 pm | @ Orlando | | LeBron James (29) | Tristan Thompson (13) | LeBron James (8) | Amway Center 18,846 |18–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" |30 |December 28 4:30 pm | Detroit | | Kevin Love (20) | Tristan Thompson (11) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 18–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" |31 |December 30 7:30 pm | @ Atlanta | | Kyrie Irving (35) | Tristan Thompson (13) | Kyrie Irving (9) | Philips Arena19,215 | 18–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" |32 |December 31 7:00 pm | Milwaukee | | Kyrie Irving (25) | Tristan Thompson (13) | Matthew Dellavedova (4) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 18–14
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 2 7:00 pm | @ Charlotte | | Kevin Love (27) | Tristan Thompson (14) | Miller & Dellavedova (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,307 | 19–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 4 1:00 pm | Dallas | | Kevin Love (30) | Tristan Thompson (11) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 19–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 5 7:00 pm | @ Philadelphia | | Kevin Love (28) | Kevin Love (19) | Matthew Dellavedova (8) | Wells Fargo Center17,771 | 19–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 7 7:00 pm | Houston | | Kyrie Irving (38) | Kevin Love (16) | Matthew Dellavedova (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 19–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 | January 9 10:30 pm | @ Golden State | | J. R. Smith (27) | Kevin Love (14) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 19–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | January 11 9:00 pm | @ Sacramento | | Kevin Love (25) | Timofey Mozgov (12) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Sleep Train Arena16,143 | 19–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 13 9:00 pm | @ Phoenix | | LeBron James (33) | Shawn Marion (11) | Kyrie Irving (6) | US Airways Center16,819 | 19–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 15 10:30 pm | @ L.A. Lakers | | LeBron James (36) | Tristan Thompson (11) | LeBron James (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 20–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 16 10:30 pm | @ L.A. Clippers | | Kyrie Irving (37) | Tristan Thompson (12) | LeBron James (7) | Staples Center19,380 | 21–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 19 7:30 pm | Chicago | | LeBron James (26) | Timofey Mozgov (15) | Kyrie Irving (12) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 22–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 21 7:00 pm | Utah | | LeBron James (26) | Kevin Love (13) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 23–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 23 7:30 pm | Charlotte | | LeBron James (25) | Timofey Mozgov (10) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 24–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 25 3:30 pm | Oklahoma City | | LeBron James (34) | Kevin Love (13) | Kyrie Irving (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 25–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | January 27 7:30 pm | @ Detroit | | Kyrie Irving (38) | Tristan Thompson (12) | LeBron James (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills18,178 | 26–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | January 28 7:00 pm | Portland | | Kyrie Irving (55) | Kevin Love (12) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 27–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | January 30 7:30 pm | Sacramento | | Kevin Love (23) | Kevin Love (10) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 28–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | January 31 8:00 pm | @ Minnesota | | LeBron James (36) | Kevin Love (17) | LeBron James (5) | Target Center 19,356 | 29–20
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 2 7:00 pm | Philadelphia | | Kyrie Irving (24) | Kevin Love (15) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 30–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 5 8:00 pm | L.A. Clippers | | Kevin Love (24) | Tristan Thompson (10) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 31–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 6 7:00 pm | @ Indiana | | Kyrie Irving (29) | Timofey Mozgov (9) | James & Irving (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 31–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 8 3:30 pm | L.A. Lakers | | Kevin Love (32) | Kevin Love (10) | Kyrie Irving (10) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 32–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 11 8:00 pm | Miami | | Timofey Mozgov (20) | LeBron James (10) | James & Smith (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562