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Roster

NO. PLAYER NAME POS HT WT DOB COLLEGE
0 Kevin Love PF 6-10 251 September 7, 1988 UCLA
1 James Jones SF 6-8 218 October 4, 1980 Miami (FL)
2 Kyrie Irving PG 6-2 195 March 23, 1992 Duke
3 Kendrick Perkins C 6-10 270 November 10, 1984  
3 Dion Waiters SG 6-3 215 December 10, 1991 Syracuse
4 Iman Shumpert SG 6-5 212 June 26, 1990 Georgia Tech
5 Will Cherry PG 6-0 185 February 8, 1991 Montana
5 J.R. Smith SG 6-6 225 September 9, 1985 North Carolina A&T
8 Matthew Dellavedova SG 6-3 200 September 8, 1990 Saint Mary’s
12 Joe Harris SG 6-6 220 September 6, 1991 Virginia
13 Tristan Thompson PF 6-9 254 March 13, 1991 Texas
17 Anderson Varejão C 6-11 273 September 28, 1982  
18 Mike Miller SF 6-8 218 February 19, 1980 Florida
20 Timofey Mozgov C 7-1 275 July 16, 1986  
21 A.J. Price PG 6-2 181 October 7, 1986 UConn
23 LeBron James SF 6-9 250 December 30, 1984  
31 Shawn Marion SF 6-7 220 May 7, 1978 Vincennes University, UNLV
33 Brendan Haywood C 7-0 268 November 27, 1979 UNC
53 Alex Kirk C 7-0 245 November 14, 1991 New Mexico
89 Lou Amundson PF 6-9 220 December 7, 1982 UNLV

Regular Season Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
LeBron James SF 30 69 69 36.1 25.3 6.0 7.4 1.6 0.7 3.9 18.5 9.0 .488 4.9 1.7 .354 7.7 5.4 .710
Kyrie Irving PG 22 75 75 36.4 21.7 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.3 2.5 16.5 7.7 .468 5.0 2.1 .415 4.9 4.2 .863
Kevin Love PF 26 75 75 33.8 16.4 9.7 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 12.7 5.5 .434 5.2 1.9 .367 4.3 3.4 .804
Tristan Thompson PF 23 82 15 26.8 8.5 8.0 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.0 6.0 3.3 .547 0.0 0.0   3.0 1.9 .641
J.R. Smith SG 29 46 45 31.8 12.7 3.5 2.5 1.4 0.4 1.1 11.0 4.7 .425 7.3 2.8 .390 0.7 0.6 .818
Timofey Mozgov C 28 46 45 25.0 10.6 6.9 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.5 7.3 4.3 .590 0.0 0.0   2.8 2.0 .708
Dion Waiters SG 23 33 3 23.8 10.5 1.7 2.2 1.3 0.3 1.5 10.4 4.2 .404 2.6 0.7 .256 1.8 1.4 .783
Matthew Dellavedova SG 24 67 13 20.6 4.8 1.9 3.0 0.4 0.0 0.9 4.6 1.7 .362 2.5 1.0 .407 0.6 0.4 .763
Iman Shumpert SG 24 38 1 24.2 7.2 3.8 1.5 1.3 0.3 1.3 6.7 2.8 .410 3.4 1.2 .338 0.7 0.5 .667
Shawn Marion SF 36 57 24 19.3 4.8 3.5 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 4.7 2.1 .446 0.8 0.2 .261 0.6 0.5 .765
Anderson Varejão C 32 26 26 24.5 9.8 6.5 1.3 0.7 0.6 1.3 7.7 4.3 .555 0.1 0.0 .000 1.7 1.3 .733
James Jones SF 34 57 2 11.7 4.4 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 3.5 1.3 .368 3.1 1.1 .360 0.8 0.7 .848
Joe Harris SG 23 51 1 9.7 2.7 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.5 2.4 0.9 .400 1.6 0.6 .369 0.3 0.2 .600
Mike Miller SF 34 52 15 13.5 2.1 1.8 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 2.2 0.7 .325 1.9 0.6 .327 0.1 0.1 .750
Kendrick Perkins C 30 17 0 9.8 2.6 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.2 2.4 1.2 .488 0.0 0.0   0.5 0.2 .500
Brendan Haywood C 35 22 1 5.4 1.6 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.6 .467 0.0 0.0   0.6 0.3 .538
A.J. Price PG 28 11 0 7.9 2.0 1.4 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 3.1 0.8 .265 1.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.4 .667
Will Cherry PG 23 8 0 8.6 1.9 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.5 2.4 0.6 .263 1.1 0.3 .222 0.8 0.4 .500
Lou Amundson PF 32 12 0 6.6 0.9 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.3 .333 0.0 0.0   0.4 0.3 .600
Alex Kirk C 23 5 0 2.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 .250 0.0 0.0   0.4 0.4 1.000
Team Totals     82 82 241.2 103.1 43.0 22.1 7.4 4.1 14.3 82.2 37.7 .458 27.5 10.1 .367 23.6 17.7 .751

Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
LeBron James SF 30 20 20 42.2 30.1 11.3 8.5 1.7 1.1 4.1 27.2 11.4 .417 5.5 1.3 .227 8.4 6.1 .731
Kyrie Irving PG 22 13 13 35.7 19.0 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 14.2 6.2 .438 4.6 2.1 .450 5.3 4.5 .841
Tristan Thompson PF 23 20 15 36.4 9.6 10.8 0.5 0.3 1.2 0.8 6.5 3.6 .558 0.0 0.0   4.1 2.4 .585
J.R. Smith SG 29 18 4 31.1 12.8 4.7 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.8 11.4 4.6 .403 7.9 2.8 .359 1.1 0.8 .700
Timofey Mozgov C 28 20 20 26.5 10.6 7.3 0.7 0.4 1.8 1.9 7.4 3.7 .500 0.0 0.0   4.1 3.2 .790
Iman Shumpert SG 24 20 16 34.8 9.1 4.9 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.7 8.2 3.0 .360 4.7 1.7 .355 2.0 1.5 .750
Matthew Dellavedova SG 24 20 7 24.9 7.2 2.1 2.7 0.5 0.0 1.8 6.8 2.4 .346 3.8 1.2 .316 1.6 1.3 .781
Kevin Love PF 26 4 4 26.8 14.3 7.0 2.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 10.3 4.3 .415 5.3 2.3 .429 4.8 3.5 .737
James Jones SF 34 20 0 15.6 4.4 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 3.8 1.3 .347 3.2 1.1 .344 0.7 0.7 .929
Mike Miller SF 34 9 1 7.2 1.0 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 .600 0.6 0.3 .600 0.0 0.0  
Kendrick Perkins C 30 8 0 4.1 1.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.3 .250 0.0 0.0   1.3 0.8 .600
Joe Harris SG 23 6 0 2.7 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.3 .333 0.5 0.2 .333 0.7 0.5 .750
Shawn Marion SF 36 6 0 4.2 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.2 .167 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Brendan Haywood C 35 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Team Totals     20 20 243.8 99.0 47.1 18.0 6.3 6.4 13.0 82.7 34.7 .420 28.7 9.8 .340 26.9 19.9 .738

Regular Season Per 36 Mins

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
LeBron James SF 30 69 69 2493 36.4 8.7 10.7 2.3 1.0 5.6 26.7 13.0 .488 7.1 2.5 .354 11.0 7.8 .710
Kyrie Irving PG 22 75 75 2730 28.4 4.1 6.7 2.0 0.4 3.3 21.5 10.0 .468 6.6 2.8 .415 6.3 5.5 .863
Kevin Love PF 26 75 75 2532 24.9 14.8 3.4 1.0 0.9 2.4 19.1 8.3 .434 7.9 2.8 .367 6.5 5.0 .804
Tristan Thompson PF 23 82 15 2194 15.3 14.5 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.9 10.7 5.9 .547 0.0 0.0   5.5 3.5 .641
J.R. Smith SG 29 46 45 1461 16.1 4.8 3.2 1.9 0.5 1.6 15.6 6.7 .425 10.4 4.0 .390 1.0 0.8 .818
Timofey Mozgov C 28 46 45 1148 14.5 9.8 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.0 10.4 6.2 .590 0.0 0.0   4.1 2.9 .708
Dion Waiters SG 23 33 3 786 24.1 4.0 5.2 3.0 0.8 3.5 23.9 9.6 .404 6.0 1.5 .256 4.1 3.2 .783
Matthew Dellavedova SG 24 67 13 1380 8.8 3.5 8.0 0.9 0.1 2.4 8.0 2.9 .362 4.4 1.8 .407 1.0 0.8 .763
Iman Shumpert SG 24 38 1 920 10.6 5.6 2.2 2.0 0.5 1.9 10.0 4.1 .410 5.1 1.7 .338 1.1 0.7 .667
Shawn Marion SF 36 57 24 1101 9.0 6.6 1.7 0.9 0.9 1.1 8.7 3.9 .446 1.5 0.4 .261 1.1 0.9 .765
Anderson Varejão C 32 26 26 636 20.4 13.8 2.8 1.6 1.3 2.8 11.3 6.3 .555 0.1 0.0 .000 2.5 1.9 .733
James Jones SF 34 57 2 669 21.8 5.3 2.1 1.1 0.6 1.1 10.8 4.0 .368 9.4 3.4 .360 2.5 2.1 .848
Joe Harris SG 23 51 1 493 13.0 3.9 2.8 0.7 0.1 2.8 8.8 3.5 .400 6.1 2.3 .369 1.1 0.7 .600
Mike Miller SF 34 52 15 701 5.8 4.7 2.4 0.7 0.2 1.2 5.9 1.9 .325 5.0 1.6 .327 0.2 0.2 .750
Kendrick Perkins C 30 17 0 167 9.2 8.8 1.7 0.4 0.9 4.5 8.8 4.3 .488 0.0 0.0   1.7 0.9 .500
Brendan Haywood C 35 22 1 119 10.7 8.8 0.6 0.6 3.0 3.0 9.1 4.2 .467 0.0 0.0   3.9 2.1 .538
A.J. Price PG 28 11 0 87 9.1 6.2 5.4 1.2 0.0 1.2 14.1 3.7 .265 4.6 0.0 .000 2.5 1.7 .667
Will Cherry PG 23 8 0 69 7.8 2.6 4.2 3.1 0.5 2.1 9.9 2.6 .263 4.7 1.0 .222 3.1 1.6 .500
Lou Amundson PF 32 12 0 79 5.0 9.1 2.3 0.5 0.0 2.3 5.5 1.8 .333 0.0 0.0   2.3 1.4 .600
Alex Kirk C 23 5 0 14 10.3 2.6 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 2.6 .250 0.0 0.0   5.1 5.1 1.000

Playoff Per 36 Mins

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
LeBron James SF 30 20 20 844 41.2 15.2 11.4 2.2 1.4 5.0 23.2 9.7 .417 4.7 1.1 .227 7.1 5.2 .731
Kyrie Irving PG 22 13 13 464 29.8 5.6 6.1 2.0 1.4 2.5 14.4 6.3 .438 4.7 2.1 .450 5.4 4.5 .841
J.R. Smith SG 29 18 4 560 19.0 7.1 1.8 1.4 0.8 1.3 13.2 5.3 .403 9.1 3.3 .359 1.3 0.9 .700
Timofey Mozgov C 28 20 20 529 17.0 11.3 1.0 0.6 2.7 2.8 10.1 5.0 .500 0.0 0.0   5.5 4.4 .790
Tristan Thompson PF 23 20 15 727 11.3 12.8 0.5 0.2 1.5 0.9 6.4 3.6 .558 0.0 0.0   4.1 2.4 .585
Iman Shumpert SG 24 20 16 695 9.7 5.3 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.7 8.5 3.1 .360 4.8 1.7 .355 2.1 1.6 .750
Matthew Dellavedova SG 24 20 7 497 10.4 3.0 3.8 0.7 0.0 2.5 9.9 3.4 .346 5.5 1.7 .316 2.3 1.8 .781
James Jones SF 34 20 0 311 11.7 3.9 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.7 8.7 3.0 .347 7.4 2.5 .344 1.6 1.5 .929
Mike Miller SF 34 9 1 65 2.8 3.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.8 1.7 .600 2.8 1.7 .600 0.0 0.0  
Kendrick Perkins C 30 8 0 33 11.8 10.7 0.0 0.0 3.6 4.8 8.7 2.2 .250 0.0 0.0   10.9 6.5 .600
Kevin Love PF 26 4 4 107 23.1 12.8 4.6 0.4 0.9 2.7 13.8 5.7 .415 7.1 3.0 .429 6.4 4.7 .737
Joe Harris SG 23 6 0 16 40.5 5.2 5.2 0.0 0.0 5.2 13.5 4.5 .333 6.8 2.3 .333 9.0 6.8 .750
Shawn Marion SF 36 6 0 25 4.3 8.6 1.4 2.9 0.0 0.0 8.6 1.4 .167 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Brendan Haywood C 35 1 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
LeBron James SF 30 69 69 2493 1743 416 511 109 49 272 1279 624 .488 339 120 .354 528 375 .710
Kyrie Irving PG 22 75 75 2730 1628 237 389 114 20 186 1235 578 .468 378 157 .415 365 315 .863
Kevin Love PF 26 75 75 2532 1228 731 168 51 39 122 952 413 .434 392 144 .367 321 258 .804
Tristan Thompson PF 23 82 15 2194 693 657 39 34 61 83 488 267 .547 0 0   248 159 .641
J.R. Smith SG 29 46 45 1461 586 160 114 64 18 52 504 214 .425 336 131 .390 33 27 .818
Timofey Mozgov C 28 46 45 1148 486 319 39 18 56 69 334 197 .590 0 0   130 92 .708
Dion Waiters SG 23 33 3 786 345 57 74 44 10 50 342 138 .404 86 22 .256 60 47 .783
Matthew Dellavedova SG 24 67 13 1380 319 126 204 24 2 61 307 111 .362 167 68 .407 38 29 .763
Shawn Marion SF 36 57 24 1101 276 202 51 27 27 33 267 119 .446 46 12 .261 34 26 .765
Iman Shumpert SG 24 38 1 920 272 143 57 51 13 49 256 105 .410 130 44 .338 27 18 .667
Anderson Varejão C 32 26 26 636 255 170 35 19 16 35 200 111 .555 2 0 .000 45 33 .733
James Jones SF 34 57 2 669 250 62 24 13 8 13 201 74 .368 175 63 .360 46 39 .848
Joe Harris SG 23 51 1 493 136 41 26 7 2 27 120 48 .400 84 31 .369 15 9 .600
Mike Miller SF 34 52 15 701 109 91 46 14 4 23 114 37 .325 98 32 .327 4 3 .750
Kendrick Perkins C 30 17 0 167 44 41 8 2 4 21 41 20 .488 0 0   8 4 .500
Brendan Haywood C 35 22 1 119 35 29 2 2 10 10 30 14 .467 0 0   13 7 .538
A.J. Price PG 28 11 0 87 22 15 13 3 0 3 34 9 .265 11 0 .000 6 4 .667
Will Cherry PG 23 8 0 69 15 5 8 6 1 4 19 5 .263 9 2 .222 6 3 .500
Lou Amundson PF 32 12 0 79 11 20 5 1 0 5 12 4 .333 0 0   5 3 .600
Alex Kirk C 23 5 0 14 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 .250 0 0   2 2 1.000
Team Totals     82 82 19779 8457 3523 1814 603 340 1118 6739 3089 .458 2253 826 .367 1934 1453 .751

Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
LeBron James SF 30 20 20 844 601 226 169 33 21 82 544 227 .417 110 25 .227 167 122 .731
Kyrie Irving PG 22 13 13 464 247 47 50 17 11 20 185 81 .438 60 27 .450 69 58 .841
J.R. Smith SG 29 18 4 560 231 85 22 17 10 15 206 83 .403 142 51 .359 20 14 .700
Timofey Mozgov C 28 20 20 529 212 146 13 8 36 37 148 74 .500 0 0   81 64 .790
Tristan Thompson PF 23 20 15 727 192 216 9 5 24 15 129 72 .558 0 0   82 48 .585
Iman Shumpert SG 24 20 16 695 181 98 23 25 16 13 164 59 .360 93 33 .355 40 30 .750
Matthew Dellavedova SG 24 20 7 497 143 41 53 9 0 35 136 47 .346 76 24 .316 32 25 .781
James Jones SF 34 20 0 311 87 29 9 8 3 5 75 26 .347 64 22 .344 14 13 .929
Kevin Love PF 26 4 4 107 57 28 10 1 2 6 41 17 .415 21 9 .429 19 14 .737
Kendrick Perkins C 30 8 0 33 10 9 0 0 3 4 8 2 .250 0 0   10 6 .600
Mike Miller SF 34 9 1 65 9 10 0 1 1 1 5 3 .600 5 3 .600 0 0  
Joe Harris SG 23 6 0 16 8 1 1 0 0 1 6 2 .333 3 1 .333 4 3 .750
Shawn Marion SF 36 6 0 25 2 6 1 2 0 0 6 1 .167 0 0   0 0  
Brendan Haywood C 35 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0   0 0  
Team Totals     20 20 4875 1980 942 360 126 127 234 1654 694 .420 574 195 .340 538 397 .738

HeatingUp Impact Index: Regular Season Team Impact Spotlight

PLAYER NAME ROLE TIER MPG USAGE TIER PPG RPG APG STK (SPG + BPG) IMPACT INDEX NOTES AWARDS
LeBron James Starter/Star 36.1 High 25.3 6.0 7.4 2.3 108.50 Point-forward catalyst who carried enormous creation duties during his first season back in Cleveland. He balanced scoring and playmaking while helping integrate a reshaped roster that spent much of the year adjusting around new stars. All-Star 2015, All-NBA First Team 2015, MVP Voting 3rd, DPOY Voting 13th
Kyrie Irving Starter/Star 36.4 High 21.7 3.2 5.2 1.8 84.22 Dynamic lead guard whose off-the-dribble shot making became a major weapon. Irving posted a career-high scoring average at the time, earned his first All-NBA selection and gave Cleveland a dependable perimeter scorer late in games. All-Star 2015, All-NBA Third Team 2015
Kevin Love Starter/Star 33.8 High 16.4 9.7 2.2 1.2 77.62 Floor-spacing power forward adjusting from a primary-option role in Minnesota to a complementary role beside LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. His rebounding and outside shooting remained critical even as his usage declined. NBA Finals 2015
Tristan Thompson Key Contributor 26.8 Medium 8.5 8.0 0.5 1.1 41.81 Energy big who routinely changed games through offensive rebounding and hustle plays. His willingness to embrace a bench role helped stabilize Cleveland’s frontcourt throughout the season. Sixth Man of the Year Voting 5th, NBA Finals 2015
J.R. Smith Starter/Star 31.8 Medium 12.7 3.5 2.5 1.8 49.25 Volume shooter who transformed Cleveland’s spacing after arriving midseason. His quick-trigger three-point shooting gave the offense a different look and meshed naturally with the club’s star creators. NBA Finals 2015
Timofey Mozgov Starter/Star 25.0 Medium 10.6 6.9 0.8 1.6 47.92 Traditional center who provided rim protection, screening and efficient finishing after being acquired from Denver. His arrival helped solidify a defense that improved dramatically in the second half. NBA Finals 2015
Anderson Varejão Key Contributor 24.5 Medium 9.8 6.5 1.3 1.3 43.76 Hustle-driven interior presence whose season ended early because of injury. Before that setback, he supplied rebounding, physical defense and the trademark energy that had defined his Cleveland tenure.
Dion Waiters Key Contributor 23.8 Medium 10.5 1.7 2.2 1.6 37.26 Aggressive scoring guard who often looked to create his own offense. His streaky but confident shot-making gave Cleveland bench scoring before he was moved during the season.
Iman Shumpert Key Contributor 24.2 Low 7.2 3.8 1.5 1.6 29.61 Defensive wing who arrived in January and immediately added toughness on the perimeter. His ability to guard multiple positions allowed Cleveland to deploy more flexible lineups. NBA Finals 2015
Matthew Dellavedova Key Contributor 20.6 Low 4.8 1.9 3.0 0.4 21.21 Backup guard whose value came from relentless effort and smart decision-making. He handled secondary playmaking duties and often injected energy into second-unit groups. NBA Finals 2015
Shawn Marion Key Contributor 19.3 Low 4.8 3.5 0.9 1.0 21.42 Veteran forward who brought positional versatility and defensive instincts. Although his offensive role was limited, his experience proved useful on a roster with championship aspirations. NBA Finals 2015
James Jones Bench 11.7 Low 4.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 12.40 Spot-up specialist who filled a narrow but important role as a floor spacer. His familiarity with LeBron James helped ease offensive continuity on a reworked roster. NBA Finals 2015
Kendrick Perkins Bench 9.8 Low 2.6 2.4 0.5 0.3 11.60 Physical reserve center whose contribution centered on screening, interior defense and veteran leadership. His presence added frontcourt depth for the playoff push. NBA Finals 2015
Joe Harris Bench 9.7 Low 2.7 0.8 0.5 0.1 8.20 Young wing shooter who saw limited opportunities on a veteran-heavy contender. Even then, flashes of his perimeter touch were evident in short appearances. Rising Stars Challenge 2015
Mike Miller Bench 13.5 Low 2.1 1.8 0.9 0.4 10.40 Veteran marksman whose role revolved around spacing the floor and moving the ball quickly. Injuries limited his overall impact during the regular season. NBA Finals 2015
A.J. Price Bench 7.9 Low 2.0 1.4 1.2 0.3 9.80 Emergency depth guard who provided occasional ball handling when Cleveland dealt with injuries in the backcourt.
Brendan Haywood Bench 5.4 Low 1.6 1.3 0.1 0.6 7.20 Veteran center whose role was largely situational, offering size and experience in limited appearances. NBA Finals 2015
Will Cherry Bench 8.6 Low 1.9 0.6 1.0 0.9 8.80 Quick reserve guard who played sparingly but showed defensive activity and a willingness to pressure opposing ball handlers.
Lou Amundson Bench 6.6 Low 0.9 1.7 0.4 0.1 6.20 Energy forward who focused on rebounding and hustle work whenever he entered games. His role remained small on a deep frontcourt.
Alex Kirk Bench 2.8 Low 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 2.40 Developmental big man who appeared briefly during the season and spent most of his time outside the regular rotation.
TEAM TOTALS 241.2 103.1 43.0 22.1 11.5 619.59 Cleveland won 53 games despite early turbulence and roster turnover, then surged after several midseason additions. The blend of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love helped establish the foundation for the franchise’s run of consecutive NBA Finals appearances. Eastern Conference Champions 2015, NBA Finals Appearance 2015, Central Division Champions 2015

HeatingUp Impact Index: Playoff Team Impact Spotlight

PLAYER NAME ROLE TIER MPG USAGE TIER PPG RPG APG STK (SPG + BPG) IMPACT INDEX NOTES AWARDS
LeBron James Starter/Star 42.2 High 30.1 11.3 8.5 2.8 138.86 Point-forward superstar who carried a massive workload after injuries stripped Cleveland’s supporting cast. He controlled every phase of the offense, averaged nearly a triple-double and dragged the Cavaliers to within two wins of a championship despite constant defensive attention. NBA Finals 2015
Kyrie Irving Starter/Star 35.7 High 19.0 3.6 3.8 2.1 75.77 Dynamic scoring guard whose playoff run was repeatedly interrupted by injuries. When available, he attacked switches aggressively and provided the shot creation Cleveland desperately needed beside LeBron James. NBA Finals 2015
Tristan Thompson Starter/Star 36.4 Medium 9.6 10.8 0.5 1.5 53.97 Relentless rebounder who became one of the defining stories of Cleveland’s postseason. His work on the offensive glass generated extra possessions night after night, helping offset the team’s injury losses. NBA Finals 2015
Kevin Love Starter/Star 26.8 Medium 14.3 7.0 2.5 0.8 59.53 Stretch-four whose postseason was cut short after a shoulder injury in the opening round. In his brief appearance, he supplied rebounding and floor spacing that Cleveland struggled to replace. NBA Finals 2015
Timofey Mozgov Starter/Star 26.5 Medium 10.6 7.3 0.7 2.2 50.58 Traditional center who gave Cleveland size around the rim and dependable interior defense. His shot blocking and finishing became increasingly important as the Cavaliers leaned on a thinner rotation. NBA Finals 2015
J.R. Smith Key Contributor 31.1 Medium 12.8 4.7 1.2 1.5 46.89 Volume perimeter shooter who stretched defenses well beyond the arc. Even when the efficiency fluctuated, his willingness to fire from deep created space for Cleveland’s stars to operate. NBA Finals 2015
Iman Shumpert Key Contributor 34.8 Medium 9.1 4.9 1.2 2.1 39.29 Defensive wing who frequently drew difficult assignments while also contributing on the glass. His physical style and versatility helped Cleveland survive several injury-related lineup changes. NBA Finals 2015
Matthew Dellavedova Key Contributor 24.9 Low 7.2 2.1 2.7 0.5 26.25 Gritty backup guard who became a fan favorite through sheer effort. He handled more responsibility than expected, defended relentlessly and delivered several memorable performances in the Finals. NBA Finals 2015
James Jones Bench 15.6 Low 4.4 1.5 0.5 0.6 14.00 Spot-up specialist who carved out minutes because of his shooting and familiarity with LeBron James. His spacing remained useful on a roster searching for healthy scorers. NBA Finals 2015
Kendrick Perkins Bench 4.1 Low 1.3 1.1 0.0 0.4 5.60 Veteran enforcer whose role centered on physicality and frontcourt depth. Most of his value came from experience rather than statistical production. NBA Finals 2015
Joe Harris Bench 2.7 Low 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 3.40 Young shooter who saw only brief playoff action, though his willingness to space the floor fit Cleveland’s offensive approach. NBA Finals 2015
Mike Miller Bench 7.2 Low 1.0 1.1 0.0 0.2 4.60 Veteran marksman whose opportunities were limited, but his floor spacing remained a useful situational option when healthy. NBA Finals 2015
Shawn Marion Bench 4.2 Low 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.3 3.60 Experienced forward who was nearing the end of his career and filled a depth role during Cleveland’s Finals run. NBA Finals 2015
Brendan Haywood Bench 2.0 Low 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 Veteran center who served primarily as emergency depth and did not factor into the regular playoff rotation. NBA Finals 2015
TEAM TOTALS 243.8 99.0 47.1 18.0 12.7 572.34 Cleveland reached the 2015 NBA Finals despite losing Kevin Love for most of the postseason and Kyrie Irving for key stretches. LeBron James responded with one of the heaviest workload playoff runs in modern NBA history, while the Cavaliers relied on rebounding, defense and role-player contributions to push Golden State to six games. Eastern Conference Champions 2015, NBA Finals Appearance 2015