The 2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 36th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 50–32 record, and a second-place finish in the Central Division, returning to the playoffs for the first time since 1998. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards in six games in the first round and reached the semi-finals of the Eastern Conference where they lost in seven games to the Detroit Pistons. LeBron James was the team's leading scorer and was named to the All-NBA first team. He was also selected to play in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game where he won his first All-Star MVP. For this season, they added new dark blue road alternate uniforms added side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in use until 2010. Offseason Free agents Trades Draft picks Cleveland did not have a draft pick in the 2005 NBA Draft due to trades from previous seasons. 1st round pick (#13) traded to Phoenix in Wesley Person deal, sent to Charlotte as part of expansion selection. Used to draft Sean May. 2nd round pick (#44) traded to Orlando in Drew Gooden deal. Used to draft Martynas Andriuskevicius who was traded back to Cleveland. Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || November 2, 2005 || New Orleans/Oklahoma City | | LeBron James (31) | Donyell Marshall (9) | Larry Hughes (6) | Gund Arena20,562 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 4, 2005 || @ San Antonio | | LeBron James (20) | Donyell Marshall (10) | LeBron James (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || November 5, 2005 || @ Memphis | | LeBron James (36) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) | LeBron James (6) | FedEx Forum17,368 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || November 7, 2005 || @ Toronto | | LeBron James (27) | Donyell Marshall (11) | LeBron James (6) | Air Canada Centre18,281 | 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || November 9, 2005 || Seattle | | LeBron James (31) | Donyell Marshall, Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Alan Henderson (9) | Larry Hughes (5) | Gund Arena19,564 | 3–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || November 11, 2005 || Memphis | | LeBron James (16) | Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12) | Larry Hughes, Eric Snow (5) | Gund Arena16,554 | 4–2 |- style="background:#cfc;"