Awards •
LeBron James was named the
Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 14 through November 20. • LeBron James was named the
Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from January 24 through January 30. • LeBron James was named the
Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 14 through March 20. • LeBron James was named the
Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 21 through March 27. • LeBron James was named the
Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 27 through April 2. He became the first player in NBA history to win the award three consecutive weeks. • LeBron James was named the
Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of November, the third time he has won the award. • LeBron James was named the
Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of March, the fourth time he has won the award. • LeBron James was named to the
All-NBA first team. James is the youngest first-teamer in NBA history and only the second Cavalier (
Mark Price) to receive the honors. • LeBron James finished in 2nd place in league MVP voting (
Steve Nash).
Records • On November 19, vs. the
Philadelphia 76ers,
Larry Hughes (37) and
LeBron James (36) became the first two teammates in franchise history to score 35 points or more in the same game. • LeBron James set the franchise single-season record for points with 2,478. • LeBron James set other franchise records for: scoring average (31.4), field goals made (875), field goals attempted (1873), free throws made (601), and free throws attempted (841). • LeBron James set the franchise record for points in a single postseason with 400. • In Game 6 of the Washington Wizards First Round series, the team set a franchise record for bench points with 57. • LeBron James set the franchise record for points in a single postseason series with 214. •
Mike Brown became the first coach in franchise history to win a playoff series in his first year. • For the season, LeBron James led the team in scoring for a game 72 times, a franchise record. • The Cavaliers finished the season 5–0 in overtime games, a franchise record for wins and %.
Milestones • On November 13,
LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 4,000 career points (20 years, 318 days). • On January 21,
LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 5,000 career points (21 years, 22 days). • On March 29, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 6,000 career points (21 years, 89 days). • On April 13,
Mike Brown won his 48th game as head coach, the most by a rookie coach in franchise history. • For the season, LeBron James made 19/29 field goals attempts in the last two minutes of a one-possession game. He led the league in that statistic.
All-Star •
LeBron James came in third in Eastern Conference votes received and was voted in as a starter for the
2006 NBA All-Star Game for the 2nd time in his career. He became the first Cavalier in team history to start multiple All-Star games and the 7th to play in multiple games. • LeBron James became the youngest All-Star Game MVP in NBA history with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in the East's 122–120 win. • LeBron James participated in the
Skills Challenge and finished in 2nd place. • LeBron James led his team in points, rebounds and assists in a game 16 times, a league-high. ==Transactions==