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2009–10 NBA season

March 22, 2023

The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 1,230-game regular season (82 games for each of the 30 teams) began on October 27, 2009, and ended on April 14, 2010. The season ended when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics four games to three to win their second consecutive NBA championship in the 2010 NBA Finals.

2009–10 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 27, 2009 – April 14, 2010
April 17 – May 29, 2010 (Playoffs)
June 3 – 17, 2010 (Finals)
Number of games82
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pickBlake Griffin (did not play regular season games until the 2010–11 season)
Picked byLos Angeles Clippers
Regular season
Top seedCleveland Cavaliers
Season MVPLeBron James (Cleveland)
Top scorerKevin Durant (Oklahoma City)
Playoffs
Eastern championsBoston Celtics
  Eastern runners-upOrlando Magic
Western championsLos Angeles Lakers
  Western runners-upPhoenix Suns
Finals
ChampionsLos Angeles Lakers
  Runners-upBoston Celtics
Finals MVPKobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers)
NBA seasons

The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, and Blake Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers.[1] The Dallas Mavericks hosted the 59th Annual All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on February 14, 2010.[2]

For the second time in NBA history, all eight Western Conference playoff teams won at least 50 games, and only 7 wins separated the Western Conference No. 1 seed from No. 8 seed. Both of these events first occurred in 2008.

Cleveland's league-leading 61 wins was the lowest win total to lead the league since the Indiana Pacers won 61 games in 2003–04.[3]

The New Jersey Nets became the fifth team in NBA history to lose 70 games in a season.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2009–10 NBA season transactions

Coaching changes

Off-season

In-season

Notable occurrences

June

July

  • On July 7, 2009, the NBA announced that the salary cap for the 2009–10 season would be $57.70 million and would go into effect on July 8.[18]

September

  • On September 1, 2009, the five-year contract between the NBA and its referees expired. Both parties had failed to negotiate a new contract by the start of the pre-season, resulting in a lockout by the National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA) starting on September 18.[19][20]
  • On September 5, 2009, three-time NBA Champion Bruce Bowen retired after 12 seasons in the NBA, at the age of 38.[21]
  • On September 11, 2009, Charlotte Hornets co-owner William Beck died in a plane crash, at the age of 49.[22]
  • On September 11, 2009, NBA legends Michael Jordan, John Stockton and David Robinson along with Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan were inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[23]
  • On September 16, 2009, Indiana Pacers co-owner Melvin Simon died at the age of 82.[24]
  • On September 24, 2009, Mikhail Prokhorov, who at the time was Russia's richest man according to Forbes magazine, reached a deal to become the majority owner of the New Jersey Nets and to fund nearly half the cost of building the Nets' new arena.[25]
  • On September 30, 2009, the NBA issued a policy regarding Twitter and other social media sites, banning players, coaches and other team basketball operations personnel from using them during games.[26]

October

  • On October 1, the pre-season games started and were refereed by replacement referees from the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the NBA D-League due to the lockout of referees.[27] This marked the first time that replacement referees were used in the NBA since the 1995–96 season.[28]
  • On October 2, the NBA Board of Governors approved the expanded use of instant replay starting this season to determine whether a 24-second shot clock violation occurred during a play, and to determine during the last two minutes of regulation play or any overtime period which player last touched the ball prior to it going out-of-bounds.[29]
  • On October 8, the NBA played its first-ever game in Taipei. A pre-season game between the Indiana Pacers and the Denver Nuggets was played at Taipei Arena. Taipei became the seventh Asian city to host an NBA game, after Beijing, Guangzhou, Macau, Shanghai, Tokyo and Yokohama.[30][31]
  • On October 9, Marvin Fishman, one of the original owners of the Milwaukee Bucks, died at the age of 84.[32]
  • On October 23, the NBA and its referees announced that they have agreed on a new labor agreement for the next two seasons, thus ending the lockout of referees.[33][34]
 
Israeli Omri Casspi

November

January

  • On January 6, Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas was suspended indefinitely, pending further investigation of his admission of bringing guns to the Wizards' locker room. Reports said that Arenas brought his gun because of a dispute with teammate Javaris Crittenton over a gambling debt.[41] Arenas was later charged with carrying a gun without a license and pleaded guilty to the charge.[42][43]
  • On January 9, Detroit Pistons guard Ben Gordon scored the 10 millionth point in NBA regular season history.[44]
  • On January 27, the NBA suspended Washington Wizards guards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton for the rest of the season. Both Arenas and Crittenton brought guns into the team's locker room at Verizon Center, a violation of both the league's constitution and of the city's laws requiring any guns in the city be licensed in Washington and kept in the home. A few days earlier, Crittenton was also charged with, and pleaded guilty to, a misdemeanor count of possession of an unregistered firearm.[45]

February

NBA All-Star Break

The 2010 NBA All-Star Game was played at Cowboys Stadium, in Texas, on February 14, 2010, with the East winning in a closely contested game, 141–139, and the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade being named the MVP. The game had record-breaking attendance, with 108,713. In the Rookie Challenge game, the Rookies defeated the Sophomores. Tyreke Evans was named the game's MVP. This is the first time the Rookies won the Rookie Challenge since 2002. During the NBA All-Star Weekend, Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks won the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest for the third time in his career; Kevin Durant, who also won the inaugural event, won this year's H.O.R.S.E Competition and Boston's Paul Pierce beat rookie Stephen Curry to win the Three-Point Shootout. Steve Nash won the Skills Challenge for the second time in his career. Team Texas, which represented Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, won the Shooting Stars Competition. In a miscellaneous note, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic set a Guinness World Record for the longest basketball shot while sitting down, at 52 ft 6 in, during Jam Session.

  • On February 25, the second overall draft pick in the 2009 draft, Hasheem Thabeet, was assigned to NBA D-League team Dakota Wizards, becoming the highest drafted player to play in the D-League.[47]
  • On February 27, Five-time All-Star Carl Braun died of natural causes at the age of 82.[48]
  • On February 27, Michael Jordan reached a deal to become the majority owner of the Bobcats. Jordan had been a part-owner of the Bobcats with the final say on all basketball decisions since 2006.[49]

March

  • On March 9, Mike Dunleavy was fired as Clippers General Manager.[50]
  • On March 13, the Washington Wizards become the first team in 10 years to play 3 games on 3 consecutive nights. The scheduling was caused by a February blizzard that postponed a game.[51]

April

Records set

Individual

  • October 27: League record. Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James became the youngest player to record 13,000 career points.[55]
  • November 6: League record. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to record 24,000 career points.[56]
  • November 14: Milwaukee Bucks franchise record. Milwaukee Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings scored 55 points bettering the Bucks rookie scoring record previously set by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on February 21, 1970, by four points. He also became the youngest player in NBA history to score more than 50 points in a game. He fell just two points short of the franchise scoring record set by Michael Redd on November 11, 2006. He also fell just three points short of the NBA record for points by a rookie set twice in 1960 by Wilt Chamberlain.[57][58]
  • November 25: League record. Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd moved into second place on NBA's career assists list. Kidd recorded seven assists on the night to bring his career assists total to 10,337 assists, overtaking Mark Jackson who recorded 10,334 assists.[59]
  • December 2: Cleveland Cavaliers franchise record. Center Žydrūnas Ilgauskas played his 724th game with the Cavaliers to set the franchise record for most games played. He broke the old record of 723 games held by Danny Ferry.[60]
  • January 2: Oklahoma City Thunder franchise record. Forward Kevin Durant scored more than 30 points in his seventh consecutive game, breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in January 1972.[61][62]
  • January 2: League record. Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James became the youngest player to score 14,000 career points.[63]
  • January 3: Toronto Raptors franchise record. Forward Chris Bosh became the leading scorer in Raptors' franchise history, surpassing Vince Carter's previous franchise record of 9,420 points. Bosh scored 22 points on the night to bring his franchise point total to 9,428 points.[64]
  • January 13: League record. Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki became the first European-born player to score 20,000 career points.[65][66]
  • January 13: Minnesota Timberwolves franchise record. Center Al Jefferson set a single-game franchise record with 26 rebounds in a triple overtime loss to the Houston Rockets.[67]
  • January 16: Miami Heat franchise record. Guard Dwyane Wade became the Heat's career leader in assists, surpassing Tim Hardaway's previous franchise record of 2,867 assists.[68]
  • January 21: League record. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to score 25,000 career points.[69]
  • February 1: Los Angeles Lakers franchise record. Guard Kobe Bryant became the leading scorer in Lakers' franchise history, surpassing Jerry West's previous franchise record of 25,192 points.[70] Bryant scored 44 points on the night to bring his franchise point total to 25,208 points, 14th on the NBA's all-time scoring list.[71]
  • February 2: League record. Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith became the youngest player to record 1,000 career blocks.[72]
  • February 20: Chicago Bulls franchise record. Guard Kirk Hinrich recorded his 771st three-point field goal. Breaking the franchise record of 770 by Ben Gordon
  • February 26: Orlando Magic franchise record. Center Dwight Howard recorded his 20th straight double-double, breaking the franchise record of 19 straight double-double set by Shaquille O'Neal.[73][74]
  • March 5: Cleveland Cavaliers franchise record. Forward LeBron James became the franchise's all-time leader in minutes played with 21,573 in the Cavaliers' game against the Detroit Pistons, surpassing previous franchise leader Žydrūnas Ilgauskas.[75]
  • March 12: Oklahoma City Thunder franchise record. Forward Kevin Durant had his 36th game with 30 or more points this season, breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in the 1972–73 season.[76]
  • March 17: Toronto Raptors franchise record. Forward Chris Bosh becomes the first Raptor to score 10,000 points.[77]
  • March 19: League record. Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James became the youngest player to record 15,000 career points.[78]
  • March 26: Boston Celtics franchise record. Guard Rajon Rondo set the Celtics single-season steals record, passing Rick Fox. Paul Pierce set the all-time franchise record for free throws made, passing John Havlicek.[79]
  • April 7: League record. Golden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson became the NBA's all-time most-wins coach, passing Lenny Wilkens' previous record of 1,332 wins.[80]
  • April 14: League record. Kevin Durant became the youngest scoring leader at the age of 21. Durant, who averaged 30.1 points per game, surpassed Max Zaslofsky who was the scoring leader in the 1947–48 BAA at the age of 22.[81]
  • April 14: League record. Dwight Howard led the league in both rebounding and blocked shots. He became the only player to lead the league in blocks and rebounding in the same season twice, which he did consecutively.[82]
  • April 14: League record. Utah Jazz guard-forward Kyle Korver set the record for the highest three-point field goal percentage in a season when he shot 53.6%, breaking Steve Kerr's record of 52.4% in the 1994–95 season.[83]

Team

  • December 2: Worst winless start of season. The New Jersey Nets lost to extend their losing streak to 18 since the start of the season. This set the record for the NBA's all-time worst winless start. The Nets broke the old record of 17 games, previously held by both the 1988–89 Miami Heat, who were in their first season, and the 1998–99 Los Angeles Clippers, who were resuming play after a league-wide lockout.[84]
  • December 17: Most three-point field goal attempts in a half. The New York Knicks attempted 29 three-point shots in the first half of a game at the Chicago Bulls, setting the NBA record for three-point attempts in a half.[85]
  • December 21: Largest deficit overcome. The Sacramento Kings overcame a 35-point deficit to defeat the Chicago Bulls. This was the second largest deficit overcome in NBA history. The score was Sacramento 44, Chicago 79 with 8:50 remaining in the third quarter, whereupon the Kings rallied with a 58–19 run for the remainder of the game to win in regulation time. The final score was Sacramento 102, Chicago 98. The NBA record for this feat took place on November 27, 1996, when the Utah Jazz overcame a 36-point deficit to defeat the Denver Nuggets in regulation by a final score of Utah 107, Denver 103. The Jazz achieved this feat as the home team, while the Kings achieved it as the visiting team.[86]
  • December 23: Fewest points scored in overtime. The Sacramento Kings failed to score in the overtime period in a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, becoming the ninth team in NBA history to score zero points in overtime.[citation needed]
  • December 26: Worst 30-game start of season. The New Jersey Nets became the sixth team in NBA history to lose 28 of its first 30 games, joining the 1970–71 Cleveland Cavaliers, 1992–93 Dallas Mavericks, 1993–94 Dallas Mavericks, 1997–98 Denver Nuggets, and 2004–05 New Orleans Hornets.[87]
  • January 13: First franchise to 3,000 wins. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks at Dallas to record the three thousandth regular season victory in franchise history. In the process, the Lakers became the first franchise in NBA history to win three thousand games.[88]
  • January 23: Worst 3-win start of season. The New Jersey Nets became the third team in NBA history to lose 40 of its first 43 games, tying the 1993–94 Dallas Mavericks and 1997–98 Denver Nuggets for the worst start to a season with three wins.[citation needed]
  • January 24: Largest win in franchise history. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the New York Knicks 128–78 at New York. The 50-point deficit is the Mavericks largest win in franchise history. For the Knicks, it was the worst home loss and the second worst loss in franchise history.[89][90]
  • January 29: First team to win five consecutive games over opponents over .500 on the road. The Chicago Bulls became the first team in NBA history to win five consecutive games over opponents over .500 on the road.
  • January 31: Most three-point field goals in a quarter. The Cleveland Cavaliers made eleven three-point shots in the first quarter of a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. This tied the NBA record set by the Milwaukee Bucks against the Phoenix Suns on March 28, 2006.[91][92]
  • February 6: Worst 50-game start of season. The New Jersey Nets became the third team in NBA history to lose 46 of its first 50 games, joining the 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers and 1992–93 Dallas Mavericks.[citation needed]
  • March 6: Most three-point field goal attempt without making one. The New York Knicks attempted 18 three-point shots without making one in a game against the New Jersey Nets. This surpassed the previous league record of 16 set by the Washington Wizards on November 2, 2007.[93]
  • March 22: Worst 70-game start of season. The New Jersey Nets became the second team in NBA history to lose 63 of its first 70 games, joining the 1992–93 Dallas Mavericks.[citation needed]
  • April 14: Most three-point field goal made in a season. The Orlando Magic broke the record for most three-point field goals made in a season when Vince Carter scored the Magic's eight three-pointer in the game against the Philadelphia 76ers to surpass the previous record of 837 three-point field goals held by the Phoenix Suns in 2005–06.[94] The Magic scored 11 three-point field goal in the game to bring their season total to 841.[95]

2009–10 NBA changes

  • Atlanta Hawks – added new red road alternate uniforms with dark navy blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
  • Charlotte Bobcats – slightly changed their pinstripe uniforms.
  • Dallas Mavericks – added new light blue road alternate uniforms with dark navy blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
  • Houston Rockets – added new red road alternate uniforms with gold side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
  • Memphis Grizzlies – added new grey road alternate uniforms with dark navy blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
  • New Jersey Nets – red road alternate uniforms they wore for the past three seasons became their primary road jersey.
  • Portland Trail Blazers – added new white home alternate uniforms added "Rip City" on their wordmark to their jersey.
  • Philadelphia 76ers – added new logo and new uniforms, brought back original red, white and blue colors replacing black and gold, added side panels to their jerseys and shorts.

Standings

By division

By conference

Notes

  • z – clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – clinched division title
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.

Main article: 2010 NBA playoffs
First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals
            
E1 Cleveland* 4
E8 Chicago 1
E1 Cleveland* 2
E4 Boston* 4
E4 Boston* 4
E5 Miami 1
E4 Boston* 4
Eastern Conference
E2 Orlando* 2
E3 Atlanta 4
E6 Milwaukee 3
E3 Atlanta 0
E2 Orlando* 4
E2 Orlando* 4
E7 Charlotte 0
E4 Boston* 3
W1 LA Lakers* 4
W1 LA Lakers* 4
W8 Oklahoma City 2
W1 LA Lakers* 4
W5 Utah 0
W4 Denver* 2
W5 Utah 4
W1 LA Lakers* 4
Western Conference
W3 Phoenix 2
W3 Phoenix 4
W6 Portland 2
W3 Phoenix 4
W7 San Antonio 0
W2 Dallas* 2
W7 San Antonio 4

* Division winner
Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

This bracket:


Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Statistics
Points per game Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 30.1
Rebounds per game Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 13.2
Assists per game Steve Nash Phoenix Suns 11.0
Steals per game Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 2.33
Blocks per game Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 2.78
Field goal percentage Dwight Howard Orlando Magic .612
3-point field goal percentage Kyle Korver Utah Jazz .536
Free throw percentage Steve Nash Phoenix Suns .938

Awards

Yearly awards

Players of the week

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.

Week Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref.
Oct. 27 – Nov. 1 Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (1/4) Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) (1/2) [107]
Nov. 2 – Nov. 8 Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) Chris Kaman (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/2) [108]
Nov. 9 – Nov. 15 Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) (1/4) [109]
Nov. 16 – Nov. 22 LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/6) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/4) [110]
Nov. 23 – Nov. 29 Gerald Wallace (Charlotte Bobcats) (1/1) Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) [111]
Nov. 30 – Dec. 6 Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics) (1/1) Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz) (1/2) [112]
Dec. 7 – Dec. 13 Rodney Stuckey (Detroit Pistons) (1/1) Deron Williams (Utah Jazz) (1/1) [113]
Dec. 14 – Dec. 20 Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (2/4) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (3/4) [114]
Dec. 21 – Dec. 27 LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/6) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (4/4) [115]
Dec. 28 – Jan. 3 Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) (1/1) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/3) [116]
Jan. 4 – Jan. 10 LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (3/6) Chris Kaman (Los Angeles Clippers) (2/2) [117]
Jan. 11 – Jan. 17 Stephen Jackson (Charlotte Bobcats) (1/1) Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) (2/2) [118]
Jan. 18 – Jan. 24 LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (4/6) Chauncey Billups (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) [119]
Jan. 25 – Jan. 31 Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors) (1/2) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/3) [120]
Feb. 1 – Feb. 7 LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (5/6) Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/1) [121]
Feb. 15 – Feb. 21 Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (3/4) Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz) (2/2) [122]
Feb. 22 – Feb. 28 LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (6/6) Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) (1/3) [123]
Mar. 1 – Mar. 7 Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat) (1/2) Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) (2/3) [124]
Mar. 8 – Mar. 14 Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) Brandon Roy (Portland Trail Blazers) (1/1) [125]
Mar. 15 – Mar. 21 Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics) (1/1) Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) [126]
Mar. 22 – Mar. 28 Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat) (2/2) Manu Ginóbili (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) [127]
Mar. 29 – Apr. 4 Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors) (2/2) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (3/3) [128]
Apr. 5 – Apr. 11 Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (4/4) Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) (3/3) [129]

Players of the month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.

Rookies of the month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.

Coaches of the month

The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.

Salary cap

Main article: NBA Salary Cap

On July 7, 2009, the NBA announced that the salary cap for the 2009–10 season would be $57.70 million and would go into effect on July 8 as the league's "moratorium period" had ended and teams could begin signing free agents and making trades. The tax level for the season was set at $69.92 million, with each team paying a $1 tax for each $1 by which it exceeds $69.92 million. The mid-level exception was $5.854 million for the season and the minimum team salary, which was set at 75% of the salary cap, was $43.275 million.[18]

For the 2008–09 season, the salary cap was set at $58.68 million ( $0.98 million), while the tax level was $71.15 million ( $1.23 million). Although the league-wide revenue increased by 2.5% in the previous season, the decrease in the salary cap and tax level was the result of the formula used to set the cap and tax under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.[18]

Broadcast

See also: List of current National Basketball Association broadcasters

The 2009–10 NBA season was broadcast in the United States by ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. A number of games were nationally televised by ABC, ESPN and TNT, while some games were televised by NBA TV. Four teams, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, New Jersey Nets and Charlotte Bobcats had not have any national TV appearances on ABC, ESPN and TNT. ABC had air several Sunday games and a double-header on Christmas day. ESPN has mainly televised the regular season games on Wednesdays and Fridays, while TNT has mainly televised the Thursday games. TNT has also broadcast the 2010 NBA All-Star Game and the NBA All-Star Saturday Night Events in February.[148][149][150]

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The 2009 10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association NBA The 1 230 game regular season 82 games for each of the 30 teams began on October 27 2009 and ended on April 14 2010 The season ended when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics four games to three to win their second consecutive NBA championship in the 2010 NBA Finals 2009 10 NBA seasonLeagueNational Basketball AssociationSportBasketballDurationOctober 27 2009 April 14 2010 April 17 May 29 2010 Playoffs June 3 17 2010 Finals Number of games82Number of teams30TV partner s ABC TNT ESPN NBA TVDraftTop draft pickBlake Griffin did not play regular season games until the 2010 11 season Picked byLos Angeles ClippersRegular seasonTop seedCleveland CavaliersSeason MVPLeBron James Cleveland Top scorerKevin Durant Oklahoma City PlayoffsEastern championsBoston Celtics Eastern runners upOrlando MagicWestern championsLos Angeles Lakers Western runners upPhoenix SunsFinalsChampionsLos Angeles Lakers Runners upBoston CelticsFinals MVPKobe Bryant L A Lakers NBA seasons 2008 092010 11 The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25 2009 and Blake Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers 1 The Dallas Mavericks hosted the 59th Annual All Star Game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Texas on February 14 2010 2 For the second time in NBA history all eight Western Conference playoff teams won at least 50 games and only 7 wins separated the Western Conference No 1 seed from No 8 seed Both of these events first occurred in 2008 Cleveland s league leading 61 wins was the lowest win total to lead the league since the Indiana Pacers won 61 games in 2003 04 3 The New Jersey Nets became the fifth team in NBA history to lose 70 games in a season Contents 1 Transactions 1 1 Coaching changes 1 1 1 Off season 1 1 2 In season 2 Notable occurrences 3 Records set 3 1 Individual 3 2 Team 4 2009 10 NBA changes 5 Standings 5 1 By division 5 2 By conference 6 Playoffs 7 Statistics leaders 8 Awards 8 1 Yearly awards 8 2 Players of the week 8 3 Players of the month 8 4 Rookies of the month 8 5 Coaches of the month 9 Salary cap 10 Broadcast 11 References 12 External linksTransactions EditMain article List of 2009 10 NBA season transactions Coaching changes Edit Coaching changes Off seasonTeam 2008 09 coach 2009 10 coachWashington Wizards Ed Tapscott Flip SaundersSacramento Kings Kenny Natt Paul WestphalPhiladelphia 76ers Tony DiLeo Eddie JordanMinnesota Timberwolves Kevin McHale Kurt RambisDetroit Pistons Michael Curry John KuesterIn seasonTeam Outgoing coach New coachNew Orleans Hornets Byron Scott Jeff BowerNew Jersey Nets Lawrence Frank Tom BarriseTom Barrise Kiki VandewegheLos Angeles Clippers Mike Dunleavy Kim HughesOff season Edit On April 22 the Washington Wizards hired Flip Saunders as head coach replacing interim head coach Ed Tapscott 4 On April 24 the Sacramento Kings fired interim head coach Kenny Natt and four assistant coaches after the Kings finished with a season low 17 wins 5 On May 11 the Philadelphia 76ers interim head coach Tony DiLeo decided to withdraw his name from consideration as head coach for the 2009 10 season citing family concerns DiLeo retains his old position as the Assistant General Manager and Senior Vice President 6 On June 1 the Philadelphia 76ers hired Eddie Jordan as head coach 7 On June 9 the Sacramento Kings hired Paul Westphal as head coach 8 On June 17 the Minnesota Timberwolves fired interim head coach Kevin McHale ending McHale s 15 year association with the franchise 9 On June 30 the Detroit Pistons fired head coach Michael Curry after only one season at the position 10 On July 9 the Detroit Pistons hired Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuester as head coach 11 On August 10 the Minnesota Timberwolves hired Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis as head coach 12 In season Edit On November 12 the New Orleans Hornets fired Byron Scott as head coach replacing him on an interim basis with general manager Jeff Bower 13 On November 29 the New Jersey Nets fired Lawrence Frank as head coach replacing him on an interim basis with assistant coach Tom Barrise 14 On December 1 the New Jersey Nets appointed general manager Kiki Vandeweghe as an interim head coach replacing Tom Barrise who coached the team for two games after Lawrence Frank was fired 15 On February 4 Los Angeles Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy stepped down from coaching duties He retained his position as the team s general manager he was fired on March 9 Assistant coach Kim Hughes replaced him as head coach on interim basis 16 Notable occurrences EditJune On June 10 2009 one time All Star Game MVP Randy Smith died at the age of 60 17 On June 25 2009 the 2009 NBA draft was held at the Madison Square Garden New York City Blake Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers 1 July On July 7 2009 the NBA announced that the salary cap for the 2009 10 season would be 57 70 million and would go into effect on July 8 18 September On September 1 2009 the five year contract between the NBA and its referees expired Both parties had failed to negotiate a new contract by the start of the pre season resulting in a lockout by the National Basketball Referees Association NBRA starting on September 18 19 20 On September 5 2009 three time NBA Champion Bruce Bowen retired after 12 seasons in the NBA at the age of 38 21 On September 11 2009 Charlotte Hornets co owner William Beck died in a plane crash at the age of 49 22 On September 11 2009 NBA legends Michael Jordan John Stockton and David Robinson along with Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan were inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 23 On September 16 2009 Indiana Pacers co owner Melvin Simon died at the age of 82 24 On September 24 2009 Mikhail Prokhorov who at the time was Russia s richest man according to Forbes magazine reached a deal to become the majority owner of the New Jersey Nets and to fund nearly half the cost of building the Nets new arena 25 On September 30 2009 the NBA issued a policy regarding Twitter and other social media sites banning players coaches and other team basketball operations personnel from using them during games 26 October On October 1 the pre season games started and were refereed by replacement referees from the Women s National Basketball Association WNBA and the NBA D League due to the lockout of referees 27 This marked the first time that replacement referees were used in the NBA since the 1995 96 season 28 On October 2 the NBA Board of Governors approved the expanded use of instant replay starting this season to determine whether a 24 second shot clock violation occurred during a play and to determine during the last two minutes of regulation play or any overtime period which player last touched the ball prior to it going out of bounds 29 On October 8 the NBA played its first ever game in Taipei A pre season game between the Indiana Pacers and the Denver Nuggets was played at Taipei Arena Taipei became the seventh Asian city to host an NBA game after Beijing Guangzhou Macau Shanghai Tokyo and Yokohama 30 31 On October 9 Marvin Fishman one of the original owners of the Milwaukee Bucks died at the age of 84 32 On October 23 the NBA and its referees announced that they have agreed on a new labor agreement for the next two seasons thus ending the lockout of referees 33 34 Israeli Omri Casspi On October 27 the regular season opened with a record of 83 international players on the opening night rosters tying the records set in the 2006 07 season Israeli Omri Casspi Swede Jonas Jerebko and Tanzanian Hasheem Thabeet were representing their countries for the first time in the NBA 35 The opening night rosters also featured a record number of former D League players with 63 players on 29 NBA teams 36 November On November 10 Hall of Famer coach Al Cervi died at the age of 92 37 On November 24 Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin died at the age of 85 38 On November 25 ten time All Star Allen Iverson announced his retirement from the NBA He was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies on November 19 after playing three games 39 40 January On January 6 Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas was suspended indefinitely pending further investigation of his admission of bringing guns to the Wizards locker room Reports said that Arenas brought his gun because of a dispute with teammate Javaris Crittenton over a gambling debt 41 Arenas was later charged with carrying a gun without a license and pleaded guilty to the charge 42 43 On January 9 Detroit Pistons guard Ben Gordon scored the 10 millionth point in NBA regular season history 44 On January 27 the NBA suspended Washington Wizards guards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton for the rest of the season Both Arenas and Crittenton brought guns into the team s locker room at Verizon Center a violation of both the league s constitution and of the city s laws requiring any guns in the city be licensed in Washington and kept in the home A few days earlier Crittenton was also charged with and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of possession of an unregistered firearm 45 February On February 3 Hall of Famer Dick McGuire died of natural causes at age 84 46 NBA All Star Break Dwyane Wade The 2010 NBA All Star Game was played at Cowboys Stadium in Texas on February 14 2010 with the East winning in a closely contested game 141 139 and the Miami Heat s Dwyane Wade being named the MVP The game had record breaking attendance with 108 713 In the Rookie Challenge game the Rookies defeated the Sophomores Tyreke Evans was named the game s MVP This is the first time the Rookies won the Rookie Challenge since 2002 During the NBA All Star Weekend Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks won the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest for the third time in his career Kevin Durant who also won the inaugural event won this year s H O R S E Competition and Boston s Paul Pierce beat rookie Stephen Curry to win the Three Point Shootout Steve Nash won the Skills Challenge for the second time in his career Team Texas which represented Dallas Houston and San Antonio won the Shooting Stars Competition In a miscellaneous note Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic set a Guinness World Record for the longest basketball shot while sitting down at 52 ft 6 in during Jam Session On February 25 the second overall draft pick in the 2009 draft Hasheem Thabeet was assigned to NBA D League team Dakota Wizards becoming the highest drafted player to play in the D League 47 On February 27 Five time All Star Carl Braun died of natural causes at the age of 82 48 On February 27 Michael Jordan reached a deal to become the majority owner of the Bobcats Jordan had been a part owner of the Bobcats with the final say on all basketball decisions since 2006 49 March On March 9 Mike Dunleavy was fired as Clippers General Manager 50 On March 13 the Washington Wizards become the first team in 10 years to play 3 games on 3 consecutive nights The scheduling was caused by a February blizzard that postponed a game 51 April On April 5 the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the members of the Class of 2010 inductees Four former NBA players Dennis Johnson Gus Johnson Karl Malone and Scottie Pippen were named among the players to be inducted in the Enshrinement Ceremony on August 13 Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss was named among the contributors to be inducted The United States national basketball team that won the gold medal in the 1992 Olympic Games was named among the teams to be inducted The team dubbed The Dream Team was the first team made up primarily of NBA players Prior to the FIBA rules change in 1989 NBA players were not eligible to compete in international basketball 52 On April 12 the New Jersey Nets played their final game at the Izod Center a 105 95 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats The Nets who have played at the Izod Center since 1981 would move to the Prudential Center for the next two seasons before finally moving to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York in 2012 53 On April 14 the Orlando Magic played their final regular season game at the Amway Arena a 125 111 win over the Philadelphia 76ers The Magic who have played at the Amway Arena since their inaugural season in 1989 will move to the Amway Center next season 54 Records set EditIndividual Edit October 27 League record Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James became the youngest player to record 13 000 career points 55 November 6 League record Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to record 24 000 career points 56 November 14 Milwaukee Bucks franchise record Milwaukee Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings scored 55 points bettering the Bucks rookie scoring record previously set by Kareem Abdul Jabbar on February 21 1970 by four points He also became the youngest player in NBA history to score more than 50 points in a game He fell just two points short of the franchise scoring record set by Michael Redd on November 11 2006 He also fell just three points short of the NBA record for points by a rookie set twice in 1960 by Wilt Chamberlain 57 58 November 25 League record Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd moved into second place on NBA s career assists list Kidd recorded seven assists on the night to bring his career assists total to 10 337 assists overtaking Mark Jackson who recorded 10 334 assists 59 December 2 Cleveland Cavaliers franchise record Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas played his 724th game with the Cavaliers to set the franchise record for most games played He broke the old record of 723 games held by Danny Ferry 60 January 2 Oklahoma City Thunder franchise record Forward Kevin Durant scored more than 30 points in his seventh consecutive game breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in January 1972 61 62 January 2 League record Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James became the youngest player to score 14 000 career points 63 January 3 Toronto Raptors franchise record Forward Chris Bosh became the leading scorer in Raptors franchise history surpassing Vince Carter s previous franchise record of 9 420 points Bosh scored 22 points on the night to bring his franchise point total to 9 428 points 64 January 13 League record Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki became the first European born player to score 20 000 career points 65 66 January 13 Minnesota Timberwolves franchise record Center Al Jefferson set a single game franchise record with 26 rebounds in a triple overtime loss to the Houston Rockets 67 January 16 Miami Heat franchise record Guard Dwyane Wade became the Heat s career leader in assists surpassing Tim Hardaway s previous franchise record of 2 867 assists 68 January 21 League record Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to score 25 000 career points 69 February 1 Los Angeles Lakers franchise record Guard Kobe Bryant became the leading scorer in Lakers franchise history surpassing Jerry West s previous franchise record of 25 192 points 70 Bryant scored 44 points on the night to bring his franchise point total to 25 208 points 14th on the NBA s all time scoring list 71 February 2 League record Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith became the youngest player to record 1 000 career blocks 72 February 20 Chicago Bulls franchise record Guard Kirk Hinrich recorded his 771st three point field goal Breaking the franchise record of 770 by Ben Gordon February 26 Orlando Magic franchise record Center Dwight Howard recorded his 20th straight double double breaking the franchise record of 19 straight double double set by Shaquille O Neal 73 74 March 5 Cleveland Cavaliers franchise record Forward LeBron James became the franchise s all time leader in minutes played with 21 573 in the Cavaliers game against the Detroit Pistons surpassing previous franchise leader Zydrunas Ilgauskas 75 March 12 Oklahoma City Thunder franchise record Forward Kevin Durant had his 36th game with 30 or more points this season breaking the franchise record set by Spencer Haywood in the 1972 73 season 76 March 17 Toronto Raptors franchise record Forward Chris Bosh becomes the first Raptor to score 10 000 points 77 March 19 League record Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James became the youngest player to record 15 000 career points 78 March 26 Boston Celtics franchise record Guard Rajon Rondo set the Celtics single season steals record passing Rick Fox Paul Pierce set the all time franchise record for free throws made passing John Havlicek 79 April 7 League record Golden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson became the NBA s all time most wins coach passing Lenny Wilkens previous record of 1 332 wins 80 April 14 League record Kevin Durant became the youngest scoring leader at the age of 21 Durant who averaged 30 1 points per game surpassed Max Zaslofsky who was the scoring leader in the 1947 48 BAA at the age of 22 81 April 14 League record Dwight Howard led the league in both rebounding and blocked shots He became the only player to lead the league in blocks and rebounding in the same season twice which he did consecutively 82 April 14 League record Utah Jazz guard forward Kyle Korver set the record for the highest three point field goal percentage in a season when he shot 53 6 breaking Steve Kerr s record of 52 4 in the 1994 95 season 83 Team Edit December 2 Worst winless start of season The New Jersey Nets lost to extend their losing streak to 18 since the start of the season This set the record for the NBA s all time worst winless start The Nets broke the old record of 17 games previously held by both the 1988 89 Miami Heat who were in their first season and the 1998 99 Los Angeles Clippers who were resuming play after a league wide lockout 84 December 17 Most three point field goal attempts in a half The New York Knicks attempted 29 three point shots in the first half of a game at the Chicago Bulls setting the NBA record for three point attempts in a half 85 December 21 Largest deficit overcome The Sacramento Kings overcame a 35 point deficit to defeat the Chicago Bulls This was the second largest deficit overcome in NBA history The score was Sacramento 44 Chicago 79 with 8 50 remaining in the third quarter whereupon the Kings rallied with a 58 19 run for the remainder of the game to win in regulation time The final score was Sacramento 102 Chicago 98 The NBA record for this feat took place on November 27 1996 when the Utah Jazz overcame a 36 point deficit to defeat the Denver Nuggets in regulation by a final score of Utah 107 Denver 103 The Jazz achieved this feat as the home team while the Kings achieved it as the visiting team 86 December 23 Fewest points scored in overtime The Sacramento Kings failed to score in the overtime period in a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers becoming the ninth team in NBA history to score zero points in overtime citation needed December 26 Worst 30 game start of season The New Jersey Nets became the sixth team in NBA history to lose 28 of its first 30 games joining the 1970 71 Cleveland Cavaliers 1992 93 Dallas Mavericks 1993 94 Dallas Mavericks 1997 98 Denver Nuggets and 2004 05 New Orleans Hornets 87 January 13 First franchise to 3 000 wins The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks at Dallas to record the three thousandth regular season victory in franchise history In the process the Lakers became the first franchise in NBA history to win three thousand games 88 January 23 Worst 3 win start of season The New Jersey Nets became the third team in NBA history to lose 40 of its first 43 games tying the 1993 94 Dallas Mavericks and 1997 98 Denver Nuggets for the worst start to a season with three wins citation needed January 24 Largest win in franchise history The Dallas Mavericks defeated the New York Knicks 128 78 at New York The 50 point deficit is the Mavericks largest win in franchise history For the Knicks it was the worst home loss and the second worst loss in franchise history 89 90 January 29 First team to win five consecutive games over opponents over 500 on the road The Chicago Bulls became the first team in NBA history to win five consecutive games over opponents over 500 on the road January 31 Most three point field goals in a quarter The Cleveland Cavaliers made eleven three point shots in the first quarter of a game against the Los Angeles Clippers This tied the NBA record set by the Milwaukee Bucks against the Phoenix Suns on March 28 2006 91 92 February 6 Worst 50 game start of season The New Jersey Nets became the third team in NBA history to lose 46 of its first 50 games joining the 1972 73 Philadelphia 76ers and 1992 93 Dallas Mavericks citation needed March 6 Most three point field goal attempt without making one The New York Knicks attempted 18 three point shots without making one in a game against the New Jersey Nets This surpassed the previous league record of 16 set by the Washington Wizards on November 2 2007 93 March 22 Worst 70 game start of season The New Jersey Nets became the second team in NBA history to lose 63 of its first 70 games joining the 1992 93 Dallas Mavericks citation needed April 14 Most three point field goal made in a season The Orlando Magic broke the record for most three point field goals made in a season when Vince Carter scored the Magic s eight three pointer in the game against the Philadelphia 76ers to surpass the previous record of 837 three point field goals held by the Phoenix Suns in 2005 06 94 The Magic scored 11 three point field goal in the game to bring their season total to 841 95 2009 10 NBA changes EditAtlanta Hawks added new red road alternate uniforms with dark navy blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts Charlotte Bobcats slightly changed their pinstripe uniforms Dallas Mavericks added new light blue road alternate uniforms with dark navy blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts Houston Rockets added new red road alternate uniforms with gold side panels to their jerseys and shorts Memphis Grizzlies added new grey road alternate uniforms with dark navy blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts New Jersey Nets red road alternate uniforms they wore for the past three seasons became their primary road jersey Portland Trail Blazers added new white home alternate uniforms added Rip City on their wordmark to their jersey Philadelphia 76ers added new logo and new uniforms brought back original red white and blue colors replacing black and gold added side panels to their jerseys and shorts Standings EditBy division Edit Eastern ConferenceAtlantic Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Boston Celtics 50 32 610 24 17 26 15 13 3Toronto Raptors 40 42 488 10 25 16 15 26 11 5New York Knicks 29 53 354 21 18 23 11 30 6 10Philadelphia 76ers 27 55 329 23 12 29 15 26 7 9New Jersey Nets 12 70 146 38 8 33 4 37 3 13Central Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Divz Cleveland Cavaliers 61 21 744 35 6 26 15 12 4x Milwaukee Bucks 46 36 561 15 28 13 18 23 10 6x Chicago Bulls 41 41 500 20 24 17 17 24 10 6Indiana Pacers 32 50 390 29 23 18 9 32 6 10Detroit Pistons 27 55 329 34 17 24 10 31 2 14Southeast Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Orlando Magic 59 23 720 34 7 25 16 10 6x Atlanta Hawks 53 29 646 6 34 7 19 22 8 8x Miami Heat 47 35 573 12 24 17 23 18 9 7x Charlotte Bobcats 44 38 537 15 31 10 13 28 10 6Washington Wizards 26 56 317 33 15 26 11 30 3 13 Western ConferenceNorthwest Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Denver Nuggets 53 29 646 34 7 19 22 12 4x Utah Jazz 53 29 646 32 9 21 20 8 8x Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 610 3 26 15 24 17 8 8x Oklahoma City Thunder 50 32 610 3 27 14 23 18 9 7Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 183 38 10 31 5 36 3 13Pacific Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Divc Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 695 34 7 23 18 13 3x Phoenix Suns 54 28 659 3 32 9 22 19 12 4Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 354 28 21 20 8 33 5 11Golden State Warriors 26 56 317 31 18 23 8 33 5 11Sacramento Kings 25 57 305 32 18 23 7 34 5 11Southwest Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Dallas Mavericks 55 27 671 28 13 27 14 10 6x San Antonio Spurs 50 32 610 5 29 12 21 20 9 7Houston Rockets 42 40 512 13 23 18 19 22 9 7Memphis Grizzlies 40 42 488 15 23 18 17 24 5 11New Orleans Hornets 37 45 451 18 24 17 13 28 7 9 By conference Edit Eastern Conference vteTeam W L PCT GB1 z Cleveland Cavaliers 61 21 744 2 y Orlando Magic 59 23 720 23 x Atlanta Hawks 53 29 646 84 y Boston Celtics 50 32 610 115 x Miami Heat 47 35 573 146 x Milwaukee Bucks 46 36 561 157 x Charlotte Bobcats 44 38 537 178 x Chicago Bulls 41 41 500 209 Toronto Raptors 40 42 488 2110 Indiana Pacers 32 50 390 2911 New York Knicks 29 53 354 3212 Detroit Pistons 27 55 329 3413 Philadelphia 76ers 27 55 329 3414 Washington Wizards 26 56 317 3515 New Jersey Nets 12 70 146 49Tiebreakers Detroit finished ahead of Philadelphia by virtue of winning their regular season series 3 1 Western Conference vteTeam W L PCT GB1 c Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 695 2 y Dallas Mavericks 55 27 671 23 x Phoenix Suns 54 28 659 34 y Denver Nuggets 53 29 646 45 x Utah Jazz 53 29 646 46 x Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 610 77 x San Antonio Spurs 50 32 610 78 x Oklahoma City Thunder 50 32 610 79 Houston Rockets 42 40 512 1510 Memphis Grizzlies 40 42 488 1711 New Orleans Hornets 37 45 451 2012 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 354 2813 Golden State Warriors 26 56 317 3114 Sacramento Kings 25 57 305 3215 Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 183 42Tiebreakers Denver finished ahead of Utah and became the Northwest Division winner by virtue of winning their regular season series 3 1 Portland finished ahead of San Antonio and Oklahoma City while San Antonio finished ahead of Oklahoma City by virtue of better winning records among the teams tied Portland had a 6 1 record against the tied teams San Antonio had a 3 4 record and Oklahoma City had a 2 6 record Notes z clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs c clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs y clinched division title x clinched playoff spotPlayoffs EditTeams in bold advanced to the next round The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team s seeding in its conference and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round The division champions are marked by an asterisk Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher seeded team but instead the team with the better regular season record teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics Main article 2010 NBA playoffs First RoundConference SemifinalsConference FinalsNBA Finals E1Cleveland 4E8Chicago1E1Cleveland 2E4Boston 4E4Boston 4E5Miami1E4Boston 4Eastern ConferenceE2Orlando 2E3Atlanta4E6Milwaukee3E3Atlanta0E2Orlando 4E2Orlando 4E7Charlotte0E4Boston 3W1LA Lakers 4W1LA Lakers 4W8Oklahoma City2W1LA Lakers 4W5Utah0W4Denver 2W5Utah4W1LA Lakers 4Western ConferenceW3Phoenix2W3Phoenix4W6Portland2W3Phoenix4W7San Antonio0W2Dallas 2W7San Antonio4 Division winnerBold Series winnerItalic Team with home court advantage This bracket viewtalkeditStatistics leaders EditCategory Player Team StatisticsPoints per game Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 30 1Rebounds per game Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 13 2Assists per game Steve Nash Phoenix Suns 11 0Steals per game Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 2 33Blocks per game Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 2 78Field goal percentage Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 6123 point field goal percentage Kyle Korver Utah Jazz 536Free throw percentage Steve Nash Phoenix Suns 938Awards EditYearly awards Edit Most Valuable Player LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 96 Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 82 Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans Sacramento Kings 97 Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford Atlanta Hawks 98 Most Improved Player Aaron Brooks Houston Rockets 99 Coach of the Year Scott Brooks Oklahoma City Thunder 100 Executive of the Year John Hammond Milwaukee Bucks 101 Sportsmanship Award Grant Hill Phoenix Suns 102 J Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award Samuel Dalembert Philadelphia 76ers 103 All NBA First Team 104 F Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder F LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers C Dwight Howard Orlando Magic G Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers G Dwyane Wade Miami Heat NBA All Defensive First Team 105 Dwight Howard Orlando Magic Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers Gerald Wallace Charlotte Bobcats NBA All Rookie First Team 106 Tyreke Evans Sacramento Kings Brandon Jennings Milwaukee Bucks Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors Darren Collison New Orleans Hornets Taj Gibson Chicago Bulls All NBA Second Team 104 F Carmelo Anthony Denver Nuggets F Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks C Amar e Stoudemire Phoenix Suns G Deron Williams Utah Jazz G Steve Nash Phoenix Suns NBA All Defensive Second Team 105 Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs Dwyane Wade Miami Heat Josh Smith Atlanta Hawks Anderson Varejao Cleveland Cavaliers Thabo Sefolosha Oklahoma City Thunder NBA All Rookie Second Team 106 Marcus Thornton New Orleans Hornets DeJuan Blair San Antonio Spurs James Harden Oklahoma City Thunder Jonny Flynn Minnesota Timberwolves Jonas Jerebko Detroit Pistons All NBA Third Team 104 F Pau Gasol Los Angeles Lakers F Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs C Andrew Bogut Milwaukee Bucks G Joe Johnson Atlanta Hawks G Brandon Roy Portland Trail Blazers Players of the week Edit The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week Week Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref Oct 27 Nov 1 Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 1 4 Carmelo Anthony Denver Nuggets 1 2 107 Nov 2 Nov 8 Joe Johnson Atlanta Hawks 1 1 Chris Kaman Los Angeles Clippers 1 2 108 Nov 9 Nov 15 Brandon Jennings Milwaukee Bucks 1 1 Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks 1 4 109 Nov 16 Nov 22 LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 1 6 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 2 4 110 Nov 23 Nov 29 Gerald Wallace Charlotte Bobcats 1 1 Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs 1 1 111 Nov 30 Dec 6 Kevin Garnett Boston Celtics 1 1 Carlos Boozer Utah Jazz 1 2 112 Dec 7 Dec 13 Rodney Stuckey Detroit Pistons 1 1 Deron Williams Utah Jazz 1 1 113 Dec 14 Dec 20 Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 2 4 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 3 4 114 Dec 21 Dec 27 LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 2 6 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 4 4 115 Dec 28 Jan 3 Derrick Rose Chicago Bulls 1 1 Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 1 3 116 Jan 4 Jan 10 LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 3 6 Chris Kaman Los Angeles Clippers 2 2 117 Jan 11 Jan 17 Stephen Jackson Charlotte Bobcats 1 1 Carmelo Anthony Denver Nuggets 2 2 118 Jan 18 Jan 24 LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 4 6 Chauncey Billups Denver Nuggets 1 1 119 Jan 25 Jan 31 Chris Bosh Toronto Raptors 1 2 Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 2 3 120 Feb 1 Feb 7 LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 5 6 Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder 1 1 121 Feb 15 Feb 21 Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 3 4 Carlos Boozer Utah Jazz 2 2 122 Feb 22 Feb 28 LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 6 6 Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks 1 3 123 Mar 1 Mar 7 Dwyane Wade Miami Heat 1 2 Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks 2 3 124 Mar 8 Mar 14 Andrew Bogut Milwaukee Bucks 1 1 Brandon Roy Portland Trail Blazers 1 1 125 Mar 15 Mar 21 Paul Pierce Boston Celtics 1 1 Pau Gasol Los Angeles Lakers 1 1 126 Mar 22 Mar 28 Dwyane Wade Miami Heat 2 2 Manu Ginobili San Antonio Spurs 1 1 127 Mar 29 Apr 4 Chris Bosh Toronto Raptors 2 2 Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 3 3 128 Apr 5 Apr 11 Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 4 4 Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks 3 3 129 Players of the month Edit The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref October November LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 1 4 Carmelo Anthony Denver Nuggets 1 1 130 December LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 2 4 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 1 1 131 January LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 3 4 Chris Paul New Orleans Hornets 1 1 132 February LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 4 4 Carlos Boozer Utah Jazz 1 1 133 March Dwyane Wade Miami Heat 1 1 Amar e Stoudemire Phoenix Suns 1 1 134 April Derrick Rose Chicago Bulls 1 1 Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 1 1 135 Rookies of the month Edit The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref October November Brandon Jennings Milwaukee Bucks 1 4 Tyreke Evans Sacramento Kings 1 2 136 December Brandon Jennings Milwaukee Bucks 2 4 Tyreke Evans Sacramento Kings 2 2 137 January Brandon Jennings Milwaukee Bucks 3 4 Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors 1 3 138 February Jonas Jerebko Detroit Pistons 1 1 Darren Collison New Orleans Hornets 1 1 139 March Brandon Jennings Milwaukee Bucks 4 4 Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors 2 3 140 April Terrence Williams New Jersey Nets 1 1 Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors 3 3 141 Coaches of the month Edit The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref October November Stan Van Gundy Orlando Magic 1 2 Alvin Gentry Phoenix Suns 1 2 142 December Mike Brown Cleveland Cavaliers 1 1 Lionel Hollins Memphis Grizzlies 1 1 143 January Larry Brown Charlotte Bobcats 1 1 George Karl Denver Nuggets 1 1 144 February Scott Skiles Milwaukee Bucks 1 1 Scott Brooks Oklahoma City Thunder 1 1 145 March Erik Spoelstra Miami Heat 1 1 Alvin Gentry Phoenix Suns 2 2 146 April Stan Van Gundy Orlando Magic 2 2 Rick Carlisle Dallas Mavericks 1 1 147 Salary cap EditMain article NBA Salary Cap On July 7 2009 the NBA announced that the salary cap for the 2009 10 season would be 57 70 million and would go into effect on July 8 as the league s moratorium period had ended and teams could begin signing free agents and making trades The tax level for the season was set at 69 92 million with each team paying a 1 tax for each 1 by which it exceeds 69 92 million The mid level exception was 5 854 million for the season and the minimum team salary which was set at 75 of the salary cap was 43 275 million 18 For the 2008 09 season the salary cap 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