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Stadium:
Quicken Loans Arena
Quicken Loans Arena (aka "The Q") is a multipurpose arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Until August 2005, it was known as Gund Arena, named for Gordon Gund, a former owner of the Cavaliers, after he paid for the naming rights. It is home to the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. It was also home of the now-defunct Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL, the Cleveland Barons of the AHL, and the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA. The arena was opened with a concert by Billy Joel on October 17, 1994 - the Cavaliers played the first game in the arena a few weeks later. It is owned by The Gateway Economic Development Corporation, which leases it to the Cavaliers. On May 16, 2006 the then inactive Utah Grizzlies franchise of the AHL announced that it would move to the Quicken Loans Arena. On January 25, 2007 the team name was announced as the Lake Erie Monsters. They will begin play in the 2007-2008 season.

Seating Chart:
Quicken Loans Arena Seating Chart

Team History:
The Cavaliers first began play in the NBA in 1970 as an expansion team under the ownership of Nick Mileti. Playing their home games at Cleveland Arena under the direction of head coach Bill Fitch, they compiled a league-worst 15-67 record. The team hoped to build around the number one 1971 draft pick Austin Carr who had set numerous scoring records at Notre Dame, however Carr severely injured his leg shortly into his pro career and did not recover sufficiently to become a great pro player. The following seasons saw the Cavaliers gradually improve their on-court performance, thanks to season-by-season additions of talented players such as Bingo Smith, Jim Chones, Jim Cleamons and Dick Snyder. Cleveland improved to 23-59 in their sophomore season, followed by a 32-50 record in 1972-73, and a small step backwards to 29-53 in 1973-74. In 1974, the Cavaliers moved into the brand-new Richfield Coliseum, located in the cornfields thirty miles south of downtown Cleveland in Summit County. That season, the Cavaliers finished with a 40-42 record falling just short of a playoff berth. In the 1975-76 season with Carr, Smith, Chones, Snyder, and newly acquired Nate Thurmond; Fitch led the Cavaliers to a 49-33 record and (to date) their only division title. Fitch received the league's Coach of the Year award as the Cavs made their first-ever playoff appearance.

Season Preview:
The Cavaliers did not make any trades or sign any free agents a day after the signing period began, but the Cavs and their fans may have received their best news of the off-season late Wednesday night. The Memphis Grizzlies, once believed hot on the trail of Cavs restricted free agent Anderson Varejao, made a three-year offer to Orlando Magic forward Darko Milicic on Wednesday night and Milicic accepted the offer, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal. The first-year salary is about $7 million. The Grizzlies' offer to Milicic could mean good news for the Cavs. The Grizzlies, Charlotte Bobcats and the Milwaukee Bucks were the only teams under the salary cap at the start of free agency but now that has changed since the Grizzlies signed Milicic and since the Bobcats re-signed Gerald Wallace for nearly $57 million.

Official Site:
http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/