SUN., MAY 10, 2015 UNITED CENTER – CHICAGO, IL TV: ABC RADIO: WTAM 1100/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 3:30 PM EST
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (5-2, 53-29) AT CHICAGO BULLS (6-3, 50-32)
2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES PLAYOFF GAME #8 ROAD GAME #4 PROBABLE STARTERS 2015 NBA PLAYOFFS POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG QUARTERFINALS
F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 14-15: 69 69 25.3 6.0 7.4 .488 36.1 # 2 Cleveland vs. # 7 Boston PLAYOFFS: 7 7 26.7 9.6 7.7 .434 41.7 CAVS won series 4-0
F 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 14-15: 82 15 8.5 8.0 0.5 .547 26.8 Game 1 at Cleveland PLAYOFFS: 7 2 6.9 8.6 0.7 .552 30.6 Sunday, April 19
C 20 TIMOFEY MOZGOV 7-1 250 14-15: 81 80 9.7 7.3 0.7 .555 25.3 CAVS 113, Celtics 100 PLAYOFFS: 7 7 8.9 7.3 0.3 .471 23.5
Game 2 at Cleveland G 4 IMAN SHUMP ERT 6-5 220 14-15: 62 25 8.0 3.6 2.2 .410 24.9 PLAYOFFS: 7 3 10.4 4.4 0.7 .442 31.9 Tuesday, April 21
CAVS 99, Celtics 91 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 14-15: 75 75 21.7 3.2 5.2 .468 36.4 PLAYOFFS: 7 7 22.1 3.7 3.7 .421 39.9 Game 3 at Boston
Thursday, April 23 CAVS QUICK FACTS CAVS 103, Celtics 95
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to tie its s eries against th e Chicago Bulls in Game 4 of the Eastern Conf erence Semifinals. Game 4 at Boston In Game 3 against th e Bulls, the Cavaliers def ense held the Bulls to an opponent postseason -low 34-90 (.378) shooting from the field , Sunday, April 26 including 6-21 (.286) from the three-point lin e. Cleveland is allo wing the lowest opponent three-point field goal percentage in the 2015 CAVS 101, Celtics 93 Playoffs at .306, while rankin g 3rd in oppon ent points per game (95.4) and 4 th in opponent field goal perc entage (.422).
After sw atting nine shots in G ame 3 against the Bulls , Cleveland is now averaging 7 .1 bloc ks, which leads all NBA teams in this year’s playoffs . Th at is 3.0 mo re bloc ks per game than th eir average during the regular season (4.1 bpg). 2015 NBA PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS The C avs connec ted on a franchise-record tying 14 three-pointers in Game 3 and have no w hit 10 or more triples on four occasions this postseason. Th e only oth er time th e Cavs mad e 14 threes in a playoff game was April 22, 2010 vs. Chicago (First Round). # 2 Cleveland vs. # 3 Chicago
In Game 3 against th e Bulls, LeBron James registered his 4th double-double of the postseason with a team-high 27 points, including a Bulls lead series 2-1 10-11 (.909) clip from the free thro w lin e, a playoff career-high 14 assists and eight rebounds in 44 minutes. With 1,073 career postseason assists, James is now 4 th all- time in NBA history and has passed six players on the assists list this postseason: Larry Bird Game 1 @ Cleveland (1,062), Steve Nash (1,061), Tony Parker (1,059), Scottie Pipp en (1,048), Kobe Bryant (1,040) and Michael Jord an (1,022) . Monday, May 4
Tristan Thompson posted his 1st career postseason double-double with 10 points, a playoff-high 13 rebounds and three blocks in 41 Bulls 99, CAVS 92 minutes of work in Game 3. In the series against the Bulls, he is now averaging a team-high 11.0 rebounds, to go along with 6.3 points and 1.7 blocks in 37.7 minutes per game. Game 2 @ Cleveland Wednesday, May 6 Cleveland is averaging just 11.6 turnovers in the playoffs , which is the 2nd-lowest among all 16 teams (Memphis-10.1). CAVS 106, Bulls 91 Kyrie Irving has scored at least 20 points in five of his first seven career playoff games and is averaging 22.1 points (8th in NBA) , including a .459 mark from th e three-point lin e, 3.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.9 blocks in 39.9 minutes. Game 3 @ Chicago
The Cavs have won 32 of their last 33 contests when re aching the century mark in scoring and hold a 46-5 mark when scoring at least Friday, May 8 100 points since the beginning of th e 2014-15 season. Bulls 99, CAVS 96
Through the first three games of this series, Iman Shump ert is averaging 15.0 points, a .417 (10-24) clip from beyond the arc, 3.0 Game 4 @ Chicago rebounds and 1.7 steals in 35.7 minutes. Sunday, May 10 – 3:30 p.m. Matthew D ellavedova has a team-best 4.67 assist-to-turnover ratio in this series (14 assists/3 turnovers) . TV: ABC
RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM
CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY Game 5 @ Cleveland Anderson Varejao (Left Achilles Tendon Rupture) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) Tuesday, May 12 – 7:00 p.m. Kevin Love (Left Shoulder Dislocation) – OUT Tyronn (Tah-RON) Lue Timofey Mozgov (TEAM-oh-fay MOZ-gov) TV: TNT RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert Anderson Varejao (vair-a-ZJOW) *Game 6 @ Chicago
Thursday, May 14 – TBD CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS TV: ESPN 4/20/15 – Recalled g uard Joe Harris from the Ca nton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team… 4/18/15 – RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM Assigned guard Joe Harris to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned a nd operated NBA Development League team… 4/15/15 – Recalled guard Joe Harris from the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team… 4/13/15 – Assigned guard Joe Harris to the *Game 7 @ Cleveland Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team
Sunday, May 17 – TBD 2014-15 CAVALIERS RECORDS TV: TNT
RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM
2015 PLAYOFFS 5-2 (.714) 3-1 (.750) 2-1 (.667) 0-0 (---) L1 * If necessary OVERALL 53-29 (.646) 31-10 (.756) 22-19 (.537) 3-1 (.750) W2 CENTRAL 11-5 (.688) 6-2 (.750) 5-3 (.625) 1-0 (1.000) W5 EASTERN 35-17 (.673) 20-6 (.769) 15-11 (.577) 2-0 (1.000) W2 WESTERN 18-12 (.600) 11-4 (.733) 7-8 (.467) 1-1 (.500) W4
2015 NBA PLAYOFFS: EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS: VS. CHICAGO BULLS (6-3, 50-32)
CAVS-BULLS POSTSEASON SCHEDULE GAME/DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT GAME 1: Monday, May 4 vs. Chicago Bulls Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) Lost, 99-92 GAME 2: Wednesday, May 6 vs. Chicago Bulls Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) Won, 106-91 GAME 3: Friday, May 8 @ Chicago Bulls United Center (Chicago, IL) Lost, 99-96 GAME 4: Sunday, May 10 @ Chicago Bulls United Center (Chicago, IL) 3:30 p.m. ABC GAME 5: Tuesday, May 12 vs. Chicago Bulls Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 7:00 p.m. TNT *GAME 6: Thursday, May 14 @ Chicago Bulls United Center (Chicago, IL) TBD ESPN *GAME 7: Sunday, May 17 vs. Chicago Bulls Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) TBD TNT * If Necessary
CAVALIERS – BULLS MATCHUP (2015 Postse ason Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 101.4 95.4 .429 .422 .788 44.4 42.3 18.0 7.3 7.1 11.6 +6.0 BULLS 99.3 91.7 .433 .397 .740 48.1 42.8 24.1 7.7 6.9 15.3 +7.6
CAVS-BULLS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION
PLAYOFF HISTORY: This is the 7th time the Cavaliers and Bulls meet in the playoffs (1988-1989, 1992-1994, 2010 & 2015) Overall: 11-20 Home: 8-8 The Q: 4-1 Road: 3-12 Result 1988 First Round Home: 2-0 Road: 0-3 Bulls won 3-2 1989 First Round Home: 1-2 Road: 1-1 Bulls won 3-2 1992 Conference Semifinals Home: 1-2 Road: 1-2 Bulls won 4-2 1993 Conference Semifinals Home: 0-2 Road: 0-2 Bulls won 4-0 1994 First Round Home: 0-1 Road: 0-2 Bulls won 3-0 2010 First Round Home: 3-0 The Q: 3-0 Road: 1-1 Cavs won 4-1 2015 First Round Home: 1-1 The Q: 1-1 Road: 0-1 Bulls lead series 2-1
2015 EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS RECAPS (Bulls Lead Series 2-1)
GAME 1: CAVALIERS 92, BULLS 99 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (5/4/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James posted his third consecutive double -double of the 2015 playoffs (63rd of career) a fter finishing with 19 points, a game -high 15 rebounds, a game-high nine assi sts, a game-high tying three steals and one block in 42 minutes…With James’ fourth assist of the night, he moved passed Scottie Pippen (1,048) for 7th place in NBA Playoff history…Kyrie Irving tied his playoff car eer-high with 30 points, while adding si x assists, two rebounds, one steal, one block and a 9 -9 clip from the foul line in 44 minutes…Iman Shumpert got his first start of the 2015 postseason and registered a pl ayoff career-high 22 points, including 4-10 (.400) shooting from three-point range, in 41 minutes…Tristan Thompson grabbed eight rebounds to go along with four points and two blocks in 37 minutes off the bench…For the Bulls, Pau Gasol tallied a double -double with 21 points on 10–16 (.625) shooting from the field, a team-high 10 rebounds, four assists a nd a game -high four blocks i n 35 minutes…Derrick Rose fini shed with a team- high 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in 39 mi nutes…Jimmy Butler added 20 points, a team-high six assists, five rebounds and three steals in 44 minutes. TURNING POINT: After the Cavs rallied back from a double-digit deficit and got with two (88-86) with 5:21 left in the game, Cleveland was only able to make three field goals for six points the rest of the way . CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers outscored the Chi cago Bulls 46 -24 in points in the paint…Cleveland turned over the ball just nine times…the Wine and Gold shot 17-19 (.895) from the charity stripe.
MAY 4, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 92-99 IRVING - 30 JAMES - 15 JAMES - 9 34-81 (.420) 17-19 (.895) 11-28-39 vs. Bulls Rose - 25 Gasol - 10 Butler - 6 40-80 (.500) 9-16 (.563) 11-31-42
GAME 2: CAVALIERS 106, BULLS 91 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (5/6/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered a game-high 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block in 34 minutes…It was James’ 50th career playoff game with at least 30 points, five rebounds and five assists…James’ fifth assist of the night moved him into a tie with Tony Parker (1,059) for 6th on the NBA’s all-time playoff assists leaders list…Kyrie Irving tallied 21 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting from the field, three assists and two steals in 34 minutes of action…Ima n Shumpert knocked down 4-7 (.571) shots fr om three -point range and finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and a game-high three steals in 29 minutes…Matthew Dellavedova dished out a playoff-career high nine assists and scored nine points in 36 minutes off the bench…Dellavedova’s nine assists off the bench establi shed a franchise record for most assists in a playoff ga me by a sub…the previous record was eight by Darnell Valentine on 5/3/89 at Chicago (Elias Sports Bureau )…Tristan Thompson got his first career postseason start and hauled in a playoff career-high 12 rebounds, to go along with five points in 35 minutes of play… James Jones tallied a postseason-high 17 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting fr om the field, including a playoff career- high tying 5-9 (.556) shooting from behi nd the ar c and two reboun ds in 22 mi nutes off the bench…Derrick Rose led Chicago with 14 points, a game-high 10 assists and a team-high tying seven rebounds in 37 minutes…Jimmy Butler scored a team-high 18 points in 35 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Cavs got off to a fast start, outscoring the Bulls 38-18 in the first quarter…Cleveland’s 20-point lead set a franchise playoff record for biggest lead a fter the first quarter (prev. 19 twice, 05/10/2008 vs. Boston and 05/07/2010 at Boston)…the last NBA team to lead a playoff game by 20 points at the end of one quarter was Oklahoma City on 04/27/2013 at Houston (al so 20 points). CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland scored 106 points, which was the 4th time eclipsing the century mark this postseason (4-0)…The Wine and Gold shot 12-26 (.462) from three-point range, which was their best three-point shooting percentage so far in the playoffs…Cleveland connected on nine triples in the first half to tie a franchise playoff record for three-poi nters in a half (4/22/10 2nd half at Chicago)…The Cavaliers pulled down 14 offensive rebounds that led to a 45-37 advantage on the glass.
MAY 6, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 106-91 JAMES - 33 THOMPSON - 12 DELLAVEDOVA - 9 37-83 (.446) 20-29 (.690) 14-31-45 vs. Bulls Butler - 18 Noah/Rose - 7 Rose - 10 32-79 (.405) 20-25 (.800) 11-26-37
GAME 3: CAVALIERS 96, BULLS 99 – UNITED CENTER – CHICAGO, IL (5/8/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered hi s 4th double-double of the postseason with a team-high 27 points, i ncluding a 10-11 (.909) clip from the free throw line, eight rebounds, a playoff career-high 14 assists, one steal and one block in 44 minutes…James passed Tony Parker (1,059), Steven Nash (1,061) and Larry Bird (1,062) for 4th all-time in career playoff assists…Tristan Thompson post ed his 1st career postseason double-double with 10 poi nts, a game -high 13 rebounds a nd three blocks in 41 minutes…J.R. Smith returned to a ction and finished with 14 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, including 4-8 (.500) from beyond the arc, and two rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench…Kyrie Irving shot 3 -4 (.750) from deep and recorded 11 points, four rebounds, two steals a nd one block in 38 minutes…Matthew Dellavedova added 10 points and four assists in 16 minutes off the bench…For Chicago, Derrick Rose had a game-high 30 poi nts, seven rebounds and seven assists in 39 minutes…Jimmy Butler tallied 20 points, eight rebounds and a game-high five steals in 44 minutes…Mike Dunleavy added 16 points and six rebounds in 39 minutes. TURNING POINT: Bulls’ guard Derrick Rose made a three-pointer as time expired to give the Bulls the victory. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs made a franchise-record tying 14-34 (.412) shots from the three-poi nt line and 18-19 (.947) from the foul line…Cleveland had 23 assists and 12 turnovers…Defensively, the Wine and Gold had nine blocks and held the Bulls to just 34-90 (.378) shooting, including 6-21 (.286) from the three-point line.
MAY 8, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 96-99 JAMES - 27 THOMPSON - 13 JAMES - 14 32-82 (.390) 18-19 (.947) 9-30-39 at Bulls Rose - 30 Noah - 11 Rose - 7 34-90 (.378) 25-29 (.862) 18-36-54
2014-15 REGULAR SEASON SERIES: VS. CHICAGO BULLS (6-3, 50-32)
CAVALIERS vs. BULLS 2014-15 SEASON Overall: 84-115 Home: 52-47 The Q: 25-16 Road: 32-68
October 31 at Chicago – C AVS 114, Bulls 108 (OT) Current Streak: Won 1 Home Streak: Won 2 Road Streak: Lost 1 January 19 at Cleveland – CAVS 108, Bulls 94 Last Win: 4/5/15 Last Home Win: 4/5/15 Last Road Win: 10/31/14 Febru ary 12 at Chicago – C AVS 98, Bulls 113 April 5 at Cleveland – CAVS 99, Bulls 94 Last Loss: 2/12/15 Last Home Loss: 1/22/14 Last Road Loss: 2/12/15
CAVALIERS – BULLS MATCHUP (2014-15 Regular Season Statistics)
PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 103.1 98.7 .458 .456 .751 43.0 41.1 22.1 7.4 4.1 14.3 +4.4 BULLS 100.8 97.8 .442 .435 .783 45.7 43.4 21.7 6.3 5.8 14.0 +3.0
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Cavs Individual Bests Points: 41 – L eBron James, 11/5 /08 and 11/8/08 Rebounds: 20 –J.J. Hickson, 1/22/11 Assists: 18 – John Bagley, 12/30/85 Biggest Win: 30 points on 1/24/87 (114-84) and 2/3/84 (106-76) Biggest Loss: 41 points on 12/22/70 (80-121)
Bulls Individual Bests Points: 69 – M ichael Jord an, 3/29/80 (OT) Rebounds: 35 – Charles Oakley, 4/22/88 Assists: 15 – Reggie Theus, 4 /13/83
2014-15 GAME RECAPS (CAVS Won Series 3-1)
CAVALIERS 114, BULLS 108 (OT) – UNITED CENTER – CHICAGO, IL (10/31/14) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James scored eight points in overtime and finished the night with a game-high 36 points, eight rebounds, five assists, four steals and one block in 42 minutes…Kyrie Irving shot a perfect 10-10 from the foul line and tallied 23 points a nd three assists in 35 minutes…Kevin Love notched his 2 nd double-double of the season with 16 points, a game-high 16 rebounds and a career-high four steals in 41 minutes…Tristan Thompson also registered a double-double with 16 points on 7 -13 (.538) shooting and 13 rebounds, including a franchise-record tying 12 offensive boards, and two blocks i n 36 minutes off the bench. He beca me the first Cavs player to ever grab 12 offensive rebounds a s a reserve…For Chicago, Kirk Hinrich had 20 points on 7-11 (.636) shooting, incl uding 3-5 (.600) fr om deep, and two steals in 34 minutes…Derrick Rose also scored 20 points to go along with four rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes…Mike Dunleavy shot 4 -7 (.571) shooting and fi nished with 14 points, nine rebounds, a game-high eight assists and two blocks in 40 mi nutes. TURNING POINT : Trailing by five with just under 47 seconds to go in the fourth quarter, LeBron James hit a pair of free throws and Kyrie Irving converted a three-point play to tie the game…In overtime, James scored eight points and Tristan Thompson had a huge putba ck dunk to push the Cavs lead to four with 24 seconds to go. The Cavs would go on to hit six free throws down the stretch and hold on for the victory. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs shot well from the free throw line, goi ng 29-33 (.879)…Cleveland pulled down 20 offensive rebounds and outrebounded Chi cago 52-42…the Cavs also held advant ages in points in the paint (58-44), second cha nce points (22 -14) and fast break points (21 -16).
OCTOBER 31, 2014 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 114-108 JAMES - 36 LOVE - 16 DELLAVEDOVA/JAMES - 4 41-104 (.394) 29-33 (.879) 20-32-52 at Bulls OT Hinrich/Rose - 20 Noah - 13 Dunleavy - 8 41-90 (.456) 13-17 (.765) 11-31-42
CAVALIERS 108, BULLS 94 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (1/19/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James led the way with a game-high 26 points on 12-23 (.522) shooting from the field, five rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes…Kevin Love recorded his team leading 22nd double-double of the season with 16 points, 12 rebounds (five offensive), two assists and one steal in 30 minutes, while also shooting 9 -10 (.900) from the charity stripe…Kyrie Irving registered his 4th double- double of the year after collecting 18 points, a career-high tying 12 assists, four rebounds and two blocks in 41 minutes…In his first appearance as a Cavalier inside Quicken Loans Arena, Timofey Mozgov notched a double-double (11th of the season) with 15 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting from the field, a game-high 15 rebounds (five offensive), two blocks and one steal in 33 minutes…J.R. Smith knocked dow n 6- 9 (.667) shots from behi nd the arc and 7-11 (.636) shots overall en route to 20 points, three rebounds and one steal in 34 minutes of play…Tristan Thompson fi nished t he night with six points and 10 (six offensive) boards in 27 minutes off the bench…Jimmy Butler led the Bulls with a team-high 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists, one steal and a bl ock in 40 mi nutes…Taj Gibson notched a double -double with 10 points, 10 boards, a game-high five blocks and a steal in 38 minutes…Pau Gasol also tallied a double -double with 11 points, a team-high 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 37 mi nutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland held Chicago to just 14 -47 (.298) shooting in the first half and took a 54-39 lead at the break. The Cavs led by double digits for the entire second half. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers never trailed…The Wine and Gold had all five starters score 15 or more points (James-26, Smith-20, Irving-18, Love-16 and Mozgov-15) for the first time this season…Love, Mozgov and Irving each recorded double -doubles, marking the fourth time this season that three players have tallied a double -double (vs. Indiana 11/29/14, at Toronto 12/5/14 and vs. Detroit 12/28/14)…Mozg ov (15), Love (12) and Thompson (10) each reached the double-digit mark in rebounds, the fourth ti me this season the Cavaliers had three players grab 10 or more rebounds in a game (vs. Indiana 11/29/14, at Brooklyn 12/8/14 and vs. Detroit 12/28/14)…The Cavaliers outrebounded Chi cago 54-40, while also grabbing a season-high tying 20 offensive boards. Cleveland…on the defensive end, the Wine and Gold held the Bulls to 94 points on only .375 (30 -80) shooting from the field.
JANUARY 19, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 108-94 JAMES - 26 MOZGOV - 15 IRVING - 12 41-90 (.456) 18-25 (.720) 20-34-54 vs. Bulls Butler - 20 Gasol - 11 Butler/Brooks - 3 30-80 (.375) 26-32 (.813) 11-29-40
CAVALIERS 98, BULLS 113 – UNITED CENTER – CHICAGO, IL (2/12/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James tallied a game-high 31 points, five rebounds and four assists in 34 minutes…Kyrie Irving had a solid all-around ga me with 17 points, six rebounds, a team-high seven assists, one steal and one block in 38 minutes…Timofey Mozgov notched his 15th double-double of the season (6th with the Cavaliers) after finishing with 13 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting from the field, a team-high 11 rebounds and one bl ock in 26 minutes…Tristan Thompson shot a perfect 5-5 fr om the field for 10 poi nts and added eight rebounds in 32 minutes…James Jones tallied nine poi nts, three rebounds and a steal in a season-high 30 minutes off the bench…J.R. Smith chi pped in with eight points, four rebounds, four assists, a game -high tying three steals and one block in 31 minutes…Derrick Rose led the Bull s with 30 points on 12-24 (.500) shooting, four rebounds and seven assists in 41 minutes…Tony Snell had 22 points on 9-11 (.818) shooting, including 4-6 from three-point range, and three steals in 38 minutes…Paul Gasol posted a double -double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and si x assists in 32 minutes…Joakim Noah also recorded a double-double with 10 points, a game-high 15 rebounds and seven assists in 31 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland cut Chicago’s lead to just seven (91-84) with 8:42 remaining in the game, but a 14-2 run by the Bulls gave them a 19-point cushion. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Four of the Cavs’ five starters scored in double figures…Cleveland’s 10 offensive rebounds led to 16 second chance points.
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 98-113 JAMES - 31 MOZGOV - 11 IRVING - 7 37-85 (.435) 16-22 (.727) 10-33-43 at Bulls Rose - 30 Noah - 15 Noah/Rose - 7 42-92 (.457) 20-26 (.769) 13-34-47
CAVALIERS 99, BULLS 94 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (4/5/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James posted his first triple double of the 2014 -15 season (38th career regular sea son triple double) a fter finishi ng with 20 points, a game-high tying 10 rebounds, a game-high 12 assists, , three steals and one block in 37 minutes…James’ last regular season triple double as a Cavalier was on March 16, 2010 at Detroit while his last playoff triple double was May 13, 2010 at Boston…J.R. Smith made a season-high tying 8-17 (.471) shots from behind the arc and finished with 24 points, four rebounds, one steal and one bl ock in 43 minutes…Kyrie Irving made 4-5 (.800) shots from long range and tallied a game-high 27 points, five rebounds, four assists and a game -high tying three steals in 37 minutes of a ction…Timofey Mozgov recorded 11 poi nts on 5-7 (.714) shooting from the field, eight rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes…Kevin Love chipped in with 11 points, four rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes…For the Bulls, Mike Dunleavy tallied a team-high 24 points on 8 -12 (.667) shooting from the field, including 4 -6 (.667) from three-point range, five rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes…Aaron Brooks finished the night with 17 points, six assists and five rebounds in 38 minutes…Nikola Mirotic notched a double-double with 12 points and a game -high tying 10 rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench TURNING POINT: Cleveland never gave up their lead after overcoming an early 22-17 deficit by going on a 18-6 run. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: T he Cavaliers became the eighth team in franchise history to hit the 50-win plateau (1988-89, 1991-92, 1992-93, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09 & 2009-10)…With the victory, Cl eveland won the regular season series with Chicago 3-1… Cleveland had all five Cavs starters score i n double figures (Irving-27, Smith-24, James-20, Love-11, Mozgov-11) for the 13th time this season (12 -1), w hich is the most since 1993-94 (17 times)…The Cavaliers offense registered 24 assists and knocked down 16-37 (.432) of their three-point attempts…The Wine and Gold defense limited the Bulls to 94 points.
APRIL 5, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 99-94 IRVING - 27 JAMES - 10 JAMES - 12 35-83 (.422) 13-22 (.591) 10-30-40 vs. Bulls Dunleavy - 24 Mirotic - 10 Noah - 7 34-76 (.447) 15-21 (.714) 9-36-45
2015 NBA PLAYOFFS: FIRST ROUND SERIES: VS. BOSTON CELTICS (0-4, 40-42)
CAVS WON SERIES 4-0 GAME/DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT GAME 1: Sunday, April 19 vs. Boston Celtics Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) WON, 113-100 GAME 2: Tuesday, April 21 vs. Boston Celtics Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) WON, 99-91 GAME 3: Thursday, April 23 @ Boston Celtics TD Garden (Boston, MA) WON, 103-95 GAME 4: Sunday, April 26 @ Boston Celtics TD Garden (Boston, MA) WON, 101-93
2015 FIRST ROUND GAME RECAPS (CAVS WON SERIES 4-0)
GAME 1: CAVALIERS 113, CELTICS 100 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (4/19/15) KEY PERFORMERS: In his first career playoff appearance, Kyrie Irving registered a game-high 30 points on 11-21 (.524) shooting from the field, including 5-9 (.556) from three-point range, three rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in 41 minutes of play…Irving’s 30 points were the 2nd -most points scored by a Cavalier in their playoff debut (LeBron James 32, 4/22/2006 vs. WAS)…Irving also became the 1 st Cavalier to hit at least five three- pointers in his playoff debut…LeBron James finished the night with 20 points, a team-high seven assists, six rebounds, two steals and one block in 42 minutes of action…With his fourth assist on the afternoon, J ames passed Michael Jordan (1,022) for 9th in career postseason assists in NBA playoff history...James also took sole possession of the most playoff appearances in Cava liers history with his 72nd career playoff appearance this afternoon, surpassing Anderson Varejao (71) and Zydrunas Ilgauskas (71)…Kevin Love recorded a double-double in his first career playoff appearance after finishing with 19 points, a game-high 12 rebounds, four assists and one steal in 33 minutes…Love is the first Cavs player to tally at least 19 points and 12 rebounds in their playoff debut…Tristan Thompson finished with 12 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting from the field and six rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench…Isaiah Thomas posted a double-double after finishing with a team-high 22 points, a game-high 10 assists and five rebounds in 32 minutes off the bench…Evan Turner chipped in with 12 points, a team-high seven rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes of play. TURNING POINT: After trailing by eight (37-29) early in the second quarter, the Cavs ended the quarter on a 33-17 run to go into halftime with the lead (62-54). CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Wine and Gold won their seventh straight home openers in postseason play dating back to the 1998 postseason…The Cavaliers scored 113 points and shot 13-31 (.419) from three-point range in the victory…The Cavs held a solid advantage on the glass, as they outrebounded the Celtics 46-34 and grabbed 15 offensive boards on the afternoon.
APRIL 19, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 113-100 IRVING - 30 LOVE - 2 JAMES - 7 37-82 (.451) 26-33 (.788) 15-31-46 vs. Celtics Thomas - 22 Turner - 7 Thomas - 10 37-79 (.468) 18-22 (.818) 7-27-34
GAME 2: CAVALIERS 99, CELTICS 91 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (4/21/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James passed Jerry West (4,457) for 7th all-time in career playoff scoring after registering a game-high 30 points on 11-22 (.500) shooting, nine rebounds, a game-high tying seven assists and two blocks in 42 minutes…It marked the 69th time in James’ postseason career that he has tallied at least 30 points and the 21st time in his playoff career in which he has recorded a stat line of at least 30 points, nine boards and seven assists…Kyrie Irving had a strong outing with 26 points, six assists, five rebounds, one block and a perfect 7-7 clip from the foul line in 39 minutes…Timofey Mozgov posted a playoff career-high 16 points on 7-11 (.636) shooting from the field, seven rebounds and a playoff career-high five blocks in 29 minutes of action…Mozgov is the first player in Wine and Gold playoff history to post a stat line of at least 16 points, five blocks and seven boards…The last Cavs player with at least five blocks in a playoff game was Zydrunas Ilgauskas (six blocks) on May 17, 2006 against Detroit…Kevin Love finished 6-7 (.857) from the free throw line and chipped in with 13 points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 30 minutes of play…J.R. Smith recorded a playoff career-high and game-high five steals to go along with seven points and four rebounds in 34 minutes…Isaiah Thomas led the Celtics with a team-high 22 points and a game-high tying seven assists in 30 minutes…Evan Turner had nine points, a game-high 12 rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes. TURNING POINT: After trailing 45-36 late in the second quarter, the Cavs erupted for a 32-9 run to take the lead for good. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland’s defense held the Celtics to 91 points on 33-85 (.388) shooting from the field, including 6-22 (.273) from three-point range…The Cavaliers also registered 10 blocks and seven steals on the night…The Wine and Gold shot 24-26 (.923) from the free-throw line...The last time the Cavs had at least a free throw percentage of .923 with at least 24 made free throws w as May 15, 1992 against Boston…Irving (9) and James (15)scored accounted for all 24 Cavalier points in the fourth quarter.
APRIL 21, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 99-91 JAMES - 30 THOMPSON - 11 JAMES - 7 34-76 (.447) 24-26 (.923) 12-35-47 vs. Celtics Thomas - 22 Turner - 12 Thomas - 7 33-85 (.388) 19-22 (.864) 13-26-39
GAME 3: CAVALIERS 103, CELTICS 95 – TD GARDEN – BOSTON, MA (4/23/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his 1st double-double of this postseason after finishing with a game-high 31 points on 13-26 (.500) shooting, a game-high 11 rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks in 42 minutes…With his third steal of the night, James moved past Robert Horry (276) for 10th all-time in NBA postseason history…Kevin Love had a strong night with 23 points on 8-16 (.500) shooting, including 6-10 (.600) from long range, nine rebounds and three assists in 37 minutes…J.R. Smith hit three triples and posted 15 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 38 minutes…Kyrie Irving recorded 13 points, a team-high six assists, two steals and one block in 40 minutes…Tristan Thompson added 12 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, seven rebounds (five offensive) and two blocks in 28 minutes…For the Celtics, Evan Turner tallied 19 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting, eight rebounds and a game-high eight assists in 33 minutes…Avery Bradley had 18 points and four rebounds in 33 minutes…Jae Crowder added 16 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting, seven rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes. TURNING POINT: After Boston cut the Cavs lead to just three (95-92) with 2:45 remaining in the game, Kevin Love nailed back-to-back three-pointers to give the Cavs a big enough cushion for the victory. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs connected on 12-29 (.414) shots from the three-point line and had just 11 turnovers…Five players scored in double figures for Cleveland…Defensively, the Wine and Gold had nine steals and seven blocks, while holding the Celtics to 36-82 (.439) shooting from the field.
APRIL 23, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 103-95 JAMES - 31 JAMES - 11 IRVING - 6 38-84 (.452) 15-24 (.625) 11-34-45 at Celtics Turner - 19 Sullinger/Turner - 8 Turner - 8 36-82 (.439) 18-21 (.857) 9-36-45
GAME 4: CAVALIERS 101, CELTICS 93 – TD GARDEN – BOSTON, MA (4/26/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his 2nd double-double of this year’s playoffs (62nd of postseason career) with a game-high 27 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, three steals and one block in 46 minutes…Kyrie Irving posted his 1st career playoff double-double with 24 points and a game-high tying 11 rebounds, to go along with three assists, a steal and a block in 43 minutes…Timofey Mozgov also registered his 1st career postseason double- double with 12 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, a playoff career-high 11 rebounds, one steal and three blocks in 27 minutes…Iman Shumpert shot a perfect 8-8 from the foul line while notching his 2nd career playoff double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and a playoff career-high three blocks in 38 minutes off the bench…For Boston, Jared Sullinger posted a double-double with 21 points on 9-17 (.529) shooting and 11 rebounds in 28 minutes…Isaiah Thomas also scored 21 points and added nine assists in 37 minutes…Avery Bradley tallied 16 points and five rebounds in 40 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland outscored Boston 29-19 in the first quarter and 28-17 in the second for a 21-point lead going into halftime…The Celtics didn’t get any closer than six the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs’ defense held the Celtics to 33-85 (.388) shooting, including 3-23 (.130) from behind the three-point line…The Wine and Gold also swatted nine shots…Cleveland had just eight turnovers, their lowest in a playoff game since May 20, 2009 vs. Orlando (also eight miscues)...the Cavs also had four players record a double-double (James, Irving, Mozgov & Shumpert) in a postseason game for only the second time in franchise history (May 1, 1993 against the Nets)…The last NBA team to have four players post a double-double was the Detroit Pistons on May 14, 2004 (Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Ben Wallace, and Rasheed Wallace).
APRIL 26, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 101-93 JAMES - 27 IRVING/MOZGOV - 11 JAMES - 8 31-78 (.397) 32-43 (.744) 10-40-50 at Celtics Sullinger/Thomas - 21 Sullinger - 11 Thomas - 9 33-85 (.388) 24-37 (.649) 11-34-45
CAVS-CELTICS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION
PLAYOFF HISTORY: It was the 6th time the Cavaliers and Celtics met in the playoffs (1976, 1985, 1992, 2008, 2010 & 2015) Overall: 16-18 Home: 12-5 The Q: 6-2 Road: 4-13 Result 1976 Conference Finals Home: 2-1 Road: 0-3 Celtics won 4-2 1985 First Round Home: 1-1 Road: 0-2 Celtics won 3-1 1992 Conference Semifinals Home: 3-1 Road: 1-2 Cavs won 4-3 2008 Conference Semifinals Home: 3-0 The Q: 3-0 Road: 0-4 Celtics won 4-3 2010 Conference Semifinals Home: 1-2 The Q: 1-2 Road: 1-2 Celtics won 4-2 2015 First Round Home: 2-0 The Q: 2-0 Road: 2-0 Cavs won 4-0
2015 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS PLAYOFF NOTES
PLAYOFF TIME: The Cavaliers are in the postseason for the 19th time in team history. Cleveland is 75-80 all-time in the postseason, including 50-28 at home. Since 2006, the Cavs are 29-10 during the playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena.
DEFENSIVE TENACITY: The Cavaliers have displayed a strong defensive performance in this year’s playoffs, holding teams to under 96 points in four of the seven contests. Check out the Cavs overall defensive numbers so far in this year’s postseason: The Cavs lead all postseason teams in blocks per game at 7.1. The Cavaliers are also allowing the lowest opponent three-point field goal percentage in the NBA Playoffs at .306. Cleveland ranks 4th in the league in overall opponent field goal percentage at .422. The Wine and Gold are giving up 95.4 points, which is the 3rd-lowest in the playoffs.
STAYING EXPLOSIVE: The Cavs have won 32 of their last 33 contests when reaching the century mark in scoring and hold a 46-5 mark when scoring at least 100 points since the beginning of the regular season. Also including the 2014-15 regular season and this year’s playoffs, Cleveland is undefeated at The Q when scoring at least 100 points (25-0) or shooting .400 or better from behind the arc (20-0).
PROTECTING HOME COURT: Dating back to Jan. 19 of the 2014-15 regular season, the Cavs have won 23 of their last 25 games at The Q, which includes 17 of them by a margin of victory of at least 10 points.
PLAYING LIKE HE’S BEEN HERE BEFORE: Kyrie Irving has scored at least 20 points in five of his first seven playoff games and is averaging 22.1 points (8th in NBA), including a .459 mark from the three-point line, 3.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.9 blocks in 39.9 minutes.
BLOCKS AND POINTS: Irving has swatted at least one shot in six of the seven playoff games, while also scoring 56 points in his first two playoff contests as a Cavalier (April 19-21). Only LeBron James (58 points in 2006) scored more points in his first two playoff games wearing a Wine and Gold jersey. EFFICIENT GAME: In Game 2 against Chicago on May 6, Irving had 21 points on just nine field goal attempts, becoming the first Cavaliers player since Daniel Gibson in Game 6 of the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals versus the Pistons to record 20 or more points on nine or fewer field-goal attempts in a playoff game (Gibson had 31 points on nine FGA).
ALL-AROUND NUMBERS: This postseason, LeBron James four three double- Most Playoff Games with Most Playoff Games with doubles and is leading the Cavs in scoring (26.7, 4th in NBA), rebounds (9.6, 15th), th th th 30+pts, 5+rebs & 5+asts 20+pts, 5+rebs & 5+asts assists (7.7, 5 ) and steals (2.1, 6 ) to go along with 1.3 blocks (tied-16 ). All-Time since 1984-85 20-5-5: LeBron James recorded his 100th career playoff game with 20 points, 5 Player Games Player Games rebounds, and 5 assists in the Game 1 win over Boston on April 19. He currently 1. Michael Jordan 51 1. LEBRON JAMES 104 has 104 such games, which is the most by any player since 1984-85. 2. LEBRON JAMES 50 2. Michael Jordan 80 30-5-5: LeBron has 50 career playoff games of at least 30 points, five rebounds and 3. Kobe Bryant 37 3. Kobe Bryant 66 five assists, including two such games this postseason. His 50 such games of 30-5-5 4. Larry Bird 54 nd are the 2 -most in NBA playoff history. James has two 30-5-5 games 5. Clyde Drexler 52 and five 20-5-5 games this postseason
LEBRON MOVING ON UP PLAYOFF STYLE: For his postseason career, LeBron James has appeared in 165 playoff contests (all starts) with averages of 27.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.7 steals in 42.5 minutes per game. No other player in NBA playoff history (min. 20 games) has ever averaged 25.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. Among the NBA’s all-time postseason leaders, James is in the Top 10 in triple-doubles (tied-1 st), scoring average (27.9, 5th), points (4,606, 7th), field goals made (1,591, 8th) and field goals attempted (3,317, 9th), free throws made (1,189, 6th) and free throws attempted (1,574, 7th), assists (1,073, 4th), steals (287, 9th) and three-pointers made (235, 10th). He has scored in double figures in 163 postseason games, including 144 with at least 20 points, 71 of 30-or-more points and 12 of 40-or- more points, while amassing for 64 double-doubles and 11 triple-doubles. James continues to climb up in several other postseason categories in NBA history:
On April 19 vs. Boston in Game 1: Passed Michael Jordan (1,022) for 9th in career postseason assists and passed Derek Fisher (272) for 11th in career postseason steals. On April 21 vs. Boston in Game 2: Passed Jerry West (4,457) for 7th in career postseason scoring. On April 23 at Boston in Game 3: Passed Robert Horry (276) for 10 th in career postseason steals and tied Clyde Drexler (278) for 9th in steals. On April 26 at Boston in Game 4: Passed Kobe Bryant (1,040) for 8th in playoff assists, Shaquille O’Neal (1,168) for 6th in free throws made and Clyde Drexler (278) for 9th in steals. On May 4 vs. Chicago in Game 1: Passed Scottie Pippen (1,048) for 7th in career playoff assists. On May 8 vs. Chicago in Game 3: Passed Tony Parker (1,059), Steven Nash (1,061) and Larry Bird (1,062) for 4th all-time in career playoff assists.
All-Time Playoff Scoring Leaders All-Time Playoff Assists Leaders All-Time Playoff FTM Leaders All-Time Playoff 3FGM Leaders All-Time Playoff Steals Leaders Player Points Player Assists Player FTM Player 3FGM Player Steals 1. Michael Jordan 5,987 1. Magic Johnson 2,346 1. Michael Jordan 1,463 1. Ray Allen 385 1. Scottie Pippen 395 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 2. John Stockton 1,839 2. Kobe Bryant 1,320 2. Reggie Miller 320 2. Michael Jordan 376 3. Kobe Bryant 5,640 3. Jason Kidd 1,263 3. Karl Malone 1,269 3. Manu Ginobili 300 3. Magic Johnson 358 4. Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 4. LEBRON JAMES* 1,073 4. Jerry West 1,213 4. Kobe Bryant 292 4. John Stockton 338 5. Tim Duncan 5,113 5. Larry Bird 1,062 5. Tim Duncan 1,202 5. Derek Fisher 285 5. Kobe Bryant 310 6. Karl Malone 4,761 6. Steve Nash 1,061 6. LEBRON JAMES* 1,189 6. Chauncey Billups 267 6. Jason Kidd 302 7. LEBRON JAMES* 4,606 7. Tony Parker 1,059 7. Shaquille O'Neal 1,168 7. Robert Horry 261 7. Larry Bird 296 8. Jerry West 4,457 8. Scottie Pippen 1,048 8. Magic Johnson 1,068 8. Paul Pierce* 260 8. Maurice Cheeks 295 9. Larry Bird 3,897 9. Kobe Bryant 1,040 9. Dirk Nowitzki 1,058 9. Jason Kidd 236 9. LEBRON JAMES* 287 10. Tony Parker 3,781 10. Michael Jordan 1,022 10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,050 10. LEBRON JAMES* 235 10. Clyde Drexler 278 11. John Havlicek 3,776 11. Dennis Johnson 1,006 11. Larry Bird 901 11. Michael Finley 200 11. Robert Horry 276 12. Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 12. Isiah Thomas 987 12. John Havlicek 874 Scottie Pippen 200 12. Derek Fisher 272
CAVS ALL-TIME PLAYOFF LEADER: LeBron James is the franchise playoff leader in games played (78), points (2,268), scoring average (29.1), field goals made (762) and attempted (1,670), three-point field goals made (112) and attempted (371), free throws made (632) and attempted (849), assists (574), steals (132), defensive rebounds (556) and minutes (3,381).
GAMES PLAYED: James surpassed Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Anderson Varejao for sole possession in postseason games played in franchise history as his first appearance this year was his 72nd playoff game in a Cavaliers uniform (Game 1 of the First Round vs. BOS on April 19). OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS: James moved into 4th in Cavs playoff history in offensive rebounds during Game 3 at Boston (First Round) on April 23, passing John Williams (99). With 109 offensive rebounds, he is now closing in on Larry Nance (110) for 3rd in team playoff history. BLOCKS: James also ranks 3rd in Cavs postseason history in blocks (77) and is nearing Zydrunas Ilgauskas (82) for 2 nd in team history.
2015 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS PLAYOFF NOTES (CONT.)
DYNAMIC DUO: This postseason, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving are averaging a combined 48.8 points and have each scored 20-or-more points in the same game four times in the 2015 Playoffs (4-0).
In the First Round, Kyrie Irving (23.3 ppg/5.0 rpg/4.3 apg/1.0 spg/1.0 bpg) and LeBron James (27.0 ppg/9.0 rpg/6.5 apg/2.3 spg/1.5 bpg) averaged a combined 50.3 points, 14.0 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 3.3 steals and 2.5 blocks, while also scoring or assisting on 22 of 23 Cleveland baskets in the fourth quarter the last three games of the series. They are the first Cavs duo to each average at least 20.0 points in a series since Brad Daughtery (25.5) and Mark Price (21.3) in the first round of the 1992 playoffs (3-1 series victory over the Nets). In Game 2 of the First Round against Boston on April 21, LeBron James (30 pts/9 rebs/7 asts) and Kyrie Irving (26 pts/5 rebs/6 asts) became the first duo in Cavaliers history to each tally at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in a postseason contest. During the 2014-15 regular season, Kyrie Irving and LeBron James each averaged at least 20.0 points and 5.0 assists per game, becoming just the 5 th duo in NBA history to accomplish that feat. The two scored at least 30 points each in the same game five times this past season (at UTA 11/5, vs. NOP 11/10, at LAC 1/16, at DET 1/27 and at SAS 3/12).
DELLY DISH: In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Chicago on May 6, Matthew Dellavedova came off the bench and dished out a playoff-career high nine assists and scored nine points in 36 minutes. His nine assists off the bench established a franchise record for most assists in a playoff game by a reserve. The previous record was eight assists by Darnell Valentine on May 3, 1989 at Chicago. In the 2015 Playoffs, Dellavedova has a team-high 3.17 assist-to-turnover ratio. (Elias)
FAST START: In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Chicago on May 6, the Cavs outscored the Bulls 38-18 in the first quarter. Cleveland’s 20-point lead set a franchise playoff record for biggest lead after the first quarter (prev. 19 twice, 05/10/2008 vs. Boston and 05/07/2010 at Boston). The last NBA team to lead a playoff game by 20 points at the end of one quarter was Oklahoma City on April 27, 2013 at Houston (also 20 points).
POINTS IN BUNCHES OVER BOSTON: In the First Round series against Boston, LeBron James averaged 27.0 points (4th in NBA), 9.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.5 blocks in 43.0 minutes per game. With 108 total points in the series, James has now scored 831 career postseason points against the Celtics. The only other players to score at least 800 playoff points against Boston are Wilt Chamberlain (1,260), Jerry West (1,254) and Elgin Baylor (1,036). (Elias Sports Bureau)
FOUR DOUBLE-DOUBLES: In Game 4 of the First Round at Boston on April 26, Kyrie Irving (24 pts/11 rebs), LeBron James (27 pts/10 rebs), Timofey Mozgov (12 pts/11 rebs) and Iman Shumpert (15 pts/10 rebs) each had points-rebounds double-doubles. (Elias Sports Bureau)
It was the 1st time in team playoff history that four Cavs players posted points-rebounds double-doubles in a single game. It was only the 2nd time in team playoff history four Cavs players notched a double-double of any type, with the only other time being May 1, 1993 against the Nets in Game 2 of the First Round (Brad Daugherty, Larry Nance, Mark Price and John Williams) The last time any team had at least four players with double doubles in a playoff game was May 14, 2004 when the Pistons accomplished that feat against the Nets in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals (Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Ben Wallace, and Rasheed Wallace). They are the first quartet of teammates to each grab ten or more rebounds in an NBA playoff game since May 15, 2007 when Utah’s Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, Paul Millsap and Mehmet Okur did so in a second-round series-clinching victory over the Warriors. The Cavs are the first team to have four players post double-doubles with points and rebounds in an NBA playoff game since 2002 when the Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Robert Horry and Rick Fox did it to eliminate the Kings in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals.
DOING THE DIRTY WORK: In his first career postseason, T ristan Thompson is averaging 8.6 rebounds (2nd -best on the team), to go along with 6.9 points on .552 shooting and 1.0 block in 30.6 minutes per game. He has also pulled down double-digit rebounds in three contests and is averaging 11.0 rebounds in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
In the Game 2 win over Boston in the First Round, Tristan Thompson became the first Cavs player to pull down at least 11 rebounds and not attempt a field goal in a single playoff game since Ben Wallace on April 27, 2008 versus Washington (12 rebounds/0 FGA). The last NBA player to accomplish that feat in a postseason contest was Reggie Evans, who did it for Brooklyn on May 4, 2013 (13 rebounds/0 FGA).
STRONG POSTSEASON DEBUTS: In the win over Boston in Game 1 of the First Round on April 19, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson each had strong playoff debuts.
In his first career playoff appearance, Kyrie Irving registered a game-high 30 points on 11-21 (.524) shooting from the field, including 5-9 (.556) from three-point range, in 41 minutes of play. He became the first player in NBA history to record 30 points and five three-pointers in a postseason debut. Irving’s 30 points are the 2nd-most points scored by a Cavalier in their playoff debut (LeBron James 32, 4/22/2006 vs. WAS). He also became the first Cavalier to hit at least five three-pointers in his first postseason contest. Kevin Love recorded a double-double in his first career playoff appearance after finishing with 19 points, a game-high 12 rebounds, four assists and one steal in 33 minutes. Love is the first Cavs player to tally at least 19 points and 12 rebounds in their playoff debut and the first Cavs player to post a double-double in his first postseason game since LeBron James in 2006. Tristan Thompson had a solid first playoff game with 12 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting from the field and six rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench.
Double-Double in Cavs Most Points in Cavs Playoff Debut – Since 1985 Playoff Debut – All-Time Player (Date) Stats Player (Date) Points KEVIN LOVE (4/19/15 VS. BOS) 19 pts/12 rebs 1. LeBron James (4/22/06 vs. WAS) 32 LeBron James (4/22/06 vs. WAS) 32 pts/11 rebs/11 asts 2. KYRIE IRVING (4/19/15 VS. BOS) 30 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (4/23/98 at IND) 16 pts/10 rebs 3. Roy Hinson (4/18/85 at BOS) 24 Mark Price (4/28/88 at CHI) 17 pts/12 asts 4. Jim Chones (4/13/76 vs. WAS) 23 John Bagley (4/18/85 at BOS) 22 pts/11 asts 5. John Bagley (4/18/85 at BOS) 22 Roy Hinson (4/18/85 at BOS) 24 pts/11 rebs
NOT ON MOZGOV’S BLOCK: Timofey Mozgov is averaging 2.4 blocks per game this postseason, which is the 3 rd-highest mark among all NBA postseason players.
HOTLINE: In Game 2 of the First Round against Boston on April 21, the Cavs shot 24-26 (.923) from the charity stripe, which was their highest free throw percentage with at least 24 made free throws in a playoff game since May 15, 1992 against Boston (.929, 26-28).
2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS MEDIA GUIDE & ADDITIONAL INFO
2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE: Everything about the Cleveland Cavaliers can be found in the Cavs 2014-15 Media Guide, which is available in its entirety on cavs.com. The direct link to view and download the guide can be found at http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/team/guide.
MEDIA NOTE: For your convenience, a digital “Media Workroom” Dropbox has been created to serve as a one-stop-shop for all Cavaliers 2015 Playoffs communication. The Dropbox will be continually updated throughout the playoffs with the latest Cavs press releases, advisories, game notes, etc. In addition, the contents will include Cavaliers leadership bios, informative one-sheeters, playoff graphics and logos, 2015 Postseason Guide, b-roll and much more! To access, please go to the link below: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8prx5yww6qrylhb/AAB91TozWDKrfue1qKFnhgaoa?dl=0
NBA D-LEAGUE AFFILIATE - CANTON CHARGE
CHARGE SEASON ENDS IN EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: The Canton Charge, presented by SecureData 365 and powered by the Cleveland Cavaliers, fell to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, 103-85, in front of 2,794 on April 19 at the Canton Memorial Civic Center. Despite losing the series, the Charge enjoyed a banner franchise year in 2014-15. Along with their successes on the court in tallying the most wins in franchise history (31-19), Canton was guided to their fourth-straight playoff appearance by their top scoring defense in the NBA Development League, with first-year Head Coach Jordi Fernandez’s team holding opponents to 95.2 points per game.
The Charge also saw prominent growth off the court as a business, spending a franchise-record 847 hours in the community this year and working with organizations with strong ties throughout the Northeast Ohio community such as the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank, Canton City Schools, United Way of Stark County, the LeBron James Family Foundation, Aultman Hospitals, and Akron Children’s Hospital. A new franchise-record 72,345 came out to the Memorial Civic Center to support the Charge this season, including a single-game best 4,119 on Fan Appreciation Night (4/3) and 4,032 to see the Charge win on Cavs Night (1/31), both exceeding a sellout (3,942). Overall ticket revenue was up over 40% this season, with significant increases in single game ticket revenue and our group programs from last year. Corporate Partnerships increased significantly with the addition of 17 new partners, including presenting sponsor SecureData 365. These new relationships combined with founding partners in Aultman Hospitals and Adultcare along with other returning and new partners, buoyed corporate sponsorships by more than 50%. For information on how to get locked in for the 2015-16 season, the latest news & video, and more, head to www.CantonCharge.com.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS OFF THE COURT NOTES
THE CAVALIERS ON RADIO: Cleveland Cavaliers fans will be able to follow the club all season long on the 50,000-watt flagship station News Radio WTAM 1100 and the Cavs Radio The Cavaliers on WTAM Network. Each broadcast begins 30 minutes prior to game time with the “First Merit Tip-Off Monday 5/4 Radio PBP Broadcaster John Michael Show,” hosted by Mike Snyder. Calling the game action will be John Michael and Cavalier Tuesday 5/5 TV Analyst and Cavs Legend Austin Carr Legend Jim Chones. Then following each game, fans can participate in the “Postgame Call-In Wednesday 5/6 Radio Color Analyst Jim Chones Thursday 5/7 TV Studio Analyst Campy Russell Show,” featuring comments from players in both locker rooms, Coach Blatt’s postgame press Friday 5/8 Radio PBP Broadcaster John Michael conference, and live reports and highlights from other games around the league. Fans can also hear the “Discount Drug Mart Cavaliers Insider Radio Show,” every week during the season. *All Cavs personalities will be on at 8:20 a.m.
The next show is Sunday, May 10 at 7:00 pm on the Cavs Radio Network (date and time subject to change). Also, weekday mornings, Cavs personalities will be on News Radio WTAM 1100 with host Bill Wills and Mike Snyder to update Cavalier fans with the latest on the team and the NBA in general.
ROCKIN’ THE Q: The Cavaliers sold out each of their 41 home games in 2014-15 at Quicken Loans Arena, including the first game of this year’s playoffs. The Cavs opened the 2014-15 season at The Q on Oct. 30 against the New York Knicks, which was their 10th straight home opener sellout, as well as the 300th regular season sellout at The Q. To date, including regular season (340) and playoffs (38), there have been 378 sellouts at The Q.
LEBRON JAMES REIGNS AS KING OF NBA’S MOST POPULAR JERSEYS LIST: The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James once again leads the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) list of most popular jerseys. This marks the sixth consecutive time James has claimed the No. 1 position on the list and his third such honor as a member of the Cavaliers. The rankings are based on overall retail sales on NBAStore.com since the beginning of the 2014 -15 season. Rounding out the top six is the Warriors’ Stephen Curry (No. 2), the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant (No. 3), the Thunder’s Kevin Durant (No. 4), the Bulls’ Derrick Rose (No. 5) and James’ teammate Kyrie Irving (No. 6). The Bulls reclaim the top spot for best-selling team merchandise for the first time since the end of the 2011-2012 season. Chicago is followed by the Cavaliers at No. 2, the Warriors at No. 3, the Lakers at No. 4 and the Thunder at No. 5.
TH 10 ANNUAL AUSTIN CARR GOOD GUY AWARD: Cavaliers forward LeBron James was the recipient of the 10th annual Austin Carr Good Guy Award, presented by the local chapter of the Pro Basketball Writers Association (PBWA). The award, named after Cavaliers legend Austin Carr, is designed to recognize a Cavaliers player who is cooperative and understanding of the media. Carr, who played nine seasons with the Cavaliers, was the No. 1 pick of the 1971 NBA Draft by Cleveland and was selected by 32 members of the media in Northeast Ohio to the Cavaliers All-Time Starting Five during the Cavaliers 30th anniversary season in 1999-2000. He is now the television analyst for FOX Sports Ohio and the team's Direc tor of Community and Business Development. The award, which is presented annually, was voted upon by the local writers in Cleveland's chapter of the Pro Basketball Writers Association.
45+ OFFICIAL PLAYOFF WATCH PARTIES PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT: At home or on the road, the CLE will be supporting its team as fans gather at 45+ local bars and restaurants serving as Official Cavs Watch Party presented by Bud Light locations. The Cavs Official Watch Party Squad will visit each location throughout the playoffs to provide fans with plenty of Wine & Gold fun including fan-engaging contests, great giveaways and more! For a complete list of Official Playoff Watch Party locations, visit Cavs.com/Playoffs.
PLAYOFF CENTRAL ON CAVS.COM: Cavs.com/Playoffs is the official headquarters for Cavs fans to find anything and everything they need to know about the 2015 NBA Playoffs, including Playoff Access ticket information, a full listing of watch parties and special events, breaking news, exclusive video footage and much more!
#ALLinCLE: Fans can join on the conversations surrounding the 2015 Cavaliers NBA Playoffs presented by Discount Drug Mart with the official hashtag #ALLinCLE and follow the Cavaliers across social media on Facebook (/Cavs), Twitter (@Cavs), Instagram (@Cavs) and Snapchat (Cavs).
PLAYER PROFILES – 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 8 MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA Guard 6-4 200 lbs 9/8/90 Saint Mary’s (CA) Year: 2nd ABOUT MATTHEW: Native of Australia…prior to St. Mary’s, played in the South East Australian League for the Australian Institute of Sport…favorite hobby is playing the guitar…favorite movie is Batman…favorite board game is Monopoly…favorite sport other than basketball is Australian Football.
PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS PTS 10 @ CHI 5/8/15 10 @ CHI 5/8/15 LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 3 2 Times 3 2 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGA 8 vs. CHI 5/6/15 8 vs. CHI 5/6/15 at CHI (5/8, GM3) 15:57 3-4 2-3 2-2 0-2-2 4 2 0 1 0 10 3FGM 2 2 Times 2 2 Times vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) 35:52 3-8 2-5 1-2 0-1-1 9 3 0 2 0 9 3FGA 5 vs. CHI 5/6/15 5 vs. CHI 5/6/15 vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) 18:44 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 0 0 5 FTM 2 2 Times 2 2 Times at BOS (4/26, GM4) 14:32 1-6 1-4 0-2 0-1-1 1 2 0 0 0 3 FTA 2 4 Times 2 4 Times at BOS (4/23, GM3) 10:14 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-3-3 1 1 0 1 0 0 OREB - - DREB 3 @ BOS 4/23/15 3 @ BOS 4/23/15 QUICK NOTES ON DELL AVEDOVA: TREB 3 @ BOS 4/23/15 3 @ BOS 4/23/15 o Posted 10 points on 3-4 (.750) shooting, two rebounds and four assists in 16 minutes off the bench at Chicago in Game 3 of ASTS 9 vs. CHI 5/6/15 9 vs. CHI 5/6/15 the Second Round on May 8 STLS - - o Set a franchise record for most assists by a bench player in a playoff game with nine helpers and added nine points in 36 BLKS - - minutes as a reserve against Chicago in Game 2 of the Second Round on May 6 MINS 36 vs. CHI 5/6/15 36 vs. CHI 5/6/15 o Had five points in 19 minutes off the bench against Chicago in Game 1 of the Second Round on May 4 o Tallied five points in nine minutes off the bench in Game 2 of the First Round against Boston on April 21 POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the o Recorded his 2nd double-double of the season with a season-high 18 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, including 4-5 (.800) from season, 0 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in beyond the arc, a career-high tying 12 assists, three boards and two steals in 33 minutes against Washington on April 15 playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0 on the season; Injury Report – N/A; Ina ctive List – 0 on the season
# 12 JOE HARRIS Guard 6-6 225 lbs 9/7/91 Virginia Year: 1st ABOUT JOE: Son of Alice and Joe Harris…named to the 2014 Allstate Good Works Team for community service and improving the lives of others…member of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America and Future Business Leaders of America…named Mr. Basketball in the state of Washington in 2010 by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association and selected the 2010 Gatorade Washington Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
LAST 5 GAMES: PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS PTS - - at CHI (5/8, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FGM - - vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) 1:58 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FGA 1 vs. CHI 5/6/15 1 vs. CHI 5/6/15 vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGM - - at BOS (4/26, GM4) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST 3FGA - - at BOS (4/23, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FTM - - FTA - - QUICK NOTES ON HARRIS: OREB - - o In 11 regular season games (all starts) with the Charge, averaged 14.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 31.6 minutes DREB - - o Has also appeared in four postseason games with Canton, averaging 19.8 points on .604 shooting, including .409 from three, TREB - - .800 from the foul line, 8.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 33.7 minutes ASTS - - o Notched 27 points, six rebounds and two steals in 37 minutes in Game 3 of the First Round for the Charge against Sioux Falls STLS - - Skyforce on April 14 BLKS - - o Recorded nine points on 4-8 (.500) shooting from the field and one block in 25 minutes at Boston on April 12 MINS 2 vs. CHI 5/6/15 2 vs. CHI 5/6/15 o Posted a double-double with 24 points on 9-14 (.643) shooting and 11 rebounds in 33 minutes of Game 1 against Sioux Falls Double-Doubles – 0 on the Skyforce on April 8 POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: st postseason, 0 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the o In his 1 career NBA start, tallied a career-high 16 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting from the field, including 4-8 (.500) from deep, a career-high tying four assists and one steal in 32 minutes at Philadelphia on Jan. 5 postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 2 on the postseason;
DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0 on the postseason; Injury Report
– N/A; Inactive List – 4 on the postseason
# 33 BRENDAN HAYWOOD Center 7 -0 263 lbs 11/27/79 North Carolina Year: 13th ABOUT BRENDAN: Son of Barbara Haywood…after moving from New York to Greensboro, N C, attended Dudley High School…majored in communications at North Carolina…hosts an annual free one-day basketball camp for kids at Dudley…established the Brendan Haywood Single Parents Fund, which aims to support programs that assist underprivileged single parent families, in 2010…in February 2013, announced he would pay the electric bills for one year for 15 single mothers and their families who are participating in the rapid re-housing program through the Salvation Army’s Center of Hope Women and Children's Shelter…donated over $25,000 to provide 40 computers to Greensboro’s Guilford Preparatory Academy and joined the Community Foundation of Greensboro to sponso r a book fair for Peck Elementary School.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at CHI (5/8, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS PTS 18 vs. MIA 5/14/05 - vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FGM 8 @ CHI 5/4/05 - vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FGA 14 vs. MIA 5/14/05 - at BOS (4/26, GM4) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGM - - at BOS (4/23, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGA - - QUICK NOTES ON HAY WOOD : FTM 6 2 Times - o His career field goal percentage of .528 ranks 11th among active players FTA 12 vs. SAS 4/27/10 - o Tallied five points and two blocks in 15 minutes off the bench against Washington on April 15 OREB 6 2 Times - o Tied his season high with five rebounds and scored three points in 11 minutes off the bench against Charlotte on Jan. 23 DREB 9 vs. MIA 5/14/05 - o Made his first start of the season against Milwaukee on Dec. 31 and finished with four points, five rebounds and two blocks i n TREB 15 vs. MIA 5/14/05 - 15 minutes of action ASTS 3 vs. CLE 4/24/08 - o Posted a season-high seven points on a perfect 3-3 shooting from the field and added three rebounds in eight minutes off the STLS 3 vs. CHI 4/30/05 - bench against Detroit on Dec. 28 BLKS 5 3 Times - o Had three blocks in just six minutes off the bench versus Orlando on Nov. 24 MINS 42 vs. MIA 5/14/05 -
POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the postseason, 3 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 7 on the postseason; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0 on the postseason; Injury Report – N/A; Inactive List – 0 on the postseason
PLAYER PROFILES – 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 2 KYRIE IRVING Guard 6-3 193 lbs 3/23/92 Duke Ye ar: 4th ABOUT KYRIE: Father, Drederick, played at Boston University from 1984-88. Drederick had his jersey retired and ranks second in BU history with 1,931 career points. He went on to play professionally for the Bulleen Boomers in Australia, where Kyrie was born and holds citizenship with along with the United States…as a high school senior, named McDonald’s All -America, First Team All-America by Parade Magazine and USA Today, and finalist for the Naismith Boy’s High School Player of the Year…earned a gold medal with the U.S. under-18 (U-18) National Team at the FIBA Americas U-18 Championship in San Antonio, averaging 13.6 points and 4.2 assists…selected MVP of the 2009 Nike Global Challenge in Portland playing for Team USA East in junior national team competition…favorite book is Catcher in the Rye.
LAST 5 GAMES: PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS PTS 30 2 Times 30 2 Times at CHI (5/8, GM3) 38:28 3-13 3-4 2-2 1-3-4 0 3 2 2 1 11 FGM 11 vs. BOS 4/19/15 11 vs. BOS 4/19/15 FGA 23 vs. CHI 5/4/15 23 vs. CHI 5/4/15 vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) 34:11 5-9 1-3 10-12 0-0-0 3 1 2 3 0 21 3FGM 5 vs. BOS 4/19/15 5 vs. BOS 4/19/15 vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) 43:58 10-23 1-5 9-9 0-2-2 6 2 1 2 1 30 3FGA 9 vs. BOS 4/19/15 9 vs. BOS 4/19/15 at BOS (4/26, GM4) 43:17 8-19 2-5 6-8 3-8-11 3 5 1 0 1 24 FTM 10 vs. CHI 5/6/15 10 vs. CHI 5/6/15 at BOS (4/23, GM3) 39:49 3-11 2-3 5-6 0-1-1 6 2 2 2 1 13 FTA 12 vs. CHI 5/6/15 12 vs. CHI 5/6/15
QUICK NOTES ON IRVING: OREB 3 @ BOS 4/26/15 3 @ BOS 4/26/15 o Had 21 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, including a 10-12 (.833) clip from the foul line, three assists and two steals in 34 minutes DREB 8 @ BOS 4/26/15 8 @ BOS 4/26/15 against Chicago in Game 2 of the Second Round on May 6 TREB 11 @ BOS 4/26/15 11 @ BOS 4/26/15 o Matched his playoff-high with 30 points, a perfect 9-9 clip from the foul line, six assists, one steal and one block in 44 minutes ASTS 6 3 Times 6 3 Times against Chicago in Game 1 of the Second Round on May 4 STLS 2 3 Times 2 3 Times o Posted his 1st career playoff double-double with 24 points and a game-high tying 11 rebounds, to go along with three assists, a BLKS 1 6 Times 1 6 Times steal and a block in 43 minutes in Game 4 of the First Round against Boston on April 26 MINS 44 vs. CHI 5/4/15 44 vs. CHI 5/4/15 o Tallied 13 points, a team-high six assists, two steals and one block in 40 minutes in Game 3 of the First Round at Boston on POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 1 on the April 23 o Had a strong all-around game with 26 points, five rebounds, six assists and one block in 39 minutes in Game 2 of the First postseason, 1 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the Round against Boston on April 21 postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the postseason; o In his first career playoff game, tallied a game-high 30 points on 11-21 (.524) shooting, including 5-9 (.556) from deep, three DND’S – 0 on the postseason; NWT – 0 on the season; Injury Report boards, two assists, a steal and a block in 41 minutes in Game 1 of the First Round versus Boston on April 19 – N/A; Inactive List – 0 on the postseason o Scored at least 20 points on 45 occasions in 2014-15, including 10 30-point outings and two 50-point outings in 2014-15
# 23 LEBRON JAMES Forward 6 -8 250 lbs 12/30/84 St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) Year: 12th ABOUT LE BRON: Full name is LeBron Raymone James…is the son of Gloria James…married his high school sweetheart Savannah Brinson on Sept. 14, 2013…has two sons (LeBron James Jr. and Bryce Maximus James) and one daughter (Zhuri)…has his own website (www.lebronjames.com) and one for his Foundation (www.lebronjamesfamilyfoundation.org)...launched the LeBron James Family Foundation in 2004 with a mission to positively affect the lives of children and young adults through education and co-curricular educational initiatives…in 2011, in partnership with the Akron Public Schools, his foundation launched its pillar program, “Wheels for Education”, with its mission to improve graduation rates in Akron…in 2012, he pledged $1 million to renovate his old stomping grounds at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School as the completion of The LeBron James Arena had its ceremonial grand opening on December 14, 2013…his Foundation works regularly with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, renovating a local Boys and Girls Club in every All-Star host city each year. LAST 5 GAMES: PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS PTS 49 2 Times 33 vs. CHI 5/6/15 at CHI (5/8, GM3) 43:39 8-25 1-7 10-11 2-6-8 14 4 1 7 1 27 FGM 20 vs. ORL 5/20/09 13 2 Times vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) 34:13 13-29 0-2 7-9 3-5-8 5 2 2 2 1 33 FGA 33 @ DET 5/31/07 29 vs. CHI 5/6/15 vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) 41:56 9-22 0-3 1-2 4-11-15 9 4 3 6 1 19 3FGM 7 @ WAS 4/30/06 1 5 Times at BOS (4/26, GM4) 46:22 10-24 1-7 6-10 0-10-10 8 2 3 6 1 27 3FGA 12 @ WAS 4/30/06 7 2 Times at BOS (4/23, GM3) 41:58 13-26 1-5 4-5 1-10-11 4 1 4 2 2 31 FTM 18 2 Times 10 @ CHI 5/8/15
QUICK NOTES ON JAMES: FTA 24 2 Times 11 @ CHI 5/8/15 o Registered his 4th double-double of the 2015 Playoffs with 27 points, a playoff career-high 14 assists, eight rebounds, one steal OREB 6 2 Times 4 vs. CHI 5/4/15 and one block in 44 minutes at Chicago in Game 3 of the Second Round on May 8 DREB 16 2 Times 11 vs. CHI 5/4/15 o Recorded a game-high 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and a block in 34 minutes against Chicago in Game 2 TREB 19 @ BOS 5/13/10 15 vs. CHI 5/4/15 of the Second Round on May 6 ASTS 14 @ CHI 5/8/15 14 @ CHI 5/8/15 o Had a near triple-double with 19 points, 15 rebounds, nine assists, three steals and one block in 42 minutes against Chicago in STLS 6 vs. IND 5/15/12 4 at BOS 4/23/15 Game 1 of the Second Round on May 4 BLKS 5 @ BOS 5/7/11 2 2 Times nd o Notched his 2 double-double of the playoffs with a game-high 27 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, three steals and one MINS 53 @ WAS 5/5/06 46 at BOS 4/26/15 block in 46 minutes in Game 4 of the First Round against Boston on April 26 o Recorded his 1st double-double of the postseason with game highs of 31 points and 11 rebounds, while adding four assists, POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 4 on the postseason, 64 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the four steals and two blocks in 42 minutes in Game 3 of the First Round at Boston on April 23 o Nearly had a triple-double with 30 points on 11-22 (.500) shooting, nine rebounds, seven assists and two blocks in 42 minutes postseason, 11 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the postseason; in Game 2 of the First Round against Boston on April 21 DND’S – 0 on the postseason; NWT – 0 on the postseason; Injury o Posted a strong all-around game with 20 points, six rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block in 42 minutes in Game 1 Report – N/A; Inactive List – 0 on the postseason of the First Round versus Boston on April 19 o NBA All-Star for the 11th consecutive season
# 1 JAMES JONES Guard/Forward 6-8 215 lbs 10/4/80 Miami (FL) Year: 12th ABOUT JAMES: Answers to the nicknames “JHoops” (pronounced Joops, the h is silent) and “J.J.”…he and his wife, Destiny, have a son (James Dylan “J.D.” Jones) and a pair of daughters (Jadynn Alyssa Jones and Jodie Marissa Jones)…graduated with a degree in finance from the Univ. of Miami where he was a member of the National Honor Society and carried a 3.41 GPA…his uncle, Ricky Gutierrez, is a former i nfielder who played 12 seasons of MLB from 1993-2004…his aunt, Lisa Gutierrez, and his cousin, Mionsha Gay, each played basketball at the Univ. of Miami and his aunt, Hope Jones, and his cousin, Shelnita Jackson, each played basketball at Barry University.
PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS LAST 5 GAMES: PTS 25 vs. BOS 5/1/11 17 vs. CHI 5/6/15 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGM 6 vs. CHI 5/6/15 6 vs. CHI 5/6/15 at CHI (5/8, GM3) 15:11 2-5 2-5 2-2 0-2-2 0 2 1 0 0 8 FGA 10 3 Times 10 vs. CHI 5/6/15 vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) 22:15 6-10 5-9 0-0 0-2-2 0 3 0 0 0 17 3FGM 5 2 Times 5 vs. CHI 5/6/15 vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) 8:02 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3FGA 9 vs. CHI 5/6/15 9 vs. CHI 5/6/15 at BOS (4/26, GM4) 22:58 0-6 0-6 2-2 0-2-2 0 4 0 0 1 2 FTM 10 vs. BOS 5/1/11 2 2 Times at BOS (4/23, GM3) 4:15 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 FTA 10 vs. BOS 5/1/11 2 2 Times OREB 5 vs. LAC 5/16/06 - QUICK NOTES ON JONES: DREB 7 2 Times 2 5 Times o Had eight points, two rebounds and a steal in 15 minutes off the bench at Chicago in Game 3 of the Second Round on May 8 TREB 9 2 Times 2 5 Times o Recorded a 2015 postseason-high 17 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting, including a playoff career-high tying 5-9 (.556) shots from ASTS 4 @ ATL 4/29/09 - the three-point line, in 22 minutes off the bench against Chicago in Game 2 of the Second Round on May 6 STLS 2 4 Times 1 @ CHI 5/8/15 o Recorded eight points in 15 minutes off the bench in Game 1 of the First Round versus Boston on April 19 o Shot a perfect 3-3 from the field and finished with eight points in 10 minutes against Detroit on April 13 BLKS 6 @ DAL 5/26/06 1 @ BOS 4/26/15 MINS 42 @ ATL 4/29/09 23 @ BOS 4/26/15 o Scored a season-high tying 14 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, while adding four rebounds and one block in 26 minutes off the bench at Boston on April 12 POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the o Tallied nine points and two steals in 18 minutes off the bench against Boston on April 10 postseason, 0 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the th o Nailed his 700 career three-pointer against Miami on April 2 postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the postseason; DND’S – 0 on the postseason; NWT – 0 on the postseason; Injury Report – N/A; Inactive List – 0 on the postseason
PLAYER PROFILES – 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 0 KEVIN LOVE Forward 6 -10 243 lbs 9/7/88 UCLA Year: 7th ABOUT KEVIN : Son of Stan and Karen Love...father, Stan, played with the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Bullets in the NBA...uncle Mike Love is the lead singer of the Beach Boys...has hosted a winter coat drive to support the local Salvation Army during each of his first five NBA seasons...teamed with NFL All -Pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Bright Pink in October of 2012 to "Spread Love" in hopes of raising money for Breast Health Awareness Month...an ambassador of the Hoops for St. Jude program since his rookie season...took part in the Eden Prai rie Polar Bear Plunge this past winter, donating over $3,000 to Special Olympics Minnesota...favorite movies are “He Got Game” and “Gladiator”...lists the Seattle M ariners and Portland Trail Blazers as his favorite teams while growing up...appeared on the cover of the EA Sports NCAA Basketball ’09 video game...named 2007 Gatorade National Male Athlete of the Year...earned 2007 Naismith, Wooden, USA Today, National High School Coaches Association, McDonald's and Parade Magazine Male HS Player of the Year.
LAST 5 GAMES: PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS PTS 23 at BOS 4/23/15 23 at BOS 4/23/15 at CHI (5/8, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FGM 8 at BOS 4/23/15 8 at BOS 4/23/15 vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FGA 16 at BOS 4/23/15 16 at BOS 4/23/15 vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST 3FGM 6 at BOS 4/23/15 6 at BOS 4/23/15 at BOS (4/26, GM4) 6:38 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3FGA 10 at BOS 4/23/15 10 at BOS 4/23/15 at BOS (4/23, GM3) 37:23 8-16 6-10 1-4 2-7-9 3 3 0 1 0 23 FTM 7 vs. BOS 4/19/15 7 vs. BOS 4/19/15
QUICK NOTES ON LOVE: FTA 8 vs. BOS 4/19/15 8 vs. BOS 4/19/15 OREB 3 vs. BOS 4/19/15 3 vs. BOS 4/19/15 o Suffered a dislocated left shoulder in the first quarter in Game 4 of the First Round against Boston on April 26 o In four playoff games, averaged 14.3 points, a .429 clip from beyond the arc, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 26.7 minutes DREB 9 vs. BOS 4/19/15 9 vs. BOS 4/19/15 o Shot 6-10 (.600) from beyond the arc and finished with 23 points, nine rebounds and three assists in 37 minutes in Game 3 of TREB 12 vs. BOS 4/19/15 12 vs. BOS 4/19/15 the First Round at Boston on April 23 ASTS 4 vs. BOS 4/19/15 4 vs. BOS 4/19/15 o Tallied 13 points, six rebounds and two blocks in 30 minutes in Game 2 of the First Round against Boston on April 21 STLS 1 vs. BOS 4/19/15 1 vs. BOS 4/19/15 o In his playoff-debut, posted a double-double with 19 points, a game-high 12 rebounds, four assists and one steal in 33 minutes BLKS 2 vs. BOS 4/21/15 2 vs. BOS 4/21/15 in Game 1 of the First Round versus Boston on April 19 MINS 37 at BOS 4/23/15 37 at BOS 4/23/15
o Had a team-leading 38 double-doubles in 2014-15, including 15 games of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in 2014-15 POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 1 on the o Made 5-6 (.833) shots from beyond the arc and finished with 19 points and three rebounds in 18 minutes against Washington postseason, 1 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the on April 15 o Shot 4-8 (.500) from deep and tallied 19 points, six boards and four assists in 31 minutes against Boston on April 10 postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the postseason; o Pulled down at least 10 rebounds 40 times, including 9 games with 15 or more boards DND’S – 0 on the postseason; NWT – 0 on the postseason; Injury Report – Missed 3 games from May 4-8 due to a dislocated left shoulder; Inactive List – 3 on the postseason
# 31 SHAWN MARION Forward 6 -7 228 lbs 5/7/78 UNLV Year: 16th ABOUT SHAWN: Was given the nickname “The Matrix” by TNT analyst Kenny Smith…bought his mother a house in Las Vegas after he was drafted…established The Shawn Marion Foundation, in Dec. 2007…the mission of his foundation is to assist single mothers through vocational training and adult scholarships and to aid disadvantaged chi ldren through educational programs that prepare them with critical skills needed to be successful in life…purchases toys, bikes, TVs and other wish-list items for single-mother families, along with clothes, furniture, gift cards and other needed items, and personally delivers them to the famili es each Christmas…in his spare time, he likes to travel, watch movies, play poker, shop and bowl...enjoys cartoons and has a large DVD collection that inclu des his favorites “Scooby Doo” and “ThunderCats”. LAST 5 GAMES: PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS PTS 38 @ DAL 5/20/05 - at CHI (5/8, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FGM 16 vs. LAC 5/16/06 - vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) 4:36 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 FGA 33 vs. LAC 5/16/06 2 vs. CHI 5/6/15 vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) 6:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3FGM 5 2 Times - at BOS (4/26, GM4) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGA 9 vs. LAC 5/22/06 - at BOS (4/23, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FTM 10 vs. LAC 5/8/06 - FTA 10 vs. LAC 5/8/06 - QUICK NOTES ON MARION: OREB 7 vs. SAS 4/29/00 1 vs. CHI 5/6/15 o Had a near double-double with eight points and nine rebounds in a season-high 33 minutes against Washington on April 15 DREB 15 2 Times 1 vs. CHI 5/6/15 o Finished with eight points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes at Boston on April 12 TREB 20 vs. LAC 5/16/06 2 vs. CHI 5/6/15 o Record four points, five rebounds and one block in 21 minutes against Boston on April 10 ASTS 5 vs. SAS 4/26/14 - o With his fifth minute played at Miami on March 16, he became the 7th active NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular STLS 6 @ LAC 5/18/06 2 vs. BOS 4/19/15 season minutes (Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Paul Pierce, Vince Carter) o Posted eight points on 4-5 (.800) shooting from the field, four rebounds and one block in 19 minutes off the bench at Detroit BLKS 6 vs. DAL 5/11/05 - MINS 55 vs. LAC 5/16/06 6 vs. CHI 5/4/15 on Jan. 27 o Had eight points and five rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench against Charlotte on Jan. 23 POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the o Recorded six points and one steal in 16 minutes off the bench against Utah on Jan. 21 postseason, 38 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the o Is the only player in NBA history to tally at least 15,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 1,000 blocks and 500 three-pointers postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 4 on the postseason; o Tallied eight rebounds, including a season-high five offensive, in 27 minutes off the bench at L.A. Clippers on Jan. 16 DND’S – 0 on the postseason; NWT – 0 on the postseason; Injury o Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds, while adding six points and two assists in 22 minutes at Phoenix on Jan. 13 Report – N/A; Inactive List – 0 on the postseason
# 18 MIKE MILLER Guard/Forward 6-8 218 lbs 2/19/80 Florida Year: 15th ABOUT MIKE: Nicknamed “Slim”…parents are Tom and Sheryl Miller…he and his wife, Jennifer, who played volleyball at the University of Florida, have two sons, Mason and Mavrick, and a daughter, Jaelyn…his brothers, Ryan and Jared, each played basketball collegiately at Northern State in South Dakota…his sister, Chelsey, played volleyball at Northern State, and his dad played basketball at Dakota Wesleyan University…has his own foundation, the Mike Miller Foundation, which encourages kids to enjoy a healthy lifestyle and provides aid to disadvantaged or disabled children in the states of Minnesota, Tennessee, South Dakota and Florida…established the Mike and Jennifer Miller Endowment Fund to support the Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS PTS 23 vs. OKC 6/21/12 3 vs. CHI 5/4/15 LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 9 vs. MIL 5/1/01 1 vs. CHI 5/4/15 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGA 18 vs. MIL 5/1/01 2 vs. CHI 5/4/15 at CHI (5/8, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGM 7 vs. OKC 6/21/12 1 vs. CHI 5/4/15 3FGA 9 vs. NYK 4/28/12 2 vs. CHI 5/4/15 vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) 13:01 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4-4 0 2 0 0 0 0 FTM 5 @ DAL 4/26/06 - vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) 16:08 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-5-5 0 0 0 0 1 3 FTA 5 @ DAL 4/26/06 - at BOS (4/26, GM4) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION OREB 3 @ CHI 5/26/11 - at BOS (4/23, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION DREB 8 vs. CHI 5/24/11 5 vs. CHI 5/4/15 QUICK NOTES ON MILL ER: TREB 9 vs. CHI 5/24/11 5 vs. CHI 5/4/15 o Moved past Glen Rice (1,559) for 18th all-time in three-pointers made and finished with 11 points, a 3-6 (.500) clip from three- ASTS 5 2 Times - point range, four rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes against Boston on April 10 STLS 3 3 Times - o Swiped a season-high three steals and tallied five points, three rebounds, two assists and a block in 27 minutes against BLKS 2 3 Times 1 vs. CHI 5/4/15 Houston on Jan. 7 MINS 40 vs. CHA 4/30/02 16 vs. CHI 5/4/15
o Made two triples for six points, while adding four rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes at Philadelphia on Jan. 5 POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the o Tallied three points, two rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes against Dallas on Jan. 4 postseason, 0 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the o Dished out four assists in 21 minutes at Charlotte on Jan. 2 postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 5 on the postseason; o Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds, while adding five points, three assists, two steals and a block in 33 minutes against Milwaukee on Dec. 31 DND’S – 0 on the postseason; NWT – 0 on the season; Injury Report o Made his first start of the season on Dec 19 versus Brooklyn and finished with a season-high 21 points on 7-8 (.875) shooting – N/A; Inactive List – 0 on the postseason from three-point range in 34 minutes
PLAYER PROFILES – 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
#20 TIMOFEY MOZGOV Center 7 -1 250 lbs 7/16/86 St. Petersburg, Russia Year: 5th ABOUT TIMOFEY: Name is pronounced TEAM-oh-fay MOZ-gov…full name is Timofey Pavlovich Mozgov…born in St. Petersburg, Russia and is a member of the Russian national team…won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics for the Russian national team that was coached by David Blatt …he is the eighth Russian-born player in NBA history, while he becomes the first ever to appear on a Nuggets roster.
PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS LAST 5 GAMES: PTS 16 vs. BOS 4/21/15 16 vs. BOS 4/21/15 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGM 7 vs. BOS 4/21/15 7 vs. BOS 4/21/15 at CHI (5/8, GM3) 22:16 4-9 0-0 0-0 2-5-7 2 4 1 0 3 8 FGA 11 vs. BOS 4/21/15 11 vs. BOS 4/21/15 vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) 17:57 3-8 0-0 0-0 2-5-7 0 3 1 1 1 6 3FGM - - vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) 26:28 3-8 0-0 3-4 4-1-5 0 1 1 0 1 9 3FGA - - at BOS (4/26, GM4) 27:25 4-7 0-0 4-5 4-7-11 0 5 1 0 3 12 FTM 4 2 Times 4 2 Times at BOS (4/23, GM3) 19:21 2-4 0-0 1-1 1-5-6 0 1 0 4 1 5 FTA 5 at BOS 4/26/15 5 at BOS 4/26/15 OREB 4 3 Times 4 3 Times QUICK NOTES ON MOZGOV: DREB 7 at BOS 4/26/15 7 at BOS 4/26/15 o Tallied eight points, seven rebounds, two assists, one steal and three blocks in 22 minutes at Chicago in Game 3 of the Second Round on May 8 TREB 11 at BOS 4/26/15 11 at BOS 4/26/15 o Had nine points, five rebounds and a block in 26 minutes against Chicago in Game 1 of the Second Round on May 4 ASTS 2 2 Times 2 @ CHI 5/8/15 o Registered his 1st career postseason double-double with 12 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, a playoff career-high 11 rebounds, STLS 1 6 Times 1 4 Times one steal and three blocks in 27 minutes in Game 4 of the First Round against Boston on April 26 BLKS 5 vs. BOS 4/21/15 5 vs. BOS 4/21/15 o Became the first player in Cavs postseason history to tally 16 points, seven rebounds and five blocks when he put up those MINS 29 vs. BOS 4/21/15 29 vs. BOS 4/21/15
numbers in Game 2 of the First Round against Boston on April 21 POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 1 on the o Blocked three shots and added six points and eight rebounds in 23 minutes in Game 1 of the First Round versus Boston on postseason, 1 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the April 19 postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the postseason; o Acquired by the Cavs on Jan. 7 DND’S – 0 on the postseason; NWT – 0 on the postseason; Injury o Swatted at least one shot in 34 of 46 games as a Cavalier during the 2014-15 regular season Report – N/A; Inactive List – 0 on the postseason
# 3 KENDRICK PERKINS Center 6-10 270 lbs 11/10/84 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX) Year: 12th ABOUT KENDRICK : Full name is Kendrick Le’Dale Perkins…Nickname is “Perk”…Favorite movie is Next Friday…Favorite television show is Fresh Prince of Bel-Air…Favorite actor is Will Smith…Enjoys listening to 50 Cent…Wears a size 18 sneaker…Favorite sport besides basketball is football…Most influential person in his basketball career was his high school coach, Andre Bouette, a former collegiate player at North Texas from 1983- 1986…Favorite athlete growing up was Michael Jordan.
PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS LAST 5 GAMES: PTS 18 vs. DET 5/28/08 3 at BOS 4/26/15 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGM 8 vs. DET 5/28/08 - at CHI (5/8, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FGA 13 vs. CHI 4/28/09 - vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) 12:26 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2-2 0 2 0 0 2 0 3FGM - - vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGA 1 4 Times - at BOS (4/26, GM4) 4:03 0-0 0-0 3-4 1-0-1 0 1 0 2 0 3 FTM 6 2 Times 3 at BOS 4/26/15 at BOS (4/23, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FTA 9 @ CLE 5/11/10 4 at BOS 4/26/15 OREB 7 vs. CHI 4/20/09 1 at BOS 4/26/15 QUICK NOTES ON PERKINS: DREB 16 vs. CHI 4/28/09 2 vs. CHI 5/6/15 o Had two blocks and two rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench against Chicago in Game 2 of the Second Round on May 6 TREB 19 vs. CHI 4/28/09 2 vs. CHI 5/6/15 o Notched seven points and five rebounds in a season-high 28 minutes against Washington on April 15 ASTS 4 vs. MIA 4/20/10 - o Tallied six points on 3-3 shooting, a season-high tying three assists and a block in 14 minutes against Detroit on April 13 STLS 3 4 Times - o Recorded four points and three rebounds in 15 minutes against Boston on April 10 BLKS 7 vs. CHI 4/28/09 2 vs. CHI 5/6/15 o Had four points and two boards in four minutes off the bench against Miami on April 2 MINS 48 vs. CHI 4/28/09 12 vs. CHI 5/6/15 o Posted six points, four rebounds and one block in 14 minutes at Orlando on March 15 o Scored four points in seven minutes at Dallas on March 10 POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the o Tallied five points, two rebounds and one steal in 12 minutes off the bench versus Boston on March 3 postseason, 10 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the o Grabbed four rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench at Indiana on Feb. 27 postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 4 on the postseason; o Had a season-high 17 points on 6-7 (.857) shooting from the field and five rebounds in 20 minutes versus Denver on Nov. 1 DND’S – 0 on the postseason; NWT – 0 on the postseason; Injury Report – N/A; Inactive List – 0 on the postseason
# 4 IMAN SHUMPERT Guard 6-5 220 lbs 6/26/90 Georgia Tech Year: 4th ABOUT IMAN: Full name is Iman Asante Shumpert...Released debut mixtape “Th3 #Post90s” under the name 2WO 1NE in Dec. 2012...Made the Dean’s List during the fall ’10 semester at Georgia Tech...Majored in sociology...Son of Odis and L’Tanya Shumpert...Mother is an adjunct professor of art and design at Columbia College in Chicago, father is an insurance broker...Plays with the mentality that it is embarrassing to be scored on, which was instilled in him at a young age when playing with his three brothers...Interests include creative writing and broad cast journalism...McDonald’s All-American and Third-Team Parade magazine All-American as a high school senior, averaging 15.3 ppg...Grew from 5-foot-7 as a freshman to 6-foot-2 as a sophomore.
LAST 5 GAMES: PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS PTS 22 vs. CHI 5/4/15 22 vs. CHI 5/4/15 at CHI (5/8, GM3) 36:31 3-9 2-7 0-0 0-1-1 1 4 1 1 1 8 FGM 8 vs. CHI 5/4/15 8 vs. CHI 5/4/15 vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) 29:02 5-11 4-7 1-2 2-5-7 1 3 3 0 0 15 FGA 17 vs. CHI 5/4/15 17 vs. CHI 5/4/15 vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) 41:23 8-17 4-10 2-2 0-1-1 1 2 1 0 0 22 3FGM 5 @ IND 5/18/13 4 2 Times at BOS (4/26, GM4) 37:32 3-4 1-2 8-8 1-9-10 0 4 2 0 3 15 3FGA 10 vs. CHI 5/4/15 10 vs. CHI 5/4/15 at BOS (4/23, GM3) 20:38 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 1 0 1 4 FTM 8 at BOS 4/26/15 8 at BOS 4/26/15 FTA 8 at BOS 4/26/15 8 at BOS 4/26/15 OREB 4 @ BOS 4/28/13 2 2 Times QUICK NOTES ON SHUMP ERT: o Tallied eight points, one steal and one block in 37 minutes at Chicago in Game 3 of the Second Round on May 8 DREB 9 at BOS 4/26/15 9 at BOS 4/26/15 o Shot 4-7 (.571) from beyond the arc and finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and three steals in 29 minutes against TREB 12 @ BOS 4/28/13 10 at BOS 4/26/15 Chicago in Game 2 of the Second Round on May 6 ASTS 3 2 Times 1 5 Times o Recorded a playoff career-best 22 points, including a 4-10 (.400) mark from deep, in 41 minutes against Chicago in Game 1 of STLS 3 3 Times 3 vs. CHI 5/6/15 the Second Round on May 4 BLKS 3 at BOS 4/26/15 3 at BOS 4/26/15 o Shot a perfect 8-8 from the foul line while notching his 2nd career playoff double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds, two MINS 44 @ BOS 4/28/13 41 vs. CHI 5/4/15
steals and a playoff career-high three blocks in 38 minutes in Game 4 of the First Round against Boston on April 26 POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 1 on the o Tallied seven points and six rebounds in 32 minutes in Game 1 of the First Round versus Boston on April 19 postseason, 2 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the o Acquired by the Cavs in a three-team trade on Jan. 5 postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the postseason; o Had his highest scoring outing as a Cavalier with 18 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from beyond the arc, DND’S – 0 on the postseason; NWT – 0 on the postseason; Injury and six rebounds in 29 minutes off the bench against Washington on April 15 o Notched the second double-double of his career with 15 points and a season-high tying 10 rebounds, while adding three Report – N/A; Inactive List – 0 on the postseason assists in 38 minutes at Boston on April 12
PLAYER PROFILES – 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 5 J.R. SMITH Guard 6-6 225 lbs 9/9/85 St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) Year: 11th ABOUT J.R.: Earl Smith III, known as J.R....Son of Ida and Earl Smith...Has three brothers and two sisters...Younger brother Chris played at Manhattan and Louisville; then played two games with Knicks in 2013-14 to join McGuires (Dick and Al) and Stiths (Tom and Sam) as only brother acts in NYK history...Has two daughters, Demi and Payton...Played football and baseball in high school...Named MVP of McDonald’s High School All-American game in 2004...Named McDonald’s High School All-American in 2004...Dedicated golfer.
LAST 5 GAMES: PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS PTS 26 vs. LAL 4/28/08 15 @ BOS 4/23/15 at CHI (5/8, GM3) 26:42 5-9 4-8 0-0 0-2-2 1 4 0 0 0 14 FGM 10 vs. LAL 5/29/09 6 @ BOS 4/23/15 FGA 22 @ IND 5/14/13 12 2 Times vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) NOT WITH TEAM – NBA SUSPENSION 3FGM 5 vs. NOH 4/29/09 4 @ CHI 5/8/15 vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) NOT WITH TEAM – NBA SUSPENSION 3FGA 10 5 Times 8 3 Times at BOS (4/26, GM4) 15:38 3-8 2-7 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 2 0 0 8 FTM 9 vs. LAL 4/28/08 1 vs. BOS 4/19/15 at BOS (4/23, GM3) 38:16 6-12 3-8 0-0 2-3-5 2 3 2 0 0 15 FTA 10 vs. IND 5/5/13 2 vs. BOS 4/19/15
QUICK NOTES ON SMITH : OREB 3 @ UTA 4/25/10 2 at BOS 4/23/15 o Shot 4-8 (.500) from long range and scored 14 points in 27 minutes off the bench at Chicago in Game 3 of the Second Round DREB 8 @ IND 5/18/13 4 vs. BOS 4/21/15 on May 8 TREB 10 @ IND 5/18/13 5 at BOS 4/23/15 o Tallied 15 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting from the field, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 38 minutes in Game 3 of ASTS 6 3 Times 2 at BOS 4/23/15 the First Round at Boston on April 23 STLS 5 vs. BOS 4/21/15 5 vs. BOS 4/21/15 o Swiped a playoff career-high five steals and added seven points and four rebounds in 34 minutes in Game 2 of the First Round BLKS 13 Times - against Boston on April 21 MINS 39 vs. MIA 5/3/12 38 at BOS 4/23/15 o Acquired by the Cavs in a three-team trade on Jan. 5 POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the o Holds NBA record with 25 games with at least seven three-pointers made and 13 games with eight or more triples o Scored a game-high 28 points on 10-15 (.667) shooting, including a season-high tying 8-13 (.615) from beyond the arc, in 31 postseason, 1 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the minutes against Detroit on April 13 postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the postseason; o Moved past Michael Finley (1,454) for 24th all-time in three-pointers made with his first triple against Miami on April 2 DND’S – 0 on the postseason; NWT – 2 on the postseason (suspension from May 4-6); Injury Report – N/A; Inactive List – 0 on the postseason
# 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON Forward/Center 6 -10 238 lbs 3/13/91 Texas Ye ar: 4th ABOUT TRISTAN: Full name is Tristan Trevor James Thompson…son of Trevor and Andrea Thompson…a native of Toronto, Canada…McDonald’s All-American as a high school senior and member of the World Select Team at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit…played for Team Canada in the FIBA Americas Tournament in Caracas, Venezuela during the summer of 2013... favorite food is chicken teriyaki…his first job was a paper boy…favorite sport other than basketball is football…favorite TV show is Martin…favorite movie is Coming to America…favorite game is Monopoly.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS at CHI (5/8, GM3) 41:16 4-8 0-0 2-2 4-9-13 1 1 0 0 3 10 PTS 12 2 Times 12 2 Times vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) 34:30 2-5 0-0 1-2 6-6-12 1 4 0 0 0 5 FGM 4 3 Times 4 3 Times vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) 37:00 1-2 0-0 2-2 3-5-8 0 1 0 1 2 4 FGA 8 @ CHI 5/8/15 8 @ CHI 5/8/15 3FGM - - at BOS (4/26, GM4) 21:35 1-1 0-0 3-4 1-2-3 0 4 0 0 0 5 3FGA - - at BOS (4/23, GM3) 28:06 4-7 0-0 4-8 5-2-7 0 5 0 1 2 12 FTM 4 2 Times 4 2 Times QUICK NOTES ON TH OMPSON: FTA 8 at BOS 4/23/15 8 at BOS 4/23/15 st o Recorded his 1 career playoff double-double with 10 points, a game-high 13 rebounds and three blocks in 41 minutes at OREB 6 vs. CHI 5/6/15 6 vs. CHI 5/6/15 Chicago in Game 3 of the Second Round on May 8 DREB 9 @ CHI 5/8/15 9 @ CHI 5/8/15 o In his first playoff start, grabbed a playoff career-best 12 rebounds to go along with five points in 35 minutes against Chicago TREB 13 @ CHI 5/8/15 13 @ CHI 5/8/15 in Game 2 of the Second Round on May 6 ASTS 2 vs. BOS 4/21/15 2 vs. BOS 4/21/15 o Pulled down eight rebounds to go along with four points and two blocks in 37 minutes off the bench against Chicago in Game STLS 1 vs. BOS 4/21/15 1 vs. BOS 4/21/15 1 of the Second Round on May 4 BLKS 3 @ CHI 5/8/15 3 @ CHI 5/8/15 o Recorded 12 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, seven rebounds and two blocks in 28 minutes in Game 3 of the First Round at MINS 41 @ CHI 5/8/15 41 @ CHI 5/8/15 Boston on April 23 o Pulled down 11 rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench in Game 2 of the First Round against Boston on April 21 POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 1 on the o In his playoff-debut, tallied 12 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and six rebounds in in Game 1 of the First Round versus Boston on postseason, 1 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the April 19 postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the postseason; o Has played in 288 consecutive regular season games dating back to Feb. 10, 2012 DND’S – 0 on the postseason; NWT – 0 on the postseason; Injury Report – N/A; Inactive List – 0 on the season
# 17 ANDERSON VAREJAO Forward/Center 6 -11 267 lbs 9/28/82 Santa Teresa, Brazil Year: 11th ABOUT ANDERSON: Is a member of the Brazilian National Team and a former member of Brazil’s Junior National Team…led Brazil to first-place finish at 2009 FIBA Americas Championship…played for Brazil during the 2010 World Championships, 2006 World Championships, the 2002 World Championsh ips and the 2001 Goodwill Games…is the younger brother of Sandro Varejao, who played basketball in the Big East Conference at West Virginia.
PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS 2015 PLAYOFF HIGHS LAST 5 GAMES: PTS 16 vs. DET 5/13/06 - OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGM 7 @ ORL 5/30/09 - at CHI (5/8, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FGA 12 @ ORL 5/30/09 - vs. CHI (5/6, GM2) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST 3FGM - - vs. CHI (5/4, GM1) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST 3FGA 1 5 Times - at BOS (4/26, GM4) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FTM 6 @ DET 5/17/06 - at BOS (4/23, GM3) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FTA 8 2 Times -
QUICK NOTES ON VAREJAO: OREB 7 3 Times - o Among franchise leaders in regular season play, ranks third in offensive rebounds (1,455), fourth in total rebounds (4,343), DREB 11 vs. CHI 4/17/10 - fifth in defensive rebounds (2,888), eighth in steals (518), eighth in blocks (392) and eighth in games played (560) TREB 15 vs. CHI 4/17/10 - o Pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds and scored seven points in 24 minutes at Brooklyn on Dec. 8 ASTS 3 @ WAS 4/24/08 - o Played his 549th game on Dec. 2 versus Milwaukee, surpassing Brad Daugherty for 8th place in games played in franchise STLS 5 @ ORL 5/26/09 - history and finished the night with eight points, eight rebounds and two steals in 27 minutes BLKS 4 vs. ATL 5/7/09 - MINS 37 vs. ORL 5/20/09 -
POSTSEASON MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the postseason, 1 in playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the postseason, 0 in playoff career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the postseason; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0 on the postseason; Injury Report – Missed 7 games from April 19-May 8 due to a left Achilles tendon rupture; Inactive List – 7 on the postseason