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CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (51-30) VS. TORONTO RAPTORS (50-31) WED., APRIL 12, 2017 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 8:00 PM ET TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 82 HOME GAME # 41 PROBABLE STARTERS 2016-17 SCHEDULE All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/25 vs. NYK WON, 117-88 10/28 @ TOR WON, 94-91 10/29 vs. ORL WON, 105-99 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 16-17: 40 34 8.7 2.8 1.4 .352 29.1 11/1 vs. HOU WON, 128-120 11/3 vs. BOS WON, 128-122 11/5 @ PHI WON, 102-101 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 16-17: 60 60 19.0 11.1 1.9 .427 31.4 11/8 vs. ATL Lost, 106-110 11/11 @ WAS WON, 105-94 C 8 CHANNING FRYE 6-11 255 16-17: 73 14 9.2 4.0 0.6 .457 19.0 11/13 vs. CHA WON, 100-93 11/15 vs. TOR WON, 121-117 11/16 @ IND Lost, 93-103 G 4 IMAN SHUMPERT 6-5 220 16-17: 75 30 7.4 2.9 1.4 *.412 25.4 11/18 vs. DET WON, 104-81 11/23 vs. POR WON, 137-125 11/25 vs. DAL WON, 128-90 G 31 DERON WILLIAMS 6-3 200 16-17: 63 43 11.0 2.3 5.7 .438 25.9 11/27 @ PHI WON, 112-108 11/29 @ MIL Lost, 101-118 * Career High (or tied) 12/1 vs. LAC Lost, 94-113 12/2 @ CHI Lost, 105-111 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/5 @ TOR WON, 116-112 The Cleveland Cavaliers will wrap up the 2016-17 regular season tonight when they take on the Toronto Raptors at Quicken Loans Arena. 12/7 @ NYK WON, 126-94 12/9 vs. MIA WON, 114-94 Cleveland is 3-0 against Toronto this season and will try to sweep the season series over the Raptors for just the third time in franchise history 12/10 vs. CHA WON, 116-105 (2005-06 and 2008-09, both 3-0 sweeps). A win tonight would be the Cavs’ first ever 4-0 season sweep over Toronto. 12/13 vs. MEM WON, 103-86 12/14 @ MEM Lost, 85-93 The Cavaliers are 16-1 against the Atlantic Division this season (3-0 vs. TOR, 3-0 vs. PHI, 4-0 vs. NYK, 3-1 vs. BOS, 3-0 vs. BKN). In their three 12/17 vs. LAL WON, 119-108 wins over the Raptors this season, Cleveland has held Toronto to a combined .434 shooting from the field. Offensively, they Cavs have shot a .476 12/20 @ MIL WON, 114-108 (OT) mark (.402 3FG%), while averaging 110.3 points and 13.0 three-point field goals per game. 12/21 vs. MIL WON, 113-102 12/23 vs. BKN WON, 119-99 Cleveland has the 2nd-best home record in the NBA at 31-9 (.775) and is averaging 113.5 points at The Q. The Wine and Gold have scored at 12/25 vs. GSW WON, 109-108 least 120 points in three of their last four home games and are a perfect 13-0 when they hit 120 points at The Q this season. 12/26 @ DET Lost, 90-106 12/29 vs. BOS WON, 124-118 UPCOMING MILESTONES: Kyle Korver (2,048 3FGM) is currently in a three-way tie for 5th all-time in three-pointers made with Vince Carter and 12/31 @ CHA WON, 121-109 Jamal Crawford and can have sole position if he hits more triples on the final night of the NBA season. LeBron James (1,748 STL) is 5 steals away 1/2 vs. NOP WON, 90-82 th 1/4 vs. CHI Lost, 94-106 from passing Paul Pierce (1,752 STL) for 19 all-time in NBA history and J.R. Smith (894 STL) is 6 steals shy of 900 for his career. 1/6 @ BKN WON, 116-108 The Cavaliers have made a franchise record to 1,057 threes on the season (3rd-most by any team in NBA history). In 2016-17, Cleveland also has 1/8 @ PHX WON, 120-116 1/10 @ UTA Lost, 92-100 franchise records for three-pointers per game (13.0), number of games with at least 10 three-pointers (64 times), 15 three-pointers (27 times) and 1/11 @ POR Lost, 86-102 20 three-pointers (4 times). 1/13 @ SAC WON, 120-108 1/16 @ GSW Lost, 91-126 Kevin Love has recorded 7 straight double-doubles, averaging 18.9 points and 12.7 rebounds in 34.4 minutes during that stretch. His 7 1/19 vs. PHX WON, 118-103 consecutive double-doubles are tied for his longest streak since joining the Cavs (also Nov. 5-18, 2016). Despite missing 21 games this season, 1/21 vs. SAS Lost, 115-118 (OT) Love ranks 12th in the NBA in double-doubles with 41. 1/23 @ NOP Lost, 122-124 1/25 vs. SAC Lost, 112-116 (OT) Deron Williams tallied a season-high 35 points on 14-25 (.560) shooting, including 5-9 (.556) from beyond the arc, seven rebounds, a game-high 1/27 vs. BKN WON, 124-116 tying nine assists, one steal and one block in 46 minutes. It was his most points since March 8, 2013 (42 PTS vs. Washington) and just the second 1/29 vs. OKC WON, 107-91 time he has ever had at least 35 points, seven rebounds and nine assists in a game (35 PTS, 7 REB, 13 AST on Feb. 27, 2010 vs. Houston). 1/30 @ DAL Lost, 97-104 2/1 vs. MIN WON, 125-97 Channing Frye has scored in double figures in six of the last seven games. Monday’s game against Miami was Frye’s 800th career game and he 2/4 @ NYK WON, 111-104 ended up pouring in a season-high tying 21 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from long range, seven rebounds, a steal and a 2/6 @ WAS WON, 140-135 (OT) block in 33 minutes. As a starter this season (14 games), Frye has scored at least 10 points on 11 occasions and is averaging 11.9 points and 5.4 2/8 @ IND WON, 132-117 2/9 @ OKC Lost, 109-118 rebounds in 25.8 minutes. 2/11 vs. DEN WON, 125-109 Against Miami on Monday, Kyle Korver shot 4-8 (.500) from beyond the arc and finished with 18 points, a season-high tying eight rebounds and 2/14 @ MIN WON, 116-108 2/15 vs. IND WON, 113-104 one block in 31 minutes off the bench. Korver continues to lead the NBA in three-point percentage at .451 (161-357 3FG). It would be his fourth 2/23 vs. NYK WON, 119-104 time leading the league in three-point percentage (2009-10, 2013-14 and 2014-15). 2/25 vs. CHI Lost, 99-117 2/27 vs. MIL WON, 102-95 LeBron James is on pace to becoming the first player in NBA history to average at least 25.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists while shooting 3/1 @ BOS Lost, 99-103 .540 or better from the field in a single season. (Elias Sports Bureau) 3/3 @ ATL WON, 135-130 th 3/4 @ MIA Lost, 92-120 Kyrie Irving is shooting .905 from the foul line this season, which is the 5 highest mark in franchise history (min. 100 FTM). Only Mark Price 3/6 vs. MIA Lost, 98-106 (.948 in 1992-93, .947 in 1991-92, .914 in 1994-95) and Mo Williams (.912 in 2008-09) had a higher FT percentage in a single season than Irving. 3/9 @ DET Lost, 101-106 3/11 @ ORL WON, 116-104 3/12 @ HOU Lost, 112-117 CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/14 vs. DET WON, 128-96 Tristan Thompson (right thumb sprain) – TBD Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) 3/16 vs. UTA WON, 91-83 Kyrie Irving (left knee tendinitis) – TBD Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/18 @ LAC Lost 78-108 LeBron James (right calf strain) – TBD 3/19 @ LAL WON, 125-120 Kay Felder (left lower leg) – TBD 3/22 @ DEN Lost, 113-126 3/24 @ CHA WON, 112-105 CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/25 vs. WAS Lost, 115-127 3/27 @ SAS Lost, 74-103 4/10/17 – Cavs recalled guard Kay Felder from the Canton Charge, the Cavs exclusively owned and operated D-League team…4/9/17 – Cavs waived guard DeAndre Liggins…4/5/17 – Cavs recalled center Larry Sanders from the Canton Charge, the Cavs exclusively owned and operated D-League team. 3/30 @ CHI Lost, 93-99 3/31 vs. PHI WON, 122-105 2016-17 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 4/2 vs. IND WON, 135-130 (2OT) 4/4 vs. ORL WON, 122-102 RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/5 @ BOS WON, 114-91 4/7 vs. ATL Lost, 100-114 OVERALL 51-30 (.630) 31-9 (.775) 20-21 (.488) 3-4 (.429) L3 4/9 @ ATL Lost, 125-126 (OT) CENTRAL 8-8 (.500) 6-2 (.750) 2-6 (.250) 2-0 (1.000) W1 4/10 @ MIA Lost, 121-124 (OT) 4/12 vs. TOR 8:00 p.m FSO EASTERN 35-16 (.686) 19-6 (.760) 16-10 (.615) 3-2 (.600) L3 WESTERN 16-14 (.533) 12-3 (.800) 4-11 (.267) 0-2 (.000) L2 TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: VS.