FRI., DEC. 26, 2014 AMWAY CENTER – ORLANDO, FL TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/100.7 WMMS/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 7:00 PM EST
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (17-11) AT ORLANDO MAGIC (11-20)
2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES REGULAR SEASON GAME #29 ROAD GAME #13 PROBABLE STARTERS 2014-15 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/30 vs. NYK Lost, 90-95
10/31 @ CHI WON, 114-108* F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 14-15: 27 27 25.4 5.1 7.6 .496 37.8 11/4 @ POR Lost, 82-101 11/5 @ UTA Lost, 100-102 11/7 @ DEN WON, 110-101 F 31 SHAWN MARION 6-7 228 14-15: 28 22 5.8 3.5 1.1 .459 23.6 11/10 vs. NOP WON, 118-111 11/14 @ BOS WON, 122-121 11/15 vs. ATL WON, 127-94 C 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 243 14-15: 28 28 16.8 10.3 2.5 .433 36.3 11/17 vs. DEN Lost, 97-106 11/19 vs. SAS Lost, 90-92 11/21 @ WAS Lost, 78-91 G 18 MIKE MILLER 6-8 218 14-15: 17 4 2.7 1.8 0.5 .432 14.3 11/22 vs. TOR Lost, 93-110
11/24 vs. ORL WON, 106-74 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 14-15: 28 28 20.2 3.0 5.3 .470 37.9 11/26 vs. WAS WON, 113-87 11/29 vs. IND WON, 109-97 12/2 vs. MIL WON, 111-108 12/4 @ NYK WON, 90-87 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/5 @ TOR WON, 105-91
12/8 @ BKN WON, 110-88
The Cleveland Cavaliers will remain in the Sunshin e State to square off with th e Orlando Magic for the second of three regular season 12/9 vs. TOR WON, 105-101 12/11 @ OKC Lost, 94-103 matchups. The Wine and Gold have won eight straight games over the Magic, their longest current w inning streak over an opponent . 12/12 @ NOP Lost, 114-119 Cleveland h as also won the last three contests at the Amway Center. 12/15 vs. CHA WON, 97-88
12/17 vs. ATL Lost, 98-127 In their last eight wins over Orlando, the Cavs have outscored the Magic by an average of 14.7 points (106.3 to 91.6). Cleveland has 12/19 vs. BKN WON, 95-91 also dished out 24.4 assists to only 11.3 turnovers during that stretch. 12/21 vs. MEM WON, 105-91 In the first meeting between these two teams on Nov. 24 at The Q, the Cavs won by 32 points (106-74), which was their largest 12/23 vs. MIN WON, 125-104 12/25 @ MIA Lost, 91-101 margin of victory against the Magic. Cleveland shot 42-81 (.519) from the floor and h ad 30 assists on 42 mad e field goals. Def ensively, 12/26 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO the Cavs set oppon ent season lows in points (74), field goals made (29), field goal p erc entage (.363) and assists (14). They also recorded 12/28 vs. DET 4:30 PM FSO a season-high in steals with 14 and blocks with nine, wh ile scoring 25 points off of 18 Magic turnovers . 12/30 @ ATL 7:30 PM NBATV/FSO 12/31 vs. MIL 7:00 PM FSO The Cavs have won 10 of the last 12 games against the Eastern Conference and are 13-5 against the East in 2014-15, including 5-2 on 1/2 @ CHA 7:00 PM FSO the ro ad. Cle veland is 12-4 in their last 16 games overall. 1/4 vs. DAL 1:00 PM FSO 1/5 @ PHI 7:00 PM FSO After pouring in 30 points and eight assists last night, LeBron James has now scored in double figures in 599 straigh t games and is five 1/7 vs. HOU 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO assists aw ay from becoming the 32nd player in NBA history (5th ac tive) to record 6,000 assists for his career. Over his last eight games , 1/9 @ GSW 10:30 PM ESPN/FSO James is averagin g 28.1 points on .559 shooting fro m th e field, includin g .472 (17 -36) from beyond th e arc, 7 .0 assists, 3.8 rebounds, 1.0 1/11 @ SAC 9:00 PM NBATV/FSO 1/13 @ PHX 9:00 PM FSO steal and 1.3 blocks in 37.6 minutes per game. 1/15 @ LAL 10:30 PM TNT/FSO Shawn Marion grabbed five rebounds against th e Heat and is just two boards shy of 10,000 rebounds for his career. He will beco me th e 1/16 @ LAC 10:30 PM ESPN/FSO th th th 1/19 vs. CHI 7:30 PM TNT 36 player in NBA history (4 active) to re ach 10,000 career rebounds and just the 8 player in le ague history to record 10,000 career 1/21 vs. UTA 7:00 PM FSO rebounds as a player 6’7” or shorter. M arion is already one of four players in league history to total 17,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 1/23 vs. CHA 7:30 PM FSO 1,500 steals and 1,000 blocks (Hakeem Olajuwon , Karl Malon e and K evin G arn ett). 1/25 vs. OKC 3:30 PM ABC 1/27 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO In 2014-15, the Cavaliers are a perfect 8-0 when shooting .500 or better from the field, 9-0 when dishing out 25 or more assists and 1/28 vs. POR 7:00 PM FSO 14-2 when scoring at le ast 100 points (including 8-0 at The Q). 1/30 vs. SAC 7:30 PM FSO 1/31 @ MIN 8:00 PM FSO Over the last three games, Cleveland h as held its opponents to a combined 12-50 (.240) shooting from beyond the arc . 2/2 vs. PHI 7:00 PM FSO Tristan Thompson came off the bench to pull dow n a game-high nine rebounds last night, including four boards on the offensive end. 2/5 vs. LAC 8:00 PM TNT 2/6 @ IND 7:00 PM FSO Since D ec. 5 (11 games), Thompson is averaging a near double-double of 9.2 points on .594 shooting and 8.9 rebounds in 27.6 minutes 2/8 vs. LAL 3:30 PM ABC th per game. On the season, he ranks 6 in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game at 3 .4, wh ich leads all b ench players. 2/11 vs. MIA 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 2/12 @ CHI 8:00 PM TNT With 1,545 career three-pointers, Mike Miller is one triple aw ay from tying Eddie Jones (1,546) for 18 th all-time in NBA history. 2/20 @ WAS 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO Over the last five games, Dion Waiters is averaging 14.6 points in 23.4 minutes per game off the bench. 2/22 @ NYK 1:00 PM ABC 2/24 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO Kyrie Irving had his 16th 20-point game this season after putting up 25 points on 10-19 (.526) shooting, four rebounds and three assists 2/26 vs. GSW 8:00 PM TNT/FSO last night. Over the last two games, Irving is averaging 27.0 points on .579 (22-38) shooting, 3.5 assists and 2.0 ste als in 39.5 minutes. 2/27 @ IND 7:00 PM FSO
3/1 @ HOU 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO
3/3 vs. BOS 7:00 PM FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/4 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO 3/6 @ ATL 7:30 PM FSO Anderson Varejao (torn left Achilles tendon) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah -veh-DOH-vuh) 3/7 vs. PHO 7:30 PM NBATV/FSO Anderson Varejao (vair-a-ZJOW) 3/10 @ DAL 8:30 PM FSO Tyronn (Tah-RON) Lue 3/12 @ SAN 8:00 PM TNT 3/15 @ ORL 6:00 PM FSO 3/16 @ MIA 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/18 vs. BKN 7:00 PM FSO
12/21/14 – Recalled center Alex Kirk from the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team…12/17/14 – Assigned center 3/20 vs. IND 7:30 PM FSO Alex Kirk to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team…12/15/14 – Recalled center Alex Kirk from the Canton Charge, 3/22 @ MIL 3:00 PM FSO the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team…12/4/14 – Assigned center Alex Kirk to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned 3/25 @ MEM 8:00 PM FSO and operated NBA Development League team…12/1/14 – Recalled center Alex Kirk from the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development 3/27 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO League team. 3/29 vs. PHI 1:00 PM FSO 4/2 vs. MIA 8:00 PM TNT 2014-15 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 4/5 vs. CHI 3:30 PM ABC 4/8 @ MIL 8:00 PM FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/10 vs. BOS 7:30 PM FSO OVERALL 17-11 (.607) 11-5 (.688) 6-6 (.500) 1-0 (1.000) L1 4/12 @ BOS 3:00 PM FSO 4/13 vs. DET 7:00 PM FSO CENTRAL 3-0 (1.000) 2-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000) W3 4/15 vs. WAS 8:00 PM FSO EASTERN 13-5 (.722) 8-3 (.727) 5-2 (.714) 1-0 (1.000) L1 *Denotes Overtime WESTERN 4-6 (.400) 3-2 (.600) 1-4 (.200) 0-0 (---) W2
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: AT ORLANDO MAGIC (11-20)
Overall: 45-48 Home: 28-18 The Q: 21-16 Road: 17-30 CAVALIERS vs. MAGIC 2014-15 SEASON Current Streak: Won 8 Home Streak: Won 5 Road Streak: Won 3 Novemb er 24 at Cleveland – CAVS 106, Magic 74 December 26 at Orlando – 7:00 p.m. on FSO Last Win: 11/24/14 Last Home Win: 11/24/14 Last Road Win: 4/2/14 March 15 at Orlando – 6:00 p.m. on FSO Last Loss: 11/23/12 Last Home Loss: 4/15/12 Last Road Loss: 11/23/12
CAVALIERS – MAGIC MATCHUP (2014-15 Regular Season Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 103.2 99.6 .466 .469 .763 40.7 39.8 22.8 7.1 4.3 13.7 +3.6 MAGIC 93.8 99.2 .454 .459 .723 41.2 42.9 19.6 6.6 3.8 15.2 -5.4
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Cavs Individual Bests Points: 43 – L eBron James, 3 /17/09 Rebounds: 25 – And erson Varejao , 1/2 /14 Assists: 17 – M ark P rice, 4/16/93 Biggest Win: 32 points on 11/24/14 (106-74) Biggest Loss: 30 points on 11/30/01 (69-99)
Magic Individual Bests Points: 41 – Tracy McGrady, 12 /25/03 (OT) Rebounds: 21 – Niko la Vucevic , 4/7 /13 Assists: 21 – Scott Skiles, 4/16/93
2014-15 GAME RECAPS (Cavs Lead Series 1-0)
CAVALIERS 106, MAGIC 74 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEV ELAND, OH (11/24/14) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James scored a season-high 16 first quarter points en route to 29 points on 9-17 (.529) shots from the field, 11 assists, four rebounds and three steals in 31 minutes…It was his second straight double-double, fourth of the sea son and 271st of his career…In only 21 minutes of a ction, Anderson Varejao tallied 14 points on 7-9 (.777) shooting, six boards, two assists and a pair of blocks…With his 10th rebound, Tristan Thompson surpassed 2,000 career rebounds and fi nished the night with nine points on 4-8 (.500) shooting from the floor, a team-high 11 rebounds (six offensive) and a pa ir of blocks in 22 minutes…Kevin Love had 12 points, eight rebounds, a season -high tying five assists and two steals in 32 minutes…Kyrie Irving went 5-9 (.555) from the field for 12 points, four assists and a season and game-high tying four steals with zero turnovers in 31 minutes…Victor Oladipo paced Orlando with a season highs of 22 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting and nine rebounds in 36 minutes…Nikola Vucevic notched his league leading 12th double-double of the year with 18 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting and a game-high 13 boards in 30 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Cavs got off to a fast start with a 26-16 lead after the first quarter and led by double-digits the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers’ 32-point win was the 2nd largest of the season and the biggest ever against the Magic (+27 twice, February 23, 1990 and December 4, 1996)...It was the Wi ne and Gold’s 8th straight win over Orlando, their longest current winning streak over an opponent…The Cavs shot 42 -81 (.519) from the floor and for the seventh time this year, the Cavs eclipsed the century mark in scoring…The Cavs posted their second-highest assist total this season with 30 assists on 42 made field goals…Cleveland’s defense held its opponent to season-l ows in points (74), field goals made (29), field goal percentage (.363) and a ssists (14)…It was the second straight game the Cavaliers held their opponent to .400 or less shooting from the field…They also recorded a season-high in steals with 14 and blocks with nine, while scoring 25 points off of 18 Magic turnovers…Cleveland also had a 21-6 edge in fast break points.
NOVEMBER 24, 2014 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 106-74 JAMES - 29 THOMPSON - 11 JAMES - 11 42-81 (.519) 16-22 (.727) 12-32-44 vs. Magic Oladipo - 22 Vucevic - 13 Harkless - 4 29-80 (.363) 11-15 (.733) 13-27-40
CONNECTIONS Anderson Varejao was origin ally drafted by th e Orlando Magic with th e 31st overall pic k in the 2004 NBA Draft and was acquired by th e Cavaliers via tr ad e…M agic scout Anthony Parker played for the Cavaliers for three seasons (204 games fro m 2009 -12)…Cavs assistant coach Bret Brielmaier and Magic players Aaron Go rdon and Channing Frye are alumni of Arizona…M agic guard Luke Ridnour played fo r the Milwaukee Bucks for two seasons (2008 -2010) when Cavs assistant coach Jim Boylan was th ere as an assistant.
NEXT OPPONENT: VS. DETROIT PISTONS (5-23)
CAVALIERS vs. PISTONS 2014-15 SEASON Overall: 81-117 Home: 52-47 The Q: 24-16 Road: 29-70 Current Streak: Won 3 Home Streak: Won 1 Road Streak: Won 2 December 28 at Cleveland – 4:30 p.m. on FSO January 27 at Detroit – 7:30 p.m. on FSO Last Win: 4/9/14 Last Home Win: 4/9/14 Last Road Win: 3/26/14 Febru ary 24 at Detro it – 7:30 p.m. on FSO April 13 at C leveland – 7:00 p.m. on FSO Last Loss: 12/23/13 Last Home Loss: 12/23/13 Last Road Loss: 2/1/13
CAVALIERS – PISTONS MATCHUP (2014-15 Regular Season Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 103.2 99.6 .466 .469 .763 40.7 39.8 22.8 7.1 4.3 13.7 +3.6 PISTONS 94.4 101.1 .413 .458 .694 44.9 45.3 20.4 7.0 4.5 13.8 -6.7
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Cavs Individual Bests Points: 43 – L eBron James, 11/24/04 Rebounds: 21 – Chones 4 /9/77, Robinson 1/31/84 (OT) Assists: 18 – L enny Wilkens, 3/28/73 (OT) Biggest Win: 25 points on 3/21/10 (104-79) Biggest Loss: 39 points on 4/17/12 (77-116)
Pistons Individual Bests Points: 44 – H amilton, 11/28/03, Tripucka 1/14/84 (OT) Rebounds: 26 – D ennis Rodman , 2/6/92 Assists: 18 – Isiah Thomas – 4/8 /90
2013-14 GAME RECAPS (Cavs Won Series 3-1)
CAVALIERS 122, PISTONS 100 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (4/9/14) KEY PERFORMERS: Dion Waiters led the Cavs with a game-high 22 points on 9-18 (.500) shooting, including a season -high tying 4-8 (.500) from the three-point line, three rebounds and ei ght assists in 31 minutes…Matthew Dellavedova recorded his third career double -double with 14 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting, including 4 -6 (.667) fr om the three-point line, four rebounds and a career-high 12 assists in 31 minutes off the bench…Anderson Varejao posted his 16th double -double of the season with 11 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting and a team-high 12 rebounds in 21 mi nutes off the bench…Tristan Thompson added 10 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting, four rebounds and two blocks in 24 minutes…For Detroit, Brandon Jennings tallied a team-high tying 17 points and a team-high seven assists in 31 minutes…A ndre Drummond posted a double -double with 11 points on 5 -10 (.500) shooting and a game-high 14 rebounds (seven offensive) in 29 minutes. TURNING POINT : The Cavs built a 13-point lead at the end of the first quarter thanks to a 21 -9 run. Cleveland went on to outscore the Pistons 38 -19 in the second quarter and went into the half leading by 32 (69-37). CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Offensively, the Cavs scored 122 points (season-high in regulation) on 53 -93 (.570) shooting…The Cavs dished out a season -high 41 assists on 53 made field goals…The last time Cleveland tallied 41 or more assists was April 24, 1994 versus Boston (41 assists)…Cleveland held Detroit to 34-96 (.354) shooting from the field, including 9-28 (.321) from the three-point line…Cleveland outscored Detroit 69-37 in the first half on 30-47 (.638) shooting, including 7-14 (.500) from the three-point line...The Cavs dished out 26 assists in the half, which set the franchise record for assists in a half (Previ ously: 25 in 1st H vs. NJ 2/2/89 & 25 in 2nd H vs. CHA 4/9/92)…In the first quarter, the Cavs tallied 14 assists on 14 made field goals, which i s the most assists by the Cavs in a quarter while assisting on every basket since the third quarter of April 6, 2010 versus Toronto (15 and 15)…Seven Cavs players finished in double figures in scoring for the 4 th time this season.
APRIL 9, 2014 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 122-100 WAITERS - 22 VAREJAO - 12 DELLAVEDOVA - 12 53-93 (.570) 5-9 (.556) 13-34-47 vs. Pistons Jennings/Jerebko - 17 Drummond - 14 Jennings - 7 34-96 (.354) 23-32 (.719) 21-25-46
CAVALIERS 97, PISTONS 96 – PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS – DETROIT, MI (3/26/14) KEY PERFORMERS: Dion Waiters made his 1st career game-winning shot, a baseline jumper at the buzzer, and finished with 18 points, four rebounds, four assists and one block in 39 minutes…Anderson Varejao notched his 15th double -double of the season with 12 points on 5 -9 (.556) shooting and a game-high 16 rebounds (seven offensive) in 31 minutes off the bench…Matthew Dellavedova made a career -high five triples (on seven attempts) and finished with a career -high 21 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting, three rebounds, a team-high six assists and one steal in 36 minutes off the bench…Jarrett Jack shot 2-4 (.500) from deep and posted 17 points (11 in the 4th) and two rebounds in 29 minutes…Josh Smith led Detroit with a game-high 24 poi nts, eight rebounds, six a ssists and three bl ocks in 44 minutes…Brandon Jennings shot 5-9 (.556) from deep and notched a double -double with 17 points and a game-high 13 assists in 41 minutes. TURNING POINT: Di on Waiters nailed a baseline jumper as time expired to give the Cavs the win. Cleveland trailed by as many as 16 points in the fourth quarter and cl osed out the game on a 10-0 run. Overall, the Cavs outscored the Pistons 31-14 in the fourth quarter. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland had 10 turnovers on the night…The Cavs reserves outscored Detroit’s bench 45-17…The last time the Cavs overca me a 16 -point fourth quarter deficit was March 10, 2009 against the Clippers (19 -point deficit)…The 14 points allowed in the fourth quarter is an opponent season -low for the Cavs.
MARCH 26, 2014 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 97-96 DELLAVEDOVA - 21 VAREJAO - 16 DELLAVEDOVA - 6 37-85 (.435) 14-24 (.583) 13-32-45 at Pistons Smith - 24 Drummond - 11 Jennings - 13 39-84 (.464) 7-13 (.538) 11-37-48
CAVALIERS 93, PISTONS 89 – THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS – DETROIT, MI (2/12/14) KEY PERFORMERS: Tristan Thompson registered his 24th double-double of the season with a season-best 25 points (14 i n the 4th) on 12-16 (.750) shooting and a game -high 15 rebounds (seven in 4th), including six offensive, in 34 minutes…Kyrie Irving made all nine of his free throws and finished with 23 points (11 in the 4 th), five rebounds, four assists and three steals in 36 minutes…Jarrett Jack dished out a season- high tying eight assists to go along with nine points and two steals in 28 minutes…Josh Smith led the Pistons with 18 points, 10 rebounds a nd four blocks in 40 minutes…Andre Drummond also recorded a double-double with 16 points and a game-high 17 rebounds in 35 minutes…Greg Monroe added 16 points, ni ne rebounds and five assists in 35 mi nutes. TURNING POINT : Trailing 76-66 with 8:20 left in the game, the Cavs went on 27-13 run to cl ose it out…Tristan Thompson and Kyrie Irving combined to score 25 points in the fourth quar ter…Irving scored seven points in the final 30 seconds, including a three-pointer that gave the Cavs a four-point cushion at the 27.2 second mark. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs defeated the Pistons for the first time since Dec. 21, 2012…Cleveland’s 13 offensiv e rebounds led to 14 second chance points…In the second half, the Cavs scored 53 points on 20-40 (.500) shooting, while holding Detroit to 38 points on 14 -42 (.333) shooting…For the game, the Pistons were held to 33-83 (.398) shooting…The Cavs turned the ball over just 10 times to Detroit’s 16 miscues.
FEBRUARY 12, 2014 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 93-89 THOMPSON - 25 THOMPSON - 15 JACK - 8 34-84 (.405) 20-30 (.667) 13-32-45 at Detroit Smith - 18 Drummond - 17 Jennings/Monroe – 5 33-83 (.398) 19-27 (.704) 15-38-53
CAVALIERS 92, PISTONS 115 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (12/23/13) KEY PERFORMERS: Kyrie Irving tallied a team-high 21 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting, incl uding 3-6 (.500) from the three -point line, three rebounds, a team-high seven assists and one steal in 29 minutes…Tristan Thompson recorded 17 points on 6 -10 (.600) shooting and six rebounds in 30 minutes…Matthew Dellavedova finished in double figures for the second straight game after finishing with 10 poi nts on 4 -6 (.667) shooting, two rebounds, a career-high si x assists and one steal in 27 minutes off the bench…Tyler Zeller tallied a season-high 13 points on 6 -7 (.857) shooting and four rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench…Josh S mith led Detroit with a game-high 25 points on 10 -18 (.556) shooting, eight rebounds, three assists a nd a game -high tying two blocks i n 31 minutes…Brandon Jennings recorded his ninth double- double of the season with 21 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, four rebounds, a game -high 13 a ssists and two steals in 32 minutes…Andre Drummond posted hi s 21st double-double of the season with 14 points on 7-10 (.700) shooting, a game-high tying 11 rebounds and one block in 34 mi nutes. TURNING POINT: Detroit went on a 20-8 run to cl ose out the first quarter and garner a 10-point lead…the Cavs could get no cl oser than a nine-point deficit the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland received 41 points off the bench.
DECEMBER 23, 2013 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 92-115 IRVING - 21 BYNUM - 7 IRVING - 7 34-88 (.386) 16-24 (.667) 13-26-39 vs. Pistons Smith - 25 Drummond/Monroe - 11 Jennings - 13 46-96 (.479) 13-18 (.722) 18-32-50
CONNECTIONS Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving and Pistons forward Kyle Sin gler each played for Duke University…Pistons assistant co ach Brendan M alone was an assistant co ach for th e C avs under Paul Silas in 2004-05 and was head co ach for 18 games that season…Brendan’s son, Michael, was an assistant coach for th e C avs fro m 2005-2010 under Mike Bro wn…Pistons center Jo el Anthony was teammate of C avs players L eBron James, Mike Miller and James Jones in Miami .
LAST FIVE GAMES (3-2)
CAVALIERS 91, HEAT 101 – AMERICANAIRLINES ARENA – MIAMI, FL (12/25/14) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James finished with a team-high 30 points on 9-16 (.563) shooting, four rebounds a nd a team-high eight assists in 40 minutes…Kyrie Irving tallied 25 points on 10-19 (.526) shooting, four rebounds, three assists a nd one steal in 42 minutes…Kevin Love posted 14 points, five rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block in 39 minutes…Dion Waiters came off the bench to tally eight points, a season-high si x rebounds, two assists, three steals and a season-high two blocks in 28 mi nutes…Tristan Thompson added six poi nts, a game-high nine rebounds, one steal and one block in 26 minutes…Dwyane Wade led Miami with a game-high 31 points, five rebounds a nd five assists in 37 mi nutes…Luol Deng chipped in with 25 points on 11-16 (.688) shooting, eight rebounds and eight assists in 40 minutes…Chris Andersen tallied 12 points on 4-5 (.800) shooting and eight rebounds in 29 minutes. TURNING POINT: After the Wine and Gold cut the Heat’s lead to three, 90-87, with just three minutes to go in the game, Miami went on a 7-0 run to seal the victory. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs pulled down 11 offensive rebounds…Cleveland held Miami to just 39 points on 15 -39 (.385) shooting in the second half…the Cavs fell to 6-5 all-time on Christmas Da y.
DECEMBER 25, 2014 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 91-101 JAMES - 30 THOMPSON - 9 JAMES - 8 32-72 (.444) 21-33 (.636) 11-26-37 at Heat Wade - 31 Deng/Andersen - 8 Deng - 8 40-84 (.476) 14-17 (.824) 12-31-43
CAVALIERS 125, TIMBERWOLVES 104 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (12/23/14) KEY PERFORMERS: Kyrie Irving paced the Cavs with a game-high 29 points on a season-high tying 12 field goals ma de on 19 attempts (.632), four assists and a team-high tying three steals in 37 minutes…LeBron James hit a season-high tying four triples on seven attempts (.571) and finished 8 -16 (.500) fr om the field en route to 24 points, four rebounds, three assists and a season -high tying three blocks in 35 minutes of play…In the first game against his former team, Kevin Love recorded his team-lea ding 15th double -double of the season after endi ng the night with 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes. Love finished 9-11 (.818) from the free throw line…Dion Waiters shot 7-8 (.875) fr om the charity stripe and finished the night with 19 poi nts, four assists and three steals in 27 minutes off the bench…Shawn Marion came off the bench and fi nished with 11 points on 5-7 (.714) shooting from the field, four rebounds and a season-high tying three blocks in 26 minutes…Andrew Wiggins led Minnesota with a team-high 27 points on 9-16 (.563) shooting from the field, incl uding a career-best 3-3 from behind the ar c, in 37 mi nutes…Gorgui Dieng tallied a double -double with 20 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting from the field, a game - high 11 rebounds, a game-high four blocks and a game-high tying three steals in 36 minutes…Shabazz Muhammad added 18 points and si x rebounds (five offensive) in 33 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Wolves trailed by just two points, 80-78, with 3:35 left in the third quarter, but the Cavs would go on a 19-1 run to extend their lead to 20. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: It was the Cavs’ second highest point total of the year…The Cavs finished their five-game homestand with a record of 4-1…Cleveland had five players score in double fig ures (Irving – 29, James – 24, Love – 20, Waiters – 19 and Marion – 11)…It was the fourth time this season in which James, Love and Irving each scored 20-pl us poi nts in a game…The Wi ne and Gold knocked down 44-84 (.524) from the field, 12-24 (.500) from three-point land and 25-31 (.806) from the foul line…On the defensive end, the Cavs recorded 11 steals, six blocks and held the Timberwolves to 4-13 (.308) from long range.
DECEMBER 23, 2014 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 125-104 IRVING - 29 LOVE - 10 THREE PLAYERS - 4 44-84 (.524) 25-31 (.806) 12-26-38 vs. Timberwolves Wiggins - 27 Dieng - 11 Williams - 7 39-88 (.443) 22-29 (.759) 16-24-40
CAVALIERS 105, GRIZZLIES 91 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (12/21/14) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his 10th double-double of the season after fini shing with a game-high 25 points on 9-15 (.600) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from long range, 11 assists and a block in 37 minutes…Kyrie Irving earned his 3rd double-double after recor ding 17 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting, a game-high tying 11 assists and three rebounds in 37 minutes of action…Anderson Varejao registered 18 points on 9-12 (.750) shooting from the field, seven rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes…Dion Waiters scored 13 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 21 points on 9-16 (.563) shooting in 28 minutes off the bench…Shawn Marion tallied a season-high tying 11 points on 5 -6 (.833) shooting from the floor, five reboun ds, one steal and a block in 22 minutes…Kevin Love added eight poi nts and a game- high eight rebounds in 35 minutes…For Memphis, Marc Gasol recorded a double-double with 23 points on 10-17 (.588) shooting, a game-high 11 rebounds (five offensive), five assists a nd a block in 30 minutes…Jon Leuer shot 7-14 (.500) and notched 16 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in 30 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Grizzlies tried rallying back early in the fourth quarter but an 8-0 run put the Cavs up 87-74 whi ch was enough of a cushion for Cleveland to hold on for the victory. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers led wire to wire and i mproved to 15-3 all-time against Memphis at Quicken Loans Arena…The team shot a season-best 46-76 (.605) from the field, including 7-14 (.500) from three-point range, w hile also recording 34 assists…It was the Cavs highest field g oal percentage since 3/23/14 at New Y ork (.609)…on the defensive end, the Wine and Gol d limited the Grizzl ies to 91 points, including a season-low 1-16 (.063) from behind the arc…The last time two Cavs players had point-a ssist double-doubles in a game was 4/6/10 vs. Toronto (James 19/13, Williams 14/12)…The la st time two Cavs had at least 15 points and 10 assists in a game was 1/19/10, also vs. Toronto (James 28/11, Williams 22/10). (Elias Sports Bureau)
DECEMBER 21, 2014 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 105-91 JAMES - 25 LOVE - 8 IRVING - 12 46-76 (.605) 6-10 (.600) 4-29-33 vs. Grizzlies Gasol - 23 Gasol - 11 Three players - 5 39-86 (.453) 12-15 (.800) 12-26-38
CAVALIERS 95, NETS 91 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (12/19/14) KEY PERFORMERS: Mike Miller got his first start of the season and finished with a season-high 21 poi nts on 7 -8 (.875) shooting from three-point range in 34 minutes…It was Miller’s highest ca reer three-point percentage when hitting at least seven triples in a single game…The last Cavalier to make at least seven three-pointers and only miss one triple was Daniel Gibson (7 -8 vs. Utah on 12/20/10), w hile the last NBA player to do it was Kevin Love (8 -9 vs. SAS on 12/13/13)…LeBron James posted a team-high 22 points, a game-high nine a ssists, four rebounds and two steals in 40 minutes of play…James’ three-pointer with 3:59 left to play in the first quarter moved hi m past Charles Barkley (23,757) for 23rd all-time on the NBA career scoring list…Kevin Love grabbed a game -high 14 rebounds (season-high five offensive), while adding six points and a season -high three blocks in 40 minutes...Tristan Thompson posted a near double-double with nine points on 3 -5 (.600) shooting and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench…Kyrie Irving finished the night with 16 points, four rebounds a nd four assists in 40 minutes…For Brooklyn, Joe Johnson recorded a ga me-high 26 points on 10-18 (.556) shooting, including 4 -9 (.444) from three-point range, five assists, four rebounds and two steals in 40 minutes…Sergey Karasev set a career high in scoring with 12 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, while also tallying four rebounds in 37 minutes of play…Mason Plumlee tallied 14 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, a team-high nine rebounds and a game-high tying three blocks in 29 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Cavs were able to hold the Nets to only 58 points on .404 (23-57) shooting in the final three quarters. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers shot well from the free throw line, going 24-29 (.828)…Cleveland outrebounded the Nets 44-37, while also hol ding an 17-4 edge in second chance points.
DECEMBER 19, 2014 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 95-91 JAMES - 22 LOVE - 14 JAMES - 9 31-77 (.403) 24-29 (.828) 11-33-44 vs. Nets Johnson - 26 Plumlee - 9 Johnson/Williams - 5 37-78 (.474) 8-12 (.667) 4-33-37
CAVALIERS 98, HAWKS 127 – Q UICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (12/17/14) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recor ded a team-high tying 21 points on 8 -16 (.500) shooting, three rebounds and two steals in 29 minutes…Kevin Love notched his 14th double-double of the year with 13 points, a game-high 10 rebounds and a season-high six assists in 32 minutes…Dion Waiters tallied his second-highest scoring output of the sea son after tallying 21 points on 9 -18 (.500) shooting, four assists and three rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench…Kyrie Irving added nine points and a team-high tying six assists in 33 minutes…Shelvin Mack set career highs in points (24) and three -point field goals made (6), after shooting 7-8 (.875) fr om the field, including a perfect 6-6 from behind the arc, in 23 minutes…Al Horford finished the night with 20 points on 10 -14 (.714) shooting, four assists, two rebounds a nd two blocks in 31 minutes of action…Dennis Schroder posted a double-double with 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and a season-high 10 assists in 22 minutes. TURNING POINT: Atlanta outscored the Cavs 101 -64 over the last three quarters. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers registered 24 assists to only nine turnovers.
DECEMBER 17, 2014 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 98-127 JAMES/WAITERS - 21 LOVE - 10 IRVING/LOVE - 6 37-82 (.451) 16-21 (.762) 10-23-33 vs. Hawks Mack - 24 Millsap - 8 Schroder - 10 49-76 (.645) 13-16 (.813) 6-34-40
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS TEAM NOTES
BEAST OF THE EAST: The Cavs have won 10 of the last 12 games against the East and are 13-5 against the Eastern Conference in 2014-15, including 5-2 on the road. Cleveland’s nine-game winning streak over the East from Nov. 24 to Dec. 15 was tied for the 4th longest in franchise history.
Cavs vs. Magic since Feb. 8, 2013 TALE OF THE TAPE: Coming into tonight’s contest, the Cavs have defeated the Orlando Magic eight games in a CLE TALE OF THE TAPE ORL row dating back to Feb. 8, 2013, their longest active streak against any NBA team. Check out the numbers each 8 WINS 0 team put up during that stretch (box on right): 106.3 PPG 91.6 .456 FG% .424 ROCKING THE Q: The Cavs are 9-1 in its last 10 games at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland is averaging 106.4 .377 3FG% .312 .805 FT% .733 points on .502 shooting from the floor, 25.4 assists to just 13.1 turnovers during that span. They are outscoring their 45.8 RPG 42.6 opponents by 9.6 points at home during this stretch (106.4 to 96.8). Cleveland’s six straight wins at The Q from Nov. 24.4 APG 21.5 24-Dec. 15 was their longest since an 11-game home winning streak from Feb. 23-Apr. 6, 2010. 11.3 TO 14.6
ON THE RISE: The Cavaliers are 12-4 in their last 16 games. The team’s eight-game winning streak First 12 Games vs. Last 16 Games from Nov. 24-Dec. 9 was their longest since March 2010 (also eight games). Check out the stats on the & NBA Rank During Stretch Cavs recent play compared to the first 12 game of the season (box on right): Before Nov. 24 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Since Nov. 24 5-7 RECORD 12-4 101.8 (13th) PPG 104.3 (9th) KING JAMES PASSES SIR CHARLES: Against Brooklyn on Dec. 19, LeBron James’ three-pointer .444 (20th) FG% .484 (2nd) rd 102.7 (25th) OPP. PPG 97.3 (3rd) with 3:59 left to play in the first quarter moved him past Charles Barkley (23,757) for 23 all-time on the th nd NBA career scoring list. James currently has 23,855 points and is 514 away from surpassing Allen .477 (28 ) OPP. FG% .463 (22 ) 21.2 (14th) APG 24.0 (7th) Iverson (24,368) for No. 22 on the list. 14.4 (13th) TOs 13.2 (t-6th) 13.2 (22nd) OPP. FB POINTS 8.4 (1 st) MATRIX ON THE WAY TO 10K: With 9,998 rebounds, Shawn Marion is just two boards shy of 10,000 rebounds for his career. He will become the 36th player in NBA history (4th active) to reach 10,000 career rebounds and just the 8th player in Players 6’7” & shorter league history to record 10,000 career rebounds as a player 6’7” or shorter. Marion is already one of four players in league Most career rebounds history to total 17,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 1,500 steals and 1,000 blocks (Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone and Kevin Player Rebounds Garnett). 1. Wes Unseld 6’7” 13,769 2. Charles Barkley 6’6” 12,546 3. Paul Silas 6’7” 12,357 In his first start of the season on Dec. 19 against Brooklyn, Mike Miller finished with a season-high 21 points 4. *Dennis Rodman 6’7” 11,954 MIKEY ON FIRE: 5. Elgin Baylor 6’5” 11,463 on 7-8 (.875) shooting from three-point range in 34 minutes. It was Miller’s highest career three-point percentage when hitting 6. *Dolph Schayes 6’7” 11,256 at least seven triples in a single game. The last Cavalier to make at least seven three-pointers and miss one triple was Daniel 7. Bill Bridges 6’6” 11,054 Gibson (7-8 vs. Utah on 12/20/10), while the last NBA player to do it was Kevin Love (8-9 vs. SAS on 12/13/13). Miller’s 21 8. SHAWN MARION 6’7” 9,998 points were also the most points scored by a Cavalier on all three-pointers. The previous club record for such a thing was 15 *sometimes listed as 6’8” points, done five times by Damon Jones, twice by Daniel Gibson and once by Alonzo Gee. (Elias Sports Bureau) Top Scorers In The THE ONLY ONE: LeBron James is the only player in the NBA this season with averages of at least 25.0 points, 5.0 Easter Conference In 2014-15 rebounds and 7.0 assists, while shooting .490 or better from the field. He is the top scorer in the Eastern Conference Player PPG (25.4, 3rd in NBA) and ranks 4th in the East in assists per game (7.6, 8th in NBA) in tied-6th in double-doubles (10, t-17th). 1. LEBRON JAMES (CLE) 25.4 2. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 24.0 James already has eight games of at least 10 assists this season after having only seven such games in 2013-14. 3. Dwyane Wade (MIA) 23.2
LOVE HEATING UP: Kevin Love has recorded a double-double in nine of the last 14 games going into tonight’s contest. On the season, Love has a team-high 15 double-doubles (tied-6th in NBA) and is averaging 16.8 points and a team-high 10.3 rebounds in 36.2 minutes in his first season as a Cavalier. Love and Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge are the only players in 2014-15 to shoot at least .340 from the three-point line and average at least 16 points and 10 rebounds (min. 5 3FG).
BALL CONTROL: Kyrie Irving is averaging 20.2 points, 5.3 assists and a career-low 1.9 turnovers this season and is the only player in the NBA to average at least 19.0 points, 5.0 assists and less than two turnovers per game in 2014-15. Irving didn’t have more than one turnover in six consecutive games from Nov. 4-15 (30 assists to four miscues over that span).
FIRST LOVE: In the first quarter this season, Kevin Love is averaging 7.6 points (4th-best in the NBA) on .555 shooting, including .568 (25-44) from the three-point line. He has scored in double figures in nine first quarters on the year. LeBron James ranks 8th with 7.3 points in the first quarter.
COMEBACK KINGS: On the season, the Cavs have won after overcoming six double-digit deficits (trailed by 12 points vs. New Orleans on 11/10, 19 points at Boston on 11/14, 11 points vs. Milwaukee 12/2, 11 points at New York on 12/4, 14 points vs. Toronto on 12/9, 11 points vs. Brooklyn on Dec. 19). On Nov. 14, the Cavs overcame a 17-point fourth quarter deficit by outscoring the Boston Celtics 38-20 in the final frame to pick up the 122-121 win on the road. The Wine and Gold trailed by as many as 19 points in the period. The last time Cleveland overcame a fourth quarter deficit by that much was March 10, 2009 against the L.A. Clippers (19-point deficit). (Elias Sports Bureau)
ASSISTS MEN: In the Dec. 21 win over Memphis, Kyrie Irving (17 pts/11 asts) and LeBron James (25 pts/11 asts) became the first Cavs duo to register points-assists double-doubles since April 6, 2010 vs. Toronto (James 19/13, Mo Williams 14/12). The last time two Cavs players had at least 15 points and 10 assists in a game was Jan. 19, 2010, also vs. Toronto (James 28/11, Mo Williams 22/10). (Elias)
BLACKJACK: The Cavaliers scored the first 21 points of their 97-88 win over Charlotte on Dec. 15. The last NBA team to score at least the first 21 points of a game was Portland, who opened up a 22-0 lead against Boston on February 21, 2004. (Elias Sports Bureau)
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS TEAM NOTES (CONTINUED)
THE PRICE IS RIGHT: LeBron James surpassed Mark Price as the franchise’s leader in three-point field goals made with his first triple, his 803rd as a Cavalier, on Dec. 12 against New Orleans. James is also nearing Mark Price (4,206) for first place on the Cavs’ all-time assists list (needs 192 to pass him).
GLASS CLEANERS: In the Cavs’ first ever win at the Barclays Center on Dec. 8, the Cavs outrebounded the Nets by 22 (55-33), their largest margin on the glass since Feb. 28, 2014 vs. Utah (+25, 56-31). Three Cavaliers pulled down at least 12 rebounds in the win (Love-14, Varejao-14, Thompson-12), which was the first time that has happened since Jan. 3, 1984 against Milwaukee (Jeff Cook-12, Paul Thompson-13, Lonnie Shelton-12). Thompson (8 offensive) and Varejao (7 offensive) became the first pair of Cavs to pull down at least seven offensive boards in a game since Nov. 7, 2006 vs. Atlanta (Zydrunas Ilgauskas-7, Drew Gooden-7). (Elias Sports Bureau)
Offensive Rebounds Per Game OH CANADA: In a road win against the Raptors on Dec. 5, Toronto native Tristan Thompson poured in season Off Bench In 2014-15 highs of 21 points and 14 rebounds (nine offensive) in 33 minutes off the bench. The last Cavs player to tally at least Player OFF. RPG 21 points and 14 rebounds off the bench was Ben Poquette, who did it on Jan. 26, 1985 against Denver (22 points, 1. TRISTAN THOMPSON (CLE) 3.4 14 rebounds). (Elias Sports Bureau) 2. Lavoy Allen (IND) 3.0
3. Ed Davis (LAL) 2.8
ANOTHER P.O.W. HONOR FOR JAMES: LeBron James has won the Eastern Conference Player of Week award twice this season (Nov. 10-16 & Nov. 24-30). His most Most Player of the Week Most Player of the Month recent one was the 47th time James has earned Player of the Week accolades in his Selections in NBA History Selections in NBA History career, the most in NBA history. It also marked the 45th time in franchise history a player 1. LEBRON JAMES – 47 TIMES 1. LEBRON JAMES – 27 TIMES has earned Player of the Week honors and the 28th time James has earned the honor as 2. Kobe Bryant – 33 times 2. Kobe Bryant – 17 times a member of the Cavaliers. 3. Michael Jordan – 25 times 3. Michael Jordan – 16 times • Week ending Nov. 30: James led Cleveland to a perfect 3-0 record, averaging 25.7 points 4. Allen Iverson – 23 times 4. Shaquille O’Neal – 12 times on .510 shooting, including .800 (24-30) from the foul line, 5.3 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 2.3 *LeBron James has earned the P layer of the Week Aw ard twice in 2014-15 steals in 33.0 minutes per game. Cleveland was the only team in the East to have a perfect record, winning games by an average margin of 23.3 points. He was the only NBA player to (games played Nov. 10-16 & Nov. 24-30) average at least 25 points, five rebounds and eight assists, and led the league in first quarter scoring at 11.3 points. His plus/minus was +57, which was tied for third in the Eastern Conference, trailing only teammates Kyrie Irving (+78) and Kevin Love (+68). • Week ending Nov. 16: James led Cleveland to a perfect 3-0 record that week, averaging 35.0 points on .594 shooting, including .500 (8-16) from beyond the arc, 7.0 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.0 block in 36.7 minutes per game. James led the league in points per game, while also being the only player to average at least 30 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
DOUBLING UP: In a 105-91 victory at Toronto on Dec. 5, The Wine and Gold had three players record a double-double (James-24 pts & 13 asts, Love-15 pts & 13 rebs, Thompson-21 pts & 14 rebs) for the 2nd time this season (11/29/14 vs. Indiana). But it was the first time since Jan. 30, 2005 that three Cavs players had a double-double with at least 15 points (Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Jeff McInnis vs. Milwaukee). (Elias Sports Bureau)
MR. 1,000: On Nov. 19 against San Antonio, LeBron James scored at least 10 points for the 1,000th time in his career (regular & postseason). He has currently scored in double figures in 1,017 out of 1,027 regular and postseason contests.
PUT 20 ON THE SCOREBOARD: In the Nov. 17 game against the Denver Nuggets, the Cavaliers had four players score 20 or more points (James - 22, Irving - 20, Love - 20 and Waiters - 20) for the first time since March 3, 2004 at Dallas (James - 28, Ilgauskas - 26, Boozer - 23, Nailon - 23). In the 111-108 win over Milwaukee on Dec. 2, the Wine and Gold had three players score 26 points or more (Irving-28, Love-27 and James-26). The last time that feat was accomplished in a single game was Dec. 29, 2006 when James (32), Donyell Marshall (29) and Larry Hughes (26) each scored more than 26 in a 109-99 victory at home, which was also against the Bucks. (Elias)
A BUNCH OF FIVES: Against the Hawks on Nov. 15, Cleveland dished out a season-high 39 assists, which were two shy of tying the Quicken Loans Arena record (41 vs. Detroit on 4/9/14). Five Cavs players dished out at least five or more assists (Waiters-8, James-7, Irving-5, Love-5, Varejao-5). The last time a Cavaliers squad was able to accomplish that was on Jan. 4, 1997 vs. Indiana (Bob Sura-7, Bobby Phills-5, Chris Mills-5, Danny Ferry-5, Terrell Brandon-5). (Elias Sports Bureau)
RAINING THREES: In the Cavs’ win over Atlanta on Nov. 15, Cleveland had a record-setting night from the three-point line after shooting 19-31 (.613) from deep. • The Wine and Gold set a franchise record (19) and tied a Quicken Loans Arena record (Orlando 19 triples, 12/28/10) for three-pointers in a game. • The Cavs connected on their first 11 three-pointers, becoming the first NBA team to complete that feat since Detroit hit their first 11 triples at Denver on 3/21/2012 . (Elias Sports Bureau) • The Cavaliers went 9-for-9 from three-point range in the first quarter, which are the most three-point field goals made without a miss for one team in one quarter since the NBA added the three-point shot in 1979-80. (Elias Sports Bureau) • The Cavs’ .613 mark from the three-point line was a season-high. • Eight Cavs players made at least one three-pointer. • Four Cavs players made at least three three-pointers (James-4, Irving-4, Harris-4, Love-3), which was the first time that feat was accomplished by the Cavs since Jan. 1, 2012 vs. the Nets (Jamison-3, Irving-3, Gee-3, Gibson-5). (Elias Sports Bureau) • Three Cavs players made at least four three-pointers, which was the first time that feat was accomplished in franchise history. (Elias Sports Bureau) • The 127 points scored on the night were the most the Cavs have scored in regulation since Dec. 11, 1999, also against the Hawks.
TWO OF A KIND: In the 118-111 win over New Orleans on Nov. 10, Kyrie Irving and LeBron James Teammates with at least 32 pts, 9 asts, 5 rebs each posted a stat line of 32 points and nine assists, becoming the first ever duo in Cavs history to tally those numbers in the same game. The last NBA teammates to record at least 32 points and nine each in same game (since 1985-86) Players Game assists was Minnesota’s Ricky Davis (35 pts, 9 asts) and Kevin Garnett (33 pts, 10 asts) on March 4, 1. KYRIE IRVING & LEBRON JAMES (CLE) vs. Pelicans 11/10/14 2007 vs. Boston and that game went into two overtimes. (Elias Sports Bureau) 2. Kendall Gill & Robert Pack (NJN) Vs. Magic (1/13/97) 3. Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen (CHI) At Celtics (3/31/91) POINTS DISTRIBUTION: Cleveland had a season-high seven players score in double figures in the 108-101 win at Denver on Nov. 7 (James-22, Love-19, Waiters-17, Varejao-15, Thompson-12, Irving-12, Marion-10).
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS TEAM NOTES (CONTINUED)
PASSING THE MAILMAN: After a 31-point performance at Utah on Nov. 5, LeBron James had his 576th straight double Most Consecutive Games of figure scoring outing to pass Karl Malone (575) for the 3rd longest streak in NBA history. James streak began on Jan. 6, 2007 and 10+ Points in NBA History is currently at 599. 1. Michael Jordan – 866 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 787 3. LEBRON JAMES – 599 SOLID AT THE FOUL LINE: At Utah on Nov. 5, Cleveland shot 34-40 (.850) from the free throw line, which was its highest 4. Karl Malone - 575 percentage with at least 34 made free throws since Nov. 30, 2005 vs. L.A. Clippers (40-47, .851). Also against Utah, LeBron James (12-12 FTs), Kevin Love (9-11 FTs) and Kyrie Irving (8-10 FTs) became the first trio of Cavs players to have at least 10 free throw attempts in the same game since Feb. 15, 2007 vs. L.A. Lakers (LeBron James, Larry Hughes and Eric Snow). (Elias Sports Bureau)
CLEANUP MAN: On Halloween night in Chicago, Tristan Thompson came off the bench and grabbed a franchise-record tying 12 offensive rebounds, becoming the first Cavs player to ever reach that amount as a bench player. The previous high for a Cavs reserve was 10 by Kenny Carr (11/28/79) and John Williams (12/11/91). The last NBA player to pull down 12 offensive rebounds as a reserve was Denver’s J.J. Hickson, who had 15 offensive rebounds on 2/25/14 vs. Portland. In the 114-108 overtime win, Thompson finished the night with a double-double of 16 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting, 13 rebounds and two blocks in 36 minutes off the bench. He has also now played in 234 consecutive regular season games dating back to Feb. 10, 2012.
Longest Active Streaks of Consecutive Games Played (Regular Season) Player Games 1. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 270 (streak started 3/25/11) 2. Luis Scola (IND) 259 (streak started 12/26/11) 3. TRISTAN THOMPSON (CLE) 234 (streak started 2/10/12)
LOVE-LY DEBUT: Kevin Love registered a double-double in his first action as a Cavalier afte r posting 19 points and a game-high 14 rebounds in 38 minutes against New York on Oct. 30. He is just the 7th player in the last 30 years to notch a double-double in his Cavaliers debut.
Cavs players with double-double in debut since 1985-86 Player Date & Opponent Double-Double KEVIN LOVE 10/30/14 vs. Knicks 19 pts, 14 rebs Shaquille O’Neal 10/27/09 vs. Celtics 10 pts, 10 rebs Ben Wallace 2/24/08 vs. Grizzlies 12 pts, 10 rebs Darius Miles 10/29/02 at Kings 13 pts, 10 rebs Chris Gatling 10/31/00 at Nets 11 pts, 12 rebs Shawn Kemp 11/1/97 vs. Knicks 26 pts, 10 rebs Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10/31/97 at Celtics 16 pts, 16 rebs
IRVING NAMED 2014 USA BASKETBALL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: After helping to lead USA Basketball to a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and earning tournament MVP honors along the way, Kyrie Irving was named the 2014 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year. The USA Basketball Board of Directors is responsible for selecting its annual award winners. As a member of the 2014 USA Basketball World Cup Team, Irving started in all nine games and averaged 12.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.9 steals in 24.4 minutes per game to help lead the USA to a 9-0 record and gold medal from Aug. 30-Sept. 14 in Bilbao, Barcelona and Madrid, Spain. The first-place finish qualified the USA for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Irving was named MVP after a gold-medal-game performance that saw him score a game-high 26 points and record four assists while shooting 10-of-13 from the field, including a USA World Cup record 6 -of-6 from 3- point. The 2014 gold medal was Irving's first title in senior-level international competition, and his second gold medal overall with USA Basketball. USA Basketball's Male Athlete of the Year Award was established in 1980 to recognize a USA Basketball athlete who, during the year of the award, made a significant impact on the success of his team's performance.
MOVIN’ ON UP THE CAVS ALL-TIME LEADERS LIST
Several Cavs players have a chance to move up in several categories on the Cavs all-time leaders list this season.
GAMES PLAYED POINTS SCORED ASSISTS FGM STEALS FTM 1. Z. Ilgauskas (771) 1. L. James (15,936) 1. M. Price (4,206) 1. L. James (5,656) 1. L. James (991) 1. L. James (3,807) 2. D. Ferry (723) 2. Z. Ilgauskas (10,616) 2. L. James (4,015) 2. A. Carr (4,272) 2. M. Price (734) 2. B. Daugherty (2,741) 3. B. Smith (720) 3. B. Daugherty (10,389) 3. J. Bagley (2,311) 3. B. Smith (4,182) 3. F. Walker (722) 3. Z. Ilgauskas (2,495) 4. J. Williams (661) 4. A. Carr (10,265) 4. T. Brandon (2,235) 4. Z. Ilgauskas (4,045) 4. C. Ehlo (661) 4. J. Williams (2,106) 5. A. Carr (635) 5. M. Price (9,543) 5. F. Walker (2,115) 5. B. Daugherty (3,823) 5. T. Brandon (621) 5. M. Price (1883) 6. M. Price (582) 6. B. Smith (9,513) 6. B. Daugherty (2,028) 6. M. Price (3,429) 6. J. Williams (587) 6. A. Carr (1,719) 7. L. James (575) 7. J. Williams (8,504) 7. A. Miller (2,015) 7. J. Williams (3,198) 7. R. Harper (530) 7. C. Russell (1,627) 8. A. Varejao (560) 8. L. Nance (7,257) 8. A. Carr (1,820) 8. L. Nance (2,945) 8. A. Varejao (518) 8. W. Free (1,406) 9. B. Daugherty (548) 9. C. Russell (6,588) 9. C. Ehlo (1,803) 9. C. Russell (2,480) 9. J. Bagley (474) 9. L. Nance (1,364) 10. C. Ehlo (513) 10. W. Free (6,329) 10. G. Huston (1,630) 10. J. Chones (2,456) 10. B. Daugherty (422) 10. P. Hubbard (1,318)
BLOCKS 3FGM OFFENSIVE REBS DEFENSIVE REBS TOTAL REBS 1. Z. Ilgauskas (1,269) 1. L. James (817) 1. Z. Ilgauskas (2,336) 1. B. Daugherty (4,020) 1. Z. Ilgauskas (5,904) 2. J. Williams (1,200) 2. M. Price (802) 2. J. Williams (1,620) 2. Z. Ilgauskas (3,568) 2. B. Daugherty (5,227) 3. L. Nance (1,087) 3. D. Gibson (578) 3. A. Varejao (1,455) 3. L. James (3,303) 3. J. Williams (4,669) 4. L. James (503) 4. W. Person (550) 4. J. Brewer (1,292) 4. J. Williams (3,049) 4. A. Varejao (4,343) 5. J. Chones (450) 5. D. Ferry (543) 5. B. Daugherty (1,207) 5. A. Varejao (2,888) 5. L. James (3,999) 6. R. Hinson (430) 6. C. Ehlo (381) 6. L. Nance (1,067) 6. J. Chones (2,750) 6. J. Chones (3,790) 7. B. Daugherty (397) 7. M. Williams (378) 7. P. Hubbard (1,051) 7. L. Nance (2,494) 7. L. Nance (3,561) 8. A. Varejao (392) 8. K. Irving (351) 8. J. Chones (1,040) 8. J. Brewer (2,259) 8. J. Brewer (3,551) 9. J. Brewer (353) 9. D. Jones (344) 9. T. Hill (955) 9. T. Hill (1,830) 9. B. Smith (3,057) 10. M. West (325) 10. C. Mills (297) 10. T. Thompson (857) 10. D. Gooden (1,698) 10. T. Hill (2,785)
FRANCHISE LEADER NOTES: LeBron James became the franchise’s leader in three-point field goals made with his first triple, his 803 rd as a Cavalier, on Dec. 12 against New Orleans…Kyrie Irving moved into 8th place in three-point field goals made on Dec. 11 at Oklahoma City…Tristan Thompson moved into 10th place in Offensive Rebounds with his fifth offensive rebound on Dec. 8 at Brooklyn…Anderson Varejao moved into sole possession of 8th place in games played on Dec. 2 vs. Milwaukee…LeBron James moved into sole possession of 7th place in games played on Oct. 30 vs. New York.
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
While LeBron James and Shawn Marion continue to move up in the NBA’s all-time leading categories below, they join a list of other Cavs players who are also coming up on career milestones:
JAMES AND MARION CLIMBING THE LADDER CAREER MILESTONES (REGULAR SEASON) (REGULAR SEASON)
IRVING JAMES MILLER NBA’s All-Time NBA’s All-Time 5,000 Points (4,312) 24,000 Points (23,855) 11,000 Points (10,819) SCORING Leaders 3-pt Leaders 300 Steals (293) 900 Games (869) 4,000 FGM (3,964) (15 through 25) (10 through 20) 300 Games (209) 9,000 FGM (8,567) 1,600 3FGM (1,545) 900 FTM (825) 6,000 Assists (5,995) 15. Alex English (25,613) 10. Jamal Crawford (1,755)* 400 3FGM (351) 700 Blocks (696) 16. Paul Pierce (25,375)* 11. Dale Ellis (1,719) 800 Rebounds (749) 40 Triple-Doubles (37) 17. Tim Duncan (25,303)* 12. Steve Nash (1,685)* THOMPSON VAREJAO WAITERS 18. Reggie Miller (25,279) 13. Kobe Bryant (1,680)* 3,000 Points (2,656) 600 Games (560) 3,000 Points (2,285) 19. Jerry West (25,192) 14. Joe Johnson (1,635)* 2,000 FGM (1,042) 2,000 FGM (1,746) 900 FGM (875) 20. Patrick Ewing (24,815) 15. Kyle Korver (1,591)* 600 FTM (572) 1,000 FTM (912) 200 3FGM (176) 21. Ray Allen (24,505) 16. Jason Richardson (1,577) 3,000 Rebounds (2,116) 700 Assists (689) 400 Rebounds (384) 22. Allen Iverson (24,368) 17. Glen Rice (1,559) 200 Blocks (193) 400 Blocks (392) 500 Assists (450) 23. LeBron James (23,855)* 18. Eddie Jones (1,546) 100 Double-Doubles (81) 100 Double-Doubles (90) 24. Charles Barkley (23,757) 19. Mike Miller (1,545)* LOVE MARION 25. Vince Carter (23,370)* 20. Tim Hardaway (1,542) 8,000 Points (7,459) 18,000 Points (17,585) *Active Player 5,000 Rebounds (4,741) 10,000 Rebounds (9,998) 1,000 Assists (967) 1,800 Steals (1,749) 500 3FGM (485) 800 3FGM (790) 400 Games (392)
300 Double-Doubles (271)
MILESTONES NOTES: Mike Miller hit seven three-pointers to move past Tim Hardaway for 19 th all-time in three-pointers made…LeBron James moved past Charles Barkley for 23rd all- time on the NBA’s all-time scoring list after making a three-point at the 6:42 mark of the first quarter vs. Brooklyn on Dec. 19…Kyrie Irving played in his 200th game and made his 800th free throw at Brooklyn on Dec. 8…Anderson Varejao made his 900th career free throw with his first make at New York Dec. 4…Tristan Thompson made his 1,000th career field goal with his third make against Indiana on Nov. 29…Tristan Thompson grabbed his 2,000th career rebound vs. Orlando on Nov. 24…Tristan Thompson pulled down his 800th career offensive rebound vs. Toronto on Nov. 22…Kyrie Irving surpassed 4,000 points for his career after converting a layup at the 5:58 mark of the 2nd quarter vs. Toronto on Nov. 22…Kyrie Irving grabbed his 800th career rebound at Washington on Nov. 21…Dion Waiters made his 800th career field goal vs. Denver on Nov. 17…Dion Waiters topped 400 assists for his career with his second assist vs. Atlanta on Nov. 15…LeBron James moved past Robert Parish for 24th all-time on the NBA’s scoring list after making an 18-foot jump shot at the 6:39 mark of the 2nd quarter at Boston on Nov. 14…LeBron James moved past Vince Carter for 25th all-time on the NBA’s scoring list after a 36-point performance at Chicago on Oct. 31…Kevin Love hit the 7,000-point and 900-assist mark in the first quarter of the Oct. 30th game vs. New York…LeBron James is the youngest player in NBA history to score 23,000 points when he reached the milestone vs. Minnesota on April 4 of last season.
2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS MEDIA GUIDE
2014-15 MEDIA GUIDE: Everyth ing about th e Cleveland C avaliers can b e found in th e C avs 2014-15 Media Guide, which is available in its entirety on cavs.com. The direc t link to view and downlo ad the guid e can b e found at http://www.nba.co m/c avaliers/team/guid e.
NBA D-LEAGUE AFFILIATE - CANTON CHARGE
CANTON CHARGE UPDATE: The Canton Charge, the NBA Development Leagu e team o wned and operated by th e Cleveland Cavaliers, pres ented by SecureData 365, improved to 9-6 on the season after rallying from an 18-point d eficit to top the Rio Grande Valley Vip ers (5-8), 110-100, at th e State Farm Aren a in Hid algo on Saturday night. Arinze Onuaku posted season-highs in points (32), rebounds (17) and blocks (3) in 36 minutes to lead Canton . Michael Dunigan also set new s eason -best marks by netting 25 points on 12- of-15 shooting with 12 boards and a steal in 32 minutes. Justin Johnson provid ed a spark off the bench with 16 points on 6 -of-10 shooting with six assists in 29 minutes. The Charge will return home on Friday, December 26th at 7:00 p.m. for a matchup w ith the Bakersfield Jam (Phoenix Suns affiliate) . For mo re information on the Ch arge, h ead to www.C antonCharge.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 th e 50,000-watt flagship station N ews Radio WTAM 1100 and th e C avs Radio N etwork. The Cavaliers on WTAM Each broadc ast begins 30 minutes prior to game time with th e “First Merit Tip-Off Show,” hosted by Monday 12/29 Radio PBP Broadcaster John Michael Mike Snyder. C allin g the game action will b e John Michael and Cavalier L egend Jim Chones. Th en Tuesday 12/30 TV Pregame & Postgame Analyst Campy Russell following each game, fans can participate in th e “Postgame Call-In Show,” featuring co mments from Wednesday 12/31 Radio Analyst Jim Chones players in both locker rooms, Co ach Blatt’s postgame press conferenc e, and live reports and highlights Thursday 1/1 No guest – New Year’s Day Friday 1/2 Radio PBP Broadcaster John Michael from other games around the leagu e. Fans can also hear the “Discount Drug Mart Cavaliers Insider Radio Show,” every week during the season. The next show is Monday, December 29 at 7:00 pm on *All Cavs personalities will be on at 8:20 a.m. the Cavs Radio Network. Also, weekday mornin gs, Cavs personalities will b e on News Radio WTAM 1100 with host Bill Wills and Mike Snyd er to update C avalier f ans with th e latest on th e team and th e NBA in gen eral.
CAVS PLAYERS SURPRISE LOCAL BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS WITH TOYS FOR THE HOLIDAYS DONATED BY CAVS FANS AND MATCHED BY THE CAVS ORGANIZATION: Thanks to another successful Cavs and Monsters Toy Drive, pres ented by Yonan as – 100% Fruit Soft Serve, hundreds of Northeast Ohio child ren will have a h appier holiday this year. Fans have donated items at C avs and Lake Erie Monsters games during the annual Toy Drive, and the teams have matched the amount of toys donated to double the numb er of local families ben efittin g. All the toys were given to pre-s elec ted non-profit organizations in Northeast Ohio th at work with und erserved children. Cavs players Lou Amundson, Brendan Haywood and A .J. Price personally hand ed out toys to approximately 250 kids from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland and th e Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain. The p layers, along with team mascots Moondog and Sir C.C., did so wh en th ey hosted the youngsters at Cin emark at Valley View on Tu esday, Dec emb er 16th. After rec eivin g th eir n ew toys f rom th e C avs, the kids were treated to a sp ecial early screening of the n ew movie “Annie,” thanks to The Owens Group. Tuesd ay’s even t is part of the C avaliers Season of Giving, presented by N estle Baking.
CAVS DISTRIBUTING THOUSANDS OF TOYS TO FAMILIES IN NEED IN NORTHEAST OHIO FOR THE HOLIDAYS: The Cleveland Cavaliers and th eir f ans will b e able to touch the lives of thousands of families and children in n eed across N ortheast Ohio this holiday season. With the C avs matching the nu mber of items collected du ring th e annu al Toy Drive, p res ented b y Yon anas – 100% Fruit Soft Serve, approximately 3,000 children will rec eive a new to y for th e holid ay. Fans donated new, unwrapped toys at several C avs home games during Novemb er and Dec ember. In addition, students p artic ipatin g in Teen L ead ership Corps also collected items for th e Toy Drive. With a total of 1,500 contributed from f ans and Teen Leadership Corps, the Cavs organization matched that with 1,500 toys of th eir o wn, do ublin g the number of families that will b enefit from th e initiative. Th e 3,000 toys are being distributed to several pre-selected, non-profit organ izations throughout Northeast Ohio th at wo rk with underserved children . The L ake Erie Monsters also participated in th e Toy Drive, collectin g it ems at th eir home games that will likewise be match ed and given to local ch aritable organizations. The Toy Drive was part of the Cavs Season of Giving, pres ented by Nestle Bakin g.
DESERVING FAN TO RECEIVE UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE DURING 3RD ANNUAL EVERYFAN NIGHT PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT: Northeast Ohio is known for its hardworking culture of people who unselfishly put the needs of others first without askin g fo r anything in return. To help recogniz e unsung heroes who constantly strive to make a diff erence throughout the region , th e Cleveland Cavaliers h ave brough t bac k “ EveryFAN Night!” The Cavaliers are c alling upon C avs Nation to nominate d eserving f ans who embrac e a true spirit of “All For One. On e Fo r All.” Th e selected individual will b e recogniz ed in-game during th e 3rd annual EveryFAN Night presented by Bud Light on Friday, Janu ary 23rd at 7:30 p.m. as the C avs face th e Charlotte Hornets at Quic ken Loans Arena. THE EVERYFAN EXPERIENCE: To say "thanks!" for all they do, the 2015 EveryFAN will rec eive an ULTIMATE Cavaliers VIP experienc e for an unforgettable evening! To tip-off the evenin g, the EveryFAN and a guest will en joy a pregame dinner at one of downtown Cleveland’s great restaurants. Wh en th ey arrive at Th e Q for th e game, the EveryFAN will b e c elebrated wi th exclusive exp eriences, prizes and a special halftime presentation ackno wledging th e honoree’s impact on their community. Before the final buzzer, th e 2015 EveryFAN will have en joyed: Dinner for two at on e of the Cleveland Cavaliers' preferred restaurants, "Benchwarmer" experienc e pre- game, Premiu m seats to enjoy th e game, Acc ess to VIP Court Club, Halftime recognition on the court , Personalized Swingman jersey, …and much, much more! SEL ECTION PROCESS: Th e Cavs want to know wh at makes an EveryFAN nomin ee stand out as one of Northeast Ohio’s finest. Essay submissions (500 words or less) will be reviewed by a special jud ging committee which includ es members of the Cavaliers Better Halves (significant oth ers and loved ones of Cavs players and staff), as well as 2013's EveryFAN winner Greg K enepp (a Cuyaho ga Falls Police Officer) and 2014's EveryFAN winner Reggie Winters (a Firefigh ter from Massillon). The 2015 EveryFAN will be chosen based on th e demonstration of five important qualities: work ethic, high mora l valu es, community prid e, Cavaliers prid e and everyday heroism. For complete official rules and to submit EveryFAN nominations, pleas e visit Cavs .com/EveryFAN . SUBMISSION PERIOD : Nomin ations must be submitted online at Cavs.com/EveryFAN now until Wedn esday, D ecemb er 31st at 11:59 p.m.
FANS CAN LISTEN TO ALL CAVS GAMES ON FSO IN SPANISH: In an effort to further connect with the ever-gro win g Hispanic fan base, th e Cleveland Cavaliers, along with p artn er Fox Sports Oh io, h ave announced that fans will no w ha ve the option to listen to all C avaliers games on FSO in Sp anish. Fans can simply s elect the Secondary Audio Programmin g (SAP) option on their TV or remo te to tune in to Raf ael Hern andez-Brito’s high en ergy Spanish c all on La Mega 87.7 FM . The SAP option f eatu ring H ernan dez-Brito’s call will b e available 15 minutes prior to tipoff and end approximately 15 minutes followin g each game.
PLAYER PROFILES – 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 89 LOU AMUNDSON Forward 6 -9 225 lbs 12/7/82 UNLV Year: 9th ABOUT L OU: Grew up in Boulder, Colorado…graduated cum laude from UNLV in May 2005 with a bachelor's degree in university studies with areas of study in English and philosophy…was the first player in Mountain West Conference history to record multiple career games with 20+ points and 20+ rebounds…has Swedish heritage on his father's side, and also lived in Stockholm for a time.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION PTS 21 vs. POR 3/13/12 5 vs. ORL 11/24/14 vs. MIN (12/23) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FGM 10 2 Times 2 vs. ORL 11/24/14 vs. MEM (12/21) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FGA 13 vs. 3/16/10 3 2 Times vs. BKN (12/19) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST 3FGM - - 3FGA 1 2 Times - vs. ATL (12/17) 3:19 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 FTM 7 @ POR 4/5/2011 2 vs. ATL 12/17/14 FTA 9 @ POR 4/5/2011 2 2 Times QUICK NOTES ON AMUNDSON: OREB 9 vs. IND 1/7/09 1 3 Times o Had two points and a rebound in three minutes against Atlanta on Dec. 17 DREB 9 @ NO 3/3/12 3 2 Times o Recorded two points and three rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench against Indiana on Nov. 29 TREB 14 vs. IND 1/7/09 4 vs. ORL 11/24/14 o Tallied five points, four rebounds and an assist in 16 minutes off the bench versus Orlando on Nov. 24 ASTS 2 Times 1 3 Times o Pulled down three rebounds in four minutes against Toronto on Nov. 22 STLS 3 Times 1 @ WAS 11/21/14 o Played his first game of the season against Atlanta on Nov. 15, tallying two points and two rebounds in nine minutes o During the 2013-14 campaign, appeared in 19 games (no starts) with New Orleans and Chicago averaging 2.0 points and 2.9 BLKS 5 vs. MEM 1/2/10 - rebounds in 9.7 minutes MINS 29 vs DAL 1/9/09 17 vs. IND 11/29/14 o Best outing of the season came at home against Memphis on December 13, after hauling in seven rebounds and a season- MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 4 in career; high seven points on 3-4 (.750) shooting Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 12 on the o In a four-game stretch from 12/11-12-17, averaged 4.8 points, 7.0 rebounds 1.0 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting .571 season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – None; from the floor
Inactive List – 7 on the season
# 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.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) 15:16 0-2 0-1 0-0 2-1-3 0 2 1 1 0 0 PTS 21 @ DET 3/26/14 14 @ OKC 12/11/14 vs. MIN (12/23) 13:28 1-5 1-3 0-0 1-0-1 3 3 1 1 0 3 FGM 7 @ DET 3/26/14 5 @ OKC 12/11/14 vs. MEM (12/21) 14:09 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 2 1 0 0 0 2 FGA 11 2 Times 8 @ OKC 12/11/14 vs. BKN (12/19) 13:07 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 1 1 1 0 2 3FGM 5 @ DET 3/26/14 4 @ OKC 12/11/14 vs. ATL (12/17) 21:03 2-7 2-6 0-0 0-0-0 2 4 0 2 0 6 3FGA 7 @ DET 3/26/14 6 2 Times FTM 4 vs. ATL 12/26/13 - QUICK NOTES ON DELL AVEDOVA: FTA 4 4 Times - o Matched his season high with five rebounds and dished out three assists in 24 minutes at New Orleans on Dec. 12 OREB 3 @ PHX 3/12/14 2 3 Times o Shot 4-6 (.667) from beyond the arc and finished with a season-high 14 points, a season-high five rebounds, four assists and DREB 6 @ WAS 11/16/13 4 @ OKC 12/11/14 one steal in 34 minutes at Oklahoma City on Dec. 11 TREB 6 2 Times 5 2 Times o Finished with six points, three rebounds and a season-high five assists in 21 minutes against Toronto on Dec. 9 ASTS 12 vs. DET 4/9/14 5 vs. TOR 12/9/14 o Returned to action to tally two points, three rebounds, three assists and one block in 16 minutes at Brooklyn on Dec. 8 STLS 4 @ SAS 11/23/13 1 5 Times o Tallied six points and three assists in 18 minutes against New York on Oct. 30 BLKS 2 @ CHI 12/21/13 1 2 Times o Appeared in three games (all starts) for the Cavaliers Summer League Team in Las Vegas and averaged 11.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and a team-high 4.7 assists in 32.0 minutes per game MINS 41 vs. IND 1/5/14 34 @ OKC 12/11/14 o In 2013-14, played in 72 games (four starts) Cavaliers and averaged 4.7 points on .412 shooting, 1.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 17.7 minutes per game MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 3 in career; o Became just the sixth NBA rookie to make at least 50 three pointers (57 3FGM) and have a 3.00+ assists/turnover ratio (3.10 Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the Ast/TO), joining Scott Brooks (1988-89), Nick Van Exel (1993-94), Chris Duhon (2004-05), Chris Paul (2005-06) and Brian season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – Missed Roberts (2012-13) 15 games from Nov. 5-Dec. 5 due to a left knee MCL sprain; Ina ctive List – 15 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:
OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS PTS 12 vs. ATL 11/15/14 12 vs. ATL 11/15/14 at MIA (12/25) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FGM 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 vs. MIN (12/23) 3:12 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 3 FGA 6 2 Times 6 2 Times vs. MEM (12/21) 2:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3FGM 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 vs. BKN (12/19) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGA 5 vs. ATL 11/15/14 5 vs. ATL 11/15/14 vs. ATL (12/17) 12:03 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-2-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 FTM 3 @ BOS 11/14/14 3 @ BOS 11/14/14 FTA 3 @ BOS 11/14/14 3 @ BOS 11/14/14 QUICK NOTES ON HARRIS: OREB 1 2 Times 1 3 Times o Hit a pair of triples and finished with six points in 11 minutes off the bench at New Orleans on Dec. 12 DREB 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 o Posted five points and three rebounds in 13 minutes against Indiana on Nov. 29 TREB 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 o Had career highs of 12 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, including 4-5 (.800) from behind the arc, four assists and four rebounds in ASTS 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 21 minutes off the bench against Atlanta on Nov. 15 STLS 1 2 Times 1 2 Times o Tallied six points and two rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench at Boston on Nov. 14 BLKS - - o Had five points, a rebound and an assist in 20 minutes against New Orleans on Nov. 10 MINS 27 vs. SAS 11/19/14 27 vs. SAS 11/19/14 o Made his first NBA basket against Portland on Nov. 4 o Selected by the Cavaliers in the second round (33rd overall pick) of the 2014 NBA Draft MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; o Appeared in four games (all starts) for the Cavaliers Summer League Team in Las Vegas and averaged 7.8 points, 1.5 rebounds Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 5 on the and 1.5 assists in 24.8 minutes per game season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – None; o Played in 135 games (128 starts) in his four-year college career at Virginia with averages of 12.6 points on .445 shooting, 3.8 Inactive List – 0 on the season rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.9 steals in 30.3 minutes per game
PLAYER PROFILES – 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 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, NC, 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 sponsor a book fair for Peck Elementary School.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION PTS 25 @ CHI 4/5/08 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 vs. MIN (12/23) 4:06 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 1 0 2 FGM 10 2 Times 2 vs. ATL 11/15/14 vs. MEM (12/21) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FGA 16 2 Times 5 vs. ATL 11/15/14 vs. BKN (12/19) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGM - - vs. ATL (12/17) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGA 4 Times - FTM 9 3 Times - QUICK NOTES ON HAY WOOD : FTA 12 3 Times - o Had three blocks in just six minutes off the bench versus Orlando on Nov. 24 OREB 11 @ IND 10/31/07 1 vs. ATL 11/15/14 o Tallied four points and four rebounds in nine minutes against Atlanta on Nov. 15 DREB 18 vs. IND 2/22/10 3 vs. ATL 11/15/14 o Acquired along with the draft rights to forward Dwight Powell from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for guard Scotty TREB 20 2 Times 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 Hopson and cash considerations on July 12, 2014 ASTS 5 vs. CHA 2/23/08 - o Missed the entire 2013-14 season due to a stress fracture in his left foot STLS 5 vs. DAL 11/14/04 1 vs. ORL 11/24/14 o th His career field goal percentage of .528 ranks 9 among active players BLKS 7 2 Times 3 vs. ORL 11/24/14 MINS 48 @ CHI 1/15/10 9 vs. ATL 11/15/14
MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 69 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 22 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report –
None; Ina ctive List – 0 on the season
# 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, n amed 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: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) 42:25 10-19 1-3 4-5 0-4-4 3 3 1 2 0 25 PTS 44 vs. CHA 4/5/14 37 @ NYK 12/4/14 vs. MIN (12/23) 36:57 12-19 2-4 3-3 0-0-0 4 4 3 6 0 29 FGM 17 vs. ATL 12/26/13 12 3 Times vs. MEM (12/21) 36:55 8-13 1-1 0-1 1-2-3 11 2 0 2 0 17 FGA 33 2 Times 23 @ UTA 11/5/14 vs. BKN (12/19) 39:46 6-18 0-3 4-4 0-4-4 4 3 1 3 0 16 3FGM 6 vs. MIL 3/30/12 4 3 Times vs. ATL (12/17) 32:39 4-9 0-3 1-1 0-0-0 6 2 0 0 0 9 3FGA 12 vs. PHI 11/9/13 7 3 Times FTM 14 @ BKN 11/13/12 10 2 Times QUICK NOTES ON IRVING: FTA 14 @ BKN 11/13/12 11 @ NYK 12/4/14 o Has scored at least 20 points on 16 occasions this season OREB 4 2 Times 3 vs. TOR 12/5/14 o Tallied 25 points on 10-19 (.526) shooting, four rebounds and three assists in 42 minutes at Miami on Dec. 25 DREB 10 2 Times 10 vs. IND 11/29/14 o Had a game-high 29 points on 12-19 (.632) shooting, four assists and three steals in 37 minutes against Minnesota on Dec. 23 rd TREB 10 2 Times 10 vs. IND 11/29/14 o Notched his 3 double-double of the season with 17 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting and a game-high tying 11 assists in 37 ASTS 12 4 Times 11 vs. MEM 12/21/14 minutes against Memphis on Dec. 21 STLS 6 @ ATL 4/4/14 4 vs. ORL 11/24/14 o Collected 16 points, four assists and two rebounds in 40 minutes versus Charlotte on Dec. 15 BLKS 4 vs. MIL 12/20/13 3 vs. IND 11/29/14 o Finished with 17 points (all in the 4th quarter) and seven assists in 39 minutes at New Orleans on Dec. 12 MINS 48 vs. PHI 11/9/13 45 @ UTA 11/5/14 o Tallied team highs of 20 points, six assists and two steals in 40 minutes at Oklahoma City on Dec. 11
o Registered his 2nd double-double of the season with 13 points, a season-high 10 assists and two steals in 42 minutes against MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 3 on the season, 15 in Toronto on Dec. 9 career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 1 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Posted a season-high 37 points on 12-18 (.667) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from deep, a 10-11 (.909) mark from the foul line, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in 44 minutes at New York on Dec. 4 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – None; Ina ctive List – 0 on the season
# 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: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) 40:02 9-16 2-8 10-18 0-4-4 8 1 0 4 0 30 PTS 61 vs. CHA 3/3/14 41 2 Times vs. MIN (12/23) 34:38 8-16 4-7 4-5 0-4-4 3 3 1 2 3 24 FGM 22 vs. CHA 3/3/14 17 @ NOP 12/12/14 vs. MEM (12/21) 37:33 9-15 3-5 4-6 0-1-1 11 1 0 5 1 25 FGA 36 @ TOR 3/20/05 30 @ CHI 10/31/14 vs. BKN (12/19) 39:56 7-18 2-4 6-8 1-3-4 9 4 2 4 0 22 3FGM 8 2 Times 4 2 Times vs. ATL (12/17) 29:02 8-16 0-2 5-7 0-3-3 2 0 2 2 0 21 3FGA 13 3 Times 8 2 Times FTM 24 @ MIA 3/12/06 14 2 Times QUICK NOTES ON JAMES: FTA 28 @ MIA 3/12/06 21 vs. MIL 12/2/14 rd o Has scored in double figures in 599 consecutive games (3 longest streak in NBA history) OREB 7 2 Times 3 @ WAS 11/21/14 o Has 10 double-doubles on the season, 20 games of at least 20 points and eight games of at least 30 points DREB 17 vs. NYK 4/14/05 9 3 Times o Two-time Player of the Week award winner this season (week ending Nov. 16 & Nov. 30) TREB 19 vs. CHA 1/11/08 11 vs. NOP 11/10/14 o Finished with 30 points on 9-16 (.563) shooting, four rebounds and eight assists in 40 minutes at Miami on Dec. 25 ASTS 16 vs. SAC 2/26/13 14 vs. CHA 12/15/14 o Tied his season high with four three-pointers and three blocks, and added 24 points in 35 minutes versus Minnesota on Dec. 23 STLS 7 @ MEM 12/13/04 4 @ CHI 10/31/14 o Registered his 10th double-double of the year with a game-high 25 points on 9-15 (.600) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from deep, and 11 assists in 38 minutes against Memphis on Dec. 21 BLKS 5 2 Times 3 2 Times o Surpassed Charles Barkley for 23rd place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list and finished with game highs of 22 points and nine MINS 55 vs. MEM 11/29/03 43 vs. NYK 10/30/14 assists to go along with four rebounds and two steals in 40 minutes against Brooklyn on Dec. 19 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 10 on the season, 277 in o th Collected his 9 double-double on the season with a game-high 27 points on 11-19 (.579) shooting, a season-high 14 assists, career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 37 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 seven rebounds, a steal and a season-high three blocks in 40 minutes versus Charlotte on Dec. 15 o Moved past Mark Price for the franchise’s all-time leader in three-pointers made and finished with a season-high tying 41 on the season; DND’S – 1 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – points on 17-24 (.708) shooting, five rebounds, five assists and one block in 38 minutes at New Orleans on Dec. 12 Missed 1 game on Dec. 11 due to left knee soreness; Inactive List – o Finished with a game-high 35 points on 12-21 (.571) shooting, a perfect 9-9 from the foul line, four assists, two steals and two 0 on the season block in 42 minutes versus Toronto on Dec. 9
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# 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…owns an urban redevelopment company (James Jones Ventures)…his uncle, Ricky Gutierrez, is a former infielder 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…his father, Jay Lee (Southern University), his uncle, Mitchell Lee (Minnesota), and his cousin, Shawn Brailsford (Marshall) also played college basketball…enjoys fishing, bowling and waterskiing in his free time. LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) 4:09 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PTS 27 @ SEA 11/28/04 12 @ BKN 12/8/14 vs. MIN (12/23) 3:36 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 3 FGM 10 @ SEA 11/28/04 4 @ BKN 12/8/14 vs. MEM (12/21) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FGA 16 vs. POR 12/6/05 5 2 Times vs. BKN (12/19) 6:10 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3FGM 6 5 Times 4 @ BKN 12/8/14 3FGA 12 vs. POR 12/6/05 5 2 Times vs. ATL (12/17) 12:00 2-5 2-5 0-0 0-2-2 1 1 0 0 0 6 FTM 9 @ DEN 1/10/06 3 @ OKC 12/11/14 QUICK NOTES ON JONES: FTA 11 @ DEN 1/10/06 3 2 Times o Dished out two assists and made a three-pointer in four minutes off the bench against Minnesota on Dec. 23 OREB 5 vs. BOS 11/23/04 - o Made two triples for six points and grabbed two rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench against Atlanta on Dec. 17 DREB 12 vs. ORL 11/20/04 2 4 Times o Hit a pair of three-pointers to score six points and grabbed two rebounds in six minutes at New Orleans on Dec. 12 TREB 12 vs. ORL 11/20/04 2 4 Times o Nailed 4-5 (.800) shots from three-point range to finish with a season-high 12 points in 14 minutes at Brooklyn on Dec. 8 ASTS 5 vs. NOK 4/17/06 2 vs. MIN 12/23/14 o Scored a then season-high eight points and nailed two three-pointers in 15 minutes off the bench at Toronto on Dec. 5 STLS 4 vs. DET 4/8/12 1 @ BKN 12/8/14 o Recorded three points, two rebounds and one assist in six minutes against Orlando on Nov. 24 BLKS 4 vs. MEM 2/8/06 - o Tallied three points and a rebound in six minutes off the bench versus Atlanta on Nov. 15 MINS 47 vs. DAL 11/1/05 15 vs. TOR 12/5/14 o In 2013-14, played in 20 games (six starts) for Miami with averages of 4.9 points and 1.2 rebounds in 11.8 minutes per game o Shot .456 from the field, including a career-high .519 (28-54) from the three-point line last season MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 4 in career; o Scored a season-high 17 points, while knocking down a season-high 5-7 (..714) shots from the three-point line, in 20 minutes Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 16 on the at Orlando on Nov. 20 season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – None; o Shooting .403 from the three-point line for his career, including .848 from the free throw line Inactive List – 0 on the season
# 53 ALEX KIRK Center 7 -0 245 lbs 11/14/91 New Mexico Year: 1st ABOUT ALEX: Son of Alan and Pat…graduated in May with a degree in marketing… played for the US in the 2013 World University Games and averaged 3.7 points and 4.6 rebounds on .647 shooting…recorded a double- double with 10 points and 12 rebounds in his official US debut.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION PTS 2 2 Times 2 2 Times vs. MIN (12/23) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FGM 1 vs. IND 11/29/14 1 vs. IND 11/29/14 vs. MEM (12/21) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FGA 2 vs. IND 11/29/14 2 vs. IND 11/29/14 3FGM - - vs. BKN (12/19) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST 3FGA - - vs. ATL (12/17) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FTM 2 @ POR 11/4/14 2 @ POR 11/4/14 QUICK NOTES ON KIRK: FTA 2 @ POR 11/4/14 2 @ POR 11/4/14 o Has appeared in three games for the Cavs this season OREB - - o Recently recalled from the Canton Charge, the Cavs exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team DREB - - o In 13 games (all starts) for the Charge this season, averaging 16.5 points on .494 shooting, 7.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 32.2 TREB - - minutes per game ASTS 1 @ POR 11/4/14 1 @ POR 11/4/14 o Registered his fourth double-double of the season, scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds with three blocks in 33 STLS - - minutes against the Delaware 87ers on Dec. 13 BLKS - - o Posted his 3rd double-double of the season with Canton after tallying 15 points and 10 boards in 33 minutes against the MINS 3 2 Times 3 2 Times Bakersfield Jam on Dec. 11 nd o Finished with his 2 double-double in as many nights with 25 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks in 41 minutes against the MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; Grand Rapids Drive on Nov. 22 Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 5 on the o st Recorded his 1 D-League double-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in 43 minutes against the Maine Red season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – None; Claws on Nov. 21 Inactive List – 20 on the season
# 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...un cle 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: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) 39:00 5-13 0-4 4-4 1-4-5 3 0 1 2 1 14 PTS 51 @ OKC 3/23/12 28 vs. IND 11/29/14 vs. MIN (12/23) 35:54 5-11 1-2 9-11 3-7-10 4 2 0 2 0 20 FGM 16 @ OKC 3/23/12 10 vs. MIL 12/2/14 vs. MEM (12/21) 35:27 4-9 0-0 0-0 0-8-8 2 4 0 2 1 8 FGA 31 @ CHA 3/28/12 17 @ CHI 10/31/14 vs. BKN (12/19) 39:34 1-10 0-4 4-4 5-9-14 2 2 1 2 3 6 3FGM 8 @ SAS 12/13/13 6 vs. NOP 11/10/14 vs. ATL (12/17) 31:43 4-10 2-6 3-3 1-9-10 6 1 0 1 0 13 3FGA 11 3 Times 9 2 Times FTM 19 @ MIL 12/27/11 10 @ NOP 12/12/14 QUICK NOTES ON LOVE: FTA 24 @ MIL 12/27/11 12 @ BOS 11/14/14 o Has a team-leading 15 double-doubles on the season, including one in nine of the last 14 games OREB 12 vs. NYK 11/12/10 5 vs. BKN 12/19/14 o Recorded his 15th double-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes against Minnesota on Dec. 23 DREB 21 @ SAC 11/27/12 18 vs. CHA 12/15/14 o Pulled down a game-high 14 boards and had a season-high three blocks in 40 minutes versus Brooklyn on Dec. 19 TREB 31 vs. NYK 11/12/10 19 vs. CHA 12/15/14 th o Posted his 14 double-double with 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, while adding a season-high six assists in 32 ASTS 10 3 Times 6 vs. ATL 12/17/14 minutes against Atlanta on Dec. 17 STLS 4 2 Times 4 2 Times o Registered his 13th double-double with 22 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting from the floor, including 4-9 (.444) from three-point BLKS 4 2 Times 3 vs. BKN 12/19/14 range, a season-high 19 rebounds, five assists and a career-high tying four steals in 39 minutes against Charlotte on Dec. 15 o Went a season-high 10-11 (.909) from the foul line and tallied 21 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and one MINS 49 @ OKC 3/23/12 43 @ NOP 12/12/14
block in 43 minutes at New Orleans on Dec. 12 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 15 on the season, 271 in o Recorded his 12th double-double with 18 points and a season-high tying 16 boards in 39 minutes at Oklahoma City on Dec. 11 career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 3 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Had a near double-double with 17 points, a team-high nine rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes against Toronto on Dec. 9 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – o Registered his 11th double-double on the season with 19 points and 14 rebounds in 32 minutes at Brooklyn on Dec. 8 o Posted his 10th double-double on the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds in 40 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 5 None; Ina ctive List – 0 on the season o Recorded his third straight double-double with 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in 39 minutes at New York on Dec. 4 o Notched his 8th double-double of the season with 27 points on 10-16 (.625) shooting, including 4-8 (.500) from deep, and a game-high 10 rebounds in 40 minutes against Milwaukee on Dec. 2
PLAYER PROFILES – 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 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 children 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 families 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 includes his favorites “Scooby Doo” and “ThunderCats”...added classic car collecting to his long list of interests. LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) 18:32 1-5 0-2 0-0 3-2-5 0 2 1 1 0 2 PTS 44 vs. BOS 2/22/06 11 3 Times vs. MIN (12/23) 25:51 5-7 0-0 1-2 1-3-4 2 2 1 0 3 11 FGM 16 vs. DAL 4/11/01 5 3 Times vs. MEM (12/21) 21:58 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-5-5 1 0 1 1 1 11 FGA 30 vs. SEA 1/22/06 11 vs. MIN 12/23/14 vs. BKN (12/19) 17:27 4-6 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 1 1 1 0 8 3FGM 5 6 Times 1 11 Times 3FGA 10 2 Times 4 vs. SAS 11/19/14 vs. ATL (12/17) 20:48 2-5 0-2 2-2 3-0-3 2 1 0 2 0 6 FTM 11 4 Times 4 vs. WAS 11/26/14 QUICK NOTES ON MARION: FTA 13 @ ORL 2/20/01 4 vs. WAS 11/26/14 o Matched his season high with 11 points and added four rebounds, two assists, one block and a season-high tying three blocks OREB 9 vs. TOR 11/22/05 3 3 Times in 26 minutes against Minnesota on Dec. 23 DREB 19 vs. CHA 2/25/06 5 2 Times o Recorded a season-high tying 11 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting, five rebounds, a steal and a block in 22 minutes against TREB 24 2 Times 8 vs. NOP 11/10/14 Memphis on Dec. 21 ASTS 8 2 Times 3 vs. IND 11/29/14 o Tallied eight points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in 17 minutes against Brooklyn on Dec. 19 STLS 8 vs. MIN 2/6/06 2 2 Times o Posted nine points and four rebounds in 30 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 5 BLKS 6 6 Times 3 2 Times o Tallied five points and six rebounds in 27 minutes at New York on Dec. 4 MINS 60 @ NYK 1/2/06 32 3 Times rd o Scored in double figures for the 3 time this season after tallying 10 points, four rebounds, one steal and one block in 32 minutes against Milwaukee on Dec. 2 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 427 in o Poured in nine points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 32 minutes against Indiana on Nov. 29 career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Finished with nine points, four rebounds and a block in 24 minutes against Orlando on Nov. 24 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – o Had a season-high 11 points on 5-7 (.714) shooting from the field in 24 minutes against Atlanta on Nov. 15 None; Ina ctive List – 0 on the season o Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds and added four points in 30 minutes against New Orleans on Nov. 10 o Is one of only four players in NBA history with at least 17,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 1,500 steals and 1,000 blocks, joining Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone and Kevin Garnett
# 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 volleybal l 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…his foundation has donated over $1.5 million in cash and in-kind donations to the Sanford Children’s Hospital, Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Houston High School athletic program in Collierville, Tenn…has an ownership stake in the energy drink Let It Fly Energy (L.I.F.E.)…enjoys hunting and fishing. LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) 25:47 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0-0 0 4 0 1 0 6 PTS 45 @ GSW 2/21/07 21 vs. BKN 12/19/14 vs. MIN (12/23) 8:12 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 FGM 16 @ GSW 2/21/07 7 vs. BKN 12/19/14 vs. MEM (12/21) 16:24 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 4 2 0 0 0 0 FGA 27 @ GSW 2/21/07 8 vs. BKN 12/19/14 3FGM 9 2 Times 7 vs. BKN 12/19/14 vs. BKN (12/19) 33:33 7-8 7-8 0-0 0-2-2 0 2 0 2 0 21 3FGA 17 @ GSW 2/21/07 8 vs. BKN 12/19/14 vs. ATL (12/17) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FTM 12 vs. MIA 1/6/08 - QUICK NOTES ON MILL ER: FTA 13 vs. MIA 1/6/08 - o Connected on two three-pointers and played 26 minutes at Miami on Dec. 25 OREB 5 2 Times 2 vs. MIL 12/2/14 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) DREB 16 vs. MIA 11/24/02 5 vs. MIL 12/2/14 shooting from three-poi nt range in 34 minutes TREB 19 vs. MIA 11/24/02 7 vs. MIL 12/2/14 o Hit a pair of three-pointers, blocked one shot and pulled down a season-high seven rebounds in 18 minutes against ASTS 14 2 Times 4 vs. MEM 12/21/14 Milwaukee on Dec. 2 STLS 4 3 Times 1 @ NYK 12/4/14 o Signed as a free agent on August 5, 2014 BLKS 3 2 Times 1 vs. MIL 12/2/14 o In 2013-14, played in 82 games (four starts) for Memphis and averaged 7.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists on .481 MINS 53 vs. SEA 12/18/06 34 vs. BKN 12/19/14 shooting, including .459 from the three-point line, in 20.8 minutes per game o Was the only Grizzlies player to play all 82 games MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 49 in o Ranked second in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage behind Atlanta’s Kyle Korver last season career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 1 in career; DNP-CD’S – 4 o Notched his ninth season shooting at least .400 percent from beyond the arc, tied for third in NBA history behind only Steve on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – Nash (13) and Reggie Miller (10) Missed 7 games from Dec. 5-17 due to a concussion; Inactive List – 7 on the season
# 21 A.J. PRICE Guard 6-2 195 lbs 10/7/86 Connecticut Year: 6th ABOUT A.J.: Is the older of two children born to Tony and Inga Price…his younger sister's name is Raven…his father Tony was a standout basketball performer at the University of Pennsylvania, help ing the team advance to the 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and eventually into the Final Four…Tony was the top scorer of the tournament with 142 points and earned a spot on the 1979 East Regional All -Tournament Team.
LAST 5 GAMES: CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS PTS 24 @ CHI 4/17/13 22 vs. UTA 11/10/14 at MIA (12/25) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FGM 9 2 Times 8 vs. UTA 11/10/14 vs. MIN (12/23) 2:44 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 FGA 17 @ CHI 4/17/13 12 2 Times vs. MEM (12/21) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGM 5 3 Times 3 2 Times vs. BKN (12/19) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGA 9 4 Times 5 4 Times vs. ATL (12/17) 7:41 0-3 0-1 0-0 2-0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 FTM 5 3 Times 5 @ CHI 11/15/14 FTA 6 4 Times 7 @ CHI 11/15/14 QUICK NOTES ON PRIC E: OREB 3 vs. SAC 3/25/11 2 vs. ATL 12/17/14 o Grabbed two rebounds in eight minutes off the bench against Atlanta on Dec. 17 DREB 8 vs. MIN 2/11/11 3 @ CHI 11/15/14 o Claimed off waivers by the Cavs on Nov. 30 (waived by the Indiana Pacers) TREB 8 vs. MIN 2/11/11 3 @ CHI 11/15/14 o Played in 10 games for the Pacers this season with averages of 10.5 points on .438 shooting, including .385 from the three- ASTS 14 @ IND 11/10/12 5 @ SAS 11/26/14 point line, 1.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 19.3 minutes per game STLS 3 3 Times 1 4 Times o Was part of the 2014 Cavs training camp and preseason roster, appearing in six preseason games with Cleveland in October, BLKS 1 9 Times - averaging 7.2 points and 1.5 assists in 13.3 minutes per game MINS 37 2 Times 25 vs. UTA 11/10/14 o Was inactive for the Cavs first two regular season games before being waived on Nov. 1 o Appeared in 28 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2013-14 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 1 in career; o Underwent an appendectomy on March 9 Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 7 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 3 on the season
PLAYER PROFILES – 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 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 CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) 26:22 2-5 0-0 2-4 4-5-9 0 2 1 1 1 6 PTS 29 @ BOS 4/5/13 21 vs. TOR 12/5/14 vs. MIN (12/23) 26:52 2-4 0-0 1-2 3-6-9 0 0 1 1 0 5 FGM 12 2 Times 8 vs. TOR 12/5/14 FGA 18 vs. BOS 1/22/13 13 2 Times vs. MEM (12/21) 20:15 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-3-3 0 4 0 0 1 3 3FGM - - vs. BKN (12/19) 27:16 3-5 0-0 3-4 4-6-10 0 1 0 1 0 9 3FGA 1 6 Times - vs. ATL (12/17) 22:32 3-3 0-0 1-2 2-3-5 1 2 0 0 0 7 FTM 9 3 Times 6 @ OKC 12/11/14 QUICK NOTES ON TH OMPSON: FTA 12 vs. NOH 2/20/13 10 vs. IND 11/29/14 o Has played in 234 consecutive games dating back to Feb. 10, 2012 OREB 12 @ CHI 10/31/14 12 @ CHI 10/31/14 o Tallied six points, a game-high nine rebounds, a steal and a block in 26 minutes off the bench at Miami on Dec. 25 DREB 13 vs. ORL 2/19/14 7 2 Times o Grabbed nine rebounds and scored five points in 27 minutes off the bench versus Minnesota on Dec. 23 TREB 21 vs. DEN 12/4/13 14 vs. TOR 12/5/14 o Recorded a near double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench against Brooklyn on Dec. 19 ASTS 5 3 Times 2 2 Times o Tallied 10 points and five rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench against Charlotte on Dec. 15 STLS 4 vs. MIN 2/11/13 2 3 Times o Pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds and blocked two shots in 30 minutes off the bench at New Orleans on Dec. 12 BLKS 4 @ MEM 4/23/12 3 2 Times o Recorded his third double-double in four games after pouring in 14 points, 13 rebounds (seven offensive) and three blocks in 30 minutes off the bench at Oklahoma City on Dec. 11 MINS 48 vs. PHI 11/9/13 39 vs. IND 11/29/14 th o Posted his 4 double-double of the season with 14 points on 6-7 (.857) shooting, 12 rebounds (eight offensive), two steals and MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 5 on the season, 81 in two blocks in 29 minutes off the bench at Brooklyn on Dec. 8 career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Registered his 3rd double-double of the season with season highs of 21 points and 14 rebounds (nine offensive) in 33 minutes off the bench at Toronto on Dec. 5, becoming 1st Cavs reserve to put up those numbers since 1/26/85 (Ben Poquette) on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – None; Ina ctive 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 Championships and the 2001 Goodwill Games…is the younger brother of Sandro Varejao, who played basketball in the Big East Conference at West Virginia.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST PTS 35 @ BKN 11/13/12 23 vs. SAS 11/19/14 FGM 16 @ BKN 11/13/12 11 vs. SAS 11/19/14 vs. MIN (12/23) 17:02 3-5 0-0 0-0 4-2-6 1 2 1 0 0 6 FGA 21 @ BKN 11/13/12 16 vs. SAS 11/19/14 vs. MEM (12/21) 27:08 9-12 0-0 0-0 1-6-7 2 3 0 0 0 18 3FGM 1 vs. ATL 12/30/09 - vs. BKN (12/19) 16:33 1-4 0-0 5-6 1-4-5 1 1 0 1 1 7 3FGA 2 vs. LAC 2/7/07 1 2 Times vs. ATL (12/17) 20:32 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 3 1 0 0 4 FTM 12 vs. TOR 12/18/12 5 vs. BKN 12/19/14
QUICK NOTES ON VAREJAO: FTA 16 vs. TOR 12/18/12 6 2 Times o Among franchise leaders, ranks third in offensive rebounds (1,455), fourth in total rebounds (4,343), fifth in defensive OREB 12 vs. WAS 10/30/12 7 @ BKN 12/8/14 rebounds (2,888), eighth in steals (518), eighth in blocks (392) and eighth in games played (560) DREB 17 2 Times 10 vs. SAS 11/19/14 o Posted 18 points on 9-12 (.750) shooting, seven rebounds and two steals in 27 minutes against Memphis on Dec. 21 TREB 25 vs. ORL 1/2/14 14 @ BKN 12/8/14 o Had with nine points, six rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 27 minutes at Oklahoma City on Dec. 11 ASTS 9 vs. WAS 10/30/12 5 vs. ATL 11/15/14 o Tallied 11 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting, seven boards, a steal and a block in 19 minutes at New Orleans on Dec. 12 STLS 5 vs. ORL 12/28/10 3 2 Times o Pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds and scored seven points in 24 minutes at Brooklyn on Dec. 8 BLKS 5 @ CHA 12/29/10 2 3 Times th th o Played his 549 game on Dec. 2 versus Milwaukee, surpassing Brad Daugherty for 8 place in games played in franchise MINS 47 vs. POR 12/1/12 37 vs. SAS 11/19/14 history and finished the night with eight points, eight rebounds and two steals in 27 minutes o Finished with 14 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting, six rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocks in 21 minutes against MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 2 on the season, 90 in Orlando on Nov. 24 career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Notched his 2nd double-double of the season with 13 points, a season-high 12 rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes against on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – Toronto on Nov. 22 Missed 1 game due to a rib contusion on Nov. 29; Missed 1 game on o Had 10 points, a team-high nine rebounds, two assists and a season-high three steals in 25 minutes at Washington on Nov. 21 Dec. 25 due to a torn left Achilles tendon; Inactive List – 2 on the season
# 3 DION WAITERS Guard 6-4 221 lbs 12/10/91 Syracuse Year: 3rd ABOUT DION: Son of Dion Waiters Sr. and Monique Brown…proud father of Dion Rhalik Waiters…cousin of Syracuse teammate Scoop Jardine…majored in communication and rhetorical studies…his favorite food is spaghetti…co-hosted the Dream Chasers Sports and Entertainment Summit in Philadelphia in August 2013 which offered advice to students…his first job was sweeping hair at a barbershop…loves watching Animal Planet…favorite sport other than basketball is football…favorite TV show is Martin…his favorite movie is Friday…his favorite musical entertainer is Jay-Z.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 14-15 SEASON HIGHS at MIA (12/25) 28:27 3-8 1-4 1-2 1-5-6 2 1 3 3 2 8 PTS 33 @ SAC 1/14/13 26 @ BKN 12/8/14 vs. MIN (12/23) 27:28 5-12 2-4 7-8 0-2-2 4 2 3 4 0 19 FGM 13 @ ATL 12/6/13 11 @ BKN 12/8/14 vs. MEM (12/21) 28:06 9-16 2-5 1-1 1-1-2 1 2 1 4 0 21 FGA 25 vs. OKC 3/20/14 21 @ BKN 12/8/14 vs. BKN (12/19) 6:38 1-4 0-2 2-3 0-1-1 1 1 1 1 0 4 3FGM 7 @ LAC 11/5/12 3 vs. TOR 12/9/14 vs. ATL (12/17) 26:38 9-18 1-3 2-2 2-1-3 4 3 0 0 0 21 3FGA 11 2 Times 6 2 Times
QUICK NOTES ON WAITERS: FTM 10 2 Times 7 vs. MIN 12/23/14 o Tallied 19 points, four assists and three steals in 27 minutes off the bench against Minnesota on Dec. 23 FTA 14 vs. WAS 3/12/13 8 vs. MIN 12/23/14 o Posted his second 20-point night in three games after pouring in 21 points (13 in 4th Q) on 9-16 (.563) shooting, two rebounds OREB 3 vs. LAC 12/7/13 2 vs. ATL 12/17/14 and a steal in 28 minutes off the bench against Memphis on Dec. 21 DREB 7 vs. PHI 11/9/13 5 @ MIA 12/25/14 o Had 21 points on 9-18 (.500) shooting, three rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes off the bench against Atlanta on Dec. 17 TREB 8 2 Times 6 @ MIA 12/25/14 o Tallied 14 points and four assists in 26 minutes off the bench at Oklahoma City on Dec. 11 ASTS 11 vs. MIA 3/18/14 8 vs. ATL 11/15/14 o Recorded 18 points on 7-10 (.700) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) shooting from deep, in 24 minutes off the bench against STLS 5 @ MIL 4/11/14 4 vs. ATL 11/15/14 Toronto on Dec. 9 BLKS 3 vs. CHA 4/5/14 2 @ MIA 12/25/14 o Finished with a season-high 26 points on 11-21 (.524) shooting, four assists and one block in 30 minutes off the bench at MINS 44 vs. PHI 11/9/13 38 vs. NYK 10/30/14 Brooklyn on Dec. 8 o Posted 15 points, six assists and three steals in 30 minutes off the bench against Washington on Nov. 26 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 1 in career; o Tallied eight points, two rebounds and a steal in 21 minutes off the bench against Orlando on Nov. 24 Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the o Posted a season-high 20 points on 9-16 (.563) shooting, two boards and two steals in 28 minutes versus Denver on Nov. 17 season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – Missed o Recorded season highs of eight assists and four steals, while adding ni ne points in 27 minutes off the bench against 1 game on Nov. 10 due to a lower back contusion; Inactive List – 1 Atlanta on Nov. 15 on the season o Returned to action and tallied 10 point, three rebounds and one steal in 17 minutes at Boston on Nov. 14