CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (0-0) VS. NEW YORK KNICKS (0-0)
TUE., OCT. 25, 2016 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 7:30 PM EST TV: TNT RADIO: 100.7 WMMS/LA MEGA 87.7 FM
2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 1 HOME GAME # 1 PROBABLE STARTERS 2016-17 SCHEDULE All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/25 vs. NYK 7:30 p.m. TNT 10/28 @ TOR 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 10/29 vs. ORL 7:30 p.m. FSO F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 15-16: 76 76 *25.3 7.4 >6.8 .520 35.6 11/1 vs. HOU 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO
11/3 vs. BOS 8:00 p.m. TNT 11/5 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 15-16: 77 77 16.0 ^9.9 2.4 .419 31.5
11/8 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 11/11 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 15-16: 82 34 7.8 9.0 0.8 .588 27.7 11/13 vs. CHA 3:30 p.m. FSO 11/15 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 11/16 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 15-16: 77 77 12.4 2.8 1.7 .415 30.7 11/18 vs. DET 7:30 p.m. FSO 11/23 vs. POR 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/25 vs. DAL 7:30 p.m. FSO G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 15-16: 53 53 19.6 3.0 4.7 .448 31.5 11/27 @ PHI 1:00 p.m. FSO
11/29 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO 2015-16: * Ranked 5th in NBA > Ranked 9th in NBA ^ Ranked 11th in NBA 12/1 vs. LAC 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 12/2 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO CAVS QUICK FACTS
12/5 @ TOR 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/7 @ NYK 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO The 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers will open their 2016-17 campaign tonight against the New York Knicks at Quicken Loans Arena. This is the first 12/9 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO of four meetings this season between the Cavs and Knicks (Oct. 25, Dec. 7, Feb. 4, Feb. 23). Cleveland has won six straight games over New York, including all 12/10 vs. CHA 7:30 p.m. FSO four meetings last season.
12/13 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO Cleveland will open their 47th NBA regular season tonight at The Q, where they went 33-8 in 2015-16 and 53-9 since Jan. 19, 2015. Against the Knicks at The 12/14 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO Q, the Cavs have won 25 of their last 33 home games. 12/17 vs. LAL 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/20 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO During their six straight wins over New York, the Cavs’ defense has limited them to less than 90 points in five of those contests. They have outscored New 12/21 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO York by an average of 9.6 points (95.8-86.2), holding them to just .393 shooting from field in the six recent games. 12/23 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO In 2015-16, Cleveland gave up 11.2 fast break points per game, which was the 6th-lowest mark in the NBA. The Knicks were held to a total of 17 fast break 12/25 vs. GSW 2:30 p.m. ABC points in their four meetings (4.3 avg), including zero fast break points on Nov. 4, 2015. 12/26 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/29 vs. BOS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO LeBron James, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, averaged 26.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.0 block in 37.0 minutes against New York last 12/31 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO season, including a triple-double in the March 26, 2016 win (27 pts, 11 rebs, 11 asts). In 44 career regular season games versus the Knicks, James is averaging 1/2 vs. NOP 7:00 p.m. FSO 27.4 points on .492 shooting, 7.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.8 blocks in 39.0 minutes per game. 1/4 vs. CHI 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 1/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO Kevin Love averaged a double-double against the Knicks last season (17.3 ppg, 12.0 rpg), which includes a pair of 20-10 outings in the final two contests. 1/8 @ PHO 8:30 p.m. FSO Love has 11 double-doubles in his last 13 meetings against New York. Tristan Thompson posted two double-doubles and averaged 7.5 points and 11.0 1/10 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO rebounds in the four games against the Knicks in 2015-16. 1/11 @ POR 10:30 p.m. ESPN/FSO Kyrie Irving is averaging 24.4 points in 13 career games versus New York, which is his highest scoring average against any Eastern Conference team. 1/13 @ SAC 10:30 p.m. FSO 1/16 @ GSW 8:30 p.m. TNT Last season, Cleveland captured the first NBA title in franchise history, topping Golden State 4-3 and becoming the first team in NBA history to erase a 3-1 1/19 vs. PHO 7:00 p.m. FSO NBA Finals deficit. In addition, Cleveland became just the 4th team to win an NBA Finals Game 7 on the road and the first since 1978, when the Washington 1/21 vs. SAS 8:30 p.m. ABC Bullets defeated the Seattle SuperSonics. 1/23 @. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO rd nd 1/25 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. FSO In 2015-16, the Cavs posted a 57-25 mark, finishing atop the Eastern Conference for the 3 time in team history and winning the Central Division for the 2 1/27 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO straight season and 5th time overall. 1/29 vs. OKC 3:30 p.m. ABC The Cavs come into tonight’s game with 102 consecutive sellouts at The Q (82 regular season games and 20 playoff games, dating back to 10/30/14). The 1/30 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO last time they had a streak that long was also 102 straight games from Dec. 12, 2008 to Jan. 21, 2011 (89 regular season games and 13 playoff games). 2/1 vs. MIN 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO
2/4 @ NYK 8:30 p.m. ABC
2/6 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 2/8 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO Kay Felder (concussion) – OUT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) 2/9 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. TNT Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 2/11 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. FSO 2/14 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO
2/15 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO
2/23 vs. NYK 8:00 p.m. TNT CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 2/25 vs. CHI 8:30 p.m. ABC
2/27 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO 10/22/16 – Cavs waived John Holland…10/20/16 – Cavs waived Markel Brown, Jonathan Holmes and Cory Jefferson…10/15/16 – Cavs re-signed J.R. Smith…10/3/16 – Cavs 3/1 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO signed Toney Douglas and released Eric Moreland…9/27/16 – Cavs promoted Larry Drew to Associate Head Coach and named Damon Jones an Assistant Coach…8/12/16 – 3/3 @ ATL 8:00 p.m. FSO Cavs signed forward LeBron James to a multi-year contract...8/6/16 – Cavs signed rookie guard Kay Felder...8/3/16 – Cavs re-signed G/F James Jones…7/30/16 – Cavs waived 3/4 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO guard Dahntay Jones...7/26/16 – Cavs re-signed forward Richard Jefferson...7/26/16 – Cavs and Head Coach Tyronn Lue agreed on new, multi-year extension…7/22/16 – Cavs 3/6 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO signed center Chris Andersen. 3/9 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/11 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 2016-17 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS
3/12 @ HOU 9:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/14 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 3/16 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO OVERALL 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) - 3/18 @ LAC 8:30 p.m. ABC 3/19 @ LAL 9:30 p.m. FSO CENTRAL 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) - 3/22 @ DEN 9:00 p.m. FSO EASTERN 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) - 3/24 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/25 vs. WAS 7:30 p.m. FSO WESTERN 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) - 3/27 @ SAS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 3/30 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. TNT 2016 CAVALIERS PRESEASON RESULTS
3/31 vs. PHI 7:30 p.m. FSO DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT 4/2 vs. IND 6:00 p.m. FSO Oct. 5 vs. Orlando Magic Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) WON, 117-102 4/4 vs. ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 4/5 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO Oct. 8 vs. Philadelphia 76ers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) WON, 108-105 4/7 vs. ATL 7:30 p.m. NBATV/FSO Oct. 10 @ Atlanta Hawks Philips Arena (Atlanta, GA) Lost, 93-99 4/9 @ ATL 3:30 p.m. NBATV/FSO Oct. 13 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) Lost, 94-119 4/10 @ MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO 4/12 vs. TOR 8:00 p.m FSO Oct. 14 @ Chicago Bulls United Center (Chicago, IL) Lost, 108-118 *Denotes Overtime Oct. 18 vs. Washington Wizards Schottenstein Center (Columbus, OH) Lost, 91-96
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: VS. NEW YORK KNICKS (0-0)
CAVALIERS vs. KNICKS 2016-17 SEASON Overall: 89-109 Home: 57-42 The Q: 26-14 Road: 32-67
October 25 at Cleveland – 7:30 p.m. on TNT Current Streak: Won 6 Home Streak: Won 2 Road Streak: Won 5 December 7 at New York – 8:00 p.m. FSO/ESPN February 4 at New York – 8:30 p.m. on ABC Last Win: 3/26/16 Last Home Win: 12/23/15 Last Road Win: 3/26/16 February 23 at Cleveland – 8:00 p.m. on TNT Last Loss: 10/30/14 Last Home Loss: 10/30/14 Last Road Loss: 1/30/14 All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM
CAVALIERS – KNICKS MATCHUP (2016-17 Regular Season Statistics)
PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF
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SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Cavs Individual Bests Points: 52 – LeBron James, 2/4/09 Rebounds: 20 – Cage, 3/4/95, Carr, 2/12/81 Assists: 18 – Mark Price, 2/15/89 Biggest Win: 36 points on 12/3/08 (118-82) Biggest Loss: 35 points on 3/20/01 (75-110)
Knicks Individual Bests Points: 44 – Patrick Ewing, 11/7/93 (OT) Rebounds: 22 – 3 Times Assists: 19 – Michael Ray Richardson, 3/21/81
2015-16 GAME RECAPS (CAVS Won Series 4-0)
CAVALIERS 107, KNICKS 93 – MADISON SQUARE GARDEN – NEW YORK, NY (3/26/16) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James notched his 3rd triple-double of the season (second in four games) after tallying 27 points, 11 rebounds, a game-high 11 assists, one steal and two blocks in 36 minutes…Kevin Love registered his 31st double-double of the season and third straight after finishing with a game-high tying 28 points on 10-19 (.526) shooting, including a 4-9 (.444) mark from deep, a game-high 12 rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes…J.R. Smith hit three triples and finished with 13 points, three rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes…Matthew Dellavedova shot 3-6 (.500) from beyond the arc and tallied 10 points, four rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes…Mo Williams returned to action and recorded eight points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 13 minutes off the bench…For New York, Carmelo Anthony had a game-high tying 28 points and a team-high nine rebounds in 39 minutes…Kristaps Porzingis tallied 19 points and six rebounds in 41 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Cavs got off to a fast start, outscoring the Knicks 32-15 in the first quarter. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: It was Cleveland’s 6th straight win over New York…The Cavs swept the four-game series against the Knicks, their first sweep of the Knicks since the 2009-10 season (3-0)…The Wine and Gold shot 14-34 (.412) from the three-point line and outrebounded the Knicks 53-41…Cleveland also had the edge in points in the paint (40-26), fast break points (15-2) and second chance points (16-12)…The Cavs had 21 assists to 11 turnovers…Defensively, the Cavs held the Knicks to 33-79 (.418) shooting from the field…The 32 points allowed by the Cavs in the first half tied their opponent season low.
MARCH 24, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 107-93 LOVE – 28 LOVE – 12 JAMES – 11 37-83 (.446) 19-25 (.760) 15-38-53 at Knicks Anthony – 28 Anthony – 9 Calderon – 7 33-79 (.418) 19-28 (.679) 10-31-41 v CAVALIERS 91, KNICKS 84 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (12/23/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James poured in a game-high 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists in 38 minutes of action…With James’ first assist of the evening, he surpassed John Lucas (6,454) for 23rd all-time in NBA history…Kevin Love notched his 12th double-double of the season (306th of career) with 23 points, 13 rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes…Tristan Thompson recorded his 5th double-double of the season (95th of career) with 10 points, a perfect 6-6 (1.000) mark from the charity stripe and a game-high 14 rebounds (seven offensive) in 29 minutes off the bench…Matthew Dellavedova added seven points, a team-high seven assists and one steal in 31 minutes as a reserve…For the Knicks, Kristaps Porzingis tallied a team-high 23 points, a team-high 13 rebounds and four assists in 38 minutes…Arron Afflalo chipped in with 16 points, five rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes. TURNING POINT: Trailing 82-80 with 4:07 remaining, the Cavs closed the game out on an 11-2 run. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland improved to 3-0 against the Knicks this season…The Cavs held New York to 84 points on 32-82 (.390) shooting from the field, including a 5-16 (.313) clip from the three-point line…The Cavaliers held the Knicks to 12 points on 6-24 (.250) shooting in the fourth quarter…Offensively, the Wine and Gold dished out 23 assists, while turning the ball over a season-low eight times…The Cavs also allowed a season-low four points off of turnovers…Cleveland outscored the Knicks 36-20 in points in the paint and shot 22-25 (.880) from the foul line.
DECEMBER 23, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 91-84 JAMES - 24 THOMPSON – 14 DELLAVEDOVA – 7 32-83 (.386) 22-25 (.880) 14-34-48 vs. Knicks Porzingis – 23 Porzingis – 13 Calderon – 6 32-82 (.390) 15-16 (.938) 9-35-44
CAVALIERS 90, KNICKS 84 – MADISON SQUARE GARDEN – NEW YORK, NY (11/13/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James led Cleveland with his third 30-point game in four tries after finishing with a game-high 31 points (12 in the 4th) on 12-21 (.571) shooting, a game-high six assists, three rebounds, two steals and one block in 39 minutes… Mo Williams posted 20 points (nine in the 4th) on 7-13 (.538) shooting, two rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes…Timofey Mozgov tallied 11 points on 4-5 (.800) shooting, seven boards and one steal in 27 minutes…Kevin Love (11) and Tristan Thompson (10) combined for 21 of the team’s 49 rebounds…For the Knicks, Carmelo Anthony had 26 points, five rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes…Arron Afflalo added 14 points, three rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes. TURNING POINT: With 5:24 remaining in the game and trailing by six points (80-74), Cleveland outscored New York 16-4 the rest of the way…LeBron James and Mo Williams combined to score 15 of the final 16 points for Cleveland and finished with 21 of the team’s 24 fourth quarter points. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs had a 36-22 edge in points in the paint…Defensively, the Cavs held the Knicks to 84 points on 29-79 (.367) from the field, including just 12 points on 4-21 (.190) in the fourth quarter…Cleveland also held New York to 31 points in the second half.
NOVEMBER 13, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 90-84 JAMES - 31 LOVE - 11 JAMES - 6 33-78 (.423) 18-31 (.581) 12-37-49 at Knicks Anthony - 26 Porzingis/Williams - 7 Afflalo/Anthony - 4 29-79 (.367) 17-21 (.810) 10-36-46
CAVALIERS 96, KNICKS 86 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (11/4/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded a game-high 23 points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists in 35 minutes…Mo Williams had a solid performance, pouring in 22 points, six rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes…Kevin Love recorded his 3rd double-double of the season, tallying 11 points and 12 rebounds in 32 minutes…Tristan Thompson notched his 1st double-double of the season with 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and a game-high 13 rebounds (four offensive) in 26 minutes off the bench; Thompson gave the Cavs their first lead in the game (70-69) when he caught an alley-oop from Matthew Dellavedova with 51.1 seconds left in the third quarter…Matthew Dellavedova dished out a game-high seven assists, while also tallying five points and three rebounds in 27 minutes as a reserve…Timofey Mozgov added 10 points and three rebounds in 22 minutes…Carmelo Anthony tallied a double-double for New York after finishing with team highs of 17 points and 12 rebounds to go along with four assists in 37 minutes…Kristaps Porzingis had 13 points, four rebounds, two steals and two blocks in 21 minutes. TURNING POINT: After cutting the Knicks’ 15-point lead to just three (75-72) early in the fourth quarter, the Cavs went on a 9-0 run to take the lead for good. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland trailed by as many as 15 points…they outrebounded New York 48-40…the Cavs also outscored the Knicks in fast break points 24-0; the last time Cleveland shut out their opponent in fast break points was on March 7, 2015 in an 89-79 win against the Phoenix Suns at The Q…Defensively, the Cavs held the Knicks to 33-84 (.393) shooting from the field, including 8-24 (.333) from deep…The Cavs were even better over the final three quarters of play, holding the Knicks to shooting just 20-63 (.317) during that span.
NOVEMBER 4, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 96-86 JAMES - 23 THOMPSON – 13 DELLAVEDOVA – 7 33-83 (.398) 23-32 (.719) 9-39-48 vs. Knicks Anthony – 17 Anthony – 12 Calderon – 5 33-84 (.393) 12-15 (.800) 9-31-40
CONNECTIONS Knicks TV Analyst Walt “Clyde” Frazier played for the Cavaliers for 66 games from 1977-1980 (three seasons) and averaged 14.6 points for Cleveland…Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue played for Knicks President Phil Jackson when he was head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Lue played for Jackson’s Lakers from 1999-2001 and won two championships…Knicks forward Lou Amundson played in 12 games for the Cavs in 2014-15…Cavs guards J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert were acquired in the three-team trade with the Knicks on Jan. 5, 2015…Smith played in 213 games over three-plus seasons with the Knicks (2011-2015) and was the Sixth Man of the Year with New York in 2012- 13…Shumpert was drafted by the Knicks in 2011 (17th overall), appearing in 202 games in his three-plus seasons with New York (2011-2015)…Cavs forward Channing Frye was the 8th overall pick of the 2005 NBA Draft by New York and played two seasons with the Knicks (2005-06, 2006-07)…Cavs forward Mike Dunleavy was a teammate of Knicks players Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose in Chicago for three seasons (2013-2016)…Cavs guard Kyrie Irving and Knicks players Lance Thomas and Marshall Plumlee played their college ball at Duke…Irving and Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony were teammates on the U.S. Men’s National Team, winning a Gold Medal at the 2016 Olympics…Anthony also was a teammate of LeBron James on the U.S. Men’s National Team, winning Gold Medals in 2008 and 2012…Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue and Knicks guard Courtney Lee were teammates in Orlando in 2008-09.
NEXT OPPONENT: AT TORONTO RAPTORS (0-0)
Overall: 43-36 Home: 23-16 The Q: 23-16 Road: 20-20 CAVALIERS vs. RAPTORS 2016-17 SEASON
October 28 at Toronto – 7:00 p.m. on FSO/ESPN Current Streak: Lost 1 Home Streak: Won 2 Road Streak: Lost 2 November 15 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. on FSO/NBATV Last Win: 1/4/16 Last Home Win: 1/4/16 Last Road Win: 3/4/15 December 5 at Toronto – 7:30 p.m. on FSO April 12 at Cleveland – 8:00 p.m. on FSO Last Loss: 2/26/16 Last Home Loss: 11/22/14 Last Road Loss: 2/26/16
All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM
CAVALIERS – RAPTORS (2016-17 Regular Season Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS ------RAPTORS ------
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Cavs Individual Bests Points: 56 – LeBron James, 3/20/05 Rebounds: 17 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas, 3/4/98 Assists: 17 – Miller, 2/12/02, Knight, 3/4/98 Biggest Win: 34 points on 3/4/98 (122-88) Biggest Loss: 27 points on 11/10/00 (88-115)
Raptors Individual Bests Points: 41 – Chris Bosh, 11/24/07 Rebounds: 18 – Jerome Williams, 1/3/03 Assists: 17 – Jose Calderon, 1/5/11
2015-16 GAME RECAPS (Raptors Won Series 2-1)
CAVALIERS 97, RAPTORS 99 – AIR CANADA CENTRE – TORONTO, ON (2/26/16) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James led the Cavs with a team-high 25 points on 9-18 (.500) shooting from the field, eight rebounds, a team-high seven assists and one steal in 40 minutes…Kevin Love tallied 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists and one steal in 35 minutes…Tristan Thompson pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds and added six points and two assists in 29 minutes…J.R. Smith finished with 13 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting from the field, including 3-6 (.500) from behind the arc, and three rebounds in 32 minutes…Kyrie Irving had 10 points and a steal in 31 minutes…For the Raptors, Kyle Lowry finished with a game-high 43 points on 15-20 (.750) shooting, five rebounds, a game-high nine assists and four steals in 43 minutes…Terrence Ross tallied 15 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from deep, and two rebounds in 27 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland had a nine-point lead (91-82) with 5:38 remaining in the game, but the Raptors closed out the contest on a 17-6 run. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs shot 12-24 (.500) from the three-point line.
FEBRUARY 26, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 97-99 JAMES – 25 THOMPSON – 10 JAMES – 7 35-74 (.473) 15-21 (.714) 10-29-39 at Raptors Lowry – 43 Valanciunas – 9 Lowry – 9 37-73 (.507) 19-26 (.731) 5-29-34
CAVALIERS 122, RAPTORS 100 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (1/4/16) KEY PERFORMERS: Kyrie Irving poured in 25 points on 10-16 (.625) shooting, six rebounds and a team-high eight assists in 29 minutes of action…J.R. Smith made a season-high 8-14 (.571) shots from the three-point line and finished with 24 points and three rebounds in 30 minutes…It was the 14th time in his regular season career he’s made at least eight triples in a game…Tristan Thompson recorded his second consecutive double-double and 7th double-double of the season (97th of career) with 14 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and a game-high 11 rebounds in 31 minutes…LeBron James finished with 20 points on 7-11 (.636) shooting, two rebounds, seven assists and three steals in 31 minutes…Kevin Love had a near double-double with 14 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and three blocks in 33 minutes of play…Matthew Dellavedova added 11 points on 3-4 (.750) shooting, three rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes off the bench…For Toronto, Kyle Lowry tallied a team-high 23 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from deep, four rebounds and a game-high 10 assists in 35 minutes…DeMar DeRozan chipped in 19 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting, two rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland outscored the Raptors 64-44 in the second half. Cleveland shot 21-37 (.568) in the half compared to Toronto’s 15-38 (.395) shooting. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Six Cavs players scored in double-digits, including all five starters for the 2nd time this season…Offensively, Cleveland scored a then season-high 122 points on 41-74 (.554) shooting, including a 17-33 (.515) clip from the three-point line…Cleveland also dished out 25 assists and shot 23-26 (.885) from the free throw line…The Wine and Gold outrebounded Toronto 40-26.
JANUARY 4, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 122-100 IRVING - 25 THOMPSON – 11 IRVING – 8 41-74 (.554) 23-26 (.885) 11-29-40 vs. Raptors Lowry – 23 Valanciunas – 8 Lowry – 10 36-73 (.493) 20-29 (.690) 8-18-26
CAVALIERS 99, RAPTORS 103 – AIR CANADA CENTRE – TORONTO, ON (11/25/15) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James led the Cavs with a team-high 24 points, an 11-12 (.917) clip from the foul line, six rebounds and a game-high eight assists in 40 minutes…James surpassed Reggie Miller (25,279) for 18th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his free throw at the 7:33 mark of the second quarter…Kevin Love posted his 9th double-double of the season with 21 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting, including a 5-8 (.625) mark from the three-point line, a game-high 13 rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes…Tristan Thompson had a near double-double with eight points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, 11 rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 37 minutes…J.R. Smith shot 3-5 (.600) from long distance and finished with 15 points, two rebounds, four assists and two steals in 36 minutes…Mo Williams added 15 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting, three rebounds, three assists and one block in 32 minutes off the bench…Kyle Lowry led the Raptors with a game-high 27 points on 11-17 (.647) shooting, six assists and four steals in 38 minutes…DeMar DeRozan tallied 20 points and four assists in 40 minutes…Bismack Biyombo notched a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in 33 minutes. TURNING POINT: After leading 84-82 with 8:58 left in the game, the Cavs were unable to make another field goal until the 3:15 mark and found themselves down 94-87 at that point. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs connected on 14-29 (.483) from beyond the arc…Cleveland had 22 assists and 10 turnovers.
NOVEMBER 25, 2015 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 99-103 JAMES - 24 LOVE - 13 JAMES - 8 36-82 (.439) 13-16 (.813) 9-33-42 at Raptors Lowry - 27 Biyombo - 12 Lowry - 6 40-79 (.506) 12-22 (.545) 6-34-40
CONNECTIONS Cavs forward Tristan Thompson is a native of Canada…Thompson and Toronto guard Cory Joseph played alongside each other at the University of Texas during the 2010- 11 season and both are natives of Canada…Cavs forward Kevin Love and Raptors guard Norman Powell both played their college ball at UCLA…Raptors center Jared Sullinger played collegiate basketball at The Ohio State University and is a native of Columbus, Ohio…Cavs guard DeAndre Liggins and Raptors forward Patrick Patterson both played their college years at Kentucky.
CAVALIERS PRESEASON RESULTS (2-4)
CAVALIERS 91, WIZARDS 96 – SCHOTTENSTEIN CENTER – COLUMBUS, OH (10/18/16) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James led Cleveland with a team-high 18 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting from the field and four rebounds in 26 minutes…Kevin Love tallied 15 points (all in the first quarter) and added three rebounds in 20 minutes…Tristan Thompson recorded a double-double with 14 points on a perfect 6-6 shooting from the field and a team-high 10 rebounds in 23 minutes…For Washington, Andrew Nicholson tallied a game-high 19 points on 7-8 (.875) shooting from the field and eight rebounds in 26 minutes…John Wall had 17 points and five rebounds in 24 minutes…Marcus Thornton added 16 points and five rebounds in 23 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland jumped out to a 35-25 lead but were outscored 71-56 over the final three periods of play. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs had 24 assists on 36 field goals…Cleveland had a 22-11 edge in fast break points.
OCTOBER 18, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 91-96 JAMES – 18 THOMPSON – 10 SHUMPERT – 5 36-82 (.439) 11-22 (.500) 5-41-46 vs. Wizards Nicholson – 19 Gortat – 13 Beal – 5 34-82 (.415) 22-31 (.710) 6-41-47
CAVALIERS 108, BULLS 118 – UNITED CENTER – CHICAGO, IL (10/14/16) KEY PERFORMERS: John Holland posted a game-high 23 points on 8-12 (.667) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from deep, three rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block in 31 minutes…Jordan McRae recorded 19 points, five assists and three steals in 36 minutes…Jonathan Holmes finished with 16 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting, six rebounds and two blocks in 32 minutes…Kay Felder tallied 14 points, three rebounds and a game-high seven assists in 28 minutes…DeAndre Liggins added 12 points, five rebounds, four steals and a block in 30 minutes…For Chicago, Rajon Rondo tallied a team-high 20 points on 9-14 (.643) shooting, six rebounds and six assists in 30 minutes…Taj Gibson notched a double-double with 18 points on 9-13 (.692) shooting from the field and a game-high 11 rebounds in 20 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland led 73-62 with 7:20 left in the third quarter but was outscored 28-11 to end the period. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs connected on 10 three-pointers and shot 20-22 (.909) from the charity stripe…Cleveland scored 28 points off of Chicago’s 22 turnovers.
OCTOBER 14, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 108-118 HOLLAND – 23 HOLMES – 6 FELDER – 7 39-88 (.443) 20-22 (.909) 4-22-26 at Bulls Rondo – 20 Gibson – 11 Rondo – 6 47-91 (.516) 15-20 (.750) 18-42-60
CAVALIERS 94, RAPTORS 119 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (10/13/16) KEY PERFORMERS: Kevin Love led the Cavs with a team-high 19 points, a 3-6 (.500) mark from deep, and five rebounds in 25 minutes…Kyrie Irving chipped in with 13 points, a game-high eight assists and two steals in 22 minutes…Tristan Thompson returned to action and finished with eight points, three rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 21 minutes…For Toronto, Kyle Lowry tallied a game-high 25 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting from the field, a perfect 10-10 clip from the foul line, and six assists in 20 minutes…Cory Joseph had 17 points on 7-10 (.700) shooting and four rebounds in 19 minutes. TURNING POINT: Toronto had a 40-19 advantage in the second quarter. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs shot 21-24 (.875) from the charity stripe.
OCTOBER 13, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 94-119 LOVE – 19 LOVE – 5 IRVING – 8 32-78 (.410) 21-24 (.875) 7-26-33 vs. Raptors Lowry – 25 Valanciunas – 7 Lowry – 6 45-78 (.577) 18-20 (.900) 5-34-39
CAVALIERS 93, HAWKS 99 – PHILIPS ARENA – ATLANTA, GA (10/10/16) KEY PERFORMERS: Kay Felder poured in 15 points, three rebounds, a game-high six assists and one steal in 33 minutes…Jonathan Holmes also had 15 points, to go along with five rebounds in 17 minutes…Cory Jefferson chipped in with 13 points on 5-7 (.714) shooting from the field and a game-high 11 rebounds in 27 minutes…Jordan McRae tallied 12 points, three rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks in 40 minutes…James Jones recorded 12 points, five rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes…Markel Brown added 10 points in 22 minutes off the bench…For the Hawks, Dwight Howard had a game-high 26 points on 11-15 (.733) shooting from the field and eight rebounds in 24 minutes…Thabo Sefolosha tallied 12 points and five rebounds in 19 minutes. TURNING POINT: After Cleveland tied the game at 84 apiece with 7:06 left to play, the Hawks went on a 6-0 run as the Cavs were unable to get any closer to three the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: A preseason-high six Cavs players scored in double figures…Cleveland shot 22-26 (.846) from the charity stripe…The team limited the Hawks to 2-19 (.105) shooting from the three-point line.
OCTOBER 10, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 93-99 FELDER/HOLMES – 15 JEFFERSON – 11 FELDER – 6 31-79 (.392) 22-26 (.846) 7-35-42 at Hawks Howard – 26 Howard – 8 Muscala – 5 38-83 (.458) 21-31 (.677) 9-36-45
CAVALIERS 108, 76ERS 105 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (10/8/16) KEY PERFORMERS: Jordan McRae led the Cavs with a game-high 20 points, five rebounds and four assists in 29 minutes…LeBron James finished with 15 points on 6-8 (.750) shooting from the field, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in 17 minutes…Kyrie Irving also tallied 15 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting from the field, two rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block in 19 minutes…Channing Frye added 14 points, including a perfect 4-4 (1.000) clip from the three-point line, three rebounds and one block in 11 minutes…For Philadelphia, Richaun Holmes had a team- high 19 points and six rebounds in 25 minutes…Sergio Rodriguez posted 15 points and a game-high eight assists in 27 minutes. TURNING POINT: With Cleveland trailing 105-104, Kay Felder found a cutting Markel Brown for the eventual game-winning basket with 17.9 seconds remaining in the game. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs had 29 assists to just 11 turnovers…Cleveland held Toronto to 33-89 (.371) shooting from the field.
OCTOBER 8, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 108-105 MCRAE – 20 ANDERSEN – 6 ANDERSEN/MCRAE – 4 39-85 (.459) 22-29 (.779) 5-36-41 vs. 76ers Holmes – 19 Three Players – 6 Rodriguez – 8 33-89 (.371) 29-35 (.829) 13-37-50
CAVALIERS 117, MAGIC 102 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (10/5/16) KEY PERFORMERS: Jordan McRae led the Cavs with a game-high 20 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting from the field, seven rebounds and five assists in 24 minutes…Kay Felder recorded 14 points on 7-11 (.636) shooting from the field, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in 23 minutes…Channing Frye and Jonathan Holmes each posted 12 points apiece…Cory Jefferson pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds, to go along with six points in 22 minutes of work…For Orlando, Jeff Green had a team-high 19 points and four rebounds in 24 minutes…Mario Hezonja tallied 17 points in 27 minutes off the bench. TURNING POINT: The Cavs had a huge second quarter, outscoring the Magic 37-21 in the frame and going into halftime with a 68-42 lead. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland shot 42-79 (.532) from the field, including 13-2 (.481) from long range, and finished with 117 points…The Cavs assisted on 30 of 42 field goals and led by as many as 31 points.
OCTOBER 5, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 117-102 MCRAE – 20 C. JEFFERSON – 11 JAMES – 6 42-79 (.532) 20-28 (.714) 4-38-42 vs. Magic Green – 19 Three Players – 5 Johnson – 5 33-75 (.440) 25-35 (.714) 6-31-37
2016 CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
HOW IT ALL STARTED: Cleveland opened up their 20th playoff appearance on April 17 against Detroit. The Cavs swept the Pistons, 4-0, in the First Round to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the 10th time in franchise history. They followed that up with a 4-0 sweep over Atlanta to get to the Eastern Conference Finals for the 6th time ever. The Cavs defeated Toronto, 4-2, to make it to the NBA Finals for the second year in a row and third time ever (2007, 2015, 2016). The Cavs defeated Golden State 4-3 for their first ever NBA title, improving to 100-89 all-time in the postseason (16-5 in 2016), including 63-31 at home.
2016 NBA CHAMPIONS: The Cavaliers won their first ever NBA championship after defeating the Golden State Warriors, 4-3. Below are a few notes on their Finals win:
DROUGHT IS OVER: The Cavs’ 1st championship in franchise history ended a 52-year drought by major pro sports teams from Cleveland (Dec. 27, 1964-Browns).
ROAD WIN IN GAME 7: Cleveland became just the 4th team to win an NBA Finals Game 7 on the road (4-15) and the first since Washington Bullets beat the Seattle SuperSonics in 1978. The Cavs also clinched each of their four playoff series in 2016 on the road, becoming just the 3rd team to do so since the current playoff format began in 1984, joining San Antonio (1999) and Detroit (1989).
DOWN 3-1: Cleveland became the first team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the Finals. Each of the 32 previous teams to trail 3-1 lost in the Finals. Overall, the Cavs are the 11th team to climb back and win after trailing any playoff series 3-1.
FORCING A FINALS GAME 7: The Cavs were just the 3rd team in NBA history to force a Finals Game 7 after trailing 3-1 (1951 New York Knicks and 1966 Los Angeles Lakers).
100TH PLAYOFF WIN IN GAME 7: Cleveland’s 93-89 victory in Game 7 of the Finals was also the 100th playoff victory in team history (100-89).
5TH GAME 7 IN CAVS HISTORY: It was Cleveland’s first ever NBA Finals Game 7 and their fifth overall Game 7 in franchise postseason history: 1976 Semifinals vs. Washington (4-3), 1992 Semifinals vs. Boston (4-3), 2006 Semifinals vs. Detroit (3-4) and 2008 Semifinals vs. Boston (3-4).
WON 4 OF LAST 5 VS. GSW: The Cavaliers won 4 of the final 5 games against the Warriors (including last 3), outscoring them by an average of 10.4 points (107.4-97.0) per contest.
2016 NBA FINALS MVP: LeBron James won his 3rd Finals MVP after averaging 29.7 points (208), 11.3 rebounds (79), 8.9 assists (62), 2.57 steals (18) and 2.29 blocks (16). He is the first player in NBA history to lead all players in all five categories for an entire playoff series. No other player in NBA history has also ever produced 208 points, 79 rebounds and 62 assists in one NBA Finals series.
CLEVELAND'S DYNAMIC DUO: LeBron James averaged 29.7 points per game in this year's NBA Finals and Kyrie Irving Teammates to Each Average th scored an average of 27.1 points, becoming just the 4 set of teammates to each average at least 27.0 points. The only 27.0+ ppg in NBA Finals other pairs of teammates who each averaged more than 27 points per game in an NBA Finals series were Elgin Baylor and Year Players Jerry West, who did it for the Lakers in both 1962 (40.6 and 31.1, respectively) and 1963 (33.8 and 29.5, respectively), and 2016 CLE: JAMES (29.7) & IRVING (27.1) Cliff Hagan (29.4) and Bob Pettit (28.4) for the St. Louis Hawks in 1961. (Elias) 1963 LAL: Baylor (33.8) & West (29.5) o 25.0 PPG: Irving (25.2 ppg) and James (26.3 ppg) also became the 5th teammates to average 25.0+ points in a 1962 LAL: Baylor (40.6) & West (31.1) single postseason: Kevin Durant/Russell Westbrook (2014, 2016), Kobe Bryant/Shaquille O'Neal (2001-2003), 1961 STL: Hagan (29.4) & Pettit (28.4) Charles Barkley/Kevin Johnson (1994) and Elgin Baylor/Jerry West (1962-63, 1966, 1968). (ESPN)
o 40 POINTS APIECE: In a 112-97 win over Golden State in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 13, LeBron James (41 Teammates with 40+ Points In Playoff Game (All-Time) pts, 16-30 FG, 4-8 3FG, 16 rebs, 7 asts, 3 stls, 3 blks) and Date/Team vs. Opponent Players Kyrie Irving (41 pts, 17-24 FG, 5-7 3FG, 6 asts) became the 6/13/2016: Cleveland at GSW (NBA Finals) KYRIE IRVING (41) & LEBRON JAMES (41) first teammates in NBA Finals history to score 40 points 5/6/2000: Indiana vs. PHI (ECF) Jalen Rose (40) & Reggie Miller (40) apiece and the 5th set of teammates to do so in any 5/5/1995: Houston vs. UTA (First Round) Hakeem Olajuwon (40) & Clyde Drexler (41) playoff game. James and Irving scored or assisted on 97 4/30/1988: Houston at DAL (First Round Sleepy Floyd (42) & Hakeem Olajuwon (41) points, matching the scoring output of the Warriors as a 3/29/1962: L.A. Lakers at DET (WCF) Jerry West (41) & Elgin Baylor (45) team. The Cavs' final 25 made FG were either scored or assisted by James or Irving.
o FIRST CAVS TEAMMATES WITH 30+ AND 40+ POINTS IN PLAYOFFS: Before they each topped 40 points in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Kyrie Irving (30 points) and LeBron James (32 points) became the first pair of Cavalier teammates to score 30 points each in a Finals game after doing so in Game 3 vs. Golden State on June 8. J.R. Smith added 20 points that night, also marking the first time three Cavs players scored 20 points apiece in a Finals game.
UNDERDOG WINS THE TITLE: The Cavaliers (57-25) won 16 fewer games than the Warriors (73-9) did during the regular season. The team with the better regular-season record won each of the ten previous NBA Finals in which one team produced at least 13 more regular-season wins than its opponent. Before this year, the only NBA Finals series won by a team that had at least 12 fewer regular-season wins than its opponent was in 1975, when Golden State (48-34) swept Washington (60-22), four games to none. (Elias Sports Bureau)
MIDSEASON MOVE: Tyronn Lue became the 3rd coach to win NBA title after taking over a team mid-season; The others are Pat Riley (2006 and 1982) and Paul Westhead (1980) (ESPN Stats & Info)
o LUE AND JEFFERSON ARE FIRST SINCE RILEY AND ABDUL-JABBAR: Tyronn Lue was a teammate of Richard Jefferson with the Bucks in 2008-09. Lue is the first head coach to win an NBA title with a former teammate on his championship roster since Pat Riley won four titles for the Lakers with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1982, 1985, 1987, and 1988). Riley and Abdul-Jabbar were teammates with the Lakers in 1975-76. (Elias Sports Bureau)
DEFENSE VS. GSW: Defensively, Cleveland held Golden State to .431 shooting from the field, including just .395 over the last five Finals games (4-1).
o LAST 3 GAMES: The Cavs limited the Warriors to a combined .383 shooting from the field in the last three games (all wins).
o GAME 6 FIRST QUARTER: In Game 6, the Cavs outscored the Warriors 31-11 in the first quarter. Golden State’s 11 points (5-22 FG) marked the fewest ever in a first quarter in post-shot clock NBA Finals history. The previous Finals first quarter post-shot clock low was 13, twice: by Fort Wayne vs. Syracuse on April 2, 1955 (first year of shot clock, Game Two) and by Milwaukee at Boston, May 3, 1974 (Game Three).
o GAME 7 FOURTH QUARTER: The Cavaliers stifled the Warriors in the fourth quarter of Game 7, outscoring them 18-13 in the final period (0 points in last 4:39). Golden State's 13 points were the fewest for any NBA team during the fourth quarter of a Game 7 of an NBA Finals during the shot-clock era (since 1954-55).
30-POINT WIN IN FINALS GAME 3: The Cavs had a 120-90 wire-to-wire victory over the Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at The Q, which was their 100th consecutive home sellout (regular and postseason). The 30-point win was the Cavs’ largest margin of victory in a Finals game, and the 3rd time winning by 30 or more points this postseason. In Game 3, Cleveland set franchise highs for a Finals game in points (120), field goals made (48) and three-point percentage (.480), while tying their marks in three-point field goals (12).
STRONG AT THE Q: Cleveland finished 9-1 at home in the 2016 Playoffs, which was their best mark in franchise postseason history. They won their first eight home games of the 2016 Playoffs, which is the longest in franchise postseason history (previously 7 straight home wins from 5/10/08-5/7/09). Going back to the 2015 postseason, the Cavs have won 11 straight games at The Q over Eastern Conference opponents.
HOME STATS: Over their franchise playoff-best 9-1 mark at Quicken Loans Arena during the 2016 Playoffs, the Cavs outscored opponents by an average of 17.9 points (111.1-93.2) and shot .499 from the field, including a .431 mark from the three-point line. Cleveland also averaged 23.3 assists over that stretch. Defensively at home this postseason, the Cavaliers held their opponents to under 100 points seven times and a combined field goal percentage of .418.
2016 CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP (CONT.)
WHAT A START: Cleveland (16-5) set a franchise playoff record for wins in a postseason (prev. 14 in 2015) and opened the 2016 Playoffs winning its first 10 playoff games, the longest winning streak in franchise postseason history (prev. 8 in 2016 and 2009). Best Record To Start Postseason
th FOURTH NBA TEAM EVER: Cleveland became the 4 team in NBA postseason history to start 10-0 and the first team to do NBA History so since the 2012 Spurs (10 straight wins). The Cavs are the first Eastern Conference team to accomplish the feat. (Elias) Year/Team Record LUE START: Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue became the first NBA coach to win his first 10 playoff games, passing Pat Riley 2001 L.A. Lakers 11-0 (nine straight wins in 1982) for the most consecutive playoff wins to begin a coaching career. (ESPN Stats & Info) 1989 L.A. Lakers 11-0
BEAST OF THE EAST: The Cavs won 17 straight playoff games against Eastern Conference opponents from 5/10/15 to 2012 San Antonio Spurs 10-0 5/19/16. That is the longest win streak within a conference playoffs in NBA history. The previous record was the Lakers’ 2016 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 10-0 16 straight playoff wins against the West from 2000-2002. (Elias) 1982 L.A. Lakers 9-0
Longest Win Streaks Within Own GETTING OFFENSIVE: Cleveland went undefeated at 15-0 when scoring 100 points or more in the postseason. The Cavs opened the Conference Playoffs in NBA History 2016 Playoffs with a franchise postseason-record 10 straight games scoring at least 100 points. Year/Team Win Streak POINT DIFFERENTIAL: The Cavs had the 2nd-highest points per game differential in the 2016 Playoffs (8.6). 2015-16 CAVALIERS vs. East 17 2000-02 L.A. Lakers vs. West 16 +177: The Cavs outscored the opponents by 177 points (1,497-1,320) through the first three rounds, which tied the 1985 2003-04 Nets vs. East 14 Lakers for the 2nd-biggest margin entering the NBA Finals. The biggest is +180 by the 1987 Lakers. 1988-90 Lakers vs. West 14 10-0 & 100 PTS: The Cavs became the 1st team in NBA history to start a postseason 10-0 and score 100 points in each game (previous record was 9-0 record and nine straight games with 100+ points by Lakers in 1982). (Elias)
120+: Cleveland topped 120 points on three occasions in the 2016 Playoffs. They scored 120 points or more in back-to-back games from May 4-6 against Atlanta, which was the first time in franchise playoff history doing so.
WORKING THE GLASS: The Cavs outrebounded opponents, 43.3 to 38.0 (+5.3), the 3rd-biggest differential among all 16 postseason teams.
+20 DIFFERENTIAL: Cleveland has had at least a 20-rebound advantage on four occasions in the 2016 Playoffs: May 6 at ATL (55-28), May 17 vs. TOR (45-23), May 25 vs. TOR (48-27), June 8 vs. GSW (52-32).
BIGGEST EDGE IN TEAM PLAYOFF HISTORY: Cavs had a +27 (55-28) advantage in rebounding in Game 3 of the Second Round at Atlanta on May 6, which was their biggest in a playoff game in franchise history (prev. 23, 46-23, on 5/9/09 at ATL). The last NBA team to have at least a +27 margin on the glass in a playoff game was Washington’s +39 edge (62- 23) against Indiana on May 13, 2014. (Elias)
KEEP THEM UNDER 100: The Cavs held opponents to under 100 points in 14 of their 21 games this postseason. Their opponents’ 96.1 ppg ranked 4th in the NBA Playoffs.
LATE GAME DEFENSE: In the fourth quarter of games the Cavs allowed 21.5 points (the lowest in 2016 Playoffs).
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY IN FRANCHISE PLAYOFF HISTORY: Cleveland’s 38-point win (116-78) over Toronto in Game 5 of the ECF on May 25 was their largest in franchise postseason history (previously 31 point-win over Toronto on May 17, 2016). It was also tied for the 5th-largest margin of victory in Conference Finals history. (ESPN Stats & Info)
FIRST HALF DOMINATION: The Cavs have had two 30-point halftime leads in postseason franchise history, both coming in the 2016 Playoffs.
31-POINT HALFTIME LEAD: In Game 5 of the ECF against Toronto on May 25, the Cavaliers held a 65-34 (+31) lead at halftime. Cleveland’s 31-point lead marked the largest halftime lead in a Conference Finals game in NBA history.
36-POINT HALFTIME LEAD: In Game 2 of the Second Round against Atlanta on May 4, the Cavaliers held a 74-38 (+36) lead over the Hawks through two quarters, tying the second- largest halftime advantage for any team in NBA playoff history. The Pistons were ahead of the Bullets by 40 points at the half in a first-round game in 1987, and the Bucks had a 36- point lead over the 76ers at intermission in a first-round game in 1970. The Cavs also set the franchise playoff record for points in a half that night (prev. 68 points twice). (Elias)
BALL SAFETY: Cleveland averaged 12.5 turnovers in the 2016 Playoffs and had less than 10 miscues four times.
1 TO IN 1ST HALF: In the Game 1 win over Atlanta on May 2, Cleveland committed one turnover in the first half. The last time the Cavs had only one turnover in a half of a playoff game was in the first half against the Orlando Magic on May 20, 2009 (one turnover in the first half). The Cavs also had just one turnover in the first half in Game 3 of the ECF at Toronto on May 21 this postseason. (Elias Sports Bureau)
25 ASSISTS & 5 TO IN POSTSEASON: In the Game 1 win over Detroit on April 17, the Cavaliers dished out 25 assists to only five Least Turnovers in Franchise turnovers. The five turnovers committed by the Wine and Gold tied a franchise playoff low for turnovers in a game. The only Playoff History other time Cleveland recorded five turnovers in a playoff match was on April 18, 2009, which was also against the Pistons. Date Turnovers Prior to the Cavs tallying 25 assists and just five turnovers in the Game 1 win over Detroit on April 17, the last NBA team to have April 17, 2016 vs. Detroit 5 at least 25 assists and no more than five turnovers in a playoff game was the Chicago Bulls on April 19, 2010 (25 assists, 4 APRIL 18, 2009 VS. DETROIT 5 turnovers). Cleveland had never done so in the playoffs before Game 1 against the Pistons. May 2, 1992 vs. Boston 6 25 ASSISTS & 5 TO IN REGULAR SEASON: Prior to April 17, the last time Cleveland had 25 assists and five or fewer miscues in any APRIL 24, 2016 AT DETROIT 6 game (regular and post) prior to the win over Detroit on April 17 was March 29, 2009 against Dallas (28 assists, 4 turnovers).
THREE’S COMPANY: Kyrie Irving, LeBron James and Kevin Love each poured in at least 20 points in the same game six times in the 2016 Playoffs after having two such instances during the 2015-16 regular season (1/29 vs. DET, 1/30 vs. SAS).
DO IT AGAIN: Irving, James and Love totaled at least 20 points apiece in back-to-back games twice (May 6-8, May 25-27). No other trio had back-to-back games of that kind in the 2016 postseason. The last time a trio achieved that feat in consecutive games of the Conference Finals was in 1982, when the Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob McAdoo, and Norm Nixon reached 20 points in back-to-back games against the Spurs. (Elias Sports Bureau)
4 PLAYERS WITH 20-PLUS PTS: In Game 3 of the Second Round at Atlanta on May 6, Channing Frye (27), Kyrie Irving (24), LeBron James (24) and Kevin Love (21) each scored over 20 points. It marked just the second time in franchise playoff history the Cavs had four players score 20 points or more. The only other time was April 26, 1990 at Philadelphia (Brad Daugherty-21, Larry Nance-20, Mark Price-21 and John Williams-23). (Elias Sports Bureau)
2016 CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP (CONT.)
LET IT RAIN: The Cavaliers made 258 three-pointers, which were the 2nd-most threes hit in a single playoffs in NBA history (behind only 2016 GSW-306). In the 2016 Playoffs, Cleveland ranked 2nd in both three-point percentage (.406) and three-point makes per game (12.3).
12 OR MORE…AND 20 OR MORE: Cleveland drained 12 or more three-pointers 12 times in the 2016 Playoffs, including in Most Three-Pointers in an NBA playoff record eight straight games from April 17-May 8 (The last team to do that in the regular season was Houston from Dec. 4-17, 2015). Cleveland also nailed at least 20 three-pointers on three occasions during the postseason, which is Playoff Game also an NBA playoff record. Team/Date 3FGM CLEVELAND (vs. ATL 5/4/16) 25 o RARE AIR: Prior to 2016, only three teams had ever made 20 threes in the 2,647 playoff games played since the CLEVELAND (at ATL 5/6/16) 21 NBA laid down its first three-point arc in 1979. (Elias Sports Bureau) Golden State (at HOU 4/24/16) 21 CLEVELAND (vs. DET 4/20/16) 20 FLYING OVER THE HAWKS: Cleveland connected on 77 three-pointers in their four-game sweep over Atlanta, averaging Dallas (vs. LAL 5/8/11) 20 19.3 threes per game. Their 77 triples are the highest for any playoff series that lasted six or fewer games. Golden State (at HOU 5/25/15) 20 Seattle (vs. HOU 5/6/96) 20 o FIRST EVER: The Cavs became the first team in NBA history to make at least 15 three-pointers in four straight games (regular season and playoffs) after doing so in each game of the 2016 Semifinals. (ESPN Stats & Info) Most Three-Pointers in
o 50.7 PERCENT: The Cavaliers shot .507 (77-152) from beyond the arc against Atlanta, producing the same total 4-Game Series (NBA Playoff History) of points that would be produced by shooting 76 percent on two-point attempts. The Cavaliers more than Team/Round 3FGM doubled the NBA playoff record for the most three-point attempts in a series in which a team made at least half CLEVELAND (2016 Conf. Semis vs. ATL) 77 of those attempts; the previous record was held by Utah, which made 39 of 75 three-point tries (.520) in a CLEVELAND (2016 First Round vs. DET) 57 Semifinals series against the Spurs in 1996 (when the three-point arc was closer to the basket). (Elias) ESPN Stats & Info
o CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 20 TRIPLES: After connecting on 21-39 (.538) shots from beyond the arc in Game 3 Most Three-Pointers in of the Second Round at Atlanta on May 6, the Cavs became the first team in NBA history to have consecutive games with 20 or more three-pointers (regular and postseason). Their 46 three-pointers in that two-game Single Series (NBA Playoff History) stretch were also the most threes in a two-game span in league history (regular and postseason). (Elias) Team/Round 3FGM Atlanta (2014 First Round) 79 (7 Games) NBA RECORD-25 THREE-POINTERS: In a 123-98 win over Atlanta in Game 2 of the Second Round on May 4, the Cavs CLEVELAND (2016 Conf. Semis) 77 (4 Games) connected on 25-45 (.556) shots from the three-point line, setting the NBA record for three-pointers in any game (regular Phoenix (2006 Conf. Semis) 77 (7 Games) and postseason). Orlando (1995 Conf. Finals) 77 (7 Games) ESPN Stats & Info
o 18 TRIPLES IN A HALF: Cleveland also knocked down 18 three-pointers in the first half in Game 2 against Most Three-Pointers in Any Game Atlanta, setting the NBA record for threes in any half (regular and postseason). The previous NBA record (regular and postseason) for three-pointers in a half was 15, set by Golden State twice (March 8, 2016 and (Regular or Postseason) November 27, 2015). Cleveland’s previous playoff record for three-pointers in a half was 11 in the first half of Team/Date 3FGM Game 2 vs. Detroit on April 20, 2016. CLEVELAND (vs. ATL 5/5/14) 25
o 10 TRIPLES IN A QUARTER: The Cavs knocked down eight three-pointers in the first quarter in Game 2 against Houston (vs. GSW 2/5/13) 23 Atlanta, setting the franchise playoff record for threes in a quarter. Cleveland followed that up with 10 three- Orlando (vs. SAC 1/13/09) 23 pointers in the second quarter, setting the NBA postseason record for threes in a quarter. The NBA’s previous playoff record for three-pointers in a quarter was nine twice (Atlanta-April 28, 2014 and Orlando-April 20, 2008). The previous franchise playoff record for threes in a quarter was six on six different occasions.
o 10 CAVS PLAYERS HIT A THREE THAT NIGHT: The Cavs had 10 players knock down at least one three-pointer in Game 2 against the Hawks, becoming the first team in NBA history with 10 players with a three-pointer in a playoff game. The only team to do that in a regular season game is Atlanta on March 30, 2016. (Elias)
PLAYOFF LAUNCH: The Cavs made 57 three-pointers in their First Round series against Detroit, averaging 14.3 threes per contest. Cleveland shot 20-38 (.526) from the three-point line in their 107-90 win in Game 2 of the First Round on April 20, setting a then franchise playoff record.
CLEAN SWEEP: The Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals after a 4-0 series sweep over the Detroit Pistons and followed that up with a 4-0 sweep over Atlanta to make it to the ECF. Cleveland has gone on to Longest Win Streaks Over Single Opponent in sweep an opponent each time when leading 3-0 in a series (2007 First Round vs. WAS, 2009 First Round vs. DET, 2009 Playoffs (All-Time) Semifinals vs. ATL, 2015 First Round vs. BOS and 2015 Conference Finals vs. ATL, 2016 First Round vs. DET and 2016 Semifinals vs. ATL). Team vs. Opponent Win Streak CLEVELAND CAVALIERS vs. Detroit 12 (5/27/07-active) 12 STRAIGHT PLAYOFF WINS OVER DETROIT: After their 4-0 First Round sweep over Detroit, the Cavaliers CLEVELAND CAVALIERS vs. Atlanta 12 (5/5/09-active) have won 12 straight playoff contests over the Pistons (four straight in 2009 First Round and four straight L.A. Lakers vs. Seattle 12 (4/23/80-5/14/89) in the 2007 Conference Finals). It is tied for the longest winning streak by an NBA team against a single L.A. Lakers vs. Denver 11 (5/17/85-5/19/09) opponent in playoff history. Boston vs. Chicago 10 (4/5/81-4/28/87) Philadelphia vs. New York 10 (3/31/68-5/1/83) 12 STRAIGHT PLAYOFF WINS OVER ATLANTA: Cleveland has won 12 straight playoff games against Atlanta, which is tied for the longest streak over an opponent in NBA playoff history. The Cavs are 12-0 all-time against the Hawks in postseason play, breaking an NBA record. Previously, only one other team in NBA history had won its first 10 playoff games against a particular opponent: Boston was 10-0 in playoff games against Chicago from 1981 to 1987. (Elias Sports Bureau)
POSTSEASON K-LOVE: Kevin Love had 10 double-doubles (3rd-most in 2016 Playoffs), including five 20-10 games, and averaged 14.7 points and 8.8 rebounds (tied-13th in 2016 Playoffs) in 30.6 minutes. He also ranked 5th in the NBA Playoffs Double-Double Leaders with 46 three-pointers made. 2016 Playoffs EIGHT IN A ROW: Love notched 8 straight double-doubles from April 17-May 8, setting a franchise playoff record Player Number of for consecutive double-doubles at any point of a single playoffs. The last NBA player to accomplish the feat in Double-Doubles one postseason was Blake Griffin (10 straight in 2015). (Elias Sports Bureau) 1. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 15 BIG VS. ATLANTA: Love posted four double-doubles in four games against the Hawks in the Second Round, 2. LEBRON JAMES (CLE) 13 averaging 19.0 points, including a .475 (19-40) mark from deep, 13.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 32.8 minutes. 3. KEVIN LOVE (CLE) 10 4. Draymond Green (GSW) 9 o 8 TRIPLES: In Game 4 of the Second Round at Atlanta on May 8, Love had a game-high 27 points, a game-high 13 rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes. He also shot 8-15 (.533) from deep, which tied the Cavs’ playoff record for threes in a game.
FORCE AGAINST DETROIT: Love notched a double-double in each game of the First Round against Detroit and finished the series with averages of 18.8 points and 12.0 rebounds in 35.8 minutes per game. Love was only one of five players this playoffs to notch four double-doubles in the opening round.
2016 CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP (CONT.)
KYRIE’S PLAYOFF SHOW: Kyrie Irving scored at least 20 points in 18 of the 21 playoff games and averaged 25.2 points (7th-best in 2016 Playoffs), including a .440 mark from deep, 3.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.71 steals in 36.8 minutes. He has also topped at least 30 points a Top Scorers team-high six times in the 2016 Playoffs and ranked 4th in the postseason in three-pointers made (51). 2016 NBA Finals FINAL RUN: In the NBA Finals, Irving averaged 27.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.14 steals in 39.0 minutes. He was the Players PPG 2nd-highest scorer in this year's NBA Finals. He also shot .405 from beyond the arc and .939 (31-33) from the foul line. 1. LEBRON JAMES 29.7 2. KYRIE IRVING 27.1 o 2ND PLAYER IN FINALS HISTORY: After pouring in a playoff career-high 41 points on 17-24 (.708) shooting from the 3. Stephen Curry 22.6 field in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on May 13, Irving became just the 2nd player in NBA Finals history to shoot at 4. Klay Thompson 19.6 least 70% in a 40-point game, joining Wilt Chamberlain, in a Game 6 win over the Knicks in 1970 (45 points, 74%). (
o 3 STRAIGHT FINALS GAMES WITH 30 BEFORE AGE 25: Irving scored 30+ points in three straight Finals games (Games 3-5), joining Rick Barry (1967) and Dwyane Wade (2006) as the only players in the last 50 years to score 30+ points in three straight NBA Finals games before the age of 25. (STATS, Inc.)
BIG GAME JAMES: LeBron James averaged a team-high 26.3 points (ranked 5th in 2016 Playoffs) on .525 shooting, 9.5 rebounds (6th in 2016 Playoffs), 7.6 assists (3rd in 2016 Playoffs), 2.33 steals (5th in 2016 Playoffs) and 1.29 blocks (16th in 2016 Playoffs) in 39.1 minutes. He had a 2016 Playoff-high +209 plus/minus and posted a team-best 13 double-doubles, the 3rd time he has reached at least 10 double-doubles in a postseason (2012, 2015).
500 POINTS: James recorded 552 points in the 2016 Playoffs. It is the 6th postseason he has tallied 500 or more points, second to Michael Jordan (8 postseasons). (ESPN Stats & Info)
.500+ FG%: James shot at least .500 from the field or better 15 times this past postseason.
MR. MULTI-STEALS: James swiped at least two steals in 18 of the 21 playoff games.
25 IN A ROW: James scored at least 20 points in 25 consecutive playoff games from May 20, 2015-June 2, 2016, which was the longest of his playoff career (prev. 24 straight from May 12, 2008-April 25, 2010).
BACK IN THE FINALS: James became the 8th player in NBA history to play in 6 straight NBA Finals (1st in 50 years), joining Bill Russell, Sam Jones, K.C. Jones, Satch Sanders, Tom Heinsohn, Frank Ramsey and Bob Cousy. He is also the 2nd player to play in at least three NBA Finals with two different teams, joining Dennis Rodman (Pistons and Bulls).
o 2016 NBA FINALS MVP: LeBron James won his 3rd Finals MVP after averaging 29.7 points (208), 11.3 rebounds (79), 8.9 assists (62), 2.57 steals (18) and 2.29 blocks (16). He is the first player in NBA history to lead all players in all five categories for an entire playoff series. No other player in NBA history has also ever produced 208 points, 79 rebounds and 62 assists in one NBA Finals series.
o 3 FINALS MVPS: LeBron James became the 5th player to win three Finals MVPs; the others are Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan and Magic Johnson.
o FINALS MVPS WITH DIFFERENT TEAMS: LeBron James joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only players in NBA history to win Finals MVP with multiple teams.
o 3 FINALS MVPS & 4 REG. SEASON MVPS: LeBron James is the 4th player to win 3 Finals MVPs and 4 regular season MVPs joining Michael Jordan, Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
o DOMINANCE IN 7 GAMES: James's 29.7 points-per-game average in this year's Finals is the highest by a player on the winning team in any seven-game Finals series in NBA history. The seven players who averaged 30 points per game in a seven-game Finals series all played on the losing team: Bob Pettit with the St. Louis Hawks in 1957, Elgin Baylor and Jerry West with the Lakers in 1962, West again in 1966, 1969 and 1970, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with the Bucks in 1974. The previous record for the highest scoring average by a player on the winning team in a seven-game Finals series was 28.6 PPG by Kobe Bryant against the Celtics in 2010.
o TRIPLE-DOUBLE IN GAME 7: After tallying 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in Game 7, James became the 3rd player to have a triple-double in Game 7 of the NBA Finals (James Worthy 1988, Jerry West 1969). James’ seven career triple-doubles in NBA Finals competition only trails Magic Johnson (8) for the most all-time.
o GAMES 5 & 6: James' points, rebounds, and assists over the last two games of the Finals: 82, 24, and 18. It's the 3rd time in NBA Finals history that a player had at least 80 points, 20 rebounds, and 15 assists over a two-game span, joining Michael Jordan in Games 2 and 3 of the 1993 Finals against the Suns (86 points, 21 rebounds, and 15 assists) and James last year in Games 1 and 2 (83, 24, and 17). (Elias Sports Bureau)
o 40-15-5: In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, James had 41 points on 16-30 (.533) shooting, including 4-8 (.500) from deep, a game-high 16 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and three blocks in 43 minutes. He joined Shaquille O'Neal (2001), Magic Johnson (1980) and Cliff Hagan (1961) as the only players in NBA history to score at least 40 points, grab 15 rebounds and dish out at least five assists in a Finals game. (Elias Sports Bureau)
o BACK-TO-BACK 40-POINT PERFORMANCES IN FINALS: In Game 6 of the NBA Finals on June 16, James tallied 41 points on 16-27 (.593) shooting, eight rebounds, 11 assists, four steals and three blocks in 43 minutes. It was his 17th 40-point night of his postseason career (5th in a Finals contest). It was also his second straight 40-point contest, the second time he has recorded back-to-back 40+ scoring games in the Playoffs (first time was 41-44 points for Cavs vs. Orlando in Games 3 and 4 of 2009 Eastern Conference Finals (May 24-26, 2009).
. 5TH PLAYER EVER: James is just the 5th player with at least 40 points in consecutive NBA Finals games (Games 5-6), joining Jerry West (1965 and 1969 Lakers), Rick Barry (1967 Warriors), Michael Jordan (1993 Bulls, doing so in four straight games), and Shaquille O'Neal (2000 Lakers).
. TIES SHAQ: James has five NBA Finals games with at least 40 points in his career, tied with Shaquille O'Neal for the third-highest total behind Jerry West (10) and Michael Jordan (six).
. UNDER PRESSURE: James is the second player with multiple 40-point games in the NBA Finals with his team facing elimination (over the course of an entire career, not just in one postseason), joining Elgin Baylor. Baylor did so three times, all against the Celtics: Game 7 in 1961 (41 points), Game 5 in 1963 (43), and Game 5 in 1966 (41). (Elias Sports Bureau)
o FROM DEEP IN THE FINALS: After connecting on two three-pointers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Golden State on June 2, James became the all-time NBA Finals leader in threes (57), one more than Robert Horry and Ray Allen. He currently has 68 triples for his NBA Finals career.
o 30-10-5 IN THE FINALS: James has 8 career games with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in The Finals (two in 2016 Finals), which is the most all-time.
o MR. TOP 10: In Game 1 of the NBA Finals on June 2, James became the ONLY player to rank in the Top 10 in points, rebounds and assists in playoff history after grabbing five boards to move past Larry Bird (1,683) for 10th place in rebounds. Overall, he ranks among the NBA postseason all-time leaders in triple-doubles (16, 2nd), free throws made (1,355, 2nd), assists (1,348, 3rd), scoring average (28.0, 5th, min. 5 games), points (5,572, 4th), field goals made (1,965, 6th), steals (354, 4th), three- pointers made (287, 5th) and rebounds (1,758, 9th).
o MOST 20-PT GAMES: James now has the most 20-point games in NBA postseason history (176), passing Michael Jordan (173) in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
ROAD WARRIOR: After the Game 6 win at Toronto on May 27, James won a road game for the 25th straight series, breaking a tie with Michael Jordan (24) for longest streak in NBA history. The Cavs’ Game 5 road win in the 2016 NBA Finals was his 26th straight series winning at least one game on the road. (Elias Sports Bureau)
TAKING DOWN TORONTO: In the ECF against the Raptors, James averaged 26.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 block in 36.5 minutes. His .622 (61-98) shooting percentage was just shy of breaking his highest field goal percentage in a playoff series (.627 in 2013 First Round). (Elias)
o MOST 20-PT TRIP-DUBS: James now has the most 20-point triple-doubles in league postseason history with 14, passing Magic Johnson (12) on May 19 against Toronto.
2015-16 REGULAR SEASON RECAP
ON TOP OF THE EAST: Cleveland finished the 2015-16 regular season with a 57-25 record, their best mark since the 2009-10 season (61-21). The Cavs clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference after a 109-94 win over Atlanta on April 11. It marked the 3rd time in team history the Cavs finished with the best regular season record in the conference (2008-09 & 2009-10).
CENTRAL CROWN: For the second straight season, Cleveland secured the Central Division title after defeating Denver, 124-91, on March 21. It marked their 5th Central Division title in franchise history (1975-76, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2014-15). Also in the win over the Nuggets, the Cavs reached the 50-win mark for 9th time in team history (1988-89, 1991-92, 1992-93, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10 & 2014-15).
DRAINING THREES: In 2015-16, the Cavs averaged a franchise-high 10.7 three-pointers made per game (2nd in NBA). Most Three-Pointers
10 OR MORE: Cleveland made at least 10 three-pointers on 51 occasions this past season, including 15 triples or more 11 times. NBA history
NBA-BEST: Cleveland connected on at least 10 or more three-pointers in a NBA-record tying and franchise-high 16 straight games
(March 9-April 5) (Golden State also had a streak of 16 games during the 2015-16 season). (Single Season) CAVS Team 3FGM ANOTHER RECORD: With 880 three-pointers in 2015-16 (2nd-most in NBA), the Cavs set a franchise single-season record, breaking the th 1. Golden State (2015-16) 1,077 2014-15 mark (826). The record was broken on April 5 at Milwaukee. Their 880 threes were the 5 -most for a single season in NBA 2. Houston Rockets (2014-15) 933 th history. Cleveland also had the most triples in the Eastern Conference for the 4 time in team history (1980-81, 1989-90, 2014-15). 3. New York Knicks (2012-13) 891
POURING IN MARCH: The Cavs set a franchise record for three-pointers in a month, connecting on 194 triples in March. The previous 4. Golden State (2014-15) 883 record was 184 in March 2015. 5. CLEVELAND (2015-16) 880
SCORING 100 OR MORE: The Cavs were 45-9 this past season when scoring 100 points or more. In 2015-16, Cleveland averaged 104.3 points per game (8th-best in NBA, 2nd in East).
EFFICIENT OFFENSE: When shooting at least .500 from the field, Cleveland went 23-1 in 2015-16 and 51-1 when making at least half their shots since March 23, 2014 (regular season). Overall, the Cavs shot .460 from the field this past season (10th in NBA).
SHARING THE ROCK: The Cavs averaged 22.7 assists in 2015-16 and were 35-3 this season when dishing out 23 assists or more.
A TRIO: The Cavs had three players score 20 or more 10 times in 2015-16 (1/4 vs. TOR, 1/6 at WAS, 1/8 at MIN, 1/21 vs. LAC, 1/29 vs. DET, 1/30 vs. SAS, 2/6 vs. NOP, 2/8 vs. SAC, 3/10 at LAL, 4/3 vs. CHA). In a back-to-back set from Jan. 29-30, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love each topped 20 points, becoming the first Cavs trio to do that on consecutive nights since April 7-8, 1997. 110+: In 2015-16, the Cavs were 26-1 when topping at least 110 points. Cleveland scored at least 110 points in five straight games from Jan. 25-Feb. 1, the first time doing so since December 15-26, 1992 (7 straight).
HOME SWEET HOME: Cleveland finished with the best home record in the Eastern Conference at 33-8 (3rd-best in NBA). The last time the Cavs won that many games at The Q was back in 2009-10 (35-6). Going back to Jan. 19, 2015, the Cavs are 53-9 at The Q (regular season only).
ROAD FINISH: Cleveland finished with a 24-17 (.585) record on the road, which was tied for the best mark in the Eastern Conference (tied-3rd in NBA). Their .585 road win percentage was also the 3rd-highest in franchise history.
DOWN GOES THE WEST: Cleveland finished the West portion of the 2015-16 schedule with a 22-8 mark against the Western Conference, which includes a 12-3 mark at The Q. Over the last 45 regular season games versus the West, the Cavs are 36-9 against them, including 20-3 at home. Cleveland’s 22-8 record (.733) against the West this season was the franchise’s 3rd-best mark against them (26-4 in 2008-09 and 23-7 in 2009-10).
NBA’s Leaders LINE OF DEFENSE: In 2015-16, the Cavs allowed the 4th-lowest scoring average in the league at 98.3 points. PPG Allowed in 2015-16 UNDER 100 & .400 SHOOTING: Cleveland held foes to less than 100 points on 41 occasions (32-9) in 2015-16, less than 90 points Team Opponent PPG 18 times (17-1), less than 80 points six times (6-0) and under .400 shooting 16 times (16-0). 1. San Antonio Spurs 92.9 2ND CHANCE & BREAK STOPPAGE: Cleveland allowed the 3rd -lowest second chance points in the league at 11.2. The Cavs also 2. Utah Jazz 95.9 gave up 11.2 fast break points per game, which was the 6th-lowest in the NBA last season. 3. Toronto Raptors 98.2
CAN’T PAINT MUCH IN HERE: Inside the painted area, the Cavs held foes to 40.8 points, which was the 6th-lowest in the NBA. 4. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 98.3
LAST 12 MINUTES: In the fourth quarter, the Cavs gave up 23.7 points (1st in NBA) on .427 shooting (3rd), including .303 from 5. Miami Heat 98.4 beyond the arc (1st) in the final period. They allowed less than 20 points in the fourth on 19 occasions in 2015-16. POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: In 2015-16, the Cavs scored 20 or more points off of turnovers 21 times and held a 20-1 record when Most Games Allowing doing so. Less Than 90 Points in 2015-16
Team Games BOARD MARGIN: The Wine and Gold outrebounded opponents by 3.5 rebounds per game, which was the 3rd-biggest differential in the 1. San Antonio Spurs 33 (32-1) NBA (44.5 to 41.0) last season. Cleveland tied or outrebounded foes in 58 of 82 games in 2015-16. The Cavs were also the only team in the 2. Utah Jazz 28 (27-1) NBA to have two players in the Top 20 in rebounds per game (Kevin Love – 11th, Tristan Thompson – 18th). Cleveland also had the highest 3. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 18 (17-1) rebounding trio in the NBA (Love, Thompson, James – 26.3). As a team, the Cavs averaged 44.5 rebounds per game (9th –best in NBA). 4. Indiana Pacers 16 (16-0)
5. Miami Heat 15 (15-0)
6. Toronto Raptors 15 (15-0) LOVE MACHINE: Kevin Love averaged a team-high 9.9 rebounds per game, the 11th-highest mark in the NBA in 2015-16. He pulled down at least 10 rebounds 38 times and also averaged 16.0 points and 2.4 assists in 31.5 minutes per game. His 35 double-doubles ranked 14th in the Most Three-Pointers NBA, his 8.0 defensive rebounds ranked 9th and his 158 threes were tied for 19th in the NBA.
By Players 6’10” or Taller 20-10: Love had 14 games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds this past season.
ONLY ONE: Love was the only player in the NBA in 2015-16 to average at least 9.0 rebounds and hit at least 100 three-pointers In 2015-16 (9.9 rpg/158 3FG) Player 3FGM 1. KEVIN LOVE (CLE) 158 th th 700 3FGM: At Sacramento on March 9 , Kevin Love connected on his 700 career three-pointer, a four-point play that occurred 2. Nikola Mirotic (CHI) 135 with 1:32 left in the fourth quarter. Since three-pointers became an official stat in 1979-80, Love is the first player in NBA history to 3. Ryan Anderson (NOP) 131 have a career average of at least 10.0 rebounds (11.5 rpg) and tally 700 or more three-pointers. Prior to that, Love and Larry Bird 4. Dirk Nowitzki (DAL) 126 were the only players in league history to have at least 10.0 rebounds per game and 600 triples (Nov. 10 vs. Utah).
HALFTIME ACT: Love recorded first half double-doubles in consecutive games in wins over Brooklyn on Jan. 20 (14 pts/13 rebs) and the L.A. Clippers on Jan. 21 (11 pts/11 rebs). The last Cleveland player with a first-half double-double in consecutive games was Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who did it in three straight games from Jan. 12-16, 1998. It was the 5th time that Love has had a first half double-double in at least two consecutive games, and first as a member of the Cavaliers. Love did this in three straight games once, in December 2010. On the season, Love had a double-double in the first half on six occasions. (Elias Sports Bureau)
300 DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Love notched his 300th career double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds in 44 minutes at Milwaukee on Nov. 14, becoming the 12th active player to accomplish that feat. Only Dwight Howard has more double-doubles since Love entered the league in 2008-09.
2015-16 REGULAR SEASON RECAP (CONT.)
IRON MAN: Tristan Thompson has appeared in all 82 games in each of the past four seasons, including every game in 2015-16. His consecutive regular season games played streak is at 370 dating back to Feb. 10, 2012, which is the LONGEST ACTIVE STREAK IN THE NBA and the longest in FRANCHISE HISTORY. He passed Jim Chones (361) for the longest streak in Cavs history on March 29 against Houston, as it was his 362nd consecutive appearance.
Longest Streaks of TOTAL EFFORT: Thompson put up solid numbers in 2015-16, notching 23 double-doubles and averaging 9.0 rebounds (18th in NBA), including a team-high 3.3 offensive rebounds (tied-7th in NBA), to go along with 7.8 points on a career-high .588 shooting from the Consecutive Games Played field in 27.7 minutes per game. (CAVS History) EXTRA OPPORTUNITIES: Thompson’s 268 total offensive rebounds this past season were tied for 2nd in the league. Player Games 1. TRISTAN THOMPSON *370 CAREER MARK: Thompson grabbed 10+ rebounds in a career-high eight straight contests from Nov. 19 – Dec. 4 of last season. 2. Jim Chones 361 BENCH WORK: Among all NBA players who came off the bench at least 40 times last season, Thompson ranked 1st in rebounds per 3. Austin Carr 351 game (8.5), 1st in offensive rebounds per game (3.0), 1st in defensive rebounds per game (5.5) and 3rd in double-doubles (11). 4. Danny Ferry 301 5. Jim Brewer 298 *Longest Active Streak in the NBA
(regular season only)
ANOTHER ALL-STAR SEASON: LeBron James had another strong all-around campaign in 2015-16, averaging an Eastern Conference-best 25.3 points (5th in NBA) on .520 shooting from the field (14th in NBA), 7.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists (9th in NBA) and 1.4 Most Consecutive Seasons steals in 35.6 minutes per game. He was the only player in the NBA this past season to shoot over .500 from the field while averaging at least 20.0 points, 6.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds. He also had 28 double-doubles (tied-20th in NBA), including three triple- w/25.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg & 5.0 apg th doubles (Feb. 8 vs. SAC, March 21 vs. DEN and March 26 at NYK), and ranked 7 in plus/minus (+618, best in Eastern Conference). (All-Time) 12 STRAIGHT: James notched his 12th straight season averaging at least 25.0 points, which set an NBA record. He already Player Consecutive Seasons holds the record for number of consecutive seasons averaging at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists (12). LEBRON JAMES 12 (2004-05 to 2015-16) Oscar Robertson 8 (1960-61 to 1967-68) RECENT WORK: Over his final 11 games (March 19-April 11), James averaged 28.2 points on .623 shooting from the Michael Jordan 6 (1987-88 to 1992-93) field, 7.5 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.3 steals in 34.8 minutes per game.
20 & 30 POINT GAMES: James scored at least 20 points in 63 games so far, including 18 30-point outings. Most Consecutive Seasons
20-5-5: James had at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in 38 games this past season. w/25.0 points per game
.500 OR BETTER: He shot at least .500 from the field on 46 occasions (38-8). (All-Time)
DOWN THE STRETCH: In the fourth quarter in 2015-16, James averaged 6.8 points (4th in NBA). He scored at least 10 Player Consecutive Seasons points in 14 fourth quarters, which includes a season-high 23 points in the final period on Dec. 4th in New Orleans LEBRON JAMES 12 (2004-05 to 2015-16)
Karl Malone 11 (1987-88 to 1997-98) 700 IN A ROW: Against Boston on March 5, LeBron James tallied 28 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in 36 minutes. It Jerry West 11 (1961-62 to 1971-72) th was his 700 consecutive regular season game scoring in double figures, joining Michael Jordan (866) and Kareem Allen Iverson 10 (1998-99 to 2007-08) Abdul-Jabbar (787) as the only players in NBA history to accomplish that feat. Shaquille O’Neal 10 (1993-94 to 2002-03)
CLIMBING THE SCORING LIST: At the conclusion of the 2015-16 season, James stood at 26,833 career regular season Dominique Wilkins 10 (1984-85 to 1993-94 points, just 114 points away from passing Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) for 10th all-time in NBA history. Below is a list of players James passed last season on the NBA’s all-time scoring list: Most Consecutive Games of
11th: James surpassed Oscar Robertson (26,710) for 11th place in league history in scoring with his layup at the 2:14 mark of the third quarter at Atlanta on April 1 10+ Points in NBA History 12th: James moved past Dominique Wilkins (26,668) for 12th place all-time in scoring with his layup at the 3:52 (Regular Season) mark of the first quarter against Brooklyn on March 31 TH Rank/Player Consecutive Games 13 : James surpassed John Havlicek (26,395) for 13th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his dunk at the 8:03 mark of the third quarter against Memphis on March 7 1. Michael Jordan 866 14TH: He moved past Tim Duncan for 14th place in league history in scoring with his layup at the 4:43 mark of 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 787 the third quarter versus Boston on March 5. 3. LEBRON JAMES 717 (started 1/6/07) 15TH: James surpassed Paul Pierce for 15th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his layup at the 3:59 4. Karl Malone 575 mark of the first quarter against the L.A. Lakers on Feb. 10. 16TH: He surpassed Kevin Garnett for 16th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his field goal at the 3:07 mark of the third quarter at Charlotte on Feb. 3. 17TH: James passed Alex English (25,613) for 17th place in league history with his free throw at the 3:14 mark of the first quarter at Phoenix on Dec. 28 18TH: He moved into 18th place on Nov. 25 in Toronto after passing Reggie Miller (25,279) with his free throw at the 7:33 mark of the second quarter. 19TH: James surpassed Jerry West (25,192) for 19th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his 10th point of the night, a three-pointer at the 3:06 mark of the first quarter on Nov. 17 in Detroit.
TOP 25 ALL-TIME IN POINTS & ASSISTS: in a 117-103 win over Orlando on Nov. 23 of last season, James passed Norm Nixon (6,386) for 25th all-time in assists with his fifth helper on the night. He joined Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to rank in the Top 25 in points and assists. He currently ranks 11th all-time in scoring and 18th all-time in assists.
MOVING UP IN ASSISTS: James passed Muggsy Bogues (6,726) for 18th place on the NBA’s all-time assists list with his eighth assist against Orlando on March 18. Prior to that, he passed Kevin Johnson for 19th place (March 13 at L.A. Clippers), Derek Harper for 20th place (Jan. 29 at Detroit), Tiny Archibald for 21st place (Jan. 2 vs. Orlando), Stephon Marbury for 22nd place (Dec. 28 at Phoenix), John Lucas for 23rd place (Dec. 23 vs. New York), Reggie Theus for 24th place (Dec. 20 vs. Philadelphia) and Norm Nixon for 25th place (Nov. 23 vs. Orlando).
MOVIN’ ON UP THE CAVS ALL-TIME LEADERS LIST (REGULAR SEASON)
GAMES PLAYED POINTS SCORED ASSISTS FGM STEALS FTM 1. Z. Ilgauskas (771) 1. L. JAMES (18,914) 1. L. JAMES (4,835) 1. L. JAMES (6,776) 1. L. JAMES (1,168) 1. L. JAMES (4,384) 2. D. Ferry (723) 2. Z. Ilgauskas (10,616) 2. M. Price (4,206) 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. L. JAMES (693) 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. J. Williams (661) 5. M. Price (9,543) 5. F. Walker (2,115) 5. B. Daugherty (3,823) 5. T. Brandon (621) 5. M. Price (1883) 6. A. Carr (635) 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. A. Varejao (591) 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. M. Price (582) 8. L. Nance (7,257) 8. A. Carr (1,820) 8. L. Nance (2,945) 8. A. Varejao (529) 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. K. IRVING (6,416) 10. K. IRVING (1,697) 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 (978) 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. L. JAMES (4,002) 2. B. Daugherty (5,227) 3. L. Nance (1,087) 3. D. Gibson (578) 3. A. Varejao (1,479) 3. Z. Ilgauskas (3,568) 3. L. JAMES (4,842) 4. L. JAMES (580) 4. W. Person (550) 4. T. THOMPSON (1,304) 4. J. Williams (3,049) 4. J. Williams (4,669) 5. J. Chones (450) 5. K. IRVING (546) 5. J. Brewer (1,292) 5. A. Varejao (2,955) 5. A. Varejao (4,434) 6. R. Hinson (430) 6. D. Ferry (543) 6. B. Daugherty (1,207) 6. J. Chones (2,750) 6. J. Chones (3,790) 7. A. Varejao (397) 7. M. Williams (414) 7. L. Nance (1,067) 7. L. Nance (2,494) 7. L. Nance (3,561) B. Daugherty (397) 8. C. Ehlo (381) 8. P. Hubbard (1,051) 8. J. Brewer (2,259) 8. J. Brewer (3,551) 9. J. Brewer (353) 9. D. Jones (344) 9. J. Chones (1,040) 9. T. THOMPSON (2,007) 9. T. THOMPSON (3,311) 10. M. West (325) 10. J. SMITH (335) 10. T. Hill (955) 10. T. Hill (1,830) 10. B. Smith (3,057)
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
LEBRON CLIMBING THE NBA’S SCORING UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES (REGULAR SEASON) AND ASSISTS LISTS (REGULAR SEASON)
IRVING JAMES LOVE NBA’s All-Time NBA’s All-Time 7,000 Points (6,416) 27,000 Points (26,833) 10,000 Points (9,451) SCORING Leaders ASSISTS Leaders 600 3FGM (546) 1,700 Steals (1,657) 6,000 Rebounds (5,946) (5 through 15) (10 through 20) 2,000 Assists (1,697) 1,400 3FGM (1,343) 800 3FGM (742) 1,000 Games (987) 400 Steals (351) 7,000 Assists (6,815) 5. Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) 10. Rod Strickland (7,987) JEFFERSON DUNLEAVY FRYE 6. Dirk Nowitzki (29,491)* 11. Chris Paul (7,688)* 7. Shaquille O’Neal (28,596) 12. Maurice Cheeks (7,392) 15,000 Points (14,426) 11,000 Points (10,773) 7,000 Points (6,717) 8. Moses Malone (27,409) 13. Lenny Wilkens (7,211) 5,000 FGM (4,985) 1,300 3FGM (1,251) 800 Assists (761) 9. Elvin Hayes (27,313) 14. Terry Porter (7,160) 800 Steals (759) 4,000 FGM (3,842) 900 3GFM (841) 10. Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) 15. Tim Hardaway (7,095) 1,000 3FGM (978) 11. LeBron James (26,833)* 16. Bob Cousy (6,955) 12. Oscar Robertson (26,710) 17. Guy Rodgers (6,917) THOMPSON SHUMPERT SMITH 13. Dominique Wilkins (26,668) 18. LeBron James (6,815)* 300 Blocks (280) 300 3FGM (285) 12,000 Points (11,044) 14. Tim Duncan (26,496) 19. Muggsy Bogues (6,726) 400 Games (388) 600 Assists (595) 900 Games (839) 15. John Havlicek (26,395) 20. Kevin Johnson (6,711) 4,000 Points (3,748) 1,000 FGM (813) 4,000 FGM (3,983) 400 Steals (371) 1,700 3FGM (1,679) *Active Player *Active Player 900 Steals (854)
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS OFF THE COURT NOTES
ROCKIN’ THE Q: The Cavs sold out all 41 regular season home games in 2015-16, the third time in franchise history the team has accomplished that feat (2009-10 and 2014-15). To date, including regular season (381) and playoffs (55), there have been 436 sellouts at The Q and 102 consecutive sellouts (regular season and playoff games only, dating back to 10/30/14).
102 IN A ROW: From the last 29 games from the 2008-09 season to January 21, 2011 (including seven 2009 playoff games and six in 2010), the Cavs sold out 102 consecutive games at The Q.
11 STRAIGHT HOME OPENER SELLOUTS: The Cavs opened the 2015-16 season at Quicken Loans Arena on Oct. 30 against the Miami Heat, which was their 11th straight home opener sellout.
Cleveland also filled up the arena in all 10 home games during the 2015 Playoffs.
The team’s 400th sellout (regular + post) at The Q came on Jan. 2, 2016 against Orlando.
THE CAVALIERS ON RADIO: Cleveland Cavaliers fans will be able to follow the club all season long on the 28-station, Cavaliers Radio Network. All 82 regular season games, as well as the seven preseason games and The Cavaliers on WTAM all playoff games will be aired live. Fans can also listen online by logging onto NBA.com and signing up for the Monday 10/24 John Michael, Radio PBP Broadcaster free NBA League Pass Audio, or on their smartphone by downloading the Cavs App. The flagship stations for Tuesday 10/25 Dan Gilbert, Majority Owner Cavaliers basketball are 50,000-watt News Radio WTAM 1100, and FM 100.7 WMMS, Cleveland’s Rock Wednesday 10/26 Jim Chones, Radio Color Analyst Station. Returning as the Akron outlet for the 26th season is AM 1590 WAKR. Each broadcast on the Cavaliers Thursday 10/27 David Griffin, General Manager Radio Network begins with “Tip-Off Show,” an inside look at the upcoming game. Hosted by Snyder, the show Friday 10/28 John Michael, Radio PBP Broadcaster airs 30 minutes prior to game time. It is a comprehensive look at what is happening around the NBA, including interviews, highlights, game reports, injury updates and a preview of the Cavaliers game with Head *All Cavs personalities will be on at 8:20 a.m.
Coach Tyronn Lue and John Michael.
Following each game broadcast, fans can participate in the “Postgame Call-In Show.” Snyder will be joined by Chones and Sellers to provide game analysis, and review the stats and highlights. Fans will hear comments from players in both locker rooms, Coach Lue’s postgame press conference, live reports and highlights from other games around the league, as well as comments from Cavaliers fans everywhere. The Postgame Call-In Show numbers are (216) 420-2700 and 1-800-474-8255.
Also, every Monday through Friday morning at 8:20 a.m., fans can listen to host Bill Wills and Snyder on WTAM 1100 for the Cavs Daily Update. They will be joined on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by John Michael or Jim Chones. On Tuesdays and Thursday, coaches and members of the front office, along with other Cavalier Legends will appear with Wills and Snyder. Michael will also host the daily "Cavaliers Update", which is broadcast mornings and afternoons on the Cavaliers Radio Network and features the latest news on the Cavaliers, including game recaps, previews and other NBA features.
CAVS 2016-17 PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE FEATURES CHAMPIONSHIP GIVEAWAYS, THEME NIGHTS AND MORE: The NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers 2016-17 promotional schedule features a full lineup of unique giveaways and special theme nights for fans attending games to see the reigning champs in action at Quicken Loans Arena this season.
Commemorating a Championship: A new season tips off on Tuesday, October 25th vs. New York Knicks with the historic Championship Celebration Home Opener presented by Kenda Tires. In what will be an unprecedented opening night in Cleveland sports history, the Cavs will raise the first-ever NBA Championship banner to the rafters of The Q and commemorate the team’s historic achievement with the presentation of the 2016 championship rings in a pregame ceremony. Each fan in attendance will receive a 2016-17 Cavs Schedule Magnet presented by Kenda Tires, a Cavs T-Shirt presented by Cleveland Clinic and a light-up bracelet to illuminate The Q on this special night. o At the second home game on Saturday, October 29th vs. the Orlando Magic, fans will receive a Mini Replica Championship Banner giveaway and on Thursday, December 29th at the Cavs vs. Boston Celtics matchup, everyone gets a Cavs Championship Banner Blanket presented by Phantom Fireworks. Fan-favorite Giveaway Highlights: The Cavs are home for the holidays this season, hosting the Golden State Warriors at The Q on Sunday, December 25th. All fans in attendance will receive a Cavs T-Shirt presented by FirstEnergy. Throughout the season, Cavs fans will have the chance to take home popular player-themed giveaways: o On Tuesday, November 15th, when the Cavs host the Toronto Raptors, fans will take home a Tristan Thompson 12" x 17" Fathead Decal presented by Brew Kettle. o At the Cavs vs. Memphis Grizzlies game on Tuesday, December 13th, all fans will receive a Mike Dunleavy 12" x 17" Fathead Decal presented by Discount Drug Mart. o The first Channing Frye Bobblehead presented by Car Parts Warehouse giveaway will be on Tuesday, April 4th vs. the Orlando Magic. o Stay tuned to Cavs.com for more popular player-themed giveaways to be announced soon. Special Theme Night Highlights: The Cavs will host six Hardwood Classics Nights presented by Elk & Elk this season, turning the clock back to revisit the Cavaliers of 1980s. Fans in attendance on Hardwood Classics Nights will enjoy a trip down memory lane to the 80s, when the Cavaliers played at the Richfield Coliseum. Special Hardwood Classics uniforms for the 2016-17 season will be revealed at a later date. Additionally, several fan-favorite theme nights and community initiatives return this season, including: o Hoops for Troops Night presented by Ohio CAT on Tuesday, November 8th vs. Atlanta Hawks o Chinese New Year Celebration on Friday, January 27th vs. Brooklyn Nets o Black Heritage Celebration presented by Hennessy on Wednesday, February 1st vs. Minnesota Timberwolves and Monday, February 27th vs. Milwaukee Bucks o Los Cavs Noche Latina presented by Crown Royal returns on Monday, March 6th against the Miami Heat o The always popular Postgame Fan Free Throw experience will be held once a month for fans of all ages to come down to the Cavs court postgame to shoot a free throw like a pro. o Steeped in tradition, the 15th Annual Fan Appreciation Night presented by Discount Drug Mart concludes the regular season on Wednesday, April 12th when the Cavs host the Toronto Raptors at The Q. During this signature celebration the Cavaliers will thank the best fans in the NBA for their season-long support by giving away over $1 MILLION in prizes!
NBA D-LEAGUE AFFILIATE - CANTON CHARGE
CHARGE NAME NATE REINKING AS HEAD COACH: Nate Reinking has been named the fourth Head Coach in Canton Charge history. He originally joined the Charge as an assistant under then Head Coach Steve Hetzel for the 2013-14 season with a focus on player development and opposition scouting. After Hetzel’s NBA Call-Up, he was retained under new Head Coach Jordi Fernandez as an assistant the next two seasons while adding game-planning and game personnel to his responsibilities. With defensive principles the focus in his three years on the Charge staff, Canton’s scoring defense ranked 1st in 2013-14 (101.4ppg), 1st in 2014-15 (95.8ppg), and 5th last season (103.3ppg). Reinking came to the Charge with over 20 years of collegiate, professional and international experience as both a player and coach. He is an assistant coach with the Great Britain National Team, as he prepares scouting reports and implements game plans through on- court instruction and video breakdown. Reinking also played for Great Britain from 2005-12, representing the nation in international tournaments such as the Olympics and European Championships. The Great Britain National Team also recently just qualified for the 2017 EuroBasket Championship. Get locked in as a member of Charge Nation for the 2016-17 season to reserve the best seats to catch all the excitement and receive a host of benefits which start immediately! For Charge Nation Memberships, game day promotions and up-to-date information, head to www.CantonCharge.com or call 866-444-1944.
PLAYER PROFILES – 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 00 CHRIS ANDERSEN Center 6-10 245 lbs 7/7/78 Blinn College Year: 15th ABOUT CHRIS: Nickname is “Birdman”…has one older sister, April, and one younger sister, Tamie…raised $20,000 for Mount Saint Vincent Home, a home in Denver for troubled and abused children, and later was honored at the home’s 2009 Silver Bell Ball…had his artwork auctioned off for $3,500 at the 2005 Top Hats & High Tops benefit for Hornets children’s charity…enjoys fishing, hunting, movies, video games and golf…made a guest appearance as himself in an episode of HBO’s hit Ballers in the summer of 2015…played several musical instruments growing up, including the trumpet, saxophone and baritone…had only 34 students in his high school
senior class in Lola, TX, 120 miles north of Houston. CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS PTS 18 3 Times 13 @ SAS 3/25/16 FGM 8 2 Times 6 @SAS 3/25/16 LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGA 14 @ TOR 1/16/05 10 @SAS 3/25/16 vs. WAS (10/18) PRE 8:09 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 2 0 0 0 1 0 3FGM 1 15 Times 1 4 Times 3FGA 2 6 Times 2 3 Times at CHI (10/14) PRE DNP – INACTIVE LIST FTM 9 2 Times 6 vs. SAC 3/2/16 vs. TOR (10/13) PRE 9:14 2-3 0-1 1-1 1-2-3 1 0 1 0 0 5 FTA 12 2 Times 8 vs. SAC 3/2/16 at ATL (10/10) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION OREB 10 vs. ATL 11/18/05 4 vs. PHO 3/6/16 vs. PHI (10/8) PRE 16:02 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-5-6 4 1 0 0 0 4 DREB 13 2 Times 8 vs. UTA 3/4/16 TREB 18 2 Times 10 vs. UTA 3/4/16 QUICK NOTES ON ANDERSEN: ASTS 4 4 Times 2 @ SAS 3/25/15 o Played in 27 games (15 starts) for Miami and Memphis, averaging 3.9 points and 3.6 rebounds in 2015-16 STLS 4 @ LAL 4/15/03 2 4 Times o Traded to Memphis on February 16, where he averaged 4.6 points on .548 shooting in 20 games (14 starts) BLKS 8 vs. UTA 4/2/09 3 @ LAL 2/26/16 o Scored a season-best 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds in a season-high 37 minutes of action on March 25 at San MINS 38 @ LAC 12/21/04 37 @ SAS 3/25/16 Antonio o Had a season-high 10 rebounds to along with six points versus Utah on March 4 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 22 in o Pulled down 13 rebounds (8 offensive) in Game 4 on the 2016 NBA Playoffs against San Antonio career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Has played in 683 games over 14 seasons with Denver, New Orleans, Miami and Memphis, averaging 5.5 points, 5.1 rebounds on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – in 17.8 minutes of action None; Inactive List – 0 on the season o Won an NBA title with Miami in 2015
# 3 MIKE DUNLEAVY Guard/Forward 6-9 220 lbs 9/15/80 Duke Year: 15th ABOUT MIKE: Full name is Michael Joseph Dunleavy Jr...he and his wife, Sarah, have two children...is the son of longtime NBA player and head coach Mike Sr. and Emily Dunleavy...his father and uncle, Kevin, both played college basketball at South Carolina...has two younger brothers, Baker and James...Baker played basketball at Villanova and James played at Southern California...graduated from Duke during the summer of 2005 with a degree in History...Mike and his wife are annual donors to the United Way and they sponsor United Christmas Service families each year…they also enjoy visits with children at local hospitals…was a member of the Pacers’ All-Star Reading Team and enjoys visiting schools to promote the NBA Read to Achieve initiative…lists winning the 2001 NCAA Championship as his biggest basketball accomplishment...a football fan, lists the CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS Green Bay Packers as his favorite team. PTS 36 5 Times 18 vs. MIL 3/7/16 LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 13 @ NYK 12/17/07 7 vs. MIL 3/7/16 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGA 24 @ NYK 12/11/13 12 vs. POR 2/27/16 vs. WAS (10/18)PRE 15:18 1-2 0-1 2-4 0-2-2 1 1 0 1 0 4 3FGM 6 8 Times 4 vs. MIL 3/7/16 at CHI (10/14) PRE DNP – INACTIVE LIST 3FGA 11 @ NYK 12/11/13 7 2 Times vs. TOR (10/13) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTM 13 vs. CHI 2/27/08 7 vs. LAL 2/21/16 at ATL (10/10) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTA 16 vs. CHI 2/27/08 7 vs. LAL 2/21/16 vs. PHI (10/8) PRE 13:23 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 2 3 0 1 0 5 OREB 6 2 Times 2 @ ORL 3/2/16 DREB 17 vs. IND 3/2/04 7 @ ATL 2/26/16 QUICK NOTES ON MIKE: TREB 20 vs. IND 3/2/04 8 @ ATL 2/26/16 o Played in 31 games (30 starts) with Chicago in 2015-16, averaging 7.2 points on .410 shooting from the field and .394 from ASTS 9 3 Times 5 vs. POR 2/27/16 three-point range STLS 6 vs. NYK 12/6/03 1 14 Times o Scored a season-high 18 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting and drained a season-high four three-pointers (4-6, .667) to go along BLKS 5 @ IND 3/21/14 2 @ MEM 4/5/16 with four rebounds and two assists in a season-high 35 minutes versus Milwaukee on March 7 MINS 49 vs. DAL 12/2/14 35 vs. MIL 3/7/16
o Dished out a season-high five assists in 28 minutes versus Portland on February 27 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 31 in o Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds in 25 minutes at Atlanta on February 26 career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Owns career averages of 11.5 points on .441 shooting from the field, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 28.4 minutes per game on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – in 933 regular season games (583 starts) over 14 seasons with Golden State, Indiana, Milwaukee and Chicago None; Inactive List – 0 on the season o Is a career .376 shooter from beyond the arc and is shooting .803 from the charity stripe o Has scored a career-high 36 points five different times, with the most recent coming on April 16, 2008 against New York
# 20 KAY FELDER Guard 5-9 176 lbs 3/29/95 Oakland Year: Rookie ABOUT KAY: Full name is Kahlil Ameer Feldr, Jr…named the Detroit Public School’s Learner of the Year in 2013…graduated with a 3.6 GPA from Pershing High School…was on the National Honor Roll and Dean’s List…son of Kahlil Felder Sr. and Tiffany Williams…his father played college basketball at Eastern Michigan (1990-92) and ranks inside the single-season record book with 129 assists in 1991-1992…cousin is former NBA and Michigan State standout Steve Smith.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS vs. WAS (10/18) PRE 9:13 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 1 2 1 2 0 1 PTS - - at CHI (10/14) PRE 28:29 6-13 2-3 0-0 0-3-3 7 1 0 2 0 14 FGM - - vs. TOR (10/13) PRE 18:42 1-6 1-2 2-2 0-1-1 3 2 1 2 0 5 FGA - - at ATL (10/10) PRE 33:20 7-17 1-3 0-0 0-3-3 6 2 1 3 0 15 3FGM - - vs. PHI (10/8) PRE 20:53 1-6 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 3 1 0 2 0 4 3FGA - - FTM - - QUICK NOTES ON FELDER: FTA - - o Tallied 14 points, three rebounds and a game-high seven assists in 28 minutes at Chicago on Oct. 14 OREB - - o Contributed 15 points, three rebounds, a game-high six assists and one steal in 33 minutes against Atlanta on October 10 DREB - - o Shot 7-11 (.636) from the field for 14 points to go along with four rebounds, two assists and two steals in 23 minutes in his TREB - - first action as a Cavalier versus Orlando on October 5 ASTS - - o Appeared in seven games (six starts) in the NBA summer league, averaging 15.3 points, 3.9 assists on .420 shooting STLS - - o Was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round (54th overall pick) of the 2016 NBA Draft BLKS - - o Played in 101 career games at Oakland in college, scoring at a 17.5 clip and dishing out 7.8 assists in 35.9 minutes per game MINS - - o Named the Horizon League Player of the Year in 2015-16, after averaging 24.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 2.4 steals o Was the only player in the country to rank in the Top 5 in scoring (fourth, 24.4 ppg) and assists (first, 9.3 assists) 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in o Posted first triple-double in Oakland history on February 14, 2014 against Detroit, finishing with 15 points, 11 assists and 10 career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 rebounds on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – o Was named the Horizon League Freshman on the Year during his first season after averaging 9.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and None; Inactive List – 0 on the season 6.4 assists in 32.4 minutes of action
PLAYER PROFILES – 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 9 CHANNING FRYE Forward/Center 6-11 255 lbs 5/17/83 Arizona Year: 11th ABOUT CHANNING: Full name is Channing Thomas Frye...He and his wife, Lauren, have a son, Hendrix (born Oct. 2010), and a daughter, Margaux (born April 2012)…son of Thomas and Karen Frye…his father is co-founder and co-president of Education Solutions and Services, which offers office support to public and private charter schools…his mother is a former Emmy-winning reporter and producer for Phoenix’s Channel 12 and CEO of Southwest Dimensions, who now has her own sports podcast for women, “KFrye and Girlfriends Talk Sports”…First cousin of Magic forward Tobias Harris…Their maternal grandfather, John Mulzac, was a member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen during World War II…Established the C. Frye Foundation in 2007, Hobbies include fishing, listening to music and reading…Credits yoga with improving both his mental and physical CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS health following the diagnosis of his dilated cardiomyopathy. PTS 33 vs. MIN 4/11/11 21 vs. LAL 3/10/16 LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 14 2 Times 8 vs. LAL 3/10/16 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGA 26 vs. CHA 12/20/06 11 @ MIL 4/5/16 vs. WAS (10/18)PRE 13:29 0-5 0-4 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 0 0 1 0 3FGM 9 vs. MIN 4/11/11 5 3 Times at CHI (10/14) PRE DNP – INACTIVE LIST 3FGA 14 vs. MIN 4/11/11 9 @ IND 11/9/15 vs. TOR (10/13) PRE 3:49 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 FTM 9 2 Times 5 vs. ATL 12/20/15 at ATL (10/10) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTA 12 @ TOR 1/15/06 5 vs. ATL 12/20/15 vs. PHI (10/8) PRE 11:23 5-6 4-4 0-0 0-3-3 1 1 0 0 1 14 OREB 7 vs. GSW 2/22/12 4 vs. LAL 11/11/15 DREB 14 2 Times 7 2 Times QUICK NOTES ON FRYE: TREB 16 @ NOH 12/30/11 8 2 Times o Went 5-6 (.833) from the field, including a perfect 4-4 from beyond the arc, for 14 points to go along with three rebounds and ASTS 7 vs. NJN 1/13/12 5 2 Times one block in 11 minutes versus Philadelphia on October 8 STLS 4 @ SAC 1/5/10 3 2 Times o Played in 70 total games (32 starts) with Orlando and Cleveland in 2015-16, averaging 6.0 points on .436 shooting, including a BLKS 4 8 Times 4 vs. TOR 1/14/16 .387 mark from beyond the arc MINS 57 @ LAL 3/22/11 41 vs. DET 4/13/16 o Appeared in 26 games (three starts) with the Cavs, averaging 7.5 points on .438 shooting, including .397 from three-point territory 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 32 in o Ranked 30th in NBA in three-point percentage (.387), which was third best mark of his career career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Has a season-high 21 points, going 8-10 (.800) from the field and 5-7 (.714) from beyond the arc, while pulling down seven on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – rebounds at the Lakers on March 10 None; Inactive List – 0 on the season o Connected on at least three triples 12 times last season, including a season-best five makes three separate times
# 2 KYRIE IRVING Guard 6-3 193 lbs 3/23/92 Duke Year: 6th 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…his godfather is former NBA player Rod Strickland… took on the role of "Uncle Drew" in a series of Pepsi Max advertisements, which episodes include appearances from Bill Russell, Kevin Love, Nate Robinson, Maya Moore, Baron Davis and Ray Allen…as a high school senior, named McDonald’s All-America, First Team All-America by Parade Magazine and USA Today, and finalist for the Naismith Boy’s High School Player of the Year…earned a gold medal with the U.S. under-18 (U-18) National Team at the FIBA Americas U-18 Championship in San Antonio, averaging 13.6 points and 4.2 assists…selected MVP of the 2009 Nike Global Challenge in Portland playing for Team USA East in junior national team competition…favorite book is Catcher in the Rye. CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS
LAST 5 GAMES: PTS 57 @ SAS 3/12/15 35 2 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGM 20 @ SAS 3/12/15 15 vs. LAL 2/10/16 vs. WAS (10/18)PRE 10:09 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 2 0 0 FGA 36 vs. POR 1/28/15 28 2 Times at CHI (10/14) PRE DNP – INACTIVE LIST 3FGM 11 vs. POR 1/28/15 5 2 Times 3FGA 19 vs. POR 1/28/15 11 vs. HOU 3/29/16 vs. TOR (10/13) PRE 21:40 5-15 2-3 1-1 1-0-1 8 2 2 2 0 13 FTM 14 @ BKN 11/13/12 11 vs. IND 2/29/16 at ATL (10/10) PRE DNP – INACTIVE LIST FTA 14 @ BKN 11/13/12 11 vs. IND 2/29/16 vs. PHI (10/8) PRE 18:49 7-13 0-2 1-1 1-1-2 3 2 1 0 1 15 OREB 4 2 Times 3 3 Times DREB 10 2 Times 7 vs. MIL 3/23/16 QUICK NOTES ON IRVING: TREB 10 2 Times 9 vs. MIN 1/25/16 o Played in 53 games (all starts) for Cleveland in 2015-16, averaging 19.6 points on .448 shooting, including a .321 clip from ASTS 12 6 Times 12 vs. SAC 2/8/16 three-point land, 3.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 31.5 minutes per game STLS 6 @ ATL 4/4/14 4 vs. MEM 3/7/16 o Finished second in the Eastern Conference and 10th in the NBA at the free throw line, shooting .885 th BLKS 4 vs. MIL 12/20/13 2 2 Times o Ranked 9 in the NBA, averaging 6.4 points in the fourth quarter MINS 48 vs. PHI 11/9/13 42 @ ATL 4/1/16 o Turned in a double-double with 32 points and a career-high tying 12 assists on February 8 versus Sacramento, his 3rd 30-10 game of his career (11/9/13, 12/10/13) 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 19 in o Posted a season-high 35 points in two contests (February 2 vs. Lakers, April 11 vs. Atlanta) career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 1 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Averaged 25.2 points in Cleveland’s championship run, shooting .475 from the field and .440 from beyond the arc on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report o Finished with a playoff career-high 41 points on 17-24 (.708) shooting from the field and 5-7 (.714) in three-pointers, to go None; Inactive List – 0 on the season along with six assists and three rebounds in Cleveland’s 112-97 win over Golden State in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 13 o Scored 30 points with a playoff career-high nine assists to help the Cavs clinch their second straight Eastern Conference championship on May 27 at Toronto o Ranks 10th in franchise history in points (6416) and 5th in three-pointers made (546)
# 23 LEBRON JAMES Forward 6-8 250 lbs 12/30/84 St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) Year: 14th ABOUT LEBRON: 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)...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 2015, he played himself in the Judd Apatow film Trainwreck…executive producer of Starz sitcom Survivor's Remorse and CNBC’s Cleveland Hustles…James' digital video company, Uninterrupted, is hosted on Bleacher Report and is used by several other athletes…in 2011, the LeBron James Family Foundation launched its pillar program, “Wheels for Education”, with its mission to improve graduation rates in Akron, this groundbreaking initiative targets third graders and provides them with the programs, support and mentors they need for success in school…through his Foundation, he also delivered on his promise to his high school alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary, to rebuild the gymnasium and outfit all student-athletes with brand new Nike uniforms...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…he and his Foundation also work regularly with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, renovating a local Boys and Girls Club in every All-Star host city each year, an initiative that began in 2008 in New CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS Orleans and continues today. PTS 61 vs. CHA 3/3/14 37 3 Times LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 22 vs. CHA 3/3/14 15 @ PHI 1/10/16 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGA 36 @ TOR 3/20/05 29 @ NOP 12/4/15 vs. WAS (10/18)PRE 25:52 8-13 0-1 2-4 0-4-4 2 1 4 1 1 18 3FGM 8 2 Times 5 @ MIL 11/14/15 at CHI (10/14) PRE DNP – INACTIVE LIST 3FGA 13 3 Times 11 @ MIL 11/14/15 FTM 24 @ MIA 3/12/06 12 vs. BOS 2/5/16 vs. TOR (10/13) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTA 28 @ MIA 3/12/06 17 vs. BOS 2/5/16 at ATL (10/10) PRE DNP – INACTIVE LIST OREB 7 2 Times 6 @ UTA 3/14/16 vs. PHI (10/8) PRE 17:07 6-8 0-0 3-4 0-4-4 2 1 2 3 0 15 DREB 17 vs. NYK 4/14/05 13 @ ATL 4/1/16
TREB 19 vs. CHA 1/11/08 16 @ ATL 4/1/16 QUICK NOTES ON JAMES: ASTS 16 vs. SAC 2/26/13 13 2 Times o Appeared in 76 games (all starts) in 2015-16, averaging 25.3 points (5th in NBA), on .520 shooting (14th in NBA), 7.4 rebounds, th STLS 7 @ MEM 12/13/04 4 3 Times 6.8 assists (9 in NBA) and 1.4 steals in 35.6 minutes o Named NBA Finals MVP for third time in his career, after averaging 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists, with a .533 BLKS 5 2 Times 3 2 Times shooting percentage against Golden State MINS 55 vs. MEM 11/29/03 45 2 Times o Posted his 16th career playoff triple-double in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on June 19, finishing with 27 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds at Golden State 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 317 o Averaged at least 25.0 points for a NBA record 12th straight season after doing so in 2015-16 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 42 in career; DNP-CD’S o Made his 12th straight NBA All-Star game appearance, finishing with 13 points, four rebounds and seven assists, all while – 0 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report passing Kobe Bryant for most points in All-Star Game history (291) – None; Inactive List – 0 on the season o Was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week five times (weeks ending Nov. 22, Jan. 10, March 6, March 27, April 3) and the Kia Eastern Conference Player of the Month twice (February, March) this past season
PLAYER PROFILES – 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 24 RICHARD JEFFERSON Forward 6-7 233 lbs 6/21/80 Arizona Year: 16th ABOUT RICHARD: Parents are non-denominational Christian missionaries…has two older brothers…traveled to Africa with parents on missionary work…Meekness LeCato, his mother, also received a Ph.D. in education…in addition to playing basketball, was a high jumper on his high school track team, recording a personal best jump of 6’10”…had his No. 44 jersey retired by Moon Valley High School (Phoenix, Ariz.) on 3/4/04…was inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Fame in February 2012…enjoys playing volleyball and yoga…aspires to having a broadcasting career following his playing days, and has done NCAA Tournament analysis work…held an assembly to tipoff the Dallas Mavericks Academic All-Stars Program. CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS
PTS 42 vs. CLE 12/22/04 20 @ MIA 3/19/16 LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 16 @ NYK 3/28/03 7 2 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGA 27 vs. CHA 1/4/08 18 @ MIA 12/5/15 vs. WAS (10/18)PRE 11:34 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-2-2 1 2 0 0 0 5 3FGM 6 vs. WAS 4/7/07 3 7 Times at CHI (10/14) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION 3FGA 9 3 Times 7 @ MIA 12/5/15 vs. TOR (10/13) PRE 17:35 0-1 0-1 4-4 0-2-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 FTM 16 vs. CLE 12/22/04 7 at WAS 2/28/16 at ATL (10/10) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTA 19 2 Times 9 @ MIA 12/5/15 vs. PHI (10/8) PRE 13:45 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 OREB 6 5 Times 2 3 Times DREB 18 @ CHI 11/5/04 6 @ OKC 2/21/16 QUICK NOTES ON JEFFERSON: TREB 21 @ CHI 11/5/04 6 2 Times ASTS 12 2 Times 4 @ MIN 1/8/16 o Played in 74 games (five starts) with Cleveland, averaging 5.5 points on .458 shooting in 17.7 minutes in 2015-16 STLS 5 2 Times 2 5 Times o Scored in double figures 15 times last season o Knocked down two three-pointers in 17 games, including seven games with at least three made trifectas BLKS 4 2 Times 4 @ PHX 12/28/15 o Had a season-best 20 points, going 7-10 (.700) from the field and 3-4 (.750) on three-pointers MINS 57 @ CHI 11/5/04 39 @ MIL 11/14/15
o Played a key role in the Cavs championship run in 2016, appearing in all 21 playoff games (two starts), averaging 5.4 points, 3.5 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 59 in rebounds and shooting .474 from the field o Scored a playoff season-high 12 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, to go along with five rebounds in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 1 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 June 5 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – o Posted nine points and pulled down a playoff season-high 11 rebounds in Cleveland’s 115-84 win over Toronto in Game 1 of None; Inactive List – 0 on the season the Eastern Conference Finals
# 30 DAHNTAY JONES Guard 6-6 225 lbs 12/27/80 Duke Year: 12th ABOUT DAHNTAY: Is the son of Larry and Joanne Jones...his father played college basketball at St. Peter's College…his cousin, Al Harrington, is a retired professional basketball player.
CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS
PTS 26 @ UTA 3/24/07 13 vs. DET 4/13/16 FGM 11 @ UTA 3/24/07 6 vs. DET 4/13/16 FGA 19 vs. LAC 11/25/09 14 vs. DET 4/13/16 LAST 5 GAMES: 3FGM 4 vs. PHX 2/1/05 1 vs. DET 4/13/16 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGA 6 @ PHI 2/9/05 2 vs. DET 4/13/16 vs. WAS (10/18) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTM 11 2 Times - at CHI (10/14) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTA 15 vs. BOS 11/14/09 - vs. TOR (10/13) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION OREB 4 @ MIN 4/18/07 1 vs. DET 4/14/16 at ATL (10/10) PRE 28:42 2-8 1-1 0-0 2-2-4 0 0 1 1 0 5 DREB 11 @ NYK 11/4/09 4 vs. DET 4/13/16 TREB 12 @ NYK 11/4/09 5 vs. DET 4/13/16 vs. PHI (10/8) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION ASTS 8 @ BOS 12/22/09 2 vs. DET 4/13/16
STLS 6 @ DEN 3/6/06 1 vs. DET 4/13/16 QUICK NOTES ON JONES: BLKS 4 vs. GSW 11/11/09 2 vs. DET 4/13/16 o Signed as a free agent on April 13 MINS 43 @ SAS 4/6/13 42 vs. DET 4/13/16 o Appeared in one game for Cleveland, registering 13 points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 42 minutes on April 13 against Detroit 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 1 in o Scored five points, going a perfect 3-3 (1.000) from the charity stripe, in five minutes of action in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 June 16 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – o Appeared in 43 games (39 starts) for the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League in 2015-16, averaging 15.7 None; Inactive List – 0 on the season points on .546 shooting from the field, 4.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 35.7 minutes o Also shot .546 from the field, .413 from the three-point line and .851 from the charity stripe with Grand Rapids o Has played in 623 games (157 starts) over his 11-year NBA career with averages of 5.4 points and 1.7 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per game with Memphis, Sacramento, Denver, Indiana, Dallas, Atlanta, the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland
# 1 JAMES JONES Guard/Forward 6-8 218 lbs 10/4/80 Miami (FL) Year: 14th ABOUT JAMES: Full name is James Andrew Jones…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)…is the son of Jennifer and Earl Harris…has one brother (Brandon Harris) and three sisters (Brittany McLaughlin, Jade Harris and Silver Harris)…graduated with a degree in finance from the University 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)…established his foundation (James Jones Legacy Foundation) in the summer of 2009…his uncle, Ricky CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS Gutierrez, is a former infielder who played 12 seasons of Major League Baseball from 1993-2004 with the San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets and Boston Red Sox… enjoys fishing, bowling and water skiing in his free PTS 27 @ SEA 11/28/04 15 @ ORL 12/11/15 time… his favorite sport other than basketball is football and his favorite teams are the Miami Hurricanes and the Miami FGM 10 @ SEA 11/28/04 5 @ ORL 12/11/15 Dolphins…appeared as a celebrity chef on an episode of the FOX hit show Kitchen Nightmares in 2010…was a four-year letter winner at American Senior High School in FGA 16 vs. POR 12/6/05 10 2 Times Miami and was the Class 6A Player of the Year in Florida in 1999…was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2014 on 4/10. 3FGM 6 5 Times 4 2 Times 3FGA 12 vs. POR 12/6/05 8 @ ORL 12/11/15 LAST 5 GAMES: FTM 9 @ DEN 1/10/06 4 2 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FTA 11 @ DEN 1/10/06 4 2 Times vs. WAS (10/18)PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION OREB 5 vs. BOS 11/23/04 2 3 Times at CHI (10/14) PRE 23:45 3-5 3-5 0-0 0-1-1 2 1 0 0 1 9 DREB 12 vs. ORL 11/20/04 5 vs. PHI 12/20/15 vs. TOR (10/13) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION TREB 12 vs. ORL 11/20/04 5 2 Times at ATL (10/10) PRE 31:16 3-8 2-7 4-4 0-5-5 2 3 0 1 0 12 ASTS 5 vs. NOK 4/17/06 2 vs. PHI 11/6/15 vs. PHI (10/8) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION STLS 4 vs. DET 4/8/12 2 @ DET 11/17/15 BLKS 4 vs. MEM 2/8/06 2 vs. BKN 11/28/15 MINS 47 vs. DAL 11/1/05 36 vs. DET 4/13/16 QUICK NOTES ON JONES: o Drained two three-pointers and posted 12 points, five rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes against Atlanta on October 10 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 4 in o Appeared in 48 games in 2015-16 with the Cavs, averaging 3.7 points and shooting .398 from three-point territory career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Went 3-5 (.600) from the field, including 2-4 (.500) from deep, for eight points in nine minutes at Milwaukee on April 5 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – o Drilled two triples while posting 10 points and one steal in eight minutes against Houston on March 29 None; Inactive List – 0 on the season o Notched eight points on 3-5 (.600) shooting from the field in 11 minutes versus Golden State on Jan. 18 o Contributed 10 points on 3-6 (.500) shooting while grabbing three rebounds in 18 minutes versus Orlando on Jan. 2 o Recorded seven points and two rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench at Portland on Dec. 26 o Posted 15 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, including 4-8 (.500) from deep, and one steal in 18 minutes at Orlando on Dec. 11 o Tallied seven points, two rebounds and a steal in 15 minutes at New Orleans on Dec. 4
PLAYER PROFILES – 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 14 DEANDRE LIGGINS Guard/Forward 6-6 209 lbs 3/31/88 Kentucky Year: 4th ABOUT DEANDRE: Son of Tammi Liggins and James Bailey…has a son named Bracyn…majored in community communications and leadership development while at the University of Kentucky…attended George Washington High School in Chicago before transferring to Findlay Pep in Las Vegas for his senior year…favorite professional sports team is the Denver Broncos…would like to pursue a basketball coaching career following his career CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS as a player. PTS 11 @ POR 1/13/13 - FGM 4 @ POR 1/13/13 - FGA 6 2 Times - LAST 5 GAMES: 3FGM 3 @ POR 1/13/13 - OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGA 3 @ POR 1/13/13 - vs. WAS (10/18)PRE 7:41 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-2-2 4 1 0 1 1 3 FTM 3 @ MIL 2/20/12 - FTA 4 2 Times - at CHI (10/14) PRE 29:34 3-8 0-1 6-7 1-4-5 1 3 4 1 1 12 OREB 2 3 Times - vs. TOR (10/13) PRE 19:28 1-3 0-0 2-2 1-4-5 5 3 1 1 0 4 DREB 9 @ POR 1/13/13 - at ATL (10/10) PRE 24:59 3-3 1-1 0-0 3-3-6 4 3 1 1 0 7 TREB 9 @ POR 1/13/13 - vs. PHI (10/8) PRE 17:49 0-3 0-1 2-4 0-0-0 3 2 1 1 0 2 ASTS 2 2 Times - STLS 3 2 Times - QUICK NOTES ON LIGGINS: BLKS 1 3 Times - o Tallied 12 points, five rebounds, four steals and a block in 30 minutes at Chicago on Oct. 14 MINS 40 @ POR 1/13/13 - o Appeared in 34 regular season contests (33 starts) with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League in 2015-16, averaging 13.0 points, 7.0 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in o Was named NBA D-League Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in 2015-16 career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o In seven playoff games (seven starts), averaged 10.9 points, 7.7 assists, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals to help the Skyforce on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – capture the NBA Development League title None; Inactive List – 0 on the season o Has seen action in 57 games (one start) for Orlando, Oklahoma City and Miami during his NBA career o Saw action in a career-high 39 contests with Oklahoma City in 2012-13 o Selected by the Orlando Magic in the second round (53rd overall pick) of the 2011 NBA Draft
# 0 KEVIN LOVE Forward 6-10 251 lbs 9/7/88 UCLA Year: 9th ABOUT KEVIN: Son of Stan and Karen Love...father, Stan, played with the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Bullets in the NBA...uncle Mike Love is the lead singer of the Beach Boys...has hosted a winter coat drive to support the local Salvation Army during each of his first five NBA seasons...awarded the December 2012 KIA Community Assist Award.. 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...favorite movies are “He Got Game” and “Gladiator”...lists the Seattle Mariners and Portland Trail Blazers as his favorite teams while growing up...appeared on the cover of the EA Sports NCAA Basketball ’09 video game...helped Lake Oswego High School reach the state 4A tournament four straight years, the state championship game three straight years, and CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS a state title in 2006...named 2007 Gatorade National Male Athlete of the Year...earned the 2007 Naismith, Wooden, USA Today, National High School Coaches Association, McDonald's and Parade Magazine Male High School Player of the Year awards...became the first player in state history to be PTS 51 @ OKC 3/23/12 34 vs. ORL 11/23/15 named player of the year three times, winning the award outright his sophomore and junior seasons and sharing the award. FGM 16 @ OKC 3/23/12 11 vs. ORL 11/23/15
LAST 5 GAMES: FGA 31 @ CHA 3/28/12 19 4 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM 8 2 Times 6 2 Times vs. WAS (10/18)PRE 20:23 5-10 3-7 2-2 0-3-3 1 5 0 1 0 15 3FGA 14 @ DET 2/24/15 11 vs. BKN 11/28/15 at CHI (10/14) PRE DNP – INACTIVE LIST FTM 19 @ MIL 12/27/11 11 @ OKC 2/21/16 FTA 24 @ MIL 12/27/11 12 @ OKC 2/21/16 vs. TOR (10/13) PRE 25:11 5-11 3-6 6-7 1-4-5 0 1 0 3 0 19 OREB 12 vs. NYK 11/12/10 6 3 Times at ATL (10/10) PRE DNP – INACTIVE LIST DREB 21 @ SAC 11/27/12 18 @ BKN 1/20/16 vs. PHI (10/8) PRE 15:55 1-7 0-3 0-0 0-4-4 2 1 0 1 0 2 TREB 31 vs. NYK 11/12/10 19 vs. IND 11/8/15 ASTS 10 3 Times 7 @ PHI 1/10/16 QUICK NOTES ON LOVE: STLS 4 3 Times 4 vs. POR 12/8/15 o Played in 77 games (all starts) for Cleveland in 2015-16, averaging 16.0 points on .419 shooting, 9.9 rebounds (11th in NBA) BLKS 4 2 Times 3 2 Times and 2.4 assists in 31.5 minutes MINS 49 @ OKC 3/23/12 44 @ MIL 11/14/15 th o Connected on 158 three-pointers, which was 5 most in Cavaliers single season history th o Ranked 14 in the NBA with 35 double-doubles, including six first half double-doubles 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 329 o Had a season-high 19 rebounds to go along with 22 points and three blocks in 39 minutes against Indiana on November 8 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 3 in career; DNP-CD’S – o Scored 20 second quarter points, including 17 straight, to finish with a Cavalier and season-high 34 points on 11-18 (.611) 0 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – shooting, including a 6-9 (.667) effort in three-pointers o Averaged 14.7 points and 8.8 rebounds, while shooting .414 on three-pointers in 20 games during the 2016 NBA Playoffs None; Inactive List – 0 on the season o Scored a playoff career-high 28 points on 10-22 (.455) shooting, to go along with 13 rebounds in Cleveland’s 106-101 victory over Detroit in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
# 12 JORDAN MCRAE Guard 6-6 185 lbs 3/28/91 Tennessee Year: Rookie ABOUT JORDAN: Full name is Jordan Tyler McRae…son of Cornelius and Paulette McRae…in high school, was a 2010 McDonald’s All-American nominee and earned GSWA first-team All-State honors…was a four-star recruit coming out of high school…was a First-Team selection to the Atlanta Journal Constitution's 2010 Class AAA All-State Team as a senior after earning honorable mention as a junior. CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS PTS 12 @ NYK 1/29/16 36 vs. DET 4/13/16 FGM 4 @ NYK 1/29/16 14 vs. DET 4/13/16
FGA 9 @ NYK 1/29/16 29 vs. DET 4/13/16 LAST 5 GAMES: 3FGM 1 7 Times 3 vs. DET 4/13/16 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGA 2 7 Times 5 vs. DET 4/13/16 vs. WAS (10/18)PRE 18:16 3-8 1-3 0-0 1-4-5 0 1 0 2 0 7 FTM 3 3 Times 5 vs. DET 4/13/16 at CHI (10/14) PRE 35:50 7-18 0-0 5-5 0-2-2 5 0 3 2 0 19 FTA 4 2 Times 8 vs. DET 4/13/16 vs. TOR (10/13) PRE 17:16 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 0 2 0 6 OREB 1 3 Times 1 4 Times at ATL (10/10) PRE 40:28 1-14 0-4 10-14 0-3-3 5 4 2 6 2 12 DREB 3 @ MIA 3/19/16 3 2 Times vs. PHI (10/8) PRE 29:11 6-14 1-1 7-9 0-5-5 4 3 0 2 0 20 TREB 3 2 Times 4 vs. DET 4/13/16 ASTS 4 @ NYK 1/29/16 7 vs. DET 4/13/16 QUICK NOTES ON MCRAE: STLS 1 3 Times 1 3 Times o Recorded 19 points, five assists and three steals in 36 minutes at Chicago on Oct. 14 BLKS 1 @ LAC 3/13/16 1 @ LAC 4/13/16 o Contributed 12 points, three rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks in 40 minutes against Atlanta on October 10 MINS 25 @ NYK 1/29/16 47 vs. DET 4/13/16 o Posted a game-high 20 points, five rebounds and four assists in 29 minutes versus Philadelphia on October 8 o Went 8-13 (.615) from the field for a game-high 20 points to go along with seven rebounds and five assists in 24 minutes versus 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in Orlando on October 5 career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Played in 22 games in the 2015-16 season with Phoenix and Cleveland, averaging 4.5 points on .436 shooting in 8.9 minutes on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – o Averaged 4.1 points on .442 shooting, including a .667 mark from beyond the arc in 7.5 minutes in 15 games with Cleveland None; Inactive List – 0 on the season o Posted career-highs in points (36), field goals made (14), three-pointers made (3), free throws made (5), rebounds (4) assists (7) and minutes (47) on April 13 against Detroit o In his first appearance as a Cavalier, chipped in with eight points on 2-4 (.500) shooting and grabbed one rebound in seven minutes at Washington on February 28 o 2016 NBA Development League All-Star o Appeared in 29 games (all starts) for the Delaware 87ers in 2015-16 and averaged 23.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.7 steals in 35.5 minutes per game o Against Canton on Jan. 26, scored a then-D-League record 61 points on 21-34 (.618) shooting from the field, to go along with 11 rebounds and seven assists in 46 minutes
PLAYER PROFILES – 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 4 IMAN SHUMPERT Guard 6-5 220 lbs 6/26/90 Georgia Tech Year: 6th ABOUT IMAN: Full name is Iman Asante Shumpert...first name is pronounced ee-MON...has one daughter, Iman Tayla…made the Dean’s List during the fall ’10 semester at Georgia Tech...majored in sociology...son of Odis and L’Tanya Shumpert...mother is an adjunct professor of art and design at Columbia College in Chicago, father is an insurance broker...plays with the mentality that it is embarrassing to be scored on, which was instilled in him at a young age when playing with his three brothers...interests include creative writing and broadcast CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS journalism...McDonald’s All-American and Third-Team Parade magazine All-American as a high school senior, averaging PTS 27 @ SAS 1/2/14 23 @ MIN 1/8/16 15.3 ppg...grew from 5-foot-7 as a freshman to 6-foot-2 as a sophomore. FGM 10 2 Times 9 @ MIN 1/8/16 LAST 5 GAMES: FGA 21 vs. ORL 3/28/12 19 @ MIN 1/8/16 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM 6 2 Times 3 @ MIN 1/8/16 vs. WAS (10/18)PRE 22:53 2-9 0-4 0-0 1-6-7 5 3 1 3 0 4 3FGA 10 vs. ORL 3/28/12 7 @ DAL 1/12/16 at CHI (10/14) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTM 8 3 vs. UTA 3/9/13 4 @ IND 4/6/16 vs. TOR (10/13) PRE 19:31 2-6 2-3 0-0 1-3-4 1 0 1 3 0 6 FTA 10 2 Times 5 vs. BKN 3/31/16 at ATL (10/10) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION OREB 6 2 Times 6 vs. BOS 3/5/16 vs. PHI (10/8) PRE 16:48 3-5 1-2 0-0 0-3-3 3 1 0 1 2 7 DREB 10 vs. BOS 3/5/16 10 vs. BOS 3/5/16 TREB 16 vs. BOS 3/5/16 16 vs. BOS 3/5/16 QUICK NOTES ON SHUMPERT: ASTS 9 @ ATL 11/13/13 5 vs. DAL 3/16/16 STLS 6 2 Times 5 vs. BOS 2/5/16 o Appeared in 54 games (five starts) with Cleveland in 2015-16, averaging 5.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals in BLKS 2 5 Times 2 4 Times 24.4 minutes o Had a season-high 23 points, while posting four steals and pulling down three rebounds at Minnesota on January 8 MINS 45 vs. CHI 4/8/12 35 4 Times
o Turned in a double-double on March 5 against Boston, scoring 12 points and recording a career-high 16 rebounds 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 3 in o Scored in double figures nine times in 2015-16 and had at least one steal in 32 games career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the o Appeared in all 21 postseason contests, averaging 3.3 points on .417 shooting season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – None; o Had a 10 point effort, to go along with three rebounds and two assists in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Inactive List – 0 on the season Atlanta on May 8
# 5 J.R. SMITH Guard/Forward 6-6 225 lbs 9/9/85 St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) Year: 13th ABOUT J.R.: Earl Smith III, known as J.R....Son of Ida and Earl Smith...Has three brothers and two sisters...Younger brother Chris played at Manhattan and Louisville; then played two games with Knicks in 2013-14 to join McGuires (Dick and Al) and Stiths (Tom and Sam) as only brother acts in NYK history...Has two daughters, Demi and Payton...Played football and baseball in high school...Named MVP of McDonald’s High School All-American game in 2004...Named McDonald’s High School All-American in 2004...Dedicated golfer. CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS
PTS 45 vs. SAC 4/13/09 27 2 Times LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 15 3 Times 10 4 Times FGA 29 2 Times 18 4 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM 11 vs. SAC 4/13/09 8 vs. TOR 1/4/16 vs. WAS (10/18)PRE 11:42 1-4 1-3 1-2 0-1-1 0 3 0 1 0 4 3FGA 22 @ MIA 4/6/14 16 vs. NOP 2/6/16 FTM 12 vs. MEM 3/27/13 4 vs. WAS 12/1/15 FTA 13 vs. MEM 3/27/13 6 vs. GSW 1/18/16 OREB 6 @ IND 4/3/12 3 2 Times DREB 11 2 Times 10 vs. CHI 1/23/16
TREB 14 @ CHI 4/11/13 11 vs. CHI 1/23/16 QUICK NOTES ON SMITH: o Currently ranks 17th in NBA history in three-pointers made (1,679) ASTS 9 @ ORL 4/5/12 7 @ MEM 10/28/15 o Has made the most three-pointers in the Eastern Conference since the Cavs acquired him in a three-team trade on Jan. 5, STLS 5 8 Times 4 3 Times 2015 (335 three-pointers) BLKS 4 vs. BKN 11/28/15 4 vs. BKN 11/28/15 o Played in 77 games (all starts) with Cleveland in 2015-16, averaging 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 30.7 minutes MINS 51 2 Times 51 @ MIL 11/14/15
o In 2015-16, ranked 7th in three-pointers made with a franchise single season record 204 triples; also shot .400 from beyond the 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 15 in arc, which was tied for 18th-best in the NBA. career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the o Led Cleveland in steal-to-turnover ratio (1.37) season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – None; o During Cleveland’s championship run in the 2016 Playoffs, started in all 21 games, averaging 11.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 Inactive List – 0 on the season steals in 34.8 minutes per game; a franchise playoff-record 65 three-pointers, which were also the fourth-most threes made by any NBA player in a single postseason o Scored in double figures in each of the last five games of the NBA Finals o His 28 career regular season games with at least seven three-pointers and 14 contests with eight or more three-pointers both rank second in NBA history
# 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON Forward/Center 6-10 238 lbs 3/13/91 Texas Year: 6th 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.
CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS PTS 29 @ BOS 4/5/13 19 vs. MIN 1/25/16 FGM 12 2 Times 8 2 Times LAST 5 GAMES: FGA 18 vs. BOS 1/22/13 11 2 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM - - vs. WAS (10/18)PRE 23:09 6-6 0-0 2-5 2-8-10 1 3 0 1 0 14 3FGA 1 6 Times - at CHI (10/14) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTM 9 3 Times 6 6 Times vs. TOR (10/13) PRE 21:28 2-3 0-0 4-6 1-2-3 2 1 1 1 1 8 FTA 12 vs. NOH 2/20/13 9 2 Times at ATL (10/10) PRE DND – LEFT FOOT SORENESS/REST OREB 12 @ CHI 10/31/14 11 vs. OKC 12/17/15 vs. PHI (10/8) PRE DNP – LEFT FOOT SORENESS/REST DREB 13 vs. ORL 2/19/14 11 2 Times TREB 21 vs. DEN 12/4/13 16 vs. ATL 11/21/15 QUICK NOTES ON THOMPSON: ASTS 5 4 Times 5 vs. ATL 11/21/15 o Played in all 82 games (34 starts) in 2015-16, averaging 7.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, while shooting a career-best .588 from the STLS 4 @ ORL 3/18/16 4 @ ORL 3/18/16 field in 27.7 minutes BLKS 4 2 Times 3 4 Times o Has played in 370 consecutive regular season games, which is the longest active streak in the NBA and all-time in Cavs history MINS 48 vs. PHI 11/9/13 41 @ IND 2/1/16
o Had at least six rebounds in 68 of Cleveland’s games and had double-digits rebounds on 43 occasions o Finished the season tied for 2nd in the NBA in total offensive rebounds (268) and in a tie for 7th in offensive rebounds per game 16-17 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 113 (3.3) in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – o Had 23 double-doubles, including a season-high 19 points, on 8-10 (.800) shooting, while pulling down 12 rebounds against 0 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – Minnesota on January 25 None; Inactive List – 0 on the season o Surpassed Jim Brewer (1,292) for 4th place in Cavs history in offensive rebounds versus Charlotte on April 3 o Played in all 21 playoff contests (all starts), averaging 6.7 points and 9.0 rebounds on .527 shooting o Had three playoff double-doubles, going a perfect 6-6 (1.000) from the field to finish with 15 points and 16 rebounds in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on June 16
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 2016-17 ROSTER
# NAME POS HT WT DOB PRIOR TO PROS/HOME COUNTRY YEAR 00 Chris Andersen C 6-10 245 7/7/78 Blinn College (TX) ’99 / USA 15th 3 Mike Dunleavy G/F 6-9 220 9/15/80 Duke ’02 / USA 15th 20 Kay Felder G 5-9 176 3/29/95 Oakland (MI) ’16 / USA 1st 8 Channing Frye F/C 6-11 255 5/17/83 Arizona ’05 / USA 11th 2 Kyrie Irving G 6-3 193 3/23/92 Duke ’11 / USA 6th 23 LeBron James F 6-8 250 12/30/84 St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) ‘03 / USA 14th 24 Richard Jefferson F 6-7 233 6/21/80 Arizona ’01 / USA 16th 30 Dahntay Jones G 6-6 225 12/27/80 Duke ’03 / USA 13th 1 James Jones G/F 6-8 218 10/4/80 Miami (FL) ’03 / USA 14th 14 DeAndre Liggins G/F 6-6 209 3/31/88 Kentucky ’11 / USA 4th 0 Kevin Love F 6-10 251 9/7/88 UCLA ’08 / USA 9th 12 Jordan McRae G 6-6 185 3/28/91 Tennessee ’14 / USA 2nd 4 Iman Shumpert G 6-5 220 6/26/90 Georgia Tech ’11 / USA 6th 5 J.R. Smith G/F 6-6 225 9/9/85 St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) ’04 / USA 13th 13 Tristan Thompson F/C 6-10 238 3/13/91 Texas ’11 / Canada 6th 52 Mo Williams G 6-1 198 12/19/82 Alabama ’03 / USA 14th
HEAD COACH Tyronn Lue (Nebraska)
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Larry Drew (Missouri)
ASSISTANT COACHES Jim Boylan (Marquette) Mike Longabardi (Frostburg State) James Posey (Xavier) Damon Jones (Houston)
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Stephen Spiro (Temple)
HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH Derek Millender (South Alabama)
CAVALIERS NUMERICAL ROSTER
00 Chris Andersen 5 J.R. Smith 23 LeBron James 0 Kevin Love 8 Channing Frye 24 Richard Jefferson 1 James Jones 12 Jordan McRae 30 Dahntay Jones 2 Kyrie Irving 13 Tristan Thompson 52 Mo Williams 3 Mike Dunleavy 14 DeAndre Liggins 4 Iman Shumpert 20 Kay Felder