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CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (9-2) VS. DETROIT PISTONS (6-6) FRI., NOV. 18, 2016 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 7:30 PM EST TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 12 HOME GAME # 8 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2016-17 SCHEDULE All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/25 vs. NYK WON, 117-88 10/28 @ TOR WON, 94-91 10/29 vs. ORL WON, 105-99 F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 16-17: 10 10 23.4 8.9 >9.6 .489 37.0 11/1 vs. HOU WON, 128-120 11/3 vs. BOS WON, 128-122 11/5 @ PHI WON, 102-101 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 16-17: 11 11 21.0 #10.8 1.4 .424 32.8 11/8 vs. ATL Lost, 106-110 11/11 @ WAS WON, 105-94 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 16-17: 11 11 5.6 9.9 0.9 .659 28.0 11/13 vs. CHA WON, 100-93 11/15 vs. TOR WON, 121-117 11/16 @ IND Lost, 93-103 G 24 RICHARD JEFFERSON 6-7 233 16-17: 11 2 4.4 2.7 0.9 .419 18.7 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 16-17: 11 11 23.9 3.5 4.5 .451 34.3 11/27 @ PHI 1:00 p.m. FSO 11/29 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO 2016-17 Top 10: > 3rd in NBA # 7th 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 Cleveland Cavaliers are back at The Q where they begin a three-game homestand, starting tonight against the Detroit 12/9 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/10 vs. CHA 7:30 p.m. FSO Pistons. This is the first of four regular season meetings between the Central Division rivals in 2016-17. The last time these two 12/13 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO teams met was in the 2016 NBA Playoffs when Cleveland swept Detroit 4-0 in the First Round. 12/14 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/17 vs. LAL 7:30 p.m. FSO Cleveland is 6-1 at home this season where they are averaging 115.0 points per game. They have scored at least 100 points in 12/20 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/21 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO all seven home games, which include three contests with over 120 points. 12/23 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/25 vs. GSW 2:30 p.m. ABC With a 9-2 overall record, the Wine and Gold are tied with Atlanta for the best record in the Eastern Conference. 12/26 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/29 vs. BOS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO UPCOMING MILESTONES: LeBron James (6,911) is 7 assists away from passing Guy Rodgers (6,917) for 17th place on the NBA’s 12/31 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/2 vs. NOP 7:00 p.m. FSO all-time assists list. J.R. Smith (1,703) is 3 three-pointers away from passing Dirk Nowitzki (1,705) for 15th all-time in three- 1/4 vs. CHI 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO pointers made in NBA history. Iman Shumpert (297) is 3 three-pointers away from 300 and Tristan Thompson (297) is 3 blocks 1/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO shy of 300 for his career. 1/8 @ PHO 8:30 p.m. FSO 1/10 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO 1/11 @ POR 10:30 p.m. ESPN/FSO The Cavs have hit at least 10 three-pointers in all 11 games, which is an NBA record for consecutive games with 10 or more 1/13 @ SAC 10:30 p.m. FSO made threes to start a season. Against the Pistons in the 2016 Playoffs, the Cavs nailed 57 triples in four games, setting an NBA 1/16 @ GSW 8:30 p.m. TNT postseason record for three-pointers made in a First Round series of any length. 1/19 vs. PHO 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/21 vs. SAS 8:30 p.m. ABC 1/23 @. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO LeBron James has tallied at least 19 points, six rebounds and five assists in each of his 10 appearances this season. 1/25 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/27 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO Kyrie Irving has scored at least 20 points in 9 of Cleveland’s 11 games so far, averaging a team-high 23.9 points (14th in NBA). 1/29 vs. OKC 3:30 p.m. ABC 1/30 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO Irving averaged 27.5 points against Detroit in the 2016 Playoffs and 29.0 points versus the Pistons in the 2015-16 regular season. 2/1 vs. MIN 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO th 2/4 @ NYK 8:30 p.m. ABC Kevin Love, who posted his 6 straight double-double with a season-high 27 points and 16 rebounds at Indiana on 2/6 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO Wednesday, is one of two NBA players averaging at least 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds this season (Anthony Davis). Love 2/8 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO nd 2/9 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. TNT leads the Cavs with 8 double-doubles on the season (tied-2 in NBA). He averaged 24.0 points (.511 FG%) in three games 2/11 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. FSO against Detroit in the 2015-16 regular season and also had a double-double in all four games against Detroit in the 2016 Eastern 2/14 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO Conference First Round (18.8 ppg/12.0 rpg). 2/15 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 2/23 vs. NYK 8:00 p.m. TNT 2/25 vs. CHI 8:30 p.m. ABC Tristan Thompson has pulled down at least 10 rebounds in 8 of 11 games so far this season, averaging a career-high 9.9 boards 2/27 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO in 2016-17. He grabbed 12 rebounds in 27 minutes at Indiana on Wednesday. 3/1 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/3 @ ATL 8:00 p.m. FSO 3/4 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/6 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO Mo Williams – NWT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) 3/9 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/11 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO J.R. Smith (right ankle sprain) – QUESTIONABLE Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/12 @ HOU 9:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/14 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 3/16 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 3/18 @ LAC 8:30 p.m. ABC CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/19 @ LAL 9:30 p.m. FSO 3/22 @ DEN 9:00 p.m. FSO 10/24/16 – Cavs waived guard Dahntay Jones...10/22/16 – Cavs waived guard John Holland…10/20/16 – Cavs waived players Markel Brown, Jonathan Holmes and Cory 3/24 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO Jefferson…10/15/16 – Cavs re-signed G/F J.R. Smith and waived Toney Douglas…10/3/16 – Cavs signed Toney Douglas and released Eric Moreland…9/27/16 – Cavs promoted 3/25 vs. WAS 7:30 p.m. FSO Larry Drew to Associate Head Coach and named Damon Jones an Assistant Coach…8/12/16 – Cavs signed forward LeBron James to a multi-year contract...8/6/16 – Cavs 3/27 @ SAS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO signed rookie guard Kay Felder...8/3/16 – Cavs re-signed G/F James Jones…7/30/16 – Cavs waived guard Dahntay Jones. 3/30 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. TNT 2016-17 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 3/31 vs. PHI 7:30 p.m. FSO 4/2 vs. IND 6:00 p.m. FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/4 vs. ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 4/5 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO OVERALL 9-2 (.818) 6-1 (.857) 3-1 (.750) 0-0 (.000) L1 4/7 vs. ATL 7:30 p.m. NBATV/FSO CENTRAL 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L1 4/9 @ ATL 3:30 p.m. NBATV/FSO 4/10 @ MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO EASTERN 8-2 (.800) 5-1 (.833) 3-1 (.750) 0-0 (.000) L1 4/12 vs. TOR 8:00 p.m FSO *Denotes Overtime WESTERN 1-0 (.000) 1-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) W1 TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: VS. DETROIT PISTONS (6-6) Overall: 85-121 Home: 53-50 The Q: 25-19 Road: 32-71 CAVALIERS vs. PISTONS 2016-17 SEASON November 18 at Cleveland – 7:30 p.m. on FSO Current Streak: Lost 2 Home Streak: Lost 2 Road Streak: Won 1 December 26 at Detroit – 7:30 p.m.