Cleveland Cavaliers (14-7) at Orlando Magic (12-10)
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FRI., DEC. 11, 2015 AMWAY CENTER – ORLANDO, FL TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM / 100.7 WMMS / LA MEGA 87.7 FM 7:00 PM EST CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (14-7) AT ORLANDO MAGIC (12-10) 2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 22 ROAD GAME # 11 PROBABLE STARTERS 2015-16 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/27 @ CHI Lost, 95-97 10/28 @ MEM WON, 106-76 F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 15-16: 20 20 *26.5 7.9 6.4 .495 37.1 10/30 vs. MIA WON, 102-92 11/2 @ PHI WON, 107-100 11/4 vs. NYK WON, 96-86 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 15-16: 21 21 18.2 ^11.0 2.3 .437 33.5 11/6 vs. PHI WON, 108-102 11/8 vs. IND WON, 101-97 11/10 vs. UTA WON, 118-114 C 20 TIMOFEY MOZGOV 7-1 275 15-16: 18 18 6.7 4.1 0.4 .479 18.9 11/13 @ NYK WON, 90-84 11/14 @ MIL Lost, 105-108** 11/17 @ DET Lost, 99-104 TBD 11/19 vs. MIL WON, 115-100 11/21 vs. ATL WON, 109-97 G 8 MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA 6-4 198 15-16: 20 6 8.6 2.3 5.4 .444 28.4 11/23 vs. ORL WON, 117-103 11/25 @ TOR Lost, 99-103 11/27 @ CHA WON, 95-90 * Ranks 5th in NBA ^ Ranks 4th in NBA 11/28 vs. BKN WON, 90-88 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/1 vs. WAS Lost, 85-97 12/4 @ NOP Lost, 108-114* The Cleveland Cavaliers are in Orlando tonight to face the Magic for the second time this season. The Wine and Gold took the first meeting, 117- 12/5 @ MIA Lost, 84-99 103, on Nov. 23 at The Q where Kevin Love had his highest scoring game as a Cavalier with 34 points on 11-18 (.611) shooting, including 6-9 12/8 vs. POR WON, 105-100 (.667) from the three-point line, eight rebounds, four assists and one block in 34 minutes. LeBron James posted a double-double (15 points, a 12/11 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO 12/15 @ BOS 7:30 PM NBATV/FSO game-high 13 assists and six rebounds) and J.R. Smith tallied a season-high 26 points on 10-16 (.625) shooting, including a 6-10 (.600) clip from 12/17 vs. OKC 8:00 PM TNT deep, two assists and one steal in 38 minutes. 12/20 vs. PHI 3:30 PM FSO The Wine and Gold have won 11 straight games over the Magic, their longest current winning streak over an opponent. 12/23 vs. NYK 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 12/25 @ GSW 5:00 PM ABC In their 11 straight wins over Orlando, the Cavs have outscored the Magic by an average of 14.1 points (108.0 to 93.9), while dishing out 24.9 12/26 @ POR 10:00 PM FSO assists to only 11.5 turnovers during that stretch. In the Nov. 23rd win over the Magic, the Cavs scored 117 points on 43-81 (.531) shooting from 12/28 @ PHX 9:00 PM FSO 12/29 @ DEN 9:00 PM FSO the field, while dishing out a season-high 34 assists to just 10 turnovers. The Wine and Gold also knocked down a season-high 18-35 (.514) shots 1/2 vs. ORL 7:30 PM FSO from three-point range, just one triple shy of tying their franchise record (19). Kevin Love and J.R. Smith hit six three-pointers apiece, becoming 1/4 vs. TOR 7:00 PM FSO just the second Cavs duo to accomplish that feat in the same game (Dan Majerle, Danny Ferry on 3/5/96 vs. Seattle). 1/6 @ WAS 7:00 PM FSO 1/8 @ MIN 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO MILESTONE ALERT: Tristan Thompson needs 5 rebounds to pass Tyrone Hill (2,785) for 10th place in Cavs history. J.R. Smith needs 4 three- rd th 1/10 @ PHI 6:00 PM FSO pointers to pass Mike Bibby (1,517) for 23 all-time in NBA history and Anderson Varejao needs 3 blocks to pass Brad Daugherty (397) for 7 1/12 @ DAL 8:30 PM FSO place in Cavs history. 1/14 @ SAS 8:00 PM TNT 1/15 @ HOU 9:30 PM ESPN/FSO In Tuesday’s 105-100 win over Portland, the Cavs overcame an early 18-point deficit (47-29) by outscoring the Trail Blazers 60-31 to go up by 11 1/18 vs. GSW 8:00 PM TNT points (89-78) with 7:16 remaining in the game. It was Cleveland’s largest come-from-behind victory since overcoming a 19-point deficit at Boston 1/20 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO on Nov. 14, 2014. This season, the Cavs have now won six games when facing double-digit deficits. 1/21 vs. LAC 8:00 PM TNT 1/23 vs. CHI 8:30 PM ABC Cleveland is 6-0 when shooting at least .500 from the field this season and 34-0 when making at least half their shots since March 23, 2014. The 1/25 vs. MIN 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO Cavs have shot .500 or better in four of their last five games against the Magic, which includes a .592 (45-76) clip in their last visit to the Amway 1/27 vs. PHX 7:00 PM FSO Center, a 123-108 win on March 15, 2015. Cleveland has also shot 36-70 (.514) from three-point range in their last two games against Orlando. 1/29 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO th th 1/30 vs. SAS 8:30 PM ABC LeBron James notched his 9 double-double of the season (298 of career) against Portland after finishing with 33 points on 14-24 (.583) shooting, 2/1 @ IND 7:00 PM NBATV/ FSO a team-high 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals and a season-high tying three blocks in 40 minutes. James had 14 points in the fourth quarter 2/3 @ CHA 7:00 PM FSO and continues to lead the NBA in total points (177) and scoring average (8.9) in the final period. 2/5 vs. BOS 7:30 PM FSO 2/6 vs. NOP 7:30 PM FSO Over his last six games, James is shooting .900 (45-50) from the foul line and averaging 28.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 39.3 minutes. 2/8 vs. SAC 7:00 PM FSO 2/10 vs. LAL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO Kevin Love has scored at least 22 points in four of his last five games versus Orlando with averages of 24.4 points, a .438 (14-32) clip from deep, 2/18 vs. CHI 8:00 PM TNT 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 35.6 minutes over that stretch. 2/21 @ OKC 3:30 PM ABC Against Portland, Matthew Dellavedova, who leads the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.69), poured in a season-high 17 points on 7-12 (.583) 2/22 vs. DET 7:00 PM FSO 2/24 vs. CHA 7:00 PM FSO shooting, three rebounds, three assists (one turnover) and one steal in 37 minutes. 2/26 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO In the fourth quarter, the Cavs are giving up just 22.8 points (3rd in NBA) on .406 shooting from the field (6th), including .291 from beyond the 2/28 @ WAS 1:00 PM FSO arc (2nd). In the win over Portland, Cleveland held the Trail Blazers to 9-23 (.391) shooting in the final period. 2/29 vs. IND 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 3/4 vs. WAS 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 3/5 vs. BOS 7:00 PM FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/7 vs. MEM 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO Kyrie Irving (left patella fracture) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 3/9 @ SAC 10:00 PM FSO 3/10 @ LAL 10:30 PM TNT/FSO J.R. Smith (illness) – OUT Sasha Kaun (kown) 3/13 @ LAC 3:30 PM ABC Timofey Mozgov (TEAM-oh-fay MOZ-gov) 3/14 @ UTA 9:00 PM FSO Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/16 vs. DAL 7:00 PM FSO Anderson Varejao (vair-a-ZJOW) 3/18 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO 3/19 @ MIA 7:30 PM FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/21 vs. DEN 7:00 PM FSO 3/23 vs. MIL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 12/2/15 – Assigned guard Joe Harris to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively-owned D-League team…11/30/15 – Recalled guard Joe Harris from the 3/24 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively-owned D-League team…11/28/15 – Assigned guard Joe Harris to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively-owned D- 3/26 @ NYK 7:30 PM FSO League team…11/21/15 – Recalled guard Joe Harris from the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively-owned D-League team…11/20/15 – Assigned guard Joe 3/29 vs. HOU 8:00 PM TNT/FSO Harris to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively-owned D-League team. 3/31 vs. BKN 7:00 PM FSO 4/1 @ ATL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 2015-16 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 4/3 vs. CHI 3:30 PM FSO 4/5 @ MIL 8:00 PM FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/6 @ IND 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO OVERALL 14-7 (.667) 10-1 (.909) 4-6 (.400) 0-2 (.000) W1 4/9 @ CHI 8:30 PM ABC 4/11 vs.