TUES., MARCH 10, 2015 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER – DALLAS, TX TV: NBATV/FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/100.7 WMMS/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 8:30 PM EST CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (40-25) AT DALLAS MAVERICKS (41-24) 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES REGULAR SEASON GAME #66 ROAD GAME #33 PROBABLE STARTERS 2014-15 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/30 vs. NYK Lost, 90-95 10/31 @ CHI WON, 114-108* F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 14-15: 54 54 26.0 5.7 7.3 .488 36.3 11/4 @ POR Lost, 82-101 11/5 @ UTA Lost, 100-102 11/7 @ DEN WON, 110-101 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 243 14-15: 62 62 16.9 10.2 2.3 .431 34.4 11/10 vs. NOP WON, 118-111 11/14 @ BOS WON, 122-121 11/15 vs. ATL WON, 127-94 C 20 TIMOFEY MOZGOV 7-1 250 14-15: 64 63 9.4 7.7 0.6 .548 25.6 11/17 vs. DEN Lost, 97-106 11/19 vs. SAS Lost, 90-92 11/21 @ WAS Lost, 78-91 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 14-15: 54 35 11.7 3.1 2.9 .406 29.3 11/22 vs. TOR Lost, 93-110 11/24 vs. ORL WON, 106-74 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 14-15: 60 60 21.4 3.1 5.2 .464 37.1 11/26 vs. WAS WON, 113-87 11/29 vs. IND WON, 109-97 12/2 vs. MIL WON, 111-108 12/4 @ NYK WON, 90-87 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/5 @ TOR WON, 105-91 12/8 @ BKN WON, 110-88 The Cleveland Cavaliers hit the road for the next four games, beginning tonight against the Dallas Mavericks. This is the second and final meeting 12/9 vs. TOR WON, 105-101 between the two teams. Cleveland is 11-1 in their last 12 games against Western Conference opponents, outscoring them by an average of 9.4 12/11 @ OKC Lost, 94-103 points per game (106.8-7.4) and outshooting them .467 to .422 over that stretch. 12/12 @ NOP Lost, 114-119 12/15 vs. CHA WON, 97-88 The Cavaliers hold a 40-25 (.615) record in 2014-15, which is tops in the Central Division and the 2nd-best record in the Eastern Conference. 12/17 vs. ATL Lost, 98-127 Cleveland improved to an NBA-best 21-5 (.808) since Jan. 15 after defeating the Phoenix Suns 89-79 on Saturday night at The Q. During this 12/19 vs. BKN WON, 95-91 current stretch, the Cavs rank 1st in the NBA in winning percentage (.808), 1st in points per game differential (+10.6), 2nd in three-pointers made 12/21 vs. MEM WON, 105-91 (291), 3rd in points per game (106.6), 4th in field goal percentage (.466) and 5th in three-point percentage (.366). Defensively since that time, the 12/23 vs. MIN WON, 125-104 12/25 @ MIA Lost, 91-101 Cavs are 4th in opp. field goal percentage (.424), 6th in opp. three-point percentage (.327) and 8th in opp. points per game (96.0). 12/26 @ ORL WON, 98-89 With one more assist, LeBron James will surpass Mark Price (4,206) and garner sole possession of 1st place in franchise history in assists. James 12/28 vs. DET Lost, 80-103 is already the Cavaliers all-time leader in points scored (16,653), scoring average (27.7), field goals made (5,914) and attempted (12,426), free 12/30 @ ATL Lost, 101-109 12/31 vs. MIL Lost, 80-96 throws made (3,963) and attempted (5,355), three-pointers made (862) and attempted (2,613), steals (1,039) and minutes played (24,067). He is 1/2 @ CHA WON, 91-87 one of only eight players to lead a franchise in points, assists and steals, joining Kevin Garnett (Timberwolves), Michael Jordan (Bulls), Reggie 1/4 vs. DAL Lost, 90-109 Miller (Pacers), Gary Payton (Thunder), Randy Smith (Clippers), Isiah Thomas (Pistons) and Dwyane Wade (Heat). (Elias Sports Bureau) 1/5 @ PHI Lost, 92-95 Tristan Thompson is just one offensive rebound away from becoming the 9th Cavs player in team history to grab 1,000 career offensive 1/7 vs. HOU Lost, 93-105 th 1/9 @ GSW Lost, 94-112 rebounds. In Saturday’s win over the Suns, Thompson posted his 13 double-double of the season with 15 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting from the 1/11 @ SAC Lost, 84-103 field and a game-high 12 rebounds (eight offensive) in 29 minutes off the bench. Seven of Thompson’s 13 double-doubles have come as a reserve, 1/13 @ PHX Lost, 100-107 st which is tied for 1 among all NBA bench players with Carlos Boozer (LAL) and J.J. Hickson (DEN). Thompson also leads all NBA players off the pine 1/15 @ LAL WON, 109-102 in offensive rebounds per game (3.4) and total rebounds (404), while ranking 2nd in rebounds per game (7.6). 1/16 @ LAC WON, 126-121 th 1/19 vs. CHI WON, 108-94 The Cavs are averaging 9.4 three-pointers made per game this season (6 -highest in NBA), which is on pace to break the franchise single-season 1/21 vs. UTA WON, 106-92 record of 8.0 set in 2008-09. Cleveland has hit at least 10 three-pointers 26 times this season, with 21 of those coming in the last 31 games. 1/23 vs. CHA WON, 129-90 Since Jan. 19, the Cavs rank 1st in the NBA in opponent field goal percentage (.418) and 4th in opponent points per game (94.7). In the victory 1/25 vs. OKC WON, 108-98 1/27 @ DET WON, 103-95 over Phoenix, the Cavs held the Suns to just 79 points on 30-84 (.357) shooting from the field, including just 52 points on 19-66 (.288) in the first 1/28 vs. POR WON, 99-94 three quarters. Cleveland didn’t allow a single fast-break point against the Suns, the first time that has happened for the Cavs defense this season. 1/30 vs. SAC WON, 101-90 In Saturday’s win against Phoenix, Timofey Mozgov tallied a game-high 19 points on 6-8 (.750) shooting from the field, a season-high 7-8 (.875) 1/31 @ MIN WON, 106-90 from the charity stripe, and four rebounds in 25 minutes. Mozgov’s 19 points were the 2nd-most he has scored in a game this season (20 vs. MIA 2/2 vs. PHI WON, 97-84 2/11). He has scored in double figures in six of his last eight games and has had at least one block in 25 of his 29 games as a Cavalier. 2/5 vs. LAC WON, 105-94 2/6 @ IND Lost, 99-103 nd th Kevin Love recorded his team-leading 32 double-double of the season (tied for 9 in NBA) against the Suns on Saturday with 13 points and 10 2/8 vs. LAL WON, 120-105 boards. He has also connected on three or more three-pointers in six of his last eight outings, shooting .452 (28-62) from long range during that 2/11 vs. MIA WON, 113-93 span. In the Jan. 4 meeting against Dallas, Love had a game-high 30 points and 10 rebounds in 32 minutes. He has scored at least 30 points in 2/12 @ CHI Lost, 98-113 six of his last seven games against Dallas and in the last nine contests versus the Mavericks, he is averaging 29.4 points on .537 shooting, 2/20 @ WAS WON, 127-89 2/22 @ NYK WON, 101-83 including .490 (25-51) from deep, 12.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 37.8 minutes per game. 2/24 @ DET WON, 102-93 Since the 2011-12 season, LeBron James has the highest scoring average in the NBA against Dallas at 32.2 points (six games), while Kevin Love 2/26 vs. GSW WON, 110-99 in second at 30.3 points (eight games). 2/27 @ IND Lost, 86-93 3/1 @ HOU Lost, 103-105* Kyrie Irving has made at least one three-pointer in 20 of his last 23 games, shooting .444 (60-135) from behind the arc over that stretch, to go 3/3 vs. BOS WON, 110-79 along with 22.5 points, 5.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 35.4 minutes per game. 3/4 @ TOR WON, 120-112 3/6 @ ATL Lost, 97-106 CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/7 vs. PHX WON, 89-79 Shawn Marion (Left Hip Strain) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 3/10 @ DAL 8:30 PM NBATV/FSO Anderson Varejao (Left Achilles Tendon Rupture) – OUT Tyronn (Tah-RON) Lue 3/12 @ SAS 8:00 PM TNT 3/15 @ ORL 6:00 PM NBATV/FSO Timofey Mozgov (TEAM-oh-fay MOZ-gov) 3/16 @ MIA 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/18 vs. BKN 7:00 PM FSO Anderson Varejao (vair-a-ZJOW) 3/20 vs. IND 7:30 PM FSO 3/22 @ MIL 3:00 PM FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/25 @ MEM 8:00 PM FSO 2/24/15 – Signed center Kendrick Perkins to a contract…2/18/15 – Recalled guard Joe Harris from the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA 3/27 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO Development League team…2/12/15 – Assigned guard Joe Harris to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League 3/29 vs.