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WED., JUNE 7, 2017 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH TV: ABC RADIO: WTAM 1100/LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN RADIO 9:00 PM ET CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (51-31, 12-3) VS. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (67-15, 14-0) (WARRIORS LEAD SERIES 2-0) 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES NBA FINALS GAME 3 OVERALL PLAYOFF GAME # 16 HOME GAME # 7 PROBABLE STARTERS POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 16-17: 74 74 26.4 8.6 8.7 .548 37.8 PLAYOFFS: 15 15 32.0 8.7 7.5 .564 40.8 QUARTERFINALS # 2 Cleveland vs. # 7 Indiana F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 16-17: 60 60 19.0 11.1 1.9 .427 31.4 CAVS Won Series 4-0 PLAYOFFS: 15 15 17.7 10.9 1.7 .455 32.1 Game 1 at Cleveland; April 15 CAVS 109, Pacers 108 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 16-17: 78 78 8.1 9.2 1.0 .600 30.0 PLAYOFFS: 15 15 8.5 8.6 1.1 .575 31.5 Game 2 at Cleveland; April 17 CAVS 117, Pacers 111 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 16-17: 41 35 8.6 2.8 1.5 .346 29.0 Game 3 at Indiana; April 20 PLAYOFFS: 15 15 5.9 2.4 0.7 .456 25.5 CAVS 119, Pacers 114 Game 4 at Indiana; April 23 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 16-17: 72 72 25.2 3.2 5.8 .473 35.1 CAVS 106, Pacers 102 PLAYOFFS: 15 15 24.1 2.4 5.5 .455 35.1 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS # 2 Cleveland vs. # 3 Toronto CAVS QUICK FACTS CAVS Won Series 4-0 Game 1 @ Cleveland; May 1 The Cleveland Cavaliers bring the 2017 NBA Finals to Quicken Loans Arena for Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors. Cleveland has won two CAVS 116, Raptors 105 series in their playoff history when trailing a series 2-0 (2007 ECF vs. Detroit and 2016 NBA Finals vs. Golden State). Game 2 @ Cleveland; May 3 Including this postseason at home (5-1), the Cavs have won 14 of the last 16 playoff games at Quicken Loans Arena. CAVS 125, Raptors 103 Game 3 @ Toronto; May 5 MILESTONE ALERT: LeBron James (1,456 FTM) is 8 made free throws away from passing Michael Jordan (1,463 FTM) for the most in NBA CAVS 115, Raptors 94 postseason history. James has also scored 1,136 career points in the Finals, good for seventh-best all-time. With 41 points, James could move all Game 4 @ Toronto; May 7 the way up to 3rd in Finals history, passing Sam Jones (1143, 6th), Bill Russell (1151, 5th), Elgin Baylor (1161, 4th) and Michael Jordan (1176, CAVS 109, Raptors 102 3rd). Jerry West holds the record with 1,679 career points in The Finals. Iman Shumpert (55 3FGM) needs one three-point field goal to pass Mo Williams (55 3FGM) for the 7th most in Cavaliers playoff history. In Game 2 against Golden State, Cleveland had 27 assists on 45 field goals to go with just nine turnovers. The Cavs were just one assist shy of tying their 2017 Playoff high (28, twice) and one turnover from their 2017 postseason low (8, twice). Defensively in Game 2, the Cavs tied their franchise playoff record with 15 steals and scored 23 points off of 20 Warriors turnovers. Cleveland # 2 Cleveland vs. # 1 Boston had 10 steals in the first half, setting a new team postseason record for swipes in a half (9 on three occasions). The only other time the Cavs had CAVS Won Series 4-1 15 steals in a game was also at Golden State on June 5, 2016 during last year’s title run. Game 1 @ Boston; May 17 CAVS 117, Celtics 104 Cleveland had a +20 (60-40) edge in points in the paint in Game 2, their biggest margin of the 2017 Playoffs. Game 2 @ Boston; May 19 In Game 2, LeBron James registered his 16th career playoff triple-double with a team-high 29 points on 12-18 (.667) shooting, a team-high 11 CAVS 130, Celtics 86 rebounds, a playoff career-high tying 14 assists, three steals and one block in 39 minutes. It was James’ 8th Finals triple-double, tying Magic Game 3 @ Cleveland; May 21 Johnson (8) for the most all time. James (311 AST) also passed Jerry West (306 AST) for the 4th-most assists in NBA Finals history with his 10th dish Celtics 111, CAVS 108 in Game 2 and now only trails Bill Russell (315 AST, 3rd), Bob Cousy (400 AST, 2nd) and Magic Johnson (584, 1st). Game 4 @ Cleveland; May 23 CAVS 112, Celtics 99 LeBron James has now scored 25+ points in 27 NBA Finals games, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) for the 3rd-most since 1963-64 (Michael Game 5 @ Boston; May 25 Jordan – 31, Jerry West – 29). CAVS 135, Celtics 102 Kevin Love posted 27 points on 12-3 (.522) shooting, seven rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes during Game 2. Since the start of last round (seven games), Love is averaging 22.1 points, 12.9 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks, while also shooting .472 from the field, .500 (28-56) from three-point range and .893 (25-28) from the free throw line. In six home games this postseason, Kyrie Irving is averaging 29.5 points on .512 shooting from the field, including .413 (19-46) from beyond the 2 Cleveland vs. # 1 Golden State arc, .889 (32-36) from the foul line, 6.7 assists and 1.3 steals in 36.7 minutes. Warriors Lead Series 2-0 Game 1 @ Golden State; June 1 Warriors 113, CAVS 91 CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY Game 2 @ Golden State; June 4 Edy Tavares (right hand fracture) – OUT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) Warriors 132, CAVS 113 Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert Game 3 @ Cleveland Wednesday, June 7 – 9:00 p.m. TV: ABC; RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS Game 4 @ Cleveland 4/12/17 – Cavs waived center Larry Sanders and signed guard Dahntay Jones and Edy Tavares…4/10/17 – Cavs recalled guard Kay Felder from the Canton Friday, June 9 – 9:00 p.m. Charge, the Cavs exclusively owned and operated D-League team…4/9/17 – Cavs waived guard DeAndre Liggins. TV: ABC; RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio *Game 5 @ Golden State 2016-17 CAVALIERS RECORDS Monday, June 12 – 9:00 p.m. TV: ABC; RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK *Game 6 @ Cleveland 2017 PLAYOFFS 12-3 (.800) 5-1 (.833) 7-2 (.778) 0-0 (---) L2 Thursday, June 15 – 9:00 p.m. TV: ABC; RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio OVERALL 51-31 (.622) 31-10 (.756) 20-21 (.488) 3-4 (.429) L4 *Game 7 @ Golden State CENTRAL 8-8 (.500) 6-2 (.750) 2-6 (.250) 2-0 (1.000) W1 Sunday, June 18 – 8:00 p.m. TV: ABC; RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio EASTERN 35-17 (.673) 19-7 (.731) 16-10 (.615) 3-2 (.600) L4 * If necessary WESTERN 16-14 (.533) 12-3 (.800) 4-11 (.267) 0-2 (.000) L2 2017 NBA PLAYOFFS: NBA FINALS: AT GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (67-15, 14-0) CAVS-WARRIORS POSTSEASON SCHEDULE GAME/DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT GAME 1: Thursday, June 1 @ Golden State Oracle Arena (Oakland, CA) Lost, 113-91 GAME 2: Sunday, June 4 @ Golden State Oracle Arena (Oakland, CA) Lost, 132-113 GAME 3: Wednesday, June 7 vs. Golden State Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 9:00 p.m. on ABC GAME 4: Friday, June 9 vs. Golden State Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 9:00 p.m. on ABC *GAME 5: Monday, June 12 @ Golden State Oracle Arena (Oakland, CA) 9:00 p.m. on ABC *GAME 6: Thursday, June 15 vs. Golden State Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 9:00 p.m. on ABC *GAME 7: Sunday, June 18 @ Golden State Oracle Arena (Oakland, CA) 8:00 p.m. on ABC * If Necessary CAVALIERS – WARRIORS MATCHUP (2017 Playoffs Overall Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 114.8 105.7 .491 .452 .421 .776 42.7 39.9 22.1 7.5 4.9 13.1 +9.1 WARRIORS 118.9 102.0 .496 .414 .390 .814 46.6 44.1 28.4 9.1 6.6 13.5 +16.9 CAVALIERS – WARRIORS MATCHUP (2017 NBA Finals Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 102.0 122.5 .403 .467 .317 .795 50.0 51.5 21.0 7.5 3.5 14.5 -20.5 WARRIORS 122.5 102.0 .467 .403 .395 .825 51.5 50.0 32.5 8.5 5.0 12.0 +20.5 SERIES LEADERS: PPG: K. Durant (35.5) RPG: K. LOVE (14.0) APG: L. JAMES (11.0) SPG: S. Curry (2.0) BPG: K. Durant (2.5) CAVS-WARRIORS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION PLAYOFF HISTORY: This is the 3rd time the Cavaliers and Warriors meet in the playoffs Overall: 6-9 Home: 3-3 The Q: 3-3 Road: 3-6 Result 2015 Finals Home: 1-2 The Q: 1-2 Road: 1-2 Warriors won 4-2 2016 Finals Home: 2-1 The Q: 2-1 Road: 2-2 CAVS won 4-3 2017 Finals Home: 0-0 The Q: 0-0 Road: 0-2 Warriors Lead 2-0 2017 NBA FINALS GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS (0-2) GAME 1: CAVALIERS 91, WARRIORS 113 – ORACLE ARENA – OAKLAND, CA (6/1/17) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James posted his 6th double-double of the 2017 Playoffs with a team-high 28 points, 15 rebounds, a team-high eight assists and two blocks in 40 minutes; James became the first player in NBA history to reach 6,000 career playoff points with his fifth point of the night; James also passed Reggie Miller (320 3FGM) for 2nd place on the NBA’s all-time postseason three-point field goals made list…Kyrie Irving finished with 24 points, a 3-4 (.750) clip from beyond the arc, three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 35 minutes…Kevin Love notched his sixth straight double-double (8th of 2017 Playoffs) with 15 points, a 3-6 (.500) mark from deep, a franchise playoff record 21 rebounds and three blocks in 34 minutes…For Golden State, Kevin Durant tallied a game-high 38 points on 14-26 (.538) shooting, eight rebounds and eight assists in 38 minutes…Stephen Curry had 28 points on 11-22 (.500) shooting, six rebounds and a game-high 10 assists in 34 minutes.