THUR., JAN. 2, 2020 ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE – CLEVELAND, OH 7:00 PM ET TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM
2019-20 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES FOLLOW @CAVSNOTES ON TWITTER REGULAR SEASON GAME # 34 HOME GAME # 17
LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2019-20 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/23 @ ORL L, 85-94 10/26 vs. IND W, 110-99 10/28 @ MIL L, 112-129 F 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-7 230 19-20: 33 33 10.0 3.4 2.2 .428 28.6 10/30 vs. CHI W, 117-111
11/1 @ IND L, 95-102 11/3 vs. DAL L, 111-131 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-8 247 19-20: 28 28 16.5 10.6 2.9 .448 30.6 11/5 vs. BOS L, 113-119 11/8 @ WAS W, 113-100
11/10 @ NYK W, 108-87 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-9 254 19-20: 32 32 12.8 10.1 2.2 .509 31.4 11/12 @ PHI L, 97-98 11/14 vs. MIA L, 97-108
11/17 vs. PHI L, 95-114 G 2 COLLIN SEXTON 6-1 192 19-20: 33 33 18.0 3.2 2.3 .450 30.6 11/18 @ NYK L, 105-123 11/20 @ MIA L, 100-124
11/22 @ DAL L, 101-143 11/23 vs. POR W, 110-104 G 10 DARIUS GARLAND 6-1 192 19-20: 33 33 11.3 2.0 2.9 .401 28.4 11/25 vs. BKN L, 106-108
11/27 vs. ORL L, 104-116 11/29 vs. MIL L, 110-119
12/3 vs. DET L, 94-127 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/6 vs. ORL L, 87-93 • The Cleveland Cavaliers return to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, where they will open the new year with a four-game homestand, starting tonight 12/7 @ PHI L, 94-141 12/9 @ BOS L, 88-110 against the Charlotte Hornets. Cleveland is 4-2 in their last six games and have won three straight games at home. Over their three-game home 12/11 vs. HOU L, 110-116 win streak, the Cavs are averaging 111.7 points (.496 FG%, .380 3FG%) and 23.3 assists, while holding their opponent to a combined .438 shooting 12/12 @ SAS W, 117-109 from the field and outrebounding them 50.0 to 39.3. 12/14 @ MIL L, 108-125 12/16 @ TOR L, 113-133 • The Cavs are an NBA-best 12-3 in the first game of a new calendar year since the start of the 2004-05 season (the next closest are Brooklyn and 12/18 vs. CHA W, 100-98 Dallas at 11-4 over that time). (Elias Sports Bureau) 12/20 vs. MEM W, 114-107 12/23 vs. ATL W, 121-118 • Tonight is the second of three meetings between the Cavs and Hornets this season. Cleveland is 15-4 over the last 19 games against Charlotte, 12/27 @ BOS L, 117-129 which includes a 100-98 win over the Hornets on Dec. 18. In the victory, the Cavs shot a season-high .541 (40-74) from the field and had 25 assists, 12/28 @ MIN W, 94-88 while outrebounding Charlotte 48-35. 12/31 @ TOR L, 97-117 1/2 vs. CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO • The Cavs are also 9-1 in their last 10 home contests against the Hornets. Over that span, Cleveland’s offense has registered strong numbers (107.8 1/4 vs. OKC 7:30 p.m. on FSO PPG, .496 FG%, .412 3FG%, 26.4 AST, 12.4 3FGM) and have outscored Charlotte by an average of 8.6 points (107.8-99.2). In addition, Cleveland 1/5 vs. MIN 7:30 p.m. on FSO 1/7 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO holds a 44-11 all-time home record versus Charlotte, winning 26 of the last 31 meetings against the Hornets at home since Dec. 5, 2000. 1/9 @ DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO • UPCOMING MILESTONES: TRISTAN THOMPSON (428 BLK) is 3 blocks away from passing Roy Hinson (430 BLK) for 6th place in franchise history. 1/11 @ DEN 9:00 p.m. on FSO COLLIN SEXTON (1,966 PTS) needs 34 points to reach 2,000 for his career. 1/13 @ LAL 10:30 p.m. on FSO 1/14 @ LAC 10:30 p.m. on FSO • KEVIN PORTER JR. has scored in double figures in a career-high four straight games, averaging 13.5 points, a .818 (9-11) mark from the foul line, 1/17 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. on FSO 5.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 26.8 minutes during that span. Porter Jr. had eight double-digit scoring performances in the month of December 1/18 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO 1/20 vs. NYK 5:00 p.m. on FSO after having two in October/November. 1/23 vs. WAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO
• COLLIN SEXTON has scored at least 20 points in six of the last nine games, which includes a 23-point performance against the Hornets on Dec. 18. 1/25 vs. CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO 1/27 @ DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO He shot .714 (10-14) from the field that night, his highest FG% of his NBA career (prev. .667 on two occasions: 10/19/18 at MIN and 11/24/18 vs. 1/28 vs. NOP 7:00 p.m. on FSO HOU). Sexton also made his first eight field goal attempts, becoming the first Cavalier to make his first 8+ attempts since Kyrie Irving made his first 1/30 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. on FSO 10 field goal attempts on Nov. 25, 2016 vs. Dallas. Over the three-game road trip, Sexton averaged 20.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in 32.3 minutes. 2/1 vs. GSW 8:00 p.m. on FSO 2/3 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. on FSO • KEVIN LOVE, who recorded a double-double in the Dec. 18th meeting versus Charlotte (16 PTS, 5-9 FG, 4-6 3FG, 14 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 32 MIN), 2/5 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. on FSO is averaging 20.3 points (.482 FG%, .385 3FG%), 9.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 32.0 minutes over the last four games. 2/9 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. on FSO 2/12 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. on FSO • Over the Cavs’ 4-2 stretch (since Dec. 18), TRISTAN THOMPSON has four double-doubles and is averaging 10.8 points and 11.8 rebounds in 33.0 2/21 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO minutes per contest. He also posted a double-double in the first matchup against the Hornets (14 PTS, 6-9 FG, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 37 MIN) and in 2/22 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. on FSO the final game of the road trip (14 PTS, 5-6 FG, 11 REB, 32 MIN at TOR). Thompson leads the Cavs with 17 double-doubles (t-13th most in NBA). 2/24 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/26 vs. PHI 7:00 p.m. on FSO • In the last two games of Cleveland’s three-game road trip, DARIUS GARLAND averaged 15.0 points on .591 (13-22) shooting from the field, 3.5 2/28 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. on FSO assists and 1.5 steals in 31.5 minutes. 2/29 vs. IND 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/2 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. on FSO
3/4 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. on FSO
3/7 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. on FSO 3/8 vs. SAS 7:30 p.m. on FSO 3/10 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/13 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO January 2, 1977 – The Cavaliers defeated the first place Houston Rockets, improving their record to 21-14 and regaining their division lead 3/14 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO after a 104-80 win in Cleveland. Campy Russell led the Cavaliers with 23 points and the team used an 18-0 scoring run to fuel the victory. 3/17 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/19 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. on FSO January 2, 2014 – Anderson Varejao grabbed a franchise-record tying 25 rebounds, to go along with 18 points in an 87-81 OT win over Orlando. 3/21 @ IND 7:00 p.m. on FSO
3/24 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/26 vs. LAL 7:00 p.m. on FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/28 @ BKN 6:00 p.m. on FSO Tyler Cook (G League – Two-Way) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 3/30 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. on FSO 4/1 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. on FSO Dean Wade (G League – Two-Way) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) 4/3 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. on FSO Dylan Windler (Left Lower Leg; Stress Reaction) – OUT Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 4/5 @ SAC 9:00 p.m. on FSO 4/7 @ POR 10:00 p.m. on FSO 4/8 @ GSW 10:30 p.m. on FSO
4/11 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 2019-20 RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. on FSO 4/15 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO OVERALL 10-23 (.303) 6-10 (.375) 4-13 (.235) 1-0 (1.000) L1
CENTRAL 2-5 (.286) 2-2 (.500) 0-3 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L4 All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM EASTERN 6-20 (.231) 4-8 (.333) 2-12 (.143) 0-0 (.000) L2
WESTERN 4-3 (.571) 2-2 (.500) 2-1 (.667) 1-0 (1.000) W3
CAVALIERS vs. HORNETS 2019-20 SEASON Overall: 67-44 Home: 44-11 RMFH: 31-11 Road: 23-33
December 18 at Cleveland – CAVS 100, Hornets 98 Current Streak: Won 1 Home Streak: Won 1 Road Streak: Lost 2 January 2 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. on FSO March 13 at Charlotte – 7:00 p.m. on FSO Last Win: 12/18/19 Last Home Win: 12/18/19 Last Road Win: 3/28/18
All games can be heard on WTAM/WMMS 100.7 FM/La Mega 87.7 FM Last Loss: 4/9/19 Last Home Loss: 4/9/19 Last Road Loss: 12/19/18
CAVALIERS – HORNETS MATCHUP (2019-20 Regular Season Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 104.3 113.3 .445 .487 .337 .756 44.4 43.5 21.2 7.2 3.4 16.4 -9.0 HORNETS 103.8 110.8 .434 .477 .352 .736 42.8 46.4 23.7 6.8 4.4 15.0 -7.0
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Cavs Individual Bests Points: 44 – Kyrie Irving, 4/5/14 Rebounds: 19 – LeBron James, 1/11/08, J.J. Hickson, 4/5/11 Assists: 16 – Andre Miller, 4/12/02 Biggest Win: 40 points on 11/4/88 (133-93) Biggest Loss: 32 points on 11/3/18 (94-126)
Hornets Individual Bests Points: 42 – Glen Rice, 4/7/97 (OT) Rebounds: 17 – Larry Johnson, 1/29/96 Assists: 20 – Brevin Knight, 1/11/05
2019-20 GAME RECAPS (CAVS Lead Series 1-0)
CAVALIERS 100, HORNETS 98 – ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE – CLEVELAND, OH (12/18/19) – REGULAR SEASON GAME #28 KEY PERFORMERS: Collin Sexton finished with a team-high 23 points on 10-14 (.714) shooting, two rebounds, two assists and a career-high-tying three steals in 31 minutes; His .714 FG% was the highest of his NBA career (prev. .667 on two occasions: 10/19/18 at MIN and 11/24/18 vs. HOU); Sexton also made his first eight field goal attempts, becoming the first Cavalier to make his first 8+ attempts since Kyrie Irving made his first 10 field goal attempts on Nov. 25, 2016 vs. Dallas; In addition, Sexton made his 100th career start…Kevin Love recorded his 12th double-double of the season with 16 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, including 4-6 (.667) from three-point range, a game-high 14 rebounds, a team-high seven assists, one steal and one block in 32 minutes…Tristan Thompson recorded his team-leading 14th double-double of the season with 14 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting, 13 rebounds, two assists and one steal in 37 minutes…Cedi Osman tallied 18 points on 8-12 (.667) shooting, three rebounds, two steals and one block in 32 minutes; Osman totaled 15 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting in the first half, which was his most points in the first half in any game of his career (previous high was 14 points in opening half on three occasions)…Darius Garland contributed seven points, and a career-high-tying six assists in 27 minutes…For Charlotte, Terry Rozier had a career-high 35 points, three rebounds and a game-high four steals in 38 minutes…Cody Zeller tallied 15 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting and a team-high nine rebounds in 31 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland increased their 49-41 lead to 67-43 thanks to an 18-2 run and would go on to lead the rest of the way despite the Hornets late rally attempt. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs shot a season-high .541 (40-74) from the field and had 25 assists…Cleveland also outrebounded the Hornets 48-35, while also holding advantages in points in the paint (58-48) and fast break points (13-7).
DECEMBER 18, 2019 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 100-98 SEXTON – 23 LOVE – 14 LOVE – 7 40-74 (.541) 13-17 (.765) 10-38-48 vs. Hornets Rozier – 35 Zeller – 9 Graham – 9 37-91 (.407) 11-18 (.611) 15-20-35
CONNECTIONS
Charlotte center Cody Zeller’s older brother, Tyler, played for the Cavs for two seasons (2012-2014)…Cavs forward John Henson and Hornets forward Marvin Williams both played their collegiate ball at North Carolina…Hornets guard Terry Rozier was born and Youngstown, OH and attended Shaker Heights High School which is located seven miles from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse…Cavs forward John Henson was born in Greensboro, NC…Cavs Assistant Coach J.B. Bickerstaff was an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats from 2004-2007…Hornets Two-Way player Kobi Simmons appeared in one game for the Cavs in 2018-19.
Overall: 48-65 Home: 32-24 RMFH: 10-13 Road: 16-41 CAVALIERS vs. THUNDER 2019-20 SEASON Current Streak: Lost 2 Home Streak: Lost 2 Road Streak: Lost 1 January 4 at Cleveland – 7:30 p.m. on FSO February 5 at Oklahoma City – 8:00 p.m. on FSO Last Win: 2/13/18 Last Home Win: 1/29/17 Last Road Win: 2/13/18
All games can be heard on WTAM/WMMS/La Mega 87.7 FM Last Loss: 11/28/18 Last Home Loss: 11/7/18 Last Road Loss: 11/28/18
CAVALIERS – THUNDER MATCHUP (2019-20 Regular Season Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 104.3 113.3 .445 .487 .337 .756 44.4 43.5 21.2 7.2 3.4 16.4 -9.0 THUNDER 108.2 107.3 .466 .454 .339 .796 42.9 45.0 21.5 7.6 5.0 14.3 -0.9
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Cavs Individual Bests Points: 44 – LeBron James, 12/13/09 Rebounds: 20 – Carlos Boozer, 1/20/04 Assists: 20 – Lenny Wilkens, 11/27/73 Biggest Win: 35 points on 11/26/08 (117-82) Biggest Loss: 35 points on 11/3/80 (83-118)
Thunder Individual Bests Points: 48 – Spencer Haywood, 1/7/72 Rebounds: 24 – Pete Cross, 11/13/70 Assists: 20 – Russell Westbrook, 1/20/18
2018-19 GAME RECAPS (Thunder Won Series 2-0)
CAVALIERS 83, THUNDER 100 – CHESAPEAKE ENERGY ARENA – OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (11/28/18) KEY PERFORMERS: Jordan Clarkson finished with a season-high 25 points, including a 4-8 (.500) clip from deep, three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 32 minutes off the bench…Collin Sexton recorded his 1st career double-double with 21 points, a career-high 10 rebounds, three assists and one steal in 38 minutes; Sexton became the first Cavs rookie to post at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in a game since March 19, 2012 when Tristan Thompson accomplished that feat (27 PTS, 12 REB vs. Nets)…Cedi Osman recorded his 3rd career double-double with 14 points, a career- high tying 10 rebounds and a team-high six assists in 40 minutes…Rodney Hood tallied 12 points, three rebounds, four assists and a steal in 35 minutes…Larry Nance Jr. added seven points, a team- high tying 10 rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes…For the Thunder, Russell Westbrook posted a triple-double with a team-high 23 points and game highs of 19 rebounds and 15 assists in 37 minutes…Jerami Grant tallied 21 points on 8-12 (.667) shooting, five rebounds and four blocks in 34 minutes…Paul George had 18 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting, four rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes. TURNING POINT: With Cleveland trailing 67-62 at the 4:16 mark of the third quarter, the Cavs only scored two points over the next nine minutes and found themselves down 84-64 with 7:14 remaining in the game. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Three Cavs players pulled down at least 10 rebounds (Nance Jr., Osman, Sexton)…Cleveland held Oklahoma City to just 6-27 (.222) shooting from three-point range.
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 83-100 CLARKSON – 25 THREE PLAYERS – 10 OSMAN – 6 35-89 (.393) 4-9 (.444) 7-36-43 at Thunder Westbrook – 23 Westbrook – 19 Westbrook – 15 41-86 (.477) 12-15 (.800) 8-42-50
CAVALIERS 86, THUNDER 95 – ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE – CLEVELAND, OH (11/7/18) KEY PERFORMERS: In his first career start, Collin Sexton posted a team-high 15 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting, two rebounds, an assist and a block in 42 minutes…Tristan Thompson finished with his 4th double-double of the season with 10 points and grabbing a game-high 15 rebounds in 31 minutes…Ante Zizic fell just shy of his first career double-double with a season-high 10 points on 3- 5 (.600) shooting and a career-high nine rebounds in 17 minutes…Jordan Clarkson nearly recorded his first career triple-double with 11 points and season-highs of nine rebounds and eight assists in 33 minutes…JR Smith made his first start of the season and finished with 13 points, two assists, a steal and a block in 32 minutes…Rodney Hood added 11 points, five rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes…For the Thunder, Dennis Schroder led all scorers with 28 points on 11-19 (.579) shooting and seven rebounds in 34 minutes…Paul George tallied 18 points and seven rebounds in 39 minutes…Steven Adams chipped in nine points and a team-high 13 rebounds in 34 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Cavs led 82-80 with 6:18 remaining but were outscored 15-4 the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland’s bench held a 37-24 scoring advantage over Oklahoma City’s reserves…The Cavs’ defense limited Oklahoma City to an opponent season-low .259 (7-27) shooting from behind the three-point line…Six Cavaliers scored in double figures (Collin Sexton-15, JR Smith-13, Jordan Clarkson-11, Rodney Hood-11, Tristan Thompson-10, Ante Zizic-10)…The Cavaliers outrebounded the Thunder 51-44 and shot 11-13 (.846) from the foul line.
NOVEMBER 7, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 86-95 SEXTON – 15 THOMPSON – 15 CLARKSON – 8 33-89 (.371) 11-13 (.846) 12-39-51 vs. Thunder Schroder – 28 Adams – 13 Four Players – 2 35-84 (.417) 18-26 (.692) 7-37-44
CONNECTIONS
Thunder Assistant Coach Brian Keefe coached Larry Nance Jr. as an assistant coach on the Los Angeles Lakers from 2016-2018…Thunder Assistant Coach Mike Wilks played for the Cavs during the 2005-2006 season…Cavs forward Tristan Thompson and Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are both from Canada.
CAVALIERS 97, RAPTORS 117 – SCOTIABANK ARENA – TORONTO, ON (12/31/19) – REGULAR SEASON GAME #33 KEY PERFORMERS: Collin Sexton recorded a team-high 22 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting from the field and one steal in 32 minutes…Tristan Thompson notched his 17th double-double of the season with 14 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting and a game-high tying 11 rebounds in 32 minutes of work…Kevin Love also registered a double-double, his 14th of the season, with 10 points, a game-high tying 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 30 minutes…Cedi Osman shot 4-8 (.500) from three-point range and finished with 14 points, four rebounds, four assists and one block in 25 minutes…Darius Garland had 12 points, four assists and one steal in 34 minutes…Kevin Porter Jr. added 13 points, four rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes…For Toronto, Kyle Lowry had game highs of 24 points and eight assists in 36 minutes…Serge Ibaka recorded a double-double with 20 points and a team-high 10 rebounds in 33 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Raptors closed out the second half on a 20-8 run to go up 59-43 and led by double-digits the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Six players scored in double figures for Cleveland…The Cavs knocked down 10 three-pointers, shot 13-16 (.812) from the charity stripe and had 19 second chance points.
DECEMBER 31, 2019 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 97-117 SEXTON – 22 LOVE/THOMPSON – 11 OSMAN/PORTER JR. – 4 37-87 (.425) 13-16 (.812) 8-33-41 at Raptors Lowry – 24 Ibaka – 10 Lowry – 8 40-84 (.476) 20-25 (.800) 10-35-45
CAVALIERS 94, TIMBERWOLVES 88 – TARGET CENTER – MINNEAPOLIS, MN (12/28/19) – REGULAR SEASON GAME #32 KEY PERFORMERS: Darius Garland had a game-high tying 18 points on 8-11 (.727) shooting, two rebounds, three assists and two steals in 29 minutes…Collin Sexton also recorded a game-high tying 18 points, a season-high tying seven rebounds and one steal in 34 minutes…Tristan Thompson notched his 16th double-double of the season with 12 points, a season-high tying 15 rebounds, three assists, one block and a 8-10 (.800) clip from the foul line in 35 minutes of work…Kevin Porter Jr. tallied 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal in 30 minutes as a reserve…Larry Nance Jr. had a near double-double with nine points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, nine rebounds, one steal and one block in 31 minutes…For Minnesota, Jeff Teague recorded a game-high tying 18 points and a game-high four assists in 27 minutes off the bench…Kelan Martin had 17 points and six rebounds in 30 minutes as a reserve. TURNING POINT: The Cavs had a one-point lead (81-80) with 4:12 remaining until Darius Garland hit back-to-back shots (a three-pointer and step back jumper) to give Cleveland a 86-80 cushion. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland outrebounded Minnesota 61-39 (+22), their biggest differential of the season and most since a 23-rebound edge (60-37) versus Charlotte on Nov. 13, 2018…Defensively, the Cavs held the Wolves to 88 points and an opponent season-low 33-93 (.355) shooting from the field, including just 8-37 (.216) from three.
DECEMBER 28, 2019 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 94-88 GARLAND/SEXTON – 18 THOMPSON – 15 GARLAND/THOMPSON – 3 32-77 (.416) 26-36 (.722) 14-47-61 at Timberwolves Teague – 18 Vonleh – 9 Teague – 4 33-93 (.355) 14-19 (.737) 13-26-39
CAVALIERS 117, CELTICS 129 – TD GARDEN – BOSTON, MA (12/27/19) – REGULAR SEASON GAME #31 KEY PERFORMERS: Kevin Love tallied a season-high tying 30 points on 10-16 (.625) shooting, including 6-11 (.545) from long range, a team-high tying seven rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes…Collin Sexton poured in 21 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in 31 minutes…Kevin Porter Jr. recorded 16 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, three rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes off the bench…Tristan Thompson finished with 12 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, a team-high tying seven rebounds and one steal in 30 minutes…Cedi Osman tallied 10 points, five rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block in 29 minutes…Dante Exum posted nine points on 3-3 (1.000) shooting and two steals in 15 minutes in his first game as a Cavalier…For Boston, Jaylen Brown tallied a game-high 34 points on 13-20 (.650) shooting, including 5-10 (.500) from three, and a game-high tying nine rebounds in 29 minutes…Jayson Tatum had 30 points on 11-20 (.550) shooting, including 5-10 (.500) from beyond the arc, and five rebounds in 32 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Cavs trailed by just two points (21-19) midway in the first quarter until the Celtics went on a 27-7 run to go up 48-26 with 6:50 left in the first half. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland shot 44-85 (.518) from the field and had 22 assists (11 turnovers)…The Cavs scored 19 fast break points and recorded 60 points in the paint.
DECEMBER 27, 2019 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 117-129 LOVE – 30 LOVE/THOMPSON – 7 DELLAVEDOVA – 6 44-85 (.518) 20-29 (.690) 6-32-38 at Celtics Brown – 34 Brown/Kanter – 9 Hayward – 8 49-95 (.516) 17-19 (.895) 12-31-43
CAVALIERS 121, HAWKS 118 – ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE – CLEVELAND, OH (12/23/19) – REGULAR SEASON GAME #30 KEY PERFORMERS: Collin Sexton led the Cavs in scoring with 25 points on 12-20 (.600) shooting, six rebounds, three assists and one steal in 36 minutes…Darius Garland recorded 21 points on 9-14 (.643) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from beyond the arc, in 26 minutes…Kevin Love contributed 20 points, eight rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block in 34 minutes…Cedi Osman chipped in 18 points, a 3-7 (.429) clip from three-point range, two rebounds, three assists and one steal in 34 minutes of play…Kevin Porter Jr. led the Cavalier reserves with a near double-double, finishing with 15 points on 7-10 (.700) shooting, a career-high nine rebounds and two steals in 23 minutes…Tristan Thompson contributed three points, a game-high-tying 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals in 33 minutes…Trae Young recorded a double-double with a game-high 30 points, a game-high 11 assists, six rebounds and a game-high four steals in 36 minutes…John Collins also notched a double-double, contributing 27 points on 12-20 (.600) shooting, a game-high tying 10 rebounds, two steals and two blocks in 35 minutes. TURNING POINT: With Cleveland leading 97-96 with 9:56 to go in the game, the Cavs went on a 16-3 run to go up by 14 (113-99) with 3:20 remaining. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs finished a perfect 3-0 on this homestand with the win, their first three-game win streak since the 2017-18 season (March 28-April 5, 2018, five straight)…Offensively, Cleveland set season highs in points (121) and field goals made (50)…Cleveland scored 42 points on 16-28 (.571) shooting in the first quarter, their most in an opening quarter since scoring 43 points on Feb. 6, 2018 at Orlando…The Cavs’ 71 points in the first half (29-56, .547 FG%, 7-14 3FG, .500 3FG%) are their most points in a half this season (prev. 67 twice)…Cleveland had three players score 20+ points for the third time this season (Sexton-25 points, Garland-21 points, Love-20 points)…Cleveland outscored Atlanta in the paint 66-46 (+20), their highest points in the paint differential of the season…Cleveland also outscored Atlanta in second chance points (17-7) and bench points (34-17).
DECEMBER 23, 2019 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 121-118 SEXTON – 25 THOMPSON – 10 LOVE – 5 50-96 (.521) 10-12 (.833) 7-36-43 vs. Hawks Young – 30 Collins – 10 Young – 11 45-95 (.474) 13-17 (.765) 5-32-37
CAVALIERS 114, GRIZZLIES 107 – ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE – CLEVELAND, OH (12/20/19) – REGULAR SEASON GAME #29 KEY PERFORMERS: Jordan Clarkson had a season-high 33 points on 12-17 (.706) shooting, including 6-8 (.750) from deep, six rebounds and one block in 30 minutes off the bench; Clarkson tallied 20 points (7-8 FG, 4-4 3FG, 2-2 FT) in the first half, tying his highest scoring effort in an opening half of his career (Nov. 3, 2015 vs. DEN)…Kevin Love recorded his 13th double-double of the season with 21 points, 13 rebounds and a 5-11 (.455) clip from three-point range in 28 minutes…Tristan Thompson posted his team-leading 15th double-double of the season with 10 points, a season- high-tying 15 rebounds (8 offensive), three assists and one block in 32 minutes; With his third offensive rebound, Thompson recorded his 2,000th career offensive board, joining Zydrunas Ilgauskas (2,336) as the only players in Cavaliers history to accumulate 2,000 offensive rebounds…Darius Garland contributed 14 points, a career-high-tying five rebounds and two assists in 29 minutes…Cedi Osman finished with 13 points on 5-9 (.555) shooting, two rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes…Matthew Dellavedova dished out a season-high eight assists in 15 minutes off the bench…John Henson recorded a career-high-tying seven blocks in 16 minutes of play; His seven blocks are the most by a Cavaliers player since Zydrunus Ilgauskas had seven blocks on Feb 23, 2005 vs. Chicago; According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Henson became the first Cavs player since blocks were first tracked in 1973-74 to swat 7 or more shots in under 17 minutes of play; The last NBA player to record seven blocks in under 17 minutes was Bernard James of the Dallas Mavericks on Feb. 22, 2013 at New Orleans (seven blocks in 15 minutes and 12 seconds)…For Memphis, Jaren Jackson Jr. had a team-high 24 points, three rebounds and two blocks in 34 minutes…Jonas Valanciunas recorded a double-double with 14 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting, a team-high 14 rebounds and a team- high four blocks in 30 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Cavs closed out the game on a 33-14 run after trailing by 12 points (93-81) with 10:28 left in the fourth quarter. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Wine & Gold had a season-best 10 blocks tonight, their most in a game since Feb. 23, 2017 (10 blocks vs. NYK)…The Cavs shot 17-37 (.459) from the three-point range and outscored Memphis in second chance points 22-8 (+14)…The Cavs bench outscored the Grizzlies’ reserves 47-35 (+12)…Cleveland grabbed a season-high 60 rebounds, winning the rebound differential 60-46 (+14).
DECEMBER 20, 2019 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 114-107 CLARKSON – 33 THOMPSON – 15 DELLAVEDOVA – 8 40-92 (.435) 17-23 (.739) 16-44-60 vs. Grizzlies Jackson Jr. – 24 Valanciunas – 14 Morant – 11 44-102 (.431) 5-7 (.714) 10-36-46
*Several Cavalier players will have a chance to move up in the below Top 10 categories this 2019-20 regular season:
GAMES PLAYED 3FGM OFFENSIVE REBS DEFENSIVE REBS TOTAL REBS BLOCKS 1. L. James (849) 1. L. James (1,251) 1. Z. Ilgauskas (2,336) 1. L. James (5,156) 1. L. James (6,190) 1. Z. Ilgauskas (1,269) 2. Z. Ilgauskas (771) 2. M. Price (802) 2. T. THOMPSON (2,016) 2. B. Daugherty (4,020) 2. Z. Ilgauskas (5,904) 2. J. Williams (1,200) 3. D. Ferry (723) 3. K. Irving (723) 3. J. Williams (1,620) 3. Z. Ilgauskas (3,568) 3. B. Daugherty (5,227) 3. L. Nance (1,087) 4. B. Smith (720) 4. K. LOVE (703) 4. A. Varejao (1,479) 4. T. THOMPSON (3,124) 4. T. THOMPSON (5,140) 4. L. James (695) 5. J. Williams (661) 5. J. Smith (585) 5. J. Brewer (1,292) 5. J. Williams (3,049) 5. J. Williams (4,669) 5. J. Chones (450) 6. A. Carr (635) 6. D. Gibson (578) 6. B. Daugherty (1,207) 6. A. Varejao (2,955) 6. A. Varejao (4,434) 6. R. Hinson (430) 7. T. THOMPSON (594) 7. W. Person (550) 7. L. Nance (1,067) 7. J. Chones (2,750) 7. J. Chones (3,790) 7. T. THOMPSON (428) 8. A. Varejao (591) 8. D. Ferry (543) 8. P. Hubbard (1,051) 8. K. LOVE (2,640) 8. L. Nance (3,561) 8. B. Daugherty (397) 9. M. Price (582) 9. Mo Williams (414) 9. J. Chones (1,040) 9. L. Nance (2,494) 9. J. Brewer (3,551) A. Varejao (397) 10. B. Daugherty (548) 10. C. Ehlo (381) 10. L. James (1,034) 10. J. Brewer (2,259) 10. K. LOVE (3,241) 10. J. Brewer (353)
2019-20 FRANCHISE NOTES: TRISTAN THOMPSON passed Anderson Varejao and Brad Daugherty (both w/397 BLK) for sole possession of the 7th-most blocks in franchise history with his only swat at Orlando on 10/23/19…TRISTAN THOMPSON became the 7th player in Cavaliers history to reach 400 blocks for his career with his second swat versus Indiana on 10/26/19; also became just the fourth Cavalier with at least 400 blocks and 4,000 rebounds (LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgaukas, Hot Rod Williams)…TRISTAN THOMPSON passed Anderson Varejao (2,955 DREB) for the 5th-most defensive boards in Cavaliers history against Chicago on 10/30/19…KEVIN LOVE passed Bingo Smith (3,057 REB) for sole possession of the 10th-most rebounds in franchise history with his first board at New York on 11/10/19…KEVIN LOVE passed Larry Nance (2,494 DREB) for the 8th most defensive rebounds against Miami on 11/14/19…TRISTAN THOMPSON recorded his 3,000th career defensive rebound with his sixth one against Philadelphia on 11/17/19…TRISTAN THOMPSON became the 4th Cavs player to record 5,000 career rebounds with his 10th board against Milwaukee on 11/29/19…TRISTAN THOMPSON passed Hot Rod Williams (3,049 DREB) for 4th place in defensive rebounds with his second defensive board against Orlando on 12/6/19…TRISTAN THOMPSON passed Mark Price (582 GP) for sole possession of the 8th most games played in Cavs history at Philadelphia on 12/7/19…TRISTAN THOMPSON grabbed his 2,000th career offensive rebound against Memphis on 12/20/19…TRISTAN THOMPSON passed Anderson Varejao (591 GP) for sole possession of the 7th-most games played in Cavs history at Boston on 12/27/19.
UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES (REGULAR SEASON)
COOK DELLAVEDOVA GARLAND HENSON
1,000 PTS (12) 3,000 PTS (2,338) 1,000 PTS (373) 4,000 PTS (3,218) 1,000 FGM (831) 200 FGM (143) 500 FTM (470) 400 3FGM (382) 800 OREB (769) 800 REB (743) 200 STL (197) 700 BLK (621) KNIGHT LOVE NANCE JR. OSMAN 500 GP (431) 700 GP (685) 300 GP (289) 200 GP (170) 7,000 PTS (6,133) 13,000 PTS (12,468) 3,000 PTS (2,245) 2,000 PTS (1,559) 700 3FGM (678) 5,000 FGM (4,103) 1,000 FGM (933) 600 FGM (574) 2,000 AST (1,716) 1,200 3FGM (1,143) 100 3FGM (75) 600 REB (588) 400 STL (379) 500 STL (469) 2,000 REB (1,900) 300 3FGM (218) 8,000 REB (7,694) 400 STL (347) 2,000 OREB (1,946) 50 Double-Doubles (42) PORTER JR. SEXTON THOMPSON WADE 1,000 PTS (274) 2,000 PTS (1,966) 600 GP (594) 1,000 PTS (3)
200 FGM (104) 800 FGM (749) 6,000 PTS (5,566)
200 3FGM (146) 200 Double-Doubles (171)
500 REB (341) 400 STL (309) 500 AST (320) 500 BLK (428)
WINDLER ZIZIC MCKINNIE EXUM 1,000 PTS (-) 1,000 PTS (623) 1,000 PTS (413) 500 FGM (460) 300 FGM (250) 500 AST (471) 500 REB (405)
CAREER NOTES: MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA grabbed his 700th career rebound with his only board at Orlando on 10/23/19…LARRY NANCE JR. scored his 2,000th career point with his first basket at Orlando on 10/23/19…KEVIN LOVE made his 4,000th career field goal with his first make at New York on 11/10/19…KEVIN LOVE made his 1,100th career three-pointer with his third triple against Miami on 11/14/19…COLLIN SEXTON made his 600th career field goal against Philadelphia on 11/17/19…CEDI OSMAN made his 500th career field goal against Portland on 11/23/19… LARRY NANCE JR. made his 900th career field goal with his second basket against Orlando on 11/27/19…COLLIN SEXTON played in his 100th career game against Orlando on 11/27/19…ALFONZO MCKINNIE played in his 100th career game against Detroit on 12/3/19…MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA played in his 400th career game at San Antonio on 12/12/19…CEDI OSMAN made his 200th career three-pointer with his second trey at San Antonio on 12/12/19…ANTE ZIZIC played in his 100th career game at Milwaukee on 12/14/19
VICTORY #1: The Cavs picked up a 110-99 win in their 50th home opener on Oct. 26, securing JOHN BEILEIN’s first career victory as an NBA head coach. In the win, the Cavs shot 40-80 (.500) from the field, knocked down 11 three-pointers and handed out 23 assists. The Cavs also outscored the Pacers 39-20 in the 2nd quarter, which included a 26-4 run in that frame.
NEW FACES: The Cavaliers named JOHN BEILEIN as the 22nd head coach in franchise history this past offseason. Beilein was previously the head coach for the University of Michigan men’s basketball team for the past 12 seasons and has compiled a career record of 829-468 (.639) in over 40 years as a collegiate head coach. Beilein has recorded 20-plus win seasons on 23 occasions and has finished with a winning record in 35 seasons, placing him in the top 10 for career victories among active NCAA Division I head coaches. At this year’s NBA draft, Cleveland also added first-round draft picks: DARIUS GARLAND (5th out of Vanderbilt), DYLAN WINDLER (26th out of Belmont) and KEVIN PORTER JR. (30th out of USC).
CAVS ROOKS: DARIUS GARLAND and KEVIN PORTER JR. are both providing solid contributions in their first season. In 33 games (all starts), Garland is averaging 11.3 points (11th-among rookies), 2.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists (4th among rookies), a .367 mark from deep (5th-among rookies) and a .853 clip from the foul line in 28.4 minutes per contest. Porter Jr. has played in 32 games (one start), averaging 8.6 points (13th among rookies), 3.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists (8th among rookies), 0.88 steals (8th among rookies) and a .765 mark from the free throw line in 21.8 minutes per night.
ASSISTS LEADERS MOST 3FGM AMONG ALL NBA ROOKIES ROOKIES (2019-20) (2019-20) Rookie APG Rookie 3FGM
1. Ja Morant (MEM) 6.5 1. Kendrick Nunn (MIA) 69
2. Kendrick Nunn (MIA) 3.5 2. Tyler Herro (MIA) 66 3. Ky Bowman (GSW) 3.0 3. Coby White (CHI) 64 4. DARIUS GARLAND (CLE) 2.9 4. Cameron Johnson (PHX) 61 5. RJ Barrett (NYK) 2.8 5. DARIUS GARLAND (CLE) 58 6. Coby White (CHI) 2.2 6. De’Andre Hunter (ATL) 56
MOST POINTS SCORED BY A CAVS ROOKIE MOST 3FGM THIS SEASON BY A CAVS ROOKIE IN A GAME (ALL-TIME)
Rookie/Opponent PTS Rookie 3FGM Kevin Porter (12/11 vs. HOU) 24 Dion Waiters (11/5/12 at LAC) 7 Darius Garland (11/22 at DAL) 23 Kyrie Irving (3/30/12 vs. MIL) 6 Darius Garland (12/23 vs. ATL) 21 KEVIN PORTER JR. (12/11/19 VS. HOU)* 6 Darius Garland (11/29 vs. MIL) 21
Darius Garland (12/16 at TOR) 20 *Porter Jr. posted a career-high 24 points in 29 minutes
Kevin Porter Jr. (11/18 at NYK) 18 off the bench against Houston that night. Darius Garland (12/7 at PHI) 17
• GARLAND’S LAST 26: In his last 26 games (since Nov. 8), DARIUS GARLAND is averaging 12.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 28.7 minutes per contest while shooting 51-131 (.389) from beyond the arc and 25-28 (.893) from the free throw line. Garland is the ONLY NBA rookie in that span with 50+ made three- pointers, a .380+ mark from three-point range, a .890+ clip from the free throw line and 70+ assists.
• DECEMBER WORK: In December (14 games), KEVIN PORTER JR. averaged 11.5 points (.477 FG%, .373 3FG%, .769 FT%), 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.00 steals in 23.6 minutes per game.
• 5+ DIMES: DARIUS GARLAND dished out 5+ assists in four consecutive games from Dec. 12-18, the longest streak by a Cavs rookie since April 2012 (Donald Sloan, 4 games).
DEFENSIVE NUMBERS: Here’s a look at some of the Cavs defensive areas:
• UNDER 100 POINTS: The Cavs have held teams under 100 points on 7 occasions this season.
• LOWER THAN .450 FG%: The defense has limited opponents to under .450 shooting from the field 12 times so far.
• CLEAN PLAY: The Cavs currently commit the least amount of fouls in the NBA at 17.6 per game.
• 10+ STEALS: The Cavs have recorded at least 10 steals on 6 occasions this season. From Nov. 8-14, Cleveland had notched 10 steals in 4 straight games, their longest stretch with double-digit steals since November 2012 (11/9/12-11/17/12, four games). Against the Miami Heat on Nov. 14, Cleveland swiped a season- high 14 steals.
• IT’S BEEN 4 YEARS: On Nov. 20, Cleveland had five players with at least two steals against the Heat (CEDI OSMAN-3, ALFONZO MCKINNIE-3, LARRY NANCE JR.- 2, COLLIN SEXTON-2 and KEVIN PORTER JR.-2), the most Cavaliers with multiple steals in a single game in nearly four years (five players on December 29, 2015 at Denver – LeBron James, JR Smith, Kevin Love, Iman Shumpert and Matthew Dellavedova). (Elias Sports Bureau)
• BACK-TO-BACK WIRE-TO-WIRE VICTORIES: Cleveland’s defense helped them pick up consecutive wire-to-wire road wins over the Washington Wizards (113-100 on Nov. 8) and New York Knicks (108-87 on Nov. 10). The last time the Cavs posted consecutive wire-to-wire victories was back in December 2008 (12/6/08- 12/9/08). In the win at MSG, Cleveland’s defense held the Knicks to an opponent season-low .360 (31-86) shooting from the field.
• FOURTH QUARTER DEFENSE: Cleveland has held 4 opponents to under 20 points in the final frame this season.
SHARING THE SCORING LOAD: The Cavaliers have had at least six players score in double figures in a game on 10 occasions this season. In a 113-100 wire-to-wire road victory over the Washington Wizards on Nov. 8, a season-high seven players scored in double figures for Cleveland.
24 UNANSWERED POINTS: Against the Houston Rockets on Dec. 11, the Cavs went on a 24-0 run (1:12 mark of 3rd Q to 8:19 of 4th Q), their longest run in a game since Dec. 6, 2009 when they went on a 29-0 run at Milwaukee. (Elias Sports Bureau)
DOWNTOWN THIRD QUARTER: Cleveland knocked down 10 three-pointers in the third quarter of their game against Milwaukee on Nov. 29. 0 threes in the third quarter. Cleveland was only one three-pointer away from matching the franchise record for three-pointers in a single quarter that night (11 in 1Q vs. LAC on Jan. 31, 2010). Cleveland also had a season-high 32 assists on 44 field goals versus Milwaukee.
SEXTON’S SOPHOMORE RUN: In his 33 appearances (all starts) in 2019-20, COLLIN SEXTON is averaging a team-best 18.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists, a team-high tying 0.97 steals and a .824 clip from the foul line in 30.6 minutes per game. Among second-year NBA players, he has the 5th-highest scoring average.
HIGHEST SCORING AVERAGE AMONG MOST CAREER DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES SECOND YEAR PLAYERS AMONG 2018 DRAFT CLASS
Sophomore PPG (’19-20) Sophomore 10+ PT GAMES
1. Luka Doncic (DAL) 29.0 1. COLLIN SEXTON (CLE) 103
2. Trae Young (ATL) 28.5 2. Trae Young (ATL) 99 3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 19.8 3. Luka Doncic (DAL) 96
4. Devonte’ Graham (CHA) 18.9 4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 78
5. COLLIN SEXTON (CLE) 18.0 6. Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 17.6
• EVERY GAME: Sexton has played in EVERY game of his NBA career so far (115 games), the longest streak by a player who started their career with the Cavs since Andre Miller, who played his first 185 contests almost two decades ago (11/2/99 to 12/11/01).
• DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING STREAK: Sexton scored in double figures in 45 consecutive contests from 2/23/19 to 12/7/19.
• YOUNGEST AT MSG: After pouring in a career-high 31 points (10-16 FG, 5-8 3FG) and zero turnovers in 30 minutes at New York on Nov. 10, Sexton became the youngest NBA player EVER to score 30+ points without recording a turnover at Madison Square Garden. Sexton (20y, 310d) is also the 2nd player in Cavs history age 20 or younger to score 30+ points and record zero turnovers in any game (LeBron James-19y/36d, 32 PTS and 0 TOs on 2/4/04 vs. LAL). In addition, Sexton became just the 3rd Cavs player of any age to record 30+ points and zero turnovers at MSG (Mike Mitchell-35 PTS and 0 TOs on 1/15/80, Danny Ferry-32 PTS and 0 TOs on 4/11/96).
• BEFORE 21: Sexton made his 100th career start on Dec. 18 in a win over Charlotte, becoming one of three Cavaliers in franchise history with 100+ starts before the age of 21 (Kyrie Irving had 100 starts and LeBron James had 186 starts).
MOST STARTS BEFORE THE AGE OF 21 IN CAVS HISTORY Player Starts
LeBron James (2003-2006) 186
COLLIN SEXTON (2018-present) 105 Kyrie Irving (2012-2013) 100 DARIUS GARLAND (2019-present) 33
• BEST SHOOTING NIGHT: In a victory over Charlotte on Nov. 18, Sexton put up 23 points on 10-14 (.714) shooting from the field and three steals in 31 minutes. His .714 FG% against the Hornets that night was the highest of his NBA career (prev. .667 on two occasions: 10/19/18 at MIN and 11/24/18 vs. HOU). Sexton also made his first 8 FG attempts, becoming the first Cavalier to accomplish that feat since Kyrie Irving made his first 10 FG attempts on Nov. 25, 2016 vs. Dallas. (Elias Sports Bureau)
7 BLOCKS IN UNDER 17 MINUTES: The Wine & Gold had a season-best 10 blocks in a win over Memphis on Dec. 20, their most in a game since Feb. 23, 2017 (10 blocks vs. NYK). JOHN HENSON led Cleveland with a career-high-tying seven blocks in 16 minutes off the bench. His seven blocks were the most by a Cavaliers player since Zydrunas Ilgauskas on Feb. 23, 2005 (7 BLK vs. CHI). According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Henson became the FIRST Cavs player since blocks were first tracked in 1973-74 to swat 7 or more shots in under 17 minutes of play. The last NBA player to record seven blocks in under 17 minutes was Bernard James of the Dallas Mavericks on Feb. 22, 2013 at New Orleans (7 BLK in 15 minutes and 12 seconds of play).
IT’S ALL LOVE: MOST DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS PER GAME (2019-20) Five-time NBA All-Star KEVIN LOVE is off to a solid start this season, posting 14 double-doubles (t-19th in NBA) in his 28 appearances (all starts) and averaging 16.5 points, 10.6 rebounds (9th in NBA) and 2.9 PLAYER DRPG 1. Andre Drummond (DET) 11.5 assists in 30.6 minutes per contest. He also has a .842 FT%. 2. Rudy Gobert (UTA) 10.6 3. Clint Capela (HOU) 10.3 • 7+ ASSISTS: Since joining the Cavs in 2014-15, Love has four games with 7+ assists, including three times 4. Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 10.3 this season (12/18 vs. CHA, 11/29 vs. MIL and 10/26 vs. IND). 5. Domantas Sabonis (IND) 10.0 6. Joel Embiid (PHI) 9.8 • BIG BOARDS IN ’19-20 OPENER: In the 2019-20 season opener, Love recorded 11 points, a game-high 18 7. Hassan Whiteside (POR) 9.7 rebounds, three assists and one steal in 36 minutes at Orlando on 10/23/19. With 18 rebounds, Love tied 8. KEVIN LOVE (CLE) 9.6 Zydrunas Ilgauskas for the 3rd-most boards ever recorded by a Cavalier in a season opener, trailing only Anderson Varejao (23 vs. WAS, 10/30/12) and Jim Chones (19 at POR, 10/18/74). MOST REBOUNDS IN A SINGLE HALF OF A GAME IN Ilgauskas had 18 rebounds in an opener twice (11/3/04 vs. IND & 10/31/07 vs. DAL). (Elias) CAVALIERS HISTORY
• ALMOST A TRIPLE-DOUBLE: In the home opener against Indiana on 10/26/19, Love had a PLAYER/DATE Rebounds near triple-double in with 21 points (5-8 FG, 3-5 3FG, 8-9 FT), a game-high tying 13 rebounds, KEVIN LOVE (10/30/19 vs. CHI) 16 in 1st H a team-high nine assists and two steals in 33 minutes of play. His nine assists were the most Anderson Varejao (1/20/14 vs. DAL) 16 in 2nd H he has recorded as a member of the Cavaliers (prev. 7, Oct. 19, 2018 at MIN). Love also Anderson Varejao (1/2/14 vs. ORL) 16 in 2nd H pulled down his 5,500th career defensive rebound that night. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (1/12/98 at UTA) 16 in 1st H
st • 16 BOARDS IN A HALF: In a win over Chicago on Oct. 30, Love had a double-double (17 PTS, Elmore Smith (2/2/78 vs. WAS) 16 in 1 H 6-10 FG, 20 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL, 31 MIN) which included 16 rebounds in the first half, tying the MOST GAMES WITH franchise record for rebounds in any half (Elmore Smith vs. WAS on 2/2/78, Zydrunas 25+ PTS, 15+ REB and 3+ 3FGM Ilgauskas at UTA on 1/12/98, and Anderson Varejao twice vs. ORL on 1/2/14 and vs. DAL on (NBA HISTORY) 1/20/14). His 20 rebounds were also the most he has recorded in a regular season game as a Cavalier. PLAYER SUCH GAMES KEVIN LOVE 28 • WILT NUMBERS: Through the first 5 games of the season, Love had 86 points, 84 rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns 14 and 24 assists. Wilt Chamberlain (1966) is the only other player to hit all three marks in his DeMarcus Cousins 9 team’s first 5 games of the season. (Elias) Dirk Nowitzki 9
MOST OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS PER GAME DOUBLE-T: (2019-20) Through his 32 appearances this season (all starts), TRISTAN THOMPSON has a team-high 17 double- PLAYER ORPG th rd doubles (t-13 in NBA) and is averaging a career-high 12.8 points (.509 FG%, 23 in NBA), 10.1 1. Andre Drummond (DET) 4.4 th nd rebounds (11 in NBA), a career-high 2.2 assists, 0.97 blocks (32 in NBA) and 0.78 steals in 31.4 2. TRISTAN THOMPSON (CLE) 4.0 minutes per contest. He also ranks 2nd in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game with a career-high 3. Clint Capela (HOU) 4.0 4.0 per night. 4. Hassan Whiteside (POR) 3.8 5. Rudy Gobert (UTA) 3.6 • 400-BLOCK, 4,000-REBOUND CLUB: With his second block against Indiana in the home opener on Oct. 26, he became the 7th player in Cavaliers history to reach 400 blocks for his career. He also became just the 4th Cavalier to accumulate at least 400 blocks and 4,000 rebounds (LeBron CAVALIERS WITH James, Zydrunas Ilgaukas, Hot Rod Williams). Thompson finished the night with his 2nd double- 5,000 REBOUNDS AND 400 BLOCKS double of the season with a team-high 25 points (11-16 FG, 1-2 3FG, 2-2 FT), a game-high tying Player Rebs/Blks 13 rebounds and three blocks in 35 minutes, while also making his first career three-pointer. LeBron James 6,190 REB/695 BLK Zydrunas Ilgauskas 5,904 REB/1,269 BLK • CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Thompson registered a career-high tying 4 straight double- doubles 10 times in his career, including the first four games of this season (10/23/19-10/30/19). TRISTAN THOMPSON 5,140 REB/428 BLK Thompson recorded his 5,000th career rebound • FIRST WITH 23 PTS/10 REB/5 BLK SINCE 2005: In a win over Chicago on Oct. 30, Thompson with his 10th board vs. Milwaukee on Nov. 29 had a game-high 23 points (11-19 FG), 10 rebounds (five offensive), two assists and a career-high five blocks in 35 minutes of play. The last Cavalier to post at least 23 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a contest was Zydrunas Ilgauskas on Feb. 11, 2005 versus Denver (25 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK). With his fourth defensive rebound of the game, Thompson passed Anderson Varejao (2,955 DREB) for the 5th-most defensive boards in Cavs history. He also recorded 20 points or more in back-to-back home games for the first time in his career (10/28/19-10/30/19).
• OPENING 10 GAMES: Through the first 10 games of the 2019-20 season, Thompson totaled 165 points, 114 rebounds, 23 assists and 14 blocks, becoming one of two players in Cavaliers history to record at least 150 points, 100 rebounds, 20 assists and 10 blocks through the first 10 contests (Brad Daugherty in 91-92’ – 221 PTS, 103 REB, 38 AST, 21 BLK).
• 3K DEFENSIVE BOARDS: Against Philadelphia on Nov. 17, Thompson recorded his 3,000th career defensive rebound, joining LeBron James (5,156), Brad Daugherty (4,020), Zydrunas Ilgauskas (3,568) and John “Hot Rod” Williams (3,049) as the only Cavs with 3,000+ defensive rebounds in their Cavs career.
• 2K OFFENSIVE BOARDS: Against Memphis on Dec. 20, Thompson reached the 2,000-career offensive rebound mark, joining Zydrunas Ilgauskas (2,336) as the only players in Cavaliers history to accumulate 2,000 offensive rebounds.
MOST CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE-DOUBLES TO START SEASON DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINES: (CAVALIERS HISTORY) KEVIN LOVE and TRISTAN THOMPSON both notched four double-doubles in the Cavs’ PLAYER/YEAR DD first four games this season (10/23-10/30). No other duo in Cavaliers history has ever KEVIN LOVE (2019-20) 5 accomplished that feat. The last NBA teammates to post 4 double-doubles in the first Brad Daugherty (1991-92) 5 4 games was Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets during Mark Price (1988-89) 5 the 1985-86 season. (Elias Sports Bureau) TRISTAN THOMPSON (2019-20) 4 • TOP DUO: Love and Thompson are currently the only NBA teammates each averaging Tyrone Hill (2002-03) 4 a double-double this season. *Love and Thompson are the only teammates in Cavs history to open a season with 4 straight double-doubles CEDI’S LIFT OFF: LARGEST PPG INCREASE FROM CEDI OSMAN has scored in double figures in 21 of his 33 appearances (all starts) and is averaging 10.0 2017-18 TO 2018-19 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and a team-high tying 0.97 steals in 28.6 minutes per contest. Last (MIN. 150 FGA IN BOTH SEASONS) season, Osman increased his scoring average from 2017-18 to 2018-19 by 9.1 points (3.9 to 13.0), one Player PPG+ of the highest scoring increases in the NBA last season. Pascal Siakam (TOR) +9.6 (7.3 to 16.9) Derrick Rose (MIN) +9.6 (8.4 to 18.0) CEDI OSMAN (CLE) +9.1 (3.9 to 13.0) LARRY’S CAREER YEAR FROM THREE: John Collins (ATL) +9.0 (10.5 to 19.5) This season, LARRY NANCE JR. is already closing in on setting a career high in three-pointers made. Nance Jr. has currently knocked down 29 triples this year, just a few away from his career-best 33 three-pointers made in 2018-19. On the season, he is averaging 8.2 points (.492 FG%, .337 3FG%), 7.2 rebounds and 0.77 steals in 24.5 minutes per contest. He also has three double-doubles.
TRIO WITH 25+ POINTS APIECE: The Cavs overcame a five-point deficit (103-98) with 20.1 seconds remaining in regulation and defeated San Antonio 117-109 in overtime on Dec. 12. KEVIN LOVE (30 PTS), COLLIN SEXTON (28 PTS) and Jordan Clarkson (25 PTS) led the way and became the first Cavs trio to score 25+ points apiece since February 8, 2017 (Kyle Korver-29, Kyrie Irving-29, LeBron James-25). (Elias Sports Bureau)
70+ POINTS IN A HALF IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES: At Boston on Dec. 27, the Cavs put up 70 points on 26-45 (.578) shooting in the second half. It was their second game in a row putting up 70+ points in a half (71 in 1st H vs. ATL on Dec. 23). The last time the Cavs recorded 70+ points in a half in back-to-back games was Nov. 20-22, 2017 (at DET, vs. BKN). (Elias Sports Bureau)
MOST REBOUNDS IN 5 YEARS: The Wine & Gold’s season-best 61 rebounds at Minnesota on Dec. 28 was their most in a game since pulling down 61 boards at Philadelphia on Feb. 18, 2014. Cleveland has had 60+ rebounds twice this season.
12/24/19 – Cavaliers acquired guard Dante Exum and two second-round draft picks from the Utah Jazz in exchange for guard Jordan Clarkson; The two draft picks Cleveland will receive are a 2022 second-round pick via San Antonio and a 2023 second-round pick via Golden State…12/4/19 – Cavaliers assigned guard/forward Dylan Windler to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively owned and operated NBA G League team…11/1/19 – Cavaliers General Manager Koby Altman signed a long-term contract extension…10/30/19 – Cavaliers exercised their third-year team option on guard Collin Sexton…10/26/19 – Cavaliers and forward Cedi Osman agreed to a new multi-year contract extension…10/21/19 – Cavaliers claimed forward Alfonzo McKinnie off waivers from Golden State…10/19/19 – Cavaliers claimed forward Tyler Cook off waivers from Denver; also waived center Marques Bolden and forward Jarell Martin…10/15/19 – Cavaliers waived guard Daniel Hamilton, forward Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot, guard J.P. Macura and guard Sindarius Thornwell…9/30/19 – Cavaliers announced 2019 Training Camp roster…8/21/19 – Cavaliers completed coaching staff for the 2019-20 season…7/15/19 – Cavaliers waived guard J.R. Smith…7/9/19 – Cavaliers signed forward Dean Wade to a Two-Way contract…7/3/19 – Cavaliers signed 2019 NBA Draft picks Darius Garland, Dylan Windler and Kevin Porter Jr…6/26/19 – Cavaliers acquired the draft rights to Kevin Porter Jr. from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Utah’s 2020 second round pick, Portland’s 2021 and 2023 second round picks, Miami’s 2024 second round pick (protected) and cash considerations…6/21/19 – Cavaliers selected guard Darius Garland from Vanderbilt University with the fifth overall pick and guard/forward Dylan Windler from Belmont with the 26th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft…6/19/19 – Cavaliers hired Antonio Lang as an Assistant Coach…6/12/19 – Cavaliers hired Lindsay Gottlieb as an Assistant Coach…5/19/19 – Cavaliers agreed to terms with J.B. Bickerstaff to become the team’s Associate Head Coach…5/13/19 – Cavaliers announced that University of Michigan Head Coach John Beilein and the team have agreed to terms on a multi-year contract for Beilein to become the new Head Coach of the Cavaliers.
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CHARGE END DECADE WITH BASH IN GREENSBORO GREENSBORO, NC – The Canton Charge (13-6) got their fourth win in the last five games in a 116-101 victory over the Greensboro Swarm (4-15) on Monday night. The win was also Canton’s fourth- straight versus Greensboro.
Malik Newman led the six Charge players who scored in double figures, netting 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting in 29 minutes. Cleveland Cavaliers Two-Way Player Tyler Cook posted his third consecutive double-double and fourth this season with an effort of 14 points and 10 rebounds in 24 minutes. J.P. Macura made his return to the Swarm with 15 points, five rebounds and four steals after spending last season as a Two-Way Player for the Hornets. Levi Randolph (17 points, five rebounds), Dean Wade (14 points, eight rebounds) and Sir’Dominic Pointer (15 points, two blocks) rounded out the double-digit scorers.
Leading 29-21 to begin the second period, Canton went on a 12-6 run to begin the quarter and take a double-digit advantage they would never relinquish. Beginning with the 6:35 mark left in the first half, the Charge led by as many as 33 and never by less than 14. Former Charge player Kobi Simmons scored a game-high 32, including 13 in the fourth quarter, to go along with seven rebounds and six assists in 38 minutes.
The Charge will next head to sunny Florida for a matchup against the Lakeland Magic on Thursday, January 2nd at 7:00 p.m.! The Charge return home to face the Fort Wayne Mad Ants this Saturday, January 4th at 7:00 p.m. with a 2020 Charge Chocolate Bar giveaway courtesy of Chocolate Creations – find a wine & gold ticket for special prizes! For Charge Nation Memberships, group outings, game day promotions and up-to-date information, head to www.CantonCharge.com. or call 866-444-1944. The Canton Charge are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers organization and are also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Chairman and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. The group also owns and operates the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League, who play their games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland.
Fans can stay up-to-date on team news by following the team at: @CantonCharge on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CantonCharge and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CantonCharge. Fans can download the new Canton Charge App on their smartphone via the iTunes Store or Google Play Store.
THE CAVALIERS ON WTAM: Cleveland Cavaliers fans will be able to follow the club all season long on the 30-station, Cavaliers Radio Network. All 82 regular season games, as well as the four preseason games and all potential playoff games will be aired THE CAVALIERS ON WTAM live. Fans can also listen online by logging onto NBA.com and signing up for NBA Audio League Pass, through Monday 12/30 Tim Alcorn, Radio PBP Broadcaster TuneIn Radio, or on any mobile device by downloading the Cavs App. Tuesday 12/31 Jim Chones, Cavs Legend & Radio Analyst Wednesday 1/1 New Year’s Day The flagship stations for Cavaliers basketball are 50,000-watt News Radio WTAM 1100 and FM 100.7 WMMS, Thursday 1/2 Tim Alcorn, Radio PBP Broadcaster Cleveland’s Rock Station. Returning as the Akron outlet for the 28th season is AM 1590 WAKR. Friday 1/3 Jim Chones, Cavs Legend & Radio Analyst
Tim Alcorn will join the radio booth for his first season as play-by-play announcer and will be joined by Cavalier *All Cavs personalities will be on at 8:25 a.m.
Legend Jim Chones, who will be back for his 10th season as color analyst. Returning for his 28th year is studio host Mike Snyder, who will anchor all pregame, halftime and postgame shows. Former OSU great and NBA player Brad Sellers is back for his ninth year as postgame studio analyst.
Each broadcast on the Cavaliers Radio Network begins with “Huntington Tip-Off Show,” an inside look at the upcoming game. Hosted by Snyder, the show 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 Tim Alcorn while Jim Chones provides his Keys to the Game.
Following each game broadcast, fans can participate in the “Tito’s Nightcap Recap” 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 Beilein’s postgame press conference, news 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 8:25 a.m., fans can listen to host Bill Wills and Snyder on WTAM 1100 for the Cavs Daily Update. They will be joined every Monday and Thursday by Tim Alcorn while Jim Chones will appear on Tuesday and Friday. On Wednesdays, members of the front office, along with other Cavalier Legends will appear with Wills and Snyder. Alcorn will also host the daily "Cavaliers Update", which is broadcast mornings or afternoons on the Cavaliers Radio Network and features the latest news on the Cavaliers, including game recaps, previews and other NBA news.
THE CAVALIERS ON LA MEGA 87.7 FM: Veteran broadcaster Rafael Hernández-Brito, known as Rafa "El Alcalde" (“The Mayor”), returns for his sixth season of bringing his high-energy play-by-play style to each of his Cleveland Cavaliers broadcasts. Prior to joining the Cavs, Rafa was the Spanish voice of Brooklyn Nets games for the franchise’s first two seasons. He also was the voice of the New Jersey Nets from 1997 to 2001 and called the action for St. John’s University men’s basketball during that same period. In 2018, Rafa became the first Spanish voice of the Cleveland Browns.
Nationally, his broadcasting experience includes eight years as the voice of NFL football for Spanish broadcasts of Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, the playoffs and Superbowl on Univision from 2005 to 2013. Hernández-Brito, who has worked 11 Super Bowls, was also the Spanish play-by-play voice of the Miami Dolphins and has handled the play-by-play for Major League Baseball, boxing and UFC. Rafa additionally covered the Soccer World Cups from 1998 to 2014. With the 2015 NBA Finals, he became the first broadcaster in the United States to call the Finals of all 3 major sports in Spanish. Rafa has been the Public Address Announcer and voice of legendary Azteca Stadium in Mexico City for NFL Mexico games since 2016. In March of 2017, he became the first broadcaster to call the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four in Spanish for Westwood One.
Rafa finished high school at Locust Valley, N.Y. He went on to earn a degree in mechanical engineering at Boston University, followed by a successful run working for Coors Brewing Co., where his buoyant personality made him a natural in sales and marketing. Nonetheless, he chose to follow his passion for sports and broadcasting.
Hernández-Brito served as sports director at Univision Radio from 2005 to 2013, where he was also the host/ringleader of “Locura Deportiva”, Univision Radio’s most successful sports program, presiding over candid, colorful, often comical discussions on the topics of the day as “El Alcalde” (“The Mayor”). He was also the creator and longtime host of “El Garaje de AutoZone,” a Saturday morning automotive show perhaps best described as a Spanish-language version of the immensely popular NPR program “Car Talk."
Rafa’s path to the booth is an American dream. Today, he has a daily syndicated radio sports show airing in the US and Latin America, is the cohost of the Emmy-award winning show “Cavs HQ” on Fox Sports Ohio and also served as the executive producer of the popular podcast “Road Trippin’ with RJ and Channing.”
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# 21 TYLER COOK Forward 6-9 255 lbs 9/23/97 Iowa Year: 1st ABOUT TYLER: Parents are Trent and Stephanie Cook…has one brother, Trenton…high school coach was Frank Bennett…was a communication studies major at Iowa.
CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS
PTS 4 vs. PHI 11/17/19 4 vs. PHI 11/17/19
FGM 1 5 Times 1 5 Times
LAST 5 GAMES: FGA 2 @ MIL 10/28/19 2 @ MIL 10/28/19 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM - - at TOR (12/31) G LEAGUE – TWO-WAY 3FGA - - at MIN (12/28) G LEAGUE – TWO-WAY FTM 2 vs. PHI 11/17/19 2 vs. PHI 11/17/19 FTA 2 vs. PHI 11/17/19 2 vs. PHI 11/17/19 at BOS (12/27) G LEAGUE – TWO-WAY OREB 2 vs. DAL 11/3/19 2 vs. DAL 11/3/19 vs. ATL (12/23) G LEAGUE – TWO-WAY DREB 1 2 Times 1 2 Times vs. MEM (12/20) G LEAGUE – TWO-WAY TREB 2 2 Times 2 2 Times ASTS - - QUICK NOTES ON COOK: STLS 1 @ MIL 10/28/19 1 @ MIL 10/28/19 o Claimed off waivers by the Cavaliers on Oct. 19, 2019 and is on a Two-Way contract BLKS - - o Appeared in two games for Denver this preseason MINS 5 @ NYK 11/10/19 5 @ NYK 11/10/19 o Went undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft out of the University of Iowa, where he played in 93 contests (92 starts) over three seasons, averaging 14.1 points and 6.7 rebounds in 28.0 minutes per game Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this
season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 7 this season; DND’S – 0 this season;
NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – ; Inactive List – 20 this season
# 18 MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA Guard 6-3 204 lbs 9/8/90 St. Mary’s (CA) Year: 7th
ABOUT MATTHEW: Native of Australia…prior to St. Mary’s, played in the South East Australian League for CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS the Australian Institute of Sport…favorite hobby is playing the guitar…favorite movie is Batman…favorite board game is Monopoly…favorite sport other than basketball is Australian Football…active on Twitter as PTS 21 @ DET 3/26/14 8 vs. ATL 12/23/19
@matthewdelly. FGM 7 5 Times 3 vs. ATL 12/23/19
FGA 18 @ IND 2/27/15 7 vs. ATL 12/23/19 3FGM 5 @ OKC 12/11/14 1 7 Times LAST 5 GAMES: 3FGA 8 vs. MIN 1/25/16 4 4 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FTM 6 3 Times 3 vs. MIA 11/14/19 FTA 8 @ WAS 12/26/16 3 vs. MIA 11/14/19 at TOR (12/31) 15:17 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 1 1 0 3 OREB 3 6 Times 2 vs. ATL 12/23/19 at MIN (12/28) 12:59 2-5 0-3 2-2 1-2-3 1 2 1 1 0 6 DREB 7 @ IND 2/27/15 3 2 Times at BOS (12/27) 15:43 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-2-2 6 0 0 0 0 5 TREB 10 @ IND 2/27/15 4 @ NYK 11/10/19 vs. ATL (12/23) 18:53 3-7 0-2 2-2 2-1-3 4 2 1 2 0 8 ASTS 13 2 Times 8 vs. MEM 12/20/19 vs. MEM (12/20) 15:40 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 8 1 1 2 0 0 STLS 4 @ SAS 11/23/13 1 13 Times BLKS 2 2 Times 1 @ NYK 11/10/19 QUICK NOTES ON DELLAVEDOVA: MINS 42 2 Times 22 @ MIL 10/28/19 o Handed out a team-high six assists while adding five points and two rebounds in 16 minutes at Boston on Dec. 27 o Dished out a season-high eight assists while adding two rebounds and one steal in 15 minutes versus Memphis on Dec. 20 Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 6 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this o Scored in double figures in 13 games as a Cavalier last season; played in 36 games for Cleveland, averaging 7.3 points and a season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; team-high 4.2 assists in 19.9 minutes per contest NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed two games due to o Recorded his 2,000th career point with his first make against New York on 12/12/18 personal reasons on 11/1 and 11/3; Inactive List – 2 this season o Dished out a career-high tying 13 assists versus Brooklyn on Feb 13…tallied a season-high 17 points and seven assists in 20 minutes at New Orleans on Jan. 9 o Led or tied the Cavaliers last season in assists 13 times, steals twice and blocks once
# 1 DANTÉ EXUM Guard 6-5 214 lbs 7/13/95 Australian Inst. of Sport/Australia Year: 5th
ABOUT DANTÉ: Has a twin sister…His father, Cecil, won an NCAA Championship with the University of North Carolina in 1982 with teammates Michael Jordan and James Worthy, and was later drafted in 1984 by the Denver Nuggets…Favorite sports to play outside of basketball are tennis and ping pong.
CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS
PTS 22 @ OKC 3/11/17 9 2 Times FGM 8 vs. MEM 3/30/18 3 3 Times
LAST 5 GAMES: FGA 14 3 Times 7 @ MIN 12/28/19 3FGM 5 @ MIL 1/22/15 1 3 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGA 10 @ MIL 1/22/15 2 2 Times at TOR (12/31) 14:57 1-4 0-2 3-5 0-1-1 1 1 0 1 0 5 FTM 7 @ OKC 3/11/17 3 @ TOR 12/31/19 at MIN (12/28) 16:28 3-7 0-1 2-2 0-2-2 0 0 2 2 0 8 FTA 9 @ OKC 3/11/17 5 @ TOR 12/31/19 at BOS (12/27) 14:58 3-3 1-1 2-4 0-0-0 1 1 2 1 0 9 OREB 4 @ DEN 11/20/16 1 3 Times DREB 6 2 Times 3 2 Times TREB 7 2 Times 3 2 Times ASTS 13 vs. NYK 12/29/18 2 2 Times QUICK NOTES ON EXUM: STLS 3 vs. ATL 1/2/15 2 @ BOS 12/27/19 o In his Cavaliers debut, shot a perfect 3-3 (1.000) from the field for nine points while swiping and game-high tying two steals BLKS 4 @ SAS 11/1/16 1 2 Times in 15 minutes at Boston on Dec. 27 MINS 37 2 Times 16 @ MIN 12/28/19 o Acquired in a trade with Utah on Dec. 24 o Played in 11 games for the Jazz this season Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 1 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this o Scored a season-high nine points in 11 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 1 season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season w/CLE (4 w/UTA); DND’S – 0 this season w/CLE; NWT – 0 this season w/CLE; Injury Report – Missed 11 games from 10/23-11/12 w/Utah due to right knee rehab; Inactive List – 0 this season w/CLE (12 w/UTA)
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# 10 DARIUS GARLAND Guard 6-1 192 lbs 1/26/00 Vanderbilt Year: 1st ABOUT DARIUS: Father, Winston, played seven NBA seasons…both of his grandfathers served in the U.S. Army….played on AAU team Bradley Beal Elite and has developed relationship with Wizards All-Star Beal…averaged 28.6 points and shot 59.7 percent as a senior for Brentwood Academy…won a record-tying four state championships…second player in Tennessee history to win three consecutive Mr. Basketball awards, joining Brandan Wright…2017-18 Naismith High School Player of the Year semifinalist and McDonald’s and Jordan Brand All-American.
CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS
PTS 23 @ DAL 11/22/19 23 @ DAL 11/22/19 FGM 9 2 Times 9 2 Times LAST 5 GAMES: FGA 20 @ PHI 12/7/19 20 @ PHI 12/7/19 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM 5 2 Times 5 2 Times at TOR (12/31) 34:13 5-11 2-7 0-0 0-1-1 4 2 1 1 0 12 3FGA 9 @ PHI 12/7/19 9 @ PHI 12/7/19 at MIN (12/28) 28:51 8-11 2-4 0-1 1-1-2 3 5 2 5 0 18 FTM 6 @ NYK 11/10/19 6 @ NYK 11/10/19 at BOS (12/27) 27:43 1-7 0-2 0-0 0-4-4 0 2 1 4 0 2 FTA 6 @ NYK 11/10/19 6 @ NYK 11/10/19 vs. ATL (12/23) 26:11 9-14 3-5 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 2 0 21 OREB 3 @ PHI 12/7/19 3 @ PHI 12/7/19 vs. MEM (12/20) 29:00 4-10 2-5 4-4 2-3-4 2 1 1 1 0 14 DREB 5 vs. ORL 12/6/19 5 vs. ORL 12/6/19 TREB 5 2 Times 5 2 Times ASTS 6 4 Times 6 4 Times QUICK NOTES ON GARLAND: STLS 3 @ PHI 11/12/19 3 @ PHI 11/12/19 o Has scored in double figures in 18 of his last 24 games BLKS - - o Finished with 12 points, four assists and one steal in 34 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 31 o Recorded 18 points on 8-11 (.727) shooting, including 2-4 (.500) from deep, for a game-high tying 18 points while adding MINS 35 vs. MIL 11/29/19 38 @ TOR 12/16/19
two rebounds, three assists and a team-high two steals in 29 minutes at Minnesota on Dec. 28 Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this o Tallied 21 points on 9-14 (.643) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from beyond the arc, in 26 minutes versus Atlanta on Dec. 23 season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; o Contributed 14 points, a career-high-tying five rebounds and two assists in 29 minutes versus Memphis on Dec. 20 NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – ; Inactive List – 0 this season o Shot 7-14 (.500) from the field, including 4-8 (.500) from three-point range, for 20 points while adding two rebounds, a team-high tying five assists and a team-high tying two steals in a career-high 38 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 16 o Tallied 10 points, four rebounds and a team-high five assists in 30 minutes at Milwaukee on Dec. 14 o Posted 11 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from beyond the arc, in 22 minutes versus Houston on Dec. 11 o Tallied a team-high 17 points, five rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes at Philadelphia on Dec. 7 o Went 8-14 (.571) from the field, including a career-high tying five three-pointers (5-7, .714 3FG), and finished with a team-high 21 points and six assists in 35 minutes versus Milwaukee on Nov. 29
# 31 JOHN HENSON Forward/Center 6-9 222 lbs 12/28/90 North Carolina Year: 8th
ABOUT JOHN: Born John Allen Henson in Greensboro, N.C....son of Matt and Annette Henson...2009 McDonald’s All American…his father played basketball at Norfolk State...entered UNC at just
185 pounds...is an avid fisherman in his spare time...his sister, Amber Henson, played for Duke women’s basketball team…his biggest superstition is to “knock on wood”…on Twitter as @JohnHenson31. CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS PTS 28 @ OKC 4/17/13 9 @ BOS 12/9/19 FGM 11 2 Times 4 @ BOS 12/9/19 LAST 5 GAMES: FGA 19 @ OKC 4/17/13 7 @ PHI 12/7/19 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM 3 @ MIN 10/26/18 2 @ MIL 12/14/19 at TOR (12/31) 5:54 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3FGA 5 vs. SAC 11/4/18 3 @ TOR 12/16/19 FTM 6 8 Times 2 vs. ATL 12/23/19 at MIN (12/28) 12:33 2-3 0-1 0-0 2-7-9 2 1 1 1 2 4 FTA 10 2 Times 6 vs. IND 10/26/19 at BOS (12/27) 4:13 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OREB 8 6 Times 2 4 Times vs. ATL (12/23) 19:00 2-3 0-0 2-2 0-4-4 0 0 0 2 3 6 DREB 19 @ ORL 4/10/13 7 @ MIN 12/28/19 vs. MEM (12/20) 16:20 1-4 0-1 1-2 1-3-4 3 1 0 0 7 3 TREB 25 @ ORL 4/10/13 9 @ MIN 12/28/19 ASTS 6 3 Times 5 @ TOR 12/16/19 QUICK NOTES ON HENSON: STLS 3 7 Times 2 2 Times o Chipped in with a season-high nine rebounds while adding four points, two assists, one steal and a team-high two blocks in BLKS 7 3 Times 7 vs. MEM 12/20/19 13 minutes at Minnesota on Dec. 28 MINS 51 vs. NYK 12/18/13 19 vs. ATL 12/23/19 o Recorded a career-high-tying seven blocks while adding three points, four rebounds and three assists in 16 minutes versus Memphis on Dec. 20; his seven blocks were the most by a Cavaliers player since Zydrunas Ilgauskas had seven blocks on Feb Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 32 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this 23, 2005 vs. Chicago; was the first Cavs player since blocks were first tracked in 1973-74 to swat 7 or more shots in under 17 season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; minutes of play (Elias Sports Bureau) NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed one game due to a right o Dished out a season-high, team-high tying five assists while adding two points, a season-high seven rebounds and a season- ankle sprain on 10/23; missed 17 games due to a right hamstring high tying, team-high tying two steals in a season-high 16 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 16 strain from 10/28-11/29; Inactive List – 18 this season o Did not play in a game after being acquired by Cleveland last season, missing the final 56 games due to a left wrist injury
o Has appeared in 405 career regular season games (152) over 7 seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks
# 20 BRANDON KNIGHT Guard 6-2 182 lbs 12/2/91 Kentucky Year: 8th
ABOUT BRANDON: Son of Efrem and Tonya Knight...has an older brother, Efrem…favorite player growing up was Tim Hardaway…holds the annual Brandon Knight Skills Clinic at his alma mater,
Pine Crest High School in Fort Lauderdale, FL…led Pine Crest to four state title games, winning the championship in 2008 and 2009…was the 2010 Gatorade National Male Athlete of the Year...also named CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS Gatorade National Male Basketball Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010…was a McDonald's All-American and a Jordan Brand All-American...played in the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit…finished his career with the PTS 38 @ DEN 11/20/15 12 @ NYK 11/18/19 FGM 15 @ LAL 12/31/13 4 @ NYK 11/18/19 second-most points in the state of Florida with 3,515. FGA 25 3 Times 8 2 Times LAST 5 GAMES: 3FGM 7 3 Times 4 @ NYK 11/18/19 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGA 14 vs. MIN 12/13/15 8 @ NYK 11/18/19 at TOR (12/31) DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTM 12 vs. ORL 2/18/14 1 2 Times at MIN (12/28) DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTA 12 vs. ORL 2/18/14 2 3 Times at BOS (12/27) DNP – COACH’S DECISION OREB 4 2 Times 1 vs. PHI 11/17/19 vs. ATL (12/23) 11:09 1-4 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 1 3 DREB 13 @ CLE 12/20/13 3 @ NYK 11/18/19 vs. MEM (12/20) DNP – COACH’S DECISION TREB 14 @ CLE 12/20/13 3 @ NYK 11/18/19 ASTS 15 vs. LAL 11/16/15 6 vs. DAL 11/3/19 QUICK NOTES ON KNIGHT: STLS 6 2 Times 2 vs. DET 12/3/19 BLKS 2 5 Times 1 vs. ATL 12/23/19 o Shot a season-best 4-8 (.500) from three-point territory for 12 points while adding three rebounds and two assists in 12 minutes at New York on Nov. 18 MINS 50 vs. NYK 12/18/13 20 2 Times o Hit three triples and totaled 10 points, a team-high six assists and one steal in 20 minutes versus Dallas on Nov. 3 o Scored in double figures 10 times as a Cavalier; in 27 games (26 starts) for Cleveland, averaged 8.5 points and 2.3 assists Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 16 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this in 22.9 minutes per contest season, 1 in career; DNP-CD’S – 22 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; o Tallied a season-high 16 points twice (3/18 vs. Detroit and 4/7 vs. San Antonio) NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed one game due to a right o Had four straight games scoring in double-digits (3/8-3/18), his longest since January 2017 ankle sprain on 11/20; Inactive List – 1 this season
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# 0 KEVIN LOVE Forward/Center 6-8 247 lbs 9/7/88 UCLA Year: 12th 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...launched the Kevin Love Fund in 2018 to inspire people to work on their physical and mental well-being…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”. CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS PTS 51 @ OKC 3/23/12 30 2 Times LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 16 @ OKC 3/23/12 11 @ SAS 12/12/19 FGA 31 @ CHA 3/28/12 24 @ SAS 12/12/19 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM 8 3 Times 6 @ BOS 12/27/19 at TOR (12/31) 30:18 4-11 1-7 1-1 2-9-11 2 2 0 3 2 10 3FGA 16 vs. BOS 12/29/16 11 4 Times at MIN (12/28) INACTIVE LIST – RIGHT HIP CONTUSION FTM 19 @ MIL 12/27/11 10 @ WAS 11/8/19 at BOS (12/27) 34:40 10-16 6-11 4-6 1-6-7 4 2 0 0 0 30 FTA 24 @ MIL 12/27/11 13 @ WAS 11/8/19 vs. ATL (12/23) 34:21 7-16 3-10 3-3 1-7-8 5 2 1 5 1 20 OREB 12 vs. NYK 11/12/10 3 vs. HOU 12/11/19 vs. MEM (12/20) 28:22 6-13 5-11 4-6 0-13-13 1 1 0 2 0 21 DREB 21 @ SAC 11/27/12 19 vs. CHI 10/30/19 TREB 31 vs. NYK 11/12/10 20 vs. CHI 10/30/19 QUICK NOTES ON LOVE: ASTS 10 3 Times 9 vs. CHI 10/30/19 o Has 14 double-doubles this season, second-most on the team STLS 4 4 Times 4 vs. MIA 11/14/19 o Produced his 14th double-double of 2019-20 with 10 points and a game-high tying 11 rebounds while adding two assists and a team- BLKS 4 2 Times 2 3 Times high two blocks in 30 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 31 MINS 49 @ OKC 3/23/12 39 2 Times o Tied his season high with a team-high 30 points on 10-16 (.625) shooting from the field, including a season-high six triples (6-11, .545 3FG), while adding a team-high tying seven rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes at Boston on Dec. 27 Double-Doubles – 14 this season, 427 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 o Contributed 20 points, eight rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block in 34 minutes versus Atlanta on Dec 23 this season, 3 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this o Tallied his 13th double-double of the season with 21 points, 13 rebounds and a 5-11 (.455) clip from three-point range in 28 minutes season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed three games due versus Memphis on Dec. 20 to a low back contusion on 11/18 and 11/23-25; missed one game o Recorded his 12th double-double of 2019-20 with 16 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting from the floor, including 4-6 (.667) from deep, and a game-high 14 rebounds while adding a team-high seven assists, one steal and one block in 32 minutes versus Charlotte on Dec. 18 due to an illness on 12/6; missed one game due to a right hip o Posted his 11th double-double of the season with 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds while adding four assists and one steal in 26 contusion on 12/18; Inactive List – 3 this season minutes at Milwaukee on Dec. 14 th o Turned in his 10 double-double of 2019-20 with a game-high, season-high 30 points and a game-high 17 rebounds to go along with two assists in 39 minutes at San Antonio on Dec. 12 o Recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 17 points on 8-14 (.571) shooting, a team-high 11 rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 32 minutes versus Houston on Dec. 11
# 28 ALFONZO MCKINNIE rd Forward 6-8 215 lbs 9/17/92 Green Bay Year: 3 ABOUT ALFONZO: Born in Chicago, Ill….split the 2015-16 season between the East Side Pirates (Luxembourg) and Heromsillo (Mexico)... played two collegiate seasons at Eastern Illinois (2010-12) before transferring to Wisconsin- Green Bay (2013-15). CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS
PTS 19 @ CHI 10/29/18 14 @ NYK 11/18/19
FGM 7 @ CHI 10/29/18 4 @ NYK 11/18/19
FGA 15 @ CHI 10/29/18 10 @ NYK 11/18/19
3FGM 4 @ CHI 10/29/18 3 @ NYK 11/18/19 LAST 5 GAMES: 3FGA 7 2 Times 6 @ NYK 11/18/19 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FTM 3 3 Times 3 @ NYK 11/18/19 at TOR (12/31) DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTA 5 @ NYK 11/18/19 5 @ NYK 11/18/19 at MIN (12/28) 12:06 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 OREB 5 @ CHI 10/29/18 2 2 Times at BOS (12/27) 4:25 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 DREB 7 2 Times 6 vs. PHI 11/17/19 vs. ATL (12/23) 5:20 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TREB 10 @ CHI 10/29/18 6 2 Times vs. MEM (12/20) DNP – COACH’S DECISION ASTS 3 3 Times 1 3 Times STLS 3 @ MIA 11/20/19 3 @ MIA 11/20/19 QUICK NOTES ON MCKINNIE: BLKS 2 2 Times 1 3 Times o Appeared in his 100th career NBA game versus Detroit on Dec. 3 MINS 30 @ NYK 11/18/19 30 @ NYK 11/18/19 o Shot a season-best 3-6 (.500) from deep and finished with a season-high 14 points and a season-high tying six rebounds in a season-high 30 minutes at New York on Nov. 18 Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 1 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this o Chipped in with seven points on 2-3 (.667) shooting, six rebounds and one steal in 21 minutes versus Philadelphia on Nov. 17 season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 11 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; o Claimed off waivers by the Cavaliers on Oct. 21 NWT – 1 this season; Injury Report – ; Inactive List – 1 this season o Played in four games (two starts) with the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 Preseason before being waived on Oct. 19. o In 2019-20, appeared in 72 games (five starts) with Golden State, averaging 4.7 points and 3.4 rebounds in 13.9 minutes per game
# 22 LARRY NANCE JR.
Forward 6-7 245 lbs 1/1/93 Wyoming Year: 5th ABOUT LARRY: Parents are Larry Sr. and Jaynee Nance...has an older sister, Casey, who played basketball at the University of Dayton and a younger brother, Pete, who plays collegiately at Northwestern...Larry Sr., a three-time NBA All-Star, NBA All-Defensive First Team member and winner of the inaugural NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1984, played 13 seasons in the NBA, includin g over six seasons with the Cavaliers…Nance Jr. wears his father’s retired #22 jersey with the Cavs to honor him…graduated with a degree from Wyoming in criminal justice…prized possession is his Mountain West Championship ring...played for the Revere High School Minutemen in Ohio prior to Wyoming, leading his team to consecutive Suburban League CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS Championship games his final two seasons, while being named Second Team All-Ohio, First Team All-Suburban League and First Team PTS 22 vs. DET 3/5/18 20 vs. BKN 11/25/19 All-District following senior season…the two league championships were the first for Revere High School since 1976. FGM 9 vs. DET 3/5/18 8 vs. BKN 11/25/19
FGA 16 vs. BKN 11/25/19 16 vs. BKN 11/25/19 LAST 5 GAMES: 3FGM 3 3 Times 3 2 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGA 6 2 Times 6 vs. BKN 11/25/19 at TOR (12/31) 19:54 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-7-7 2 2 1 2 0 4 FTM 9 @ MIL 2/10/17 5 vs. CHI 10/30/19 at MIN (12/28) 30:46 4-7 1-3 0-0 2-7-9 0 3 1 2 1 9 FTA 10 @ MIL 2/10/17 6 vs. CHI 10/30/19 at BOS (12/27) 17:54 1-3 0-0 0-2 1-3-4 1 0 0 0 1 2 OREB 10 vs. NYK 2/11/19 5 2 Times vs. ATL (12/23) INACTIVE LIST – LEFT KNEE SORENESS DREB 15 @ SAC 4/4/19 10 @ ORL 10/23/19 vs. MEM (12/20) 19:38 2-5 0-2 0-0 1-4-5 3 0 1 0 0 4 TREB 19 @ WAS 2/8/19 14 @ ORL 10/23/19 ASTS 7 6 Times 5 vs. DET 12/3/19 QUICK NOTES ON NANCE JR.: STLS 6 2 Times 3 3 Times o Had a near double-double with nine points on 4-7 (.571) shooting and nine rebounds while adding one steal and one block in 31 BLKS 4 @ CHI 11/10/18 2 2 Times minutes at Minnesota on Dec. 28 MINS 41 vs. ORL 12/6/19 41 vs. ORL 12/6/19 o Notched seven points on 3-6 (.500) shooting, six rebounds, three assists and one block in 23 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 16 o Grabbed 11 rebounds in 29 minutes at San Antonio on Dec. 12 Double-Doubles – 3 this season, 42 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this o Recorded four points, a game-high 11 rebounds, two assists and one block in a career-high 41 minutes versus Orlando on Dec. 6 season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; o Had a near double-double with 18 points on 7-8 (.875) shooting, including 3-4 (.750) from beyond the arc, nine rebounds and one block NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed two games due to a left in 27 minutes versus Milwaukee on Nov. 29 thumb sprain on 11/17 and 11/18; missed one game due to left knee o Notched his third straight double-double with 11 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, 10 rebounds and two steals in 25 minutes versus soreness on 12/23; Inactive List – 3 this season Orlando on Nov. 27; posted three consecutive double-doubles for the first time since having four in a row from April 4-9, 2019; also recorded his 900th career field goal with his second basket of the game o Posted his second consecutive double-double with a season-high 20 points on 8-16 (.500) shooting and a team-high 13 rebounds to go along with two assists, one steal and one block in 33 minutes versus Brooklyn on Nov. 25 o Recorded his 1st double-double of the season with 11 points, a game-high tying 12 rebounds and a season-high four assists in 32 minutes against Portland on Nov. 23 o Finished with a near double-double, recording a season-high 16 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting from the field, including 2-4 (.500) from deep, and nine rebounds while adding two assists, two steals and one block in a season-high 35 minutes at Miami on Nov. 20
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# 16 CEDI OSMAN Forward 6-7 230 lbs 4/8/95 Anadolu Efes (Turkey) Year: 3rd ABOUT CEDI: Born in Ohrid, Macedonia…spent part of his childhood living in Bosnia after moving there as a young child…name is pronounced JED-e AUS-min…favorite hobbies are playing video games and watching TV/movies…favorite sport other than basketball is volleyball…favorite movie is Green Mile…favorite childhood superhero was the Incredible Hulk…favorite food is sushi.
CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS
PTS 29 vs. MIA 1/25/19 20 vs. MIL 11/29/19 FGM 11 vs. MIA 1/25/19 8 2 Times
FGA 20 vs. MIA 1/25/19 15 vs. ATL 12/23/19 LAST 5 GAMES: 3FGM 6 2 Times 4 3 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGA 9 2 Times 8 2 Times at TOR (12/31) 24:54 5-12 4-8 0-0 1-3-4 4 3 0 0 1 14 FTM 7 2 Times 6 vs. ORL 11/27/19 at MIN (12/28) 26:59 2-7 1-4 2-4 1-6-7 1 2 0 2 0 7 FTA 9 2 Times 6 vs. ORL 11/27/19 at BOS (12/27) 29:10 5-11 0-3 0-0 1-4-5 4 2 1 1 1 10 OREB 3 4 Times 1 15 Times vs. ATL (12/23) 33:31 7-15 3-7 1-1 1-1-2 3 4 1 3 0 18 DREB 11 vs. POR 11/23/19 11 vs. POR 11/23/19 vs. MEM (12/20) 21:07 5-9 3-5 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 0 1 0 13 TREB 12 vs. POR 11/23/19 12 vs. POR 11/23/19 ASTS 8 @ MIN 10/19/18 7 vs. HOU 12/11/19 STLS 4 2 Times 4 vs. ORL 12/6/19 QUICK NOTES ON OSMAN: BLKS 2 @ NYK 2/28/19 1 11 Times o Has scored in double figures 20 times in 2019-20 MINS 43 @ ORL 11/5/18 38 2 Times o Went 4-8 (.500) from deep and tallied 14 points, four rebounds, four assists and one block in 25 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 31
o Chipped in with 10 points, five rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block in 29 minutes at Boston on Dec. 27 Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 3 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this o Had 18 points, a 3-7 (.429) clip from three-point range, two rebounds, three assists & one steal in 34 minutes versus Atlanta on Dec. 23 o Finished with 13 points on 5-9 (.555) shooting, two rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes versus Memphis on Dec. 20 season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; o Recorded 18 points on 8-12 (.667) shooting from the field, three rebounds, two steals and one block in 32 minutes versus Charlotte on NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – ; Inactive List – 0 this season Dec. 18; had 15 points in the first half, his most points in the first half in any game of his career o Shot 3-6 (.500) from deep and notched 12 points, two rebounds and one steal in 25 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 16 o Had 15 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting from the field, one steal and one block in 37 minutes at San Antonio on Dec. 12 o Contributed 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and a career-high-tying four steals in 32 minutes versus Orlando on Dec. 6 o Finished with 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and one block in 26 minutes versus Detroit on Dec. 3
# 4 KEVIN PORTER JR. Guard 6-4 203 lbs 5/4/00 USC Year: 1st
ABOUT KEVIN: Full name is Bryan Kevin Porter Jr….his interests are basketball and relaxing… favorite musical artists are Lil Baby, Young Thug and Gunna…favorite food is macaroni…majored in
communications at USC…attended same high school (Seattle’s Rainier Beach) that produced future NBA guards Jamal Crawford, Nate Robinson, Dejounte Murray, Doug Christie and Terrence Williams…averaged 27 points, 14 rebounds and five assists as a senior…teamed with current San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray at Rainier Beach High School in Seattle…No. 16 recruit in the 2018 class by Rivals and No. 28 by 247 Sports…NBA guard Jamal Crawford has served as a mentor. CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS PTS 24 vs. HOU 12/11/19 24 vs. HOU 12/11/19 LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 9 vs. HOU 12/11/19 9 vs. HOU 12/11/19 FGA 17 @ TOR 12/31/19 17 @ TOR 12/31/19 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM 6 vs. HOU 12/11/19 6 vs. HOU 12/11/19 at TOR (12/31) 28:19 6-17 1-6 0-0 1-3-4 4 4 0 2 0 13 3FGA 9 vs. HOU 12/11/19 9 vs. HOU 12/11/19 at MIN (12/28) 29:54 3-10 0-3 4-6 0-5-5 2 4 1 4 0 10 FTM 6 @ MIL 12/14/19 6 @ MIL 12/14/19 at BOS (12/27) 25:12 5-9 1-3 5-5 0-3-3 4 3 0 2 0 16 FTA 8 2 Times 8 2 Times vs. ATL (12/23) 23:16 7-10 1-2 0-0 0-9-9 1 3 2 5 0 15 OREB 2 3 Times 2 3 Times vs. MEM (12/20) 22:53 3-7 1-3 0-0 0-5-5 0 3 1 2 0 7 DREB 5 2 Times 9 vs. ATL 12/23/19 TREB 9 vs. ATL 12/23/19 9 vs. ATL 12/23/19 QUICK NOTES ON PORTER JR.: ASTS 9 vs. ATL 12/23/19 7 vs. BKN 11/25/19 o Tallied 13 points, four rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 31 STLS 3 3 Times 3 3 Times o Chipped in with 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal in 30 minutes at Minnesota on Dec. 28 BLKS 2 vs. IND 10/26/19 2 vs. IND 10/26/19 o Finished with 16 points on a 5-9 (.556) clip from the field, three rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes at Boston on Dec. 27 MINS 31 @ NYK 11/18/19 31 @ NYK 11/18/19 o Led the Cavalier reserves with a near double-double, finishing with 15 points on 7-10 (.700) shooting, a career-high nine rebounds and two steals in 23 minutes versus Atlanta on Dec. 23 Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this o Chipped in with 15 points, two assists and one steal in 25 minutes at Milwaukee on Dec. 14 season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; o Scored a career-high 24 points (16 in 4th) on 9-15 (.600) shooting, two rebounds, three assists and a career-high-tying three steals in 29 minutes versus Houston on Dec. 11; also made a career-high six three-pointers (6-9, 66.7 3FG%); his 24 points were the most by a Cavs NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – ; Inactive List – 1 this season rookie since Collin Sexton had 24 points on 3/28/19 at San Antonio o Finished with nine points, two rebounds, two assists, a career-high tying three steals and one block in 24 minutes at Boston on Dec. 9 o Led the Cavaliers bench with 12 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting, four rebounds and one steal in 20 minutes versus Orlando on Dec. 6
# 2 COLLIN SEXTON Guard 6-1 192 lbs 1/4/99 Alabama Year: 2nd ABOUT COLLIN: Nicknamed Young Bull…son of Darnell and Gia Sexton…has a brother, Jordan, and a sister, Giauna…majored in business…favorite sport other than basketball is track…favorite TV show is Martin…lists Spiderman as his favorite childhood superhero…favorite color is red...favorite movie is Drumline…won a gold medal with the 2016 USA Men’s U17 World Championship Team, at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain, and was named the MVP of the tournament.
CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS
PTS 31 @ NYK 11/10/19 31 @ NYK 11/10/19 LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 14 vs. HOU 11/24/18 12 vs. ATL 12/23/19 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGA 24 vs. BOS 2/5/19 22 vs. BKN 11/25/19 at TOR (12/31) 31:33 8-15 1-4 5-5 0-1-1 1 1 1 2 0 22 3FGM 5 2 Times 5 @ NYK 11/10/19 at MIN (12/28) 34:05 5-17 0-1 8-11 3-4-7 1 3 1 6 0 18 3FGA 8 3 Times 8 2 Times at BOS (12/27) 31:14 9-20 0-2 3-3 2-2-4 2 4 1 2 0 21 FTM 10 vs. DET 3/2/19 8 @ MIN 12/28/19 vs. ATL (12/23) 35:48 12-20 0-1 1-2 1-5-6 3 0 1 2 0 25 FTA 13 vs. DET 3/2/19 11 @ MIN 12/28/19 OREB 4 2 Times 3 4 Times vs. MEM (12/20) 24:55 2-12 0-1 5-6 1-2-3 3 2 0 2 1 9 DREB 9 @ OKC 11/28/18 6 vs. DAL 11/3/19
TREB 10 @ OKC 11/28/18 7 2 Times QUICK NOTES ON SEXTON: ASTS 10 vs. CHA 4/9/19 6 vs. ORL 11/27/19 o Has scored in double figures in 30 of Cleveland’s 33 games this season; has scored 20+ points 10 times this season STLS 3 4 Times 3 4 Times o Produced a team-high 22 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting and one steal in 32 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 31 o Recorded a game-high tying 18 points, seven rebounds and one steal in 34 minutes at Minnesota on Dec. 28 BLKS 2 @ BKN 3/6/19 1 2 Times o Tallied 21 points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal in 31 minutes at Boston on Dec. 27 MINS 45 vs. BKN 2/13/19 37 @ IND 11/1/19 o Led the Cavs in scoring with 25 points on 12-20 (.600) shooting, six rebounds, three assists and one steal in 36 minutes versus Atlanta on Dec. 23; had his 100th career game with 10+ points Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 2 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this o Shot 10-14 (.714) from the floor for a team-high 23 points while adding two rebounds, two assists and a team-high three steals in 31 season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; minutes versus Charlotte on Dec. 18; his .714 FG% was the highest in any game of his NBA career; also made his first eight FGA, NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – ; Inactive List – 0 this season becoming the first Cavalier to make his first 8+ attempts since 2016; also made his 100th career start tonight, becoming one of three Cavaliers in franchise history with 100+ starts before the age of 21 (Kyrie Irving, LeBron James) o Had a team-high 25 points on 10-16 (.625) shooting from the field, five rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 16 o Shot 10-19 (.526) for 28 points while adding two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 35 minutes at San Antonio on Dec. 12 o Contributed 18 points on 8-14 (.571) shooting, three assists and one steal in 29 minutes versus Houston on Dec. 11
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# 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON Forward/Center 6-9 254 lbs 3/13/91 Texas Year: 9th 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 2019-20 HIGHS PTS 29 @ BOS 4/5/13 25 2 Times
FGM 12 2 Times 11 2 Times LAST 5 GAMES: FGA 18 vs. BOS 1/22/13 19 vs. CHI 10/30/19 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM 2 @ PHI 11/12/19 2 @ PHI 11/12/19 at TOR (12/31) 31:54 5-6 0-0 4-5 4-7-11 0 2 0 2 0 14 3FGA 3 @ PHI 11/12/19 3 @ PHI 11/12/19 FTM 9 3 Times 8 @ MIN 12/28/19 at MIN (12/28) 35:19 2-9 0-0 8-10 4-11-15 3 1 0 4 1 12 FTA 13 vs. BKN 2/20/13 10 @ MIN 12/28/19 at BOS (12/27) 29:53 5-10 0-0 2-3 1-6-7 0 1 1 2 0 12 OREB 12 @ CHI 10/31/14 9 @ WAS 11/8/19 vs. ATL (12/23) 32:31 1-6 0-0 1-2 2-8-10 2 2 2 1 1 3 DREB 14 @ NYK 12/7/16 11 @ MIN 12/28/19 vs. MEM (12/20) 31:40 5-14 0-0 0-0 8-7-15 3 1 0 3 1 10 TREB 21 2 Times 15 3 Times
QUICK NOTES ON THOMPSON: ASTS 5 10 Times 5 vs. ORL 12/6/19 o Has a team-high 17 double-doubles this season (tied-13th in NBA) STLS 4 4 Times 3 2 Times o Finished with his 17th double-double of the season with 14 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting and a game-high tying 11 rebounds in 32 BLKS 5 vs. CHI 10/30/19 5 vs. CHI 10/30/19 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 31 MINS 48 vs. PHI 11/9/13 37 2 Times o Turned in his 16th double-double of 2019-20 with 12 points and a game-high, season-high tying 15 rebounds while adding three assists and one block in 35 minutes at Minnesota on Dec. 28 Double-Doubles – 17 this season, 171 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 o Notched 12 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting from the field, a team-high tying seven rebounds and one steal in 30 minutes at Boston on Dec. 27; passed Anderson Varejao (591 GP) for sole possession of the 7th-most games played in Cavaliers history this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this o Contributed three points, a game-high-tying 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals in 33 minutes versus Atlanta on Dec. 23 season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed one game due o Posted his 15th double-double of the season with 10 points, a season-high-tying 15 rebounds, three assists and one block in 32 minutes to rest on 11/20; ; Inactive List – 1 this season versus Memphis on Dec. 20; with his third offensive rebound, joined Zydrunas Ilgauskas (2,336) as the only players in Cavaliers history to accumulate 2,000 offensive rebounds o Produced his 14th double-double of the season with 14 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting and 13 rebounds to go along with two assists and one steal in 37 minutes versus Charlotte on Dec. 18 o Recorded 18 points on 9-14 (.643) shooting from the field, eight rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes at Toronto on Dec. 16 o Shot 6-11 (.545) from the field for 12 points to go along with two rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 27 minutes at Milwaukee on Dec. 14 o Tallied 11 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, seven rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 34 minutes versus Houston on Dec. 11 th o Recorded his 13 double-double of 2019-20 with 17 points on 8-11 (.727) shooting from the floor and a game-high tying 11 rebounds while adding one steal in 36 minutes at Boston on Dec. 9 o Shot 5-10 (.500) for 12 points while adding three rebounds and four assists in 22 minutes at Philadelphia on Dec. 7 # 32 DEAN WADE
Forward 6-9 219 lbs 11/20/96 Kansas State Year: 1st ABOUT DEAN: Full name is Dean Jackson Wade…graduated in May 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in social science...father, Jay, lettered one season on the Kansas State football team…mother, Trish, played volleyball and basketball at Barton Community College and is in the school’s Hall of Fame…has an older sister, Teresa, who an all-state volleyball player at St. John and the 2010 Class 1A State Division I MVP. CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS PTS 3 @ DAL 11/22/19 3 @ DAL 11/22/19 FGM 1 @ DAL 11/22/19 1 @ DAL 11/22/19 FGA 1 2 Times 1 2 Times LAST 5 GAMES: 3FGM 1 @ DAL 11/22/19 1 @ DAL 11/22/19 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGA 1 @ DAL 11/22/19 1 @ DAL 11/22/19 at TOR (12/31) G LEAGUE – TWO-WAY FTM - - at MIN (12/28) G LEAGUE – TWO-WAY FTA - - at BOS (12/27) G LEAGUE – TWO-WAY OREB - - vs. ATL (12/23) G LEAGUE – TWO-WAY DREB 2 @ DAL 11/22/19 2 @ DAL 11/22/19 vs. MEM (12/20) G LEAGUE – TWO-WAY TREB 2 @ DAL 11/22/19 2 @ DAL 11/22/19 ASTS - - QUICK NOTES ON WADE: STLS 1 @ NYK 11/18/19 1 @ NYK 11/18/19 o Signed with the Cavaliers on a Two-Way contract on July 9, 2019 BLKS - - o Played in 126 games (123 starts) over four seasons at Kansas State, averaging 12.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in MINS 9 @ NYK 11/18/19 9 @ NYK 11/18/19 29.3 minutes per contest o Wade is the only player in Kansas State school history with at least 1,000 points, 100 three-point field goals, 500 rebounds, Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this 200 assists and 100 steals season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 3 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; o One of three K-State players (Bob Boozer in 1956-59 and Rodney McGruder in 2009-13) to rank in the Top 10 in both career NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – ; Inactive List – 27 this season scoring (1,510/10th) and rebounding
# 9 DYLAN WINDLER Guard/Forward 6-6 199 lbs 9/22/96 Belmont Year: 1st
ABOUT DYLAN: 2018-19 Male Scholar Athlete of the Year by the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association with his 3.74 GPA...championship golfer in high school, conference and county champion and state qualifier...majored in Accounting…has one sibling, Corey...lists Kevin Durant, James Harden, Phil Mickelson as CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS
favorite athletes…four-year letter-winner at Perry Meridian High School for head coach Brent Keck...late PTS - - bloomer in basketball who developed into one of the top players in the state of Indiana...2015 IBCA/Subway FGM - - Boys’ Basketball All-State...named to prestigious Indiana North-South All-Star Classic roster. FGA - - 3FGM - -
LAST 5 GAMES: 3FGA - - FTM - - OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FTA - - at TOR (12/31) INACTIVE LIST – LEFT LOWER LEG STRESS REACTION OREB - - at MIN (12/28) INACTIVE LIST – LEFT LOWER LEG STRESS REACTION DREB - - at BOS (12/27) INACTIVE LIST – LEFT LOWER LEG STRESS REACTION TREB - - vs. ATL (12/23) INACTIVE LIST – LEFT LOWER LEG STRESS REACTION ASTS - - vs. MEM (12/20) INACTIVE LIST – LEFT LOWER LEG STRESS REACTION STLS - - BLKS - - QUICK NOTES ON WINDLER: MINS - - o Selected in the first round (26th overall pick) of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers o Played 4 seasons at Belmont, appearing in 128 games (97 starts), averaging 13.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.0 steal in 29.4 Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this minutes per contest season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; o As a senior in 2018-19, started all 33 games and averaged 21.3 points on .540 shooting form the field, 10.8 rebounds, 2.6 NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed 30 games due to a left assists and 1.42 steals in 33.2 minutes per contest lower leg stress reaction from 10/23-12/3 and 12/9-12/31; missed o One of four players to record 1,600 career points and 1,000 rebounds in Ohio Valley Conference history dating back to 1971 two games due to G League assignment on 12/6 and 12/7; Inactive o Had 35 career games of 20+ points and 36 career double-doubles while at Belmont List –32 this season
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# 41 ANTE ZIZIC Center 6-10 266 lbs 1/4/97 Darussafaka (Turkey) Year: 3rd ABOUT ANTE: Older brother, Andrija, was also a professional basketball player and the two were teammates at Cibona Zagreb in 2015-16…favorite sport other than basketball is soccer…favorite board game is Monopoly…lists Superman as his favorite childhood superhero…favorite actor is Denzel Washington…loves playing video games.
CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 HIGHS
PTS 23 @ DEN 1/19/19 8 @ BOS 12/27/19
FGM 9 2 Times 3 3 Times LAST 5 GAMES: FGA 17 @ BOS 1/23/19 6 vs. PHI 11/17/19 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM - - at TOR (12/31) 2:47 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3FGA - - at MIN (12/28) DNP – COACH’S DECISION FTM 6 5 Times 4 @ BOS 12/27/19 at BOS (12/27) 4:55 2-2 0-0 4-4 0-2-2 0 1 0 0 1 8 FTA 9 2 Times 4 @ BOS 12/27/19 vs. ATL (12/23) DNP – COACH’S DECISION OREB 6 2 Times 2 @ MIA 11/20/19 vs. MEM (12/20) DNP – COACH’S DECISION DREB 11 @ CHI 1/27/19 5 @ NYK 11/18/19 TREB 14 @ CHI 1/27/19 6 @ NYK 11/18/19
ASTS 4 @ SAC 4/4/19 - QUICK NOTES ON ZIZIC: STLS 2 @ HOU 1/11/19 1 2 Times o In his first game this season, contributed six points on 3-6 (.500) shooting, two rebounds and one block in 17 minutes BLKS 2 7 Times 1 3 Times versus Philadelphia on Nov. 17 MINS 36 @ CHI 1/27/19 20 @ NYK 11/18/19 o Played in 59 games (25 starts) for the Cavs last season, averaging 7.8 points (.553 FG%) and 5.4 rebounds in 18.3 minutes per game; also had 4 double-doubles Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 4 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this o Scored in double figures 22 times in 2018-19 season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 11 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; o Grabbed double-digit rebounds in eight games and recorded 4 double-doubles last season NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed 11 games due to left o Tallied a career-high 23 points on 9-12 (.750) shooting in 31 minutes at Denver on Jan. 19 foot plantar fasciitis from 10/23-11/14; Inactive List – 11 this season o Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, including a career-high 11 defensive boards, and dished out a then career-high three in a career-high 36 minutes at Chicago on Jan. 27
2019-20 ROSTER
# NAME POS HT WT DOB PRIOR TO PROS/HOME COUNTRY YEAR 21 *Tyler Cook F 6-9 255 9/23/97 Iowa ’19 / USA R 18 Matthew Dellavedova G 6-3 204 9/8/90 St. Mary’s (CA) ’13 / Australia 7th 1 Danté Exum G 6-5 214 7/13/95 Australian Inst. of Sport ’14/Australia 5th 10 Darius Garland G 6-1 192 1/26/00 Vanderbilt ’19 / USA R 31 John Henson F/C 6-9 222 12/28/90 North Carolina ’12 / USA 8th 20 Brandon Knight G 6-2 182 12/2/91 Kentucky ’11 / USA 8th 0 Kevin Love F 6-8 247 9/7/88 UCLA ’08 / USA 12th 28 Alfonzo McKinnie F 6-8 215 9/17/92 Green Bay ’15 / USA 3rd 22 Larry Nance Jr. F 6-7 245 1/1/93 Wyoming ’15 / USA 5th 16 Cedi Osman F 6-7 230 4/8/95 Anadolu Efes (Turkey) ’15/ Macedonia/Turkey 3rd 4 Kevin Porter Jr. G 6-4 203 5/4/00 USC ’19 / USA R 2 Collin Sexton G 6-1 192 1/4/99 Alabama ’18 / USA 2nd 13 Tristan Thompson F/C 6-9 254 3/13/91 Texas ’11 / Canada 9th 32 *Dean Wade F 6-9 219 11/20/96 Kansas State ’19 / USA R 9 Dylan Windler G/F 6-6 199 9/22/96 Belmont / USA R 41 Ante Zizic C 6-10 266 1/4/97 Darussafaka (Turkey) ’16 / Croatia 3rd
*Two-Way Player
HEAD COACH John Beilein (Wheeling)
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH J.B. Bickerstaff (Minnesota)
ASSISTANT COACHES Antonio Lang (Duke) Dan Geriot (Richmond) Lindsay Gottlieb (Brown)
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SPORTS SCIENCE & HEALTH Mark Kovacs (Auburn)
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Stephen Spiro (Temple)
HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH Derek Millender (South Alabama)
CAVALIERS NUMERICAL ROSTER 0 Kevin Love 13 Tristan Thompson 28 Alfonzo McKinnie 1 Danté Exum 16 Cedi Osman 31 John Henson 2 Collin Sexton 18 Matthew Dellavedova 32 Dean Wade 4 Kevin Porter Jr. 20 Brandon Knight 41 Ante Zizic 9 Dylan Windler 21 Tyler Cook 10 Darius Garland 22 Larry Nance Jr.