2019-20 Cleveland Cavaliers Game Notes Follow @Cavsnotes on Twitter Regular Season Game # 21 Home Game # 12
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FRI., DEC. 6, 2019 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 # 21 HOME GAME # 12 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: 20 20 9.8 3.6 2.1 .429 29.9 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: 17 17 16.7 10.7 2.8 .446 31.0 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: 19 19 13.9 10.6 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: 20 20 18.1 3.3 2.5 .441 30.7 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: 20 20 10.8 1.5 3.0 .380 28.2 11/25 vs. BKN L, 106-108 11/27 vs. ORL L, 104-116 CAVS QUICK FACTS 11/29 vs. MIL L, 110-119 12/3 vs. DET L, 94-127 • The Cleveland Cavaliers will play the final contest of this six-game homestand tonight when they square off against the Orlando Magic. This is 12/6 vs. ORL 7:30 p.m. on FSO the third of four meetings against Orlando (March 19 at ORL) and second matchup between the teams during this homestand. 12/7 @ PHI 7:30 p.m. on FSO/NBA TV 12/9 @ BOS 7:30 p.m. on FSO • The Cavs are 20-6 in their last 26 matchups against the Magic since Feb. 8, 2013 which includes an 11-2 mark at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. 12/11 vs. HOU 7:00 p.m. on FSO • th 12/12 @ SAS 8:30 p.m. on FSO UPCOMING MILESTONES: TRISTAN THOMPSON (3,048 DREB) is 2 defensive rebounds away from passing Hot Rod Williams (3,049 DREB) for 4 12/14 @ MIL 8:30 p.m. on FSO nd place in franchise history. Thompson (581 GP) will also play in his 582 career game with an appearance tonight, tying him with Mark Price (582 12/16 @ TOR 7:30 p.m. on FSO games) for 8th on the Cavaliers all-time games played list. 12/18 vs. CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO 12/20 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. on FSO • On Tuesday night, TRISTAN THOMPSON registered his team-leading 12th double-double of the season (10 PTS, 14 REB, 1 BLK, 30 MIN). He has 12/23 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. on FSO pulled down double-digit rebounds in five consecutive contests and recorded 14+ rebounds twice this season, both coming in his last three games 12/27 @ BOS 4:00 p.m. on FSO (had 15 rebounds on Nov. 27 vs. Orlando). Thompson’s lone block against Detroit was his 23rd block of the season and he is averaging a career-high 12/28 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. on FSO nd 12/31 @ TOR 7:00 p.m. on FSO 1.21 blocks per game (22 -best in NBA). He also has 17 blocks at home this season (11 games) which is more blocks then he had all last season 1/2 vs. CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO (16 total blocks in 43 games). 1/4 vs. OKC 7:30 p.m. on FSO • 1/5 vs. MIN 7:30 p.m. on FSO COLLIN SEXTON led the Cavs in scoring Tuesday night for the seventh time this season with 22 points (8-16 FG, 6-7 FT), to go along with four 1/7 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO rebounds, three assists and two steals (sixth multi-steal effort of the season) in 33 minutes. Sexton has scored in double-digits in all 20 games this 1/9 @ DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO season and in 43 consecutive contests going back to February 23, 2019. He has also scored 20+ points five times this season and in two of his last 1/11 @ DEN 9:00 p.m. on FSO three games. Over his last three outings, Sexton is averaging 19.3 points (.511 FG%, .400 3FG%, .833 FT%), 4.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.67 steals 1/13 @ LAL 10:30 p.m. on FSO 1/14 @ LAC 10:30 p.m. on FSO in 32.3 minutes per contest. 1/17 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. on FSO • JORDAN CLARKSON has scored in double figures 16 times off the bench this season and ranks 3rd in the NBA in double-digit scoring games as a 1/18 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO 1/20 vs. NYK 5:00 p.m. on FSO reserve this season (trails only Lou Williams with 17 and Montrezl Harrell with 18 games). 1/23 vs. WAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO • LARRY NANCE JR. has made a three-pointer in a career-high 7 consecutive games, shooting a combined 13-30 (.433) from long distance and 1/25 vs. CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO 1/27 @ DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO averaging 13.0 points (.554 FG%), 8.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 28.6 minutes per night over that span. He is also hitting a career-best .390 (23-59) 1/28 vs. NOP 7:00 p.m. on FSO from three on the season. 1/30 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/1 vs. GSW 8:00 p.m. on FSO • CEDI OSMAN has scored in double figures in five of his last six games, averaging 13.7 points (.492 FG%), 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 30.8 minutes 2/3 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. on FSO over that span. On Tuesday against Detroit, he tallied 10 points (4-6 FG) and one block in 26 minutes of work. 2/5 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. on FSO • 2/9 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. on FSO KEVIN PORTER JR. led the Cavs’ bench with 12 points and a career-high seven rebounds in 23 minutes versus Detroit. Porter has scored in double 2/12 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. on FSO figures three times this season. 2/21 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO • Among rookie leaders this season, DARIUS GARLAND ranks in the Top 15 in PPG (10.8, 11th), APG (3.0, 4th), SPG (0.80, 9th), 3FGM (32, 5th) and 2/22 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. on FSO 2/24 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. on FSO th th 3FG% (.372, 6 ). He is also shooting .840 (21-25) from the foul line, the 4 -highest mark among rookies who have taken a minimum of 20 FTA. 2/26 vs. PHI 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/28 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. on FSO 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 December 6, 1970 – The Cavs won their first ever home game, a 108-106 victory over Buffalo in front of 2,002 fans at Cleveland Arena. 3/8 vs. SAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO December 7, 2016 – During a 126-94 road win at New York, Tristan Thompson recorded 20 rebounds, marking the most rebounds of his career 3/10 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO in a road game and the most ever by a Cavs player at Madison Square Garden. It was one of his four career 20-rebound performances. 3/13 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/14 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO December 7, 1997 – Wesley Person was named NBA Player of the Week, averaging 25.3 points (.617 FG%, .545 3FG%, 1.000 FT%), 5.7 3/17 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. on FSO rebounds and 3.0 assists, helping the Cavs go 3-0 during the week. 3/19 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/21 @ IND 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/24 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. on FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/26 vs. LAL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/28 @ BKN 6:00 p.m. on FSO Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) TBD 3/30 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. on FSO Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) 4/1 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. on FSO Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 4/3 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. on FSO 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.