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FRI., MAY 27, 2016 AIR CANADA CENTRE – TORONTO, ON TV: ESPN RADIO: WTAM 1100/LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN RADIO 8:30 PM EST CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (11-2, 57-25) AT TORONTO RAPTORS (10-9, 56-26) 2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES CONFERENCE FINALS GAME 6 OVERALL PLAYOFF GAME #14 ROAD GAME #7 PROBABLE STARTERS POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 15-16: 76 76 25.3 7.4 6.8 .520 35.6 PLAYOFFS: 13 13 23.9 8.5 7.1 .541 37.6 QUARTERFINALS F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 15-16: 77 77 16.0 9.9 2.4 .419 31.5 # 1 Cleveland vs. # 8 Detroit PLAYOFFS: 13 13 17.1 9.4 2.3 .387 32.0 CAVS won series 4-0 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 15-16: 82 34 7.8 9.0 0.8 .588 27.7 PLAYOFFS: 13 13 5.1 8.6 0.8 .417 28.6 Game 1 at Cleveland; April 17 CAVS 106, Pistons 101 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 15-16: 77 77 12.4 2.8 1.7 .415 30.7 Game 2 at Cleveland; April 20 PLAYOFFS: 13 13 11.8 3.7 1.3 .447 33.3 CAVS 107, Pistons 90 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 15-16: 53 53 19.6 3.0 4.7 .448 31.5 Game 3 at Detroit; April 22 PLAYOFFS: 13 13 23.8 2.4 4.8 .478 35.5 CAVS 101, Pistons 91 Game 4 at Detroit; April 24 CAVS QUICK FACTS CAVS 100, Pistons 98 The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to secure their second straight NBA Finals berth (3rd overall) when they face off against the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the 2016 Eastern Conference Finals tonight at Air Canada Centre. The Cavs lead the series, 3-2, after a 116-78 victory in Game 5 of the ECF at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday night. Cleveland is an NBA-best 11-2 (.846) this postseason, which includes a 4-2 (.667) record on the road (2nd-best in the NBA). CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS The Wine and Gold’s 38-point victory in Game 5 was the largest postseason win in franchise history (previously 31, 115-84, vs. Toronto in Game 1). It also # 1 Cleveland vs. # 4 Atlanta tied the 5th-largest margin of victory in NBA Conference Finals history. Cleveland’s 31-point halftime advantage (65-34) marked the largest halftime lead in a CAVS won series 4-0 Conference Finals game in NBA history. The Raptors’ 34 first half points marked an opponent postseason low for the Cavaliers. (ESPN Stats & Info) Game 1 @ Cleveland; May 2 MILESTONE ALERT: LeBron James (271) is two triples away from passing Paul Pierce (272) for 6th place in career postseason three-pointers. James (335 STL CAVS 104, Hawks 93 & 1,668 REB) is also four steals away from passing John Stockton (338) for 4th place in NBA playoff history and nine rebounds away from passing Dennis Rodman (1,676) for 11th place all-time in NBA postseason history. Game 2 @ Cleveland; May 4 CAVS 123, Hawks 98 In Wednesday’s Game 5 win, Cleveland held the edge in rebounds (48-27, +21), points in the paint (46-32, +14), second chance points (18-11, +7) and fast Game 3 @ Atlanta; May 6 break points (21-14, +7). The Cavaliers’ 21 fast break points marked a postseason high. CAVS 121, Hawks 108 nd During Game 5 of the ECF, the Cavs recorded a postseason-high 30 points off of 19 Toronto turnovers, the 2 -most points scored off of opponent turnovers Game 4 @ Atlanta; May 8 in this year’s playoffs (33 points by Golden State on April 16, 2016 against Houston). Cleveland also swiped a postseason-high 11 steals. (Elias Sports Bureau) CAVS 100, Hawks 99 The Wine and Gold are allowing a postseason-low 21.1 points in the fourth quarter. Against the Raptors in the ECF, the Cavs have held Toronto to 20 or less fourth quarter points in four of the five contests. On Wednesday night, the Cavs shot a postseason-high 44-77 (.571) from the field, their highest playoff field goal percentage since May 7, 2010 at Boston (.595), while holding the Raptors to an opponent 2016 Playoff-low 78 points on 27-69 (.391) shooting, including an opponent postseason-low 3-17 (.176) from the three-point line. LeBron James shot 10-17 (.588) from the field, including 2-4 (.500) from deep, for 23 points to go along with six rebounds, a game-high eight assists, two # 1 Cleveland vs. # 2 Toronto steals and one block in 32 minutes during Wednesday’s Game 5 victory. James has now scored at least 20 points in 23 straight playoff contests, the longest active streak in the NBA and just one game shy of tying his postseason career best (24 straight games from May 12, 2008-April 25, 2010). He has swiped at CAVS lead series 3-2 nd least two steals in 12 of Cleveland’s 13 games this postseason and ranks 2 among all current players in the 2016 Playoffs in steals per game (2.31). Game 1 @ Cleveland; May 17 CAVS 115, Raptors 84 Kyrie Irving has notched 20 points or more in 11 of Cleveland’s 13 contests this postseason while averaging 23.8 points on .478 (117-245) shooting, including .453 (34-75) from three-point territory, 2.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.4 assists in 35.5 minutes. In Game 5 of the ECF, Irving tallied 23 points on 9- Game 2 @ Cleveland; May 19 17 (.529) shooting, three rebounds, three assists, a 2016 Playoff-high tying three steals and one block in 27 minutes. CAVS 108, Raptors 89 Kevin Love poured in a game-high 25 points on 8-10 (.800) shooting from the field, including 3-4 (.750) from three-point range, two rebounds, two assists, Game 3 @ Toronto; May 21 one steal and a game-high, playoff career-high tying two blocks in 24 minutes during Game 5 of the ECF. His .800 field goal percentage was the highest of CAVS 84, Raptors 99 his postseason career. Game 4 @ Toronto; May 23 Channing Frye is shooting .571 (24-42) from deep this postseason, the highest three point percentage among all current players in the 2016 Playoffs. CAVS 99, Raptors 105 Matthew Dellavedova has a 5.33 assist-to-turnover ratio this postseason (48 assists, 9 turnovers), which is the highest among all active playoff players. Game 5 @ Cleveland; May 25 Dellavedova recorded five assists with zero turnovers in nine minutes of play on Wednesday night. CAVS 116, Raptors 78 Game 6 @ Toronto CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY Friday, May 27 – 8:30 p.m. Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) TV: ESPN RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio None Sasha Kaun (kown) Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) *Game 7 @ Cleveland Timofey Mozgov (TEAM-oh-fay MOZ-gov) Sunday, May 29 – 8:30 p.m. Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert TV: ESPN RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio 2015-16 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK * If necessary 2016 PLAYOFFS 11-2 (.846) 7-0 (1.000) 4-2 (.667) 0-0 (---) W1 OVERALL 57-25 (.695) 33-8 (.805) 24-17 (.583) 3-2 (.600) L1 CENTRAL 8-8 (.500) 5-3 (.625) 3-5 (.375) 1-1 (.500) L3 EASTERN 35-17 (.673) 21-5 (.808) 14-12 (.538) 2-1 (.667) L1 WESTERN 22-8 (.733) 12-3 (.800) 10-5 (.667) 1-1 (.500) L1 2016 NBA PLAYOFFS: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: VS. TORONTO RAPTORS (10-9, 56-26) CAVS-RAPTORS POSTSEASON SCHEDULE GAME/DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT GAME 1: Tuesday, May 17 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) WON, 115-84 GAME 2: Thursday, May 19 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) WON, 108-89 GAME 3: Saturday, May 21 @ Toronto Raptors Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) Lost, 84-99 GAME 4: Monday, May 23 @ Toronto Raptors Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) Lost, 99-105 GAME 5: Wednesday, May 25 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) WON, 116-78 GAME 6: Friday, May 27 @ Toronto Raptors Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) 8:30 p.m., ESPN *GAME 7: Sunday, May 29 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 8:30 p.m., ESPN * If Necessary CAVS-RAPTORS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION PLAYOFF HISTORY: This is the 1st time the Cavaliers and Raptors meet in the playoffs 2016 Conference Finals Home: 3-0 The Q: 3-0 Road: 0-2 CAVS Lead Series 3-2 CAVALIERS – RAPTORS MATCHUP (Overall 2016 Postseason Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 106.5 94.8 .471 .454 .426 .722 43.4 37.4 22.9 7.1 3.5 11.7 +11.7 RAPTORS 93.7 96.8 .421 .457 .297 .736 40.7 41.1 16.0 7.6 3.7 13.0 -3.1 CAVALIERS – RAPTORS MATCHUP (2016 ECF Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 104.4 91.0 .488 .443 .354 .765 43.4 35.4 21.4 7.4 3.8 13.0 +13.4 RAPTORS 91.0 104.4 .443 .488 .283 .714 35.4 43.4 17.4 6.4 3.0 12.8 -13.4 CONNECTIONS Cavs assistant coach Bret Brielmaier and Raptors 905, the Toronto Raptors D-League affiliate, Jesse Mermuys both attended Arizona…Cavs forward Tristan Thompson is a native of Canada…Thompson and Toronto guard Cory Joseph played alongside each other at the University of Texas during the 2010-11 season and both are natives of Canada…Cavs center Timofey Mozgov and Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll were teammates in Denver during the 2011-12 season…Cavs forward Kevin Love and Raptors guard Norman Powell both played their college ball at UCLA.