2019-20 Cleveland Cavaliers Game Notes Follow @Cavsnotes on Twitter Regular Season Game # 57 Home Game # 30
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MON., FEB. 24, 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 # 57 HOME GAME # 30 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2019-20 SCHEDULE 10/23 @ ORL L, 85-94 POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/26 vs. IND W, 110-99 10/28 @ MIL L, 112-129 F 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-7 230 19-20: 56 56 11.0 3.6 2.4 .445 29.1 10/30 vs. CHI W, 117-111 11/1 @ IND L, 95-102 11/3 vs. DAL L, 111-131 F 22 LARRY NANCE JR. 6-7 245 19-20: 47 8 9.6 7.3 1.9 .524 25.2 11/5 vs. BOS L, 113-119 11/8 @ WAS W, 113-100 11/10 @ NYK W, 108-87 C 3 ANDRE DRUMMOND 6-11 279 19-20: 53 52 17.4 15.5 2.7 .531 33.1 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: 56 56 19.8 3.1 2.8 .458 32.2 11/18 @ NYK L, 105-123 11/20 @ MIA L, 100-124 11/22 @ DAL L, 101-143 G 10 DARIUS GARLAND 6-1 192 19-20: 55 55 12.3 1.9 3.9 .399 30.6 11/23 vs. POR W, 110-104 11/25 vs. BKN L, 106-108 11/27 vs. ORL L, 104-116 11/29 vs. MIL L, 110-119 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/3 vs. DET L, 94-127 • The Cleveland Cavaliers return to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, where they will play seven of the next eight games, starting tonight against the 12/6 vs. ORL L, 87-93 12/7 @ PHI L, 94-141 Miami Heat. This is the fourth and final meeting between the Cavs and Heat this season. 12/9 @ BOS L, 88-110 • MILESTONE WATCH: KEVIN LOVE (1,198 3FGM) is 2 three-pointers away from 1,200 for his career. DANTE EXUM (499 FGM) needs 1 field goal to 12/11 vs. HOU L, 110-116 12/12 @ SAS W, 117-109 OT reach 500 for his career. COLLIN SEXTON (196 3FGM) is closing in on 200 career three-pointers. 12/14 @ MIL L, 108-125 • COLLIN SEXTON has scored in double-digits in every game since Dec. 23 (27 games, 22.3 PPG) and has scored 23+ points in 8 of the last 10 games. 12/16 @ TOR L, 113-133 12/18 vs. CHA W, 100-98 COLLIN SEXTON’S LAST 10 GAMES: 22.3 PTS, 4.6 AST, 1.0 STL, .417 3FG% 12/20 vs. MEM W, 114-107 Jan. 27 at DET: 23 PTS, 5 AST Jan. 30 vs. TOR: 23 PTS, 4 AST Feb. 3 vs. NYK: 29 PTS, 7 AST Feb. 9 vs. LAC: 13 PTS, 3 AST Feb. 21 at WAS: 25 PTS, 2 AST 12/23 vs. ATL W, 121-118 Jan. 28 vs. NOP: 24 PTS, 4 AST Feb. 1 vs. GSW: 23 PTS, 4 AST Feb. 5 at OKC: 23 PTS, 2 AST Feb. 12 vs. ATL: 23 PTS, 6 AST Feb. 22 at MIA: 17 PTS, 9 AST 12/27 @ BOS L, 117-129 12/28 @ MIN W, 94-88 12/31 @ TOR L, 97-117 • With his second made three-pointer in Miami on Saturday, DARIUS GARLAND (100 3FGM) joined Collin Sexton (119 3FGM in 2018-19) as the ONLY 1/2 vs. CHA L, 106-109 players in Cavaliers history to knock down 100+ triples in their rookie season. Garland, who ranks 3rd among 2019-20 rookies in 3FGM this season, 1/4 vs. OKC L, 106-121 also enters tonight’s game with 9 straight outings of 4+ assists, the longest by a Cavs rookie since Kyrie Irving’s 18 straight in 2012. 1/5 vs. MIN L, 103-118 1/7 vs. DET L, 113-115 MOST THREE-POINTERS MADE BY A ROOKIE IN CAVS HISTORY HIGHEST ASSISTS PER GAME AMONG 2019-20 ROOKIES 1/9 @ DET W, 115-112 OT 1. Collin Sexton (2018-19) 119 1. Ja Morant (MEM) 6.9 1/11 @ DEN W, 111-103 1/13 @ LAL L, 99-128 2. DARIUS GARLAND (2019-20) 100 2. DARIUS GARLAND (CLE) 3.9 1/14 @ LAC L, 103-128 3. Kyrie Irving (2011-12) 73 3. Kendrick Nunn (MIA) 3.5 1/17 @ MEM L, 109-113 1/18 @ CHI L, 116-118 • Over the last three games, TRISTAN THOMPSON is averaging 17.7 points on .676 (23-34) shooting, including .800 (4-5) from three-point range, 1/20 vs. NYK L, 86-106 1/23 vs. WAS L, 112-124 rd 9.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 26.0 minutes per contest. He has also pulled down 4+ offensive rebounds on 30 occasions this season (3 in NBA). 1/25 vs. CHI L, 106-118 TRISTAN THOMPSON’S LAST 3 GAMES OFFENSIVE REBOUND PER GAME LEADERS THIS SEASON 1/27 @ DET W, 115-100 1/28 vs. NOP L, 111-125 Feb. 12 vs. ATL: 27 PTS, 11 REB, 11-16 FG, 3-3 3FG 1. ANDRE DRUMMOND (CLE) 4.6 1/30 vs. TOR L, 109-115 Feb. 21 at WAS: 10 PTS, 11 REB, 5-8 FG, 4 AST, 2 BLK 2. Clint Capela (ATL) 4.3 2/1 vs. GSW L, 112-131 Feb. 22 at MIA: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 7-10 FG, 1-1 3FG 3. TRISTAN THOMPSON (CLE) 4.1 2/3 vs. NYK L, 134-139 OT 2/5 @ OKC L, 103-109 • KEVIN LOVE has tied the franchise record with 12 straight games with two or more three-pointers (42-99, .424 from deep since Jan. 18). 2/9 vs. LAC L, 92-133 MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH MULTIPLE THREE-POINTERS IN CAVS HISTORY 2/12 vs. ATL W, 127-105 2/21 @ WAS W, 113-108 KEVIN LOVE (12 (1/18/20-present) Wesley Person – 11 (11/19/97-12/11/97) Kyle Korver – 11 (11/11/17-12/2/17) 2/22 @ MIA L, 105-124 JR Smith – 12 (1/21/16-2/10/16) Kyle Korver – 11 (2/1/17-2/27/17) Darius Garland – 10 (12/28/19-1/14/20) 2/24 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/26 vs. PHI 7:00 p.m. on FSO • LARRY NANCE JR. has scored in double figures in 12 of the last 13 games, averaging 13.9 points (.551 FG%), 8.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 27.8 2/28 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. on FSO minutes over that span with 6 double-doubles (since Jan. 20). 2/29 vs. IND 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/2 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. on FSO • CEDI OSMAN put up strong numbers over the Cavs’ recent two-game road trip (17.5 PTS, .500 FG%, .438 3FG%,.8.5 REB, 4.5 AST, 34.0 MIN). 3/4 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. on FSO • ANDRE DRUMMOND has recorded 45 double-doubles on the season (t-1st in NBA), including three double-doubles in four games with the Cavaliers. 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 3/14 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO February 24, 2011 – The Cavs traded Mo Williams and Jamario Moon to the Los Angeles Clippers for Baron Davis and a 2011 unprotected draft pick that 3/17 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. on FSO would turn out being the #1 pick in the lottery (Kyrie Irving). 3/19 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/21 @ IND 7:00 p.m. on FSO February 24, 2012 – Kyrie Irving won MVP of the BBVA Rising Stars Game in Orlando, scoring 34 points and hitting a perfect 8-8 from three-point range for 3/24 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. on FSO Team Chuck in the victory. Tristan Thompson scored 20 points for Team Shaq. 3/26 vs. LAL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/28 @ BKN 6:00 p.m. on FSO 3/30 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. on FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 4/1 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. on FSO Alfonzo McKinnie (Left Foot; Plantar Fasciitis) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 4/3 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. on FSO 4/5 @ SAC 9:00 p.m. on FSO Dylan Windler (Left Lower Leg; Stress Reaction) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) 4/7 @ POR 10:00 p.m. on FSO Kevin Love (Right Achilles; Soreness) – PROBABLE Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 4/8 @ GSW 10:30 p.m. on FSO 4/11 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 4/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2019-20 RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/15 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO OVERALL 15-41 (.268) 7-22 (.241) 8-19 (.296) 2-1 (.667) L1 CENTRAL 4-8 (.333) 2-4 (.333) 2-4 (.333) 1-0 (1.000) W1 All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM EASTERN 10-29 (.256) 5-15 (.250) 5-14 (.263) 1-1 (.500) L1 WESTERN 5-12 (.294) 2-7 (.222) 3-5 (.375) 1-0 (1.000) L7 Overall: 45-70 Home: 32-25 RMFH: 22-24 Road: 13-45 CAVALIERS vs.