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VS. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (23-36) SAT., FEB. 23, 2019 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 7:00 PM ET TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2018-19 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES FOLLOW @CAVSNOTES ON TWITTER OVERALL GAME # 60 HOME GAME # 31 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2018-19 SCHEDULE All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/17 @ TOR L, 104-116 10/19 @ MIN L, 123-131 10/21 vs. ATL L, 111-133 F 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-8 215 18-19: 53 52 12.7 4.6 2.3 .429 31.5 10/24 vs. BKN L, 86-102 10/25 @ DET L, 103-110 10/27 vs. IND L, 107-119 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 18-19: 7 7 15.7 10.7 2.4 .344 25.7 10/30 vs. ATL W, 136-114 11/1 vs. DEN L, 91-110 C 41 ANTE ZIZIC 6-11 254 18-19: 11/3 @ CHA L, 94-126 42 13 6.9 5.2 0.7 .530 16.6 11/5 @ ORL L, 100-102 11/7 vs. OKC L, 86-95 G 20 BRANDON KNIGHT 6-3 195 18-19: 16 3 4.3 1.0 1.3 .333 11.4 11/10 @ CHI L, 98-99 11/13 vs. CHA W, 113-89 11/14 @ WAS L, 95-119 G 2 COLLIN SEXTON 6-2 190 18-19: 59 59 14.9 3.1 2.9 .406 30.4 11/19 @ DET L, 102-113 11/21 vs. LAL L, 105-109 11/23 @ PHI W, 121-112 CAVS QUICK FACTS 11/24 vs. HOU W, 117-108 11/26 vs. MIN L, 95-102 • The Cleveland Cavaliers continue their season-long five-game homestand on Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies. This is the second and final 11/28 @ OKC L, 83-100 regular season meeting between the two teams. The Cavs have won 6 of the last 9 meetings versus Memphis. 11/30 @ BOS L, 95-128 • Cleveland also holds a 17-4 all-time home record against the Grizzlies. Defensively, the Cavs have held Memphis to under 100 points in 13 of the 12/1 vs. TOR L, 95-106 21 contests at The Q, including nine of the last 12. During their 21 home meetings, Cleveland’s defense has limited the Grizzlies to an average of 12/3 @ BKN W, 99-97 12/5 vs. GSW L, 105-129 94.8 points on .447 shooting from the field. Offensively, the Wine & Gold have averaged 100.8 points (.478 FG%, .408 3FG%), and 25.4 assists in 12/7 vs. SAC L, 110-129 their 21 meetings against Memphis at Quicken Loans Arena. 12/8 vs. WAS W, 116-101 • The last time the two teams squared off at The Q (12/2/17), Cleveland picked up a 116-111 victory. In the win, Cleveland shot .560 (42-75) from 12/10 @ MIL L, 92-108 the field, .458 (11-24) from beyond the arc and .913 (21-23) from the free throw line. Kevin Love recorded a double-double with 20 points on 7- 12/12 vs. NYK W, 113-106 12/14 vs. MIL L, 102-114 12 (.583) shooting, including 3-4 (.750) from three-point territory, 11 rebounds and two assists in 30 minutes. 12/16 vs. PHI L, 105-128 • CAREER MILESTONES: KEVIN LOVE (299 BLK) is 1 block away from 300. CHANNING FRYE (3,993 REB) is 7 boards away from 4,000 for his career. 12/18 @ IND W, 92-91 12/19 @ CHA L, 99-110 • In Thursday’s 111-98 victory over Phoenix, the Cavaliers assisted on 34 of their 42 made field goals. It marked the first time this season the 12/21 @ TOR L, 110-126 Cavs have notched 30+ assists in back-to-back games (35 assists vs. BKN on 2/13/19). The Cavs also outrebounded the Suns 51-38 on Thursday. 12/23 vs. CHI L, 92-112 12/26 @ MEM L, 87-95 • Cleveland recorded a season-high 25 fast break points against Phoenix. The Cavs’ defense forced 17 turnovers, which they converted into a 12/28 @ MIA L, 94-118 season-high tying 28 points. The Cavs have scored at least 20 points off turnovers in consecutive games for the first time this season (26 PTS 12/29 @ ATL L, 108-111 off TOs vs. BKN on 2/13/19). 1/2 vs. MIA L, 92-117 • The Wine & Gold held a 52-38 advantage in points in the paint versus the Suns. Over the last three games (since 2/11), the Cavs are averaging 1/4 vs. UTA L, 91-117 1/5 vs. NOP L, 98-133 50.7 points in the paint per game. 1/8 vs. IND L, 115-123 • CEDI OSMAN had 19 points (7-12 FG, 5-8 3FG), five rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes in Thursday’s win. Since Jan. 23 (7 games), Osman is 1/9 @ NOP L, 124-140 averaging 19.9 points on .547 shooting, including .489 (22-45) from beyond the arc, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 31.4 minutes per contest. 1/11 @ HOU L, 113-141 1/13 @ LAL W, 101-95 • KEVIN LOVE recorded his 4th double-double of the season with 16 points (6-13 FG, 3-8 3FG) and 11 rebounds in 22 minutes against Phoenix. He 1/16 @ POR L, 112-129 has also notched a double-double in each of his last 5 appearances against Memphis, averaging 20.4 points (.538 FG%, .417 3FG%, 1.000 FT%), 1/18 @ UTA L, 99-115 11.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 31.6 minutes per game over that stretch. 1/19 @ DEN L, 102-124 1/21 vs. CHI L, 88-104 • ANTE ZIZIC registered his 3rd double-double of the season with 15 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting, a game-high 12 rebounds, one steal and two 1/23 @ BOS L, 103-123 blocks in 26 minutes versus the Suns. 1/25 vs. MIA L, 94-100 1/27 @ CHI W, 104-101 • JORDAN CLARKSON has 51 double-digit scoring efforts this season, the most among all NBA reserves. Against the Suns, he tallied 15 points, 1/29 vs. WAS W, 116-113 four rebounds and five assists in 24 minutes. Clarkson is averaging a career-best 17.2 PPG this season (3rd among all NBA bench players). 2/2 vs. DAL L, 98-111 • LARRY NANCE JR. tallied 14 points (7-9 FG), seven rebounds, three assists and a season-high tying four steals in 29 minutes as a reserve against 2/5 vs. BOS L, 96-103 the Suns. Nance Jr. had a career-high 7 dunks in Thursday’s contest (prev. high was 6 dunks on 11/20/16 vs. CHI). Over the last 8 games (since 2/8 @ WAS L, 106-119 2/9 @ IND L, 90-105 1/29), Nance Jr. is averaging 12.3 points (.520 FG%, .500 3FG%), 12.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 31.2 minutes per contest. 2/11 vs. NYK W, 107-104 • MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA has recorded at least 10 assists in back-to-back games for the second time in his career (3/20/14-3/22/14, 2 games). 2/13 vs. BKN L, 139-148 (3OT) After dishing out a career-high tying 13 assists against Brooklyn (2/13), Dellavedova dished out a game-high 11 assists versus Phoenix (2/21). 2/21 vs. PHX W, 111-98 2/23 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 2/25 vs. POR 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/28 @ NYK 7:30 p.m. FSO TBD Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 3/2 vs. DET 5:00 p.m. FSO David Nwaba (NWAH-buh) 3/3 vs. ORL 6:00 p.m. FSO Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) 3/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/8 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 3/11 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/12 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/11/19 – Cavaliers signed guard Nik Stauskas…2/7/19 – Cavaliers acquired guard Brandon Knight, forward Marquese Chriss, a 2019 first round draft pick and a 2022 second round pick from 3/14 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO the Houston Rockets as part of a three-team trade; In exchange, Cleveland sent guards Nik Stauskas and Wade Baldwin IV as well as a 2021 second round draft pick (via MIL) to Houston, and 3/16 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO guard Alec Burks to the Sacramento Kings; Houston received guard Iman Shumpert from Sacramento and sent their own 2020 second round pick to the Kings as part of the deal. 3/18 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 2018-19 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 3/20 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/22 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 3/24 @ MIL 4:30 p.m. FSO 3/26 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO OVERALL 13-46 (.220) 8-22 (.267) 5-24 (.172) 0-1 (.000) W1 3/28 @ SAS 8:30 p.m. FSO CENTRAL 2-10 (.167) 0-5 (.000) 2-5 (.286) 0-0 (.000) L1 3/30 @ LAC 3:30 p.m.