2019-20 Cleveland Cavaliers Game Notes Follow @Cavsnotes on Twitter Regular Season Game # 50 Home Game # 26
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SAT., FEB. 1, 2020 ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE – CLEVELAND, OH 8:00 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 # 50 HOME GAME # 26 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: 49 49 10.9 3.4 2.3 .446 29.0 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: 42 42 17.5 9.7 2.9 .454 31.2 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: 47 47 12.0 10.4 2.1 .512 31.1 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: 49 49 19.6 3.3 2.5 .460 32.0 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: 48 48 12.3 2.0 3.7 .394 30.2 11/23 vs. POR W, 110-104 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 third contest of this four-game homestand tonight when they square off against the Golden State Warriors. 12/6 vs. ORL L, 87-93 This is the first of two regular season meetings between the Cavs and Warriors this season (April 8 at GSW). 12/7 @ PHI L, 94-141 12/9 @ BOS L, 88-110 • MILESTONE WATCH: With appearances tonight, KEVIN LOVE (699 GP) will play in his 700th career CAVS ALL-TIME 12/11 vs. HOU L, 110-116 game and LARRY NANCE JR. (299 GP) will play in his 300th contest. LOVE (2,746 DREB) is also 5 DEFENSIVE REBOUND LEADERS (No. 6-8) 12/12 @ SAS W, 117-109 OT th 12/14 @ MIL L, 108-125 defensive boards away from moving past Jim Chones (2,750 DREB) for 7 place on the Cavalier DREB 12/16 @ TOR L, 113-133 franchise’s all-time defensive rebounds list. 6. Anderson Varejao 2,955 12/18 vs. CHA W, 100-98 • In his three games since returning to the lineup on Jan. 27, KEVIN PORTER JR. is averaging 14.3 7. Jim Chones 2,750 12/20 vs. MEM W, 114-107 8. KEVIN LOVE 2,746 12/23 vs. ATL W, 121-118 points on .515 (17-33) shooting from the field, including .538 (7-13) from beyond the arc, and 12/27 @ BOS L, 117-129 1.67 steals in 23.7 minutes per contest. 12/28 @ MIN W, 94-88 12/31 @ TOR L, 97-117 • LARRY NANCE JR. has scored in double figures in 6 consecutive games, just one shy of his career-best streak (7 straight from 2/27/18-3/11/18). 1/2 vs. CHA L, 106-109 1/4 vs. OKC L, 106-121 NANCE JR.’S LAST 6 GAMES (SINCE JAN. 20): 1/5 vs. MIN L, 103-118 14.8 PTS (.576 FG%), 9.7 REB & 2.8 ASSISTS IN 25.8 MINUTES 1/7 vs. DET L, 113-115 1/9 @ DET W, 115-112 OT Game Game 1/11 @ DEN W, 111-103 Jan. 20 vs. NYK: 12 PTS, 10 REB Jan. 27 at DET: 10 PTS, 5 REB 1/13 @ LAL L, 99-128 Jan. 23 vs. WAS: 22 PTS, 12 REB Jan. 28 vs. NOP: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 1/14 @ LAC L, 103-128 Jan. 25 vs. CHI: 15 PTS, 11 REB Jan. 30 vs. TOR: 13 PTS, 9 REB 1/17 @ MEM L, 109-113 1/18 @ CHI L, 116-118 • rd 1/20 vs. NYK L, 86-106 COLLIN SEXTON has scored 20+ points in 3 straight outings and in 16 of the last 24 contests. He now ranks 3 among all second-year players in 1/23 vs. WAS L, 112-124 PPG. Sexton also scored over 20 points in both meetings against the Warriors last season, averaging 24.0 points (.486 FG%, .600 3FG%, .889 FT%). 1/25 vs. CHI L, 106-118 1/27 @ DET W, 115-100 EAST PLAYERS THIS SEASON W/ HIGHEST PPG IN EASTERN CONFERENCE 1/28 vs. NOP L, 111-125 19.0+ PPG, .450+ FG%, .850+ FT% (MIN. 20 GP) SINCE DEC. 23 (MINIMUM 10 GAMES PLAYED) 1/30 vs. TOR L, 109-115 2/1 vs. GSW 8:00 p.m. on FSO Player PPG/FG%/FT% Player Player 2/3 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. on FSO 1. COLLIN SEXTON (CLE): 19.6/.460/.854 1. Trae Young (ATL) – 30.3 4. Zach LaVine (CHI) -27.5 2/5 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. on FSO 2. Khris Middleton (MIL): 20.2/.506/.898 2. Bradley Beal (WAS) – 29.8 5. Khris Middleton (MIL) – 23.5 2/9 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. on FSO 3. Bradley Beal (WAS): 28.7/.453/.850 3. Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) -27.9 6. COLLIN SEXTON (CLE) – 22.5 2/12 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/21 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO • Against Toronto on Thursday, DARIUS GARLAND became the first Cavs rookie since Kyrie Irving (3/21/12) to have at least 16 PTS, 5 REB and 8 AST in a game. 2/22 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. on FSO 2/24 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. on FSO Garland also enters tonight’s game scoring in double digits in 16 of his last 17 contests (since 12/28), averaging 14.5 points and 5.1 assists in that span. 2/26 vs. PHI 7:00 p.m. on FSO • KEVIN LOVE has scored 20+ points in five of the last seven games and is shooting a .468 (29-62) clip from beyond the arc over that stretch (since 1/18). 2/28 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. on FSO Against the Raptors, he had 23 points (8-13 FG), five rebounds and four assists, while knocking down a season-high tying six three-pointers. 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 February 1, 1981 – The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Richfield Coliseum in front of 20,239 fans. The Eastern Conference defeated the West by a 3/10 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/13 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO score of 123-120 as Nate Archibald took home MVP honors. Mike Mitchell represented the Cavaliers at the event, tallying 14 points in 15 minutes of play. 3/14 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 3/17 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/19 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/21 @ IND 7:00 p.m. on FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/24 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. on FSO Matt Mooney (G League – Two-Way) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 3/26 vs. LAL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/28 @ BKN 6:00 p.m. on FSO Dean Wade (G League – Two-Way) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) 3/30 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. on FSO Dylan Windler (Left Lower Leg; Stress Reaction) – OUT Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 4/1 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. on FSO Ante Zizic (Illness) – OUT 4/3 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. on FSO Brandon Knight (Left Knee; Soreness) – QUESTIONABLE 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 2019-20 RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/11 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. on FSO OVERALL 13-36 (.265) 6-19 (.240) 7-17 (.292) 2-0 (1.000) L2 4/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. on FSO 4/15 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO CENTRAL 4-8 (.333) 2-4 (.333) 2-4 (.333) 1-0 (1.000) W1 EASTERN 8-27 (.229) 4-14 (.222) 4-13 (.235) 1-0 (1.000) L1 All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM WESTERN 5-9 (.357) 2-5 (.286) 3-4 (.429) 1-0 (1.000) L4 CAVALIERS vs. WARRIORS 2019-20 SEASON Overall: 52-61 Home: 34-24 RMFH: 15-10 Road: 18-37 February 1 at Cleveland – 8:00 p.m. on FSO Current Streak: Lost 5 Home Streak: Lost 2 Road Streak: Lost 5 April 8 at Golden State – 10:30 p.m. on FSO Last Win: 12/25/16 Last Home Win: 12/25/16 Last Road Win: 3/14/14 All games can be heard on WTAM/WMMS 100.7 FM/La Mega 87.7 FM Last Loss: 4/5/19 Last Home Loss: 12/5/18 Last Road Loss: 4/5/19 CAVALIERS – WARRIORS 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 105.4 114.1 .452 .489 .345 .766 44.3 43.0 21.8 6.8 3.2 16.4 -8.7 WARRIORS 105.6 114.3 .429 .473 .338 .812 43.6 47.3 24.8 8.4 4.5 14.8 -8.7 ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES HIGHLIGHTS Cavs Individual Bests Points: 42- LeBron James, 2/26/15 Rebounds: 22 – Rick Roberson, 3/7/72 Assists: 27 – Geoff Huston, 1/27/82 Biggest Win: 33 points on 1/23/89 (142-109) Biggest Loss: 40 points on 3/8/90 (105-145) Warriors Individual Bests Points: 48 – Rick Barry, 10/19/74 Rebounds: 26 – George T.