WED., MARCH 9, 2016 SLEEP TRAIN ARENA – SACRAMENTO, CA TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/100.7 WMMS/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 10:00 PM EST
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (44-18) AT SACRAMENTO KINGS (25-37)
2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 63 ROAD GAME # 30 PROBABLE STARTERS 2015-16 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/27 @ CHI Lost, 95-97
10/28 @ MEM WON, 106-76 F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 15-16: 60 60 *24.9 7.4 6.6 .505 35.9 10/30 vs. MIA WON, 102-92 11/2 @ PHI WON, 107-100 11/4 vs. NYK WON, 96-86 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 15-16: 60 60 15.7 ^10.0 2.5 .412 32.2 11/6 vs. PHI WON, 108-102 11/8 vs. IND WON, 101-97 11/10 vs. UTA WON, 118-114 C 20 TIMOFEY MOZGOV 7-1 275 15-16: 59 35 6.5 4.5 0.4 .556 17.6 11/13 @ NYK WON, 90-84 11/14 @ MIL Lost, 105-108**
11/17 @ DET Lost, 99-104 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 15-16: 58 58 12.4 2.9 1.6 .408 30.8 11/19 vs. MIL WON, 115-100
11/21 vs. ATL WON, 109-97 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 15-16: 36 36 19.3 2.9 4.5 .463 30.1 11/23 vs. ORL WON, 117-103 11/25 @ TOR Lost, 99-103 11/27 @ CHA WON, 95-90 * Ranks 6th in NBA ^ Ranks 12th in the NBA 11/28 vs. BKN WON, 90-88 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/1 vs. WAS Lost, 85-97 12/4 @ NOP Lost, 108-114* The Cleveland Cavaliers will open up their four-game West Coast road trip tonight against the Sacramento Kings. Over their road trip, the Cavs will face the 12/5 @ MIA Lost, 84-99 12/8 vs. POR WON, 105-100 Kings, Lakers, Clippers and Jazz. The Wine and Gold hold a 4-0 record against those teams this season, and are averaging 118.3 points on .499 shooting from 12/11 @ ORL WON, 111-76 the field, including .449 (53-118) from the three-point line, and 26.5 assists against those four teams. 12/15 @ BOS WON, 89-77 Cleveland is 31-7 in its last 38 regular season games against Western Conference opponents, including 17-6 in 2015-16. The Cavs have won six of their last 12/17 vs. OKC WON, 104-100 seven contests on the road against the West. 12/20 vs. PHI WON, 108-86 12/23 vs. NYK WON, 91-84 Since Dec. 28, the Cavs have the 4th-best road record in the NBA at 11-4 (.733). 12/25 @ GSW Lost, 83-89 12/26 @ POR Lost, 76-105 Cleveland has won three of their last four games over Sacramento, which includes a 120-100 win in their first meeting this season on Feb. 8th at The Q. In 12/28 @ PHX WON, 101-97 the win, the Cavs connected on 16-35 (.457) shots from beyond the arc, dished out 27 assists and recorded 22 points off of 17 Sacramento turnovers. 12/29 @ DEN WON, 93-87 1/2 vs. ORL WON, 104-79 th th MILESTONE ALERT: James needs 14 assists to pass Kevin Johnson (6,711) for 19 in NBA history. Kevin Love is 2 threes away from tallying his 700 career 1/4 vs. TOR WON, 122-100 three-pointer. He could become the only player in NBA history to have a career average of at least 10.0 rebounds and connect on 700-plus three-pointers. 1/6 @ WAS WON, 121-115 Love also has played in 499 games for his career. Iman Shumpert is 8 rebounds away from 1,000 for his career. 1/8 @ MIN WON, 125-99 1/10 @ PHI WON, 95-85 In the Cavaliers’ first meeting against the Kings, Cleveland had three players notch 20-plus points (Kyrie Irving-32, J.R. Smith-22, LeBron James-21).The Cavs 1/12 @ DAL WON, 110-107* have had three players score 20 or more points eight times this season. 1/14 @ SAS Lost, 95-99 1/15 @ HOU WON, 91-77 th The Cavaliers are averaging 10.1 three-pointers per game this season, which is good for 5 -best in the NBA. Cleveland has hit 10 or more threes in each of 1/18 vs. GSW Lost, 98-132 the last four games against the Kings, averaging 12.5 made triples on .420 shooting in that span. 1/20 @ BKN WON, 91-78 1/21 vs. LAC WON, 115-102 In the Cavs’ last game, Monday night at The Q, the Wine and Gold shot 24-29 (.828) from the charity stripe. Since the All-Star break, Cleveland is shooting th 1/23 vs. CHI Lost, 83-96 .808 from the charity stripe, 5 -highest in the league over that time span. 1/25 vs. MIN WON, 114-107
1/27 vs. PHX WON, 115-93 In his first meeting against the Kings, LeBron James notched his 40th career regular season triple-double (first this season) with 21 points on 8-16 (.500) 1/29 @ DET WON, 114-106 shooting, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, two steals and one block in 31 minutes. He recorded his triple-double within the first three quarters of that contest. His 40 1/30 vs. SAS WON, 117-103 triples-doubles are the most out of all active NBA players (has 3 triple-doubles against Kings). In Monday night’s contest against the Grizzlies, James 2/1 @ IND WON, 111-106* th th surpassed John Havlicek (26,395) for 13 place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his 18 point of the evening, his dunk coming at the 8:03 mark of the 2/3 @ CHA Lost, 106-97 third quarter. James finished the game with a game-high 28 points on 11-19 (.579), nine rebounds, a team-high tying five assists and one steal in 38 minutes. 2/5 vs. BOS Lost, 103-104 2/6 vs. NOP WON, 99-84 Kyrie Irving has recorded 20 or more points in a season-high five straight games and in 14 of the last 18 outings. Since Jan. 29, he is averaging 23.2 points on 2/8 vs. SAC WON, 120-100 .510 shooting, 2.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.1 steals in 33.3 minutes. Against the Grizzlies, Irving tallied 27 points on 9-16 (.563) shooting, two rebounds, a 2/10 vs. LAL WON, 120-111 team-high tying five assists, a season-high four steals and one block in 37 minutes. Irving recorded 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter. On the season, 2/18 vs. CHI WON, 106-95 th nd st Irving is averaging 6.5 points in the final quarter of play, which is good for 8 -best in the NBA and 2 -highest in the Eastern Conference (LeBron James is 1 2/21 @ OKC WON, 115-92 in the East at 7.2). 2/22 vs. DET Lost, 88-96 2/24 vs. CHA WON, 114-103 th Kevin Love tallied his team-leading 26 double-double of the season Monday night, finishing with 14 points, a game-high 11 rebounds, three assists and one 2/26 @ TOR Lost, 97-99 block in 33 minutes. Love also went a perfect 10-10 from the charity stripe. Since the All-Star break, Love is shooting .914 (53-58) from the foul line. 2/28 @ WAS Lost, 99-113
nd th 2/29 vs. IND WON, 100-96 Over the last three games, Iman Shumpert has a +/- of +54, which is the 2 -best in the league since March 4 . Over the last three games, Shumpert is 3/4 vs. WAS WON, 108-83 averaging 7.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals in 29.0 minutes. 3/5 vs. BOS WON, 120-103
3/7 vs. MEM Lost, 103-106 CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/9 @ SAC 10:00 PM FSO 3/10 @ LAL 10:30 PM TNT/FSO Mo Williams (left knee chondromalacia) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 3/13 @ LAC 3:30 PM ABC Timofey Mozgov (illness) – QUESTIONABLE Sasha Kaun (kown) 3/14 @ UTA 10:30 PM ESPN/FSO Timofey Mozgov (TEAM-oh-fay MOZ-gov) 3/16 vs. DAL 7:00 PM FSO Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/18 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) 3/19 @ MIA 7:30 PM FSO
3/21 vs. DEN 7:00 PM FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/23 vs. MIL 7:00 PM FSO 3/24 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO 3/9/16 – Cavs signed guard Jordan McRae to a multi-year contract…2/28/16 – Cavs signed guard Jordan McRae to a 10-day contract…2/18/16 – Cavs traded F/C 3/26 @ NYK 7:30 PM FSO Anderson Varejao and a protected future first round draft pick to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for a second round pick; The Cavs then traded the second 3/29 vs. HOU 8:00 PM TNT/FSO round pick and guard Jared Cunningham to the Orlando Magic in exchange for F/C Channing Frye…1/27/16 – Cavs hired Mike Longabardi as an assistant coach. 3/31 vs. BKN 7:00 PM FSO
2015-16 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 4/1 @ ATL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 4/3 vs. CHI 3:30 PM FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/5 @ MIL 8:00 PM FSO 4/6 @ IND 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO OVERALL 44-18 (.710) 27-6 (.818) 17-12 (.586) 2-2 (.500) L1 4/9 @ CHI 8:30 PM ABC CENTRAL 6-5 (.545) 4-2 (.667) 2-3 (.400) 1-1 (.500) W1 4/11 vs. ATL 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 4/13 vs. DET 8:00 PM FSO EASTERN 27-12 (.692) 17-4 (.810) 10-8 (.556) 1-1 (.500) W3 WESTERN 17-6 (.739) 10-2 (.833) 7-4 (.636) 1-1 (.500) L1 *Denotes Overtime
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: AT SACRAMENTO KINGS (25-37)
Overall: 56-56 Home: 37-20 The Q: 13-8 Road: 19-35 CAVALIERS vs. KINGS 2015-16 SEASON Current Streak: Won 2 Home Streak: Won 3 Road Streak: Lost 3 February 8 at Cleveland – CAVS 120, Kings 100 March 9 at Sacramento – 10:00 p.m. on FSO Last Win: 2/8/16 Last Home Win: 2/8/16 Last Road Win: 3/16/11
Last Loss: 1/11/15 Last Home Loss: 1/2/13 Last Road Loss: 1/11/15
CAVALIERS – KINGS MATCHUP (2015-16 Regular Season Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 103.2 97.2 .458 .445 .740 44.8 41.1 22.4 6.9 3.7 13.6 +6.0 KINGS 106.9 109.4 .464 .463 .722 45.0 44.4 24.9 8.8 4.4 16.7 -2.5
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Cavs Individual Bests Points: 51 – LeBron James, 3/13/09 Rebounds: 24 – Brad Daugherty, 3/8/91 Assists: 17 – A. Miller, 11/6/01, J. Bagley, 2/2/85 Biggest Win: 33 points on 12/5/74 (124-91) Biggest Loss: 44 points on 1/12/14 (80-124)
Kings Individual Bests Points: 45 – Nate Archibald, 3/26/72 Rebounds: 24 – Sam Lacey, 2/19/72 Assists: 18 – 3 Times
2015-16 GAME RECAPS (CAVS Lead Series 1-0)
CAVALIERS 120, KINGS 100 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (2/8/16) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his first triple-double of the season (40th of his career) with 21 points on 8-16 (.500) shooting, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, two steals and one block in 31 minutes of play…Kyrie Irving recorded his first double-double of the season (19th of his career) with 32 points on 13-21 (.619) shooting, including a season-high 5-8 (.625) clip from deep, three rebounds, a career-high tying 12 assists and one block in 35 minutes…J.R. Smith knocked down six triples and finished with 22 points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal in 31 minutes…Iman Shumpert pulled down a career-high tying 11 rebounds, to go along with six points in 25 minutes off the bench…Kevin Love tallied 11 points, six rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes…Richard Jefferson chipped in 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, including 2-5 (.500) from three-point territory, four rebounds and one steal in 17 minutes as a reserve…For the Kings, Rajon Rando tallied seven points, a team-high tying eight rebounds and a game-high 16 assists in 33 minutes…Rudy Gay finished with 16 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting, including 4-6 (.667) from deep, and seven rebounds in 27 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland got off to hot start by scoring 61 points in the first half and leading by 16 at the break (61-45). CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers scored 120 points, which is the fourth time this season Cleveland has scored 120 or more points in a game…The Cavs dished out 27 assists and had three players score 20 or more points (Kyrie Irving-32, J.R. Smith-22 and LeBron James-21), for the second straight game…The Wine and Gold went 16-35 (.457) from three-point territory…It was the fifth game this season Cavs have made 15 or more triples in a game…Cleveland also outrebounded the Kings, 53-44, and had a 23-12 edge in second chance points.
FEBRUARY 8, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 120-100 IRVING – 32 SHUMPERT – 11 IRVING – 12 45-94 (.479) 14-19 (.737) 12-41-53 vs. Kings Gay, Casspi – 15 Rondo, Cousins – 8 Rondo – 16 38-82 (.439) 19-29 (.655) 8-36-44
CONNECTIONS
Kings assistant GM Mike Bratz played for the Cavaliers during the 1980-1981 season and joined Cleveland in 2000 as a collegiate and minor league scout (CBA), before becoming an assistant coach and director of basketball operations…Kings player Omri Casspi (2011-12 and 2012-13) spent two seasons with the Cavaliers…Kings guard Seth Curry appeared in one game for the Cavaliers during the 2013-14 season...Curry and Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving were teammates at Duke University during the 2010-11 season…Sacramento center Kosta Kufas played college ball at The Ohio State University…Kings guard Darren Collison and Cavs forward Kevin Love were teammates at UCLA in 2007-08…Kings guard Rajon Rondo and Cavs assistant coach James Posey were teammates in Boston, winning a NBA title together in 2008.
NEXT OPPONENT: AT LOS ANGELES LAKERS (14-51)
Overall: 46-61 Home: 30-24 The Q: 13-8 Road: 16-37 CAVS vs. LAKERS 2015-16 SEASON Current Streak: Won 3 Home Streak: Won 2 Road Streak: Won 2 February 10 at Cleveland – CAVS 120, Lakers 111 March 10 at Los Angeles – 10:30 p.m. on TNT/FSO Last Win: 2/10/16 Last Home Win: 2/10/16 Last Road Win: 1/15/15
Last Loss: 2/5/14 Last Home Loss: 2/5/14 Last Road Loss: 1/13/13
CAVALIERS – LAKERS MATCHUP (2015-16 Regular Season Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 103.2 97.2 .458 .445 .740 44.8 41.1 22.4 6.9 3.7 13.6 +6.0 LAKERS 97.9 106.9 .417 .471 .771 42.8 46.4 18.2 7.1 4.3 13.7 -9.0
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Cavs Individual Bests Points: 41 - LeBron James, 1/27/08 Rebounds: 19 – Chones, 2/9/79 and Brewer, 10/24/76 Assists: 18 – Foots Walker, 1/29/80 (4 OT) Biggest Win: 38 points on 11/30/94 (117-79) Biggest Loss: 55 points on 1/11/11 (112-57)
Lakers Individual Bests Points: 47 – Kobe Bryant, 1/30/01 Rebounds: 26 – Happy Hairston (2), 11/18/73 and 10/15/72 Assists: 22 – Magic Johnson, 11/17/83
2015-16 GAME RECAPS (CAVS Lead Series 1-0)
CAVALIERS 120, LAKERS 111 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (2/10/16) KEY PERFORMERS: Kyrie Irving tallied a season-high 35 points on 15-24 (.625) shooting, three rebounds, seven assists and two steals in 36 minutes of action…LeBron James notched his 17th double-double of the season (306th of his career) with 29 points on 12-22 (.545) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from the three-point line, a game-high 11 assists, seven rebounds and one steal in 37 minutes of play…Tristan Thompson recorded his 14th double-double of the season (104th of his career), tallying 15 points on a perfect 6-6 (1.000) shooting, a game-high 13 rebounds (seven offensive) and one block in 34 minutes…Anderson Varejao added eight points and six rebounds in 19 minutes as a reserve…For the Lakers, Kobe Bryant tallied 17 points, six rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes…Lou Williams finished with a team-high 28 points on 9-15 (.600) shooting, including 4-6 (.667) from the three-point line, four rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes…Jordan Clarkson had 22 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from deep, six rebounds and a team-high seven assists in 36 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland outscored the Lakers 64-47 in the first half on 26-48 (.542) shooting, compared to Los Angeles’ 16-44 (.364) shooting from the field. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers scored 120 points for the second straight game and fifth time this season…The Wine and Gold went 48-94 (.511) from the field and 13-31 (.419) from the three- point line…Cleveland outscored Los Angeles 25-5 in second chance points…It was the second time this season the Cavs held their opponent to five or less second chance points…The Cavaliers dished out 26 assists to seven turnovers…It marked the third time this season the Cavs committed seven or less turnovers and the second straight contest Cleveland had 25 or more assists.
FEBRUARY 10, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 120-111 IRVING – 35 THOMPSON – 13 JAMES – 11 48-94 (.511) 11-18 (.611) 13-33-46 vs. Lakers Williams – 28 Randle – 8 Clarkson – 7 38-86 (.442) 22-27 (.815) 11-33-44
CONNECTIONS
Lakers Head Coach Byron Scott was the Cavaliers’ head coach for three years (2010-2013)…Lakers assistant coach Paul Pressey was an assistant coach for the Cavaliers under Scott for those three seasons…Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue played for the Lakers for three seasons (1998-2001), winning a NBA title in 2001…Cavs assistant coach Larry Drew also played for the Lakers for two seasons (1989-1991)…Cavs director of player development, Phil Handy, was an assistant coach for the Lakers under Mike Brown from 2011-2013.…Lakers forward Ryan Kelly and Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving played alongside each other at Duke University…Lakers rookie forward Larry Nance Jr. is son of Cavalier legend Larry Nance…Nance Jr. attended Revere high school in Bath Township, OH…Lakers rookie guard D’Angelo Russell played college ball at The Ohio State University.
LAST FIVE GAMES (3-2)
CAVALIERS 103, GRIZZLIES 106 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (3/7/16) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James poured in a game-high 28 points on 11-19 (.579) shooting, including a 2-4 (.500) clip from deep, nine rebounds, a team-high tying five assists and one steal in 38 minutes; James surpassed John Havlicek (26,395) for 13th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his 18th point of the evening, a dunk coming at the 8:03 mark of the third quarter…Kyrie Irving finished with 27 points on 9-16 (.563) shooting from the field, two rebounds, a team-high tying five assists, a season-high four steals and one block in 37 minutes…Kevin Love notched his team-leading 26th double-double of the season with 14 points, a game-high 11 rebounds, three assists and one block in 33 minutes; Love also went a perfect 10-10 shooting from the foul line, his 11th career game shooting perfect from the charity stripe while attempting at least 10 free throws (first time as a Cavalier)… Tristan Thompson had 11 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting from the floor, six rebounds and a game-high three blocks in 27 minutes as a reserve…For Memphis, Tony Allen tallied a team-high 26 points on 11-17 (.647) shooting, four assists and five steals in 34 minutes…JaMychal Green had a double-double with 16 points, a team-high 10 rebounds six assists and four steals in 37 minutes…Mario Chalmers finished with 17 points, four rebounds and a team-high seven assists in 41 minutes. TURNING POINT: After the Cavs stormed back from a 14-point deficit to take the lead with under a minute to play, the Grizzlies scored seven of the game’s final 10 points. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers went 24-29 (.828) from the foul line…The Cavs held the edge in rebounds, 49-35, and had an 18-10 edge in second chance points.
MARCH 7, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 103-106 JAMES – 28 LOVE – 11 IRVING/JAMES – 5 36-80 (.450) 24-29 (.828) 13-36-49 vs. Grizzlies Allen – 26 Green – 10 Chalmers – 7 41-86 (.477) 18-22 (.818) 9-26-35
CAVALIERS 120, CELTICS 103 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (3/5/16) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James notched his second straight double-double (21st double-double of the season) with a game-high 28 points on 11-20 (.550) shooting, 11 rebounds, a game-high eight assists, two steals and one block in 36 minutes; It was James 700th consecutive regular season game scoring in double figures; He also surpassed Tim Duncan for 14th place on the NBA’s all- time scoring list with his 17th point on the night, a layup at the 4:43 mark of the third quarter…Iman Shumpert recorded his 1st double-double of the season (3rd of his career, all with the Cavaliers) with 12 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, including 2-4 (.500) from deep, a career-high 16 rebounds (six offensive), four assists and two steals in 35 minutes off the bench; Shumpert is the first bench player in Cavaliers history to finish with at least 12 points, 16 rebounds and four assists; The last NBA player to record those numbers as a reserve was Drew Gooden on March 27, 2015 against Charlotte (Elias Sports Bureau)…Kyrie Irving contributed 20 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting, including a 3-6 (.500) clip from three-point territory, three rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 30 minutes…Timofey Mozgov tallied 10 points on a perfect 4-4 (1.000) shooting from the field and three rebounds in 11 minutes…J.R. Smith knocked down four three-pointers and finished with 14 points, three rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes…Tristan Thompson had 12 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, five rebounds and one block in 28 minutes…For Boston, Isaiah Thomas finished with a team-high 27 points on 9-15 (.600) shooting, including 4-6 (.667) shooting from deep, three rebounds and four assists in 34 minutes…Jared Sullinger had a double-double with 17 points and a team-high 13 rebounds in 31 minutes. TURNING POINT: After trailing by 18 points (35-17) late in the first quarter, Cleveland outscored the Celtics 103-68 the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs scored 120 points on 42-82 (.512) shooting from the field and had 27 assists…The Cavs outscored the Celtics 98-68 in the final three quarters of play, shooting 32-57 (.561) from the field in that span…The 18-point deficit matches Cleveland’s largest deficit to overcome this season (Dec. 8, 2015 versus Portland)…Defensively, the Cavs scored 29 points off of 14 Boston turnovers…The Wine and Gold had a season-high eight players notch double-digit points (James-28, Irving-20, Smith-14, Shumpert-12, Thompson-12, Dellavedova-10, Love-10, and Mozgov-10)…The last time the Cavs had eight players record 10-plus points was on Dec. 1, 2012 versus Portland… The Cavs also outrebounded the Celtics, 47-37, while holding a 25-15 edge in second chance points and 52-34 advantage in points in the paint.
MARCH 5, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 120-103 JAMES – 28 SHUMPERT – 16 JAMES – 8 42-82 (.512) 19-27(.704) 15-32-47 vs. Celtics Thomas – 27 Sullinger – 13 Bradley – 5 37-80 (.463) 19-27 (.704) 10-27-37
CAVALIERS 108, WIZARDS 83 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (3/4/16) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James notched his 20th double-double of the season with 19 points, a season-high tying 13 rebounds, seven assists and a game-high three steals in 30 minutes…Kyrie Irving contributed a game-high 21 points, including a 3-6 (.500) mark from beyond the arc, five rebounds, a game-high eight assists and one steal in 32 minutes…Timofey Mozgov finished with 14 points on 7-11 (.636) shooting and five rebounds in 20 minutes…J.R. Smith posted 10 points on 3-5 (.600) shooting, including a 2-4 (.500) mark from three-point land, four assists and two steals in 31 minutes…Matthew Dellavedova registered 12 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, including a 2-3 (.667) clip from deep, three rebounds and one steal in 21 minutes as a reserve…Tristan Thompson added 10 points, seven rebounds, one steal and two blocks in 22 minutes off the bench…For Washington, John Wall finished with a team-high 17 points on 8-14 (.571) shooting, eight rebounds and a team-high seven assists in 28 minutes…Marcin Gortat tallied 10 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting and a team-high nine rebounds in 25 minutes…Markieff Morris had 13 points on 6-10 (.600) and five rebounds win 28 minutes. TURNING POINT: A 32-19 second quarter gave the Cavs a 59-42 lead going into halftime. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs scored 108 points, improving to 32-3 this season when scoring 100 or more points…defensively, the Cavs held Washington to 83 points on 32-81 (.395) shooting, including 3-20 (.150) from the three-point line…The Cavaliers recorded nine steals…Cleveland had six players score in double figures (Irving-21, James-19, Mozgov-14, Dellavedova-12, Smith-10, and Thompson-10)…The Cavaliers shot 12-27 (.444) from three-point territory…The Cavs had 24 assists to nine turnovers.
MARCH 4, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 108-83 IRVING - 21 JAMES – 13 IRVING – 8 42-90 (.467) 12-16 (.750) 8-39-47 vs. Wizards Wall – 17 Gortat – 9 Wall – 7 32-81 (.395) 16-24 (.667) 10-37-47
CAVALIERS 100, PACERS 96 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (2/29/16) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James finished with a game-high 33 points on 14-22 (.636) shooting, five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 37 minutes…Kyrie Irving contributed 22 points, three rebounds, a game-high tying six assists and one steal in 35 minutes...Irving also shot a perfect 11-11 (1.000) from the foul line and notched his 6,000th career regular season point with his free throw at the 8.9 second mark of the fourth quarter; It was the third time in his career he has shot perfect from the foul line with at least 11 attempts (14-14 at Brooklyn on 11/13/12 and 13-13 at Washington on 2/7/14)…Kevin Love posted 13 points, eight rebounds, a game-high tying six assists and one block in 40 minutes…Tristan Thompson notched his 17th double-double of the season with 14 points on 6-7 (.857) shooting, a game-high 11 rebounds and one block in 31 minutes as a reserve…J.R. Smith contributed 11 points, three rebounds and one steal in 34 minutes…Timofey Mozgov pulled down eight rebounds in 16 minutes…For Indiana, Paul George tallied 23 points, a team-high eight rebounds and a game-high tying six assists in 36 minutes…Monta Ellis finished with a team-high 28 points and two assists in 35 minutes. TURNING POINT: Down 96-94, Indiana’s George Hill went up for a layup with 17.9 seconds remaining, but Tristan Thompson came up with the block and helped the Cavs secure the lead for good. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs scored 100 points, improving to 31-3 when scoring 100 or more points…The Wine and Gold shot 21-25 (.840) from the free throw line tonight, including 8-9 (.889) in the fourth quarter.
FERUARY 29, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 100-96 JAMES - 33 THOMPSON – 11 IRVING/LOVE – 6 35-83 (.422) 21-25 (.840) 9-31-40 vs. Pacers Ellis – 28 George – 8 George/Stuckey – 6 37-80 (.463) 14-15 (.933) 9-27-36
CAVALIERS 99, WIZARDS 113 – VERIZON CENTER – WASHINGTON, D.C. (2/28/16) KEY PERFORMERS: Kyrie Irving shot 4-8 (.500) from beyond the arc and finished with a game-high 28 points and a team-high six assists in 32 minutes…Kevin Love tallied 12 points and five rebounds in 24 minutes…Timofey Mozgov notched his 1st double-double of the season with 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting from the field and a season-high tying 10 rebounds in 25 minutes…Richard Jefferson posted 10 points and five rebounds in 33 minutes…Iman Shumpert had 12 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals in 34 minutes…John Wall led Washington with 21 points on 8-11 (.727) shooting, seven rebounds and a game-high 13 assists in 29 minutes…Otto Porter had 21 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting, including 4-6 (.667) from deep, and five rebounds in 27 minutes…Marcin Gortat added 13 points on 6-8 (.750) shooting and a team-high nine rebounds in 25 minutes. TURNING POINT: Otto Porter connected on three consecutive three-pointers to open the third quarter, which gave the Wizards an 18-point lead. The Cavs were outscored 33-16 in the period. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland shot 26-30 (.867) from the free throw line…eight Cavs players scored at least eight points.
FEBRUARY 28, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 99-113 IRVING - 28 MOZGOV – 10 IRVING – 6 32-80 (.400) 26-30 (.867) 6-33-39 at Wizards Porter/Wall – 21 Gortat – 9 Wall – 13 39-79 (.494) 24-34 (.706) 6-39-45 v
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS TEAM NOTES
HEATING UP: Cleveland has scored at least 100 points in 15 of the last 20 games, averaging 108.0 points on .476 shooting from the field and 23.5 assists since then. Over that stretch (since Jan. 25), the Cavs rank 6th in the NBA in field goal percentage (1st in East) and tied for 6th in ppg (2nd in East). Numbers since
Jan. 25, 2016 Cleveland scored at least 110 points in five straight games from Jan. 25-Feb. 1, the first time doing so since December 15-26, 1992 (7 straight). PPG 108.0 The Cavs scored 120 points in back-to-back home games from Feb. 8-10, which was the first time accomplishing that feat since Jan. 16-28, 1993 (three FG% .476 straight home contests). (Elias) 3FG% .363 APG 23.5 SCORING 100 OR MORE: The Cavs are 33-4 this season when scoring 100 points or more. They have also won 61 of the last 66 regular season games when topping the century mark dating back to last season. On the season, Cleveland is averaging 103.2 points per game (9th-best in NBA).
EFFICIENT OFFENSE: When shooting at least .500 from the field, Cleveland is 18-0 this season and 46-0 when making at least half their shots since March 23, 2014 (regular season). Overall, the Cavs are shooting .458 from the field this season (10th in NBA).
SHARING THE ROCK: The Cavs are averaging 22.4 assists in 2015-16 and are 27-2 this season when dishing out 23 assists or more.
BALANCED ATTACK: The Cavs have had all five starters score in double figures eight times this season, which includes a season-high eight Cavs players scoring in double figures in the March 5th victory over Boston (James-28, Irving-20, Smith-14, Thompson-12, Shumpert-12, Dellavedova-10, Love-10, Mozgov-10).
A TRIO: The Cavs have had three players score 20 or more eight times this season (1/4 vs. TOR, 1/6 at WAS, 1/8 at MIN, 1/21 vs. LAC, 1/29 vs. DET, 1/30 vs. SAS, 2/6 vs. NOP, 2/8 vs. SAC). In a back-to-back set from Jan. 29-30, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love each topped 20 points, becoming the first Cavs trio to do that on consecutive nights since April 7-8, 1997.
114+: Cleveland scored at least 114 points in four straight games from Jan. 25-30, their first time doing that since Dec. 15-19, 1992 (also four straight games) (Elias Sports Bureau). 120+: The Cavaliers scored at least 120 points in a franchise-record tying three straight games from Jan. 4-8. The team has accomplished that feat six times before, with the last coming from March 10-15, 2015.
FIRST TIME EVER: In a 121-115 win at Washington on Jan. 6, LeBron James scored 34 points on 12-22 (.545) shooting from the field, Kyrie Irving made 14 of his 22 (.636) field goal attempts in a 32-point effort and J.R. Smith chipped in with 25 points and converted 10 of his 16 (.625) field goal attempts. It marked the first time in Cleveland's franchise history that it had three players each score at least 25 points and make more than half of their field goal attempts in a road game. The Cavaliers have done that six times at home since entering the NBA in 1970. (Elias Sports Bureau)
HIGH MARKS: In a win at Detroit on Jan. 29, the Cavs connected 27-29 (.931) from the foul line, which was their highest free throw percentage on at least 29 attempts since Feb. 27, 2013 when the team shot 30-32 (.938) from the charity stripe.
PERFECT HALF: In the first half of the Feb. 3 game at Charlotte, the Cavs committed zero turnovers in the first half. The last time the Cavaliers committed zero turnovers in any half was on March 19, 2009 against Portland (1st half).
DRAINING THREES: On the season, the Cavs are averaging 10.1 three-pointers made per game (5th in NBA). CAVS All-Time THE EDGE: The Wine and Gold are making 2.6 more threes per game than their opponent (10.1 to 7.5). PERCENTAGE: The Cavs are shooting .357 from beyond the arc this season, which ranks 8th in the NBA. 3FGM/Game
10 OR MORE: Cleveland has made at least 10 three-pointers on 33 occasions this season, including 15 triples or more five times. Single Season
18 TRIPLES: In a 117-103 win over Orlando on Nov. 23, the Wine and Gold made a season-high 18-35 (.514) shots from beyond the arc, just one shy CAVS Team 3FGM/Game from tying their franchise record. Both Kevin Love and J.R. Smith hit six three-pointers, becoming the 2nd pair of Cavs players to ever accomplish 2014-15 10.1 that feat in the same game. The only other time two Cavs players knocked down six treys in the same game was March 5, 1996 vs. Seattle (Dan 2015-16 10.1 2008-09 8.0 Majerle 6, Danny Ferry 6) (Elias).
LINE OF DEFENSE: On the season, the Cavs are allowing the 4th-lowest scoring average in the league at 97.2 points. Cleveland also ranks 12th in the league in opponent field goal percentage at .445. NBA’s Leaders UNDER 100 & .400 SHOOTING: Cleveland has held foes to less than 100 points on 33 occasions this season (25-8), less than 90 points 16 times (15-1), less than 80 points six times (6-0) and under .400 shooting 13 times (13-0). PPG Allowed in 2015-16
GUARDING THE ARC: Cleveland ranks 9th in the league in opponent three-point percentage (.339). Team Opponent PPG
ND th 1. San Antonio Spurs 92.3 2 CHANCE & BREAK STOPPAGE: Cleveland is also allowing the 5 -lowest second chance points in the league at 11.1. The Cavs 2. Miami Heat 96.9 are also giving up 10.6 fast break points per game, which is the 5th-lowest in the NBA. 3. Utah Jazz 97.1 th CAN’T PAINT MUCH IN HERE: Inside the painted area, the Cavs are allowing 40.2 points, which is the 5 -lowest in the NBA. 4. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 97.2
LAST 12 MINUTES: In the fourth quarter, the Cavs are giving up 23.6 points (1st in NBA) on .423 shooting (5th), including .291 from 5. Toronto Raptors 98.3 beyond the arc (1st) in the final period. POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: On the season, the Cavs have scored 20 or more points off of turnovers 16 times and hold a 16-1 record when doing so.
DEFENSIVE ROAD TRIP: During a two-game road trip, the Cavs held Orlando (76 points on Dec. 11) and Boston (77 points on Dec. 15) to under 80 points, and a combined average of just 76.5 points on .352 shooting from the field, including just .278 (15-54) from the three-point territory. The last time Cleveland held two consecutive road opponents to under 80 points was in February 1999 in games at Boston (2/6/99, 77 points) and Charlotte (2/10/99, 77 points). (Elias Sports Bureau)
HOME SWEET HOME: Since Jan. 19, 2015, the Cavs hold a 47-7 regular season record at Quicken 47-7 Mark At The Q Best NBA Home Records Loans Arena (including 27-6 this season, 3rd-best in NBA), winning by double figures in 32 of the 54 games. They are outscoring opponents by 9.9 points per game at The Q over that stretch. Since the beginning of the Since Jan. 19, 2015 Since Jan. 19, 2015 2014-15 season, the Cavs are… (Regular Season) (Regular Season)
46-2 when scoring at least 100 points at home (23-2 this season and since March 25, 2014, the CAVS Opponent Rank/Team Record Cavs are 49-2 when scoring 100 points at The Q). 105.9 PPG 96.0 1. Golden State 49-1 (.980) .468 FG% .434 2. San Antonio 48-2 (.960) 26-0 when shooting .500 or better from the field at home (12-0 this season) .383 3FG% .341 3. CLEVELAND 47-7 (.887) 30-0 when shooting .400 or better from behind the arc at home (12-0 this season) 589 3FGM 420 4. Oklahoma City 42-13 (.764)
th 45.6 RPG 40.5 5. Atlanta 38-15 (.717) ROAD TURNAROUND: Since Dec. 28, the Cavs have the 4 -best road record in the NBA at 11-4 (.733). 24.2 APG 21.9 6. Toronto 35-14 (.714)
VERSUS THE WEST: Cleveland is 31-7 in its last 38 regular season games against Western Conference opponents (17-6 this season). The Wine and Gold have also won 18 of their last 20 regular season games over the West at The Q (10-2 this season).
MILESTONE ALERT: Several Cavs players have a few milestones that are in reach. NBA’s All-Time Three-Point Leaders
LeBron James needs 14 assists to pass Kevin Johnson (6,711) for 19th in NBA history Rank 16-20 (Regular Season)
Kevin Love needs 2 three-pointers to reach 700 for his career Rank/Player 3FGM Mo Williams needs 15 assists to reach 4,000 for his career 16. Dirk Nowitzki 1,672 th Tristan Thompson needs 53 offensive rebounds to pass Jim Brewer for 4 place in CAVS history 17. J.R. SMITH 1,626 18. Jason Richardson 1,608 BOARD MARGIN: The Wine and Gold are outrebounding opponents by 3.7 rebounds per game, which is the 3rd-biggest 19. Mike Miller 1,579 differential in the NBA (44.8 to 41.1). Cleveland has tied or outrebounded foes in 46 of 62 games this season. The Cavs are also the 20. Glen Rice 1,559 only team in the NBA to have two players in the Top 15 in rebounds per game (Kevin Love – 12th, Tristan Thompson – 15th).
BOARD GAME: The Cavs are pulling down 44.8 rebounds per game (9th in NBA), which includes 10.8 offensive rebounds (10th in NBA) and 34.0 defensive rebounds (10th in NBA).
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS TEAM NOTES (CONT.)
THE LOVE MACHINE: Kevin Love is averaging a team-high 10.0 rebounds per game, the 12th-highest mark in the NBA. He has pulled down at least 10 rebounds 29 times and is also averaging 15.7 points and 2.5 assists in 32.2 minutes per game. His 26 double-doubles rank 17th in the NBA, his 114 three-pointers are tied for 24th in the league and his 7.9 defensive rebounds rank 10th in the NBA.
20-10: Love has 10 games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds this season (176 in career).
15-15: He has seven games with at least 15 points and 15 rebounds this season. Most Double-Doubles
ONLY ONE: Love is the only player in the NBA in 2015-16 to average at least 10.0 rebounds and hit at least 100 three-pointers. Since 2008-09
HALFTIME ACT: Love recorded first half double-doubles in consecutive games in wins over Brooklyn on Jan. 20 (14 pts/13 rebs) and the L.A. Player Double-Doubles Clippers on Jan. 21 (11 pts/11 rebs). The last Cleveland player with a first-half double-double in consecutive games was Zydrunas Ilgauskas, 1. Dwight Howard 383 who did it in three straight games from Jan. 12-16, 1998. It was the 5th time that Love has had a first half double-double in at least two 2. KEVIN LOVE 320 consecutive games, and first as a member of the Cavaliers. Love did this in three straight games once, in December 2010. (Elias Sports Bureau) 3. Pau Gasol 297
BIG NIGHT: In a win over Orlando on Nov. 23, Love poured in a season-high 34 points on 11-18 (.611) shooting, including 6-9 (.667) from the 4. Zach Randolph 291 three-point line, eight rebounds, four assists and one block in 34 minutes. He scored 20 points in the second quarter, including 17 consecutive from the 8:10 mark to the 2:50 mark. The 34 points scored by Love was his most as a Cavalier.
300 Double-Doubles: Love notched his 300th career double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds in 44 minutes at Milwaukee on Nov. 14, becoming the 12th active player to accomplish that feat. Only Dwight Howard has more double-doubles since Love entered the league in 2008-09.
600 3FGM: Love hit his 600th career three-pointer on Nov. 10 against Utah to become the 20th player 6’10” or taller to reach that mark. Since three-pointers became an official stat in 1979-80, Love is one of two players in NBA history with over 600 career three-point field goals and an average of 10.0 rebounds per game, joining Larry Bird (10.0 rpg/649 3FGM).
RARE TERRITORY: After a 101-97 win over Indiana on Nov. 8, Love became the first Cavalier to tally 22 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks since Jan. 11, 2008 when LeBron James had 31 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks vs. Charlotte.
IRON MAN: Tristan Thompson has appeared in all 82 games in each of the past three seasons, as well as every game so far in 2015-16. So far, his consecutive regular season games played streak is at 350 dating back to Feb. 10, 2012, which is the longest active streak in the NBA. He has also put up solid numbers this season, notching 17 double-doubles and averaging 9.3 rebounds (15th in NBA), including a team-high 3.3 offensive rebounds (6th in NBA), to go along with 7.9 points on .583 shooting from the field in 28.0 minutes per game.
6 REBOUNDS OR MORE: Thompson has grabbed at least six rebounds in 53 of 62 games so far, including a team-high 35 games with 10 or more boards.
THE LEADER BOARD: Among the Cavaliers all-time leaders, Thompson ranks 5th in offensive rebounds (1,240), 9th in defensive rebounds (1,909) and 9th in total rebounds (3,149).
CAREER MARK: Thompson grabbed 10+ rebounds in a career-high eight straight contests from Nov. 19 – Dec. 4.
Longest Streaks of NBA’s Longest Active Streak of Consecutive Games Played Consecutive Games Played (CAVS History) (Regular Season)
Player Games Player Games 1. Jim Chones 361 1. TRISTAN THOMPSON (CLE) 350 (streak started 2/10/12) 2. Austin Carr 351 3. TRISTAN THOMPSON 350 4. Danny Ferry 301 5. Jim Brewer 298
KYRIE’S RETURN: In his 36 games back on the floor, Kyrie Irving is averaging 19.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 30.1 minutes per game. He is also shooting .880 from the foul line (10th in NBA). Going into today’s contest, Irving has topped 20 or more points in a season-high five straight games and in 14 of the last 18 (Jan. 29 – March 7), averaging 23.2 points on .510 shooting, 5.2 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 33.3 minutes over that stretch.
POINTS IN BUNCHES: Irving has scored at least 20 points 20 times so far and at least 30 points four times this season.
GETTING IT DONE LATE: In the fourth quarter, Irving is averaging 6.5 points (8th-best in NBA).
30-10: Irving had 32 points and a career-high tying 12 assists in a win over Sacramento on Feb. 8, which was his 3rd 30-10 game of his career (11/9/13 & 12/10/13)
UNSTOPPABLE IN 4TH AT D.C.: In a win at Washington on Jan. 6, Kyrie Irving finished with a then season-high 32 points on 14-22 (.636) shooting, five rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in 34 minutes. When the score was knotted at 95-95 with 10:53 remaining in the game, Cleveland went on a 15-2 run and held the lead the rest of the way. Kyrie Irving scored 12 of the Cavs’ 15 points during that run. He ended the fourth quarter with 19 points on 8-11 (.727) shooting from the field.
J.R.’S THREE-BALL: Since playing his first game as a Cavalier on Jan. 7, 2015, J.R. Smith has connected on 282 three-pointers (regular season only), which ranks 1st in the Eastern Conference over that span. He is averaging 2.7 three-pointers made per game since wearing a Wine and Gold jersey (104 regular season games).
ON A ROLL: Over the last 31 games (since Jan. 4), Smith is averaging 14.2 points, including .431 shooting from Most Three-Pointers Made Since Jan. 7, 2015 beyond the arc, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 31.6 minutes. His 97 made three-pointers since then rank 3rd in the NBA. He scored at least 24 points in three straight games from Jan. 4-8 which was his first time doing so since April 2-6, Eastern Conference (Regular Season) 2014. Player 3FGM KNOCK ’EM DOWN: Coming into tonight’s contest, Smith has connected on at least three three-pointers on 26 1. J.R. SMITH (CLE) 282 occasions and at least six triples six times this season. 2. Kyle Korver (ATL) 243 LONG DISTANCE LEADER: Smith ranks 9th in the NBA this season in three-pointers made with a team-high 151 triples, 3. Kyle Lowry (TOR) 241 while also shooting .399 from deep (20th in NBA) and averaging 2.6 threes per game (8th). 4. Robert Covington (PHI) 232
ONE OF THE BEST: With 1,626 career three-pointers, Smith ranks 17th all-time in league history after passing Jason Richardson for 17th (Feb. 21), Mike Miller (1,577) for 18th (Feb. 1), Glen Rice for 19th (Jan. 21), Eddie Jones for 20th (Jan. 8), Tim Hardaway for 21st (Jan. 8), Nick Van Exel for 22nd (Jan. 2) and Mike Bibby for 23rd (Dec. 25) this season.
27 PTS IN 19 MIN: In a victory at Minnesota on Jan. 8, Smith had a season-high 27 points on 10-12 (.833) shooting from the field, including 5-6 (.833) from beyond the arc, and two steals in just 19 minutes. Smith became the first Cavs player to ever finish with at least 27 points in under 20 minutes in franchise history. Before Smith, the last NBA player to accomplish that feat was Kevin Durant who played 19 minutes and scored 30 points Dec. 18, 2014 against Golden State. (Elias Sports Bureau)
8-BALL: In a win over Toronto on Jan. 4, Smith made a season-high 8-14 (.571) shots from the three-point line and finished with 24 points and three rebounds in 30 minutes. It was Smith’s 14th career regular season game with at least eight three-pointers, the 2nd-most in NBA history, behind only Golden State’s Stephen Curry (22 games).
DELLY CARE: Matthew Dellavedova currently ranks 11th in the NBA in assists-to-turnover ratio at 2.87. He currently has 261 assists and 91 turnovers this season. He has had no more than one turnover on 28 occasions. On the season, Dellavedova is averaging career highs in points (8.0), rebounds (2.2), assists (4.7), steals (0.7) and minutes (25.9).
DELLY TREY: Dellavedova is leading the Cavs in three-point percentage, connecting on .425 (6th in NBA) of his attempts from long range.
BEST DISH: In his 45 games off the bench, Dellavedova is averaging 4.3 assists (4th among all NBA bench players).
DECEMBER DELLAVEDOVA: In the month of December, Dellavedova scored in double figures in eight of 13 games and averaged 10.4 points, a .511 (23-45) clip from three-point line, and 4.5 assists in 29.8 minutes per game.
SHUMP-MAN: Iman Shumpert, who has a plus/minus of +54 over the last three games, recorded his 1st double-double of the season (3rd of his career, all with the Cavaliers) after finishing with 12 points, a career-high 16 rebounds (six offensive), four assists and two steals in 35 minutes off the bench versus Boston. Shumpert became the first player in Cavaliers history to finish with at least 12 points, 16 rebounds and four assists off the bench and the first NBA reserve to do so since Drew Gooden (March 27, 2015 vs. Charlotte). (Elias Sports Bureau)
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS TEAM NOTES (CONT.)
TOTAL IMPACT: LeBron James is having another solid all-around season in 2015-16 with an Eastern Conference-best 24.9 points (6th in NBA) on .505 shooting from the field (24th in NBA), 7.4 rebounds, 6.6 assists (10th in NBA) and 1.5 steals in 35.9 minutes per game. He is the only player in the NBA this season to shoot over .500 from the field while averaging at least 20.0 points, 6.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds. He also has 21 double-doubles (tied-24th), including one triple-double, and ranks 6th in plus/minus (+454).
20 & 30 POINT GAMES: James has scored at least 20 points in 49 games so far, including 13 30-point outings.
20-5-5: James has had at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in 28 games so far this season. Most Consecutive Games of
.500 OR BETTER: He has shot at least .500 from the field on 36 occasions this season (31-5). 10+ Points in NBA History
DOWN THE STRETCH: In the fourth quarter in 2015-16, James is averaging 7.2 points (3rd in NBA) on .506 shooting from (Regular Season) the field. He has scored at least 10 points in 13 fourth quarters so far, which includes a season-high 23 points in the final period on Dec. 4th in New Orleans. Rank/Player Consecutive Games 1. Michael Jordan 866 700 IN A ROW: Against Boston on March 5, LeBron James tallied 28 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in 36 minutes. It 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 787 th was his 700 consecutive regular season game scoring in double figures, joining Michael Jordan (866) and Kareem 3. LEBRON JAMES 701 (started 1/6/07) Abdul-Jabbar (787) as the only players in NBA history to accomplish that feat. 4. Karl Malone 575
CLIMBING THE SCORING LIST: James currently has 26,406 career regular season points and is closing in on Dominique Wilkins (26,668) for 12th all-time in NBA history. NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorers
13TH: James surpassed John Havlicek (26,395) for 13th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his dunk at Rank 13-17 (Regular Season) the 8:03 mark of the third quarter against Memphis on March 7 Rank/Player Points TH th 14 : He moved past Tim Duncan for 14 place in league history in scoring with his layup at the 4:43 mark of 12. Dominque Wilkins 26,668 the third quarter versus Boston on March 5. 13. LEBRON JAMES 26,406 TH 15 : James surpassed Paul Pierce for 15th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his layup at the 3:59 14. John Havlicek 26,395 mark of the first quarter against the L.A. Lakers on Feb. 10. 15. Tim Duncan 26,375 16TH: He surpassed Kevin Garnett for 16th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his field goal at the 3:07 16. Paul Pierce 26,228 mark of the third quarter at Charlotte on Feb. 3. 17TH: James passed Alex English (25,613) for 17th place in league history with his free throw at the 3:14 mark of the first quarter at Phoenix on Dec. 28 18TH: He moved into 18th place on Nov. 25 in Toronto after passing Reggie Miller (25,279) with his free throw at the 7:33 mark of the second quarter. 19TH: James surpassed Jerry West (25,192) for 19th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his 10th point of the night, a three-pointer at the 3:06 mark of the first quarter on Nov. 17 in Detroit.
TOP 25 ALL-TIME IN POINTS & ASSISTS: in a 117-103 win over Orlando on Nov. 23, James passed Norm Nixon (6,386) for 25th all-time in assists with his fifth helper on the night. He joined Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to rank in the Top 25 in points and assists. He currently ranks 13th all-time in scoring and 20th all-time in assists.
MOVING UP IN ASSISTS: James surpassed Derek Harper (6,577) for 20th place on the NBA’s all-time assists list with his fourth assist against Detroit on Jan. 29. Prior to that, he passed Tiny Archibald for 21st place (Jan. 2 vs. Orlando), Stephon Marbury for 22nd place (Dec. 28 at Phoenix), John Lucas for 23rd place (Dec. 23 vs. New York), Reggie Theus for 24th place (Dec. 20 vs. Philadelphia) and Norm Nixon for 25th place (Nov. 23 vs. Orlando).
ALL-STAR GAME’S LEADING SCORER: James finished with 13 points, four rebounds and seven assists in 20 minutes at the 2016 NBA All-Star Game in Toronto. In NBA All-Star Game history, James now ranks 1st in points scored (291), 1st in three-pointers made (28), tied for 1st in field goals made (119), 3rd in scoring average (24.2), tied for 3rd in games started (12), Most Player of the Most Player of the and 6th in assists (75). Week Selections in Month Selections in • WEEKLY HONORS: For the third time this season, James was named the Eastern Conference Player of Week for games played Feb. 29-March 6 after leading Cleveland to a NBA History NBA History 3-0 record and averaging 26.7 points on .533 shooting from the field, 9.7 rebounds, 6.3 st 1. LEBRON JAMES – 51 TIMES 1. LEBRON JAMES – 30 TIMES assists and 2.3 steals in 34.3 minutes per game. His most recent honor was the 51 of his 2. Kobe Bryant – 33 times 2. Kobe Bryant – 17 times career, the most in NBA history. It also marked the 51st time in franchise history a player nd 3. Michael Jordan – 25 times 3. Michael Jordan – 16 times has earned Player of the Week honors and the 32 time James had earned the honor as a 4. Allen Iverson – 23 times 4. Shaquille O’Neal – 12 times member of the Cavaliers. *LeBron James earned the Player of the Week Award 3 times • FEBRUARY P.O.M.: James was named the Kia NBA Eastern Conference Player of the this season (weeks ending Nov. 22, Jan. 10 and March 6) Month for games played in February 2016, marking the 18th time a Cavs player has earned & the Player of the Month Award once (February) Player of the Month honors and James’ 30th, the most in NBA history. In the month of February, James appeared in 12 games (8-4) for the Cavs and averaged an Eastern Conference-best 24.8 points, to go along with 7.4 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.7 steals in 36.8 minutes per game. The 12-time NBA All-Star had four double-doubles, which includes a triple-double performance in a 120-100 win over Sacramento on Feb. 8 (21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists). He topped at least 20 points in 11 of his 12 February appearances, including two 30-point outings. He also shot at least .500 from the field on eight occasions and had eight games with at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists.
• 6,000 FTM: James became the 19th player in league history to make 6,000 career free throws with his 11th make from the charity stripe against Boston on Feb. 5
• 26,000 PTS: With his free throw at the 4:04 mark of the third quarter in a win at Detroit on Jan. 29, James became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 26,000 career points. He is the 17th player in league history and 6th active player to reach that mark (Bryant, Nowitzki, Duncan, Pierce, Garnett), doing so at the age of 31 years, 30 days.
Youngest Players Fewest Regular Season Games to 26,000 Points to 26,000 Points
Player Age Player Games 1. LEBRON JAMES 31 YEARS, 30 DAYS 1. Wilt Chamberlain 734 2. Kobe Bryant 32 years, 80 days 2. Michael Jordan 815 3. Wilt Chamberlain 32 years, 114 days 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 925 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 years, 330 days 4. LEBRON JAMES 955 5. Michael Jordan 33 years, 360 days
• 25,000 PTS: In a 107-100 win at Philadelphia on Nov. 2, LeBron James became the 20th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 career regular season points, as well as the youngest to do so (30 years, 307 days) with his alley-oop dunk at the 8:07 mark of the fourth quarter.
300th DOUBLE-DOUBLE: In a win over Washington on Jan. 6, James became the 13th active player to register 300 career double-doubles after tallying a game-high 34 points on 12-22 (.545) shooting, including 4-9 (.444) from the three-point line, a game-high 10 rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block in 40 minutes.
9,000 FGs: In the Nov. 6 win over Philadelphia, LeBron James became the 20th player in league history to make 9,000 career regular season field goals, as well as the 5th active player to do so (Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki) with his dunk at the 7:23 mark of the second quarter. In the very next game (Nov. 8 vs. Indiana), James surpassed Jerry West (9,016) for 19th place on the NBA’s all-time field goals made list.
• EFFICIENCY: In the victory over Phoenix on Jan. 27, James recorded a game-high tying 21 points on 7-8 (.875) shooting from the field, a perfect 7-7 (1.000) from the free throw line, three rebound and a game-high nine assists in 31 minutes of play. James’ .875 shooting was his 2nd-highest shooting percentage of his career. His highest shooting percentage of his career is .929 (13-14) against Charlotte on February 4, 2013.
• CLUTCH NIGHT: In a 90-88 win over Brooklyn on Nov. 28, James made the go-ahead shot with 1.0 second remaining in regulation to give the Cavs the victory. It was James’ 35th go- ahead field goals in the final 5 seconds of regulation/OT (regular season & postseason). In the last 20 seasons, only Kobe Bryant (45) had more at that point. (ESPN Stats & Info)
MOVIN’ ON UP THE CAVS ALL-TIME LEADERS LIST
GAMES PLAYED POINTS SCORED ASSISTS FGM STEALS FTM 1. Z. Ilgauskas (771) 1. L. JAMES (18,487) 1. L. JAMES (4,717) 1. L. JAMES (6,596) 1. L. JAMES (1,151) 1. L. JAMES (4,310) 2. D. Ferry (723) 2. Z. Ilgauskas (10,616) 2. M. Price (4,206) 2. A. Carr (4,272) 2. M. Price (734) 2. B. Daugherty (2,741) 3. B. Smith (720) 3. B. Daugherty (10,389) 3. J. Bagley (2,311) 3. B. Smith (4,182) 3. F. Walker (722) 3. Z. Ilgauskas (2,495) 4. L. JAMES (677) 4. A. Carr (10,265) 4. T. Brandon (2,235) 4. Z. Ilgauskas (4,045) 4. C. Ehlo (661) 4. J. Williams (2,106) 5. J. Williams (661) 5. M. Price (9,543) 5. F. Walker (2,115) 5. B. Daugherty (3,823) 5. T. Brandon (621) 5. M. Price (1883) 6. A. Carr (635) 6. B. Smith (9,513) 6. B. Daugherty (2,028) 6. M. Price (3,429) 6. J. Williams (587) 6. A. Carr (1,719) 7. A. Varejao (591) 7. J. Williams (8,504) 7. A. Miller (2,015) 7. J. Williams (3,198) 7. R. Harper (530) 7. C. Russell (1,627) 8. M. Price (582) 8. L. Nance (7,257) 8. A. Carr (1,820) 8. L. Nance (2,945) 8. A. Varejao (529) 8. W. Free (1,406) 9. B. Daugherty (548) 9. C. Russell (6,588) 9. C. Ehlo (1,803) 9. C. Russell (2,480) 9. J. Bagley (474) 9. L. Nance (1,364) 10. C. Ehlo (513) 10. W. Free (6,329) 10. G. Huston (1,630) 10. J. Chones (2,456) 10. B. Daugherty (422) 10. P. Hubbard (1,318)
BLOCKS 3FGM OFFENSIVE REBS DEFENSIVE REBS TOTAL REBS 1. Z. Ilgauskas (1,269) 1. L. JAMES (957) 1. Z. Ilgauskas (2,336) 1. B. Daugherty (4,020) 1. Z. Ilgauskas (5,904) 2. J. Williams (1,200) 2. M. Price (802) 2. J. Williams (1,620) 2. L. JAMES (3,914) 2. B. Daugherty (5,227) 3. L. Nance (1,087) 3. D. Gibson (578) 3. A. Varejao (1,479) 3. Z. Ilgauskas (3,568) 3. L. JAMES (4,718) 4. L. JAMES (569) 4. W. Person (550) 4. J. Brewer (1,292) 4. J. Williams (3,049) 4. J. Williams (4,669) 5. J. Chones (450) 5. D. Ferry (543) 5. T. THOMPSON (1,240) 5. A. Varejao (2,955) 5. A. Varejao (4,434) 6. R. Hinson (430) 6. K. IRVING (514) 6. B. Daugherty (1,207) 6. J. Chones (2,750) 6. J. Chones (3,790) 7. A. Varejao (397) 7. M. WILLIAMS (407) 7. L. Nance (1,067) 7. L. Nance (2,494) 7. L. Nance (3,561) B. Daugherty (397) 8. C. Ehlo (381) 8. P. Hubbard (1,051) 8. J. Brewer (2,259) 8. J. Brewer (3,551) 9. J. Brewer (353) 9. D. Jones (344) 9. J. Chones (1,040) 9. T. THOMPSON (1,909) 9. T. THOMPSON (3,149) 10. M. West (325) 10. C. Mills (297) 10. T. Hill (955) 10. T. Hill (1,830) 10. B. Smith (3,057)
FRANCHISE LEADER NOTES: LeBron James surpassed John Williams for 3rd place in total rebounds against Charlotte on Feb. 24…Tristan Thompson passed Bingo Smith (3,057) for 9th place in total rebounds against the L.A. Lakers on Feb. 10…Tristan Thompson passed Brad Daugherty (1,207) for 5th place in offensive rebounds against Sacramento on Feb. 8…Tristan Thompson moved past Tyrone Hill for 9th place in defensive rebounds against Boston on Feb. 5…LeBron James passed John Williams (661) for sole possession of 4th place in games played against San Antonio on Jan. 30…LeBron James topped 18,000 points for his Cavaliers career with his sixth point against Chicago on Jan. 23…Anderson Varejao passed Mark Price (582) for 7th place in games played at Portland on Dec. 26 …Tristan Thompson passed Drew Gooden for 10th place in defensive rebounds at Boston on Dec. 15…Tristan Thompson passed Tyrone Hill for 10th place in total rebounds at Orlando on Dec. 11…LeBron James passed Austin Carr for sole possession of 5th place in games played at New Orleans on Dec. 4…LeBron James surpassed Anderson Varejao for 4th place in total rebounds against Atlanta on Nov. 21…Tristan Thompson moved into 6th place in offensive rebounds, passing Larry Nance with his fifth offensive rebound against Atlanta on Nov. 21…Tristan Thompson moved into 7th place in offensive rebounds, passing Phil Hubbard with his third offensive rebound against Indiana on Nov. 8…LeBron James surpassed Zydrunas Ilgauskas for 2nd place in defensive rebounds with his second rebound at Philadelphia on Nov. 2…Mo Williams surpassed Craig Ehlo for 7th place in three-pointers made with his first triple at Memphis on Oct. 28…Tristan Thompson moved into 8th place in offensive rebounds, passing Jim Chones with his third offensive rebound at Memphis on Oct. 28…LeBron James topped 17,000 points for his Cavaliers career with his sixth point at Chicago on Oct. 27.
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
LEBRON CLIMBING THE NBA’S SCORING UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES (REGULAR SEASON) AND ASSISTS LISTS (REGULAR SEASON)
IRVING JAMES LOVE NBA’s All-Time NBA’s All-Time 7,000 Points (6,070) 27,000 Points (26,406) 10,000 Points (9,161) SCORING Leaders ASSISTS Leaders 300 Games (292) 1,700 Steals (1,640) 6,000 Rebounds (5,783) (10 through 20) (15 through 25) 100 Blocks (93) 1,400 3FGM (1,322) 500 Games (499) 600 3FGM (514) 1,000 Games (971) 700 3FGM (698) 7,000 Assists (6,698) 10. Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) 15. Tim Hardaway (7,095) JEFFERSON WILLIAMS SMITH 11. Oscar Robertson (26,710) 16. Bob Cousy (6,955) 12. Dominique Wilkins (26,668) 17. Guy Rodgers (6,917) 15,000 Points (14,339) 11,000 Points (10,732) 1,700 3FGM (1,626) 13. LEBRON JAMES (26,406)* 18. Muggsy Bogues (6,726) 5,000 FGM (4,954) 5,000 FGM (4,041) 4,000 FGM (3,897) 14. John Havlicek (26,395) 19. Kevin Johnson (6,711) 800 Steals (751) 4,000 Assists (3,985) 900 Steals (835) 15. Tim Duncan (26,375)* 20. LEBRON JAMES (6,698)* 1,000 3FGM (966) 800 Steals (718) 2,000 Assists (1,810) 16. Paul Pierce (26,228)* 21. Derek Harper (6,577) 17. Kevin Garnett (26,071)* 22. Tiny Archibald (6,476) THOMPSON SHUMPERT 18. Alex English (25,613) 23. Stephon Marbury (6,471) 300 Blocks (262) 300 3FGM (275) 19. Reggie Miller (25,279) 24. John Lucas (6,454) 2,000 Def. Rebs. (1,909) 600 Assists (564) 20. Jerry West (25,192) 25. Reggie Theus (6,453) 1,000 Rebounds (992)
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CAREER MILESTONE NOTES: LeBron James surpassed John Havlicek (26,395) for 13th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his dunk at the 8:03 mark of the third quarter against Memphis on March 7…LeBron James surpassed Tim Duncan for 14th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his layup at the 4:43 mark of the third quarter against Boston on March 5…LeBron James scored in double figures for the 700th game in a row (regular season only) against Boston on March 5…Kyrie Irving pulled down his 1,000th career rebound against Washington on March 4…Kyrie Irving reached his 6,000th career point with his free throw at the 8.9 second mark of the fourth quarter against Indiana on Feb. 29…Kyrie Irving made his 500th career three-pointer with his first triple against Charlotte on Feb. 24…J.R. Smith moved past Jason Richardson (1,608) for 17th all-time in NBA history in three-pointers made with his fourth triple at Oklahoma City on Feb. 21…LeBron James moved past Moses Malone (9,435) for 19th all-time in field goals made with his second field goal against Chicago on Feb. 18…LeBron James surpassed Paul Pierce for 15th place on the NBA all-time scoring list with his layup at the 3:59 mark of the first quarter against the L.A. Lakers on Feb. 10…Kevin Love made his 3,000th career field goal against the L.A. Lakers on Feb. 10…LeBron James recorded his 40th career regular season triple-double against Sacramento on Feb. 8…Kevin Love topped 9,000 points for his career with his free throw at the 2:53 mark of the second quarter against Sacramento on Feb. 8…J.R. Smith became the 18th player in league history to make 1,600 career three-pointers with his fifth triple against Sacramento on Feb. 8…LeBron James became the 19th player in league history to make 6,000 career free throws with his 11th make against Boston on Feb. 5…LeBron James surpassed Kevin Garnett (26,071) for 16th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his field goal at the 3:07 mark of the third quarter at Charlotte on Feb. 3…J.R. Smith moved past Mike Miller (1,577) for 18th all-time in three-pointers made at Indiana on Feb. 1…Tristan Thompson pulled down his 3,000th career rebound against San Antonio on Jan. 30…LeBron James became the youngest player in league history to reach 26,000 career points with his free throw at the 4:04 mark of the third quarter at Detroit on Jan. 29… LeBron James moved past Derek Harper (6,577) for 20th all-time in NBA history with his fourth assist at Detroit on Jan. 29…Iman Shumpert topped 2,000 points for his career against Minnesota on Jan. 25…Matthew Dellavedova topped 1,000 points for his career against Minnesota on Jan. 25…J.R. Smith played in his 800th career regular season game against Chicago on Jan. 23…J.R. Smith surpassed Glen Rice (1,559) for 19th all-time in NBA history in three-pointers with his second triple against the L.A. Clippers on Jan. 21… Tristan Thompson recorded his 100th career double-double at Brooklyn on Jan. 20…LeBron James hit his 1,300th career three-pointer at San Antonio on Jan. 14…Kyrie Irving hit his 2,000th career field goal at Dallas on Jan. 12…J.R. Smith surpassed Tim Hardaway (1,542) and Eddie Jones (1,546) for 21st and 20th all-time in NBA history in three-pointers with his five triples at Minnesota on Jan. 8…LeBron James recorded his 300th career double-double at Washington on Jan. 6…LeBron James swiped his 1,600th career steal against Toronto on Jan. 4…J.R. Smith surpassed Nick Van Exel (1,528) for 22nd all-time in NBA history in three-pointers made with his first triple against Orlando on Jan. 2…LeBron James surpassed Tiny Archibald (6,476) for 21st place on the NBA’s all-time assists list with his second assist against Orlando on Jan. 2…J.R. Smith swiped his 800th career steal at Denver on Dec. 29…LeBron James surpassed Stephon Marbury (6,466) for 22nd place on the NBA’s all-time assists list with his sixth assist at Phoenix on Dec. 28…LeBron James surpassed Alex English (25,613) for 17th place on the NBA’s all- time scoring list with his free throw at the 3:14 mark of the first quarter at Phoenix on Dec. 28…Mo Williams played in his 800th career game at Portland on Dec. 26…J.R. Smith surpassed Mike Bibby (1,517) for 23rd all-time in NBA history in three-pointers made with his first triple at Golden State on Dec. 25…LeBron James surpassed John Lucas (6,454) for 23rd place on the NBA’s all-time assists list with his first assist against New York on Dec. 23…LeBron James surpassed Reggie Theus (6,453) for 24th place on the NBA’s all-time assists list and tied John Lucas (6,454) for 23rd with his fourth assist against Philadelphia on Dec. 20…Mo Williams made his 4,000th career field goal with his first make against Washington on Dec. 1…J.R. Smith made his 1,500th career three-pointer with his second trey at Toronto on Nov. 25…LeBron James surpassed Reggie Miller (25,279) for 18th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his free throw at the 7:33 mark of the second quarter at Toronto on Nov. 25…LeBron James surpassed Norm Nixon (6,386) for 25th place on the NBA’s all-time assists list with his fifth dime against Orlando on Nov. 23 and joined Oscar Robertson as the only players to rank in the league’s all-time Top 25 in assists and points…LeBron James surpassed Jerry West (25,192) for 19th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his 10th point of the night, a three-pointer at the 3:06 mark of the first quarter…Kevin Love notched his 300th career double-double at Milwaukee on Nov. 14…Kevin Love made his 600th career three-pointer at the 7:43 mark of the second quarter against Utah on Nov. 10…LeBron James passed Jerry West (9,016) for 19th in NBA history in field goals made with his 8th make against Indiana on Nov. 8…LeBron James became the 20th player in NBA history to make 9,000 career regular season field goals with his dunk at the 7:23 mark of the second quarter against Philadelphia on Nov. 6…LeBron James became the 20th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 career regular season points, as well as the youngest to do so (30 years, 307 days) with his alley-oop dunk at the 8:07 mark of the fourth quarter at Philadelphia on Nov. 2.
NBA D-LEAGUE AFFILIATE - CANTON CHARGE
The Canton Charge (25-14), presented by SecureData 365 and powered by the Cleveland Cavaliers, defeated the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (17-22), 114-102, Saturday afternoon at the Canton Memorial Civic Center (March 5). The win extends the Charge’s Central Division winning streak to 10 games. The Charge’s defense led the way forcing 15 Fort Wayne turnovers resulting in 27 points and the visitors to 37% shooting from the field, including 33% from the three point line. Lamar Patterson finished with a game-high 25 points, six rebounds, and eight assists in his home debut for the Charge. Juvonte Reddic recorded his third double-double in the last six game with a season-high 24 points (10-of-14 shooting) and 11 rebounds in 34 minutes. Quinn Cook added 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting in 34 minutes. Nick Minnerath provided a boost off the bench with 18 points and four rebounds in 29 minutes. The Charge are back home on Wednesday, March 9th at 7:00 p.m. to host the Westchester Knicks (New York Knicks affiliate). For more information, head to www.CantonCharge.com.
The Canton Charge are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena organization and also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Majority Owner and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. The group also owns and operates the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League and the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League, both of which play their games at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland.
Stay connected by following the team at: @CantonCharge on Instagram, @CantonCharge on Twitter, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CantonCharge.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS OFF THE COURT NOTES
THE CAVALIERS ON RADIO: Cavaliers fans will be able to follow the club all season long on the 50,000- watt flagship station News Radio WTAM 1100 and the Cavs Radio Network. Each broadcast begins 30 minutes The Cavaliers on WTAM prior to game time with the “First Merit Tip-Off Show,” hosted by Mike Snyder. Calling the game action will be Monday 3/7 John Michael, Radio PBP Broadcaster John Michael and Cavalier Legend Jim Chones. Then following each game, fans can participate in the Tuesday 3/8 Trent Redden, Cavs Assistant GM “Postgame Call-In Show,” featuring comments from players in both locker rooms, Coach Blatt’s postgame press Wednesday 3/9 Jim Chones, Radio Color Analyst conference, and live reports and highlights from other games around the league. Fans can also hear the Thursday 3/10 Brad Sellers, Studio Radio Analyst “Discount Drug Mart Cavaliers Insider Radio Show,” every Monday during the regular season. The next show Friday 3/11 John Michael, Radio PBP Broadcaster is Tuesday, March 15 at 7:00 pm on the Cavs Radio Network. Also, weekday mornings, Cavs personalities will be on News Radio WTAM 1100 with host Bill Wills and Mike Snyder to update Cavalier fans with the latest on *All Cavs personalities will be on at 8:20 a.m. the team and the NBA in general.
2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE: Everything you need to know about the Cleveland Cavaliers 2015-16 Regular Season is available in the online media guide at the following link: http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/team/guide
ROCKIN’ THE Q: The Cavs opened the 2015-16 season at The Q on Oct. 30 against the Miami Heat, which was their 11th straight home opener sellout. The Cavs have sold out the arena in all 33 home games so far this season. To date, including regular season (373) and playoffs (45), there have been 418 sellouts at The Q and 84 consecutive sellouts (regular season and playoff games only, dating back to 10/30/14).
The Cavaliers sold out each of their 41 home games at Quicken Loans Arena in 2014-15, their second time selling out every game in the regular season (2009-10). Cleveland also filled up the arena in all 10 home games during the 2015 Playoffs. The team’s 400th sellout (regular + post) at The Q came on Jan. 2, 2016 against Orlando.
CAVS ANNOUNCE LINEUP OF FUN GIVEAWAYS AND EXCITING THEME NIGHTS AT THE Q FOR THE 2015-16 SEASON: Quicken Loans Upcoming Fan Favorite Giveaway Highlights Arena and the Cleveland Cavaliers have a schedule full of fun giveaways and exciting March 23 vs. Milwaukee J.R. Smith Bobblehead March 31 vs. Brooklyn Kevin Love Mini Basketball theme nights for the 2015-16 season presented by Discount Drug Mart. This season's April 13 vs. Detroit Fan Appreciation Night presented by Discount Drug Mart promotional lineup features cool collectibles and memorable experiences for fans of ALL ages to enjoy. This season's promotional schedule highlights are detailed below, and Cavs fans can look forward to additional player promotional giveaways and theme nights to be announced at a later date. For a complete look at the 2015-16 Cavaliers promotional schedule, visit Cavs.com/promotions.
Upcoming Exciting Theme Night Highlights Upcoming Hardwood Classic Nights at The Q Mach 21 vs. Denver Autism Awareness Night April 11 vs. Atlanta Hardwood Classics Night March 29 vs. Houston EveryFAN Night: Harvest For Hunger Food Drive March 31 vs. Brooklyn Harvest For Hunger Food Drive April 11 vs. Atlanta Better Halves Domestic Violence Awareness Night April 13 vs. Detroit Fan Appreciation Night presented by Discount Drug Mart
CAVALIERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE CHANGES: The NBA announced two upcoming schedule changes involving the Cavaliers, with the first coming on Monday, March 14 when the team travels to Utah to face the Jazz. In what was originally scheduled to start at 9:00 p.m. ET, the game has now been changed to a 10:30 p.m. ET start time. As a result, the game will now air on ESPN as well as on FOX Sports Ohio as previously listed. The league also announced that the Cavaliers HOME GAME on MARCH 23 versus the Milwaukee Bucks at Quicken Loans Arena has been moved up to an 7:00 P.M. ET (originally scheduled for 8:00 P.M.) start time and will no longer be televised by ESPN. The game will air on FOX Sports Ohio.
PLAYER PROFILES – 2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 8 MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA Guard 6-4 198 lbs 9/8/90 Saint Mary’s (CA) Year: 3rd ABOUT MATTHEW: Native of Australia…prior to St. Mary’s, played in the South East Australian League for the Australian Institute of Sport…favorite hobby is playing the guitar…favorite movie is Batman…favorite board game is Monopoly…favorite sport other than basketball is Australian Football.
CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS PTS 21 @ DET 3/26/14 20 vs. PHI 12/20/15
LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 7 3 Times 7 2 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGA 18 @ IND 2/27/15 12 2 Times vs. MEM (3/7) 26:10 1-6 0-3 0-0 0-2-2 3 4 0 4 0 2 3FGM 5 @ DET 3/26/14 4 4 Times vs. BOS (3/5) 28:05 4-6 0-2 2-3 0-0-0 4 3 2 0 1 10 3FGA 8 vs. MIN 1/25/16 8 vs. MIN 1/25/16 vs. WAS (3/4) 21:17 5-10 2-3 0-0 0-3-3 1 3 1 2 0 12 FTM 4 vs. ATL 12/26/13 3 2 Times vs. IND (2/29) 21:34 2-6 2-5 0-0 0-0-0 5 1 0 1 0 6 FTA 4 5 Times 3 5 Times OREB 3 3 Times 3 3 Times at WAS (2/28) 20:53 3-7 2-5 1-2 0-0-0 4 3 1 1 0 9 DREB 7 @ IND 2/27/15 6 @ DEN 12/29/15 QUICK NOTES ON DELLAVEDOVA: TREB 10 @ IND 2/27/15 7 @ DEN 12/29/15 o Ranks 11th in the NBA in assists-to-turnover ratio at 2.87; his .425 mark from three-point range ranks 6th in the NBA ASTS 13 vs. MIL 11/19/15 13 vs. MIL 11/19/15 o Has scored in double digits on 22 occasions this season STLS 4 @ SAS 11/23/13 3 @ HOU 1/15/16 o Chipped in with 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, four assists, two steals and a block in 28 minutes versus Boston on March 5 BLKS 2 2 Times 2 vs. PHI 12/20/15 o Delivered 12 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, including 2-3 (.667) from beyond the arc, three rebounds and one steal in 21 MINS 42 2 Times 42 @ NOP 12/4/15 minutes against Washington on March 4 o Shot 3-6 (.500) from deep on his way to 10 points, a game-high tying seven assists and a steal in 26 minutes against Charlotte MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 1 on the season, 6 in career; on Feb. 24 Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the o Has scored in double figures on 20 occasions and is averaging 4.8 assists per game this season season; DND’S – 1 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – missed o Contributed 15 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from beyond the arc, while grabbing five rebounds and one game on 11/25 due to left calf tightness; missed five games dishing out three assists in 24 minutes against San Antonio on Jan. 30 from 2/3-2/10 due to left hamstring soreness; Inactive List – 5 on o Went 6-12 (.500) from the field, including 4-8 (.500) from deep, for 18 points while posting four rebounds, seven assists and the season one steal in 25 minutes against Minnesota on Jan. 25; topped 1,000 points for his career with his sixth point of the night
# 9 CHANNING FRYE Forward/Center 6-11 255 lbs 5/17/83 Arizona Year: 10th ABOUT CHANNING: Full name is Channing Thomas Frye...He and his wife, Lauren, have a son, Hendrix (born Oct. 2010), and a daughter, Margaux (born April 2012)…Son of Thomas and Karen Frye…His father is co-founder and copresident of Education Solutions and Services, which offers office support to public and private charter schools…His mother is a former Emmy-winning reporter and producer for Phoenix’s Channel 12 and CEO of Southwest Dimensions, who now has her own sports podcast for women, “KFrye and Girlfriends Talk Sports”…First cousin of NBA player Tobias Harris…Hobbies include fishing, listening to music and reading.
CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS PTS 33 vs. MIN 4/11/11 17 vs. CHA 12/16/15
LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 14 2 Times 6 vs. LAL 11/11/15 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGA 26 vs. CHA 12/20/06 10 @ IND 11/9/15 vs. MEM (3/7) 4:56 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 2 1 0 1 1 2 3FGM 9 vs. MIN 4/11/11 5 vs. CHA 12/16/15 vs. BOS (3/5) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGA 14 vs. MIN 4/11/11 9 @ IND 11/9/15 vs. WAS (3/4) 5:44 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 1 0 0 0 3 FTM 9 2 Times 5 vs. ATL 12/20/15 vs. IND (2/29) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FTA 12 @ TOR 1/15/06 5 vs. ATL 12/20/15 at WAS (2/28) 24:27 0-5 0-4 0-0 0-6-6 2 5 0 0 0 0 OREB 7 vs. GSW 2/22/12 4 vs. LAL 11/11/15 DREB 14 2 Times 7 @ IND 11/9/15 QUICK NOTES ON FRYE: TREB 16 @ NOH 12/30/11 8 @ IND 11/9/15 ASTS 7 vs. NJN 1/13/12 5 2 Times o Went 5-9 (.556) from the field, including 4-8 (.500) from beyond the arc, for 15 points to go along with six rebounds and one steal in 18 minutes versus Charlotte on Feb. 24 STLS 4 @ SAC 1/5/10 3 2 Times o In his first appearance as a Cavalier, notched two points and four rebounds in 9 minutes versus Detroit on Feb. 22 BLKS 4 8 Times 4 vs. TOR 1/14/16 o Appeared in 44 games (29 starts) for Orlando this season with averages of 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 17.1 minutes MINS 57 @ LAL 3/22/11 30 vs. CHA 12/16/15
MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 32 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 8 on the season w/ ORL; 2 w/ CLE; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 on the season
# 2 KYRIE IRVING Guard 6-3 193 lbs 3/23/92 Duke Year: 5th ABOUT KYRIE: Father, Drederick, played at Boston University from 1984-88. Drederick had his jersey retired and ranks second in BU history with 1,931 career points. He went on to play professionally for the Bulleen Boomers in Australia, where Kyrie was born and holds citizenship with along with the United States…as a high school senior, named McDonald’s All-America, First Team All-America by Parade Magazine and USA Today, and finalist for the Naismith Boy’s High School Player of the Year…earned a gold medal with the U.S. under-18 (U-18) National Team at the FIBA Americas U-18 Championship in San Antonio, averaging 13.6 points and 4.2 assists…selected MVP of the 2009 Nike Global Challenge in Portland playing for Team USA East in junior national team competition…favorite book is Catcher in the Rye.
CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS LAST 5 GAMES: PTS 57 @ SAS 3/12/15 35 vs. LAL 2/10/16 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGM 20 @ SAS 3/12/15 15 vs. LAL 2/10/16 vs. MEM (3/7) 37:24 9-16 3-7 6-7 0-2-2 5 4 4 7 1 27 FGA 36 vs. POR 1/28/15 24 vs. LAL 2/10/16 vs. BOS (3/5) 30:08 7-13 3-6 3-4 0-3-3 4 5 0 3 2 20 3FGM 11 vs. POR 1/28/15 5 vs. SAC 2/8/16 vs. WAS (3/4) 31:41 8-18 3-6 2-2 1-4-5 8 1 1 1 0 21 3FGA 19 vs. POR 1/28/15 9 vs. NOP 2/6/16 vs. IND (2/29) 35:21 5-13 1-2 11-11 1-2-3 6 3 1 4 0 22 FTM 14 @ BKN 11/13/12 11 vs. IND 2/29/16 at WAS (2/28) 32:11 9-20 4-8 6-6 0-1-1 6 4 0 4 0 28 FTA 14 @ BKN 11/13/12 11 vs. IND 2/29/16 OREB 4 2 Times 3 3 Times QUICK NOTES ON IRVING: DREB 10 2 Times 6 vs. MIN 1/25/16 o Has scored at least 20 points 20 times, including 14 of Cleveland’s last 18 games and the last five games, and has scored 30 TREB 10 2 Times 9 vs. MIN 1/25/16 points or more on four occasions ASTS 12 6 Times 12 vs. SAC 2/8/16 o Tallied 27 points on 9-16 (.563) shooting, two rebounds, a team-high tying five assists, a team-high, season-high four steals STLS 6 @ ATL 4/4/14 4 vs. MEM 3/7/16 and one block in 37 minutes against Memphis on March 7 BLKS 4 vs. MIL 12/20/13 2 vs. BOS 3/5/16 o Recorded 20 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from deep, three rebounds, four assists and a game-high, MINS 48 vs. PHI 11/9/13 41 @ IND 2/1/16
season-high two blocks in 30 minutes versus Boston on March 5 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 1 on the season, 19 in career; o Shot 3-6 (.500) from three-point territory en route to a game-high 21 points, five rebounds, a game-high eight assists and one Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 1 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the steal in 32 minutes against Washington on March 4 season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – missed 24 o Finished with 22 points, three rebounds, a game-high tying six assists and one steal in 35 minutes versus Indiana on Feb. 29; games from 10/27-12/17 due to a fractured left knee cap; missed 2 went a perfect 11-11 from the charity stripe and notched his 6,000th career regular season point games on 12/26 and 12/29 due to rest; Inactive List – 26 on the season o Shot 4-8 (.500) from deep to notch a game-high 28 points and a team-high six assists in 32 minutes at Washington on Feb. 28 o Went 10-17 (.588) from the field for a game-high tying 23 points while recording six rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block in 32 minutes against Charlotte on Feb. 24; reached 500 three-pointers for his career o Notched a game-high 30 points on 11-21 (.524) shooting, a game-high tying five assists and two steals in 38 minutes versus Detroit on Feb. 22
PROFILES – 2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 23 LEBRON JAMES Forward 6-8 250 lbs 12/30/84 St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) Year: 13th ABOUT LEBRON: Full name is LeBron Raymone James…is the son of Gloria James…married his high school sweetheart Savannah Brinson on Sept. 14, 2013…has two sons (LeBron James Jr. and Bryce Maximus James) and one daughter (Zhuri)…has his own website (www.lebronjames.com) and one for his Foundation (www.lebronjamesfamilyfoundation.org)...launched the LeBron James Family Foundation in 2004 with a mission to positively affect the lives of children and young adults through education and co-curricular educational initiatives…in 2011, in partnership with the Akron Public Schools, his foundation launched its pillar program, “Wheels for Education”, with its mission to improve graduation rates in Akron…in 2012, he pledged $1 million to renovate his old stomping grounds at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School as the completion of The LeBron James Arena had its ceremonial grand opening on December 14, 2013…his Foundation works regularly with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, renovating a local Boys and Girls Club in every All-Star host city each year. LAST 5 GAMES: CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS PTS 61 vs. CHA 3/3/14 37 3 Times vs. MEM (3/7) 37:38 11-19 2-4 4-5 2-7-9 5 2 1 4 0 28 FGM 22 vs. CHA 3/3/14 15 @ PHI 1/10/16 vs. BOS (3/5) 36:00 11-20 1-4 5-9 4-7-11 8 2 2 4 1 28 FGA 36 @ TOR 3/20/05 29 @ NOP 12/4/15 vs. WAS (3/4) 30:23 7-18 1-4 4-4 1-12-13 7 1 3 1 0 19 3FGM 8 2 Times 5 @ MIL 11/14/15 vs. IND (2/29) 36:49 14-22 2-4 3-5 0-5-5 4 2 2 5 0 33 3FGA 13 3 Times 11 @ MIL 11/14/15 at WAS (2/28) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FTM 24 @ MIA 3/12/06 12 vs. BOS 2/5/16 FTA 28 @ MIA 3/12/06 17 vs. BOS 2/5/16 QUICK NOTES ON JAMES: OREB 7 2 Times 4 3 Times o Has scored in double figures in 701 consecutive games (3rd longest streak in NBA history) DREB 17 vs. NYK 4/14/05 12 2 Times o Is averaging 24.9 points per game this season, good for 6th overall in the NBA; has notched at least 20 points in 49 of his 60 games so far this season; has notched 30 points or more 13 times TREB 19 vs. CHA 1/11/08 13 4 Times o Was voted an Eastern Conference starter for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game; his 1,089,206 votes were top in the conference ASTS 16 vs. SAC 2/26/13 13 2 Times o Was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week three times (week ending Nov. 22, Jan. 10, March 6) and the Kia Eastern STLS 7 @ MEM 12/13/04 4 3 Times Conference Player of the Month once (February) this season BLKS 5 2 Times 3 2 Times o Poured in a game-high 28 points on 11-19 (.579) shooting, including 2-4 (.500) from deep, while posting nine rebounds, a team- MINS 55 vs. MEM 11/29/03 45 2 Times high tying five assists and one steal in 38 minutes against Memphis on March 7; surpassed John Havlicek (26,395) for 13th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his 18th point of the evening at the 8:03 mark of the third quarter MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 21 on the season, 310 in career; o Turned in his second straight double-double, his 21st of the ’15-16 campaign, with a game-high 28 points on 11-20 (.550) Triple-Doubles – 1 on the season, 40 in career; DNP-CD’S – 1 on the shooting and 11 rebounds and posted a game-high eight assists, two steals and a block in 36 minutes versus Boston on March season; DND’S – 1 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – missed 1 5; passed Tim Duncan (26,366) for 14th in all-time scoring history game due to maintenance on 12/5; missed 1 game on 2/28 due to rest; o Tallied his 20th double-double of the season with 19 points and a game-high, season-high tying 13 rebounds to go along with Inactive List – 0 on the season seven assists and a game-high three steals in 30 minutes against Washington on March 4 o Shot 14-22 (.636) from the field, including 2-4 (.500) from beyond the arc, for a game-high 33 points while recording five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 37 minutes versus Indiana on Feb. 29 o Notched a team-high 25 points on 9-18 (.500) shooting, including 2-4 (.500) from deep, to go along with eight rebounds, a team-high seven assists and one steal in 40 minutes at Toronto on Feb. 26 o Delivered a game-high tying 23 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting, including 2-4 (.500) from deep, seven rebounds, a game-high tying seven assists and two steals in 30 minutes versus Charlotte on Feb. 24; with his fifth rebound of the night, surpassed John “Hot Rod” Williams (4,669) for third place in Cavs history o Finished with his 19th double-double of the season with 25 points on 11-22 (.500) shooting and a game-high tying 11 assists to go along with seven rebounds and a game-high three steals in 38 minutes at Oklahoma City on Feb. 21 o Shot 11-19 (.579) from the field for a team-high 25 points while notching nine rebounds, a game-high nine assists and one block in 35 minutes versus Chicago on Feb. 18; with his second made field goal, surpassed Moses Malone (9,435) for 19th place in NBA history in field goals made
# 24 RICHARD JEFFERSON Forward 6-7 233 lbs 6/21/80 Arizona Year: 15th ABOUT RICHARD: Parents are non-denominational Christian missionaries…has two older brothers…traveled to Africa with parents on missionary work…Meekness LeCato, his mother, also received a Ph.D. in education…in addition to playing basketball, was a high jumper on his high school track team, recording a personal best jump of 6’10”…had his No. 44 jersey retired by Moon Valley High School (Phoenix, Ariz.) on 3/4/04…was inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Fame in February 2012…enjoys playing volleyball and yoga…aspires to having a broadcasting career following his playing days, and has done NCAA Tournament analysis work…held an assembly to tipoff the Dallas Mavericks Academic All-Stars Program. CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS
PTS 42 vs. CLE 12/22/04 17 vs. PHI 11/6/15 LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 16 @ NYK 3/28/03 7 vs. PHI 11/6/15 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGA 27 vs. CHA 1/4/08 18 @ MIA 12/5/15 vs. MEM (3/7) 7:07 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 2 2 1 0 0 2 3FGM 6 vs. WAS 4/7/07 3 6 Times vs. BOS (3/5) 5:41 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 1 0 2 3FGA 9 3 Times 7 @ MIA 12/5/15 vs. WAS (3/4) 25:36 2-6 1-3 0-2 0-4-4 1 2 0 3 0 5 FTM 16 vs. CLE 12/22/04 7 at WAS 2/28/16 vs. IND (2/29) 8:29 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 FTA 19 2 Times 9 @ MIA 12/5/15 at WAS (2/28) 33:09 1-3 1-3 7-7 0-5-5 1 2 0 0 0 10 OREB 6 5 Times 2 2 Times DREB 18 @ CHI 11/5/04 6 @ OKC 2/21/16 QUICK NOTES ON JEFFERSON: TREB 21 @ CHI 11/5/04 6 @ OKC 2/21/16 o Has scored in double figures 12 times this season ASTS 12 2 Times 4 @ MIN 1/8/16 o Contributed 10 points and five rebounds in 33 minutes at Washington on Feb. 28; went a perfect 7-7 from the free throw line STLS 5 2 Times 2 3 Times o Went 4-5 (.800) from the field and 3-4 (.750) from deep for 15 points while grabbing a season-high six rebounds and one steal BLKS 4 2 Times 4 @ PHX 12/28/15 in 25 minutes at Oklahoma City on Feb. 21 MINS 57 @ CHI 11/5/04 39 @ MIL 11/14/15 o Chipped in with 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, including 2-4 (.500) from deep, four rebounds and one steal in 17 minutes against Sacramento on Feb. 8 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 59 in o Shot a perfect 4-4 from the field, including 2-2 from three-point territory, for 14 points while dishing out three assists in 23 career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 1 in career; DNP-CD’S – 4 minutes versus Phoenix on Jan. 27 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – o Tied his career-high with a game-high four blocks while posting seven points on 2-4 (.500) shooting and one steal in 19 None; Inactive List – 0 on the season minutes at Phoenix on Dec. 28
# 1 JAMES JONES Guard/Forward 6-8 218 lbs 10/4/80 Miami (FL) Year: 13th ABOUT JAMES: Answers to the nicknames “JHoops” (pronounced Joops, the h is silent) and “J.J.”…he and his wife, Destiny, have a son (James Dylan “J.D.” Jones) and a pair of daughters (Jadynn Alyssa Jones and Jodie Marissa Jones)…graduated with a degree in finance from the Univ. of Miami where he was a member of the National Honor Society and carried a 3.41 GPA…his uncle, Ricky Gutierrez, is a former infielder who played 12 seasons of CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS MLB from 1993-2004…his aunt, Lisa Gutierrez, and his cousin, Mionsha Gay, each played basketball at the Univ. of PTS 27 @ SEA 11/28/04 15 @ ORL 12/11/15 Miami and his aunt, Hope Jones, and his cousin, Shelnita Jackson, each played basketball at Barry University. FGM 10 @ SEA 11/28/04 5 @ ORL 12/11/15 FGA 16 vs. POR 12/6/05 10 @ ORL 12/11/15 LAST 5 GAMES: 3FGM 6 5 Times 4 2 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGA 12 vs. POR 12/6/05 8 @ ORL 12/11/15 vs. MEM (3/7) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FTM 9 @ DEN 1/10/06 4 @ NOP 12/4/15 vs. BOS (3/5) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FTA 11 @ DEN 1/10/06 4 @ NOP 12/4/15 vs. WAS (3/4) 12:00 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 1 5 OREB 5 vs. BOS 11/23/04 2 3 Times vs. IND (2/29) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION DREB 12 vs. ORL 11/20/04 5 vs. PHI 12/20/15 at WAS (2/28) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION TREB 12 vs. ORL 11/20/04 5 vs. PHI 12/20/15 ASTS 5 vs. NOK 4/17/06 2 vs. PHI 11/6/15 QUICK NOTES ON JONES: STLS 4 vs. DET 4/8/12 2 @ DET 11/17/15 o Notched eight points on 3-5 (.600) shooting from the field in 11 minutes versus Golden State on Jan. 18 BLKS 4 vs. MEM 2/8/06 2 vs. BKN 11/28/15 o Contributed 10 points on 3-6 (.500) shooting while grabbing three rebounds in 18 minutes versus Orlando on Jan. 2 MINS 47 vs. DAL 11/1/05 18 3 Times o Recorded seven points and two rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench at Portland on Dec. 26 o Posted 15 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, including 4-8 (.500) from deep, and one steal in 18 minutes at Orlando on Dec. 11 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 4 in career; o Tallied seven points, two rebounds and a steal in 15 minutes at New Orleans on Dec. 4 Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 24 on the o Chipped in nine points on 3-5 (.600) shooting and an assist in 11 minutes versus Milwaukee on Nov. 19 season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 on the season
PLAYER PROFILES – 2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 14 SASHA KAUN Center 6-11 260 lbs 5/8/85 Kansas Year: Rookie ABOUT SASHA: Alexander “Sasha” Olegovich Kaun…born in Tomsk, Russia…played his high school basketball at Florida Air Academy (Melbourne, FL) where he averaged 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game as a junior and 15.3 points and 12.6 rebounds per game as a senior.
CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS PTS 4 2 Times 4 2 Times FGM 2 vs. PHI 12/20/15 2 vs. PHI 12/20/15 FGA 3 vs. PHI 12/20/15 3 vs. PHI 12/20/15 LAST 5 GAMES: 3FGM - - OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGA - - vs. MEM (3/7) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION FTM 2 @ MIA 12/5/15 2 @ MIA 12/5/15 vs. BOS (3/5) 1:26 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 FTA 2 3 Times 2 3 Times vs. WAS (3/4) 4:19 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-2-3 0 1 0 0 1 2 OREB 2 2 Times 2 2 Times vs. IND (2/29) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION DREB 1 3 Times 1 3 Times at WAS (2/28) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION TREB 3 2 Times 3 2 Times ASTS 1 2 Times 1 2 Times QUICK NOTES ON KAUN: STLS 1 2 Times 1 2 Times o Tied his career-high with four points on 2-3 (.667) shooting and grabbed two rebounds in six minutes off the bench against BLKS 1 3 Times 1 3 Times Philadelphia on Dec. 20 o MINS 8 @ MIA 12/5/15 8 @ MIA 12/5/15 Set career-highs with four points and three rebounds in eight minutes at Miami on Dec. 5 o During the 2014-15 campaign, played in 30 games (all starts) for CSKA Moscow of Russia averaging a career-high 9.9 points on MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; .691 shooting from the field, 4.5 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 20.1 minutes per game Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 28 on the o Over his six-year career with CSKA Moscow, appeared in 142 games (94 starts) with averages of 7.6 points on .702 shooting season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 1; Injury Report – missed from the field and 3.6 rebounds in 17.9 minutes per game o Five-time VTB United League champion (2010, 2012-2015) and five-time Russian League champion (2009-2013) one game on 11/2 due to personal reasons; Inactive List – 17 on the o Also Russian Cup winner (2010) and won a bronze medal with the Russian national team during the 2012 London Olympics season
# 0 KEVIN LOVE Forward 6-10 251 lbs 9/7/88 UCLA Year: 8th ABOUT KEVIN: Son of Stan and Karen Love...father, Stan, played with the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Bullets in the NBA...uncle Mike Love is the lead singer of the Beach Boys...has hosted a winter coat drive to support the local Salvation Army during each of his first five NBA seasons...teamed with NFL All-Pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Bright Pink in October of 2012 to "Spread Love" in hopes of raising money for Breast Health Awareness Month...an ambassador of the Hoops for St. Jude program since his rookie season...took part in the Eden Prairie Polar Bear Plunge this past winter, donating over $3,000 to Special Olympics Minnesota...favorite movies are “He Got Game” and “Gladiator”...lists the Seattle Mariners and Portland Trail Blazers as his favorite teams while growing up...appeared on the cover of the EA Sports NCAA Basketball ’09 video game...named 2007 Gatorade National Male Athlete of the Year...earned 2007 Naismith, Wooden, USA Today, National High School Coaches Association, McDonald's and Parade Magazine Male HS Player of the Year.
LAST 5 GAMES: CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS PTS 51 @ OKC 3/23/12 34 vs. ORL 11/23/15 vs. MEM (3/7) 32:59 2-9 0-3 10-10 4-7-11 3 0 0 4 1 14 FGM 16 @ OKC 3/23/12 11 vs. ORL 11/23/15 vs. BOS (3/5) 30:04 1-6 0-3 8-9 1-3-4 3 1 1 1 0 10 FGA 31 @ CHA 3/28/12 19 2 Times vs. WAS (3/4) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGM 8 2 Times 6 2 Times vs. IND (2/29) 40:23 4-14 1-5 4-4 1-7-8 6 3 0 1 1 13 3FGA 14 @ DET 2/24/15 11 vs. BKN 11/28/15 at WAS (2/28) 23:33 4-11 0-1 4-4 2-3-5 1 0 0 2 0 12 FTM 19 @ MIL 12/27/11 11 @ OKC 2/21/16 FTA 24 @ MIL 12/27/11 12 @ OKC 2/21/16 QUICK NOTES ON LOVE: OREB 12 vs. NYK 11/12/10 6 3 Times o Is averaging 10.0 rebounds per game this season, which ranks 12th overall in the NBA; has scored in double digits in 51 of his DREB 21 @ SAC 11/27/12 18 @ BKN 1/20/16 60 games so far this season and has pulled down double digits in boards on 29 occasions TREB 31 vs. NYK 11/12/10 19 vs. IND 11/8/15 th o Recorded his 26 double-double of 2015-16 with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds to go along with three assists and ASTS 10 3 Times 7 @ PHI 1/10/16 one block in 33 minutes against Memphis on March 7; went a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line STLS 4 3 Times 4 vs. POR 12/8/15 o Finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, a game-high tying six assists and one block in 40 minutes versus Indiana on Feb. 29 BLKS 4 2 Times 3 2 Times o Tallied 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists and one steal in 35 minutes at Toronto on Feb. 26 MINS 49 @ OKC 3/23/12 44 @ MIL 11/14/15 o Finished with 24 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting, seven rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes versus Detroit on Feb. 22
o Notched his second straight double-double, his team-leading 25th of the season, with a game-high 29 points on 9-18 (.500) MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 26 on the season, 320 in career; shooting and 11 rebounds while dishing out four assists in 38 minutes at Oklahoma City on Feb. 21; went a season-best 11-12 Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 3 in career; DNP-CD’S – 2 on the from the charity stripe season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – missed one o Turned in his 24th double-double of the season with 15 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting and a game-high 15 rebounds to go game on 2/6 due to a left thigh contusion; missed one game on 3/4 due along with two assists and one block in 30 minutes against Chicago on Feb. 18 to rest; Inactive List – 0 on the season o Reached 9,000 regular season points for his career versus Sacramento on Feb. 8 rd o Registered his 23 double-double of the ’15-16 campaign with 12 points and a team-high 12 rebounds to go along with two steals and a game-high tying two blocks in 36 minutes against Charlotte on Feb. 3 o Chipped in with 19 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks in 42 minutes at Indiana on Feb. 1 o Posted his 22nd double-double of the season with 21 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from deep, and a game-high 11 rebounds to go along with three assists and one block in 31 minutes versus San Antonio on Jan. 30 o Shot 5-7 (.714) from three-point territory on his way to a game-high 29 points while tallying six rebounds and three assists in 37 minutes at Detroit on Jan. 29
# 12 JORDAN MCRAE Guard 6-6 185 lbs 3/28/91 Tennessee Year: Rookie ABOUT JORDAN: Full name is Jordan Tyler McRae..Born in Savannah, Georgia…Parents are Cornelius and Paulette McRae…Graduated with a degree in Sociology/Criminal Justice.
CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS PTS 12 @ NYK 1/29/16 12 @ NYK 1/29/16
FGM 4 @ NYK 1/29/16 4 @ NYK 1/29/16
LAST 5 GAMES: FGA 9 @ NYK 1/29/16 9 @ NYK 1/29/16 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM 1 5 Times 1 5 Times vs. MEM (3/7) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION 3FGA 2 7 Times 2 7 Times vs. BOS (3/5) 1:26 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FTM 3 3 Times 3 3 Times vs. WAS (3/4) 5:50 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 1 0 5 FTA 4 2 Times 4 2 Times vs. IND (2/29) DID NOT PLAY – COACH’S DECISION OREB 1 2 Times 1 2 Times at WAS (2/28) 6:59 2-4 1-2 3-3 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 8 DREB 2 2 Times 2 2 Times TREB 2 3 Times 2 3 Times QUICK NOTES ON MCRAE: ASTS 4 @ NYK 1/29/16 4 @ NYK 1/29/16 o In his first appearance as a Cavalier, chipped in with eight points on 2-4 (.500) shooting and grabbed one rebound in seven STLS 1 3 Times 1 3 Times minutes at Washington on Feb. 28 BLKS - - o 2016 NBA Development League All-Star MINS 25 @ NYK 1/29/16 25 @ NYK 1/29/16 o Appeared in 29 games (all starts) for the Delaware 87ers this season and averaged 23.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.7 steals in 35.5 minutes per game MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; o Against Canton on Jan. 26, scored a D-League record 61 points on 21-34 (.618) shooting from the field, to go along with 11 Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 2 on the rebounds and seven assists in 46 minutes season (w/ CLE); DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – o Had two 10-day stints with the Phoenix Suns in 2015-16, playing in seven games with averages of 5.3 points and 1.4 assists in None; Inactive List – 0 on the season 11.7 minutes.
PLAYER PROFILES – 2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 20 TIMOFEY MOZGOV Center 7-1 275 lbs 7/16/86 St. Petersburg, Russia Year: 6th ABOUT TIMOFEY: Name is pronounced TEAM-oh-fay MOZ-gov…full name is Timofey Pavlovich Mozgov…born in St. Petersburg, Russia and is a member of the Russian national team…won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics for the Russian national team that was coached by David Blatt …he is the eighth Russian-born player in NBA history, while he becomes the first ever to appear on a Nuggets roster.
CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS PTS 23 4 Times 17 @ ORL 12/11/15 FGM 10 @ GSW 4/10/14 8 @ ORL 12/11/15 LAST 5 GAMES: FGA 15 5 Times 11 vs. WAS 3/4/16 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM 1 7 Times 1 vs. IND 11/8/15 vs. MEM (3/7) 10:44 1-3 0-0 0-0 4-2-6 1 2 1 2 0 2 3FGA 2 7 Times 2 2 Times vs. BOS (3/5) 10:43 4-4 0-0 2-2 0-3-3 0 1 0 1 0 10 FTM 8 @ MIL 2/20/14 6 @ MIL 11/14/15 vs. WAS (3/4) 19:38 7-11 0-0 0-1 3-2-5 0 2 0 0 0 14 FTA 10 2 Times 6 @ MIL 11/14/15 vs. IND (2/29) 15:44 0-1 0-0 1-2 3-5-8 0 1 0 0 0 1 OREB 9 2 Times 5 @ DAL 1/12/16 at WAS (2/28) 24:49 4-6 0-0 2-2 3-7-10 0 3 0 5 2 10 DREB 20 @ GSW 4/10/14 10 @ BOS 12/15/15 TREB 29 @ GSW 4/10/14 10 2 Times QUICK NOTES ON MOZGOV: ASTS 4 @ MEM 3/25/15 2 4 Times o Has scored in double digits 15 times this season, including three of the last five games STLS 3 2 Times 2 5 Times o Shot a perfect 4-4 from the field for 10 points to go along with three rebounds in 11 minutes versus Boston on March 5 BLKS 5 3 Times 4 2 Times o Posted 14 points on 7-11 (.636) shooting and pulled down five rebounds in 20 minutes against Washington on March 4 MINS 49 @ TOR 12/8/14 28 @ DET 11/17/15 o Grabbed eight rebounds in 16 minutes versus Indiana on Feb. 29 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 1 on the season, 31 in o Put up his first double-double of the season with 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and a game-high, season-high tying 10 rebounds while blocking two shots in 25 minutes at Washington on Feb. 28 career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Finished with six points, nine rebounds and a steal in 25 minutes against Charlotte on Feb. 24 on the season; DND’S – 3 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – o Totaled four points on 2-3 (.667) shooting, seven rebounds and one block in 18 minutes versus Detroit on Feb. 22 missed three games from 11/21-11/25 due to a right shoulder o Recorded 11 points on 5-7 (.714) shooting and grabbed five rebounds in 18 minutes at Oklahoma City on Feb. 21 strain; Inactive List – 0 on the season o Went 5-8 (.625) from the field for 11 points while recording seven rebounds and a game-high, season-high tying four blocks in 26 minutes against Chicago on Feb. 18
# 4 IMAN SHUMPERT Guard 6-5 220 lbs 6/26/90 Georgia Tech Year: 5th ABOUT IMAN: Full name is Iman Asante Shumpert...Released debut mixtape “Th3 #Post90s” under the name 2WO 1NE in Dec. 2012...Made the Dean’s List during the fall ’10 semester at Georgia Tech...Majored in sociology...Son of Odis and L’Tanya Shumpert...Mother is an adjunct professor of art and design at Columbia College in Chicago, father is an insurance broker...Plays with the mentality that it is embarrassing to be scored on, which was instilled in him at a young age when playing with his three brothers...Interests include creative writing and broadcast journalism...McDonald’s All-American and Third-Team
Parade magazine All-American as a high school senior, averaging 15.3 ppg...Grew from 5-foot-7 as a freshman to 6-foot-2 as a sophomore.
CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS LAST 5 GAMES: PTS 27 @ SAS 1/2/14 23 @ MIN 1/8/16 OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGM 10 2 Times 9 @ MIN 1/8/16 vs. MEM (3/7) 21:34 3-5 1-2 2-2 0-4-4 1 1 2 0 0 9 FGA 21 vs. ORL 3/28/12 19 @ MIN 1/8/16 vs. BOS (3/5) 34:42 4-8 2-4 2-2 6-10-16 4 5 2 2 0 12 3FGM 6 2 Times 3 @ MIN 1/8/16 vs. WAS (3/4) 30:25 0-3 0-2 2-2 0-3-3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3FGA 10 vs. ORL 3/28/12 7 @ DAL 1/12/16 vs. IND (2/29) 16:52 0-6 0-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 FTM 8 3 vs. UTA 3/9/13 3 at WAS 2/28/16 FTA 10 2 Times 4 at WAS 2/28/16 at WAS (2/28) 34:18 4-12 1-6 3-4 1-4-5 3 3 3 1 0 12 OREB 6 2 Times 6 vs. BOS 3/5/16 DREB 10 vs. BOS 3/5/16 10 vs. BOS 3/5/16 QUICK NOTES ON SHUMPERT: TREB 16 vs. BOS 3/5/16 16 vs. BOS 3/5/16 o Has scored in double figures seven times this season ASTS 9 @ ATL 11/13/13 4 vs. PHI 12/20/15 o Chipped in with nine points on 3-5 (.600) shooting, four rebounds and two steals in 22 minutes against Memphis on March 7 STLS 6 2 Times 5 vs. BOS 2/5/16 o Turned in his first double-double of the season with 12 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, including 2-4 (.500) from deep, and a BLKS 2 5 Times 2 3 Times career-high, game-high 16 rebounds while posting four rebounds and two steals in 35 minutes versus Boston on March 5 o MINS 45 vs. CHI 4/8/12 35 2 Times Contributed 12 points, five rebounds, three assists and a game-high three steals in 34 minutes at Washington on Feb. 28 o Notched five points, seven rebounds and two steals in 26 minutes against Chicago on Feb. 18 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 1 on the season, 3 in career; o Pulled down a game-high and career-high tying 11 rebounds while tallying six points in 25 minutes versus Sacramento on Feb. 8 Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 on the o Recorded five points, four rebounds and a career-high tying two blocks in 23 minutes against New Orleans on Feb. 6 season; DND’S – 3 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – missed o Chipped in with four points, a season-high eight rebounds, three assists, a game-high and season-high five steals and one block in 35 minutes versus Boston on Feb. 5 21 games from 10/27-12/8 due to a ruptured Extensor Carpi Ulnaris; o Finished with nine points, three rebounds, two assists and one block in 23 minutes versus Minnesota on Jan. 25; reached 2,000 missed one game on 12/17 with a right groin strain; missed three points for his career games from 2/21-2/24 with a left shoulder sprain; Inactive List – 22 o Contributed 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and grabbed two rebounds in 29 minutes versus Golden State on Jan. 18 on the season
# 5 J.R. SMITH Guard/Forward 6-6 225 lbs 9/9/85 St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) Year: 12th ABOUT J.R.: Earl Smith III, known as J.R....Son of Ida and Earl Smith...Has three brothers and two sisters...Younger brother Chris played at Manhattan and Louisville; then played two games with Knicks in 2013-14 to join McGuires (Dick and Al) and Stiths (Tom and Sam) as only brother acts in NYK history...Has two daughters, Demi and Payton...Played football and baseball in high school...Named MVP of McDonald’s High School All-American game in 2004...Named McDonald’s High School All-American in 2004...Dedicated golfer. CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS
PTS 45 vs. SAC 4/13/09 27 @ MIN 1/8/16 LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 15 3 Times 10 3 Times FGA 29 2 Times 18 4 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM 11 vs. SAC 4/13/09 8 vs. TOR 1/4/16 vs. MEM (3/7) 34:34 2-11 1-8 1-2 1-4-5 1 3 0 1 1 6 3FGA 22 @ MIA 4/6/14 16 vs. NOP 2/6/16 vs. BOS (3/5) 34:13 5-15 4-10 0-0 0-3-3 3 1 0 0 0 14 FTM 12 vs. MEM 3/27/13 4 vs. WAS 12/1/15 vs. WAS (3/4) 30:41 3-5 2-4 2-2 0-1-1 4 3 2 0 0 10 FTA 13 vs. MEM 3/27/13 6 vs. GSW 1/18/16 vs. IND (2/29) 33:47 4-14 3-10 0-0 1-2-3 0 1 1 0 0 11 OREB 6 @ IND 4/3/12 3 @ BOS 12/15/15 at WAS (2/28) 18:13 4-8 0-0 0-0 0-4-4 1 4 2 1 0 8 DREB 11 2 Times 10 vs. CHI 1/23/16
TREB 14 @ CHI 4/11/13 11 vs. CHI 1/23/16 QUICK NOTES ON SMITH: o Currently ranks 17th in NBA history in three-pointers made (1,626) and 9th in the NBA for three-pointers made this season ASTS 9 @ ORL 4/5/12 7 @ MEM 10/28/15 (151); has drained three or more threes in 10 of his last 16 games STLS 5 8 Times 4 2 Times o Has posted double digits in points on 38 occasions this season BLKS 4 vs. BKN 11/28/15 4 vs. BKN 11/28/15 o Drilled four three-pointers on his way to 14 points, three rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes versus Boston on March 5 MINS 51 2 Times 51 @ MIL 11/14/15
o Drained three three-pointers and notched 11 points, three rebounds and a steal in 34 minutes versus Indiana on Feb. 29 MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 1 on the season, 15 in career; o Chipped in with eight points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, four rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes at Washington on Feb. 28 Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 2 on the o Shot 5-8 (.625) from the field, including 3-6 (.500) from three-point territory, for 13 points while grabbing three rebounds in 32 season; DND’S – 1 on the season; NWT – 1; Injury Report – missed three minutes at Toronto on Feb. 26 games from 11/4-11/8 due to a right knee contusion, quadriceps o Totaled 16 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, including 2-3 (.667) from deep, five rebounds, two assists and a game-high three tendinitis; Inactive List – 0 on the season steals in 34 minutes versus Charlotte on Feb. 24 o Went 5-8 (.625) from beyond the arc for 15 points while grabbing three rebounds in 39 minutes at Oklahoma City on Feb. 21 o Finished with 22 points, including six three-pointers, to go along with four rebounds, two assists and a steal in 31 minutes versus Sacramento on Feb. 8
PLAYER PROFILES – 2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON Forward/Center 6-10 238 lbs 3/13/91 Texas Year: 5th ABOUT TRISTAN: Full name is Tristan Trevor James Thompson…son of Trevor and Andrea Thompson…a native of Toronto, Canada…McDonald’s All-American as a high school senior and member of the World Select Team at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit…played for Team Canada in the FIBA Americas Tournament in Caracas, Venezuela during the summer of 2013... favorite food is chicken teriyaki…his first job was a paper boy…favorite sport other than basketball is football…favorite TV show is Martin…favorite movie is Coming to America…favorite game is Monopoly.
CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS PTS 29 @ BOS 4/5/13 19 vs. MIN 1/25/16 FGM 12 2 Times 8 2 Times LAST 5 GAMES: FGA 18 vs. BOS 1/22/13 11 2 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS 3FGM - - vs. MEM (3/7) 26:55 5-6 0-0 1-3 0-6-6 0 3 0 2 3 11 3FGA 1 6 Times - vs. BOS (3/5) 27:32 4-6 0-0 4-5 4-1-5 0 3 1 3 0 12 FTM 9 3 Times 6 4 Times vs. WAS (3/4) 22:27 4-9 0-0 2-2 2-5-7 0 1 1 0 2 10 FTA 12 vs. NOH 2/20/13 8 2 Times vs. IND (2/29) 31:01 6-7 0-0 2-3 3-8-11 0 2 0 0 1 14 OREB 12 @ CHI 10/31/14 11 vs. OKC 12/17/15 at WAS (2/28) 21:28 1-4 0-0 0-2 0-2-2 2 2 0 0 0 2 DREB 13 vs. ORL 2/19/14 11 2 Times TREB 21 vs. DEN 12/4/13 16 vs. ATL 11/21/15 QUICK NOTES ON THOMPSON: ASTS 5 4 Times 5 vs. ATL 11/21/15 o Has played in 350 consecutive regular season games, which is the longest active streak in the NBA STLS 4 vs. MIN 2/11/13 3 vs. CHI 2/18/16 o Has recorded at least six rebounds in 53 of Cleveland’s 62 games so far this season and has posted double-digits in rebounds BLKS 4 2 Times 3 3 Times on 35 occasions, including nine of the last 14 games; is averaging 9.3 rebounds per game in 2015-16 (15th-best in NBA) MINS 48 vs. PHI 11/9/13 41 @ IND 2/1/16 o Has scored in double figures 25 times this season, including the last four straight games o Posted 11 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting, six rebounds and a game-high, season-high tying two blocks in 27 minutes against MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 17 on the season, 107 in Memphis on March 7 career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 o Registered 12 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, five rebounds and one steal in 28 minutes versus Boston on March 5 on the season; DND’S – 0 on the season; NWT – 0; Injury Report – o Finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, one steal and two blocks in 22 minutes against Washington on March 4 o Turned in his 17th double-double of the season with 14 points on 6-7 (.857) shooting and a game-high 11 rebounds while None; Inactive List – 0 on the season blocking one shot in 31 minutes versus Indiana on Feb. 29 o Grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds while notching six points on 3-6 (.500) shooting in 29 minutes at Toronto on Feb. 26 o Pulled down a game-high tying 10 rebounds while notching six points on 3-6 (.500) shooting and two assists in 23 minutes versus Charlotte on Feb. 24 o Notched his third straight double-double, his 16th of the season, with 14 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and a game-high 14 rebounds while blocking one shot in 36 minutes at Oklahoma City on Feb. 21 o Recorded his 15th double-double of the season, his second consecutive, with 16 points on 8-10 (.800) shooting and 10 rebounds to go along with a game-high, season-high three steals and two blocks in 31 minutes against Chicago on Feb. 18
# 52 MO WILLIAMS Guard 6-1 198 lbs 12/19/82 Alabama Year: 13th ABOUT MO: Full first name is Maurice…majored in criminal justice at Alabama…older brother, Michael, played football at the United States Military Academy…is an avid golfer…started the Mo Williams Foundation in the summer of 2005 to benefit underprivileged kids in the state of Mississippi and assist Hurricane Katrina victims…helped to rebuild homes and provide water and food for those in need…enjoys working with the Boys & Girls Clubs and the YMCA, as well as taking part in basketball camps for kids in Mississippi.
CAREER HIGHS 15-16 SEASON HIGHS
PTS 52 @ IND 1/13/15 29 vs. UTA 11/10/15 LAST 5 GAMES: FGM 19 @ IND 1/13/15 8 4 Times OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS FGA 33 @ IND 1/13/15 19 vs. NYK 11/4/15 vs. MEM (3/7) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST 3FGM 7 4 Times 4 vs. UTA 11/10/15 vs. BOS (3/5) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST 3FGA 13 @ BOS 2/27/15 8 2 Times vs. WAS (3/4) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FTM 12 vs. MIA 1/9/08 9 vs. UTA 11/10/15 vs. IND (2/29) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST FTA 13 vs. MIA 3/18/08 10 vs. UTA 11/10/15 OREB 4 2 Times 2 @ MIL 11/14/15 at WAS (2/28) DID NOT PLAY – INACTIVE LIST DREB 10 2 Times 6 2 Times QUICK NOTES ON WILLIAMS: TREB 11 vs. MIA 12/20/06 6 2 Times o Has scored in double figures 13 times this season ASTS 15 @ CHI 12/28/07 8 2 Times o Tallied eight points in 16 minutes off the bench versus Sacramento on Feb. 8 STLS 6 @ CHA 1/6/08 2 3 Times o Posted 10 points, including a buzzer-beater at the end of the third quarter, to go along with three assists in 19 minutes against BLKS 4 vs. ATL 4/2/10 1 5 Times Boston on Nov. 15 MINS 51 @ CLE 12/17/07 38 vs. IND 11/8/15 o Contributed 13 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, two rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes versus Portland on Dec. 8 o Chipped in 12 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, including 2-3 (.667) from the three-point line, to go along with three rebounds MISCELLANEOUS: Double-Doubles – 0 on the season, 62 in and three assists in 28 minutes against Washington on Dec. 1; tallied his 4,000th regular season career made field goal with his career; Triple-Doubles – 0 on the season, 1 in career; DNP-CD’S – 13 first basket of the night on the season; DND’S – 4 on the season; NWT – 1; Injury Report – o Went 7-13 (.538) from the field for 14 points while tallying two rebounds, two steals and a block in 28 minutes versus Brooklyn missed three games from 11/19-11/23 due to right ankle on Nov. 28 inflammation; missed two games from 12/17-12/20 due to a right o Contributed 15 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting to go along with three rebounds, three assists and one block in 32 minutes at thumb sprain; missed three games from 1/12-1/15 due to a Toronto on Nov. 25 personal matter; missed one game on 2/21 due to a sore left knee; missed six games from 2/26-3/7 due to left knee chondromalacia; Inactive List – 9 on the season
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 2015-16 ROSTER
# NAME POS HT WT DOB PRIOR TO PROS/HOME COUNTRY YEAR 8 Matthew Dellavedova G 6-4 198 9/8/90 St. Mary’s (CA) ’13 / Australia 3rd 9 Channing Frye F/C 6-11 255 5/17/83 Arizona ’05 / USA 10th 2 Kyrie Irving G 6-3 193 3/23/92 Duke ’11 / USA 5th 23 LeBron James F 6-8 250 12/30/84 St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) ’03 / USA 13th 24 Richard Jefferson F 6-7 233 6/21/80 Arizona ’01 / USA 15th 1 James Jones G/F 6-8 218 10/4/80 Miami (FL) ’03 / USA 13th 14 Sasha Kaun C 6-11 260 5/8/85 Kansas ’08 / Russia 1st 0 Kevin Love F 6-10 251 9/7/88 UCLA ’08 / USA 8th 12 Jordan McRae G 6-6 185 3/28/91 Tennessee ’14 / USA 1st 20 Timofey Mozgov C 7-1 275 7/16/86 Khimki Moscow ’08 / Russia 6th 4 Iman Shumpert G 6-5 220 6/26/90 Georgia Tech ’11 / USA 5th 5 J.R. Smith G/F 6-6 225 9/9/85 St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) ’04 / USA 12th 13 Tristan Thompson F/C 6-10 238 3/13/91 Texas’ 11 / Canada 5th 52 Mo Williams G 6-1 198 12/19/82 Alabama ’03 / USA 13th
HEAD COACH Tyronn Lue (Nebraska)
ASSISTANT COACHES Jim Boylan (Marquette) Bret Brielmaier (Arizona) Larry Drew (Missouri) James Posey (Xavier) Mike Longabardi (Frostburg State)
HIGH PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR Alex Moore (Australia)
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Stephen Spiro (Temple)
CAVALIERS NUMERICAL ROSTER
0 Kevin Love 8 Matthew Dellavedova 20 Timofey Mozgov 1 James Jones 9 Channing Frye 23 LeBron James 2 Kyrie Irving 12 Jordan McRae 24 Richard Jefferson 4 Iman Shumpert 13 Tristan Thompson 52 Mo Williams 5 J.R. Smith 14 Sasha Kaun