2019-20 Cleveland Cavaliers Game Notes Follow @Cavsnotes on Twitter Regular Season Game # 54 Home Game # 29
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WED., FEB. 12, 2020 ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE – CLEVELAND, OH 7:00 PM ET TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2019-20 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES FOLLOW @CAVSNOTES ON TWITTER REGULAR SEASON GAME # 54 HOME GAME # 29 PROBABLE STARTERS 2019-20 SCHEDULE 10/23 @ ORL L, 85-94 POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/26 vs. IND W, 110-99 10/28 @ MIL L, 112-129 F 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-7 230 19-20: 53 53 10.9 3.4 2.3 .449 28.8 10/30 vs. CHI W, 117-111 11/1 @ IND L, 95-102 11/3 vs. DAL L, 111-131 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-8 247 19-20: 46 46 17.7 9.8 3.0 .457 31.3 11/5 vs. BOS L, 113-119 11/8 @ WAS W, 113-100 11/10 @ NYK W, 108-87 C 3 ANDRE DRUMMOND 6-11 279 19-20: 50 49 17.8 15.8 2.8 .527 33.7 11/12 @ PHI L, 97-98 11/14 vs. MIA L, 97-108 11/17 vs. PHI L, 95-114 G 2 COLLIN SEXTON 6-1 192 19-20: 53 53 19.7 3.2 2.6 .461 32.2 11/18 @ NYK L, 105-123 11/20 @ MIA L, 100-124 11/22 @ DAL L, 101-143 G 10 DARIUS GARLAND 6-1 192 19-20: 52 52 12.2 1.9 3.8 .393 30.5 11/23 vs. POR W, 110-104 11/25 vs. BKN L, 106-108 11/27 vs. ORL L, 104-116 11/29 vs. MIL L, 110-119 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/3 vs. DET L, 94-127 • The Cleveland Cavaliers will play their final game before the NBA All-Star break tonight when they take on the Atlanta Hawks for the second of four 12/6 vs. ORL L, 87-93 12/7 @ PHI L, 94-141 regular season meetings this season. The Cavs are 5-2 in their last seven meetings with the Hawks, which includes a 121-118 victory on Dec. 23. 12/9 @ BOS L, 88-110 • MILESTONE WATCH: DARIUS GARLAND (96 3FGM) is 4 three-pointers away from becoming just the 2nd rookie in franchise history to make 100 12/11 vs. HOU L, 110-116 12/12 @ SAS W, 117-109 OT triples in single season (Collin Sexton, 119 in 2018-19. KEVIN LOVE (1,196 3FGM) is 4 three-pointers away from 1,200 for his career. 12/14 @ MIL L, 108-125 • In his Cavaliers debut on Sunday night, ANDRE DRUMMOND recorded his 43rd double-double of the season (tied-1st in the NBA) with 19 points, a 12/16 @ TOR L, 113-133 12/18 vs. CHA W, 100-98 game-high 14 rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in 29 minutes. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Drummond’s 14 rebounds in 12/20 vs. MEM W, 114-107 the game are tied for the third-most rebounds in a Cavaliers debut in franchise history (19 by Jim Chones on 10/18/1974 at POR, 16 by Zydrunas 12/23 vs. ATL W, 121-118 Ilgauskas on 10/31/1997 at HOU, 14 by Clarence Weatherspoon on 10/31/2000, 14 by Kevin Love on 10/30/2014 vs. NYK). 12/27 @ BOS L, 117-129 12/28 @ MIN W, 94-88 ANDRE DRUMMOND HAS RECORDED A DOUBLE-DOUBLE IN SIX CONSECUTIVE GAMES SINCE JAN. 29 12/31 @ TOR L, 97-117 Jan. 29 at BKN: 12 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK Feb. 2 vs. DEN: 21 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK Feb. 5 vs. PHX: 31 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL 1/2 vs. CHA L, 106-109 Jan. 31 vs. TOR: 20 PTS, 20 REB, 1 STL Feb. 3 at MEM: 25 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST Feb. 9 at OKC: 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL 1/4 vs. OKC L, 106-121 1/5 vs. MIN L, 103-118 • KEVIN PORTER JR. had a strong game off the bench on Sunday night versus the Clippers, contributing 17 points on 8-14 (.571) shooting from the 1/7 vs. DET L, 113-115 1/9 @ DET W, 115-112 OT field, four rebounds, three assists and one steal in 28 minutes. Porter Jr. has put up solid numbers since returning to the lineup on Jan. 27 (seven 1/11 @ DEN W, 111-103 games): 14.9 points, .500 (39-78) FG%, .452 (14-31) 3FG%, and 1.14 steals in 25.3 minutes per contest. He has also scored in double figures in a 1/13 @ LAL L, 99-128 career-high 6 consecutive games. 1/14 @ LAC L, 103-128 1/17 @ MEM L, 109-113 KEVIN PORTER JR’S CAREER HIGH 6 CONSECUTIVE GAMES SCORING IN DOUBLE FIGURES (15.8 PTS, 2.7 REB, 2.3 AST) 1/18 @ CHI L, 116-118 Jan. 29 vs NOP: 21 PTS, 2 REB, 5-8 3FG Feb. 1 vs. GSW: 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST Feb. 5 at OKC: 13 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 1/20 vs. NYK L, 86-106 Jan. 30 vs. TOR: 13 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL Feb. 3 vs NYK: 12 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL Feb. 9 vs LAC: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 1/23 vs. WAS L, 112-124 1/25 vs. CHI L, 106-118 1/27 @ DET W, 115-100 • DARIUS GARLAND has scored in double figures in 19 of his last 21 contests since Dec. 28, 2019 (14.0 PTS, 5.1 AST, 33.9 MIN) and has knocked 1/28 vs. NOP L, 111-125 down multiple three-pointers in an NBA rookie-leading 32 games. 1/30 vs. TOR L, 109-115 2/1 vs. GSW L, 112-131 MOST GAMES WITH 2+ THREE-POINTERS BY A ROOKIE THIS SEASON HIGHEST PPG AMONG ROOKIES SINCE DEC. 28 (MIN. 5 GP) 2/3 vs. NYK L, 134-139 OT Rookie Games Rookie Rookie 2/5 @ OKC L, 103-109 1. DARIUS GARLAND (CLE) 32 1. Zion Williamson (21.0) 4. DARIUS GARLAND (14.0) 2/9 vs. LAC L, 92-133 2/12 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2. Tyler Herro (MIA) 29 2. Ja Morant (17.1) 5. RJ Barrett (13.2) 2/21 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO Kendrick Nunn (MIA) 29 3. Kendrick Nunn (14.0) 6. KEVIN PORTER JR. (12.9) 2/22 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. on FSO 2/24 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. on FSO • COLLIN SEXTON chipped in 13 points against the Clippers on Sunday night, his 50th game this season scoring in double figures. Since Dec. 23, Sexton 2/26 vs. PHI 7:00 p.m. on FSO is averaging 22.4 points, a .441 (45-102) clip from beyond the arc, 3.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.0 steal in 34.5 minutes. 2/28 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. on FSO 2/29 vs. IND 8:00 p.m. on FSO • KEVIN LOVE has made at least 2 threes in 11 straight games and is shooting 40-94 (.425) from deep over that span (tied for 5th-most 3FGM in the 3/2 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. on FSO NBA since Jan. 18). The franchise record for consecutive multi-three games is 12 (JR Smith, 1/21/16-2/10/16). 3/4 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/7 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. on FSO 3/8 vs. SAS 7:30 p.m. on FSO 3/10 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/13 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO February 12, 1989 – A team-record four individuals represented the Cavaliers in the 1989 NBA All-Star Game in Houston (Mark Price, Larry Nance, Brad 3/14 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO Daugherty and Lenny Wilkins as a coach). 3/17 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/19 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. on FSO February 12, 1994 – Mark Price won his second straight Three-Point Contest title during the 1994 NBA All-Star Weekend in Minneapolis. 3/21 @ IND 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/24 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/26 vs. LAL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/28 @ BKN 6:00 p.m. on FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/30 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. on FSO Matt Mooney (G League – Two-Way) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 4/1 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. on FSO Dean Wade (G League – Two-Way) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) 4/3 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. on FSO Dylan Windler (Left Lower Leg; Stress Reaction) – OUT Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 4/5 @ SAC 9:00 p.m. on FSO 4/7 @ POR 10:00 p.m. on FSO Ante Zizic (Illness) – OUT 4/8 @ GSW 10:30 p.m. on FSO Kevin Love (Right Achilles; Soreness) – QUESTIONABLE 4/11 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 4/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2019-20 RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/15 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO OVERALL 13-40 (.245) 6-22 (.214) 7-18 (.280) 2-1 (.667) L6 CENTRAL 4-8 (.333) 2-4 (.333) 2-4 (.333) 1-0 (1.000) W1 All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM EASTERN 8-28 (.222) 4-15 (.211) 4-13 (.235) 1-1 (.500) L2 WESTERN 5-12 (.294) 2-7 (.222) 3-5 (.375) 1-0 (1.000) L7 CAVALIERS vs.