2019-20 Cleveland Cavaliers Game Notes Follow @Cavsnotes on Twitter Regular Season Game # 58 Home Game # 31
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WED., FEB. 26, 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 # 58 HOME GAME # 31 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2019-20 SCHEDULE 10/23 @ ORL L, 85-94 POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/26 vs. IND W, 110-99 10/28 @ MIL L, 112-129 F 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-7 230 19-20: 57 57 10.9 3.6 2.4 .444 29.0 10/30 vs. CHI W, 117-111 11/1 @ IND L, 95-102 11/3 vs. DAL L, 111-131 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-8 247 19-20: 48 48 17.5 9.7 3.0 .452 31.2 11/5 vs. BOS L, 113-119 11/8 @ WAS W, 113-100 11/10 @ NYK W, 108-87 C 3 ANDRE DRUMMOND 6-11 279 19-20: 54 53 17.3 15.3 2.7 .527 32.9 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: 57 57 19.7 3.1 2.8 .458 32.2 11/18 @ NYK L, 105-123 11/20 @ MIA L, 100-124 11/22 @ DAL L, 101-143 G 10 DARIUS GARLAND 6-1 192 19-20: 56 56 12.3 1.9 3.9 .399 30.8 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 • Tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Philadelphia 76ers for their fourth and final meeting of the 2019-20 season. The Cavaliers are 3-1 in 12/6 vs. ORL L, 87-93 12/7 @ PHI L, 94-141 their last four games, which includes a 125-119 overtime win over the Miami Heat on Monday night when they overcame a 22-point deficit (97- 12/9 @ BOS L, 88-110 75) with 1:28 remaining in the third quarter. That was their biggest come-from-behind win since Nov. 13, 2017 (23 points at New York). (Elias) 12/11 vs. HOU L, 110-116 • The Cavs also trailed by 19 points entering the fourth quarter (99-80) versus Miami, which is tied for their biggest margin overcome after three 12/12 @ SAS W, 117-109 OT 12/14 @ MIL L, 108-125 quarters in franchise history (trailed by 19 after 3Q vs. PHX on 11/10/04). The Cavs allowed 12 points in the final period (season low for any quarter) 12/16 @ TOR L, 113-133 and outscored the Heat 14-8 in OT. Cleveland is 3-1 in overtime games this season and gave Miami their first overtime loss of the season (8-1). 12/18 vs. CHA W, 100-98 • 12/20 vs. MEM W, 114-107 KEVIN PORTER JR. finished with a career-high 30 points (9-18 FG, 4-7 3FG, 8-10 FT), eight rebounds, three assists and a career-high tying three 12/23 vs. ATL W, 121-118 steals in 41 minutes off the bench on Monday. He became just the third rookie in franchise history to record 30+ points, 8+ rebounds and 3+ steals 12/27 @ BOS L, 117-129 in a game (LeBron James twice in 2003-04 and Ron Harper once in 1986-87). 12/28 @ MIN W, 94-88 12/31 @ TOR L, 97-117 ROOKIES WITH 30+ PTS, 8 + REB, 3+ STL IN CAVS HISTORY MOST POINTS BY A CAVS ROOKIE SINCE 2012-13 SEASON 1/2 vs. CHA L, 106-109 KEVIN PORTER JR. 2/24/20 vs. MIA (30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL) 1. Jordan McRae (4/13/16 vs. DET) 36 PTS 1/4 vs. OKC L, 106-121 LeBron James 2/27/04 at ORL (30 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL) & 12/28/03 vs. POR (32 PTS,10 REB, 3 STL) 2. Dion Waiters (1/14/13 at SAC) 33 PTS 1/5 vs. MIN L, 103-118 Ron Harper 4/7/87 vs. BOS (30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL) 3. KEVIN PORTER JR. (2/24/20 vs. MIA) 30 PTS 1/7 vs. DET L, 113-115 1/9 @ DET W, 115-112 OT • MILESTONE WATCH: COLLIN SEXTON (198 3FGM) is two three-pointers away from reaching 200 for his career. 1/11 @ DEN W, 111-103 1/13 @ LAL L, 99-128 • In the win over Miami, four Cavs players pulled down 8+ rebounds (Kevin Love-14, Tristan Thompson-9, Larry Nance Jr.-8, Kevin Porter Jr.-8) for the 1/14 @ LAC L, 103-128 first time since Nov. 13, 2016 vs. Charlotte (Thompson-12, Love-11, LeBron James-8, Richard Jefferson-8). In addition, Cleveland had three bench 1/17 @ MEM L, 109-113 players record 8+ rebounds for the first time in franchise history (Thompson, Nance Jr., Porter Jr.). (Elias Sports Bureau) 1/18 @ CHI L, 116-118 1/20 vs. NYK L, 86-106 • DARIUS GARLAND has 10 straight outings of 4+ assists, the longest by a Cavs rookie since Kyrie Irving’s 18 straight in 2012. 1/23 vs. WAS L, 112-124 1/25 vs. CHI L, 106-118 MOST DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING GAMES AMONG 2019-20 ROOKIES HIGHEST ASSISTS PER GAME AMONG 2019-20 ROOKIES 1/27 @ DET W, 115-100 1. Ja Morant (MEM) 46 1. Ja Morant (MEM) 6.8 1/28 vs. NOP L, 111-125 2. Kendrick Nunn (MIA) 43 2. DARIUS GARLAND (CLE) 3.9 1/30 vs. TOR L, 109-115 3. DARIUS GARLAND (CLE) 40 3. Kendrick Nunn (MIA) 3.5 2/1 vs. GSW L, 112-131 2/3 vs. NYK L, 134-139 OT • Over the last four games, TRISTAN THOMPSON is averaging 17.0 points on .622 (28-45) shooting, including 5-7 (.714) from beyond the arc, 9.5 2/5 @ OKC L, 103-109 2/9 vs. LAC L, 92-133 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 26.8 minutes. 2/12 vs. ATL W, 127-105 • KEVIN LOVE recorded his 20th double-double of the season in Monday’s win (17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK, 38 MIN) and set the franchise record 2/21 @ WAS W, 113-108 with his 13th straight game with two or more three-pointers (44-108, .407 from deep since Jan. 18). 2/22 @ MIA L, 105-124 2/24 vs. MIA W, 125-119 OT MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH MULTIPLE THREE-POINTERS IN CAVS HISTORY 2/26 vs. PHI 7:00 p.m. on FSO KEVIN LOVE (13 (1/18/20-present) Wesley Person – 11 (11/19/97-12/11/97) Kyle Korver – 11 (11/11/17-12/2/17) 2/28 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. on FSO JR Smith – 12 (1/21/16-2/10/16) Kyle Korver – 11 (2/1/17-2/27/17) Darius Garland – 10 (12/28/19-1/14/20) 2/29 vs. IND 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/2 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. on FSO • LARRY NANCE JR., who had a solid outing on Monday (16 PTS, 8-11 FG, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL, 32 MIN), has scored in double figures in 13 of the last 3/4 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. on FSO 14 games, averaging 14.1 points (.564 FG%), 8.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 28.0 minutes per contest over that span. 3/7 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. on FSO 3/8 vs. SAS 7:30 p.m. on FSO • COLLIN SEXTON has scored in double-digits in every game since Dec. 23 (28 games, 21.9 PPG), his longest double figure scoring streak in a single 3/10 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO season (prev. 23 straight games, 2/23/19-4/9/19). 3/13 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/14 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 3/17 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/19 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/21 @ IND 7:00 p.m. on FSO February 25, 1988 – The Cavs acquired Larry Nance, Mike Sanders and Detroit’s first round pick in 1988 from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Kevin 3/24 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. on FSO Johnson, Tyrone Corbin, Mark West and two 1988 draft picks. 3/26 vs. LAL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/28 @ BKN 6:00 p.m. on FSO 3/30 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. on FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 4/1 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. on FSO Dante Exum (Left Ankle; Sprain) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 4/3 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. on FSO 4/5 @ SAC 9:00 p.m. on FSO Alfonzo McKinnie (Left Foot; Plantar Fasciitis) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) 4/7 @ POR 10:00 p.m. on FSO Dylan Windler (Left Lower Leg; Stress Reaction) – OUT Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 4/8 @ GSW 10:30 p.m. on FSO 4/11 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 4/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. on FSO 4/15 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 2019-20 RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK OVERALL 16-41 (.281) 8-22 (.267) 8-19 (.296) 3-1 (.750) W1 All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM CENTRAL 4-8 (.333) 2-4 (.333) 2-4 (.333) 1-0 (1.000) W1 EASTERN 11-29 (.275) 6-15 (.286) 5-14 (.263) 2-1 (.667) W1 WESTERN 5-12 (.294) 2-7 (.222) 3-5 (.375) 1-0 (1.000) L7 Overall: 103-109 Home: 59-45 RMFH: 24-21 Road: 44-64 CAVALIERS vs.