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TUES., MAY 23, 2017 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH TV: TNT RADIO: WTAM 1100/LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN RADIO 8:30 PM ET CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (51-31, 10-1) VS. BOSTON CELTICS (53-29, 9-7) (CAVS LEAD SERIES 2-1) 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES CONFERENCE FINALS GAME 4 OVERALL PLAYOFF GAME # 12 HOME GAME # 6 PROBABLE STARTERS POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 16-17: 74 74 26.4 8.6 8.7 .548 37.8 PLAYOFFS: 11 11 32.2 8.3 7.0 .554 41.7 QUARTERFINALS F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 16-17: 60 60 19.0 11.1 1.9 .427 31.4 # 2 Cleveland vs. # 7 Indiana PLAYOFFS: 11 11 17.4 9.7 1.5 .464 31.3 CAVS Won Series 4-0 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 16-17: 78 78 8.1 9.2 1.0 .600 30.0 Game 1 at Cleveland; April 15 PLAYOFFS: 11 11 9.7 9.9 1.1 .603 33.0 CAVS 109, Pacers 108 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 16-17: 41 35 8.6 2.8 1.5 .346 29.0 Game 2 at Cleveland; April 17 PLAYOFFS: 11 11 6.8 2.9 0.7 .481 26.4 CAVS 117, Pacers 111 Game 3 at Indiana; April 20 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 16-17: 72 72 25.2 3.2 5.8 .473 35.1 PLAYOFFS: 11 11 23.0 2.4 5.6 .433 34.4 CAVS 119, Pacers 114 Game 4 at Indiana; April 23 CAVS 106, Pacers 102 CAVS QUICK FACTS The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to bounce back in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics. Including this postseason at CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS home (4-1), the Cavs have won 13 of the last 15 playoff games at Quicken Loans Arena. # 2 Cleveland vs. # 3 Toronto The Cavaliers have scored at least 100 points in all 11 playoff games, joining this year's Warriors as the only teams in NBA history to score 100+ points in CAVS Won Series 4-0 each of their first 11 postseason games. In the ECF series, the Cavs are averaging 118.3 points. Game 1 @ Cleveland; May 1 Overall, Cleveland ranks 2nd in the NBA Playoffs in points per game (115.3) and field goal percentage (.494), while leading all postseason teams in three-point CAVS 116, Raptors 105 percentage (.430), offensive rating (119.4) and three-pointers made per game (14.6). The Cavs nailed 16 three-pointers in Game 3 against Boston, including nine triples in the first quarter, which was one shy of the franchise playoff record for threes made in a quarter (10 in 2nd Q vs. ATL on 5/4/16). Game 2 @ Cleveland; May 3 CAVS 125, Raptors 103 MILESTONE ALERT: LeBron James (5,926 PTS) is 62 points away from passing Jordan (5,987 PTS) as the top scorer in NBA postseason history. James (314 rd Game 3 @ Toronto; May 5 3FGM) is also four three-pointers shy of passing Manu Ginobili (317 3FGM) for 3 place on the NBA’s playoff three-pointers made list. Kevin Love (310 REB) needs 21 rebounds to pass Larry Nance (330 REB) for 6th in franchise postseason history, while Tristan Thompson (513 REB) needs 11 rebounds to pass CAVS 115, Raptors 94 nd Zydrunas Ilgauskas (523 REB) for 2 in team history. Game 4 @ Toronto; May 7 CAVS 109, Raptors 102 Going back to the 2015 postseason, the Cavs hold a 34-5 playoff record against Eastern Conference opponents (17-2 mark at The Q vs. East over that span). They are also 6-1 in the playoffs against the Celtics during that time. For the first time this postseason, all Cavalier starters scored in double figures in Game 3 (Irving-29, Love-28, Thompson-18, Smith-13, James-11). In the ECF this year, Kevin Love has three double-doubles and is averaging 27.0 points and 11.3 rebounds, while shooting .522 (24-46) from the field, .548 (17-31) from three-point range and .842 (16-19) from the foul line, in 32.0 minutes per game. In Game 3, he drained seven three-pointers in the first half and finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 36 minutes. His seven threes in the opening half set a franchise playoff record for three-pointers made in a single half (previously six by J.R. Smith in 1st H vs. ATL on 5/4/16) and was one shy of tying the NBA postseason record for triples # 2 Cleveland vs. # 1 Boston in a half (eight by Vince Carter in 1st H vs. PHI on 5/11/01). (Elias Sports Bureau) CAVS Lead Series 2-1 Kyrie Irving had a game-high 29 points on 10-15 (.667) shooting, including 4-6 (.667) clip from deep, a game-high tying seven assists and a steal in 40 minutes in Game 3. Over the last two games, Irving is averaging 26.0 points on .692 (18-26) shooting from the field and 7-12 (.583) from beyond the arc, and 5.0 Game 1 @ Boston; May 17 assists in 35.0 minutes. He has also now scored 20 or more points eight times this postseason. CAVS 117, Celtics 104 nd th Game 2 @ Boston; May 19 Tristan Thompson posted his 2 double-double of the 2017 postseason (14 of playoff career) with 18 points, a game-high 13 rebounds (seven offensive) and CAVS 130, Celtics 86 a block in 42 minutes in Game 3 against the Celtics. He also shot 12-15 (.800) from the foul line, setting a career-high in free throws made (regular season and postseason). This series, Thompson is averaging 15.0 points on .813 (13-16) shooting from the field and 8.0 rebounds in 34.0 minutes. Game 3 @ Cleveland; May 21 Celtics 111, CAVS 108 LeBron James has scored at least 25 points in 10 of 11 games this postseason and leads all remaining 2017 NBA Playoff players with 32.2 points per game. Game 4 @ Cleveland Tuesday, May 23 – 8:30 p.m. CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY TV: TNT RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio Edy Tavares (right hand fracture) – OUT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert Game 5 @ Boston Thursday, May 25 – 8:30 p.m. TV: TNT RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS *Game 6 @ Cleveland 4/12/17 – Cavs waived center Larry Sanders and signed guard Dahntay Jones and Edy Tavares…4/10/17 – Cavs recalled guard Kay Felder from the Canton Charge, the Cavs exclusively owned and operated D-League team…4/9/17 – Cavs waived guard DeAndre Liggins. Saturday, May 27 – 8:30 p.m. TV: TNT 2016-17 CAVALIERS RECORDS RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio *Game 7 @ Boston RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK Monday, May 29 – 8:30 p.m. 2017 PLAYOFFS 10-1 (.909) 4-1 (.800) 6-0 (1.000) 0-0 (---) L1 TV: TNT RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio OVERALL 51-31 (.622) 31-10 (.756) 20-21 (.488) 3-4 (.429) L4 * If necessary CENTRAL 8-8 (.500) 6-2 (.750) 2-6 (.250) 2-0 (1.000) W1 EASTERN 35-17 (.673) 19-7 (.731) 16-10 (.615) 3-2 (.600) L4 WESTERN 16-14 (.533) 12-3 (.800) 4-11 (.267) 0-2 (.000) L2 2017 NBA PLAYOFFS: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: VS. BOSTON CELTICS (53-29, 9-7) CAVS-RAPTORS POSTSEASON SCHEDULE GAME/DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT GAME 1: Wednesday, May 17 @ Boston Celtics TD Garden (Boston, MA) WON, 117-104 GAME 2: Friday, May 19 @ Boston Celtics TD Garden (Boston, MA) WON, 130-86 GAME 3: Sunday, May 21 vs. Boston Celtics Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) Lost, 111-108 GAME 4: Tuesday, May 23 vs. Boston Celtics Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 8:30 p.m. TNT GAME 5: Thursday, May 25 @ Boston Celtics TD Garden (Boston, MA) 8:30 p.m. TNT *GAME 6: Saturday, May 27 vs. Boston Celtics Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 8:30 p.m. TNT *GAME 7: Monday, May 29 @ Boston Celtics TD Garden (Boston, MA) 8:30 p.m. TNT * If Necessary CAVALIERS – CELTICS MATCHUP (2017 Playoffs Overall Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 115.3 103.6 .494 .452 .430 .766 42.4 38.8 22.0 7.2 5.3 12.9 +11.9 CELTICS 105.8 106.2 .459 .461 .372 .765 38.4 45.4 27.4 7.8 4.2 13.3 -0.4 CAVALIERS – CELTICS MATCHUP (2017 Conference Finals Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 118.3 100.3 .504 .434 .422 .755 45.0 39.0 23.3 8.0 4.3 12.0 +18.0 CELTICS 100.3 118.3 .434 .504 .362 .733 39.0 45.0 28.0 7.0 2.7 14.7 -18.0 CAVS-CELTICS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION PLAYOFF HISTORY: This is the 7th time the Cavaliers and Celtics meet in the playoffs Overall: 18-19 Home: 12-6 The Q: 6-3 Road: 6-13 Result 1976 Conference Finals Home: 2-1 - Road: 0-3 Celtics won 4-2 1985 First Round Home: 1-1 - Road: 0-2 Celtics won 3-1 1992 Semifinals Home: 3-1 - Road: 1-2 CAVS won 4-3 2008 Semifinals Home: 3-0 The Q: 3-0 Road: 0-4 Celtics won 4-3 2010 Semifinals Home: 1-2 The Q: 1-2 Road: 1-2 Celtics won 4-2 2015 First Round Home: 2-0 The Q: 2-0 Road: 2-0 CAVS won 4-0 2017 Conference Finals Home: 0-1 The Q: 0-1 Road: 2-0 CAVS lead 2-1 CONNECTIONS Cleveland’s Tristan Thompson and Boston’s Avery Bradley attended the University of Texas…Thompson and Celtics center Kelly Olynyk are natives of Canada…Boston center Tyler Zeller spent his first two NBA seasons with Cleveland (2012-13 & 2013-14) and was an All-Rookie Second Team selection in 2012-13…Cavs Assistant Coach James Posey won an NBA title with the Celtics as a player in 2008…Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue began his coaching career with Boston, serving as an assistant coach from 2009-2013…Cavs assistant coach Jim Boylan and Boston forward Jae Crowder both attended Marquette University…Cavs assistant coach Mike Longabardi spent six seasons as an assistant coach with the Celtics under Doc Rivers, four of which with Coach Lue…While with the Celtics, Longabardi helped them reach three Eastern Conference Finals and two NBA Finals, including winning the 2008 NBA title…Cavs Associate Head Coach Larry Drew was the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks (2010-2013) while current Celtics center Al Horford played there…Cavs guard Kyle Korver was also a teammate of Horford in Atlanta for four seasons (2012- 2016).