MON., MAY 1, 2017 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH TV: TNT RADIO: WTAM 1100/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 7:00 PM ET CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (51-31, 4-0) VS. TORONTO RAPTORS (51-31, 4-2) (SERIES 0-0) 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES SECOND ROUND GAME 1 OVERALL PLAYOFF GAME # 5 HOME GAME # 3 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: 4 4 32.8 9.8 9.0 .543 43.7 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: 4 4 15.5 9.3 2.0 .415 33.0 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: 4 4 6.8 11.0 0.8 .522 31.2 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 PLAYOFFS: 4 4 6.8 1.8 0.8 .450 28.8 Game 2 at Cleveland; April 17 CAVS 117, Pacers 111 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 16-17: 72 72 25.2 3.2 5.8 .473 35.1 PLAYOFFS: 4 4 25.3 2.3 3.0 .419 34.3 Game 3 at Indiana; April 20 CAVS 119, Pacers 114 CAVS QUICK FACTS Game 4 at Indiana; April 23 The defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers continue their 2017 Playoff run when they take on the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. This is the second ever meeting between the two teams in the postseason, with the Cavs defeating the Raptors 4-2 in last year’s Eastern CAVS 106, Pacers 102 Conference Finals. In that series, Cleveland outscored Toronto by an average of 15.5 points (105.8-90.3), which includes the franchise’s largest margin of victory in playoff history (38 points) in a 116-78 victory over the Raptors in Game 5. In the 2016-17 regular season, Cleveland won three of the four contests against Toronto. LeBron James (27.7 PPG, .509 FG%, 8.3 RPG, 9.7 APG), Kyrie Irving CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (24.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 5.7 APG, .474 3FG%) and Kevin Love (21.7 PPG, 12.3 RPG, .947 FT%) appeared in three of those meetings and each averaged at least 21.0 points versus the Raptors. # 2 Cleveland vs. # 3 Toronto MILESTONE ALERT: LeBron James (5,703 PTS) is 60 points shy of passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5,762) for 2nd place on the NBA’s all-time playoff scoring list. Series 0-0 th James (296 3FGM) can also become just the 4 player in league history to make 300 three-pointers in the postseason if he hits 4 triples (Ray Allen 385, Reggie Game 1 @ Cleveland Miller 320 & Manu Ginobili 311). Kyrie Irving (160 AST) needs five assists to overtake Craig Ehlo (164 AST) for 3rd place in the team’s playoff record book. Monday, May 1 – 7:00 p.m. Going back to the 2015 postseason, the Cavs hold a 28-4 playoff record against Eastern Conference opponents, which includes a 15-1 mark at The Q. TV: TNT Radio: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM In their four-game sweep over Indiana, the Cavs averaged 112.8 points, while shooting a combined .483 shooting from the field, including .403 from the three-point line. The 112.8 points is a franchise playoff record for a single series. (Elias Sports Bureau) Game 2 @ Cleveland Wednesday, May 3 – 7:00 p.m. The Cavs are averaging 13.5 three-pointers per game and shooting .403 (54-134) from deep in this year’s playoffs. Cleveland connected on 21-44 shots from three-point range in Game 3 of the First Round against the Pacers on April 20. In NBA postseason history, there’s only been nine times a team has TV: TNT made at least 20 threes, and the Cavs have done it four of those times. RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM Against the Pacers, LeBron James recorded four double-doubles and averaged 32.8 points on .543 (50-92) shooting, including .450 (9-20) from beyond the Game 3 @ Toronto arc, 9.8 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.0 blocks in 43.8 minutes. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, James is the first player in league history to Friday, May 5 – 7:00 p.m. average at least 32.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.0 blocks in a single playoff series. He tallied at least 30 points in three of those games TV: ESPN and now has 87 career playoff games with 30-or-more points, trailing only Michael Jordan (109) and Kobe Bryant (88). RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM Kyrie Irving averaged 25.3 points in the First Round against Indiana, which included a 37-point outing in Game 2 on April 17. Over his career, he has finished with at least 20 points in 28 of 38 career postseason games, including 21 of his last 25 playoff contests. Game 4 @ Toronto Sunday, May 7 – 3:30 p.m. Tristan Thompson has grabbed at least 10 rebounds in all four games so far in the 2017 Playoffs, averaging 11.0 boards to go with his 6.8 points (.522 FG%) TV: ABC and 1.25 blocks in 31.3 minutes. He has also pulled down at least five offensive boards in every contest this postseason (6.3 offensive rebounds per game). RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM *Game 5 @ Cleveland CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY Tuesday, May 9, TBD NONE Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert TV: TNT RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS *Game 6 @ Toronto 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 Thursday, May 11, TBD Charge, the Cavs exclusively owned and operated D-League team…4/9/17 – Cavs waived guard DeAndre Liggins. TV: ESPN RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2016-17 CAVALIERS SEASON RECORDS *Game 7 @ Cleveland RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK Sunday, May 14, TBD 2017 PLAYOFFS 4-0 (1.000) 2-0 (1.000) 2-0 (1.000) 0-0 (---) W4 TV: TNT OVERALL 51-31 (.622) 31-10 (.756) 20-21 (.488) 3-4 (.429) L4 RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM 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 * If necessary WESTERN 16-14 (.533) 12-3 (.800) 4-11 (.267) 0-2 (.000) L2 2017 NBA PLAYOFFS: EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS: VS. TORONTO RAPTORS (51-31, 4-2) CAVS-RAPTORS POSTSEASON SCHEDULE GAME/DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME GAME 1: Monday, May 1 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 7:00 p.m. TNT GAME 2: Wednesday, May 3 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 7:00 p.m. TNT GAME 3: Friday, May 5 @ Toronto Raptors Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) 7:00 p.m. ESPN GAME 4: Sunday, May 7 @ Toronto Raptors Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) 3:30 p.m. ABC *GAME 5: Tuesday, May 9 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) TBD, TNT *GAME 6: Thursday, May 11 @ Toronto Raptors Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) TBD, ESPN *GAME 7: Sunday, May 14 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) TBD, TNT * If Necessary CAVALIERS – RAPTORS MATCHUP (2016-17 Regular Season Overall Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 110.3 107.2 .470 .458 .384 .748 43.8 44.2 22.7 6.6 4.0 13.7 +3.1 RAPTORS 106.9 102.6 .464 .449 .363 .796 43.3 42.1 18.5 8.3 4.9 12.7 +4.3 CAVALIERS – RAPTORS MATCHUP (2016-17 Regular Season Head-To-Head Statistics, 4 Games, 3-1) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 103.5 104.5 .450 .442 .366 .743 44.3 43.0 21.8 5.3 5.0 16.5 -1.0 RAPTORS 104.5 103.5 .442 .450 .469 .785 43.0 44.3 19.5 9.0 3.8 10.5 +1.0 CAVALIERS – RAPTORS MATCHUP (2017 Playoffs Overall Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 112.8 108.8 .483 .466 .403 .720 39.8 42.0 19.8 7.0 6.5 12.8 +4.0 RAPTORS 93.8 93.2 .437 .444 .352 .805 41.8 38.3 18.0 7.5 4.7 14.3 +0.6 CAVS-RAPTORS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION PLAYOFF HISTORY: This is the 2nd time the Cavaliers and Raptors meet in the playoffs Overall: 4-2 Home: 3-0 The Q: 3-0 Road: 1-2 Result 2016 Conference Finals Home: 3-0 The Q: 3-0 Road: 1-2 CAVS won 4-2 2017 Semifinals Home: 0-0 The Q: 0-0 Road: 0-0 - CONNECTIONS Cavs forward Tristan Thompson is a native of Canada…Thompson and Toronto guard Cory Joseph played alongside each other at the University of Texas during the 2010-11 season and both are natives of Canada…Cavs forward Kevin Love and Raptors guard Norman Powell both played their college ball at UCLA…Cavs guard DeAndre Liggins and Raptors forward Patrick Patterson both played their college years at Kentucky…Liggins and Raptors forward Serge Ibaka were teammates in 2012-13 when they both played for the Oklahoma City Thunder…Cavs guard Kyrie Irving and Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan were both on the U.S.