MON., JUNE 12, 2017 ORACLE ARENA – OAKLAND, CA TV: ABC RADIO: WTAM 1100/LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN RADIO 9:00 PM ET CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (51-31, 13-4) AT GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (67-15, 15-1) (WARRIORS LEAD SERIES 3-1) 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES NBA FINALS GAME 5 OVERALL PLAYOFF GAME # 18 ROAD GAME # 10 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: 17 17 32.4 8.9 7.8 .559 41.1 QUARTERFINALS # 2 Cleveland vs. # 7 Indiana F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 16-17: 60 60 19.0 11.1 1.9 .427 31.4 CAVS Won Series 4-0 PLAYOFFS: 17 17 17.5 10.6 1.6 .443 32.2 Game 1 at Cleveland; April 15 CAVS 109, Pacers 108 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 16-17: 78 78 8.1 9.2 1.0 .600 30.0 PLAYOFFS: 17 17 7.8 8.4 1.4 .571 31.3 Game 2 at Cleveland; April 17 CAVS 117, Pacers 111 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 16-17: 41 35 8.6 2.8 1.5 .346 29.0 Game 3 at Indiana; April 20 PLAYOFFS: 17 17 7.1 2.3 0.7 .466 26.2 CAVS 119, Pacers 114 Game 4 at Indiana; April 23 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 16-17: 72 72 25.2 3.2 5.8 .473 35.1 CAVS 106, Pacers 102 PLAYOFFS: 17 17 25.9 2.9 5.2 .471 36.0 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS # 2 Cleveland vs. # 3 Toronto CAVS QUICK FACTS CAVS Won Series 4-0 The defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers will try to extend the 2017 Finals with a win tonight in Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. The Game 1 @ Cleveland; May 1 Cavs defeated the Warriors by a score of 137-116 in Game 4 on Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena, where they led wire-to-wire and shot 46-87 (.529) from the field to CAVS 116, Raptors 105 go with 27 assists. Game 2 @ Cleveland; May 3 CAVS 125, Raptors 103 The Cavs’ 137 points in Game 4 set a franchise playoff record and was the highest single-game total in a Finals game since the L.A. Lakers beat Boston, 141-122, on June 4, 1987. The All-time Finals single-game scoring mark is 148 by Boston in 148-114 win over Lakers on May 27, 1985. Game 3 @ Toronto; May 5 CAVS 115, Raptors 94 Also in Game 4, the Cavs rang up the highest-scoring half in NBA Finals history and franchise history (regular and post) when they outscored Golden State 86-68 in the Game 4 @ Toronto; May 7 first half. The previous highest-scoring half in Finals history was 81 by Philadelphia against the Lakers in the second half on June 6, 1982 (Game Five). Cleveland’s 86 points CAVS 109, Raptors 102 were the most ever for any first half of a NBA postseason game and fell one point shy of matching the highest-scoring half in overall NBA Playoff history: 87 by Milwaukee vs. Denver in the second half on April 23, 1978. Cleveland got off to a fast start in Game 4, outscoring Golden State, 49-33 in the first quarter, which is the highest-scoring quarter by one team in NBA Finals history (prior was 47 by Lakers vs. Boston in the third quarter on June 3, 1984; Game Three at L.A.) and in Cavaliers history (regular and post). The Cavs’ 49 points marked the highest-scoring first quarter in NBA postseason play and were two shy of matching the largest overall quarter in NBA Playoff history (51 by the Lakers vs. Detroit in the fourth quarter on March 31, 1962; Game Five, West Finals). The Cavs have now made at least 20 three-pointers twice in this year’s postseason after nailing an NBA Finals record 24 three-pointers (including Finals record 13 in the # 2 Cleveland vs. # 1 Boston first half) in Game 4 against Golden State. The Cavs also connected on 21 three-pointers in Game 3 of the First Round against the Pacers on April 20. In NBA Playoff CAVS Won Series 4-1 history, there’s only been 11 times a team has made at least 20 threes, and the Cavs have done it five of those times. Game 1 @ Boston; May 17 MILESTONE ALERT: With an appearance in Game 5, LeBron James (216 GP) will pass Shaquille O’Neal for sole possession of 7th place in career playoff games played. Kevin CAVS 117, Celtics 104 th Love (647 PTS, 384 REB) is 47 points away from passing Larry Nance (693) for 6 -most in Cavs playoff history and 22 boards shy of overtaking Anderson Varejao (405 REB) Game 2 @ Boston; May 19 for 5th place in rebounds. Iman Shumpert (45 STL) is 3 steals away from passing Craig Ehlo (47 STLS) for 7th place in franchise playoff history. CAVS 130, Celtics 86 In the win in Game 4, Kyrie Irving (40 PTS), LeBron James (31 PTS) and Kevin Love (23 PTS) combined for 94 points, tying the franchise playoff record for most points by Game 3 @ Cleveland; May 21 three players (1992). It was also the first Finals game in 48 years in which a player scored 40-plus points, a teammate scored 30-plus, and another teammate went for Celtics 111, CAVS 108 20-plus. The last trio to achieve such a performance: Jerry West (41), Elgin Baylor (32) and Johnny Egan (26) for the Lakers against the Celtics on April 25, 1969. (Elias) Game 4 @ Cleveland; May 23 CAVS 112, Celtics 99 LeBron James is averaging a triple-double in this year’s Finals with 31.8 points (.540 FG%), 11.8 rebounds and 10.5 assists, to go with 1.3 steals and 1.0 block in 41.5 minutes. In Friday’s Game 4, James became the all-time playoff leader in free throws made (passed Michael Jordan: 1,643FTM) and moved into 3rd place in NBA Finals Game 5 @ Boston; May 25 scoring (passed Jordan: 1,176 PTS). With 1,206 points scored in the Finals, only Jerry West (1,679) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,317) has more Finals points than him. CAVS 135, Celtics 102 James finished the night with his 19th career playoff triple-double (3rd of 2017 postseason) with 31 points, 10 rebounds and a game-high 11 assists in 41 minutes, which was also his 9th Finals triple-double, moving him past Magic Johnson (8) for the most in NBA Finals history. Kyrie Irving finished with a game-high 40 points on 15-27 (.556) shooting, including 7-12 (.583) from beyond the arc, seven rebounds, four assists and a steal in 41 minutes in Game 4. It was his third career 40-point playoff game, which includes two in the Finals. Irving’s 7 three-pointers set a postseason career-high and were tied for the 2nd most in a NBA Finals game (record is 8 by Ray Allen on 6/6/10 at LAL). In the 2017 NBA Finals, Irving is averaging 30.3 points (.485 FG%, .414 3FG%, .846 FT%), 4.5 2 Cleveland vs. # 1 Golden State rebounds and 4.0 assists in 40.0 minutes. Warriors Lead Series 3-1 Over the last two games, J.R. Smith is averaging 15.5 points and shooting 10-19 (.526) from beyond the arc in 31.5 minutes. Game 1 @ Golden State; June 1 In Game 4, Kevin Love finished with 23 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting, including a 6-8 (.750) mark from deep, five rebounds, three steals and a block in 29 minutes. This Warriors 113, CAVS 91 series, Love is averaging 18.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.50 steals and 1.0 block in 32.8 minutes. Game 2 @ Golden State; June 4 Warriors 132, CAVS 113 Game 3 @ Cleveland; June 7 CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY Warriors 118, CAVS 113 None Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) Game 4 @ Cleveland; June 9 Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert CAVS 137, Warriors 116 Game 5 @ Golden State Monday, June 12 – 9:00 p.m. 2016-17 CAVALIERS RECORDS TV: ABC; RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio *Game 6 @ Cleveland RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK Thursday, June 15 – 9:00 p.m. 2017 PLAYOFFS 13-4 (.765) 6-2 (.750) 7-2 (.778) 0-0 (---) W1 TV: ABC; RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio *Game 7 @ Golden State OVERALL 51-31 (.622) 31-10 (.756) 20-21 (.488) 3-4 (.429) L4 Sunday, June 18 – 8:00 p.m. TV: ABC; RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio CENTRAL 8-8 (.500) 6-2 (.750) 2-6 (.250) 2-0 (1.000) W1 * If necessary 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: NBA FINALS: AT GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (67-15, 15-1) CAVS-WARRIORS POSTSEASON SCHEDULE GAME/DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT GAME 1: Thursday, June 1 @ Golden State Oracle Arena (Oakland, CA) Lost, 113-91 GAME 2: Sunday, June 4 @ Golden State Oracle Arena (Oakland, CA) Lost, 132-113 GAME 3: Wednesday, June 7 vs.