CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (18-6) VS. LOS ANGELES LAKERS (10-18) SAT., DEC. 17, 2016 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 7:30 PM EST TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 25 HOME GAME # 15 PROBABLE STARTERS 2016-17 SCHEDULE All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/25 vs. NYK WON, 117-88 10/28 @ TOR WON, 94-91 10/29 vs. ORL WON, 105-99 F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 16-17: 22 22 25.0 7.6 *9.0 .518 36.7 11/1 vs. HOU WON, 128-120 11/3 vs. BOS WON, 128-122 11/5 @ PHI WON, 102-101 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 16-17: 23 23 22.0 10.4 1.7 .464 32.1 11/8 vs. ATL Lost, 106-110 11/11 @ WAS WON, 105-94 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 16-17: 23 23 6.6 *10.2 0.8 *.598 29.2 11/13 vs. CHA WON, 100-93 11/15 vs. TOR WON, 121-117 11/16 @ IND Lost, 93-103 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 16-17: 18 18 8.5 2.3 1.4 .324 29.4 11/18 vs. DET WON, 104-81 11/23 vs. POR WON, 137-125 11/25 vs. DAL WON, 128-90 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 16-17: 22 22 *23.9 3.0 4.7 *.482 34.0 11/27 @ PHI WON, 112-108 11/29 @ MIL Lost, 101-118 * Career High 12/1 vs. LAC Lost, 94-113 12/2 @ CHI Lost, 105-111 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/5 @ TOR WON, 116-112 The Cleveland Cavaliers return to Quicken Loans Arena where they will play four of their next five games, beginning tonight against the Los 12/7 @ NYK WON, 126-94 12/9 vs. MIA WON, 114-94 Angeles Lakers. This is the first of two regular season matchups between the two teams in 2016-17 (March 19 at Los Angeles). 12/10 vs. CHA WON, 116-105 12/13 vs. MEM WON, 103-86 The Cavs have won four straight games over the Lakers, both sweeps in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. Over those four outings, the Cavs are 12/14 @ MEM Lost, 85-93 averaging 117.3 points on .516 shooting from the field, including .434 from beyond the arc, 23.3 assists (9.5 turnovers) and 14.0 three-pointers 12/17 vs. LAL 7:30 p.m. FSO made per game. The Cavs have also scored 120 points in each of the last three contests against the Lakers. 12/20 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/21 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO UPCOMING MILESTONES: LeBron James (27,382) needs 28 points to pass Moses Malone (27,409) for 8th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. 12/23 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO th 12/25 vs. GSW 2:30 p.m. ABC J.R. Smith (379) is 3 three-pointers away from passing Craig Ehlo (381) for 8 place in Cavaliers history. Kevin Love (9,958) Love needs 42 points to 12/26 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO reach 10,000 for his career. Richard Jefferson (995) is 5 threes away from 1,000 for his career. 12/29 vs. BOS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 12/31 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO The Cavaliers are an Eastern Conference-best 18-6 in 2016-17, including 12-2 at The Q where they are averaging 114.4 points. Since March 25, 1/2 vs. NOP 7:00 p.m. FSO 2014, Cleveland holds a 66-5 record when scoring at least 100 points at The Q. They have also won 37 straight home games when shooting at least 1/4 vs. CHI 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO .500 from the field (6-0 this season) and have shot over .500 in four of their last six home games. 1/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/8 @ PHO 8:30 p.m. FSO The Cavs have won 24 of their last 28 home games against the Western Conference. 1/10 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO 1/11 @ POR 10:30 p.m. ESPN/FSO Tristan Thompson has pulled down at least 11 rebounds in four of the last six games, averaging 12.0 rebounds (3.8 offensive) over that stretch. 1/13 @ SAC 10:30 p.m. FSO th th 1/16 @ GSW 8:30 p.m. TNT On the season, he is averaging a career-high 10.2 rebounds (13 -best in NBA) and ranks 9 in the league in offensive rebounds per game (3.3). 1/19 vs. PHO 7:00 p.m. FSO Against the Lakers last season, Tristan Thompson averaged a double-double (12.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 34.0 minutes) and shot .818 1/21 vs. SAS 8:30 p.m. ABC (9-11) from the field. 1/23 @. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/25 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. FSO Cleveland has held their opponent to under .440 shooting from the field in five of their last six games (5-1), holding teams to a combined .412 1/27 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO shooting and 95.7 points over that stretch. 1/29 vs. OKC 3:30 p.m. ABC 1/30 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO Kevin Love has scored at least 20 points in each of his last five games, which is his longest as a member of the Cavaliers (prev. four games from 2/1 vs. MIN 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 11/19/15-11/25/15 and 11/1/16-11/8/16). Over that five-game stretch, he is averaging 25.6 points on .506 shooting from the field, 10.4 rebounds 2/4 @ NYK 8:30 p.m. ABC 2/6 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO and 1.6 steals in 33.2 minutes per game. 2/8 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/9 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. TNT LeBron James has had at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists on 15 occasions this season, including each of his last six games. Over his 2/11 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. FSO last six contests, James is averaging 30.0 points on .579 (70-121) shooting from the field, 7.0 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 2.0 steals in 39.2 minutes. 2/14 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO Against the Lakers last season, James averaged 26.5 points on .525 shooting, 6.0 rebounds and 9.0 assists in 36.0 minutes. 2/15 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 2/23 vs. NYK 8:00 p.m. TNT th 2/25 vs. CHI 8:30 p.m. ABC Kyrie Irving is shooting a career-high .430 from the three-point line this season (17 -best in NBA), including a .615 (8-13) mark in his last three 2/27 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO games. In the last four meetings against the Lakers (all wins), Irving averaged 27.8 points and 7.3 assists, while shooting .608 (45-74) from the 3/1 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO field and .400 (10-25) from deep, in 35.5 minutes. 3/3 @ ATL 8:00 p.m. FSO 3/4 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO James Jones is shooting 14-19 (.747) from the three-point line this season. 3/6 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/9 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/11 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/12 @ HOU 9:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/14 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO Mo Williams – NWT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) 3/16 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/18 @ LAC 8:30 p.m. ABC 3/19 @ LAL 9:30 p.m. FSO 3/22 @ DEN 9:00 p.m. FSO 3/24 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/25 vs. WAS 7:30 p.m. FSO 10/24/16 – Cavs waived guard Dahntay Jones...10/22/16 – Cavs waived guard John Holland…10/20/16 – Cavs waived players Markel Brown, Jonathan Holmes and Cory 3/27 @ SAS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO Jefferson…10/15/16 – Cavs re-signed G/F J.R. Smith and waived Toney Douglas…10/3/16 – Cavs signed Toney Douglas and released Eric Moreland. 3/30 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. TNT 2016-17 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 3/31 vs. PHI 7:30 p.m. FSO 4/2 vs. IND 6:00 p.m. FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/4 vs. ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 4/5 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO OVERALL 18-6 (.750) 12-2 (.857) 6-4 (.600) 0-0 (.000) L1 4/7 vs. ATL 7:30 p.m. NBATV/FSO CENTRAL 1-3 (.250) 1-0 (1.000) 0-3 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L2 4/9 @ ATL 3:30 p.m. NBATV/FSO 4/10 @ MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO EASTERN 14-4 (.778) 8-1 (.889) 6-3 (.667) 0-0 (.000) W4 4/12 vs.