WED., APRIL 18, 2018 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH TV: FSO/TNT RADIO: WTAM 1100/LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN RADIO 7:00 PM EST (PACERS LEAD SERIES 1-0) CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES FOLLOW @CAVSNOTES ON TWITTER FIRST ROUND - GAME 2 OVERALL PLAYOFF GAME # 2 HOME GAME # 2 2017-18 RESULTS LAST GAME’S STARTERS All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/17 vs. BOS WON, 102-99 10/20 @ MIL WON, 116-97 10/21 vs. ORL Lost, 93-114 F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 17-18: 82 82 *27.5 *8.6 *9.1 *.542 36.9 10/24 vs. CHI WON, 119-112 PLAYOFFS: 1 1 24.0 10.0 12.0 .412 43.9 10/25 @ BKN Lost, 107-112 10/28 @ NOP Lost, 101-123 F 32 JEFF GREEN 6-9 235 17-18: 78 14 10.8 3.2 1.3 .477 23.4 10/29 vs. NYK Lost, 95-114 PLAYOFFS: 1 1 0.0 4.0 1.0 .000 26.5 11/1 vs. IND Lost, 107-124 11/3 @ WAS WON, 130-122 C 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 17-18: 59 59 17.6 *9.3 1.7 .458 28.0 11/5 vs. ATL Lost, 115-117 PLAYOFFS: 1 1 9.0 17.0 2.0 .375 34.1 11/7 vs. MIL WON, 124-119 11/9 @ HOU Lost, 113-117 G 1 RODNEY HOOD 17-18: 11/11 @ DAL WON, 111-104 6-8 206 60 23 14.7 2.8 1.6 .429 26.9 11/13 @ NYK WON, 104-101 PLAYOFFS: 1 1 9.0 2.0 1.0 .500 20.6 11/15 @ CHA WON, 115-107 11/17 vs. LAC WON, 118-113 (OT) G 3 GEORGE HILL 6-3 188 17-18: 67 60 10.0 2.7 2.8 .460 27.0 PLAYOFFS: 11/20 @ DET WON, 116-88 1 1 7.0 3.0 1.0 .429 18.7 11/22 vs. BKN WON, 119-109 11/24 vs. CHA WON, 100-99 11/27 @ PHI WON, 113-91 CAVS QUICK FACTS 11/28 vs. MIA WON, 108-97 • The Cavaliers will try to even up their First Round series against the Indiana Pacers in Game 2. When trailing 0-1 in any series, the Cavs have gone 11/30 @ ATL WON, 121-114 12/2 vs. MEM WON, 116-111 on to win four series in their postseason history (1976 Semifinals vs. WAS, 2007 ECF vs. DET, 2015 Semifinals vs. CHI & 2016 Finals vs. GSW). 12/4 @ CHI WON, 113-91 12/6 vs. SAC WON, 101-95 • Since 2009, the Cavs are 14-3 in Game Twos of any series (23-19 record all-time in Game Twos). 12/8 @ IND Lost, 102-106 12/9 vs. PHI WON, 105-98 • NBA & FRANCHISE HISTORY NOTES: James (390 STL) is 6 steals away from passing Scottie Pippen (395 STL) as the all-time leader in career playoff 12/12 vs. ATL WON, 123-114 steals. Among the Cavs all-time postseason leaders, J.R. Smith (58 GP) can pass Iman Shumpert (58 GP) for the 5th-most playoff appearances in 12/14 vs. LAL WON, 121-112 franchise history. Kevin Love (662 PTS, 411 REB) is 32 points away from passing Larry Nance (693 PTS) for 6th place in Cavs playoff history in 12/16 vs. UTA WON, 109-100 points scored and 9 boards shy of passing Brad Daugherty (419 REB) for 4th place in postseason rebounds with the Wine & Gold. 12/17 @ WAS WON, 106-99 12/19 @ MIL Lost, 116-119 • MORE MILESTONES: LeBron James (1,932 REB) is 68 rebounds away from becoming the 7th player in NBA playoff history to reach 2,000 boards 12/21 vs. CHI WON, 115-112 for his career. James (98 30-point games) needs 2 more 30-point games to reach 100 career 30-point postseason games, joining Michael Jordan 12/25 @ GSW Lost, 92-99 12/27 @ SAC Lost, 95-109 (109) as the only players in league history to have 100 30-point playoff performances or more. James (98 double-doubles) needs 2 double- 12/30 @ UTA Lost, 101-104 doubles to reach 100 for his postseason career. Kyle Korver (192 3FGM) needs 8 three-pointers to reach 200 for his playoff career. 1/2 vs. POR WON, 127-110 1/3 @ BOS Lost, 88-102 • Kevin Love pulled down a game-high 17 rebounds, to go along with nine points, two assists, one steal and one block in 34 minutes in Game 1 1/6 @ ORL WON, 131-127 against the Pacers. His 17 boards were tied for his 2nd-highest in any game of his playoff career (5/23/17 vs. BOS). His highest rebound total in 1/8 @ MIN Lost, 99-127 any playoff game is 21 rebounds (Cavs playoff record), which he grabbed in last year’s NBA Finals (6/1/17 at GSW). 1/11 @ TOR Lost, 99-133 1/12 @ IND Lost, 95-97 • In Game 1 against the Pacers, LeBron James recorded his 20th career playoff triple-double (24 PTS, 10 REB, 12 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 44 MIN), 1/15 vs. GSW Lost, 108-118 becoming just the 2nd player in NBA postseason history to reach that mark (Magic Johnson – 30 triple-doubles). James also passed Michael 1/18 vs. ORL WON, 104-103 Jordan (2,188 FGM) for the 2nd-most field goals made in NBA playoff history with his seventh field goal of the day and dished out his 1,500th 1/20 vs. OKC Lost, 124-148 1/23 @ SAS Lost, 102-114 career playoff assist. 1/26 vs. IND WON, 115-108 1/28 vs. DET WON, 121-104 • Including the postseason, LeBron James has recorded a double-double in his last 10 games against the Pacers, including 4 triple-doubles (since 1/30 @ DET Lost, 114-125 4/2/17). Over this 10-game run, James is averaging 31.1 points (.540 FG%), 9.7 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in 42.8 minutes. 1/31 vs. MIA WON, 91-89 2/3 vs. HOU Lost, 88-120 • J.R. Smith registered 15 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting from the field in 29 minutes off the bench against the Pacers in Game 1. He also nailed 3 2/6 @ ORL Lost, 98-116 three-pointers, increasing his total as a Cavalier to 159 postseason triples, the 2nd-most in franchise history (LeBron James-208). 2/7 vs. MIN WON, 140-138 (OT) 2/9 @ ATL WON, 123-107 • In his first career playoff game, Larry Nance Jr. contributed 10 points on 5-7 (.714) shooting, five rebounds, a team-high two steals and one block 2/11 @ BOS WON, 121-99 in 30 minutes off the bench in Game 1. 2/13 @ OKC WON, 120-112 2/22 vs. WAS Lost, 103-110 • Going back to the 2015 Playoffs, the Cavs hold a 36-6 playoff record against Eastern Conference opponents, which includes a 18-3 mark at The 2/23 @ MEM WON, 112-89 2/25 vs. SAS Lost, 94, 110 Q and 18-3 mark on the road. 2/27 vs. BKN WON, 129-123 3/1 vs. PHI Lost, 97-108 3/3 vs. DEN Lost, 117-126 CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/5 vs. DET WON, 112-90 NONE Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) 3/7 @ DEN WON, 113-108 Cedi Osman (JED-e AUS-min) 3/9 @ LAC Lost, 102-116 Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 3/11 @ LAL Lost, 113-127 3/13 @ PHX WON, 129-107 3/15 @ POR Lost, 105-113 3/17 @ CHI WON, 114-109 CAVALIERS 2017-18 RECORDS 3/19 vs. MIL WON, 124-117 3/21 vs. TOR WON, 132-129 RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 3/23 vs. PHX WON, 120-95 3/25 @ BKN WON, 121-114 2018 PLAYOFFS 0-1 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (---) 0-0 (---) L1 3/27 @ MIA Lost, 79-98 OVERALL 50-32 (.610) 29-12 (.707) 21-20 (.512) 2-0 (1.000) L1 3/28 @ CHA WON, 118-105 3/30 vs. NOP WON, 107-102 CENTRAL 11-5 (.688) 7-1 (.875) 4-4 (.500) 0-0 (.000) W3 4/1 vs. DAL WON, 98-87 EASTERN 35-17 (.673) 19-7 (.731) 16-10 (.615) 0-0 (.000) L1 4/3 vs. TOR WON, 112-106 4/5 vs. WAS WON, 119-115 WESTERN 15-15 (.500) 10-5 (.667) 5-10 (.333) 2-0 (1.000) W3 4/6 @ PHI Lost, 130-132 4/9 @ NYK WON, 123-109 4/11 vs. NYK Lost, 98-110 CAVS-PACERS POSTSEASON SCHEDULE GAME/DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT GAME 1: Sunday, April 15 vs. Indiana Pacers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) L, 80-98 GAME 2: Wednesday, April 18 vs. Indiana Pacers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 7:00 p.m., FSO/TNT GAME 3: Friday, April 20 @ Indiana Pacers Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN) 7:00 p.m., FSO/ESPN GAME 4: Sunday, April 22 @ Indiana Pacers Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN) 8:30 p.m. FSO/TNT *GAME 5: Wednesday, April 25 vs. Indiana Pacers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) TBD FSO *GAME 6: Friday, April 27 @ Indiana Pacers Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN) TBD FSO *GAME 7: Sunday, April 29 vs.