TUES., DEC. 8, 2015 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM / 100.7 WMMS / LA MEGA 87.7 FM 7:00 PM EST CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (13-7) VS. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (9-12) 2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 21 HOME GAME # 11 PROBABLE STARTERS 2015-16 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/27 @ CHI Lost, 95-97 10/28 @ MEM WON, 106-76 F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 15-16: 19 19 *26.2 7.8 6.5 .489 36.9 10/30 vs. MIA WON, 102-92 11/2 @ PHI WON, 107-100 11/4 vs. NYK WON, 96-86 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 15-16: 20 20 18.3 ^11.3 2.2 .438 33.7 11/6 vs. PHI WON, 108-102 11/8 vs. IND WON, 101-97 11/10 vs. UTA WON, 118-114 C 20 TIMOFEY MOZGOV 7-1 275 15-16: 17 17 7.1 4.3 0.5 .479 19.6 11/13 @ NYK WON, 90-84 11/14 @ MIL Lost, 105-108** 11/17 @ DET Lost, 99-104 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 15-16: 17 17 11.4 3.2 2.0 .375 32.2 11/19 vs. MIL WON, 115-100 11/21 vs. ATL WON, 109-97 G 8 MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA 6-4 198 15-16: 19 5 8.1 2.3 5.5 .432 28.0 11/23 vs. ORL WON, 117-103 11/25 @ TOR Lost, 99-103 11/27 @ CHA WON, 95-90 * Ranks 5th in NBA ^ Ranks 4th in NBA 11/28 vs. BKN WON, 90-88 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/1 vs. WAS Lost, 85-97 12/4 @ NOP Lost, 108-114* The Cleveland Cavaliers return to Quicken Loans Arena to square off against the Portland Trail Blazers tonight for the first of two 12/5 @ MIA Lost, 84-99 12/8 vs. POR 7:00 PM FSO regular season contests between the two teams. 12/11 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO 12/15 @ BOS 7:30 PM FSO The Cavaliers defeated the Trail Blazers in their most recent matchup, a 99-94 win at The Q on Jan. 28, 2015. In the win, Kyrie 12/17 vs. OKC 8:00 PM TNT 12/20 vs. PHI 3:30 PM FSO Irving recorded a Quicken Loans Arena-record 55 points, a career-high and franchise-record 11 three-pointers, four rebounds, 12/23 vs. NYK 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO five assists and two steals in 39 minutes. Kevin Love added a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds in 39 minutes of 12/25 @ GSW 5:00 PM ABC work. 12/26 @ POR 10:00 PM FSO 12/28 @ PHX 9:00 PM FSO 12/29 @ DEN 9:00 PM FSO The Cavs are 9-1 at home this season and hold a 29-2 regular season record at The Q since January 19 of last season. 1/2 vs. ORL 7:30 PM FSO 1/4 vs. TOR 7:00 PM FSO 1/6 @ WAS 7:00 PM FSO Cleveland is 16-2 in its last 18 regular season games against Western Conference opponents (2-1 this season), winning by an 1/8 @ MIN 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO average of 11.1 points vs. the West in that span (110.0-98.9). The Wine and Gold have also won nine straight games over the 1/10 @ PHI 6:00 PM FSO West at The Q. 1/12 @ DAL 8:30 PM FSO 1/14 @ SAS 8:00 PM TNT 1/15 @ HOU 9:30 PM ESPN/FSO Since March 25, 2014, the Cavs have won 33 consecutive games when scoring at least 100 points at The Q. 1/18 vs. GSW 8:00 PM TNT 1/20 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO 1/21 vs. LAC 8:00 PM TNT At The Q this season, Kevin Love has six double-doubles and is averaging 20.6 points and 11.6 rebounds in 34.5 minutes per 1/23 vs. CHI 8:30 PM ABC game. 1/25 vs. MIN 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 1/27 vs. PHX 7:00 PM FSO 1/29 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO th MILESTONE ALERT: Tristan Thompson needs 11 rebounds to pass Tyrone Hill (2,785) for 10 place in CAVS history. J.R. Smith 1/30 vs. SAS 8:30 PM ABC needs 6 three-pointers to pass Mike Bibby (1,517) for 23rd all-time in NBA history. 2/1 @ IND 7:00 PM NBATV/ FSO 2/3 @ CHA 7:00 PM FSO 2/5 vs. BOS 7:30 PM FSO J.R. Smith has scored in double figures in 10 of the last 11 games, averaging 14.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 37.0 2/6 vs. NOP 7:30 PM FSO minutes per game over that stretch. 2/8 vs. SAC 7:00 PM FSO 2/10 vs. LAL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 2/18 vs. CHI 8:00 PM TNT Over his last five games, LeBron James is shooting .891 (41-46) from the charity stripe, while averaging 27.2 points, 9.6 2/21 @ OKC 3:30 PM ABC rebounds and 6.0 rebounds in 39.2 minutes per game. 2/22 vs. DET 7:00 PM FSO 2/24 vs. CHA 7:00 PM FSO 2/26 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO On the season, the Cavs are averaging an Eastern Conference-best 10.0 three-pointers made per game (4th in NBA). 2/28 @ WAS 1:00 PM FSO 2/29 vs. IND 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 3/4 vs. WAS 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 3/5 vs. BOS 7:00 PM FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/7 vs. MEM 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO Kyrie Irving (left patella fracture) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 3/9 @ SAC 10:00 PM FSO Iman Shumpert (right wrist surgery) – OUT Sasha Kaun (kown) 3/10 @ LAL 10:30 PM TNT/FSO Timofey Mozgov (TEAM-oh-fay MOZ-gov) 3/13 @ LAC 3:30 PM ABC Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/14 @ UTA 9:00 PM FSO 3/16 vs. DAL 7:00 PM FSO Anderson Varejao (vair-a-ZJOW) 3/18 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/19 @ MIA 7:30 PM FSO 3/21 vs. DEN 7:00 PM FSO 12/2/15 – Assigned guard Joe Harris to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively-owned D-League team…11/30/15 – Recalled guard Joe Harris from the 3/23 vs. MIL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively-owned D-League team…11/28/15 – Assigned guard Joe Harris to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively-owned D- 3/24 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO League team…11/21/15 – Recalled guard Joe Harris from the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively-owned D-League team…11/20/15 – Assigned guard Joe 3/26 @ NYK 7:30 PM FSO Harris to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively-owned D-League team. 3/29 vs. HOU 8:00 PM TNT/FSO 3/31 vs. BKN 7:00 PM FSO 2015-16 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 4/1 @ ATL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 4/3 vs. CHI 3:30 PM FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/5 @ MIL 8:00 PM FSO 4/6 @ IND 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO OVERALL 13-7 (.650) 9-1 (.900) 4-6 (.400) 0-2 (.000) L3 4/9 @ CHI 8:30 PM ABC CENTRAL 2-3 (.400) 2-0 (.000) 0-3 (.000) 0-1 (.000) W1 4/11 vs. ATL 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 4/13 vs. DET 8:00 PM FSO EASTERN 11-6 (.647) 8-1 (.889) 3-5 (.375) 0-1 (.000) L2 WESTERN 2-1 (.667) 1-0 (.000) 1-1 (.000) 0-1 (.000) L1 *Denotes Overtime TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: VS. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (9-12) Overall: 50-65 Home: 32-25 The Q: 12-7 Road: 18-40 CAVALIERS vs. BLAZERS 2015-16 SEASON Current Streak: Won 1 Home Streak: Won 1 Road Streak: Lost 2 December 8 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. on FSO December 26 at Portland – 10:00 p.m. on FSO Last Win: 1/28/15 Last Home Win: 1/28/15 Last Road Win: 1/16/13 Last Loss: 11/4/14 Last Home Loss: 12/17/13 Last Road Loss: 11/4/14 CAVALIERS – BLAZERS MATCHUP (2015-16 Regular Season Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 101.5 97.6 .449 .444 .718 45.9 40.9 22.9 6.1 3.9 14.8 +3.9 BLAZERS 102.1 102.2 .448 .435 .734 45.8 44.0 20.6 6.3 4.4 15.5 -0.1 SERIES HIGHLIGHTS Cavs Individual Bests Points: 55- Kyrie Irving, 1/28/15 Rebounds: 23 – Robinson, 2/27/83 and Roberson, 11/7/71 Assists: 20 – Bobby Washington, 11/7/71 Biggest Win: 37 points on 2/24/89 (128-91) Biggest Loss: 50 points on 11/21/82 (79-129) Blazers Individual Bests Points: 40 – Steve Johnson, 11/26/86 Rebounds: 24 – Bill Walton, 10/18/74 (4 OT) Assists: 17 – Rick Adelman, 11/19/71 2014-15 GAME RECAPS (Tied Series 1-1) CAVALIERS 99, TRAIL BLAZERS 94 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (1/28/15) KEY PERFORMERS: Kyrie Irving recorded 55 points on 17-36 (.472) shots from the field, a career-high 11-19 (.579) three-pointers, a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line, four rebounds, five assists and two steals in 39 minutes.