AT BROOKLYN NETS (8-16) MON., DEC. 3, 2018 BARCLAYS CENTER – BROOKLYN, NY 7:30 PM ET TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2018-19 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES FOLLOW @CAVSNOTES ON TWITTER OVERALL GAME # 23 ROAD GAME # 12 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2018-19 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 10/17 @ TOR L, 104-116 10/19 @ MIN L, 123-131 10/21 vs. ATL L, 111-133 F 1 RODNEY HOOD 6-8 206 18-19: 22 22 13.2 2.5 2.2 .446 28.8 10/24 vs. BKN L, 86-102 10/25 @ DET L, 103-110 10/27 vs. IND L, 107-119 F 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-8 215 18-19: 20 19 11.4 5.2 2.6 .367 31.9 10/30 vs. ATL W, 136-114 11/1 vs. DEN L, 91-110 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 18-19: 11/3 @ CHA L, 94-126 22 22 11.4 *11.4 2.0 .517 30.2 11/5 @ ORL L, 100-102 11/7 vs. OKC L, 86-95 G 3 GEORGE HILL 6-3 188 18-19: 11 11 12.2 1.8 2.8 .558 25.8 11/10 @ CHI L, 98-99 11/13 vs. CHA W, 113-89 11/14 @ WAS L, 95-119 G 2 COLLIN SEXTON 6-2 190 18-19: 22 12 14.5 3.3 2.5 .442 28.8 11/19 @ DET L, 102-113 11/21 vs. LAL L, 105-109 11/23 @ PHI W, 121-112 * Ranks 11th in NBA 11/24 vs. HOU W, 117-108 11/26 vs. MIN L, 95-102 CAVS QUICK FACTS 11/28 @ OKC L, 83-100 • The Cleveland Cavaliers face the Brooklyn Nets on Monday for a brief one-game road trip before returning home for three straight at The Q. This 11/30 @ BOS L, 95-128 is the second of four contests between the two opponents this season with each team hosting one more (2/13 at CLE, 3/6 at BKN). 12/1 vs. TOR L, 95-106 12/3 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO • The Cavs are 13-4 in their last 17 meetings against Brooklyn (since 4/16/14). During that span, Cleveland has outscored the Nets by an average 12/5 vs. GSW 7:00 p.m. FSO of 8.0 points per contest (108.1-100.1), while holding them to a combined .449 shooting and under 100 points in 8 of those 17 matchups. 12/7 vs. SAC 7:30 p.m. FSO • The last time these two squared off at the Barclays Center (3/25/18), the Cavs picked up a 121-114 victory. Cleveland shot .506 (44-87) from 12/8 vs. WAS 7:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV the field, .429 (12-28) from beyond the arc and .808 (21-26) from the free throw line to go along with 25 assists. KEVIN LOVE recorded a double- 12/10 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO double with 20 points, 15 rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes. JORDAN CLARKSON (18 PTS, 6-12 FG, 5-5 FT, 28 MIN), GEORGE HILL (17 PTS, 12/12 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/14 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. FSO 6-11 FG, 3-5 3FG, 4 REB, 5 AST, 37 MIN) and RODNEY HOOD (16 PTS, 6-12 FG, 3-6 3FG, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 33 MIN) each contributed 12/16 vs. PHI 3:30 p.m. FSO strong double-digit scoring performances. 12/18 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO • The Cavs had six players finish in double figures versus Toronto on Saturday (Jordan Clarkson – 18, Tristan Thompson – 18, Rodney Hood – 13, 12/19 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO Alec Burks – 13, Cedi Osman – 12, Collin Sexton – 10). Cleveland has had at least six players score at least 10 points on 10 occasions this season. 12/21 @ TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/23 vs. CHI 6:00 p.m. FSO • Cleveland shot 22-25 (.880) from the free throw line against Toronto. The Cavs have shot .800 or better from the charity stripe in 12 games this 12/26 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO season. Overall, the Cavs are shooting a .794 clip from the free throw line (7th-best in NBA). 12/28 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO • The Cavs’ defense held the Raptors to .269 (7-26) shooting from three-point range on Saturday. It was the 4th time this season the Cavs have 12/29 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. FSO held an opponent under .300 from beyond the arc (.259 vs. OKC on 11/7, .222 at OKC on 11.28, .195 vs. CHA on 11/13). 1/2 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/4 vs. UTA 7:30 p.m. FSO • TRISTAN THOMPSON recorded his 2nd consecutive double-double (12th of the season), tallying a team-high tying 18 points (6-6 FT), a game- 1/5 vs. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO high 19 rebounds, a team-high tying three assists and a steal in 40 minutes on Saturday. He has grabbed at least 15 rebounds in six games this 1/8 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. FSO season, matching his most 15+ rebound games in a season (achieved twice, 2012-13 & 2013-14 seasons). Thompson has registered a double- 1/9 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO double in 10 of his last 13 games, averaging 13.8 points (.535 FG%), 13.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 32.6 minutes per game since Nov. 5. 1/11 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/13 @ LAL 9:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV • COLLIN SEXTON tallied 10 points, two rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes against Toronto. Sexton has scored in double figures in 18-of-22 1/16 @ POR 10:00 p.m. FSO games this season, including all 12 of his starts. In his 12 starts, he is averaging 17.8 points, including .440 (11-25) shooting from beyond the arc, 1/18 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO 4.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 33.6 minutes per game. Sexton ranks among rookie league leaders in many categories, including free throw 1/19 @ DEN 10:00 p.m. FSO percentage (.898, 1st), points (14.5 PPG, 4th), double-digit scoring games (18, 3rd) and assists (2.5 APG, 4th). 1/21 vs. CHI 1:00 p.m. FSO 1/23 @ BOS 7:30 p.m. FSO • JORDAN CLARKSON had a team-high tying 18 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in 29 minutes off the bench against the Raptors. He 1/25 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO has finished in double figures in 20-of-22 games this season. Clarkson is averaging a career-high 16.0 PPG (5th-best among NBA bench players). 1/27 @ CHI 3:30 p.m. FSO • RODNEY HOOD contributed 13 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in 42 minutes of play against Toronto. Hood has finished with 1/29 vs. WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO double-digit scoring performances in 18-of-22 contests this season. Over his last six outings (since Nov. 23), Hood is averaging 14.8 points on .465 2/2 vs. DAL 7:30 p.m. FSO 2/5 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO (33-71) shooting from the field, including a .462 (12-26) clip from beyond the arc, in 33.1 minutes per game. 2/8 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO • ALEC BURKS posted his 2nd consecutive double-digit scoring game as a Cavalier with 13 points and six boards in 24 minutes against the Raptors. 2/9 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/11 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. FSO • UPCOMING MILESTONES: TRISTAN THOMPSON (4,936 PTS) is 64 points shy of the 5,000-mark. RODNEY HOOD (492 3FGM) needs to make 8 2/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. FSO/ESPN three-pointers to reach 500 for his career. JORDAN CLARKSON (298 STL) is 2 steals away from 300 total. 2/21 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/23 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 2/25 vs. POR 7:00 p.m. FSO Sam Dekker (left ankle sprain) – OUT David Nwaba (NWAH-buh) 2/28 @ NYK 7:30 p.m. FSO Kevin Love (left foot surgery) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUS-min) 3/2 vs. DET 5:00 p.m. FSO 3/3 vs. ORL 6:00 p.m. FSO David Nwaba (right knee soreness) – OUT Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 3/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO JR Smith (personal) – NWT 3/8 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO Ante Zizic (left knee strain) – OUT 3/11 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/12 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/14 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/2/18 – Cavs signed guard Jalen Jones and forward Jaron Blossomgame to Two-Way contracts and waived forward Billy Preston and guard Andrew Harrison…11/29/18 – 3/16 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO Cavs acquired guard Alec Burks and two future second round draft picks from the Utah Jazz in exchange for guard Kyle Korver.