WED., MAY 3, 2017 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH TV: TNT RADIO: WTAM 1100/LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN RADIO 7:00 PM ET CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (51-31, 5-0) VS. TORONTO RAPTORS (51-31, 4-3) (CAVS LEAD SERIES 1-0) 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES SECOND ROUND GAME 2 OVERALL PLAYOFF GAME # 6 HOME GAME # 4 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: 5 5 33.2 9.8 8.0 .548 43.2 QUARTERFINALS F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 16-17: 60 60 19.0 11.1 1.9 .427 31.4 # 2 Cleveland vs. # 7 Indiana PLAYOFFS: 5 5 16.0 9.2 1.8 .407 32.8 CAVS Won Series 4-0 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 16-17: 78 78 8.1 9.2 1.0 .600 30.0 Game 1 at Cleveland; April 15 PLAYOFFS: 5 5 7.6 11.6 1.0 .484 32.6 CAVS 109, Pacers 108 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 16-17: 41 35 8.6 2.8 1.5 .346 29.0 PLAYOFFS: 5 5 6.6 1.8 0.8 .458 27.5 Game 2 at Cleveland; April 17 CAVS 117, Pacers 111 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 16-17: 72 72 25.2 3.2 5.8 .473 35.1 PLAYOFFS: 5 5 25.0 2.2 4.4 .422 34.4 Game 3 at Indiana; April 20 CAVS 119, Pacers 114 CAVS QUICK FACTS Game 4 at Indiana; April 23 The defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers will try to go up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals series tonight against the Toronto Raptors. CAVS 106, Pacers 102 Cleveland defeated Toronto 116-105 in Game 1 on Monday at The Q. nd MILESTONE ALERT: LeBron James (5,738 PTS) is 25 points shy of passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5,762) for 2 place on the NBA’s all-time playoff scoring rd list. James (2,028 FGM) needs to make 14 field goals to pass Shaquille O’Neal (2,041 FGM) for the 3 -most makes in NBA postseason history. James (298 th 3FGM) can also become just the 4 player in league history to make 300 three-pointers in the postseason if he hits 2 triples (Ray Allen 385, Reggie Miller 320 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS & Manu Ginobili 312). # 2 Cleveland vs. # 3 Toronto Cleveland improved to 12-1 in their last 13 playoff games at Quicken Loans Arena after the Game 1 victory. In four playoff home games against Toronto, Cleveland has won by an average of 24.8 points (113.8-89.0) and has won by at least 10 points in each of those outings. CAVS Lead Series 1-0 Going back to the 2015 postseason, the Cavs hold a 29-4 playoff record against Eastern Conference opponents (16-1 mark at The Q over that span). Game 1 @ Cleveland; May 1 In Game 1 against the Raptors, Cleveland assisted on 26 of 39 field goals, had 20 fast break points and shot 24-29 (.828) from the foul line. Also, three players CAVS 116, Raptors 105 recorded a double-double for Cleveland: Kyrie Irving (24 PTS, 10 AST), LeBron James (35 PTS, 10 REB) & Tristan Thompson (11 PTS, 14 REB). The last time the Cavs had three players post a double-double in a postseason game was Game 1 of the 2016 NBA Finals (James, Love, Thompson). The 26 assists in the win Game 2 @ Cleveland tied their 2017 Playoff high (Game 1 vs. Indiana on April 15). Wednesday, May 3 – 7:00 p.m. Cleveland has a 5-0 record and is averaging 113.4 points per game in the 2017 Playoffs. TV: TNT RADIO: WTAM 1100/LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN RADIO The Cavs shot 14-34 (.412) from beyond the arc in Game 1 against Toronto and is averaging 13.6 three-point field goals this postseason. LeBron James has posted a double-double in all 5 games this postseason and tallied 35 points on 13-23 (.565) shooting, 10 rebounds, four assists, a steal and Game 3 @ Toronto a block in 41 minutes in the Game 1 win over the Raptors. His 92 career postseason double-doubles are tied for 12th place in NBA Playoff history with Charles Friday, May 5 – 7:00 p.m. Barkley. He has 49 30-point double-doubles in the playoffs, tied with Shaquille O’Neal for the 3rd-most behind only Elgin Baylor (57) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (52). (Elias Sports Bureau) TV: ESPN RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM LeBron James has also now scored 30 or more points in 88 career postseason games, which is tied with Kobe Bryant for 2nd-most in NBA Playoff history. Game 4 @ Toronto In Game 1, Kyrie Irving recorded his first double-double of the 2017 postseason (2nd of playoff career) with 24 points, a playoff career-high 10 assists and two steals in 35 minutes. Irving, who has scored at least 20 points in 22 of his last 26 playoff contests, also passed Crain Ehlo (164) for the 3rd-most assists in Sunday, May 7 – 3:30 p.m. playoff franchise history with his fifth helper of the night. TV: ABC RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM Tristan Thompson has grabbed at least 10 rebounds in all five games so far in the 2017 Playoffs, which is the second-longest streak of his postseason career (7 straight from 5/26/15 to 6/16/15). In Game 1, Thompson notched his first double-double of the 2017 postseason (13th of playoff career) with 11 points, including a .833 (5-6) mark on free throws, a game-high 14 rebounds and two steals in 38 minutes. *Game 5 @ Cleveland Tuesday, May 9, TBD In four games against Toronto (2016-17 regular season and Game 1), Kevin Love is averaging 20.8 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 35.0 minutes. He is also shooting .920 (23-25) from the charity stripe against the Raptors. TV: TNT RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY *Game 6 @ Toronto NONE Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert Thursday, May 11, TBD TV: ESPN CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM 4/12/17 – Cavs waived center Larry Sanders and signed guard Dahntay Jones and Edy Tavares…4/10/17 – Cavs recalled guard Kay Felder from the Canton *Game 7 @ Cleveland Charge, the Cavs exclusively owned and operated D-League team…4/9/17 – Cavs waived guard DeAndre Liggins. Sunday, May 14, TBD 2016-17 CAVALIERS RECORDS TV: TNT RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2017 PLAYOFFS 5-0 (1.000) 3-0 (1.000) 2-0 (1.000) 0-0 (---) W5 * If necessary OVERALL 51-31 (.622) 31-10 (.756) 20-21 (.488) 3-4 (.429) L4 CENTRAL 8-8 (.500) 6-2 (.750) 2-6 (.250) 2-0 (1.000) W1 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: EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS: VS. TORONTO RAPTORS (51-31, 4-3) CAVS-RAPTORS POSTSEASON SCHEDULE GAME/DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT GAME 1: Monday, May 1 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) WON, 116-105 GAME 2: Wednesday, May 3 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 7:00 p.m. TNT GAME 3: Friday, May 5 @ Toronto Raptors Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) 7:00 p.m. ESPN GAME 4: Sunday, May 7 @ Toronto Raptors Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) 3:30 p.m. ABC *GAME 5: Tuesday, May 9 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) TBD, TNT *GAME 6: Thursday, May 11 @ Toronto Raptors Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) TBD, ESPN *GAME 7: Sunday, May 14 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) TBD, TNT * If Necessary CAVALIERS – RAPTORS MATCHUP (2017 Playoffs Overall Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 113.4 108.0 .478 .460 .405 .743 41.0 42.2 21.0 7.2 6.0 12.6 +5.4 RAPTORS 95.4 96.4 .437 .447 .357 .810 42.0 39.3 18.6 7.1 4.7 14.0 -1.0 CAVALIERS – RAPTORS MATCHUP (2017 Second Round Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 116.0 105.0 .459 .438 .412 .828 46.0 43.0 26.0 8.0 4.0 12.0 +11.0 RAPTORS 105.0 116.0 .438 .459 .385 .850 43.0 46.0 22.0 5.0 5.0 12.0 -11.0 CAVS-RAPTORS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION PLAYOFF HISTORY: This is the 2nd time the Cavaliers and Raptors meet in the playoffs Overall: 5-2 Home: 4-0 The Q: 4-0 Road: 1-2 Result 2016 Conference Finals Home: 3-0 The Q: 3-0 Road: 1-2 CAVS won 4-2 2017 Semifinals Home: 1-0 The Q: 1-0 Road: 0-0 CAVS lead 1-0 CONNECTIONS Cavs forward Tristan Thompson is a native of Canada…Thompson and Toronto guard Cory Joseph played alongside each other at the University of Texas during the 2010-11 season and both are natives of Canada…Cavs forward Kevin Love and Raptors guard Norman Powell both played their college ball at UCLA…Cavs guard DeAndre Liggins and Raptors forward Patrick Patterson both played their college years at Kentucky…Liggins and Raptors forward Serge Ibaka were teammates in 2012-13 when they both played for the Oklahoma City Thunder…Cavs guard Kyrie Irving and Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan were both on the U.S.