CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (3-0) VS. HOUSTON ROCKETS (2-1) TUES., NOV. 1, 2016 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 6:00 PM EST TV: FSO / NBA TV RADIO: 100.7 WMMS/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 4 HOME GAME # 3 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: 3 3 21.0 8.3 10.0 .500 36.7 11/1 vs. HOU 6:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 11/3 vs. BOS 8:00 p.m. TNT 11/5 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 16-17: 3 3 20.0 9.0 1.3 .383 31.1 11/8 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 11/11 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 16-17: 3 3 4.3 9.3 0.7 .600 28.7 11/13 vs. CHA 3:30 p.m. FSO 11/15 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 11/16 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 16-17: 3 3 10.7 2.7 1.0 .344 29.1 11/18 vs. DET 7:30 p.m. FSO 11/23 vs. POR 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/25 vs. DAL 7:30 p.m. FSO G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 16-17: 3 3 25.0 4.0 4.0 .460 35.0 11/27 @ PHI 1:00 p.m. FSO 11/29 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO 2015-16: * Ranked 5th in NBA > Ranked 9th in NBA ^ Ranked 11th in NBA 12/1 vs. LAC 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 12/2 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/5 @ TOR 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/7 @ NYK 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to improve to 4-0 for the first time since the 2000-01 season when they square off against the Houston Rockets 12/9 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO tonight at Quicken Loans Arena. This is the first Western Conference opponent to match up with the Cavs this season. 12/10 vs. CHA 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/13 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO Cleveland finished the 2015-16 campaign with a 22-8 mark against the Western Conference, which includes a 12-3 record at The Q. Over the last 12/14 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO 45 regular season games versus the West, the Cavs are 36-9 against them, including 20-3 at home. 12/17 vs. LAL 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/20 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/21 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO Cleveland’s 22-8 record (.733) against the West last season was the franchise’s 3rd-best mark against them (26-4 in 2008-09 and 23-7 in 2009-10). 12/23 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/25 vs. GSW 2:30 p.m. ABC UPCOMING MILESTONES: J.R. Smith (343) is just two triples away from passing former Cavalier and current assistant coach Damon Jones (344) for 12/26 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO 9th place in team history in three-pointers made. LeBron James (26,896) is 51 points away from passing Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) for 10th on 12/29 vs. BOS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 12/31 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Richard Jefferson (4,993) is 7 field goals away from 5,000 for his career and Smith is 6 field goals away from 4,000 1/2 vs. NOP 7:00 p.m. FSO for his career. 1/4 vs. CHI 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 1/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO The Cavs are coming off a 105-99 win over Orlando this past Saturday. In the win, the Cavs forced 21 turnovers and committed a season-low nine 1/8 @ PHO 8:30 p.m. FSO miscues. All 10 players that saw action for Cleveland made at least one field goal. 1/10 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO 1/11 @ POR 10:30 p.m. ESPN/FSO 1/13 @ SAC 10:30 p.m. FSO Kyrie Irving (25.0), LeBron James (21.0) and Kevin Love (20.0) are averaging a combined 66.0 points per game in 2016-17. Last season, those rd 1/16 @ GSW 8:30 p.m. TNT three players were the 3 -highest scoring trio in the NBA at 60.9 points. 1/19 vs. PHO 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/21 vs. SAS 8:30 p.m. ABC Through the first three games of 2016-17, Cleveland has nailed 36 three-pointers, tied for the most in the East and 3rd in the NBA. 1/23 @. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/25 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/27 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO Defensively, the Cavs have held their first three foes to a combined .402 shooting from the field (92.7 ppg), while forcing 19.0 turnovers per game. 1/29 vs. OKC 3:30 p.m. ABC 1/30 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO In six career games against Houston, Kyrie Irving is averaging 27.3 points per game which is his highest scoring average against any NBA team. 2/1 vs. MIN 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO Irving has topped 20 points or more in each of the Cavaliers’ three games this season, averaging a team-high 25.0 points. 2/4 @ NYK 8:30 p.m. ABC 2/6 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/8 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO Kevin Love has registered a double-double in 13 of his last 18 games against the Rockets, including both meetings in 2015-16. Love comes into 2/9 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. TNT tonight’s contest with two double-doubles in the Cavs’ three games this season. 2/11 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. FSO 2/14 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO LeBron James, who became the franchise’s all-time leader in defensive rebounds last game (4,021), is the only player in the NBA this season to 2/15 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO shoot at least .500 from the field while averaging at least 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 10.0 assists. 2/23 vs. NYK 8:00 p.m. TNT 2/25 vs. CHI 8:30 p.m. ABC 2/27 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO Tristan Thompson has recorded back-to-back games with 10 rebounds or more and leads the Cavs at 9.3 rebounds per game this season. 3/1 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/3 @ ATL 8:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/4 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO 3/6 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO Mo Williams – NWT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) 3/9 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/11 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/12 @ HOU 9:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/14 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 3/16 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 3/18 @ LAC 8:30 p.m. ABC CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/19 @ LAL 9:30 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 3/22 @ DEN 9:00 p.m. 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…9/27/16 – Cavs promoted 3/24 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO Larry Drew to Associate Head Coach and named Damon Jones an Assistant Coach…8/12/16 – Cavs signed forward LeBron James to a multi-year contract...8/6/16 – Cavs 3/25 vs. WAS 7:30 p.m. FSO signed rookie guard Kay Felder...8/3/16 – Cavs re-signed G/F James Jones…7/30/16 – Cavs waived guard Dahntay Jones...7/26/16 – Cavs re-signed forward Richard 3/27 @ SAS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO Jefferson...7/26/16 – Cavs and Head Coach Tyronn Lue agreed on new, multi-year extension…7/22/16 – Cavs signed center Chris Andersen. 3/30 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. TNT 3/31 vs. PHI 7:30 p.m. FSO 2016-17 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 4/2 vs. IND 6:00 p.m. FSO 4/4 vs. ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/5 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO OVERALL 3-0 (1.000) 2-0 (1.000) 1-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) W3 4/7 vs. ATL 7:30 p.m. NBATV/FSO 4/9 @ ATL 3:30 p.m. NBATV/FSO CENTRAL 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) - 4/10 @ MIA 7:30 p.m.