FRI., FEB. 28, 2020 SMOOTHIE KING CENTER – NEW ORLEANS, LA 8:00 PM ET TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2019-20 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES FOLLOW @CAVSNOTES ON TWITTER REGULAR SEASON GAME # 59 ROAD GAME # 28 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2019-20 SCHEDULE 10/23 @ ORL L, 85-94 POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/26 vs. IND W, 110-99 10/28 @ MIL L, 112-129 F 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-7 230 19-20: 58 58 10.8 3.6 2.4 .444 28.8 10/30 vs. CHI W, 117-111 11/1 @ IND L, 95-102 11/3 vs. DAL L, 111-131 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-8 247 19-20: 49 49 17.4 9.7 3.0 .451 31.3 11/5 vs. BOS L, 113-119 11/8 @ WAS W, 113-100 11/10 @ NYK W, 108-87 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-9 254 19-20: 54 49 12.2 10.3 2.1 .515 30.4 11/12 @ PHI L, 97-98 11/14 vs. MIA L, 97-108 11/17 vs. PHI L, 95-114 G 2 COLLIN SEXTON 6-1 192 19-20: 58 58 19.9 3.1 2.8 .459 32.2 11/18 @ NYK L, 105-123 11/20 @ MIA L, 100-124 11/22 @ DAL L, 101-143 G 10 DARIUS GARLAND 6-1 192 19-20: 57 57 12.3 1.9 3.9 .399 30.8 11/23 vs. POR W, 110-104 11/25 vs. BKN L, 106-108 11/27 vs. ORL L, 104-116 11/29 vs. MIL L, 110-119 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/3 vs. DET L, 94-127 • The Cleveland Cavaliers hit the road for a matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans for the second and final time this season. 12/6 vs. ORL L, 87-93 12/7 @ PHI L, 94-141 • The Cavaliers are 4-1 in their last five contests after consecutive wins over Miami (125-119 on Feb. 24) and Philadelphia (108-94 on Feb. 26). Over 12/9 @ BOS L, 88-110 their last five games, Cleveland is averaging 115.6 points (.495 FG%, .386 3FG%) and outrebounding their foes 49.0-39.0 (+10.0). Defensively, the 12/11 vs. HOU L, 110-116 Cavs have held their last five opponents to a combined .445 shooting from the field while holding a 54.0-44.8 (+9.2) edge in points in the paint. 12/12 @ SAS W, 117-109 OT 12/14 @ MIL L, 108-125 • MILESTONE WATCH: TRISTAN THOMPSON (444 BLK) is 7 blocks away from passing Jim Chones (450 BLK) for 5th-most in franchise history. 12/16 @ TOR L, 113-133 • In Wednesday’s victory against Philadelphia, six Cavalier players scored in double figures for the 20th time this season (Collin Sexton-28, Tristan 12/18 vs. CHA W, 100-98 12/20 vs. MEM W, 114-107 Thompson-14, Larry Nance Jr.-13, Kevin Love-13, Matthew Dellavedova-12, Darius Garland-12). Offensively, Cleveland shot 41-78 (.526) from the 12/23 vs. ATL W, 121-118 field, 11-24 (.458) from three-point range and 15-17 (.882) from the foul line and held advantages in rebounds (49-32), points in the paint (52-36), 12/27 @ BOS L, 117-129 second chance points (11-4) and fast break points (11-4). It was Cleveland’s 4th wire-to-wire victory of the season. 12/28 @ MIN W, 94-88 12/31 @ TOR L, 97-117 • COLLIN SEXTON has scored in double-digits in every game since Dec. 23 (29 games, 22.2 PPG-7th best in East), his longest double figure scoring 1/2 vs. CHA L, 106-109 streak in a single season (prev. 23 straight games, 2/23/19-4/9/19). In the win over Philadelphia, Sexton tallied a game-high 28 points (9-16 FG) 1/4 vs. OKC L, 106-121 th 1/5 vs. MIN L, 103-118 and two steals in 36 minutes. It marked his 28 20-point game of the season, which is already a single-season career high. 1/7 vs. DET L, 113-115 SEXTON’S NUMBER OF 20-POINT PERFORMANCES HIGHEST SCORING AVERAGE AMONG SECOND YEAR PLAYERS 1/9 @ DET W, 115-112 OT Year 20-PT GAMES Sophomore PPG (’19-20) 1/11 @ DEN W, 111-103 1/13 @ LAL L, 99-128 2019-20 Season 28 1. Trae Young (ATL) 30.1 1/14 @ LAC L, 103-128 2018-19 Season 27 2. Luka Doncic (DAL) 28.7 1/17 @ MEM L, 109-113 Sexton has already passed last season’s total 3. COLLIN SEXTON (CLE) 19.9 1/18 @ CHI L, 116-118 1/20 vs. NYK L, 86-106 • DARIUS GARLAND had 12 points and knocked down two three-pointers against Philadelphia, his NBA-rookie leading 36th multi-three game of the 1/23 vs. WAS L, 112-124 season. He has also now scored in double-digits in 41 games this season, including in 24 of his last 26 games. 1/25 vs. CHI L, 106-118 1/27 @ DET W, 115-100 MOST MULTI-THREE GAMES AMONG 2019-20 ROOKIES HIGHEST PPG AMONG EAST ROOKIES IN FEBRUARY 1/28 vs. NOP L, 111-125 1. DARIUS GARLAND (CLE) 36 1. Coby White (CHI) – 19.9 4. Terence Davis (TOR) – 13.3 1/30 vs. TOR L, 109-115 2/1 vs. GSW L, 112-131 2. Kendrick Nunn (MIA) 33 2. Kendrick Nunn (MIA) – 13.8 5. KEVIN PORTER JR. (CLE) – 13.2 2/3 vs. NYK L, 134-139 OT 3. Tyler Herro (MIA) 29 3. Rui Hachimura (WAS) – 13.8 6. DARIUS GARLAND (CLE) – 12.7 2/5 @ OKC L, 103-109 2/9 vs. LAC L, 92-133 • During Cleveland’s 4-1 stretch, TRISTAN THOMPSON is averaging 16.4 points on .583 (35-60) shooting from the field, including .556 (5-9) from beyond 2/12 vs. ATL W, 127-105 the arc, 10.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 27.8 minutes. He recorded his 25th double-double of the season in Wednesday’s win (14 PTS, 13 REB). 2/21 @ WAS W, 113-108 • 2/22 @ MIA L, 105-124 KEVIN LOVE has recorded a multi-three game in a franchise-best 14th straight outings (47-115, .409 from deep since Jan. 18). 2/24 vs. MIA W, 125-119 OT MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH MULTIPLE THREE-POINTERS IN CAVS HISTORY 2/26 vs. PHI W, 108-94 KEVIN LOVE (14 (1/18/20-present) Wesley Person – 11 (11/19/97-12/11/97) Kyle Korver – 11 (11/11/17-12/2/17) 2/28 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. on FSO 2/29 vs. IND 8:00 p.m. on FSO JR Smith – 12 (1/21/16-2/10/16) Kyle Korver – 11 (2/1/17-2/27/17) Darius Garland – 10 (12/28/19-1/14/20) 3/2 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/4 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. on FSO • LARRY NANCE JR. is having one of the best offensive stretches of his NBA career, scoring in double figures in 14 of the last 15 games and averaging 3/7 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. on FSO 14.0 points (.570 FG%), 8.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 28.8 minutes per contest over that span. Nance Jr., who recorded his 10th double-double of 3/8 vs. SAS 7:30 p.m. on FSO the season against the Sixers (13 PTS, 6-9 FG, season-high 15 rebounds) is averaging a career-high 9.8 PPG on the season. 3/10 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/13 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/14 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 3/17 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/19 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. on FSO February 28, 1992 – The Cavaliers ended a seven-year drought to the L.A. Lakers at the Forum after a 101-90 win. Larry Nance and Brad Daugherty finished 3/21 @ IND 7:00 p.m. on FSO with 25 points apiece as the Cavaliers improved to 37-18 on the season. 3/24 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. on FSO February 28, 2014 – Kyrie Irving recorded his 1st career triple-double (21 PTS, 10 REB, 12 AST) in a 99-79 Cavs’ win over Utah. 3/26 vs. LAL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/28 @ BKN 6:00 p.m. on FSO 3/30 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. on FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 4/1 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. on FSO 4/3 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. on FSO TBD Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 4/5 @ SAC 9:00 p.m. on FSO Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) 4/7 @ POR 10:00 p.m. on FSO Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 4/8 @ GSW 10:30 p.m. on FSO 4/11 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 4/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. on FSO 4/15 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 2019-20 RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK OVERALL 17-41 (.293) 9-22 (.290) 8-19 (.296) 3-1 (.750) W2 CENTRAL 4-8 (.333) 2-4 (.333) 2-4 (.333) 1-0 (1.000) W1 All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM EASTERN 12-29 (.293) 7-15 (.318) 5-14 (.263) 2-1 (.667) W2 WESTERN 5-12 (.294) 2-7 (.222) 3-5 (.375) 1-0 (1.000) L7 Overall: 17-21 Home: 13-7 RMFH: 13-7 Road: 4-14 CAVALIERS vs.