MON., JAN. 27, 2020 LITTLE CAESARS ARENA – DETROIT, MI 7:00 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 # 47 ROAD GAME # 24 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: 46 46 11.1 3.3 2.2 .449 29.3 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: 39 39 17.4 10.0 2.8 .451 31.4 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: 44 44 12.3 10.4 2.2 .510 31.4 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: 46 46 19.3 3.3 2.4 .457 31.9 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: 46 46 12.3 1.9 3.6 .394 30.2 11/23 vs. POR W, 110-104 11/25 vs. BKN L, 106-108 11/27 vs. ORL L, 104-116 CAVS QUICK FACTS 11/29 vs. MIL L, 110-119 12/3 vs. DET L, 94-127 • The Cavaliers hit the road for one game when they face the Detroit Pistons for the fourth and final time this season. 12/6 vs. ORL L, 87-93 • The Wine & Gold defeated the Pistons in their most recent meeting at Little Caesars Arena by a score of 115-112 in overtime (Jan. 9). That night, 12/7 @ PHI L, 94-141 12/9 @ BOS L, 88-110 the Cavs shot 48-91 (.527) from the field, handed out 24 assists and scored a season-high 70 points in the paint (their most since 1997-98). In the 12/11 vs. HOU L, 110-116 win, TRISTAN THOMPSON became the first player in franchise history to tally at least 35 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks and a .750 FG% and 12/12 @ SAS W, 117-109 OT DARIUS GARLAND added 20 points (8-14 FG) and seven assists. 12/14 @ MIL L, 108-125 12/16 @ TOR L, 113-133 th • MILESTONE WATCH: KEVIN LOVE (2,729 DREB) is 22 defensive boards away from moving past Jim Chones (2,750 DREB) for 7 place on the 12/18 vs. CHA W, 100-98 franchise’s all-time defensive rebounds list. DARIUS GARLAND (86 3FGM) continues to rise on the Cavaliers’ rookie single season three-point mark 12/20 vs. MEM W, 114-107 and TRISTAN THOMPSON (440 BLK) is closing in on Jim Chones for No. 5 on the team’s all-time blocks list. 12/23 vs. ATL W, 121-118 12/27 @ BOS L, 117-129 CAVS ALL-TIME MOST THREES MADE CAVS ALL-TIME 12/28 @ MIN W, 94-88 DEFENSIVE REBOUND LEADERS (No. 6-8) BY A CAVS ROOKIE (SINGLE SEASON) BLOCK LEADERS (No. 4-6) 12/31 @ TOR L, 97-117 1/2 vs. CHA L, 106-109 Cavalier DREB Rookie/Year 3FGM Cavalier BLK 1/4 vs. OKC L, 106-121 6. Anderson Varejao 2,955 1. Collin Sexton (’18-19) 119 4. LeBron James 695 1/5 vs. MIN L, 103-118 7. Jim Chones 2,750 2. DARIUS GARLAND (’19-20) 86 5. Jim Chones 450 1/7 vs. DET L, 113-115 8. KEVIN LOVE 2,729 3. Kyrie Irving (’11-12) 73 6. TRISTAN THOMPSON 440 1/9 @ DET W, 115-112 OT 1/11 @ DEN W, 111-103 1/13 @ LAL L, 99-128 • Coming into tonight’s game, COLLIN SEXTON has scored at least 25 points in three straight road games, averaging 26.7 PPG (.517 FG%, .550 3FG%, 1/14 @ LAC L, 103-128 1.000 FT%), 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists over that stretch. Sexton is also one of only three Eastern Conference players this season (10 in NBA) 1/17 @ MEM L, 109-113 1/18 @ CHI L, 116-118 averaging at least 19.0 points with a .450+ FG% and a .850 FT%. 1/20 vs. NYK L, 86-106 • On Saturday versus Chicago, DARIUS GARLAND extended his double-digit scoring streak to 15 consecutive games, the longest by any rookie this 1/23 vs. WAS L, 112-124 1/25 vs. CHI L, 106-118 season. He also shot 2-5 (.400) from deep, his 15th game in a row with a three-pointer (the longest active streak among all NBA rookies). Since 1/27 @ DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO st nd th Dec. 28 (15 games), Garland ranks 1 among rookies in 3FGM (32), 2 in APG (4.9) and 5 in PPG (14.9). 1/28 vs. NOP 7:00 p.m. on FSO 1/30 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. on FSO EAST PLAYERS THIS SEASON W/ LONGEST STREAK OF MOST OVERALL GAMES WITH A THREE- 2/1 vs. GSW 8:00 p.m. on FSO 19.0+ PPG, .450+ FG%, .850+ FT% 10+ POINTS BY A ROOKIE THIS SEASON POINTER AMONG 2019-20 ROOKIES 2/3 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/5 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. on FSO Player PPG/FG%/FT% Rookie Streak Rookie Games 2/9 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. on FSO 1. COLLIN SEXTON (CLE): 19.3/.457/.852 1. DARIUS GARLAND (CLE) 15 (Dec. 28-present) 1. DARIUS GARLAND (CLE) 40 2/12 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2. Khris Middleton (MIL): 19.4/.498/.891 2. Eric Paschall (GSW) 13 (Nov. 13-Dec. 6) 2. Kendrick Nunn (MIA) 38 2/21 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/22 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3. Tyler Herro (MIA)/Coby White (CHI) 3. Kyrie Irving (BKN): 27.2/.460/.920 3. Ja Morant (MEM) 13 (Nov. 13-Dec. 18) 36 2/24 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/26 vs. PHI 7:00 p.m. on FSO • LARRY NANCE JR. has notched a double-double in 3 straight contests, averaging 16.3 points on .647 (22-34) shooting, a .400 (4-10) clip from three, 2/28 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. on FSO 11.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists over that span (since Jan. 20). 2/29 vs. IND 8:00 p.m. on FSO th 3/2 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. on FSO • KEVIN LOVE also posted a double-double on Saturday, his 17 of the season (20 PTS, 8-16 FG, 4-8 3FG, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 33 MIN). It was Love’s 3/4 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. on FSO 8th game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds this season, the 7th-most in the Eastern Conference. 3/7 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. on FSO • Since Dec. 16 (20 games), CEDI OSMAN is shooting .430 (46-107) from beyond the arc and averaging 13.7 points over that stretch. 3/8 vs. SAS 7:30 p.m. on FSO 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 January 27, 1982 - Geoff Huston handed out a franchise-record 27 assists in a 110-106 victory over the Golden State Warriors. At the time, it was the fourth- 3/21 @ IND 7:00 p.m. on FSO highest assist total in NBA history as Huston finished with 24 points and 27 assists. 3/24 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. on FSO January 27, 1971 – McCoy McLemore recorded the second triple-double in Cavaliers history (16 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST) during a 118-104 win over Portland. 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 4/1 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. on FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 4/3 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. on FSO Brandon Knight (Left Knee; Soreness) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 4/5 @ SAC 9:00 p.m. on FSO Dylan Windler (Left Lower Leg; Stress Reaction) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) 4/7 @ POR 10:00 p.m. on FSO Ante Zizic (Illness) – OUT 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 Kevin Porter Jr. (Left Knee; Sprain) – PROBABLE 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 12-34 (.261) 6-17 (.261) 6-17 (.261) 2-0 (1.000) L7 All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM CENTRAL 3-8 (.273) 2-4 (.333) 1-4 (.200) 1-0 (1.000) L2 EASTERN 7-26 (.212) 4-13 (.235) 3-13 (.188) 1-0 (1.000) L4 WESTERN 5-8 (.385) 2-4 (.333) 3-4 (.429) 1-0 (1.000) L3 CAVALIERS vs.