VS. ATLANTA HAWKS (2-4) TUES., OCT. 30, 2018 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 7:00 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 # 7 HOME GAME # 4 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 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-8 215 18-19: 6 6 12.0 5.3 3.7 .373 32.2 10/24 vs. BKN L, 86-102 10/25 @ DET L, 103-110 10/27 vs. IND L, 107-119 F 15 SAM DEKKER 6-9 230 18-19: 5 1 5.2 3.6 0.6 .526 13.5 10/30 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/1 vs. DEN 7:00 p.m. FSO C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 18-19: 11/3 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO 6 6 7.0 8.7 1.5 .465 26.1 11/5 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/7 vs. OKC 7:00 p.m. FSO G 1 RODNEY HOOD 6-8 206 18-19: 6 6 12.0 2.8 1.7 .417 27.3 11/10 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. FSO 11/13 vs. CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 11/14 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO G 3 GEORGE HILL 6-3 188 18-19: 6 6 12.3 1.8 2.3 .509 26.7 11/19 @ DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/21 vs. LAL 8:00 p.m. ESPN 11/23 @ PHI 7:30 p.m. FSO 11/24 vs. HOU 7:30 p.m. FSO 11/26 vs. MIN 7:00 p.m. FSO CAVS QUICK FACTS 11/28 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. FSO • The Cleveland Cavaliers will continue their three-game homestand tonight when they face the Atlanta Hawks. This is the second matchup 11/30 @ BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO between the two teams this season, with one more meeting on Dec. 29 in Atlanta. 12/1 vs. TOR 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/3 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO • Going back to May 20, 2015, the Cavs are 15-5 in their last 20 games against Atlanta (includes 2015 and 2016 Playoffs). 12/5 vs. GSW 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/7 vs. SAC 7:30 p.m. FSO • On the season, six Cavs players are averaging double figures in scoring: KEVIN LOVE (19.0), JORDAN CLARKSON (16.2), GEORGE HILL (12.3), 12/8 vs. WAS 7:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV RODNEY HOOD (12.0), CEDI OSMAN (12.0) & COLLIN SEXTON (11.2). Cleveland has had six players score at least 10 points in 4 of 6 games this 12/10 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO season, including their first meeting against the Hawks on Oct. 21 (Clarkson-19, Love-16, Hill-16, Hood-13, Osman-12, Tristan Thompson-11). 12/12 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/14 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. FSO • UPCOMING MILESTONES & RECORDS: KYLE KORVER (10,997 PTS) is 3 points shy of the 11,000-mark. KEVIN LOVE (299 BLK) is 1 block away from 12/16 vs. PHI 3:30 p.m. FSO 12/18 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 300 for his career. TRISTAN THOMPSON (4,430 REB) is 5 rebounds away from passing Anderson Varejao (4,434 REB) for the 5th-most boards in 12/19 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO franchise history. J.R. SMITH (1,917 3FGM, 573 3FGM w/CLE) is 2 three-pointers away from passing Dirk Nowitzki (1,918 3FGM) for 11th all-time 12/21 @ TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO in NBA history and 6 three-pointers shy of moving past Daniel Gibson (578 3FGM) for 5th place in the team’s record book. 12/23 vs. CHI 6:00 p.m. FSO 12/26 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO • On Saturday, Cleveland opened their homestand with a 39-24 (+15) edge on the glass against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, their biggest 12/28 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO rebound margin this season. The Cavs have outrebounded opponents in 5 of their 6 games so far. 12/29 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/2 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO • The Cavs have the 5th-highest free throw percentage in the NBA this season at .822, which includes a .906 (48-53) mark over the last 3 games 1/4 vs. UTA 7:30 p.m. FSO (since 10/24/18). The Wine & Gold shot 20-22 (.909) from the free throw line versus Indiana. 1/5 vs. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/8 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. FSO • The Cavs’ reserves scored 54 points against the Pacers on Saturday and are now averaging 47.8 bench points this season, which is good for 2nd- 1/9 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO best in the NBA. JORDAN CLARKSON is leading the Cavs’ bench at 16.2 points per game (4th-highest among all NBA reserves). 1/11 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/13 @ LAL 9:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV • COLLIN SEXTON has scored in double-digits in each of the last 3 games, which includes a 12-point performance on Saturday. He also shot 8-9 1/16 @ POR 10:00 p.m. FSO (.889) from the charity stripe and dished out four assists in 23 minutes off the bench. So far this season, Sexton leads all rookies in free throw 1/18 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO percentage (.913, minimum 10 FTA), while ranking 6th among rookies in scoring (11.2) and 6th in assists per game (2.2). 1/19 @ DEN 10:00 p.m. FSO 1/21 vs. CHI 1:00 p.m. FSO • LARRY NANCE JR. registered his first double-double of the season (22nd of career and 6th as a Cavalier) on Saturday, tallying season-highs of 15 1/23 @ BOS 7:30 p.m. FSO points (6-8 FG, 3-3 FT) and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench. He also recorded his 600th career field with his second basket of the night. 1/25 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/27 @ CHI 3:30 p.m. FSO • After posting a team-high 17 points (8-15 FG) against Indiana, RODNEY HOOD has now scored in double-digits in all 6 games this season. He also 1/29 vs. WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO added five rebounds, three assists and two steals in 29 minutes on Saturday. 2/2 vs. DAL 7:30 p.m. FSO 2/5 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO • GEORGE HILL is shooting a career-high .509 from the field this season, while also going .400 from three-point range and .833 from the foul line. 2/8 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO Against the Pacers, he contributed 14 points, two steals and a block in 29 minutes of action. 2/9 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/11 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. FSO/ESPN 2/21 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 2/23 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO Kevin Love (left foot soreness) – OUT David Nwaba (NWAH-buh) 2/25 vs. POR 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/28 @ NYK 7:30 p.m. FSO Cedi Osman (JED-e AUS-min) 3/2 vs. DET 5:00 p.m. FSO Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 3/3 vs. ORL 6:00 p.m. FSO 3/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/8 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/11 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 3/12 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO 10/28/18 – Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue was released by the team; Associate Head Coach Larry Drew named acting head coach…10/15/18 – Cavs and forward Larry Nance 3/14 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO Jr. signed a new multi-year contract extension…10/13/18 – Cavs waived forwards Bonzie Colson and Emanuel Terry, and guards Kobi Simmons and Isaiah Taylor…10/11/18 – 3/16 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO Cavs signed forward Emanuel Terry…10/10/18 – Cavaliers waived guard Levi Randolph…9/24/18 – Cavaliers announced 2018 Training Camp Roster. 3/18 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 2018-19 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 3/20 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/22 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 3/24 @ MIL 4:30 p.m. FSO OVERALL 0-6 (.000) 0-3 (.000) 0-3 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L6 3/26 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/28 @ SAS 8:30 p.m. FSO CENTRAL 0-2 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L2 3/30 @ LAC 3:30 p.m. FSO 4/1 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV EASTERN 0-5 (.000) 0-3 (.000) 0-2 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L5 4/4 @ SAC 10:00 p.m. FSO WESTERN 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L1 4/5 @ GSW 10:30 p.m.