FRI., OCT. 30, 2015 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH TV: ESPN/FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM / 100.7 WMMS / LA MEGA 87.7 FM 7:00 PM EST CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (1-1) VS. MIAMI HEAT (1-0) 2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 3 HOME GAME # 1 PROBABLE STARTERS 2015-16 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/27 @ CHI Lost, 95-97 10/28 @ MEM WON, 106-76 F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 15-16: 2 2 18.5 8.5 5.0 .457 33.4 10/30 vs. MIA 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO 11/2 @ PHI 7:00 PM FSO 11/4 vs. NYK 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 15-16: 2 2 17.5 10.5 3.5 .419 31.8 11/6 vs. PHI 7:30 PM FSO 11/8 vs. IND 3:30 PM FSO 11/10 vs. UTA 7:00 PM FSO C 20 TIMOFEY MOZGOV 7-1 275 15-16: 2 2 7.0 4.5 1.0 .429 23.0 11/13 @ NYK 7:30 PM FSO 11/14 @ MIL 8:30 PM FSO 11/17 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 15-16: 2 2 8.5 6.0 5.0 .350 32.2 11/19 vs. MIL 8:00 PM TNT/FSO 11/21 vs. ATL 7:30 PM FSO G 52 MO WILLIAMS 6-1 198 15-16: 2 2 14.0 3.0 6.0 .435 29.9 11/23 vs. ORL 7:00 PM FSO 11/25 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO 11/27 @ CHA 7:00 PM FSO 11/28 vs. BKN 7:30 PM FSO CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/1 vs. WAS 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 12/4 @ NOP 9:30 PM ESPN/FSO 12/5 @ MIA 7:30 PM NBATV/FSO The Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Miami Heat in their 2015-16 home opener tonight at Quicken Loans Arena for the first of three 12/8 vs. POR 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO regular season matchups. The two teams split last year’s four-game series with each team winning two games on their home floor. 12/11 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO Dating back to Jan. 19 of last season, the Cavs have won 20 of their last 21 regular season games at The Q. 12/15 @ BOS 7:30 PM FSO 12/17 vs. OKC 8:00 PM TNT In the two victories over Miami at The Q in 2014-15, Cleveland won by an average of 23.0 points (113.5-90.5) and shot .532 from the 12/20 vs. PHI 3:30 PM FSO field, including .417 (25-60) from the three-point line. The Wine and Gold’s offense also averaged 27.5 assists. 12/23 vs. NYK 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 12/25 @ GSW 5:00 PM ABC LeBron James (3,564) needs five defensive rebounds to pass Zydrunas Ilgauskas (3,568) for 2nd place in Cavaliers history. 12/26 @ POR 10:00 PM FSO 12/28 @ PHX 9:00 PM FSO 12/29 @ DEN 9:00 PM FSO The Cavs got their first win of the 2015-16 season after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 106-76 on Wednesday, which marks their 1/2 vs. ORL 7:30 PM FSO largest margin of victory over the Grizzlies in team history. Defensively, Cleveland held Memphis to 29-82 (.354) shooting from the field 1/4 vs. TOR 7:00 PM FSO and outrebounded them 54-40. The Wine and Gold also had advantages in points in the paint (48-36), second chance points (14-7), fast 1/6 @ WAS 7:00 PM FSO break points (26-8) and bench scoring (50-29). Eight Cavs players scored at least nine points in the win. 1/8 @ MIN 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 1/10 @ PHI 6:00 PM FSO After dishing out 26 assists against Chicago on Tuesday and 29 assists at Memphis, the Cavs are averaging 27.5 assists on 39.5 field goals 1/12 @ DAL 8:30 PM FSO 1/14 @ SAS 8:00 PM TNT per game in the early season. 1/15 @ HOU 9:30 PM ESPN/FSO th 1/18 vs. GSW 8:00 PM TNT With his first of three three-pointers in Wednesday’s win over Memphis, Mo Williams surpassed Craig Ehlo (381) for 7 place in 1/20 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO nd Cavaliers history. He now has 384 three-pointers in his Cavaliers career. Williams is also just the 2 player in Cavaliers history to hit at 1/21 vs. LAC 8:00 PM TNT least three three-pointers in each of the first two games of a season, joining Mark Price who did the first two games of 1994-95. 1/23 vs. CHI 8:30 PM ABC 1/25 vs. MIN 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO Kevin Love notched his 1st double-double of 2015-16 (295th of career) after tallying game highs of 17 points and 13 rebounds in 29 1/27 vs. PHX 7:00 PM FSO minutes at Memphis. 1/29 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO 1/30 vs. SAS 8:30 PM ABC th 2/1 @ IND 7:00 PM FSO LeBron James is 50 points away from becoming the 20 player in NBA history to reach 25,000 points, as well as the youngest to do so. 2/3 @ CHA 7:00 PM FSO In the most recent meeting against the Heat, a 114-88 win on April 2, James had 23 points on 9-16 (.563) shooting from the field, eight 2/5 vs. BOS 7:30 PM FSO rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and one steal in 35 minutes With his first basket in the win, he eclipsed Patrick Ewing (24,815) for 2/6 vs. NOP 7:30 PM FSO 20th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list where he currently remains with 24,950 career points. 2/8 vs. SAC 7:00 PM FSO 2/10 vs. LAL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO Tristan Thompson, who is averaging 10.0 rebounds per game off the bench this season, moved past Jim Chones (1,040) for 8th place in 2/18 vs. CHI 8:00 PM TNT 2/21 @ OKC 3:30 PM ABC offensive rebounds in franchise history with his third offensive board during the Cavs’ win over Memphis on Wednesday. 2/22 vs. DET 7:00 PM FSO 2/24 vs. CHA 7:00 PM FSO 2/26 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 2/28 @ WAS 1:00 PM FSO 2/29 vs. IND 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO Kyrie Irving (Fractured Left Knee Cap) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 3/4 vs. WAS 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO Iman Shumpert (ruptured Extensor Carpi Ulnaris) – OUT Sasha Kaun (kohn) 3/5 vs. BOS 7:00 PM FSO Timofey Mozgov (TEAM-oh-fay MOZ-gov) 3/7 vs. MEM 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/9 @ SAC 10:00 PM FSO Anderson Varejao (vair-a-ZJOW) 3/10 @ LAL 10:30 PM TNT/FSO 3/13 @ LAC 3:30 PM ABC CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/14 @ UTA 9:00 PM FSO 3/16 vs. DAL 7:00 PM FSO 10/24/15 – Waived guard Quinn Cook…10/23/15 – Waived forward Austin Daye, guard/forward D.J. Stephens, guard Dionte Christmas and Forward 3/18 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO Jack Cooley…10/22/15 – Re-signed forward/center Tristan Thompson to a contract and waived forward Nick Minnerath…10/17/15 – Signed 3/19 @ MIA 7:30 PM FSO forward/center Jack Cooley to a contract and waived center Chris Johnson…10/10/15 – Signed guard Dionte Christmas to a contract…9/9/15 – Signed 3/21 vs. DEN 7:00 PM FSO center Sasha Kaun to a contract…9/2/15 – Re-signed guard J.R. Smith…8/5/15 – Signed forward Richard Jefferson to a contract…7/27/15 – Cavaliers 3/23 vs. MIL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 3/24 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO traded center Brendan Haywood, guard/forward Mike Miller and two future second round draft picks to Portland in exchange for two trade 3/26 @ NYK 7:30 PM FSO exceptions of approximately $10.5 million and $2.8 million; also re-signed guard Matthew Dellavedova. 3/29 vs. HOU 8:00 PM TNT/FSO 3/31 vs. BKN 7:00 PM FSO 2015-16 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 4/1 @ ATL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 4/3 vs. CHI 3:30 PM FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/5 @ MIL 8:00 PM FSO 4/6 @ IND 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO OVERALL 1-1 (.500) 0-0 (.000) 1-1 (.500) 0-0 (.000) W1 4/9 @ CHI 8:30 PM ABC CENTRAL 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L1 4/11 vs. ATL 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 4/13 vs. DET 8:00 PM FSO EASTERN 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L1 WESTERN 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (.000) 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (.000) W1 *Denotes Overtime TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: VS. MIAMI HEAT (1-0) Overall: 41-57 Home: 28-21 The Q: 18-20 Road: 13-36 CAVALIERS vs. HEAT 2015-16 SEASON Current Streak: Won 1 Home Streak: Won 2 Road Streak: Lost 9 October 30 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.