WED., NOV. 20, 2019 AMERICANAIRLINES ARENA – MIAMI, FL 7:30 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 # 14 ROAD GAME # 8 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2019-20 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/23 @ ORL L, 85-94 10/26 vs. IND W, 110-99 10/28 @ MIL L, 112-129 F 4 KEVIN PORTER JR. 6-4 203 19-20: 12 1 7.0 2.8 1.4 .385 20.0 10/30 vs. CHI W, 117-111 11/1 @ IND L, 95-102 11/3 vs. DAL L, 111-131 F 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-7 230 19-20: 13 13 8.5 3.6 2.0 .408 30.0 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: 13 13 14.5 10.1 2.2 .530 31.6 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: 13 13 17.9 3.2 2.2 .436 30.3 11/18 @ NYK L, 105-123 11/20 @ MIA 7:30 p.m. on FSO 11/22 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. on FSO 11/23 vs. POR 8:00 p.m. on FSO G 10 DARIUS GARLAND 6-1 192 19-20: 13 13 9.1 1.6 3.3 .338 27.9 11/25 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. on FSO 11/27 vs. ORL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 11/29 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 12/3 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/6 vs. ORL 7:30 p.m. on FSO • The Cleveland Cavaliers continue their three-game road trip tonight as they take on the Miami Heat for the second time this season. The final two 12/7 @ PHI 7:30 p.m. on FSO/NBA TV 12/9 @ BOS 7:30 p.m. on FSO contests between Cleveland and Miami will take place in February with each team hosting a contest (February 22 at MIA and February 24 at CLE). 12/11 vs. HOU 7:00 p.m. on FSO Cleveland will try to earn a win in Miami for the first time since January 25, 2010. 12/12 @ SAS 8:30 p.m. on FSO 12/14 @ MIL 8:30 p.m. on FSO • When the Cavs and Heat faced off last Thursday (November 14) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland had six players score in double figures 12/16 @ TOR 7:30 p.m. on FSO (KEVIN LOVE-21, COLLIN SEXTON -15, LARRY NANCE JR.-14, CEDI OSMAN-12, DARIUS GARLAND-11, JORDAN CLARKSON-10) and registered a 12/18 vs. CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO season-high 14 steals. The Cavaliers have had at least six players score in double figures in a game on 7 occasions this season, including the first 12/20 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. on FSO 12/23 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. on FSO game of this road trip against the New York Knicks on Monday. 12/27 @ BOS 4:00 p.m. on FSO 12/28 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. on FSO • UPCOMING MILESTONES: TRISTAN THOMPSON (4,947 REB) needs 53 rebounds to total 5,000 for his career and can join LeBron James (6,190 REB), 12/31 @ TOR 7:00 p.m. on FSO Zydrunas Ilgauskas (5,904 REB) and Brad Daugherty (5,227 REB) as the only players to accomplish that feat in a Cavaliers uniform. CEDI OSMAN 1/2 vs. CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO (492 FGM) is 8 field goals away from the 500-mark. 1/4 vs. OKC 7:30 p.m. on FSO 1/5 vs. MIN 7:30 p.m. on FSO • The Cavs’ defense has limited opponents to under .450 shooting from the field in 7 of their 13 games this season. 1/7 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO 1/9 @ DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO • Cleveland shot a season-best .472 (17-36) from three-point territory at New York on Monday. Their 17 threes were also one shy of matching their 1/11 @ DEN 9:00 p.m. on FSO 1/13 @ LAL 10:30 p.m. on FSO season high (18 vs. DAL on Nov. 3). 1/14 @ LAC 10:30 p.m. on FSO 1/17 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. on FSO • KEVIN PORTER JR. finished with a career-high 18 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting from the field, including 3-6 (.500) from three, four rebounds, two 1/18 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO assists and one steal in 31 minutes at New York on Monday. 1/20 vs. NYK 5:00 p.m. on FSO 1/23 vs. WAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO • COLLIN SEXTON has the 5th-highest scoring averaging among all second-year players this season at 17.9 points. He has also scored in double-digits 1/25 vs. CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO in 36 consecutive contests (since 2/23/19), averaging 20.1 points (.467 FG%, .405 3FG%, .806 FT%) over that span. 1/27 @ DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO 1/28 vs. NOP 7:00 p.m. on FSO • Coming into tonight’s contest, JORDAN CLARKSON has scored in double-digits in 12 consecutive games (since 10/26/19). Against the Knicks, 1/30 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/1 vs. GSW 8:00 p.m. on FSO Clarkson had 13 points on 5-7 (.714) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from deep, two rebounds and a team-high four assists in 24 minutes as a reserve. 2/3 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/5 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. on FSO • DARIUS GARLAND has scored in double figures in five of the last six games, averaging 10.8 points, 3.3 assists and 1.50 steals in 28.8 minutes per 2/9 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. on FSO contest. He is also shooting .833 (10-12) from the free throw line over that stretch. 2/12 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/21 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO • ALFONZO MCKINNIE (14 PTS, 3-6 3FG, 6 REB, 30 MIN) and BRANDON KNIGHT (12 PTS, 4-8 3FG, 3 REB, 2 AST, 12 MIN) each set season highs in 2/22 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. on FSO points, rebounds and three-pointers made in Monday’s game in New York. 2/24 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/26 vs. PHI 7:00 p.m. on FSO • The Cavs are the only NBA team to have two players averaging a double-double this season: KEVIN LOVE (18.2 PPG/12.1 RPG) and TRISTAN 2/28 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. on FSO 2/29 vs. IND 8:00 p.m. on FSO THOMPSON (14.5 PPG/10.1 RPG). Love and Thompson are also the only teammates in the NBA’s Top 15 in rebounding (t-6th and 12th, respectively). 3/2 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/4 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/7 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. on FSO 3/8 vs. SAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO November 20, 2017 – The Cavs defeated the Detroit Pistons, 116-88, in their first ever meeting at Little Caesars Arena. In the win, Cleveland 3/10 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/13 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO led by as many as 39 points, while dishing out 28 assists and shooting 42-80 (.525) from the field and 16-33 (.485) from three-point range. 3/14 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO November 21, 1971 – Austin Carr made his first start of his NBA career and scores 19 points against the Boston Celtics at Cleveland Arena. 3/17 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/19 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/21 @ IND 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/24 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. on FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/26 vs. LAL 7:00 p.m. on FSO John Henson (Right Hamstring Strain) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 3/28 @ BKN 6:00 p.m. on FSO 3/30 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. on FSO Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) Tristan Thompson (Rest) – OUT 4/1 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. on FSO Dylan Windler (Left Lower Leg – Stress Reaction) – OUT Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 4/3 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. on FSO Larry Nance Jr. (Left Thumb Sprain) – QUESTIONABLE 4/5 @ SAC 9:00 p.m. on FSO Kevin Love (Low Back Contusion) – PROBABLE 4/7 @ POR 10:00 p.m. on FSO 4/8 @ GSW 10:30 p.m. on FSO 4/11 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 2019-20 RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. on FSO 4/15 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO OVERALL 4-9 (.308) 2-4 (.333) 2-5 (.286) 0-0 (.000) L4 CENTRAL 2-2 (.500) 2-0 (1.000) 0-2 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L1 All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM EASTERN 4-8 (.333) 2-3 (.400) 2-5 (.286) 0-0 (.000) L4 WESTERN 0-1 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L1 Overall: 45-68 Home: 32-25 RMFH: 22-24 Road: 13-43 CAVALIERS vs.