CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (5-0) AT PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (0-4) SAT., NOV. 5, 2016 WELLS FARGO CENTER – PHILADELPHIA, PA 7:00 PM EST TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 5 ROAD GAME # 2 PROBABLE STARTERS 2016-17 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 10/25 vs. NYK WON, 117-88 10/28 @ TOR WON, 94-91 10/29 vs. ORL WON, 105-99 F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 16-17: 5 5 22.4 9.0 10.0 .513 36.5 11/1 vs. HOU WON, 128-120 11/3 vs. BOS WON, 128-122 11/5 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 16-17: 5 5 22.0 8.0 1.0 .410 31.4 11/8 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 11/11 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 16-17: 5 5 6.4 10.4 1.2 .737 28.8 11/13 vs. CHA 3:30 p.m. FSO 11/15 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 11/16 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 16-17: 5 5 10.0 2.6 1.2 .347 31.4 11/18 vs. DET 7:30 p.m. FSO 11/23 vs. POR 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/25 vs. DAL 7:30 p.m. FSO G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 16-17: 5 5 26.0 3.6 4.4 .480 34.8 11/27 @ PHI 1:00 p.m. FSO 11/29 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO 2015-16: * Ranked 5th in NBA > Ranked 9th in NBA ^ Ranked 11th in NBA 12/1 vs. LAC 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 12/2 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/5 @ TOR 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/7 @ NYK 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO The Cleveland Cavaliers head out to the City of Brotherly Love to face the Philadelphia 76ers tonight for the first of three meetings between the 12/9 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO two teams in 2016-17 (Nov. 5 and Nov. 27 at Philadelphia and March in Cleveland). 12/10 vs. CHA 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/13 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO Cleveland swept the four-game regular season series against Philadelphia last year, winning by an average margin of 11.2 points (104.5 to 93.3). 12/14 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO Dating back to Nov. 9, 2013, the Cavs are 9-1 in their matchups with the 76ers and have won each of the last six games. 12/17 vs. LAL 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/20 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO The Cavs are the only undefeated team in the NBA with a 5-0 record, their best start since the 1976-77 season when they began the year 8-0. 12/21 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 12/23 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO UPCOMING MILESTONES: LeBron James (26,945) is 2 points away from passing Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) for 10th on the NBA’s all-time 12/25 vs. GSW 2:30 p.m. ABC scoring list. James is also 55 points away from 27,000 for his career. Kevin Love (5,986) is 14 rebounds shy of 6,000 for his career, while Richard 12/26 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO Jefferson (4,995) is 5 field goals away from 5,000 makes. 12/29 vs. BOS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 12/31 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO The Cavs topped 120 points for the second game in a row in their 128-122 victory over Boston on Thursday and are now averaging 114.4 ppg. 1/2 vs. NOP 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/4 vs. CHI 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 1/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO Kyrie Irving (26.0), LeBron James (22.4) and Kevin Love (22.0) are averaging a combined 70.4 points per game in 2016-17. The trio has scored at 1/8 @ PHO 8:30 p.m. FSO least 18 points apiece in each game so far this season. 1/10 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO st 1/11 @ POR 10:30 p.m. ESPN/FSO Cleveland has nailed 66 three-pointers through five games. The Cavs’ 13.2 made threes per game ranks 1 in the NBA so far. 1/13 @ SAC 10:30 p.m. FSO 1/16 @ GSW 8:30 p.m. TNT After scoring 23 points against Boston, Kyrie Irving has now scored at least 20 points in every game so far in 2016-17. Going back to Game 3 of 1/19 vs. PHO 7:00 p.m. FSO the NBA Finals, Irving has topped 20 points in a career-best 10 straight games. Irving has averaged 28.4 points over those 10 games, shooting .495 1/21 vs. SAS 8:30 p.m. ABC from the field, .485 (32-66) from three-point range and .947 (36-38) from the foul line. 1/23 @. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/25 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. FSO Kevin Love scored over 20 points for the second game in a row after tallying 26 points (11 in the fourth), a 4-8 (.500) clip from three-point range, 1/27 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO eight rebounds and two blocks in 33 minutes against Boston. Love has poured in at least 18 points and five rebounds in all five games so far this 1/29 vs. OKC 3:30 p.m. ABC 1/30 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO season, including three 20-point performances. 2/1 vs. MIN 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 2/4 @ NYK 8:30 p.m. ABC Tristan Thompson has recorded four straight games with 10 rebounds or more and is averaging a team-high 10.4 rebounds per game this season. 2/6 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO In the win over Boston, Thompson posted his 2nd double-double of 2016-17 with 15 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks in 31 minutes. He 2/8 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO pulled down 10 boards in the first quarter, which was the third time in his career he has grabbed 10 rebounds in a single period (3/1/15 in 4th Q 2/9 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. TNT vs. Houston and 3/18/16 in 4th Q vs. Orlando). 2/11 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. FSO 2/14 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO LeBron James notched his 3rd double-double of 2016-17 with 30 points on 12-22 (.545) shooting, 12 assists and seven rebounds in 36 minutes 2/15 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO versus Boston. He scored 20 points in the third quarter, the 21st time in his career he’s reached that mark in a single period. Through five games, 2/23 vs. NYK 8:00 p.m. TNT James now has 112 points, the 13th consecutive season he accumulated at least 100 points through the first five games. The only player in NBA 2/25 vs. CHI 8:30 p.m. ABC 2/27 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO history to score 100 points in his team's first five games in more consecutive seasons was Karl Malone (14 straight seasons (1987-2001). (Elias) 3/1 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/3 @ ATL 8:00 p.m. FSO Against Boston, the Cavs had two bench players score in double figures for the second game in a row (Iman Shumpert-15, Channing Frye-11). 3/4 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO 3/6 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/9 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO Mo Williams – NWT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) 3/11 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/12 @ HOU 9:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/14 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 3/16 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 3/18 @ LAC 8:30 p.m. ABC 3/19 @ LAL 9:30 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/22 @ DEN 9:00 p.m. FSO 3/24 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO 10/24/16 – Cavs waived guard Dahntay Jones...10/22/16 – Cavs waived guard John Holland…10/20/16 – Cavs waived players Markel Brown, Jonathan Holmes and Cory 3/25 vs. WAS 7:30 p.m. FSO Jefferson…10/15/16 – Cavs re-signed G/F J.R. Smith and waived Toney Douglas…10/3/16 – Cavs signed Toney Douglas and released Eric Moreland…9/27/16 – Cavs promoted 3/27 @ SAS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO Larry Drew to Associate Head Coach and named Damon Jones an Assistant Coach…8/12/16 – Cavs signed forward LeBron James to a multi-year contract...8/6/16 – Cavs signed rookie guard Kay Felder...8/3/16 – Cavs re-signed G/F James Jones…7/30/16 – Cavs waived guard Dahntay Jones. 3/30 @ CHI 8:00 p.m.