VS. DETROIT PISTONS (29-31) SAT., MARCH 2, 2019 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 5:00 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 # 63 HOME GAME # 33 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: 56 55 13.1 4.7 2.4 .438 31.5 10/24 vs. BKN L, 86-102 10/25 @ DET L, 103-110 10/27 vs. IND L, 107-119 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 18-19: 10 10 18.6 10.7 2.1 .388 26.2 10/30 vs. ATL W, 136-114 11/1 vs. DEN L, 91-110 C 41 ANTE ZIZIC 6-11 254 18-19: 11/3 @ CHA L, 94-126 45 16 7.1 5.2 0.7 .536 17.2 11/5 @ ORL L, 100-102 11/7 vs. OKC L, 86-95 G 20 BRANDON KNIGHT 6-3 195 18-19: 19 6 4.5 1.1 1.4 .341 12.6 11/10 @ CHI L, 98-99 11/13 vs. CHA W, 113-89 11/14 @ WAS L, 95-119 G 2 COLLIN SEXTON 6-2 190 18-19: 62 62 15.1 3.1 2.9 .406 30.5 11/19 @ DET L, 102-113 11/21 vs. LAL L, 105-109 11/23 @ PHI W, 121-112 CAVS QUICK FACTS 11/24 vs. HOU W, 117-108 11/26 vs. MIN L, 95-102 • The Cleveland Cavaliers return to The Q for a home back-to-back this weekend, beginning on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons. This will be the 11/28 @ OKC L, 83-100 third of four regular season meetings between the Central Division foes (March 18 at CLE). 11/30 @ BOS L, 95-128 • Cleveland has won each of the last four home games against Detroit by at least 17 points. Over that span, the Cavs have outscored the Pistons 12/1 vs. TOR L, 95-106 by 23.5 points (116.3-92.8), while also dishing out 27.8 assists (11.5 turnovers) and shooting .517 from the field, .463 (57-123) from three-point 12/3 @ BKN W, 99-97 range and .825 from the foul line. On the defensive end, Cleveland has limited Detroit to .374 shooting from the field (.333 3FG%). 12/5 vs. GSW L, 105-129 12/7 vs. SAC L, 110-129 • The last time the two teams faced off at The Q (3/5/18), Cleveland picked up a 112-90 victory. In the win, the Cavs held advantages in points in 12/8 vs. WAS W, 116-101 the paint (40-26), second chance points (19-10), fast break points (14-0), assists (29-17) and rebounds (53-40). LARRY NANCE JR. had career 12/10 @ MIL L, 92-108 highs in points (22) and field goals made (9), to go along with 15 rebounds and two steals in 32 minutes. 12/12 vs. NYK W, 113-106 12/14 vs. MIL L, 102-114 • CAREER MILESTONES: COLLIN SEXTON (71 3FGM) is 3 three-pointers away from passing Kyrie Irving (73 3FGM in 2011-12) for the most threes 12/16 vs. PHI L, 105-128 made by a Cavaliers rookie in a single season. KEVIN LOVE (2,257 DREB) needs 3 defensive rebounds to pass Jim Brewer (2,259 DREB) for 9th- 12/18 @ IND W, 92-91 most in Cavaliers history. CHANNING FRYE (3,993 REB) is 7 boards away from 4,000 for his career and JORDAN CLARKSON (493 3FGM) is closing 12/19 @ CHA L, 99-110 in on 500 career triples. 12/21 @ TOR L, 110-126 12/23 vs. CHI L, 92-112 • On Thursday, Cleveland picked up a 125-118 victory at New York, marking their 4th win in the last 6 games. The Cavaliers finished the game on 12/26 @ MEM L, 87-95 a 21-5 run over the final 3:45 to seal the win. The victory also capped off a regular season series sweep of the Knicks for the 7th time in franchise 12/28 @ MIA L, 94-118 history and third time in the last four seasons. 12/29 @ ATL L, 108-111 • The Cavaliers had four players finish with at least 20 points on Thursday (Love – 26, Clarkson – 22, Sexton – 22, Osman – 21) for the first time 1/2 vs. MIA L, 92-117 1/4 vs. UTA L, 91-117 since 2/6/17 at WSH. The Cavs also connected on 14 three-point field goals at New York (14-34, .412). The Cavs have made at least 10 threes in 1/5 vs. NOP L, 98-133 a season-long 8 consecutive games (since 2/8). Over the last eight games, the Cavs are knocking down 14.5 three-point field goals per contest. 1/8 vs. IND L, 115-123 • KEVIN LOVE tallied a game-high 26 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting from the field, 3-6 (.500) shooting from beyond the arc and a perfect 11-11 1/9 @ NOP L, 124-140 (1.000) clip from the free throw line, to go along with a team-high eight rebounds, three assists and one block in 28 minutes on Thursday. The 1/11 @ HOU L, 113-141 1/13 @ LAL W, 101-95 last time Love made at least 11 free throws without a miss was 2/6/17 at WSH (11-11). Over his career, Love has 15 outings in which he has 1/16 @ POR L, 112-129 connected on at least 10 free throws without recording a miss. Over his last five appearances (since 2/11), Love is averaging 21.2 points and 1/18 @ UTA L, 99-115 10.4 rebounds in 24.0 minutes per game. He has also shot a combined .486 (17-35) from three-point range over that span. 1/19 @ DEN L, 102-124 • COLLIN SEXTON posted 22 points, three rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes at New York. Sexton has recorded at least 20 points in 14 1/21 vs. CHI L, 88-104 outings this season, including six of the last nine games. Over the last nine games (since 2/5), Sexton is averaging 19.4 points (.415 3FG%), 3.4 1/23 @ BOS L, 103-123 1/25 vs. MIA L, 94-100 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 35.4 minutes per game. 1/27 @ CHI W, 104-101 • JORDAN CLARKSON recorded 22 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting, two rebounds and one steal in 29 minutes off the bench against the Knicks. 1/29 vs. WAS W, 116-113 Clarkson has 53 double-digit scoring efforts this season (2nd-most among all NBA reserves), including 19 20+ point performances. Clarkson is 2/2 vs. DAL L, 98-111 averaging a career-high 17.1 PPG this season (3rd among all NBA bench players). 2/5 vs. BOS L, 96-103 2/8 @ WAS L, 106-119 • CEDI OSMAN contributed 21 points (7-10 FG, 3-4 3FG), seven rebounds, a team-high five assists and one steal in 32 minutes at New York. Osman 2/9 @ IND L, 90-105 has 11 outings with at least 20 points this season. Over his last 10 appearances (since 1/23), he is shooting a combined .562 (73-130) from the 2/11 vs. NYK W, 107-104 field and .517 (31-60) from beyond the arc, while averaging 19.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 31.6 minutes per contest. 2/13 vs. BKN L, 139-148 (3OT) 2/21 vs. PHX W, 111-98 CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 2/23 vs. MEM W, 112-107 John Henson (left wrist surgery) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 2/25 vs. POR L, 110-123 2/28 @ NYK W, 125-118 Kevin Love (left foot – rest) – OUT David Nwaba (NWAH-buh) 3/2 vs. DET 5:00 p.m. FSO JR Smith (personal) – NWT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) 3/3 vs. ORL 6:00 p.m. FSO Tristan Thompson (left foot soreness) – OUT Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 3/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO Ante Zizic (concussion) – OUT 3/8 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO 3/11 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/12 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/11/19 – Cavaliers signed guard Nik Stauskas…2/7/19 – Cavaliers acquired guard Brandon Knight, forward Marquese Chriss, a 2019 first round draft pick and a 2022 second round pick from 3/14 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO the Houston Rockets as part of a three-team trade; In exchange, Cleveland sent guards Nik Stauskas and Wade Baldwin IV as well as a 2021 second round draft pick (via MIL) to Houston, and 3/16 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO guard Alec Burks to the Sacramento Kings; Houston received guard Iman Shumpert from Sacramento and sent their own 2020 second round pick to the Kings as part of the deal. 3/18 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 2018-19 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 3/20 vs.