CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (4-0) VS. BOSTON CELTICS (2-1) THUR., NOV. 3, 2016 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 8:00 PM EST TV: TNT RADIO: 100.7 WMMS/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 4 HOME GAME # 3 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: 4 4 20.5 9.5 9.5 .500 36.5 11/1 vs. HOU WON, 128-120 11/3 vs. BOS 8:00 p.m. TNT 11/5 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 16-17: 4 4 21.0 8.0 1.0 .429 31.0 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: 4 4 4.3 9.5 1.3 .667 28.2 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: 4 4 11.8 2.8 1.3 .364 30.5 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: 4 4 26.8 3.5 4.0 .476 35.0 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 will wrap up their three-game home stand tonight when they take on the Boston Celtics. Since these two teams faced 12/9 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO each other in the 2015 Playoffs, the Cavs have won six of the seven meetings. 12/10 vs. CHA 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/13 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO The Wine and Gold have opened the 2016-17 season with a 4-0 record, their best start since the 2000-01 season. The last time the Cavs started 12/14 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO off 5-0 was back in 1976-77 when they began the year 8-0. 12/17 vs. LAL 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/20 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/21 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO UPCOMING MILESTONES: LeBron James (26,915) is 32 points away from passing Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) for 10th on the NBA’s all-time 12/23 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO scoring list. J.R. Smith is 1 field goal away from 4,000 for his career and Richard Jefferson (4,993) is 6 field goals away from 5,000. 12/25 vs. GSW 2:30 p.m. ABC 12/26 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO In Tuesday’s 128-120 win over Houston, the Cavs shot .518 (43-83) from the field, .500 (16-32) from beyond the arc and .839 (26-31) from the foul 12/29 vs. BOS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO line. The 128 points scored were just one point shy of the most points the franchise has put up in regulation at The Q (129 on 1/23/15 vs. 12/31 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO Charlotte). 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 During Cleveland’s victory against Houston, the Cavs scored 43 points in the fourth quarter. They also shot 13-15 (.867) from the field, which was 1/8 @ PHO 8:30 p.m. FSO their highest field goal percentage in a quarter since Dec. 15, 1999, when they went 15-17 (.882) in the fourth at New Jersey. (Elias) 1/10 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO 1/11 @ POR 10:30 p.m. ESPN/FSO Kyrie Irving (26.8), LeBron James (20.5) and Kevin Love (21.0) are averaging a combined 68.3 points per game in 2016-17. The trio has scored at 1/13 @ SAC 10:30 p.m. FSO least 18 points apiece in each game so far this season. 1/16 @ GSW 8:30 p.m. TNT 1/19 vs. PHO 7:00 p.m. FSO Through the first four games of 2016-17, Cleveland has nailed 52 three-pointers, which ranks 1st in the NBA. The Cavaliers’ 52 three-pointers 1/21 vs. SAS 8:30 p.m. ABC made are their most all-time through four games in a season (previous high: 36 last season). Kyrie Irving leads the team with 15 three-pointers, 1/23 @. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/25 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. FSO followed by J.R. Smith with 13. 1/27 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/29 vs. OKC 3:30 p.m. ABC Going back to Game 3 of the 2016 NBA Finals, Kyrie Irving has scored at least 20 points in a career-best nine straight games. Irving, who put up a 1/30 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO team-high 32 points in Tuesday’s win, has averaged 29.0 points over those nine games, shooting .495 from the field, .500 (29-58) from three- 2/1 vs. MIN 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO point range and .971 (34-35) from the foul line. 2/4 @ NYK 8:30 p.m. ABC 2/6 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO In 42 career regular season games against Boston, LeBron James is averaging 29.7 points, which is his highest scoring average against any NBA 2/8 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO nd 2/9 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. TNT team. Versus Houston, James posted his 2 double-double of the season with 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in 36 minutes. 2/11 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. FSO 2/14 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO Kevin Love has poured in at least 18 points and five rebounds in all four games so far this season. He registered a season-high 24 points on 9-16 2/15 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO (.563) shooting, five rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes in the win over Houston. 2/23 vs. NYK 8:00 p.m. TNT 2/25 vs. CHI 8:30 p.m. ABC Tristan Thompson has recorded three straight games with 10 rebounds or more and is averaging 9.5 rebounds per game this season. 2/27 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/1 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/3 @ ATL 8:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/4 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO Mo Williams – NWT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) 3/6 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/9 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/11 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 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 CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/18 @ LAC 8:30 p.m. ABC 3/19 @ LAL 9:30 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 3/22 @ DEN 9:00 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 3/24 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. 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 3/25 vs. WAS 7:30 p.m. FSO signed rookie guard Kay Felder...8/3/16 – Cavs re-signed G/F James Jones…7/30/16 – Cavs waived guard Dahntay Jones...7/26/16 – Cavs re-signed forward Richard Jefferson...7/26/16 – Cavs and Head Coach Tyronn Lue agreed on new, multi-year extension…7/22/16 – Cavs signed center Chris Andersen. 3/27 @ SAS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 3/30 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. TNT 2016-17 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 3/31 vs. PHI 7:30 p.m. FSO 4/2 vs. IND 6:00 p.m. FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/4 vs. ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 4/5 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO OVERALL 4-0 (1.000) 3-0 (1.000) 1-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) W4 4/7 vs. ATL 7:30 p.m. NBATV/FSO CENTRAL 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) - 4/9 @ ATL 3:30 p.m.