WED., NOV. 26, 2014 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/100.7 WMMS/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 7:00 PM EST CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (6-7) VS. WASHINGTON WIZARDS (9-4) 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES REGULAR SEASON GAME #14 HOME GAME #8 PROBABLE STARTERS 2014-15 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/30 vs. NYK Lost, 90-95 10/31 @ CHI WON, 114-108* F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 14-15: 13 13 25.0 5.8 7.2 .471 38.0 11/4 @ POR Lost, 82-101 11/5 @ UTA Lost, 100-102 11/7 @ DEN WON, 110-101 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 243 14-15: 13 13 16.2 9.8 2.6 .404 35.8 11/10 vs. NOP WON, 118-111 11/14 @ BOS WON, 122-121 11/15 vs. ATL WON, 127-94 C 17 ANDERSON VAREJAO 6-11 267 14-15: 13 13 10.9 6.9 1.8 .592 26.4 11/17 vs. DEN Lost, 97-106 11/19 vs. SAS Lost, 90-92 11/21 @ WAS Lost, 78-91 G 31 SHAWN MARION 6-7 228 14-15: 13 10 5.5 3.8 1.1 .455 23.8 11/22 vs. TOR Lost, 93-110 11/24 vs. ORL WON 106-74 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 14-15: 13 13 21.1 3.2 4.8 .462 37.9 11/26 vs. WAS 7:00 PM FSO 11/29 vs. IND 7:30 PM FSO 12/2 vs. MIL 7:00 PM FSO 12/4 @ NYK 8:00 PM TNT/ FSO CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/5 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO 12/8 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO 12/9 vs. TOR 7:00 PM FSO The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Washington Wizards for the second of four regular season matchups. The two teams met just five 12/11 @ OKC 8:00 PM TNT days ago in Washington, D.C. as LeBron James and Kyrie tallied 22 points apiece against the Wizards. 12/12 @ NOP 8:00 PM FSO 12/15 vs. CHA 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO nd The Wine and Gold are coming off a 32-point win (106-74) over the Orlando Magic on Monday, which was their 2 largest margin of 12/17 vs. ATL 7:00 PM FSO victory this season and their biggest ever against Orlando (+27 twice, Feb. 23, 1990 and Dec. 4, 1996). It was Cleveland’s 8th straight win 12/19 vs. BKN 7:30 PM FSO over the Magic as the Cavs shot .519 (42-81) from the floor and had 30 assists on 42 made field goals. 12/21 vs. MEM 4:30 PM FSO 12/23 vs. MIN 7:00 PM FSO Cleveland’s defense put together its best performance of the season on Monday versus the Magic, setting opponent season lows in 12/25 @ MIA 5:00 PM ABC 12/26 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO points (74), field goals made (29), field goal percentage (.363) and assists (14). It was the second straight game the Cavaliers held their 12/28 vs. DET 4:30 PM FSO opponent to .400 shooting or less from the field. The Cavs also recorded season highs in steals (14) and blocks (9), while scoring 25 12/30 @ ATL 7:30 PM FSO points off of 18 Magic turnovers. 12/31 vs. MIL 7:00 PM FSO 1/2 @ CHA 7:00 PM FSO The Cavs are a perfect 4-0 this season when they score at least 20 fast break points, which includes a 21-6 edge in that area in 1/4 vs. DAL 1:00 PM FSO Monday’s win over Orlando. On the season, LeBron James has 83 fast break points, the 2nd most in the NBA (James Harden-89). 1/5 @ PHI 7:00 PM FSO 1/7 vs. HOU 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO The Cavaliers outscored the Magic 26-16 in the first quarter on Monday with LeBron James scoring 16 points himself. It was the 11th 1/9 @ GSW 10:30 PM ESPN/FSO 1/11 @ SAC 9:00 PM FSO time in James' career that his first-quarter points total matched or exceeded that of the opposing team. His team has gone on to win 10 1/13 @ PHX 9:00 PM FSO of those 11 games. (Elias Sports Bureau) 1/15 @ LAL 10:30 PM TNT/FSO 1/16 @ LAC 10:30 PM ESPN/FSO LeBron James has now registered back-to-back double-doubles after tallying 29 points on 9-17 (.529) shooting, a season-high tying 11 1/19 vs. CHI 7:30 PM TNT assists, four rebounds and three steals in 31 minutes against Orlando on Monday. James shot 2-4 (.500) from behind the arc and is now 1/21 vs. UTA 7:00 PM FSO 1/23 vs. CHA 7:30 PM FSO eight triples away from passing Mark Price (802) for the franchise’s all-time leader in three-pointers made. 1/25 vs. OKC 3:30 PM ABC 1/27 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO Over his last four outings, Anderson Varejao is averaging 15.0 points on .614 (27-44) shooting, 9.5 rebounds, 1.0 block and 1.0 steal in 1/28 vs. POR 7:00 PM FSO nd 27.8 minutes per game. He has scored in double figures in nine of 13 games and ranks 2 in the Eastern Conference in field goal 1/30 vs. SAC 7:30 PM FSO percentage (.592). In only 21 minutes Monday, he tallied14 points on 7-9 (.777) shooting, six boards, two assists and two blocks. 1/31 @ MIN 8:00 PM FSO 2/2 vs. PHI 7:00 PM FSO Tristan Thompson’s 6.5 rebounds per game ranks 3rd among bench players in the Eastern Conference. With his 10th rebound against 2/5 vs. LAC 8:00 PM TNT Orlando on Monday, Thompson surpassed 2,000 rebounds for his career. He finished the night with a team-high 11 rebounds (six 2/6 @ IND 7:00 PM FSO 2/8 vs. LAL 3:30 PM ABC offensive) to go along with nine points and a pair of blocks in 22 minutes off the bench. 2/11 vs. MIA 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 2/12 @ CHI 8:00 PM TNT Kyrie Irving has not had more than one turnover in seven games this season and zero miscues three times. Against the Magic, Irving 2/20 @ WAS 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO tallied 12 points, four assists and a season-high four steals with zero turnovers in 31 minutes. He is averaging 21.1 points and 1.8 2/22 @ NYK 1:00 PM ABC turnovers this season and is one of only four NBA players to average at least 21 points and less than two miscues per game in 2014- 2/24 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO 15 (L. Aldridge, A. Davis, J. Butler). Coming into tonight’s game, he has scored at least 20 points in seven of the last eight games. 2/26 vs. GSW 8:00 PM TNT/FSO 2/27 @ IND 7:00 PM FSO 3/1 @ HOU 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/3 vs. BOS 7:00 PM FSO Matthew Dellavedova (left knee MCL sprain) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 3/4 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO 3/6 @ ATL 7:30 PM FSO Anderson Varejao (vair-a-ZJOW) 3/7 vs. PHO 7:30 PM NBATV/FSO Tyronn (Tah-RON) Lue 3/10 @ DAL 8:30 PM FSO 3/12 @ SAN 8:00 PM TNT 3/15 @ ORL 6:00 PM FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/16 @ MIA 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 3/18 vs. BKN 7:00 PM FSO 11/24/14 – Recalled center Alex Kirk from the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team…1111/19/14 – Assigned center 3/20 vs. IND 7:30 PM FSO Alex Kirk to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team…11/2/14 – Signed guard Will Cherry…11/17/14 – Recalled 3/22 @ MIL 3:00 PM FSO center Alex Kirk from the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team…11/14/14 – Assigned center Alex Kirk to the Canton 3/25 @ MEM 8:00 PM FSO Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team…11/2/14 – Signed guard Will Cherry…11/1/14 – Waived guard A.J. Price…10/31/14 – 3/27 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO Cavaliers and Anderson Varejao signed a multi-year contract extension. 3/29 vs. PHI 1:00 PM FSO 4/2 vs. MIA 8:00 PM TNT 2014-15 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 4/5 vs. CHI 3:30 PM ABC 4/8 @ MIL 8:00 PM FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/10 vs. BOS 7:30 PM FSO OVERALL 6-7 (.462) 3-4 (.429) 3-3 (.500) 1-0 (1.000) W1 4/12 @ BOS 3:00 PM FSO 4/13 vs. DET 7:00 PM FSO CENTRAL 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (---) 1-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000) W1 4/15 vs. WAS 8:00 PM FSO EASTERN 4-3 (.571) 2-2 (.500) 2-1 (.667) 1-0 (1.000) W1 *Denotes Overtime WESTERN 2-4 (.333) 1-2 (.333) 1-2 (.333) 0-0 (---) L2 TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: VS.