MONDAY, NOV. 10, 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 (2-3) VS. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS (3-2) 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES REGULAR SEASON GAME #6 HOME GAME # 2 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: 5 5 23.4 6.0 6.0 .419 40.3 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: 5 5 18.0 11.2 1.8 .366 37.8 11/10 vs. NOP 7:00 PM FSO 11/14 @ BOS 7:30 PM FSO 11/15 vs. ATL 7:30 PM FSO C 17 ANDERSON VAREJAO 6-11 267 14-15: 5 5 10.4 6.2 1.4 .595 28.5 11/17 vs. DEN 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 11/19 vs. SAS 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO 11/21 @ WAS 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO G 31 SHAWN MARION 6-7 228 14-15: 5 2 4.2 3.2 1.0 .429 19.8 11/22 vs. TOR 7:30 PM FSO 11/24 vs. ORL 7:00 PM FSO G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 14-15: 5 5 20.0 2.4 4.2 .410 39.7 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 After playing four straight games on the road, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back at The Q tonight for the first time since the home 12/11 @ OKC 8:00 PM TNT opener. Cleveland will take on its 4th straight Western Conference opponent when they play the New Orleans Pelicans for the first of 12/12 @ NOP 8:00 PM FSO two regular season matchups. The Cavs hold a 9-5 home record against the Pelicans. 12/15 vs. CHA 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 12/17 vs. ATL 7:00 PM FSO The Cavs are coming off a 110-101 road win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday. Cleveland got off to a fast start, outscoring the 12/19 vs. BKN 7:30 PM FSO 12/21 vs. MEM 4:30 PM FSO Nuggets 38-20 in the first quarter and leading the rest of the way. The Cavs’ 38 points in the first quarter were a season-high, as well as 12/23 vs. MIN 7:00 PM FSO the team’s 58 first half points (tied). The Wine and Gold had 10 assists on 13 made field goals in the opening period and finished the 12/25 @ MIA 5:00 PM ABC game with a season-high 25 assists on 40 made field goals, while turning the ball over a season-low nine times. 12/26 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO 12/28 vs. DET 4:30 PM FSO Cleveland also had a season-high seven players score in double figures in Friday’s win at Denver (LeBron James-22, Kevin Love-19, 12/30 @ ATL 7:30 PM FSO Dion Waiters-17, Anderson Varejao-15, Tristan Thompson-12, Kyrie Irving-12, Shawn Marion-10). 12/31 vs. MIL 7:00 PM FSO 1/2 @ CHA 7:00 PM FSO LeBron James recorded his 1st double-double of the season (268th of career) with team highs of 22 points and 11 assists to go along 1/4 vs. DAL 1:00 PM FSO th 1/5 @ PHI 7:00 PM FSO with seven rebounds, one steal and one block in 40 minutes at Denver on Friday. It was the 98 time in James’ career he’s put up at 1/7 vs. HOU 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO least 20 points, 10 assists and five rebounds in a game. His teams are 82-16 when he reaches those marks. 1/9 @ GSW 10:30 PM ESPN/FSO 1/11 @ SAC 9:00 PM FSO In the win over Denver, Kevin Love had a near double-double with 19 points, a team-high eight rebounds, one block and a 7-8 (.875) 1/13 @ PHX 9:00 PM FSO mark from the foul line in 36 minutes. In his first five games as a Cavalier, Love is averaging 18.0 points and 11.2 rebounds, while 1/15 @ LAL 10:30 PM TNT/FSO shooting .875 (28-32) from the charity stripe, in 37.8 minutes per game. 1/16 @ LAC 10:30 PM ESPN/FSO 1/19 vs. CHI 7:30 PM TNT 1/21 vs. UTA 7:00 PM FSO The Cavs received 32 points from the bench on Friday, led by Dion Waiters, who chipped in with 17 points, two rebounds and two steals 1/23 vs. CHA 7:30 PM FSO in 24 minutes. Tristan Thompson added 12 points and five rebounds in 21 minutes as a reserve. 1/25 vs. OKC 3:30 PM ABC 1/27 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO th Anderson Varejao is shooting a team-best .595 (22-37) from the field, which ranks 9 in the NBA, and has scored in double figures in 1/28 vs. POR 7:00 PM FSO three of the Cavs’ first five games. In Friday’s victory, he posted a season-high 15 points on 6-7 (.857) shooting, seven rebounds, two 1/30 vs. SAC 7:30 PM FSO assists, one steal and one block in 28 minutes. 1/31 @ MIN 8:00 PM FSO 2/2 vs. PHI 7:00 PM FSO Through five games in 2014-15, the Wine and Gold have the best free throw percentage in the NBA at .821 (115-140). 2/5 vs. LAC 8:00 PM TNT 2/6 @ IND 7:00 PM FSO Tristan Thompson leads the NBA with 4.8 offensive rebounds per game in 2014-15. Among active players with a minimum of 200 2/8 vs. LAL 3:30 PM ABC 2/11 vs. MIA 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO games, Kevin Love has the highest career offensive rebounds per game average at 3.7, followed by Dwight Howard (3.6) and 2/12 @ CHI 8:00 PM TNT Thompson (3.4). 2/20 @ WAS 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 2/22 @ NYK 1:00 PM ABC 2/24 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 2/26 vs. GSW 8:00 PM TNT/FSO Matthew Dellavedova (left knee MCL sprain) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 2/27 @ IND 7:00 PM FSO 3/1 @ HOU 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO Dion Waiters (lower back contusion) – QUESTIONABLE Anderson Varejao (vair-a-ZJOW) 3/3 vs. BOS 7:00 PM FSO Tyronn (Tah-RON) Lue 3/4 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO 3/6 @ ATL 7:30 PM FSO 3/7 vs. PHO 7:30 PM NBATV/FSO 3/10 @ DAL 8:30 PM FSO 3/12 @ SAN 8:00 PM TNT CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/15 @ ORL 6:00 PM FSO 3/16 @ MIA 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 11/2/14 – Signed guard Will Cherry…11/1/14 – Waived guard A.J. Price…10/31/14 – Cavaliers and Anderson Varejao signed a multi-year contract extension…10/25/14 – 3/18 vs. BKN 7:00 PM FSO Exercised the fourth-year contract option on guard Dion Waiters…Waived forward Shane Edwards…10/19/14 – Waived guards Chris Crawford and Stephen Holt…10/1/14 – 3/20 vs. IND 7:30 PM FSO Signed guard Stephen Holt…9/28/14 – Signed guard Chris Crawford and forward Shane Edwards…9/27/14 – Acquired Philadelphia’s 2015 second round pick (protected) in 3/22 @ MIL 3:00 PM FSO exchange for guard Keith Bogans and the Cavs 2018 second round pick in a trade with the 76ers…9/25/14 – Acquired guard Keith Bogans and the rights to Sacramento’s 2015 3/25 @ MEM 8:00 PM FSO and 2017 second round picks (both top-55 protected) from the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard John Lucas III and forwards Erik Murphy, Dwight Powell and Malcolm 3/27 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO Thomas, along with the Cavs 2016 and 2017 second round picks…9/9/14 – Signed forward Shawn Marion to a contract. 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 2-3 (.400) 0-1 (.000) 2-2 (.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 1-1 (.500) 0-1 (.000) 1-0 (1.000) 1-0 (1.000) W1 *Denotes Overtime WESTERN 1-2 (.333) 0-0 (---) 1-2 (.333) 0-0 (---) W1 TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: VS. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS (3-2) Overall: 13-14 Home: 9-5 The Q: 9-5 Road: 4-9 CAVALIERS vs.