WED., DEC. 11, 2019 ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE – CLEVELAND, OH 7:00 PM ET TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2019-20 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES FOLLOW @CAVSNOTES ON TWITTER REGULAR SEASON GAME # 24 HOME GAME # 13 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2019-20 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/23 @ ORL L, 85-94 10/26 vs. IND W, 110-99 10/28 @ MIL L, 112-129 F 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-7 230 19-20: 23 23 9.3 3.4 2.0 .422 29.2 10/30 vs. CHI W, 117-111 11/1 @ IND L, 95-102 11/3 vs. DAL L, 111-131 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-8 247 19-20: 19 19 15.6 10.5 2.6 .429 30.2 11/5 vs. BOS L, 113-119 11/8 @ WAS W, 113-100 11/10 @ NYK W, 108-87 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-9 254 19-20: 22 22 13.8 10.1 2.4 .520 31.2 11/12 @ PHI L, 97-98 11/14 vs. MIA L, 97-108 11/17 vs. PHI L, 95-114 G 2 COLLIN SEXTON 6-1 192 19-20: 23 23 17.3 3.1 2.4 .430 30.4 11/18 @ NYK L, 105-123 11/20 @ MIA L, 100-124 11/22 @ DAL L, 101-143 11/23 vs. POR W, 110-104 G 10 DARIUS GARLAND 6-1 192 19-20: 23 23 10.9 1.8 2.8 .375 28.2 11/25 vs. BKN L, 106-108 11/27 vs. ORL L, 104-116 11/29 vs. MIL L, 110-119 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/3 vs. DET L, 94-127 12/6 vs. ORL L, 87-93 • The Cavaliers return to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for one game when they square off against the Houston Rockets. This is the first of two 12/7 @ PHI L, 94-141 meetings between the two teams this season (March 17 at HOU). The Wine & Gold have won two of the last three home matchups versus Houston. 12/9 @ BOS L, 88-110 12/11 vs. HOU 7:00 p.m. on FSO • In the Rockets’ lone visit to Cleveland last season (11/24/18), the Cavs picked up a 117-108 win after outrebounding Houston 49-30 and setting a 12/12 @ SAS 8:30 p.m. on FSO season high with 20 offensive rebounds. That was their most offensive boards in a game since March 1, 2015 (22, also against Houston). The Cavs 12/14 @ MIL 8:30 p.m. on FSO scored 23 second chance points and had three players score 16 points or more. COLLIN SEXTON poured in a then career-high 29 points (14-21 FG) 12/16 @ TOR 7:30 p.m. on FSO 12/18 vs. CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO and four rebounds in 34 minutes, TRISTAN THOMPSON registered a double-double with 16 points (6-12 FG), a game-high 20 rebounds (9 offensive) 12/20 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. on FSO and four steals in 39 minutes, and JORDAN CLARKSON added 20 points (8-16 FG), five rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes. 12/23 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 12/27 @ BOS 4:00 p.m. on FSO • In his last 20 games against the Rockets, KEVIN LOVE is averaging 21.5 points and 11.8 rebounds in 34.2 minutes per game. He has also posted a 12/28 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. on FSO double-double 13 times during that stretch, including three times as a member of the Cavaliers. 12/31 @ TOR 7:00 p.m. on FSO 1/2 vs. CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO • After tonight’s game, the Cavs play the next three contests on the road, starting with San Antonio tomorrow (Dec. 12). Cleveland will also visit 1/4 vs. OKC 7:30 p.m. on FSO 1/5 vs. MIN 7:30 p.m. on FSO Milwaukee (Dec. 14) and Toronto (Dec. 16) during their trip. 1/7 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO 1/9 @ DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO • UPCOMING MILESTONES: JORDAN CLARKSON (5,937 PTS) is 63 points away from 6,000 for his career. TRISTAN THOMPSON (1,980 OREB) needs 1/11 @ DEN 9:00 p.m. on FSO 20 offensive rebounds to join Zydrunas Ilgauskas (2,336 OREB) as the only players in Cavaliers history to accumulate 2,000+ offensive rebounds. 1/13 @ LAL 10:30 p.m. on FSO With an appearance tonight, ANTE ZIZIC (99 GP) will have played in 100 career games. 1/14 @ LAC 10:30 p.m. on FSO 1/17 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. on FSO • In his two career contests against Houston, COLLIN SEXTON is averaging 21.5 points on .581 (18-31) shooting from the field, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 1/18 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO 1/20 vs. NYK 5:00 p.m. on FSO assists and 1.0 steal in 31.0 minutes per game. His .581 FG% against the Rockets is his highest mark against any NBA team and his 21.5 PPG is his 1/23 vs. WAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3rd-highest (GSW-24.0, WAS-21.6). Sexton also has 95 career double-digit scoring performances, the most among any player from the 2018 NBA 1/25 vs. CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO Draft class (next closest is Luka Doncic and Trae Young with 91). 1/27 @ DET 7:00 p.m. on FSO 1/28 vs. NOP 7:00 p.m. on FSO • TRISTAN THOMPSON registered his team-leading 13th double-double of the season on Tuesday night in Boston (17 PTS, 8-11 FG, 11 REB). 1/30 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. on FSO Thompson is currently tied for 12th in the NBA in double-doubles this season and has notched a double-double in five of the last eight games. 2/1 vs. GSW 8:00 p.m. on FSO 2/3 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. on FSO • th th th th 2/5 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. on FSO Among all NBA rookie qualifiers, DARIUS GARLAND ranks in the Top 15 in PPG (10.9, 11 ), APG (2.8, 4 ), SPG (0.70, 13 ), 3FGM (37, t-6 ) and 2/9 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. on FSO th th 3FG% (.359, 8 ). He is also shooting .852 (23-27) from the foul line, the 4 -highest mark among rookies who have taken a minimum of 20 FTA. 2/12 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/21 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO • Over the last four outings, KEVIN PORTER JR. is averaging 10.0 points on .500 (16-32) shooting from the field, including .417 (5-12) from three- 2/22 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. on FSO point range, 4.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.25 steals in 23.3 minutes per game. 2/24 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/26 vs. PHI 7:00 p.m. on FSO 2/28 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. on FSO 2/29 vs. IND 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/2 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/4 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. on FSO December 11, 1989 – Craig Ehlo made a game-winning 35-foot three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to give the Cavs a 113-110 3/7 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. on FSO 3/8 vs. SAS 7:00 p.m. on FSO victory at Utah. Ehlo also tied the game in regulation with a three from the top of the key with 4.3 seconds left. In the win, he finished 3/10 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. on FSO with 17 points (6-12 FG, 4-5 3FG), five rebounds and four assists, while Mark Price added a game-high 27 points, five rebounds and five 3/13 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. on FSO assists. Chris Dudley (15 PTS, 17 REB) and Hot Rod Williams (12 PTS, 11 REB) each posted double-doubles. 3/14 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 3/17 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. on FSO 3/19 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/21 @ IND 7:00 p.m. on FSO 3/24 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. on FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/26 vs. LAL 7:00 p.m. on FSO Tyler Cook (G League – Two-Way) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 3/28 @ BKN 6:00 p.m. on FSO Dean Wade (G League – Two-Way) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) 3/30 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. on FSO 4/1 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. on FSO Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) Dylan Windler (Left Lower Leg; Stress Reaction) – OUT 4/3 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. on FSO 4/5 @ SAC 9:00 p.m. on FSO 4/7 @ POR 10:00 p.m. on FSO 4/8 @ GSW 10:30 p.m. on FSO 2019-20 RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/11 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. on FSO 4/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. on FSO OVERALL 5-18 (.217) 3-9 (.250) 2-9 (.182) 0-0 (.000) L7 4/15 @ ATL 7:30 p.m.