TUES., DEC. 19, 2017 BMO HARRIS BRADLEY CENTER – MILWAUKEE, WI 8:00 PM ET TV: FSO/NBA TV RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/WMMS 100.7 FM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2017-18 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES REGULAR SEASON GAME # 32 ROAD GAME # 15 PROBABLE STARTERS 2017-18 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 vs. BOS WON, 102-99 10/20 @ MIL WON, 116-97 10/21 vs. ORL Lost, 93-114 F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 17-18: 31 31 *27.8 8.5 *9.3 *.570 37.4 10/24 vs. CHI WON, 119-112 10/25 @ BKN Lost, 107-112 10/28 @ NOP Lost, 101-123 F 99 JAE CROWDER 6-6 235 17-18: 31 28 8.7 2.9 1.0 .404 25.5 10/29 vs. NYK Lost, 95-114 11/1 vs. IND Lost, 107-124 11/3 @ WAS WON, 130-122 C 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 17-18: 30 30 19.5 *10.2 1.9 .471 29.4 11/5 vs. ATL Lost, 115-117 11/7 vs. MIL WON, 124-119 11/9 @ HOU Lost, 113-117 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 17-18: 31 28 8.0 3.2 2.3 .383 30.7 11/11 @ DAL WON, 111-104 11/13 @ NYK WON, 104-101 11/15 @ CHA WON, 115-107 G 81 JOSE CALDERON 6-3 200 17-18: 22 16 4.5 1.5 2.0 .514 17.2 11/17 vs. LAC WON, 118-113 (OT) 11/20 @ DET WON, 116-88 rd nd th th 11/22 vs. BKN WON, 119-109 *NBA RANKS: LeBron James ranks 3 in PPG, 2 in APG and 6 in FG%; Kevin Love ranks 11 in RPG 11/24 vs. CHA WON, 100-99 CAVS QUICK FACTS 11/27 @ PHI WON, 113-91 th 11/28 vs. MIA WON, 108-97 • The Cleveland Cavaliers will go for their 6 straight win tonight when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks for the third of four regular season 11/30 @ ATL WON, 121-114 matchups. Cleveland has defeated the Bucks in 5 straight meetings, which includes a 116-97 win in Milwaukee on Oct. 20 and a 124-119 win at 12/2 vs. MEM WON, 116-111 The Q on Nov. 7. 12/4 @ CHI WON, 113-91 12/6 vs. SAC WON, 111-95 • Overall, Cleveland is 10-2 in their last 12 meetings against Milwaukee. During that 12-game span, the Cavs have outscored the Bucks by an 12/8 @ IND Lost, 102-106 average of 8.6 points (110.3-101.7), while also shooting .485 from the field, including .408 (153-375) from deep, and dishing out 23.6 assists. 12/9 vs. PHI WON, 105-98 • 12/12 vs. ATL WON, 123-114 Since Nov. 11, the Cavs hold the best record in the NBA at 18-1 (.947), including 8-1 on the road. Over that 19-game stretch, Cleveland has the th 12/14 vs. LAL WON, 121-112 4 -best defensive three-point percentage in the entire league at .348. 12/16 vs. UTA WON, 109-100 • The Cavs have made at least 10 three-pointers in a franchise-record 20 straight contests, joining Houston (twice, 24 straight from 10/25/2017- 12/17 @ WAS WON, 106-99 12/16/2017 and 27 straight from 10/28/2016-12/17/2016) and Boston (26 straight from 1/21/2017-3/15/2017) as the only teams in NBA 12/19 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV history to accomplish reach that mark. 12/21 vs. CHI 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/25 @ GSW 3:00 p.m. ABC • CAREER MARKS & NBA HISTORY: LeBron James (1,528 3FGM) is 1 triple away from passing Nick Van Exel (1,528 3FGM) for sole possession of 12/27 @ SAC 10:00 p.m. FSO 24th place on the NBA’s all-time three-point field goals made list. Channing Frye (994 3FGM) is 6 three-pointers away from 1,000 for his career. 12/30 @ UTA 8:00 p.m. FSO Kyle Korver (2,127 3FGM) is 17 threes shy of passing Paul Pierce (2,143 3FGM) for the 4th-most three-pointers made in league history. 1/2 vs. POR 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 1/3 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO • The Cavs are coming off a 106-99 victory at Washington on Sunday night. In the win, the Wine & Gold held the Wizards to 39-91 (.429) shooting 1/6 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO from the field and allowed only 16 points in the fourth quarter. Cleveland also scored at least 100 points for the 24th consecutive game. 1/8 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/11 @ TOR 8:00 p.m. TNT • For the third game in a row and fourth time in five games, LeBron James registered a triple-double (6th this season, 61st of career) after tallying 1/12 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 20 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists in 41 minutes at Washington on Sunday. This is the second time in James career he has notched a triple- 1/15 vs. GSW 8:00 p.m. TNT double in three straight games (3/7/09-3/12/09) and the first time he has recorded 10+ assists in five straight contests. With his fourth basket 1/18 vs. ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO in the win, James passed Hakeem Olajuwon (10,749) for 9th place on the NBA’s all-time field goals made list. 1/20 vs. OKC 3:30 p.m. ABC 1/23 @ SAS 8:00 p.m. TNT • Since Nov. 24 (13 games), LeBron James is averaging a triple-double (26.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 10.7 assists). According to the Elias Sports 1/26 vs. IND 7:30 p.m. FSO Bureau, his 13-game span of averaging a triple-double is the longest of his career. His previous career high was 6 games (Feb. 11-24, 2008). 1/28 vs. DET 6:00 p.m. FSO Yesterday, he was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week (for Dec. 11-17 games) for the second time this season (59th of career). 1/30 @ DET 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 1/31 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO • Kevin Love has posted a double-double in 15 of 19 career meetings against Milwaukee, including both meetings in 2017-18. Against the Bucks 2/3 vs. HOU 8:30 p.m. ABC this season, Love is averaging 24.5 points (.538 FG%, .913 FT%), 14.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.5 blocks in 31.0 minutes. In Sunday’s 2/6 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO victory at Washington, he posted a team-high 25 points, shooting 5-8 (.625) from deep, nine rebounds and one steal in 32 minutes. 2/7 vs. MIN 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 2/9 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. FSO • With 11 points (4-6 FG, 24 MIN) at Washington, Kyle Korver has scored in double figures in 5 straight games, his longest as a member of the 2/11 @ BOS 3:30 p.m. ABC Cavaliers. The last time he scored at least 10 points in five consecutive games was once during the 2015-16 season (2/7/16-2/20/16). 2/13 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. TNT 2/22 vs. WAS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO • Jeff Green, who tallied 15 points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 29 minutes off the bench in Sunday’s win at Washington, is 2/23 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO averaging 12.3 points (.523 FG%, .389 3FG%, .963 FT%), and 4.4 rebounds in 24.4 minutes over the last 10 games. 2/25 vs. SAS 3:30 p.m. ABC 2/27 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. FSO • Jose Calderon is shooting .514 (36-70) from the field this season, including a team-high .500 (20-40) from three-point range. 3/1 vs. PHI 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 3/3 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/5 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV Derrick Rose (Left Ankle Sprain) – OUT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) 3/7 @ DEN 10:30 p.m. ESPN/FSO Iman Shumpert (Left Knee Arthroscopic Surgery) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUS-min) 3/9 @ LAC 10:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV Isaiah Thomas (Right Hip) – OUT Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/11 @ LAL 9:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 3/13 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. FSO 3/15 @ POR 10:00 p.m. FSO 3/17 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/19 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 12/14/17 – Recalled center Ante Zizic from the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively owned and operated NBA G League team…12/13/17 – Assigned center Ante Zizic to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively owned and operated NBA G League team. 3/21 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/23 vs. PHX 7:30 p.m. FSO 2017-18 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 3/25 @ BKN 1:00 p.m.