CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (17-27) @ LOS ANGELES LAKERS (28-17) FRI., MARCH 26, 2021 STAPLES CENTER – LOS ANGELES, CA 10:30 PM ET TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/POWER 89.1 FM WNZN 2020-21 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES FOLLOW @CAVSNOTES ON TWITTER OVERALL GAME # 45 ROAD GAME # 22 LAST GAME STARTERS 2020-21 REG. SEASON SCHEDULE PLAYER / 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON AVERAGES DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD #31 Jarrett Allen C • 6-11 • 248 • Texas/USA • 4th Season 12/23 vs. Hornets 121-114 W 1-0 GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 12/26 @ Pistons 128-119** W 2-0 43/25 13.1 9.9 1.6 0.4 1.7 28.5 12/27 vs. 76ers 118-94 W 3-0 #22 Larry Nance Jr. F • 6-7 • 245 • Wyoming/USA • 6th Season 12/29 vs. Knicks 86-95 L 3-1 GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 3-2 27/25 9.6 6.9 3.0 1.9 0.6 32.9 12/31 @ Pacers 99-119 L 1/2 @ Hawks 96-91 W 4-2 #16 Cedi Osman F • 6-7 • 230 • Anadolu Efes (Turkey)/Macedonia/Turkey • 4th Season 4-3 GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 1/4 @ Magic 83-103 L 43/16 10.1 3.5 2.7 1.0 0.1 25.1 1/6 @ Magic 94-105 L 4-4 #35 Isaac Okoro G • 6-6 • 225 • Auburn/USA • Rookie 1/7 @ Grizzlies 94-90 W 5-4 GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 1/9 @ Bucks 90-100 L 5-5 39/39 8.0 2.8 1.8 1.1 0.5 32.3 1/11 vs. Grizzlies 91-101 L 5-6 #10 Darius Garland G • 6-1 • 186 • Vanderbilt/USA • 2nd Season 1/12 vs. Jazz 87-117 L 5-7 GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 1/15 vs. Knicks 106-103 W 6-7 35/32 16.6 2.2 5.9 1.1 0.1 33.1 1/20 vs. Nets 147-135** W 7-7 1/22 vs. Nets 125-113 W 8-7 CAVS QUICK FACTS 1/24 @ Celtics 103-141 L 8-8 1/25 vs. Lakers 108-115 L 8-9 After opening their 4-game road trip with a 103-94 win at Chicago, the Cavaliers head to Los Angeles to face the Lakers for their 1/27 vs. Pistons 122-107 W 9-9 final meeting this season. Cleveland is 5-2 in the last 7 contests against the Lakers at STAPLES Center. 1/29 @ Knicks 81-102 L 9-10 In Wednesday's win in Chicago, the Cavs outscored the Bulls 50-39 in the second half, limiting them to a combined .357 (15-42) 1/31 @ Timberwolves 104-109 L 9-11 FG% and a .200 (3-15) 3FG% over the final 24 minutes. 2/1 vs. 100-98 W 10-11 Timberwolves CAVS BEST DEFENSIVE FG% IN A HALF (2020-21) LEAST POINTS ALLOWED BY CAVS IN A HALF (2020-21) 2/3 vs. Clippers 99-121 L 10-12 2/5 vs. Bucks 105-123 L 10-13 2/24/21 vs. HOU (2nd H) .356 (16-45) FG% | 1/2/21 at ATL (2nd H) 35 PTS 2/6 vs. Bucks 99-124 L 10-14 3/24/21 at CHI (2nd H) .357 (15-42) FG% | 3/17/21 vs. BOS (1st H) 38 PTS 2/8 @ Suns 113-119 L 10-15 3/1/21 at HOU (2nd H) .361 (13-36) FG% | 3/24/21 at CHI (2nd H) 39 PTS 2/10 @ Nuggets 95-133 L 10-16 3/21/21 vs. TOR (2nd H) .367 (18-49) FG% | 3/1/21 at HOU (2nd H) 40 PTS 2/12 @ Trail Blazers 110-129 L 10-17 10-18 Cleveland held the Bulls to just 94 total PTS and is now 7-1 when holding teams to under 100 PTS this season. 2/14 @ Clippers 111-128 L 2/15 @ Warriors 98-129 L 10-19 2/19 vs. Nuggets 103-120 L 10-20 DARIUS GARLAND shot 4-6 (.667) from deep and led the Cavs with 22 PTS and 9 AST in 37 MIN at Chicago. Over the last 5 2/21 vs. Thunder 101-117 L 10-21 games, Garland is shooting .550 (11-20) from three while averaging 21.6 PPG and 6.2 APG. 2/23 vs. Hawks 112-111 W 11-21 2/24 vs. Rockets 112-96 W 12-21 GARLAND'S LAST 5 GAMES: 21.6 PPG, 6.2 AGP, 1.0 SPG, .550 (11-20) 3FG% & .833 (25-30) FT% 2/27 @ 76ers 112-109* W 13-21 3/1 @ Rockets 101-90 W 14-21 3/17 vs. BOS: 25 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST 3/22 vs. SAC: 17 PTS 3/3 vs. Pacers 111-114 L 14-22 3/19 vs. SAS: 29 PTS, 11-11 FT, 8 AST 3/24 at CHI: 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 3/12 @ Pelicans 82-116 L 14-23 3/21 vs. TOR: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST 3/14 @ Hawks 82-100 L 14-24 14-25 3/16 @ Heat 98-113 L 3/17 vs. Celtics 117-110 W 15-25 JARRETT ALLEN had a near double-double with 19 PTS (9-12 FG), 9 REB, 2 STL and 3 BLK in 35 MIN against the Bulls. It was 3/19 vs. Spurs 110-116 L 15-26 his 15th multi-block game since joining Cleveland, the most by a Cavalier since 2017-18 (LeBron James, 18). 3/21 vs. Raptors 116-105 W 16-26 LARRY NANCE JR. had his 4th double-double of the season in the win at Chicago (14 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK). 3/22 vs. Kings 105-119 L 16-27 3/24 @ Bulls 103-94 W 17-27 GAMES THAT NANCE HAS POSTED 14+ PTS, 14+ REB, 5+ AST, 2+ STL & 1+ BLK (CAREER) 3/26 @ Lakers 10:30 pm -- -- 12/18/18 at IND 15 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK 3/27 @ Kings 10:00 pm 3/29 @ Jazz 9:00 pm -- 12/29/18 at ATL 18 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL, 1 BLK 4/1 vs. 76ers 7:00 pm -- 3/24/21 at CHI 14 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK 4/3 @ Heat 8:00 pm -- 4/5 @ Spurs 7:00 pm -- 4/8 @ Thunder 8:00 pm -- COLLIN SEXTON , who is just 3 AST away from 600 for his career and averaged 27.3 PPG in his last 4 outings, is 1 of only 5 4/10 vs. Raptors 7:30 pm -- players in the NBA this season averaging 24.0+ PPG, 4.0+ APG, 1.0+ SPG, .470+ FG% and .380+ 3FG%. 4/11 vs. Pelicans 7:00 pm -- 4/14 @ Hornets 7:00 pm -- THE ONLY NBA PLAYERS W/ AT LEAST 24.0 PPG, 4.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, .470 FG% & .390 3FG% (2020-21) 4/15 vs. Warriors 8:00 pm -- Stephen Curry (29.0 PPG, 6.2 APG, 1.36 SPG, .475 FG%, .408 3FG%) Kawhi Leonard (25.9 PPG, 4.8 APG, 1.78 SPG, .516 FG%, .400 3FG%) 4/17 @ Bulls 8:00 pm -- COLLIN SEXTON (24.0 PPG, 4.3 APG, 1.11 SPG, .478 FG%, .391 3FG%) Nikola Jokic (27.0 PPG, 8.5 APG, 1.59 SPG, .571 FG%, .421 3FG%) 4/19 @ Pistons 7:00 pm -- Kyrie Irving (28.1 PPG, 5.7 SPG, 1.19 SPG, .520 FG%, .406 3FG%) 4/21 vs. Bulls 7:00 pm -- 4/23 @ Hornets 8:00 pm -- 4/25 @ Wizards 7:00 pm -- DEAN WADE has scored in double figures in a career-best 3 straight games, averaging 12.3 PPG (.542 FG%), a .538 (7-13) 4/26 @ Raptors 7:30 pm -- clip from deep, 3.7 RPG and 3.0 APG in 21.3 MPG over that span. 4/28 vs. Magic 7:00 pm -- Over the last 6 games, ISAAC OKORO is shooting .513 (20-39) FG% and .500 (6-12) 3FG% to go along with 9.2 PPG. 4/30 vs. Wizards 7:30 pm -- 5/1 vs. Heat 8:00 pm -- 5/4 vs. Suns 7:00 pm -- INJURY REPORT 5/5 vs. Trail Blazers 7:30 pm -- 5/7 @ Mavericks 8:30 pm FSSW Matthew Dellavedova (Abdominal; Appendectomy) - OUT, Andre Drummond (Personal Reasons) - OUT, Kevin Love (Right Calf; Soreness) 5/9 vs. Mavericks 7:00 pm FSSW - OUT, Taurean Prince (Left Shoulder; Sprain) - OUT, Collin Sexton (Right Hamstring; Soreness) - QUESTIONABLE 5/10 vs. Pacers 7:30 pm -- -- CAVALIERS PRONUNCIATIONS 5/12 vs. Celtics 8:00 pm 5/14 @ Wizards 7:00 pm -- Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh); Damyean Dotson (DAME-ee-an); Isaac Okoro (oh-CORE-oh); Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) All Times Cleveland Time (ET) 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON CAVALIERS RECORDS * Overtime Periods RECORD HOME ROAD OT STREAKS 2020-21 REG. SEASON RECORD BY MONTH OVERALL 17-27 11-12 6-15 3-0 OVERALL Won 1 Dec: (3-2); Jan: (6-9); Feb: (4-10); Mar: (4-6) WESTERN 4-15 2-8 2-7 -- WESTERN Lost 3 EASTERN 13-12 9-4 4-8 3-0 EASTERN Won 3 CENTRAL 3-5 1-3 2-2 1-0 CENTRAL Won 1 2020-21 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS - MAR 26 GAME NOTES PAGE 1 AT LOS ANGELES LAKERS (28-17) 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON PPG OPP.