THURSDAY, OCT. 15, 2015 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM / LA MEGA 87.7 FM 7:00 PM EST CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (0-4) VS. INDIANA PACERS (3-1) 2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES PRESEASON GAME #5 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2015-16 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/27 @ CHI 8:00 PM TNT F 24 RICHARD JEFFERSON 6-7 233 14-15: 74 18 5.8 2.5 0.8 .444 16.8 10/28 @ MEM 8:00 PM FSO 10/30 vs. MIA 7:00PM ESPN/FSO PRE: 4 3 10.8 4.5 0.8 .414 22.0 11/2 @ PHI 7:00 PM FSO F 1 JAMES JONES 6-8 218 14-15: 57 2 4.4 1.1 0.4 .368 11.7 11/4 vs. NYK 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO PRE: 4 3 8.0 2.3 1.0 .310 19.0 11/6 vs. PHI 7:30 PM FSO 11/8 vs. IND 3:30 PM FSO C 14 SASHA KAUN 6-11 275 14-15: - - - - - - - 11/10 vs. UTA 7:00 PM FSO PRE: 4 2 3.8 4.8 0.8 .500 21.5 11/13 @ NYK 7:30 PM FSO G 52 MO WILLIAMS 6-1 198 14-15: 68 33 14.2 2.6 6.2 .397 29.1 11/14 @ MIL 8:30 PM FSO 11/17 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO PRE: 3 3 9.7 2.3 3.3 .320 22.5 11/19 vs. MIL 8:00 PM TNT/FSO G 8 MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA 6-4 198 14-15: 67 13 4.8 1.9 3.0 .362 20.6 11/21 vs. ATL 7:30 PM FSO 11/23 vs. ORL 7:00 PM FSO PRE: 4 3 7.5 2.8 3.5 .429 22.3 11/25 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO 11/27 @ CHA 7:00 PM FSO CAVS QUICK FACTS 11/28 vs. BKN 7:30 PM FSO 12/1 vs. WAS 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO The Cleveland Cavaliers will be taking the court at Quicken Loans Arena for the second time this preseason against 12/4 @ NOP 9:30 PM ESPN/FSO the Indiana Pacers. Last season, the Cavs split their four-game series with Indiana, winning both their home 12/5 @ MIA 7:30 PM NBATV/FSO 12/8 vs. POR 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO contests against the Pacers. 12/11 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO 12/15 @ BOS 7:30 PM FSO The Wine and Gold are slated to face the Pacers four time this season, once in November at The Q on the 8th, 12/17 vs. OKC 8:00 PM TNT 12/20 vs. PHI 3:30 PM FSO twice in February (Feb. 1 and Feb. 29) and they wrap up their series in Indiana on April 6. 12/23 vs. NYK 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 12/25 @ GSW 5:00 PM ABC Last season against Indiana, Kevin Love dropped a double-double in three of the four games, with averages of 12/26 @ POR 10:00 PM FSO 18.7 points and 11.0 rebounds in 36.0 minutes of action. 12/28 @ PHX 9:00 PM FSO 12/29 @ DEN 9:00 PM FSO 1/2 vs. ORL 7:30 PM FSO Against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night, Mo Williams and Richard Jefferson both had preseason highs in 1/4 vs. TOR 7:00 PM FSO scoring with 18 and 16 points, respectively. Williams was solid across the stat line adding six rebounds and four 1/6 @ WAS 7:00 PM FSO 1/8 @ MIN 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO assists, while shooting a perfect 7-7 (1.000) from the charity stripe in 28 minutes of play. 1/10 @ PHI 6:00 PM FSO 1/12 @ DAL 8:30 PM FSO The Cavaliers finished the 2014-15 regular season with the 2nd-best record in the Eastern Conference at 53-29, 1/14 @ SAN 8:00 PM TNT leading to its 4th-ever Central Division crown. The 2014-15 Cavs became the eighth team in franchise history to 1/15 @ HOU 9:30 PM ESPN/FSO 1/18 vs. GSW 8:00 PM TNT win at least 50 games in a single season. The 53 wins on the year was the 6th-most in team history. The Wine and 1/20 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO Gold went an NBA-best 34-9 over the final 43 games of the 2014-15 regular season (since Jan. 15). 1/21 vs. LAC 8:00 PM TNT 1/23 vs. CHI 8:30 PM ABC 1/25 vs. MIN 7:00PM NBATV/FSO 1/27 vs. PHX 7:00 PM FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 1/29 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO Kevin Love (Left Shoulder Dislocation) – TBD Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 1/30 vs. SAN 8:30 PM ABC Kyrie Irving (Fractured Left Knee Cap) – OUT Sasha Kaun (kohn) 2/1 @ IND 7:00 PM FSO Iman Shumpert (ruptured Extensor Carpi Ulnaris) – OUT Timofey Mozgov (TEAM-oh-fay MOZ-gov) 2/3 @ CHA 7:00 PM FSO J.R. Smith (Left Hamstring) – TBD Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 2/5 vs. BOS 7:30 PM FSO 2/6 vs. NOP 7:30 PM FSO Anderson Varejao (vair-a-ZJOW) 2/8 vs. SAC 7:00 PM FSO 2/10 vs. LAL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 2/18 vs. CHI 8:00 PM TNT 2/21 @ OKC 3:30 PM ABC CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 2/22 vs. DET 7:00 PM FSO 10/10/15 – Signed guard Dionte Christmas to a contract…9/9/15 – Signed center Sasha Kaun to a contract…9/2/15 – Re-signed guard J.R. 2/24 vs. CHA 7:00 PM FSO Smith…8/5/15 – Signed forward Richard Jefferson to a contract…7/27/15 – Cavaliers traded center Brendan Haywood, guard/forward Mike Miller and 2/26 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO 2/28 @ WAS 1:00 PM FSO two future second round draft picks to Portland in exchange for two trade exceptions of approximately $10.5 million and $2.8 million; also re-signed 2/29 vs. IND 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO guard Matthew Dellavedova…7/25/15 – Re-signed guard/forward James Jones. 3/4 vs. WAS 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 3/5 vs. BOS 7:00 PM FSO 3/7 vs. MEM 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 2015 CAVALIERS PRESEASON RECORDS 3/9 @ SAC 10:00 PM FSO 3/10 @ LAL 10:30 PM TNT/FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 3/13 @ LAC 3:30 PM ABC OVERALL 0-4 (.000) 0-3 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L4 3/14 @ UTA 9:00 PM FSO 3/16 vs. DAL 7:00 PM FSO CENTRAL 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) - 3/18 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO EASTERN 0-3 (.000) 0-2 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L2 3/19 @ MIA 7:30 PM FSO 3/21 vs. DEN 7:00 PM FSO WESTERN 0-1 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L1 3/23 vs. MIL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 3/24 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO 2015 CAVALIERS PRESEASON SCHEDULE 3/26 @ NYK 7:30 PM FSO 3/29 vs. HOU 8:00 PM TNT/FSO DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT 3/31 vs. BKN 7:00 PM FSO Oct. 7 vs. Atlanta Hawks Cintas Center (Cincinnati, OH) L, 98-96 4/1 @ ATL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO Oct. 8 @ Philadelphia 76ers Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) L, 115-114 4/3 vs. CHI 3:30 PM FSO 4/5 @ MIL 8:00 PM FSO Oct. 12 vs. Memphis Grizzlies Schottenstein Center (Columbus, OH) L, 91-81 4/6 @ IND 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO Oct. 13 vs. Milwaukee Bucks Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) L, 110-101 4/9 @ CHI 8:30 PM ABC Oct. 15 vs. Indiana Pacers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 7:00 p.m. FSO 4/11 vs. ATL 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 4/13 vs. DET 8:00 PM FSO Oct. 18 @ Toronto Raptors Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) 6:00 p.m. FSO Oct. 19 vs. Dallas Mavericks Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 7:00 p.m. FSO *Denotes Overtime TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: VS. INDIANA PACERS (3-1 IN PRESEASON) Overall: 85-92 Home: 55-35 The Q: 22-21 Road: 30-57 CAVALIERS vs. PACERS 2015-16 SEASON November 8 at Cleveland – 3:30 p.m. on FSO Current Streak: Won 1 Home Streak: Won 3 Road Streak: Lost 10 February 1 at Indiana – 7:00 p.m. on FSO Last Win: 3/20/15 Last Home Win: 3/20/15 Last Road Win: 1/29/10 February 29 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO April 6 at Indiana – 8:00 p.m. on ESPN/FSO Last Loss: 2/27/15 Last Home Loss: 1/5/14 Last Road Loss: 2/27/15 CAVALIERS – PACERS MATCHUP (2015 Preseason Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 98.0 103.5 .425 .470 .788 36.8 44.8 23.0 7.8 3.8 17.5 -5.5 PACERS 104.5 102.8 .436 .413 .759 48.5 49.8 18.0 8.3 9.0 14.0 +1.7 SERIES HIGHLIGHTS Cavs Individual Bests Points: 47 – LeBron James, 2/10/09 Rebounds: 19 – Cliff T.