VS. UTAH JAZZ (18-20) FRI., JAN. 4, 2019 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 7:30 PM ET TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2018-19 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES FOLLOW @CAVSNOTES ON TWITTER OVERALL GAME # 39 HOME GAME # 20 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2018-19 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 @ TOR L, 104-116 10/19 @ MIN L, 123-131 10/21 vs. ATL L, 111-133 F 1 RODNEY HOOD 6-8 206 18-19: 33 33 12.9 2.4 2.0 .449 28.1 10/24 vs. BKN L, 86-102 10/25 @ DET L, 103-110 10/27 vs. IND L, 107-119 F 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-8 215 18-19: 36 35 11.6 5.1 2.2 .394 31.8 10/30 vs. ATL W, 136-114 11/1 vs. DEN L, 91-110 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 18-19: 11/3 @ CHA L, 94-126 28 28 12.0 11.3 2.1 .551 30.1 11/5 @ ORL L, 100-102 11/7 vs. OKC L, 86-95 G 10 ALEC BURKS 6-6 214 18-19: 35 10 9.8 3.5 2.0 .389 22.5 11/10 @ CHI L, 98-99 11/13 vs. CHA W, 113-89 11/14 @ WAS L, 95-119 G 2 COLLIN SEXTON 6-2 190 18-19: 38 28 14.7 3.1 2.7 .422 29.7 11/19 @ DET L, 102-113 11/21 vs. LAL L, 105-109 11/23 @ PHI W, 121-112 CAVS QUICK FACTS 11/24 vs. HOU W, 117-108 11/26 vs. MIN L, 95-102 • The Cleveland Cavaliers will continue their four-game homestand tonight against the Utah Jazz. It is the first of two games this season against the 11/28 @ OKC L, 83-100 Jazz. The Cavs will travel to Salt Lake City on January 18 to complete the season series. Since 2004-05, Cleveland holds a 12-2 record at The Q 11/30 @ BOS L, 95-128 versus Utah. 12/1 vs. TOR L, 95-106 12/3 @ BKN W, 99-97 • The Cavaliers have also won each of the last 6 games at home against the Jazz, their 2nd-longest active home winning streak against a single 12/5 vs. GSW L, 105-129 opponent. In those six games, the Cavs have outscored the Jazz by an average of 9.7 points per game (104.5-94.8). Defensively, Cleveland has 12/7 vs. SAC L, 110-129 held Utah to a combined .427 shooting from the field, while forcing 15.2 turnovers and outrebounding them 46.3-38.8 (+7.5) during that span. 12/8 vs. WAS W, 116-101 12/10 @ MIL L, 92-108 • Last season at The Q (12/16/17), the Cavs picked up a 109-100 victory. They shot .532 (42-79) from the field, .455 (10-22) from three-point range 12/12 vs. NYK W, 113-106 and .882 (15-17) from the free throw line. The Cavs dished out 30 assists that night, one of five occasions last season recording at least 30 assists. 12/14 vs. MIL L, 102-114 12/16 vs. PHI L, 105-128 • The Cavaliers shot .846 (11-13) from the free throw line on Wednesday against Miami. Cleveland has shot at least .800 from the charity stripe 12/18 @ IND W, 92-91 on 18 occasions this season, including three of the last four outings. Cleveland also went 13-31 (.419) from three-point range, their eighth 12/19 @ CHA L, 99-110 contest connecting on .400 or better from beyond the arc. 12/21 @ TOR L, 110-126 12/23 vs. CHI L, 92-112 CAVS HISTORY: • With an appearance tonight, TRISTAN THOMPSON (547 GP) will tie Brad Daugherty (548 GP) for the 9th-most games played in 12/26 @ MEM L, 87-95 franchise history. Thompson returned to action this past Wednesday and finished with a team-high 14 points (5-9 FG) and two steals in 23 12/28 @ MIA L, 94-118 minutes. He also made his 2,000th career field goal with his fourth make of the night. 12/29 @ ATL L, 108-111 1/2 vs. MIA L, 92-117 • RODNEY HOOD also returned to the floor against the Heat and contributed 13 points on 5-7 (.714) shooting, including 3-4 (.750) from beyond the 1/4 vs. UTA 7:30 p.m. FSO arc, two rebounds, two steals and one block in 26 minutes of work. It was his 25th outing scoring in double-digits this season. 1/5 vs. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/8 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. FSO • JORDAN CLARKSON has put up strong numbers over his last 10 appearances, averaging 19.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 30.9 1/9 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO minutes per game (since Dec. 12). On Wednesday, he added 11 points, five assists and one block in 25 minutes off the bench. So far this season, 1/11 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. FSO Clarkson is averaging a career-high 16.9 PPG (3rd-highest among NBA bench players). 1/13 @ LAL 9:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV 1/16 @ POR 10:00 p.m. FSO • COLLIN SEXTON has scored in double figures in 31 games so far (3rd-most among all rookies this season). He is currently the only Cavalier to 1/18 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO appear in all 38 games this season and ranks 1st among rookies in FT% (.866), 4th in PPG (14.7) and 4th in APG (2.7). Against the Heat on 1/19 @ DEN 10:00 p.m. FSO Wednesday, Sexton had 12 points, four rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes. 1/21 vs. CHI 1:00 p.m. FSO 1/23 @ BOS 7:30 p.m. FSO • LARRY NANCE JR. chipped in six points, team-highs of five rebounds, six assists, three steals and one block in 22 minutes as a reserve versus 1/25 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO Miami. Over the last 10 games, he has 5 double-doubles and is averaging 12.3 points (.570 FG%), 9.9 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 2.4 steals and 0.8 1/27 @ CHI 3:30 p.m. FSO blocks in 31.2 minutes per game over that span (since 12/14/18). 1/29 vs. WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/2 vs. DAL 7:30 p.m. FSO • The Cavs’ bench is averaging 42.9 points per game on the season (6th-highest in NBA). 2/5 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO • After tonight, the Cavs will continue their 4-game homestand with games against New Orleans (1/5) and Indiana (1/8) followed up by a six-game 2/8 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/9 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO road trip out West from Jan. 9-19. 2/11 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. FSO/ESPN CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 2/21 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. FSO John Henson (Left Wrist Surgery) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 2/23 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO Kevin Love (Left Foot Surgery) – OUT David Nwaba (NWAH-buh) 2/25 vs. POR 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/28 @ NYK 7:30 p.m. FSO David Nwaba (Left Ankle Sprain) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUS-min) 3/2 vs. DET 5:00 p.m. FSO JR Smith (Personal) – OUT Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 3/3 vs. ORL 6:00 p.m. FSO Ante Zizic (Right Knee Soreness) – OUT 3/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/8 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/11 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 12/28/18 – Cavaliers signed restricted free agent guard Patrick McCaw to a multi-year offer sheet…12/7/18 – Cavs acquired guard Matthew Dellavedova and forward/center John Henson 3/12 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO from Milwaukee as part of a three-team trade; also received Milwaukee’s own 2021 first round pick and 2021 second round pick and a 2022 second round pick from Washington; In 3/14 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO exchange, Cleveland sent guard George Hill and a 2021 second round pick (Washington’s via Utah) to the Bucks and forward Sam Dekker to the Wizards; Milwaukee received forward Jason 3/16 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO Smith from Washington. 3/18 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 2018-19 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 3/20 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/22 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 3/24 @ MIL 4:30 p.m. FSO 3/26 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO OVERALL 8-30 (.211) 5-14 (.263) 3-16 (.158) 0-0 (.000) L7 3/28 @ SAS 8:30 p.m. FSO CENTRAL 1-7 (.125) 0-3 (.000) 1-4 (.200) 0-0 (.000) L1 3/30 @ LAC 3:30 p.m. FSO 4/1 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV EASTERN 7-22 (.241) 4-8 (.333) 3-14 (.176) 0-0 (.000) L7 4/4 @ SAC 10:00 p.m.