VS. CHICAGO BULLS (10-36) MON., JAN. 21, 2019 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 1:00 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 # 48 HOME GAME # 23 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: 39 39 12.9 2.4 2.0 .445 27.3 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: 45 44 11.7 4.6 2.1 .405 31.4 10/30 vs. ATL W, 136-114 11/1 vs. DEN L, 91-110 C 41 ANTE ZIZIC 6-11 254 18-19: 11/3 @ CHA L, 94-126 31 4 5.9 4.1 0.5 .535 13.5 11/5 @ ORL L, 100-102 11/7 vs. OKC L, 86-95 G 3 CAMERON PAYNE 6-3 190 18-19: 38 13 6.2 1.8 2.7 .436 17.7 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: 47 37 14.5 3.0 2.9 .414 29.8 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 • After a six-game road trip, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back at The Q for a MLK Day matchup against the Chicago Bulls. This is the third of four 11/28 @ OKC L, 83-100 meetings between the Central Division rivals this season with the final matchup taking place in six days in the Windy City (January 27). 11/30 @ BOS L, 95-128 12/1 vs. TOR L, 95-106 • Today is the 12th time the Cavs will play on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at home since it became a national holiday in 1986. This will also be just 12/3 @ BKN W, 99-97 the 6th time the Cavs have played on MLK Day at Quicken Loans Arena (2002 vs. MIA, 2014 vs. DAL, 2015 vs. CHI, 2016 vs. GSW, 2018 vs. GSW). 12/5 vs. GSW L, 105-129 Overall, including road games since 1986, Cleveland has played on MLK Day 17 times (9-8 record). 12/7 vs. SAC L, 110-129 12/8 vs. WAS W, 116-101 • CAVS HISTORY & MILESTONES: ALEC BURKS (3,983 PTS) is 17 points shy of the 4,000-mark. TRISTAN THOMPSON (397 BLK) needs 1 block to 12/10 @ MIL L, 92-108 pass Anderson Varejao and Brad Daugherty (both w/397 BLK) for sole possession of 7th place in franchise history. 12/12 vs. NYK W, 113-106 12/14 vs. MIL L, 102-114 • The Cavaliers shot .846 (22-26) from the free throw line, while also connecting on 10 triples at Denver on Saturday night. They have shot at least 12/16 vs. PHI L, 105-128 .800 from the charity stripe in 24 games and made double-digit three-pointers in 23 contests this season. 12/18 @ IND W, 92-91 • The Cavs currently have the 7th-highest FT% in the NBA (.797) and three players ranked in the NBA’s Top 30 in FT%: RODNEY HOOD (.915, 3rd in 12/19 @ CHA L, 99-110 12/21 @ TOR L, 110-126 NBA), COLLIN SEXTON (.866, 15th in NBA) and JORDAN CLARKSON (.849, 27th in NBA). Hood enters today’s game with 31 consecutive made 12/23 vs. CHI L, 92-112 free throws (since 4Q of 12/18/18). 12/26 @ MEM L, 87-95 • On the road trip, the Cavs’ bench averaged 50.0 points, which included 50+ points four times, 60+ points twice and 70+ points once. The Cavs’ 12/28 @ MIA L, 94-118 12/29 @ ATL L, 108-111 reserves are putting up 44.0 points per game in 2018-19 (4th-highest in NBA). 1/2 vs. MIA L, 92-117 • ANTE ZIZIC recorded a career-high 23 points on 9-12 (.750) shooting from the field and a team-high six rebounds in 31 minutes against the 1/4 vs. UTA L, 91-117 1/5 vs. NOP L, 98-133 Nuggets. Zizic has posted three consecutive double-digit scoring games for the first time in his career. In his last three outings, Zizic is averaging 1/8 vs. IND L, 115-123 18.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in 30.6 minutes per game. 1/9 @ NOP L, 124-140 • RODNEY HOOD finished with 18 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, including a perfect 6-6 (1.000) from the free throw line, three assists and two 1/11 @ HOU L, 113-141 1/13 @ LAL W, 101-95 steals in 27 minutes at Denver. Hood has scored in double figures in 29 contests this season. Over the last four games, he is averaging 15.0 1/16 @ POR L, 112-129 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 23.1 minutes per contest. 1/18 @ UTA L, 99-115 1/19 @ DEN L, 102-124 • CEDI OSMAN tallied 17 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting, three rebounds, one steal and one block in 30 minutes against the Nuggets. Over his last 1/21 vs. CHI 1:00 p.m. FSO 18 games (since 12/16), Osman is averaging 13.1 points and 4.1 rebounds in 30.9 minutes per game. 1/23 @ BOS 7:30 p.m. FSO • JORDAN CLARKSON contributed 13 points and four rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench against Denver. Over his last 19 appearances, Clarkson 1/25 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/27 @ CHI 3:30 p.m. FSO is averaging 18.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 29.0 minutes per game (since Dec. 12). He ranks 3rd among all bench players in scoring 1/29 vs. WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO with a career-best 16.9 PPG. 2/2 vs. DAL 7:30 p.m. FSO • COLLIN SEXTON has scored in double figures in 40 games so far (tied for 1st-most among all rookies this season). He is currently the only 2/5 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/8 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO Cavalier to appear in all 47 games this season and ranks 1st among rookies in FT% (.866), 4th in PPG (14.5) and tied for 3rd in APG (2.9). Against 2/9 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO the Nuggets on Saturday, Sexton had 10 points, four rebounds, a career-high seven assists and one steal in 33 minutes of action. 2/11 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. FSO/ESPN 2/21 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 2/23 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO John Henson (Left Wrist Surgery) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 2/25 vs. POR 7:00 p.m. FSO Kevin Love (Left Foot Surgery) – OUT David Nwaba (NWAH-buh) 2/28 @ NYK 7:30 p.m. FSO Larry Nance Jr. (Right Knee Sprain) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) 3/2 vs. DET 5:00 p.m. FSO David Nwaba (Left Ankle Sprain) – OUT Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) 3/3 vs. ORL 6:00 p.m. FSO JR Smith (Personal) – NWT 3/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO Tristan Thompson (Left Foot Soreness) – OUT 3/8 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/11 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 3/12 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/16/19 – Cavaliers signed guard Cameron Payne to a second 10-day contract…1/15/19 – Cavaliers signed forward Deng Adel to a Two-Way contract and waived guard Jalen Jones…1/6/19 - 3/14 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO Cavaliers signed guard Cameron Payne to a 10-day contract and waived guard Patrick McCaw…12/28/18 – Cavaliers signed restricted free agent guard Patrick McCaw to a multi-year offer 3/16 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO sheet. 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 9-38 (.191) 5-17 (.227) 4-21 (.160) 0-0 (.000) L3 3/28 @ SAS 8:30 p.m. FSO CENTRAL 1-8 (.111) 0-4 (.000) 1-4 (.200) 0-0 (.000) L2 3/30 @ LAC 3:30 p.m. FSO 4/1 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV EASTERN 7-23 (.233) 4-9 (.308) 3-14 (.176) 0-0 (.000) L8 4/4 @ SAC 10:00 p.m. FSO WESTERN 2-15 (.118) 1-8 (.111) 1-7 (.125) 0-0 (.000) L3 4/5 @ GSW 10:30 p.m.