CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (17-5) VS. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (17-8) TUES., DEC. 13, 2016 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 7:00 PM EST TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 23 HOME GAME # 14 PROBABLE STARTERS 2016-17 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 10/25 vs. NYK WON, 117-88 10/28 @ TOR WON, 94-91 10/29 vs. ORL WON, 105-99 F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 16-17: 21 21 25.0 7.7 *9.1 .517 36.7 11/1 vs. HOU WON, 128-120 11/3 vs. BOS WON, 128-122 11/5 @ PHI WON, 102-101 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 16-17: 22 22 21.7 10.3 1.6 .460 32.0 11/8 vs. ATL Lost, 106-110 11/11 @ WAS WON, 105-94 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 16-17: 22 22 6.6 *10.3 0.9 *.615 29.1 11/13 vs. CHA WON, 100-93 11/15 vs. TOR WON, 121-117 11/16 @ IND Lost, 93-103 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 16-17: 17 17 7.6 2.1 1.3 .312 29.5 11/18 vs. DET WON, 104-81 11/23 vs. POR WON, 137-125 11/25 vs. DAL WON, 128-90 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 16-17: 22 22 *23.9 3.0 4.7 *.482 34.0 11/27 @ PHI WON, 112-108 11/29 @ MIL Lost, 101-118 * Career High 12/1 vs. LAC Lost, 94-113 12/2 @ CHI Lost, 105-111 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/5 @ TOR WON, 116-112 The Cleveland Cavaliers will wrap up their three-game homestand tonight when they square off against the Memphis Grizzlies. This is the first of 12/7 @ NYK WON, 126-94 12/9 vs. MIA WON, 114-94 two regular season meetings between the two teams in 2016-17. Both teams will matchup again tomorrow night in Memphis. The Cavaliers have 12/10 vs. CHA WON, 116-105 won 3 of the last 4 contests against the Grizzlies. 12/13 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO Over the last four games versus Memphis, the Cavs have outscored the Grizzlies by an average of 15.8 points (106.3-90.5), while outshooting 12/14 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/17 vs. LAL 7:30 p.m. FSO them from the field (.512-.431) and from the three-point line (.387-.188). Cleveland has also had the edge in rebounding (46.3-36.3) and assists 12/20 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO (29.0-20.3). The defense over that stretch has allowed a combined 13-69 (.188) shooting from beyond the arc. The Cavs have won by at least 14 12/21 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO points in three of the four contests. 12/23 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/25 vs. GSW 2:30 p.m. ABC The Cavs hold a 15-4 all-time record at The Q against the Grizzlies. This season, Cleveland owns the Eastern Conference best home record (11-2) 12/26 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO and overall record (17-5). 12/29 vs. BOS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 12/31 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO UPCOMING MILESTONES: Kevin Love (799) is 1 three-pointer away from 800 and can become the fifth active NBA player to have 800 career three- 1/2 vs. NOP 7:00 p.m. FSO pointers and 6,000 rebounds (L. James, C. Anthony, D. Nowitzki, P. Pierce). Love also needs 71 points to reach 10,000 for his career. J.R. Smith th 1/4 vs. CHI 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO (1,717) is 3 threes away from passing Dale Ellis (1,719) for 14 all-time in NBA history. LeBron James (27,359) needs 51 points to pass Moses 1/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO Malone (27,409) for 8th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. 1/8 @ PHO 8:30 p.m. FSO 1/10 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO Cleveland is 3-1 against the Western Conference in 2016-17. Over the last 49 regular season games versus the West, the Cavs are 39-10, including 1/11 @ POR 10:30 p.m. ESPN/FSO 23-4 at home. 1/13 @ SAC 10:30 p.m. FSO 1/16 @ GSW 8:30 p.m. TNT In Saturday’s win over Charlotte, LeBron James finished with a season-high 44 points (17-24 FG, 5-10 3FG), nine rebounds, a game-high 10 assists 1/19 vs. PHO 7:00 p.m. FSO and a team-high tying three steals in 42 minutes. James became the first player with 44 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists and .700 FG percentage in 1/21 vs. SAS 8:30 p.m. ABC a game since Wilt Chamberlain on March 18, 1968 (53/32/14/.828). Also against the Hornets, James reached 7,000 assists for his career, 1/23 @. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO becoming the first player in NBA history to amass 27,000 points, 7,000 rebounds and 7,000 assists. (Elias Sports Bureau) 1/25 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/27 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO LeBron James has scored at least 25 points in each of the last five games. Over that stretch, he is averaging 31.4 points on .587 shooting, 1/29 vs. OKC 3:30 p.m. ABC including .400 (10-25) from deep, 7.2 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 1.8 steals in 39.8 minutes. 1/30 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO 2/1 vs. MIN 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO During their four-game win streak, Cleveland has scored at least 114 points in each contest. During that span, the offense is averaging 118.0 2/4 @ NYK 8:30 p.m. ABC points on .522 shooting from the field and .457 from beyond the arc. The Cavs have posted a season high in field goal percentage in back-to-back 2/6 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO games, including a .575 (42-73) mark against the Hornets on Saturday. The Cavs are winning by an average of 19.2 points (118.0-98.8) in their 2/8 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO last four games. 2/9 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. TNT 2/11 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. FSO Kevin Love has scored at least 20 points in four straight games, which is the third time he has put together four straight 20-point games as a 2/14 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO member of the Cavaliers (prev. four games from 11/19/15-11/25/15 and 11/1/16-11/8/16). Over the last four contests, Love is averaging 24.8 2/15 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO points on .500 shooting, 9.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 32.8 minutes. Love has recorded a double-double in each of the last three meetings versus 2/23 vs. NYK 8:00 p.m. TNT Memphis (avg. 17.7 points and 11.3 rebounds). 2/25 vs. CHI 8:30 p.m. ABC 2/27 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO Iman Shumpert has scored in double figures in three straight games, averaging 13.3 points, including a .625 (10-16) clip from the three-point line, 3/1 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO and 5.0 rebounds in 25.7 minutes over that stretch. On the season, Shumpert ranks 4th in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage at .475. 3/3 @ ATL 8:00 p.m. FSO 3/4 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO Tristan Thompson posted his 6th double-double of the season with 13 points on a perfect 5-5 (1.000) shooting and a game-high 12 rebounds in 28 3/6 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO minutes against Charlotte. He has now pulled down 10 or more boards on 14 occasions this season, tied for the most on the team (Kevin Love). 3/9 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/11 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/12 @ HOU 9:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/14 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO Mo Williams – NWT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) 3/16 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO Channing Frye (excused for personal matter) – TBD Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/18 @ LAC 8:30 p.m. ABC 3/19 @ LAL 9:30 p.m. FSO 3/22 @ DEN 9:00 p.m. FSO 3/24 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/25 vs. WAS 7:30 p.m. FSO 10/24/16 – Cavs waived guard Dahntay Jones...10/22/16 – Cavs waived guard John Holland…10/20/16 – Cavs waived players Markel Brown, Jonathan Holmes and Cory 3/27 @ SAS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO Jefferson…10/15/16 – Cavs re-signed G/F J.R. Smith and waived Toney Douglas…10/3/16 – Cavs signed Toney Douglas and released Eric Moreland. 3/30 @ CHI 8:00 p.m.