SATURDAY, NOV. 15, 2014 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/100.7 WMMS/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 7:30 PM EST CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (4-3) VS. ATLANTA HAWKS (5-3) 2014-15 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES REGULAR SEASON GAME #8 HOME GAME # 3 PROBABLE STARTERS 2014-15 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/30 vs. NYK Lost, 90-95 10/31 @ CHI WON, 114-108* F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 14-15: 7 7 27.1 6.4 6.7 .467 40.4 11/4 @ POR Lost, 82-101 11/5 @ UTA Lost, 100-102 11/7 @ DEN WON, 110-101 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 243 14-15: 7 7 17.7 10.9 2.1 .372 37.8 11/10 vs. NOP WON 118-111 11/14 @ BOS WON 122-121 11/15 vs. ATL 7:30 PM FSO C 17 ANDERSON VAREJAO 6-11 267 14-15: 7 7 11.4 5.4 1.6 .611 27.5 11/17 vs. DEN 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 11/19 vs. SAS 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO 11/21 @ WAS 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO G 31 SHAWN MARION 6-7 228 14-15: 7 4 4.4 4.0 1.0 .467 22.3 11/22 vs. TOR 7:30 PM FSO 11/24 vs. ORL 7:00 PM FSO G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 14-15: 7 7 22.7 3.0 5.0 .442 39.9 11/26 vs. WAS 7:00 PM FSO 11/29 vs. IND 7:30 PM FSO 12/2 vs. MIL 7:00 PM FSO 12/4 @ NYK 8:00 PM TNT/ FSO CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/5 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO 12/8 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO Eight of the next nine games for the Cleveland Cavaliers will take place at Quicken Loans Arena, beginning tonight with the Atlanta 12/9 vs. TOR 7:00 PM FSO 12/11 @ OKC 8:00 PM TNT Hawks. It will be the first of four regular season matchups between the two teams. The last time Atlanta visited The Q, Kyrie Irving 12/12 @ NOP 8:00 PM FSO erupted for 40 points, nine assists and four steals in a double-overtime contest on Dec. 26 of last season. 12/15 vs. CHA 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 12/17 vs. ATL 7:00 PM FSO The Cavs come into tonight’s contest on a three-game winning streak. Cleveland has scored at least 110 points in each game during the 12/19 vs. BKN 7:30 PM FSO streak with averages of 116.7 points on .492 shooting, 24.3 assists and just 10.0 turnovers. 12/21 vs. MEM 4:30 PM FSO 12/23 vs. MIN 7:00 PM FSO Last night in Boston, the Cavs overcame a 19-point fourth quarter deficit by using a 38-18 run in the final frame to pick up the 122-121 12/25 @ MIA 5:00 PM ABC win on the road. The last time Cleveland overcame a fourth quarter deficit by that much was March 10, 2009 against the L.A. Clippers 12/26 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO (19-point deficit). For the second game in a row, the Cavs set season highs in points (122) and field goal percentage (.506), while also 12/28 vs. DET 4:30 PM FSO tallying 22 assists to 11 turnovers. 12/30 @ ATL 7:30 PM FSO 12/31 vs. MIL 7:00 PM FSO The Cavs had a season-high 24 fast break points last night and are now averaging 18.3 fast break points during their 3-game win streak. 1/2 @ CHA 7:00 PM FSO th 1/4 vs. DAL 1:00 PM FSO On the season, Cleveland is averaging 16.3 fast break points, which ranks No. 1 in the Eastern Conference (5 in NBA). 1/5 @ PHI 7:00 PM FSO 1/7 vs. HOU 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO In last night’s victory in Boston, LeBron James had a strong all-around game with a season-high 41 points on 16-27 (.593) shooting, four 1/9 @ GSW 10:30 PM ESPN/FSO rebounds, a team-high seven assists and one block in 41 minutes. He has scored at least 20 points in each of his last 34 games against 1/11 @ SAC 9:00 PM FSO the Celtics. His 18-foot jump shot at the 6:39 mark of the second quarter moved him into 24th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, 1/13 @ PHX 9:00 PM FSO passing Robert Parish (23,334). James now has 23,360 career points and is closing in on Charles Barkley (23,757). Over the last four 1/15 @ LAL 10:30 PM TNT/FSO 1/16 @ LAC 10:30 PM ESPN/FSO contests, James is averaging 31.5 points on .513 shooting, 6.3 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.3 steals in 40.8 minutes per game. 1/19 vs. CHI 7:30 PM TNT 1/21 vs. UTA 7:00 PM FSO Kyrie Irving finished with 27 points on 8-16 (.500) shooting, including 3-7 (.429) from deep, 8-9 (.889) from the foul line, four rebounds, 1/23 vs. CHA 7:30 PM FSO five assists, three steals and a block in 41 minutes at Boston. He had 23 of his 27 points come in the second half, pushing his total to 50 1/25 vs. OKC 3:30 PM ABC points over the last two second halves which includes zero turnovers (23 pts at BOS 11/14 & 27 pts vs. NOP 11/10). Irving had zero 1/27 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO turnovers in his 41 minutes last night and has now had one or fewer turnovers in five straight games (25 assists, 4 TOs). 1/28 vs. POR 7:00 PM FSO 1/30 vs. SAC 7:30 PM FSO LeBron James leads the NBA in scoring with 27.1 points per game. Kyrie Irving is leading the NBA in points per game in the 4th quarter 1/31 @ MIN 8:00 PM FSO (8.6) and second half (15.1). 2/2 vs. PHI 7:00 PM FSO 2/5 vs. LAC 8:00 PM TNT Anderson Varejao is shooting a team-best .611 (33-54) from the field, which ranks 1st in the East and 7th in the NBA. He has scored in 2/6 @ IND 7:00 PM FSO 2/8 vs. LAL 3:30 PM ABC double figures in three straight games, including a season-high 16 points on 7-10 (.700) shooting in the win over the Celtics last night. 2/11 vs. MIA 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO Kevin Love registered his 4th double-double of the season with 12 points, a game-high 15 rebounds, four assists and one block in 37 2/12 @ CHI 8:00 PM TNT 2/20 @ WAS 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO minutes against Boston, while Dion Waiters returned to action and tallied 10 points and three rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench. 2/22 @ NYK 1:00 PM ABC 2/24 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 2/26 vs. GSW 8:00 PM TNT/FSO Matthew Dellavedova (left knee MCL sprain) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 2/27 @ IND 7:00 PM FSO 3/1 @ HOU 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO Anderson Varejao (vair-a-ZJOW) 3/3 vs. BOS 7:00 PM FSO Tyronn (Tah-RON) Lue 3/4 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO 3/6 @ ATL 7:30 PM FSO 3/7 vs. PHO 7:30 PM NBATV/FSO 3/10 @ DAL 8:30 PM FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/12 @ SAN 8:00 PM TNT 3/15 @ ORL 6:00 PM FSO 11/14/14 – Assigned center Alex Kirk to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team…11/2/14 – Signed guard Will 3/16 @ MIA 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO Cherry…11/1/14 – Waived guard A.J. Price…10/31/14 – Cavaliers and Anderson Varejao signed a multi-year contract extension…10/25/14 – Exercised the fourth-year 3/18 vs. BKN 7:00 PM FSO contract option on guard Dion Waiters…Waived forward Shane Edwards…10/19/14 – Waived guards Chris Crawford and Stephen Holt…10/1/14 – Signed guard Stephen 3/20 vs. IND 7:30 PM FSO Holt…9/28/14 – Signed guard Chris Crawford and forward Shane Edwards…9/27/14 – Acquired Philadelphia’s 2015 second round pick (protected) in exchange for guard Keith 3/22 @ MIL 3:00 PM FSO Bogans and the Cavs 2018 second round pick in a trade with the 76ers…9/25/14 – Acquired guard Keith Bogans and the rights to Sacramento’s 2015 and 2017 second round 3/25 @ MEM 8:00 PM FSO picks (both top-55 protected) from the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard John Lucas III and forwards Erik Murphy, Dwight Powell and Malcolm Thomas, along with the 3/27 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO Cavs 2016 and 2017 second round picks…9/9/14 – Signed forward Shawn Marion to a contract. 3/29 vs. PHI 1:00 PM FSO 4/2 vs. MIA 8:00 PM TNT 2014-15 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 4/5 vs. CHI 3:30 PM ABC 4/8 @ MIL 8:00 PM FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/10 vs.