VS. MIAMI HEAT (22-24) FRI., JAN. 25, 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 # 50 HOME GAME # 24 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: 41 41 12.4 2.5 2.0 .432 27.2 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: 47 46 11.9 4.6 2.1 .412 31.5 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 33 6 6.5 4.4 0.6 .536 14.5 11/5 @ ORL L, 100-102 11/7 vs. OKC L, 86-95 G 10 ALEC BURKS 6-6 214 18-19: 46 19 10.2 3.9 2.1 .394 23.5 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: 49 39 14.6 3.0 2.8 .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 • The Cleveland Cavaliers are back at The Q to face the Miami Heat for the third of four regular season matchups. The final contest between the 11/28 @ OKC L, 83-100 two teams will take place on March 8 in Miami. 11/30 @ BOS L, 95-128 • The Cavaliers are 6-2 in their last 8 home games against the Heat. In the last 8 games versus Miami at The Q, the Cavs have outscored the Heat 12/1 vs. TOR L, 95-106 by an average of 8.2 points per game (104.0-95.8), while shooting .477 from the field. Defensively, Cleveland has held Miami under 100 points in 12/3 @ BKN W, 99-97 12/5 vs. GSW L, 105-129 6 of those 8 contests, limiting them to a combined 95.8 points on .427 shooting from the field, including .335 from the three-point line. 12/7 vs. SAC L, 110-129 • CAVS HISTORY & MILESTONES: ALEC BURKS (3,996 PTS) is 4 points shy of the 4,000-mark. TRISTAN THOMPSON (397 BLK) needs 1 block to pass 12/8 vs. WAS W, 116-101 Anderson Varejao and Brad Daugherty (both w/397 BLK) for sole possession of 7th place in franchise history. CHANNING FRYE (3,990 REB) is 10 12/10 @ MIL L, 92-108 12/12 vs. NYK W, 113-106 rebounds away from 4,000 for his career. 12/14 vs. MIL L, 102-114 • On Wednesday against Boston, the Cavaliers grabbed 15 offensive rebounds which led to a season-high tying 23 second chance points 12/16 vs. PHI L, 105-128 (10/21/18 vs. ATL, 11/24/18 vs HOU). This season, the Cavs have pulled down at least 10 offensive rebounds in 29 contests and scored at least 12/18 @ IND W, 92-91 12/19 @ CHA L, 99-110 20 second chance points on six occasions. 12/21 @ TOR L, 110-126 • The Cavs went 13-30 (.433) from three-point range against the Celtics. In each of the first two matchups against Miami, the Cavs connected on 13 12/23 vs. CHI L, 92-112 three-point field goals (26-68, .382). The Cavaliers have knocked down at least 10 threes in 24 games this season. 12/26 @ MEM L, 87-95 12/28 @ MIA L, 94-118 • The Cavs currently have the 7th-highest FT% in the NBA (.792) and three players ranked in the NBA’s Top 30 in FT%: RODNEY HOOD (.917, 3rd in 12/29 @ ATL L, 108-111 NBA), COLLIN SEXTON (.851, 26th in NBA) and JORDAN CLARKSON (.847, 29th in NBA). Hood enters tonight’s game with 33 consecutive made 1/2 vs. MIA L, 92-117 free throws (since 4Q of 12/18/18). 1/4 vs. UTA L, 91-117 1/5 vs. NOP L, 98-133 • CEDI OSMAN poured in a career-high 25 points on a season-best .727 (8-11) shooting from the field, while knocking down a career-best six 1/8 vs. IND L, 115-123 three-pointers (6-7 3FG), to go with his eight rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes at Boston. Osman has scored in double figures in 30 1/9 @ NOP L, 124-140 contests this season, including 7 20+ point performances. 1/11 @ HOU L, 113-141 1/13 @ LAL W, 101-95 • ANTE ZIZIC has scored in double-digits in a career-best five consecutive games, averaging 17.2 points on .607 (34-56) shooting from the field 1/16 @ POR L, 112-129 and 8.2 rebounds in 30.5 minutes per game over that span (since 1/16). Against the Celtics on Wednesday, he finished with 19 points on 9-17 1/18 @ UTA L, 99-115 (.529) shooting and eight rebounds (career-high six offensive boards) in 33 minutes. 1/19 @ DEN L, 102-124 1/21 vs. CHI L, 88-104 • COLLIN SEXTON has scored in double figures in 42 games so far (tied for most among all rookies this season), including each of his last 13 1/23 @ BOS L, 103-123 games, his 2nd-longest streak of the season (18g from 11/7/18-12/12/18). He is currently the only Cavalier to appear in all 49 games this season 1/25 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO and ranks 1st among rookies in FT% (.851), 4th in PPG (14.6) and 4th in APG (2.8). Against the Celtics on Wednesday, Sexton had 16 points, five 1/27 @ CHI 3:30 p.m. FSO rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes. 1/29 vs. WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/2 vs. DAL 7:30 p.m. FSO • ALEC BURKS contributed 10 points, team highs of nine rebounds, six assists and two blocks to go along with a team-high tying two steals in 26 2/5 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO minutes at Boston. With his fifth defensive rebound in Wednesday’s game, Burks reached 1,000 career defensive rebounds. Burks has scored in 2/8 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO double figures 16 times since being acquired by the Cavaliers. 2/9 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/11 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. FSO • JORDAN CLARKSON tallied 14 points and two assists in 22 minutes off the bench against Boston. Clarkson has scored in double figures in 43-of- 2/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. FSO/ESPN 48 appearances this season and ranks 3rd among all bench players with a career-best 16.7 PPG. 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 3/11 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 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. 3/16 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO 2018-19 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 3/18 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/20 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 3/22 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/24 @ MIL 4:30 p.m. FSO OVERALL 9-40 (.183) 5-18 (.217) 4-22 (.154) 0-0 (.000) L5 3/26 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO CENTRAL 1-9 (.100) 0-5 (.000) 1-4 (.200) 0-0 (.000) L3 3/28 @ SAS 8:30 p.m. FSO 3/30 @ LAC 3:30 p.m. FSO EASTERN 7-25 (.219) 4-10 (.286) 3-15 (.167) 0-0 (.000) L10 4/1 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV WESTERN 2-15 (.118) 1-8 (.111) 1-7 (.125) 0-0 (.000) L3 4/4 @ SAC 10:00 p.m.