FRI., NOV. 6, 2015 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 (4-1) VS. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (0-4) 2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 6 HOME GAME # 3 PROBABLE STARTERS 2015-16 SCHEDULE POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 10/27 @ CHI Lost, 95-97 10/28 @ MEM WON, 106-76 F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 15-16: 5 5 22.2 7.2 5.6 .490 33.8 10/30 vs. MIA WON, 102-92 11/2 @ PHI WON, 107-100 11/4 vs. NYK WON, 96-86 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 15-16: 5 5 17.0 11.0 3.0 .411 31.5 11/6 vs. PHI 7:30 PM FSO 11/8 vs. IND 3:30 PM FSO 11/10 vs. UTA 7:00 PM FSO C 20 TIMOFEY MOZGOV 7-1 275 15-16: 5 5 7.8 4.8 1.0 .455 21.6 11/13 @ NYK 7:30 PM FSO 11/14 @ MIL 8:30 PM FSO 11/17 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO G 24 RICHARD JEFFERSON 6-7 233 15-16: 5 1 9.0 1.6 0.8 .500 23.3 11/19 vs. MIL 8:00 PM TNT/FSO 11/21 vs. ATL 7:30 PM FSO G 52 MO WILLIAMS 6-1 198 15-16: 5 5 15.4 2.6 4.4 .452 29.9 11/23 vs. ORL 7:00 PM FSO 11/25 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO 11/27 @ CHA 7:00 PM FSO 11/28 vs. BKN 7:30 PM FSO CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/1 vs. WAS 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 12/4 @ NOP 9:30 PM ESPN/FSO 12/5 @ MIA 7:30 PM NBATV/FSO The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to increase their four-game winning streak when they continue their homestand tonight against the Philadelphia 12/8 vs. POR 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 76ers. This is the second of four contests between the two teams in 2015-16. The Cavaliers are 6-1 in their last seven meetings against 12/11 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO Philadelphia. 12/15 @ BOS 7:30 PM FSO 12/17 vs. OKC 8:00 PM TNT Since Jan. 19 of last season, the Cavaliers hold a 22-1 regular season record at The Q, outscoring opponents by 12.7 points per game (105.1-92.4) 12/20 vs. PHI 3:30 PM FSO over that stretch. 12/23 vs. NYK 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 12/25 @ GSW 5:00 PM ABC LeBron James is nearing another milestone as he needs 3 made field goals to reach 9,000 for his regular season career. He would become the 12/26 @ POR 10:00 PM FSO th th 20 player in league history to reach that mark, as well as the 5 active player to do so (Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Dirk 12/28 @ PHX 9:00 PM FSO Nowitzki). He is also close to logging 36,000 career regular season minutes as he currently sits at 35,938 (62 minutes away). 12/29 @ DEN 9:00 PM FSO 1/2 vs. ORL 7:30 PM FSO In the 107-100 win during the first meeting against the Sixers this past Monday, Cleveland overcame a 15-point second quarter deficit by 1/4 vs. TOR 7:00 PM FSO outscoring Philadelphia 81-45 to go up 100-79 with 4:39 left in the game. Cleveland finished the night shooting 42-81 (.519) from the field, 1/6 @ WAS 7:00 PM FSO including 23-38 (.605) shooting in the second half. The Cavs also dished out 28 assists and outscored Philadelphia 28-13 in fast break points. 1/8 @ MIN 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 1/10 @ PHI 6:00 PM FSO st This season, the Cavaliers have the edge in assists, 25.8 to 17.4 (+8.4 diff. is 1 in NBA), and have outrebounded opponents 48.8 to 40.4 (+8.4 1/12 @ DAL 8:30 PM FSO diff. is 4th in NBA). Over their 6-1 stretch against Philadelphia, the Cavs are outrebounding the Sixers 50.0 to 41.1, while also averaging 25.0 assists. 1/14 @ SAS 8:00 PM TNT 1/15 @ HOU 9:30 PM ESPN/FSO In Wednesday’s 96-86 win over the Knicks, the Cavaliers overcame a 15-point deficit, their second in as many games. It marked the first time 1/18 vs. GSW 8:00 PM TNT Cleveland won a game by a double-digit margin after trailing by at least 15 points since November 3, 2009, when the Cavs overcame an 18-point 1/20 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO deficit and beat Washington by a score of 102-90. (Elias Sports Bureau) 1/21 vs. LAC 8:00 PM TNT 1/23 vs. CHI 8:30 PM ABC The Wine and Gold held the Knicks to 33-84 (.393) shooting from the field, including 20-63 (.317) over the final three quarters, on Wednesday. On 1/25 vs. MIN 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO nd the season, the Cavs have held all five opponents under .450 shooting from the field and just 90.2 points (2 -lowest in NBA). 1/27 vs. PHX 7:00 PM FSO 1/29 @ DET 7:30 PM FSO Kevin Love (11 points, 12 rebounds) and Tristan Thompson (10 points, 13 rebounds) each recorded a double-double in Wednesday’s win over New 1/30 vs. SAS 8:30 PM ABC York. In 2015-16, the two big men have combined to pull down 21.2 rebounds, while also averaging 24.6 points. 2/1 @ IND 7:00 PM FSO 2/3 @ CHA 7:00 PM FSO Tristan Thompson leads all NBA bench players in rebounds per game this season (10.2) and is five offensive rebounds away from passing Phil 2/5 vs. BOS 7:30 PM FSO Hubbard (1,051) for 7th place in Cavs history. 2/6 vs. NOP 7:30 PM FSO Mo Williams is coming off back-to-back 20-point performances, averaging 21.5 points on .552 shooting, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 32.0 2/8 vs. SAC 7:00 PM FSO 2/10 vs. LAL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO minutes over the last two games. 2/18 vs. CHI 8:00 PM TNT Matthew Dellavedova, who leads the Cavs with a plus/minus of +74 (highest in East, 4th in NBA), is dishing out a team-high 6.6 assists per game 2/21 @ OKC 3:30 PM ABC rd 2/22 vs. DET 7:00 PM FSO (3 among all bench players), along with his 8.0 points and 3.6 rebounds in 25.4 minutes. 2/24 vs. CHA 7:00 PM FSO 2/26 @ TOR 7:30 PM FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 2/28 @ WAS 1:00 PM FSO Kyrie Irving (Fractured Left Knee Cap) – OUT Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 2/29 vs. IND 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO 3/4 vs. WAS 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO Iman Shumpert (ruptured Extensor Carpi Ulnaris) – OUT Sasha Kaun (kohn) 3/5 vs. BOS 7:00 PM FSO J.R. Smith (right knee contusion, quadriceps tendinitis) – OUT Timofey Mozgov (TEAM-oh-fay MOZ-gov) 3/7 vs. MEM 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/9 @ SAC 10:00 PM FSO Anderson Varejao (vair-a-ZJOW) 3/10 @ LAL 10:30 PM TNT/FSO 3/13 @ LAC 3:30 PM ABC 3/14 @ UTA 9:00 PM FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/16 vs. DAL 7:00 PM FSO 3/18 @ ORL 7:00 PM FSO 10/24/15 – Waived guard Quinn Cook…10/23/15 – Waived forward Austin Daye, guard/forward D.J. Stephens, guard Dionte Christmas and Forward 3/19 @ MIA 7:30 PM FSO Jack Cooley…10/22/15 – Re-signed forward/center Tristan Thompson to a contract and waived forward Nick Minnerath…10/17/15 – Signed 3/21 vs. DEN 7:00 PM FSO forward/center Jack Cooley to a contract and waived center Chris Johnson…10/10/15 – Signed guard Dionte Christmas to a contract…9/9/15 – Signed 3/23 vs. MIL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO center Sasha Kaun to a contract…9/2/15 – Re-signed guard J.R. Smith…8/5/15 – Signed forward Richard Jefferson to a contract…7/27/15 – Cavaliers 3/24 @ BKN 7:30 PM FSO 3/26 @ NYK 7:30 PM FSO traded center Brendan Haywood, guard/forward Mike Miller and two future second round draft picks to Portland in exchange for two trade 3/29 vs. HOU 8:00 PM TNT/FSO exceptions of approximately $10.5 million and $2.8 million; also re-signed guard Matthew Dellavedova. 3/31 vs. BKN 7:00 PM FSO 2015-16 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 4/1 @ ATL 8:00 PM ESPN/FSO 4/3 vs. CHI 3:30 PM FSO 4/5 @ MIL 8:00 PM FSO RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 4/6 @ IND 7:00 PM ESPN/FSO OVERALL 4-1 (.800) 2-0 (1.000) 2-1 (.667) 0-0 (.000) W4 4/9 @ CHI 8:30 PM ABC 4/11 vs. ATL 7:00 PM NBATV/FSO CENTRAL 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) L1 4/13 vs.