CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (11-2) VS. DALLAS MAVERICKS (2-12) FRI., NOV. 25, 2016 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 7:30 PM EST TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 14 HOME GAME # 10 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: 12 12 23.8 8.5 *9.3 .502 36.3 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: 13 13 21.8 #10.8 1.5 .446 32.3 11/8 vs. ATL Lost, 106-110 11/11 @ WAS WON, 105-94 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 16-17: 13 13 5.8 9.9 1.0 .615 28.1 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: 10 10 10.1 2.3 1.3 .367 30.8 11/18 vs. DET WON, 104-81 11/23 vs. POR WON, 137-125 11/25 vs. DAL 7:30 p.m. FSO G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 16-17: 13 13 23.7 3.2 5.1 .472 33.8 11/27 @ PHI 1:00 p.m. FSO 11/29 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO 2016-17 Top 10: * 3rd in NBA # 7th in NBA 12/1 vs. LAC 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 12/2 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/5 @ TOR 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/7 @ NYK 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO The Cleveland Cavaliers return from the Thanksgiving break to close out their three-game homestand against the Dallas Mavericks 12/9 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO tonight at Quicken Loans Arena. After tonight, the Cavs will play five of their next six games away from The Q. 12/10 vs. CHA 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/13 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO The Cavs have won three straight contests over the Mavericks, averaging 24.7 assists on 41.0 field goals and knocking down 14.0 three- 12/14 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO pointers per game over that stretch. Last year was Cleveland’s first sweep of the Mavericks since the 2008-09 season. 12/17 vs. LAL 7:30 p.m. FSO th th 12/20 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO UPCOMING MILESTONES: LeBron James can appear in his 1,000 career game with an appearance tonight, becoming the 11 active 12/21 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO player to reach that mark (705 games as a Cavalier). James has also hit 997 three-pointers as a member of the Wine and Gold and can 12/23 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO become the first Cavs player to knock down 1,000 treys. J.R. Smith (1,708) is 12 threes away from passing Dale Ellis (1,719) for 14th all- 12/25 vs. GSW 2:30 p.m. ABC th 12/26 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO time in NBA history. Kyrie Irving (2,458) is 23 field goals away from passing Campy Russell (2,480) for 9 place in Cavaliers history. 12/29 vs. BOS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 12/31 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO Cleveland is 2-0 against the Western Conference in 2016-17. Over the last 47 regular season games versus the West, the Cavs are 38-9 1/2 vs. NOP 7:00 p.m. FSO against them, including 22-3 at home. 1/4 vs. CHI 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 1/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO Overall, the Cavaliers are an Eastern Conference-best 11-2 on the season, which is tied for the best 13-game start in team history (1976- 1/8 @ PHO 8:30 p.m. FSO 77). No Cavs team has ever opened the season 12-2 through 14 games. 1/10 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO 1/11 @ POR 10:30 p.m. ESPN/FSO The Wine and Gold set a franchise and Quicken Loans Arena regular season record with 21 three-pointers in Wednesday’s 137-125 win 1/13 @ SAC 10:30 p.m. FSO over the Portland Trail Blazers. They also set an NBA record for threes made in a half with 16 in the first two quarters. 1/16 @ GSW 8:30 p.m. TNT 1/19 vs. PHO 7:00 p.m. FSO The Cavs have hit at least 10 three-pointers in all 13 games, extending their NBA record for consecutive games with 10 or more made 1/21 vs. SAS 8:30 p.m. ABC threes to start a season. They also lead the league in threes made per game this season (13.5). 1/23 @. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/25 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. FSO Cleveland is 8-1 at The Q this season where they are averaging 116.2 ppg. The Cavs’ 137 points against Portland on Wednesday were 1/27 vs. BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO the most any team has ever scored in regulation at The Q and Cleveland’s highest scoring game since 4/9/92 (141 points vs. Charlotte). 1/29 vs. OKC 3:30 p.m. ABC 1/30 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO After scoring 34 of his 40 points in the first quarter in Wednesday’s win over Portland, Kevin Love set the franchise record for points 2/1 vs. MIN 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO in a quarter, set the NBA record for points in a first quarter, set the franchise record for threes in any quarter (8) and set the franchise 2/4 @ NYK 8:30 p.m. ABC record for field goals made in any quarter (11). Love, who has had a double-double in 7 of the last 8 games, registered a double-double 2/6 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/8 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO in each outing versus Dallas last season, averaging 19.0 points, 14.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 35.5 minutes. Love has also posted a 2/9 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. TNT double-double in 16 of his last 18 meetings against the Mavericks (22.6 ppg, 12.4 rpg, .495 FG%, .438 3FG% over that 18-game stretch). 2/11 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. FSO 2/14 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO In 24 career regular season games against Dallas, LeBron James is averaging 28.3 points on .511 shooting from the field, 7.3 rebounds, 2/15 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals in 38.1 minutes. Dallas is one of nine NBA teams James is averaging over 28.0 points against for his career (BOS- 2/23 vs. NYK 8:00 p.m. TNT 29.7, CHI-28.3, GSW-28.3, MIA-28.2, MIL-28.3, UTA-29.3, OKC-29.5, POR-28.0). On Wednesday, James had his 44th career triple-double 2/25 vs. CHI 8:30 p.m. ABC (31 pts, 10 rebs, 13 asts, 3 stls) and passed Guy Rodgers (6,917) for 17th on the all-time assists list with his fourth dish on the night. 2/27 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/1 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO Kyrie Irving has score 20 points or more in seven of his eight career games against the Mavericks (22.8 ppg). Last season, he averaged 3/3 @ ATL 8:00 p.m. FSO 27.5 points and 5.0 assists in 38.5 minutes versus Dallas. Since the start of the 2016 Playoffs, Kyrie Irving has scored at least 20 points in 3/4 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO 3/6 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO 29 of Cleveland’s 34 games. 3/9 @ DET 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/11 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/12 @ HOU 9:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO Mo Williams – NWT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) 3/14 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO Channing Frye (excused for personal matter) – OUT Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert 3/16 vs. UTA 7:00 p.m. NBATV/FSO 3/18 @ LAC 8:30 p.m. ABC 3/19 @ LAL 9:30 p.m. FSO 3/22 @ DEN 9:00 p.m. FSO CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 3/24 @ CHA 7:00 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 3/25 vs. WAS 7:30 p.m. 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…9/27/16 – Cavs promoted 3/27 @ SAS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO Larry Drew to Associate Head Coach and named Damon Jones an Assistant Coach…8/12/16 – Cavs signed forward LeBron James to a multi-year contract.