WED., APRIL 6, 2016 BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE – INDIANAPOLIS, IN TV: ESPN/FSO RADIO: 100.7 WMMS/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 7:00 PM EST CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (56-22) AT INDIANA PACERS (41-36) 2015-16 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES OVERALL GAME # 79 ROAD GAME # 40 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: 74 74 *25.0 7.5 >6.8 .514 35.6 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: 74 74 16.0 ^9.9 2.4 .422 31.6 11/6 vs. PHI WON, 108-102 11/8 vs. IND WON, 101-97 11/10 vs. UTA WON, 118-114 C 20 TIMOFEY MOZGOV 7-1 275 15-16: 73 47 6.2 4.4 0.4 .565 17.3 11/13 @ NYK WON, 90-84 11/14 @ MIL Lost, 105-108** 11/17 @ DET Lost, 99-104 G 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 15-16: 74 74 12.4 2.8 1.7 .414 30.7 11/19 vs. MIL WON, 115-100 11/21 vs. ATL WON, 109-97 G 2 KYRIE IRVING 6-3 193 15-16: 50 50 19.4 2.9 4.6 .446 31.2 11/23 vs. ORL WON, 117-103 11/25 @ TOR Lost, 99-103 11/27 @ CHA WON, 95-90 * Ranks 6th in NBA > Ranks 8th in NBA ^ Ranks 12th in NBA 11/28 vs. BKN WON, 90-88 CAVS QUICK FACTS 12/1 vs. WAS Lost, 85-97 12/4 @ NOP Lost, 108-114* The Cavaliers will face their Central Division rival Indiana Pacers for the fourth and final time this regular season tonight at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Cleveland 12/5 @ MIA Lost, 84-99 has won four straight games against the Pacers, including a 3-0 edge this season. Over those last four contests, the Cavs defense has held Indiana to .437 12/8 vs. POR WON, 105-100 shooting from the field, while limiting them to under 100 points in three of those four contests. 12/11 @ ORL WON, 111-76 The last time these two teams squared off against one another, the Cavs won 100-96 on Feb. 29 at The Q. In the win, five players scored in double figures for 12/15 @ BOS WON, 89-77 12/17 vs. OKC WON, 104-100 the Cavs, who connected on 21-25 (.840) free throws, with Kyrie Irving going a perfect 11-11 (1.000) from the charity stripe. It was the third time in Irving’s 12/20 vs. PHI WON, 108-86 career he shot perfect from the foul line with at least 11 attempts (14-14 at Brooklyn on 11/13/12 and 13-13 at Washington on 2/7/14). 12/23 vs. NYK WON, 91-84 MILESTONE ALERT: Kyrie Irving is 4 triples away from surpassing Danny Ferry (543) for most three-pointers in Cavs history. Tristan Thompson is 9 defensive 12/25 @ GSW Lost, 83-89 rebounds away from reaching the 2,000th defensive rebound of his career. Mo Williams is 10 assists away from dishing out his 4,000th assist of his career. 12/26 @ POR Lost, 76-105 12/28 @ PHX WON, 101-97 The Cavaliers are coming off of 109-80 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks last night. The Cavs registered 109 points on 41-75 (.547) shooting, including 18-36 12/29 @ DEN WON, 93-87 (.500) from the three-point line and 9-10 (.900) from the charity stripe. The Wine and Gold have scored 100 or more points in 10 of their last 11 games, 1/2 vs. ORL WON, 104-79 averaging 107.9 points per contest. This season, Cleveland is 44-6 when eclipsing the century mark and 23-1 when connecting on half of their shots. 1/4 vs. TOR WON, 122-100 1/6 @ WAS WON, 121-115 In last night’s win, the Wine and Gold dished 30 assists on 41 made field goals. Cleveland has now dished out 25 or more assists in 28 contests (27-1) and 30 1/8 @ MIN WON, 125-99 or more in six games (6-0). Over the past four games (all wins) the Cavs are averaging 30.0 assists per contest on 40.8 made field goals. Also over those four 1/10 @ PHI WON, 95-85 contests, Cleveland is outscoring their opponent by 15.0 points (109.5-94.5). 1/12 @ DAL WON, 110-107* The Cavs connected on a season-high tying 18 three-pointers against the Bucks and extended their streak of double-digit three-pointers to a franchise-best 1/14 @ SAS Lost, 95-99 16 straight games, which is the longest active streak in the NBA and ties the longest streak by any NBA team in NBA history (Golden State, 16 games from 1/15 @ HOU WON, 91-77 Nov. 9-Dec.8, 2015). The Cavaliers have drained 835 three-pointers this season, setting a new franchise record for most threes in a single season (previously 1/18 vs. GSW Lost, 98-132 was 826, set last season). On the season, the Cavs have made at least 10 three-pointers in an Eastern Conference-best 49 games. This season, Cleveland is 25- 1/20 @ BKN WON, 91-78 1/21 vs. LAC WON, 115-102 3 when shooting .400 or better from beyond the arc. 1/23 vs. CHI Lost, 83-96 Last night, Cleveland had eight blocks and held the Bucks to 35-88 (.398) shooting from the field, including 4-16 (.250) from long range. The Wine and Gold are 1/25 vs. MIN WON, 114-107 16-0 when holding teams to under .400 shooting this season and 17-1 when the defense allows less than 90 points. 1/27 vs. PHX WON, 115-93 1/29 @ DET WON, 114-106 On the season, the Cavs rank 3rd in the NBA in opponent points per game at 97.8. 1/30 vs. SAS WON, 117-103 J.R. Smith now holds the franchise single season record for most three-pointers in a season, after passing Wesley Person (192) with his third triple at the 2/1 @ IND WON, 111-106* 6:33 mark of the first quarter in last night’s win. In the first half, J.R. Smith shot 7-9 (.779) from the three-point line. His seven three-pointers made in the 2/3 @ CHA Lost, 106-97 first half are the second-most triples in a half by a Cavaliers player (C.J. Miles, 8 vs. Philadelphia on Jan. 7, 2014). Smith has drained 197 three-pointers this 2/5 vs. BOS Lost, 103-104 2/6 vs. NOP WON, 99-84 season, which is the 7th-most in the NBA. He also recorded his 11,000th career point last night with his 13th point of the evening. 2/8 vs. SAC WON, 120-100 Over the last three games, J.R. Smith is averaging 20.0 points on .525 (21-40) shooting from the field, including .586 (17-29) from deep, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 2/10 vs. LAL WON, 120-111 assists in 33.0 minutes per game. 2/18 vs. CHI WON, 106-95 nd st 2/21 @ OKC WON, 115-92 LeBron James, who was named the KIA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the 2 consecutive month and an NBA record 31 time in his career, 2/22 vs. DET Lost, 88-96 has posted a double-double in four of his last five games averaging, 25.3 points on .603 shooting, 8.3 rebounds, 10.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 36.0 minutes. In 2/24 vs. CHA WON, 114-103 last night’s win, James tallied 17 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting from the floor, five rebounds, a game-high nine assists and one block in 28 minutes. James has 2/26 @ TOR Lost, 97-99 scored at least 24 points in eight of the last nine regular season meeting with the Pacers, averaging 28.6 points on .514 shooting from the field in that span. 2/28 @ WAS Lost, 99-113 2/29 vs. IND WON, 100-96 In three games against the Pacers this season, Kevin Love is averaging 18.0 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.0 blocks in 40.3 minutes. Against the 3/4 vs. WAS WON, 108-83 Bucks, Love notched 17 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, including a 3-6 (.500) clip from deep, nine rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes. Over Love’s last 3/5 vs. BOS WON, 120-103 six games, he is averaging 19.5 points on .506 shooting, a .457 (21-46) clip from beyond the arc, 9.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 30.0 minutes. 3/7 vs. MEM Lost, 103-106 In his two appearances against Indiana this season, Kyrie Irving is averaging 23.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists in 38.0 minutes. 3/9 @ SAC WON, 120-111 3/10 @ LAL WON, 120-108 CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY 3/13 @ LAC WON, 114-90 None Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) 3/14 @ UTA Lost, 85-94 3/16 vs.