2017-18 SCHEDULE
All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM 10/17 vs. BOS 8:00 p.m. TNT 10/20 @ MIL 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 10/21 vs. ORL 8:00 p.m. FSO 10/24 vs. CHI 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 10/25 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 10/28 @ NOP 7:00 p.m. FSO 10/29 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/1 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/3 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 11/5 vs. ATL 3:00 p.m. FSO 11/7 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 11/9 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. TNT 11/11 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO 11/13 @ NYK 7:30 p.m. FSO 11/15 @ CHA 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 11/17 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. FSO 11/20 @ DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/22 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/24 vs. CHA 8:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 11/27 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/28 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 11/30 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/2 vs. MEM 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/4 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/6 vs. SAC 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/8 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/9 vs. PHI 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/12 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/14 vs. LAL 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 12/16 vs. UTA 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/17 @ WAS 6:00 p.m. FSO 12/19 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 12/21 vs. CHI 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/25 @ GSW 3:00 p.m. ABC 12/27 @ SAC 10:00 p.m. FSO 12/30 @ UTA 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/2 vs. POR 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 1/3 @ BOS 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 1/6 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/8 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/11 @ TOR 8:00 p.m. TNT 1/12 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/15 vs. GSW 8:00 p.m. TNT 1/18 vs. ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/20 vs. OKC 3:30 p.m. ABC 1/23 @ SAS 8:00 p.m. TNT 1/26 vs. IND 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/28 vs. DET 6:00 p.m. FSO 1/30 @ DET 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 1/31 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO 2/3 vs. HOU 8:30 p.m. ABC 2/6 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/7 vs. MIN 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 2/9 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. FSO 2/11 @ BOS 3:30 p.m. ABC 2/13 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. TNT 2/22 vs. WAS 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 2/23 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO 2/25 vs. SAS 3:30 p.m. ABC 2/27 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/1 vs. PHI 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 3/3 vs. DEN 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/5 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 3/7 @ DEN 10:30 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/9 @ LAC 10:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV 3/11 @ LAL 9:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/13 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. FSO 3/15 @ POR 10:00 p.m. FSO 3/17 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. FSO 3/19 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/21 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 3/23 vs. PHX 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/25 @ BKN 1:00 p.m. FSO 3/27 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 3/28 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 3/30 vs. NOP 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 4/1 vs. DAL 6:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 4/3 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO 4/5 vs. WAS 8:00 p.m. TNT 4/6 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 4/9 @ NYK 7:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV 4/11 vs. NYK 8:00 p.m. FSO *Denotes OvertimeTUES., OCT. 10, 2017 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 8:00 PM ET TV: ESPN RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/WMMS 100.7 FM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM
2017-18 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES
PRESEASON GAME # 4 HOME GAME # 3
CAVS QUICK FACTS
• The Cleveland Cavaliers are back at The Q for the final time this preseason when they take on the Chicago Bulls. The Central Division rivals will face off against each other four times in 2017-18 (10/24 at CLE, 12/4 at CHI, 12/21 at CLE, 3/17 at CHI).
• In Sunday’s preseason road game against the Washington Wizards, Jeff Green led all scorers with 19 points on 8-14 (.571) shooting, seven rebounds and one block in 24 minutes. Kay Felder posted the first double-double for any Cavs player this preseason by tallying 12 points, 11 assists and three steals in 36 minutes, while John Holland added 14 points (4-5 FG, 3-4 3FG, 3-4 FT) and two steals in 18 minutes of work. • Cleveland has dished out at least 25 assists in all three preseason games, averaging 26.0 assists on 36.7 field goals made per game so far. • After their matchup with the Bulls, the Cavaliers will wrap up the 2017 Preseason on Friday night at Orlando.
• In 2016-17, the Cavaliers advanced to the NBA Finals for the third straight year and fourth time in franchise history (2007, 2015, 2016, 2017). • Cleveland finished the 2016-17 season tied for the 2nd-best record in the Eastern Conference at 51-31, which includes a 31-10 mark at Quicken
Loans Arena (2nd-best home mark in NBA). The Cavs won at least 50 games for the 10th time in team history (88-89, 91-92, 92-93, 05-06, 06-07,
08-09, 09-10, 14-15, 15-16 & 16-17) and captured their sixth Central Division title (75-76, 08-09, 09-10, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17).
• Offensively, the Cavaliers put up a franchise-playoff record 116.2 points per game in the 2017 Playoffs, as well as made an NBA Playoff-record 14.4 three-pointers per game (prev. record was 12.8 by HOU and GSW). During the 2016-17 regular season, the Cavs led the East with 110.3 points per game (4th-best in NBA), which was the first time Cleveland has ever led the conference in scoring.
• The Wine & Gold also topped the East in three-pointers made (franchise-record 1,067 3FGM, 2nd in NBA), three-pointers made per game (13.0, 2nd in NBA) and three-point percentage (.384, 2nd in NBA). The Cavs hit at least 10 treys in 65 of 82 games, including an NBA-record 25 treys in their 135-130 win at Atlanta on March 3, 2017. Cleveland became just the 3rd NBA team to ever hit 1,000 triples in a single season.
CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS
9/27/16 – Cavaliers signed guard Dwyane Wade; also waived forward JaCorey Williams…9/26/17 – Cavaliers signed forward JaCorey Williams…9/8/17 – Cavaliers signed
guard/forward John Holland to a Two-Way contract…8/22/17 – Cavaliers acquired guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 unprotected first round pick from the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Kyrie Irving…7/25/17 – Cavaliers signed guard Derrick Rose.
2017 CAVALIERS PRESEASON RECORDS
RECORD
HOME
ROAD
OVERTIME
STREAK
OVERALL
0-3 (.000)
0-2 (.000)
0-1 (.000)
0-0 (.000)
L3
CENTRAL
0-1 (.000)
0-1 (.000)
0-0 (.000)
0-0 (.000)
L1
EASTERN
0-3 (.000)
0-2 (.000)
0-1 (.000)
0-0 (.000)
L3
WESTERN
0-0 (.000)
0-0 (.000)
0-0 (.000)
0-0 (.000)
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2017 CAVALIERS PRESEASON SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT
Oct. 4 vs. Atlanta Hawks Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) L, 93-109 Oct. 6 vs. Indiana Pacers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) L, 102-106 Oct. 8 @ Washington Wizards Capital One Arena (Washington, DC) L, 94-102
Oct. 10 vs. Chicago Bulls Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 8:00 p.m. ESPN/WTAM/WMMS/La Mega 87.7 FM Oct. 13 @ Orlando Magic Amway Center (Orlando, FL) 7:00 p.m. FSO/WTAM/WMMS/La Mega 87.7 FM
CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT
PRONUNCIATION KEY
LeBron James (left ankle) – QUESTIONABLE Iman Shumpert (left foot) – QUESTIONABLE
Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) Cedi Osman (JED-e AUS-min)
Isaiah Thomas (right hip) – OUT Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert
Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch)
LAST GAME’S STARTERS
POS NO. PLAYER
HT. WT.
G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG
F
16
CEDI OSMAN
6-8 215
16-17:
- -
-
-
-
-
-
PRE:
2 1
6.0
3.5
4.0
.364
25.8
F
32
JEFF GREEN
6-9 235
16-17:
69 11
9.2
3.1
1.2
.394
22.2
PRE:
3 1
10.7
4.7
1.7
.480
20.1
C
41
ANTE ZIZIC
6-11 254
16-17:
- -
-
-
-
-
-
PRE:
3 1
4.0
4.7
1.0
.500
15.6
G
26
KYLE KORVER
6-7
212
16-17:
67 22
10.1
2.8
1.6
.464
26.2
PRE:3 1
6.7
1.0
0.3
.304
17.9
G
20
KAY FELDER
5-9 176
16-17:
42 0
4.0
1.0
1.4
.392
9.2
PRE:
3 1
9.7
1.3
4.7
.400
23.3
Overall: 85-122
Home: 53-50
The Q: 26-19
Road: 32-72
Current Streak: Lost 5
Home Streak: Lost 2
Road Streak: Lost 5
Last Win: 2/25/17
Last Home Win: 2/25/17
Last Road Win: 10/31/14
Last Loss: 3/30/17
Last Home Loss: 1/4/17
Last Road Loss: 3/30/17
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Cavs Individual Bests
Points: 41 – LeBron James, 11/5/08 and 11/8/08
Rebounds: 20 –J.J. Hickson, 1/22/11
Assists: 18 – John Bagley, 12/30/85
Biggest Win: 30 points on 1/24/87 (114-84) and 2/3/84 (106-76)
Biggest Loss: 41 points on 12/22/70 (80-121)
Bulls Individual Bests
Points: 69 – Michael Jordan, 3/29/80 (OT)
Rebounds: 35 – Charles Oakley, 4/22/88 Assists: 15 – Reggie Theus, 4/13/83
2016-17 GAME RECAPS (Bulls Won Series 4-0)
CAVALIERS 93, BULLS 99 – UNITED CENTER – CHICAGO, IL (3/30/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his 38th double-double of the season with 26 points on 11-20 (.550) shooting from the field, a team-high tying 10 rebounds, a team-high eight assists, one steal and one block in 39
minutes; James moved past Shaquille O’Neal (28,596) for 7th all-time in scoring with his free throw at the 4:28 mark of the fourth quarter…Kyrie Irving tallied 20 points, a 4-7 (.571) mark from deep, two rebounds, three assists and a steal in 38 minutes…Tristan Thompson finished with 15 points on 7-10 (.700) shooting, nine rebounds and one steal in 36 minutes…J.R. Smith shot 4-7 (.571) from beyond the arc for 12 points, three rebounds, four assists and one steal in 38 minutes…Kevin Love added eight points, a team-high tying 10 rebound, four assists and two blocks in 21 minutes…For Chicago, Nikola Mirotic had a game-high 28 points on 9-15 (.643) shooting, including 6-11 (.545) from long range, and 10 rebounds in 38 minutes…Jimmy Butler tallied 25 points on 10-17 (.588) shooting, six rebounds and five assists in 38 minutes…Rajon Rondo recorded seven points and a game-high 15 assists in 36 minutes.
TURNING POINT: Chicago outscored the Cavs 37-21 in the third quarter.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs knocked down 10 three-pointers and had 23 assists on 37 made field goals…Cleveland held Chicago to 38-90 (.422) shooting from the field.
MARCH 30, 2017 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T)
CAVALIERS 93-99 JAMES –26 JAMES/LOVE – 10 JAMES – 8 37-83 (.446) 9-16 (.563) 9-35-44
at Bulls Mirotic – 28 Lopez – 11 Rondo – 15 38-90 (.422) 11-18 (.611) 15-36-51
CAVALIERS 99, BULLS 117 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (2/25/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: Kyrie Irving poured in a game-high 34 points (20 in 2nd H) on 13-25 (.520) shooting, a season-high nine rebounds and a team-high seven assists in 35 minutes; In the 1st quarter, Irving set a new career-high
for rebounds in a quarter with seven…Kyle Korver finished with 14 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting and 4-7 (.571) from beyond the arc and two assists in 27 minutes off the bench; With his 4th three-pointer of the night at the 8:17 mark of the fourth quarter, Korver moved passed Vince Carter (2,013) and Jamal Crawford (2,013) for 5th place all-time in three-pointers made…James Jones had 14 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting from the field and a season-high tying 4-5 (.800) makes from deep in 23 minutes in a reserve role…Channing Frye finished with 11 points and five rebounds in 32 minutes…Tristan Thompson finished with a team-high tying nine rebounds, a season-high five assists and four points in 32 minutes…For Chicago, Jimmy Butler tallied a triple-double with 18 points, a team-high tying 10 rebounds and a game-high tying 10 assists in 39 minutes…Dwyane Wade notched a double-double with a team-best 20 points, nine rebounds and a game-high tying 10 assists in 34 minutes…Nikola Mirotic recorded a double-double with 14 points and a game-high tying 10 rebounds in 29 minutes off the bench.
TURNING POINT: Cleveland had a six-point lead (65-59) early in the third quarter, but the Bulls closed out the quarter on a 30-11 run to go up 13 (89-76). CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers drained 14 three-pointers on the night…Cleveland also dished out 24 assists.
FEBRUARY 25, 2017 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T)
CAVALIERS 99-117 IRVING –34 IRVING/THOMPSON – 9 IRVING – 7 37-80 (.463) 11-15 (.733) 4-36-40
vs. Bulls Wade – 20 Butler/Mirotic – 10 Butler/Wade – 10 46-93 (.495) 10-16 (.625) 10-37-47
CAVALIERS 94, BULLS 106 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (1/4/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James finished with a game-high 31 points on 12-21 (.571) shooting, eight rebounds and a team-high seven assists in 37 minutes; James appeared in his 724th career game as a Cavalier, moving past
Danny Ferry (723) for sole possession of second place in game played; In addition, James drained the 1,400th career three-pointer of his career at the 7:23 mark of the 1st quarter recorded the 1,700th steal of his career with 3:19 remaining in the 2nd quarter…Jordan McRae had a season-high 21 points, including a 6-7 (.857) clip from the charity stripe, three rebounds, two assists and a career-high two blocks in 33 minutes…Channing Frye tallied 15 points on .545 (6-11) shooting and .500 (3-6) from deep, to go along with five rebounds in 30 minutes; Frye made the 900th three-pointer of his career with a trifecta at the 9:29 mark of the 2nd quarter…Tristan Thompson posted a game-high 11 rebounds and game-high tying two steals in 33 minutes…For Chicago, Jimmy Butler finished with a team-high 20 points, six rebounds and a game-high eight assists in 38 minutes…Taj Gibson tallied 18 points on 9-10 (.900) shooting and a team-best seven rebounds in 34 minutes…Doug McDermott added 17 points, going 6-9 (.667) from the field and 3-4 (.750) from deep and six rebounds in 32 minutes off the bench.
TURNING POINT: After the Cavs cut Chicago’s 17-point lead to just one (89-88) with 6:48 remaining in the game, the Bulls went on a 11-2 run to go up 10 with 3:01 to go. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland pulled down 16 offensive rebounds and had a 15-7 edge in second chance points.
JANUARY 4, 2017 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T)
CAVALIERS 94-106 JAMES – 31 THOMPSON – 11 JAMES – 7 34-83 (.410) 18-24 (.750) 16-28-44
vs. Bulls Butler – 20 Gibson – 7 Butler – 8 41-85 (.482) 11-15 (.733) 12-31-43
CAVALIERS 105, BULLS 111 – UNITED CENTER – CHICAGO, IL (12/2/16)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his 10th double-double of the season with a game-high 27 points on 13-22 (.591) shooting from the field, a game-high 13 assists and five rebounds in 45 minutes…Kyrie Irving finished
with 20 points, six rebounds and eight assists in 38 minutes…Kevin Love had a near double-double with 15 points, a team-high nine rebounds and three assists in 42 minutes…Tristan Thompson posted 11 points on 5-5 shooting from the field and six rebounds in 27 minutes of work…Channing Frye added 11 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting in 21 minutes off the bench……For Chicago, Jimmy Butler tallied a team-high 26 points, eight rebounds and six assists in 42 minutes…Dwyane Wade had 24 points and five rebounds in 37 minutes…Taj Gibson finished with a double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds in 40 minutes…Rajon Rondo posted a triple-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in 36 minutes.
TURNING POINT: Cleveland cut Chicago’s lead to four (105-101) with 3:04 remaining in the game but went the next 2:53 without scoring another point CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Seven Cavaliers scored at least nine points…The Cavs knocked down 10 triples, dished out 30 assists and shot 45-83 (.542) from the field.
DECEMBER 2, 2016 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T)
CAVALIERS 105-111 JAMES – 27 LOVE – 9 JAMES – 13 45-83 (.542) 5-10 (.500) 6-27-33
at Bulls Butler – 26 Gibson/Rondo – 11 Rondo – 12 47-96 (.490) 14-17 (.824) 16-33-49
CONNECTIONS
Cavaliers senior basketball advisor Bernie Bickerstaff was an assistant with the Bulls from 2008-2010…Cavs assistant coach Jim Boylan was the lead assistant coach with the Bulls from 2004-07 and served as the interim head coach for part of the 2007-08 season…Cavaliers Radio Studio Analyst Brad Sellers played for the Chicago Bulls from 1986-1989…Bulls assistant coach Mike Wilhelm is a native Clevelander and played his high school basketball at St. Ignatius…Wilhelm first entered the NBA in the 1993-94 season with the Cavaliers as a video coordinator before becoming an advance scout for the Cavs…Cavs guard Iman Shumpert is a native of Oak Park, Illinois…Cavaliers guard Dwyane Wade played for the Bulls in 2016-17…Cavaliers guard/forward Kyle Korver played for the Bulls for two seasons (2010-11 and 2011-12)…Cavs guard Derrick Rose spent his first seven NBA seasons with the Bulls (2008-2016) and won the league’s MVP award in 2010-11.
CAVALIERS – BULLS MATCHUP (2017 Preseason Statistics)
PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF
CAVALIERS 96.3 105.7 .435 .460 .312 .678 41.7 42.7 26.0 8.7 3.7 20.0 -9.4
BULLS 98.3 109.0 .435 .464 .367 .649 42.3 43.5 26.5 7.8 5.3 17.3 -10.7
CAVALIERS vs. BULLS 2017-18 SEASON
October 24 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. on FSO/NBA TV
December 4 at Chicago – 8:00 p.m. on FSO
December 21 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. on FSO
March 17 at Chicago – 8:00 p.m. on FSO
Overall: 54-48
Home: 32-18
The Q: 25-16
Road: 22-30
Current Streak: Won 17
Home Streak: Won 9
Road Streak: Won 8
Last Win: 4/4/17
Last Home Win: 4/4/17
Last Road Win: 3/11/17
Last Loss: 11/23/12
Last Home Loss: 4/15/12
Last Road Loss: 11/23/12
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Cavs Individual Bests
Points: 43 – LeBron James, 3/17/09
Rebounds: 25 – Anderson Varejao, 1/2/14
Assists: 17 – Mark Price, 4/16/93
Biggest Win: 35 points on 12/11/15 (111-76)
Biggest Loss: 30 points on 11/30/01 (69-99)
Magic Individual Bests
Points: 45 – Victor Oladipo, 3/18/16
Rebounds: 21 – Nikola Vucevic, 4/7/13 Assists: 21 – Scott Skiles, 4/16/93
2016-17 GAME RECAPS (CAVS Won Series 3-0)
CAVALIERS 122, MAGIC 102 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (4/4/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James record his second straight triple-double (12th of the season, 54th of career) with 18 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting, a team-high tying 11 rebounds, a game-high 11 assists, two
steals and a block in 37 minutes; James also scored in double figures for the 788th consecutive game, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (787) for the 2nd longest streak in NBA history…Kevin Love notched his 37th
double-double of the season with a game-high 28 points on 9-18 (.500) shooting and 5-9 (.556) from deep, a game-high tying 11 rebounds, two steals and a block in 28 minutes…Kyrie Irving finished with 24 points on 10-15 (.667) shooting a 3-5 (.600) mark from deep, four rebounds, eight assists and a steal in 30 minutes…J.R. Smith tallied 19 points (12 in 3rd Q) on .636 (7-11) shooting and a .625 (5-8) mark from downtown, five rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes…Kyle Korver added 11 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and 3-5 (.600) from deep in 12 minutes off the bench…For the Magic, Evan Fournier tallied 21 points and two steals in 29 minutes…Nikola Vucevic and Bismack Biyombo grabbed 10 rebounds apiece.
TURNING POINT: In the third quarter, the Cavs outscored the Magic 43-20, while shooting 17-24 (.708) from the field and 9-13 (.692) from beyond the arc…Cleveland recorded an assist on 16 of the 17 made
baskets in the period.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: With the victory, the Cavaliers picked up their 50th win of the season…Cleveland won their 17th straight game against Orlando and completed a season sweep (3-0) of the Magic for the 3rd
straight year…Offensively, the Cavs scored 122 points on 44-82 (.537) shooting from the field and 18-36 (.500) on three-pointers…With their 14th made three-pointer of the night, the Cavaliers became just the 3rd team in NBA history to make 1,000 threes in a season (2015-16 Warriors, 2016-17 Rockets)…Cleveland made nine threes in the third quarter, which are the second-most threes they hit in a period this season (made 10 in 1st Q vs. POR on 11/23)…the 43 points in the third were the most points Cleveland has scored in the 3rd quarter this season…Defensively, the Cavaliers held Orlando to .384 (33-86) shooting and limited the Magic to an opponent season low 24 points in the paint.
APRIL 4, 2017 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T)
CAVALIERS 122-102 LOVE – 28 JAMES/LOVE – 11 JAMES – 11 44-82 (.537) 16-21 (.762) 5-37-42
vs. Magic Fournier – 21 Biyombo/Vucevic – 10 Payton/Watson – 6 33-86 (.384) 25-26 (.962) 11-32-43
CAVALIERS 116, MAGIC 104 – AMWAY CENTER – ORLANDO, FL (3/11/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James notched his second straight triple-double (9th of the season) with 24 points on 8-14 (.571) shooting, 12 rebounds, a game-high 13 assists and one block in 38 minutes…Kyrie
Irving also had an all-around game with 22 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and one steal in 36 minutes; Irving moved past Brad Daugherty (2,028) for 6th place in assists with his fifth helper of the night…Iman Shumpert poured in 15 points (10 in the 1st Q) on 5-7 (.714) shooting, including 3-4 (.750) from long range, four rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes…Tristan Thompson registered his 19th
double-double of the season with 14 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting, a team-high 13 rebounds and two blocks in 28 minutes…Channing Frye shot 4-7 (.571) from the field for 12 points and added three rebounds and one block in 16 minutes off the bench…J.R. Smith finished with 11 points and shot 3-7 (.429) from deep in 21 minutes off the bench…Deron Williams contributed 10 points, four assists and one block in 25 minutes…For Orlando, Nikola Vucevic tallied 20 points and a game-high 16 rebounds in 28 minutes…Aaron Gordon had 16 points and five rebounds in 31 minutes.
TURNING POINT: Orlando got within three (95-92) but the Cavs went on a 21-10 run to go up 14 with 1:35 left in the game.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs defeated the Magic for the 16th time in a row, their most against a single opponent in franchise history…Defensively, the Cavs held Orlando to 38-96 (.395) shooting from the field,
including just 4-21 (.190) from beyond the arc…Seven players scored in double figures for the Cavs, who shot 43-86 (.500) from the field and dished out 30 assists (nine turnovers)…Cleveland also knocked down 15 three-pointers.
MARCH 11, 2017 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T)
CAVALIERS 116-104 JAMES – 24 THOMPSON – 13 JAMES – 13 43-86 (.500) 15-25 (.600) 9-42-51
at Magic Vucevic – 20 Vucevic – 16 Payton – 6 38-96 (.395) 24-28 (.857) 15-38-53
CAVALIERS 105, MAGIC 99 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (10/29/16)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James tallied 23 points, a game-high nine assists and pulled down six rebounds in 39 minutes; James recorded his 5th defensive rebound of the evening with 4:21 left in the contest to become Cleveland’s all-time franchise leader in defensive rebounds (4,021), passing Brad Daugherty (4,020)…J.R. Smith scored 11 points (3-5 3FG) in the fourth quarter and finished with 16 points and five rebounds in 28 minutes; Smith’s third trey of the night with 2:46 remaining in the game was his 1,686th career three-pointer, which passed Steve Nash (1,685) for 16th in NBA history…Kyrie Irving finished with 20 points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 37 minutes…Kevin Love finished with 19 points and five rebounds, while going a perfect 7-7 from the charity stripe, in 33 minutes…Tristan Thompson pulled down 12 rebounds (eight defensive, four offensive) in 27 minutes…For Orlando, Evan Fournier finished with a team-high 22 points and five assists in 38 minutes…Serge Ibaka tallied 19 points and seven rebounds in 31 minutes.
TURNING POINT: J.R. Smith sealed the victory after hitting a three-pointer with 31.5 seconds remaining in the game that gave the Cavs a six-point cushion at 101-95.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The victory marked the 15th straight win for the Cavs over the Magic…The win improved the Cavs record to 3-0 on the season; the last time Cleveland opened the season 3-0
was in 2000-01 when they started 4-0…All 10 players that saw action for Cleveland made at least one field goal…The Cavs committed nine turnovers and forced a season-best 21 Magic turnovers, turning them into 23 points.
OCTOBER 29, 2016
SCORE
HI SCORER
HI REBOUND
HI ASSISTS
FG%
FT%
REB (O-D-T)
CAVALIERS
105-99
JAMES – 23
THOMPSON – 12
JAMES – 9
36-88 (.409) 22-30 (.733)
13-27-40
vs. Magic
Fournier – 22
Green – 10
Fournier/Payton – 5
38-84 (.452) 15-26 (.577)
13-37-50
CONNECTIONS
Cavs forward Richard Jefferson, forward Channing Frye and Magic forward Aaron Gordon are alumni of Arizona…Frye was acquired from Orlando in a trade on Feb. 18, 2016 and played in 119 games with the Magic…Cavs forward Tristan Thompson and Magic guard D.J. Augustin played collegiate basketball at Texas….Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue appeared in 76 games for the Magic in the 2003-04 season and also played in 14 games in the 2008-09 campaign…Cavs forward Jeff Green played for Orlando in 2016-17…Magic Center Marreese Speights was a member of the Cavaliers during the 2012-13 season.
CAVALIERS – MAGIC MATCHUP (2017 Preseason Statistics)
PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF
CAVALIERS 96.3 105.7 .435 .460 .312 .678 41.7 42.7 26.0 8.7 3.7 20.0 -9.4
MAGIC 96.3 92.5 .429 .383 .311 .654 49.0 49.5 23.0 7.0 8.8 17.0 +3.8
CAVALIERS vs. MAGIC 2017-18 SEASON
October 21 at Cleveland – 8:00 p.m. on FSO
January 6 at Orlando – 7:00 p.m. on FSO
January 18 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. on FSO
February 6 at Orlando – 7:00 p.m. on FSO
CAVALIERS 94, WIZARDS 102 – CAPITAL ONE ARENA – WASHINGTON, DC (10/8/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: Jeff Green finished with a game-high 19 points on 8-14 (.571) shooting from the field and seven rebounds in 24 minutes…Kay Felder posted a double-double with
12 points, a game-high 11 assists and three steals in 36 minutes…John Holland tallied 14 points on 4-5 (.800) shooting, including 3-4 (.750) from long range, and two steals in 18
minutes…Kyle Korver posted 11 points and two steals in 24 minutes…For the Wizards, Jodie Meeks had a team-high tying 13 points and four rebounds in 18 minutes…Carrick Felix
also tallied 13 points, to go along with two steals and two blocks in 24 minutes.
TURNING POINT: Cleveland had a 56-55 lead at halftime but were outscored 25-13 in the third quarter.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Offensively, the Cavs had 27 assists on 37 field goals and shot 10-24 (.417) from beyond the arc…Cleveland swiped 11 steals and scored 20 points off of 23
Washington turnovers.
OCTOBER 8, 2017
SCORE
HI SCORER
HI REBOUND
HI ASSISTS
FG%
FT%
REB (O-D-T)
CAVALIERS
94-102
GREEN – 19
GREEN/ZIZIC – 7
FELDER – 11
37-79 (.468) 14-19 (.737)
5-31-36
at Wizards
Felix/Meeks – 13
Oubre Jr./Scott – 5
Satoransky – 5
37-86 (.430) 18-24 (.750)
10-32-42
CAVALIERS 102, PACERS 106 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (10/6/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: Dwyane Wade finished the night with a game-high 20 points on 10-14 (.714) shooting from the field, five rebounds and one steal in 22 minutes…Jae Crowder
tallied 17 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting from the field, including 3-6 (.500) from deep, six rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes of play…Derrick Rose contributed 15 points, three
assists and three rebounds in 14 minutes…Kevin Love poured in nine points, seven rebounds, a team-high tying five assists and a game-high three steals in 22 minutes…For Indiana,
T.J. Leaf notched a team-high 18 points, while also grabbing six rebounds and connecting on four of his five three pointers in 22 minutes of play…Domantas Sabonis ended his night
with 17 points, seven rebounds and one assist in 19 minutes…Victor Oladipo added 14 points on 6-12 shooting from the field, five assists and two steals in 23 minutes.
TURNING POINT: The Pacers outscored the Cavs 28-16 in the fourth quarter.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs gave up just two fast break points and had a 18-6 edge in second chance points.
OCTOBER 6, 2017
SCORE
HI SCORER
HI REBOUND
HI ASSISTS
FG%
FT%
REB (O-D-T)
CAVALIERS
102-106
WADE – 20
THOMPSON – 8
LOVE/CALDERON – 5
40-87 (.460) 13-22 (.591)
12-39-51
vs. Pacers
Leaf – 18
Young – 8
Joseph/Oladipo – 5
39-83 (.470) 19-27 (.704)
7-34-41
CAVALIERS 93, HAWKS 109 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (10/4/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: Kay Felder was the leading scorer for the Cavaliers with 13 points, to go along with two steals in 19 minutes off the bench…Kevin Love tallied 12 points on 4-8
(.500) shooting from the field, while pulling down five rebounds and dishing out three assists in 15 minutes…In his first preseason game as a Cavaliers, Dwyane Wade tallied seven
points, a team-high four assists and two rebounds in 15 minutes…For Atlanta, Dennis Schroder finished the night with a game-high 18 points on 7-15 (.467) shooting from the field,
four assists and two rebounds in 25 minutes…Dewayne Dedmon contributed 13 points on 6-7 (.857) shooting, four rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes…Taurean Prince notched
15 points, a game-high eight rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes of play.
TURNING POINT: The Cavaliers were outscored by 19 points in the second half after being up three points at the break (50-47)
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland dished out 26 assists on 34 field goals…As a team, the Cavaliers forced 20 turnovers and scored 16 points off of turnovers.
OCTOBER 4, 2017
SCORE
HI SCORER
HI REBOUND
HI ASSISTS
FG%
FT%
REB (O-D-T)
CAVALIERS
93-109
FELDER – 13
ZIZIC – 6
WADE – 4
34-88 (.386) 13-18 (.722)
9-29-38
vs. Hawks
Schroder – 18
Prince – 8
Delaney – 6
39-81 (.481) 19-26 (.731)
6-39-45
*Several Cavalier players have a chance to move up in the below Top 10 all-time categories:
GAMES PLAYED
POINTS SCORED
ASSISTS
FGM
STEALS
FTM
1. Z. Ilgauskas (771) 1. L. JAMES (20,868) 1.L. JAMES (5,481) 1. L. JAMES (7,512) 1. L. JAMES (1,260) 1. L. JAMES (4,742)
2. L. JAMES (767) 2. Z. Ilgauskas (10,616) 2. M. Price (4,206) 2. A. Carr (4,272) 2. M. Price (734) 2. B. Daugherty (2,741)
3. D. Ferry (723) 3. B. Daugherty (10,389) 3. J. Bagley (2,311) 3. B. Smith (4,182) 3. F. Walker (722) 3. Z. Ilgauskas (2,495) 4. B. Smith (720) 4. A. Carr (10,265) 4. T. Brandon (2,235) 4. Z. Ilgauskas (4,045) 4. C. Ehlo (661) 4. J. Williams (2,106) 5. J. Williams (661) 5. M. Price (9,543) 5. K. Irving (2,115) 5. B. Daugherty (3,823) 5. T. Brandon (621) 5. M. Price (1883) 6. A. Carr (635) 6. B. Smith (9,513) F. Walker (2,115) 6. M. Price (3,429) 6. J. Williams (587) 6. A. Carr (1,719) 7. A. Varejao (591) 7. J. Williams (8,504) 7. B. Daugherty (2,028) 7. J. Williams (3,198) 7. R. Harper (530) 7. C. Russell (1,627) 8. M. Price (582) 8. K. Irving (8,232) 8. A. Miller (2,015) 8. K. Irving (3,009) 8. A. Varejao (529) 8. K. Irving (1,491) 9. B. Daugherty (548) 9. L. Nance (7,257) 9. A. Carr (1,820) 9. L. Nance (2,945) 9. K. Irving (504) 9. W. Free (1,406) 10. C. Ehlo (513) 10. C. Russell (6,588) 10. C. Ehlo (1,803) 10. C. Russell (2,480) 10. J. Bagley (474) 10. L. Nance (1,364)
BLOCKS
3FGM
OFFENSIVE REBS
DEFENSIVE REBS
TOTAL REBS
1. Z. Ilgauskas (1,269) 1. L. JAMES (1,102) 1. Z. Ilgauskas (2,336) 1. L. JAMES (4,544) 1. Z. Ilgauskas (5,904) 2. J. Williams (1,200) 2. M. Price (802) 2. J. Williams (1,620) 2. B. Daugherty (4,020) 2. L. JAMES (5,481)
3. L. Nance (1,087) 3. K. Irving (723) 3. T. THOMPSON (1,590) 3. Z. Ilgauskas (3,568) 3. B. Daugherty (5,227)
4. L. JAMES (624) 4. D. Gibson (578) 4. A. Varejao (1,479) 4. J. Williams (3,049) 4. J. Williams (4,669)
5. J. Chones (450) 5. W. Person (550) 5. J. Brewer (1,292) 5. A. Varejao (2,955) 5. A. Varejao (4,434) 6. R. Hinson (430) 6. D. Ferry (543) 6. B. Daugherty (1,207) 6. J. Chones (2,750) 6. T. THOMPSON (4,026)
7. A. Varejao (397) 7. K. LOVE (447) 7. L. Nance (1,067) 7. L. Nance (2,494) 7. J. Chones (3,790) B. Daugherty (397) 8. J. SMITH (430) 8. P. Hubbard (1,051) 8. T. THOMPSON (2,436) 8.L. Nance (3,561)
9. T. THOMPSON (364) 9. Mo Williams (414) 9. J. Chones (1,040) 9. J. Brewer (2,259) 9.J. Brewer (3,551)
10. J. Brewer (353) 10. C. Ehlo (381) 10. T. Hill (955) 10. T. Hill (1,830) 10. B. Smith (3,057)
16-17 FRANCHISE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
J.R. Smith passed Mo Williams (414) for 8th place in three-pointers made with his fourth triple against Indiana on April 2, 2017…J.R. Smith made his 400th three-pointer as amember of the Wine and Gold at Charlotte on March 24…Tristan Thompson moved past Jim Brewer (353) for 9th place in blocks at Houston on March 12…LeBron James passed Brad Daugherty (5,227) for 2nd place in total
rebounds with his third board against Denver on Feb. 11, 2017...Tristan Thompson moved past Jim Chones (3790) for 6th place in total rebounds with his ninth board at Washington on Feb. 6, 2017…Kevin Love passed Mo Williams for 7th place in three-point field goals with his fourth three at Washington on Feb. 6, 2017…Tristan Thompson passed Anderson Varejao (1479) for sole possession of 3rd place in offensive rebounds at New York on Feb.
4, 2017…LeBron James became the first player in franchise history to score 20,000 points as a Cavalier with his sixth point against Oklahoma City on Jan. 29, 2017…Tristan Thompson moved past Jim Brewer (2,259) for 8th place
in defensive rebounds against San Antonio on Jan. 21, 2017…Tristan Thompson moved past Mark West (325) for 10th place in blocks with his first swat at Golden State on Jan. 16, 2017…Kevin Love moved past J.R. Smith for 8th
place in three-pointers made with his third trey at Brooklyn on January 6, 2017…LeBron James moved past Danny Ferry (723) for 2nd place in games played against Chicago on Jan. 4, 2017…Kevin Love moved past Craig Ehlo
(381) for 9th place in three-pointers made at Charlotte on Dec. 31, 2016…LeBron James moved past Bingo Smith (720) for 3rd place in games played against Boston on Dec. 29, 2016…Tristan Thompson became the first player in
franchise history to play in 400 consecutive regular season games with his appearance at Detroit on Dec. 26, 2016…LeBron James made his 7,000th field goal as a Cavalier at Milwaukee on Dec. 20, 2016…J.R. Smith moved past
Craig Ehlo (381) for 8th place in three-pointers made with his third triple against the L.A. Lakers on Dec. 17, 2016…LeBron James became the first player in team history to hit 5,000 assists with his sixth dish at Toronto on Dec. 5,
2016…Kevin Love passed Damon Jones (344) for 10th in three-pointers made with his second triple at Chicago on Dec. 2, 2016…LeBron James became the first Cavs player to knock down 1,000 three-pointers with his only triple
at Philadelphia on Nov. 27, 2016…J.R. Smith passed Damon Jones (344) for 9th place in three-pointers made with his second three against Houston on Nov. 1…LeBron James passed Brad Daugherty (4,020) for 1st place in
defensive rebounds with his fifth one against Orlando on Oct. 29, 2016.
UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES (REGULAR SEASON)
JAMES
LOVE
WADE
FRYE
29,000 Points
(28,787)
11,000 Points
(10,593)
22,000 Points
(21,317)
3,000 FGM
(2,784)
8,000 Rebounds
(7,706)
7,000 Rebounds
(6,612)
8,000 FGM
(7,739)
1,000 3FGM
(978)
8,000 Assists
(7,461)
1,400 Assists
(1,367)
4,000 Rebounds
(3,815)
1,800 Steals
(1,749)
5,000 Def. Rebs
(4,828)
11,000 FGM
(10,423)
4,000 FGM
(3,510)
1,500 3FGM
(1,467)
900 3FGM
(887)
400 Double-Doubles
(359)
400 Double-Doubles
(370)
60 Triple-Doubles
(55)
1,100 Games
(1,061)
GREEN
JEFFERSON
KORVER
ROSE
10,000 Points
(9,528)
15,000
(14,874)
11,000 Points
(10,295)
10,000 Points
(9,155)
2,000 FTM
(1,827)
40 Double-Doubles
(38)
5,000 Rebounds
(4,703)
3,000 Def. Rebs
(2,882)
500 Games
(470)
4,000 FGM
(3,562)
2,000 Rebounds
(1,735)
400 Steals
(372)
SHUMPERT
SMITH
THOMAS
THOMPSON
400 Games
(370)
900 Games
(880)
9,000 Points
(8,437)
500 Games
(466)
400 3FGM
(379)
1,800 3FGM
(1,774)
3,000 FGM
(2,726)
2,000 FGM
(1,723)
3,000 Points
(2,737)
3,000 Rebounds
(2,815)
900 3FGM
(866)
400 Blocks
(364)
2,000 Assists
(1,912)
500 Games
(441)
16-17 SEASON MARKS:
The Cavaliers finished the 2016-17 season tied for the 2nd best record in the Eastern Conference at 51-31, which includes a 31-10 mark atQuicken Loans Arena (2nd best home mark in NBA).
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50 WINS:
The Cavs won 50 games in a single season for the 10th time in team history (88-89, 91-92, 92-93, 05-06, 06-07, 08-09, 09-10, 14-15, 15-16 & 16-17).•
PLAYOFF BOUND:
For the 3rd straight season, the Cavaliers are headed to postseason after clinching a spot in their 125-120 win over the Lakers on March 19.•
CENTRAL CROWN:
Also for the 3rd straight season, the Cavaliers clinched the Central Division title after defeating Charlotte 112-105 on March 24. It marked theCavs’ 6th division crown in franchise history (75-76, 08-09, 09-10, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17).
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ATLANTIC DOMINANCE:
The Cavaliers went 16-2 against the Atlantic Division this season (3-1 vs. TOR, 3-0 vs. PHI, 4-0 vs. NYK, 3-1 vs. BOS, 3-0 vs. BKN).•
DOWN THE STRETCH:
When tied or leading after three quarters, the Cavs finished 46-5.2017 PLAYOFFS:
In 2016-17, the Cavaliers advanced to the NBA Finals for the third straight year and fourth time in franchise history (2007, 2015, 2016, 2017). Cleveland (13-5 in 2017Playoffs) went 12-1 in the first three rounds, becoming the first Eastern Conference team to reach the NBA Finals with one or fewer losses since the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.
POSTSEASON WIN STREAK:
From Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals to Game 2 of the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers won a franchise-record 13 consecutive postseasongames, tying a then NBA record for longest playoff winning streak (L.A. Lakers from 1988-1989. Golden State later won 15 straight games in 2017 Playoffs). Cleveland won 9 straight road playoff games from June 13, 2016 to May 25, 2017 (2nd-longest road win streak in NBA Playoff history, behind only the L.A. Lakers-12 straight from 4/29/01-5/18/02). (Elias Sports Bureau)
BEAST OF THE EAST:
The Cavs finished 12-1 against the East in the 2017 playoffs. Going back to the 2015 postseason, the Cavs hold a 36-5 playoff record against Eastern Conferenceopponents, which includes a 18-2 mark at The Q and 18-3 mark on the road.
FIRST ROUND SWEEP:
Cleveland opened the 2017 Playoffs with a 4-0 sweep over Indiana to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the 11th time in franchise history. TheCavs also improved to a perfect 12-0 in First Round games since 2015.
ANOTHER SWEEP:
In the 2017 Semifinals, the Cavaliers swept the Toronto Raptors 4-0 to advance to their third straight Eastern Conference Finals (seventh overall appearance). Accordingto the Elias Sports Bureau, Cleveland became the first team in NBA history to start the postseason 8-0 in consecutive years (started 10-0 in 2017 Playoffs). The previous mark was 7-0 in back-to-back postseasons by the Minneapolis Lakers in 1949 (7–0) and 1950 (7–0).
BEST OFFENSIVE POSTSEASON EVER
Cleveland put up a franchise-playoff record 116.2 points per game in the 2017 Playoffs. The Cavs also averaged an NBA Playoff-record 14.4 three-pointers per game (prev. record was 12.8 by HOU and GSW) and shot .420 (256-610) from deep. Their 256 triples were the 3rd-most in a single postseason in league history (306 by GSW in 2016 and 258 by CAVS in 2016).
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NBA FINALS RECORD FOR POINTS IN A QUARTER AND HALF:
In the 137-116 win over GSW in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the Cavs set several team and NBA records: oMAKING THEIR POINT(S):
Cavs’ 137 points were a franchise playoff record, as well as the highest single-gametotal in a Finals game since the Lakers beat Boston, 141-122, in Game Two in 1987 (June 4, 1987). The All-time Finals single-game scoring mark is 148 by Boston in 148-114 win over Lakers on May 27, 1985.
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THAT FIRST HALF (86 POINTS):
The Cavs rang up the highest-scoring half in NBA Finals history and franchise history (regular and post) when they outscored Golden State 86-68 in the first half. The previous highest-scoring half in Finals history was 81 by Philadelphia against the Lakers in the second half on June 6, 1982 (Game Five). Cleveland’s 86 points were the most in the first half of any NBA playoff game and fell one point shy of matching the highest-scoring half in overall NBA Playoff history: 87 by Milwaukee vs. Denver in the second half on April 23, 1978.o
THAT FIRST QUARTER (49 POINTS):
Cleveland outscored Golden State, 49-33 in the first quarter, in the highest-scoring quarter by one team in NBA Finals history (prior was 47 by Lakers vs. Boston in the third quarter on June 3, 1984; Game Three at LA) and in franchise history (regular and post). The Cavs’ 49 points fell two shy of matching the largest overall quarter in NBA Playoff history (51 by the Lakers vs. Detroit in the fourth quarter on March 31, 1962; Game Five, West Finals). It also marked the highest-scoring first quarter in NBA Playoff history.•
10+ THREES IN 10 STRAIGHT PLAYOFF GAMES:
From Game 1 of the Semifinals (5/1/17) to Game 1 of the NBA Finals (6/1/17), Cleveland made at least 10 three- pointers in 10 straight playoff games, which is the longest streak for a single postseason in NBA history. (Elias Sports Bureau)BEST STARTS IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY
Year/Team
Playoff Start
2017 Golden State Warriors
15-0
1989 Los Angeles Lakers
11-0
2001 Los Angeles Lakers
11-0
2012 San Antonio Spurs
10-0
2016 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
*10-0
2017 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
*10-0
*THE CAVS BECAME THE FIRST TEAM IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY TO START 10-0 IN CONSECUTIVE POSTSEASONS
CAVS MOST POINTS IN A
PLAYOFF GAME
Points Date*137
6/9/17 vs. GSW
*135
5/25/17 at BOS
*130
5/19/17 at BOS
*125
5/3/17 vs. TOR
124
5/7/10 at BOS
*Occurred in 2017 postseasonCAVS MOST PPG IN A SERIES
(ALL-TIME)
Points Series *120.4 2017 ECF vs. BOS *116.3 2017 Semifinals vs. TOR *114.8 2017 Finals vs GSW *112.8 2017 First Round vs. INDHIGH POWER REGULAR SEASON
The Cavs averaged 110.3 points per game in 2016-17 (1st in the East, 4th-best in NBA). It was the FIRST TIME Cleveland has led the
conference in scoring. They have scored at least 100 points in 62 of 82 games (including in 34 of 41 home contests) and at least 120 points on 24 occasions. They also shot at least .500 from the field on 30 occasions (27-3) and ranked 5th in the NBA in FG% (.470).
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110+ & 120+ POINTS:
The Cavs went 39-8 this season when they reached at least 110 points and 21-3 when scoring 120 points (Cavs had nine 120-point games in 2015-16). In a Feb. 6 overtime win at Washington (140-135), Cleveland had a season-high 140 points, which was their most in a game since April 9, 1992 (141 points vs. CHA) and the franchise’s most ever in a road game (prev. 137 on 2/28/84 at Kansas City Kings).•
HOW ABOUT 130 POINTS?
: Cleveland scored at least 130 points on 5 occasions this past season, which is a franchise record for a single season (prev. 4 times in 1979-80). They also had back-to-back games with 130-plus points for the first time in franchise history (132 at IND on Feb. 8 and 140 at WAS on Feb. 6) when they also became the 1st team in NBAhistory to win consecutive road games against teams that had a winning streak of 7 games or longer (WAS-7, IND-7).
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40 POINTS IN A QUARTER:
The Cavs scored at least 40 points in a quarter on 9 occasions in 2016-17. On Nov. 23 against Portland, Cleveland tied their franchise record for points in a quarter with 46 in the first.•
HIGHEST SCORING MONTH EVER:
Cleveland finished 9-2 in February after averaging 117.4 points, which is the highest scoring month in Cavaliers history (no games minimum). The previous mark was 117.2 points (11 games) in October 1979. (Elias)LARGEST HALFTIME LEAD IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY AND CAVS BIGGEST POSTSEASON MARGIN OF VICTORY EVER
In the 130-86 win in Game 2 over Boston in the ECF on May 19, the Cavs outscored the Celtics 72-31 in the first half. The 41-point margin was the largest halftime lead in NBA Playoff history. The previous mark was a 40-point halftime lead by the Pistons against the Bullets in a first-round game in 1987. In the first half against Boston, the Cavs shot 26-44 (.591) from the field while limiting the Celtics to just 11-41 (.268) shooting. Overall, their 44-point win against Boston was the largest in franchise playoff history, the largest win in an Eastern Conference Finals game, Boston’s biggest defeat at home in their playoff history and the biggest margin of victory over a No. 1 seed in league history. Cleveland also tied the fourth-largest point differential for a road team in a playoff game. No team had ever won a playoff game over the Celtics in Boston by more than 30 points. (Elias Sports Bureau)
BIGGEST HALFTIME COMEBACK IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY
After trailing 46-72 with 49.5 seconds remaining in the first half of Game 3 of the First Round against Indiana on April 20, Cleveland overcame a 26-point deficit to earn a 119-114 victory and take a 3-0 series advantage. The 26-point comeback is the largest since the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 27-point second-half deficit in Game 1 of their First Round series against the Memphis Grizzlies on April 29, 2012 (99-98). The Cavaliers trailed by 25 points at halftime (49-74), marking the largest halftime deficit overcome in NBA postseason history (previously 21 by BALT at PHI on 4/13/1948; trailed 20-41; won 66-63).
HIGH Q RATING
Cleveland was tied for the 2nd-best home record in the NBA at 31-10 (.756) and averaged 112.7 points at The Q, which includes 13 contests with 120 points or more. Since March 25, 2014, Cleveland is 83-9 when scoring at least 100 points at The Q (29-5 this season). They have also won 48 straight home games when shooting at least .500 from the field (17-0 this season).
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THE Q VS. THE WEST:
The Cavs finished 12-3 against the West at home this season. Going back to mid-January 2015, the Cavs have won 32 of their last 38 home games against the Western Conference.•
128 POINTS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES:
The Cavs had back-to-back games with at least 128 points on three occasionsthis season (Nov. 1-3, Nov. 23-25, Feb. 6-8), including twice at home (Nov. 1-3, Nov. 23-25). Prior to this past season, Cleveland has never had consecutive games with at least 128 points. (Elias)
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137 POINTS IN REGULATION AT THE Q:
The Cavs had a high scoring night at home against Portland on Nov. 23, scoring 137 points, the most any team has ever scored in regulationat The Q (prev. Golden State, 132 on 1/18/16). The last time Cleveland has reached that mark in a home game was 4/9/92 against Charlotte (141 points). The Cavs also scored 81 points in the first
half, which were just two shy of the franchise record for any half (83 in 2nd H on 1/19/93 vs. Indiana).
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50-40-90:
In a 128-90 home win over Dallas on Nov. 25, Cleveland shot over 50% from the field (.506), 40% from the three-point line (.465) and 90% from the foul line (.917). It marked just the fourth time since the 2000-01 season the Cavs have had a 50-40-90 game (4/5/16 vs. MIL, 3/13/07 vs. SAC, 12/11/01 vs. HOU). Cleveland also accomplished that feat in a Feb. 8 win at Indiana.•
86.7% FROM THE FIELD IN A QUARTER:
In a 128-120 home win over Houston on Nov. 1, Cleveland scored 43 points in the fourth quarter, which was three points shy of their team record for points in a period (46, three occasions). In the final period, the Cavs shot 13-15 (.867) from the field, which was their highest field goal percentage in a quarter since Dec. 15, 1999,when they went 15-17 (.882) in the fourth at New Jersey. (Elias Sports Bureau)
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UNDEFEATED AT HOME ON XMAS:
By defeating Golden State on Christmas Day (109-108), the Cavaliers improved to 6-0 at home all-time on Christmas Day, which is the best homerecord of any NBA team on Christmas (Miami is 5-0).
CAVS HIGHEST POINTS PER GAME
ALL-TIME (SINGLE SEASON)
CAVS YEAR
PPG
1979-80 114.1
2016-17
110.3
1991-92 108.9
1988-89 108.8
CAVS HIGHEST SCORING MONTH
ALL-TIME (NO GAMES MINIMUM)
CAVS MONTH
PPG
FEB. 2017
117.4 (11 games)
OCT. 1979 117.2 (11 games)
NOV. 1979 115.7 (15 games)
LARGEST HALFTIME LEADS IN
NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY
LARGEST HALFTIME LEADS IN
CAVALIERS PLAYOFF HISTORY
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY IN
CAVALIERS PLAYOFF HISTORY
Year/Game First Half
Margin
Date/Game First Half
Lead
Date/Game Margin of
Victory 2017 ECF: CAVS at Boston (Game 2) +41 *5/19/17 ECF: CAVS at Boston +41 (72-31) *5/19/17 ECF: CAVS at Boston +44 (130-86) 1987 First Round: Detroit vs. Washington +40 5/4/16 Semifinals: CAVS vs. Atlanta +36 (74-38) 5/25/16 ECF: CAVS vs. Toronto +38 (116-78) 2016 Semifinals: CAVS vs. Atlanta +36 5/25/16 ECF: CAVS vs. Toronto +31 (65-34) 5/17/16 ECF: CAVS vs. Toronto +31 (115-84) 1970 First Round: Milwaukee vs. Philadelphia +36
*NBA Playoff Record *Largest Margin of victory in any Eastern Conference Finals game
LARGEST HALFTIME DEFICITS OVERCOME TO WIN A GAME IN NBA PLAYOFFS HISTORY
Year Team/Opponent Halftime Deficit Final Score Second Half Diff.
2017 FIRST ROUND (4/20/2017) CLEVELAND CAVALIERS at Indiana Pacers -25 (49-74) 119-114 +30 (70-40) 1948 Finals (4/13/1948) Baltimore Bullets at Philadelphia Warriors -21 (20-41) 66-63 +24 (46-22) 2002 ECF (5/25/2002) Boston Celtics vs. New Jersey Nets -20 (34-54) 94-90 +24 (60-36) 2017 WCF (5/14/2017) Golden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs -20 (42-62) 113-111 +22 (71-49) 2012 First Round (4/29/2012) Los Angeles Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies -19 (39-58) 99-98 +20 (60-40)
via Elias Sports Bureau
BEST HOME RECORDS
IN 2016-17
Team
Home Record
Golden State
36-5 (.878)
CLEVELAND
31-10 (.756)
HISTORICAL YEAR FROM LONG DISTANCE
Cleveland led the East in three-pointers made (1,067 3FG, 2nd in NBA), three-pointers made per game (13.0, 2nd in NBA) and
three-point percentage (.384, 2nd in NBA). The Cavs hit 10+ treys in 65 of 82 games and shot at least .400 from long distance 33 times (27-6).
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FRANCHISE-RECORD 1,067 3FGM:
The Cavs set a franchise single season record for three-pointersmade with 1,067. They are the 3rd NBA team to ever hit 1,000 triples in a season. Cleveland also recorded franchise records
for three-pointers per game (13.), number of games with at least 10 three-pointers (65), 15 three-pointers (27) and 20 three-pointers (4).
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15+ THREES:
The Cavs made at least 15 triples on 27 occasions last season (most in franchise history). Cleveland nailed 15 or more three-pointers in a franchise regular season record four straight contests from Feb. 1-8.•
NBA-RECORD 25 THREE-POINTERS
:
The Cavs set an NBA regular season record for three-pointers ina single game, going 25-46 (.543) from deep in their 135-130 win at Atlanta on March 3. It marked the fourth time in team history the Cavs have connected on at least 20 three-pointers in a regular season game, all coming in the 2016-17 season. Also in the win at Atlanta, six Cavs players made at least three triples, which had never happened in NBA history prior to that night. Cleveland also holds the all-time playoff record for threes in a game (also 25 vs. ATL on 5/4/16).
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FIRST NBA TEAM TO EVER RECORD BACK-TO-BACK GAMES WITH 20 TRIPLES:
The Cavs became the first team in NBA history to have consecutive regular season games with 20 three-pointers or more after knocking down a then franchise record 21 threes against Portland on Nov. 23 and 20 versus Dallas on Nov. 25. Cleveland is also the first team to accomplish this feat in the playoffs as well (2016 Semifinals vs. Atlanta: 25 3FGM in Game 2 and 21 3FGM in Game 3). •NBA-RECORD 16 THREES IN A HALF:
Cleveland set an NBA record for threes made in a half with 16 triples in thefirst half in a 137-125 win over Portland on Nov. 23 (later tied by Denver on 2/13/15 vs. GSW). The Cavs finished with a Quicken Loans Arena regular season record for three-pointers in a single game, hitting 21-36 (.583) shots from deep.
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DOUBLE-DIGIT THREE-POINT RECORD TO
START SEASON:
Cleveland made at least 10 three-pointers in their first 16 games of the 2016-17 season, setting an NBA record for consecutive games with 10 or more triples to start a season (prev. held by Houston, first eight games in 2014-15).ALL-TIME GREAT SHOOTERS
Kyle Korver is currently tied for 5th all-time in three-pointers made with 2,049 career triples. Last season,
he shot .451 from deep (1st in NBA, 162-359 3FG). It was his fourth time leading the league in
three-point percentage (2009-10, 2013-14 and 2014-15).
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SWISH MOVIN’ UP:
J.R. Smith is also climbing the three-point charts, as he
currently ranks 15
thall-time with 1,774. (See chart on right)
TRISTAN THE GLASS CLEANER
In 2016-17, Tristan Thompson pulled down 10 or more rebounds on 38 occasions and averaged 9.2 rebounds (15th-best in NBA) to go with his 8.1 points (career-high .600 FG%) in 30.0 minutes in 2016-17.
He also recorded 19 double-doubles (tied-23rd in NBA), one 20-rebound game (20 at NYK on 12/7/16)
and one 20-10 game (season-high 22 points and 12 rebounds at WAS on 2/6/17) this past season.
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DOING WORK:
Thompson’s team-high 3.7 offensive rebounds per game ranked 6th in theNBA and he grabbed at least four offensive rebounds 39 times last season. Thompson also averaged 1.08 blocks, having swatted at least two shots on 21 occasions, including a career-high four blocks four times.
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PLAYOFF DUTY:
Thompson grabbed at least 10 rebounds in 8 games in the 2017 Playoffs, averaging 8.3 boards to go with his 8.2 points (postseason career-high .587 FG%) in 31.2 minutes. He also had two double-doubles and pulled down at least four offensive boards 10 times, averaging a team-high 3.8 offensive rebounds in the 2017 postseason. •VS. INDIANA IN OPENING ROND:
He averaged 11.0 rebounds against the Pacers inthe First Round, notching double-digit boards in all four games.
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ONE OF THE FRANCHISE’S BEST:
Thompson passed Brad Daugherty (419 REB) for 3rd place inplayoff rebounds in Cavs history and also passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (180 OREB) as the franchise’s all-time playoff leader in offensive rebounds against Indiana in Game 2 of the First Round on April 17. He later moved into 2nd place in career playoff rebounds in Cavs history on May 25 in Boston, passing Ilgauskas (523 REB).
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PLAYOFF CAREER-HIGH IN SCORING:
In Game 1 of the ECF against Boston on May 17, Thompson scored a playoff career-high 20 points on a perfect 7-7 shooting from the field and added nine rebounds, two assists and two steals in 34 minutes. He became the first player in Cavaliers history to make at least seven field goals without a miss in a playoff game.CAVS MOST 3FGM IN A SINGLE SEASON
(ALL-TIME)
CAVS YEAR
3FGM
2016-17
*1,067
2015-16 880 2014-15 826 2008-09 656*FRANCHISE SINGLE-SEASON RECORD WAS SET ON MARCH 16, 2017 AGAINST UTAH
NBA’S SINGLE SEASON 3FGM RECORD
(ALL-TIME)
TEAM/YEAR
3FGM
HOU (2016-17) 1,181 GSW (2015-16) 1,077CLE (2016-17)
1,067*
BOS (2016-17) 985 GSW (2016-17) 982 HOU (2014-15) 933 NYK (2012-13) 891*The Cavs became the 3rd team in NBA history to make 1,000 three-pointers in a single season on April 4
against Orlando.
CAVS MOST 3FGM IN SINGLE GAME
(ALL-TIME, REGULAR SEASON)
Date/Opponent 3FGM
3/3/17 at ATL
*25
12/7/16 at NYK 22 11/23/16 vs. POR 21 11/25/16 vs. DAL 20 *NBA RECORD-All CAVS GAMES w/20+ 3FGM OCCURRED THIS SEASON
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH
10+ 3FGM TO START SEASON (ALL-TIME)
Team Consecutive Games
CLEVELAND, 2016-17 16 (10/25/16-11/29/16) Houston, 2014-15 8 (10/28/14-11/12/14) Golden State, 2013-14 4 (10/30/13-11/4/13)
MOST 3FGM ALL-TIME
IN NBA HISTORY
Player
3FGM
1. Ray Allen
2,973
2. Reggie Miller
2,560
3. Jason Terry
2,242
4. Paul Pierce
2,143
5. KYLE KORVER
2,049
Jamal Crawford
2,049
Vince Carter
2,049
8. Jason Kidd
1,988
9. Joe Johnson
1,938
10. Stephen Curry
1,917
11. Chauncey Billups
1,830
12. Kobe Bryant
1,827
13. Rashard Lewis
1,787
14. Dirk Nowitzki
1,780
15. J.R. SMITH
1,774
MOST OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS IN
2017 PLAYOFFS
Player Off. Rebs
