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WED., APRIL 11, 2018
QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
2017-18 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES
8:00 PM ET
10/17 vs. BOS 10/20 @ MIL 10/21 vs. ORL 10/24 vs. CHI 10/25 @ BKN 10/28 @ NOP 10/29 vs. NYK 11/1 vs. IND 11/3 @ WAS 11/5 vs. ATL 11/7 vs. MIL 11/9 @ HOU 11/11 @ DAL 11/13 @ NYK 11/15 @ CHA 11/17 vs. LAC 11/20 @ DET 11/22 vs. BKN 11/24 vs. CHA 11/27 @ PHI 11/28 vs. MIA 11/30 @ ATL 12/2 vs. MEM 12/4 @ CHI 12/6 vs. SAC 12/8 @ IND 12/9 vs. PHI 12/12 vs. ATL 12/14 vs. LAL 12/16 vs. UTA 12/17 @ WAS 12/19 @ MIL 12/21 vs. CHI 12/25 @ GSW 12/27 @ SAC 12/30 @ UTA 1/2 vs. POR 1/3 @ BOS 1/6 @ ORL 1/8 @ MIN 1/11 @ TOR 1/12 @ IND 1/15 vs. GSW 1/18 vs. ORL 1/20 vs. OKC 1/23 @ SAS 1/26 vs. IND 1/28 vs. DET 1/30 @ DET 1/31 vs. MIA 2/3 vs. HOU 2/6 @ ORL 2/7 vs. MIN 2/9 @ ATL 2/11 @ BOS 2/13 @ OKC 2/22 vs. WAS 2/23 @ MEM 2/25 vs. SAS 2/27 vs. BKN 3/1 vs. PHI 3/3 vs. DEN 3/5 vs. DET 3/7 @ DEN 3/9 @ LAC 3/11 @ LAL 3/13 @ PHX 3/15 @ POR 3/17 @ CHI 3/19 vs. MIL 3/21 vs. TOR 3/23 vs. PHX 3/25 @ BKN 3/27 @ MIA 3/28 @ CHA 3/30 vs. NOP 4/1 vs. DAL 4/3 vs. TOR 4/5 vs. WAS 4/6 @ PHI 4/9 @ NYK 4/11 vs. NYK
WON, 102-99 WON, 116-97 Lost, 93-114 WON, 119-112 Lost, 107-112 Lost, 101-123 Lost, 95-114 Lost, 107-124 WON, 130-122 Lost, 115-117 WON, 124-119 Lost, 113-117 WON, 111-104 WON, 104-101 WON, 115-107 WON, 118-113 (OT) WON, 116-88 WON, 119-109 WON, 100-99 WON, 113-91 WON, 108-97 WON, 121-114 WON, 116-111 WON, 113-91 WON, 101-95 Lost, 102-106 WON, 105-98 WON, 123-114 WON, 121-112 WON, 109-100 WON, 106-99 Lost, 116-119 WON, 115-112 Lost, 92-99 Lost, 95-109 Lost, 101-104 WON, 127-110 Lost, 88-102 WON, 131-127 Lost, 99-127 Lost, 99-133 Lost, 95-97 Lost, 108-118 WON, 104-103 Lost, 124-148 Lost, 102-114 WON, 115-108 WON, 121-104 Lost, 114-125 WON, 91-89 Lost, 88-120 Lost, 98-116 WON, 140-138 (OT) WON, 123-107 WON, 121-99 WON, 120-112 Lost, 103-110 WON, 112-89 Lost, 94, 110 WON, 129-123 Lost, 97-108 Lost, 117-126 WON, 112-90 WON, 113-108 Lost, 102-116 Lost, 113-127 WON, 129-107 Lost, 105-113 WON, 114-109 WON, 124-117 WON, 132-129 WON, 120-95 WON, 121-114 Lost, 79-98 WON, 118-105 WON, 107-102 WON, 98-87 WON, 112-106 WON, 119-115 Lost, 130-132 WON, 123-109 8:00 p.m. FSO
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REGULAR SEASON GAME # 82
HOME GAME # 41
LAST GAME’S STARTERS
2017-18 SCHEDULE All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM
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POS
NO.
PLAYER
HT.
WT.
G GS PPG
RPG
APG
F
23
LEBRON JAMES
6-8
250
17-18:
81
F
32
JEFF GREEN
6-9
235
17-18:
C
0
KEVIN LOVE
6-10
251
G
26
KYLE KORVER
6-7
G
3
GEORGE HILL
6-3
FG% MPG
81 *27.7
*8.7
*9.2
*.543
37.2
77
13
11.0
3.2
1.3
.478
23.6
17-18:
59
59
17.6
*9.3
1.7
.458
28.0
212
17-18:
73
4
9.2
2.3
1.2
.459
21.6
188
17-18:
66
59
10.0
2.7
2.8
.459
27.3
*NBA RANKS: LeBron James ranks 2nd in APG, 3rd in PPG, 15th in FG% and 15th in RPG; Kevin Love ranks 12th in RPG
CAVS QUICK FACTS • The Cleveland Cavaliers will wrap up the 2017-18 regular season tonight when they host the New York Knicks at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland leads the season series against New York, 2-1, which includes a 123-109 win at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. • After Monday’s victory over the Knicks, the Cavs clinched their 4th straight Central Division title and 7th in team history. They also won their 50th game of the season, their 11th time reaching that mark. • Cleveland has won 12 of its last 13 games against New York. In Monday’s 123-109 win at MSG, the Cavs had at least 120 points for the 21st time this season (19-2 record), while also dishing out 29 assists and shooting 19-45 (.422) from three-point range and 24-28 (.857) from the foul line. In addition, Cleveland received 52 points from the bench. • CAREER MARKS & NBA HISTORY: J.R. Smith (1,917 3FGM) is two three-pointers away from passing Dirk Nowitzki (1,918 3FGM) for 11th all-time in NBA history. Kyle Korver (10,967 PTS) needs 33 points to reach 11,000 for his career. LeBron James (430 30-pt games) is one 30-point game away from tying Kobe Bryant (431 30-pt games) for the 4th-most 30-point games in league history. • The Cavs hold an 11-2 record in their last 13 games and have won 8 straight games at The Q. During their 8-game home win streak, the Wine & Gold are averaging 115.5 points, shooting .499 from the field, .420 from three-point range and .803 from the free throw line. They are also outscoring opponents by an average of 10.4 points (115.5-105.1) over that 8-game span. On the season, the Cavs are currently 29-11 at home (tied for 5th-best in NBA) and can win 30 home games in a single season for the 13th time in franchise history. • Cleveland has shot at least .400 from three-point territory in a season-high 6 straight games, shooting a combined .438 (70-160) from deep during that stretch. They enter tonight’s game ranked 5th in the NBA in three-pointer percentage this season (.373). • Kevin Love had a game-high 28 points (9-17 FG, 6-13 3FG, 4-5 FT), five boards and two steals in 31 minutes against the Knicks on Monday. He also passed Daniel Gibson (578 3FG) for the 4th-most three-pointers made in team history with his first trey of the night. Since returning to the lineup on March 19, Love is shooting .457 (32-70) from beyond the arc, increasing his three-point percentage to .415 this season (19th in NBA). • LeBron James (2,241 PTS) looks to lead the NBA in total points scored for the first time in his career (James Harden is 2nd w/2,191 PTS). In the win over New York on Monday, James recorded his 52nd double-double of the season (26 PTS, 11 AST), just one away from tying Brad Daugherty’s franchise single season record of 53 double-doubles in 1990-91. • In his 300th career game, Jordan Clarkson tallied 16 points, shooting 5-9 (.556) from the field and 4-6 (.667) from three-point range, while adding three rebounds in 22 minutes against the Knicks. Clarkson, who has scored in double-digits in 20 of his 27 games as a Cavalier, has the 2 ndhighest scoring average among all bench players this season (13.9) • J.R. Smith finished with 16 points, going 4-8 (.500) from beyond the arc, a game-high tying seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in 32 minutes off the bench versus New York on Monday. Since March 28 (7 games), Smith is shooting .547 (29-53) from the field and .522 (12-23) from long distance, while averaging 10.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 26.9 minutes. • Jeff Green has scored in double-digits in 4 straight games, averaging 19.0 points on .684 (26-38) shooting from the field, .563 (9-16) from beyond the arc and .938 (15-16) from the charity stripe, and 2.3 rebounds in 32.0 minutes.
CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT
PRONUNCIATION KEY
Rodney Hood (sore left Achilles) – OUT
Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) Cedi Osman (JED-e AUS-min) Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch)
CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 4/11/18 – Signed center Kendrick Perkins to a contract for the remainder of the season…4/7/18 – Signed forward Okaro White to a contract for the remainder of the season…3/18/18 – Signed forward Okaro White to a 10-day contract.
OVERALL CENTRAL EASTERN WESTERN
2017-18 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME 50-31 (.617) 29-11 (.725) 21-20 (.512) 2-0 (1.000) 11-5 (.688) 7-1 (.875) 4-4 (.500) 0-0 (.000) 35-16 (.686) 19-6 (.760) 16-10 (.615) 0-0 (.000) 15-15 (.500) 10-5 (.667) 5-10 (.333) 2-0 (1.000)
STREAK W1 W3 W1 W3
CAVALIERS vs. KNICKS 2017-18 SEASON October 29 at Cleveland – CAVS 95, Knicks 114 November 13 at New York – CAVS 104, Knicks 101 April 9 at New York – CAVS 123, Knicks 109 April 11 at Cleveland – 8:00 p.m. on FSO All games can be heard on WTAM/WMMS 100.7 FM/La Mega 87.7 FM
Overall: 95-110
Home: 59-43
The Q: 28-15
Road: 36-67
Current Streak: Won 2
Home Streak: Lost 1
Road Streak: Won 9
Last Win: 4/9/18
Last Home Win: 2/23/17
Last Road Win: 4/9/18
Last Loss: 10/30/14
Last Home Loss: 10/30/14
Last Road Loss: 1/30/14
CAVALIERS – KNICKS MATCHUP (2017-18 Regular Season Statistics) PPG
OPP PPG
FG%
OPP FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
OPP RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO’S
PT DIFF
CAVALIERS
111.0
109.9
.478
.473
.373
.781
42.0
43.7
23.5
7.1
3.8
13.7
+1.1
KNICKS
104.4
108.1
.463
.458
.350
.786
44.1
43.1
23.2
6.7
5.2
14.7
-3.7
ALL-TIME SERIES HIGHLIGHTS Cavs Individual Bests
Points: 52 – LeBron James, 2/4/09 Rebounds: 20 – Cage, 3/4/95, Carr, 2/12/81 Assists: 18 – Mark Price, 2/15/89 Biggest Win: 36 points on 12/3/08 (118-82) Biggest Loss: 35 points on 3/20/01 (75-110)
Knicks Individual Bests
Points: 44 – Patrick Ewing, 11/7/93 (OT)
Rebounds: 22 – 3 Times
Assists: 19 – Michael Ray Richardson, 3/21/81
2017-18 GAME RECAPS (CAVS Lead Series 2-1) CAVALIERS 123, KNICKS 109 – MADISON SQUARE GARDEN – NEW YORK, NY
(4/9/18)
KEY PERFORMERS: Kevin Love had a game-high 28 points on 9-17 (.529) shooting, including 6-13 (.462) from deep, five rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes…LeBron James recorded his 52nd double-double of the season with 26 points, a game-high 11 assists, a 3-6 (.500) mark from long distance, a 9-10 (.900) clip from the foul line and one steal in 39 minutes…J.R. Smith finished with 16 points, going 4-8 (.500) from beyond the arc, a game-high tying seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in 32 minutes off the bench…Jordan Clarkson also tallied 16 points, shooting 5-9 (.556) from the field and 4-6 (.667) from threepoint range, while adding three rebounds in 22 minutes as a reserve…Larry Nance Jr. tallied 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, six rebounds and one block in 19 minutes; He recorded his 100th career block on the night…Jeff Green added 10 points, two rebounds, a steal and a block in 29 minutes…For New York, Michael Beasley had 20 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting and four rebounds in 27 minutes…Frank Ntilikina tallied 17 points, six rebounds and five assists in 40 minutes. TURNING POINT: After New York cut the Cavs’ lead to six (106-100) with 3:51 left to play, Cleveland went on an 8-2 run, which included a pair of three-point baskets from Jordan Clarkson. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs scored 123 points, dished out 29 assists and shot 19-45 (.422) from three-point range and 24-28 (.857) from the foul line…Cleveland received 52 points from the bench.
APRIL 9, 2017 CAVALIERS vs. Knicks
SCORE 123-109
HI SCORER LOVE – 28 Beasley – 20
HI REBOUND SMITH – 7 Thomas – 7
HI ASSISTS JAMES – 11 Burke – 8
FG% FT% 40-85 (.471) 24-28 (.857) 46-87 (.529) 6-12 (.500)
CAVALIERS 104, KNICKS 101 – MADISON SQUARE GARDEN – NEW YORK, NY
REB (O-D-T) 7-35-42 8-29-37
(11/13/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James posted his 9th double-double and nearly had a triple-double after tallying team highs of 23 points, nine rebounds, 12 assists and three blocks in 36 minutes…Kyle Korver scored 19 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 21 points, a 5-12 (.417) mark from three-point range, five rebounds and one steal in 29 minutes off the bench; His 19 points in the fourth are tied for the most he’s ever scored in a single period…Dwyane Wade tallied 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in 28 minutes off the bench…Jae Crowder added 13 points in 22 minutes of work…For the Knicks, Tim Hardaway Jr. finished with a game-high 28 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in 44 minutes…Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points and seven rebounds in 34 minutes…Enes Kanter recorded a doubledouble with 20 points and a game-high 16 rebounds in 31 minutes. TURNING POINT: After trailing by 23 points (73-50) with 2:12 left in the third, the Cavs outscored the Knicks 54-28 the rest of the way, which includes a 43-25 edge in the fourth quarter. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The last time the Cavs overcame a deficit of at least 23 points was Nov. 11, 2006 vs. Boston (trailed by 25 PTS and won 94-93)…Cleveland held the Knicks to 38-88 (.432) shooting from the field, including 17-41 (.415) in the second half…Offensively, the Cavs made 16 three-pointers and shot 18-22 (.818) from the foul line…The Cavs’ bench outscored the Knicks’ reserves 54-16.
NOVEMBER 13, 2017 SCORE CAVALIERS 104-101 at Knicks
HI SCORER JAMES – 23 Hardaway Jr. – 28
HI REBOUND JAMES – 9 Kanter – 16
HI ASSISTS JAMES – 12 Hardaway Jr./Jack – 5
CAVALIERS 95, KNICKS 114 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
FG% FT% 35-88 (.398) 18-22 (.818) 38-88 (.432) 17-22 (.773)
REB (O-D-T) 14-34-48 13-36-49
(10/29/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: Kevin Love registered his 6th double-double of the season with a team-high 22 points and a team-high 11 rebounds in 35 minutes; With his second three on the night, Love surpassed 900 three-pointers made in his career…LeBron James recorded his 4th double-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds, a team-high seven assists and a team-high two steals in 39 minutes…Derrick Rose added 15 points, three rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes…Kyle Korver shot 3-5 (.600) from beyond the arc and finished the night with 13 points and four rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench…For New York, Tim Hardaway Jr. finished the night with a game-high 34 points on 11-19 (.579) shooting from the field, four rebounds, eight assists and two steals in 41 minutes…Kristaps Porzingis recorded a double-double with 32 points, a game-high tying 12 rebounds and two blocks in 36 minutes…Enes Kanter tallied a double-double with 18 points and a game-high tying 12 rebounds in 33 minutes of action. TURNING POINT: After Cleveland got within six (94-88) midway through the fourth quarter, the Knicks closed out the game on a 20-7 run. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Five Cavaliers finished the night in double figures: Love (22), James (16), Rose (15), Korver (13) and Smith (11)...Cleveland shot 17-21 (.810) from the charity stripe.
OCTOBER 29, 2017 CAVALIERS vs. Knicks
SCORE 95-114
HI SCORER LOVE – 22 Hardaway Jr. – 34
HI REBOUND LOVE – 11 Kanter/Porzingis – 12
HI ASSISTS JAMES – 7 Hardaway Jr. – 8
FG% FT% 31-81 (.383) 23-27 (.852) 42-89 (.472) 17-21 (.810)
REB (O-D-T) 7-34-41 11-40-51
CONNECTIONS Knicks TV Analyst Walt “Clyde” Frazier played for the Cavaliers for 66 games from 1977-1980 (three seasons) and averaged 14.6 points for Cleveland…Cavs guard J.R. Smith was acquired in a three-team trade with the Knicks on Jan. 5, 2015…Smith played in 213 games over three-plus seasons with the Knicks (2011-2015) and was the Sixth Man of the Year with New York in 201213…Cavs forward LeBron James and Knicks forward Michael Beasley were teammates in Miami during the 2013-14 season…Knicks guard Jarrett Jack played in 80 games for the Cavaliers in 201314…Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue and New York guard Courtney Lee were teammates in Orlando in 2008-09…Knicks guard Trey Burke is a Columbus, OH native…Cavs guard John Holland was born in New York, NY.
CAVALIERS 123, KNICKS 109 – MADISON SQUARE GARDEN – NEW YORK, NY
(4/9/18)
KEY PERFORMERS: Kevin Love had a game-high 28 points on 9-17 (.529) shooting, including 6-13 (.462) from deep, five rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes…LeBron James recorded his 52nd double-double of the season with 26 points, a game-high 11 assists, a 3-6 (.500) mark from long distance, a 9-10 (.900) clip from the foul line and one steal in 39 minutes…J.R. Smith finished with 16 points, going 4-8 (.500) from beyond the arc, a game-high tying seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in 32 minutes off the bench…Jordan Clarkson also tallied 16 points, shooting 5-9 (.556) from the field and 4-6 (.667) from threepoint range, while adding three rebounds in 22 minutes as a reserve…Larry Nance Jr. tallied 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, six rebounds and one block in 19 minutes; He recorded his 100th career block on the night…Jeff Green added 10 points, two rebounds, a steal and a block in 29 minutes…For New York, Michael Beasley had 20 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting and four rebounds in 27 minutes…Frank Ntilikina tallied 17 points, six rebounds and five assists in 40 minutes. TURNING POINT: After New York cut the Cavs’ lead to six (106-100) with 3:51 left to play, Cleveland went on an 8-2 run, which included a pair of three-point baskets from Jordan Clarkson. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs scored 123 points, dished out 29 assists and shot 19-45 (.422) from three-point range and 24-28 (.857) from the foul line…Cleveland received 52 points from the bench.
APRIL 9, 2017 CAVALIERS vs. Knicks
SCORE 123-109
HI SCORER LOVE – 28 Beasley – 20
HI REBOUND SMITH – 7 Thomas – 7
HI ASSISTS JAMES – 11 Burke – 8
FG% FT% 40-85 (.471) 24-28 (.857) 46-87 (.529) 6-12 (.500)
CAVALIERS 130, 76ERS 132 – WELLS FARGO CENTER – PHILADELPHIA, PA
REB (O-D-T) 7-35-42 8-29-37
(4/6/18)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James posted his 18th triple-double of the season with a game-high 44 points (35 in 2nd half) on 17-29 (.586) shooting, including 4-8 (.500) from deep, a team-high 11 rebounds, a team-high 11 assists, two steals and a block in 40 minutes; With his 42 nd point of the night, James became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 31,000 career points (33 years, 97 days), as well as the 7th player to do so; James also passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (429) for the 5th-most games with at least 30 points…Jeff Green had a season-high 33 points on 10-12 (.833) shooting, including 5-6 (.833) from beyond the arc, a perfect 8-8 from the foul line, five rebounds and three assists in 41 minutes…Kevin Love finished with 17 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from long distance, nine rebounds, four assists and one block in 33 minutes…For the Sixers, JJ Redick had a team-high 28 points in 32 minutes…Ben Simmons recorded a triple-double with 27 points on 12-17 (.706) shooting, a game-high 15 rebounds, a game-high 13 assists and four steals in 36 minutes…Marco Belinelli added 23 points in 30 minutes off the bench. TURNING POINT: The Cavs got off to a slow start and were outscored 78-55 in the first half. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland nearly overcame a 30-point deficit…For the game, the Cavs shot 45-87 (.517) from the field and 16-34 (.471) from three-point territory…The Wine & Gold had 50 points in the paint…The Cavs had 43 points in the third quarter.
APRIL 6, 2018 CAVALIERS at 76ers
SCORE 130-132
HI SCORER JAMES – 44 Redick – 28
HI REBOUND JAMES – 11 Simmons – 15
HI ASSISTS JAMES – 11 Simmons – 13
FG% FT% 45-87 (.517) 24-33 (.727) 50-101 (.495) 18-21 (.857)
CAVALIERS 119, WIZARDS 115 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
REB (O-D-T) 8-32-40 12-33-45
(4/5/18)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his 50th double-double of the season with a game-high 33 points (13 in the 4th Q) on 12-20 (.600) shooting, a game-high tying 14 assists and nine rebounds in 39 minutes; James became just the second player in franchise history to record 50 double-doubles in a single season (53 – Brad Daugherty, 1990-91); James also tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (429 30-pt games) for the 5th-most 30-point games in NBA history…Kevin Love contributed 16 points, going 4-6 (.667) from deep, six rebounds, three assists and one steal in 31 minutes…Jeff Green recorded 21 points on 8-10 (.800) shooting and one steal in 32 minutes…Rodney Hood notched 11 points on 3-6 (.500) shooting, three rebounds, two assists and a team-high tying two steals in 27 minutes…Kyle Korver tallied 13 points, knocking down 3-5 (.600) triples, three rebounds and one block in 22 minutes as a reserve…Jordan Clarkson added 10 points and a team-high tying two steals in 22 minutes off the bench…For the Wizards, John Wall recorded a team-high 28 points on 10-20 (.500) shooting, a game-high tying 14 assists, four rebounds and a game-high three steals in 38 minutes…Bradley Beal contributed 19 points, connecting on 4-6 (.667) three-pointers, a team-high nine rebounds and eight assists in 43 minutes…Otto Porter Jr. added 18 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting and eight rebounds in 30 minutes. TURNING POINT: Down by 17 (87-104) with 7:35 left in the game, the Cavaliers went on a 32-11 run to close out the contest; The last time the Cavaliers overcame a 17+ point deficit in the fourth quarter was on Nov. 14, 2014 versus Boston (trailed by 19). CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers took the season series against Washington (3-1)…Cleveland outscored the Wizards 37-25 in the final period, going 11-15 (.733) from the field, while also knocking down 13 free throws in the fourth quarter…For the game, Cleveland shot 42-77 (.545) from the field, including 13-27 (.481) from beyond the arc, and had 26 assists…The Cavaliers notched 20 fast break points…Cleveland swiped 10 steals from the Wizards and scored 23 points off of 15 Washington t urnovers.
APRIL 5, 2018 CAVALIERS vs. Wizards
SCORE 119-115
HI SCORER JAMES – 33 Wall – 28
HI REBOUND NANCE JR. – 10 Beal – 9
HI ASSISTS JAMES – 14 Wall – 14
FG% FT% 42-77 (.545) 22-28 (.786) 47-94 (.500) 12-14 (.857)
CAVALIERS 112, RAPTORS 106 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
REB (O-D-T) 5-30-35 12-29-41
(4/3/18)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his 49th double-double of the season with a game-high 27 points on 8-14 (.571) shooting, going 3-6 (.500) from deep, 10 rebounds and a team-high six assists in 37 minutes; With 27 points scored in tonight’s contest, James passed Kobe Bryant (941 20-pt games) for the 3rd-most 20-point outings ever; With his eighth defensive rebound, James also corralled his 7,000th career defensive rebound…Kevin Love tallied his 31st double-double of the season with 18 points, connecting on 4-6 (.667) from long distance and a game-high 15 rebounds in 30 minutes…Jose Calderon contributed a season-high 19 points (11 in the 1st Q) on 7-11 (.636) shooting, including a 3-5 (.600) clip from distance, four assists, four rebounds and a game-high tying two steals in 26 minutes…Rodney Hood posted 17 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting, two assists and a game-high tying two steals in 29 minutes…Jeff Green added 12 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, a season-high tying three blocks and one steal in 25 minutes…For Toronto, DeMar DeRozan contributed a team-high 19 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting, a game-high seven assists and three rebounds in 33 minutes…Serge Ibaka contributed a double-double with 16 points and a team-high 12 rebounds in 29 minutes…Jonas Valanciunas added a double-double with 17 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes. TURNING POINT: After trailing 36-35 with 8:33 in the second quarter, the Cavs went on a 20-5 run and led the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: With the victory, the Wine & Gold won the season series against Toronto 2-1…Cleveland held the Raptors to 42-94 (.447) shooting from the field…Offensively, the Cavs shot 38-77 (.494) from the field, 13-30 (.433) from deep, and 23-26 (.885) from the free throw line.
APRIL 3, 2018 CAVALIERS vs. Raptors
SCORE 112-106
HI SCORER JAMES – 27 DeRozan – 19
HI REBOUND LOVE – 15 Ibaka – 12
HI ASSISTS JAMES – 6 DeRozan – 7
FG% FT% 38-77 (.494) 23-26 (.885) 42-94 (.447) 11-14 (.786)
CAVALIERS 98, MAVERICKS 87 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
REB (O-D-T) 2-40-42 9-37-46
(4/1/18)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his 17th triple-double of the season (72nd of career) with a team-high tying 16 points, a game-high tying 13 rebounds and a game-high 12 assists in 39 minutes…Kevin Love recorded his 30th double-double of the season and 400th of his career with 13 points, a game-high tying 13 rebounds, one steal and one block in 36 minutes…J.R. Smith contributed 15 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, going 3-6 (.500) from deep and four rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench…Jordan Clarkson tallied a team-high tying 16 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting and a game-high three steals in 25 minutes as a reserve…Harrison Barnes recorded a game-high 30 points on 10-19 (.526) shooting, including a 5-10 (.500) clip from distance, five assists and three rebounds in 36 minutes…Dennis Smith Jr. added 14 points, a team-high six assists and four rebounds in 33 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland trailed 81-77 early in the fourth quarter but went on a 19-2 run to go up 96-83. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Wine & Gold held Dallas to 32-80 (.400) shooting from the field and scored 15 points off 15 Mavericks turnovers…Cleveland connected on 11-26 (.423) shooting from beyond the arc…The Cavaliers bench combined for 45 points...Cleveland had an 11-2 edge in second chance points and outrebounded Dallas 50-38.
APRIL 1, 2018 CAVALIERS vs. Mavericks
SCORE 98-87
HI SCORER HI REBOUND CLARKSON/JAMES – 16 JAMES/LOVE – 13 Barnes – 30 Noel/Nowitzki – 7
HI ASSISTS JAMES – 12 Barnes – 5
FG% FT% 35-85 (.412) 17-23 (.739) 32-80 (.351) 10-11 (.909)
REB (O-D-T) 10-40-50 4-34-38
MAKE IT 4 YEARS IN A ROW: The Cavaliers (50-31) hold the 4th-best record in the Eastern Conference and are headed to the postseason for the 4th straight season (22nd time in franchise history). •
CENTRAL CHAMPS: The Cavaliers are also Central Division champions for the 4th straight season and just the 7th time in team history (75-76, 08-09, 09-10, 14-15, 15-16, 1617). They clinched the division title after a 123-109 win at New York on April 9.
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ANOTHER 50-WIN SEASON: At 50-31, Cleveland has notched their 4th straight 50-win season and 11th overall (88-89, 91-92, 92-93, 05-06, 06-07, 08-09, 09-10, 14-15, 1516, 16-17 & 17-18).
GETTING OFFENSIVE In 2017-18, the Cavs are averaging 111.0 points (5th in NBA) on .478 shooting from the field (4th in NBA) and 23.5 assists (tied-11th in NBA). They have topped the 100-point plateau on 66 of 81 games. •
CAVS HIGHEST POINTS PER GAME ALL-TIME (SINGLE SEASON)
THE CENTURY MARK STREAK: From Nov. 1-Dec. 21, the Cavs scored 100 points or more in 26 straight games, their 2ndlongest streak in team history (36 straight from 1/15/80-3/3/80). From Nov. 1-Jan. 28, the Cavs scored at least 100 points in 20 consecutive home games, their longest streak since 1988-89 (27 straight home games, 11/19/88-3/2/89).
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110+ & 120+ POINTS: The Cavs have had 110+ points on 46 occasions (38-8), including 120 points or more 21 times (19-2). 130+ & 140+ POINTS: Cleveland has put up 130+ points 5 times (4-1), including a season-high 140 points in their overtime win over Minnesota on Feb. 7. That was the most points the Cavs have ever scored at The Q (prev. 137, 11/23/16 vs. POR).
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2017-18
111.0 110.3 108.9
CAVS MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 100+ POINTS (SINGLE SEASON)
EFFICIENT OFFENSE: This season, the Cavs have had 4 games with percentages of at least .500 from the field, .400 from three-point range and .900 from the charity stripe. Cleveland only accomplished that feat twice last season (11/25/16 vs. DAL, 2/8/17 at IND), one time in 2015-16 (4/5/16 at MIL) and none in 2014-15.
CAVS YEAR 1979-80
GAMES 100-POINT STREAK/DATE 36 (1/15/80-3/3/80)
30 ASSISTS: Cleveland has dished out at least 30 assists on 7 occasions this season, including 3 straight games
2017-18
26 (11/1/17-12/21/17)
from Dec. 14-17. That was theizr longest since March 8-16, 1993 (4 straight). (Elias Sports Bureau)
1988-89 1984-85 1979-80
19 (12/2/88-1/11/89) 18 (1/19/85-2/20/85) 17 (10/13/79-11/16/79)
50 PERCENT: The Cavs have shot at least .500 from the field 35 times (27-8). They had a stretch of 5 straight games with .500 shooting (Feb. 7-22) for the first time since the 2009-10 season (Feb. 25, 2010-March 5, 2010). The team record is six, done twice: January 14-24, 1989; and again from February 18, 1989 – March 2, 1989. (Elias)
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PPG 114.1
2016-17 1991-92
From Feb. 7-13 & from March 19-25, the Cavs scored at least 120 points in a FRANCHISE-RECORD 4 straight games. •
CAVS YEAR 1979-80
60 PERCENT FROM THE FIELD AND THREE: In a 132-129 win over the Raptors on March 21, the Wine & Gold shot a season-high .603 (47-78), while also knocking down a season-high .625 (15-24) from three-point range. The last time Cleveland shot at least .600 from the field and .600 from beyond the arc in the same game was on March 16, 2003 versus Utah (50-83, .602 FG%/ 7-11, .636 3FG%). The last time the Cavaliers shot .600 from the field in any game was Dec. 21, 2014 against Memphis (.606, 46-76).
HOLDING ON AFTER THREE QUARTERS Cleveland is undefeated when they have the lead after three quarters at 39-0 (1.000), the only NBA team with a perfect record this season. They are also on pace to being the first team since 1954-55 to go undefeated in a single season when leading after three periods of play. The previous best percentage after leading through three quarters was .985 (64-1) by the Bulls in 1995-96 (STATS).
THE LONG BALL
CAVS MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 10+ THREE-POINTERS (SINGLE SEASON)
Cleveland is averaging 12.0 three-pointers made (3rd in NBA) and shooting .373 from long distance (5th in NBA). •
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10+ THREES: The Cavs have made 10 threes or more 64 times this season
(2nd-most
in team history), including 26 straight games from Nov. 9-Jan. 2. Their 26-game streak is a team record for consecutive games with 10 or more threes (prev. 16 twice, 10/25/16-11/29/16 and 3/9/16-4/5/16) and is tied for the 3rd-longest streak in NBA history (Boston, 26 straight from 1/21/2017-3/15/2017). Only Houston has recorded longer stretches of consecutive games with 10 or more threes (55 straight from 10/25/2017-2/25/18 and 27 straight from 10/28/2016-12/17/2016).
20+ TRIPLES: The Cavaliers have made at least 20 threes on 2 occasions this season (21 vs. MIN on 2/7/18 and
CAVS YEAR
GAMES 10+ 3FGM STREAK/DATE
2017-18
26 (11/9/17-1/2/18)
2016-17 2015-16
16 (10/25/16-11/29/16) 16 (3/9/16-4/5/16)
20 vs. ATL on 12/12/17. Cleveland has now made at least 20 three-pointers 11 times in franchise history (includes 5 postseason games).
HEATING UP THE Q The Cavs are currently 29-11 (.725, t-5th best in NBA) at Quicken Loans Arena, which includes 13 straight home wins from Nov. 7 – Jan. 2., their longest home win streak in a single season since the 2014-15 season (18 straight, 1/19/15-4/5/15).
LONGEST WIN STREAKS IN CAVS HISTORY
FRANCHISE-TYING WIN STREAKS From Nov. 11 to Dec. 17, the Cavs went 18-1, which included 13 consecutive wins (11/11-12-6) during that stretch, tying the longest win streak in franchise history (13 twice, 3/7/09-3/31/09 and 1/16/102/11/10). •
ON THE ROAD: Cleveland also picked up a franchise-record
DATE 3/7/09-3/31/09 1/16/10-2/11/10
WIN STREAK 13 13
11/11/17-12/6/17
13
1/15/15-2/5/15
12
tying 7 straight road wins from Nov. 11-Dec. 4.
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Cleveland is shooting .781 from the free throw line this season, which ranks 9 in the NBA. The team has connected on at least .800 from the foul line on 35 occasions and .900 or better 9 times. •
FT PERFECTION: In a road win over Milwaukee on Oct. 20, the Cavs shot a perfect 17-17 from the free throw line. At Boston on Jan. 3, Cleveland went 18-18 from the charity stripe. Prior to this season, the last time they made at least 17 free throws without a miss was Dec. 17, 1987 when they shot a franchise-best 22-22 from the foul line.
LONGEST ROAD WIN STREAKS IN CAVS HISTORY
Date
Road Win Streak
11/21/97 – 12/17/97 12/9/94 – 1/14/95 12/20/91 – 1/24/92 2/15/85 – 3/6/85
7 7 7 7
11/11/17-12/4/17
7
CAVS’ MOST FTs MADE WITHOUT A MISS IN A SINGLE GAME (ALL-TIME) DATE
FT
12/17/87 at CHI 04/09/82 at IND 11/04/83 vs. DAL
22-22 19-19 18-18
1/3/17 at BOS 10/20/17 at MIL
18-18 17-17
BENCH MARK Cleveland’s reserves are averaging a franchise-record 41.0 points this season, which ranks 7th in the NBA. The previous franchise mark for the Cavs’ bench is 36.9 points set in 1991-92. •
40+ BENCH POINTS:
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BENCH CREW:
The Wine & Gold has received 40+ bench points 47 times this season, including in a season-high 6 straight games from 12/30/17 – 1/11/18. Cleveland’s season high in bench scoring this season is 71 (1/8/18 at MIN). Jordan Clarkson (13.9 PPG, 2nd among reserves), Jeff Green (10.3 PPG, 19th among reserves) & Kyle Korver (8.9 PPG, 24th among reserves) all rank among the league leaders in bench scoring this season. o
KORVER’S PLUS/MINUS & 4TH QUARTERS: Kyle Korver has scored 10 points or more 31 times (29 off bench) and has a team-high plus/minus of +270. He also has scored a career-high mark for a single quarter with 19 points in the 4th Q twice: 11/5 vs. ATL & 11/13 at NYK). Korver has made an NBA-high 72 threes in the final period this season (.436, 72-165).
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30 FOR KYLE: At Atlanta on Feb. 9, Korver shot 7-13 (.538) from three-point range and finished with a season-high 30 points in 32 minutes off the bench on Friday, becoming the first Cavs player to score at least 30 points as a reserve since Dec. 6, 2013 (Dion Waiters, 30 PTS vs. ATL).
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GO GREEN: Jeff Green has scored at least 10 points 43 times (34 off bench), including 20+ points 7 times. At Houston on Nov. 9, Green had 20 of his 27 points in the second quarter. He also added five rebounds and three steals, becoming the first Cavs bench player with at least 25 points, five rebounds and three steals since Dec. 29, 2006 (Donyell Marshall-29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL vs. Milwaukee). (Elias)
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HIGHEST SCORING BENCHES IN FRANCHISE HISTORY BENCH YEAR 1. 2017-18
PPG 41.0
2. 1991-92 3. 2010-11
36.9 35.6
TOP EAST BENCHES IN 2017-18 1. Brooklyn 2. Toronto 3. Chicago
43.9 41.7 41.2
4. CLEVELAND
41.0
MOST THREE-POINTERS IN THE 4TH QUARTER (2017-18) PLAYER 1. KYLE KORVER (CLE)
3FGM 72
2. Wayne Ellington (MIA) 3. Lou Williams (LAC)
71 70
24+ POINTS APIECE: In a win over Atlanta on Feb. 9, 2018, Korver (30 PTS) and Green (24 PTS) became the first Cavs bench duo to post at least 24 points apiece since Feb. 2, 2002 vs. Detroit (Ricky Davis-28, Lamond Murray-24). The last such game for any NBA team to have two bench players each score 24 points or more was the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 19, 2016 (Ryan Anderson-26, Jrue Holiday-24). (Elias)
CAVS BIGGEST COMEBACKS SINCE 2000-01 (REGULAR SEASON)
HUGE COMEBACK IN THE BIG APPLE In Cleveland’s 104-101 come-from-behind victory at New York on Nov. 13, 2017, the Cavs overcame a 23-point deficit (73-50) late in the third quarter, outscoring the Knicks 54-28 the rest of the way. The last time the Cavs overcame a deficit of at least 23 points was Nov. 11, 2006 vs. Boston (trailed by 25 PTS and won 94-93). The Knicks had won 103 consecutive home games when leading by 20 or more points in the second half prior to that night. (Elias)
ALL-TIME GREAT SHOOTERS Kyle Korver is currently 4th all-time in three-pointers made with 2,213 career triples (2nd-MOST AMONG ALL ACTIVE NBA PLAYERS). Last season, he led the NBA in three-point percentage (.451, 162-359 3FG) and is currently shooting .436 (164-376 3FG, 6th-best percentage in NBA) from deep in 2017-18. He has led the league in that category four times (2009-10, 201314, 2014-15 and 2016-17).
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SWISH MOVIN’ UP:
Deficit
Date/Opponent
Time Comeback Began
Final Score
-25 (45-70) -25 (24-49)
11/11/06 vs. BOS 02/23/04 vs. NO
4:43 in 3Q 6:19 in 2Q
94-93 104-100
-23 (50-73)
11/13/17 at NY
1:58 in 3Q
104-101
-21 (28-49) -20 (59-79) -20 (15-35)
03/05/10 vs. DET 01/25/13 vs. MIL 01/06/08 at TOR
Games 60
J.R. SMITH
29
Klay Thompson Ray Allen
24 22
THE LOVE MACHINE In 59 games (all starts) this season, Kevin Love has 31 double-doubles (tied-15th-most in NBA) and is averaging 17.6 points and a team-high 9.3 rebounds (12th in NBA) in 28.0 minutes. He has scored at least 20 points 26 times and 30-plus points 3 times. Love is also shooting .415 from deep (19th in NBA) and a career-high .880 from the foul line (12th in NBA). Love is one of two NBA players this season averaging at least 15.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 threes made per game (DeMarcus Cousins). • •
DOUBLE-DIGIT BOARDS: Love has grabbed at least 10 boards on 31 occasions so far. 1,000 THREES: Kevin Love nailed his 1,000th career three-pointer in a win over Toronto on March 21, while tallying a double-double (23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 30 MIN). He is the only player in NBA history to have a career average at least 10.0 rebounds and make 1,000 threes or more.
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Player
3FGM
1. Ray Allen 2. Reggie Miller 3. Jason Terry
J.R. Smith ranks 12th all-time in career three-pointers made with 1,917 three-pointers over his career.
99-92 113-108 93-90
MOST 3FGM ALL-TIME IN NBA HISTORY
MOST CAREER GAMES W/ 7+ 3FGM (REG. SEASON) Player Stephen Curry
7:24 in 2Q 6:03 in 3Q 9:56 in 2Q via STATS LLC
2,973 2,560 2,282
4. KYLE KORVER
2,213
5. Jamal Crawford 6. Paul Pierce 7. Stephen Curry 8. Vince Carter 9. Jason Kidd 10. Joe Johnson 11. Dirk Nowitzki
2,153 2,143 2,129 2,104 1,988 1,978 1,918
12. J.R. SMITH
1,917
13. Chauncey Billups 14. Kobe Bryant 15. Rashard Lewis
1,830 1,827 1,787
Korver has made a team-high 164 three-pointers in 2017-18 and is ranked 3rd among players in threes off bench this season (153).
2018 ALL-STAR: Kevin Love was selected as a 2018 NBA All-Star reserve. Love joined LeBron James as a 2018 All-Star, marking the ninth time in franchise history that at least two Cavs players have been selected for the event (1972, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017). His 2018 All-Star selection marked the fifth for Love, who was previously named as a reserve in 2011, 2012 and 2017 and as a starter in 2014.
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XMAS EXPLOSION: At Golden State on Christmas Day, Love connected on a season-high six three-pointers and finished with 31 points and a seasonhigh 18 rebounds in 36 minutes of work. It was his 3rd 30-15 game as a member of the Cavaliers (11/7/17 vs. MIL and 12/29/16 vs. BOS) and 30th of career.
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11K POINTS: Love scored the 11,000th point of his career with his 15th point at Atlanta on Nov. 30, 2017. He finished the night with 25 points and 16 rebounds in 33 minutes. He also topped 4,000 points as a member of the Cavalier (4th point in the win).
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ONLY PLAYERS AVERAGING 15.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG & 2.0 3FGM IN 2017-18 Player DeMarcus Cousins (NOP)
PPG/RPG/3FGM 25.2/12.9/2.2
KEVIN LOVE (CLE)
17.6/9.3/2.3
BIG FIRST QUARTER: In a win over Miami on Nov. 28, Kevin Love scored 22 points in the first quarter and ended the night with a season-high 38 points (10-16 FG, 4-8 3FG, 14-17 FT) and nine rebounds in just 25 minutes of work. His 22 points in the first are the most by any Cavs player in the opening period this season.
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MOST DOUBLE-DOUBLES SINCE 2008-09 Player Dwight Howard
No. 498
KEVIN LOVE
401
Pau Gasol 334 DeMarcus Cousins 328 Zach Randolph 322 *Love posted his 400th career double-double on April 1 vs. DAL
MONSTER NIGHT: In a win over Milwaukee on Nov. 7, 2017, Love posted 32 points (.643 FG%, 9-14), 16 rebounds (season-high 8 offensive) and set season highs in free throws made (14) and free throws attempted (16).
KING OF THE COURT LeBron James has appeared in all 81 games in 2017-18, averaging a team-high 27.7 points (3rd in NBA) on .543 shooting from the field (15th in NBA), a career-high 8.7 rebounds (15th in NBA), a career-high 9.2 assists (2nd in NBA), 1.42 steals and 0.88 blocks in 37.2 minutes. He has a career-high 52 double-doubles (5th in NBA) and a career-high 18 triple-doubles (2nd in NBA). He is the ONLY player with at least 25.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 9.0 assists and a .500 FG% in 2017-18 and LEADS the NBA in total points (2,241) & field goals made (853). •
20S & 30S: He has scored at least 20 points 68 times, 30 points 32 times and 40 points 4 times this season. He has also shot at least .500 from the field 59 times in 2017-18. For his career, James has scored at least 20 points in 945 games (3rd-most all-time, trailing only K. Abdul-Jabbar-1,122 & K. Malone-1,134) and at least 30 points 430 times (5th all-time).
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THE CLOSER:
2nd-highest
2nd
James has the scoring average in the NBA in the fourth quarter (7.5), while ranking among all players in the final period in field goals made (192), assists (143) and total points (534). In the Nov. 22nd win over Brooklyn, he scored 23 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, including a stretch of 18 consecutive points for Cleveland (most consecutive points James has scored in a fourth quarter in any regular season). He was also just two points shy of his best scoring quarter of his career (25 in 3Q vs. CHA on 3/3/14). (Elias Sports Bureau)
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28-GAME STRETCH:
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TRIPLE-DOUBLING:
From Feb. 7 – April 9, James averaged a triple-double with 30.3 points (.545 FG%), 10.1 rebounds and 10.2 assists in 37.9 minutes. LeBron James has 18 triple-doubles this season (73 in career, 6th most in NBA history). In a win over Milwaukee on March 19, he had his 5th career 40-point triple-double with a game-high 40 points (16-29 FG, 3-7 3FG), a game-high 12 rebounds, a game-high 10 assists, two steals and one block in 40 minutes. It was also the 51st time in his career that he led or tied for the game high on both teams in points, rebounds, and assists, passing Wilt Chamberlain (50) for the most such games in NBA history. In February, James averaged a triple-double for an entire month for the first time of his career (27.0 PTS, 10.5 REB, 10.5 AST). James notched a triple-double in 3 straight games from Dec. 14-17, tying his career long streak (3/7/09-3/12/09). Against Utah on Dec. 16, he recorded his 60th career triple-double, passing Larry Bird (59) for the 6th-most in NBA history.
MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS W/25.0 PPG (ALL-TIME) Player LEBRON JAMES Karl Malone Jerry West
Consecutive Seasons 14 (2004-05 to 2017-18) 11 (1987-88 to 1997-98) 11 (1961-62 to 1971-72)
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES OF 10+ POINTS IN NBA HISTORY (REGULAR SEASON) Rank/Player
Consecutive Games
1. LEBRON JAMES
872 (started 1/6/07)
2. Michael Jordan 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4. Karl Malone
866 787 575
-James had his 800th straight double-digit outing on Nov. 3, 2017 at Washington (franchise-record tying 57 PTS) -James PASSED Jordan (866) for the longest streak on March 30, 2018 versus New Orleans
MOST 30-POINT GAMES IN NBA HISTORY (REGULAR SEASON)
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THE NEW DOUBLE-DIGIT STREAK LEADER:
LeBron James’ double figure scoring streak is currently at 872 consecutive regular season games, the longest in NBA history. He broke Michael Jordan’s streak (866) after a near tripledouble night (27 PTS, 9 REB, 11 AST) on March 30, 2018 against New Orleans.
Rank/Player 1. Michael Jordan 2. Wilt Chamberlain 3. Karl Malone 4. Kobe Bryant
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ALL-STAR GAME MVP: After being selected as a starter for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, as well as one of two
5. LEBRON JAMES
# of 30-pt Games 562 515 435 431
430
6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429 team captains under this year’s revamped format (Stephen Curry), LeBron James went on to win his 3rd career All-Star James had his 400th 30-pt game on Nov. 1, 2017 vs. IND; Game MVP award (2006, 2008). He tallied 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in Team LeBron’s 148-145 win over th Passed Abdul-Jabbar for 5 all-time on April 6 at PHI Team Stephen on Feb. 18 at Staples Center. It was his 14th consecutive NBA All-Star start, the longest such streak in NBA history (Bob Cousy-13). He also became the second player to start at least 14 All-Star Games (Koby BryantLEBRON CLIMBING THE NBA’S SCORING 15). Over his 14 All-Star appearances (2005-2018), James has averaged 24.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.29 steals in 29.6 minutes while shooting .530 (141-266) from the floor. Among all-time AND ASSISTS LISTS leaders in All-Star Game history, he ranks first in points scored (333), first in field goals made (141), first in (REGULAR SEASON) three-pointers made (35) and fifth in assists (84). James also has the most 20-point games in All-Star Game history with 11 (next closest is Oscar Robertson, 8). •
LEBRON AT THE BUZZER: On Feb. 7 against Minnesota, LeBron James hit the game-winning shot as time expired to give the Cavs a 140-138 victory in overtime. It was his 5th career game-winning buzzer beater (1/23/09 at GSW, 5/22/09 vs. ORL, 5/22/13 vs. IND, 5/10/15 vs. CHI) and 20th career game winning basket in the final 20 seconds of a fourth quarter or overtime (regular and postseason, FTM and FGM). Cleveland closed out the extra frame on a 7-2 run with James scoring all seven points during that span. James finished the night with a triple-double with 37 points (9 in OT) on 16-22 (.727) shooting, including a 5-7 (.714) mark from deep, 10 rebounds, 15 assists, one steal and one block in 48 minutes.
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CAVS REBOUND KING:
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8,000 ASSISTS: During a triple-double night versus Brooklyn (31 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST) on Feb. 27,
With his eighth rebound against the Wolves on Feb. 7, James passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (5,904 REB) to become the Cavs’ all-time leader in total rebounds and is now one of three players in NBA history to currently lead a franchise in PTS, REB and AST (M. Jordan – Chicago Bulls & K. Garnett – Minnesota Timberwolves). James became the 11th player in NBA history to dish out 8,000 career assists with his final helper of the night. He also became the FIRST player to EVER tally 30,000 points, 8,000 rebounds and 8,000 assists. o
CAREER-HIGH 19 DIMES: In a win at Atlanta on Feb. 9, LeBron James set a career high with 19 assists, to go along with 22 points and a game-high 12 rebounds in 41 minutes.
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35 PTS, 17 AST, 0 TOS:
In the win over Toronto on March 21, James registered a game-high 35 points (11-19 FG, 12-14 FT), a game-high 17 assists (zero turnovers), seven rebounds and one steal in 39 minutes. It was the most assists with no turnovers in James’ career and he also became the first player in NBA history to record 35+ points, 15+ assists and zero turnovers in any game (including playoffs) since the NBA started recording turnovers in 1977-78. (Elias Sports Bureau)
28 CONSECUTIVE ASSISTS AND NO TURNOVERS:
From March 19-23, James had a stretch of 28 consecutive assists without a turnover, the longest of his career and longest for any NBA player since Jimmy Butler (37 straight) in March of 2017.
3RD BEST SHOOTING GAME: In a win over Atlanta on Dec. 12, 2017, James tallied 25 points on 11-
NBA’s All-Time SCORING Leaders (1 through 9)
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) 2. Karl Malone (36,928) 3. Kobe Bryant (33,643) 4. Michael Jordan (32,292) 5. Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) 6. Dirk Nowitzki (31,187)*
7. LEBRON JAMES (31,028)* 8. Shaquille O’Neal (28,596) 9. Moses Malone (27,409) *Active Player
NBA’s All-Time ASSISTS Leaders (10 through 18)
10. Andre Miller (8,524)
11. LEBRON JAMES (8,206)* 12. Rod Strickland (7,987) 13. Maurice Cheeks (7,392)* 14. Lenny Wilkens (7,211) 15. Terry Porter (7,160) 16. Tim Hardaway (7,095) 17. Bob Cousy (6,955) 18. Guy Rodgers (6,917) *Active Player
James is the ONLY player currently ranked in the Top 10 of career points and Top 15 in assists. -He passed Rod Strickland for 11th all-time in assists on Feb. 25 vs. SAS
NBA’S ALL-TIME STEALS & FGM LISTS All-Time STEALS List (16 through 20)
All-Time FGM List (6 through 10)
16. LEBRON JAMES (1,864)
6. Shaquille O’Neal (11,330)
17. Isiah Thomas (1,861) 18. Kevin Garnett (1,859) 19. Shawn Marion (1,759) 20. Paul Pierce (1,752)
7. LEBRON JAMES (11,276)* 8. Dirk Nowitzki (11,034)* 9. Elvin Hayes (10,976) 10. Hakeem Olajuwon (10,749)
STEALS: James passed Pierce for 19th on 10/24/17 vs. CHI; passed Marion for 18th on 11/3/17 at WAS; passed Garnett for 17th on 3/28/18 at CHA; passed Thomas for 16th on 4/6/18 at PHI FGM: James passed Elvin Hayes for 7th in FGM on Feb. 11 at BOS.
13 (.846) shooting, 17 assists and seven rebounds in 35 minutes. His .846 field goal percentage was the third-highest of his career. His two highest games are .929 (13-14) on 2/4/13 vs. CHA and .875 (7-8) on 1/27/16 vs. PHX. Also against Atlanta, James became the 2nd player in NBA history to compile at least 25 points and 17 assists in a game with a field goal percentage of 84 percent or better, joining Oscar Robertson (Dec. 15, 1968, 26 PTS, 17 AST, .889 FG%). •
57-POINT NIGHT IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: James had a huge night at Washington on Nov. 3, 2017, posting his second-highest scoring game of his career with 57 points on 23-34 (.676) shooting, a perfect 9-9 mark from the foul line, a game-high 11 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks in 43 minutes. Check out what else James accomplished that night: o o o o
SET FRANCHISE RECORD for points by a Cavs player in regulation (57, previously 56 by James on 3/20/05 at TOR) TIED FRANCHISE RECORD for points in any game (57, also by Kyrie Irving on 3/12/15 OT at SAS) SET FRANCHISE RECORD AND CAREER HIGH in field goals made (23, previously was 20 by three diff. Cavs players) TIED FRANCHISE RECORD for field goals made in a half (14 in the 2nd half, also by Mike Mitchell on 2/8/80 at HOU)
BEST OF THE MONTH: LeBron James has been named the Kia NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month 3 times this season: October/November, December and February. The latest honor was James’ 37th player of the month honor, the most in NBA history (next closest is Kobe Bryant-17 times). •
KING OF FEBRUARY: LeBron James was named the Kia NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for games played in February 2018, marking the seventh straight February in which James has been named Player of the Month (2012-2018). James appeared in all 10 contests (all starts) during February and averaged a triple-double in a single month for the first time his career, leading the conference in points (27.0), assists (10.5) and adding 10.5 rebounds, while shooting .546 shooting from the field (.419 from beyond the arc) in 37.3 minutes per game. He joined just three other players in NBA history who have averaged at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in one month in which they played at least 10 games (Oscar Robertson-7 times, Russell Westbrook-4 times, Wilt Chamberlain-1 time). (Elias)
WEEKLY DOMINANCE: LeBron James has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week 4 times this season: Week 7 (Nov. 27-Dec. 3), Week 9 (Dec. 11-17), Week 22 (March 12-18) & Week 23 (March 1925). He has an NBA-record 61 Player of the Week awards. In his most recent award, James led the Cavaliers to a perfect 4-0 record in Week 23 after averaging 34.8 points (tied for highest in NBA), 8.8 rebounds, 11.0 assists and 1.25 steals in 36.8 minutes, while shooting .627 (52-83) from the field (the highest percentage among any NBA player who took at least 20 FGA).
ANOTHER 2,000-POINT SEASON: LeBron James has a LEAGUE-BEST 2,241 points in 2017-18, his 10th career 2,000-point season and first since the 2013-14 season. He is just the 3rd player in NBA history to have 10 different seasons with 2,000 points or more, joining Karl Malone (12) and Michael Jordan (11). This is also the 8th time James (704 REB, 745 AST) has registered at least 2,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in a season in his career, the most such seasons for any player in NBA history. Only two other players have had more than two 2,000-point, 500-rebound, 500-assist seasons: Oscar Robertson (six) and Larry Bird (three). James also has his first ever 2,000-point, 700-rebound and 700-assist season. (Elias Sports Bureau)
LEBRON JOINS THE 30K CLUB AND NOW 31K: LeBron James became the 7th player in NBA history as well as the youngest (33 years, 24 days) to reach 30,000 career points with his jump shot with 1.1 seconds to go in the first quarter at San Antonio on Jan. 23. Just 73 days later, he reached the 31,000-point plateau (33 years, 97 days) with his 42nd point at Philadelphia on April 6.
LEBRON’S CAREER SCORING MARKS MILESTONE 31,000 30,000 29,000 28,000 27,000 26,000 25,000 24,000 23,000 22,000 21,000 20,000 19,000 18,000 17,000 16,000 15,000 14,000 13,000 12,000 11,000 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000
DATE Apr. 6, 2018 at PHI Jan. 23, 2018 at SAS Nov. 3, 2017 at WAS Feb. 4, 2017 at NYK Nov. 11, 2016 at WAS Jan. 29, 2016 at DET Nov. 2, 2015 at PHI Jan. 16, 2015 at LAC April 4, 2014 vs. MIN Jan. 10, 2014 at BKN April 6, 2013 vs. PHI Jan. 16, 2013 at GSW Apr. 19, 2012 vs. CHI Feb. 3, 2012 at PHI Mar. 18, 2011 at ATL Dec. 23, 2010 at PHX Mar. 19, 2010 at CHI Jan. 2, 2010 at NJN Oct. 27, 2009 vs. BOS Feb. 3, 2009 vs. TOR Nov. 18, 2008 at NJN Feb. 27, 2008 at BOS Dec. 17, 2007 vs. MIL Mar. 14, 2007 at MEM Dec. 23, 2006 vs. ORL Mar. 29, 2006 vs. DAL Jan. 21, 2006 at UTA Nov. 13, 2005 at ORL Mar. 2, 2005 vs. SEA Nov. 27, 2004 vs. CHI Feb. 9, 2004 vs. BOS
POINT 42nd point 7th point 8th point 12th point 7th point 15th point 21st point 30th point 31st point 20th point 18th point 18th point 14th point 15th point 31st point 20th point 3rd point 25th point 7th point 30th point 13th point 19th point 3rd point 21st point 24th point 2nd point 45th point 10th point 6th point 26th point 11th point
SCORED… 44 points to increase total to 31,002 28 points to increase total to 30,021 57 points to increase total to 29,049 32 points to increase total to 28,020 27 points to increase total to 27,020 20 points to increase total to 26,005 22 points to increase total to 25,001 32 points to increase total to 24,002 34 points to increase total to 23,003 36 points to increase total to 22,016 27 points to increase total to 21,009 25 points to increase total to 20,007 27 points to increase total to 19,013 19 points to increase total to 18,004 43 points to increase total to 17,012 36 points to increase total to 16,016 29 points to increase total to 15,026 28 points to increase total to 14,003 38 points to increase total to 13,031 33 points to increase total to 12,003 31 points to increase total to 11,018 26 points to increase total to 10,007 31 points to increase total to 9,028 29 points to increase total to 8,008 32 points to increase total to 7,008 46 points to increase total to 6,044 51 points to increase total to 5,006 26 points to increase total to 4,016 32 points to increase total to 3,026 26 points to increase total to 2,000 24 points to increase total to 1,013
AGE 33 years, 97 days 33 years, 24 days 32 years, 308 days 32 years, 36 days 31 years, 317 days 31 years, 30 days 30 years, 307 days 30 years, 17 days 29 years, 95 days 29 years, 11 days 28 years, 97 days 28 years, 17 days 27 years, 110 days 27 years, 35 days 26 years, 78 days 25 years, 358 days 25 years, 79 days 25 years, 3 days 24 years, 301 days 24 years, 35 days 23 years, 323 days 23 years, 59 days 22 years, 352 days 22 years, 74 days 21 years, 358 days 21 years, 89 days 21 years, 22 days 20 years, 318 days 20 years, 62 days 19 years, 332 days 19 years, 41 days
THE 30,000-POINT CLUB
FEWEST GAMES TO 30K
YOUNGEST TO 30K
LeBron James became just the 7th PLAYER in NBA history to reach the 30,000-point plateau:
LeBron James reached 30,000 points in the FOURTH fewest amount of games.
LeBron James became the youngest player to score 30,000 career points:
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) 2. Karl Malone (36,928) 3. Kobe Bryant (33,643) 4. Michael Jordan (32,292) 5. Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) 6. Dirk Nowitzki (31,187)* 7. LeBron James (31,028)*
941 Games – Wilt Chamberlain 960 Games – Michael Jordan 1,101 Games – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,107 Games – LeBron James 1,152 Games– Karl Malone 1,180 Games – Kobe Bryant 1,377 Games– Dirk Nowitzki
1. LeBron James (33 yrs, 24 days) 2. Kobe Bryant (34 yrs, 104 days) 3. Wilt Chamberlain (35 yrs, 179 days) 4. Karl Malone (36 yrs, 189 days) 5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36 yrs, 217 days) 6. Dirk Nowitzki (38 yrs, 262 days) 7. Michael Jordan (38 yrs, 321 days)
*LeBron James became the only player in NBA history with at least 30,000 points, 8,000 rebounds and 8,000 assists on Feb. 27 vs. BKN.
NEW CAVALIERS Since Feb. 11, the acquisitions of Jordan Clarkson (13.0), George Hill (9.7), Rodney Hood (10.8) & Larry Nance Jr. (9.1) are averaging a combined 42.6 points. •
TRIO W/10 POINTS APIECE IN FIRST GAME: In their 121-99 win at Boston on Feb. 11, George Hill (12 PTS, 3 REB), Jordan Clarkson (17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL), Rodney Hood (15 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK) became the first three teammates in almost 10 years to make their team debut in the same game and all score at least 10 points (not including season opening games). The last NBA trio to score 10 points apiece in their first game were Joe Smith (14), Ben Wallace (12) & Wally Szczerbiak (10) for the Cavs on Feb. 24, 2008 vs. MEM.
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Larry Nance Jr. made his first start with the Cavs in a win over Detroit on March 5 and finished with career highs in points (22), field goals made (9) and rebounds (15). It was also his first career 20-point performance. Nance Jr. and Nance Sr. (149 20-pt games for Cavs from 1988-1994) became just the 5th father-son duo to score at least 20 points a game for the same franchise, joining Rick and Jon Barry (Houston Rockets), Doc and Austin Rivers (Los Angeles Clippers), Ernie and Kiki Vandeweghe (New York Knicks) and Gerald Henderson Jr. and Sr. (Philadelphia 76ers). (Elias Sports Bureau)
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ALMOST PERFECT: Against the Raptors on March 21, George Hill had 22 points on 10-11 (.909) shooting, one steal and two blocks in 36 minutes, marking the highest FG% of his career (minimum 10 FGA). The last Cavs player to make at least 10 field goals and shoot at least .900 from the field was Anderson Varejao on Nov. 5, 2010 (10-10 FG vs. PHI).
*Several Cavalier players have a chance to move up in the below Top 10 all-time categories:
GAMES PLAYED 1. L. JAMES (848) 2. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (771) 3. D. Ferry (723) 4. B. Smith (720) 5. J. Williams (661) 6. A. Carr (635) 7. A. Varejao (591) 8. M. Price (582) 9. B. Daugherty (548) 10. C. Ehlo (513)
POINTS SCORED 1. L. JAMES (23,109) 2. Z. Ilgauskas (10,616) 3. B. Daugherty (10,389) 4. A. Carr (10,265) 5. M. Price (9,543) 6. B. Smith (9,513) 7. J. Williams (8,504) 8. K. Irving (8,232) 9. L. Nance (7,257) 10. C. Russell (6,588)
BLOCKS 1. Z. Ilgauskas (1,269) 2. J. Williams (1,200) 3. L. Nance (1,087) 4. L. JAMES (695) 5. J. Chones (450) 6. R. Hinson (430) 7. A. Varejao (397) B. Daugherty (397) 9. T. THOMPSON (381) 10. J. Brewer (353)
ASSISTS 1. L. JAMES (6,226) 2. M. Price (4,206) 3. J. Bagley (2,311) 4. T. Brandon (2,235) 5. K. Irving (2,115) F. Walker (2,115) 7. B. Daugherty (2,028) 8. A. Miller (2,015) 9. A. Carr (1,820) 10. C. Ehlo (1,803)
3FGM 1. L. JAMES (1,251) 2. M. Price (802) 3. K. Irving (723) 4. K. LOVE (584) 5. D. Gibson (578) 6. J. SMITH (573) 7. W. Person (550) 8. D. Ferry (543) 9. Mo Williams (414) 10. C. Ehlo (381)
FGM 1. L. JAMES (8,365) 2. A. Carr (4,272) 3. B. Smith (4,182) 4. Z. Ilgauskas (4,045) 5. B. Daugherty (3,823) 6. M. Price (3,429) 7. J. Williams (3,198) 8. K. Irving (3,009) 9. L. Nance (2,945) 10. C. Russell (2,480)
OFFENSIVE REBS 1. Z. Ilgauskas (2,336) 2. T. THOMPSON (1,711) 3. J. Williams (1,620) 4. A. Varejao (1,479) 5. J. Brewer (1,292) 6. B. Daugherty (1,207) 7. L. Nance (1,067) 8. P. Hubbard (1,051) 9. J. Chones (1,040) 10. L. JAMES (1,033)
STEALS 1. L. JAMES (1,375) 2. M. Price (734) 3. F. Walker (722) 4. C. Ehlo (661) 5. T. Brandon (621) 6. J. Williams (587) 7. R. Harper (530) 8. A. Varejao (529) 9. K. Irving (504) 10. J. Bagley (474)
DEFENSIVE REBS 1. L. JAMES (5,152) 2. B. Daugherty (4,020) 3. Z. Ilgauskas (3,568) 4. J. Williams (3,049) 5. A. Varejao (2,955) 6. J. Chones (2,750) 7. T. THOMPSON (2,658) 8. L. Nance (2,494) 9. J. Brewer (2,259) 10. K. LOVE (2,165)
FTM 1. L. JAMES (5,128) 2. B. Daugherty (2,741) 3. Z. Ilgauskas (2,495) 4. J. Williams (2,106) 5. M. Price (1883) 6. A. Carr (1,719) 7. C. Russell (1,627) 8. K. Irving (1,491) 9. W. Free (1,406) 10. L. Nance (1,364)
TOTAL REBS 1. L. JAMES (6,185) 2. Z. Ilgauskas (5,904) 3. B. Daugherty (5,227) 4. J. Williams (4,669) 5. A. Varejao (4,434) 6. T. THOMPSON (4,369) 7. J. Chones (3,790) 8. L. Nance (3,561) 9. J. Brewer (3,551) 10. B. Smith (3,057)
2017-18 FRANCHISE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: LeBron James moved past Zydrunas Ilgauskas (771 GP) for the most regular season games played in franchise history at Brooklyn on Oct. 25, 2017…LeBron James moved past Tyrone Hill (955 OREB) for 10th place in offensive rebounds at Charlotte on Nov. 15, 2017…Kevin Love passed Tyronn Hill (1,830 DREB) for 10th place in defensive rebounds at Charlotte on Nov. 15, 2017…Kevin Love reached 4,000 points as a member of the Cavaliers with his fourth point at Atlanta on Nov. 30, 2017…LeBron James became the first player in franchise history to play in 800 regular season games against Chicago on Dec. 21, 2017…Tristan Thompson passed John “Hot Rod” Williams (1,620 OREB) for 2nd in offensive rebounds with his third offensive board and passed Larry Nance (2,494 DREB) for 7th in defensive rebounds with his second defensive rebound at Boston on Jan. 3, 2018…J.R. Smith became the 8th Cavs player to make 500 three-pointers at Orlando on Jan. 6, 2018…Kevin Love passed Danny Ferry (543 3FG) for 6th-most three-pointers in Cavs history against Golden State on Jan. 15, 2018…Kevin Love passed Wesley Person (550 3FGM) for 5th place in team history in three-pointers made against Detroit on Jan. 28, 2018…LeBron James became the franchise leader in total rebounds, passing Zydrunas Ilgauskas (5,904 REB) with his 8 th board against Minnesota on Feb. 7, 2018…J.R. Smith moved past Danny Ferry (543 3FGM) for 7th place in three-pointers made with his first trey against Denver on March 3, 2018…LeBron James became the first player in franchise history to grab 6,000 rebounds with his eighth board against Denver on March 3, 2018…J.R. Smith passed Wesley Person (550 3FGM) for 6th place in three-pointers made at L.A. Lakers on March 11, 2018…LeBron James reached 23,000 points as a Cavalier with his 21st point against Toronto on April 3, 2018…Kevin Love passed Daniel Gibson for the 4th-most three-pointers made in team history with his first trey at New York on April 9, 2018.
2017-18 CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Kevin Love made his 900th career three-pointer with his second trey against New York on Oct. 29, 2017…LeBron James also moved past Kevin Garnett (10,505 FGM) and John Havlicek (10,513 FGM) for 11th all-time in field goals made and passed Shawn Marion (1,759 STL) for 18th in steals at Washington on Nov. 3, 2017…LeBron James scored the 29,000th point of his career with his dunk at the 7:31 mark of the first quarter at Washington on Nov. 3, 2017, becoming the 7th player to reach that plateau and the youngest (32 years, 308 days)…J.R. Smith passed Rashard Lewis (1,787 3FGM) for 14th all-time in career three-pointers made with his third triple against Milwaukee on Nov. 7, 2017…J.R. Smith hit his 1,798th career triple, moving him past Dirk Nowitzki for sole possession of 13th place on the NBA’s all-time three-pointers made list at New York on Nov. 13, 2017…J.R. Smith made his 1,800th career three-pointer at Charlotte on Nov.15, 2017…LeBron James made his 1,500 career three-pointer against Brooklyn on Nov. 22, 2017…Kyle Korver made his 2,100th career three-pointer at Philadelphia on Nov. 27, 2017…J.R. Smith played in his 900th career game at Philadelphia on Nov. 27, 2017…Jose Calderon played in his 800th career game at Philadelphia on Nov. 27, 2017…LeBron James moved past Alex English (10,659 FGM) for 10th all-time in NBA history in field goals made with his 5th basket at Atlanta on Nov. 30, 2017…Kevin Love scored his 11,000th point of his NBA career (15th point of night) and his 4,000th as a Cavalier (4th point of night) at Atlanta on Nov. 30, 2017…Kevin Love pulled down his 5,000th career defensive rebound with his eighth board against Memphis on Dec. 2, 2017…Kevin Love played in his 600th career game at Chicago on Dec. 4, 2017…Jeff Green notched his 400th career block against Sacramento on Dec. 6, 2017…J.R. Smith past Kobe Bryant (1,827 3FGM) for 12th place in career three-pointers made with his second trey against Philadelphia on Dec. 9, 2017…J.R. Smith moved past Chauncey Billups (1,830 3FGM) for 11th all-time three-pointers made with his second triple against the L.A. Lakers on Dec. 14, 2017…LeBron James passed Larry Bird (59) for 6th all-time in career triple-doubles against Utah on Dec. 16, 2017…LeBron James passed Hakeem Olajuwon (10,749) for 9th place on the NBA’s all-time field goals made list with his fourth field goal at Washington on Dec. 17, 2017…LeBron James passed Nick Van Exel (1,528) for sole possession of 24th all-time in three-pointers made with his first trey at Milwaukee on Dec. 19, 2017…LeBron James recorded his 1,800th career steal with his second swipe at Sacramento on Dec. 17, 2017…LeBron James pulled down his 8,000th career rebound with his seventh board at Utah on Dec. 30, 2017…LeBron James played in his 1,100th game and passed Tim Hardaway (1,542 3FGM) for 23rd place on the NBA’s all-time three-pointers list at Orlando on Jan. 6, 2018…Kyle Korver passed Paul Pierce (2,143 3FGM) for 4th all-time in three-pointers made with his first triple at Minnesota on Jan. 8, 2018…Kevin Love pulled down his 7,000th career rebound with his third board at Indiana on Jan. 12, 2018…Jeff Green recorded his 10,000th career point with his sixth point against Golden State on Jan. 15, 2018…J.R. Smith dished out his 2,000th career assist against Orlando on Jan. 18, 2018…LeBron James became the 7th player in NBA history as well as the youngest (33 years, 24 days) to reach 30,000 career points with his jumpshot with 1.1 seconds to go in the first quarter at San Antonio on Jan. 23, 2018…LeBron James passed Eddie Jones (1,546 3FGM) for 22nd all-time in three-pointers made at San Antonio on Jan. 23, 2018…LeBron James passed Dirk Nowitzki for 8th place on the NBA’s all-time field goals made list with his 10,918th career basket at Detroit on Jan. 30, 2018…Tristan Thompson played in his 500th career game at Atlanta on Feb. 9, 2018…LeBron James passed Elvin Hayes (10,976 FGM) for 7th place on the NBA’s all-time field goals made list with his 8th field goal at Boston on Feb. 11, 2018…Rodney Hood scored his 3,000th career point at Boston on Feb. 11, 2018…LeBron James became the 7th player in NBA history to make 11,000 career field goals with his 8th basket versus Washington on Feb. 22, 2018…LeBron James passed Rod Strickland (7,897 AST) for 11th place on the NBA’s all-time assists list with his eighth dime against San Antonio on Feb. 25, 2018…Larry Nance Jr. grabbed his 1,000th career rebound with his 7th board against Brooklyn on Feb. 27, 2018…George Hill swiped his 600th career steal against Brooklyn on Feb. 27, 2018…LeBron James dished out his 8,000th career assist with his 8th helper against Brooklyn on Feb. 27, 2018…Jordan Clarkson reached 4,000 points for his career with his first point against Denver on March 3, 2018…Kyle Korver recorded his 3,000 career defensive rebound against Detroit on March 5, 2018…J.R. Smith pulled down his 3,000th career rebound at Phoenix on March 13, 2018…Jose Calderon dished out his 5,000th career assist with his second dime at Phoenix on March 13, 2018…Kyle Korver became the 6th player in NBA history to make at least 150 treys in six consecutive seasons with his first three at Phoenix on March 13, 2018, joining Stephen Curry, James Harden, Damian Lillard, Wesley Matthews and Klay Thompson…LeBron James recorded his 400th career double-double at Portland on March 15, 2018…LeBron James recorded his 70th career triple-double and passed Mike Miller (1,590 3FGM) for sole possession of 21st place on the NBA’s all-time career three-pointers made list with his first triple at Chicago on March 17, 2018…J.R. Smith became the 12th player in league history to make 1,900 career three-pointers with his only three against Milwaukee on March 19, 2018…Jeff Green made his 2,000th career free throw with his first one against Milwaukee on March 19, 2018…Kevin Love hit his 1,000th career three-pointer with his fourth and final triple against Toronto on March 21, 2018…LeBron James passed Kevin Garnett (1,859 STL) for 17th place in career steals with his first swipe and connected on his 1,600th career three-pointer at Charlotte on March 28, 2018…J.R. Smith scored 12,000 points for his NBA career at Charlotte on March 30, 2018…LeBron James passed Michael Jordan (866) for the longest streak of consecutive games with at least 10 points against New Orleans on March 30, 2018...Jose Calderon made his 900th career three-pointer against New Orleans on March 30, 2018…Kevin Love recorded his 400th career double-double against Dallas on April 1, 2018…LeBron James grabbed his 7,000th career defensive rebound against Toronto on April 3, 2018…LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to tally 31,000 career points (33 years and 97 days), as well as the 7th player to reach that mark with his 42nd point at Philadelphia on April 6, 2018; he also passed Isiah Thomas (1,861 STL) for sole possession of 16th place on the NBA’s all-time steals list and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (429 30-pt games) for the 5th-most 30-point games in league history that night…Larry Nance Jr. recorded his 100th career block at New York on April 9, 2018…Jordan Clarkson played in his 300th career game at New York on April 9, 2018.
ROCKIN’ THE Q Since the beginning of the 2014-15 season, the Cavs have had a franchise-record 191 CONSECUTIVE SELLOUTS (regular season and playoff games, dating back to 10/30/14). •
SEASON SELLOUT: The Cavs sold out all 41 regular season home games in 2016-17 as well as all eight 2017 playoff games. It marked the fourth time in franchise history the team has sold out every game (2009-10, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17).
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13 STRAIGHT HOME OPENER SELLOUTS: The Cavs opened the 2017-18 season at Quicken Loans Arena on Oct. 17, 2017 against Boston, which was their 13th straight home opener sellout.
THE CAVALIERS ON WTAM Cleveland Cavaliers fans will be able to follow the club all season long on the 28-station, Cavaliers Radio Network. All 82 regular season games, as well as the five preseason games and playoff games will be aired live. Fans can also listen The Cavaliers on WTAM online by logging onto NBA.com and signing up for the free NBA League Pass Audio, or on their smartphone by Monday 4/9 John Michael, Radio PBP Announcer downloading the Cavs App. The flagship stations for Cavaliers basketball are 50,000-watt News Radio WTAM 1100, and Tuesday 4/10 Jim Chones, Radio Analyst & Cavs Legend FM 100.7 WMMS, Cleveland’s Rock Station. Returning as the Akron outlet for the 27th season is AM 1590 WAKR. Each Wednesday 4/11 Fred McLeod, TV PBP Announcer broadcast on the Cavaliers Radio Network begins with “Tip-Off Show,” an inside look at the upcoming game. Hosted by Thursday 4/12 John Michael, Radio PBP Announcer Mike Snyder, the show airs 30 minutes prior to game time. It is a comprehensive look at what is happening around the Friday 4/13 Jim Chones, Radio Analyst & Cavs Legend NBA, including interviews, highlights, game reports, injury updates and a preview of the Cavaliers game with Head Coach Tyronn Lue and John Michael. Following each game broadcast, fans can participate in the “Postgame Call-In *All Cavs personalities will be on at 8:20 a.m. Show.” Snyder will be joined by Chones and Brad Sellers to provide game analysis, and review the stats and highlights. Fans will hear comments from players in both locker rooms, Coach Lue’s postgame press conference, live reports and highlights from other games around the league, as well as comments from Cavaliers fans everywhere. The Postgame Call-In Show numbers are (216) 420-2700 and 1-800-474-8255. Also, every Monday through Friday morning at 8:20 a.m., fans can listen to host Bill Wills and Snyder on WTAM 1100 for the Cavs Daily Update. They will be joined on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by John Michael or Jim Chones. On Tuesdays and Thursday, coaches and members of the front office, along with other Cavalier Legends will appear with Wills and Snyder. Michael will also host the daily "Cavaliers Update", which is broadcast mornings and afternoons on the Cavaliers Radio Network and features the latest news on the Cavaliers, including game recaps, previews and other NBA features.
THE CAVALIERS ON LA MEGA 87.7 FM Veteran broadcaster Rafael Hernández Brito, known as Rafa "El Alcalde", continues to bring his high-energy play-by-play style to each game in Spanish on the Cavaliers broadcast on LA MEGA 87.7 FM. La Mega 87.7 FM will continue to broadcast all 82 regular season games and all preseason and postseason games in Spanish. The 2017-18 season is the fourth in franchise history that Cavaliers games are covered in a second language. Each Cavaliers broadcast begins with a 15-minute pregame show, hosted by Hernández Brito, which sets the scene for the game, including the latest news about the Cavs and the NBA. Following the game broadcast, he also hosts the postgame show, which features a complete recap with highlights and postgame commentary. Nationally, Hernández Brito’s broadcasting experience includes 8 years as the voice of NFL football for Spanish Broadcasts on Univision from 2005 to 2013, and he has worked 12 Super Bowls. He was also the Spanish play-by-play voice of the Miami Dolphins, as well as handling the play by play for Major League Baseball, boxing and UFC. Rafa has covered the last five Soccer World Cups. With the 2015 NBA Finals, he became the first broadcaster in the United States to call the Finals of all 3 major sports in Spanish.
RAFA TO CALL NCAA MEN’S FINAL FOUR Westwood One will once again broadcast the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Spanish this year, presenting full play-by-play on Saturday, March 31, and the National Championship Game on Monday, April 2, live from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Broadcast coverage of the National Semifinals will be one continuous broadcast, and begin at 6:00 PM ET. Game Two will be gin approximately 40 minutes after the conclusion of Game One. Cavaliers Spanish radio broadcaster, Rafael Hernández Brito (play-by-play), will join Greivis Vásquez (analyst), and Clemson Smith Muñiz (pregame/halftime host) for the second year in a row to announce all the action for the Spanish-language version of the Final Four and the National Championship.
– CHARGE WORK WISCONSIN FOR SEASON-WRAPPING WIN OSHKOSH, WI – The Canton Charge (22-28), powered by the Cleveland Cavaliers, capped off the 2017-18 season with a 139-117 victory over the Wisconsin Herd (21-29) at the Menominee Nation Arena on March 23. The Charge set a new franchise record with 34 assists on 56 made field goals and tied the team record for most three-pointers made in a game by draining 19. Canton never trailed en route to putting up their highest point total and largest margin of victory this season. Marcus Thornton had his 18th game of scoring 30+ points this season, netting 30 points and tallying nine assists in 37 minutes. Scoochie Smith finished his season with his third consecutive double-double, scoring 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting with 10 assists and two steals in 37 minutes. JaCorey Williams notched his sixth double-double of the final eight games by finishing with 24 points on 10-of-13 shots and 12 rebounds with five assists in 32 minutes. Isaac Hamilton grabbed his first career double-double by scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 boards with two steals in 37 minutes. Grant Jerrett had an all-around effort of 14 points, eight rebounds, five assists, five steals and three blocks in 38 minutes. 2018-19 Charge Nation Memberships are on sale NOW! Place your $100 per seat initial payment today and receive the rest of the 2017-18 season for FREE in addition to all the other great benefits of being a Charge Nation Member. Visit CantonCharge.com or call 866-444-1944 to sign up today. The Canton Charge are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena organization and are also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Chairman and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. The group also owns and operates the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League, both of which play their games at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland.
CAVS IN CANTON: 2017-18 STATS • • • •
JOHN HOLLAND: 23 Games (18.7 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.8 APG, 1.7 SPG, 34.8 MPG, .420 FG%, .360 3FG%, .759 FT%) CEDI OSMAN: 1 Game (21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 4 STL, 2 BLK, 39 MIN on 11/25/17 vs. Long Island Nets) LONDON PERRANTES: 35 Games (11.9 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 7.8 APG, 1.2 SPG, 36.6 MPG, .378 FG%, .309 3FG%, .835 FT%) ANTE ZIZIC: 18 Games (16.3 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 1.2 BPG, 25.4 MPG, .576 FG%, .776 FT%)
– # 81 JOSÉ CALDERÓN Guard
6-3
200 lbs
9/28/81
Year: 13th
TAU Vitoria (Spain)
ABOUT JOSÉ: Born José Manuel Calderón Borrallo...last name is pronounced “CALL-der-own”...favorite sports team is Real Madrid Soccer Club…owns a pig farm in Spain…athlete-ambassador for Right To Play, an international organization that uses specially-designed sport and play programs to improve health, build life skills, and foster peace for children and communities affected by war, poverty, and disease...visited Zambia as part of UNICEF Zambia education, water, and sanitation programs. CAREER HIGHS 2017-18 HIGHS
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN 19:39
FG 1-4
3P 1-4
26:04 21:57
7-11 3-6
3-5 2-5
FT REB A 0-0 1-2-3 1 DNP – INACTIVE LIST DNP – INACTIVE LIST 2-2 1-3-4 4 0-0 0-1-1 2
PF 1
ST 0
TO 0
BS 0
PTS 3
2 3
2 0
1 1
1 0
19 8
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Ranks 6th among all active players in career three-point percentage (.411) Had his highest scoring game as a Cavalier with 19 points on 7-11 (.636) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from deep, while adding four rebounds, four assists, a game-high tying two steals and one block in 26 minutes as a starter versus Toronto on April 4 Connected on his 900th career triple with his lone three-pointer versus New Orleans on March 30 Chipped in with 11 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, two assists and one steal in 26 minutes at Miami on March 27 Shot 5-7 (.714) from the field, including a perfect 4-4 (1.000) from beyond the arc, while adding four assists in 27 minutes versus Toronto on March 21 Had a season-high seven rebounds while adding nine points on 3-6 (.500) shooting, including 2-3 (.667) from deep, six assists and one block in 36 minutes at Chicago on March 17
PTS FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
30 vs. LAL 2/12/12 13 vs. LAL 2/12/12 21 vs. WAS 3/7/08 7 3 Times 10 4 Times 9 vs. DET 11/5/08 9 2 Times 3 5 Times 10 vs. HOU 12/16/12 10 4 Times 19 2 Times 5 vs. LAL 1/7/14 2 2 Times 54 vs. POR 1/13/08
19 vs. TOR 4/3/18 7 vs. TOR 4/3/18 11 vs. TOR 4/3/18 5 vs. LAL 12/14/17 8 vs. LAL 12/14/17 5 @ LAL 3/11/18 6 @ LAL 3/11/18 2 3 Times 6 @ CHI 3/17/18 7 @ CHI 3/17/18 6 2 Times 2 3 Times 1 2 Times 36 @ CHI 3/17/18
Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 97 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 2 in career; DNP-CD’S – 23 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed two games due to left hamstring soreness on 4/5 and 4/6; Inactive List – 2 this season
# 8 JORDAN CLARKSON Guard
6-5
194 lbs
6/7/92
Year: 4th
Missouri
ABOUT JORDAN: Father is Mike Clarkson, mother is Annette Davis and stepmother is Janie Clarkson...Brother is Bear Clarkson, who plays collegiate basketball at Harris-Stowe State University ... Graduated with a degree from Missouri in Arts & Science...Was a three-year letter winner and a three-year starter at Karen Wagner High School...Was named the San Antonio High School Player of the Year as a senior...Had his No. 22 jersey retired at Karen Wagner High School on Feb. 13, 2015...Did not play organized basketball until 9th grade, focusing instead on competing in track and field in the 400-, 200CAREER HIGHS 2017-18 HIGHS and 100-meter sprints…Soccer was his favorite sport as a child. PTS 35 vs. MIN 3/24/17 33 vs. IND 1/19/18
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN 22:12 18:01 21:57 18:35 25:11
FG 5-9 2-7 5-12 3-11 5-9
3P 4-6 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-2
FT 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 6-7
REB 1-0-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1
A 3 1 1 1 1
PF 2 1 1 1 1
ST 0 1 2 0 3
TO 1 1 2 0 1
BS 0 0 0 1 0
PTS 16 6 10 6 16
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Ranks 2nd in the NBA in points per game off the bench (13.9) Has scored in double figures 59 times in 2017-18, including in 20 of his 27 games as a Cavalier Shot 5-9 (.556) from the floor and 4-6 (.667) from deep for 16 points while adding three assists in 22 minutes at New York on April 9 Chipped in with 10 points and two steals in 22 minutes versus Washington on April 5 Notched 16 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting and a game-high three steals in 25 minutes versus Dallas on April 1 Poured in 23 points – tying his highest total as a Cavalier – on 9-13 (.692) shooting, including a perfect 4-4 (1.000) from deep, four rebounds and two assists in 30 minutes versus New Orleans on March 30 Tallied 11 points, two assists and one steal in 27 minutes at Miami on March 27 Finished with 18 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting in 28 minutes at Brooklyn on March 25
FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
14 vs. IND 1/19/18 24 vs. MIN 12/25/17 8 vs. MIN 3/24/17 12 vs. ORL 3/8/16 10 vs. PHI 3/12/17 11 vs. PHI 3/12/17 4 5 Times 8 2 Times 10 vs. IND 11/29/15 11 @ PHI 3/30/15 5 4 Times 3 @ OKC 3/24/15 47 2 Times
14 vs. IND 1/19/18 24 vs. MIN 12/25/17 6 @ PHX 3/13/18 10 @ PHX 3/13/18 7 2 Times 8 2 Times 4 2 Times 7 vs. IND 1/19/18 8 @ LAC 11/27/17 10 vs. NYK 1/21/18 4 vs. MIN 12/25/17 1 6 Times 38 2 Times
Double-Doubles – 1 this season, 4 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 1 this season
# 32 JEFF GREEN Forward
6-9
235 lbs
8/28/86
Year: 10th
Georgetown
ABOUT JEFF: Full name is Jeffrey Lynn Green…lists Georgetown’s John Thompson III as his most influential coach…while at Georgetown, his mother, Felicia, attended every home game during his career…the Georgetown student section welcomed her to the arena with a “Jeff Green’s mom” chant, as she would wave back to them…Twitter handle is @unclejeffgreen.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN FG 29:16 3-6 41:25 10-12 31:37 8-10 25:18 5-10 17:26 2-4
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3P 0-2 5-6 2-3 2-5 0-0
FT 4-5 8-8 3-3 0-0 0-0
REB 1-1-2 1-4-5 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-2-3
A 0 3 1 1 0
PF 4 5 0 3 0
ST 1 0 1 1 0
TO 0 2 1 1 1
BS 1 0 0 3 0
PTS 10 33 21 12 4
PTS FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
CAREER HIGHS 43 vs. MIA 3/18/13 14 5 Times 28 @ DAL 11/3/14 8 @ WAS 1/22/14 16 @ WAS 1/22/14 13 2 Times 18 @ SAC 2/22/14 8 @ MEM 11/19/07 11 5 Times 15 2 Times 7 @ TOR 12/3/10 4 9 Times 5 @ PHX 2/22/13 54 @ NJN 12/1/10
2017-18 HIGHS 33 @ PHI 4/6/18 11 @ HOU 11/9/17 16 @ ATL 2/9/18 5 @ PHI 4/6/18 6 2 Times 10 vs. POR 1/2/18 12 vs. POR 1/2/18 4 2 Times 8 @ CHI 12/4/17 10 @ PHI 11/27/17 5 2 Times 3 4 Times 3 2 Times 43 @ CHI 3/17/18
Has scored in double digits in 43 games in 2017-18, including a season-high 5 straight games on two occasions, from March 13-21 and Feb. 6-13 Recorded 10 points, two rebounds, one steal and one block in 29 minutes at New York on April 9 Totaled a season-high 33 points on a 10-12 (.833) clip, including a 5-6 (.833) mark from deep while also shooting a perfect 8Double-Doubles – 1 this season, 39 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 8 (1.000) from the charity tripe, five rebounds and three assists in 41 minutes at Philadelphia on April 6 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this Registered 21 points on 8-10 (.800) shooting, including 2-3 (.667) from deep, and one steal in 32 minutes versus Washington season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed three games on April 5 on 2/27 and 3/3-3/5 due to lower back soreness; missed one game Contributed 12 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, one steal and a game-high, season-high tying three blocks versus Toronto on due to illness on 3/25; Inactive List – 4 this season April 3 Tallied 18 points and one steal in 32 minutes at Charlotte on March 28 Recorded 15 points, two rebounds and one block in 38 minutes versus Toronto on March 21 Posted 14 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting, three assists, one steal and one block in 41 minutes versus Milwaukee on March 19; knocked down his 2,000 th career free throw with his first free throw made
– # 3 GEORGE HILL Guard
6-3
188 lbs
5/4/86
Year: 10th
IUPUI
ABOUT GEORGE: Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite NBA player ... Led the state of Indiana in scoring during his senior season and was named the 2004 City Player of the year by the Indianoplis Star ... Made the Indiana All-Star Team .. Enjoys soul food and in his free time can be found fishing or working on old cars .. . Led a clinic, focused on developing basketball skills, for 240 underserved youth from the Granite Education Foundation in Sep. 2016 ... Hosted an event benefitting military families during the holiday season in Indiana ... Received the Majory Taylor Award from the Indiana Black Expo, which recognizes sports figures who make significant contributions to local youth ... Enjoys meeting and talking to fans ... An only child and became the first member of his family to attend college ... Has one son, Zayden.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN 19:35
FG 1-4
3P 1-3
FT REB A 2-2 0-2-2 4 DNP – INACTIVE LIST DNP – INACTIVE LIST DNP – INACTIVE LIST DNP – INACTIVE LIST
PF 0
ST 2
TO 1
BS 0
PTS 5
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Ranks 20th in the NBA in three-point percentage this season (.415) Has scored in double figures 32 times in 2017-18 Recorded 17 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from deep, four rebounds, five assists, a game-high tying two steals and one block in 37 minutes at Brooklyn on March 25 Shot 10-11 (.909) from the field, including a perfect 2-2 (1.000) from deep, for 22 points while adding four rebounds, one steal and two blocks in 36 minutes versus Toronto on March 21 Notched 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in 27 minutes at Phoenix on March 13 Went 6-10 (.600) from the field, including 3-4 (.750) from deep, for 17 points while adding four rebounds and four assists in 34 minutes versus Denver on March 3 Recorded a season-high 26 points on 9-17 (.529) shooting, including 3-4 (.750) from deep, three rebounds, five assists and a game-high three steals in 37 minutes versus Brooklyn on Feb. 27 Tallied 18 points, a 7-8 (.875) clip from the foul line, two rebounds, one steal and a season-high three blocks in 34 minutes at Memphis on Feb. 23
PTS FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
CAREER HIGHS 37 vs. POR 2/7/14 12 2 Times 25 vs. WAS 4/4/15 6 @ MIL 3/26/15 10 4 Times 12 vs. CLE 2/6/15 15 vs. CLE 2/6/15 5 2 Times 10 vs. PHI 12/14/12 11 2 Times 12 vs. CLE 2/27/15 5 3 Times 4 vs. LAL 12/28/10 48 vs. WAS 4/4/15
Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 7 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 1 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – Missed 1 game due to rest on 10/29; Missed 5 games due to personal reasons on 11/4, 12/10, 1/6-1/9; Missed 1 game due to illness on 12/19; missed 4 games due to a left ankle sprain from 4/1-4/6; Inactive List – 5 this season
# 10 JOHN HOLLAND Guard
6-5
205 lbs
11/6/88
2017-18 HIGHS 26 vs. BKN 2/27/18 10 vs. TOR 3/21/18 17 vs. BKN 2/27/18 4 5 Times 7 @ TOR 12/17/17 10 vs. LAC 1/11/18 13 vs. LAC 1/11/18 3 @ CHI 3/17/18 7 vs. PHX 12/12/17 7 2 Times 7 vs. PHI 11/9/17 4 vs. DEN 11/20/17 3 @ MEM 2/23/18 38 vs. CLE 12/27/17
* TWO-WAY PLAYER Year: 2nd
Boston
ABOUT JOHN: Son of Diana Mills-Holland and John Holland…studied communications.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN 1:05
FG 0-0
3P 0-0
1:22
0-1
0-1
FT REB A PF 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 DNP – COACH’S DECISION DNP – COACH’S DECISION 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 DNP – COACH’S DECISION
ST 0
TO 0
BS 0
PTS 0
0
0
0
0
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Appeared in 23 games with the Canton Charge this season, averaging 18.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 steals in 34.8 minutes Set career highs in points (9), rebounds (3) and assists (2) in 19 minutes at L.A. Lakers on March 11 Returned to action on Jan. 17 and scored 16 points in 26 minutes against the Raptors 905 Suffered a left shoulder subluxation during Canton’s game against the Grand Rapids Drive on Dec. 13 Notched 23 points, five rebounds, two assists and four steals for the Charge against the Delaware 87ers on Dec. 8 Signed a Two-Way contract with the Cavaliers on September 8, 2017
PTS FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
CAREER HIGHS 9 @ LAL 3/11/18 2 3 Times 7 @ PHX 3/13/18 2 @ LAL 3/11/18 5 @ ATL 2/9/18 3 @ LAL 3/11/18 4 @ LAL 3/11/18 2 @ PHX 3/13/18 5 @ PHX 3/13/18 7 @ PHX 3/13/18 2 2 Times 2 2 Times 2 @ PHX 3/13/18 28 @ PHX 3/13/18
2017-18 HIGHS 9 @ LAL 3/11/18 2 3 Times 7 @ PHX 3/13/18 2 @ LAL 3/11/18 5 @ ATL 2/9/18 3 @ LAL 3/11/18 4 @ LAL 3/11/18 2 @ PHX 3/13/18 5 @ PHX 3/13/18 7 @ PHX 3/13/18 2 2 Times 2 2 Times 2 @ PHX 3/13/18 28 @ PHX 3/13/18
Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 14 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 44 this season
# 1 RODNEY HOOD Guard
6-8
206 lbs
10/20/92
Year: 4th
Duke
ABOUT RODNEY: Full name is Rodney Michael Hood … Born and raised in Meridian, Miss. … Married to Richa … Has one son, Rodney Jr. … Son of Vicky and Ricky Hood … Has a brother, Ricky Hood Jr., and a sister, Whitney … Says his dad and his older brother are the biggest influences in his life … Hosted free basketball camps for more than 250 kids at various gyms across Meridian, Miss. in the summer of 2015 and 2016 … Helped host a clinic along with Danté Exum for Special Olympics Utah athletes … Both Ricky Jr., and Whitney played basketball at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga … Both of his parents played basketball at Mississippi State from 1978-80 … Father, Ricky, is the long-time director of the Boys & Girls Club of East Mississippi … Mother, Vicky, is the principal at Newton High School in Meridian, Miss.…Attended Meridian High School …Favorite football team is the New Orleans Saints … During pregame likes to eat skittles and listen to Beyoncé … Favorite TV show is Fresh Prince of Bel Air … Follow him on twitter at @rodneymhood.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN
FG
3P
12:24 26:56 29:03 24:25
1-3 3-6 6-12 4-9
0-0 0-1 1-3 1-3
FT REB A DNP – INACTIVE LIST 2-2 0-2-2 1 5-7 0-3-3 2 4-4 0-0-0 2 0-0 0-2-2 2
PF
ST
TO
BS
PTS
2 3 3 0
0 2 2 1
0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0
4 11 17 9
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Has scored in double figures 46 times this season, including 6 of his last 8 games Chipped in with 11 points on 3-6 (.500) shooting, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in 27 minutes versus Washington on April 5 Totaled 17 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting, two assists and a game-high tying two steals in 29 minutes versus Toronto on April 3 Shot 7-11 (.636) from the field and 2-3 (.667) from deep for 16 points while adding two rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes versus New Orleans on March 30 Finished with 13 points and five rebounds in 27 minutes at Charlotte on March 28 Registered 15 points, three rebounds and one steal in 26 minutes at Miami on March 27 Tallied 16 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from deep, three rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block in 33 minutes at Brooklyn on March 25 Posted 15 points, two rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes at Denver on March 7 Contributed 14 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting and four rebounds in 31 minutes versus Brooklyn on Feb. 27
PTS FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
CAREER HIGHS 32 vs. MEM 1/2/16 12 4 Times 26 @ DAL 2/9/16 8 vs. LAL 3/28/16 13 @ ORL 11/18/17 9 vs. PHI 11/7/17 10 vs. PHI 11/7/17 2 8 Times 8 vs. SAC 4/8/15 8 3 Times 8 @ POR 4/11/15 5 vs. HOU 2/23/16 3 vs. MEM 11/7/15 46 vs. LAC 4/8/16
2017-18 HIGHS 31 @ ORL 11/18/17 12 3 Times 24 vs. SAS 12/21/17 7 @ ORL 11/18/17 13 @ ORL 11/18/17 9 vs. PHI 11/7/17 10 vs. PHI 11/7/17 2 3 Times 7 @ SAC 1/17/18 8 @ SAC 1/17/18 5 vs. PHI 3/1/18 3 2 Times 2 @ NYK 11/15/17 39 vs. PHI 3/1/18
Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 2 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – Missed 2 games due to left hamstring soreness from 10/21-24, Missed 7 games due to left ankle soreness from 11/28-12/9; Missed 6 games due to lower leg contusion from 1/20-2/2; Missed 4 games due to a low back strain on 3/11-3/13 and 3/17-3/21; missed one game due to a sore left Achilles on 4/9; Inactive List – 5 (5 w/UTA) this season
– # 23 LEBRON JAMES Forward
6-8
250 lbs
12/30/84
Year: 15 th
St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH)
ABOUT LEBRON: Full name is LeBron Raymone James…is the son of Gloria James…married his high school sweetheart Savannah Brinson on Sept. 14, 2013…has two sons (LeBron James Jr. and Bryce Maximus James) and one daughter (Zhuri Nova James)…has his own website (www.lebronjames.com) and one for his Foundation (www.lebronjamesfamilyfoundation.org)...launched the LeBron James Family Foundation in 2004 with a mission to positively affect the lives of children and young adults through education and co-curricular educational initiatives…received the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award in January 2017, which is presented to individuals in sports for their high achievement in athletics and contributions in the pursuit of social justice, civil rights and community involvement…in 2015, he played himself in the Judd Apatow film Trainwreck…his production company, SpringHill Entertainment, was named after the public housing complex where James grew up in Akron, Ohio…executive producer of Starz sitcom Survivor's Remorse, CNBC’s Cleveland Hustles and NBC’s The Wall…James' digital video company, Uninterrupted, is hosted on Bleacher Report and is used by several other athletes…in 2011, in partnership with the Akron Public Schools, the LeBron James Family Foundation launched its pillar program, “Wheels for Education”, with its mission to improve graduation rates in Akron, this groundbreaking initiative targets third graders and provides them with the programs, support and mentors they need for success in school.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN FG 38:38 7-16 40:11 17-29 38:49 12-20 37:16 8-14 38:33 5-21
3P 3-6 4-8 2-7 3-6 2-3
FT 9-10 6-11 7-10 8-11 4-4
REB 0-6-6 1-10-11 2-7-9 0-10-10 3-10-13
A 11 11 14 6 12
PF 2 0 2 2 1
ST 1 2 0 0 0
TO 4 8 6 5 2
BS 0 1 0 0 0
PTS 26 44 33 27 16
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Ranks 3rd in the NBA in points per game this season (27.7); has scored 20+ points in 68 games this season and 30+ points 32 times; has 52 double-doubles this season, which rank 5th in the NBA Has scored in double figures in 872 consecutive regular season games, the longest streak in NBA history Tallied his 52nd double-double of the season with 26 points and a game-high 11 assists while adding six rebounds and one steal in 39 minutes at New York on April 9 Poured in his 18th triple-double this season with a game-high 44 points on 17-29 (.586) shooting, including 4-8 (.500) from deep, a team-high 11 rebounds and a team-high 11 assists while adding two steals and one block in 40 minutes at Philadelphia on April 6; became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 31,000 career points Notched his 50th double-double of 2017-18 with a game-high 33 points on a 12-20 (.600) clip and a game-high tying 14 assists to go along with nine rebounds in 39 minutes versus Washington on April 5; became the second player in Cavs history to reach 50 double-doubles in a single season (53 – Brad Daugherty, 1990-91); tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (429 30-pt games) for the 5th-most 30-point games in NBA history Registered his 47th double-double this season with a game-high 27 points on 12-24 (.500) shooting and a game-high 11 assists while adding nine rebounds and one steal in 42 minutes versus New Orleans on March 30; passed Michael Jordan (866 games) for the longest double-digit scoring streak in NBA history (since 1/6/07); tied Kobe Bryant (941 20-pt games) for the 3rd-most 20-point outings ever; tied Isiah Thomas (1,861 STL) for 16th place in career steals
PTS FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
CAREER HIGHS 61 vs. CHA 3/3/14 23 @ WAS 11/3/17 36 @ TOR 3/20/05 8 2 Times 13 3 Times 24 @ MIA 3/12/06 28 @ MIA 3/12/06 7 2 Times 17 vs. NYK 4/14/05 19 vs. CHA 1/11/08 19 @ ATL 2/9/18 7 @ MEM 12/13/04 5 2 Times 55 vs. MEM 11/29/03
2017-18 HIGHS 57 @ WAS 11/3/17 23 @ WAS 11/3/17 34 @ WAS 11/3/17 6 @ MIL 12/19/17 11 @ MIL 12/19/17 13 @ PHX 3/13/18 15 @ PHX 3/13/18 5 2 Times 15 2 Times 16 2 Times 19 @ ATL 2/9/18 6 @ ORL 1/6/18 4 2 Times 48 vs. MIN 2/7/18
Double-Doubles – 52 this season, 410 in career; Triple-Doubles – 19 this season, 73 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season
# 26 KYLE KORVER Guard/Forward
6-7
212 lbs
3/17/81
Year: 14th
Creighton
ABOUT KYLE: Born in Lakewood, CA, and grew up in Pella, Iowa…Married to Juliet Korver, and they have two sons – Knox and Koen, and one daughter – Kyra… Father, mother and two uncles played at Central College in Pella, Iowa, and his mother once scored 74 points in a high school game…Owns Seer Outfitters, a clothing brand which donates 100% of its profits to organizations and causes around the country …Established the Kyle Korver Foundation in 2006 while in Philadelphia, and has hosted several coat drives and sock drives during his career…Has also been a part of community events with a number of schools and the USO…Majored in Visual Communications at Creighton…An avid golfer, and CAREER HIGHS 2017-18 HIGHS competed in the 2008 and 2009 Utah Opens on sponsor exemptions…Favorite foods are steak and mashed potatoes…Favorite PTS 32 2 Times 30 @ ATL 2/9/18 movie is “Braveheart”…Enjoys watching football and golf…Top vacation spot is Turks and Caicos…Wears size 13.5 Nike.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN 16:29 19:16 22:22 14:18
FG 1-4 2-3 4-7 1-3
3P 0-3 1-2 3-5 0-2
FT REB A 0-0 0-5-5 3 0-0 0-0-0 1 2-2 0-3-3 0 1-1 0-3-3 0 DNP – INACTIVE LIST
PF 3 4 2 1
ST 1 2 0 1
TO 2 2 1 1
BS 0 0 1 0
PTS 2 5 13 3
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Has knocked down 2,213 three-pointers over his career, which is 4th-most all-time; is shooting .436 from three-point range this season, which ranks 6th in the NBA; has scored in double figures in 31 games this season; has knocked down 4+ three pointers in 15 games this season Recorded 13 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from beyond the arc, three rebounds and one block in 22 minutes versus Washington on April 5 Shot 4-8 (.500) from the field, including 3-6 (.500) from deep, for 12 points while adding a season-high tying six rebounds in 28 minutes versus Milwaukee on March 19 Had 19 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting, two rebounds, one steal and one block in 38 minutes at Portland on March 15 Went 6-7 (.857) from the field and 5-6 (.833) from deep for 22 points while adding four rebounds in 23 minutes as a starter at Phoenix on March 13
FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
11 2 Times 20 @ DEN 1/2/07 8 3 Times 15 @ MIL 3/1/05 10 vs. CHI 2/25/06 10 vs. CHI 2/25/06 5 @ LAL 3/27/05 10 5 Times 11 2 Times 9 2 Times 6 vs. CLE 3/4/05 4 3 Times 48 4 Times
9 @ ATL 2/9/18 16 @ ATL 2/9/18 7 @ ATL 2/9/18 13 @ ATL 2/9/18 6 @ NYK 11/13/17 6 @ NYK 11/13/17 2 vs. ATL 11/5/17 6 2 Times 6 2 Times 5 @ MIN 1/8/18 2 4 Times 4 vs. MEM 12/2/17 38 @ POR 3/15/18
Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 7 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 6 this season; Injury Report – missed six games due to personal reasons on 3/17 and 3/21-3/28; missed two games due to right foot soreness on 3/30 and 4/1; Inactive List – 7 this season
# 0 KEVIN LOVE Forward/Center
6-10
251 lbs
9/7/88
Year: 10th
UCLA
ABOUT KEVIN: Son of Stan and Karen Love...father, Stan, played with the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Bullets in the NBA...uncle Mike Love is the lead singer of the Beach Boys...has hosted a winter coat drive to support the local Salvation Army during each of his first five NBA seasons...awarded the December 2012 KIA Community Assist Award.. teamed with NFL All-Pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Bright Pink in October of 2012 to "Spread Love" in hopes of raising money for Breast Health Awareness Month...an ambassador of the Hoops for St. Jude program since his rookie season...favorite movies are “He Got Game” and “Gladiator”...lists the Seattle Mariners and Portland Trail Blazers as his CAREER HIGHS 2017-18 HIGHS favorite teams while growing up...appeared on the cover of the EA Sports NCAA Basketball ’09 video game...helped Lake Oswego PTS 51 @ OKC 3/23/12 38 vs. MIA 11/28/17 HS reach the state 4A tournament 4 straight years, the state championship game 3 straight years, and a state title in 2006.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN 31:29 32:51 30:43 29:55 36:10
FG 9-17 5-10 5-10 4-8 4-13
3P 6-13 3-6 4-6 4-6 2-4
FT 4-5 4-5 2-2 6-6 3-5
REB 2-3-5 0-9-9 1-5-6 0-15-15 1-12-13
A 1 4 3 1 0
PF 1 3 2 1 1
ST 2 0 1 1 1
TO 1 1 3 0 2
BS 0 1 0 0 1
PTS 28 17 16 18 13
QUICK NOTES ON LOVE: o o o o o
Has 31 double-doubles, which is tied for 15th in the NBA in 2017-18; has scored at least 20 points in 26 games this season Recorded a game-high 28 points on 9-17 (.529) shooting and tied his season high with six triples while adding five rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes at New York on April 9 Notched 17 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting from the floor and 3-6 (.500) from deep, nine rebounds, four assists and one block in 33 minutes at Philadelphia on April 6 Shot 4-6 (.667) from deep and 5-10 (.500) overall for 16 points while adding six rebounds, three assists and one steal in 31 minutes versus Washington on April 5 Went 4-6 (.667) from deep and turned in his 31st double-double of 2017-18 with 18 points and a game-high 15 rebounds (season-high 15 defensive) while adding one steal in 30 minutes versus Toronto on April 3
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16 @ OKC 3/23/12 31 @ CHA 3/28/12 8 3 Times 16 vs. BOS 12/29/16 19 @ MIL 12/27/11 24 @ MIL 12/27/11 12 vs. NYK 11/12/10 21 @ SAC 11/27/12 31 vs. NYK 11/12/10 10 3 Times 4 3 Times 4 2 Times 49 @ OKC 3/23/12
11 @ DAL 11/11/17 25 @ GSW 12/25/17 6 3 Times 13 @ NYK 4/9/18 14 2 Times 17 vs. MIA 11/28/17 8 vs. MIL 11/7/17 15 vs. TOR 4/3/18 18 @ GSW 12/25/17 6 @ MIL 10/20/17 3 3 Times 2 4 Times 42 vs. LAC 11/17/17
Double-Doubles – 31 this season, 401 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 3 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 2 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed one game due to left hip soreness on 12/9; missed 20 games due to a left hand fracture from 1/31-3/17; missed one game due to concussion protocol on 3/28; Inactive List – 20 this season
– # 22 LARRY NANCE JR. Forward
6-9
230 lbs
1/1/93
Year: 3rd
Wyoming
ABOUT LARRY: Parents are Larry Sr. and Jaynee Nance...Has an older sister, Casey, who played basketball at the University of Dayton and a younger brother, Pete...Larry Sr., a three-time NBA All-Star, NBA All-Defensive First Team member and winner of the inaugural NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1984, played 13 seasons in the NBA … Graduated with a degree from Wyoming in criminal justice…Prized possession is his Mountain West Championship ring ... Played for the Revere High School Minutemen prior to Wyoming, leading his team to consecutive Suburban League Championship games his final two seasons, while being named Second Team All-Ohio, First Team All-Suburban League and First Team All-District following senior season…The two league championships were the first for Revere High School since 1976 ... Was Revere’s team MVP and left as the all-time leader in blocked shots for a career, season and game … Didn’t play CAREER HIGHS 2017-18 HIGHS organized basketball until he was 13 ... Stood 5’11” and played guard as a high school freshman … Diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease PTS 22 vs. DET 3/5/18 22 vs. DET 3/5/18 as a sophomore in high school but has excelled despite it…Looks up to former NFL quarterback David Garrard, who was diagnosed with Crohn’s in 2004 while playing for FGM 9 vs. DET 3/5/18 9 vs. DET 3/5/18 the Jacksonville Jaguars...Is an avid video gamer...Spends the offseason going to the beach ... Volunteers at local youth hospitals, sharing his story on his fight with Crohn’s Disease FGA 15 vs. DET 3/5/18 15 vs. DET 3/5/18
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN 18:48 6:36 17:42 16:14 21:47
FG 4-6 1-4 1-5 2-3 3-3
3P 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT 2-2 0-0 1-2 2-2 1-3
REB 1-5-6 1-0-1 2-8-10 0-1-1 2-4-6
A 0 0 0 0 1
PF 0 0 1 2 2
ST 0 0 1 1 1
TO 1 0 0 0 1
BS 1 0 2 1 0
PTS 10 2 3 6 7
QUICK NOTES ON NANCE JR.: o
o o o o o o o o
3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
2 vs. PHI 3/12/17 3 2 Times 9 @ MIL 2/10/17 10 @ MIL 2/10/17 8 2 Times 11 2 Times 15 vs. DET 3/5/18 6 vs. MIN 4/9/17 6 2 Times 3 7 Times 40 vs. MEM 4/2/17
1 2 Times 3 vs. PHX 3/23/18 4 5 Times 6 4 Times 8 2 Times 11 2 Times 15 vs. DET 3/5/18 5 vs. GSW 11/29/17 4 5 Times 3 2 Times 37 @ DEN 3/7/18
Has 11 double-doubles and has scored in double figures on 28 occasions this season Registered 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, six rebounds and one block in 19 minutes at New York on April 9; tallied his 100 th Double-Doubles – 11 this season, 21 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 career block this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this Grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds while adding three points, one steal and a game-high tying two blocks in 18 minutes season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – Missed 11 games due versus Washington on April 5 to a second metacarpal fracture, left hand from 11/3-11/22; missed Recorded a game-high, season-high tying four steals while adding four points, nine rebounds and one block in 20 minutes at Charlotte on March 28 four games due to right hamstring soreness from 3/15-3/21; Grabbed 10 rebounds while adding four points and one block in 18 minutes at Miami on March 27 Inactive List – 4 this season th Recorded his 11 double-double this season with 15 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting and a game-high tying 10 rebounds while adding two assists in 22 points on March 23 Finished with 16 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting and eight rebounds in 26 minutes at L.A. Lakers on March 11 Posted his third straight double-double (10th of the season) with 16 points on 7-10 (.700) shooting, a team-high 12 rebounds, one steal and one block in 30 minutes at L.A. Clippers on March 9 Recorded his second straight double-double with 13 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting, 13 rebounds, three assists and a season-high tying four steals in 37 minutes at Denver on March 7
# 16 CEDI OSMAN Forward
6-8
215 lbs
4/8/95
Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
Year: Rookie
ABOUT CEDI: Born on April 8, 1995 in Ohrid, Macedonia…Spent part of his childhood living in Bosnia after moving there as a young child…name is pronounced JED-e AUS-min.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN 1:05 33:15 15:21 1:22 7:09
FG 0-0 2-11 2-3 0-0 2-3
3P 0-0 1-8 2-3 0-0 1-2
FT 0-0 2-4 2-2 0-0 1-2
REB 0-1-1 3-3-6 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0
A 1 3 3 0 1
PF 0 2 1 0 1
ST 0 1 2 0 1
TO 0 0 1 0 0
BS 0 0 0 0 0
PTS 0 7 8 0 6
QUICK NOTES ON OSMAN: o o o o o o o o
PTS FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
CAREER HIGHS 16 @ ATL 2/9/18 6 2 Times 11 2 Times 2 7 Times 8 @ PHI 4/6/18 3 @ TOR 1/11/18 7 @ ATL 2/9/18 3 2 Times 6 vs. DET 3/5/18 6 3 Times 5 @ ATL 2/9/18 3 @ ATL 2/9/18 1 3 Times 39 @ ATL 2/9/18
2017-18 HIGHS 16 @ ATL 2/9/18 6 2 Times 11 2 Times 2 7 Times 8 @ PHI 4/6/18 3 @ TOR 1/11/18 7 @ ATL 2/9/18 3 2 Times 6 vs. DET 3/5/18 6 3 Times 5 @ ATL 2/9/18 3 @ ATL 2/9/18 1 3 Times 39 @ ATL 2/9/18
Has scored in double figures 6 times this season Contributed 12 points, a career-high tying six rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes versus Detroit on March 5 Went 6-7 (.857) from the field for 13 points while adding three rebounds in 24 minutes versus Denver on March 3 Tallied 10 points on 4-5 (.800) shooting, three rebounds, a steal and a block in 21 minutes at Memphis on Feb. 23 Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this Recorded 12 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, including 2-3 (.667) from deep, five rebounds and one steal in 29 minutes as a season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 11 this season; DND’S – 0 this starter at Boston on Feb. 11 season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – Missed 8 games due In his first game as a starter, tallied career highs with 16 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting, six rebounds, five assists and a gameto a left hip strain from 3/11-3/27; Inactive List – 10 this season high three steals in a career-high 39 minutes at Atlanta on Feb. 9 Chipped in with nine points on 3-5 (.600) shooting from the floor, four rebounds and one steal in 21 minutes versus Minnesota on Feb. 7 Has appeared in one NBA G League game this season with the Canton Charge, tallying 21 points, eight rebounds, two assists and four steals in 39 minutes against the Long Island Nets on Nov. 25
# 21 KENDRICK PERKINS Center
6-10
270 lbs
11/10/84
Year: 14th
Clifton J. Ozen (TX)
ABOUT KENDRICK:
Full name is Kendrick Le’Dale Perkins…nickname is “Perk”…favorite movie is Next Friday…favorite television show is Fresh Prince of Bel Air…favorite actor is Will Smith…enjoys listening to 50 Cent…wears a size 18 sneaker…favorite sport besides basketball is football…most influential person in his basketball career was his high school coach, Andre Bouette, a former collegiate player at North Texas from 1983-1986…favorite athlete growing up was Michael Jordan.
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Signed with the Cavs on April 11, 2018 Spent part of the 2017-18 season with the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively owned and operated NBA G League team, appearing in 27 games (17 starts) with averages of 8.7 points on .529 shooting and 7.2 rebounds in 21.3 minutes Last played in 2015-16, contributing 2.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 37 appearances with the Pelicans Owns career averages of 5.4 points on .530 shooting from the field, 5.8 rebounds and 1.16 blocks in 781 games (565 starts) with Boston, Oklahoma City, Cleveland and New Orleans Won an NBA Championship in 2008 as a member of the Boston Celtics
PTS FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
CAREER HIGHS 26 @ MIL 3/15/09 12 vs. CHI 12/19/08 16 @ MIL 3/15/09 1 14 Times 8 2 Times 12 vs. POR 2/5/08 10 vs. LAC 4/6/11 14 2 Times 20 vs. DET 3/5/08 6 3 Times 3 6 Times 7 2 Times 48 vs. CHA 4/1/09
2017-18 HIGHS -
Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 43 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season
– # 15 LONDON PERRANTES Guard
6-2
190 lbs
10/3/94
* TWO-WAY PLAYER Year: Rookie
Virginia
ABOUT LONDON: Full name is London Tyus Perrantes…Born in Los Angeles, CA…son of Karina and London Perrantes, Sr…has three younger brothers: Isaiah, Darius and Malakai…Volunteered for Hoops for Home and Crespi Carmelite High School Impact Program…Played quarterback in football as a HS freshman in 2009-10…Was an African American & African Studies major at Virginia.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN
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00:45
0-1
0-1
FT REB A PF DNP – COACH’S DECISION DNP – COACH’S DECISION DNP – COACH’S DECISION DNP – INACTIVE LIST 0-0 0-0-0 0 0
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QUICK NOTES ON PERRANTES: o o o
Appeared in 35 games with the Canton Charge this season, averaging 11.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.2 steals in 36.6 minutes per game With Canton against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Dec. 19, tied a franchise record with seven made threes on eleven attempts to tally a game-high 29 points to go along with eight assists in 42 minutes Tied a Canton franchise record with 16 assists while posting five points, four rebounds and one steal in 35 minutes for the Charge against the Salt Lake City Stars on Dec. 4
PTS FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
CAREER HIGHS 2 @ PHX 3/13/18 1 @ PHX 3/13/18 1 4 Times 1 vs. DAL 4/1/18 1 vs. PHX 3/23/18 3 vs. PHX 3/23/18 1 2 Times 1 2 Times 2 @ CHI 3/17/18 6 2 Times
2017-18 HIGHS 2 @ PHX 3/13/18 1 @ PHX 3/13/18 1 4 Times 1 vs. DAL 4/1/18 1 vs. PHX 3/23/18 3 vs. PHX 3/23/18 1 2 Times 1 2 Times 2 @ CHI 3/17/18 6 2 Times
Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 13 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 54 this season
# 5 J.R. SMITH Guard/Forward
6-6
225 lbs
9/9/85
Year: 14th
Lakewood (NJ)
ABOUT J.R.: Earl Smith III, known as J.R....son of Ida and Earl Smith...has three brothers and two sisters...younger brother Chris played at Manhattan and Louisville; then played alongside J.R. in two games with Knicks in 2013-14...has three daughters, Demi, Payton and Dakota...played football and baseball in high school...named MVP of McDonald’s High School All-American game in 2004...named McDonald’s High School All-American in 2004...dedicated golfer.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN 31:31 29:58 24:08 25:17 26:13
FG 6-13 3-6 2-4 2-4 6-11
3P 4-8 2-4 0-0 0-0 3-6
FT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
REB 0-7-7 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-2-2 1-3-4
A 4 0 2 1 1
PF 2 3 1 2 1
ST 2 0 1 0 0
TO 0 0 2 3 1
BS 0 0 0 0 0
PTS 16 8 4 4 15
QUICK NOTES ON SMITH: o o o o o o o
PTS FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
CAREER HIGHS 45 vs. SAC 4/13/09 15 3 Times 29 2 Times 11 vs. SAC 4/13/09 22 @ MIA 4/6/14 12 vs. MEM 3/27/13 13 vs. MEM 3/27/13 6 @ IND 4/3/12 11 2 Times 14 @ CHI 4/11/13 9 @ ORL 4/5/12 5 8 Times 4 vs. BKN 11/28/15 51 2 Times
2017-18 HIGHS 23 vs. IND 1/26/18 8 2 Times 15 2 Times 7 vs. IND 1/26/18 13 vs. IND 1/26/18 4 @ ORL 1/6/18 4 3 Times 2 6 Times 9 @ WAS 12/17/17 9 @ WAS 12/17/17 8 vs. ATL 12/12/17 4 vs. IND 1/26/18 2 @ BOS 2/11/18 42 vs. MIA 11/28/17
Currently ranks 12th in NBA history in three-pointers made with 1,917; has scored in double figures in 30 games this season Shot 4-8 (.500) from three-point range while recording 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in 32 minutes at New York on April 9 Notched 15 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from deep, and four rebounds in 26 minutes versus Dallas on Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 15 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 April 1 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 1 this Shot 8-9 (.889) from the field for 19 points while adding five rebounds, three assists and three steals in 31 minutes at season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed one game due Charlotte on March 28; reached 12,000 points for his career to left knee soreness on 12/21; missed one game due to a team Tallied 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, including 2-3 (.667) from three, five rebounds and one block in 27 minutes versus suspension on 3/1; Inactive List – 0 this season Toronto on March 21 th th With his first triple versus Milwaukee on March 19, knocked down his 1,900 career three-pointer, becoming just the 12 player in NBA history to reach that mark Chipped in with 14 points, five rebounds and one steal in 22 minutes at Phoenix on March 13; passed Kevin Love (552 3FGM w/CLE) for 5th place on the Cavaliers’ all-time three-pointers made list with his second triple; also grabbed his 3,000th career rebound with his first board
# 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON Forward/Center
6-10
238 lbs
3/13/91
Year: 7th
Texas
ABOUT TRISTAN: Full name is Tristan Trevor James Thompson…son of Trevor and Andrea Thompson…a native of Toronto, Canada…McDonald’s All-American as a high school senior and member of the World Select Team at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit…played for Team Canada in the FIBA Americas Tournament in Caracas, Venezuela during the summer of 2013... favorite food is chicken teriyaki…his first job was a paper boy…favorite sport other than basketball is football…favorite TV show is Martin…favorite movie is Coming to America…favorite game is Monopoly.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN 9:08 6:03 10:25 13:54 19:39
FG 2-5 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-5
3P 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2
REB 1-3-4 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-5-6 2-5-7
A 1 0 0 2 1
PF 0 0 1 0 1
ST 0 0 0 0 0
TO 0 0 0 0 1
BS 0 0 0 0 0
PTS 5 4 0 0 4
QUICK NOTES ON THOMPSON: o o o o o o o o
Has scored in double figures 8 times this season; has grabbed double-digit rebounds in 10 games Notched a game-high, season-high 14 rebounds to go along with four points and one block in 21 minutes off the bench versus New Orleans on March 30 Totaled a game-high 13 rebounds while adding six points and one steal in 17 minutes at Miami on March 27 Pulled down 10 rebounds while adding four points in 15 minutes at Brooklyn on March 25 Grabbed a game-high tying 10 rebounds while adding four points in 16 minutes versus Phoenix on March 23 Tallied 12 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting, seven rebounds and one steal in 28 minutes versus Denver on March 3 Tied his season high with 13 rebounds and tallied five points and one steal in 22 minutes versus Brooklyn on Feb. 27 Grabbed a season-high, game-high tying 13 rebounds (season-high seven offensive) while adding six points and one steal in 23 minutes versus San Antonio on Feb. 25
PTS FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
CAREER HIGHS 29 @ BOS 4/5/13 12 2 Times 18 vs. BOS 1/22/13 1 8 Times 9 3 Times 13 vs. BKN 2/20/13 12 @ CHI 10/31/14 14 @ NYK 12/7/16 21 vs. DEN 12/4/13 5 5 Times 4 2 Times 4 6 Times 48 vs. PHI 11/9/13
2017-18 HIGHS 17 vs. MIN 2/7/18 7 vs. MIN 2/7/18 10 vs. DEN 3/3/18 5 vs. OKC 1/20/18 8 @ MIA 3/27/18 7 vs. SAS 2/25/18 10 2 Times 14 vs. NOP 3/30/18 3 vs. OKC 1/20/18 2 vs. UTA 12/16/17 2 3 Times 31 2 Times
Double-Doubles – 3 this season, 135 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 1 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – missed 19 games due to a left calf strain from 11/3-12/9 and on 12/14; missed 9 games due to a right ankle sprain from 3/5-3/21; Inactive List – 28 this season
– #9
OKARO WHITE
Forward
6-8
204 lbs
8/13/92
Year: 2nd
Florida State
ABOUT OKARO: Nickname is “Ro”…son of Charmine White…has a brother (Neville) and six sisters (Tiffany, Letoya, Starr, Chanel, Chloe, Cherish)…mother is a former member of the Jamaican National Track Team…lists his mother as the person that made a difference in his life because she was a provider and role model for him his entire life…graduated from Florida State with a degree in sociology…he chose his major because he would like to work in Customs when he’s done playing…his most prized possession is his college degree…his favorite sport other than basketball is football and he’s a fan of the New York Giants…says something most CAREER HIGHS 2017-18 HIGHS people don’t know about him is that he can bowl…in his free time he enjoys watching movies…was named the Pinellas PTS 10 2 Times 8 @ DEN 11/3/17 County Basketball Player of the Year by the St. Petersburg Times in each of his final two seasons at Clearwater High School…wears size 13 sneakers. FGM 3 3 Times 3 @ DEN 11/3/17
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9)
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Signed a contract for the remainder of the season on April 7, 2018 Signed a 10-day contract with Cleveland on March 18, 2018 Played in six games (four starts) with the Miami Heat this season, averaging 3.3 points and 1.8 rebounds in 13.3 minutes Was a NBA G League All-Star in 2016-17 after averaging 18.4 points and 8.7 rebounds in 33.0 minutes over his 23 appearances with the Sioux Falls Skyforce
FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA OREB DREB TREB ASTS STLS BLKS MINS
6 4 Times 2 @ BKN 1/25/17 3 5 Times 5 @ BKN 1/25/17 6 @ BKN 1/25/17 4 @ BKN 2/10/17 7 @ BKN 1/25/17 8 @ ATL 2/24/17 3 @ CLE 3/6/17 2 @ ATL 2/24/17 4 @ BKN 1/25/17 30 @ BKN 2/10/17
5 @ DEN 11/3/17 1 4 Times 3 2 Times 1 2 Times 2 vs. MIN 10/30/17 1 3 Times 4 vs. CHI 11/1/17 4 vs. CHI 11/1/17 1 2 Times 1 vs. MIN 10/30/17 1 vs. MIN 10/30/17 24 vs. CHI 11/1/17
Double-Doubles – 0 this season w/CLE, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season w/CLE; DND’S – 0 this season w/CLE; NWT – 0 this season w/CLE; Injury Report – Missed games from 11/8-2/7 with Miami due to a fractured left foot; Inactive List – 6 this season with CLE
# 41 ANTE ZIZIC Center
6-11
254 lbs
1/4/97
Darussafaka (Turkey)
Year: Rookie
ABOUT ANTE: Older brother, Andrija, was also a professional basketball player and the two were teammates at Cibona Zagreb in 2015-16.
LAST 5 GAMES: OPP at NYK (4/9) at PHI (4/6) vs. WAS (4/5) vs. TOR (4/3) vs. DAL (4/1)
MIN 1:05
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1:22 00:45
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
FT REB A 0-0 0-0-0 0 DNP – COACH’S DECISION DNP – COACH’S DECISION 0-0 0-0-0 0 0-0 0-0-0 0
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QUICK NOTES ON ZIZIC: o o o o o
Appeared in 18 games with the Canton Charge this season, averaging 16.3 points on .576 shooting and 9.4 rebounds in 25.4 minutes Posted 13 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and a perfect 5-5 (1.000) from the charity stripe, six rebounds and one block in 17 minutes versus Milwaukee on March 19 Recorded 14 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting, six rebounds and one block in a season-high tying 20 minutes as a starter at Chicago on March 17 Chipped in with 11 points on 5-5 (1.000) from the field, four rebounds and one block in 15 minutes at Phoenix on March 13 Had a career-high 15 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting, a career-high seven rebounds and a career-high tying two blocks in 20 minutes off the bench at L.A. Lakers on March 11
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CAREER HIGHS 15 @ LAL 3/11/18 7 2 Times 9 2 Times 5 vs. MIL 3/19/18 5 vs. MIL 3/19/18 4 2 Times 5 2 Times 7 @ LAL 3/11/18 2 vs. DET 3/5/18 1 vs. DET 3/5/18 2 3 Times 20 2 Times
2017-18 HIGHS 15 @ LAL 3/11/18 7 2 Times 9 2 Times 5 vs. MIL 3/19/18 5 vs. MIL 3/19/18 4 2 Times 5 2 Times 7 @ LAL 3/11/18 2 vs. DET 3/5/18 1 vs. DET 3/5/18 2 3 Times 20 2 Times
Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 31 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 19 this season
2017-18 ROSTER #
NAME
POS
HT
WT
DOB
PRIOR TO PROS/HOME COUNTRY
YEAR
81 8 32 3 10 1 23 26 0 22 16 21 15 5 13 9 41
José Calderón Jordan Clarkson Jeff Green George Hill *John Holland Rodney Hood LeBron James Kyle Korver Kevin Love Larry Nance Jr. Cedi Osman Kendrick Perkins *London Perrantes J.R. Smith Tristan Thompson Okaro White Ante Zizic
G G F G G G F G/F F/C F F C G G/F F/C F C
6-3 6-5 6-9 6-3 6-5 6-8 6-8 6-7 6-10 6-9 6-8 6-10 6-2 6-6 6-10 6-8 6-11
200 194 235 188 205 206 250 212 251 230 215 270 190 225 238 204 254
9/28/81 6/7/92 8/28/86 5/4/86 11/6/88 10/20/92 12/30/84 3/17/81 9/7/88 1/1/93 4/8/95 11/10/84 10/3/94 9/9/85 3/13/91 8/13/92 1/4/97
TAU Vitoria ’03 / Spain Missouri ’14 / USA Georgetown ’07 / USA IUPUI ’08 / USA Boston University ’11 / USA Duke ’14 / USA St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) ’03 / USA Creighton ’03 / USA UCLA ’08 / USA Wyoming ’15 / USA
13th 4th 10th 10th 2nd 4th 15th 15th 10th 3rd 1st 14th 1st 14th 7th 2nd 1st
Anadolu Efes (Turkey) ’15/ Macedonia/Turkey
Clifton J. Ozen (TX) / USA Virginia ’17 / USA Lakewood (NJ) ’04 / USA Texas ’11 / Canada Florida State ’14 / USA Darussafaka (Turkey) ’16 / Croatia
*Two-Way Player
HEAD COACH ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACHES
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH
Tyronn Lue (Nebraska) Larry Drew (Missouri) Jim Boylan (Marquette) Mike Longabardi (Frostburg State) James Posey (Xavier) Damon Jones (Houston) Stephen Spiro (Temple) Derek Millender (South Alabama)
CAVALIERS NUMERICAL ROSTER 0 1 3 5 8 9
Kevin Love Rodney Hood George Hill J.R. Smith Jordan Clarkson Okaro White
10 13 15 16 21 22
John Holland Tristan Thompson London Perrantes Cedi Osman Kendrick Perkins Larry Nance Jr.
23 26 32 41 81
LeBron James Kyle Korver Jeff Green Ante Zizic José Calderón
