DEC. 17, 2017 CAPITAL ONE ARENA 6:00 PM TV: RADIO: 2017

[Pages:16]SUN., DEC. 17, 2017 CAPITAL ONE ARENA ? WASHINGTON, DC 6:00 PM ET TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/WMMS 100.7 FM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM

2017-18 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES

REGULAR SEASON GAME # 31 ROAD GAME # 14

2017-18 SCHEDULE

All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM

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, 111-95 Lost, 102-106 WON, 105-98 WON, 123-114 WON, 121-112 WON, 109-100 6:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 7:00 p.m. FSO 3:00 p.m. ABC 10:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. TNT 7:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. TNT 7:00 p.m. FSO 3:30 p.m. ABC 8:00 p.m. TNT 7:30 p.m. FSO 6:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 8:30 p.m. ABC 7:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 3:30 p.m. ABC 8:00 p.m. TNT 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO 3:30 p.m. ABC 7:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 10:30 p.m. ESPN/FSO 10:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV 9:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 10:00 p.m. FSO 10:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 7:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 1:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. TNT/FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 8:00 p.m. ESPN/FSO 6:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 7:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. TNT 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 7:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV 8:00 p.m. FSO

POS NO. PLAYER

PROBABLE STARTERS

HT. WT.

G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG

F 23 LEBRON JAMES

6-8 250 17-18: 30 30 *28.1 8.4 *9.1 *.579 37.2

F 99 JAE CROWDER

6-6 235 17-18: 30 27 8.7 3.0 1.0 .399 25.6

C

0 KEVIN LOVE

6-10 251 17-18: 29 29 19.3 *10.3 2.0 .473 29.3

G

5 J.R. SMITH

6-6 225 17-18: 30 27 8.1 3.0 2.3 .385 30.8

G

81 JOSE CALDERON

6-3 200 17-18: 21 15 4.4 2.0 2.0 .500 17.0

*NBA RANKS: LeBron James ranks 3rd in PPG, 3rd in APG and 6th in FG%; Kevin Love ranks 11th in RPG

CAVS QUICK FACTS

? After last night's 109-100 win over Utah, the Cleveland Cavaliers hit the road for a two-game road trip, beginning tonight in the nation's capital. This is the second of four regular season meetings between the Cavaliers and Washington Wizards this season. Since the 2012-13 season, the Cavs are 13-6 against the Wizards, which includes an 8-2 mark on the road.

? Cleveland has won three straight games at Capital One Arena, which includes a 130-122 win on Nov. 3. In the win over the Wizards, the Cavs scored a season-high 130 points on 46-82 (.561) shooting from the field, 12-27 (.444) from beyond the arc and 26-28 (.929) from the foul line. Defensively, the Cavs had 11 steals and gave up zero fast break points. Over the last three meetings in Washington D.C., the Cavs are averaging 125.0 points on .504 shooting from the field, including .459 (45-98) from three-point range.

? Since Nov. 11, the Cavs hold the best record in the NBA at 17-1 (.944), including 7-1 on the road. Over that 18-game stretch, the Cavs have outscored their opponents by an average of 9.1 points (111.9-102.8), while also averaging 25.4 assists.

? CAREER MARKS & NBA HISTORY: LeBron James (10,746 FGM) is 4 field goals away from passing Hakeem Olajuwon (10,749 FGM) for the 9th-most field goals made in NBA history. James (1,526 3FGM) also needs 3 triples to pass Nick Van Exel (1,528 3FGM) for 24th place on the NBA's all-time three-point field goals made list. Channing Frye (993 3FGM) is 7 three-pointers away from 1,000 for his career. Kyle Korver (2,126 3FGM) is 18 threes shy of passing Paul Pierce (2,143 3FGM) for the 4th-most three-pointers made in league history.

? Cleveland has dished out at least 30 assists in each of the last three games. The last time the Cavs had 30+ assists in three or more consecutive games was from March 8-16, 1993 (4 straight). (Elias Sports Bureau)

? The Cavs have made at least 10 three-pointers in a franchise-record 19 straight contests and scored at least 100 points in 23 consecutive games (2nd-longest in team history).

? In last night's win, Tyronn Lue garnered his 100th win as head coach of the Cavaliers, becoming the fastest coach in team history to reach that mark (153 games). Lue joins Lenny Wilkens (316), Mike Brown (305), Bill Fitch (304) & Mike Fratello (248) to reach 100 wins as a Cavs head coach.

? For the second game in a row and for third time in four games, LeBron James registered a triple-double (5th this season, 60th of career) after tallying 29 points (9-15 FG), 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 37 minutes. With his triple-double, James passed Larry Bird (59) for the 6th-most tripledoubles in NBA history. Last season, James recorded back-to-back triple doubles on three occasions (Jan. 23-25, March 9-11, April 2-4). The last time he had a triple-double in three straight games was in March 2009 (3/7/09-3/12/09).

? In the Nov. 3rd win at Capital One Arena, LeBron James tallied a franchise-record tying 57 points (23-34 FG, 2-4 3FG, 9-9 FT), 11 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks in 43 minutes. James set a career-high and franchise record in field goals made (prev. 20 by three different Cavs players) and scored the 29,000th-point of his career with his dunk at the 7:31 mark of the first quarter, becoming the 7th player to reach that plateau and the youngest (32 years, 308 days). In addition to his 11th career 50-point night (tied for 6th-most in NBA history), James set the Capital One Arena record for points and extended his double figure scoring streak to 800 regular season games.

? Kyle Korver has scored in double figures in 4 straight games and leads all NBA bench players in plus/minus (+217) and is tied for 1st in threepointers made (77). Korver also leads the entire league in triples made in the fourth quarter (37).

? Over the last 9 games (since Nov. 30), Jeff Green is averaging 12.0 points (.541 FG%, .429 3FG%), a perfect 22-22 mark from the foul line, and 4.3 rebounds in 23.8 minutes.

CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT

Derrick Rose (Left Ankle Sprain) ? OUT Iman Shumpert (Left Knee Arthroscopic Surgery) ? OUT

Isaiah Thomas (Right Hip) ? OUT

PRONUNCIATION KEY

Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) Cedi Osman (JED-e AUS-min)

Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch)

CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS

12/14/17 ? Recalled center Ante Zizic from the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers' exclusively owned and operated NBA G League team...12/13/17 ? Assigned center Ante Zizic to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers' exclusively owned and operated NBA G League team.

2017-18 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS

RECORD

HOME

ROAD

OVERTIME

STREAK

OVERALL

22-8 (.733) 13-4 (.765)

9-4 (.692)

1-0 (1.000)

W4

CENTRAL

5-2 (.714)

2-1 (.667)

3-1 (.750)

0-0 (.000)

L1

EASTERN

16-6 (.727)

8-4 (.667)

8-2 (.800)

0-0 (.000)

W2

WESTERN

6-2 (.750)

5-0 (1.000)

1-2 (.333)

1-0 (1.000)

W6

CAVALIERS vs. WIZARDS 2017-18 SEASON

November 3 at Washington ? CAVS 130, Wizards 122 December 17 at Washington ? 6:00 p.m. on FSO February 22 at Cleveland ? 8:00 p.m. on TNT/FSO April 5 at Cleveland ? 8:00 p.m. on TNT

All games can be heard on WTAM/WMMS 100.7 FM/La Mega 87.7 FM

Overall: 102-109 Current Streak: Won 1 Last Win: 11/3/17 Last Loss: 3/25/17

Home: 62-43 Home Streak: Lost 1 Last Home Win: 3/4/16 Last Home Loss: 3/25/17

The Q: 25-16 Road Streak: Won 3 Last Road Win: 11/3/17 Last Road Loss: 2/28/16

Road: 40-66

CAVALIERS WIZARDS

CAVALIERS ? WIZARDS MATCHUP (2017-18 Regular Season Statistics)

PPG

OPP PPG

FG%

OPP FG%

3FG%

FT%

RPG

OPP RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

111.2

107.3

.485

.465

.381

.807

41.9

42.8

24.0

7.1

3.8

105.4

102.9

.457

.449

.358

.769

43.0

44.1

22.1

8.1

4.5

TO'S

PT DIFF

14.7

+3.9

14.0

+2.5

ALL-TIME SERIES HIGHLIGHTS Cavs Individual Bests Points: 57 ? LeBron James, 11/3/17 Rebounds: 24 ? Elmore Smith, 2/2/78

Biggest Win: 39 points on 11/10/92 (131-92) Wizards Individual Bests Points: 46 ? Bernard King, 12/22/90 Rebounds: 28 ? Wes Unseld, 12/30/74

Assists: 20 ? Brevin Knight, 11/22/97 Biggest Loss: 35 points on 3/29/81 (138-103) Assists: 18 ? Williams, 1/21/85 and Porter, 3/29/81

2017-18 GAME RECAPS (CAVS Lead Series 1-0)

CAVALIERS 130, WIZARDS 122 ? CAPITAL ONE ARENA ? WASHINGTON, DC (11/3/17)

KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his 6th double-double of the season with a franchise-record tying 57 points on 23-34 (.676) shooting, a perfect 9-9 mark from the foul line, a game-high 11 rebounds, a team-high seven assists, three steals and two blocks in 43 minutes; James set a career-high and franchise record in field goals made (23) and scored the 29,000th point of his career with his dunk at the 7:31 mark of the first quarter, becoming the 7th player to reach that plateau and the youngest (32 years, 308 days); James also moved past Kevin Garnett (10,505 FGM) and John Havlicek (10,513 FGM) for 11th alltime in field goals made and passed Shawn Marion (1,759 STL) for 18th in career steals; It was also James' 800th consecutive double-digit scoring outing...Derrick Rose finished with 20 points on 8-16 (.500) shooting and two assists in 29 minutes...Jae Crowder tallied 17 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, a perfect 8-8 clip from the charity stripe, seven rebounds and two steals in 34 minutes...Kevin Love added 11 points, eight rebounds and a steal in 27 minutes...For the Wizards, Bradley Beal had a team-high 36 points on 12-19 (.632) shooting and four rebounds in 37 minutes...Kelly Oubre Jr. tallied 21 points and six rebounds in 34 minutes off the bench...John Wall posted a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 15 assists in 38 minutes. TURNING POINT: With the score knotted at 35 with 1:11 to go in the first quarter, Cleveland went on a 7-1 run to go up 42-36 and would lead the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Offensively, the Cavs scored 130 points on 46-82 (.561) shooting from the field, 12-27 (.444) from beyond the arc and 26-28 (.929) from the foul line...Defensively, the Cavs had 11 steals and gave up zero fast break points.

NOVEMBER 3, 2017 CAVALIERS at Wizards

SCORE 130-122

HI SCORER JAMES ? 57 Beal ? 36

HI REBOUND JAMES ? 11 Oubre Jr./Wall ? 6

HI ASSISTS JAMES ? 7 Wall ? 1

FG%

FT%

46-82 (.561) 26-28 (.929)

45-84 (.536) 21-31 (.577)

REB (O-D-T) 8-26-34 9-28-37

CONNECTIONS

Cavaliers Head Coach Tyronn Lue and Washington center Marcin Gortat were teammates in Orlando during the 2008-09 season...Lue also played for the Wizards in 2001-02 and 2002-03...Washington Head Coach Scott Brooks appeared in 43 games for the Cavs in his final NBA season (1997-98)...Wizards Assistant Coach Sydney Lowe was an Assistant with Cleveland for five seasons (1994-1999)...Wizards guard Carrick Felix played in seven games for the Cavaliers in 2013-14.

CAVALIERS vs. BUCKS 2017-18 SEASON

October 20 at Milwaukee ? CAVS 116, Bucks 97 November 7 at Cleveland ? CAVS 124, Bucks 119 December 19 at Milwaukee ? 8:00 p.m. on FSO/NBA TV March 19 at Cleveland ? 7:00 p.m. on FSO/ESPN

All games can be heard on WTAM/WMMS/La Mega 87.7 FM

Overall: 92-117 Current Streak: Won 5 Last Win: 11/7/17 Last Loss: 11/29/16

Home: 56-49 Home Streak: Won 5 Last Home Win: 11/7/17 Last Home Loss: 12/31/14

The Q: 33-13

Road: 36-68

Road Streak: Won 2

Last Road Win: 10/20/17

Last Road Loss: 11/29/16

CAVALIERS BUCKS

CAVALIERS ? BUCKS MATCHUP (2017-18 Regular Season Statistics)

PPG

OPP PPG

FG%

OPP FG%

3FG%

FT%

RPG

OPP RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

111.2

107.3

.485

.465

.381

.807

41.9

42.8

24.0

7.1

3.8

104.5

105.0

.480

.465

.355

.755

38.4

42.5

22.1

8.6

5.5

TO'S

PT DIFF

14.7

+3.9

13.3

-0.5

Cavs Individual Bests Bucks Individual Bests

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS

Points: 55 ? LeBron James, 2/20/09 Biggest Win: 43 points on 1/24/76 (132-89)

Rebounds: 19 ? Cliff T. Robinson, 2/9/83 Biggest Loss: 45 points on 1/2/71 (73-118)

Points: 53 ? K. Abdul-Jabbar, 2/9/72, 11/4/70 Rebounds: 22 ? Swen Nater, 11/4/76

Assists: 19 ? Andre Miller, 2/13/02 Assists: 18 ? Lester Conner, 2/23/91

2017-18 GAME RECAPS (CAVS Lead Series 2-0)

CAVALIERS 124, BUCKS 119 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (11/7/17)

KEY PERFORMERS: Kevin Love notched his team-leading 8th double-double of the season with a team-high 32 point on 9-14 (.643) shooting, a season-high 16 rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in 35 minutes; It was the second time that Love has recorded at least 30 points and 15 rebounds as a Cavalier (12/29/16 vs. BOS, 30 pts. 15 reb.)...LeBron James recorded 30 points on 10-20 (.500) shooting from the field, a team-high nine assists, eight rebounds and a game-high tying three steals in 37 minutes of action...J.R. Smith finished with a season-high 20 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting, including a game-high five threes on seven attempts (.714) in 37 minutes; With his third three of the night, Smith passed Rashard Lewis (1,787 3FGM) for 14th place on the NBA's all-time three-pointers made list...Dwyane Wade registered 10 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, three rebounds, three assists, a team-high two blocks and one steals in 27 minutes off the bench...Derrick rose tallied 10 points and two assists in 25 minutes...For Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied a game-high 40 points on 16-21 (.762) shooting, a team-high nine rebounds, three assists and a game-high four blocks in 40 minutes...Malcom Brogdon contributed 22 points on 9-17 (.529) shooting, six assists and five rebounds in 37 minutes...Khris Middleton added 20 points, a game-high 11 assists, seven rebounds and a game-high tying 3 steals in 41 minutes. TURNING POINT: Leading 94-93 early in the fourth quarter, the Cavs went on a 13-4 run to go up 10 (107-97) at the 8:09 mark and never looked back. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland shot 41-82 (.500) from the field, 9-18 (.500) from three-point range and 33-38 (.868) from the foul line; The Cavs set season highs in free throws made (33), their most in a game since 11/10/15 vs. Utah (33-43 FT)...This was the second consecutive game in which three Cavaliers have scored 20 or more points: Love (32), James (30), Smith (20).

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 CAVALIERS vs. Bucks

SCORE 124-119

HI SCORER LOVE ? 32 Antetokounmpo ? 40

HI REBOUND LOVE ? 16 Antetokounmpo ? 11

HI ASSISTS JAMES ? 9 Middleton ? 11

FG%

FT%

41-82 (.500) 33-38 (.868)

47-83 (.566) 12-16 (.750)

REB (O-D-T) 12-27-39 8-28-36

CAVALIERS 116, BUCKS 97 ? BMO HARRIS BRADLEY CENTER ? MILWAUKEE, WI (10/20/17)

KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James led the Cavs with a team-high 24 points on 10-16 (.625) shooting, five rebounds, a game-high tying eight assists, one steal and one block in 37 minutes...Kevin Love posted his 2nd double-double of the season with 17 points, a game-high 12 rebounds, six assists, two blocks and a perfect 7-7 mark from the foul line in 27 minutes...Jae Crowder finished with 14 points on 6-8 (.750) shooting, four rebounds and one steal in 25 minutes...Derrick Rose had 12 points on 3-4 (.750) shooting, a perfect 6-6 clip from the charity stripe and two steals in 23 minutes...Kyle Korver chipped in with 17 points on 6-8 (.750) shooting, including 5-6 (.833) from beyond the arc, three rebounds and a steal in 19 minutes off the bench...Jeff Green added 10 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting in 18 minutes as a reserve...Tristan Thompson had a near double-double with eight points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and eight boards in 24 minutes off the bench...For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had a game-high 34 points on 15-22 (.682) shooting from the field, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals in 39 minutes...Malcolm Brogdon tallied 16 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting, including 4-9 (.444) from long range, in 32 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Bucks got within three (71-68) with 4:25 left in the third quarter until Kyle Korver made three straight three-pointers to increase Cleveland's lead to 12 (80-68). CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Six players scored in double figures for Cleveland, who shot 44-81 (.543) from the field, 11-26 (.423) from three-point range and a perfect 17-17 from the foul line; the last time the Cavs shot perfect from the foul line with at least 17 attempts was Dec. 17, 1987 when they went a franchise-best 22-22 from the charity stripe...The Cavs bench outscored the Bucks' reserves 45-23...Cleveland outrebounded Milwaukee 43-31 and scored 20 points off of 15 Bucks turnovers...The Cavs also had the edge in points in the paint (64-50) and second chance points (16-9)...The Wine & Gold have scored at least 100 points and made at least 10 triples in 11 straight contests against the Bucks, which is the longest streak of 100+ points and 10+ 3FGM against one team in NBA history.

OCTOBER 20, 2017 CAVALIERS at Bucks

SCORE 116-97

HI SCORER JAMES ? 24 Antetokounmpo ? 34

HI REBOUND LOVE ? 12 Antetokounmpo ? 8

HI ASSISTS JAMES ? 8 Antetokounmpo ? 8

FG%

FT%

REB (O-D-T)

44-81 (.543) 17-17 (1.000) 9-34-43

38-82 (.390) 10-12 (.833) 9-22-31

CONNECTIONS

Cavaliers assistant coach Jim Boylan spent five seasons with the Bucks as their lead assistant coach (2008-2013)...Bucks assistant coach Joe Prunty was an assistant coach in Cleveland from 20102013...Cavs Associate Head Coach Larry Drew was the head coach of the Bucks in 2013-14...Cavaliers forward Channing Frye and Bucks guard Jason Terry played their collegiate basketball career at the University of Arizona...Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue played in 30 games for the Bucks during his final NBA season in 2008-09...Bucks guard Matthew Dellavedova spent his first three NBA seasons as a member of the Cavaliers (2013-2016), winning an NBA title with Cleveland in 2015-16...Cavs players Dwyane Wade and Jae Crowder both went to Marquette University in Milwaukee.

CAVALIERS 109, JAZZ 100 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (12/16/17)

KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his 5th triple-double of the season (60th of career) with a game-high 29 points on 9-15 (.600) shooting, a game-high 10 assists, a game-high 11 rebounds and one steal in 37 minutes; With his triple-double, James passed Larry Bird (59) for sixth all-time on the career triple-doubles list...Kevin Love tallied 15 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting, five rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes...Jeff Green contributed 11 points, going 3-3 (1.000) from deep, and four assists in 17 minutes off the bench...Kyle Korver notched 12 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, two rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes off the bench...Cedi Osman registered a career-high 10 points on 4-5 (.800) shooting and four rebounds in a career-high 23 minutes as a reserve...For Utah, Donavan Mitchell recorded a team-high 26 points on 11-16 (.688) shooting, including a 3-6 (.500) mark from deep, two rebounds and one steal in 36 minutes...Joe Ingles added nine points, a team-high nine assists and six rebounds in 34 minutes. TURNING POINT: When Utah cut Cleveland's lead to just one (70-69) late in the third quarter, the Cavs went on a 13-4 run to push their lead to 10 (83-73) with 10:30 left in the game. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs picked up their 11th straight home win...Offensively, the Cavs had 30 assists (12 turnovers) and shot 42-79 (.532) from the field, 10-22 (.455) from three-point range and 15-17 (.882) from the foul line...Cleveland received 46 points from the bench...Head Coach Tyronn Lue picked up his 100th win in tonight's win over the Jazz.

DECEMBER 16, 2017 SCORE

CAVALIERS

109-100

vs. Jazz

HI SCORER JAMES ? 29 Mitchell ? 26

HI REBOUND JAMES ? 11 Udoh ? 7

HI ASSISTS JAMES ? 10 Ingles ? 9

FG%

FT%

42-79 (.532) 15-17 (.881)

37-81 (.457) 9-14 (.643)

REB (O-D-T) 8-33-41 11-27-38

CAVALIERS 121, LAKERS 112 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (12/14/17)

KEY PERFORMERS: For the second time in three games, LeBron James registered a triple-double after tallying 25 points, a game-high tying 12 rebounds, a game-high 12 assists, two steals and two blocks in 39 minutes; With his triple-double, James tied Larry Bird (59) for sixth all-time on the career triple-doubles list...Kevin Love posted his 19th double-double of the season with a game-high 28 points on 9-15 (.600) shooting, including 4-6 (.667) from deep, 11 rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in 35 minutes...Jose Calderon recorded a season-high 17 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting, including a 5-8 (.625) mark from deep, a season-high six assists, three rebounds and two steals in 23 minutes...J.R. Smith contributed eight points on 3-4 (.750) shooting, three assists, two rebounds, one steal and one block in 32 minutes; With his second triple on the night, Smith passed Chauncey Billups (1,830 3FGM) for 11th place on the NBA's career three-pointers made list...Jae Crowder scored 11 points to go along with two assists in 25 minutes...For the Lakers, Brandon Ingram notched a team-high 26 points on 10-15 (.667) shooting, including a 3-4 (.750) mark from three-point range, six rebounds and six assists in 40 minutes...Kyle Kuzma contributed 20 points on 8-16 (.500) shooting and seven rebounds in 31 minutes off the bench...Lonzo Ball added 13 points, a team-high 11 assists, eight rebounds and two steals in 38 minutes. TURNING POINT: After trailing by nine (37-28) early in the second quarter, the Cavs went on a 20-8 run to go up 48-45 and would lead the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Wine & Gold picked up their 7th straight win over the Lakers...Offensively, Cleveland had 32 assists and shot 43-86 (.500) from the field, 15-36 (.417) from three-point range and 20-25 (.800) from the foul line...Six Cavaliers scored in double-digits: Love (28), James (25), Calderon (17), Crowder (11), Korver (10) and Wade (10)...Defensively, the Cavs swiped 10 steals and held the Lakers to 9-31 (.290) shooting from beyond the arc, while also scoring 25 points off of 18 Lakers turnovers.

DECEMBER 14, 2017 SCORE

CAVALIERS

121-112

vs. Lakers

HI SCORER LOVE ? 28 Ingram ? 26

HI REBOUND JAMES ? 12 Nance Jr. ? 12

HI ASSISTS JAMES ? 12 Ball ? 11

FG%

FT%

43-86 (.500) 20-25 (.800)

47-95 (.495) 9-14 (.643)

REB (O-D-T) 8-31-39 16-33-49

CAVALIERS 123, HAWKS 114 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (12/12/17)

KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his team-leading 19th double-double of the season (378th of career) with a game-high 25 points on 11-13 (.846) shooting, a career-high tying 17 assists, seven rebounds and two steals in 35 minutes; His .846 field goal percentage was the third-highest in 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. PHO...Kevin Love recorded his 18th double-double of the season (388thof career) with 17 points, going 4-5 (.800) from beyond the arc, a game-high 12 rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes...Kyle Korver knocked down a season-high six three-pointers (6-9, .667), finishing with 19 points in 23 minutes...Jeff Green finished with 17 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting and three rebounds in 26 minutes as a reserve...Jose Calderon registered a season-high tying 14 points on 5-7 (.714) shooting, including a season-high 4-5 (.800) mark from three-point range, four assists and one steal in 32 minutes...Jae Crowder poured in 13 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting in 27 minutes...J.R. Smith dished out a season-high eight assists, to go along with five rebounds and three points on 26 minutes...For Atlanta, Taurean Prince tallied a team-high 24 points on 8-10 (.800) shooting, a team-high six assists and seven rebounds in 30 minutes...Kent Bazemore shot 6-10 (.600) from three-point range and finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists in 28 minutes. TURNING POINT: After an even 31-31 opening period, Cleveland outscored Atlanta 31-17 in the second quarter and never looked back. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland connected on a season-high 48 field goals (48-86, .558) and dished out a season-high 35 assists...The Cavaliers also made a season-high 20 three-pointers (20-38, .526) in the win; With 20 threes, Cleveland set a franchise record with 17 straight contests knocking down 10 or more triples...Six Cavaliers scored in double-digits; James (25), Korver (19), Love (17), Green (17), Calderon (14) and Crowder (13).

DECEMBER 12, 2017 SCORE

CAVALIERS

123-114

vs. Hawks

HI SCORER JAMES ? 25 Prince ? 24

HI REBOUND LOVE ? 12 Cavanaugh ? 9

HI ASSISTS JAMES ? 17 Prince ? 6

FG%

FT%

48-86 (.558) 7-10 (.700)

43-92 (.467) 12-13 (.923)

REB (O-D-T) 6-31-37 10-27-37

CAVALIERS 105, 76ERS 98 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (12/9/17)

KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James scored or assisted on Cleveland's final 22 points and finished with 3rd triple-double of the season (58th of career) with game highs of 30 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, to go along with a team-high three steals in 39 minutes...Dwyane Wade tallied 13 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting, four assists and one block in 24 minutes off the bench...Jeff Green recorded 13 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting, six rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes as a reserve...Kyle Korver shot 4-8 (.500) from deep and finished with 13 points, two assists and one steal in 28 minutes off the bench...Jae Crowder notched 12 points, five rebounds and two steals in 33 minutes...J.R. Smith hit two three-pointers, passing Kobe Bryant (1,827 3FGM) for 12th all-time on the league's career three-pointers made list with his second triple of the night...For Philadelphia, Ben Simmons contributed a double-double with 14 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting, a team-high 10 assists, six rebounds and one block in 36 minutes...Dario Saric finished with 17 points, a team-high nine rebounds and six assists in 34 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Cavs defense held Philadelphia to just two points (both free throws) and zero field goals in the final 4:42. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The win was Cleveland's 11th straight victory over Philadelphia...The Cavaliers dished out 26 assists on 36 made baskets and shot 14-29 (.483) from beyond the arc.

DECEMBER 9, 2017 CAVALIERS vs. 76ers

SCORE 105-98

HI SCORER

HI REBOUND

JAMES ? 30

JAMES ? 13

Covington/Redick ? 19 Saric ? 9

HI ASSISTS JAMES ? 13 Simmons ? 10

FG%

FT%

REB (O-D-T)

36-75 (.480) 19-25 (.760) 6-27-33

37-78 (.474) 13-13 (1.000) 7-32-39

CAVALIERS 102, PACERS 106 ? BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE ? INDIANAPOLIS, IN (12/8/17)

KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his 17th double-double of the season with team highs of 29 points (12-22 FG), 10 rebounds and eight assists, to go along with one steal and two blocks in 39 minutes...Kevin Love finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes...J.R. Smith shot 5-10 (.500) from three-point range and posted 15 points, five rebounds and a steal in 34 minutes...Jose Calderon added nine points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal in 22 minutes...For the Pacers, Victor Oladipo had a game-high 33 points, eight rebounds and a team-high five assists in 36 minutes...Myles Turner tallied 15 points and seven rebounds in 32 minutes. TURNING POINT: After holding a six-point lead at halftime (63-57), the Cavs were outscored 32-23 in the third quarter and were unable to regain the lead the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs connected on 11 three-pointers and had 23 assists on 37 field goals.

DECEMBER 8, 2017 CAVALIERS at Pacers

SCORE 102-106

HI SCORER JAMES ? 29 Oladipo ? 33

HI REBOUND JAMES ? 10 Sabonis ? 9

HI ASSISTS JAMES ? 8 Oladipo ? 5

FG%

FT%

37-86 (.430) 17-22 (.773)

38-86 (.442) 15-24 (.625)

REB (O-D-T) 9-35-44 12-38-50

DOMINANCE SINCE VETERAN'S DAY

Since Nov. 11, the Cavs have the best record in the NBA at 17-1 (.944). From Nov. 11 to Dec. 6, the Cavs won 13 consecutive games, which was tied for the longest win streak in franchise history (13 twice, 3/7/09-3/31/09 and 1/16/10-2/11/10).

ROAD HISTORY:

Cleveland is 9-4 on the road this season, which includes a franchise-record tying 7 straight road games from Nov. 11-Dec. 4. They also accomplished that feat four other times.

CAVS' 17-1 STRETCH (SINCE NOV. 11)

CAVS

OPPONENT

111.9

PPG

102.8

.487

FG%

.453

.397

3FG%

.347

247

3FGM

197

.800

FT%

.723

42.7

RPG

43.3

25.4

APG

24.4

14.0

TO

14.0

POINTS ON THE BOARD

41.6

Bench PPG

33.8

In 2017-18, the Cavs are averaging 111.2 points (3rd in NBA) on .485 shooting from the field (3rd in NBA) and 24.0 assists (4th in NBA). They have topped the 100-point plateau on 28 of 30 games.

LONGEST WIN STREAKS

IN CAVS HISTORY

DATE

WIN STREAK

3/7/09-3/31/09

13

1/16/10-2/11/10

13

11/11/17-12/6/17

13

1/15/15-2/5/15

12

LONGEST ROAD WIN STREAKS IN

CAVS HISTORY

Date

Road Win Streak

11/21/97 ? 12/17/97

7

12/9/94 ? 1/14/95

7

12/20/91 ? 1/24/92

7

2/15/85 ? 3/6/85

7

11/11/17-12/4/17

7

? THE CENTURY MARK STREAK: Since Nov. 1, the Cavs have scored 100 points or more in 23 straight games, their 2nd-

CAVS HIGHEST POINTS PER GAME ALL-TIME (SINGLE SEASON)

longest streak in team history. (Elias Sports Bureau)

CAVS YEAR

PPG

? 110+ & 120+ POINTS: The Cavs have scored 110+ points on 17 occasions this season, including 120 points or more 5 times.

1979-80

114.1

2017-18 ? 130 POINTS: Cleveland put up a season-high 130 points in their road win at Washington on Nov. 3, 2017. They also shot a

season-high .561 (46-82) from the field.

?

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,

2016-17 1991-92

111.2

110.3 108.9

2/8/17 at IND), one time in 2015-16 (4/5/16 at MIL) and none in 2014-15.

CAVS MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES

WITH 100+ POINTS (SINGLE SEASON)

THE LONG BALL

From beyond the arc, Cleveland is averaging 12.3 three-pointers per game (2nd in NBA) and shooting .381 from long distance (7th in NBA).

CAVS YEAR

1979-80

2017-18

GAMES 100-POINT STREAK/DATE

36 (1/15/80-3/3/80)

23 (11/1/17-present)

? 10+ THREES: The Cavs have made 10 threes or more 26 times this season, including each of the last 19 1988-89

19 (12/2/88-1/11/89)

games (since Nov. 9). Their 19-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).

1984-85 1979-80

18 (1/19/85-2/20/85) 17 (10/13/79-11/16/79)

? 20 TRIPLES: The Cavaliers set a season-high in three-pointers, going 20-38 (.526) from deep in a win over

Atlanta on Dec. 12, 2017. It marked the 5th time in franchise history Cleveland connected on 20 or more threepointers (most recently 25 triples on 3/3/17 at ATL).

CAVS MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 10+ THREE-POINTERS (SINGLE SEASON)

CAVS YEAR

GAMES 10+ 3FGM STREAK/DATE

BENCH MARK

Cleveland's reserves are averaging a franchise-record 40.7 points this season, which ranks 4th in the NBA. The previous franchise mark for the Cavs' bench is 36.9 points set in 1991-92.

2017-18

2016-17 2015-16

19 (11/9/17-present)

16 (10/25/16-11/29/16) 16 (3/9/16-4/5/16)

? 30+ BENCH POINTS: In 2017-18, the Cavs have received at least 30 points from the

bench on 25 occasions.

HIGHEST SCORING QUARTERS BY A CAVS PLAYER THIS SEASON

PLAYER ? 40+ BENCH POINTS: The Wine & Gold has received 40+ bench points 20 times this LEBRON JAMES

POINTS 23

QUARTER DATE/OPPONENT

4th

11/22/17 vs. BKN

season, including in 5 straight games twice (Oct. 20-28, Nov. 13-22). Prior to this season, their longest of 40+ bench point games was November 20-29, 2013 (also five straight games).

KEVIN LOVE *JEFF GREEN

22

1st

11/28/17 vs. MIA

20

2nd

11/9/17 at HOU

?

BENCH MOB: In 2017-18, the Cavs have three reserves averaging at least 10.0 PPG: Kyle

LEBRON JAMES *KYLE KORVER

19 19

Korver (10.7 PPG), Jeff Green (10.6 PPG) & Dwyane Wade (12.0 PPG/25 games off bench) have been the top scorers off the Cavs' bench.

*KYLE KORVER

19

*DWYANE WADE

17

4th

11/3/17 at WAS

4th

11/5/17 vs. ATL

4th

11/13/17 at NYK

2nd

11/17/17 vs. LAC

o KORVER'S PLUS/MINUS & 4TH QUARTERS: Kyle Korver, who has a team-

*Reserve Player

high plus/minus of +217 (7th-best in NBA, highest among all bench players), has scored at least 9 points in the fourth quarter 6 times in 2017-18 (including career-high for a quarter 19 PTS twice: 11/5 vs. ATL and 11/13 at NYK). He has also made an NBA-high 37 threes in the final period this season

MOST THREE-POINTERS IN THE 4TH QUARTER (2017-18)

(.500, 37-74).

DATE

3FGM

o

GO GREEN: At Houston on Nov. 9, Green had 20 of his season-high 27 points in the second quarter.

KYLE KORVER (CLE)

Klay Thompson (GSW)

37

27

He also added five rebounds and three steals, becoming the first Cavs bench player with at least 25 Donovan Mitchell (UTA)

25

points, five rebounds and three steals since Dec. 29, 2006 (Donyell Marshall-29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL vs.

Milwaukee). (Elias)

o WADE'S WORLD: Dwyane Wade has been the top scorer off the bench for Cleveland this season, ranking 11th in the NBA in bench scoring (12.0). He has scored in

double-digits 15 times and 20+ points 3 times. Wade has also posted two 20-10 games from the bench this season (25 PTS/11 REB vs. ATL on 11/5/17 and 23 PTS, 11 REB vs. LAC on 11/17/17).

? 64 FOR THE RESERVES: Cleveland's bench put up a season-high 64 points against Atlanta on Nov. 5, 2017. Also that night, Dwyane Wade (25 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST) and Kyle

Korver (23 PTS, 5 REB) became the first Cavs duo to each score at least 23 points off the bench since February 2, 2002 (Ricky Davis 28, Lamond Murray 24). (Elias)

LINESMEN

Cleveland is shooting .807 from the free throw line this season, which ranks 2nd in the NBA. The team has connected on at least .800 from the foul line on 15 occasions and .900 or better 7 times.

? FT PERFECTION: In a road win over Milwaukee on Oct. 20, the Cavs shot a perfect 17-17 from the free

throw line, which was the fourth-most makes from the charity stripe without a miss in franchise history. The last time they made that many free throws without a miss was Dec. 17, 1987 when they shot a franchise-best 22-22 from the foul line.

CAVS' MOST FREE THROWS 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

10/20/17 at MIL

17-17

HEATING UP THE Q

The Cavs are currently 13-4 at Quicken Loans Arena and have won each of their last 11 games at home (since Nov. 7), their longest home win streak in a single season since the 2014-15 season (18 straight, 1/19/15-4/5/15)

? UNDER 90: The Cavs have won 27 straight home games when holding teams to under 90 points.

SINCE MARCH 25, 2014

When CAVS...

Record at Home

Shoot .500 FG% or better: Score 100 PTS or more: Dish out 25 AST or more: Makes 10 3FG or more:

55-1 96-11 63-7 78-11

? HOME VS. THE WEST: Going back to January 21, 2015, the Cavs are 37-

6 in their home games against the Western Conference (5-0 in 2017-18).

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)

CAVS BIGGEST COMEBACKS SINCE 2000-01 (REGULAR SEASON)

Deficit

-25 (45-70) -25 (24-49)

-23 (50-73)

-21 (28-49) -20 (59-79) -20 (15-35)

Date/Opponent

11/11/06 vs. BOS 02/23/04 vs. NO

11/13/17 at NY

03/05/10 vs. DET 01/25/13 vs. MIL 01/06/08 at TOR

Time Comeback Began

4:43 in 3Q 6:19 in 2Q

1:58 in 3Q

7:24 in 2Q 6:03 in 3Q 9:56 in 2Q via STATS LLC

Final Score

94-93 104-100

104-101

99-92 113-108

93-90

ALL-TIME GREAT SHOOTERS

Kyle Korver is currently 5th all-time in three-pointers made with 2,126 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 .448 (77-172 3FG, 11th-best in NBA) from deep in 2017-18. He has led the league in that category four times (2009-10, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2016-17).

? SWISH MOVIN' UP: J.R. Smith passed Chauncey Billups (1,830) for 11th all-time in three-

pointers made against the L.A. Lakers on Dec. 14 and currently has 1,832 triples.

THE LOVE MACHINE

This season, Kevin Love has 19 double-doubles (5th-most in NBA) and is averaging 19.3 points and a team-high 10.3 rebounds (11th in NBA) in 29.3 minutes. He has scored at least 20 points 13 times and 30plus points twice. Love is also shooting .870 from the foul line (tied-23rd in NBA).

? DOUBLE-DIGIT BOARDS: Love has grabbed at least 10 boards on 19 occasions so far.

Player

1. Ray Allen 2. Reggie Miller 3. Jason Terry 4. Paul Pierce

5. KYLE KORVER

6. Jamal Crawford 7. Vince Carter 8. Stephen Curry 9. Jason Kidd 10. Joe Johnson

11. J.R. SMITH

12. Chauncey Billups 13. Dirk Nowitzki

Kobe Bryant 15. Rashard Lewis

MOST 3FGM ALL-TIME IN NBA HISTORY

3FGM

2,973 2,560 2,243 2,143

2,126

2,084 2,059 2,000 1,988 1,940

1,832

1,830 1,827 1,827 1,787

? 11K POINTS: Love scored the 11,000th point of his career with his 15th point at Atlanta on

Korver has made 77 three-pointers in 2017-18,

Nov. 30, 2017. He finished the night with 25 points and a season-high tying 16 rebounds in 33

which is tied for 1st among all bench players in the NBA this season.

minutes. He also topped 4,000 points as a member of the Cavalier (4th point in the win).

? 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 DOUBLE-DOUBLES SINCE 2008-09

most by any Cavs player in the opening period this season.

Player

No.

Dwight Howard

461

? MONSTER NIGHT: In a win over Milwaukee on Nov. 7, 2017, Love set season highs in points (32, later passed this mark), rebounds KEVIN LOVE

389

(16), offensive rebounds (8), field goals made (9), field goal percentage (.643, 9-14), free throws made (14) and free throws attempted Pau Gasol

322

(16). It was the second time that Love has recorded at least 30 points and 15 rebounds as a Cavalier (12/29/16 vs. BOS, 30 pts. 15 reb.) Zach Randolph

318

and 29th career 30-15 game overall.

WADE'S BLOCKS

Dwyane Wade has amassed 823 career blocks, the most among any NBA player under 6-foot-5. He is also 2nd all-time in career blocks for any guard. This season, the Cavs guard has 23 blocks (2nd-most on the team) and has 8 games with at least 2 blocks.

MOST CAREER BLOCKS FOR NBA GUARDS (ALL-TIME)

Player

BLK

Michael Jordan

893

DWYANE WADE

823

Vince Carter

818

Tracy McGrady

807

*Wade passed Vince Carter on 11/17/17 vs. LAC

MOST CAREER BLOCKS FOR

NBA PLAYERS 6-5 & UNDER (ALL-TIME)

Player

BLK

DWYANE WADE

823

Dennis Johnson

675

Michael Cooper

523

Jason Kidd

450

KING OF THE COURT

MOST CONSECUTIVE

LeBron James is off to a strong start this season, averaging a team-high 28.1 points (3rd in NBA) on a career-best .579 shooting from the field (6th in NBA), 8.4 rebounds (21st in NBA), a team-high 9.1 assists (3rd in NBA), 1.43 steals (22nd in NBA) and 1.10 blocks (26th in NBA) in 37.2 minutes per game. He has 21 double-doubles (3rd in NBA) and 5 triple-doubles (2nd in NBA). James is also shooting a career-high .407 from three-point range this season. He is the only NBA player with averages of at least 25.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists in 2017-18.

SEASONS

W/25.0 PPG (ALL-TIME)

Player

Consecutive Seasons

?

20S & 30S: He has scored at least 20 points 26 times and 30 points or more 12 times this season. He has also shot at least

LEBRON JAMES Karl Malone

14 (2004-05 to 2017-18) 11 (1987-88 to 1997-98)

.500 from the field in 26 of 30 games in 2017-18.

Jerry West

11 (1961-62 to 1971-72)

? THE CLOSER: LeBron James has the highest scoring average in the NBA in the fourth quarter (9.1) and also leads all MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES OF

players in the final period in total points (247), field goals made (91) and assists (63). 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

10+ POINTS IN NBA HISTORY

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)

(REGULAR SEASON)

Rank/Player

Consecutive Games

? .550 FG% & .400 3FG%: LeBron James (2012-13, .565 FG%, .406 3FG%) and Chris Mullin (1996-97, .553 FG%, 1. Michael Jordan

866

.411 3FG%) are the only two NBA players ever to finish a season shooting at least .550 from the field and .400 from three- 2. LEBRON JAMES

821 (started 1/6/07)

point range (minimum 75 3-pt FGA). James is on track to repeat the feat this season. (STATS, Inc.)

3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

787

?

DOUBLE-DIGIT STREAK: LeBron James' double figure scoring streak is currently at 821 consecutive regular season

4. Karl Malone

575

James had his 800th straight double-digit outing on

games, the second-longest in NBA history (Michael Jordan-866)

Nov. 3, 2017 at Washington (franchise-record tying 57 PTS)

? 400TH 30-POINT GAME: LeBron James posted his 400th career regular season 30-point game on Nov. 1, 2017

MOST 30-POINT GAMES IN

against Indiana (33 PTS), becoming just the 6th player in NBA history to have 400 30-point games.

NBA HISTORY

? 3RD BEST SHOOTING GAME: In a win over Atlanta on Dec. 12, 2017, James tallied 25 points on 11-13 (.846)

(REGULAR SEASON)

shooting, a career-high tying 17 assists and seven rebounds in 35 minutes. His .846 field goal percentage was the thirdhighest 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

Rank/Player

# of 30-pt Games

against Atlanta, James became the 2nd player in NBA history to compile at least 25 points and 17 assists in a game with 1. Michael Jordan

562

a field goal percentage of 84 percent or better, joining Oscar Robertson (Dec. 15, 1968, 26 PTS, 17 AST, .889 FG%).

2. Wilt Chamberlain

515

3. Karl Malone

435

? 57-POINT NIGHT IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: LeBron James had a huge night at Washington on Nov. 3, 2017, 4. Kobe Bryant

431

posting his second-highest scoring game of his career with 57 points on 23-34 (.676) shooting, a perfect 9-9 mark from 5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

429

the foul line, a game-high 11 rebounds, a team-high seven assists, three steals and two blocks in 43 minutes. Check out 6. LEBRON JAMES

410

what else James accomplished that night:

James had his 400th 30-pt game on Nov. 1, 2017 vs. Indiana

LEBRON CLIMBING THE NBA'S SCORING o SET FRANCHISE RECORD for points by a Cavs player in regulation (57, previously 56 by James on

3/20/05 at TOR) o TIED FRANCHISE RECORD for points in any game (57, also by Kyrie Irving on 3/12/15 OT at SAS) o SET FRANCHISE RECORD AND CAREER HIGH in field goals made (23, previously was 20 by three diff.

AND ASSISTS LISTS

(REGULAR SEASON)

Cavs players)

o 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)

NBA's All-Time

NBA's All-Time

o Scored the 29,000th point of his career with his dunk at the 7:31 mark of the first quarter, becoming the 7th player to reach that plateau and youngest (32 years, 308 days).

o Passed 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 career steals.

SCORING Leaders (1 through 11)

ASSISTS Leaders (10 through 20)

o Became the oldest player (32 years, 308 days) in NBA history to register at least 55 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a game, a mark that was previously held by Wilt Chamberlain, who had 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) 10. Chris Paul (8,380)*

58 points, 25 rebounds and six assists at 30 years, 176 days old in 1967. (Elias Sports Bureau)

2. Karl Malone (36,928)

11. Rod Strickland (7,987)

o It was James' 11th career 50-point game and his most since March 3, 2014 vs. Charlotte (61 PTS). He 3. Kobe Bryant (33,643)

tied Allen Iverson (11) for the 6th-most 50-point games in NBA history (Wilt Chamberlain-118, 4. Michael Jordan (32,292)

Michael Jordan-31, Kobe Bryant-25, Elgin Baylor-17, Rick Barry-14).

5. Wilt Chamberlain (31,419)

12. LEBRON JAMES (7,735)* 13. Maurice Cheeks (7,392)* 14. Lenny Wilkens (7,211)

o Set a Capital One Arena record for points in a game by any player. He also has arena scoring records 6. Dirk Nowitzki (30,607)*

at Air Canada Centre (56), AmericanAirlines Arena (61) and Vivint Smart Home Arena (51 -- tied with Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Karl Malone). (ESPN Stats & Info)

7. LEBRON JAMES (29,630)* 8. Shaquille O'Neal (28,596)

15. Terry Porter (7,160) 16. Tim Hardaway (7,095) 17. Bob Cousy (6,955)

? 29,000 AND NEARING 30,000 PTS: With his dunk at the 7:31 mark of the first quarter at 9. Moses Malone (27,409)

Washington on Nov. 3, 2017, LeBron James became the 7th player in league history to reach the 29,000- 10. Elvin Hayes (27,313)

point mark, as well as the youngest to do so at 32 years and 308 days, passing Kobe Bryant (did it at age 11. Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946)

33 years, 199 days). He is now closing in on 30,000 points.

*Active Player

18. Guy Rodgers (6,917) 19. Deron Williams (6,819) 20. Muggsy Bogues (6,726)

*Active Player

? TOP 25 ALL-TIME IN POINTS & ASSISTS: LeBron James is currently the ONLY player in NBA

James is the ONLY player currently ranked in the Top 20 of career points, assists and steals.

history to rank in the Top 10 in points and Top 15 in assists. James moved all the way up to 7th alltime in scoring and 12th all-time in assists in 2016-17. (See chart on right)

NBA'S ALL-TIME STEALS & FGM LISTS

? BEST OF THE MONTH: LeBron James was named the Kia NBA Eastern Conference Player of

the Month for games played in October/November 2017. It was James' 35th player of the month

All-Time STEALS List (16 through 20)

All-Time FGM List (8 through 12)

honor the most in NBA history (next closest is Kobe Bryant-17 times). James appeared in all 22 16. Isiah Thomas (1,861)

8. Dirk Nowitzki (10,819)

contests in October and November and averaged 28.0 points (.583 FG%, .425 3FG%), 8.2 rebounds, 17. Kevin Garnett (1,859)

9. Hakeem Olajuwon (10,749)

8.5 assists, 1.32 steals and 1.18 blocks in 37.0 minutes.

18. LEBRON JAMES (1,792)

10. LEBRON JAMES (10,746)*

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WEEKLY DOMINANCE: LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week

19. Shawn Marion (1,759) 20. Paul Pierce (1,752)

11. Alex English (10,659) 12. John Havlicek (10,513)

for Week 7 (games played Monday, November 27, through Sunday, December 3), marking the first -James passed Paul Pierce for 19th in steals on Oct. 24, 2017 vs. CHI and passed Shawn

time James has won the award in 2017-18, increasing his total to an NBA-record 58 Player of the

Marion for 18th in steals on Nov. 3, 2017 at WAS.

Week awards. During the Cavs' perfect 4-0 week, James posted four double-doubles and averaged

-He recently passed Alex English for 10th in FGM on Nov. 30, 2017 at ATL.

27.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.0 block in 34.0 minutes.

? 17-18 OPENER: LeBron James posted 29 points, 16 rebounds, nine assists and two blocks in 41 minutes in the season opening win over Boston o n Oct. 17. He has scored at least

25 points in 10 season openers, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone for the 3rd-most games of this type in NBA history, behind Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins, with 11 each. James also became the first NBA player to ever post at least 29 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists in a team's opener.

*Several Cavalier players have a chance to move up in the below Top 10 all-time categories:

GAMES PLAYED

1. L. JAMES (797) 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 (21,711) 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)

ASSISTS

1. L. JAMES (5,755) 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)

FGM

1. L. JAMES (7,835) 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)

STEALS

1. L. JAMES (1,303) 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)

FTM

1. L. JAMES (4,880) 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)

BLOCKS

1. Z. Ilgauskas (1,269) 2. J. Williams (1,200) 3. L. Nance (1,087) 4. L. JAMES (657) 5. J. Chones (450) 6. R. Hinson (430) 7. A. Varejao (397)

B. Daugherty (397) 9. T. THOMPSON (368) 10. J. Brewer (353)

3FGM

1. L. JAMES (1,161) 2. M. Price (802) 3. K. Irving (723) 4. D. Gibson (578) 5. W. Person (550) 6. D. Ferry (543) 7. K. LOVE (504) 8. J. SMITH (488) 9. Mo Williams (414) 10. C. Ehlo (381)

OFFENSIVE REBS

1. Z. Ilgauskas (2,336) 2. J. Williams (1,620) 3. T. THOMPSON (1,607) 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 (973)

DEFENSIVE REBS

1. L. JAMES (4,761) 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. L. Nance (2,494) 8. T. THOMPSON (2,472) 9. J. Brewer (2,259) 10. K. LOVE (1,946)

TOTAL REBS

1. Z. Ilgauskas (5,904) 2. L. JAMES (5,734) 3. B. Daugherty (5,227) 4. J. Williams (4,669) 5. A. Varejao (4,434) 6. T. THOMPSON (4,079) 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.

UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES (REGULAR SEASON)

JAMES

30,000 Points (29,630) 8,000 Rebounds (7,959) 8,000 Assists (7,735) 1,800 Steals (1,792) 11,000 FGM (10,746) 1,600 3FGM (1,526) 400 Double-Doubles (380) 75 Triple-Doubles (60) 1,100 Games (1,091)

GREEN

10,000 Points (9,846) 2,000 FTM (1,895) 40 Double-Doubles (39)

LOVE 12,000 Points (11,152) 7,000 Rebounds (6,910) 400 Double-Doubles (389) 4,000 FGM (3,691) 1,000 3FGM (944) 3,000 FTM (2,826)

WADE 22,000 Points (21,634) 8,000 FGM (7,862) 500 3FGM (443) 1,000 Games (943)

THOMPSON 500 Games (476) 2,000 FGM (1,740) 400 Blocks (368)

KORVER 11,000 Points (10,615) 3,000 Def. Rebs (2,940)

SMITH 12,000 Points (11,637) 1,900 3FGM (1,832) 3,000 Rebounds (2,904) 2,000 Assists (1,982)

THOMAS

9,000 Points (8,437) 3,000 FGM (2,726) 900 3FGM (866) 500 Games (441)

CALDERON

5,000 Assists (4,958) 900 3FGM (880) 1,000 FTM (899)

FRYE 3,000 FGM (2,832) 1,000 3FGM (993) 4,000 Rebounds (3,881)

ROSE 10,000 Points (9,255) 500 Games (477) 4,000 FGM (3,601) 2,000 Rebounds (1,753) 400 Steals (375)

CROWDER 4,000 Points (3,675) 500 3FGM (490) 500 Steals (414)

SHUMPERT 400 Games (383) 400 3FGM (386) 3,000 Points (2,799)

2017-18 CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Kevin Love made his 900th career three-pointer with his second trey against New York on Oct. 29, 2017...Jae Crowder recorded his 400th career steal against Indiana on Nov. 1,

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...Jae Crowder played in his 400th career regular season game at Detroit on Nov. 20, 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.

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