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WED., NOV. 14, 2018

CAPITAL ONE ARENA ? WASHINGTON, DC

7:00 PM ET

2018-19 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES

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TV: FSO

RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM

OVERALL GAME # 14

ROAD GAME # 7

POS NO. PLAYER

F

5 JR SMITH

F 22 LARRY NANCE JR.

C

13 TRISTAN THOMPSON

G

1 RODNEY HOOD

G

2 COLLIN SEXTON

LAST GAME'S STARTERS

HT. WT.

G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG

6-6 225 18-19: 9 3 7.3 1.8 2.0 .359 21.3

6-9 230 18-19: 11 2 7.3 6.6 2.4 .452 21.9

6-10 238 18-19: 13 13 10.2 11.0 2.1 .545 28.4 6-8 206 18-19: 13 13 13.2 2.7 2.2 .448 27.4

6-2 190 18-19: 13 3 12.0 2.6 2.3 .425 26.0

CAVS QUICK FACTS

? The Cleveland Cavaliers face the Washington Wizards this evening in the second night of a back-to-back. This will be the first of four matchups this season between the Cavs and Wizards (Dec. 8 at CLE, Jan. 29 at CLE & Feb. 8 at WAS). Cleveland has won 4 straight road contests in Washington, their second-longest active road winning streak against an opponent (9 consecutive road wins at New York).

? Since the 2012-13 season, the Cavs hold a 15-7 record against Washington, which includes a 9-2 mark on the road. In the last 11 road outings versus the Wizards, Cleveland is averaging 110.1 points (.469 FG%, .403 3FG%, .813 FT%).

? The last time these two teams squared off, Cleveland overcame a 17-point deficit (87-104) with 7:35 left in the fourth quarter to win 119-115 at The Q (4/5/18). The Cavaliers went on a 32-11 run to close out the contest. The last time the Wine & Gold overcame a 17+ point deficit in the fourth quarter was on Nov. 14, 2014 versus Boston (trailed by 19). With the win, the Cavs ended up going 3-1 against the Wizards in 2017-18.

? UPCOMING MILESTONES: TRISTAN THOMPSON (2,744 DREB) is 7 defensive rebounds shy of passing Jim Chones (2,750 DREB) for the 6th-most in franchise history.

? Cleveland has held each of their last 3 opponents to under 100 points. Over that stretch (since 11/7), foes are averaging 94.3 points on .410 shooting from the field, including just .256 from three-point range. Cleveland has also outrebounded them 54.7 to 39.7 in that time.

? The Cavs are coming off a 24-point win (113-89) over the Charlotte Hornets last night at The Q. In the victory, Cleveland set season highs for field goal percentage (.529, 45-85), three-point percentage (.542, 13-24), points in the first quarter (38) and points in the first half (67), while also having at least six players score in double figures for the 8th time this season (Jordan Clarkson-24, David Nwaba-18, Rodney Hood-16, Collin Sexton-16, JR Smith-13, Tristan Thompson-11). On the defensive side, the Cavs limited the Hornets to .347 (33-95) shooting from the field and .195 (8-41) from three-point range (both opponent season lows).

? Also in last night's win, Cleveland outrebound Charlotte 60-37 (+23), their biggest rebound margin since Feb. 28, 2014 versus Utah (+25, 5631). The last time the Cavs pulled down at least 60 rebounds also occurred that year (2/18/14 at PHI, 61 rebounds). Yesterday was the 10th time this season that the Cavs have secured more rebounds than their opponent. (Elias Sports Bureau)

? In three quarters of play last night, TRISTAN THOMPSON finished with 11 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting, a career-high tying 21 rebounds and a career-high tying five assists in 28 minutes. The last Cavs player to grab 20+ rebounds through the first three quarters of a game was Anderson Varejao (21 through 3Q on 10/30/2012 vs. WSH). Thompson enters tonight's contest with 4 consecutive double-doubles (15.5 PTS, 16.0 REB, .644 FG%, 32.0 MIN since 11/5), tying his career long streak accomplished 6 other times (most recently 2/11/17-2/23/17). (Elias Sports Bureau)

? In his three starts (since 11/7), COLLIN SEXTON is averaging 17.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 36.3 minutes. Sexton continues to lead all rookie qualifiers in free throw percentage at .919, while ranking 4th in PPG (12.0) and 5th in APG (2.3).

? Entering tonight, the Cavs rank 4th in PPG off the bench (45.5). Last night, the team had 50 points from the reserves. JORDAN CLARKSON, who has scored in double-digits in all 13 games so far, finished with a game-high 24 points on 9-15 (.600) shooting, five rebounds, two assists and a block in 28 minutes, while DAVID NWABA posted season-highs of 18 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting, five rebounds, two assists in 27 minutes.

? JR SMITH has scored in double figures in 4 of the last 5 games, including last night (13 PTS, 3-7 3FG, 3 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 39 MIN).

CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT

Sam Dekker (left ankle sprain) ? OUT George Hill (right shoulder sprain) ? OUT Kyle Korver (right foot soreness) ? OUT

Kevin Love (left foot surgery) ? OUT Cedi Osman (low back spasms) ? QUESTIONABLE

PRONUNCIATION KEY

David Nwaba (NWAH-buh) Cedi Osman (JED-e AUS-min) Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch)

CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS

11/9/18 ? Cavs signed guard Andrew Harrison to a Two-Way contract...11/5/18 ? Cavs signed Larry Drew to a new head coaching contract...10/28/18 ? Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue was released by the team; Associate Head Coach Larry Drew named acting head coach.

2018-19 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS

RECORD

HOME

ROAD

OVERTIME

STREAK

OVERALL

2-11 (.154)

2-5 (.286)

0-6 (.000)

0-0 (.000)

W1

CENTRAL

0-3 (.000)

0-1 (.000)

0-2 (.000)

0-0 (.000)

L3

EASTERN

2-8 (.200)

2-3 (.400)

0-5 (.000)

0-0 (.000)

W1

WESTERN

0-3 (.000)

0-2 (.000)

0-1 (.000)

0-0 (.000)

L3

2018-19 SCHEDULE

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

10/17 @ TOR 10/19 @ MIN 10/21 vs. ATL 10/24 vs. BKN 10/25 @ DET 10/27 vs. IND 10/30 vs. ATL 11/1 vs. DEN 11/3 @ CHA 11/5 @ ORL 11/7 vs. OKC 11/10 @ CHI 11/13 vs. CHA 11/14 @ WAS 11/19 @ DET 11/21 vs. LAL 11/23 @ PHI 11/24 vs. HOU 11/26 vs. MIN 11/28 @ OKC 11/30 @ BOS 12/1 vs. TOR 12/3 @ BKN 12/5 vs. GSW 12/7 vs. SAC 12/8 vs. WAS 12/10 @ MIL 12/12 vs. NYK 12/14 vs. MIL 12/16 vs. PHI 12/18 @ IND 12/19 @ CHA 12/21 @ TOR 12/23 vs. CHI 12/26 @ MEM 12/28 @ MIA 12/29 @ ATL 1/2 vs. MIA 1/4 vs. UTA 1/5 vs. NOP 1/8 vs. IND 1/9 @ NOP 1/11 @ HOU 1/13 @ LAL 1/16 @ POR 1/18 @ UTA 1/19 @ DEN 1/21 vs. CHI 1/23 @ BOS 1/25 vs. MIA 1/27 @ CHI 1/29 vs. WAS 2/2 vs. DAL 2/5 vs. BOS 2/8 @ WAS 2/9 @ IND 2/11 vs. NYK 2/13 vs. BKN 2/21 vs. PHX 2/23 vs. MEM 2/25 vs. POR 2/28 @ NYK 3/2 vs. DET 3/3 vs. ORL 3/6 @ BKN 3/8 @ MIA 3/11 vs. TOR 3/12 @ PHI 3/14 @ ORL 3/16 @ DAL 3/18 vs. DET 3/20 vs. MIL 3/22 vs. LAC 3/24 @ MIL 3/26 vs. BOS 3/28 @ SAS 3/30 @ LAC 4/1 @ PHX 4/4 @ SAC 4/5 @ GSW 4/7 vs. SAS 4/9 vs. CHA

L, 104-116 L, 123-131 L, 111-133 L, 86-102 L, 103-110 L, 107-119 W, 136-114 L, 91-110 L, 94-126 L, 100-102 L, 86-95 L, 98-99 W, 113-89 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. ESPN 7:30 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV 8:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 3:30 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 6:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO 9:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV 10:00 p.m. FSO 9:00 p.m. FSO 10:00 p.m. FSO 1:00 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 3:30 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO/ESPN 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 5:00 p.m. FSO 6:00 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 8:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 8:30 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 7:30 p.m. FSO 4:30 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO 8:30 p.m. FSO 3:30 p.m. FSO 10:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 10:00 p.m. FSO 10:30 p.m. FSO 3:00 p.m. FSO 7:00 p.m. FSO

CAVALIERS vs. WIZARDS 2018-19 SEASON

November 14 at Washington ? 7:00 p.m. on FSO December 8 at Cleveland ? 7:30 p.m. on FSO/NBA TV January 29 at Cleveland ? 7:00 p.m. on FSO February 8 at Washington ? 7:00 p.m. on FSO

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

Overall: 104-110 Current Streak: Won 1 Last Win: 4/5/18 Last Loss: 2/22/18

Home: 63-44 Home Streak: Won 1 Last Home Win: 4/5/18 Last Home Loss: 2/22/18

The Q: 26-17

Road: 41-66

Road Streak: Won 4

Last Road Win: 12/17/17

Last Road Loss: 2/28/16

CAVALIERS ? WIZARDS MATCHUP (2018-19 Regular Season Statistics)

PPG

OPP PPG

FG%

OPP FG%

3FG%

FT%

RPG

OPP RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

TO'S

CAVALIERS

104.0

111.2

.449

WIZARDS

111.0

118.5

.453

.488

.365

.813

44.5

41.2

20.1

7.2

.476

.328

.774

40.2

48.1

21.9

8.1

2.4

15.5

6.5

14.7

Cavs Individual Bests

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES HIGHLIGHTS

Points: 57 ? LeBron James, 11/3/17

Rebounds: 24 ? Elmore Smith, 2/2/78

Assists: 20 ? Brevin Knight, 11/22/97

Biggest Win: 39 points on 11/10/92 (131-92

Biggest Loss: 35 points on 3/29/81 (138-103)

PT DIFF -7.2 -8.5

Wizards Individual Bests Points: 46 ? Bernard King, 12/22/90

Rebounds: 28 ? Wes Unseld, 12/30/74

Assists: 18 ? Williams, 1/21/85 and Porter, 3/29/81

2017-18 GAME RECAPS (CAVS Won Series 3-1)

CAVALIERS 119, WIZARDS 115 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (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...Kevin Love contributed 16 points, going 4-6 (.667) from deep, six rebounds, three assists and one steal in 31 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. 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 turnovers.

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)

REB (O-D-T) 5-30-35 12-29-41

CAVALIERS 103, WIZARDS 110 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (2/22/18)

KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded a game-high 32 points on 13-18 (.722) shooting, a team-high eight assists, a game-high tying nine rebounds and two steals in 37 minutes...Tristan Thompson contributed 12 points on 6-7 (.857) shooting, a game-high tying nine rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes...J.R. Smith registered 15 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting, connecting on three three-pointers, one block and one steal in 33 minutes...For Washington, Bradley Beal contributed a team-high 18 points, a game-high nine assists, two rebounds and two blocks in 36 minutes. TURNING POINT: After leading 89-88 with 9:42 left in the fourth quarter, the Cavs were outscored by the Wizards 16-5 over the next six minutes and trailed 104-93 with 3:44 remaining. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers shot 42-84 (.500) from the field and had a 58-44 edge in points in the paint and 13-4 advantage in fast break points.

FEBRUARY 22, 2018 CAVALIERS vs. Wizards

SCORE 103-110

HI SCORER JAMES ? 32 Beal ? 18

HI REBOUND JAMES/THOMPSON ? 9 Morris/Porter Jr. ? 8

HI ASSISTS JAMES ? 8 Beal ? 9

FG%

FT%

REB (O-D-T)

42-84 (.500) 11-19 (.579) 6-30-36

44-92 (.478) 10-10 (1.000) 9-34-43

CAVALIERS 106, WIZARDS 99 ? CAPITAL ONE ARENA ? WASHINGTON, DC (12/17/17)

KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James tied his career high with his 3rd straight triple-double (6th on the season), tallying 20 points, a game-high 12 rebounds, a game-high 15 assists and one block in 41 minutes...Kevin Love posted a team-high 25 points, shooting 5-8 (.625) from deep, nine rebounds and one steal in 32 minutes...Kyle Korver finished with 11 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting, two assists and a steal in 24 minutes as a reserve...J.R. Smith grabbed a season-high nine rebounds, to go along with seven points, two steals and one block in 29 minutes...For the Wizards, Bradley Beal tallied a game-high 27 points, five rebounds and five assists in 43 minutes...John Wall had 15 points, a team-high 10 rebounds and a team-high six assists in 32 minutes...Mike Scott added 19 points, four rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes. TURNING POINT: In a span of 39 seconds, Kevin Love nailed a three-pointer, LeBron James converted a three-point play and J.R. Smith garnered a steal off a bad inbound pass as the Cavs ballooned their lead to nine (103-94) with 3:00 left in the game. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Defensively, the Cavs held the Wizards to 39-91 (.429) shooting from the field and gave up only 16 points in the fourth quarter...Offensively, Cleveland had 24 assists (10 turnovers) and connected on 14-34 (.412) from long distance....The Wine & Gold had 40 bench points.

DECEMBER 17, 2017 SCORE

CAVALIERS

106-99

at Wizards

HI SCORER LOVE ? 25 Beal ? 27

HI REBOUND JAMES ? 12 Wall ? 10

HI ASSISTS JAMES ? 15 Wall ? 6

FG%

FT%

41-87 (.471) 10-12 (.833)

39-91 (.429) 9-16 (.562)

REB (O-D-T) 4-38-42 13-38-51

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)...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

Washington Head Coach Scott Brooks played in 43 games for the Cavs in his final NBA season (1997-98)...Wizards forward Jeff Green played in 78 games for the Cavaliers in 201718...Cavs Assistant Coach Mike Longabardi was an assistant coach for four seasons under Doc Rivers, who is the father of current Wizards guard Austin Rivers...Rivers and Cavs guard Rodney Hood both played their collegiate ball at Duke...Wizards guard Jordan McRae played for Cleveland in parts of the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons.

CAVALIERS vs. PISTONS 2018-19 SEASON

October 25 at Detroit ? CAVS 103, Pistons 110 November 19 at Detroit ? 7:00 p.m. on FSO March 2 at Cleveland ? 5:00 p.m. on FSO March 18 at Cleveland ? 7:00 p.m. on FSO

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

Overall: 90-125 Current Streak: Lost 1 Last Win: 3/5/18 Last Loss: 10/25/18

Home: 57-50 Home Streak: Won 4 Last Home Win: 3/5/18 Last Home Loss: 4/13/16

The Q: 29-19

Road: 33-75

Road Streak: Lost 2

Last Road Win: 11/20/17

Last Road Loss: 10/25/18

Cavs Individual Bests Pistons Individual Bests

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES HIGHLIGHTS

Points: 43 ? LeBron James, 11/24/04 Rebounds: 21 ? Chones 4/9/77, Robinson 1/31/84 (OT)

Assists: 18 ? Lenny Wilkens, 3/28/73 (OT)

Biggest Win: 32 points on 3/14/17 (128-96)

Biggest Loss: 39 points on 4/17/12 (77-116)

Points: 44 ? Hamilton, 11/28/03, Tripucka 1/14/84 (OT) Rebounds: 26 ? Dennis Rodman, 2/6/92 Assists: 18 ? Isiah Thomas ? 4/8/90

CAVALIERS PISTONS

CAVALIERS ? PISTONS MATCHUP (2018-19 Regular Season Statistics)

PPG

OPP PPG

FG%

OPP FG%

3FG%

FT%

RPG

OPP RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

104.0

111.2

.449

.488

.365

.813

44.5

41.2

20.1

7.2

2.4

110.1

111.3

.424

.463

.314

.742

49.2

45.6

20.8

6.6

3.9

TO'S

PT DIFF

15.5

-7.2

14.8

-1.2

2018-19 REGULAR SEASON GAME RECAPS (Pistons Lead Series 1-0)

CAVALIERS 103, PISTONS 110 ? LITTLE CAESARS ARENA ? DETROIT, MI (10/25/18)

KEY PERFORMERS: Kyle Korver finished with a team-high 21 points on 7-10 (.700) shooting, including 4-7 (.571) from deep, two rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes off the bench...Jordan Clarkson posted 18 points on 8-12 (.667) shooting from the field and one steal in 21 minutes as a reserve...George Hill recorded 15 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, three rebounds and two steals in 23 minutes...Collin Sexton had 14 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, a team-high tying five assists and two steals in 25 minutes off the bench...Larry Nance Jr. also chipped in off the bench with 11 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting, six rebounds, five assists and a game-high three steals in 28 minutes of work...Rodney Hood added 10 points, three rebounds and a steal in 30 minutes...For Detroit, Andre Drummond had a game-high tying 26 points on 11-17 (.647) shooting and a game-high 22 rebounds in 37 minutes...Blake Griffin tallied a game-high tying 26 points on 9-13 (.692) shooting, including 4-5 (.800) from three-point range, and 10 rebounds in 36 minutes. TURNING POINT: After Cleveland led 48-46 with 3:33 left in the second quarter, Detroit closed out the half on a 12-2 run to go up 58-50. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Six players scored in double-digits for the Wine & Gold, including four reserves...The Cavaliers scored a season-high 64 bench points...Cleveland swiped a season-best 11 steals and shot 13-15 (.867) from the foul line.

OCTOBER 25, 2018 CAVALIERS at Pistons

SCORE 103-110

HI SCORER

HI REBOUND

KORVER ? 21

NANCE JR./OSMAN ? 6

Drummond/Griffin ? 26 Drummond ? 22

HI ASSISTS NANCE. JR/SEXTON ? 5 Bullock ? 6

FG%

FT%

41-89 (.461) 13-15 (.867)

41-78 (.526) 17-29 (.586)

REB (O-D-T) 7-23-30 13-35-48

CONNECTIONS

Detroit forward Jon Leuer played for the Cavaliers in nine games during the 2012-13 season...Leuer and Cavs forward Sam Dekker both played their collegiate basketball at Wisconsin...Cavs Head Coach Larry Drew was drafted by Detroit in 1980 (17th overall pick), spending his first NBA season with the Pistons...Pistons guard Luke Kennard was born in Middletown, Ohio...Pistons guard Jose Calderon played in 57 games for the Cavaliers in 2017-18...Cavs guard/forward Kyle Korver and Pistons guard Khyri Thomas are both alumni of Creighton...Cavs forward Channing Frye and Detroit forward Stanley Johnson played their college ball at Arizona...Pistons assistant coach Sidney Lowe was an assistant coach for Cleveland from 1994-1999.

CAVALIERS 113, HORNETS 89 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (11/13/18)

KEY PERFORMERS: Tristan Thompson recorded his 4th straight double-double (6th of the season), tallying 11 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting, a game-high 21 rebounds and five assists in 28 minutes; Four consecutive double-doubles ties Thompson's longest career streak now accomplished seven times (most recently 2/11/17-2/23/17); Thompson grabbed all 21 rebounds through the first three quarters; The last Cavs player with 20+ rebounds through the first three quarters of a game was Anderson Varejao (21 through 3Q on 10/30/2012 vs. WSH); Thompson also tied his career-high for rebounds in a half with 13 in the first half..Collin Sexton started his third consecutive game, finishing with 16 points, five rebounds, four assists and a steal in 33 minutes...Jordan Clarkson posted a game-high 24 points on 9-15 (.600) shooting, five rebounds, two assists and a block in 28 minutes of play off the bench...David Nwaba notched season-highs of 18 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting, five rebounds, two assists in 27 minutes as a reserve...JR Smith posted 13 points, three rebounds, five assists, a steal and a blocked shot in 39 minutes of action...Larry Nance Jr. added seven points, 12 rebounds, a steal and a block in 35 minutes...For Charlotte, Jeremy Lamb had a team-high 22 points on 8-16 (.500) shooting, six rebounds and three steals in 32 minutes...Nicolas Batum tallied 11 points, five rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland jumped out to a 38-23 lead in the first quarter and went on to lead by double figures the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs picked up their 8th straight home win against the Hornets...The Cavaliers' 38 points in the 1st quarter was their highest scoring effort in the opening period this season...The Wine & Gold scored 67 points in the first half, their largest first half point total of the season (previously 60 on 10/21 vs. ATL)...The Cavs had at least six players score in double figures for the 8th time this season (Jordan Clarkson ? 24, David Nwaba ? 18, Rodney Hood ? 16, Collin Sexton ? 16, JR Smith ? 13, Tristan Thompson ? 11)...Cleveland outrebound Charlotte 60-37, their biggest rebound advantage since 2/28/14 vs. Utah (56-31)...Cleveland's 60 rebounds were their most since 2/18/14 at Philadelphia (61 rebounds)...The Cavs' defense limited the Hornets to .347 (33-95) shooting from the field and .195 (8-41) from three-point range, both opponent season lows...Offensively, the Cavaliers achieved season highs in field goal percentage (.529) and threepoint percentage (.542).

NOVEMBER 13, 2018 SCORE

CAVALIERS

113-89

vs. Hornets

HI SCORER CLARKSON ? 24 Lamb ? 22

HI REBOUND THOMPSON ? 21 Lamb ? 6

HI ASSISTS SMITH/THOMPSON ? 5 Walker ? 6

FG%

FT%

45-85 (.529) 10-12 (.833)

33-95 (.347) 15-19 (.789)

REB (O-D-T) 14-46-60 12-25-37

CAVALIERS 98, BULLS 99 ? UNITED CENTER ? CHICAGO, IL (11/10/18)

KEY PERFORMERS: Tristan Thompson recorded his 3rd straight double-double (5th on the season) with a season-high 22 points on 10-14 (.714) shooting, 12 rebounds (seven offensive) and two steals in 34 minutes of work; the last time Thompson posted 3 consecutive double-doubles was in February 2017 (4 in a row, 2/11/17-2/23/17)...Larry Nance Jr. had a career-high four blocks, to go along with a game-high 14 rebounds, two points and one steal in 31 minutes...Rodney Hood finished with 20 points, two rebounds and two assists in 29 minutes...Collin Sexton posted a careerhigh 20 points on 8-16 (.500) shooting, four rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes...Jordan Clarkson added 15 points, five rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes off the bench...For Chicago, Zach LaVine tallied game highs of 24 points and five assists, to go along with a team-high eight rebounds in 39 minutes...Wendell Carter Jr. had 15 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting, five rebounds and three blocks in 25 minutes...Ryan Arcidiacono also had 15 points on 6-8 (.750) shooting and four rebounds in 30 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Cavs held the Bulls scoreless over the final 1:44 but were unable to overcome a 99-98 deficit with 1:13 remaining in the game. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland outrebounded Chicago 53-38...The Cavs also had 15 offensive rebounds and a 16-7 edge in second chance points...The Wine & Gold outscored the Bulls 30-16 in the second quarter.

NOVEMBER 10, 2018 SCORE

CAVALIERS

98-99

at Bulls

HI SCORER THOMPSON ? 22 LaVine ? 24

HI REBOUND NANCE JR. ? 14 LaVine ? 8

HI ASSISTS CLARKSON ? 4 LaVine ? 5

FG%

FT%

39-91 (.429) 12-18 (.667)

39-82 (.476) 14-21 (.667)

REB (O-D-T) 15-38-53 5-33-38

CAVALIERS 86, THUNDER 95 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (11/7/18)

KEY PERFORMERS: In his first career start, Collin Sexton posted a team-high 15 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting, two rebounds, an assist and a block in 42 minutes...Tristan Thompson finished with his 4th double-double of the season with 10 points and grabbing a game-high 15 rebounds in 31 minutes...Ante Zizic fell just shy of his first career double-double with a season-high 10 points on 3-5 (.600) shooting and a career-high nine rebounds in 17 minutes...Jordan Clarkson nearly recorded his first career triple-double with 11 points and season-highs of nine rebounds and eight assists in 33 minutes...JR Smith made his first start of the season and finished with 13 points, two assists, a steal and a block in 32 minutes...Rodney Hood added 11 points, five rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes...For the Thunder, Dennis Schroder led all scorers with 28 points on 11-19 (.579) shooting and seven rebounds in 34 minutes...Paul George tallied 18 points and seven rebounds in 39 minutes...Steven Adams chipped in nine points and a team-high 13 rebounds in 34 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Cavs led 82-80 with 6:18 remaining but were outscored 15-4 the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland's bench held a 37-24 scoring advantage over Oklahoma City's reserves...The Cavs' defense limited Oklahoma City to an opponent season-low .259 (7-27) shooting from behind the three-point line...Six Cavaliers scored in double figures (Collin Sexton-15, JR Smith-13, Jordan Clarkson-11, Rodney Hood-11, Tristan Thompson-10, Ante Zizic-10)...The Cavaliers outrebounded the Thunder 51-44 and shot 11-13 (.846) from the foul line.

NOVEMBER 7, 2018 CAVALIERS vs. Thunder

SCORE 86-95

HI SCORER SEXTON ? 15 Schroder ? 28

HI REBOUND THOMPSON ? 15 Adams ? 13

HI ASSISTS CLARKSON ? 8 Four Players ? 2

FG%

FT%

33-89 (.371) 11-13 (.846)

35-84 (.417) 18-26 (.692)

REB (O-D-T) 12-39-51 7-37-44

CAVALIERS 100, MAGIC 102 ? AMWAY CENTER ? ORLANDO, FL (11/5/18)

KEY PERFORMERS: George Hill led the Cavs with a season-high 22 points on 10-12 (.833) shooting, four rebounds, a team-high six assists and four steals in 32 minutes; it was his 3rd 20-point game as a Cavalier (26 pts on 2/27/18 vs. BKN and 22 pts on 3/21/18 vs. TOR)...Tristan Thompson registered his 3rd double-double of the season with season highs of 19 points on 9-12 (.750) shooting and 16 rebounds (6 offensive), to go along with four assists and a block in 34 minutes...Jordan Clarkson shot 3-6 (.500) from deep and finished with 14 points and one steal in 26 minutes off the bench...JR Smith chipped in with 14 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block in 25 minutes as a reserve; Smith moved past Daniel Gibson (578 3FGM) for the 5th-most three-pointers made in team history with his 2nd trey of the night...Cedi Osman recorded his 2nd career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in 43 minutes...Rodney Hood posted 11 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting in 31 minutes...For Orlando, Aaron Gordon tallied a game-high 23 points on 9-15 (.600) shooting and nine rebounds in 33 minutes...Nikola Vucevic recorded a double-double with 14 points and a team-high 10 rebounds in 27 minutes...Evan Fournier had 15 points and a team-high five assists in 32 minutes. TURNING POINT: After trailing 100-95 with 42.2 seconds left in the game, the Magic scored the final 7 points of the game, including a game-winning field goal from Evan Fournier as time expired. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Six Cavs players scored in double figures...Cleveland shot 41-80 (.512) from the field and 10-23 (.435) from beyond the arc...The Wine & Gold outscored the Magic 32-12 in the third quarter, setting a new season low for opponent points in a period.

NOVEMBER 5, 2018 CAVALIERS at Magic

SCORE 100-102

HI SCORER HILL ? 22 Gordon ? 23

HI REBOUND THOMPSON ? 16 Vucevic ? 10

HI ASSISTS HILL ? 6 Fournier ? 5

FG%

FT%

41-80 (.512) 8-12 (.667)

39-87 (.448) 13-15 (.867)

REB (O-D-T) 8-34-42 10-30-40

CAVALIERS 94, HORNETS 126 ? SPECTRUM CENTER ? CHARLOTTE, NC (11/3/18)

KEY PERFORMERS: JR Smith shot 4-6 (.667) from deep and finished with a team-high 14 points, four assists and three steals in 24 minutes off the bench; With his second triple, Smith moved past Dirk Nowitzki (1,918 3FGM) for the 11th-most three-pointers in the NBA history...Jordan Clarkson had 13 points, three steals and a block in 21 minutes as a reserve...Kyle Korver shot 3-5 (.600) from three-point range, netting 11 points and a team-high tying four assists in 14 minutes off the bench...Sam Dekker recorded 11 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting from the field in 24 minutes...Tristan Thompson added eight points and a game-high tying eight rebounds in 27 minutes of work...For Charlotte, Jeremy Lamb tallied a game-high 19 points and a game-high tying eight rebounds in 24 minutes...Kemba Walker posted 18 points and five rebounds in 36 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Hornets had a 67-42 advantage in the second half. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs connected on 10 three-pointers and shot 14-15 (.933) from the free throw line...Cleveland had 22 assists and received 56 points from the bench...The Wine & Gold swiped nine steals.

NOVEMBER 3, 2018 CAVALIERS at Hornets

SCORE 94-126

HI SCORER SMITH ? 14 Lamb ? 19

HI REBOUND THOMPSON ? 8 Batum/Lamb ? 8

HI ASSISTS THREE PLAYERS ? 4 Batum ? 8

FG%

FT%

35-81 (.432) 14-15 (.933)

52-92 (.565) 12-13 (.923)

REB (O-D-T) 3-24-27 12-38-50

*Several Cavalier players will have a chance to move up in the below Top 10 categories this 2018-19 regular season:

GAMES PLAYED

1. L. James (849) 2. Z. 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. T. THOMPSON (532)

3FGM

1. L. James (1,251) 2. M. Price (802)

3. K. Irving (723)

4. K. LOVE (591) 5. J. SMITH (585)

6. D. Gibson (578) 7. W. Person (550)

8. D. Ferry (543) 9. Mo Williams (414)

10. C. Ehlo (381)

OFFENSIVE REBS

1. Z. Ilgauskas (2,336)

2. T. THOMPSON (1,777)

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 (1,034)

DEFENSIVE REBS

1. L. James (5,156) 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 (2,744)

8. L. Nance (2,494) 9. J. Brewer (2,259)

10. K. LOVE (2,209)

TOTAL REBS

1. L. James (6,190) 2. Z. Ilgauskas (5,904)

3. B. Daugherty (5,227) 4. J. Williams (4,669)

5. T. THOMPSON (4,521)

6. A. Varejao (4,434) 7. J. Chones (3,790)

8. L. Nance (3,561) 9. J. Brewer (3,551)

10. B. Smith (3,057)

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 (385)

10. J. Brewer (353)

FRANCHISE NOTES: TRISTAN THOMPSON passed Anderson Varejao (4,434 REB) for the 5th-most rebounds in franchise history with his 5th board against Atlanta on 10/30/18...JR SMITH

moved past Daniel Gibson (578 3FGM) for 5th place in three-pointers made with his 2nd trey at Orlando on 11/5/18.

UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES (REGULAR SEASON)

CLARKSON

2,000 FGM (1,733) 400 3FGM (395) 5,000 PTS (4,463) 1,000 AST (855)

HOOD

300 GP (261) 500 3FGM (478) 4,000 PTS (3,383) 1,000 REB (787)

NWABA

100 GP (99) 1,000 PTS (717) 500 REB (404) 100 STL (75)

DEKKER

1,000 PTS (864) 100 3FGM (75)

KORVER

4,000 FGM (3,797) 2,300 3FGM (2,225) 2,000 AST (1,980) 400 BLK (379)

OSMAN

100 GP (72) 1,000 PTS (363) 100 3FGM (49)

FRYE

900 GP (856) 3,000 FGM (2,892) 1,100 3FGM (1,020) 1,000 FTM (864) 4,000 REB (3,956)

LOVE

700 GP (639) 12,000 PTS (11,708)

4,000 FGM (3,865) 1,100 3FGM (1,031) 3,000 FTM (2,947) 8,000 REB (7,212) 500 STL (448) 300 BLK (299)

SEXTON

1,000 PTS (156) 100 FGM (57)

HILL

700 GP (676) 3,000 FGM (2,772) 900 3FGM (843) 8,000 PTS (7,832) 700 STL (627)

NANCE JR.

2,000 PTS (1,451) 700 FGM (621) 300 STL (236)

SMITH

1,000 GP (969) 13,000 PTS (12,123) 2,000 3FGM (1,929) 1,000 STL (973)

THOMPSON

5,000 PTS (4,818) 2,000 FGM (1,916) 1,000 FTM (986) 5,000 REB (4,521) 400 BLK (385)

ZIZIC

100 GP (43) 1,000 PTS (159) 100 FGM (63)

CAREER NOTES: CEDI OSMAN made his 100th career field goal with his 5th basket at Minnesota on 10/19/18...LARRY NANCE JR. made his 600th career field goal with his 2nd basket against

Indiana on 10/27/18...KYLE KORVER tallied his 11,000th-career point with his free throw at the 1:01 mark of the 3rd quarter against Atlanta on 10/30/18...JORDAN CLARKSON grabbed his 1,000th career rebound with his first board at Chicago on 11/10/18.

MOST 3FGM ALL-TIME IN NBA HISTORY

Player

1. Ray Allen 2. Reggie Miller 3. Jason Terry

4. KYLE KORVER

3FGM

2,973 2,560 2,282

2,225

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

11. JR SMITH

2,191 2,160 2,143 2,126 1,988 1,978

1,929

12. Dirk Nowitzki

1,918

*J.R. SMITH moved past Dirk Nowitzki (1,918 3FGM) for the 11th-most three-pointers in NBA history with his second trey at Charlotte on 11/3/18.

TOTAL TEAM EFFORT: Cleveland has had at least six players score at least 10 points in 8 of 13 games this season. So far, seven Cavs players

are also averaging double-digits in scoring: Kevin Love (19.0), Jordan Clarkson (15.8), Rodney Hood (13.2), George Hill (12.6), Collin Sexton (12.0), Cedi Osman (11.4) and Tristan Thompson (10.2).

BENCH LIFT: After Cleveland's reserves

averaged a franchise-record 41.2 points last season, the Cavs' reserves are putting up 45.5 points per game in 2018-19 (4th-highest in NBA). The bench has posted 40+ points 9 times, 50+ points 5 times and 60+ points once (64 at DET 10/25/18).

HIGHEST SCORING BENCHES IN CAVALIERS HISTORY

BENCH YEAR

PPG

2018-19

45.5

2017-18

41.2

1991-92

36.9

2010-11

35.6

HIGHEST SCORING BENCHES IN 2018-19

TEAM

BENCH PPG

Los Angeles Clippers

55.4

New York Knicks

49.4

Charlotte Hornets

48.7

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

45.5

? INSTANT SCORER: Jordan Clarkson is leading the Cavs' bench this season, averaging 15.8 points (4th-best among all NBA reserves)

on .475 shooting from the field, a .875 mark from the foul line and 3.2 rebounds in 24.0 minutes per game.

? A FIRST SINCE NOVEMBER 2010: From Oct. 19-Nov. 3 of this season, the Cavs' reserves put up at least 40 points in 8 consecutive

games, their longest since a 9-game stretch in November 2010 (11/5/10-11/23/10). (Elias Sports Bureau)

ON THE LINE: So far this season, the Cavs have the 5th-highest free throw percentage in

the NBA at .813. They have shot at least .900 from the charity stripe on 4 occasions.

REBOUND EDGE: Cleveland has outrebounded foes in 10 of their 13 games so far. They

have had at least a +9 margin on the glass in 5 times. On 11/13/18, the Cavs outrebounded Charlotte, 60-37 (+23), their biggest rebound margin since 2/28/14 versus Utah (+25, 56-31).

BEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE IN 2018-19

Team Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Clippers San Antonio Spurs Minnesota Timberwolves Golden State Warriors

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

FT% .859 .827 .825 .820 .818

.813

KEEP GOING UP: If the Cavs can average

more points per game than last season (110.9), they will have increased their scoring average in each of the last 7 seasons, which would be the 2nd-longest current streak behind Atlanta (currently 8).

? 136 AT THE Q: In their 136-114

victory over the Atlanta Hawks on

CAVS HIGHEST SCORING OUTPUT AT

QUICKEN LOANS ARENA

DATE/OPPONENT

POINTS

2/7/17 vs. MIN 11/23/16 vs. POR

140 (OT) 137

10/30/18 vs. ATL

136

4/2/17 vs. IND 12/9/02 vs. MIL 3/21/18 vs. TOR

135 (2OT) 133 (2OT)

132

CAVS POINTS PER GAME IN

RECENT SEASONS

CAVS YEAR

PPG

2017-18 2016-17

110.9 (6) 110.3 (5)

2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13

104.3 (4) 103.1 (3) 98.2 (2) 96.5 (1)

2011-12

93.0

10/30/18, Cleveland's 136 points were their 3rd-highest scoring total ever at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs put up 78 points in the 2nd

half (41 in 3rd Q), their most in a single half since Nov. 23, 2016 versus Portland (81 in 1st H).

LET'S TALK ABOUT SEXTON: The Cavs' No. 8 pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, Collin Sexton, is off to a solid start this season. The rookie has

appeared in all 13 games, averaging 12.0 points (4th-best among rookies), 2.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists (5th among rookies) in 26.0 minutes per game. He also leads all qualified rookies in free throw percentage (.919, 34-37) and has scored in double-digits in 9 of 13 contests.

DOUBLE-T: Tristan Thompson is on pace to averaging a double-double for the first time in his NBA

career with 10.2 points (.545 FG%) and career highs of 11.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 28.4 minutes per game. He also has a team-high 6 double-doubles, including one at Chicago on Nov. 10 (22 PTS, 12 REB), where he posted his 12th career 20-10 game and his first since February 2017 (2/6/17 at WAS). Against Charlotte on Nov. 13, Thompson tied his career highs in rebounds (21) and assists (5), to go along with 11 points in three quarters of play (28:13). The last Cavs player to pull down 20+ boards in three quarters was Anderson Varejao (21 through 3Q on 10/30/2012 vs. WSH)

TRISTAN'S HIGHEST REBOUND

PERFORMANCES

Date/Opponent

Rebs.

11/13/18 vs. CHA

21

12/4/13 vs. DEN

21

12/7/16 at NYK

20

IT'S ALL LOVE: Five-time NBA All-Star Kevin Love has posted 3 double-doubles in 4 games and is averaging 19.0 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.5

assists in 34.0 minutes per game.

MOST DOUBLE-DOUBLES

MOST CAREER GAMES WITH

? THE ONLY ONE: Kevin Love is the only player in

SINCE 2008-09

NBA history to have a career average at least 10.0 Player

No.

rebounds and make 1,000 threes or more. He has nailed 1,031 career three-pointers and owns a 11.3

Dwight Howard

KEVIN LOVE

Pau Gasol

500

404

335

rebound average.

DeMarcus Cousins

328

Zach Randolph

322

*Love posted his 400th career

double-double on 4/1/18 vs. DAL

25+PTS, 15+ REB & 3+ 3FGM

IN NBA HISTORY

Player

Games

KEVIN LOVE

*27

Dirk Nowitzki

9

DeMarcus Cousins

9

*Love posted his 27th career such game at

MIN on 10/19/18 (25 PTS, 15 REB, 3 3FGM)

CLEVELAND TO HOST NBA ALL-STAR 2022 AND COMMEMORATE THE LEAGUE'S 75th ANNIVERSARY

CLEVELAND, Nov. 1, 2018 ? The NBA announced that Cleveland has been selected to host NBA All-Star 2022, when the league will be commemorating its 75th anniversary. The 71st NBA All-Star Game will take place at Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. The Cavaliers previously hosted NBA All-Star in 1997, when the NBA celebrated its 50th anniversary, and in 1981.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement on Nov. 1 during a press conference at Quicken Loans Arena, where he was joined by Cavaliers Chairman Dan Gilbert, Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena CEO Len Komoroski, Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson, Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish and U.S. Representative, Eleventh Congressional District of Ohio, Marcia Fudge.

"Cleveland is a passionate sports city with a proven track record of hosting large-scale, global events," said Silver. "We thank Dan Gilbert, Len Komoroski and the civic leaders for their commitment, and we look forward to a weeklong celebration of our game."

With the current, large-scale arena renovations underway that will be completed in advance of NBA All-Star 2022, the game and extended activities in the transformed Quicken Loans Arena will offer fans an enhanced experience.

"We are proud to host NBA All-Star weekend in Cleveland in 2022," said Gilbert. "We have been working with the NBA, the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County to deliver this iconic event to Northeast Ohio for the last couple of years. The transformation and new state-of-theart Quicken Loans Arena was an important factor in the NBA's decision to choose Cleveland for this exciting classic broadcast across the globe. The world will get to see the modern Cleveland and all of its diversity, innovation and promise for the future."

"Along with the excitement and appreciation for the NBA selecting Cleveland and Quicken Loans Arena to host NBA All-Star 2022, we want to extend a big `thanks' to our local partners at Destination Cleveland and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, and our City, County and Civic leaders," said Komoroski. "Their support and energy to always demonstrate what we as a community do best is at the core of bringing these major events to our city. We have a great partnership that will deliver an experience fitting for the NBA All-Star global spotlight. We thank the NBA for their confidence in this collective group, and we will put forth the focus and commitment to ensure that the players, fans, corporate partners, media and all who visit have an extraordinary experience in Cleveland and at the transformed Q in 2022."

"The City of Cleveland is pleased to host NBA All-Star 2022," said Mayor Jackson. "Our city is no stranger to hosting successful, large, global events. It is a good opportunity, once again, for visitors to come to Cleveland and experience all we have to offer."

"This is great news for Cleveland and Cuyahoga County," said Budish. "When we made the decision to invest in the transformation of the Q, we were aiming for exactly this kind of result. I am thrilled to see the NBA All-Star Game coming in 2022 with an expected $100 million economic impact to our region. Once again, our city and county will shine on the national and international stage and our businesses and residents will reap the rewards."

NBA All-Star on-court events will tip off on Friday, Feb. 18 at Quicken Loans Arena with MTN DEW ICE Rising Stars, an annual showcase for top rookies and second-year NBA players. On Feb. 19, State Farm All-Star Saturday Night will feature the Taco Bell Skills Challenge and the Three-Point and Slam Dunk contests. NBA All-Star 2022 will culminate with the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 20.

The NBA will host several events for fans of all ages at venues throughout the city, including The Wolstein Center at Clevela nd State University and Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. These events, including NBA All-Star Practice and the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by Ruffles, will feature basketball programming and entertainment for fans as well as up-close access to NBA players, legends and celebrities.

The league will also continue to celebrate its tradition and commitment to social responsibility with a full schedule of NBA Cares events during NBA All-Star 2022. Through partnerships with schools, government and local nonprofit organizations in Cleveland and surrounding areas, the league will reach thousands of children and families and provide critical resources to communitybased programs.

In 2022, the NBA All-Star Game will be televised in prime time on TNT for the 20th consecutive year, marking Turner Sports' 37th year of NBA All-Star coverage. The game will be broadcast worldwide in 215 countries and territories and in 50 languages.

NBA ALL-STAR HISTORY IN CLEVELAND

Cleveland last hosted NBA All-Star in 1997, when the league celebrated its 50th anniversary season. The NBA's 50 Greatest Players were honored during a ceremony at halftime of the All-Star Game.

The 1997 NBA All-Star Game featured a historic performance from Charlotte Hornets forward Glen Rice, who set an All-Star record for points in a quarter with 20 in the third period. Rice finished with 26 points to lead the Eastern Conference past the Western Conference 132-120, earning MVP honors.

Also at NBA All-Star 1997, Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Kobe Bryant won the Slam Dunk Contest, Chicago Bulls guard Steve Kerr triumphed in the Three-Point Contest and Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Allen Iverson was named MVP of Rising Stars.

The Cavaliers also hosted NBA All-Star 1981, at Richfield Coliseum, the team's home from 1974-94. Behind MVP Tiny Archibald of the Boston Celtics, the East defeated the West 123-120.

THE CAVALIERS ON WTAM

Cleveland Cavaliers fans will be able to follow the club all season long on the 32-station, Cavaliers Radio Network. All 82 regular season games, as well as the four preseason games and all potential playoff games will be aired live. Fans can also listen online by logging onto and signing up for NBA Audio League Pass, through TuneIn Radio, or on any mobile device by downloading the Cavs App. The flagship stations for Cavaliers basketball are 50,000-watt News Radio WTAM 1100 and FM 100.7 WMMS, Cleveland's Rock Station. Returning as the Akron outlet for the 28th season is AM 1590 WAKR.

THE CAVALIERS ON WTAM

Monday 11/12

John Michael, Radio PBP Broadcaster

Tuesday 11/13 Wednesday 11/14

Jim Chones, Cavs Legend & Radio Analyst Cayleigh Griffin, FSO Digital Host/Cavs Reporter

Thursday 11/15 Friday 11/16

John Michael, Radio PBP Broadcaster Jim Chones, Cavs Legend & Radio Analyst

John Michael will return for his eighth season as play-by-play announcer and will be joined by Cavalier Legend

*All Cavs personalities will be on at 8:25 a.m.

Jim Chones, who will be back for his ninth season as color analyst. Returning for his 27th year is studio host

Mike Snyder, who will anchor all pregame, halftime and postgame shows. Former OSU great and NBA player

Brad Sellers is back for his eighth year as postgame studio analyst. Each broadcast on the Cavaliers Radio Network begins with "Huntington Tip-Off Show," an inside look at the upcoming game.

Hosted by Snyder, the show airs 30 minutes prior to game time. It is a comprehensive look at what is happening around the NBA, including interviews, highlights, game reports, injury updates

and a preview of the Cavaliers game with John Michael while Jim Chones provides his Keys to the Game. Following each game broadcast, fans can participate in the "Tito's Nightcap Recap

postgame call-in show. Snyder will be joined by Chones and Sellers to provide game analysis and review the stats and highlights. Fans will hear comments from players in both locker rooms,

Coach Drew's postgame press conference, news 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 8:25 a.m., fans can listen to host Bill Wills and Snyder on WTAM 1100 for the Cavs Daily Update. They will be joined every Monday and Thursday by John Michael while Jim Chones will appear on Tuesday and Friday. On Wednesdays, 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 or afternoons on the Cavaliers Radio Network and features the latest news on the Cavaliers, including game recaps, previews and other NBA news.

THE CAVALIERS ON LA MEGA 87.7 FM

Veteran broadcaster Rafael Hern?ndez 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 2018-19 season is the fifth in franchise history that Cavaliers games are covered in a second language.

Each Cavaliers broadcast begins with a 15-minute pregame show, hosted by Hern?ndez 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, Hern?ndez 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. After calling the last four NBA Finals (2015-2018), he became the first broadcaster in the United States to call the Finals of all 3 major sports in Spanish.

CAVS 2018-19 PROMOTIONAL & THEME NIGHT SCHEDULE RELEASED: FAN-FAVORITE GIVEAWAYS INCLUDE FOUR BOBBLEHEAD NIGHTS - SINGLE GAME TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT TICKETS

The Cleveland Cavaliers have released their 2018-19 promotional giveaways and theme night schedule which features big #AllForFUN excitement for fans of all ages at The Q during the upcoming Cavs season. Cavs fans can view the entire promotional schedule by visiting Promos and they can also lock-in great seats to any of the 41 regular season home games at Tickets.

? PROMOTIONAL GIVEAWAYS: A total of FOUR Cavs bobblehead giveaways highlight the promotional schedule over the course of the season: o Five-time NBA All-Star, Kevin Love, will have a bobblehead giveaway Driven by Goodyear on Monday, November 26th. o The Cavs 8th pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, Collin Sexton, will have his Cavs bobblehead debut presented by Mountain Dew ICE on Tuesday, January 29th. o Cavs Forward Larry Nance Jr. will have a bobblehead giveaway on Monday, February 25th, followed by a Cavs Legend Larry Nance Sr. bobblehead giveaway on Friday, March 22nd. This special pair of father-son Nance bobbleheads will connect when placed side-by-side, paying homage to the men who represent the Cavs in number "22".

? SPECIAL THEME NIGHTS AT THE Q: Throughout 2018-19, the Cavs will host new and returning theme nights at The Q focused on community, health awareness and special NBA initiatives. The Cavs will continue to support community needs by donating toys and food, and encouraging their fans to join them, at select games throughout the season. The annual Toy Drive will take place over the course of six games between Saturday, November 24th vs. Houston Rockets and Saturday, December 8th vs. Washington Wizards. In the spring, the Harvest for Hunger Food Drive takes place over the span of three games: Monday, March 18th vs. Detroit Pistons; Wednesday, March 20th vs. Milwaukee Bucks; Friday, March 22nd vs. Los Angeles Clippers.

For the full list of season-long giveaways and theme nights, check out: Promos

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CHARGE WIN HOME OPENER

CANTON, OH - The Canton Charge (2-1), powered by the Cleveland Cavaliers, defeated the Erie BayHawks (2-2), 116-112, at the Memorial Civic Center on Saturday night (11/10/18). The win gave Canton their first Home Opener victory since the 2013 season.

Six Charge players scored in double figures led by Scoochie Smith's 22 points with eight assists and four steals in 34 minutes. JaCorey Williams came off the bench for Canton to score 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 9-of-13 from the foul line with two blocks in 23 minutes. Emanuel Terry had an all-around effort of nine points, 10 rebounds, two steals and two blocks in 25 minutes. Billy Preston scored 11 points and grabbed seven boards in 21 minutes. Kobi Simmons scored 16 points in 36 minutes, while Bonzie Colson II added 15 points and two steals in 27 minutes.

The BayHawks were led by Terrence Jones scoring a game-high 25 points with 10 rebounds, three steals, two blocks and nine turnovers in 33 minutes. R.J. Hunter netted 22 points, grabbed seven rebounds and nabbed four steals in 37 minutes. Jaylen Adams completed the 20+ scoring trio for Erie by pouring in 21 points on 7-of-13 from the field.

Canton continues their three-game homestand on Wednesday, November 14th at 7:00 p.m. against the Westchester Knicks (TV: ESPN+; RADIO: 99.7 FM & Canton Charge App). For Charge Nation Memberships, group outings, game day promotions and up-to-date information, head to or call 866-444-1944. 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 a lso owns and operates the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League, who play their games at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland.

Fans can stay up-to-date on team news by following the team at: @CantonCharge on Twitter at CantonCharge and on Facebook at CantonCharge. Fans can download the new Canton Charge App on their smartphone via the iTunes Store or Google Play Store.

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