VS. WASHINGTON WIZARDS (21-28)

[Pages:17]VS. WASHINGTON WIZARDS (21-28)

TUES., JAN. 29, 2019

QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH

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 # 52

HOME GAME # 25

POS NO. PLAYER

LAST GAME'S STARTERS

HT. WT.

G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG

F

1 RODNEY HOOD

6-8 206 18-19: 43 43 12.4 2.4 2.0 .431 27.3

F

16 CEDI OSMAN

6-8 215 18-19: 49 48 12.4 4.7 2.1 .416 31.8

C

41 ANTE ZIZIC

6-11 254 18-19: 35 8 6.7 4.8 0.7 .526 15.5

G

10 ALEC BURKS

6-6 214 18-19: 48 21 10.4 4.1 2.1 .400 23.8

G

2 COLLIN SEXTON

6-2 190 18-19: 51 51 14.4 3.0 2.8 .409 29.6

CAVS QUICK FACTS

? The Cleveland Cavaliers return to Quicken Loans Arena to begin a three-game homestand, starting tonight against the Washington Wizards. This is the third of four regular season matchups between the two teams. The teams have split the first two games with each defending home court.

? Including tonight's contest, 10 of Cleveland's next 13 games will take place at The Q, where they also defeated the Wizards 116-101 on Dec. 8. The Cavs led by as many as 29 points that night, while shooting 47-89 (.528) from the field and connecting on a season high 15 three-pointers (15-31, .484). Cleveland also outrebounded the Wizards 49-33 and dished out 26 assists with only nine turnovers. TRISTAN THOMPSON recorded a double-double with a season-best 23 points (11-18 FG), a game-high 19 rebounds, a career-high tying five assists and two blocks in 42 minutes, while COLLIN SEXTON posted a career-high tying 29 points (13-23 FG), three rebounds, a career-high six assists and two steals in 40 minutes.

? COLLIN SEXTON has scored over 20 points in both meetings against the Wizards this season, averaging 26.5 points on .564 (22-39) shooting, including .500 (5-10) from three-point range, 3.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 37.0 minutes per game.

? CAREER MILESTONES: CHANNING FRYE (3,991 REB) is 9 rebounds away from 4,000 for his career. JORDAN CLARKSON (1,977 FGM) needs to make 23 more field goals to reach 2,000.

? On Sunday in Chicago, the Cavs grinded out a 104-101 victory over the Bulls that featured 14 ties and 23 lead changes. Cleveland dished out 26 assists on 39 made field goals (13 three-pointers), while committing only eight turnovers at Chicago. On the season, the Cavs have the 5thlowest turnovers per game in the NBA at 13.6.

? The Cavs shot 13-15 (.867) from the free throw line in Sunday's win at Chicago. The Wine & Gold currently have the 8th-highest FT% in the NBA (.793) and three players ranked in the NBA's Top 30 in FT%: RODNEY HOOD (.918, 3rd in NBA), COLLIN SEXTON (.853, 25th in NBA) and JORDAN CLARKSON (.848, 28th in NBA). Hood enters tonight's game with 35 consecutive made free throws (since 4Q of 12/18/18).

? ALEC BURKS had the game-winning put back with 17.0 seconds to go to seal the 104-101 victory for the Cavaliers over the Bulls. Burks shot 3-7 (.429) from three-point range and finished with a team-high tying 18 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes. Burks has scored in double figures 18 times since being acquired by the Cavaliers, including in each of his last three appearances (since 1/23), which he is averaging 13.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.0 steal and a .500 (6-12) clip from three-point range in 29.3 minutes per game.

? JORDAN CLARKSON also tallied a team-high tying 18 points on 8-11 (.727) shooting, seven rebounds and a team-high six assists in 22 minutes off the bench against Chicago. Clarkson has the most double-digit scoring performances among all NBA reserves (44 games) and ranks 3rd among all bench players with a career-best 16.5 PPG.

? CEDI OSMAN recorded 17 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in 39 minutes at Chicago. Osman has scored in double figures in 32 contests this season. Over his last five games (since 1/19), Osman is averaging 19.2 points (.523% FG%, .433% 3FG%), 4.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 34.7 minutes per game.

? MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA contributed 16 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, four rebounds and five assists in 22 minutes as a reserve against the Bulls. He has tallied nine double figure scoring games since joining the Cavs.

? ANTE ZIZIC has scored in double-digits in 6 of his last 7 games, averaging 15.0 points on .568 (42-74) shooting and 9.1 rebounds in 30.8 minutes per game over that span (since 1/16). Against the Bulls on Sunday, Zizic posted career-highs of 14 rebounds and three assists to go along with eight points in 36 minutes of work.

? RODNEY HOOD added 14 points, two assists and two steals in 31 minutes against Chicago. Hood has 31 double figure scoring games this season.

CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT

PRONUNCIATION KEY

John Henson (Left Wrist Surgery) ? OUT Kevin Love (Left Foot Surgery) ? OUT David Nwaba (Left Ankle Sprain) ? OUT JR Smith (Personal) ? NWT

Tristan Thompson (Left Foot Soreness) ? OUT

Matthew Dellavedova (dell-ah-veh-DOH-vuh) David Nwaba (NWAH-buh)

Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min) Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch)

CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS

1/27/19 - Cavaliers signed guard Kobi Simmons to a 10-day contract...1/16/19 ? Cavaliers signed guard Cameron Payne to a second 10-day contract...1/15/19 ? Cavaliers signed forward Deng Adel to a Two-Way contract and waived guard Jalen Jones...1/6/19 - Cavaliers signed guard Cameron Payne to a 10-day contract and waived guard Patrick McCaw.

2018-19 CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS

RECORD

HOME

ROAD

OVERTIME

STREAK

OVERALL

10-41 (.196) 5-19 (.208) 5-22 (.185)

0-0 (.000)

W1

CENTRAL

2-9 (.182)

0-5 (.000)

2-4 (.333)

0-0 (.000)

W1

EASTERN

8-26 (.235) 4-11 (.267) 4-15 (.211)

0-0 (.000)

W1

WESTERN

2-15 (.118)

1-8 (.111)

1-7 (.125)

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 L, 95-119 L, 102-113 L, 105-109 W, 121-112 W, 117-108 L, 95-102 L, 83-100 L, 95-128 L, 95-106 W, 99-97 L, 105-129 L, 110-129 W, 116-101 L, 92-108 W, 113-106 L, 102-114 L, 105-128 W, 92-91 L, 99-110 L, 110-126 L, 92-112 L, 87-95 L, 94-118 L, 108-111 L, 92-117 L, 91-117 L, 98-133 L, 115-123 L, 124-140 L, 113-141 W, 101-95 L, 112-129 L, 99-115 L, 102-124 L, 88-104 L, 103-123 L, 94-100 W, 104-101 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 ? CAVS 95, Wizards 119 December 8 at Cleveland ? CAVS 116, Wizards 101 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: 105-111 Current Streak: Won 1 Last Win: 12/8/18 Last Loss: 11/14/18

Home: 64-44 Home Streak: Won 2 Last Home Win: 12/8/18 Last Home Loss: 2/22/18

The Q: 27-17

Road: 41-67

Road Streak: Lost 1

Last Road Win: 12/17/17

Last Road Loss: 11/14/18

CAVALIERS WIZARDS

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

PPG

OPP PPG

FG%

OPP FG%

3FG%

FT%

RPG

OPP RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

102.4

113.3

.442

.492

.355

.793

42.1

43.9

20.2

6.8

2.6

112.8

115.9

.464

.474

.344

.759

40.8

47.9

25.7

9.0

4.8

TO'S

PT DIFF

13.6

-10.9

14.1

-3.1

Cavs Individual Bests Wizards 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)

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

2018-19 GAME RECAPS (Series Tied 1-1)

CAVALIERS 116, WIZARDS 101 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (12/8/18)

KEY PERFORMERS: Tristan Thompson recorded his 15th double-double of the season with a season-best 23 points on 11-18 (.611) shooting, a game-high 19 rebounds, a career-high tying five assists and two blocks in 42 minutes; It was his 3rd career 20-point, 15-rebound game (4/5/13 at BOS, 2/12/14 at DET); Thompson had 13 points and 11 rebounds in the 2nd quarter alone, securing a double-double in a single quarter for the first time in his career; The last Cavalier to tally a double-double in a single quarter was Anderson Varejao on 1/20/14 vs. DAL (4th quarter, 10 PTS & 11 REB); With his third rebound, Thompson passed Hot Rod Williams (4,669 REB) for 4th-most in franchise history...Collin Sexton finished with a career-high tying 29 points on 13-23 (.565) shooting, three rebounds, a career-high six assists and two steals in 40 minutes...Alec Burks contributed 14 points, a season-high tying seven rebounds, four assists and a steal in 34 minutes...Larry Nance Jr. chipped in 13 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, including 2-3 (.667) from three-point range, seven rebounds, a career-high tying seven assists, one steal and a block in 27 minutes...Cedi Osman added 12 points, two rebounds, two assists and a block in 39 minutes...Jalen Jones tallied season-highs of 12 points on a career-best 4-4 (1.000) shooting from beyond the arc, three rebounds, a steal and a block in 14 minutes off the bench...In his first career start, Jaron Blossomgame recorded career-highs of six points and six rebounds in 20 minutes...For Washington, Bradley Beal had a team-high 27 points, four rebounds and five assists in 33 minutes...Otto Porter Jr. finished with 15 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting and seven rebounds in 29 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Cavs trailed 22-18 midway through the first quarter but went on a 31-4 run to go up 49-26 with 6:56 left in the second quarter. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland led by as many as 29 points, scoring 116 points on 47-89 (.528) from the field...The Wine & Gold set a season high for three-pointers made, shooting 15-31 (.484) from beyond the arc...The Cavaliers outrebounded the Wizards 49-33 and had at least six players score in double figures for the 12th time this season (Collin Sexton ? 29, Tristan Thompson ? 23, Alec Burks ? 14, Larry Nance Jr. ? 13, Jalen Jones ? 12, Cedi Osman ? 12)...The Cavs dished out a season-high tying 26 assists on 47 field goals made and had only nine turnovers.

DECEMBER 8, 2018 CAVALIERS vs. Wizards

SCORE 116-101

HI SCORER SEXTON ? 29 Beal ? 27

HI REBOUND THOMPSON ? 19 Porter Jr. ? 7

HI ASSISTS NANCE JR. ? 7 Wall ? 6

FG%

FT%

47-89 (.528) 7-10 (.700)

38-86 (.442) 11-16 (.688)

REB (O-D-T) 12-37-49 8-25-33

CAVALIERS 95, WIZARDS 119 ? CAPITAL ONE ARENA ? WASHINGTON, DC (11/14/18)

KEY PERFORMERS: Collin Sexton poured in a career-high 24 points on 9-16 (.563) shooting, three rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes...David Nwaba chipped in 11 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting, a season-high seven rebounds, two steals and a block in 29 minutes...Larry Nance Jr. had 10 points on 3-4 (.750) shooting, six rebounds, a season-high tying five assists and a season-high four steals in 26 minutes...Rodney Hood tallied 10 points, two rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes...Andrew Harrison finished with 10 points on 3-5 (.600) shooting, four rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in 19 minutes...Tristan Thompson had a near double-double with nine points, a game-high eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block in 19 minutes...For Washington, Bradley Beal tallied a team-high 20 points and three steals in 28 minutes...Otto Porter Jr. finished with 15 points on 7-11 (.636) shooting and four rebounds in 26 minutes...John Wall added eight points and a game-high nine assists in 21 minutes. TURNING POINT: After the Cavs cut Washington's lead to nine (41-32) early in the second quarter, the Wizards scored 15 unanswered points to go up 56-32 at the 8:04 mark of the period. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland had 18 fast break points and five players score in double figures...The Wine & Gold had 11 steals and six blocks.

NOVEMBER 14, 2018 SCORE

CAVALIERS

95-119

at Wizards

HI SCORER SEXTON ? 24 Beal ? 20

HI REBOUND THOMPSON ? 8 Three Players ? 7

HI ASSISTS NANCE JR. ? 5 Wall ? 9

FG%

FT%

35-77 (.455) 21-31 (.677)

44-92 (.478) 18-26 (.692)

REB (O-D-T) 9-34-43 11-32-43

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...Wizards guard Jordan McRae played for Cleveland in parts of the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons...Wizards forward Sam Dekker played in nine games for the Cavs this season before being traded to Washington on Dec. 7, 2018...Cavs forward Kevin Love and Wizards forward Trevor Ariza both played their college ball at UCLA.

CAVALIERS vs. MAVERICKS 2018-19 SEASON

February 2 at Cleveland ? 7:30 p.m. on FSO March 16 at Dallas ? 8:30 p.m. on FSO

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

Overall: 40-33 Current Streak: Won 2 Last Win: 4/1/18 Last Loss: 1/30/17

Home: 23-14 Home Streak: Won 3 Last Home Win: 4/1/18 Last Home Loss: 1/4/15

The Q: 13-10

Road: 17-19

Road Streak: Won 1

Last Road Win: 11/11/17

Last Road Loss: 1/30/17

CAVALIERS MAVERICKS

PPG 102.4 109.6

OPP PPG 113.3 109.6

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

FG%

OPP FG%

3FG%

FT%

RPG

OPP RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

.442

.492

.355

.793

42.1

43.9

20.2

6.8

2.6

.450

.458

.345

.739

45.9

43.8

22.6

7.4

4.6

TO'S

PT DIFF

13.6

-10.9

15.4

0.0

Cavs Individual Bests Mavs Individual Bests

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES HIGHLIGHTS

Points: 46 ? LeBron James, 3/29/06

Rebounds: 22 ? Cliff T. Robinson, 2/16/83

Assists: 19 ? John Bagley, 3/16/85 (OT)

Biggest Win: 38 points on 11/25/16 (128-90)

Biggest Loss: 31 points on 3/26/05 (86-117)

Points: 39 ? Michael Finley, 1/27/98 (OT) Rebounds: 20 ? Dirk Nowitzki, 12/27/07

Assists: 17- Harper, 2/19/90 and Davis, 3/16/85 (OT)

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

CAVALIERS 98, MAVERICKS 87 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (4/1/18)

KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his 17th triple-double of the season (72nd of career) with a team-high tying 16 points, a game-high tying 13 rebounds and a game-high 12 assists in 39 minutes...Kevin Love recorded his 30th double-double of the season and 400th of his career with 13 points, a game-high tying 13 rebounds, one steal and one block in 36 minutes...J.R. Smith contributed 15 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, going 3-6 (.500) from deep and four rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench...Jordan Clarkson tallied a team-high tying 16 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting and a game-high three steals in 25 minutes as a reserve...Harrison Barnes recorded a game-high 30 points on 10-19 (.526) shooting, including a 5-10 (.500) clip from distance, five assists and three rebounds in 36 minutes...Dennis Smith Jr. added 14 points, a team-high six assists and four rebounds in 33 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland trailed 81-77 early in the fourth quarter but went on a 19-2 run to go up 96-83. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Wine & Gold held Dallas to 32-80 (.400) shooting from the field and scored 15 points off 15 Mavericks turnovers...Cleveland connected on 11-26 (.423) shooting from beyond the arc...The Cavaliers bench combined for 45 points...Cleveland had an 11-2 edge in second chance points and outrebounded Dallas 50-38.

APRIL 1, 2018 CAVALIERS vs. Mavericks

SCORE 98-87

HI SCORER

HI REBOUND

CLARKSON/JAMES ? 16 JAMES/LOVE ? 13

Barnes ? 30

Noel/Nowitzki ? 7

HI ASSISTS JAMES ? 12 Barnes ? 5

FG%

FT%

35-85 (.412) 17-23 (.739)

32-80 (.351) 10-11 (.909)

REB (O-D-T) 10-40-50 4-34-38

CAVALIERS 111, MAVERICKS 104 ? AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER ? DALLAS, TX (11/11/17)

KEY PERFORMERS: Kevin Love posted his 9th double-double of the season with a game-high 29 points (15 in the 3rd Q) on 11-19 (.579) shooting, a 3-5 (.600) clip from deep, a game-high 15 rebounds, three assists and one block in 36 minutes...LeBron James also recorded a double-double, his 8th of the season, with 19 points, 11 rebounds, a team-high four assists and one block in 42 minutes...J.R. Smith shot 4-9 (.444) from three-point range and finished with 17 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals in 38 minutes...Jae Crowder tallied 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 35 minutes...Kyle Korver added 13 points (all in the 4th Q) on 4-7 (.571) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from beyond the arc, and three rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench...For Dallas, Harrison Barnes finished with a team-high 23 points and a team-high 12 rebounds in 39 minutes...Dennis Smith Jr tallied 21 points and a game-high seven assists in 30 minutes....Dirk Nowitzki had 14 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting and five rebounds in 25 minutes. TURNING POINT: The Cavaliers used a 15-2 run in the third quarter to turn a two-point deficit (64-62) into an 11-point advantage (77-66). Cleveland outscored Dallas 34-22 in the third period and took a ninepoint lead (83-74) into the fourth. The Cavaliers never trailed in the final period. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Five Cavs players scored in double figures...Cleveland connected on 12 three-pointers and shot 29-35 (.829) from the foul line...Defensively, the Cavs held Dallas to 39-92 (.424) shooting from the field and outrebounded them 53-42.

NOVEMBER 11, 2017 SCORE

CAVALIERS

111-104

at Mavericks

HI SCORER LOVE ? 29 Barnes ? 23

HI REBOUND LOVE ? 15 Barnes ? 12

HI ASSISTS JAMES ? 4 Smith Jr. ? 7

FG%

FT%

35-81 (.432) 29-35 (.829)

39-92 (.424) 16-21 (.762)

REB (O-D-T) 10-43-53 9-33-42

CONNECTIONS

Mavericks assistant coach Jamahl Mosley also served as an assistant coach for the Cavs for four seasons (2010-2014)...Cavs forward Tristan Thompson and Mavericks forward Dwight Powell are both natives of Canada...Cavs forward Kevin Love and Dallas guard J.J. Barea were teammates in Minnesota for three seasons (2011-2014)...Cavs Head Coach Larry Drew was the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks in 2013-14 when he coached Giannis Antetokounmpo, the older brother of Mavericks forward Kostas Antetokounmpo.

CAVALIERS 104, BULLS 101 ? UNITED CENTER ? CHICAGO, IL (1/27/19)

KEY PERFORMERS: Alec Burks shot 3-7 (.429) from beyond the arc and poured in a team-high tying 18 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes...Jordan Clarkson also tallied a team-high tying 18 points on 8-11 (.727) shooting, seven rebounds and a team-high six assists in 22 minutes...Cedi Osman posted 17 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in 39 minutes...Matthew Dellavedova recorded 16 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, four rebounds and five assists in 22 minutes...Rodney Hood added 14 points, two assists and two steals in 31 minutes of work...For Chicago, Lauri Markkanen had a double-double with game highs of 21 points and 15 rebounds in 38 minutes...Zach LaVine also recorded a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds in 36 minutes. TURNING POINT: Alec Burks pulled down a huge offensive rebound and made a 10-foot jump shot that gave the Cavs a 102-101 lead with17.0 seconds remaining in the game. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs had 26 assists and just eight turnovers...Cleveland also made 13 three-pointers and shot 13-15 (.867) from the foul line...The Cavs had 16 second chance points...Five players for the Wine & Gold scored at least 14 points.

JANUARY 27, 2019 CAVALIERS at Bulls

SCORE 104-101

HI SCORER

HI REBOUND

BURKS/CLARKSON ? 18 ZIZIC ? 14

Markkanen ? 21

Markkanen ? 15

HI ASSISTS CLARKSON ? 6 Dunn ? 7

FG%

FT%

39-92 (.424) 13-15 (.867)

39-88 (.443) 14-17 (.824)

REB (O-D-T) 12-40-52 8-39-47

CAVALIERS 94, HEAT 100 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (1/25/19)

KEY PERFORMERS: Cedi Osman poured in a career-high 29 points on 11-20 (.550) shooting, four rebounds, four assists and two steals in 39 minutes...Ante Zizic fell just shy of a double-double with 11 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, a team-high nine rebounds, one steal and one block in 27 minutes...Collin Sexton shot 3-6 (.500) from beyond the arc and finished with 13 points, two rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes...Rodney Hood contributed 10 points, three rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes...Alec Burks tallied 13 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, seven rebounds, three assists and one steal in 30 minutes; With his fourth point, he reached the 4,000-point mark for his career...For Miami, Justice Winslow had a team-high 27 points on 11-18 (.611) shooting and seven rebounds in 36 minutes...Hassan Whiteside registered a double-double with 14 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting and a game-high 13 rebounds in 22 minutes...Derrick Jones Jr. also recorded a double-double with 14 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench. TURNING POINT: After the Cavs had a 65-62 lead midway through the third quarter, the Heat went on a 26-7 run to go up by 18 points (90-72) with 8:51 left in the game. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers had all five starters score in double figures (Osman ? 29, Burks ? 13, Sexton ? 13, Zizic ? 11, Hood ? 10)...Cleveland dished out 23 assists on 37 made field goals.

JANUARY 25, 2019 CAVALIERS vs. Heat

SCORE 94-100

HI SCORER OSMAN ? 29 Winslow ? 27

HI REBOUND ZIZIC ? 9 Whiteside ? 13

HI ASSISTS DELLAVEDOVA ? 5 T. Johnson ? 6

FG%

FT%

37-85 (.435) 10-13 (.769)

37-80 (.462) 17-25 (.680)

REB (O-D-T) 9-33-42 12-36-48

CAVALIERS 103, CELTICS 123 ? TD GARDEN ? BOSTON, MA (1/23/19)

KEY PERFORMERS: Cedi Osman recorded a career-high 25 points on 8-11 (.727) shooting, including a career-best six three-pointers (6-7 3FG), eight rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes of work...Ante Zizic scored in double figures for the 5th straight game after tallying 19 points on 9-17 (.529) shooting and eight rebounds (career-high six offensive) in 33 minutes...Collin Sexton posted 16 points, five rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes...Alec Burks contributed 10 points, team highs of nine rebounds and six assists, two steals and two blocks in 26 minutes...Jordan Clarkson finished with 14 points and two assists in 22 minutes...For Boston, Terry Rozier had a game-high 26 points on 9-13 (.692) shooting, including 4-5 (.800) from three-point range, a team-high tying eight rebounds and a game-high tying six assists in 30 minutes...Jaylen Brown tallied 23 points on 8-12 (.667) shooting and six rebounds in 25 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland had a 39-38 lead with 7:36 to go in the second quarter but Boston responded with a 16-2 run (54-41) and led by double-digits the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs connected on 13-30 (.433) from beyond the arc...Cleveland's 14 offensive rebounds led to a season-high tying 23 second chance points.

JANUARY 23, 2019 CAVALIERS at Celtics

SCORE 103-123

HI SCORER OSMAN ? 25 Rozier ? 26

HI REBOUND BURKS ? 9 Baynes/Rozier ? 8

HI ASSISTS BURKS ? 6 Rozier ? 6

FG%

FT%

38-86 (.442) 14-20 (.700)

46-87 (.529) 21-23 (.913)

REB (O-D-T) 14-29-43 9-34-43

CAVALIERS 88, BULLS 104 ? QUICKEN LOANS ARENA ? CLEVELAND, OH (1/21/19)

KEY PERFORMERS: Collin Sexton had a team-high 18 points, three rebounds and two steals in 29 minutes...Ante Zizic had a near double-double with 13 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, a game-high tying nine rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 28 minutes...Jordan Clarkson finished with 12 points, five rebounds, a team-high four assists and one steal in 20 minutes off the bench...Cameron Payne contributed 11 points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in 26 minutes as a reserve...For Chicago, Zach LaVine led all scorers with 25 points on 9-16 (.563) shooting, two rebounds and two steals in 25 minutes...Lauri Markkanen posted 13 points and eight rebounds in 32 minutes...Kris Dunn tallied 13 points and a game-high nine assists in 31 minutes. TURNING POINT: With a 52-46 lead early in the second quarter, Chicago increased their lead to 16 (64-48) after going on a 12-2 run. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers grabbed 11 offensive rebounds which led to 21 second chance points.

JANUARY 21, 2019 CAVALIERS vs. Bulls

SCORE 88-104

HI SCORER SEXTON ? 18 LaVine ? 25

HI REBOUND ZIZIC ? 9 Hutchison/Lopez ? 9

HI ASSISTS CLARKSON ? 4 Dunn ? 9

FG%

FT%

31-87 (.356) 20-29 (.690)

36-76 (.474) 17-22 (.773)

REB (O-D-T) 11-27-38 8-42-50

CAVALIERS 102, NUGGETS 124 ? PEPSI CENTER ? DENVER, CO (1/19/19)

KEY PERFORMERS: Ante Zizic recorded a career-high 23 points on 9-12 (.750) shooting from the field and a team-high six rebounds in 31 minutes...Rodney Hood posted 18 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, including a perfect 6-6 (1.000) from the foul line, three assists and two steals in 27 minutes...Cedi Osman tallied 17 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting, three rebounds, one steal and one block in 30 minutes...Jordan Clarkson knocked down three triples and had 13 points and four rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench...Collin Sexton added 10 points, four rebounds, a career-high seven assists and one steal in 33 minutes of work...For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokic tallied a triple-double with 19 points on 8-12 (.667) shooting and game highs of 11 rebounds and 12 assists in 28 minutes...Jamal Murray finished with a game-high 26 points on 8-14 (.571) shooting, including 4-7 (.571) from beyond the arc, and five assists in 25 minutes. TURNING POINT: With the scored knotted at 20 with 5:01 remaining in the first quarter, the Nuggets closed out the period on a 17-5 run and led by double-digits the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs knocked down 10 three-pointers and shot 22-26 (.846) from the free throw line.

JANUARY 19, 2019 CAVALIERS at Nuggets

SCORE 102-124

HI SCORER ZIZIC ? 23 Murray ? 26

HI REBOUND ZIZIC ? 6 Jokic ? 11

HI ASSISTS SEXTON ? 7 Jokic ? 12

FG%

FT%

35-72 (.486) 22-26 (.846)

50-89 (.562) 9-11 (.818)

REB (O-D-T) 5-23-28 12-31-43

*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. T. THOMPSON (554)

10. B. Daugherty (548)

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 (1,870)

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. T. THOMPSON (2,896)

7. J. Chones (2,750)

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. T. THOMPSON (4,767)

5. J. Williams (4,669) 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. T. THOMPSON (397)

B. Daugherty (397) A. Varejao (397) 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...TRISTAN THOMPSON passed Jim Chones (2,750 DREB) for the 6th-most defensive rebounds in franchise history with his second defensive board at Detroit on 11/19/18...TRISTAN THOMPSON passed Hot Rod Williams (4,669) for the 4th-most rebounds in team history with his third board against Washington on 12/8/18...TRISTAN THOMPSON passed Brad Daugherty (548 GP) for sole possession of the 9th-most games played in franchise history against New Orleans on 1/5/19.

UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES (REGULAR SEASON)

BURKS

300 3FGM (287) 1,000 FTM (960)

HENSON

500 FTM (464) 200 STL (187)

NWABA

1,000 PTS (800) 500 REB (447) 100 STL (85) 300 FGM (291)

THOMPSON

400 BLK (397) 5,000 REB (4,767)

CLARKSON

2,000 FGM (1,977) 1,000 AST (949) 500 3FGM (465)

HOOD

300 GP (291) 4,000 PTS (3,746) 1,000 REB (856)

OSMAN

1,000 PTS (845) 400 FGM (307)

ZIZIC

100 GP (67) 1,000 PTS (352)

DELLAVEDOVA

200 STL (174) 1,000 FGM (775) 400 3FGM (364)

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 (734)

FRYE

900 GP (880) 3,000 FGM (2,918) 1,100 3FGM (1,039) 1,000 FTM (873) 4,000 REB (3,991)

NANCE JR.

2,000 PTS (1,723) 800 FGM (727) 300 STL (283)

SMITH

1,000 GP (971) 13,000 PTS (12,131) 2,000 3FGM (1,929) 1,000 STL (973)

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...JORDAN CLARKSON grabbed his 1,000th career rebound with his first board at Chicago on 11/10/18...JORDAN CLARKSON reached 400 career three-pointers with his 4th trey against the L.A. Lakers on 11/21/18...RODNEY HOOD swiped at 200th career steal against Minnesota on 11/26/18...TRISTAN THOMPSON made his 1,000th career free throw with his first make at Boston on 11/30/18...JORDAN CLARKSON recorded his 300th career steal against Golden State on 12/5/18...TRISTAN THOMPSON became the 17th player in team history to reach 5,000 career points with his 4th point at Milwaukee on 12/10/18...MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA recorded his 2,000th career point with his first make against New York on 12/12/18...RODNEY HOOD made his 500th career threepointer with his third triple against Milwaukee on 12/14/18...LARRY NANCE JR. made his 700th career field goal with his seventh make against Chicago on 12/23/18...ALEC BURKS played in his 400th career game against Miami on 1/2/19...TRISTAN THOMPSON made his 2,000th career field goal with his fourth make against Miami on 1/2/19...CEDI OSMAN played in his 100th career game against Indiana on 1/8/19...JORDAN CLARKSON recorded his 5,000th career point with his 14th point at Portland on 1/16/19...ALEC BURKS pulled down his 1,000th career defensive rebound with his fifth one at Boston on 1/23/19...ALEC BURKS tallied his 4,000th career point with his fourth point against Miami on 1/27/19.

TEAM EFFORT: Cleveland has had at least six players score at least 10 points on 18 occasions this season. So far, seven players are also averaging double-digits in

scoring with the Wine & Gold (minimum 4 GP): Kevin Love (19.0), Jordan Clarkson (16.5), Collin Sexton (14.4), Rodney Hood (12.4), Cedi Osman (12.4), Tristan Thompson (11.5) and Alec Burks (11.5).

BENCH LIFT: After Cleveland's reserves

averaged a franchise-record 41.2 points last season, the Cavs' reserves are putting up 43.1 points per game in 2018-19 (6th-highest in NBA). The bench has posted 40+ points 32 times, 50+ points 17 times, 60+ points four times and 70+ points once (75 at NOP on 1/9/19).

HIGHEST SCORING BENCHES IN CAVALIERS HISTORY

BENCH YEAR

PPG

2018-19

43.1

2017-18

41.2

1991-92

36.9

2010-11

35.6

? INSTANT SCORER: Jordan Clarkson is leading the Cavs' bench this season, averaging a career-

high 16.5 points (3rd-best among all NBA reserves), a .848 mark from the foul line, 3.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 26.3 minutes per game. He has scored in double-digits 44 times (MOST among all NBA reserves), including 15 20-point outings. He tied his career high with 3 consecutive contests with 20+ points from Jan. 5-9 (1/19/18-1/23/18 & 2/10/16-2/21/16).

? 20-10 IN UNDER 30 MIN: In a win at Brooklyn on 12/3/18, Clarkson registered his 1st

double-double of the season (5th of career) with 20 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes off the bench. He became the first Cavs bench player to post 20+ points and 10+ boards in less than 30 minutes since 4/16/14, when Tyler Zeller did it vs. Brooklyn (22 PTS, 11 REB, 26 MIN).

? 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)

? SECOND TIME EVER: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Cavs' four straight contests

with 50+ bench points from Dec. 10-16 matches their franchise record. The only other time Cleveland accomplished that feat was 12/17/1991 to 12/21/1991.

75 BENCH POINTS: ?

On Jan. 9 against New Orleans, the Cavaliers' bench poured in a season-high 75

points (tied for 4th-most in franchise history). It was their most bench points in a single-game since Feb. 2, 2002 (76

vs. DET).

HIGHEST SCORING BENCHES IN 2018-19

TEAM

BENCH PPG

Los Angeles Clippers Brooklyn Nets Charlotte Hornets Miami Heat New York Knicks CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Atlanta Hawks

51.0 47.6 44.4 44.0 43.8 43.1 42.6

BENCH PPG LEADERS IN NBA (2018-19)

BENCH PLAYER

PPG

Lou Williams (LAC) Spencer Dinwiddie (BKN)

JORDAN CLARKSON (CLE)

Montrezl Harrell (LAC)

18.7 17.6

16.5

15.8

MOST 20+ POINT SCORING GAMES AMONG NBA RESERVES (2018-19)

BENCH PLAYER

GAMES

Lou Williams (LAC)

21

Montrezl Harrell (LAC)

17

JORDAN CLARKSON (CLE)

15

Spencer Dinwiddie (BKN)

13

MOST BENCH POINTS EVER SCORED IN A CAVALIERS GAME

Date/Opponent

PTS

12/17/1991 vs. Miami

86

3/28/1984 at Milwaukee

76

2/2/2002 vs. Detroit

76

11/10/1976 at Detroit

75

1/9/2019 vs. New Orleans

75

ON THE LINE: So far this season, the Cavs have the 8th-highest free throw percentage in the NBA at .793. Cleveland has three players ranked in the NBA's Top 30

in free throw percentage: RODNEY HOOD (.918, 3rd in NBA), COLLIN SEXTON (.853, 25th in NBA) and JORDAN CLARKSON (.848, 28th in NBA).

? .900 OR HIGHER: The Cavs have shot at least .900 from the charity stripe on 10 occasions this season, their most in a single season. Their previous

franchise record was 9 such games in 2017-18.

TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK: In 2018-19, the Cavs rank 5th in the NBA at 13.6 turnovers per game. They have

recorded fewer than 10 turnovers on 8 occasions this season.

? FIRST TEAM TO DO IT TWICE: The Cavs have recorded only 3 turnovers in a game twice this

season (vs. LAL on 11/21/18 and at POR 1/16/19), becoming the first team since the NBA began compiling team turnovers on box scores in 1970-71 to have 3 turnovers on two or more occasions in a single season. (Elias)

FEWEST TURNOVERS IN

FRANCHISE HISTORY

Date/Opponent

TOs

3/19/09 vs. POR

*2

11/21/18 vs. LAL

3

1/17/19 at POR

3

3/2/95 at DAL

3

1/23/16 vs. CHI

4

*Tied for NBA record

REBOUND EDGE: Cleveland has tied or outrebounded foes 25 times so far. They have had at least a +9 margin on the glass 9 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).

? ANOTHER CHANCE: On the season, Cleveland ranks 13th in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game at 10.6 and are averaging 13.4 second chance

points per game (13th-best in NBA).

DEEP FIRST-QUARTER: In the first quarter against New Orleans on Jan. 9, the Cavs shot a perfect 8-8 (1.000) from three-point territory. That was one triple

shy of their franchise best start for a single quarter (9-9 3FG in the 1st quarter on 11/15/14 vs. ATL). The Wine & Gold finished the night versus the Pelicans with 14 triples.

136 AT THE Q: In their 136-114 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on 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 vs. Portland (81 in 1st H).

CAVS HIGHEST SCORING OUTPUT AT QUICKEN LOANS ARENA

DATE/OPPONENT

POINTS

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

10/30/18 vs. ATL

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

140 (OT) 137

136

135 (2OT) 133 (2OT)

132

WELCOME BACK DELLY: After Cleveland acquired Matthew Dellavedova on Dec. 7, he scored in double-digits in each of his first 5 games (Dec. 10-16), the

longest double figure scoring streak of his career. Over 22 games since returning, Dellavedova is averaging 8.4 points on .471 shooting from the field, .392 (29-74) from three-point range, .852 from the foul line, and 3.7 assists in 19.0 minutes per game.

LARRY'S CAREER YEAR: on the season, Larry Nance Jr. is averaging career highs in rebounds (7.4), assists (3.0) and steals (1.44), while putting up 8.6 points

in 25.3 minutes per game. He recorded at least one steal in a career-high 15 consecutive games from Dec. 8-Jan. 5. During 15-game steal streak, he swiped two or more steals in 11 of the 15 games and totaled 33 steals over the streak.

? AT THE BUZZER: Nance Jr. had his first career game-winning buzzer beater with a tip-in at Indiana on Dec. 18, giving the Cavs a 92-91 victory.

? HISTORIC END TO YEAR 2018: Nance Jr. closed out 2018 with an historical night at Atlanta on 12/29. He posted 18 points on 7-8 (.875) shooting,

while tying his career high in rebounds (15) and assists (7), and tying his season high in steals (4) in 36 minutes of work. Nance Jr. became the first NBA player since 1973-74 (when steals were first tracked) to put up at least 18 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and a .875 FG% in a single game.

DOUBLE-T: Tristan Thompson is on pace to averaging a double-double for the first time with 11.5 points (.526 FG%) and a career-high 11.1 rebounds (11th-best

in NBA) in 29.8 minutes per game. He also has a team-high 18 double-doubles (tied for 22nd-most in NBA), including two 20-10 games (11/10 at CHI and 12/8 vs. WAS).

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS

?

OFFENSIVE GLASS: Thompson ranks 4th in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game at 4.4. He has

PER GAME LEADERS (2018-19)

Player

Off. Reb.

notched at least 4 offensive rebounds on 20 occasions. Against the Lakers on 11/21/18, Thompson notched a Andre Drummond (DET)

5.2

season-high 10 offensive rebounds, which was the 5th time in his career he has grabbed at least 10 in a single Clint Capela (HOU)

5.0

game.

Steven Adams (OKC)

4.7

TRISTAN THOMPSON (CLE)

*4.4

? 15+ REBOUNDS: Thompson has grabbed at least 15 rebounds in 8 games this season, a single season

*career high

career best (previously six 15+ rebounding games in 2012-13 & 2013-14 seasons). He also has two games with 20 or more rebounds this season (11/13 vs. CHA, 11/24 vs. HOU).

TRISTAN'S TOP REBOUND PERFORMANCES IN CAREER

?

CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Thompson has registered a career-high tying 4 straight

Date/Opponent 11/13/18 vs. CHA

Rebs. *21

double-doubles nine times in his career, including 3 times this season (11/5-11/13, 11/21-11/26 and 11/30- 12/4/13 vs. DEN

21

12/5).

11/24/18 vs. HOU

*20

12/7/16 at NYK

20

?

21 BOARDS IN THREE QUARTERS: In the win against Charlotte on Nov. 13, Thompson tied his

12/8/18 vs. WAS 12/5/18 vs. GSW

*19 *19

career highs in rebounds (21) and assists (5), to go along with 11 points in three quarters of play (28:13). The last 12/1/18 vs. TOR

*19

Cavs player to pull down 20+ boards in three quarters was Anderson Varejao (21 through 3Q on 10/30/2012 vs. 3/1/15 at HOU

19

WSH).

*This Season

THE RISE OF CEDI: Cedi Osman has increased his scoring average from last season by 8.5 points (3.9 to 12.4),

one of the highest scoring increases in the NBA this season. In 2018-19, Osman is averaging 12.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 31.8 minutes per game.

LARGEST PPG INCREASE FROM

LAST SEASON TO THIS SEASON

(MIN. 150 FGA IN BOTH SEASONS)

Player

PPG+

Derrick Rose (MIN) John Collins (ATL)

CEDI OSMAN (CLE)

+10.2 (8.4 to 18.6) +9.0 (10.5 to 19.5)

+8.5 (3.9 to 12.4)

Pascal Siakam (TOR) Malik Beasley (DEN)

+7.9 (7.3 to 15.2) +7.3 (3.2 to 10.5)

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. He is the only Cavalier to appear

in all 51 games (41 starts) and is averaging 14.4 points (4th-best among rookies), 3.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists (4th among rookies) in 29.6 minutes per game. He also leads all qualified rookies in free throw percentage (.853) and has scored in double-digits in 43 of 51 contests.

? FIRST OF HIS CAREER: At Oklahoma City on 11/28, Sexton recorded his 1st career double-double with 21 points, a career-high 10 rebounds, three

assists and one steal in 38 minutes. Sexton became the first Cavs rookie to post at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in a game since March 19, 2012 when Tristan Thompson accomplished that feat (27 PTS, 12 REB vs. Nets).

? I8 IN A ROW: Sexton scored in double figures in 18 consecutive games from 11/7/18 to 12/12/18, passing Dave Sorenson (17, 1/24/71 to 2/21/71) for

the 6th-longest double-digit scoring streak by a Cavs rookie in team history and was the longest since LeBron James' 29 in 2003-04 season. The only longest double figure scoring streaks for a Cavs rookie ahead of Sexton are the following: Ron Harper-69 (11/1/86 to 3/21/87), LeBron James-29 twice (12/9/03 to 2/9/04, 2/18/04 to 4/14/04), Austin Carr-29 (1/25/72-3/19/72) and Brad Daugherty-23 (1/23/87 to 3/12/87).

HIGHEST PPG AMONG

NBA ROOKIES (2018-19)

Player Luka Doncic Deandre Ayton Trae Young

COLLIN SEXTON

Jaren Jackson Jr.

PPG 20.5 16.4 16.4

14.4

13.5

HIGHEST FT% AMONG

NBA ROOKIES (2018-19)

Player

FT%

COLLIN SEXTON

Allonzo Trier Shai Gilgeous-Alex. Trae Young Wendell Carter Jr.

.853

.835 .833 .803 .795

MOST POINTS BY CAVS ROOKIE

IN A GAME SINCE 2012-13

Player Jordan McRae Dion Waiters

COLLIN SEXTON COLLIN SEXTON

Dion Waiters

PTS 36 vs. DET 4/13/16 33 vs. SAC 1/14/13

29 vs. HOU 11/24/18 29 vs. WAS 12/8/18

28 vs. LAC 11/5/12

MOST DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES THROUGH FIRST 51 GAMES FOR A CAVS ROOKIE

Player Ron Harper (1986-87)

10+PT Games 50

COLLIN SEXTON (2018-19)

43

LeBron James (2003-04)

43

Kyrie Irving (2011-12)

42

John Johnson (1970-71)

39

MOST DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES BY A NBA ROOKIE THIS SEASON

Player Luka Doncic

10+PT Games 44

COLLIN SEXTON

43

Deandre Ayton

40

Trae Young

38

Jaren Jackson

38

HIGHEST THREE-POINT PERCENTAGE BY A CAVS ROOKIE (MIN. 100 3FGA)

Player/Season Daniel Gibson (2006-07)

3FG% .419 (52-124)

COLLIN SEXTON (2018-19)

.400 (48-120)

Kyrie Irving (2011-12)

.399 (73-183)

Matthew Dellavedova (2013-14) Smush Parker (2002-03)

.368 (57-155) .322 (38-118)

UNDER THE HOOD: Rodney Hood is shooting a career-high .918 from the foul line (3rd in NBA) and .361 from three-point range, while averaging 12.4 points,

2.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 27.3 minutes per game. He has scored in double-digits 31 times, including 6 20-point outings. Hood is currently one of 7 NBA players to average at least 12.0 points with a .360 three-point percentage and a .900 free throw percentage this season (Damian Lillard, Kevin Durant, Danilo Gallinari, Malcolm Brogdon, Stephen Curry, JJ Redick).

ALL-AROUND BURKS: Against Sacramento on 12/6, Alec Burks had a strong all-around performance, tying his season-highs of 22 points and seven

rebounds, while setting a new career-high with nine assists in 38 minutes off the bench against the Kings. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Burks became the first player in franchise history to record at least 22 points, seven rebounds and nine assists off the bench. Since the Cavs acquired him on Nov. 29, Burks has scored in double figures in 18 of his 31 appearances and is averaging 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and a .394 clip from three-point range with the team.

IT'S ALL LOVE: Before his injury, five-time NBA All-Star Kevin Love posted 3 double-doubles in 4 games, averaging 19.0 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in

34.0 minutes per game.

? THE ONLY ONE: Love is the only player in NBA history to have a career average at least 10.0 rebounds and make 1,000 threes or more. He has nailed

1,031 career three-pointers and owns a 11.3 rebound average.

MOST CAREER GAMES WITH

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)

MOST DOUBLE-DOUBLES

SINCE 2008-09

Player

No.

Dwight Howard

501

KEVIN LOVE

404

Russell Westbrook

344

Pau Gasol

335

DeMarcus Cousins/Andre Drummond 328

*Love posted his 400th career

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

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