MON., JUNE 12, 2017
ORACLE ARENA – OAKLAND, CA
TV: ABC
RADIO: WTAM 1100/LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN RADIO
9:00 PM ET
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (51-31, 13-4)
AT
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (67-15, 15-1)
(WARRIORS LEAD SERIES 3-1)
2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES
NBA FINALS GAME 5
OVERALL PLAYOFF GAME # 18
ROAD GAME # 10
PROBABLE STARTERS
POS
F
NO. PLAYER
HT.
WT.
23
6-8
250
LEBRON JAMES
G GS PPG
16-17:
74
PLAYOFFS: 17
QUARTERFINALS
F
# 2 Cleveland vs. # 7 Indiana
CAVS Won Series 4-0
0
KEVIN LOVE
6-10
251
16-17:
60
PLAYOFFS: 17
Game 1 at Cleveland; April 15
CAVS 109, Pacers 108
C
13
TRISTAN THOMPSON
6-10
238
16-17:
78
PLAYOFFS: 17
Game 2 at Cleveland; April 17
CAVS 117, Pacers 111
G
Game 3 at Indiana; April 20
CAVS 119, Pacers 114
5
J.R. SMITH
6-6
225
16-17:
41
PLAYOFFS: 17
G
Game 4 at Indiana; April 23
CAVS 106, Pacers 102
2
KYRIE IRVING
6-3
193
16-17:
72
PLAYOFFS: 17
RPG
APG
FG% MPG
74
17
26.4
32.4
8.6
8.9
8.7
7.8
.548
.559
37.8
41.1
60
17
19.0
17.5
11.1
10.6
1.9
1.6
.427
.443
31.4
32.2
78
17
8.1
7.8
9.2
8.4
1.0
1.4
.600
.571
30.0
31.3
35
17
8.6
7.1
2.8
2.3
1.5
0.7
.346
.466
29.0
26.2
72
17
25.2
25.9
3.2
2.9
5.8
5.2
.473
.471
35.1
36.0
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
# 2 Cleveland vs. # 3 Toronto
CAVS Won Series 4-0
CAVS QUICK FACTS

The defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers will try to extend the 2017 Finals with a win tonight in Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. The
Cavs defeated the Warriors by a score of 137-116 in Game 4 on Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena, where they led wire-to-wire and shot 46-87 (.529) from the field to
go with 27 assists.
Game 2 @ Cleveland; May 3
CAVS 125, Raptors 103

Game 3 @ Toronto; May 5
CAVS 115, Raptors 94
The Cavs’ 137 points in Game 4 set a franchise playoff record and was the highest single-game total in a Finals game since the L.A. Lakers beat Boston, 141-122, on June
4, 1987. The All-time Finals single-game scoring mark is 148 by Boston in 148-114 win over Lakers on May 27, 1985.

Also in Game 4, the Cavs rang up the highest-scoring half in NBA Finals history and franchise history (regular and post) when they outscored Golden State 86-68 in the
first half. The previous highest-scoring half in Finals history was 81 by Philadelphia against the Lakers in the second half on June 6, 1982 (Game Five). Cleveland’s 86 points
were the most ever for any first half of a NBA postseason game and fell one point shy of matching the highest-scoring half in overall NBA Playoff history: 87 by Milwaukee
vs. Denver in the second half on April 23, 1978.

Cleveland got off to a fast start in Game 4, outscoring Golden State, 49-33 in the first quarter, which is the highest-scoring quarter by one team in NBA Finals history
(prior was 47 by Lakers vs. Boston in the third quarter on June 3, 1984; Game Three at L.A.) and in Cavaliers history (regular and post). The Cavs’ 49 points marked the
highest-scoring first quarter in NBA postseason play and were two shy of matching the largest overall quarter in NBA Playoff history (51 by the Lakers vs. Detroit in the
fourth quarter on March 31, 1962; Game Five, West Finals).

The Cavs have now made at least 20 three-pointers twice in this year’s postseason after nailing an NBA Finals record 24 three-pointers (including Finals record 13 in the
first half) in Game 4 against Golden State. The Cavs also connected on 21 three-pointers in Game 3 of the First Round against the Pacers on April 20. In NBA Playoff
history, there’s only been 11 times a team has made at least 20 threes, and the Cavs have done it five of those times.

MILESTONE ALERT: With an appearance in Game 5, LeBron James (216 GP) will pass Shaquille O’Neal for sole possession of 7th place in career playoff games played. Kevin
Love (647 PTS, 384 REB) is 47 points away from passing Larry Nance (693) for 6th-most in Cavs playoff history and 22 boards shy of overtaking Anderson Varejao (405 REB)
for 5th place in rebounds. Iman Shumpert (45 STL) is 3 steals away from passing Craig Ehlo (47 STLS) for 7 th place in franchise playoff history.

In the win in Game 4, Kyrie Irving (40 PTS), LeBron James (31 PTS) and Kevin Love (23 PTS) combined for 94 points, tying the franchise playoff record for most points by
three players (1992). It was also the first Finals game in 48 years in which a player scored 40-plus points, a teammate scored 30-plus, and another teammate went for
20-plus. The last trio to achieve such a performance: Jerry West (41), Elgin Baylor (32) and Johnny Egan (26) for the Lakers against the Celtics on April 25, 1969. (Elias)

LeBron James is averaging a triple-double in this year’s Finals with 31.8 points (.540 FG%), 11.8 rebounds and 10.5 assists, to go with 1.3 steals and 1.0 block in 41.5
minutes. In Friday’s Game 4, James became the all-time playoff leader in free throws made (passed Michael Jordan: 1,643FTM) and moved into 3rd place in NBA Finals
scoring (passed Jordan: 1,176 PTS). With 1,206 points scored in the Finals, only Jerry West (1,679) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,317) has more Finals points than him.
James finished the night with his 19th career playoff triple-double (3rd of 2017 postseason) with 31 points, 10 rebounds and a game-high 11 assists in 41 minutes, which
was also his 9th Finals triple-double, moving him past Magic Johnson (8) for the most in NBA Finals history.

2 Cleveland vs. # 1 Golden State
Warriors Lead Series 3-1
Kyrie Irving finished with a game-high 40 points on 15-27 (.556) shooting, including 7-12 (.583) from beyond the arc, seven rebounds, four assists and a steal in 41 minutes
in Game 4. It was his third career 40-point playoff game, which includes two in the Finals. Irving’s 7 three-pointers set a postseason career-high and were tied for the 2nd
most in a NBA Finals game (record is 8 by Ray Allen on 6/6/10 at LAL). In the 2017 NBA Finals, Irving is averaging 30.3 points (.485 FG%, .414 3FG%, .846 FT%), 4.5
rebounds and 4.0 assists in 40.0 minutes.

Over the last two games, J.R. Smith is averaging 15.5 points and shooting 10-19 (.526) from beyond the arc in 31.5 minutes.
Game 1 @ Golden State; June 1
Warriors 113, CAVS 91

In Game 4, Kevin Love finished with 23 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting, including a 6-8 (.750) mark from deep, five rebounds, three steals and a block in 29 minutes. This
series, Love is averaging 18.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.50 steals and 1.0 block in 32.8 minutes.
Game 1 @ Cleveland; May 1
CAVS 116, Raptors 105
Game 4 @ Toronto; May 7
CAVS 109, Raptors 102
# 2 Cleveland vs. # 1 Boston
CAVS Won Series 4-1
Game 1 @ Boston; May 17
CAVS 117, Celtics 104
Game 2 @ Boston; May 19
CAVS 130, Celtics 86
Game 3 @ Cleveland; May 21
Celtics 111, CAVS 108
Game 4 @ Cleveland; May 23
CAVS 112, Celtics 99
Game 5 @ Boston; May 25
CAVS 135, Celtics 102
Game 2 @ Golden State; June 4
Warriors 132, CAVS 113
Game 3 @ Cleveland; June 7
Warriors 118, CAVS 113
CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT
PRONUNCIATION KEY
None
Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW)
Iman (ee-MON) Shumpert
Game 4 @ Cleveland; June 9
CAVS 137, Warriors 116
Game 5 @ Golden State
Monday, June 12 – 9:00 p.m.
2016-17 CAVALIERS RECORDS
TV: ABC; RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio
*Game 6 @ Cleveland
Thursday, June 15 – 9:00 p.m.
TV: ABC; RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio
*Game 7 @ Golden State
Sunday, June 18 – 8:00 p.m.
TV: ABC; RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN Radio
* If necessary
2017 PLAYOFFS
OVERALL
CENTRAL
EASTERN
WESTERN
RECORD
HOME
ROAD
OVERTIME
STREAK
13-4 (.765)
51-31 (.622)
8-8 (.500)
35-17 (.673)
16-14 (.533)
6-2 (.750)
31-10 (.756)
6-2 (.750)
19-7 (.731)
12-3 (.800)
7-2 (.778)
20-21 (.488)
2-6 (.250)
16-10 (.615)
4-11 (.267)
0-0 (---)
3-4 (.429)
2-0 (1.000)
3-2 (.600)
0-2 (.000)
W1
L4
W1
L4
L2
2017 NBA PLAYOFFS: NBA FINALS: AT GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (67-15, 15-1)
CAVS-WARRIORS POSTSEASON SCHEDULE
GAME/DATE
GAME 1: Thursday, June 1
OPPONENT
@ Golden State
LOCATION
Oracle Arena (Oakland, CA)
TIME/RESULT
Lost, 113-91
GAME 2: Sunday, June 4
@ Golden State
Oracle Arena (Oakland, CA)
Lost, 132-113
GAME 3: Wednesday, June 7
vs. Golden State
Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)
Lost, 118-113
GAME 4: Friday, June 9
vs. Golden State
Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)
WON, 137-116
GAME 5: Monday, June 12
@ Golden State
Oracle Arena (Oakland, CA)
9:00 p.m. on ABC
*GAME 6: Thursday, June 15
vs. Golden State
Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)
9:00 p.m. on ABC
*GAME 7: Sunday, June 18
@ Golden State
Oracle Arena (Oakland, CA)
* If Necessary
8:00 p.m. on ABC
CAVALIERS – WARRIORS MATCHUP (2017 Playoffs Overall Statistics)
PPG
OPP PPG
FG%
OPP FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
OPP RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO’S
CAVALIERS
116.0
107.1
.490
.454
.418
.773
42.3
40.1
22.1
7.5
4.7
12.9
PT DIFF
+8.9
WARRIORS
118.7
104.9
.492
.423
.388
.814
46.0
43.4
28.3
8.8
6.4
13.7
+13.8
PPG
OPP PPG
FG%
OPP FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
OPP RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO’S
PT DIFF
CAVALIERS
113.5
119.8
.444
.466
.369
.770
44.5
46.8
21.5
7.5
3.3
13.0
-6.3
WARRIORS
119.8
113.5
.466
.444
.385
.820
46.8
44.5
30.0
7.5
5.3
13.5
+6.3
CAVALIERS – WARRIORS MATCHUP (2017 NBA Finals Statistics)
SERIES LEADERS:
PPG: K. Durant (34.3)
RPG: L. JAMES (11.8)
APG: L. JAMES (10.5)
SPG: K. LOVE (2.75)
BPG: K. Durant (2.00)
CAVS-WARRIORS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION
Overall: 7-10
2015 Finals
2016 Finals
2017 Finals
PLAYOFF HISTORY: This is the 3rd time the Cavaliers and Warriors meet in the playoffs
Home: 4-4
The Q: 4-4
Road: 3-6
Result
Home: 1-2
The Q: 1-2
Road: 1-2
Warriors won 4-2
Home: 2-1
The Q: 2-1
Road: 2-2
CAVS won 4-3
Home: 1-1
The Q: 1-1
Road: 0-2
Warriors Lead 3-1
CONNECTIONS
Warriors guard Klay Thompson’s older brother, Mychel, appeared in five games for the Cavaliers in 2011-12…Golden State Head Coach Steve Kerr played for the Cavaliers in 188 games over four seasons (19891993) and shot .472 (133-282) from the three-point line during his stint…Warriors center Zaza Pachulia was a teammate of Cavaliers guard Kyle Korver during the 2012-13 season in Atlanta…Golden State guard
Shaun Livingston played in 49 games for the Cavs in 2012-13…Cavaliers forward Richard Jefferson played for Golden State in 2012-13…Warriors guard Stephen Curry was born in Akron, Ohio...His father, Dell
Curry, played for the Cavaliers during the 1987-88 season…Curry’s younger brother Seth Curry appeared in one game for the Cavs in 2013-14…Cavs guard Kyrie Irving and Warriors players Klay Thompson,
Draymond Green and Kevin Durant were teammates on the U.S. Men’s Basketball Team at the 2016 Olympics, winning a gold medal together…Durant also won a gold medal with Cavaliers forward LeBron
James at the 2012 Olympics in London…Durant and Cavs center Tristan Thompson played their collegiate basketball career at Texas…Warriors assistant coach Mike Brown was the head coach of the Cavaliers
from 2005-2010 and during the 2013-14 season, winning the league’s Coach of the Year honors after a 66-16 season in 2008-09…Warriors forward David West and Cleveland assistant coach James Posey both
attended and played basketball at Xavier University (Ohio)…David West was also a teammate of Cavs guard J.R. Smith in New Orleans for two seasons (2004-05 and 2005-06)...Cavs forward Kevin Love and
Warriors forwards Matt Barnes and Kevon Looney played their collegiate basketball at UCLA…Cavs forwards Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson along with Warriors forward Andre Iguodala played college
hoops at Arizona.
2017 NBA FINALS GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS (1-3)
GAME 1: CAVALIERS 91, WARRIORS 113 – ORACLE ARENA – OAKLAND, CA
(6/1/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James posted his 6th double-double of the 2017 Playoffs with a team-high 28 points, 15 rebounds, a team-high eight assists and two blocks in 40 minutes; James became the first player in NBA history to reach 6,000 career
playoff points with his fifth point of the night; James also passed Reggie Miller (320 3FGM) for 2nd place on the NBA’s all-time postseason three-point field goals made list…Kyrie Irving finished with 24 points, a 3-4 (.750) clip from beyond the arc,
three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 35 minutes…Kevin Love notched his sixth straight double-double (8th of 2017 Playoffs) with 15 points, a 3-6 (.500) mark from deep, a franchise playoff record 21 rebounds and three blocks in 34
minutes…For Golden State, Kevin Durant tallied a game-high 38 points on 14-26 (.538) shooting, eight rebounds and eight assists in 38 minutes…Stephen Curry had 28 points on 11-22 (.500) shooting, six rebounds and a game-high 10 assists in 34
minutes.
TURNING POINT: The Warriors opened the second half on a 13-0 run to go up 73-52.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland made 11 three-pointers and had a 59-50 edge in rebounds...Defensively, the Cavs held Golden State to 45-106 (.425) shooting from the field.
JUNE 1, 2017
CAVALIERS
at Warriors
SCORE
91-113
HI SCORER
JAMES – 28
Durant – 38
HI REBOUND
LOVE – 21
Green – 11
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 8
Curry – 10
FG%
30-86 (.349)
45-106 (.425)
GAME 2: CAVALIERS 113, WARRIORS 132 – ORACLE ARENA – OAKLAND, CA
FT%
19-25 (.760)
11-16 (.688)
REB (O-D-T)
15-44-59
14-36-50
(6/4/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James notched his 18th career playoff triple-double with a team-high 29 points on 12-18 (.667) shooting, a team-high 11 rebounds, a playoff career-high tying 14 assists, three steals and one block in 39 minutes; It was
James’ 8th Finals triple-double, tying Magic Johnson (8) for the most all time; He also passed Jerry West (306) for the 4th-most assists in NBA Finals history; In the first half, James had 18 points, 10 assists (most he’s had in any half of his playoff
career) and six rebounds…Kevin Love posted 27 points on 12-3 (.522) shooting, seven rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes…Kyrie Irving had 19 points, seven assists and two steals in 40 minutes…For the Warriors, Stephen Curry tallied 32 points,
10 rebounds and a team-high 11 assists in 36 minutes…Kevin Durant finished with a game-high 33 points on 13-22 (.591) shooting, a game-high 13 rebounds, six assists, three steals and five blocks in 41 minutes…Klay Thompson had 22 points on 812 (.667) shooting and seven rebounds in 37 minutes.
TURNING POINT: The Cavs climbed back from a double-digit deficit to cut Golden State’s lead to four (86-82) with 5:42 left in the third quarter, but the Warriors would close out the period on a 16-6 run to go up 14 (102-88).
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Offensively, Cleveland had 27 assists on 45 field goals and had just nine turnovers…Defensively, the Cavs swiped 15 steals and scored 23 points off of 20 Warriors turnovers…Cleveland had a 60-40 edge in points in the paint.
JUNE 4, 2017
CAVALIERS
at Warriors
SCORE
113-132
HI SCORER
JAMES – 29
Durant – 33
HI REBOUND
JAMES – 11
Durant – 13
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 14
Curry – 11
FG%
45-100 (.450)
46-89 (.517)
GAME 3: CAVALIERS 113, WARRIORS 118 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
FT%
15-19 (.789)
22-24 (.917)
REB (O-D-T)
10-31-41
10-43-53
(6/7/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James tallied his 8th double-double if the 2017 Playoffs (95th of postseason career) with a game-high 39 points (27 in 1st H) on 15-27 (.556) shooting, 11 rebounds and a team-high nine assists, a steal and a block in 46
minutes; On the NBA Finals all-time scoring list, James moved past Sam Mitchell (1,143) for 6th place, Bill Russell (1,151) for 5th place and Elgin Baylor (1,161) for 4th place; He also passed Bill Russell (315) for the 3rd most assists in NBA Finals
history and now trails only Bob Cousy (400) and Magic Johnson (584)…Kyrie Irving had 38 points (21 in 2nd H) on 16-29 (.552) shooting and a 2017 postseason-high six rebounds and three assists in 44 minutes…J.R. Smith poured in a 2017 Playoffhigh with 16 points, going a 2017 postseason-best 5-10 (.500) on three-pointers in 34 minutes…Kevin Love pulled down a game-high tying 13 rebounds, to go along with nine points and a career-high (regular season and postseason) six steals in 37
minutes…For Golden State, Kevin Durant tallied 31 points on 10-18 (.556) shooting and a 4-7 (.571) mark from beyond the arc, eight rebounds and four assists in 41 minutes…Klay Thompson finished with 30 points on 11-18 (.611) shooting from the
field and 6-11 (.545) from deep, six rebounds and two assists in 41 minutes…Stephen Curry posted a double-double with 26 points, a game-high tying 13 rebounds, six assists and two steals in 39 minutes.
TURNING POINT: With the Cavs leading 113-107 with 3:09 remaining, the Warriors ended the game on an 11-0 run
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs scored 113 points, marking the 15th time Cleveland has poured in at least 100 points this postseason…The trio of LeBron James (39), Kyrie Irving (38) and J.R. Smith (16) combined to score 93 points, which is tied for the
second highest scoring output by three teammates in Cavaliers postseason history…Cleveland forced the Warriors in 18 turnovers (22 points) and limited Golden State to 22 points on 7-19 (.368) shooting in the third quarter.
JUNE 7, 2017
CAVALIERS
vs. Warriors
SCORE
113-118
HI SCORER
JAMES – 39
Durant – 31
HI REBOUND
LOVE – 13
Curry – 13
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 9
Green – 7
FG%
40-90 (.444)
40-83 (.482)
GAME 4: CAVALIERS 137, WARRIORS 116 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
FT%
21-25 (.840)
22-24 (.917)
REB (O-D-T)
10-27-37
8-36-44
(6/9/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his 19th playoff triple-double (9th of 2017 postseason) with 31 points on 11-22 (.500) shooting, a team-high tying 10 rebounds, a game-high 11 assists and a steal in 41 minutes; With his first basket of the
night, James moved past Michael Jordan (1,176) for the 3rd most points in NBA Finals history; James also passed Jordan (1,643) for the most free throws made in NBA postseason history with his third make of the game; He also moved past Magic
Johnson (8) for the most triple-doubles in NBA Finals history with 9…Kyrie Irving finished with 40 points on 15-27 (.556) shooting from the field and 7-12 (.583) from beyond the arc, seven rebounds, four assists and a steal in 41 minutes; His 7 threepointers are a new postseason career-high and are tied for the 2nd-most in a NBA Finals game (record is 8 by Ray Allen on 6/6/10 at LAL); In the 1st half, Irving poured in a postseason career-high and franchise record tying 28 points (LeBron James 28
in 2nd H at IND on 4/20/17; LeBron James 28 in 1st H at BOS on 5/7/10)…Kevin Love finished with 23 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting and a 6-8 (.750) mark from deep, five rebounds, a game-high three steals and a block in 29 minutes…J.R. Smith
tallied 15 points, including a 5-9 (.556) mark from beyond the arc in 29 minutes…Tristan Thompson added a team-high tying 10 rebounds to go with five points and a playoff career-high five assists in 36 minutes…For the Warriors, Kevin Durant had
35 points, four rebounds and four assists in 39 minutes…Draymond Green posted a double-double with 16 points, a game-high 14 rebounds, three assists and two steals in 39 minutes…Stephen Curry recorded a double-double with 14 points, five
rebounds, a team-high 10 assists and two steals in 38 minutes.
TURNING POINT: Cleveland came out with a 49-33 in the first quarter and went on to lead wire-to-wire.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs shot 46-87 (.529) from the field for 137 points, which is a franchise record for points in the playoffs (previously 135 on 5/25/17 at BOS) and the highest single-game total in a Finals game since the Lakers had 141 points
against Boston on June 4, 1987 (The all-time Finals scoring mark is 148 points by the Celtics on May 27, 1985)…The Cavs drained 24 three-pointers in the game, bettering the NBA Finals record of 18, set by Golden State in Game 2 of the series…In
addition, Cleveland set a NBA Finals record with 13 trifectas in the 1st half…In the 1st half, the Cavs set a NBA Finals and team record (regular season and postseason) for points in a half, finishing with 86 (The previous scoring mark for a half in a
Finals game was 81 by Philadelphia against the Lakers in the second half on June 6, 1982)…In the 1st quarter, Cleveland poured in a NBA Finals and franchise record (regular season and postseason) 49 points, going 14-24 (.583) from the field and 712 (.583) on three-pointers (The previous highest-scoring quarter by one team in NBA Finals history was 47 by the L.A. Lakers against Boston in the third quarter on June 3, 1984)…The Cavs recorded 27 assists, which was one shy of their 2017
postseason high of 28 (5/3/17 vs. TOR and 5/19/17 at BOS)…The trio of Kyrie Irving (40), LeBron James (31) and Kevin Love (23) tied the franchise postseason record for combined points by three Cavs players with 94 points (B. Daugherty – 40, M.
Price – 35, J. Williams – 19, combined for 94 on 4/23/92 at NJN)...Irving and James join Elgin Baylor and Jerry West as the only duos with 30 or more points in at least four or more Finals games as teammates. (ESPN Stats & Info)
JUNE 9, 2017
CAVALIERS
vs. Warriors
SCORE
137-116
HI SCORER
IRVING – 40
Durant – 35
HI REBOUND
JAMES/THOMPSON – 10
Green – 14
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 11
Curry – 10
FG%
46-87 (.529)
39-87 (.448)
FT%
21-31 (.677)
27-36 (.750)
REB (O-D-T)
11-30-41
16-24-40
2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS: VS. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (67-15)
CAVALIERS vs. WARRIORS 2016-17 SEASON
December 25 at Cleveland – CAVS 109, Warriors 108
January 16 at Golden State – CAVS 91, Warriors 126
Overall: 52-57
Home: 34-22
The Q: 15-8
Road: 18-35
Current Streak: Lost 1
Home Streak: Won 1
Road Streak: Lost 3
Last Win: 12/25/16
Last Home Win: 12/25/16
Last Road Win: 3/14/14
Last Loss: 1/16/17
Last Home Loss: 1/18/16
Last Road Loss: 1/16/17
CAVALIERS – WARRIORS MATCHUP (2016-17 Regular Season Statistics)
PPG
OPP PPG
FG%
OPP FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
OPP RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO’S
CAVALIERS
110.3
107.2
.470
.458
.384
.748
43.7
44.2
22.7
6.6
4.0
13.7
PT DIFF
+3.1
WARRIORS
115.9
104.3
.495
.435
.383
.788
44.4
43.5
30.4
9.6
6.8
14.8
+11.6
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Cavs Individual Bests
Points: 42- LeBron James, 2/26/15
Rebounds: 22 – Rick Roberson, 3/7/72
Assists: 27 – Geoff Huston, 1/27/82
Biggest Win: 33 points on 1/23/89 (142-109)
Biggest Loss: 40 points on 3/8/90 (105-145)
Warriors Individual Bests Points: 48 – Rick Barry, 10/19/74
Rebounds: 26 – George T. Johnson, 2/21/74 Assists: 18 – Tim Hardaway, 3/8/90
2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECAPS (Series Tied 1-1)
CAVALIERS 91, WARRIORS 126 – ORACLE ARENA – OAKLAND, CA
(1/16/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James tallied a team-high 20 points, eight rebounds, two assists and one steal in 35 minutes…Kyrie Irving had 17 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in 29 minutes…Iman
Shumpert had a near double-double with 15 points, a season-high nine rebounds and three steals in 30 minutes…Kyle Korver chipped in with 11 points and two rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench…Richard
Jefferson added 11 points and two rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench…For the Warriors, Klay Thompson had a game-high 26 points and four rebounds in 31 minutes…Kevin Durant tallied 21 points on 9-16
(.563) shooting and six rebounds in 29 minutes…Stephen Curry recorded 20 points and 11 assists in 31 minutes…Draymond Green posted 11 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists and five blocks in 35 minutes.
TURNING POINT: The Cavs cut the Warriors lead to 14 (60-46) midway through the second quarter but Golden State closed out the half on a 18-3 run to go up 29 (78-49).
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland forced 17 turnovers and swiped seven steals.
JANUARY 16, 2017
C AVALIERS
at Warriors
SCORE
91-126
HI SCORER
JAMES – 20
Thompson – 26
HI REBOUND
SHUMPERT – 9
Green/Pachulia – 13
HI ASSISTS
FELDER – 3
Curry/Green – 11
FG%
31-88 (.352)
46-91 (.505)
CAVALIERS 109, WARRIORS 108 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
FT%
20-27 (.741)
19-24 (.792)
REB (O-D-T)
7-28-35
11-47-58
(12/25/16)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James posted his 13th double-double of the season with a team-high 31 points (20 in 2nd half) on 12-22 (.545) shooting, 13 rebounds, four assists and two steals in 40 minutes; With a
dunk at the 1:43 mark of the 4th quarter, James scored his 301st career point on Christmas, becoming just the third player to reach 300 career points in games played on Christmas Day (Kobe Bryant – 395, Oscar
Robertson – 377)…Kyrie Irving recorded his career-best third straight double-double and fourth in the last five games with 25 points (14 in 4th Q), six rebounds, a game-high 10 assists and a career-high seven
steals in 44 minutes; Irving became the first player in franchise history to record at least 25 points, 10 assists and seven steals in a game, as well as the first Cavs player to swipe at least six steals in consecutive
games since Foots Walker on 11/24/78 and 11/28/78 (Elias Sports Bureau)…Kevin Love tallied 20 points, going 7-8 (.875) from the charity stripe, six rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes; Love registered his
10,000th career point with a free throw at the 10:08 mark of the 1st quarter…Channing Frye tallied 10 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting and two rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench…For the Warriors, Kevin
Durant recorded a double-double with a game-high 36 points, including a perfect 12-12 (1.000) from the free throw line, and a game-high 15 rebounds in 38 minutes…Klay Thompson finished with 24 points on
9-16 (.563) shooting, including 5-11 (.455) from beyond the arc, in 41 minutes…Draymond Green tallied 16 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting, four rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes.
TURNING POINT: The Cavs erased a 14-point fourth quarter deficit (94-80) by outscoring the Warriors 29-14 in the final 9:35, which includes Kyrie Irving’s game-winning fadeaway jumpshot that gave the Cavs a
109-108 lead with 3.4 seconds remaining.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs overcame a 14-point 4th quarter deficit, matching their largest deficit overcome this season (also 14 on 11/27 at Philadelphia)…The Cavaliers improved their all-time Christmas Day
record to 7-6, including a perfect 6-0 at home…The Cavs outrebounded Golden State 18-5 on the offensive glass…Cleveland drained 12 three-pointers…For the 9th time this season, LeBron James (31), Kyrie
Irving (25) and Kevin Love (20) each scored at least 20 points.
DECEMBER 25, 2016
CAVALIERS
vs. Warriors
SCORE
109-108
HI SCORER
JAMES – 31
Durant – 36
HI REBOUND
JAMES – 13
Durant – 15
HI ASSISTS
IRVING – 10
West – 5
FG%
37-95 (.389)
37-77 (.481)
FT%
23-32 (.719)
25-29 (.862)
REB (O-D-T)
18-26-44
5-37-42
CAVALIERS PLAYOFF NOTES
2017 PLAYOFFS:
The Cavaliers are back in the NBA Finals for the third straight year and fourth time in franchise history (2007, 2015, 2016, 2017). In 21 playoff appearances, Cleveland (134 in 2017 Playoffs) is 113-93 all-time in the postseason, including 69-33 (.676) at home. Since 2006, the Cavs are 48-15 during the playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavaliers won 12 of their
first 13 games in the first three rounds, becoming the first Eastern Conference team to reach the NBA Finals with one or fewer losses since the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.
POSTSEASON WIN STREAK:
From Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals to Game 2 of the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers won a franchise-record 13 consecutive postseason
games, tying a then NBA record for longest playoff winning streak (L.A. Lakers from 1988-1989. Golden State won 15 straight games this year). Cleveland won 9 straight road playoff games
from June 13, 2016 to May 25, 2017 (2nd-longest road win streak in NBA Playoff history, behind only the L.A. Lakers-12 straight from 4/29/01-5/18/02). (Elias Sports Bureau)
BEAST OF THE EAST: The Cavs finished 12-1 against the East in this year’s playoffs. Going back to the 2015 postseason, the Cavs hold a 36-5 playoff record against Eastern Conference
opponents, which includes a 18-2 mark at The Q and 18-3 mark on the road.
STRONG AT THE Q: Including this postseason at home (6-2), the Cavs have won 15 of the last 18 playoff games at Quicken Loans Arena.
FIRST ROUND SWEEP: Cleveland opened the 2017 Playoffs with a 4-0 sweep over Indiana to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the 11th time in franchise history. The Cavs
also improved to a perfect 12-0 in First Round games since 2015. In their four-game sweep over Indiana, the Cavs averaged 112.8 points, a then franchise playoff record for a single series. (Elias)
ANOTHER SWEEP: In the Semifinals, the Cavaliers swept the Toronto Raptors 4-0 to advance to their third straight Eastern Conference Finals (seventh overall appearance). According to the
Elias Sports Bureau, Cleveland became the first team in NBA history to start the postseason 8-0 in consecutive years (started 10-0 in last year’s playoffs). The previous mark was 7-0 in back-toback postseasons by the Minneapolis Lakers in 1949 (7–0) and 1950 (7–0). The Cavs also have six sweeps since the 2015 Playoffs. The Wine & Gold put up a then-franchise playoff record 116.3
points against the Raptors. (Elias Sports Bureau)
CLOSERS: Cleveland has won each of its last 13 potential series-clinching playoff games since 2009. They picked up their 13th straight series-clinching win in Game 5 of the ECF against
Boston, passing the Lakers (12 straight from 2000 to 2004) for the longest such streak in NBA history. (Elias Sports Bureau)
Best Starts in NBA Playoff History
Year/Team
2017 Golden State Warriors
1989 Los Angeles Lakers
2001 Los Angeles Lakers
2012 San Antonio Spurs
2016 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
2017 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Playoff Start
15-0
11-0
11-0
10-0
*10-0
*10-0
*THE CAVS BECAME THE FIRST TEAM IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY TO START 10-0 IN CONSECUTIVE POSTSEASONS
CAVALIERS PLAYOFFS LEADER BOARD:
Cavs Playoff
Games Played
Cavs Playoff
Scoring Leaders
Cavs Playoff
Rebound Leaders
Player
GP
Player
Points
Player
1. LEBRON JAMES
129
2. Zydrunas Ilgauskas
71
1. LEBRON JAMES
2. KYRIE IRVING
3,784
1,217
1. LEBRON JAMES
2. TRISTAN THOMPSON
Anderson Varejao
71
3. Mark Price
4. Zydrunas Ilgauskas
5. Brad Daugherty
818
784
782
3. Zydrunas Ilgauskas
4. Brad Daugherty
5. Anderson Varejao
6. Larry Nance
693
7. KEVIN LOVE
8. J.R. SMITH
647
593
9. John ‘Hot Rod’ Williams
10. TRISTAN THOMPSON
4. TRISTAN THOMPSON
5. IMAN SHUMPERT
6. J.R. SMITH
7. KYRIE IRVING
58
57
56
51
Daniel Gibson
9. Mark Price
10. John ‘Hot Rod’ Williams
50
47
45
Cavs Playoff
Steals Leaders
Player
Player
164
141
6. KEVIN LOVE
384
7. Larry Nance
330
6. Brad Daugherty
7. Mo Williams
137
120
559
8. John ‘Hot Rod’ Williams
9. Drew Gooden
305
258
465
10. IMAN SHUMPERT
192
8. Larry Nance
9. Matthew Dellavedova
10. John ‘Hot Rod’ Williams
110
109
95
Cavs Playoff
Three-Point Field Goal Leaders
FGM
Player
67
64
3. Zydrunas Ilgauskas
4. Larry Nance
313
283
5. J.R. SMITH
56
5. Mark Price
6. Brad Daugherty
7. Hot Rod Williams
280
275
206
5. Daniel Gibson
6. Mark Price
J.R. SMITH
9. KEVIN LOVE
10. TRISTAN THOMPSON
206
202
169
Larry Hughes
10. Delonte West
45
45
43
982
4. Craig Ehlo
5. Delonte West
3. Anderson Varejao
4. Mark Price
John ‘Hot Rod’ Williams
Assists
327
1,334
446
47
1. LEBRON JAMES
237
1. LEBRON JAMES
2. KYRIE IRVING
45
Player
3. KYRIE IRVING
232
74
7. IMAN SHUMPERT
1,175
546
523
419
405
1. LEBRON JAMES
2. KYRIE IRVING
6. Craig Ehlo
Rebounds
2. Mark Price
Cavs Playoff
Field Goal Leaders
Steals
Cavs Playoff
Assists Leaders
1. LEBRON JAMES
2. J.R. SMITH
3. KYRIE IRVING
4. KEVIN LOVE
3FGM
206
149
121
105
Cavs Playoff
Free Throws Made Leaders
Player
FTM
1. LEBRON JAMES
910
2. Brad Daugherty
232
3. KYRIE IRVING
204
4. Mark Price
202
57
56
5. Zydrunas Ilgauskas
156
6. John ‘Hot Rod’ Williams
147
56
7. KEVIN LOVE
138
8. Mo Williams
55
8. Larry Nance
9. CHANNING FRYE
46
10. Craig Ehlo
41
IMAN SHUMPERT
TRISTAN THOMPSON
10. Anderson Varejao
127
127
100
FRANCHISE NOTES: J.R. Smith moved past Hot Rod Williams (559) for 8th place in Cavs playoff scoring at Golden State on June 1…Tristan Thompson passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (523 REB) for the 2nd-most postseason rebounds in team history, while
Kevin Love moved past Larry Nance (330 REB) for 6th in rebounds in Cavs playoff history at Boston on May 25…Kevin Love passed Hot Rod Williams (559 PTS) for 7th in postseason scoring in Cavs history at Boston on May 25…Kevin Love moved past
Hot Rod Williams (305) for 7th place in Cavs playoff rebounds against Boston on May 21…Kyrie Irving became just the 2nd Cavs player to ever score 1,000 career playoff points and also passed Anderson Varejao (67 STL) for 2nd place in team history in
steals against Boston on May 19…Channing Frye moved past Craig Ehlo (41 3FGM) for 9th place in three-pointers made with his second trey at Toronto on May 7…Kyrie Irving passed Mark Price (64 STL) for 3rd place in playoff steals in Cavs history
with his fourth swipe at Toronto on May 7…J.R. Smith moved past Craig Ehlo (47 STL) for 5 th place in steals at Toronto on May 7…Kevin Love moved past Drew Gooden (258 REB) for 8th place in playoff rebounds in Cavs history with his third board at
Toronto on May 5…Kyrie Irving passed Craig Ehlo (164 AST) for 3rd place in playoff assists in Cavs history with his fifth dish against Toronto on May 1…Kyrie Irving passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (313 FGM) for 2nd in career playoff field goals made with his
third basket at Indiana on April 23…Kevin Love passed Daniel Gibson (57 3FGM) for 4th place in franchise playoff history in three-pointers made with his first trey against Indiana on April 17…Tristan Thompson passed Brad Daugherty (419 REB) for
3rd place in playoff rebounds and also passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (180 OREB) as the franchise’s all-time playoff leader in offensive rebounds against Indiana on April 17…Kyrie Irving passed Mark Price (818 PTS) for 2nd place in franchise playoff scoring
with his 19th point against Indiana on April 17…Kyrie Irving scored his 800th career playoff point and moved past Brad Daugherty (782 PTS, 4th) and Zydrunas Ilgauskas (784 PTS, 3rd) for 3rd place on the Cavaliers postseason scoring list against
Indiana on April 15.
CAVALIERS PLAYOFF NOTES (CONT.)
GETTING OFFENSIVE
Cleveland is putting up a franchise-playoff record 116.0 points per game this postseason (2nd best in 2017 Playoffs), while
shooting .490 from the field. They have outscored opponents by an average of 8.9 points. The Cavs are also averaging an
NBA Playoff-record 14.4 three-pointers per game and shooting .418 (245-586) from deep in this year’s playoffs.
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MOST 3FGM IN ANY NBA PLAYOFF GAME
(Since 1979-80)
Team/Opponent
20 THREES: Cleveland has made at least 20 three-pointers twice in this year’s postseason. The Cavs connected
on 21 three-pointers in Game 3 of the First Round against the Pacers on April 20. They also made an NBA
Finals record 24 three-pointers (including Finals record 13 in the first half) in Game 4 of the Finals against
Golden State on June 9. In NBA postseason history, there’s only been 11 times a team has made at least 20
threes, and the Cavs have done it 5 of those times.
NBA FINALS RECORD FOR POINTS IN A QUARTER AND HALF: In the 137-116 win over Golden State in Game 4
of the NBA Finals, the Cavs set several team and NBA records:
CLEVELAND vs. ATL
CLEVELAND vs. GSW
Date
25
24
5/4/16
6/9/17
Houston at SAS
22
5/1/17
CLEVELAND vs. ATL
CLEVELAND at IND
21
21
5/6/16
4/20/17
Golden State at HOU
Golden State at OKC
21
21
4/24/16
5/28/16
CLEVELAND vs. DET
20
4/20/16
Dallas vs. LAL
Golden State at HOU
Seattle vs. HOU
20
20
20
5/8/11
5/25/15
5/6/96
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MAKING THEIR POINT(S): Cavs’ 137 points were a franchise playoff record, as well as the
highest single-game total in a Finals game since the Lakers beat Boston, 141-122, in Game Two
in 1987 (June 4, 1987). The All-time Finals single-game scoring mark is 148 by Boston in 148-114
win over Lakers on May 27, 1985.
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THAT FIRST HALF (86 POINTS): The Cavs rang up the highest-scoring half in NBA Finals history and franchise history
(regular and post) when they outscored Golden State 86-68 in the first half. The previous highest-scoring half in Finals
history was 81 by Philadelphia against the Lakers in the second half on June 6, 1982 (Game Five). Cleveland’s 86 points
were the most in the first half of any NBA playoff game and fell one point shy of matching the highest-scoring half in
overall NBA Playoff history: 87 by Milwaukee vs. Denver in the second half on April 23, 1978.
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3FGM
THAT FIRST QUARTER (49 POINTS): Cleveland outscored Golden State, 49-33 in the first quarter, in the highest-scoring
quarter by one team in NBA Finals history (prior was 47 by Lakers vs. Boston in the third quarter on June 3, 1984; Game
Three at LA) and in franchise history (regular and post). The Cavs’ 49 points fell two shy of matching the largest overall
quarter in NBA Playoff history (51 by the Lakers vs. Detroit in the fourth quarter on March 31, 1962; Game Five, West
Finals). It also marked the highest-scoring first quarter in NBA Playoff history.
CAVS MOST POINTS IN A
PLAYOFF GAME
Points
Date
*137
*135
*130
*125
124
6/9/17 vs. GSW
5/25/17 at BOS
5/19/17 at BOS
5/3/17 vs. TOR
5/7/10 at BOS
*Occurred this postseason
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THE CENTURY MARK: The Cavs scored at least 100 points in each of their first 13 playoff games, becoming the first team in NBA history to score 100+ points in each of their first 13
postseason games. Golden State later broke that mark in Game 2 of the 2017 NBA Finals with their 14th straight 100-point game.
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HIGHEST PPG IN A SERIES: Cleveland set a franchise record for points per game in a series after putting up 120.4 points against Boston in the ECF. Their previous mark was 116.3 in
this year’s Second Round series against Toronto, followed by 112.8 in the 2017 First Round versus Indiana. In the ECF series against Boston, the Cavs won by an average of 30.0 points
on the road (127.3 to 97.3), while also becoming the first team in NBA history to win two road games by a 30-plus-point margin in the same playoff series. The Celtics never
possessed a lead at any time in any of the three games played in Boston in the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals, marking the first time in NBA history that a team did not lead at any
point of three different home games in the same playoff series. (Elias Sports Bureau)
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10+ THREES IN 10 STRAIGHT PLAYOFF GAMES:, From Game 1 of the Semifinals (5/1/17) to Game 1 of the NBA Finals (6/1/17), Cleveland made at least 10 three- pointers in 10
straight playoff games, which is the longest streak for a single postseason in NBA history. (Elias Sports Bureau)
LARGEST HALFTIME LEAD IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY AND CAVS BIGGEST POSTSEASON MARGIN OF VICTORY EVER
In the 130-86 win in Game 2 over Boston in the ECF on May 19, the Cavs outscored the Celtics 72-31 in the first half. The 41-point margin was the largest halftime lead in NBA Playoff history.
The previous mark was a 40-point halftime lead by the Pistons against the Bullets in a first-round game in 1987. In the first half against Boston, the Cavs shot 26-44 (.591) from the field while
limiting the Celtics to just 11-41 (.268) shooting. Overall, their 44-point win against Boston was the largest in franchise playoff history, the largest win in an Eastern Conference Finals game,
Boston’s biggest defeat at home in their playoff history and the biggest margin of victory over a No. 1 seed in league history. Cleveland also tied the fourth-largest point differential for a road
team in a playoff game. No team had ever won a playoff game over the Celtics in Boston by more than 30 points. (Elias Sports Bureau)
Largest Halftime Leads in
NBA Playoff History
Year/Game
2017 ECF: CAVS at Boston (Game 2)
1987 First Round: Detroit vs. Washington
2016 Semifinals: CAVS vs. Atlanta
1970 First Round: Milwaukee vs. Philadelphia
Largest Halftime Leads in
Cavaliers Playoff History
First Half
Margin
+41
+40
+36
+36
Date/Game
*5/19/17 ECF: CAVS at Boston
5/4/16 Semifinals: CAVS vs. Atlanta
5/25/16 ECF: CAVS vs. Toronto
Largest Margin of Victory in
Cavaliers Playoff History
First Half
Lead
+41 (72-31)
+36 (74-38)
+31 (65-34)
*NBA Playoff Record
Date/Game
*5/19/17 ECF: CAVS at Boston
5/25/16 ECF: CAVS vs. Toronto
5/17/16 ECF: CAVS vs. Toronto
Margin of
Victory
+44 (130-86)
+38 (116-78)
+31 (115-84)
*Largest Margin of victory in any Eastern Conference Finals game
BIGGEST HALFTIME COMEBACK IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY
After trailing 46-72 with 49.5 seconds remaining in the first half of Game 3 of the First Round against Indiana on April 20, Cleveland overcame a 26-point deficit to earn a 119-114 victory and take a 3-0 series
advantage. The 26-point comeback is the largest since the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 27-point second-half deficit in Game 1 of their First Round series against the Memphis Grizzlies on April 29, 2012
(99-98). The Cavaliers trailed by 25 points at halftime (49-74), marking the largest halftime deficit overcome in NBA postseason history (previously 21 by BALT at PHI on 4/13/1948; trailed 20-41; won 66-63).
Largest Halftime Deficits Overcome To Win A Game In NBA Playoffs History
Year
2017 FIRST ROUND (4/20/2017)
1948 Finals (4/13/1948)
2002 ECF (5/25/2002)
2017 WCF (5/14/2017)
2012 First Round (4/29/2012)
Team/Opponent
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS at Indiana Pacers
Baltimore Bullets at Philadelphia Warriors
Boston Celtics vs. New Jersey Nets
Golden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs
Los Angeles Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies
via Elias Sports Bureau
Halftime Deficit
-25 (49-74)
-21 (20-41)
-20 (34-54)
-20 (42-62)
-19 (39-58)
Final Score
119-114
66-63
94-90
113-111
99-98
Second Half Diff.
+30 (70-40)
+24 (46-22)
+24 (60-36)
+22 (71-49)
+20 (60-40)
CAVALIERS PLAYOFF NOTES (CONT.)
Cavs’ Biggest Rebound Margin in Playoffs
PLUS-24 ON THE BOARDS:
The Cavaliers outrebounded Toronto 49-25 in Game 3 of the Semifinals on May 5. The +24 advantage on the glass was the 2nd-biggest
margin in franchise playoff history. The Cavs record is +27 (55-28) in rebounding in Game 3 of the Second Round at Atlanta on May 6, 2016.
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59 REBOUNDS: The Cavaliers pulled down a franchise-playoff record 59 rebounds in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on June 1. The
previous mark was 56 on five occasions (most recently June 16, 2015 vs. Golden State).
Date/Opponent
5/6/16 at ATL
5/5/17 at TOR
5/9/09 at ATL
Rebound Margin
+27 (55-28)
+24 (49-25)
+23 (46-23)
FIRST CAVS TRIO WITH 25+ POINTS IN PLAYOFF GAME:
For the first time in franchise playoff history, three Cavs players scored 25 or more points (Irving-37, Love-27, James-25) in Game 2 of the First Round against Indiana on April 17, 2017. The last
time three teammates had at least 25 points in any NBA playoff game was on 4/27/14 (Harden-28, Parsons-26, Howard-25 for HOU in OT). The last time a trio each scored 25 or more points in an
NBA playoff game in regulation was on 6/19/12 (James-25, Wade-25, Chalmers-25 for MIA). Irving (14-24 FG), Love (6-7 FG) and James (11-20 FG) also became the first three teammates to each
score at least 25 points while shooting .550 from the field in a playoff game since Indiana did it on 5/4/93 (Reggie Miller, Rik Smits and Detlef Schrempf). (Elias Sports Bureau)
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THREE CAVS WITH 22.0 PPG IN A SERIES: LeBron James (29.6), Kyrie Irving (25.8) and Kevin Love (22.6) became the first Cavs trio to ever average at least 22.0 points in a single
playoff series, after doing so against Boston in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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40-30-20: In the win in Game 4 of the NBA Finals against Golden State on June 9, Kyrie Irving (40 PTS), LeBron James (31 PTS) and Kevin Love (23 PTS) combined for 94 points, tying the
franchise playoff record for most points by three players. It was the first Finals game in 48 years in which a player scored 40-plus points, a teammate scored 30-plus, and another
teammate went for 20-plus. The last threesome to achieve such a performance: Jerry West (41), Elgin Baylor (32) and Johnny Egan (26) for the Lakers against the Celtics on April 25,
1969. (Elias Sports Bureau)
Most Combined Points By Cavaliers Trio in Playoffs
Date/Opponent
6/9/2017 vs. GSW
4/23/1992 vs. NJN
6/7/2017 vs. GSW
5/23/2017 vs. BOS
6/13/2016 at GSW
5/17/2017 at BOS
4/17/2017 vs. IND
Points
Cavs Trio
94
94
93
93
92
*90
89
K. Irving (40), L. James (31), K. Love (23)
B. Daugherty (40), M. Price (35), H. Williams (19)
L. James (39), K. Irving (38), J. Smith (16)
K. Irving (42), L. James (34), K. Love (17)
L. James (41), K. Irving (41), J. Smith (10)
L. James (38), K. Love (32), T. Thompson (20)
K. Irving (37), K. Love (27), L. James (25)
* Most points scored by a starting frontcourt in any regulation playoff game
since Houston’s Hakeem Olajuwon (36), Ralph Sampson (33) and Rodney McCray (21) accounted for 90 of the
Rockets’ 131 points in a win over Denver on May 6, 1986 (Elias Sports Bureau)
LOVE’S 27 POINTS AND 7 FGA:
Kevin Love recorded his 12th career playoff double-double with 27 points on 6-7 (.857) shooting, a perfect 12-12 clip from the free throw line, 11 rebounds, three assists and a block in 39 minutes
in Game 2 of the First Round against Indiana on April 20, 2017. Love became the first Cavs player with 27 or more points and 7 or fewer field goal attempts in a playoff game. In the shot-clock
era (since 1954-55 season), no other NBA player had such a playoff game. His .857 FG mark was also tied for his career high in any NBA game (also .857 on 11/7/08 at Sacramento, regular
season game).
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IN 2017 PLAYOFFS: This postseason, Love is averaging a double-double with 17.5 points and a team-high 10.6 rebounds (5th-best in 2017 Playoffs) in 32.2 minutes. He also has eight
double-doubles and is shooting .463 from the three-point line and .871 from the foul line. He also recorded six straight double-doubles from 5/17/17 to 6/1/17.
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DOUBLING UP IN FINALS: In the 2017 NBA Finals against Golden State, Love is averaging 18.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.50 steals and 1.0 block in 32.8 minutes.
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MOST EVER BOARDS BY A CAVALIER: In Game 1 of the 2017 NBA Finals vs. Golden State, Love pulled down a franchise playoff record 21 rebounds to go with his 15 points
and three blocks in 34 minutes. He also tied the franchise playoff record for defensive rebounds that night with 16. The last NBA player to post at least 20 rebounds in a
Finals game was Dwight Howard on June 11, 2009 vs. L.A. Lakers (21 rebounds). (Elias Sports Bureau)
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SIX STEALS: In Game 3 of the NBA Finals on June 7, Love tied the Cavaliers playoff record for steals in a game (six by 3 players) and was one steal shy of a Finals singlegame record (seven by Houston’s Robert Horry at Orlando, June 9, 1995; Game Two).
Most Rebounds in a Playoff Game
by Cavs Player
Cavs Player/Date
KEVIN LOVE (6/1/17 at GSW)
Brad Daugherty (5/9/93 vs. NJN)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (4/30/07 at WAS)
LeBron James (5/13/10 at BOS)
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Most Steals in a Playoff Game
By Cavs Player
Rebounds
21
20
19
19
Cavs Player/Date
KEVIN LOVE (6/7/17 vs. GSW)
Ron Harper (5/8/88 at CHI)
Mark Price (5/1/93 vs. NJN)
Hot Rod Williams (4/29/95 at NYK)
Steals
6
6
6
6
ECF NUMBERS: Against Boston in the Eastern Conference Finals, Love had a double-double in all five games and averaged 22.6 points, 12.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.2
blocks, while shooting .486 from the field, .535 (23-43) from three-point range and .870 (20-23) from the foul line, in 33.2 minutes per game.
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FIRST CAREER 30-10 GAME IN POSTSEASON: In Game 1 of the ECF against Boston on May 17, Love had his first career postseason 30-10 game after tallying a playoff
career-high 32 points and 12 rebounds, while going 9-16 (.563) from the field, including 6-9 (.667) from beyond the arc, and 8-9 (.889) from the foul line in 34 minutes.
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7 THREES IN A HALF: In Game 3 of the ECF on May 21, Love drained seven three-pointers in the first half and finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two
blocks in 36 minutes. His seven threes in the opening half set a franchise playoff record for three-pointers made in a single half (previously six by J.R. Smith in 1st H vs.
ATL on 5/4/16) and was one shy of tying the NBA postseason record for triples in a half (eight by Vince Carter in 1st H vs. PHI on 5/11/01). (Elias Sports Bureau)
CAVALIERS PLAYOFF NOTES (CONT.)
GLASS CLEANER
Tristan Thompson has grabbed at least 10 rebounds in 8 games in the 2017 Playoffs, averaging 8.4 boards to go with his 7.8 points (postseason career-high .571 FG%) in 31.3 minutes. He also has
two double-doubles.
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SECOND CHANCE: Thompson pulled down at least four offensive boards 9 times and is averaging a team-high 3.8 offensive rebounds per game this postseason.
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VS. INDIANA IN OPENING ROND: He averaged 11.0 rebounds against the Pacers in the First Round, notching double-digit boards in all four games.
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BOARD WORK: Thompson passed Brad Daugherty (419 REB) for 3rd place in playoff rebounds in Cavs history and also passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (180 OREB) as the franchise’s all-time
playoff leader in offensive rebounds against Indiana in Game 2 of the First Round on April 17. He later moved into 2nd place in career playoff rebounds in Cavs history on May 25 in
Boston, passing Ilgauskas (523 REB).
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PLAYOFF CAREER-HIGH IN SCORING: In Game 1 of the ECF against Boston on May 17, Thompson scored a playoff career-high 20 points on a perfect 7-7 shooting from the field and
added nine rebounds, two assists and two steals in 34 minutes. He became the first player in Cavaliers history to make at least seven field goals without a miss in a playoff game.
Most Offensive Rebounds in
2017 Playoffs
Player
Off. Rebs
1. TRISTAN THOMPSON (CLE)
2. Marcin Gortat (WAS)
65
52
3. LaMarcus Aldridge (SAS)
4. Pau Gasol (SAS)
43
39
*Thompson leads all players in total offensive rebounds this playoffs
KYRIE IN THE POSTSEASON
In the 2017 Playoffs, Kyrie Irving is averaging 25.9 points, 5.2 assists and 1.24 steals in 36.0 minutes. He has recorded 20 points or more in 13 games this postseason.
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20+ POINTS: Over his playoff career, Irving has finished with at least 20 points in 38 of 51 career games, including 18 of his last 22 playoff contests.
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BIG IN FINALS: In the 2017 NBA Finals, Irving is averaging 30.3 points (.485 FG%, .414 3FG%, .846 FT%), 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 40.0 minutes.
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40 POINTS IN FINALS GAME 4: In the Game 4 win of the NBA Finals against Golden State on June 9, Irving poured in 40 points on 15-27 (.556) shooting from the field and
7-12 (.583) from beyond the arc, seven rebounds, four assists and a steal in 41 minutes. It was his third career postseason 40-point game, including second in the Finals.
His 7 three-pointers also set a postseason career-high and were tied for the 2nd-most in a NBA Finals game (record is 8 by Ray Allen on 6/6/10 at LAL). Irving also tied the
franchise playoff record for points in a half with 28 points in the first half (LeBron James also had 28 in a half twice: 2nd H at IND 4/20/17; and 1st H at BOS 5/7/10).
CAREER-HIGH NIGHT: In Game 4 of the ECF against Boston on May 23, Irving tallied a playoff career-high 42 points on 15-22 (.682) shooting, a 4-7 (.571) mark from beyond the arc and
an 8-9 (.889) clip from the free throw line, three rebounds and four assists in 41 minutes. In the third quarter, Irving tied a Cavalier postseason record for points in a quarter (21) and
set a franchise playoff record for field goals made in a single quarter (9). He had 10 consecutive Cavaliers points in the second quarter and then scored 14 straight Cleveland points in
the third quarter. According to Elias, the last NBA player to have two such streaks in the same game—scoring at least 10 consecutive points for his team at one point, and at least 14
straight points at another point, in the playoffs was Ray Allen (streaks of 19 and 12 points), playing for the Bucks against the 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals, on June 1, 2001.
Kyrie Irving’s
Best Scoring Playoff Games
Date/Opponent
5/23/17 vs. Boston
6/13/16 at Golden State
6/10/17 vs. Golden State
6/7/17 vs. Golden State
4/17/17 vs. Indiana
6/10/16 vs. Golden State
* This postseason
Highest Scoring Quarters
By a Cavs Player in Playoff History
POINTS
*42
41
*40
*38
*37
34
Cavs Player
Points/Date
LeBron James
KYRIE IRVING
Daniel Gibson
LeBron James
Kevin Love
21 (1st Q at BOS 5/7/10)
*21 (3rd Q vs. BOS 5/23/17)
19 (4th Q vs. DET 6/2/07)
18 (1st Q at WAS 4/30/06)
18 (3rd Q at BOS 5/17/17)
*Irving made a franchise playoff single quarter record 9 FGs
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STRONG SHOOTING AGAINST BOSTON: In the ECF against Boston, Irving averaged 25.8 points on .622 shooting from the field, including .500 (15-30) from deep, .917 (22-24) from
the foul line, 5.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 35.4 minutes. From Games 2-5 of the ECF, Irving became the first player to have 20+ points while shooting at least .600 from the field in
four straight playoff games games since Dwight Howard in 2009. (Elias Sports Bureau)
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BACK-TO-BACK 20-10 GAMES VS. RAPTORS: In the first two games of the Semifinals against Toronto, Irving notched consecutive games with at least 20 points and 10 assists. It
marked the first time in his NBA career (regular and postseason) he has accomplished that feat. Over the four-game series versus the Raptors, Irving averaged 22.3 points, 3.0
rebounds, 8.5 assists and 2.0 steals in 34.3 minutes.
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FIRST ROUND PERFORMANCE AGAINST INDY: Irving averaged 25.3 points in the First Round against Indiana, which included a 37-point outing in Game 2 on April 17.
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SECOND-LEADING SCORER IN CAVS HISTORY: Irving passed Mark Price (818) for 2nd place in franchise playoff scoring with his 19 th point against Indiana in Game 2 on April 17.
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1,000-POINT SCORER: With his 22nd point in Game 2 of the ECF against Boston, Irving became the 2nd player in Cavs history to score 1,000 career postseason points (LeBron James).
CAVALIERS PLAYOFF NOTES (CONT.)
ON TOP OF THE PLAYOFF SCORING LADDER:
LeBron James, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, became the NBA’s all-time playoff leading scorer in Game 5 of the ECF at Boston on May 25, passing Michael Jordan (5,987 PTS). In addition to points
(6,122, 1st), James also ranks among all-time postseason leaders in free throws made (1,467, 1st), triple-doubles (19, 2nd), steals (387, 2nd), assists (1,481, 3rd), field goals made (2,163, 3rd),
three-pointers made (329, 2nd), scoring average (28.3, 5th, min. 20 games) and rebounds (1,909, 7th). James is the ONLY player to rank in the Top 10 in points, rebounds and assists in playoff
history.
NBA’s All-Time Playoff
Games Played
Player
1. Derek Fisher
2. Tim Duncan
3. Robert Horry
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. TONY PARKER*
Kobe Bryant
7. Shaquille O’Neal
GP
259
251
244
237
221
220
216
LEBRON JAMES*
216
9. Manu Ginobili
10. Scottie Pippen
213
208
NBA’s All-Time Playoff
Scoring Leaders
Player
Points
1. LEBRON JAMES*
6,122
2. Michael Jordan
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4. Kobe Bryant
5. Shaquille O’Neal
6. Tim Duncan
7. Karl Malone
8. Jerry West
9. TONY PARKER*
10. Larry Bird
5,987
5,762
5,640
5,250
5,172
4,761
4,457
4,012
3,897
NBA’s All-Time Playoff
Steals Leaders
Player
1. Scottie Pippen
2. LEBRON JAMES*
Steals
395
387
NBA’s All-Time Playoff
Rebound Leaders
NBA’s All-Time Playoff
Assists Leaders
Player
1. Bill Russell
2. Wilt Chamberlain
3. Tim Duncan
4. Shaquille O’Neal
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
6. Karl Malone
Rebounds
4,104
3,913
2,859
2,508
2,481
2,062
7. LEBRON JAMES*
1,909
8. Wes Unseld
9. Robert Parish
10. Elgin Baylor
1,777
1,765
1,724
NBA’s All-Time Playoff
Field Goal Leaders
NBA’s All-Time Playoff
Three-Point Field Goal Leaders
Player
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
FGM
2,356
Player
1. Ray Allen
3FGM
385
2. Michael Jordan
2,188
2. LEBRON JAMES*
Player
1. Magic Johnson
2. John Stockton
Assists
2,346
1,839
3. LEBRON JAMES*
1,481
4. Jason Kidd
5. TONY PARKER*
6. Larry Bird
7. Steve Nash
8. Scottie Pippen
9. Kobe Bryant
10. Michael Jordan
1,263
1,137
1,062
1,061
1,048
1,040
1,022
NBA’s All-Time Playoff
Free Throws Made Leaders
Player
329
FTM
1. LEBRON JAMES*
1,467
2. Michael Jordan
1,463
3. Michael Jordan
376
3. Reggie Miller
320
3. Kobe Bryant
1,320
3. LEBRON JAMES*
2,163
4. Magic Johnson
358
4. Shaquille O’Neal
2,041
4. MANU GINOBILI*
318
4. Karl Malone
1,269
5. John Stockton
338
5. Kobe Bryant
2,014
5. STEPHEN CURRY*
312
5. Tim Duncan
1,217
6. Kobe Bryant
310
6. Tim Duncan
1,975
6. Kobe Bryant
292
6. Jerry West
1,213
7. Jason Kidd
302
7. Karl Malone
1,743
7. Derek Fisher
285
7. Shaquille O'Neal
1,168
8. Larry Bird
296
8. Jerry West
1,622
8. Paul Pierce
276
8. DIRK NOWITZKI*
1,074
9. Maurice Cheeks
295
9. TONY PARKER*
1,599
9. Chauncey Billups
267
9. Magic Johnson
1,068
10. MANU GINOBILI*
285
10. Hakeem Olajuwon
1,504
10. Robert Horry
261
10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1,050
MOVIN’ ON UP: James became the all-time playoff leader in free throws made, passing Michael Jordan (1,463 FTM) with his third make from the line against Golden State on June 9, 2017…James became the first player in NBA
history to reach 6,000 career playoff points and also passed Reggie Miller (320 3FGM) for 2nd place on the NBA’s all-time postseason three-point field goals made list at Golden State on June 1, 2017…James moved past
Michael Jordan (5,987 PTS) as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in playoff history with his three-pointer at the 2:40 mark of the third quarter, while also passing Manu Ginobili (318 3FGM) for 3rd place in three-pointers made at
Boston on May 25, 2017…James passed Michael Jordan (376 STL) for the 2nd-most steals in NBA Playoff history with his fourth swipe at Boston on May 19…James passed Shaquille O’Neal (2,041 FGM) for 3rd place in career
playoff field goals made with his fourth basket at Toronto on May 5, 2017.…James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5,762 PTS) for 2nd place on the NBA’s all-time postseason scoring list, while also passing Kobe Bryant (88) for the
2nd-most 30-point playoff games and became the 4th player in NBA Playoff history to make 300 three-pointers with his second trey against Toronto on May 3, 2017…James moved past Kobe Bryant (2,014 FGM) for 4th place in
career playoff field goals made with his 13th basket at Indiana on April 23, 2017…James made his 200th career playoff field goal and passed Kobe Bryant (5,640 PTS) for 3rd all-time in playoff career points with his 12 point, while
also passing Bryant (292 3FGM) for 4th in playoff three-pointers and Wes Unseld (1,777 REB) for 7th in career playoff rebounds at Indiana on April 20, 2017…James passed Magic Johnson (358 STL) for 3rd all-time in career
playoff steals and Robert Parish (1,765 REB) for 8th place in career playoff rebounds against Indiana on April 17, 2017…James played in his 200th career playoff game and passed Tim Duncan (1,975 FGM) for 5th all-time in career
playoff FGM with his 11th make against Indiana on April 15, 2017.
LEBRON’S 20, 30 & 40-POINT GAMES:
LeBron James has scored in double figures in 214 postseason games, including an NBA
playoff record 192 with at least 20 points (16 in 2017 postseason), 97 of 30-or-more points
(13 in 2017 postseason) and 18 of 40-or-more points (1 in 2017 postseason).
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MOST 20-PT GAMES: James has the most 20-point games in NBA postseason
history.
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2ND-MOST 30-PT GAMES: James passed Kobe Bryant (88) for the 2nd-most 30point games in NBA Playoff history with his 89th such game on May 3 against
Toronto.
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Team’s Outright Leader in Points,
Rebounds & Assists in Playoffs, All-Time
Most 30-point Games
NBA Playoffs, All-Time
Player
1. Michael Jordan
2. LEBRON JAMES
3. Kobe Bryant
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Jerry West
Games
109
97
88
75
74
Player
1. LEBRON JAMES
2. Larry Bird
3. Tim Duncan
Games
40
13
11
2 this postseason
40+ POINTS IN NBA FINALS: James has five 40+ point games in The Finals, tied with Shaquille O'Neal for the third-highest total behind Jerry West (10) and Michael Jordan (six).
DOUBLE-DOUBLES AND TRIPLE-DOUBLES:
James has amassed 96 double-doubles (9 in 2017 postseason) and 19 triple-doubles (2ndmost behind Magic Johnson-30, 3 in 2017 Postseason) over his playoff career.
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MOST 20-PT TRIP-DUBS: James has the most 20-point triple-doubles in league
postseason history with 16.
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40-PT TRIP-DUB: In Game 3 at Indiana on April 20, 2017, James tallied 41 points,
13 rebounds and 12 assists. It marked the second time that he has produced a
40-point triple-double in a playoff game, tying an NBA record (Oscar
Robertson has two such games, both in 1963).
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WORKING THE FINALS: James recorded his 9th Finals triple-double in Game 4
vs. Golden State on June 9, 2017, passing Magic Johnson (8) for the most alltime.

30-PT TRIP-DUB IN FINALS: James has 4 triple-doubles with 30-plus points in
NBA Finals competition, tying the total for all other players in the shot-clock
era (Jerry West, James Worthy, Charles Barkley and Stephen Curry have one
each).
ROAD WARRIOR:
After a 117-104 win at Boston in Game 1 of the 2017 ECF, LeBron James’ teams have now
won a road game in 29 straight series. That is the longest streak in NBA history (Michael
Jordan is 2nd with 24 in a row).
Most Playoff Games with
30+pts, 5+rebs & 5+asts
All-Time
Player
Games
1. LEBRON JAMES
72
2. Michael Jordan
51
3. Kobe Bryant
37
4. Jerry West
35
5. Larry Bird
32
*James has 9 30-5-5 game in 2017 Playoffs
Most Playoff Games with
30+pts, 10+asts
All-Time
Player
1. Michael Jordan
LEBRON JAMES
3. Jerry West
4. Oscar Robertson
Games
15
15
14
12
*James has 3 30-pt, 10-ast game in 2017 Playoffs
Most Playoff Games with
20+pts, 5+rebs & 5+asts
since 1984-85
Player
1. LEBRON JAMES
2. Michael Jordan
3. Kobe Bryant
4. Larry Bird
5. Clyde Drexler
Games
145
80
66
54
52
*James has 12 in 2017 Playoffs
Most 20-Point
Triple-Doubles in
NBA Playoff History
Player
1. LEBRON JAMES
2. Magic Johnson
3. Oscar Robertson
# of 20-Point Triple-Doubles
17
12
8
*James also has 2 40-point triple-doubles (1 this playoffs)
CAVALIERS PLAYOFF NOTES (CONT.)
REMARKABLE 2017 PLAYOFFS:
LeBron James is having a strong 2017 Playoffs, averaging a team-high 32.4 points (2nd among all 2017 Playoff players) on .559 shooting from the field (career-high .412 3FG%), 8.9 rebounds, 7.8
assists, 1.94 steals and 1.29 blocks in 41.1 minutes per game. He also has scored at least 30 points in 13 of 17 playoff games this year and has 9 double-doubles (3 triple-doubles). James is the
7th player to play in seven straight NBA Finals. The others occurred on Bill Russell’s Boston Celtics teams: Russell (10 in a row from 1957-1966), Sam Jones (9), Tom Heinsohn (9), K.C. Jones (8),
Frank Ramsey (8) and Bob Cousy (7).
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THROUGH 7 GAMES: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, James became the first player in NBA Playoff history to tally at least 240 points, 50 rebounds and 50 assists in a team’s
first seven playoff games. (Elias Sports Bureau)
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THROUGH 8 GAMES: James was also the first player in NBA Playoff history to tally at least 275 points, 70 rebounds and 50 assists in a team’s first eight playoff games. His 275
points through eight playoff games were the most by a player since Michael Jordan in 1992 (291). (Elias Sports Bureau)
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10 STRAIGHT GAMES WITH 25+ PTS & .500+ FG%: James poured in at least 25 points and shot better than .500 from the field in each of the first 10 games this postseason (April
15-May 19), tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the longest NBA postseason streak of 25 or more points and .500 shooting (10 straight games in 1970). (ESPN Stats & Info)

30-PLUS POINTS STREAK: James scored at least 30 points in eight straight playoff games from April 20-May 19, the longest of his postseason career. He became the first NBA
player to have eight straight games with at least 30 points in single postseason since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had nine in a row during the 1970 Playoffs. (Elias Sports Bureau)
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30-PLUS POINTS AND .500-PLUS FG%: James also scored 30 or more points while making at least half of his field-goal attempts in those 8 playoff games from April 20May 19). The only other player in NBA history with a streak of that length in the playoffs was Abdul-Jabbar, who compiled 30 points and shot 50 percent or better from
the floor in the Bucks’ first nine games of the 1970 playoffs.

35 IN A ROW: James scored at least 35 points in five straight playoff games from May 1-May 17, the second time he’s ever done that in a single postseason. According to Elias, only
two players have scored at least 35 points in 5 straight postseason games within a single playoff season in multiple years: LeBron James (2009, 2017) and Michael Jordan (1988,
1990).
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35 IN ALL FOUR GAMES OF SEMIFINALS: In the 4-0 sweep over Toronto in the Semifinals, James became the first player in NBA history
to score 35 or more points in every game of a four-game sweep. In the series against Toronto, James averaged 36.0 points on .573 (4375) shooting, including .481 (13-27) from three-point range, .833 (45-54) from the foul line, 8.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0
block in 41.0 minutes. (Elias Sports Bureau)
LeBron James’
2017 Semifinals vs. Toronto
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
35 Points
39 Points
35 Points
35 Points

979 POINTS AGAINST BOSTON: In the ECF against Boston, James averaged 29.6 points on .580 shooting, 6.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 2.2
steals and 1.2 blocks in 38.6 minutes. In 34 career postseason games against the Celtics, James has scored 979 points, the most ever by
a single player against one team in the playoffs. (Elias Sports Bureau)
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A TRIP-DUB IN FINALS: Against the Warriors in the 2017 NBA Finals, James is averaging a triple-double with 31.8 points (.540 FG%), 11.8 rebounds and 10.5 assists, to go with 1.3
steals and 1.0 block in 41.5 minutes. He also has four double-doubles and two triple-doubles.
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*James became first player in NBA history to score at
least 35 points in every game of a four-game sweep
CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY: With his first basket in the Game 4 win of the Finals on June 9, James moved past Michael Jordan (1,176 PTS) for the 3rd-most points in NBA
Finals history. Only Jerry West (1,679) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,317) has more Finals points. James also passed Bill Russell (315 AST) for the 3rd most assists in NBA
Finals history in Game 3 on June 7 and trails only Bob Cousy (400) and Magic Johnson (584).
FIRST ROUND STREAK
In the 4-0 sweep over Indiana, LeBron James had four double-doubles and averaged 32.8 points on .543 (50-92) shooting, including .450 (9-20) from beyond the arc, 9.8 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 3.0
steals and 2.0 blocks in 43.8 minutes. James became the first player in league history to average at least 32.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.0 blocks in a single playoff series.
His teams have also won 21 consecutive First Round games, the longest first-round winning streak under the current playoff format, which began in 1984 (Michael Cooper, Magic Johnson and
James Worthy each had 20). Overall, he has an all-time series record of 12-0 in the First Round (best perfect First Round mark behind only Robert Horry and Derek Fisher, 16-0).
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25-10-7-4-4: In Game 2 of the First Round against Indiana on April 17, 2017, LeBron James finished with his second double-double of the 2017 Playoffs with 25 points on .550 (11-20)
shooting, 10 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and four blocks in 42 minutes. James is the first NBA player since steals/blocks were first tracked in 1973-74 to post a stat line of at
least 25 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and four blocks in a playoff game. No Cavs player has ever done that in a regular season game since 1973-74. The last NBA player
to do that in a regular season game was Kevin Durant on Dec. 1, 2013 (32/10/12/4/4). (Elias Sports Bureau)
Most Consecutive
First Round Wins
Player
LEBRON JAMES
Magic Johnson
James Worthy
Michael Cooper
Byron Scott
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
First Round Win
Streak (Games)
21
20
20
20
19
18
Best Record in First Round Under
Current Playoff Format (Since 1983-84)
Player
Win %
in First Round (Games)
LEBRON JAMES
.873 (48-7)
James Worthy
.867 (26-4)
Magic Johnson
.862 (25-4)
Best All-Time Series Record in
First Round
Player
Robert Horry
Derek Fisher
LEBRON JAMES
First Round
Series Record
16-0
16-0
12-0
*Min. 25 games played/per Elias
Most Best-of-7 Sweeps in
Any Playoff Series
Player
LEBRON JAMES
Tim Duncan
Tony Parker
Manu Ginobili
# of
Sweeps
11
9
7
7
*per Elias Sports Bureau
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS MEDIA GUIDE & ADDITIONAL INFO
2017 PLAYOFF MEDIA GUIDE: Everything about the Cleveland Cavaliers 2016-17 regular season and this year’s postseason can be found in the Cavs 2017 Playoff
Guide, which is available in its entirety on cavs.com. The direct link to view and download the guide can be found at:
http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/cavaliers/pdfs/2017-Playoffs-Media-Guide.pdf
MEDIA NOTE: For your convenience, a digital “Media Workroom” Dropbox has been created to serve as a one-stop-shop for all Cavaliers 2017 Playoffs communication.
The Dropbox will be continually updated throughout the playoffs with the latest Cavs press releases, advisories, game notes, etc. In addition, the contents will include
Cavaliers leadership bios, informative one-sheeters, playoff graphics and logos, game notes, 2017 Postseason Guide, b-roll and much more! To access, please go to the
link below: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jowpihr76pa9eu6/AACe8_ycjDUP1QF3gT845iQFa?dl=0
2017 NBA PLAYOFFS: EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS RECAP: VS. INDIANA PACERS (42-40, 0-4)
CAVS-PACERS FIRST ROUND RESULTS (CAVS WON SERIES 4-0)
GAME/DATE
GAME 1: Saturday, April 15
OPPONENT
vs. Indiana Pacers
LOCATION
Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)
RESULT
WON, 109-108
GAME 2: Monday, April 17
GAME 3: Thursday, April 20
vs. Indiana Pacers
Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)
WON, 117-111
@ Indiana Pacers
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
WON, 119-114
GAME 4: Sunday, April 23
@ Indiana Pacers
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
WON, 106-102
CAVALIERS – PACERS MATCHUP (2017 First Round Statistics)
PPG
OPP PPG
FG%
OPP FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
OPP RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO’S
PT DIFF
CAVALIERS
112.8
108.8
.483
.466
.403
.720
39.8
42.0
19.8
7.0
6.5
12.8
+4.0
PACERS
108.8
112.8
.466
.483
.391
.767
42.0
39.8
22.5
8.0
3.8
13.3
-4.0
SERIES LEADERS:
PPG: L. JAMES (32.8)
RPG: T. THOMPSON (11.0)
APG: L. JAMES (9.0)
SPG: L. JAMES (3.0)
BPG: L. JAMES (2.0)
CAVS-PACERS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION
Overall: 5-3
1998 First Round
2017 First Round
PLAYOFF HISTORY: It was the 2nd time the Cavaliers and Pacers met in the playoffs
Home: 3-1
The Q: 3-1
Road: 2-2
Result
Home: 1-1
The Q: 1-1
Road: 0-2
Pacers won 3-1
Home: 2-0
The Q: 2-0
Road: 2-0
Cavs won 4-0
EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS (4-0)
GAME 1: CAVALIERS 109, PACERS 108 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
(4/15/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: In his 200th career playoff game, LeBron James tallied his 88th career playoff double-double with a game-high 32 points on 12-20 (.600) shooting, a game-high 13 assists, six rebounds and three in 43 minutes; James moved past
Tim Duncan (1,975) for 5th place all-time in postseason field goals made with his 11th bucket in the win…Kyrie Irving finished with 23 points, three rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block in 39 minutes; Irving scored his 800th career playoff point
and also moved past Brad Daugherty (782, 4th) and Zydrunas Ilgauskas (784, 3rd) for third place on the Cavaliers playoff all-time scoring list…Kevin Love finished with 17 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting from the field, four rebounds and one block in 31
minutes…Tristan Thompson had eight points and a game-high 13 rebounds (six offensive) in 31 minutes…Channing Frye finished with 11 points on 4-5 (.800) shooting, including a 3-4 (.750) mark from deep in 16 minutes off the bench…For Indiana,
Paul George finished with a team-high 29 points, five rebounds and a team-high seven assists in 41 minutes…Lance Stephenson tallied 16 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting, seven rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes off the bench…Myles Turner
had 11 points, eight rebounds and a game-high four steals in 32 minutes.
TURNING POINT: With the game knotted at 105-105, Kyrie Irving nailed a 19-foot jump shot with 2:34 remaining in the game, which gave the Cavs the lead for good.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland won its 9th straight home postseason opener, dating back to the 1998 Playoffs…The Cavs also won its 12th consecutive games against an Eastern Conference opponent at Quicken Loans Arena…Offensively, the Cavs shot
42-78 (.538) from the field and dished out 26 assists…The Cavaliers hit 11 three-pointers in the victory.
APRIL 15, 2017
CAVALIERS
vs. Pacers
SCORE
109-108
HI SCORER
JAMES – 32
George – 29
HI REBOUND
THOMPSON – 13
Young – 9
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 13
George – 7
FG%
42-78 (.538)
40-81 (.494)
GAME 2: CAVALIERS 117, PACERS 111 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
FT%
14-27 (.519)
17-20 (.850)
REB (O-D-T)
10-24-34
12-29-41
(4/17/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James finished with his 2nd double-double of the 2017 Playoffs (89th career playoff double-double) with 25 points on 11-20 (.550) shooting, 10 rebounds, a game-high tying seven assists, a game-high four steals and a
game-high four blocks in 42 minutes; James became the first NBA player since steals/blocks were first tracked in 1973-74 to post a stat line of at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and four blocks in a playoff game (Elias); James
also passed Robert Parish (1,765) for the 8th most postseason rebounds in NBA history with his second board of the night and passed Magic Johnson (358) for the 3rd most steals in NBA postseason history with his second swipe…Kevin Love
recorded his 12th career playoff double-double with 27 points on 6-7 (.857) shooting, a playoff career best 12-12 clip from the free throw line, a game-high 11 rebounds, three assists and a block in 39 minutes; With his first triple tonight, Love
passed Daniel Gibson (57) for 4th place in franchise playoff history in three-pointers made…Kyrie Irving had 37 points on 14-24 (.583) shooting, two assists and a steal in 34 minutes; With his 19th point of the night, Irving moved past Mark Price
(818) for the 2nd-most points in Cavaliers postseason history…Tristan Thompson pulled down 10 rebounds (five offensive), to go along with four points and two blocks in 32 minutes; Thompson passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (180) for the most offensive
rebounds in franchise postseason history and move past Brad Daugherty (419) for the 3rd most rebounds in Cavalier postseason history…For Indiana, Paul George finished with a team-highs of 32 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in 42
minutes…Jeff Teague tallied 23 points on 8-12 (.667) shooting, four rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes.
TURNING POINT: With an already five-point lead at halftime (63-58), Cleveland outscored Indiana 33-20 in the third quarter to go up 18.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Offensively, the Cavs shot 42-76 (.553) from the field, 13-31 (.419) from three-point range and 20-23 (.870) from the foul line…Including the regular season, the Cavs picked up their 9th straight win over the Pacers at Quicken
Loans Arena, which is tied for their longest active home winning streak versus a single opponent (also won nine straight versus Orlando)…For the first time in Cavaliers postseason history, three players scored 25 or more points (Irving-37, Love-27,
James-25).
APRIL 17, 2017
CAVALIERS
vs. Pacers
SCORE
117-111
HI SCORER
IRVING – 37
George – 32
HI REBOUND
LOVE – 11
George – 8
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 7
George – 7
FG%
42-76 (.553)
43-84 (.512)
GAME 3: CAVALIERS 119, PACERS 114 – BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE – INDIANAPOLIS, IN
FT%
20-23 (.870)
17-23 (.739)
REB (O-D-T)
7-30-37
9-24-33
(4/20/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his first triple-double of the 2017 Playoffs (17th of career) with a game-high 41 points on 14-27 (.519) shooting, a 6-12 (.500) mark from beyond the arc, a team-high 13 rebounds, a game-high 12 assists,
one steal and one block in 45 minutes; James scored or assisted on 73 points, the most in a playoff game in his career; He also passed Kobe Bryant (5,640) for 3rd in all-time playoff scoring and Wes Unseld (1,777) for 7th in career playoff
rebounding...Kevin Love tallied 13 points and six rebounds in 27 minutes…Tristan Thompson recorded nine points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in 27 minutes…J.R. Smith shot 4-8 (.500) from deep and tallied 13 points, two rebounds and two assists
in 31 minutes…Kyrie Irving posted 13 points, two rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes…Channing Frye came off the bench and registered 13 points (11 in the 4th Q), four rebounds and two steals in 20 minutes…Kyle Korver shot 4-5 (.800) from
long distance for 12 points and added two steals in 22 minutes off the bench…For Indiana, Paul George had a double-double with a team-high 36 points, a game-high 15 rebounds and a team-high nine assists in 45 minutes…Thaddeus Young also
notched a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds in 39 minutes.
TURNING POINT: After trailing by 25 points at halftime (74-49), the Cavs outscored the Pacers 70-40 in the second half: 35-17 in the third and 35-23 in the fourth. It was the biggest halftime deficit to overcome in NBA playoff history.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland trailed by as many as 26 points, the biggest comeback in NBA postseason since 4/29/2012 (L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 27 points)…The Cavs trailed by 25 at halftime and their previous biggest halftime deficit to overcome
was 11 (5/1/10 vs. BOS)…In that second half, the Cavs shot 21-38 (.553) from the field and 12-21 (.571) from beyond the arc, while holding Indiana to 13-51 (.255) from the field and 6-24 (.250) from deep…For the game, Cleveland shot 21-44 (.477)
from the three-point line and had 23 assists to eight turnovers.
APRIL 20, 2017
CAVALIERS
at Pacers
SCORE
119-114
HI SCORER
JAMES – 41
George – 36
HI REBOUND
JAMES – 13
George – 15
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 12
George – 9
FG%
39-87 (.448)
38-95 (.400)
GAME 4: CAVALIERS 106, PACERS 102 – BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE – INDIANAPOLIS, IN
FT%
20-30 (.667)
22-26 (.846)
REB (O-D-T)
8-32-40
17-35-52
(4/23/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his fourth double-double of the series with a game-high 33 points on 13-25 (.520) shooting, 10 rebounds, four assists, a game-high four steals and two blocks in 45 minutes…Kyrie Irving finished with 28
points (16 in the 3rd Q), one steal and a playoff career-high three blocks in 37 minutes…Kevin Love pulled down a playoff career-high 16 rebounds to go with five points, three assists and a block in 35 minutes…Tristan Thompson grabbed 11 boards
and had six points and one steal in 34 minutes…Deron Williams added 14 points (12 in the 2nd Q) on a perfect 4-4 mark from the field in 13 minutes off the bench…For the Pacers, Lance Stephenson had a team-high 22 points on 6-15 (.600) shooting,
including 4-9 (.444) from beyond the arc, and six rebounds in 30 minutes off the bench…Myles Turner tallied 20 points on 8-10 (.800) shooting and nine rebounds in 33 minutes…Jeff Teague (15 points, 10 assists) and Thaddeus Young (13 points, 10
rebounds) each produced double-doubles for Indiana.
TURNING POINT: Indiana capped a 19-4 run in the fourth quarter with nine unanswered points to put the Pacers ahead 102-100 with 1:31 left in the game. But LeBron James answered with a three-pointer with 1:08 remaining to put the Cavaliers
ahead for good as Cleveland scored the final six points of the game to earn a 106-102 victory.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: With the win, Cleveland swept the First Round series 4-0…It marked the first time in Pacers franchise history in which Indiana was swept in four games during a best-of-seven series...The Cavs had 15 offensive rebounds for 16
second chance points…Defensively, the Cavs had nine steals and eight blocks, while holding the Pacers to just four fast break points.
APRIL 23, 2017
CAVALIERS
at Pacers
SCORE
106-102
HI SCORER
JAMES – 33
Stephenson – 22
HI REBOUND
LOVE – 16
Young – 10
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 4
Teague – 10
FG%
37-90 (.411)
41-88 (.466)
FT%
23-27 (.852)
10-17 (.588)
REB (O-D-T)
15-33-48
9-33-42
2017 NBA PLAYOFFS: EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS RECAP: VS. TORONTO RAPTORS (51-31, 4-6)
CAVS-RAPTORS POSTSEASON SCHEDULE
GAME/DATE
GAME 1: Monday, May 1
OPPONENT
vs. Toronto Raptors
LOCATION
Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)
RESULT
WON, 116-105
GAME 2: Wednesday, May 3
vs. Toronto Raptors
Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)
WON, 125-103
GAME 3: Friday, May 5
@ Toronto Raptors
Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON)
WON, 115-94
GAME 4: Sunday, May 7
@ Toronto Raptors
Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON)
WON, 109-102
CAVALIERS – RAPTORS MATCHUP (2017 Second Round Statistics)
PPG
OPP PPG
FG%
OPP FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
OPP RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO’S
PT DIFF
CAVALIERS
116.3
101.0
.497
.453
.466
.822
42.8
35.8
23.3
7.0
4.8
13.8
+15.3
RAPTORS
101.0
116.3
.453
.497
.300
.831
35.8
42.8
22.0
7.3
4.0
11.0
-15.3
SERIES LEADERS:
PPG: L. JAMES (36.0)
RPG: T. THOMPSON (10.3)
APG: K. IRVING (8.5)
SPG: K. IRVING (2.0)
BPG: L. JAMES/K. KORVER (1.0)
CAVS-RAPTORS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION
PLAYOFF HISTORY: It was the 2nd time the Cavaliers and Raptors met in the playoffs
Overall: 8-2
Home: 5-0
The Q: 5-0
Road: 3-2
Result
2016 Conference Finals
Home: 3-0
The Q: 3-0
Road: 1-2
CAVS won 4-2
2017 Semifinals
Home: 2-0
The Q: 2-0
Road: 2-0
CAVS won 4-0
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS (4-0)
GAME 1: CAVALIERS 116, RAPTORS 105 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
(5/1/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his 5th double-double of the 2017 postseason (92nd of playoff career) with a game-high 35 points on 13-23 (.565) shooting, 10 rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in 41 minutes…Kyrie Irving
recorded his first double-double of the 2017 postseason (2nd of playoff career) with 24 points, a playoff career-high 10 assists and two steals in 35 minutes; Irving passed Crain Ehlo (164) for the 3rd most assists in playoff franchise history with his
5th dime of the game…Tristan Thompson notched his first double-double of the 2017 postseason (13th of playoff career) with 11 points, a game-high 14 rebounds and two steals in 38 minutes…Kevin Love finished with 18 points, including a 3-6
(.500) clip from deep, nine rebounds (all defensive), two steals and a block in 32 minutes…For Toronto, Kyle Lowry recorded a double-double with a team-high 20 points and a game-high 11 assists in 40 minutes…DeMar DeRozan tallied 19 points
and seven rebounds in 35 minutes…P.J. Tucker posted a double-double with 13 points and a team-high 11 rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench.
TURNING POINT: After the Raptors cut the Cavs lead to seven (65-58) with 8:55 left in the third quarter, Cleveland closed out the period on a 31-16 run to go up 22 (96-74).
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland posted an assist on 26 of its 39 made field goals…The Cavaliers drained 14 three-pointers in the win…The Cavs had 20 fast break points and shot 24-29 (.828) from the foul line…Three players recorded double-doubles
for Cleveland (Irving, James, Thompson) for the first time in a postseason game since Game 1 of the 2016 NBA Finals (James, Love, Thompson)…Cleveland had just four turnovers in the first three quarters and led by as many as 25 points.
MAY 1, 2017
CAVALIERS
vs. Raptors
SCORE
116-105
HI SCORER
JAMES – 35
Lowry – 20
HI REBOUND
THOMPSON – 14
Tucker – 11
HI ASSISTS
IRVING – 10
Lowry – 11
FG%
39-85 (.459)
39-89 (.438)
FT%
24-29 (.828)
17-20 (.850)
GAME 2: CAVALIERS 125, RAPTORS 103 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
REB (O-D-T)
7-39-46
8-35-43
(5/3/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James finished with a game-high 39 points on 10-14 (.714) shooting and a 4-6 (.667) mark from deep, six rebounds, four assists, a game-high three steals and two blocks in 37 minutes; James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(5,762) for the 2nd-most points in NBA Playoff history with his three-pointer at the 8:41 mark of the 3rd quarter; James’ 39-point outing was the 89th time in his career he has scored at least 30 points in a playoff game, passing Kobe Bryant (88) for
2nd most in NBA postseason history; James also became just the 4th player in NBA Playoff history to make 300 career made three-pointers, with his second trey of the night (Ray Allen, Reggie Miller, Manu Ginobili)…Kyrie Irving tallied his 2nd
straight double-double of the 2017 playoffs (3rd of postseason career) with 22 points, including a perfect 7-7 mark on free throws, a playoff career-best 11 assists and two steals in 30 minutes; It marked the first time in Irving’s career (regular and
postseason) he has had back-to-back games with at least 20 points and 10 assists…Channing Frye poured in a 2017 postseason-high 18 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting, including a 5-7 (.714) mark from deep and five rebounds in 18 minutes off the
bench…Iman Shumpert finished with a 2017 playoff-high 14 points on 6-8 (.750) shooting and six rebounds in 27 minutes in a reserve role…For Toronto, Jonas Valanciunas tallied a team-high 23 points on 10-13 (.769) shooting and five rebounds in
20 minutes off the bench…Cory Joseph finished with 22 points on 9-14 (.643) shooting and a team-high six rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench…Kyle Lowry had 20 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting and a team-high five assists in 30 minutes.
TURNING POINT: Leading by 13 points (78-65) halfway through the third quarter, the Cavs went on a 21-8 run to end the period, increasing their lead to 26 (99-73).
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs set a franchise playoff record with 125 points (prev. 124 points vs. Boston on 5/7/10)…Cleveland shot 41-75 (.547) from the field, including a 2017 playoff-high .545 (18-33) from beyond the arc…The Cavs knocked down
their first eight treys of the game…The Cavaliers also dished out 28 assists on 41 made field goals…Defensively, Cleveland had nine steals and held the Raptors to 5-17 (.294) shooting from beyond the arc...in the third quarter, the Cavs scored 37
points, all scored by three players (James-17, Irving-15, Thompson-5).
MAY 3, 2017
CAVALIERS
vs. Raptors
SCORE
125-103
HI SCORER
JAMES – 39
Valanciunas – 23
HI REBOUND
THOMPSON – 9
Joseph – 6
HI ASSISTS
IRVING – 11
Lowry – 5
FG%
41-75 (.547)
42-90 (.467)
FT%
25-34 (.735)
14-19 (.737)
GAME 3: CAVALIERS 115, RAPTORS 94 – AIR CANADA CENTRE – TORONTO, ON
(5/5/17)
REB (O-D-T)
6-34-40
8-29-37
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James finished with a team-high 35 points on 9-16 (563) shooting from the field, a 15-16 (.938) clip from the foul line, eight rebounds, a team-high seven assists and one steal in 41 minutes; James passed Shaquille O’Neal
(2,041 FGM) for 3rd on the NBA’s all-time postseason field goals list with his fourth basket of the night…Kevin Love recorded his 2nd double-double of the 2017 Playoffs with 16 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting from the field, a game-high 14 rebounds
and one block in 32 minutes…Kyrie Irving tallied 16 points, five rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes…Tristan Thompson had a near double-double with nine points, 11 rebounds and one block in 38 minutes…Kyle Korver chipped in with 14 points
on 5-7 (.714) shooting, including a 4-6 (.667) mark from beyond the arc, and a playoff career-high tying three blocks in 21 minutes off the bench…For Toronto, DeMar DeRozan had a game-high 37 points on 12-23 (.522) shooting from the field and
three assists in 40 minutes…Jonas Valanciunas finished with 19 points on 8-10 (.800) shooting and a team-high eight rebounds in 33 minutes.
TURNING POINT: Cleveland outscored Toronto 36-17 in the fourth quarter, which includes a 20-3 run to start the period to go up 99-80.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Offensively, Cleveland shot 39-76 (.513) from the field, 13-23 (.565) from the three-point line and 24-28 (.857) from the free throw line…The Cavaliers outrebounded the Raptors 49-25 and gave up just one offensive
rebound…Defensively, Cleveland held Toronto to 38-87 (.437) shooting from the field and just 2-18 (.111) from three-point range…The Cavs bench outscored the Raptors reserves 30-9.
MAY 5, 2017
CAVALIERS
at Raptors
SCORE
115-94
HI SCORER
JAMES – 35
DeRozan – 37
HI REBOUND
LOVE – 14
Valanciunas – 8
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 7
Joseph – 6
FG%
39-76 (.513)
38-87 (.437)
GAME 4: CAVALIERS 109, RAPTORS 102 – AIR CANADA CENTRE – TORONTO, ON
FT%
24-28 (.857)
16-17 (.941)
REB (O-D-T)
8-41-49
1-24-25
(5/7/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James finished with a game-high 35 points on 11-22 (.500) shooting, including 5-12 (.417) shooting from deep, an 8-9 (.889) mark from the foul line, a team-high nine rebounds, six assists and one block in 46 minutes; It
was James’ playoff career best sixth straight 30-point game…Kyrie Irving posted 27 points (including 11 straight Cavs points in the 4th Q), five rebounds, a team-high nine assists, four steals and one block in 40 minutes…Kyle Korver chipped in with 18
points (16 in the 2nd Q) on 6-8 (.750) shooting, including 4-6 (.667) shooting from beyond the arc, five rebounds and one block in 29 minutes…Channing Frye added 10 points on 4-5 (.800) shooting from the field in 12 minutes off the bench…For the
Raptors, Serge Ibaka had a team-high 23 points on 10-18 (.556) shooting from the field in 25 minutes…DeMar DeRozan tallied 22 points and eight assists in 46 minutes…Cory Joseph (20 points, 12 assists) and PJ Tucker (14 points, 12 rebounds) each
recorded double-doubles.
TURNING POINT: Trailing 93-92 with 6:38 left in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers went on 14-2 run to lead by 11 with 2:54 remaining.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: With the win, the Cavs swept the Raptors 4-0 in the semifinals to advance to the ECF for the third straight season…The Cavaliers also became the first team in NBA history to start the postseason 8-0 in consecutive
years…Cleveland shot 16-41 (.390) from three-point range and finished the series with 61 three-pointers, compared to 27 for the Raptors (Cleveland made at least 13 threes in all four games)…In the win, the Cavs had 24 assists to 11 turnovers and
had a 16-0 edge in fast break points.
MAY 7, 2017
CAVALIERS
at Raptors
SCORE
109-102
HI SCORER
JAMES – 35
Ibaka – 23
HI REBOUND
JAMES – 9
Tucker – 12
HI ASSISTS
IRVING – 9
Joseph – 12
FG%
39-82 (.476)
40-85 (.471)
FT%
15-16 (.938)
12-15 (.800)
REB (O-D-T)
5-31-36
9-29-38
2017 NBA PLAYOFFS: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS RECAP: VS. BOSTON CELTICS (53-29, 9-9)
CAVS-CELTICS POSTSEASON RESULTS
GAME/DATE
GAME 1: Wednesday, May 17
OPPONENT
@ Boston Celtics
LOCATION
TD Garden (Boston, MA)
TIME/RESULT
WON, 117-104
GAME 2: Friday, May 19
@ Boston Celtics
TD Garden (Boston, MA)
WON, 130-86
GAME 3: Sunday, May 21
vs. Boston Celtics
Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)
Lost, 111-108
GAME 4: Tuesday, May 23
vs. Boston Celtics
Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)
WON, 112-99
GAME 5: Thursday, May 25
@ Boston Celtics
TD Garden (Boston, MA)
WON, 135-102
CAVALIERS – CELTICS MATCHUP (2017 Conference Finals Statistics)
PPG
OPP PPG
FG%
OPP FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
OPP RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO’S
PT DIFF
CAVALIERS
120.4
100.4
.534
.435
.436
.778
42.0
37.0
23.4
8.4
4.2
12.4
+20.0
CELTICS
100.4
120.4
.435
.534
.355
.784
37.0
42.0
26.0
7.0
3.0
14.8
-20.0
SERIES LEADERS:
PPG: L. JAMES (29.6)
RPG: K. LOVE (12.4)
APG: I. THOMAS (8.0)
SPG: L. JAMES (2.2)
BPG: L. JAMES/K. LOVE (1.2)
CAVS-CELTICS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION
PLAYOFF HISTORY: It was the 7th time the Cavaliers and Celtics met in the playoffs
Overall: 20-19
Home: 13-6
The Q: 7-3
Road: 7-13
Result
1976 Conference Finals
Home: 2-1
Road: 0-3
Celtics won 4-2
1985 First Round
Home: 1-1
Road: 0-2
Celtics won 3-1
1992 Semifinals
Home: 3-1
Road: 1-2
CAVS won 4-3
2008 Semifinals
Home: 3-0
The Q: 3-0
Road: 0-4
Celtics won 4-3
2010 Semifinals
Home: 1-2
The Q: 1-2
Road: 1-2
Celtics won 4-2
2015 First Round
Home: 2-0
The Q: 2-0
Road: 2-0
CAVS won 4-0
2017 Conference Finals
Home: 1-1
The Q: 1-1
Road: 3-0
CAVS won 4-1
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS (4-1)
GAME 1: CAVALIERS 117, CELTICS 104 – TD GARDEN – BOSTON, MA
(5/17/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James finished with a game-high 38 points on 14-24 (.583) shooting, nine rebounds, a team-high seven assists and two steals in 42 minutes…Kevin Love had his first career postseason 30-10 game with a playoff career-high
32 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, while going 9-16 (.563) from the field, 6-9 (.667) from deep and 8-9 (.889 from the foul line in 34 minutes…Tristan Thompson tallied a playoff career-high 20 points on a perfect 7-7 from the field, nine
rebounds, two assists and two steals in 34 minutes; Thompson became the first player in franchise playoff history to make at least seven field goals without missing a shot…Kyrie Irving added 11 points, six assists, two steals and a block in 34
minutes…For Boston, Isaiah Thomas tallied 17 points and a game-high 10 assists in 38 minutes…Jae Crowder had a team-high tying 21 points on 8-13 (.625) shooting, eight rebounds and five assists in 35 minutes…Avery Bradley also scored 21 points
and added four rebounds in 39 minutes.
TURNING POINT: With a 36-25 lead at the 8:50 mark of the second quarter, Cleveland went on a 12-0 run to go up 23 (48-25) and led by double-digits the rest of the way.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland led wire-to-wire and were up by as many as 28 points…Offensively, the Cavs scored 117 points and connected on 11 three-pointers…Cleveland had just eight turnovers and shot 28-35 (.800) from the foul line…In the
first half, the Cavs outscored the Celtics 61-39 and outshot them 22-39 (.564) to 16-45 (.356)…James (38), Love (32) and Thompson (20) combined for 90 points, the 3rd-most points ever scored by a Cavs trio in a playoff game; According to Elias, it’s
the first time in over 31 years that a team’s starting frontcourt combined for 90 or more points in a regulation playoff game, since Houston’s Hakeem Olajuwon (36), Ralph Sampson (33) and Rodney McCray (21) accounted for 90 of the Rockets’ 131
points in a win over the Nuggets on May 6, 1986.
MAY 17, 2017
CAVALIERS
at Celtics
SCORE
117-104
HI SCORER
JAMES – 38
Bradley/Crowder – 21
HI REBOUND
LOVE – 12
Brown – 9
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 7
Thomas – 10
FG%
39-81 (.481)
41-88 (.466)
GAME 2: CAVALIERS 130, CELTICS 86 – TD GARDEN – BOSTON, MA
FT%
28-35 (.800)
10-18 (.556)
REB (O-D-T)
12-32-44
13-27-40
(5/19/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James poured in a game-high 30 points on 12-18 (.667) shooting, including 4-6 (.667) from long range, four rebounds, seven assists, four steals and three blocks in 33 minutes; James passed Michael Jordan (376 STL) for
the 2nd-most steals in NBA Playoff history with his fourth swipe; His plus/minus of +46 was his highest for any game of his career (regular and post)…Kyrie Irving finished with 23 points on 8-11 (.727) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from deep, three
assists, one steal and one block in 30 minutes; Irving became just the 2nd Cavs player to ever score 1,000 career playoff points…Kevin Love recorded his 4th double-double of the 2017 Playoffs with 21 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting, including 4-9
(.444) from three-point range, a game-high 12 rebounds, two assists and a steal in 27 minutes…Richard Jefferson posted 10 points, five rebounds and two blocks in 19 minutes off the bench…J.R. Smith added nine points on 4-5 (.800) shooting and
seven rebounds in 26 minutes…For Boston, Jaylen Brown had a team-high 19 points on 7-11 (.636) shooting and four rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench…Avery Bradley tallied 13 points and three rebounds in 32 minutes.
TURNING POINT: The Cavs led by one early in the game (11-10) and went on a 12-0 run to build a 13-point lead…With an already 14-point lead after the first quarter (42-18), Cleveland outscored Boston 40-13 in the second quarter to go up by 41
points at halftime (72-31).
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland led by as many as 50 points and had a wire-to-wire victory for the second game in a row…The Cavs set franchise playoff records in points (130) and margin of victory (+44)…The 44-point win was also the largest in
Eastern Conference Finals history, the Celtics biggest home loss in their postseason history and biggest defeat over a No. 1 seed…Cleveland led by 41 points at halftime (72-31), which was the biggest lead at halftime in NBA Playoff history…It was
also the Cavs’ 13th straight playoff win, tying the NBA record (L.A. Lakers, 1988-1989)…For the game, the Wine & Gold shot 48-85 (.565) from the field, including 19-39 (.487) from the three-point line, and had 28 assists to 12 turnovers…Cleveland
also had a 24-11 edge in fast break points…Defensively, the Cavs had 10 steals and six blocks, while holding Boston to just 32-86 (.372) shooting from the field and 8-27 (.296) from long range.
MAY 19, 2017
CAVALIERS
at Celtics
SCORE
130-86
HI SCORER
JAMES – 30
Brown – 19
HI REBOUND
LOVE – 12
Three Players – 5
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 7
Smart – 7
FG%
48-85 (.565)
32-86 (.372)
FT%
15-23 (.652)
14-15 (.933)
REB (O-D-T)
9-36-45
10-29-39
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS CONTINUED (4-1)
GAME 3: CAVALIERS 108, CELTICS 111 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
(5/21/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: Kevin Love tallied his 3rd straight double-double (5th of 2017 playoffs) with 28 points on 8-16 (.500) shooting, including a 7-13 (.538) mark from long range, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 36 minutes; Love drained
seven threes in the first half, setting a franchise playoff record for three-pointers made in a half (previously six by J.R. Smith in 1st H vs. ATL on 5/4/16); He became just the 8th player in NBA Playoff history to make at least seven threes in a half
(seven by six players; eight by Vince Carter in 1st H vs. PHI on 5/11/01); Love also passed Hot Rod Williams (305) for 7th place in franchise postseason history for total rebounds…Kyrie Irving had a game-high 29 points on 10-15 (.667) shooting,
including 4-6 (.667) from deep, a game-high tying seven assists and a steal in 40 minutes…Tristan Thompson posted his 2nd double-double of the 2017 postseason (14th of playoff career) with 18 points, including a 12-15 (.800) mark on free throws, a
game-high 13 rebounds (2017 playoff-high tying seven offensive) and a block in 42 minutes; Thompson’s 12 made free throws were a new career-high (regular season and postseason)…J.R. Smith shot 4-8 (.500) from long range and tallied a 2017
playoff-high tying 13 points and a 2017 postseason-high eight rebounds in 33 minutes…LeBron James added 11 points, six rebounds and six assists…For Boston, Marcus Smart had a playoff career-high with 27 points on 8-14 (.571) shooting and a 710 (.700) clip on three-pointers, five rebounds and a game-high tying seven assists in 41 minutes…Avery Bradley finished with 20 points, three rebounds and four assists in 42 minutes…Jae Crowder posted a double-double with 14 points, a teamhigh 11 rebounds and three steals in 40 minutes.
TURNING POINT: After leading by 21 points (77-56) midway through the third quarter, the Cavs were outscored 55-31 the rest of the way.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland made 16 three-pointers in the game, marking the 5th time this postseason they have made at least 15 threes…In the first quarter, the Cavs drained nine treys, which was one shy of the franchise record for trifectas
made in a quarter (10 in 2nd Q vs. ATL on 5/4/16)…The Cavs won the rebounding battle 46-38 and assisted on 21 of their 32 made field goals…For the first time this postseason, all five Cavalier starters scored in double figures (Irving – 29, Love – 28,
Thompson – 18, Smith – 13, James – 11).
MAY 21, 2017
CAVALIERS
vs. Celtics
SCORE
108-111
HI SCORER
IRVING – 29
Smart – 27
HI REBOUND
THOMPSON – 13
Crowder – 11
HI ASSISTS
IRVING – 7
Smart – 7
FG%
32-70 (.457)
42-91 (.462)
GAME 4: CAVALIERS 112, CELTICS 99 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH
FT%
28-36 (.778)
9-12 (.750)
REB (O-D-T)
11-35-46
11-27-38
(5/23/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: Kyrie Irving tallied a playoff career-high 42 points on 15-22 (.682) shooting, a 4-7 (.571) mark from beyond the arc and an 8-9 (.889) clip from the free throw line, three rebounds and four assists in 41 minutes; In the third quarter,
Irving tied a Cavalier postseason record for points in a quarter (21, also scored by LeBron James on 5/7/10 in 1st Q at BOS) and set a franchise playoff record for field goals made in a single quarter (9); Irving scored the final 14 points in the third
quarter and scored 19 points in the final 4:48 of the frame…LeBron James registered 34 points (15 in 4th Q) on 15-27 (.556) shooting, five rebounds, six assists, a steal and a block in 38 minutes…Kevin Love recorded his fourth straight double-double
(6th of 2017 postseason) with 17 points, including 3-5 (.600) shooting from deep, a playoff career-high 17 rebounds, a playoff career-high five assists, a steal and two blocks in 42 minutes…For the Celtics, Avery Bradley finished with a team-high 19
points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in 39 minutes…Jae Crowder tallied 18 points, a team-high eight rebounds and four assists in 40 minutes…Al Horford had 16 points and on 7-11 (.636) shooting, three rebounds and a team-high seven
assists in 37 minutes.
TURNING POINT: In the second half, Cleveland outscored the Celtics 65-42 and set a franchise playoff record for field goal percentage in a half. The Cavs shot .711 (27-38) from the field, while limiting Boston to a .412 (14-34) mark over the final two
quarters.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland trailed by as many as 16 points…The Cavs scored 100 or more points for the 12th straight postseason game, joining the 2017 Golden State Warriors as the only teams in NBA Playoff history to accomplish the feat…The
Cavs tied a playoff franchise record by shooting .595 (44-74) from the field (also shot .595, 44-74, on 5/7/10 at BOS)…Cleveland also shot 10-22 (.455) from the three-point line and 14-17 (.824) from the charity stripe…The Cavaliers outscored the
Celtics 58-34 in the paint and 16-4 in fast break points…The trio of Kyrie Irving (42), LeBron James (34) and Kevin Love (17) combined for 93 points, which is the most points the three of them have combined for in the playoffs and the 2nd-highest
scoring output by three teammates in franchise postseason history.
MAY 23, 2017
CAVALIERS
vs. Celtics
SCORE
112-99
HI SCORER
IRVING – 42
Bradley – 19
HI REBOUND
LOVE – 17
Crowder – 8
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 6
Smart – 6
FG%
44-74 (.595)
35-79 (.443)
GAME 5: CAVALIERS 135, CELTICS 102 – TD GARDEN – BOSTON, MA
FT%
14-17 (.824)
19-20 (.950)
REB (O-D-T)
4-33-37
7-22-29
(5/25/17)
KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James finished with a game-high 35 points on 13-18 (.722) shooting from the field, including 4-7 (.571) from long range, eight rebounds, a game-high eight assists, three steals and one block in 35 minutes; James moved
past Michael Jordan (5,987) as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in playoff history with his three-pointer at the 2:40 mark of the third quarter, while also passing Manu Ginobili (318 3FGM) for 3rd place in three-pointers made…Kyrie Irving posted 24
points (13 in 3rd Q) on 9-15 (.600) shooting, including 4-8 (.500) from beyond the arc, seven assists and two steals in 32 minutes…Kevin Love posted his 5th double-double of this series (7th of 2017 Playoffs) with 15 points, a 3-7 (.429) clip from threepoint range, a game-high 11 rebounds, three assists, a playoff career-high four steals and one block in 28 minutes; he also passed Larry Nance (330 REB) for 6th place in Cavs postseason history in rebounds…Deron Williams added 14 points (all in 2nd
Q) on 5-6 (.833) shooting from the field in 17 minutes off the bench…Tristan Thompson moved past Zydrunas Ilgauskas (523 REB) for the 2nd-most rebounds in franchise playoff history and finished with six points and five rebounds in 29 minutes.
TURNING POINT: The Cavs got off to a fast start, setting a franchise playoff record for points in a quarter and outscoring Boston 43-27 in the first frame.
CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland led wire-to-wire and clinched the series 4-1 to advance to their third straight NBA Finals (fourth overall)…The Cavs set a franchise playoff record for points in a game (135), half (75 in 1st half) and quarter (43 in 1st
Q)…Cleveland shot 48-85 (.565) from the field, including 19-41 (.463) from beyond the arc to go with 24 assists (11 turnovers)…The Cavs also had the edge in points in the paint (50-38)…Defensively, the Cavs had 13 steals and five blocks, while
holding the Celtics to 37-86 (.430) shooting from the field…The Cavs won by an average of 30.0 points in the three games at Boston in the ECF (127.3 to 97.3).
MAY 25, 2017
CAVALIERS
vs. Celtics
SCORE
135-102
HI SCORER
JAMES – 35
Bradley – 23
HI REBOUND
LOVE – 11
Crowder – 6
HI ASSISTS
JAMES – 8
Rozier – 7
FG%
48-85 (.565)
37-86 (.430)
FT%
20-24 (.833)
17-23 (.739)
REB (O-D-T)
6-32-38
12-27-39
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS OFF THE COURT NOTES
ROCKIN’ THE Q: The Cavs sold out all 41 regular season home games in 2016-17, the fourth time in franchise history the team has accomplished that feat (2009-10,
2014-15, 2015-16). To date, including regular season (422) and playoffs (63), there have been 484 sellouts at The Q and a franchise-record 151 CONSECUTIVE SELLOUTS
(regular season and playoff games only, dating back to 10/30/14).

PASSING 102 IN A ROW: The Cavs’ previous mark of 102 consecutive sellouts occurred from Dec. 12, 2008 to January 21, 2011 (seven 2009 playoff games and
six in 2010).

12 STRAIGHT HOME OPENER SELLOUTS: The Cavs opened the 2016-17 season at Quicken Loans Arena on Oct. 25, 2016 against New York, which was their 12th
straight home opener sellout.
THE CAVALIERS ON WTAM: Cleveland Cavaliers fans will be able to follow the club all
The Cavaliers on WTAM
season long on the 28-station, Cavaliers Radio Network. All playoff games will be aired live.
Monday 6/12
John Michael, Radio PBP Broadcaster
Fans can also listen online by logging onto NBA.com and signing up for the free NBA League Pass
Tuesday 6/13
Brad Sellers, Radio Studio Analyst
Audio, or on their smartphone by downloading the Cavs App. The flagship stations for Cavaliers
Wednesday 6/14
Jim Chones, Cavs Legend & Radio Analyst
basketball are 50,000-watt News Radio WTAM 1100, and FM 100.7 WMMS, Cleveland’s Rock
Thursday 6/15
TBD
Station. Returning as the Akron outlet for the 26th season is AM 1590 WAKR. Each broadcast on
Friday 6/16
John Michael, Radio PBP Broadcaster
the Cavaliers Radio Network begins with “Tip-Off Show,” an inside look at the upcoming game.
*All Cavs personalities will be on at 8:20 a.m.
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 Head Coach Tyronn Lue and John Michael. Following each game broadcast, fans can participate in the “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 Lue’s postgame press conference, live reports and highlights from other games around the league, as well as comments from Cavaliers fans everywhere.
The Postgame Call-In Show numbers are (216) 420-2700 and 1-800-474-8255.
Also, every Monday through Friday morning at 8:20 a.m., fans can listen to host Bill Wills and Snyder on WTAM 1100 for the Cavs Daily Update. They will be joined on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by John Michael or Jim Chones. On Tuesdays and Thursday, coaches and members of the front office, along with other Cavalier
Legends will appear with Wills and Snyder. Michael will also host the daily "Cavaliers Update", which is broadcast mornings and afternoons on the Cavaliers Radio
Network and features the latest news on the Cavaliers, including game recaps, previews and other NBA features.
THE CAVS ON LA MEGA 87.7 FM: Veteran broadcaster Rafael Hernández Brito, known as Rafa "El Alcalde", continues to bring his high-energy play-by-play
style to each game in Spanish on the Cavaliers broadcast on LA MEGA 87.7 FM. La Mega 87.7 FM will continue to broadcast all postseason games in Spanish. The 201617 season is the third in franchise history that Cavaliers games are covered in a second language.
Each Cavaliers broadcast begins with a 15-minute pregame show, hosted by Hernández Brito, which sets the scene for the game, including the latest news about the Cavs
and the NBA. Following the game broadcast, he also hosts the postgame show, which features a complete recap with highlights and postgame commentary.
Nationally, Hernández Brito’s broadcasting experience includes 8 years as the voice of NFL football for Spanish Broadcasts on Univision from 2005 to 2013, and he has
worked 11 Super Bowls. He was also the Spanish play-by-play voice of the Miami Dolphins, as well as handling the play by play for Major League Baseball, boxing and
UFC. Rafa has covered the last five Soccer World Cups. With the 2015 NBA Finals, he became the first broadcaster in the United States to call the Finals of all 3 major
sports in Spanish.
LEBRON JAMES WINS PBWA’S 2016-17 J. WALTER KENNEDY CITIZENSHIP AWARD: NEW YORK, May 21, 2017 – Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron
James has won the 2016-17 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award as selected by the Professional Basketball Writers Association (PBWA). The honor, named after the
NBA’s second commissioner, is presented annually by the PBWA to a player, coach or athletic trainer who shows outstanding service and dedication to the community.
James was one of five finalists for the award, along with New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler, Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ
McCollum and Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph. The finalists were chosen by a committee of PBWA members from a list of 26 nominees submitted by NBA
teams. The winner was determined by a vote of the entire PBWA, which is composed of approximately 200 writers and editors who cover the NBA on a regular basis for
newspapers, online outlets and magazines.
The 32-year-old James is being honored for improving the educational opportunities of disadvantaged youth in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, and creating long-term
change in his community. More than 1,100 at-risk students have benefited from programs through the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF), which motivates children
to stay in school and attend college.
“LeBron James’ efforts to help young people are exemplary,” said PBWA President Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel. “He is making a difference, and so are the other
25 people who were nominated for this award.”
James takes an active role in mentoring LJFF students, writing them letters, calling their homes and rewarding them with tickets to Cavaliers games. He also buys
groceries for the students and their families, supplies school uniforms and arranges outings so that the children can be exposed to new experiences. His efforts include an
annual “Family Reunion,” the most recent of which featured James hosting more than 5,000 students and family members at a local amusement park.
This season, the LJFF announced a partnership with Akron Public Schools to create a new public school called the I PROMISE School tailored to meet the needs of the
students in his program and their families. James also established the I PROMISE Institute at the University of Akron, which will provide around-the-clock support to LJFF
students when they begin pursuing four-year degrees. The institute further strengthens the relationship between James and the university and follows a joint
announcement in 2015 that pledged full college scholarships for qualifying students enrolled in his mentorship program.
The LJFF stresses the importance of giving back to communities. In February, James brought 23 high school students from Akron that serve as mentors in his foundation
to New Orleans for NBA All-Star 2017, where they rebuilt a home damaged by Hurricane Katrina and assisted in tornado relief efforts.
James joins Austin Carr, Eric Snow and Luol Deng as the only Cavs players to receive the award since it was introduced in 1974.
PLAYER PROFILES – 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 20 KAY FELDER
Guard
5-9
176 lbs
3/29/95
Oakland
Year: Rookie
ABOUT KAY: Full name is Kahlil Ameer Felder, Jr…named the Detroit Public School’s Learner of the Year in 2013…graduated with a 3.6 GPA from Pershing High School…was on the National Honor
Roll and Dean’s List…son of Kahlil Felder Sr. and Tiffany Williams…his father played college basketball at Eastern Michigan (1990-92) and ranks inside the single-season record book with 129 assists
in 1991-1992…cousin is former NBA and Michigan State standout Steve Smith.
CAREER PLAYOFF HIGHS
’17 PLAYOFF HIGHS
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
MIN
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
FG
3P
FT
REB
A
DNP – INACTIVE LIST
DNP – INACTIVE LIST
DNP – INACTIVE LIST
DNP – INACTIVE LIST
DNP – INACTIVE LIST
PF
ST
TO
BS
PTS
QUICK NOTES ON FELDER:
o
o
o
o
o
o
Tallied 10 points, two rebounds and two assists in 15 minutes off the bench at L.A. Clippers on March 18
Contributed nine points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, two rebounds and one block in 17 minutes versus Brooklyn on January 27
Reached double figures in scoring for the fourth game in a row with 12 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting and two assists in 22
minutes off the bench against New Orleans on January 2
Posted 13 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting, including a perfect 2-2 (1.000) from beyond the arc, two assists, a career-high tying
two steals and one block in 19 minutes against Charlotte on December 31
Registered 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 20 minutes off the bench at Detroit on December 26
Chipped in with 11 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, three assists, one steal and one block in 16 minutes versus Brooklyn on
December 23
PTS
FGM
FGA
3FGM
3FGA
FTM
FTA
OREB
DREB
TREB
ASTS
STLS
BLKS
MINS
-
-
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – Missed four games from
4/15-4/23 due to a left ankle sprain; Inactive List – 17 this
postseason
# 8 CHANNING FRYE
Forward/Center
7-0
255 lbs
5/17/83
Year: 11th
Arizona
ABOUT CHANNING: Full name is Channing Thomas Frye...He and his wife, Lauren, have a son, Hendrix (born Oct. 2010), and a daughter, Margaux (born April 2012)…son of Thomas and Karen Frye…First cousin of Pistons forward
Tobias Harris…Their maternal grandfather, John Mulzac, was a member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen during World War II…Established the C. Frye Foundation in 2007, Hobbies include fishing, listening to music and reading…Credits
yoga with improving both his mental and physical health following the diagnosis of his dilated cardiomyopathy.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
MIN
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST 11:11
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST 12:00
FG
3P
1-5
0-1
2-6
2-5
FT
REB
A
PF
DNP – COACH’S DECISION
DNP – COACH’S DECISION
0-0
0-3-3
1
0
DNP – COACH’S DECISION
0-0
0-2-2
2
0
ST
TO
BS
PTS
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
6
QUICK NOTES ON FRYE:
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o
o
In the Semifinals against Toronto, averaged 9.0 points on .650 shooting from the field, including .643 (9-14) from deep, in 13.3
minutes per game
In the First Round versus Indiana, averaged 8.5 points on .550 shooting, including .467 (7-15) from three-point range, and 2.3
rebounds in 15.3 minutes
Finished with 10 points on 4-5 (.800) shooting from the floor and a 2-3 (.667) clip from deep in 12 minutes as a reserve during
Game 4 of the second round against Toronto on May 7
Turned in a 2017 Playoff-high 18 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting from the field, including a 5-7 (.714) clip from three-point
range, and five rebounds (also a 2017 Playoff high) in 18 minutes during Game 2 of the second round versus Toronto on May 3
Tallied 13 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting from the floor, four rebounds and two steals in 19 minutes during Game 3 of the first
round against Indiana on April 20
PTS
FGM
FGA
3FGM
3FGA
FTM
FTA
OREB
DREB
TREB
ASTS
STLS
BLKS
MINS
CAREER PLAYOFF HIGHS
’17 PLAYOFF HIGHS
27 @ ATL 5/6/16
10 @ ATL 5/6/16
13 @ ATL 5/6/16
7 @ ATL 5/6/16
9 @ ATL 5/6/16
3 4 Times
4 @ LAL 5/27/10
3 @ LAL 5/27/10
11 vs. LAL 5/29/10
13 vs. LAL 5/29/10
4 @ POR 4/22/10
3 @ TOR 5/21/16
2 2 Times
40 vs. LAL 5/29/10
18 vs. TOR 5/3/17
6 vs. TOR 5/3/17
9 vs. TOR 5/3/17
5 vs. TOR 5/3/17
7 vs. TOR 5/3/17
3 @ IND 4/20/17
3 @ IND 4/20/17
5 vs. TOR 5/3/17
5 vs. TOR 5/3/17
3 @ BOS 5/19/17
2 @ IND 4/20/17
1 4 Times
19 @ IND 4/20/17
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 2 in
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
career; DNP-CD’S – 5 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
this postseason
# 2 KYRIE IRVING
Guard
6-3
193 lbs
3/23/92
Year: 6th
Duke
ABOUT KYRIE: Father, Drederick, played at Boston University from 1984-88. Drederick had his jersey retired and ranks second in BU history with 1,931 career points…he went on to play professionally for the Bulleen Boomers in
Australia, where Kyrie was born and holds citizenship with along with the United States…his godfather is former NBA player Rod Strickland… took on the role of "Uncle Drew" in a series of Pepsi Max advertisements, which episodes
include appearances from Bill Russell, Kevin Love, Nate Robinson, Maya Moore, Baron Davis and Ray Allen…as a high school senior, named McDonald’s All-America, First Team All-America by Parade Magazine and USA Today, and finalist
for the Naismith Boy’s High School Player of the Year…earned a gold medal with the U.S. under-18 (U-18) National Team at the FIBA
Americas U-18 Championship in San Antonio.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
MIN
FG
40:31 15-27
44:23 16-29
40:02 8-23
34:53 10-22
31:37 9-15
3P
7-12
0-7
2-6
3-4
4-8
FT
3-4
6-6
1-2
1-1
2-2
REB
3-4-7
1-5-6
0-2-2
3-0-3
1-1-2
A
4
3
7
2
7
PF
4
5
1
3
0
ST
1
0
2
0
2
TO
3
2
3
4
3
BS
0
0
0
1
0
PTS
40
38
19
24
24
QUICK NOTES ON IRVING:
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Has scored 20 points or more in 13 of Cleveland’s 17 games so far in the 2017 Playoffs
Poured in a game-high 40 points on a 15-27 (.556) mark from the floor, including a 2017 Playoff-best 7-12 (.583) from beyond
the arc, a 2017 postseason high seven rebounds, four assists and one steal in 41 minutes during Game 4 of the NBA Finals
versus Golden State on June 9
Finished with 38 points (21 in 2nd H) on .552 (16-29) shooting and six rebounds in 44 minutes in Game 3 of the NBA Finals
against Golden State on June 7
Totaled 24 points, three rebounds, two assists and one block in 35 minutes during Game 1 of the NBA Finals versus Golden
State on June 1
In the Eastern Conference Finals versus Boston, averaged 25.8 points on .622 (46-74) shooting, including .500 (15-30) from
deep and .917 (22-24) from the charity stripe, 2.0 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 35.4 minutes per game
In the Semifinals versus Toronto, averaged 22.3 points, a .909 (20-22) clip from the foul line, 3.0 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 2.0
steals in 34.3 minutes per game
In the First Round against Indiana, averaged 25.3 points and 3.0 assists in 34.3 minutes
PTS
FGM
FGA
3FGM
3FGA
FTM
FTA
OREB
DREB
TREB
ASTS
STLS
BLKS
MINS
CAREER PLAYOFF HIGHS
’17 PLAYOFF HIGHS
42 vs. BOS 5/23/17
17 @ GSW 6/13/16
29 vs. GSW 6/7/17
7 vs. GSW 6/9/17
12 vs. GSW 6/9/17
11 @ GSW 6/2/16
12 2 Times
3 4 Times
8 @ BOS 4/26/15
11 @ BOS 4/26/15
11 vs. TOR 5/3/17
4 2 Times
3 @ IND 4/23/17
44 2 times
42 vs. BOS 5/23/17
16 vs. GSW 6/7/17
29 vs. GSW 6/7/17
7 vs. GSW 6/9/17
12 vs. GSW 6/9/17
8 vs. BOS 5/23/17
9 2 Times
3 2 Times
5 vs. GSW 6/7/17
7 vs. GSW 6/9/17
11 vs. TOR 5/3/17
4 @ TOR 5/7/17
3 @ IND 4/23/17
44 vs. GSW 6/7/17
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 2 this postseason, 3 in
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
this postseason
PLAYER PROFILES – 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 23 LEBRON JAMES
Forward
6-8
250 lbs
12/30/84
Year: 14 th
St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH)
ABOUT LEBRON: Full name is LeBron Raymone James…is the son of Gloria James…married his high school sweetheart Savannah Brinson on Sept. 14, 2013…has two sons (LeBron James Jr. and Bryce Maximus James) and one
daughter (Zhuri)...launched the LeBron James Family Foundation in 2004 with a mission to positively affect the lives of children and young adults through education and co-curricular educational initiatives…in 2015, he played himself in
the Judd Apatow film Trainwreck…executive producer of Starz sitcom Survivor's Remorse and CNBC’s Cleveland Hustles…James' digital video company, Uninterrupted, is hosted on Bleacher Report and is used by several other athletes…in
2011, the LeBron James Family Foundation launched its pillar program, “Wheels for Education”, with its mission to improve graduation rates in Akron, this groundbreaking initiative targets third graders and provides them with the
programs, support and mentors they need for success in school…through his Foundation, he also delivered on his promise to his high
school alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary, to rebuild the gymnasium and outfit all student-athletes with brand new Nike uniforms.
CAREER PLAYOFF HIGHS
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LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
MIN
40:46
45:37
39:22
40:02
34:44
FG
11-22
15-27
12-18
9-20
13-18
3P
3-8
4-9
1-3
2-6
4-7
FT
6-10
5-6
4-5
8-12
5-8
REB
1-9-10
3-8-11
0-11-11
3-12-15
1-7-8
A
11
9
14
8
8
PF
2
2
2
4
4
ST
1
1
3
0
3
TO
2
5
4
8
2
BS
0
1
1
2
1
PTS
31
39
29
28
35
QUICK NOTES ON JAMES:
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PTS
FGM
FGA
3FGM
3FGA
FTM
FTA
OREB
DREB
TREB
ASTS
STLS
BLKS
MINS
49 2 Times
20 vs. ORL 5/20/09
38 @ GSW 6/4/15
7 @ WAS 4/30/06
12 3 Times
18 2 Times
24 2 Times
8 vs. ATL 5/24/15
16 2 Times
19 @ BOS 5/13/10
14 2 Times
6 vs. IND 5/15/12
5 @ BOS 5/7/11
53 @ WAS 5/5/06
41 @ IND 4/20/17
15 2 times
27 3 Times
6 @ IND 4/20/17
12 2 Times
15 2 Times
21 vs. TOR 5/3/17
3 2 times
12 2 Times
15 @ GSW 6/1/17
14 @ GSW 6/4/17
4 3 Times
4 vs. IND 4/17/17
46 2 times
Has notched a double-double (three triple-doubles) in nine games this postseason; has scored 30 points or more in 13 of
Cleveland’s 17 playoff games and 40 or more once
Became the NBA’s all-time leader in Finals triple-doubles (9) with 31 points on 11-22 (.500) shooting, 10 rebounds and a
game-high 11 assists while adding one steal in 41 minutes during Game 4 of the NBA Finals versus Golden State on June 9
Posted his eighth double-double of the 2017 Playoffs (95th of postseason career) with a game-high 39 points on .556 (15-27)
shooting, 11 rebounds, a team-high nine assists, a steal and a block in 46 minutes in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against Golden
State on June 7; moved past Sam Mitchell (1,143) for 6th place, Bill Russell (1,151) for 5th place and Elgin Baylor (1,161) for
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 9 this postseason, 96 in
4th place on the NBA Finals scoring list and passed Russell (315) for the 3rd most assists in NBA Finals history
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 3 this postseason, 19 in playoff
Produced his second triple-double this postseason (18th of his playoff career) with a team-high 29 points on 12-18 (.667)
career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
shooting, a team-high 11 rebounds and a game-high, playoff career-high tying 14 assists to go along with a game-high tying
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
three steals and one block in 39 minutes during Game 2 of the NBA Finals against Golden State on June 4
this postseason
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Recorded his sixth double-double of the 2017 Playoffs (93 in his postseason career) with a team-high 28 points and 15
rebounds while adding a team-high eight assists and two blocks in 40 minutes during Game 1 of the NBA Finals versus Golden
State on June 1; became the first player in NBA history to reach 6,000 career postseason points; surpassed Tom Heinsohn for 7th place on the NBA Finals’ all-time career field goals made list
In the Eastern Conference Finals versus Boston, averaged 29.6 points on .580 (58-100) shooting, 6.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.2 blocks in 38.6 minutes per game
In the Semifinals against Toronto, averaged 36.0 points on .573 shooting, including .481 (13-27) from three-point range, .833 from the foul line, 8.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 41.0 minutes
In the First Round against Indiana, averaged 32.8 points on .543 shooting, including .450 (9-20) from deep, 9.8 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.0 blocks in 43.8 minutes
# 24 RICHARD JEFFERSON
Forward
6-7
233 lbs
6/21/80
Year: 16th
Arizona
ABOUT RICHARD: Parents are non-denominational Christian missionaries…has two older brothers…traveled to Africa with parents on missionary work…Meekness LeCato, his mother, also received a Ph.D. in
education…in addition to playing basketball, was a high jumper on his high school track team, recording a personal best jump of 6’10”…had his No. 44 jersey retired by Moon Valley High School (Phoenix, Ariz.) on
3/4/04…was inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Fame in February 2012…enjoys playing volleyball and yoga…aspires to having a broadcasting career following his playing days, and has done NCAA Tournament analysis
work…held an assembly to tipoff the Dallas Mavericks Academic All-Stars Program.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
MIN
21:59
15:41
13:09
14:48
14:54
FG
2-4
0-2
2-3
3-6
3-5
3P
0-2
0-2
1-2
0-2
1-3
FT
4-6
1-2
2-3
3-4
2-2
REB
1-2-3
1-1-2
0-1-1
1-3-4
0-3-3
A
1
1
0
0
1
PF
2
3
3
5
5
ST
0
0
1
0
0
TO
0
1
0
2
1
BS
1
0
0
0
0
PTS
8
1
7
9
9
QUICK NOTES ON JEFFERSON:
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Chipped in with eight points, three rebounds and one block in 22 minutes during Game 4 of the NBA Finals versus Golden State
on June 9
Posted 2017 Playoff highs with 10 points, five rebounds and two blocks in 19 minutes during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference
Finals at Boston on May 19
Notched 10 points on 3-5 (.600) shooting, two assists and one steal in 18 minutes versus Washington on March 25
Finished with a team-high 12 points and six rebounds in 28 minutes at L.A. Clippers on March 18
Tied his season high with 16 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, including a 4-7 (.571) mark from three-point territory, while adding
two rebounds and a game-high two steals in 26 minutes as a starter versus Detroit on March 14
Posted a season-high 16 points on a perfect 6-6 (1.000) from the field, including a 4-4 mark from deep while grabbing three
rebounds in 31 minutes at Houston on March 12
Chipped in with nine points on 3-6 (.500) shooting from the field, seven rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes at Detroit on
March 9
Tallied 11 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting from the floor in 25 minutes at Miami on March 4
PTS
FGM
FGA
3FGM
3FGA
FTM
FTA
OREB
DREB
TREB
ASTS
STLS
BLKS
MINS
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33 @ MIA 5/16/06
13 @ MIA 5/16/06
22 @ MIA 5/16/06
3 3 Times
6 vs. MEM 4/20/11
13 2 Times
18 @ DET 5/14/04
5 vs. DET 5/22/03
12 vs. MIL 4/29/03
16 vs. MIL 4/29/03
10 @ NYK 4/22/04
4 2 Times
4 vs. CHA 5/7/02
53 @ DET 5/14/04
10 @ BOS 5/19/17
3 3 Times
7 @ BOS 5/19/17
2 @ BOS 5/19/17
4 @ BOS 5/19/17
4 vs. GSW 6/9/17
6 vs. GSW 6/9/17
2 @ BOS 5/19/17
3 3 Times
5 @ BOS 5/19/17
1 7 Times
1 2 Times
2 @ BOS 5/19/17
22 vs. GSW 6/9/17
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 5 in
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
career; DNP-CD’S – 4 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
this postseason
# 30 DAHNTAY JONES
Guard
6-6
225 lbs
12/27/80
Year: 13th
Duke
ABOUT DAHNTAY:
Is the son of Larry and Joanne Jones...his father played college basketball at St. Peter's
College…his cousin, Al Harrington, is a retired professional basketball player.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
MIN
2:16
FG
0-0
3P
0-0
4:05
4:06
8:11
1-1
1-2
2-4
0-0
1-2
0-0
FT
REB
A
0-0
0-1-1
0
DNP – COACH’S DECISION
0-0
1-2-3
0
4-4
0-0-0
0
1-1
0-1-1
0
PF
0
ST
0
TO
0
BS
0
PTS
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
7
5
QUICK NOTES ON JONES:
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Made his 2017 Playoff debut against Toronto on May 1
Tallied nine points and two rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench against Toronto on April 12
PTS
FGM
FGA
3FGM
3FGA
FTM
FTA
OREB
DREB
TREB
ASTS
STLS
BLKS
MINS
CAREER PLAYOFF HIGHS
’17 PLAYOFF HIGHS
14 vs. PHX 5/1/05
5 4 Times
10 vs. PHX 5/1/05
3 vs. PHX 5/1/05
4 2 Times
6 vs. LAL 5/25/09
8 @ L.AL 5/27/09
4 vs. LAL 5/27/09
4 @ PHX 4/27/05
5 3 Times
2 2 Times
2 @ LAL 5/21/09
1 7 Times
34 vs. PHX 5/1/05
7 @ GSW 6/1/17
2 @ BOS 5/25/17
4 @ BOS 5/25/17
1 @ GSW 6/1/17
2 @ GSW 6/1/17
4 @ GSW 6/1/17
4 @ GSW 6/1/17
1 @ GSW 6/4/17
2 2 Times
3 @ GSW 6/4/17
1 @ BOS 5/19/17
1 @ BOS 5/25/17
8 @ BOS 5/25/17
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
career; DNP-CD’S – 7 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
this postseason
PLAYER PROFILES – 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 1 JAMES JONES
Guard/Forward
6-8
218 lbs
10/4/80
Year: 14th
Miami (FL)
ABOUT JAMES: Full name is James Andrew Jones…answers to the nicknames “JHoops” (pronounced Joops, the h is silent) and “J.J.”…he and his wife, Destiny, have a son (James Dylan “J.D.” Jones) and a pair of daughters (Jadynn
Alyssa Jones and Jodie Marissa Jones)…is the son of Jennifer and Earl Harris…has one brother (Brandon Harris) and three sisters (Brittany McLaughlin, Jade Harris and Silver Harris)…graduated with a degree in finance from the University
of Miami where he was a member of the National Honor Society and carried a 3.41 GPA…owns an urban redevelopment company (James Jones Ventures)…established his foundation (James Jones Legacy Foundation) in the summer of
2009…his uncle, Ricky Gutierrez, is a former infielder who played 12 seasons of Major League Baseball from 1993-2004 with the San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets and Boston Red Sox…
enjoys fishing, bowling and water skiing in his free time… his favorite sport other than basketball is football and his favorite teams are
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the Miami Hurricanes and the Miami Dolphins…was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2014 on 4/10.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
MIN
2:16
FG
0-0
3P
0-0
3:47
2:16
8:11
0-0
0-1
1-2
0-0
0-1
0-1
FT
REB
A
0-0
0-0-0
0
DNP – COACH’S DECISION
0-0
0-1-1
0
0-0
0-0-0
0
0-0
0-1-1
2
PF
0
ST
0
TO
0
BS
0
PTS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
QUICK NOTES ON JONES:
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Made his 2017 Playoff debut against Toronto on May 1
Tallied nine points, a season-high six rebounds, two assists and a block in 36 minutes against Toronto on April 12
Delivered 14 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting from the floor, including a 4-5 (.800) clip from three-point territory, two rebounds,
one steal and one block in 23 minutes versus Chicago on February 25
Shot 5-8 (.625) from the floor, including 4-6 (.667) from deep, for 14 points while adding two assists and one block in 20
minutes as a starter versus Phoenix on January 19
Set a season high in scoring with 15 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from three-point range, two rebounds,
one steal and one block in a season-high 25 minutes against Memphis on December 14
PTS
FGM
FGA
3FGM
3FGA
FTM
FTA
OREB
DREB
TREB
ASTS
STLS
BLKS
MINS
25 vs. BOS 5/1/11
6 vs. CHI 5/6/15
10 3 Times
5 2 Times
9 vs. CHI 5/6/15
10 vs. BOS 5/1/11
10 vs. BOS 5/1/11
5 vs. LAC 5/16/06
7 2 Times
9 2 Times
5 vs. ATL 5/24/15
2 6 Times
6 @ DAL 5/26/06
42 @ ATL 4/29/09
2 @ BOS 5/25/17
1 @ BOS 5/25/17
2 2 Times
1 3 Times
1 3 Times
1 3 Times
2 @ BOS 5/25/17
10 @ BOS 5/19/17
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
career; DNP-CD’S – 9 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
this postseason
# 26 KYLE KORVER
Guard
6-7
212 lbs
3/17/81
Year: 14th
Creighton
ABOUT KYLE: Born in Lakewood, CA, and grew up in Pella, Iowa…Married to Juliet Korver, and they have two sons – Knox and Koen, and one daughter – Kyra…Parents are Kevin and Laine Korver, and he has three brothers: Kaleb,
Klayton and Kirk…His cousin Kari plays at UCLA…Father, mother and two uncles played at Central College in Pella, Iowa, and his mother once scored 74 points in a high school game…Owns Seer Outfitters, a clothing brand which donates
100% of its profits to organizations and causes around the country …Established the Kyle Korver Foundation in 2006 while in Philadelphia, and has hosted several coat drives and sock drives during his career…Has also been a part of
community events with a number of schools and the USO…Majored in Visual Communications at Creighton…An avid golfer, and
competed in the 2008 and 2009 Utah Opens on sponsor exemptions…Favorite foods are steak and mashed potatoes…Favorite movie
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is “Braveheart”…Enjoys watching football and golf…Top vacation spot is Turks and Caicos…Wears size 13.5 Nike.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
MIN
11:42
24:08
23:21
19:43
11:47
FG
1-2
3-7
2-4
0-3
2-4
3P
1-2
2-6
1-3
0-3
2-4
FT
0-0
0-0
3-3
0-0
1-1
REB
0-1-1
0-1-1
0-0-0
0-4-4
0-0-0
A
0
0
1
1
0
PF
3
4
0
0
2
ST
0
0
1
0
0
TO
1
0
0
0
2
BS
1
0
0
0
0
PTS
3
8
8
0
7
QUICK NOTES ON KORVER:
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In the Semifinals against Toronto, averaged 10.3 points on .583 shooting, including .550 (11-20) from beyond the arc, and 3.0
rebounds in 21.8 minutes
Shot 6-8 (.750) from the floor, including 4-6 (.667) from beyond the arc, for a 2017 Playoff-high 18 points while adding five
rebounds (also a 2017 Playoff high) and one block in 29 minutes during Game 4 of the second round against Toronto on May 7
Turned in a 2017 Playoff-high 14 points on 5-7 (.714) shooting from the floor, including a 4-6 (.667) mark from three-point
range, three rebounds and a 2017 Playoff-high, game-high tying two blocks in 21 minutes during Game 3 of the second round
against Toronto on May 5
Went 4-5 (.800) from three-point range while tallying 12 points and two steals in 22 minutes during Game 3 of the first round
against Indiana on April 20
Posted 18 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting from the field, including 4-8 (.500) from deep, a season-high tying eight rebounds and
one block in 31 minutes at Miami on April 10
PTS
FGM
FGA
3FGM
3FGA
FTM
FTA
OREB
DREB
TREB
ASTS
STLS
BLKS
MINS
23 vs. LAL 5/8/10
9 vs. LAL 5/8/10
16 @ BKN 4/27/15
6 @ BKN 5/1/15
13 @ BKN 4/27/15
6 2 Times
6 2 Times
3 @ L.AL 5/4/08
11 @ BKN 4/27/15
11 @ BKN 4/27/15
6 vs. DEN 4/23/10
6 vs. WAS 5/13/15
3 2 Times
47 @ BOS 4/24/16
18 @ TOR 5/7/17
6 @ TOR 5/7/17
8 @ TOR 5/7/17
4 3 Times
6 4 Times
3 @ GSW 6/4/17
3 @ GSW 6/4/17
1 2 Times
5 @ TOR 5/7/17
5 @ TOR 5/7/17
4 vs. BOS 5/23/17
2 2 Times
3 @ TOR 5/5/17
29 @ TOR 5/7/17
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 1 in
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
this postseason
# 0 KEVIN LOVE
Forward
6-10
251 lbs
9/7/88
Year: 9th
UCLA
ABOUT KEVIN: Son of Stan and Karen Love...father, Stan, played with the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Bullets in the NBA...uncle Mike Love is the lead singer of the Beach Boys...has hosted a winter coat drive to support the
local Salvation Army during each of his first five NBA seasons...awarded the December 2012 KIA Community Assist Award.. teamed with NFL All-Pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Bright Pink in October of 2012 to "Spread Love" in
hopes of raising money for Breast Health Awareness Month...an ambassador of the Hoops for St. Jude program since his rookie season...favorite movies are “He Got Game” and “Gladiator”...lists the Seattle Mariners and Portland Trail
Blazers as his favorite teams while growing up...appeared on the cover of the EA Sports NCAA Basketball ’09 video game...helped
Lake Oswego High School reach the state 4A tournament four straight years, the state championship game three straight years, and
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a state title in 2006.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
MIN
FG
29:24 7-14
37:16 1-9
30:11 12-23
34:13 4-13
27:59 5-13
QUICK NOTES ON LOVE:
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3P
6-8
1-7
2-7
3-6
3-7
FT
3-3
6-7
1-1
4-4
2-2
REB
2-3-5
4-9-13
4-3-7
5-16-21
2-9-11
A
1
1
0
1
3
PF
2
3
3
4
2
ST
3
6
2
0
4
TO
1
2
1
1
1
BS
1
0
0
3
1
PTS
23
9
27
15
15
PTS
FGM
FGA
3FGM
3FGA
FTM
FTA
OREB
DREB
TREB
ASTS
STLS
BLKS
MINS
32 @ BOS 5/17/17
12 @ GSW 6/4/17
25 @ ATL 5/8/16
8 @ ATL 5/8/16
15 @ ATL/8/16
12 vs. IND 4/17/17
12 vs. IND 4/17/17
6 @ vs. ATL 5/4/16
16 @ GSW 6/1/17
21 @ GSW 6/1/17
5 vs. BOS 5/23/17
6 vs. 6/7/17
3 @ GSW 6/1/17
42 vs. BOS 5/23/17
32 @ BOS 5/17/17
12 @ GSW 6/4/17
23 @ GSW 6/4/17
7 vs. BOS 5/21/17
13 vs. BOS 5/21/17
12 vs. IND 4/17/17
12 vs. IND 4/17/17
5 2 Times
16 @ GSW 6/1/17
21 @ GSW 6/1/17
5 vs. BOS 5/23/17
6 vs. GSW 6/7/17
3 @ GSW 6/1/17
42 vs. BOS 5/23/17
Has pulled down 10 rebounds or more on 10 occasions in the 2017 Playoffs
Registered 23 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting from the floor, including 6-8 (.750) from deep, five rebounds, a game-high three
steals and one block in 29 minutes during Game 4 of the NBA Finals versus Golden State on June 9
Finished with 27 points on 12-23 (.522) shooting, seven rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes during Game 2 of the NBA
Finals against Golden State on June 4
Registered his eighth double-double of this year’s playoffs with 15 points, a playoff career high 21 rebounds, and a playoff
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 8 this postseason, 19 in
career high three blocks in 34 minutes during Game 1 of the NBA Finals versus Golden State on June 1
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
In the Eastern Conference Finals versus Boston, averaged a double-double with 22.6 points and 12.4 rebounds to go along
career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
with 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocks in 33.2 minutes per game; also shot .870 (20-23) from the charity stripe
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
In the Semifinals against Toronto, averaged 12.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in 29.5 minutes per game
this postseason
In the First Round versus Indiana, averaged 15.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 33.0 minutes Registered his fifth
straight double-double (7th this postseason, 18th in playoff career) with 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds while adding
three assists, one block and a game-high, postseason career-high four steals in 28 minutes during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Boston on May 25
PLAYER PROFILES – 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 4 IMAN SHUMPERT
Guard
6-5
220 lbs
6/26/90
Year: 6th
Georgia Tech
ABOUT IMAN:
Full name is Iman Asante Shumpert...first name is pronounced ee-MON...has one daughter, Iman Tayla…made the Dean’s List during the fall ’10 semester at Georgia Tech...majored in
sociology...son of Odis and L’Tanya Shumpert...mother is an adjunct professor of art and design at Columbia College in Chicago, father is an insurance broker...plays with the mentality that it is embarrassing to be
scored on, which was instilled in him at a young age when playing with his three brothers...interests include creative writing and broadcast journalism...McDonald’s All-American and Third-Team Parade magazine AllAmerican as a high school senior, averaging 15.3 ppg...grew from 5-foot-7 as a freshman to 6-foot-2 as a sophomore.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
MIN
12:11
11:53
21:41
16:46
12:29
FG
1-1
0-3
1-6
2-6
2-3
3P
1-1
0-2
0-2
1-3
0-0
FT
2-4
2-2
4-4
0-0
0-0
REB
0-1-1
0-0-0
1-3-4
0-5-5
0-3-3
A
3
1
0
0
0
PF
3
2
1
1
0
ST
0
0
3
0
1
TO
1
0
0
0
0
BS
0
0
0
0
1
PTS
5
2
6
5
4
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MINS
CAREER PLAYOFF HIGHS
’17 PLAYOFF HIGHS
22 vs. CHI 5/4/15
8 vs. CHI 5/4/15
17 vs. CHI 5/4/15
5 @ IND 5/18/13
10 vs. CHI 5/4/15
8 @ BOS 4/26/15
8 2 Times
4 2 Times
9 @ BOS 4/26/15
12 @ BOS 4/28/13
4 3 Times
4 @ GSW 6/4/15
3 2 Times
44 @ BOS 4/28/13
14 vs. TOR 5/3/17
6 vs. TOR 5/3/17
8 vs. TOR 5/3/17
1 7 Times
3 2 Times
4 @ GSW 6/4/17
4 2 Times
2 2 Times
6 vs. TOR 5/3/17
6 vs. TOR 5/3/17
3 3 Times
3 @ GSW 6/4/17
1 3 Times
27 vs. TOR 5/3/17
Tallied six points, four rebounds and a 2017 Playoff-high three steals in 22 minutes during Game 2 of the NBA Finals against
Golden State on June 4
Finished with six points, four rebounds and two assists against Boston in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 21
Posted seven points, five rebounds, a 2017 Playoff-high tying three assists and a 2017 Playoff-high two steals in 12 minutes
during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Boston on May 19
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 2 in
Chipped in with a 2017 Playoff-high 14 points on 6-8 (.750) shooting from the field and six rebounds (also a 2017 Playoff high)
in 27 minutes during Game 2 of the second round versus Toronto on May 3
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
Tallied five points, four rebounds and three assists in 18 minutes against Toronto on May 1
career; DNP-CD’S – 1 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
Posted 11 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting, three rebounds, one steal and one block in 39 minutes at Miami on April 10
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
Recorded 10 points, five rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes at L.A. Clippers on March 18
this postseason
Turned in a season-high 18 points on a season-best 8-13 (.615) shooting from the field, including a 2-3 (.667) clip from threepoint range, while grabbing five rebounds I 36 minutes versus Detroit on March 14
Shot 5-7 (.714) from the field, including 3-4 (.750) from deep, for 15 points while adding four rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes at Orlando on March 11
# 5 J.R. SMITH
Guard/Forward
6-6
225 lbs
9/9/85
Year: 13 th
St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ)
ABOUT J.R.: Earl Smith III, known as J.R....Son of Ida and Earl Smith...Has three brothers and two sisters...Younger brother Chris played at Manhattan and Louisville; then played two games with Knicks in 2013-14
to join McGuires (Dick and Al) and Stiths (Tom and Sam) as only brother acts in NYK history...Has two daughters, Demi and Payton...Played football and baseball in high school...Named MVP of McDonald’s High School
All-American game in 2004...Named McDonald’s High School All-American in 2004...Dedicated golfer.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
MIN
28:36
34:20
13:59
28:12
23:45
FG
5-10
5-10
0-2
1-4
2-4
3P
5-9
5-10
0-2
1-2
1-3
FT
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-0
1-2
REB
0-2-2
0-1-1
1-1-2
0-0-0
0-1-1
A
1
0
0
0
0
PF
3
4
4
1
4
ST
1
2
0
0
2
TO
0
1
1
2
1
BS
0
0
0
0
0
PTS
15
16
0
3
6
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MINS
CAREER PLAYOFF HIGHS
’17 PLAYOFF HIGHS
28 @ ATL 5/20/15
10 2 Times
22 @ IND 5/14/13
8 @ ATL 5/20/15
15 @ TOR 5/21/16
9 vs. LAL 4/28/08
10 vs. IND 5/5/13
3 @ UTA 4/25/10
10 vs. ATL 5/26/15
10 3 Times
6 3 Times
5 vs. BOS 4/21/15
2 4 Times
43 vs. GSW 6/10/16
16 vs. GSW 6/7/17
5 2 Times
10 2 Times
5 2 Times
10 vs. GSW 6/7/17
1 5 Times
2 5 Times
1 5 Times
7 vs. BOS 5/21/17
8 vs. BOS 5/21/17
3 vs. BOS 5/23/17
2 5 Times
1 4 Times
37 2 times
Contributed 15 points and shot 5-9 (.556) from beyond the arc while adding two rebounds and one steal in 29 minutes during
Game 4 of the NBA Finals versus Golden State on June 9
Poured in a 2017 Playoff-high 16 points, going 5-10 (.500) from deep in 34 minutes in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against
Golden State on June 7
In the Eastern Conference Finals versus Boston, averaged 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 26.6 minutes per game
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 3 in
Had 13 points, added a 2017 postseason-best eight rebounds and hit 4-8 (.500) shots from beyond the arc in 33 minutes
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
against Boston in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 21
career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
Chipped in with nine points on a 4-5 (.800) clip from the field and a 2017 Playoff-high seven rebounds in 26 minutes during
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Boston on May 19
this postseason
Went 4-8 (.500) from three-point range and tallied 13 points, two rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes during Game 3 of
the first round against Indiana on April 20
Finished with 19 points on a 7-11 (.636) clip from the floor, including 5-8 (.625) from three-point range, five rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes versus Orlando on April 4
# 40 EDY TAVARES
Center
7-3
265 lbs
3/22/92
Year: 2nd
Gran Canaria (Spain)
ABOUT EDY: Born in Maio, Sotovento, Cape Verde…The first Cape Verdean native to be drafted or sign a contract to play in the NBA…Favorite movie is “Gladiator”…Enjoys bowling.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
MIN
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
FG
3P
FT
REB
DNP – INACTIVE LIST
DNP – INACTIVE LIST
DNP – INACTIVE LIST
DNP – INACTIVE LIST
DNP – INACTIVE LIST
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BSPTS
QUICK NOTES ON TAVARES:
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In his first game as a Cavalier, set career highs with six points, a game-high tying 10 rebounds and a game-high six blocks in
24 minutes off the bench (all in the second half); became the first Cavs player with at least six blocks in a game since
Zydrunas Ilgauskas in 2007 (7 blocks on 11/16/07 vs. Utah); also tied the Quicken Loans Arena record for blocks in a half (6
blocks in a half on four occasions, most recently by Philadelphia’s Theo Ratliff on Dec. 2, 2000 in first half)
Spent most of the regular season playing for Raptors 905 where he averaged 10.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and a league-best 2.7
blocks in 23.7 minutes over 48 contests
Was a 2017 D-League All-Star selection
PTS
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CAREER PLAYOFF HIGHS
’17 PLAYOFF HIGHS
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2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – missed 9 games due to a
right hand fracture from 5/17-6/9; Inactive List – 17 this postseason
PLAYER PROFILES – 2016-17 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
# 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON
Forward/Center
6-10
238 lbs
3/13/91
Year: 6th
Texas
ABOUT TRISTAN: Full name is Tristan Trevor James Thompson…son of Trevor and Andrea Thompson…a native of Toronto, Canada…McDonald’s All-American as a high school senior and member of the World
Select Team at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit…played for Team Canada in the FIBA Americas Tournament in Caracas, Venezuela during the summer of 2013...favorite food is chicken teriyaki…his first job was a paper
boy…favorite sport other than basketball is football…favorite TV show is Martin…favorite movie is Coming to America…favorite game is Monopoly.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
MIN
35:36
23:05
21:14
22:25
29:07
FG
2-3
0-1
4-7
0-3
1-3
3P
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
FT
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
4-4
REB
4-6-10
1-2-3
2-2-4
3-1-4
1-4-5
A
5
2
1
2
1
PF
4
1
2
2
0
ST
0
0
2
0
0
TO
2
1
0
1
0
BS
0
2
0
0
1
PTS
5
0
8
0
6
QUICK NOTES ON THOMPSON:
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MINS
CAREER PLAYOFF HIGHS
’17 PLAYOFF HIGHS
20 @ BOS 5/17/17
7 2 Times
12 vs. GSW 6/16/15
12 vs. BOS 5/21/17
15 vs. BOS 5/21/17
9 @ ATL 5/6/16
14 vs. GSW 6/16/16
17 @ CHI 5/14/15
5 vs. GSW 6/9/17
2 4 Times
3 2 Times
47 @ GSW 6/4/15
20 @ BOS 5/17/17
7 @ BOS 5/17/17
8 vs. TOR 5/1/17
12 vs. BOS 5/21/17
15 vs. BOS 5/21/17
7 3 Times
10 vs. TOR 5/1/17
14 vs. TOR 5/1/17
5 vs. GSW 6/9/17
2 3 Times
3 @ IND 4/20/17
42 vs. BOS 5/21/17
Has pulled down 10 rebounds or more in eight games this postseason
Grabbed a team-high tying 10 rebounds while adding five points and a playoff career-high five assists in 36 minutes during
Game 4 of the NBA Finals versus Golden State on June 9
In the Eastern Conference Finals versus Boston, averaged 11.6 points on .739 (17-23) shooting, and 7.2 rebounds in 33.6
minutes per game
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 2 this postseason, 14 in
Recorded his second double-double of the 2017 Playoffs with 18 points and 13 rebounds in 42 minutes against Boston in
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 21; Shot 12-15 (.800) from the foul line, setting a career high in FTM
career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
Finished with a playoff career-high 20 points on a perfect 7-7 (1.000) mark from the floor, nine rebounds, two assists and a
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
playoff career-high tying two steals in 34 minutes during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against Boston on May 17
this postseason
In the Semifinals against Toronto, averaged 8.8 points and 10.3 rebounds in 34.3 minutes
In the First Round versus Indiana, averaged a team-high 11.0 rebounds to go with 6.8 points and 1.3 blocks in 31.3 minutes
Finished with nine points on 3-6 (.500) shooting from the floor, 11 rebounds and one block in 38 minutes during Game 3 of the second round against Toronto on May 5
Registered his first double-double of the 2017 Playoffs with 11 points and 14 rebounds, while adding two assists and two steals in 38 minutes against Toronto on May 1
# 31 DERON WILLIAMS
Guard
6-3
200 lbs
6/26/84
Year: 12th
Illinois
ABOUT DERON: Born in Parkersburg, W. VA…full name is Deron Michael Williams…attended The Colony High School in The Colony, Texas…as a senior in 2002, averaged 17.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 2.6 steals per
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
game while helping the Cougars to a 29–2 finish, losing in the 5A Texas State semifinals…as a junior in 2001, averaged 17 points, 9.4 assists, and 2.0 steals per game while leading the Cougars to a 32–2 record and the Class 5A state
semifinals against Bryan High…majored in sport management at Illinois…favorite movie is “Gladiator”…life motto is “Anything that doesn’t kill me makes me stronger”…started his own charity, Point of Hope Foundation, that provides
support for cancer research, children with autism, juvenile diabetes, single mother organizations, the Boys & Girls Club and a number of different children’s organizations…in September 2016, hosted a charity dodgeball tournament to
benefit Point of Hope…in January 2016, helped kick off the Winter Warm Up Drive by collecting coats, blankets and other items for
those affected by the tornadoes in Garland and Rowlett…married childhood sweetheart Amy Young in the 2006 offseason…the
CAREER PLAYOFF HIGHS
’17 PLAYOFF HIGHS
couple has two daughters, and two sons...Twitter handle is @DeronWilliams
PTS
35 2 Times
14 2 Times
MIN
12:27
3:37
14:11
18:30
17:05
FG
2-3
0-2
0-5
0-4
5-6
3P
1-2
0-1
0-2
0-2
2-3
FT
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-2
REB
0-0-0
0-0-0
1-2-3
0-3-3
0-0-0
A
0
0
3
1
0
PF
1
1
2
3
1
ST
0
0
1
0
0
TO
1
0
0
2
0
BS
0
0
0
0
0
PTS
5
0
0
0
14
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Matched his 2017 Playoff high with 14 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting from the floor and a 2-3 (.667) mark from deep in 17
minutes during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Boston on May 25
Dished out a 2017 Playoff-high six assists while adding four points, three rebounds and a 2017 Playoff-high tying two steals in
17 minutes during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Boston on May 19
In the First Round against Indiana, shot .769 (10-13) from the field, including .778 (7-9) from deep, and averaged 8.3 points in
15.5 minutes per game
Dished out five assists while adding five points on 2-3 (.667) shooting in 18 minutes during Game 2 of the second round versus
Toronto on May 3
Shot a perfect 4-4 (1.000) from the field, including 2-2 from three-point range, for 14 points while adding two rebounds in 13
minutes against Indiana during Game 4 of the first round on April 23
FGM
FGA
3FGM
3FGA
FTM
FTA
OREB
DREB
TREB
ASTS
STLS
BLKS
MINS
13 2 Times
25 2 Times
7 vs. ATL 4/27/15
11 3 Times
16 @ DEN 4/19/10
18 @ DEN 4/19/10
5 @ LAL 5/4/08
9 2 Times
10 @ ATL 4/22/15
17 @ LAL 4/19/09
5 vs. SAS 5/26/07
2 4 Times
58 @ CHI 4/27/13
5 @ BOS 5/25/17
6 @ BOS 5/25/17
3 vs. IND 4/17/17
4 vs. IND 4/17/17
4 @ IND 4/23/17
5 @ IND 4/23/17
1 3 Times
4 vs. TOR 5/1/17
4 vs. TOR 5/1/17
6 @ BOS 5/19/17
2 2 Times
1 @ IND 4/20/17
22 @ IND 4/20/17
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 22 in
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
this postseason
# 3 DERRICK WILLIAMS
Forward
6-8
245 lbs
5/25/91
Year: 6th
Arizona
ABOUT DERRICK: Full name is Derrick LeRon Williams…nickname is “D-Will”…is the son of Rhoma Moore…has one sister (Latoni Moore)…lists his mother as the person that made a difference in his life by being
a single-parent doing what it took to raise a family…lists his family as his most prized possession…when his career is over he would like to own a sports facility…opened his clothing store, VII Grand Premium
Streetwear and Sneakers in Tucson, Arizona on Feb. 15, 2013 which features sneakers, streetwear clothing and accessories that he is actively involved in deciding what items they carry…in addition to basketball he
enjoys baseball and football and lists the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Dodgers as his favorite teams…in his free time he enjoys going to the beach and playing paintball…wears size 15 sneakers.
LAST 5 GAMES:
OPP
vs. GSW (6/9) POST
vs. GSW (6/7) POST
at GSW (6/4) POST
at GSW (6/1) POST
at BOS (5/25) POST
MIN
2:16
FG
0-1
3P
0-1
3:47
4:06
8:11
2-3
0-2
1-2
1-1
0-0
0-0
FT
REB
A
2-2
0-1-1
1
DNP – COACH’S DECISION
0-0
0-0-0
0
0-0
0-0-0
0
0-0
0-0-0
2
PF
0
ST
0
TO
0
BS
0
PTS
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
2
QUICK NOTES ON WILLIAMS:
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Chipped in with 13 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from beyond the arc, in 21 minutes versus Detroit on
March 14
Posted 10 points and six rebounds in 29 minutes at Miami on March 4
Hit a season-best three triples on a 3-4 (.750) mark from deep for nine points while adding one steal and one block in 18
minutes at Atlanta on March 3
Contributed 13 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, three rebounds, two steals and one block in a season-high tying 31 minutes at
Boston on March 1
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CAREER PLAYOFF HIGHS
’17 PLAYOFF HIGHS
5 2 Times
2 3 Times
4 @ BOS 5/19/17
1 3 Times
1 5 Times
2 vs. GSW 6/9/17
2 vs. GSW 6/9/17
1 @ BOS 5/19/17
1 2 Times
1 3 Times
2 @ BOS 5/25/17
1 vs. TOR 5/1/17
10 @ BOS 5/19/17
5 2 Times
2 3 Times
4 @ BOS 5/19/17
1 3 Times
1 5 Times
2 vs. GSW 6/9/17
2 vs. GSW 6/9/17
1 @ BOS 5/19/17
1 2 Times
1 3 Times
2 @ BOS 5/25/17
1 vs. TOR 5/1/17
10 @ BOS 5/19/17
2017 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in
playoff career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff
career; DNP-CD’S – 9 this postseason; DND’S – 0 this postseason;
NWT – 0 this postseason; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0
this postseason
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 2016-17 ROSTER
#
20
8
2
23
24
30
1
26
0
4
5
40
13
31
3
NAME
Kay Felder
Channing Frye
Kyrie Irving
LeBron James
Richard Jefferson
Dahntay Jones
James Jones
Kyle Korver
Kevin Love
Iman Shumpert
J.R. Smith
Edy Tavares
Tristan Thompson
Deron Williams
Derrick Williams
POS
G
F/C
G
F
F
G
G/F
G
F
G
G/F
C
F/C
G
F
HT
5-9
7-0
6-3
6-8
6-7
6-6
6-8
6-7
6-10
6-5
6-6
7-3
6-10
6-3
6-8
WT
176
255
193
250
233
225
218
212
251
220
225
265
238
200
245
HEAD COACH
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH
ASSISTANT COACHES
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER
HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH
DOB
3/29/95
5/17/83
3/23/92
12/30/84
6/21/80
12/27/80
10/4/80
3/17/81
9/7/88
6/26/90
9/9/85
3/22/92
3/13/91
6/26/84
5/25/91
PRIOR TO PROS/HOME COUNTRY
Oakland (MI) ’16 / USA
Arizona ’05 / USA
Duke ’11 / USA
St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) ‘03 / USA
Arizona ’01 / USA
Duke ’03 / USA
Miami (FL) ’03 / USA
Creighton ’03 / USA
UCLA ’08 / USA
Georgia Tech ’11 / USA
St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) ’04 / USA
Gran Canaria ’14 / Cape Verde
Texas ’11 / Canada
Illinois ’05 / USA
Arizona ’11 / USA
Tyronn Lue (Nebraska)
Larry Drew (Missouri)
Jim Boylan (Marquette)
Mike Longabardi (Frostburg State)
James Posey (Xavier)
Damon Jones (Houston)
Stephen Spiro (Temple)
Derek Millender (South Alabama)
CAVALIERS NUMERICAL ROSTER
0
1
2
3
4
Kevin Love
James Jones
Kyrie Irving
Derrick Williams
Iman Shumpert
5
8
13
20
23
J.R. Smith
Channing Frye
Tristan Thompson
Kay Felder
LeBron James
24
26
30
31
40
Richard Jefferson
Kyle Korver
Dahntay Jones
Deron Williams
Edy Tavares
YEAR
1st
11th
6th
14th
16th
13th
14th
14th
9th
6th
13th
2nd
6th
12th
6th