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2018-19 SCHEDULE All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM 10/17 @ TOR 7:30 p.m. FSO 10/19 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. FSO 10/21 vs. ATL 6:00 p.m. FSO 10/24 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. FSO 10/25 @ DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 10/27 vs. IND 7:30 p.m. FSO 10/30 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/1 vs. DEN 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/3 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/5 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/7 vs. OKC 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/10 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. FSO 11/13 vs. CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 11/14 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/19 @ DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/21 vs. LAL 8:00 p.m. ESPN 11/23 @ PHI 7:30 p.m. FSO 11/24 vs. HOU 7:30 p.m. FSO 11/26 vs. MIN 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/28 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. FSO 11/30 @ BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/1 vs. TOR 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/3 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/5 vs. GSW 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/7 vs. SAC 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/8 vs. WAS 7:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV 12/10 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/12 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/14 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/16 vs. PHI 3:30 p.m. FSO 12/18 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/19 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/21 @ TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/23 vs. CHI 6:00 p.m. FSO 12/26 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/28 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/29 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/2 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/4 vs. UTA 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/5 vs. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/8 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/9 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/11 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/13 @ LAL 9:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV 1/16 @ POR 10:00 p.m. FSO 1/18 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO 1/19 @ DEN 10:00 p.m. FSO 1/21 vs. CHI 1:00 p.m. FSO 1/23 @ BOS 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/25 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/27 @ CHI 3:30 p.m. FSO 1/29 vs. WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/2 vs. DAL 7:30 p.m. FSO 2/5 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/8 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/9 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/11 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. FSO/ESPN 2/21 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/23 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/25 vs. POR 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/28 @ NYK 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/2 vs. DET 5:00 p.m. FSO 3/3 vs. ORL 6:00 p.m. FSO 3/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/8 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO 3/11 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 3/12 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/14 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/16 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO 3/18 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/20 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/22 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/24 @ MIL 4:30 p.m. FSO 3/26 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/28 @ SAS 8:30 p.m. FSO 3/30 @ LAC 3:30 p.m. FSO 4/1 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 4/4 @ SAC 10:00 p.m. FSO 4/5 @ GSW 10:30 p.m. FSO 4/7 vs. SAS 3:00 p.m. FSO 4/9 vs. CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO VS. BOSTON CELTICS (1-2) SAT., OCT. 6, 2018 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 7:30 PM ET TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/WMMS 100.7 FM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM 2018-19 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES FOLLOW @CAVSNOTES ON TWITTER PRESEASON GAME # 2 HOME GAME # 1 CAVS QUICK FACTS The Cleveland Cavaliers will play their first home game of the 2018 Preseason tonight against the Boston Celtics. The Cavs will play at The Q again on Oct. 8 versus Indiana and close out the four-game preseason schedule on Oct. 12 in a neutral site home game at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center (Michigan State University) against Detroit. The Cavaliers and Celtics squared off this past Tuesday (10/2) at TD Garden, with Cleveland winning by a score of 102-95. The Wine & Gold led by as many as 21 points in the wire-to-wire victory and had six players score in double figures (Kevin Love-17, Collin Sexton-15, Jordan Clarkson-12, David Nwaba-12, Cedi Osman-11, Rodney Hood-10). The defense also held Boston to a 5-31 (.161) mark from three-point territory. KEVIN LOVE tallied a game-high 17 points (5-10 FG, 2-3 3FG, 5-7 FT), four rebounds and a steal in 17 minutes during Tuesday’s preseason win. Despite missing 23 games during the 2017-18 regular season, Love had 31 double-doubles, which was tied for 15th-most in the NBA. He earned his 5th NBA All-Star selection in 2017-18 and finished the season averaging 17.6 points and a team-high 9.3 rebounds (12th in NBA) in 28.0 minutes per game. He shot a career- high .880 from the foul line (12th in NBA) and was the only NBA player in 2017-18 to average at least 9.0 rebounds while making at least 125 threes. On Tuesday, COLLIN SEXTON made his Cavaliers debut, tallying 15 points (5-11 FG, 2-3 3FG, 3-3 FT) and four rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench. CEDI OSMAN had a solid all-around game with 11 points (4-8 FG, 1-4 3FG, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds and four assists in 19 minutes at Boston. In 2017-18, the Cavaliers advanced to the NBA Finals for the fourth straight year and fifth time in franchise history (2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018). Cleveland joined the Celtics (1957-1966, 1984-1987), Los Angeles Lakers (1982-1985), Miami Heat (2011-2014) and Golden State Warriors (2015-2018) as the only NBA franchises to make four consecutive Finals appearances. The Cavs (50-32) finished the 2017-18 regular season with the 4th-best record in the Eastern Conference and went on to the postseason for the 4th year in a row (22nd overall in franchise history). Cleveland also won the Central Division title for the 4th straight year and notched their 4th straight 50-win season. Last season, the Cavs ranked in the NBA’s Top 10 in offensive rating (110.6, 5th), PPG (110.9, 5th), FG% (.476, 5th), 3FG% (.372, 6th) and FT% (.779, 10th). Their 110.9 points per game was their second-highest scoring average in franchise history (114.1, 1979-80). Cleveland’s reserves scored 59 points in Tuesday’s win at Boston. The Cavs averaged a franchise-record 41.2 points last season, which ranked 7th in the NBA. The previous franchise mark for the Cavs’ bench is 36.9 points set in 1991-92. CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS 9/24/18 – Cavaliers announced 2018 Training Camp Roster…9/10/18 – Cavaliers re-signed guard Rodney Hood…9/8/18 – Cavaliers signed guard David Nwaba…8/7/18 Cavaliers acquired forward Sam Dekker from the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko; Cleveland also received the draft rights to Renaldas Seibutis and cash considerations…8/5/18 – Cavaliers waived forward Okaro White. 2018 CAVALIERS PRESEASON RECORDS RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK OVERALL 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (.000) 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (.000) W1 CENTRAL 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) - EASTERN 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (.000) 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (.000) W1 WESTERN 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) - 2018 CAVALIERS PRESEASON SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT Oct. 2 @ Boston Celtics TD Garden (Boston, MA) WON, 102-95 Oct. 6 vs. Boston Celtics Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 7:30 p.m. FSO/WTAM/ La Mega 87.7 FM Oct. 8 vs. Indiana Pacers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 7:00 p.m. FSO/WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM Oct. 12 vs. Detroit Pistons Jack Breslin Student Events Center (Michigan State University) 7:00 p.m. FSO/WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY George Hill (rest) – OUT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) Kyle Korver (rest) – OUT David Nwaba (NWAH-buh) Kevin Love (rest) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUS-min) David Nwaba (left groin strain) – OUT Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) Tristan Thompson (rest) – OUT PROBABLE STARTERS POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG F 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-8 215 17-18: 61 12 3.9 2.0 0.7 .484 11.0 PRE: 1 1 11.0 7.0 4.0 .500 19.3 F 15 SAM DEKKER 6-9 230 17-18: 73 1 4.2 2.4 0.5 .494 12.1 PRE: 1 0 2.0 1.0 0.0 .333 18.0 C 22 LARRY NANCE JR. 6-9 230 17-18: 66 26 8.7 6.8 1.2 .581 21.5 PRE: 1 0 5.0 7.0 2.0 .000 17.2 G 1 RODNEY HOOD 6-8 206 17-18: 60 23 14.7 2.8 1.6 .429 26.9 PRE: 1 1 10.0 0.0 1.0 .500 19.0 G 2 COLLIN SEXTON 6-2 190 17-18: - - - - - - - PRE: 1 0 15.0 4.0 1.0 .455 22.3

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Page 1: VS. BOSTON CELTICS (1-2) - NBA.com · VS. BOSTON CELTICS (1-2) ... -1966, 1984 1987), Los Angeles Lakers (1982 1985), Miami Heat (2011 2014) and Golden State Warriors (2015 2018)

2018-19 SCHEDULE All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM

10/17 @ TOR 7:30 p.m. FSO 10/19 @ MIN 8:00 p.m. FSO 10/21 vs. ATL 6:00 p.m. FSO 10/24 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. FSO 10/25 @ DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 10/27 vs. IND 7:30 p.m. FSO 10/30 vs. ATL 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/1 vs. DEN 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/3 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/5 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/7 vs. OKC 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/10 @ CHI 8:00 p.m. FSO 11/13 vs. CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 11/14 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/19 @ DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/21 vs. LAL 8:00 p.m. ESPN 11/23 @ PHI 7:30 p.m. FSO 11/24 vs. HOU 7:30 p.m. FSO 11/26 vs. MIN 7:00 p.m. FSO 11/28 @ OKC 8:00 p.m. FSO 11/30 @ BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/1 vs. TOR 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/3 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/5 vs. GSW 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/7 vs. SAC 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/8 vs. WAS 7:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV 12/10 @ MIL 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/12 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/14 vs. MIL 7:30 p.m. FSO 12/16 vs. PHI 3:30 p.m. FSO 12/18 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/19 @ CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/21 @ TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO 12/23 vs. CHI 6:00 p.m. FSO 12/26 @ MEM 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/28 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO 12/29 @ ATL 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/2 vs. MIA 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/4 vs. UTA 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/5 vs. NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/8 vs. IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 1/9 @ NOP 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/11 @ HOU 8:00 p.m. FSO 1/13 @ LAL 9:30 p.m. FSO/NBATV 1/16 @ POR 10:00 p.m. FSO 1/18 @ UTA 9:00 p.m. FSO 1/19 @ DEN 10:00 p.m. FSO 1/21 vs. CHI 1:00 p.m. FSO 1/23 @ BOS 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/25 vs. MIA 7:30 p.m. FSO 1/27 @ CHI 3:30 p.m. FSO 1/29 vs. WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/2 vs. DAL 7:30 p.m. FSO 2/5 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/8 @ WAS 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/9 @ IND 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/11 vs. NYK 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/13 vs. BKN 7:00 p.m. FSO/ESPN 2/21 vs. PHX 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/23 vs. MEM 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/25 vs. POR 7:00 p.m. FSO 2/28 @ NYK 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/2 vs. DET 5:00 p.m. FSO 3/3 vs. ORL 6:00 p.m. FSO 3/6 @ BKN 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/8 @ MIA 8:00 p.m. FSO 3/11 vs. TOR 7:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 3/12 @ PHI 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/14 @ ORL 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/16 @ DAL 8:30 p.m. FSO 3/18 vs. DET 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/20 vs. MIL 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/22 vs. LAC 7:30 p.m. FSO 3/24 @ MIL 4:30 p.m. FSO 3/26 vs. BOS 7:00 p.m. FSO 3/28 @ SAS 8:30 p.m. FSO 3/30 @ LAC 3:30 p.m. FSO 4/1 @ PHX 10:00 p.m. FSO/NBATV 4/4 @ SAC 10:00 p.m. FSO 4/5 @ GSW 10:30 p.m. FSO 4/7 vs. SAS 3:00 p.m. FSO 4/9 vs. CHA 7:00 p.m. FSO

VS. BOSTON CELTICS (1-2)

SAT., OCT. 6, 2018 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH 7:30 PM ET TV: FSO RADIO: WTAM 1100 AM/WMMS 100.7 FM/LA MEGA 87.7 FM

2018-19 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES FOLLOW @CAVSNOTES ON TWITTER PRESEASON GAME # 2 HOME GAME # 1

CAVS QUICK FACTS

• The Cleveland Cavaliers will play their first home game of the 2018 Preseason tonight against the Boston Celtics. The Cavs will play at The Q again on Oct. 8 versus Indiana and close out the four-game preseason schedule on Oct. 12 in a neutral site home game at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center (Michigan State University) against Detroit.

• The Cavaliers and Celtics squared off this past Tuesday (10/2) at TD Garden, with Cleveland winning by a score of 102-95. The Wine & Gold led by as many as 21 points in the wire-to-wire victory and had six players score in double figures (Kevin Love-17, Collin Sexton-15, Jordan Clarkson-12, David Nwaba-12, Cedi Osman-11, Rodney Hood-10). The defense also held Boston to a 5-31 (.161) mark from three-point territory.

• KEVIN LOVE tallied a game-high 17 points (5-10 FG, 2-3 3FG, 5-7 FT), four rebounds and a steal in 17 minutes during Tuesday’s preseason win. Despite missing 23 games during the 2017-18 regular season, Love had 31 double-doubles, which was tied for 15th-most in the NBA. He earned his 5th NBA All-Star selection in 2017-18 and finished the season averaging 17.6 points and a team-high 9.3 rebounds (12th in NBA) in 28.0 minutes per game. He shot a career-high .880 from the foul line (12th in NBA) and was the only NBA player in 2017-18 to average at least 9.0 rebounds while making at least 125 threes.

• On Tuesday, COLLIN SEXTON made his Cavaliers debut, tallying 15 points (5-11 FG, 2-3 3FG, 3-3 FT) and four rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench.

• CEDI OSMAN had a solid all-around game with 11 points (4-8 FG, 1-4 3FG, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds and four assists in 19 minutes at Boston.

• In 2017-18, the Cavaliers advanced to the NBA Finals for the fourth straight year and fifth time in franchise history (2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018). Cleveland joined the Celtics (1957-1966, 1984-1987), Los Angeles Lakers (1982-1985), Miami Heat (2011-2014) and Golden State Warriors (2015-2018) as the only NBA franchises to make four consecutive Finals appearances.

• The Cavs (50-32) finished the 2017-18 regular season with the 4th-best record in the Eastern Conference and went on to the postseason for the 4th year in a row (22nd overall in franchise history). Cleveland also won the Central Division title for the 4th straight year and notched their 4th straight 50-win season.

• Last season, the Cavs ranked in the NBA’s Top 10 in offensive rating (110.6, 5th), PPG (110.9, 5th), FG% (.476, 5th), 3FG% (.372, 6th) and FT% (.779, 10th). Their 110.9 points per game was their second-highest scoring average in franchise history (114.1, 1979-80).

• Cleveland’s reserves scored 59 points in Tuesday’s win at Boston. The Cavs averaged a franchise-record 41.2 points last season, which ranked 7th in the NBA. The previous franchise mark for the Cavs’ bench is 36.9 points set in 1991-92.

CAVALIERS RECENT TRANSACTIONS

9/24/18 – Cavaliers announced 2018 Training Camp Roster…9/10/18 – Cavaliers re-signed guard Rodney Hood…9/8/18 – Cavaliers signed guard David Nwaba…8/7/18 – Cavaliers acquired forward Sam Dekker from the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko; Cleveland also received the draft rights to Renaldas Seibutis and cash considerations…8/5/18 – Cavaliers waived forward Okaro White.

2018 CAVALIERS PRESEASON RECORDS

RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK OVERALL 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (.000) 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (.000) W1

CENTRAL 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) -

EASTERN 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (.000) 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (.000) W1

WESTERN 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) -

2018 CAVALIERS PRESEASON SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT Oct. 2 @ Boston Celtics TD Garden (Boston, MA) WON, 102-95

Oct. 6 vs. Boston Celtics Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 7:30 p.m. FSO/WTAM/ La Mega 87.7 FM

Oct. 8 vs. Indiana Pacers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) 7:00 p.m. FSO/WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM

Oct. 12 vs. Detroit Pistons Jack Breslin Student Events Center

(Michigan State University) 7:00 p.m. FSO/WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM

CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT PRONUNCIATION KEY George Hill (rest) – OUT Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) Kyle Korver (rest) – OUT David Nwaba (NWAH-buh) Kevin Love (rest) – OUT Cedi Osman (JED-e AUS-min)

David Nwaba (left groin strain) – OUT Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) Tristan Thompson (rest) – OUT

PROBABLE STARTERS

POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG

F 16 CEDI OSMAN 6-8 215 17-18: 61 12 3.9 2.0 0.7 .484 11.0 PRE: 1 1 11.0 7.0 4.0 .500 19.3

F 15 SAM DEKKER 6-9 230 17-18: 73 1 4.2 2.4 0.5 .494 12.1 PRE: 1 0 2.0 1.0 0.0 .333 18.0

C 22 LARRY NANCE JR. 6-9 230 17-18: 66 26 8.7 6.8 1.2 .581 21.5 PRE: 1 0 5.0 7.0 2.0 .000 17.2

G 1 RODNEY HOOD 6-8 206 17-18: 60 23 14.7 2.8 1.6 .429 26.9 PRE: 1 1 10.0 0.0 1.0 .500 19.0

G 2 COLLIN SEXTON 6-2 190 17-18: - - - - - - - PRE: 1 0 15.0 4.0 1.0 .455 22.3

Page 2: VS. BOSTON CELTICS (1-2) - NBA.com · VS. BOSTON CELTICS (1-2) ... -1966, 1984 1987), Los Angeles Lakers (1982 1985), Miami Heat (2011 2014) and Golden State Warriors (2015 2018)

Overall: 80-125 Home: 54-50 The Q: 28-16 Road: 26-75

Current Streak: Won 1 Home Streak: Won 4 Road Streak: Won 1

Last Win: 2/11/18 Last Home Win: 10/17/17 Last Road Win: 2/11/18

Last Loss: 1/3/18 Last Home Loss: 2/5/16 Last Road Loss: 1/3/18

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES HIGHLIGHTS

Cavs Individual Bests Points: 44 – Brad Daugherty, 4/15/88 Rebounds: 21 – Cliff T. Robinson, 4/3/84 Assists: 17 – Andre Miller, 1/26/02 Biggest Win: 31 points, 4/12/09 (107-76) & 3/3/15 (110-79) Biggest Loss: 39 points on 4/12/15 (78-117)

Celtics Individual Bests Points: 50 – Pierce, 2/15/06 Rebounds: 25 – Dave Cowens, 12/9/72 Assists: 16 – Douglas, 4/23/93 and Bird, 3/21/90

2017-18 REGULAR SEASON GAME RECAPS (CAVS Won Series 2-1)

CAVALIERS 121, CELTICS 99 – TD GARDEN – BOSTON, MA (2/11/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his 32nd double-double of the season with game highs of 24 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists, to go along with one steal and one block in 28 minutes…Jordan Clarkson made his Cavaliers debut and posted 17 points on 7-11 (.636) shooting, three rebounds and two steals in 23 minutes off the bench…J.R. Smith shot 6-7 (.857) from the field, including 3-4 (.750) from three-point range, and finished with 15 points, six rebounds, one steal and two blocks in 29 minutes…Rodney Hood also played in his first game with Cleveland, tallying 15 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from deep, three rebounds, a steal and a block in 19 minutes off the bench; Hood reached 3,000 points for his career with his 15th point of the night…Cedi Osman had 12 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, five rebounds and one steal in 29 minutes…George Hill recorded 12 points and three rebounds in 21 minutes in his first game with the Cavs…Jeff Green added 10 points on 3-6 (.500) shooting and three rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench…For Boston, Terry Rozier had a team-high 21 points and a team-high nine rebounds in 34 minutes off the bench…Kyrie Irving tallied 18 points and five assists in 26 minutes. TURNING POINT: After trailing 32-31 in the first quarter, the Cavs outscored the Celtics 64-42 over the next two quarters and led by 20-plus points the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Seven Cavs players scored in double figures…Cleveland shot 45-84 (.536) from the field, including 16-30 (.533) from beyond the arc, and had 22 assists…It was their third straight game with at least 120 points…Defensively, the Cavs held Boston to just 36-89 (.404) shooting from the field, including just 24-64 (.375) over the final three quarters.

FEBRUARY 11, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 121-99 JAMES – 24 JAMES – 8 JAMES – 10 45-84 (.536) 15-20 (.750) 5-36-41 at Celtics Rozier – 21 Rozier – 9 Horford – 6 36-89 (.404) 17-22 (.773) 13-30-43

CAVALIERS 88, CELTICS 102 – TD GARDEN – BOSTON, MA (1/3/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James tallied a team-high 19 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting, seven rebounds, six assists, a steal and a block in 33 minutes…Kyle Korver shot 5-8 (.625) from deep and finished with 15 points and three rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench…Jeff Green recorded 13 points, three rebounds, two blocks and a perfect 7-7 clip from the foul line in 27 minutes off the bench…Tristan Thompson posted his 1st double-double of the season with 10 points and a season-high 11 rebounds in 29 minutes as a reserve…J.R. Smith added 10 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and three rebounds and one steal in 21 minutes…For Boston, Terry Rozier had a game-high 20 points on 8-12 (.667) shooting, including 4-6 (.667) from three-point range, and four rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench…Jaylen Brown tallied 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists in 29 minutes. TURNING POINT: With the Cavs trailing by just six points (55-49) early in the third quarter, Boston went on a 15-3 run to go up 18 (70-52) with 7:44 remaining in the period. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland shot a perfect 18-18 from the free throw line…The Cavs had a 13-9 edge in fast break points.

JANUARY 3, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 88-102 JAMES – 19 THOMPSON – 10 JAMES – 6 31-89 (.348) 18-18 (1.000) 9-39-48 at Celtics Rozier – 20 Horford/Irving – 9 Irving – 6 41-92 (.446) 8-11 (.727) 9-43-52

CAVALIERS 102, CELTICS 99 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (10/17/17) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded a double-double (360th of career) with a game-high 29 points on 12-19 (.632) shooting from the field, a game-high 16 rebounds, a team-high nine assists and two blocks in 41 minutes; According to the Elias Sports Bureau, James became the first NBA player to ever post at least 29 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists in a team’s opener; It was also the first time James had 16+ rebounds in a season-opening game…Kevin Love registered a double-double (371st of career), posting 15 points and 11 rebounds in 28 minutes of action…Derrick Rose tallied 14 points, four rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes of play…Jae Crowder added 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 35 minutes…J.R. Smith posted 10 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting from the field and four rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench…For the Celtics, Jaylen Brown finished with a team-high 25 points, six rebounds and three steals in 40 minutes…Kyrie Irving tallied 22 points and a game-high 10 assists in 39 minutes…Jayson Tatum recorded a double-double with 14 points and a team-high 10 rebounds in 37 minutes. TURNING POINT: After going down 98-95 with 2:03 remaining in the fourth, the Cavs closed out the game on a 7-1 run. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Five Cavs players scored in double figured…Cleveland picked up their fifth win in their last six home openers…Defensively, the Cavs held the Celtics to 36-87 (.414) shooting from the field, including 8-32 (.250) from three-point range...In the first half, Cleveland’s defense allowed 38 points on 16-47 (.340) shooting and a 2-16 (.125) mark from beyond the arc…As a team, Cleveland scored 50 of their 102 points in the paint and had a 16-2 advantage in second chance points…the Cavaliers shot 21-25 (.840) from the charity stripe.

OCTOBER 17, 2017 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 102-99 JAMES – 18 JAMES – 16 JAMES – 9 38-83 (.458) 21-25 (.840) 9-41-50 vs. Celtics Brown – 25 Tatum – 10 Irving – 10 36-87 (.414) 19-25 (.760) 9-37-47

CONNECTIONS

Cavs Assistant Coach James Posey won an NBA title with the Celtics as a player in 2008…Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue began his coaching career with Boston, serving as an assistant coach from 2009-2013…Cavs assistant coach Mike Longabardi spent six seasons as an assistant coach with the Celtics under Doc Rivers, four of which with Coach Lue…While with the Celtics, Longabardi helped them reach three Eastern Conference Finals and two NBA Finals, including winning the 2008 NBA title…Cavs center Ante Zizic was acquired in a trade with Boston in the summer of 2017…Celtics guard Kyrie Irving spent six seasons (2011-2017) with the Wine & Gold and won an NBA title in 2016…Celtics guard Terry Rozier (Youngstown, Ohio) was born in the state of Ohio and played high school basketball at Shaker Heights (Shaker Heights, OH)…Cavs Two-Way guard/forward John Holland played in one game for the Celtics during the 2016 Playoffs…Cavs guard Rodney Hood and Celtics forward Gordon Hayward both played for the Utah Jazz and were teammates for three seasons (2014-2017).

CAVALIERS – CELTICS (2018 Preseason Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF

CAVALIERS 102.0 95.0 .413 .427 .400 .737 49.0 44.0 13.0 8.0 4.0 18.0 +7.0

CELTICS 102.3 106.0 .402 .422 .248 .771 50.0 51.0 18.3 8.3 6.7 12.3 -3.7

CAVALIERS vs. CELTICS 2018-19 SEASON

November 30 at Boston – 7:00 p.m. on FSO January 23 at Boston – 7:30 p.m. on FSO February 5 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. on FSO March 26 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. on FSO

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Overall: 92-97 Home: 60-36 The Q: 27-22 Road: 32-61

Current Streak: Won 1 Home Streak: Won 1 Road Streak: Lost 2

Last Win: 1/28/18 Last Home Win: 1/28/18 Last Road Win: 2/8/17

Last Loss: 1/12/18 Last Home Loss: 11/1/17 Last Road Loss: 1/12/18

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES HIGHLIGHTS

Cavs Individual Bests Points: 47 – LeBron James, 2/10/09 Rebounds: 19 – Cliff T. Robinson, 12/3/82 Assists: 20 – Geoff Huston, 2/3/82 Biggest Win: 32 points on 3/22/94 (93-61) and 12/9/06 (107-75) Biggest Loss: 48 points on 12/10/99 (88-136) Pacers Individual Bests Points: 43 – Reggie Miller, 2/14/90 (OT) Rebounds: 20 – 4 Times Assists: 20 – Jalen Rose, 4/18/01 (OT) Paul George, 4/2/17 (2OT)

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

CAVALIERS 115, PACERS 108 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (1/26/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his eighth triple-double of the season (63rd of career) with a game-high 26 points on 11-17 (.647) shooting, a game-high 11 assists, 10 rebounds a team-high tying four steals and one block in 40 minutes…J.R. Smith posted a season-high 23 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting, connecting on a season-high seven of his 13 three-pointers (.538) and a season-high four steals in 37 minutes…Kevin Love recorded his team-high tying 26th double-double of the season (396th of career) with 10 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, a game-high 13 rebounds, three assists and two steals in 33 minutes…Tristan Thompson contributed his second double-double of the season (134th of career) with 10 points on 5-7 (.714) shooting and 10 rebounds in 31 minutes…Derrick Rose tallied 14 points on 6-8 (.750) shooting, going 2-3 (.667) from beyond the arc, two assists and two rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench…For the Pacers, Victor Oladipo recorded a team-high 25 points, six rebounds and a team-high tying seven assists in 38 minutes…Darren Collison contributed 19 points on 8-15 (.533) shooting, going 3-5 (.600) from long distance, a team-high tying seven assists and a game-high six steals in 36 minutes…Domantas Sabonis added a double-double with 17 points on 7-10 (.700) shooting and a team-high 11 rebounds in 36 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland increased their three-point lead (53-50) to 13 (73-60) thanks to a 20-10 run in the final 4:08 of the first half. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers’ offense had 27 assists and scored 115 points on a season-high tying .561 (46-82) shooting from the field…Cleveland also connected on 13 three-pointers and had a 44-37 edge in rebounds…Defensively, the Cavs set a season-high with 13 steals…Three players posted a double-double for the Cavaliers; The last time three Cavaliers registered a double-double was on 2/14/17 at MIN (James-25 pts, 14 ast/Frye-21 pts, 10 reb/Thompson-14 pts, 11 reb)…Seven Cavaliers scored in double-digits for the first time this season: James (26), Smith (23), Rose (14), Thomas (12), Green (11), Love (10) and Thompson (10).

JANUARY 26, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 115-108 JAMES – 26 LOVE – 13 JAMES – 11 46-82 (.561) 10-13 (.769) 8-36-44 vs. Pacers Oladipo – 25 Sabonis – 11 Collison/Oladipo – 7 43-91 (.473) 9-11 (.818) 8-29-37

CAVALIERS 95, PACERS 97 – BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE – INDIANAPOLIS, IN (1/12/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James notched his 25th double-double of the season with a game-high 27 points, a game-high 11 assists, eight rebounds, three steals and one block in 40 minutes…Kevin Love notched his 23rd double-double of the season with 21 points on 8-14 (.571) shooting, a team-high 10 rebounds, a season-high tying three steals and one block in 36 minutes…Jeff Green tallied 13 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting and two rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench…J.R. Smith added nine points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal in 31 minutes…For Indiana, Darren Collison had a team-high 22 points on 9-11 (.818) shooting and four assists in 35 minutes…Lance Stephenson (16 points, 11 rebounds) and Domantas Sabonis (12 points, game-high 15 rebounds) each recorded a double-double. TURNING POINT: After leading 95-89, the Cavs were held scoreless in the final 3:56 of the game. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs had 12 steals and scored a season-high 39 fast break points…Cleveland also had a 48-34 edge in points in the paint.

JANUARY 12, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 95-97 JAMES – 27 LOVE – 10 JAMES – 11 37-86 (.430) 14-19 (.737) 10-37-47 at Pacers Collison – 22 Sabonis – 15 Collison/Stephenson – 4 39-85 (.459) 9-12 (.750) 6-38-44

CAVALIERS 102, PACERS 106 – BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE – INDIANAPOLIS, IN (12/8/17) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his 17th double-double of the season with team highs of 29 points (12-22 FG), 10 rebounds and eight assists, to go along with one steal and two blocks in 39 minutes…Kevin Love finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes…J.R. Smith shot 5-10 (.500) from three-point range and posted 15 points, five rebounds and a steal in 34 minutes…Jose Calderon added nine points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal in 22 minutes…For the Pacers, Victor Oladipo had a game-high 33 points, eight rebounds and a team-high five assists in 36 minutes…Myles Turner tallied 15 points and seven rebounds in 32 minutes. TURNING POINT: After holding a six-point lead at halftime (63-57), the Cavs were outscored 32-23 in the third quarter and were unable to regain the lead the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs connected on 11 three-pointers and had 23 assists on 37 field goals.

DECEMBER 8, 2017 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 102-106 JAMES – 29 JAMES – 10 JAMES – 8 37-86 (.430) 17-22 (.773) 9-35-44 at Pacers Oladipo – 33 Sabonis – 9 Oladipo – 5 38-86 (.442) 15-24 (.625) 12-38-50

CAVALIERS 107, PACERS 124 – QUICKEN LOANS ARENA – CLEVELAND, OH (11/1/17) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his fifth double-double this season (364th of career) with a game-high 33 points on 14-22 (.636) shooting, a game-high 11 assists, six rebounds, two steals and one block in 37 minutes; With his 33 points, James became just the sixth player in NBA history to score 30+ points in 400 career regular season games (Michael Jordan-562, Wilt Chamberlain-515, Karl Malone-435, Kobe Bryant-431, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-429)…Kevin Love recorded his team-leading seventh double-double of the season (377th of career) with 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds in 36 minutes…Derrick Rose added 19 points on 9-13 (.692) shooting and four rebounds in 29 minutes…Jeff Green finished in double digits for the fourth time this season with 15 points on 6-8 (.750) shooting from the field, three rebounds and two steals in 20 minutes off the bench…For the Pacers, Thaddeus Young finished with a team-high 26 points on 12-18 (.667) shooting, five rebounds and a game-high four steals in 34 minutes…Domantas Sabonis recorded a double-double with 15 points, a team-high 12 rebounds and six assists in 37 minutes…Darren Collison contributed 25 points on 9-10 (.900) shooting, a team-high eight assists and five rebounds in 30 minutes…Victor Oladipo added 23 points and seven assists in 34 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland cut the Pacers lead to 106-101 with 4:56 left In the game, but Indiana would close out the game in 18-6 run. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: As a team, Cleveland outscored Indiana in points in the paint (58-44), second chance points (14-8) and bench points (34-18)…The Cavs also shot 43-86 (.500) from the field.

NOVEMBER 1, 2017 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 107-124 JAMES – 33 LOVE – 13 JAMES – 11 43-86 (.500) 14-20 (.700) 8-33-41 vs. Pacers Young – 26 Sabonis – 12 Collison – 8 49-90 (.544) 10-13 (.769) 8-35-43

CONNECTIONS Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson and Pacers point guard Cory Joseph were teammates on the Texas Longhorns in 2010-2011 and are both natives of Canada…Indiana center Myles Turner also played collegiately at Texas…Pacers guard Darren Collison and Cavs forward Kevin Love both played for UCLA in 2007-08, helping to propel the Bruins to its third straight Final Four appearance; Pacers guard TJ Leaf also played collegiate basketball at UCLA…Cavs guard Kyle Korver and Pacers forward Doug McDermott played their college ball at Creighton…Pacers Assistant Coach Popeye Jones and Cavaliers Head Coach Tyronn Lue were teammates on the Washington Wizards during the same year when Cavaliers Assistant Coach Larry Drew worked as an Assistant Coach (2001-2002)…Jones has also been teammates with Cavaliers Assistant Coaches Damon Jones and James Posey…Cavaliers guard George Hill played five seasons with the Pacers (2011-2016), reaching the postseason four times, including back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals appearances (2013, 2014); Hill was also born in Indianapolis, IN.

CAVALIERS – PACERS (2018 Preseason Statistics) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO’S PT DIFF

CAVALIERS 102.0 95.0 .413 .427 .400 .737 49.0 44.0 13.0 8.0 4.0 18.0 +7.0

PACERS 110.0 100.0 .440 .439 .308 .846 48.0 41.0 18.0 11.0 6.0 21.0 +10.0

CAVALIERS vs. PACERS 2018-19 SEASON

October 27 at Cleveland – 7:30 p.m. on FSO December 18 at Indiana – 7:00 p.m. on FSO January 8 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. on FSO February 9 at Indiana – 7:00 p.m. on FSO

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PRESEASON GAME #1: CAVALIERS 102, CELTICS 95 – TD GARDEN – BOSTON, MA (10/2/18) KEY PERFORMERS: Kevin Love led the way with a game-high 17 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, including a 2-3 (.667) clip from deep, four rebounds and a steal in 17 minutes of work…Collin Sexton poured in 15 points and four rebounds, while shooting 2-3 (.667) from three-point range, in 23 minutes off the bench…Jordan Clarkson tallied 12 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting from the field, two rebounds and three assists in 16 minutes off the bench…David Nwaba also scored 12 points, going 4-5 (.800) from the field, and adding four rebounds in 12 minutes as a reserve…Cedi Osman had a solid all-around game with 11 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, a game-high tying seven rebounds and a game-high tying four assists in 19 minutes…Rodney Hood added 10 points on 3-6 (.500) shooting from the field, one steal and one block in 19 minutes of work…For Boston, Marcus Smart tallied a team-high 15 points and three assists in 26 minutes off the bench…Marcus Morris posted 14 points and two rebounds in 21 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland jumped out to an 11-2 lead within the first three minutes of play and never looked back. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Wine & Gold led by as many as 21 points in the wire-to-wire victory and had six players score in double figures…Cleveland’s defense held Boston to a 5-31 (.161) mark from three-point territory.

OCTOBER 2, 2017 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 102-95 LOVE – 17 NANCE JR./OSMAN – 7 OSMAN – 4 33-80 (.412) 28-38 (.737) 13-36-49 at Celtics Smart – 15 Baynes – 7 Horford – 4 35-82 (.427) 20-27 (.741) 7-37-44

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

GAMES PLAYED 3FGM OFFENSIVE REBS DEFENSIVE REBS TOTAL REBS BLOCKS 1. L. James (849) 1. L. James (1,251) 1. Z. Ilgauskas (2,336) 1. L. James (5,156) 1. L. James (6,190) 1. Z. Ilgauskas (1,269) 2. Z. Ilgauskas (771) 2. M. Price (802) 2. T. THOMPSON (1,716) 2. B. Daugherty (4,020) 2. Z. Ilgauskas (5,904) 2. J. Williams (1,200)

3. D. Ferry (723) 3. K. Irving (723) 3. J. Williams (1,620) 3. Z. Ilgauskas (3,568) 3. B. Daugherty (5,227) 3. L. Nance (1,087) 4. B. Smith (720) 4. K. LOVE (584) 4. A. Varejao (1,479) 4. J. Williams (3,049) 4. J. Williams (4,669) 4. L. James (695)

5. J. Williams (661) 5. D. Gibson (578) 5. J. Brewer (1,292) 5. A. Varejao (2,955) 5. A. Varejao (4,434) 5. J. Chones (450) 6. A. Carr (635) 6. J. SMITH (573) 6. B. Daugherty (1,207) 6. J. Chones (2,750) 6. T. THOMPSON (4,378) 6. R. Hinson (430)

7. A. Varejao (591) 7. W. Person (550) 7. L. Nance (1,067) 7. T. THOMPSON (2,662) 7. J. Chones (3,790) 7. A. Varejao (397)

8. M. Price (582) 8. D. Ferry (543) 8. P. Hubbard (1,051) 8. L. Nance (2,494) 8. L. Nance (3,561) B. Daugherty (397) 9. B. Daugherty (548) 9. Mo Williams (414) 9. J. Chones (1,040) 9. J. Brewer (2,259) 9. J. Brewer (3,551) 9. T. THOMPSON (381)

10. T. THOMPSON (519) 10. C. Ehlo (381) 10. L. James (1,034) 10. K. LOVE (2,165) 10. B. Smith (3,057) 10. J. Brewer (353)

UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES (REGULAR SEASON)

CLARKSON DEKKER FRYE HILL 2,000 FGM (1,649) 1,000 PTS (807) 900 GP (854) 700 GP (666) 400 3FGM (378) 100 3FGM (70) 3,000 FGM (2,888) 3,000 FGM (2,722) 5,000 PTS (4,257) 1,100 3FGM (1,017) 900 3FGM (831) 1,000 REB (967) 1,000 FTM (864) 8,000 PTS (7,706) 1,000 AST (832) 4,000 REB (3,950) 700 STL (616)

HOOD KORVER LOVE NANCE JR. 300 GP (248) 11,000 PTS (10,967) 700 GP (635) 200 GP (192) 500 3FGM (464) 4,000 FGM (3,776) 12,000 PTS (11,632) 2,000 PTS (1,371)

4,000 PTS (3,212) 2,300 3FGM (2,213) 4,000 FGM (3,844) 600 FGM (588) 1,000 REB (751) 2,000 AST (1,965) 1,100 3FGM (1,024) 300 STL (224) 400 BLK (379) 3,000 FTM (2,920) 8,000 REB (7,158) 500 STL (447) 300 BLK (298)

NWABA OSMAN SEXTON SMITH 100 GP (90) 100 GP (61) 1,000 PTS (---) 1,000 GP (960) 1,000 PTS (675) 1,000 PTS (238) 100 FGM (---) 13,000 PTS (12,057) 400 REB (389) 100 FGM (90) 2,000 3FGM (1,917) 100 STL (72) 100 3FGM (32) 1,000 STL (962)

THOMPSON ZIZIC

5,000 PTS (4,685) 100 GP (32) 2,000 FGM (1,855) 1,000 PTS (119) 1,000 FTM (975) 100 FGM (49) 5,000 REB (4,378) 400 BLK (381)

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NUMBER 4: The Cavaliers (50-32) finished the 2017-18 regular season with the 4th-best record in the Eastern Conference and went on to the

postseason for the 4th year in a row (22nd overall in franchise history). The Cavaliers also won the Central Division title for the 4th straight year and notched their 4th straight 50-win season.

TOP 10 OFFENSE: The Cavs ranked in the NBA’s Top 10 in offensive rating (110.6, 5th), PPG (110.9, 5th), FG% (.476, 5th), 3FG% (.372, 6th) and FT% (.779, 10th). Their 110.9 points per game was their second-highest scoring average in franchise history (114.1, 1979-80). They topped the 100-point plateau on 66 of 82 games.

• THE CENTURY MARK STREAK: From Nov. 1-Dec. 21, the Cavs scored 100 points or more in 26 straight games, their 2nd-longest streak in team history (36 straight from 1/15/80-3/3/80). From Nov. 1-Jan. 28, the Cavs scored at least 100 points in 20 consecutive home games, their longest streak since 1988-89 (27 straight home games, 11/19/88-3/2/89).

• 110+ & 120+ POINTS: The Cavs had 110+ points on 46 occasions (38-8), including 120 points or more 21 times (19-2). From Feb. 7-13 & from March 19-25, the Cavs scored at least 120 points in a FRANCHISE-RECORD 4 straight games.

• 130+ & 140+ POINTS: Cleveland put up 130+ points 5 times (4-1), including a season-high 140 points in their overtime win over Minnesota on Feb. 7. That was the most points the Cavs have ever scored at The Q (prev. 137, 11/23/16 vs. POR).

• 30 ASSISTS: Cleveland dished out at least 30 assists on 7 occasions this past season, including 3 straight games from Dec. 14-17. That was their longest since March 8-16, 1993 (4 straight). (Elias Sports Bureau)

• 50 PERCENT: The Cavs shot at least .500 from the field 35 times (27-8). They had a stretch of 5 straight games with .500 shooting (Feb. 7-22) for the first time since the 2009-10 season (Feb. 25, 2010-March 5, 2010). The team record is six, done twice: January 14-24, 1989; and again from February 18, 1989 – March 2, 1989. (Elias)

BENCH LIFT: Cleveland’s reserves averaged a franchise-record 41.2 points this past season, which ranked

7th in the NBA. The previous franchise mark for the Cavs’ bench is 36.9 points set in 1991-92.

• BENCH CREW: Jordan Clarkson (13.7 PPG, 2nd among reserves), Jeff Green (10.3 PPG, 19th among reserves) & Kyle Korver (8.9 PPG, 24th among reserves) all ranked among the league leaders in bench scoring this past season.

• 24+ POINTS APIECE: In a win over Atlanta on Feb. 9, 2018, Korver (30 PTS) and Green (24 PTS) became the first Cavs bench duo to post at least 24 points apiece since Feb. 2, 2002 vs. Detroit (Ricky Davis-28, Lamond Murray-24). The last such game for any NBA team to have two bench players each score 24 points or more was the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 19, 2016 (Ryan Anderson-26, Jrue Holiday-24). (Elias)

PERFECT LEAD: The Wine & Gold went undefeated when they led after three quarters at 39-0 (1.000), the only NBA team with a perfect record

in such instances this past season. They also became the first team since 1954-55 to go undefeated in a single season when leading after three periods of play. The previous best percentage after leading through three quarters since that time was .985 (64-1) by the Chicago Bulls in 1995-96. (STATS, Inc.)

DOMINANT STRETCH: From Nov. 11 to Dec. 17, the Cavs went 18-1, which included 13 consecutive wins (11/11-12-6) during that span, tying the

longest win streak in franchise history (13 twice, 3/7/09-3/31/09 and 1/16/10-2/11/10). Cleveland also picked up a franchise-record tying 7 straight road wins from Nov. 11-Dec. 4.

FROM DEEP: Cleveland connected on at least 10 three-pointers on 64 occasions, the 2nd-most such games in franchise single season history (65 in 2016-17). In addition to ranking 6th in the league in three-point percentage as a team, the Wine & Gold had three players rank among the league leaders in 3FG%: Kyle Korver (.436, 6th), Kevin Love (.415, 19th) and George Hill (.415, 20th).

• NAILING THEM: Cleveland averaged 12.0 three-pointers (3rd in NBA) and shot .372 from long distance (6th in NBA).

• RAINING THREES: The Cavs made 10 threes or more in 26 straight games from Nov. 9-Jan. 2. Their 26-game streak is a team record for consecutive games with 10 or more threes (prev. 16 twice, 10/25/16-11/29/16 and 3/9/16-4/5/16) and is tied for the 3rd-longest streak in NBA history (Boston, 26 straight from 1/21/2017-3/15/2017). Only Houston has recorded longer stretches of consecutive games with 10 or more threes (55 straight from 10/25/2017-2/25/18 and 27 straight from 10/28/2016-12/17/2016).

THAT’S LOVE-LY: Despite missing 23 games this past season, Kevin Love had 31 double-doubles, which was tied for 15th-most in the NBA. He earned his 5th NBA All-Star selection in 2017-18 and finished the season averaging 17.6 points and a team-high 9.3 rebounds (12th in NBA) in 28.0 minutes. He shot a career-high .880 from the foul line (12th in NBA) and was the only NBA player in 2017-18 to average at least 9.0 rebounds while making at least 125 threes. After knocking down his 1,000th career three-pointer in a win over Toronto on March 21, Love became the only player in NBA history to have a career average at least 10.0 rebounds and make 1,000 threes or more.

HUGE COMEBACK IN THE BIG APPLE: In Cleveland’s 104-101 come-from-behind victory at New York on Nov. 13, 2017, the Cavs overcame a 23-point deficit (73-50) late in the third quarter, outscoring the Knicks 54-28 the rest of the way. The last time the Cavs overcame a deficit of at least 23 points was Nov. 11, 2006 vs. Boston (trailed by 25 PTS and won 94-93). The Knicks had won 103 consecutive home games when leading by 20 or more points in the second half prior to that night. (Elias)

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

CAVS YEAR PPG

1979-80 114.1 2017-18 110.9 2016-17 110.3

HIGHEST SCORING BENCHES IN FRANCHISE HISTORY

BENCH YEAR PPG

1. 2017-18 41.2 2. 1991-92 36.9 3. 2010-11 35.6

CAVS MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 10+ THREE-POINTERS

(SINGLE SEASON)

YEAR GAMES 10+ 3FGM STREAK/DATE

2017-18 26 (11/9/17-1/2/18) 2016-17 16 (10/25/16-11/29/16) 2015-16 16 (3/9/16-4/5/16)

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5TH NBA FINALS APPEARANCE: The Wine & Gold advanced to the NBA Finals for the 4th consecutive season and 5th overall (2007, 2015-

2018). The Cavaliers clinched their Finals appearance after defeating the Boston Celtics 4-3 in the 2018 ECF and joined the Celtics (1957-1966, 1984-1987), Los Angeles Lakers (1982-1985), Miami Heat (2011-2014) and Golden State Warriors (2015-2018) as the only franchises to make four straight NBA Finals. It was also the fourth year in a row that Cleveland and Golden State squared off in The Finals, which is the most consecutive meetings in a championship round among all the major pro sports (NHL: 3 straight between Canadiens/Red Wings from 1954-56; NFL: 3 straight between Lions/Browns from 1952-54; MLB: 3 straight between Giants/Yankees from 1921-23).

0-2 COMEBACK: In the 2018 ECF, Cleveland overcame an 0-2 deficit for the 3rd time in franchise playoff history (2007 ECF vs. DET, 2016 Finals vs.

GSW). Boston had never lost a series when leading 2-0 prior to their defeat (37-0).

SEMIS VS. TORONTO: The Wine & Gold advanced to the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals for the 4th straight season and 8th time in franchise

history (1976, 1992, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017) after sweeping the No. 1 seed Toronto Raptors, 4-0, in the Semifinals. Only one team in NBA history has swept a best-of-seven postseason series against the same opponent in back-to-back years: Cleveland swept Atlanta in the 2015 and 2016 playoffs. The Cavaliers also became the first team in NBA postseason history to sweep a No. 1 seed in a playoff series prior to the Conference Finals, since the NBA switched to its 16-team postseason format. The Cavaliers have now defeated a No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference three times in the last four years (4-0 vs. ATL 2015, 4-1 vs. BOS 2017). (Elias Sports Bureau)

SECOND-MOST SWEEPS: The Cavs’ 4-0 sweep of the Raptors was their 10th best-of-7 series sweep all-time, which is the second most only to the Lakers’ 13. In the sweep, the Cavs averaged 118.5 points (.516 FG%, .411 3FG%) and 24.3 assists (8.0 turnovers). Cleveland tied their franchise record for field goal percentage in a playoff game twice in that series (.595 in Games 2 and 4) and had 6 players average double figures in scoring: LeBron James (34.0), Kevin Love (20.5), Kyle Korver (14.5), J.R. Smith (12.5), Jeff Green (12.3) and George Hill (10.3). (STATS, Inc.)

FIRST ROUND VS. INDY: Cleveland won their 2018 First Round series against Indiana 4-3 to advance to the Semifinals for the 12th time in

franchise history. The Cavs also overcame a 2-1 series deficit for the 5th time in their team playoff history (Won 4-3 in 1992 Semifinals vs. BOS, 4-2 in 2007 ECF vs. DET, 4-2 in 2015 Semifinals vs. CHI, 4-3 in 2016 Finals vs. GSW, 4-3 in 2018 First Round vs. IND).

GETTING IT DONE IN GAME 7: After a 105-101 win in Game 7 over Indiana in the First Round and an 87-79 victory in Game 7 at Boston in the

ECF, the Cavs improved to 5-2 all time in Game 7s (3-0 at home, 1-0 at The Q).

HOME STREAKING: From Game 2 of their First Round series against Indiana

(4/18/18) to Game 6 of the ECF against Boston (5/25/18), the Cavaliers won 8 straight games at The Q, tying their longest home win streak in franchise playoff history. Over that stretch, Cleveland outscored its opponents by an average of 12.0 points (109.0-97.0), shooting .488 from the field and .391 from beyond the arc.

RECORD NIGHT FROM THE FOUL LINE: The Cavaliers connected on 26-27 (.963) from the charity

stripe in their Game 5 First Round victory over Indiana on April 25, setting a franchise record for free throw percentage in any playoff game (prev. 23-24, .958 twice, at CHI 5/10/15 & at DET 4/26/09).

EFFICIENCY IN CANADA: In a 128-110 win at Toronto in Game 2 of the Semifinals on May 3, 2018, the

Cavs put up their 4th-highest scoring game in postseason history, while also tying their franchise playoff-record in field goal percentage (.595). Cleveland dished out 25 assists and tied the NBA record with just three turnovers that night.

CAVS LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS IN PLAYOFF HISTORY

Date HOME WIN STREAK

4/18/18 – 5/25/18 8 GAMES 4/17/16 – 6/8/16 8 GAMES 5/10/08 – 5/7/09 7 GAMES 5/22/09 – 5/1/10 6 GAMES

CAVS BEST FT% IN PLAYOFF GAME (ALL-TIME)

Date/Opponent FT%

4/25/18 vs. IND .963 (26-27) 5/10/15 at CHI .958 (23-24) 4/26/09 at DET .958 (23-24) 5/8/15 at CHI .947 (18-19)

FEWEST TURNOVERS IN ANY NBA PLAYOFF GAME (ALL-TIME)

CAVS BEST FG% IN PLAYOFF GAME (ALL-TIME)

CAVS MOST POINTS SCORED IN PLAYOFF GAME (ALL-TIME)

Team Date/Opp TOs Date/Opp. FG% Date/Opp. PTS

CLEVELAND 5/3/18 at TOR 3 5/7/18 vs. TOR .595 (50-84) 6/9/17 vs. GSW 137 Detroit 5/13/08 vs. ORL 3 5/3/18 at TOR .595 (50-84) 5/25/17 at BOS 135 Memphis 5/15/15 vs. GSW 3 5/7/10 at BOS .595 (44-74) 5/19/17 at BOS 130 New Orleans 4/17/11 at LAL 3 5/23/17 vs. BOS .595 (44-74) 5/7/18 vs. TOR 128 5/17/92 vs. BOS .590 (49-83) 5/3/18 at TOR 128

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THE CAVALIERS ON WTAM Cleveland Cavaliers fans will be able to follow the club all season long on the 32-station, Cavaliers Radio Network. All 82 regular season games, as well as the four preseason games and all potential playoff games will be aired live. Fans can also listen online by logging onto NBA.com and signing up for NBA Audio League Pass, through TuneIn Radio, or on any mobile device by downloading the Cavs App. The flagship stations for Cavaliers basketball are 50,000-watt News Radio WTAM 1100 and FM 100.7 WMMS, Cleveland’s Rock Station. Returning as the Akron outlet for the 28th season is AM 1590 WAKR. John Michael will return for his eighth season as play-by-play announcer and will be joined by Cavalier Legend Jim Chones, who will be back for his ninth season as color analyst. Returning for his 27th year is studio host Mike Snyder, who will anchor all pregame, halftime and postgame shows. Former OSU great and NBA player Brad Sellers is back for his eighth year as postgame studio analyst. Each broadcast on the Cavaliers Radio Network begins with “Huntington Tip-Off Show,” an inside look at the upcoming game. Hosted by Snyder, the show airs 30 minutes prior to game time. It is a comprehensive look at what is happening around the NBA, including interviews, highlights, game reports, injury updates and a preview of the Cavaliers game with John Michael while Jim Chones provides his Keys to the Game. Following each game broadcast, fans can participate in the “Tito’s Nightcap Recap postgame call-in show. Snyder will be joined by Chones and Sellers to provide game analysis and review the stats and highlights. Fans will hear comments from players in both locker rooms, Coach Lue’s postgame press conference, news from other games around the league, as well as comments from Cavaliers fans everywhere. The postgame call-in show numbers are (216) 420-2700 and 1-800-474-8255. Also, every Monday through Friday morning at 8:25 a.m., fans can listen to host Bill Wills and Snyder on WTAM 1100 for the Cavs Daily Update. They will be joined every Monday and Thursday by John Michael while Jim Chones will appear on Tuesday and Friday. On Wednesdays, members of the front office, along with other Cavalier Legends will appear with Wills and Snyder. Michael will also host the daily "Cavaliers Update", which is broadcast mornings or afternoons on the Cavaliers Radio Network and features the latest news on the Cavaliers, including game recaps, previews and other NBA news.

THE CAVALIERS ON LA MEGA 87.7 FM Veteran broadcaster Rafael Hernández Brito, known as Rafa "El Alcalde", continues to bring his high-energy play-by-play style to each game in Spanish on the Cavaliers broadcast on LA MEGA 87.7 FM. La Mega 87.7 FM will continue to broadcast all 82 regular season games and all preseason and postseason games in Spanish. The 2018-19 season is the fifth in franchise history that Cavaliers games are covered in a second language.

Each Cavaliers broadcast begins with a 15-minute pregame show, hosted by Hernández Brito, which sets the scene for the game, including the latest news about the Cavs and the NBA. Following the game broadcast, he also hosts the postgame show, which features a complete recap with highlights and postgame commentary.

Nationally, Hernández Brito’s broadcasting experience includes 8 years as the voice of NFL football for Spanish Broadcasts on Univision from 2005 to 2013, and he has worked 12 Super Bowls. He was also the Spanish play-by-play voice of the Miami Dolphins, as well as handling the play by play for Major League Baseball, boxing and UFC. Rafa has covered the last five Soccer World Cups. After calling the last four NBA Finals (2015-2018), he became the first broadcaster in the United States to call the Finals of all 3 major sports in Spanish.

CAVS 2018-19 PROMOTIONAL & THEME NIGHT SCHEDULE RELEASED: FAN-FAVORITE GIVEAWAYS INCLUDE FOUR BOBBLEHEAD NIGHTS - SINGLE GAME TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT CAVS.COM/TICKETS The Cleveland Cavaliers have released their 2018-19 promotional giveaways and theme night schedule which features big #AllForFUN excitement for fans of all ages at The Q during the upcoming Cavs season. Cavs fans can view the entire promotional schedule by visiting Cavs.com/Promos and they can also lock-in great seats to any of the 41 regular season home games at Cavs.com/Tickets.

• PROMOTIONAL GIVEAWAYS: The 2018-19 Cavaliers basketball season tips off with Opening Night at The Q Driven by Goodyear on Sunday, October 21st vs. Atlanta Hawks at 6:00 p.m. All fans in attendance will receive an Opening Night Cavs T-shirt presented by Cleveland Clinic. A total of FOUR Cavs bobblehead giveaways highlight the promotional schedule over the course of the season:

o Five-time NBA All-Star, Kevin Love, will have a bobblehead giveaway Driven by Goodyear on Monday, November 26th. o The Cavs 8th pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, Collin Sexton, will have his Cavs bobblehead debut presented by Mountain Dew ICE on Tuesday, January 29th. o Cavs Forward Larry Nance Jr. will have a bobblehead giveaway on Monday, February 25th, followed by a Cavs Legend Larry Nance Sr. bobblehead giveaway on Friday,

March 22nd. This special pair of father-son Nance bobbleheads will connect when placed side-by-side, paying homage to the men who represent the Cavs in number “22”.

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

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

LIRON FANAN NAMED CAVALIERS DIRECTOR OF G LEAGUE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Cleveland Cavaliers announced the addition of Liron Fanan (LEE-ron Fan-an) as Director of G League Player Development. In her role, Liron will work to enrich Canton Charge players off the court through both League and team initiatives. In addition to her Charge responsibilities, Fanan will also utilize her extensive international basketball background to assist the Cavs scouting department and General Manager Koby Altman. “We are thrilled to welcome Liron to the Cavaliers organization and for her to become involved in all of our basketball operations initiatives,“ said Altman. “She’s a basketball lifer with incredible experience internationally and has a great basketball acumen we are very fortunate to have.” Fanan comes to Northeast Ohio after having spent the last nine years co-founding and managing her own agency, 2Talent Sports Management, where she built a roster of athletes to serve their needs through player contracts, individual business interests and community engagement. Prior to venturing on her own, Liron served as Assistant General Manager for Maccabi Tel Aviv from 2005 to 2009, where she oversaw the club’s marketing and ticket sales efforts in addition to her basketball responsibilities. Fanan, a native of Israel, also has spent time on the side involved with NBA Summer League, NBA Basketball Without Borders and the NBA’s Global Camp in Italy. Fans can stay up-to-date on team news by following the team at: @CantonCharge on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CantonCharge and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CantonCharge.

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# 8 JORDAN CLARKSON Guard 6-5 194 lbs 6/7/92 Missouri Year: 5th ABOUT JORDAN: Father is Mike Clarkson, mother is Annette Davis and stepmother is Janie Clarkson...brother is Bear Clarkson, who plays collegiate basketball at Harris-Stowe State

University...graduated with a degree from Missouri in Arts & Science...was a three-year letter winner and a three-year starter at Karen Wagner High School...was named the San Antonio High School Player of the Year as a senior…had his No. 22 jersey retired at Karen Wagner High School on Feb. 13, 2015...did not play organized basketball until 9th grade, focusing instead on competing in track and field in the 400-, 200- and 100-meter sprints...ranked as the state of Texas’ 4th-best prospect as selected by Texashoops.com.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 16:01 5-8 1-1 1-2 0-2-2 3 2 0 0 0 12

QUICK NOTES ON CLARKSON: o Chipped in with 12 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting, two rebounds and three assists in 16 minutes during Cleveland’s first

preseason game at Boston on Oct. 2 o Acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers on February 8, 2018 along with Larry Nance Jr. o Split the 2017-18 season between the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers, averaging 13.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and

2.7 assists in 23.3 minutes per game over 81 games (2 starts) o Last season, posted career-highs in field goal percentage (.451) and 3-point percentage (.352) o Ranked 2nd in the NBA in points per game off the bench in 2017-18 (13.7)

# 35 BONZIE COLSON Forward 6-6 225 lbs 1/12/96 Notre Dame Year: 1st ABOUT BONZIE: Son of Bonzie and Cynthia Colson…has a younger sister Sydni…majored in film, television and theatre during his time at Notre Dame.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION

QUICK NOTES ON COLSON: o Played four years at Notre Dame, averaged 13.1 points on .528 shooting from the field, 7.2 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steal

in 25.1 minutes over 125 games (82 starts) o As a senior in 2017-18, played in 21 games (all starts) averaging a double-double with 19.7 points on .503 shooting, 10.1

rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 1.7 steals in 32.4 minutes per game o Posted 34 career double-doubles at Notre Dame, including 11 last season

# 15 SAM DEKKER Forward 6-9 230 lbs 5/6/94 Wisconsin Year: 4th ABOUT SAM: Born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin…parents are Todd and Carol...father served as his high school coach…has two older siblings, John and Hannah…enjoys video games, attending

baseball games and playing with his dog…is a Green Bay Packers fan...also played baseball and football growing up…as a senior at Sheboygan Lutheran, was the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year and a Parade All-American…averaged a state-best 35.2 points per game as a senior while leading his school to its first WIAA stat e title…was a member of USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team, which won gold at the FIBA Americas U18 Championships in June of 2012.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 18:01 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 0 2

QUICK NOTES ON DEKKER: o Acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers on August 7, 2018 along with the draft rights to Renaldas Seibutis o Played in 73 games (one start) for the L.A. Clippers in 2017-18, averaging 4.2 points on a career-best .494 shooting from the

field and 2.4 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game o Tallied a season-high 13 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting and five rebounds in 19 minutes against Sacramento on January 13,

2018

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 30 @ MEM 1/21/17 - FGM 12 @ MEM 1/21/17 - FGA 19 @ MEM 1/21/17 - 3FGM 6 @ MEM 1/21/17 - 3FGA 11 @ MEM 1/21/17 - FTM 4 5 Times - FTA 6 vs. MEM 1/13/17 - OREB 5 3 Times - DREB 8 @ DAL 12/27/16 - TREB 11 @ DAL 12/27/16 - ASTS 4 2 Times - STLS 3 @ DAL 12/27/16 - BLKS 2 3 Times - MINS 35 @ MEM 1/21/17 -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS - - FGM - - FGA - - 3FGM - - 3FGA - - FTM - - FTA - - OREB - - DREB - - TREB - - ASTS - - STLS - - BLKS - - MINS - -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 35 vs. MIN 3/24/17 - FGM 14 vs. IND 1/19/18 - FGA 24 vs. MIN 12/25/17 - 3FGM 8 vs. MIN 3/24/17 - 3FGA 12 vs. ORL 3/8/16 - FTM 10 vs. PHI 3/12/17 - FTA 11 vs. PHI 3/12/17 - OREB 4 5 Times - DREB 8 2 Times - TREB 10 vs. IND 11/29/15 - ASTS 11 @ PHI 3/30/15 - STLS 5 4 Times - BLKS 3 @ OKC 3/24/15 - MINS 47 2 Times -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 4 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

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# 9 CHANNING FRYE Forward/Center 7-0 255 lbs 5/17/83 Arizona Year: 13th 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)…first cousin of Magic

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, dedicated to teaching you th how to strive for their personal best and to create a healthy lifestyle through exercise, nutrition, support systems and respect…also hosts basketball leadership camps and instructional youth clinics…one of the league’s “greenest” athletes, he started the C. Frye “Go Green Team,” which educates and encourages organizations, schools and gyms to reduce their carbon footprint and increase recycling efforts.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION

QUICK NOTES ON FRYE: o Signed as a free agent on July 19, 2018 o Appeared in 53 contests (one start) with Cleveland and L.A. Lakers in 2017-18, averaging 5.0 points on a career-high .491

shooting from the field, including .339 from beyond the arc, and 2.5 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game o Shot .895 from the free throw line last season

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# 3 GEORGE HILL Guard 6-3 188 lbs 5/4/86 IUPUI Year: 11th ABOUT GEORGE: Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite NBA player...led the state of Indiana in scoring during his senior season and was Named the 2004 City Player of the year by the Indianapolis

Star...ma de the Indiana All-Star Team...enjoys soul food and in his free time can be found fishing or working on old cars...led a clinic, focused on developing basketball skills, for 240 underserved youth from the Granite Education Foundation in Sep. 2016...hosted an event benefitting military families during the holiday season in Indiana...received the Majory Taylor Award from the Indiana Black Expo, which recognizes sports figures who make significant contributions to local youth...enjoys meeting and talking to fans...an only child and became the first member of his family to attend college.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 18:04 0-5 0-2 1-2 2-2-4 0 0 2 2 0 1

QUICK NOTES ON HILL: o Acquired from the Sacramento Kings along with Rodney Hood from the Utah Jazz as part of a three-team trade on February

8, 2018 o Appeared in 67 games (60 starts) with Cleveland and Sacramento last season, averaging 10.0 points on .460 shooting from

the field, 2.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 27.0 minutes per game o Ranked 20th in the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage with a career-best .415 from beyond the arc

# 10 JOHN HOLLAND Guard 6-5 205 lbs 11/6/88 Boston Year: 2nd ABOUT JOHN: Son of Diana Mills-Holland and John Holland…studied communications.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION

QUICK NOTES ON HOLLAND: o Signed a Two-Way contract with the Cavaliers on September 8, 2017 o Appeared in 24 games for the Cavs last season, averaging 2.3 points and 1.0 rebound in 7.3 minutes o Also saw action in 23 games (all starts) with the Canton Charge in 2017-18, averaging 18.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists

and 1.7 steals in 34.8 minutes per game o Scored a career-high 21 points and also set career highs in field goals made (6), free-throws made (5) and three-pointers

made (4) to go with five rebounds and one steal in 37 minutes during the season finale against New York on April 11, 2018

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 21 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - FGM 6 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - FGA 19 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - 3FGM 4 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - 3FGA 10 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - FTM 5 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - FTA 7 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - OREB 2 2 Times - DREB 5 @ PHX 3/13/18 - TREB 7 @ PHX 3/13/18 - ASTS 2 @ LAL 3/11/18 - STLS 2 2 Times - BLKS 2 @ PHX 3/13/18 - MINS 37 vs. NYK 4/11/18 -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 37 vs. POR 2/7/14 - FGM 12 2 Times - FGA 25 vs. WAS 4/4/15 - 3FGM 6 @ MIL 3/26/15 - 3FGA 10 4 Times - FTM 12 vs. CLE 2/6/15 - FTA 15 vs. CLE 2/6/15 - OREB 5 2 Times - DREB 10 vs. PHI 12/14/12 - TREB 11 2 Times - ASTS 12 vs. CLE 2/27/15 - STLS 5 3 Times - BLKS 4 vs. LAL 12/28/10 - MINS 48 vs. WAS 4/4/15 -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 7 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 1 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 33 vs. MIN 4/11/11 - FGM 14 2 Times - FGA 26 vs. CHA 12/20/06 - 3FGM 9 vs. MIN 4/11/11 - 3FGA 14 vs. MIN 4/11/11 - FTM 9 2 Times - FTA 12 @ TOR 1/15/06 - OREB 7 vs. GSW 2/22/12 - DREB 14 2 Times - TREB 16 @ NOH 12/30/11 - ASTS 7 vs. NJN 1/13/12 - STLS 4 2 Times - BLKS 4 8 Times - MINS 57 @ LAL 3/22/11 -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 34 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

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# 1 RODNEY HOOD Guard 6-8 206 lbs 10/20/92 Duke Year: 5th ABOUT RODNEY: Full name is Rodney Michael Hood…born and raised in Meridian, Miss.…married to Richa…has three children, Rodney Jr. and twins Riley and Rick…is the son of Vicky and Ricky Hood…has a

brother, Ricky Hood Jr., and a sister, Whitney…says his dad and his older brother are the biggest influences in his life…hosted free basketball camps for more than 250 kids at various gyms across Meridian, Miss. in the sum mer of 2015 and 2016…helped host a clinic along with Danté Exum for Special Olympics Utah athletes…both Ricky Jr., and Whitney played basketball at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga…both of his parents played basketball at Mississippi State from 1978-80…father, Ricky, is the long-time director of the Boys & Girls Club of East Mississippi…mother, Vicky, is the principal at Newton High School in Meridian, Miss.…attended Meridian High School…was a guest speaker at a benefit in order to raise money for his hometown Boys & Girls Club in the summer of 2014…favorite football team is the New Orleans Saints…during pregame likes to

eat skittles and listen to Beyoncé…favorite TV show is Fresh Prince of Bel Air…twitter handle is @rodneyhood.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 19:01 3-6 1-1 3-4 0-0-0 1 3 1 1 1 10

QUICK NOTES ON HOOD: o Posted 10 points on 3-6 (.500) shooting, one steal and one block in 19 minutes at Boston during the preseason on Oct. 2 o Acquired from the Utah Jazz along with George Hill from the Sacramento Kings as part of a three-team trade on February 8,

2018 o Played in 60 games (23 starts) with Cleveland and Utah last season, averaging 14.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 26.9 minutes

per game o Set career highs in field goal percentage (.429) and three-point percentage (.381) while tying his career high mark at the

foul line (.860) last season

# 26 KYLE KORVER Guard/Forward 6-7 212 lbs 3/17/81 Creighton Year: 16th 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…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 is “Braveheart”…Enjoys watching football

and golf…Top vacation spot is Turks and Caicos…Wears size 13.5 Nike.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 11:11 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 0 2 0 0

QUICK NOTES ON KORVER: o Appeared in 73 games (four starts) with Cleveland in 2017-18, averaging 9.2 points on .459 shooting, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2

assists in 21.6 minutes per game o Made a team-high 164 three-pointers; ranked 3rd among reserve players in threes off the bench last season with 153 o Has knocked down 2,213 three-pointers over his career, which is the 4th most all-time in NBA history

# 0 KEVIN LOVE Forward 6-10 251 lbs 9/7/88 UCLA Year: 11th 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...launched the Kevin Love Fund in 2018 to

inspire people to work on their physical and mental well-being…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 a state title in 2006.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 17:18 5-10 2-3 5-7 0-4-4 0 2 1 0 0 17

QUICK NOTES ON LOVE: o Tallied a game-high 17 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting, including 2-3 (.667) from deep, four rebounds and one steal in 17

minutes at Boston during the preseason on Oct. 2 o Played in 59 games (all starts) for Cleveland in 2017-18, averaging 17.6 points and a team-high 9.3 rebounds (12th in NBA),

including 7.5 defensive boards (11th in NBA), in 28.0 minutes per game o Selected as a NBA All-Star for the fifth time in his career in 2017-18 o Shot .458 from the field, .415 from beyond the arc (2nd highest of his career; 19th in NBA) and a career-high .880 from the

foul line (12th in NBA) last season o Recorded 31 double-doubles (tied-15th in NBA) in 2017-18

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 51 @ OKC 3/23/12 - FGM 16 @ OKC 3/23/12 - FGA 31 @ CHA 3/28/12 - 3FGM 8 3 Times - 3FGA 16 vs. BOS 12/29/16 - FTM 19 @ MIL 12/27/11 - FTA 24 @ MIL 12/27/11 - OREB 12 vs. NYK 11/12/10 - DREB 21 @ SAC 11/27/12 - TREB 31 vs. NYK 11/12/10 - ASTS 10 3 Times - STLS 4 3 Times - BLKS 4 2 Times - MINS 49 @ OKC 3/23/12 -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 401 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 3 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 31 2 Times - FGM 11 2 Times - FGA 20 @ DEN 1/2/07 - 3FGM 8 3 Times - 3FGA 15 @ MIL 3/1/05 - FTM 10 vs. CHI 2/25/06 - FTA 10 vs. CHI 2/25/06 - OREB 5 @ LAL 3/27/05 - DREB 10 5 Times - TREB 11 2 Times - ASTS 9 2 Times - STLS 6 vs. CLE 3/4/05 - BLKS 4 3 Times - MINS 48 4 Times -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 7 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 32 vs. MEM 1/2/16 - FGM 12 4 Times - FGA 26 @ DAL 2/9/16 - 3FGM 8 vs. LAL 3/28/16 - 3FGA 13 @ ORL 11/18/17 - FTM 9 vs. PHI 11/7/17 - FTA 10 vs. PHI 11/7/17 - OREB 2 8 Times - DREB 8 vs. SAC 4/8/15 - TREB 8 3 Times - ASTS 8 @ POR 4/11/15 - STLS 5 vs. HOU 2/23/16 - BLKS 3 vs. MEM 11/7/15 - MINS 46 vs. LAC 4/8/16 -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

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# 22 LARRY NANCE JR. Forward 6-9 230 lbs 1/1/93 Wyoming Year: 4th ABOUT LARRY: Parents are Larry Sr. and Jaynee Nance...has an older sister, Casey, who played basketball at the University of Dayton and a younger brother, Pete...Larry Sr., a three-time NBA All-Star, NBA All-Defensive First Team

member and winner of the inaugural NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1984, played 13 seasons in the NBA, including over six seasons with the Cavaliers…Nance Jr. wears his father’s retired #22 jersey with the Cavs to honor him…graduated with a degree from Wyoming in criminal justice…prized possession is his Mountain West Championship ring...played for the Revere High School Minutemen in Ohio prior to Wyoming, leading his team to consecutive Suburban League Championship games his final two seasons, while being named Second Team All-Ohio, First Team All-Suburban League and First Team All-District following senior season…the two league championships were the first for Revere High School since 1976...was Revere’s team MVP and left as the all-time leader in blocked shots for a career, season and game…didn’t play organized basketball until he was 13...stood 5’11” and played guard as a high school freshman…diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease as a

sophomore in high school but has excelled despite it...volunteers at local youth hospitals, sharing his story on his fight with Crohn’s Disease...actively involved in Cavaliers Community appearances.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 17:13 0-1 0-0 5-6 4-3-7 2 1 0 2 0 5

QUICK NOTES ON NANCE JR.: o Acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers along with Jordan Clarkson on February 8, 2018 o Appeared in 66 games (26 starts) with Cleveland and the L.A. Lakers last season, averaging a career-high 8.7 points on a

career-best .581 shooting, a career-high 6.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 21.5 minutes per game o Set career highs in points, rebounds and field goals made in his first start with the Cavs, when he had a double-double of 22

points on 9-15 (.600) shooting and 15 rebounds while adding two steals in 32 minutes versus Detroit on March 5, 2018

# 12 DAVID NWABA Guard 6-4 219 lbs 1/14/93 Cal Poly Year: 3rd ABOUT DAVID: Son of Theodore and Blessing Nwaba, both of whom are Nigerian of Igbo origin…majored in liberal arts with career ambitions of becoming an accountant…born and raised with

five other siblings…his sister Barbara is a professional heptathlete who competed at UC Santa Barbara, winning the 2015 and 2016 National Championships title and competed in the 2016 Olympics.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 12:11 4-5 1-1 3-3 1-3-4 0 0 0 0 0 12

QUICK NOTES ON NWABA: o Contributed 12 points on 4-5 (.800) shooting and four rebounds in 12 minutes at Boston during the preseason on Oct. 2 o Signed as a free agent on September 8, 2018 o Played in 70 games (21 starts) for Chicago last season, averaging 7.9 points on .478 shooting from the field, 4.7 rebounds

and 1.5 assists in 23.5 minutes per game o Posted a career-high 21 points on 9-14 (.643) shooting from the field and nine rebounds in 33 minutes against Philadelphia

on February 22, 2018

# 16 CEDI OSMAN Forward 6-8 215 lbs 4/8/95 Anadolu Efes (Turkey) Year: 2nd ABOUT CEDI: Born on April 8, 1995 in Ohrid, Macedonia…Spent part of his childhood living in Bosnia after moving there as a young child…name is pronounced JED-e AUS-min.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 19:18 4-8 1-4 2-2 1-6-7 4 3 0 1 0 11

QUICK NOTES ON OSMAN: o Recorded 11 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, seven rebounds and four assists in 19 minutes at Boston during the preseason on

Oct. 2 o Appeared in 61 games (12 starts) with Cleveland as a rookie in 2017-18, averaging 3.9 points on .484 shooting (.368 3FG%)

and 2.0 rebounds in 11.0 minutes per game o In his first start of the season on February 9, 2018, scored 16 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting, six rebounds, five assists and a

season-high three steals in 39 minutes at Atlanta o Recorded a career-high 18 points, a career-high seven rebounds and a career-high six assists in 39 minutes against New York

on April 11, 2018

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 18 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - FGM 7 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - FGA 18 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - 3FGM 2 8 Times - 3FGA 8 2 Times - FTM 3 @ TOR 1/11/18 - FTA 7 @ ATL 2/9/18 - OREB 3 2 Times - DREB 6 vs. DET 3/5/18 - TREB 7 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - ASTS 6 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - STLS 3 @ ATL 2/9/18 - BLKS 1 3 Times - MINS 39 2 Times -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 21 vs. PHI 2/22/18 - FGM 9 vs. PHI 2/22/18 - FGA 16 vs. DET 4/11/18 - 3FGM 3 vs. PHI 2/22/18 - 3FGA 3 4 Times - FTM 7 2 Times - FTA 10 @ LAC 4/1/17 - OREB 6 @ BKN 4/9/18 - DREB 10 2 Times - TREB 11 3 TImes - ASTS 5 4 Times - STLS 3 5 Times - BLKS 3 @ CHA 12/8/17 - MINS 35 4 Times -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 3 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 22 vs. DET 3/5/18 - FGM 9 vs. DET 3/5/18 - FGA 15 vs. DET 3/5/18 - 3FGM 2 vs. PHI 3/12/17 - 3FGA 3 2 Times - FTM 9 @ MIL 2/10/17 - FTA 10 @ MIL 2/10/17 - OREB 8 2 Times - DREB 11 2 Times - TREB 15 vs. DET 3/5/18 - ASTS 6 vs. MIN 4/9/17 - STLS 6 2 Times - BLKS 3 7 Times - MINS 40 vs. MEM 4/2/17 -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 21 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

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#20 BILLY PRESTON Forward 6-10 240 lbs 10/26/97 Kansas/BC Igokea (ABA/Bosnia) Year: 1st ABOUT BILLY: Played in the 2017 McDonald’s All-American Game…was a Top-20, five-star recruit in the 2017 class.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 12:41 0-4 0-2 1-2 0-2-2 0 3 2 2 1 1

QUICK NOTES ON PRESTON: o Signed a Two-Way Contract on July 7, 2018 o In 2017-18, appeared in three games (two starts) with BC Igokea in Liga ABA, averaged 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in 15.8

minutes per game

# 6 LEVI RANDOLPH Guard 6-5 205 lbs 10/3/92 Alabama Year: 1st ABOUT LEVI: Son of Levi and Mia Randolph…graduated in August 2014 from the University of Alabama with a degree in marketing.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION

QUICK NOTES ON RANDOLPH: o Last played in the NBA G League during the 2015-16 season for the NBA G League Maine Red Claws, averaged 14.8 points, 4.9

rebounds and 2.6 assists in 30.8 minutes per game o Played four seasons at Alabama, averaged 9.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 30.7 minutes over 135 games (120 starts) o Left Alabama with the most games played in a career (135) and 120 starts ranking fifth-most all-time

# 2 COLLIN SEXTON Guard 6-2 190 lbs 1/4/99 Alabama Year: 1st ABOUT COLLIN: Nicknamed Young Bull…son of Darnell and Gia Sexton…has a brother, Jordan, and a sister, Giauna…majored in business.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 22:50 5-11 2-3 3-3 1-3-4 1 3 0 3 0 15

QUICK NOTES ON SEXTON: o In his first preseason game, totaled 15 points and four rebounds in 23 minutes at Boston on Oct. 2 o Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the eighth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft o Played one season at Alabama in 2017-18, averaging 19.2 points (second-most in SEC), 3.8 rebounds and a team-high 3.6

assists in 33 games (32 starts) o His 632 total points were the third-most for any player in a single season in school history as well as the most ever by an

Alabama freshman o Set an Alabama freshman scoring record with 40 points, including 31 in the second half, on Nov. 25 against Minnesota; also,

became the first Alabama player to score 40 points in a game since 1979

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS - - FGM - - FGA - - 3FGM - - 3FGA - - FTM - - FTA - - OREB - - DREB - - TREB - - ASTS - - STLS - - BLKS - - MINS - -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS - - FGM - - FGA - - 3FGM - - 3FGA - - FTM - - FTA - - OREB - - DREB - - TREB - - ASTS - - STLS - - BLKS - - MINS - -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS - - FGM - - FGA - - 3FGM - - 3FGA - - FTM - - FTA - - OREB - - DREB - - TREB - - ASTS - - STLS - - BLKS - - MINS - -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

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# 24 KOBI SIMMONS Guard 6-4 170 lbs 7/4/97 Arizona Year: 2nd ABOUT KOBI: A McDonald’s All-American as a high school senior…the 2016 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 26.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists

per game…guided St. Francis to 100 wins, a pair of state championships and four state championship appearances…the No. 18-ranked player and a five-star prospect on ESPN’s 2016 Top 100.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 12:41 1-6 0-0 1-1 0-1-1 0 0 1 1 0 3

QUICK NOTES ON SIMMONS: o Appeared in 32 games (12 starts) with Memphis last season, averaging 6.1 points on .423 (80-189) shooting from the field

and 2.1 assists in 20.1 minutes per game o Also played in 26 contests (all starts) for the NBA G League Memphis Hustle in 2017-18, averaging 15.1 points and 3.9 assists

in 30.9 minutes per game o Posted 20 points and seven assists, both career-highs, against Detroit on April 8, 2018

# 5 J.R. SMITH Guard/Forward 6-6 225 lbs 9/9/85 Lakewood (NJ) Year: 15th ABOUT J.R.: Earl Smith III, known as J.R...son of Ida and Earl Smith...has three brothers and two sisters...younger brother Chris played at Manhattan and Louisville; then played alongside J.R. in

two games with Knicks in 2013-14...has three daughters, Demi, Payton and Dakota...played football and baseball in high school...named MVP of McDonald’s High School All-American game in 2004...named McDonald’s High School All-American in 2004...dedicated golfer.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE DNP – COACH’S DECISION

QUICK NOTES ON SMITH: o Played in 80 games (61 starts) for Cleveland last season, averaging 8.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 28.1 minutes per game o Finished last season with 143 triples in 2017-18, his 10th time with at least 100 threes in a single season o Recorded a season-high 23 points and drained a season-best seven triples (7-13, .538 3FG%) while adding a season-high four

steals in 37 minutes versus Indiana on January 26, 2018

# 4 ISAIAH TAYLOR Guard 6-3 170 lbs 7/11/94 Texas Year: 3rd ABOUT ISAIAH: Son of Loretta Perkins and Kenneth Taylor…uncle Terrell Lowery played at Loyola Marymount from 1989-92 and was teammates with Hank Gathers…Lowery also

played baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and San Francisco Giants…majored in physical culture and sports.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 12:43 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 1 0 2

QUICK NOTES ON TAYLOR: o Appeared in 67 games (nine starts) with the Atlanta Hawks last season, averaging 6.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists in

17.4 minutes per game o Scored a career-high 26 points on 10-17 (.588) shooting in 32 minutes at Houston on March 25, 2018 o Played three seasons at Texas, averaged 13.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 30.8 minutes per game over 92 games

(all starts)

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 26 @ HOU 3/25/18 - FGM 10 @ HOU 3/25/18 - FGA 18 @ PHI 3/30/18 - 3FGM 3 2 Times - 3FGA 6 2 Times - FTM 8 @ MIN 3/28/18 - FTA 9 2 Times - OREB 2 5 Times - DREB 4 2 Times - TREB 5 vs. CLE 2/9/18 - ASTS 9 @ MIA 4/3/18 - STLS 2 7 Times - BLKS 1 11 Times - MINS 38 @ MIA 4/3/18 -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 45 vs. SAC 4/13/09 - FGM 15 3 Times - FGA 29 2 Times - 3FGM 11 vs. SAC 4/13/09 - 3FGA 22 @ MIA 4/6/14 - FTM 12 vs. MEM 3/27/13 - FTA 13 vs. MEM 3/27/13 - OREB 6 @ IND 4/3/12 - DREB 11 2 Times - TREB 14 @ CHI 4/11/13 - ASTS 9 @ ORL 4/5/12 - STLS 5 8 Times - BLKS 4 vs. BKN 11/28/15 - MINS 51 2 Times -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 15 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 20 vs. DET 4/8/18 - FGM 7 2 times - FGA 12 2 times - 3FGM 4 vs. DET 4/8/18 - 3FGA 7 vs. DET 4/8/18 - FTM 6 @ OKC 4/11/18 - FTA 6 @ OKC 4/11/18 - OREB 3 @ DAL 3/10/18 - DREB 4 @ PHX 12/26/17 - TREB 5 2 times - ASTS 7 vs. DET 4/8/18 - STLS 3 2 times - BLKS 1 5 Times - MINS 36 @ DAL 3/10/18 -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

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# 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON Forward/Center 6-10 238 lbs 3/13/91 Texas Year: 8th 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 MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 18:04 3-4 0-0 1-4 2-4-6 1 2 0 0 0 7

QUICK NOTES ON THOMPSON: o Played in 53 games (22 starts) with Cleveland last season, averaging 5.8 points on .562 shooting from the field and 6.6

rebounds in 20.2 minutes per game o Pulled down double-digit rebounds in 11 games in 2017018; notched a season-high 14 rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench

versus New Orleans on March 30, 2018 o Recorded 10 points and 11 rebounds in 29 minutes at Boston on January 3, 2018 passing John “Hot Rod Williams” (1,620) for

2nd place in offensive rebounds in franchise history; also passed Larry Nance (2,494) for 7th place in defensive rebounds in Cavs history that night

# 41 ANTE ZIZIC Center 6-11 254 lbs 1/4/97 Darussafaka (Turkey) Year: 2nd ABOUT ANTE: Older brother, Andrija, was also a professional basketball player and the two were teammates at Cibona Zagreb in 2015-16.

LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3P FT REB A PF ST TO BS PTS at BOS (10/2) PRE 12:43 1-2 0-0 2-2 2-3-5 0 4 1 3 2 4

QUICK NOTES ON ZIZIC: o Appeared in 32 games (two starts) with Cleveland in 2017-18, averaging 3.7 points on .731 (49-67) shooting from the field

and 1.9 rebounds in 6.7 minutes per game o Posted 15 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting, a career-high tying seven rebounds and two blocks in 20 minutes against the Lakers

on March 11, 2018 o Played in 18 contests (11 starts) for the Canton Charge, averaged 16.3 points on .576 shooting, 9.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks

in 25.4 minutes per game

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 20 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - FGM 7 3 Times - FGA 9 3 Times - 3FGM - - 3FGA - - FTM 6 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - FTA 9 vs. NYK 4/11/18 - OREB 4 2 Times - DREB 5 3 Times - TREB 7 2 Times - ASTS 2 vs. DET 3/5/18 - STLS 1 2 Times - BLKS 2 3 Times - MINS 27 vs. NYK 4/11/18 -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

CAREER HIGHS 2018-19 HIGHS PTS 29 @ BOS 4/5/13 - FGM 12 2 Times - FGA 18 vs. BOS 1/22/13 - 3FGM - - 3FGA 1 8 Times - FTM 9 3 Times - FTA 13 vs. BKN 2/20/13 - OREB 12 @ CHI 10/31/14 - DREB 14 @ NYK 12/7/16 - TREB 21 vs. DEN 12/4/13 - ASTS 5 5 Times - STLS 4 2 Times - BLKS 4 6 Times - MINS 48 vs. PHI 11/9/13 -

Double-Doubles – 0 this season, 135 in career; Triple-Doubles – 0 this season, 0 in career; DNP-CD’S – 0 this season; DND’S – 0 this season; NWT – 0 this season; Injury Report – None; Inactive List – 0 this season

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2018 PRESEASON ROSTER

*Two-Way Player

HEAD COACH Tyronn Lue (Nebraska)

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Larry Drew (Missouri)

ASSISTANT COACHES Mike Longabardi (Frostburg State) James Posey (Xavier) Damon Jones (Houston) Dan Geriot (Richmond)

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Stephen Spiro (Temple)

HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH Derek Millender (South Alabama)

CAVALIERS NUMERICAL ROSTER

0 Kevin Love 1 Rodney Hood 2 Collin Sexton 3 George Hill 4 Isaiah Taylor 5 J.R. Smith 6 Levi Randolph

8 Jordan Clarkson 9 Channing Frye 10 John Holland 12 David Nwaba 13 Tristan Thompson 15 Sam Dekker 16 Cedi Osman

20 Billy Preston 22 Larry Nance Jr. 24 Kobi Simmons 26 Kyle Korver 35 Bonzie Colson 41 Ante Zizic

# NAME POS HT WT DOB PRIOR TO PROS/HOME COUNTRY YEAR 8 Jordan Clarkson G 6-5 194 6/7/92 Missouri ’14 / USA 5th

35 Bonzie Colson F 6-6 225 1/12/96 Notre Dame ’18 / USA 1st 15 Sam Dekker F 6-9 230 5/6/94 Wisconsin ’15 / USA 4th 9 Channing Frye F/C 7-0 255 5/17/83 Arizona ’05 / USA 13th 3 George Hill G 6-3 188 5/4/86 IUPUI ’08 / USA 11th

10 *John Holland G 6-5 205 11/6/88 Boston University ’11 / USA 2nd 1 Rodney Hood G 6-8 206 10/20/92 Duke ’14 / USA 5th

26 Kyle Korver G/F 6-7 212 3/17/81 Creighton ’03 / USA 16th 0 Kevin Love F/C 6-10 251 9/7/88 UCLA ’08 / USA 11th

22 Larry Nance Jr. F 6-9 230 1/1/93 Wyoming ’15 / USA 4th 12 David Nwaba G 6-4 219 1/14/93 Cal Poly ’16 / USA 3rd 16 Cedi Osman F 6-8 215 4/8/95 Anadolu Efes (Turkey) ’15/ Macedonia/Turkey 2nd 20 *Billy Preston F 6-10 240 10/26/97 Kansas/BC Igokea (ABA/Bosnia) ’18 / USA 1st 6 Levi Randolph G 6-5 205 10/3/92 Alabama ’15 / USA 1st 2 Collin Sexton G 6-2 190 1/4/99 Alabama ’18 / USA 1st

24 Kobi Simmons G 6-4 170 7/4/97 Arizona ’17 / USA 2nd 5 J.R. Smith G/F 6-6 225 9/9/85 Lakewood (NJ) ’04 / USA 15th 4 Isaiah Taylor G 6-3 170 7/11/94 Texas ’16 / USA 3rd

13 Tristan Thompson F/C 6-10 238 3/13/91 Texas ’11 / Canada 8th 41 Ante Zizic C 6-11 254 1/4/97 Darussafaka (Turkey) ’16 / Croatia 2nd