SUN., MAY 27, 2018 TD GARDEN BOSTON, MA TV: ESPN RADIO: WTAM 1100/LA MEGA 87.7 FM/ESPN RADIO 8:30 PM ET QUARTERFINALS # 4 Cleveland vs. # 5 Indiana CAVS Won Series 4-3 Game 1 @ Cleveland; April 15 Pacers 98, CAVS 80 Game 2 @ Cleveland; April 18 CAVS 100, Pacers 97 Game 3 @ Indiana; April 20 Pacers 92, CAVS 90 Game 4 @ Indiana; April 22 CAVS 104, Pacers 100 Game 5 @ Cleveland; April 25 CAVS 98, Pacers 95 Game 6 @ Indiana; April 27 Pacers 121, CAVS 87 Game 7 @ Cleveland; April 29 CAVS 105, Pacers 101 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS # 4 Cleveland vs. # 1 Toronto CAVS Won Series 4-0 Game 1 @ Toronto; May 1 CAVS 113, Raptors 112 (OT) Game 2 @ Toronto; May 3 CAVS 128, Raptors 110 Game 3 @ Cleveland; May 5 CAVS 105, Raptors 103 Game 4 @ Cleveland; May 7 CAVS 128, Raptors 93 # 4 Cleveland vs. # 2 Boston Series Tied 3-3 Game 1 @ Boston; May 13 Celtics 108, CAVS 83 Game 2 @ Boston; May 15 Celtics 107, CAVS 94 Game 3 @ Cleveland; May 19 CAVS 116, Celtics 86 Game 4 @ Cleveland; May 21 CAVS 111, Celtics 102 Game 5 @ Boston; May 23 Celtics 96, CAVS 83 Game 6 @ Cleveland; May 25 CAVS 109, Celtics 99 Game 7 @ Boston Sunday, May 27, 8:30 p.m. TV: ESPN RADIO: WTAM 1100 / LA MEGA 87.7 FM / ESPNR (SERIES TIED 3-3) CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GAME NOTES FOLLOW @CAVSNOTES ON TWITTER CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 7 OVERALL PLAYOFF GAME # 18 ROAD GAME # 9 CAVS QUICK FACTS The Cavaliers will play a Game 7 in the Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history tonight when they visit the Boston Celtics. This is Cleveland s seventh overall Game 7 in the postseason. The Wine & Gold are 4-2 all-time in Game 7s, which includes a 105-101 home victory over the Indiana Pacers in their 2018 First Round series. The other Game 7s in Cavaliers history: 1976 Semifinals vs. Washington (4-3), 1992 Semifinals vs. Boston (4-3), 2006 Semifinals at Detroit (3-4), 2008 Semifinals at Boston (3-4) and 2016 NBA Finals at Golden State (4-3). With a win in Game 7, the Cavaliers can clinch their 4th straight and 5th overall appearance in the NBA Finals. The only franchises to make four straight NBA Finals are the Boston Celtics (1957-1966, 1984-1987), Los Angeles Lakers (1982-1985) and Miami Heat (2011-2014). Since 2009, Cleveland is 15-1 in potential series-clinching playoff games (2-1 this postseason). They have also won six of their last eight games when facing elimination since 2015. The Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 109-99 in Game 6 on Friday night at The Q to even the series at 3-3. In the win, Cleveland pulled down a 2018 Playoff-high 15 offensive rebounds, which led to a 18-7 edge in second chance points. Cleveland posted nine blocks in Game 6, their most this postseason. Over the last three games, the Cavs are averaging 8.0 blocks per contest. NBA HISTORY & MILESTONES:. Kyle Korver (235 3FGM) is 2 three-pointers away from passing Jason Kidd (236 3FGM) for the 14th-most in NBA postseason play, while J.R. Smith (276 3FGM) is 1 triple shy of moving past Paul Pierce (276 3FGM) for sole possession of 9th place on that list. CAVS HISTORY: Kevin Love (109 AST) needs 2 assists to pass Larry Nance (110 AST) for 8th-most in franchise playoff history. J.R. Smith (759 PTS) is 24 points away from passing Brad Daugherty (782 PTS) for 6tht place on the Cavaliers all-time playoff scoring list. Over his seven career Game 7s, LeBron James has averaged 34.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.0 steals in 45.3 minutes. His teams are 5-2 in Game 7s, winning each of the last five (2018 First Round vs. IND, 2016 Finals at GSW, 2013 Finals vs. SAS, 2013 ECF vs. IND, 2012 ECF vs. BOS). In Game 7 against Indiana this postseason, James had 45 points (16-25 FG), which were tied for the 4th-most points in any Game 7 in NBA history (1963 Sam Jones, 47 PTS; 1988 Dominique Wilkins, 47 PTS; 1995 Kevin Johnson, 46 PTS; 2008 James, 45 PTS). In Game 6, LeBron James notched his NBA-leading 12th double-double of the 2018 Playoffs with game highs of 46 points (17-33 FG, 5-7 3FG), 11 rebounds, nine assists and three steals in 46 minutes. It marked James seventh 40-point outing this playoffs, tying Michael Jordan (1989) for the 2nd-most 40-point games in a single postseason (Jerry West has most w/8 in 1965). In 22 contests when facing elimination (13-9 record), James is now averaging 34.1 points (highest in league history, minimum 5 games), 10.8 rebounds and 7.4 assists, including at least 40 points in each of the last 3 elimination games (46 PTS vs. BOS 5/25/18, 45 PTS vs. IND 4/29/18, 41 PTS vs. GSW 6/12/17). George Hill registered a 2018 Playoff-high 20 points (7-12 FG, 6-6 FT), three rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in 34 minutes during Game 6. It was also his 10th 20-point performance in his postseason career. Over the last 4 games (since May 19), Hill is averaging 13.3 points (.486 FG%), 2.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 33.0 minutes. Jeff Green posted 14 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 31 minutes in the Game 6 win. Cleveland improved to 4-1 when Green scores in double figures this postseason. Larry Nance Jr. tallied a postseason career-high tying 10 points on a perfect 5-5 (1.000) shooting from the field, a playoff career-high seven rebounds and two steals in 22 minutes off the bench in Game 6 on Friday. CAVALIERS INJURY REPORT Kevin Love (Concussion) OUT LAST GAME S STARTERS POS NO. PLAYER HT. WT. G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG F 23 LEBRON JAMES 6-8 250 17-18: 82 82 27.5 8.6 9.1.542 36.9 PLAYOFFS:17 17 33.9 8.9 8.8.545 40.9 F 0 KEVIN LOVE 6-10 251 17-18: 59 59 17.6 9.3 1.7.458 28.0 PLAYOFFS:17 17 13.9 10.0 1.6.388 31.0 C 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON 6-10 238 17-18: 53 22 5.8 6.6 0.6.562 20.2 PLAYOFFS:14 6 5.8 5.9 0.7.593 20.5 F 5 J.R. SMITH 6-6 225 17-18: 80 61 8.3 2.9 1.8.403 28.1 PLAYOFFS:17 16 8.3 2.5 1.2.355 31.4 G 3 GEORGE HILL 6-3 188 17-18: 67 60 10.0 2.7 2.8.460 27.0 PLAYOFFS:14 13 9.9 2.1 2.2.500 28.7 CAVALIERS 2017-18 RECORDS PRONUNCIATION KEY Tyronn Lue (Ta-RON LEW) Cedi Osman (JED-e AUS-min) Ante Zizic (AHN-tay JIH-jitch) RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME STREAK 2018 PLAYOFFS 11-6 (.647) 8-1 (.889) 3-5 (.375) 1-0 (1.000) W1 OVERALL 50-32 (.610) 29-12 (.707) 21-20 (.512) 2-0 (1.000) L1 CENTRAL 11-5 (.688) 7-1 (.875) 4-4 (.500) 0-0 (.000) W3 EASTERN 35-17 (.673) 19-7 (.731) 16-10 (.615) 0-0 (.000) L1 WESTERN 15-15 (.500) 10-5 (.667) 5-10 (.333) 2-0 (1.000) W3
SERIES LEADERS PTS: LEBRON JAMES (33.3) REB: KEVIN LOVE (9.8) AST: LEBRON JAMES (8.3) STL: Marcus Smart (1.83) BLK: Aron Baynes (1.17) CAVS-CELTICS CONFERENCE FINALS SCHEDULE GAME/DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT GAME 1: Sunday, May 13 @ Boston Celtics TD Garden (Boston, MA) Lost, 83-108 GAME 2: Tuesday, May 15 @ Boston Celtics TD Garden (Boston, MA) Lost, 94-107 GAME 3: Saturday, May 19 vs. Boston Celtics Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) WON, 116-86 GAME 4: Monday, May 21 vs. Boston Celtics Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) WON, 111-102 GAME 5: Wednesday, May 23 @ Boston Celtics TD Garden (Boston, MA) Lost, 83-96 GAME 6: Friday, May 25 vs. Boston Celtics TD Garden (Boston, MA) WON, 109-99 GAME 7: Sunday, May 27 @ Boston Celtics Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) 8:30 p.m. ESPN All games can be heard on WTAM/La Mega 87.7 FM CAVALIERS CELTICS MATCHUP (2018 PLAYOFFS OVERALL STATISTICS) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 102.0 101.2.461.463.345.758 40.2 39.9 19.1 6.1 4.5 12.8 +0.8 CELTICS 102.6 101.4.443.461.354.769 41.7 43.1 21.4 6.9 4.3 11.9 +1.2 CAVALIERS CELTICS MATCHUP (2018 ECF STATISTICS) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 99.3 99.7.450.437.333.752 43.3 40.2 17.8 5.3 5.8 14.2-0.4 CELTICS 99.7 99.3.437.450.343.784 40.2 43.3 21.8 7.0 3.5 11.0 +0.4 CAVS-CELTICS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION PLAYOFF HISTORY: THIS IS THE 8TH TIME THE CAVALIERS AND CELTICS MEET IN THE PLAYOFFS Overall: 23-22 Home: 16-6 The Q: 10-3 Road: 7-16 Result 1976 Conference Finals Home: 2-1 - Road: 0-3 Celtics won 4-2 1985 First Round Home: 1-1 - Road: 0-2 Celtics won 3-1 1992 Semifinals Home: 3-1 - Road: 1-2 CAVS won 4-3 2008 Semifinals Home: 3-0 The Q: 3-0 Road: 0-4 Celtics won 4-3 2010 Semifinals Home: 1-2 The Q: 1-2 Road: 1-2 Celtics won 4-2 2015 First Round Home: 2-0 The Q: 2-0 Road: 2-0 CAVS won 4-0 2017 Conference Finals Home: 1-1 The Q: 1-1 Road: 3-0 CAVS won 4-1 2018 Conference Finals Home: 3-0 The Q: 3-0 Road: 0-3 Tied 3-3 CONNECTIONS Cavs Assistant Coach James Posey won an NBA title with the Celtics as a player in 2008 Cavaliers center Kendrick Perkins also won a title with Boston in 2008 and played for the Celtics from 2003-2010 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 were acquired in a trade with Boston this past summer Celtics guard Kyrie Irving spent six seasons (2011-2017) with the Wine & Gold and won an NBA title in 2016 Celtics guards Shane Larkin (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Terry Rozier (Youngstown, Ohio) were both born in the state of Ohio Rozier played high school basketball at Shaker Heights (Shaker Heights, OH) Cavs forward Jeff Green played for Boston for more than two full seasons (2012-13, 2013-14) and parts of the 2011-12 and 2014-15 seasons...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).
GAME 1: CAVALIERS 83, CELTICS 108 TD GARDEN BOSTON, MA (5/13/18) KEY PERFORMERS: Kevin Love finished with a team-high 17 points, a team-high eight rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes; Love passed Mark Price (818 PTS) for 3rd place on the Cavs all-time playoff scoring list with his fourth point of the day LeBron James posted 15 points, seven rebounds, game-high nine assists and two blocks in 36 minutes Tristan Thompson pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds and scored eight points in 21 minutes as a reserve Rodney Hood tallied 11 points and two assists in 19 minutes off the bench Jordan Clarkson had 10 points, three rebounds and a steal in 16 minutes off the bench For Boston, Jaylen Brown tallied a game-high 23 points on 9-16 (.562) shooting and eight rebounds in 28 minutes Marcus Morris had a double-double with 21 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting and a team-high 10 rebounds in 34 minutes Al Horford recorded 20 points on 8-10 (.800) shooting and six assists in 27 minutes. TURNING POINT: With the scored tied at 7-7 early in the game, Boston went on a 25-4 run to go up 32-11 with 1:48 left in the opening period. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland shot 17-20 (.850) from the foul line. MAY 13, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 83-108 LOVE 17 THOMPSON 11 JAMES 9 31-86 (.360) 17-20 (.850) 9-31-40 at Celtics Brown 23 Morris 10 Rozier 8 43-84 (.512) 11-13 (.846) 6-42-48 GAME 2: CAVALIERS 94, CELTICS 107 TD GARDEN BOSTON, MA (5/15/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his 3rd triple-double of the 2018 Playoffs (22nd of career) with a game-high 42 points on 16-29 (.552) shooting, including 5-11 (.455) from deep, 10 rebounds, a game-high 12 assists and one block in 39 minutes; He scored 21 points in the first quarter, tying his playoff career high for points in any quarter Kevin Love posted his 4th double-double this postseason with 22 points on 9-18 (.500) shooting, a game-high 15 rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes Kyle Korver had 11 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting from the field in 22 minutes off the bench Tristan Thompson added eight points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and seven rebounds in 30 minutes For Boston, Jaylen Brown had a team-high 23 points and seven rebounds in 35 minutes Terry Rozier tallied 18 points and five rebounds in 36 minutes Al Horford finished with 15 points and a teamhigh 10 rebounds in 37 minutes. TURNING POINT: After holding a seven-point lead at halftime (55-48), Cleveland was outscored 59-39 in the second half CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs made 10 three-pointers...the defense limited Boston to 40-92 (.435) shooting from the field. MAY 15, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 94-107 JAMES 42 LOVE 15 JAMES 12 37-80 (.462) 10-17 (.588) 8-37-45 at Celtics Brown 23 Horford 10 Smart 9 40-92 (.435) 17-20 (.850) 11-35-46 GAME 3: CAVALIERS 116, CELTICS 86 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA CLEVELAND, OH (5/19/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his 10th double-double this postseason with a game-high 27 points on 8-12 (.667) shooting, including a 3-3 (1.000) mark from long distance, a game-high 12 assists, five rebounds, two steals and a game-high two blocks in 38 minutes; James passed Caldwell Jones (223 BLK) for sole possession of 17th place in career playoff blocks with his first block Kevin Love notched his 5th double-double of the 2018 playoffs with 13 points, a game-high 14 rebounds, four assists and one steal in 30 minutes; With his second field goal, Love passed Brad Daugherty (275 FGM) for 6th place on the Cavaliers all-time postseason field goals made list George Hill recorded 13 points (11 in the 1Q), three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 30 minutes Tristan Thompson contributed 10 points on 3-5 (.600) shooting and seven rebounds in 23 minutes J.R. Smith tallied 11 points, going 3-4 (.750) from beyond the arc, and five rebounds in 26 minutes Kyle Korver added 14 points on 5-5 (1.000) shooting, going 4-4 (1.000) from distance, and two rebounds in 20 minutes as a reserve For Boston, Jason Tatum posted a team-high 18 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting in 31 minutes Terry Rozier contributed 13 points, three rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland jumped out to a 20-4 lead in the first seven minutes of the game and went on to lead wire-to-wire the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs led by as many as 30 points Defensively, Cleveland held Boston to an opponent postseason-low 86 points on an opponent postseason-low.392 shooting (29-74), including.273 (6-22) from threepoint range in tonight s contest The Wine & Gold also outrebounded the Celtics 45-34 Offensively, the Cavs shot 37-76 (.487) from the field and 17-34 (.500) from beyond the arc Their 17 threes marked a 2018 Playoff high and also set a playoff high in three-point percentage (.500) Cleveland shot 25-30 (.833) from the foul line and had six players score in double-digits: LeBron James (27), Kyle Korver (14), Kevin Love (13), George Hill (13), J.R. Smith (11) and Tristan Thompson (10). MAY 19, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 116-86 JAMES 27 LOVE 14 JAMES 12 37-76 (.487) 25-30 (.833) 8-37-45 vs. Celtics Tatum 18 Horford 7 Smart 6 29-74 (.392) 22-28 (.786) 6-28-34 GAME 4: CAVALIERS 111, CELTICS 102 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA CLEVELAND, OH (5/21/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded a game-high 44 points on 17-28 (.607) shooting, three assists, five rebounds and two steals in 42 minutes; With his sixth field goal, James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2,356 FGM) as the NBA s all-time postseason leader in field goals made Tristan Thompson contributed his 3rd double-double of the 2018 Playoffs (17th of postseason career) with 13 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting, a game-high 12 rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocks in 38 minutes Kyle Korver tallied 14 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, four rebounds and a playoff career-high tying three blocks in 25 minutes as a reserve Kevin Love notched nine points, 11 rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes George Hill registered 13 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting, four rebounds, three assists and two steals in 38 minutes J.R. Smith added nine points on 3-6 (.500) shooting from three-point range, three rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes; With his appearance, Smith (72 GP) passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (71 GP) and Anderson Varejao (71 GP) for the second-most playoff games played in Cavs history For Boston, Jaylen Brown contributed a team-high 25 points and six rebounds in 40 minutes Terry Rozier registered a double-double with 16 points, a game-high 11 assists, six rebounds and a game-high three steals in 39 minutes Al Horford added 15 points and a team-high tying seven rebounds in 42 minutes. TURNING POINT: In the first quarter, Cleveland outscored the Celtics 34-18, limiting Boston to just 7-26 (.269) shooting from the field and 1-7 (.143) from beyond the arc. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Collectively, the Wine & Gold shot.506 (41-81) from the field Defensively, Cleveland held Boston to.412 (35-85) shooting from the field and.321 (9-28) from beyond the arc, while outrebounding the Celtics 47-37 The Cavs had eight blocks on the night and had advantages in points in the paint (50-38) and second chance points (16-7) The Cavs scored 68 points in the first half, their most in a single half this postseason The win was Cleveland s 200th consecutive sellout at Quicken Loans Arena (regular and postseason games) dating back to 10/30/2014. MAY 21, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 111-102 JAMES 44 THOMPSON 12 FOUR PLAYERS 3 41-81 (.506) 21-29 (.724) 9-38-47 vs. Celtics Brown 25 Baynes/Horford 7 Rozier 11 35-85 (.412) 23-30 (.767) 9-28-37 GAME 5: CAVALIERS 83, CELTICS 96 TD GARDEN BOSTON, MA (5/23/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James posted his NBA-leading 11th double-double of the 2018 Playoffs with a game-high 26 points, a team-high 10 rebounds, a team-high five assists and one steal in 39 minutes Kevin Love recorded 14 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in 31 minutes Jeff Green and Jordan Clarkson tallied eight points apiece Larry Nance Jr. had a playoff career-high four blocks, to go along with six rebounds and two points in 17 minutes off the bench For Boston, Jayson Tatum tallied a team-high 24 points and seven rebounds in 41 minutes Jaylen Brown had 17 points and three rebounds in 35 minutes Al Horford recorded a doubledouble with 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds in 35 minutes. TURNING POINT: With Boston leading 16-15 with 4:14 left in the opening period, the Celtics went on a 20-4 run to go up 36-19 and led the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs held Boston to 31-85 (.365) shooting from the field and gave up just 26 points in the paint Cleveland had seven blocks. MAY 23, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 83-96 JAMES 26 JAMES 10 JAMES 5 31-74 (.419) 12-19 (.632) 3-36-39 at Celtics Tatum 24 Horford 12 Rozier 6 31-85 (.365) 21-23 (.913) 7-38-45 GAME 6: CAVALIERS 109, CELTICS 99 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA CLEVELAND, OH (5/25/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James notched his NBA-leading 12th double-double of the postseason with a game-high 46 points on 17-33 (.515) shooting, going 5-7 (.714) from deep, a game-high 11 rebounds, a game-high nine assists, a game-high three steals and one block in 46 minutes; With his first rebound, James passed Karl Malone (2,062 REB) for sole possession of the sixth-most rebounds in NBA postseason history; James also passed Rasheed Wallace and Robert Horry (both w/225 BLK) for 15th place in career playoff blocks with his first swat; James logged his seventh 40-point outing this postseason, tying Michael Jordan (seven such games in 1989) for the secondmost 40-point games in a single postseason George Hill registered a 2018 postseason-high 20 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting, three rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in 34 minutes Jeff Green posted 14 points, going 5-5 (1.000) from the foul line, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 31 minutes as a reserve Larry Nance Jr. added a postseason career-high tying 10 points on 5-5 (1.000) shooting, a playoff career-high seven rebounds and two steals in 22 minutes off the bench For Boston, Terry Rozier tallied a team-high 28 points on 10-16 (.625) shooting, knocking down 6-10 (.600) three-pointers, seven assists, three rebounds and two steals in 40 minutes Jaylen Brown contributed 27 points on 11-18 (.611) shooting and three rebounds in 34 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland trailed 33-29 early in the second quarter but would go on a 23-5 run to go up 52-38 with 1:15 left in the game. Overall in the second period, the Cavs outscored the Celtics 34-18. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Wine & Gold shot 18-22 (.818) from the charity stripe The Cavs out-edged Boston in points in the paint (46-42), second chance points (18-7), fast break points (14-9) and rebounds (44-31) Cleveland pulled down 15 offensive rebounds, tying their 2018 postseason high (15, 4/29/18 vs. IND) Cleveland tallied nine blocks, a 2018 postseason-high for the Wine & Gold. MAY 25, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 109-99 JAMES 46 JAMES 11 JAMES 9 41-87 (.471) 18-22 (.818) 15-29-44 vs. Celtics Rozier 28 Horford 9 Smart 8 38-74 (.514) 11-20 (.550) 5-26-31
ALL-TIME RECORD: In 22 playoff appearances, Cleveland is 124-100 all-time in the postseason (11-6 in 2018), including 77-34 at home (8-1 at The Q in 2018). * ALL-TIME IN..GAME 1: 20-25 GAME 2: 25-20 GAME 3: 25-19 GAME 4: 28-13 GAME 5: 13-12 GAME 6: 9-9 GAME 7: 4-2 BACK IN CONFERENCE FINALS: The Wine & Gold advanced to the 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 backto-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, the Cavs improved to 4-2 all time in Game 7s (3-0 at home, 1-0 at The Q). 100 MAX: Cleveland has not allowed more than 100 points in 8 of their 17 playoff games so far. EAST DOMINANCE: Since the 2015 Playoffs, the Cavs hold a 47-11 playoff record against Eastern Conference opponents, which includes a 26-3 mark at The Q and 21-8 mark on the road. CAVALIERS PLAYOFFS LEADER BOARD: CAVS PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED CAVS PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS CAVS PLAYOFF REBOUND LEADERS CAVS PLAYOFF ASSISTS LEADERS Player GP Player Points Player Rebounds Player Assists 1. LEBRON JAMES 147 1. LEBRON JAMES 4,402 1. LEBRON JAMES 1,339 1. LEBRON JAMES 1,139 2. J.R. SMITH 74 2. Kyrie Irving 1,243 2. TRISTAN THOMPSON 636 2. Mark Price 327 3. TRISTAN THOMPSON 73 3. KEVIN LOVE 890 3. KEVIN LOVE 564 3. Kyrie Irving 243 4. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 71 4. Mark Price 818 4. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 523 4. Craig Ehlo 164 Anderson Varejao 71 5. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 784 5. Brad Daugherty 419 5. Delonte West 141 6. KEVIN LOVE 59 6. Brad Daugherty 782 6. Anderson Varejao 405 6. Brad Daugherty 137 7. Iman Shumpert 58 7. J.R. SMITH 759 7. Larry Nance 330 7. Mo Williams 120 8. Kyrie Irving 52 8. Larry Nance 693 8. John Hot Rod Williams 305 8. Larry Nance 110 9. Daniel Gibson 50 9. TRISTAN THOMPSON 561 9. Drew Gooden 258 9. KEVIN LOVE 109 10. Mark Price 47 10. John Hot Rod Williams 559 10. J.R. SMITH 237 Matthew Dellavedova 109 CAVS PLAYOFF STEALS LEADERS CAVS PLAYOFF FIELD GOAL LEADERS CAVS PLAYOFF 3FGM LEADERS CAVS PLAYOFF BLOCKS LEADERS Player Steals Player FGM Player 3FGM Player BLK 1. LEBRON JAMES 259 1. LEBRON JAMES 1,567 1. LEBRON JAMES 238 1. LEBRON JAMES 156 2. Kyrie Irving 76 2. Kyrie Irving 455 2. J.R. SMITH 188 2. Larry Nance 93 3. J.R. SMITH 71 3. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 313 3. KEVIN LOVE 132 3. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 82 4. Anderson Varejao 67 4. KEVIN LOVE 287 4. Kyrie Irving 122 4. TRISTAN THOMPSON 60 5. Mark Price 64 5. Larry Nance 283 5. KYLE KORVER 70 5. John Hot Rod Williams 53 6. Craig Ehlo 47 6. Mark Price 280 6. Daniel Gibson 57 6. Brad Daugherty 40 7. Iman Shumpert 45 7. Brad Daugherty 275 7. Mark Price 56 7. Timofey Mozgov 39 John Hot Rod Williams 45 8. J.R. SMITH 264 Iman Shumpert 56 8. Anderson Varejao 39 Larry Hughes 45 9. TRISTAN THOMPSON 207 9. Mo Williams 55 9. KEVIN LOVE 33 10. Delonte West 43 10. John Hot Rod Williams 206 10. Channing Frye 46 10. Kyrie Irving 32 FRANCHISE PLAYOFF NOTES IN 2018: FIRST ROUND VS. INDIANA: Kevin Love passed Anderson Varejao (405 REB) for 5th place in rebounds with his 12 th rebound against Indiana on April 15, 2018; Love also passed John Hot Rod Williams (206 FGM) for 8th in field goals with his third basket J.R. Smith passed Iman Shumpert (58 GP) for 5 th place in games played against Indiana on April 18, 2018 Kevin Love passed Larry Nance (693 PTS) for 7 th place in scoring and passed Brad Daugherty (419 REB) for 4 th place in rebounds at Indiana on April 20, 2018 Kevin Love passed John Hot Rod Williams (147 FTM) for 6 th place in free throws made against Indiana on April 25, 2018 Kevin Love passed Mark Price (47 GP) for 9 th in games played at Indiana on April 27, 2018. SECOND ROUND VS. TORONTO: J.R. Smith passed Mark Price (64 STL) for 4 th in steals and passed Larry Nance (693 PTS) for 7 th on the Cavs all-time postseason scoring list with his 16 th point at Toronto on May 1, 2018 Kyle Korver passed Channing Frye (46 3FGM) for 9 th in three-pointers at Toronto on May 1, 2018 Kevin Love passed Daniel Gibson (50 GP) for 8 th in games played and passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (156 FTM) for 5 th in free throws made at Toronto on May 3, 2018 J.R. Smith passed Anderson Varejao (67 STL) for sole possession of the 3rd-most seals in franchise playoff history against Toronto on May 5, 2018 Kevin Love moved into 4th place in franchise postseason scoring, passing Brad Daugherty (782 PTS) and Zydrunas Ilgauskas (784 PTS), and also passed Kyrie Irving (122) for 3rd place in three-pointers made against Toronto on May 5, 2018 Kyle Korver moved into a tie with Daniel Gibson (57 3FGM) for 5th place on the Cavs postseason three-pointers made list and passed Mo Williams (55 3FGM), Mark Price (56 3FGM) and Iman Shumpert (56 3FGM) against Toronto on May 7, 2018. CONFERENCE FINALS VS. BOSTON: Kevin Love passed Mark Price (818 PTS) for 3rd place on the Cavs all-time playoff scoring list with his fourth point at Boston on May 13, 2018 Kyle Korver passed Daniel Gibson (57 3FGM) for sole possession of 5th place in three-pointers made in Cavs playoff history at Boston on May 13, 2018 Kevin Love passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (523 REB) for 3rd place in rebounds with his 11th board at Boston on May 15, 2018 Kevin Love passed Brad Daugherty (275 FGM) for 6th place in field goals made with his second basket against Boston on May 19, 2018 J.R. Smith passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (71 GP) and Anderson Varejao (71 GP) for 2nd place in games played against Boston on May 21, 2018 Kevin Love passed Mark Price (280 FGM) for 5th place in field goals made with his third basket against Boston on May 21, 2018 Tristan Thompson passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (71 GP) and Anderson Varejao (71 GP) for 3rd place in games played at Boston on May 23, 2018 Kevin Love passed Kyrie Irving (32 BLK) for 9th place in blocks and also passed Larry Nance (283 FGM) for 4th in field goals made with his third basket at Boston on May 23, 2018 Tristan Thompson moved past John Hot Rod Williams (559 PTS, 206 FGM) for sole possession of 9th place on the Cavs all-time postseason scoring and field goals made lists against Boston on May 25, 2018.
HOME STREAKING: Since Game 2 of their First Round series against Indiana (4/18/18), the Cavaliers have won 8 straight games at The Q, tying their longest home win streak in franchise playoff history. Over that stretch, Cleveland is outscoring its opponents by an average of 12.0 points (109.0-97.0), shooting.488 from the field and.391 from beyond the arc. CAVS LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS IN PLAYOFF HISTORY Date HOME WIN STREAK 4/18/18 present 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 LOVE NOTES: This postseason, Kevin Love is averaging a double-double with 13.9 points and a team-high 10.0 rebounds in 31.0 minutes per game. He is also shooting.917 from the foul line (2nd-highest among all remaining postseason players, min. 30 FTA) and has 5 double-doubles. 17 BOARDS: Love pulled down a game-high 17 rebounds, to go along with nine points, two assists, one steal and one block in 34 minutes in Game 1 against the Pacers during the First Round. His 17 boards were tied for his 2nd-highest in any game of his playoff career (5/23/17 vs. BOS). His highest rebound total in a playoff game is 21 rebounds (Cavs playoff record), which he grabbed in last year s NBA Finals (6/1/17 at GSW). STRONG WORK VS. RAPTORS: Love averaged a double-double in the 2018 Semifinals against Toronto (20.5 PTS, 11.5 REB). o o SECOND 30-10 GAME: Love recorded his 2nd double-double of the 2018 postseason with 31 points (11-21 FG), a team-high 11 rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 35 minutes during the Game 2 victory at Toronto. It was also his 2nd ever 30-10 playoff performance (5/17/17 at BOS, 32 PTS, 12 REB). FOURTH CAV WITH MULTIPLE 20-15 GAMES: With his 2 nd career 20-15 game (21 PTS, 16 REB) in a win against Toronto in Game 3 of the Second Round, Love became the 4th player in Cavs playoff history with multiple playoff games of at least 20 points and 15 rebounds, joining LeBron James (6), Brad Daugherty (4) and Larry Nance (2). Love later posted his 3rd career 20-15 game in Game 2 of the 2018 ECF vs. Boston (22 PTS, 15 REB). (ESPN Stats & Info) 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). LEBRON S PERFECTION: LeBron James went 15-15 (1.000) from the line that night, marking the first time in his career (regular and postseason) he made 15 or more free throws while shooting perfect from the stripe. The last Cavaliers player to accomplish that feat in a playoff game was Mark Price (16-16, 1.000, 5/1/95 vs. NYK). 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) 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 4 th -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. 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 T-TOP ON THE GLASS: During the Game 1 win at Toronto in the Semifinals, Tristan Thompson registered his 2nd straight doubledouble with 14 points (5-8 FG) and 12 rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench. Thompson also tied his postseason career high with 9 offensive rebounds and was just one offensive board away from tying the franchise playoff record (10, Zydrunas Ilgauskas on 6/12/07 vs. SAS). CAVS MOST OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS IN PLAYOFF GAME (ALL-TIME) Player Date/Opp OREB Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6/12/07 vs. SAS 10 TRISTAN THOMPSON 5/1/18 at TOR 9 Tristan Thompson 5/6/16 at ATL 9 Hot Rod Williams 4/28/92 at NJN 9
ON TOP OF THE PLAYOFF SCORING LADDER: LeBron James is having a strong 2018 Playoffs, averaging a NBA-high 33.9 points (.545 FG%), 8.9 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 1.47 steals and 1.00 block in 40.9 minutes, to go along with 12 doubledoubles (most in 2018 Playoffs) and 3 triple-doubles. He is the NBA s all-time playoff leading scorer. In addition to points (6,740, 1st), James also ranks among all-time postseason leaders in steals (414, 1st), field goals made (2,396, 1st), free throws made (1,587, 1st), triple-doubles (22, 2nd), three-pointers made (361, 2nd), assists (1,638, 3rd), scoring average (28.8, 4 th, min. 20 games), rebounds (2,073, 6th) and blocks (226, 15th). James is the ONLY player to rank in the Top 10 in points, rebounds and assists in postseason play. NBA S ALL-TIME PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED NBA S ALL-TIME PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS NBA S ALL-TIME PLAYOFF REBOUND LEADERS NBA S ALL-TIME PLAYOFF ASSISTS LEADERS Player GP Player Points Player Rebounds Player Assists 1. Derek Fisher 259 1. LEBRON JAMES* 6,740 1. Bill Russell 4,104 1. Magic Johnson 2,346 2. Tim Duncan 251 2. Michael Jordan 5,987 2. Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 2. John Stockton 1,839 3. Robert Horry 244 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 3. Tim Duncan 2,859 3. LEBRON JAMES* 1,638 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 4. Kobe Bryant 5,640 4. Shaquille O Neal 2,508 4. Jason Kidd 1,263 5. LEBRON JAMES* 234 5. Shaquille O Neal 5,250 5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 5. TONY PARKER* 1,143 6. Tony Parker 226 6. Tim Duncan 5,172 6. LEBRON JAMES* 2,073 6. Larry Bird 1,062 7. Kobe Bryant 220 7. Karl Malone 4,761 7. Karl Malone 2,062 7. Steve Nash 1,061 8. MANU GINOBILI* 218 8. Jerry West 4,457 8. Wes Unseld 1,777 8. Scottie Pippen 1,048 9. Shaquille O Neal 216 9. TONY PARKER* 4,045 9. Robert Parish 1,765 9. Kobe Bryant 1,040 10. Scottie Pippen 208 10. DWYANE WADE* 3,954 10. Elgin Baylor 1,724 10. Michael Jordan 1,022 NBA S ALL-TIME PLAYOFF STEALS LEADERS NBA S ALL-TIME PLAYOFF FIELD GOAL LEADERS MOVIN ON UP: LeBron James became just the 2nd player in NBA history to notch 20 career playoff triple-doubles (Magic Johnson, 30) and passed Michael Jordan (2,188 FGM) for the 2nd-most field goals made in NBA postseason history against Indiana on April 15, 2018; James also became just the 3rd player in NBA history to reach 1,500 assists in the postseason with his 11th assist that day James passed Kobe Bryant (220 GP) for 6 th all-time in games played with his appearance at Indiana on April 22, 2018 James became the NBA s all-time postseason leader in steals with his first swipe against Indiana on April 29, 2018 James swiped his 400 th career postseason steal and became the 7 th player to reach 2,000 career postseason rebounds with his 8 th board at Toronto on May 1, 2018 James passed Elgin Baylor (103 DD) for the 8 th -most double-doubles in postseason history at Toronto on May 3, 2018 James passed Tony Parker (226 GP) for 5th all-time in playoff games played against Toronto on May 5, 2018 James passed Caldwell Jones (223 BLK) for sole possession of 17th place in career playoff blocks with his first block against Boston on May 19, 2018 James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2,356 FGM) as the NBA s all-time playoff leader in field goals made with his 6th basket against Boston on May 21, 2018 James passed Rasheed Wallace and Robert Horry (both w/225 BLK) for sole possession of 15th place in career playoff blocks and passed Karl Malone (2,062 REB) for sole possession of the 6th-most rebounds in postseason history with his first board against Boston on May 25, 2018. LEBRON S 20, 30 & 40-PT GAMES: LeBron James has scored in double figures in 232 postseason games, including an NBA playoff record 209 with at least 20 points (16 in 2018 postseason), 107 of 30-or-more points (9 in 2018 postseason) and 26 of 40-or-more points (career-high 7 in 2018 postseason, most by any player in a single playoffs since Michael Jordan s 7 in 1989). NBA S ALL-TIME PLAYOFF 3FGM LEADERS 100 GAMES WITH 30 PTS: After a 32-point night at Indiana in Game 4 of the First Round on April 22, 2018, James reached 100 30-point games for his playoff career. He is just the 2 nd NBA player to ever accomplish that feat (Michael Jordan-109). 40+ POINTS: James has 26 career 40+ point games in playoffs (7 in 2018 postseason). He passed Jerry West (20) for the 2 nd -most all-time in Game 5 of the First Round against Indiana on April 25 (44 PTS). He trails only Michael Jordan (38 40-pt games) for the most 40-point games in playoff history. 46 IN GAME 2 VS. INDY: In Game 2 against the Pacers this year (April 18, 2018), James scored Cleveland s first 16 points and finished the night with a game-high 46 points (17-24 FG, 2-5 3FG, 10-13 FT), 12 rebounds, five assists and two steals in 40 minutes. In the first quarter, James scored 20 points, marking his second career 20-point quarter in postseason play (21 PTS in 1Q at BOS on May 7, 2010). James also set a franchise record for points in a half with 29 points (12-16 FG) in the first half during the win over the Pacers. HOW ABOUT 43 POINTS AND 14 ASSISTS?: In Game 2 at Toronto in the Semifinals (May 3, 2018), James posted 43 points (19-28 FG), eight rebounds and a postseason career-high tying 14 assists in 41 minutes, becoming the first player in NBA history to tally 40+ points and 14+ assists in a playoff game. Game 2 was also his NBA-record 4th career postseason game with at least 40 points and 10 assists, passing Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Michael Jordan who were all tied with three such games. DOUBLE-DOUBLES AND TRIPLE-DOUBLES: James has amassed 109 double-doubles (NBA-high 12 in 2018 postseason) and 22 triple-doubles (2 nd -most behind Magic Johnson-30, 3 in 2018 Postseason) over his playoff career. MOST 20-PT TRIPLE-DOUBLES: James has the most 20-point triple-doubles in league postseason history with 20 (3 in 2018 Playoffs). NUMBER 20: In Game 1 against the Pacers in this year s playoffs (April 15), LeBron James recorded his 20th career playoff triple-double (24 PTS, 10 REB, 12 AST), becoming just the 2nd player in NBA postseason history to reach that mark (Magic Johnson 30 triple-doubles). PASSING THE DREAM AND ELGIN: With 32 points and 13 rebounds in Game 4 of the First Round at Indiana (April 22, 2018), James recorded his 101 st career playoff double-double, passing Hakeem Olajuwon (100 DD) for 9 th place in NBA playoff history. In Game 2 in the Semifinals at Toronto, he posted his 104 th postseason double-double, passing Elgin Baylor (103 DD) for 8 th all-time. NBA S ALL-TIME PLAYOFF FTM LEADERS Player Steals Player FGM Player 3FGM Player FTM 1. LEBRON JAMES* 414 1. LEBRON JAMES* 2,396 1. Ray Allen 385 1. LEBRON JAMES* 1,587 2. Scottie Pippen 395 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,356 2. LEBRON JAMES* 361 2. Michael Jordan 1,463 3. Michael Jordan 376 3. Michael Jordan 2,188 3. STEPHEN CURRY* 349 3. Kobe Bryant 1,320 4. Magic Johnson 358 4. Shaquille O Neal 2,041 4. MANU GINOBILI* 324 4. Karl Malone 1,269 5. John Stockton 338 5. Kobe Bryant 2,014 5. Reggie Miller 320 5. Tim Duncan 1,217 6. Kobe Bryant 310 6. Tim Duncan 1,975 6. Kobe Bryant 292 6. Jerry West 1,213 7. Jason Kidd 302 7. Karl Malone 1,743 7. KLAY THOMPSON* 289 7. Shaquille O'Neal 1,168 8. Larry Bird 296 8. Jerry West 1,622 8. Derek Fisher 285 8. DIRK NOWITZKI* 1,074 9. Maurice Cheeks 295 9. TONY PARKER* 1,613 9. J.R. SMITH* 276 9. Magic Johnson 1,068 10. MANU GINOBILI* 292 10. Hakeem Olajuwon 1,504 Paul Pierce 276 10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,050 MOST 30-POINT GAMES NBA PLAYOFFS, ALL-TIME MOST 40-POINT GAMES NBA PLAYOFFS, ALL-TIME MOST 40-POINT GAMES IN A SINGLE POSTSEASON Player Games Player Games Player Games/Year 1. Michael Jordan 109 1. Michael Jordan 38 1. Jerry West 8 (1965) 2. LEBRON JAMES 107 2. LEBRON JAMES 26 2. LEBRON JAMES 7 (2018) 3. Kobe Bryant 88 3. Jerry West 20 Michael Jordan 7 (1989) 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 75 4. Allen Iverson 6 (2001) 5. Jerry West 74 Michael Jordan 6 (1990 & 1993) MOST PLAYOFF GAMES WITH 30+PTS, 5+REBS & 5+ASTS ALL-TIME Player Games 1. LEBRON JAMES 81 2. Michael Jordan 51 3. Kobe Bryant 37 4. Jerry West 35 5. Larry Bird 32 *James has 8 in 2018 Playoffs MOST PLAYOFF GAMES W/ 30+PTS, 10+ASTS ALL-TIME Player Games 1. LEBRON JAMES 17 2. Michael Jordan 15 3. Jerry West 14 4. Oscar Robertson 12 *Passed Michael Jordan on May 3, 2018 at TOR (43 PTS/14 AST) 40-PT TRIPLE-DOUBLE NIGHT: During Game 2 against the Celtics on May 15, 2018, James had 42 points (16-29 FG, 5-11 3FG), 10 rebounds, 12 assists and one block in 39 minutes. He rang up 21 points in the first quarter, which tied his playoff career high for points in any quarter (21 PTS in 1Q at BOS on May 7, 2010). Game 2 was also James 3rd career playoff 40-point triple-double feat, the MOST in NBA history (Oscar Robertson is 2nd with two such games). (Elias Sports Bureau)
TEAM LEADER: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, LeBron James has an NBA-record 65 times leading his team in points, rebounds and assists in a playoff game. The next closest are Tim Duncan and Larry Bird with 21 each. POINTS & ASSISTS: James led his team outright in points and assists in an NBA-record 12 consecutive postseason games from Game 5 of last year s Finals versus Golden State to Game 4 of the 2018 Semifinals against Toronto. He passed Oscar Robertson (10 straight games) for the longest such streak in NBA postseason history on May 5, 2018 against Toronto. BEST 10-GAME SCORING STRETCH SINCE 1992: LeBron James scored 348 points in the first 10 games of 2018 Playoffs, the most points by any NBA player through the first 10 contests of a postseason since 1992 (Michael Jordan, 354). CLUTCH MASTER: LeBron James has 2 game-winning buzzer-beaters this postseason. According to ESPN Stats & Info, James is the only player over the last 15 postseasons with multiple buzzerbeaters in a single postseason. The last player with 2+ game-winning field goals (in the last 5 seconds) in one postseason was Robert Horry (2002). For his career, James now has 5 game-winning buzzer-beaters in postseason play (5/22/09 GW three-pointer vs. ORL, 5/22/13 GW layup vs. IND, 5/10/15 GW jump-shot at CHI, 4/25/18 GW threepointer vs. IND and 5/5/18 GW bank-shot vs. TOR), as well as 7 go-ahead field goals in the final 5 seconds of the 4th quarter/overtime in his playoff career (Michael Jordan had 5 in similar postseason situations, including 3 buzzer beaters). (ESPN) THE THREE-POINTER OVER INDY: Against Indiana in Game 5 of the First Round on April 25, 2018, James hit a game-winning three-pointer as time expired and finished with 44 points (14-24 FG, 15-15 FT), 10 rebounds and eight assists in 42 minutes. THE BANKER AGAINST TORONTO: To cap off a monster performance (38 PTS, 14-26 FG, 9-11 FT, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL, 41 MIN) in Game 3 of the Semifinals against Toronto on May 5, 2018, James hit the game-winning shot as time expired, a 10-foot driving bank shot, to give Cleveland the 105-103 victory. 2018 FIRST ROUND CLOSEOUT: In this First Round series against Indiana, James had 3 40-point games and averaged 34.4 points on.553 shooting, 10.0 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 block in 41.2 minutes. It was the 5 th NBA Playoffs series that James averaged at least 30.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game. No other player in NBA history has done that more than once (NBA.com/stats). LEBRON S GAME-WINNING SHOTS (FGM/FTM IN LAST 20 SECONDS OF 4 TH QUARTER OR OT) Date Opponent Game-Winner Result Seconds Left 3/22/06 vs. CHA Jump-shot 120-118 0.9 4/10/06 @ NOK Jump-shot 103-101 0.5 *4/28/06 @ WAS Bank-shot 97-96 5.7 *5/3/06 vs. WAS Layup 121-120 0.9 *5/31/07 @ DET Layup 109-107 2.2 1/30/08 @ POR Layup 84-83 0.3 2/22/08 vs. WAS 2 FTs 90-89 7.8 1/23/09 @ GSW Jump-shot 106-105 0.0 3/1/09 @ ATL FT 88-87 1.6 *5/22/09 vs. ORL Three-Pointer 96-95 0.0 1/25/10 @ MIA 2 FTs 92-91 4.1 3/6/13 vs. ORL Layup 97-96 3.2 3/18/13 @ BOS Jump-shot 105-103 10.5 *5/22/13 vs. IND Layup 103-102 0.0 11/23/13 vs. ORL Jump-shot 101-99 15.1 2/12/14 @ GSW Three-pointer 111-110 0.1 3/24/14 vs. POR Layup 93-91 11.4 *5/10/15 @ CHI Jump-shot 86-84 0.0 11/28/15 vs. BKN Hook-shot 90-88 1.0 2/7/18 vs. MIN Jump-shot 140-138 0.0 *4/25/18 vs. IND Three-Pointer 98-95 0.0 *5/5/18 vs. TOR Bank-shot 105-103 0.0 * Playoffs GAME 7 VS. PACERS: In the Game 7 win over the Pacers (April 29, 2018), James had 45 points (16-25 FG), nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals in 43 minutes. His 45 points were the 2 nd -most in a Game 7 win in NBA history (47, Sam Jones 1963) and tied himself (2008) for the 4 th -most points in any Game 7 in NBA history (1963 Sam Jones, 47; 1988 Dominique Wilkins, 47; 1995 Kevin Johnson, 46). It was also James 200 th playoff game with at least 20 points (first to ever accomplish that feat). MOST POINTS IN A GAME 7 IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY Player PTS 1. Sam Jones (1963) 47 2. Dominique Wilkins (1988) 47 3. Kevin Johnson (1995) 46 4. LEBRON JAMES (VS. IND 4/29/18) 45 LeBron James (2008) 45 FIRST ROUND PERFECTION: After the 4-3 series in over Indiana, James improved his First Round series record to a perfect 13-0 in the First Round. That s the 3rd-best perfect First Round mark in NBA history, trailing only Robert Horry and Derek Fisher, 16-0). SECOND ROUND DOMINATION: In the 4-0 sweep of the No. 1 seed Toronto Raptors, James averaged 34.0 points (.553 FG%), 8.3 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 1.75 steals and 1.0 block in 41.8 minutes.
SERIES LEADERS PTS: LEBRON JAMES (34.0) REB: Jonas Valanciunas (12.3) AST: LEBRON JAMES (11.3) STL: LEBRON JAMES (1.75) BLK: Jonas Valanciunas (1.75) CAVS-RAPTORS SECOND ROUND (CAVS WON 4-0) GAME/DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT GAME 1: Tuesday, May 1 @ Toronto Raptors Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) WON, 113-112 OT GAME 2: Thursday, May 3 @ Toronto Raptors Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) WON, 128-110 GAME 3: Saturday, May 5 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) WON, 105-103 GAME 4: Monday, May 7 vs. Toronto Raptors Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) WON, 128-93 CAVALIERS RAPTORS MATCHUP (2018 SECOND ROUND STATISTICS) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 118.5 104.5.516.472.411.764 38.0 39.5 24.3 6.5 4.3 8.0 +14.0 RAPTORS 104.5 118.5.472.516.358.800 39.5 38.0 21.3 3.0 6.0 13.8-14.0 CAVS-RAPTORS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION PLAYOFF HISTORY: THIS WAS THE 3 RD TIME THE CAVALIERS AND RAPTORS MET IN THE PLAYOFFS Overall: 12-2 Home: 7-0 The Q: 7-0 Road: 5-2 Result 2016 Conference Finals Home: 3-0 The Q: 3-0 Road: 1-2 Cavs won 4-2 2017 Semifinals Home: 2-0 The Q: 2-0 Road: 2-0 Cavs won 4-0 2018 Semifinals Home: 2-0 The Q: 2-0 Road: 2-0 Cavs won 4-0 GAME 1: CAVALIERS 113, RAPTORS 112 (OT) AIR CANADA CENTRE TORONTO, ON (5/1/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James recorded his 2 nd triple-double of the 2018 Playoffs (21 st of playoff career) with a game-high 26 points, 11 rebounds, a game-high 13 assists, one steal and two blocks in 47 minutes; James also recorded his 2,000 th career rebound and 400 th career steal in postseason play J.R. Smith shot 5-6 (.833) from deep and recorded a 2018 Playoff-best 20 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in 36 minutes Kyle Korver went 5-12 (.417) from beyond the arc and finished with 19 points and two rebounds in 38 minutes Jeff Green posted 16 points on a perfect 4-4 shooting from the field, two boards, three assists, two steals and a block in 28 minutes off the bench Tristan Thompson registered his 2 nd double-double of the 2018 postseason with 14 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting and 12 rebounds (nine offensive) in 26 minutes of work Kevin Love pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds, to go along with his seven points in 34 minutes For Toronto, DeMar DeRozan had a team-high 22 points and seven rebounds in 40 minutes Jonas Valanciunas had 21 points and a game-high 21 rebounds in 34 minutes Kyle Lowry tallied 18 points and a team-high 10 assists in 40 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland trailed by as many as 14 points but got back into the game by outscoring the Raptors 38-27 in the second quarter. Despite never leading in regulation, the Cavs opened overtime on an 8-2 run to go up 113-107 and lead the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs shot 14-35 (.400) from three-point range and had 25 assists to just six turnovers The defense held the Raptors to 39-91 (.429) shooting and scored 21 points off Toronto s 14 turnovers Toronto missed their final 11 shots in the fourth quarter. MAY 1, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 113-112 JAMES 26 LOVE 13 JAMES 13 42-102 (.412) 15-21 (.714) 13-32-45 at Raptors OT DeRozan 22 Valanciunas 21 Lowry 10 39-91 (.429) 25-31 (.806) 15-35-50 GAME 2: CAVALIERS 128, RAPTORS 110 AIR CANADA CENTRE TORONTO, ON (5/3/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James posted his 7 th double-double of the 2018 Playoffs with a game-high 43 points on 19-28 (.679) shooting, eight rebounds and a playoff career-high tying 14 assists in 41 minutes; James became the first player in NBA history to tally 40+ points and 14+ assists in a playoff game; It was his NBA-record 4 th career postseason game with at least 40 points and 10 assists, passing Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Michael Jordan who were all tied with three such games Kevin Love recorded his 2 nd double-double this postseason with 31 points on 11-21 (.524) shooting, a team-high 11 rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 35 minutes J.R. Smith tallied 15 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting from the field in 35 minutes Jeff Green shot 4-6 (.667) from beyond the arc and finished with 14 points and two blocks in 20 minutes off the bench George Hill added 13 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting and three rebounds in 35 minutes For the Raptors, DeMar DeRozan had a team-high 24 points and three assists in 35 minutes Kyle Lowry tallied 21 points and a team-high eight assists in 34 minutes Jonas Valanciunas posted 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds in 27 minutes. TURNING POINT: After trailing 63-61 at halftime, Cleveland outscored Toronto 37-24 in the third quarter and led by double figures the rest of the way. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs led by as many as 23 points Cleveland scored 128 points on 50-84 (.595) shooting from the field, dished out 25 assists and had only three turnovers (lowest in franchise playoff history) Their.595 mark from the field tied a franchise playoff record for field goal percentage (twice, 5/7/10 at BOS and 5/23/17 vs. BOS) Cleveland s 128 points were their 4 th - most in a playoff game in team history (137 vs. GSW on 6/9/17, 135 at BOS on 5/25/17 and 130 at BOS on 5/19/17) The Cavs also shot 11-26 (.423) from three-point territory MAY 3, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 128-110 JAMES 43 LOVE 11 JAMES 14 50-84 (.595) 17-23 (.739) 5-29-34 at Raptors DeRozan 24 Valanciunas 12 Lowry 8 44-81 (.543) 10-11 (.909) 5-30-35
GAME 3: CAVALIERS 105, RAPTORS 103 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA CLEVELAND, OH (5/5/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered a game-high 38 points on 14-26 (.538) shooting, going 9-11 (.818) from the free throw line, a game-high tying seven assists, six rebounds, a game-high three steals and one block in 41 minutes; With his appearance, James (227 GP) passed Tony Parker (226 GP) for 5th all-time in playoff games played; By leading the team in points and assists, James notched his 11th consecutive postseason game accomplishing that feat, passing Oscar Robertson (10 such games) for the longest such streak in NBA postseason history; The last second shot was James fifth game-winning buzzer-beater of his postseason career (5/22/09 GW three-pointer vs. ORL, 5/22/13 GW layup vs. IND, 5/10/15 GW jump-shot at CHI, 4/25/18 GW threepointer) Kevin Love notched his third double-double of the 2018 playoffs with 21 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting, including 6-7 (.857) from the charity stripe, a game-high 16 rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 38 minutes; With his 14th point, Love moved into 4th place in franchise postseason scoring, passing Brad Daugherty (782 PTS) and Zydrunas Ilgauskas (784 PTS); With his first triple, Love moved into 3rd place on the Cavs all-time playoff three-pointers made list (passed Kyrie Irving 122 3FGM); in the first half, Love posted 12 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting and 11 rebounds, his second career playoff double-double in a single half (5/4/16 vs. ATL) Kyle Korver posted 18 points on 6-8 (.750) shooting, including a 4-6 (.667) mark from distance, four rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes George Hill recorded 12 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, two assists and one block in 35 minutes Jeff Green added 11 points, two assists and one block in 31 minutes as a reserve With his lone steal, J.R. Smith (68 STL) passed Anderson Varejao (67 STL) for sole possession of the 3rd-most seals in franchise playoff history For Toronto, Kyle Lowry recorded a team-high 27 points on 9-13 (.692) shooting, including 4-8 (.500) from beyond the arc, and a game-high tying seven assists, in 41 minutes OG Anunoby tallied 18 points, going 4-7 (.571) from three-point territory, and four rebounds in 33 minutes Jonas Valanciunas added a double-double with 10 points on 3-6 (.500) shooting, a team-high 11 rebounds and two blocks in 20 minutes. TURNING POINT: LeBron James hit the game-winning shot as time expired, a 10-foot driving bank shot, to give Cleveland the 105-103 victory. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs never trailed in the win In the first half, the Wine & Gold held Toronto to 40 points, limiting the Raptors to 15-39 (.385) from the field Cleveland shot 20-25 (.800) from the foul line, the third time this postseason shooting.800 or better from the charity stripe. MAY 5, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 105-103 JAMES 38 LOVE 16 JAMES 7 38-79 (.481) 20-25 (.800) 6-30-36 vs. Raptors Lowry 27 Valanciunas 11 Lowry 7 35-75 (.467) 20-25 (.800) 12-29-41 GAME 4: CAVALIERS 128, RAPTORS 93 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA CLEVELAND, OH (5/7/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James contributed his 8th double-double of the 2018 Playoffs with a game-high 29 points on 12-19 (.632) shooting, a game-high 11 assists, a game-high eight rebounds, two steals and one block in 38 minutes Kevin Love recorded 23 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting, six rebounds, two steals and a team-high tying two blocks in 30 minutes; With his first rebound, Love became the fourth Cavs player to pull down 500 boards in franchise playoff history (James, Tristan Thompson, Zydrunas Ilgauskas); Love also passed Kyrie Irving (52 GP) for sole possession of 7th place on the Cavaliers playoff games played list J.R. Smith posted 15 points on a perfect 6-6 (1.000) shooting from the field, connecting on 3-3 (1.000) of his threes, two rebounds, three assists and two steals in 29 minutes; With his second three, Smith passed Chauncey Billups (267 3FGM) for ninth place in NBA playoff history; Smith s 6-6 mark was the first time in his career he shot perfect from the field in an NBA playoff game Kyle Korver tallied 16 points on 6-8 (.750) shooting, knocking down 4-5 (.800) three-pointers, two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 27 minutes; With his fourth three, he moved past Jason Terry (221 3FGM) for 15th all-time in league postseason play George Hill registered 12 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting, five assists and three rebounds in 29 minutes For Toronto, Jonas Valanciunas contributed a team-high 18 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting, five rebounds and a game-high three blocks in 16 minutes off the bench DeMar DeRozan notched 13 points and five rebounds in 33 minutes Kyle Lowry added five points, a team-high 10 assists and four rebounds in 30 minutes. TURNING POINT: With Cleveland holding a 51-47 lead with 3:03 left in the second quarter, the Cavs closed out the half on a 12-0 run and led by double-digits the rest of the way. Cleveland would go on to score 37 points in the third quarter and hit the 100-point mark through three quarters of play. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland swept Toronto, 4-0, in the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the second consecutive postseason; 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 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 (Elias) The Cavaliers defeated a No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the third time in the last four years (4-0 vs. ATL 2015, 4-1 vs. BOS 2017) It was Cleveland s 10th ever four-game series sweep With the win, the Wine & Gold advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth straight season and eighth time in franchise history (1976, 1992, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017) Cleveland scored 128 points, tying the fourth highest point total in franchise postseason history The Wine & Gold shot a postseason franchise-high tying.595 (50-84) from the field, including a 12-26 (.462) mark from deep The Cavs also set 2018 postseason highs in assists (29) and points in the paint (64). MAY 7, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 128-93 JAMES 29 JAMES 8 JAMES 11 50-84 (.595) 16-20 (.800) 6-31-37 vs. Raptors Valanciunas 18 DeRozan/Valanciunas 5 Lowry 10 36-79 (.456) 17-23 (.739) 9-23-32
SERIES LEADERS PTS: LEBRON JAMES (34.4) REB: LEBRON JAMES (10.1) AST: LEBRON JAMES (7.7) STL: Victor Oladipo (2.43) BLK: LEBRON JAMES (1.0) CAVS-PACERS FIRST ROUND (CAVS WON 4-3) GAME/DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULTS GAME 1: Sunday, April 15 vs. Indiana Pacers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) L, 80-98 GAME 2: Wednesday, April 18 vs. Indiana Pacers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) W, 100-97 GAME 3: Friday, April 20 @ Indiana Pacers Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN) L, 90-92 GAME 4: Sunday, April 22 @ Indiana Pacers Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN) W, 104-100 GAME 5: Wednesday, April 25 vs. Indiana Pacers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) W, 98-95 GAME 6: Friday, April 27 @ Indiana Pacers Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN) L, 87-121 GAME 7: Sunday, April 29 vs. Indiana Pacers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) W, 105-101 CAVS-PACERS PLAYOFF SERIES INFORMATION PLAYOFF HISTORY: THIS WAS THE 3 RD TIME THE CAVALIERS AND PACERS MET IN THE PLAYOFFS Overall: 9-6 Home: 6-2 The Q: 6-2 Road: 3-4 Result 1998 First Round Home: 1-1 The Q: 1-1 Road: 0-2 Pacers won 3-1 2017 First Round Home: 2-0 The Q: 2-0 Road: 2-0 Cavs won 4-0 2018 First Round Home: 3-1 The Q: 3-1 Road: 1-2 Cavs won 4-3 CAVALIERS PACERS MATCHUP (2018 FIRST ROUND STATISTICS) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG OPP RPG APG SPG BPG TO S PT DIFF CAVALIERS 94.9 100.6.434.481.322.760 38.6 40.0 17.1 6.6 3.6 14.3-5.7 PACERS 100.6 94.9.481.434.358.711 40.0 38.6 21.1 8.0 2.7 13.1 +5.7 GAME 1: CAVALIERS 80, PACERS 98 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA CLEVELAND, OH (4/15/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James became just the 2nd player in postseason history to notch 20 career triple-doubles (Magic Johnson 30), posting a team-high 24 points, a game-high 12 assists, 10 rebounds, one steal and one block in 44 minutes; With his seventh field goal, James passed Michael Jordan (2,188 FGM) for 2nd-most field goals made in NBA history; James also became just the 3rd player in NBA history to reach 1,500 assists in the postseason with his 11th assist (Magic Johnson 2,346 AST, John Stockton 1,839 AST) Kevin Love tallied nine points, connecting on 3-6 (.500) from deep, a game-high 17 rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 34 minutes; With his 12th rebound, Love passed Anderson Varejao (405 REB) for 5th place in rebounds with the Wine & Gold; Love also passed John Hot Rod Williams (206 FGM) for 8th in field goals with the Cavaliers with his third basket of the afternoon J.R. Smith registered 15 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, knocking down 3-6 (.500) three-pointers, and two rebounds in 29 minutes as a reserve In his first career playoff game, Larry Nance Jr. contributed 10 points on 5-7 (.714) shooting, five rebounds, a team-high two steals and one block in 30 minutes off the bench For Indiana, Victor Oladipo recorded a game-high 32 points on 11-19 (.579) shooting, including a 6-9 (.667) clip from distance, six rebounds, four assists and a game-high four steals in 37 minutes Myles Turner contributed 16 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting, a team-high eight rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes Bojan Bogdanovic added 15 points, six rebounds and three steals in 39 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland nearly came back from a 23-point deficit and trailed by just seven (76-69) early in the fourth quarter. However, the Pacers went on a 12-2 run to go up by 17 (88-71). CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers bench outscored Indiana s reserves 31-22 and had 21 assists on 30 field goals. APRIL 15, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 80-98 JAMES 24 LOVE 17 JAMES 12 30-78 (.385) 12-20 (.600) 9-37-46 vs. Pacers Oladipo 32 Turner 8 Collison 6 36-79 (.456) 15-25 (.600) 8-36-44 GAME 2: CAVALIERS 100, PACERS 97 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA CLEVELAND, OH (4/18/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered his 99th double-double and his 20 th 40-point performance of his postseason career, posting a game-high 46 points on 17-24 (.708) from the field, a game-high 12 rebounds, a teamhigh five assists and a team-high tying two steals in 40 minutes; In the first quarter, James scored 20 points on 9-12 (.750) shooting, adding six rebounds and three assists; Those 20 points marked James second 20-point quarter of his playoff career (21, 1Q at Boston on May 7, 2010); James scored 29 points (12-16 FG) in the first half, setting a franchise playoff record for points in a single half (prev. 28 three times) Kevin Love notched 15 points and eight rebounds in 34 minutes Kyle Korver tallied 12 points, going 4-8 (.500) from three-point range, three rebounds and one steal in 31 minutes...for Indiana, Victor Oladipo contributed a team-high 22 points on 9-18 (.500) shooting, a game-high tying six assists, three rebounds and two steals in 28 minutes Myles Turner posted 18 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting and five rebounds in 36 minutes Darren Collison added 16 points on 7-11 (.636) shooting, a game-high tying six assists and five rebounds in 33 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland jumped out to a 22-4 lead and went on to win wire-to-wire. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs shot 37-73 (.507) from the field and made 11 three-pointers The defense held the Pacers to 6-22 (.273) shooting from beyond the arc. APRIL 18, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 100-97 JAMES 46 JAMES 12 JAMES 5 37-73 (.507) 15-22 (.682) 6-24-30 vs. Pacers Oladipo 22 Young 6 Collison/Oladipo 6 41-78 (.526) 9-12 (.750) 5-31-36 GAME 3: CAVALIERS 90, PACERS 92 BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE INDIANAPOLIS, IN (4/20/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James posted his 100 th career playoff double-double with a team-high 28 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, to go along with a 4-7 (.571) clip from deep, a game-high eight assists, one steal and one block in 42 minutes; James became the 10 th player in NBA playoff history to record 100 double-doubles and tied Hakeem Olajuwon (100) for the 9 th -most in postseason play Kevin Love tallied 19 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from beyond the arc, six rebounds and a steal in 37 minutes George Hill finished with 13 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting from the field in 23 minutes For Indiana, Bojan Bogdanovic had a game-high 30 points on 11-15 (.733) shooting from the field and 7-9 (.778) shooting from three-point range in 36 minutes Victor Oladipo tallied 18 points, six rebounds, a team-high seven assists and three steals in 39 minutes Thaddeus Young finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and three steals in 33 minutes. TURNING POINT: After leading by 17 points at halftime (57-40), the Cavs were outscored 52-33 in the second half. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs swiped 11 steals and forced 20 Pacers turnovers Cleveland connected on 10 three-pointers. APRIL 20, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 90-92 JAMES 28 JAMES 12 JAMES 8 34-77 (.442) 12-16 (.750) 9-27-36 at Pacers Bogdanovic 30 Turner 10 Oladipo 7 34-73 (.466) 16-20 (.800) 7-30-37
GAME 4: CAVALIERS 104, PACERS 100 BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE INDIANAPOLIS, IN (4/22/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James posted his 4 th double-double of the 2018 Playoffs with a game-high 32 points on 12-22 (.545) shooting, a team-high 13 rebounds, a team-high seven assists, two blocks and an 8-9 (.889) clip from the foul line in 46 minutes of work; It was James 100 th career playoff game with at least 30 points, joining Michael Jordan (109) as the only players to ever accomplish that feat Kyle Korver shot 4-9 (.444) from three-point range and finished with 18 points, three rebounds and two blocks in 26 minutes J.R. Smith connected on 4-10 (.400) from deep and tallied 12 points and six rebounds in 35 minutes Jordan Clarkson also posted 12 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting from the field and two rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench Kevin Love pulled down 11 rebounds and added five points, two steals and a block in 29 minutes For Indiana, Domantas Sabonis had a team-high 19 points on 9-12 (.750) shooting and six rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench Thaddeus Young recorded a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 16 rebounds in 39 minutes. TURNING POINT: Cleveland erased a 93-91 deficit thanks to a 10-2 run to go up 101-95 with 1:52 remaining in the game. Kyle Korver (two three-pointers) and LeBron James (two layups) had all 10 Cavs points during that run. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavs connected on 12 three-pointers, shot 22-26 (.846) from the charity stripe and had just 10 turnovers Defensively, Cleveland held Indiana to 40-93 (.430) shooting from the field and blocked seven shots. APRIL 22, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 104-100 JAMES 32 JAMES 13 JAMES 7 35-78 (.449) 22-26 (.846) 8-36-44 at Pacers Sabonis 19 Young 16 Collison 8 40-93 (.430) 8-13 (.615) 12-36-48 GAME 5: CAVALIERS 98, PACERS 95 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA CLEVELAND, OH (4/25/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James hit the game-winning shot as time expired and finished with his fifth double-double of the 2018 Playoffs, tallying a game-high 44 points on 14-24 (.583) shooting, a team-high tying 10 rebounds, a game-high eight assists, one steal and one block in 42 minutes; It was the fourth game-winning buzzer-beater of his postseason career (5/22/09 GW three-pointer vs. ORL, 5/22/13 GW layup vs. IND, 5/10/15 GW jump-shot at CHI); James (21 40-pt playoff games) passed Jerry West (20 40-pt playoff games) for the 2nd-most 40-point outings in NBA postseason history; James went 15-15 (1.000) from the foul line, which were his most free throws without a miss in his NBA career (regular and postseason); The last Cavaliers player to accomplish that feat in the postseason was Mark Price (16-16, 1.000, 5/1/95 vs. NYK)...Kevin Love registered his first double-double of the postseason (20th of playoff career) with 10 points, going 6-6 (1.000) from the charity stripe and a team-high tying 10 rebounds in 37 minutes; With his second free throw made, Love passed John Hot Rod Williams (147 FTM) for 6th place on the Cavaliers postseason leaderboard Kyle Korver contributed 19 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, including 5-9 (.556) three-pointers, six rebounds and one steal in 33 minutes; With his first triple, Korver passed Michael Finley and Scotty Pippen (200 3FGM) for 16th place on the NBA s all-time postseason three-pointers made list For Indiana, Domantas Sabonis tallied a team-high 22 points on 8-12 (.667) shooting, five rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes off the bench Victor Oladipo notched a double-double with 12 points, a game-high 12 rebounds and four assists in 40 minutes Thaddeus Young added 16 points on 8-9 (.889) shooting and six rebounds in 31 minutes. TURNING POINT: Down 49-56 at halftime, the Wine & Gold started out the third quarter on a 21-4 run. Late in the game, with the scored tied 95-95, LeBron James blocked Victor Oladipo s layup attempt. After a timeout, James hit the game-winning shot as time expired, giving Cleveland the 98-95 victory. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers connected on 26-27 (.963) from the charity stripe, setting a franchise high for free throw percentage in any playoff game (prev. 23-24,.958, done twice, at CHI 5/10/15 & at DET 4/26/09) Cleveland made 10 three-pointers Defensively, the Cavs scored 20 points off of 17 Pacers turnovers. APRIL 25, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 98-95 JAMES 44 JAMES/LOVE 10 JAMES 8 31-75 (.413) 26-27 (.963) 10-27-37 vs. Pacers Sabonis 22 Oladipo 12 Joseph 6 34-71 (.479) 21-27 (.778) 7-27-34 GAME 6: CAVALIERS 87, PACERS 121 BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE INDIANAPOLIS, IN (4/27/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James tallied a team-high 22 points, five rebounds, a team-high seven assists, one steal and two blocks, while shooting 3-6 (.500) from beyond the arc, in 31 minutes Jeff Green finished with 13 points, a 3-6 (.500) clip from deep and two rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench Rodney Hood recorded 12 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting from the field and three rebounds in 25 minutes as a reserve Kevin Love added seven points and a team-high seven rebounds in 24 minutes For Indiana, Victor Oladipo had a triple-double with game highs of 28 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals in 34 minutes Domantas Sabonis has 19 points on 9-11 (.818) shooting and six rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench. TURNING POINT: Cleveland was outscored 35-20 in the third quarter and trailed by 25 (92-67) going into the fourth. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Cavaliers made 12 three-pointers. APRIL 27, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 87-121 JAMES 22 LOVE 7 JAMES 7 33-79 (.418) 9-16 (.562) 7-26-33 at Pacers Oladipo 28 Oladipo 13 Oladipo 10 49-87 (.563) 8-14 (.571) 8-36-44 GAME 7: CAVALIERS 105, PACERS 101 QUICKEN LOANS ARENA CLEVELAND, OH (4/29/18) KEY PERFORMERS: LeBron James registered a game-high 45 points on 16-25 (.640) shooting, eight rebounds, a game-high seven assists, and a game-high four steals in 43 minutes; With his first steal, James passed Scotty Pippen (395 STL) to become the NBA s all-time leader in career playoff steals; James also became the first player in league history to score 20 points or more 200 times in his postseason career; His 45 points were the second-most in a Game 7 win in playoff history (47, Sam Jones 1963) (ESPN Stats & Info) Tristan Thompson made his first start of the 2018 Playoffs and recorded his first double-double this postseason (15th of postseason career) with 15 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting, a team-high 10 rebounds, one steal and one block in 35 minutes; In the first half, Thompson logged 10 points on 4-4 (1.000) shooting and 10 rebounds (5 offensive), marking the second time in his playoff career he logged a double-double in a single half (prev. 1H 6/16/16 vs. GSW, 11 pts and 10 reb) Kevin Love shot 4-7 (.571) from beyond the arc, contributing 14 points, six rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes George Hill recorded 11 points, going 9-11 (.818) from the free throw line, six rebounds, three assists and one block in 19 minutes as a reserve J.R. Smith added 11 points, connecting on three three-pointers, four rebounds, two assists and one block in 35 minutes For Indiana, Victor Oladipo notched a double-double with a team-high 30, going 4-9 (.444) from three-point territory, a game-high 12 rebounds, a team-high six assists and a team-high three steals in 41 minutes Darren Collison tallied 23 points on 9-13 (.692) shooting and two assists in 40 minutes Thaddeus Young added a double-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 38 minutes. TURNING POINT: With a 76-74 lead, the Cavs opened the fourth quarter on a 10-2 run to go up 86-76 with 8:41 to go in the game. CAVS HIGHLIGHTS: The Wine & Gold advanced to the semifinals for the 12th time in franchise history. The Cavaliers also overcame a 2-1 deficit for the 5th time in franchise postseason history Cleveland improved to 4-2 all time in Game 7s (3-0 at home, 1-0 at The Q) The Cavs outrebounded Indiana 44-37 and had 15 offensive rebounds that led to 16 second chance points Cleveland connected on a 2018 Playoffs-high 31 free throws; The last time Cleveland hit 30+ free throws in the playoffs was on 4/26/15 at BOS (32-43,.744). APRIL 29, 2018 SCORE HI SCORER HI REBOUND HI ASSISTS FG% FT% REB (O-D-T) CAVALIERS 105-101 JAMES 45 THOMPSON 10 JAMES 7 32-74 (.432) 31-40 (.775) 15-29-44 vs. Pacers Oladipo 30 Oladipo 12 Oladipo 6 36-80 (.450) 19-24 (.792) 10-27-37
ROCKIN THE Q Since the beginning of the 2014-15 season, the Cavs have had a franchise-record 201 CONSECUTIVE SELLOUTS at The Q (regular season and playoff games, dating back to 10/30/14). Cleveland holds a 154-47 record during their sellout streak. 200 IN A ROW: The Cavs 200th straight sellout at The Q came in their ECF Game 4 win over Boston on May 21, 2018. SEASON SELLOUT: The Cavs sold out all 41 regular season home games in 2017-18. It marked the fifth time in franchise history the team has sold out every game (2009-10, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18). 13 STRAIGHT HOME OPENER SELLOUTS: The Cavs opened the 2017-18 season at Quicken Loans Arena on Oct. 17, 2017 against Boston, which was their 13th straight home opener sellout. THE CAVALIERS ON WTAM Cleveland Cavaliers fans will be able to follow the club all postseason long on the 28-station, Cavaliers Radio Network. All playoff games will be aired live. Fans can also listen online by logging onto NBA.com and signing up for the free NBA League Pass Audio, or on their smartphone 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 27th season is AM 1590 WAKR. Each broadcast on the Cavaliers Radio Network begins with Tip-Off Show, an inside look at the upcoming game. Hosted by Mike Snyder, the show airs 30 minutes prior to game time. It is a comprehensive look at what is happening around the NBA, including interviews, highlights, game reports, injury updates and a preview of the Cavaliers game with Head Coach Tyronn Lue and John Michael. Following each game broadcast, fans can participate in the Postgame Call-In Show. Snyder will be joined by Chones and Brad Sellers to provide game analysis, and review the stats and highlights. Fans will hear comments from players in both locker rooms, Coach Lue s postgame press conference, live reports and highlights from other games around the league, as well as comments from Cavaliers fans everywhere. The Postgame Call-In Show numbers are (216) 420-2700 and 1-800-474-8255. Monday 5/21 Tuesday 5/22 Wednesday 5/23 Thursday 5/24 Friday 5/25 The Cavaliers on WTAM John Michael, Radio PBP Announcer Jim Chones, Radio Analyst & Cavs Legend Brad Sellers, Radio Studio Analyst John Michael, Radio PBP Announcer Jim Chones, Radio Analyst & Cavs Legend *All Cavs personalities will be on at 8:20 a.m. Also, every Monday through Friday morning at 8:20 a.m., fans can listen to host Bill Wills and Snyder on WTAM 1100 for the Cavs Daily Update. They will be joined on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by John Michael or Jim Chones. On Tuesdays and Thursday, coaches and members of the front office, along with other Cavalier Legends will appear with Wills and Snyder. Michael will also host the daily "Cavaliers Update", which is broadcast mornings and afternoons on the Cavaliers Radio Network and features the latest news on the Cavaliers, including game recaps, previews and other NBA features. THE 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 postseason games in Spanish. The 2017-18 season was the fourth in franchise history that Cavaliers games were 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. With the 2015 NBA Finals, he became the first broadcaster in the United States to call the Finals of all 3 major sports in Spanish. The Canton Charge are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena organization and are also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Chairman and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. The group also owns and operates the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League, both of which play their games at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland. CAVS IN CANTON: 2017-18 STATS JOHN HOLLAND: 23 Games (18.7 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.8 APG, 1.7 SPG, 34.8 MPG,.420 FG%,.360 3FG%,.759 FT%) CEDI OSMAN: 1 Game (21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 4 STL, 2 BLK, 39 MIN on 11/25/17 vs. Long Island Nets) LONDON PERRANTES: 35 Games (11.9 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 7.8 APG, 1.2 SPG, 36.6 MPG,.378 FG%,.309 3FG%,.835 FT%) ANTE ZIZIC: 18 Games (16.3 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 1.2 BPG, 25.4 MPG,.576 FG%,.776 FT%)
# 81 JOSÉ CALDERÓN Guard 6-3 200 lbs 9/28/81 TAU Vitoria (Spain) Year: 13 th ABOUT JOSÉ: Born José Manuel Calderón Borrallo...last name is pronounced CALL-der-own...favorite sports team is Real Madrid Soccer Club owns a pig farm in Spain athlete-ambassador for Right To Play, an international organization that uses specially-designed sport and play programs to improve health, build life skills, and foster peace for children and communities affected by war, poverty, and disease...visited Zambia as part of UNICEF Zambia education, water, and sanitation programs. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 DNP COACH S DECISION at BOS (5/23) R3G5 2:36 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 DNP COACH S DECISION vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 4:33 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 1:48 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 QUICK NOTES ON CALDERÓN: o Had his highest scoring game as a Cavalier with 19 points on 7-11 (.636) shooting, including 3-5 (.600) from deep, while adding four rebounds, four assists, a game-high tying two steals and one block in 26 minutes as a starter versus Toronto on April 4 o Connected on his 900th career triple with his lone three-pointer versus New Orleans on March 30 o Chipped in with 11 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, two assists and one steal in 26 minutes at Miami on March 27 o Shot 5-7 (.714) from the field, including a perfect 4-4 (1.000) from beyond the arc, while adding four assists in 27 minutes versus Toronto on March 21 o Had a season-high seven rebounds while adding nine points on 3-6 (.500) shooting, including 2-3 (.667) from deep, six assists and one block in 36 minutes at Chicago on March 17 # 8 JORDAN CLARKSON Guard 6-5 194 lbs 6/7/92 Missouri Year: 4 th 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 Soccer was his favorite sport as a child. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 14:13 3-9 0-1 0-0 3-2-5 0 2 0 0 0 6 at BOS (5/23) R3G5 15:14 3-10 2-7 0-0 0-2-2 0 1 0 0 0 8 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 4:01 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 18:15 3-11 3-7 0-0 1-0-1 0 3 0 0 1 9 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 DNP COACH S DECISION QUICK NOTES ON CLARKSON: o Posted eight points and two rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench at Boston in Game 5 of the ECF on May 23 o Shot 3-7 (.429) from deep and posted nine points in 18 minutes off the bench against Boston in Game 3 of the ECF on May 19 o Tallied eight points and three rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench at Boston in Game 1 of the ECF on May 13 o Contributed 12 points on a 5-9 (.556) clip from the field, including 2-3 (.667) from deep, and two rebounds in 22 minutes at Indiana during Game 4 of the first round on April 22 o Shot 5-9 (.556) from the floor and 4-6 (.667) from deep for 16 points while adding three assists in 22 minutes at New York on April 9 o Notched 16 points on 5-9 (.556) shooting and a game-high three steals in 25 minutes versus Dallas on April 1 o Poured in 23 points tying his highest total as a Cavalier on 9-13 (.692) shooting, including a perfect 4-4 (1.000) from deep, four rebounds and two assists in 30 minutes versus New Orleans on March 30 # 32 JEFF GREEN Forward 6-9 235 lbs 8/28/86 Georgetown Year: 10 th ABOUT JEFF: Full name is Jeffrey Lynn Green lists Georgetown s John Thompson III as his most influential coach while at Georgetown, his mother, Felicia, attended every home game during his career the Georgetown student section welcomed her to the arena with a Jeff Green s mom chant, as she would wave back to them Twitter handle is @unclejeffgreen. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 31:21 4-10 1-3 5-5 0-3-3 2 2 0 2 2 14 at BOS (5/23) R3G5 25:44 3-4 1-2 1-2 0-5-5 0 1 0 2 0 8 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 20:03 1-5 0-1 0-0 1-4-5 0 4 0 2 1 2 vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 18:50 2-4 0-2 2-2 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 0 6 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 27:52 2-5 1-3 1-2 0-2-2 1 3 0 5 2 6 QUICK NOTES ON GREEN: o Has scored in double figures 5 times this postseason o In the second round versus Toronto, averaged 12.3 points (.548 FG%,.438 3FG%) and 2.3 rebounds in 23.8 minutes o Posted 14 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 31 minutes as a reserve during Game 6 of the ECF against Boston on May 25 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff o Notched 11 points, two rebounds, two assists and one block in 31 minutes during Game 3 of the Conference Semifinals versus Toronto on May 5 0 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason; o Went 5-8 (.625) from the field, including 4-6 (.667) from deep, for 14 points while adding a game-high two blocks in 20 minutes during Game 2 of the Conference Semifinals at Toronto on May 3 o Tallied a 2018 Playoff-high 16 points on 4-4 (1.000) shooting from the field and a 7-8 (.875) clip from the charity stripe while adding two rebounds, three assists, a 2018 Playoff-high two steals and one block in 28 minutes during Game 1 of the Conference Semifinals against Toronto on May 1 o Shot 3-6 (.500) from deep and tallied 13 points and two rebounds in 24 minutes at Indiana in Game 6 of the First Round on April 27 o Totaled a season-high 33 points on a 10-12 (.833) clip, including a 5-6 (.833) mark from deep while also shooting a perfect 8-8 (1.000) from the charity tripe, five rebounds and three assists in 41 minutes at Philadelphia on April 6 PTS 25 vs. NJN 5/1/07 6 vs. IND 4/25/18 FGM 12 vs. NJN 5/1/07 2 3 Times FGA 20 vs. NJN 5/1/07 6 vs. IND 4/25/18 3FGM 4 vs. ORL 4/24/08 2 vs. IND 4/25/18 3FGA 8 vs. ORL 4/24/08 5 vs. IND 4/25/18 FTM 2 4 Times 2 vs. TOR 5/7/18 FTA 2 5 Times 2 vs. TOR 5/7/18 OREB 3 vs. ORL 4/24/08 1 vs. IND 4/25/18 DREB 4 2 Times 2 2 Times TREB 7 vs. ORL 4/24/08 2 3 Times ASTS 13 vs. ORL 4/24/08 2 2 Times STLS 4 @ NJN 5/4/07 2 vs. IND 4/25/18 BLKS 1 vs. WAS 4/28/17 - MINS 38 vs. NJN 5/1/07 20 vs. IND 4/25/18 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 0 this postseason, 1 in playoff 7 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason; PTS 12 @ IND 4/22/18 12 @ IND 4/22/18 FGM 5 @ IND 4/22/18 5 @ IND 4/22/18 FGA 11 2 Times 11 2 Times 3FGM 3 vs. BOS 5/19/18 3 vs. BOS 5/19/18 3FGA 7 2 Times 7 2 Times FTM 2 vs. IND 4/15/18 2 vs. IND 4/15/18 FTA 2 2 Times 2 2 Times OREB 3 vs. BOS 5/25/18 3 vs. BOS 5/25/18 DREB 4 vs. IND 4/20/18 4 vs. IND 4/20/18 TREB 5 vs. BOS 5/25/18 5 vs. BOS 5/25/18 ASTS 2 vs. TOR 5/7/18 2 vs. TOR 5/7/18 STLS 2 2 Times 2 2 Times BLKS 1 2 Times 1 2 Times MINS 24 @ IND 4/27/18 24 @ IND 4/27/18 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff 1 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason; PTS 26 2 Times 16 @ TOR 5/1/18 FGM 9 vs. NYK 4/28/13 5 2 Times FGA 22 vs. NYK 4/28/13 12 vs. TOR 5/5/18 3FGM 4 @ TOR 5/3/18 4 @ TOR 5/3/18 3FGA 7 vs. LAL 4/24/10 6 3 Times FTM 11 vs. NYK 5/3/13 7 @ TOR 5/1/18 FTA 14 vs. NYK 5/3/13 8 @ TOR 5/1/18 OREB 3 2 Times 1 5 Times DREB 7 2 Times 5 @ BOS 5/23/18 TREB 9 2 Times 5 2 Times ASTS 4 3 Times 4 @ IND 4/22/18 STLS 3 vs. POR 4/27/16 2 @ TOR 5/1/18 BLKS 3 @ NYK 4/20/13 2 2 Times MINS 48 vs. NYK 4/28/13 31 2 Times
# 3 GEORGE HILL Guard 6-3 188 lbs 5/4/86 IUPUI Year: 10 th 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 Indianoplis Star... Made 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... Has one son, Zayden. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 33:47 7-12 0-3 6-6 2-1-3 3 1 2 1 1 20 at BOS (5/23) R3G5 30:10 1-5 0-0 5-6 0-1-1 2 2 0 2 1 7 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 38:11 6-9 1-3 0-1 1-3-4 3 3 2 0 0 13 vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 29:45 4-11 3-9 2-4 0-3-3 2 3 1 0 0 13 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 33:18 1-4 0-2 1-2 1-1-2 1 3 0 0 2 3 QUICK NOTES ON HILL: o Has scored in double figures 8 times this postseason o In the second round versus Toronto, averaged 10.3 points (.533 FG%, 1.000 FT%) and 3.0 assists in 31.8 minutes o Registered a 2018 postseason-high 20 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting, three rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in 34 minutes during Game 6 of the ECF against Boston on May 25 o Recorded 13 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting, four rebounds, three assists and a 2018 Playoff-high two steals in 38 minutes during Game 4 of the ECF versus Boston on May 21 o Posted 13 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal in 30 minutes against Boston in Game 3 of the ECF on May 19 o Tallied 12 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting, three rebounds and five assists in 29 minutes against Toronto in Game 4 of the Semifinals on May 7 o Notched 12 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, including 2-3 (.667) from deep, two assists and one block in 35 minutes during Game 3 of the Conference Semifinals versus Toronto on May 5 # 1 RODNEY HOOD Guard 6-8 206 lbs 10/20/92 Duke Year: 4 th ABOUT RODNEY: Full name is Rodney Michael Hood Born and raised in Meridian, Miss. Married to Richa Has one son, Rodney Jr. 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 summer 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 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 Follow him on twitter at @rodneymhood. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 DNP COACH S DECISION at BOS (5/23) R3G5 2:53 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 5 vs. BOS (5/21) DNP COACH S DECISION vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 DNP COACH S DECISION at BOS (5/15) R3G2 11:20 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 1 0 1 0 2 QUICK NOTES ON HOOD: o Posted 11 points and two assists in 19 minutes off the bench at Boston in Game 1 of the ECF on May 13 o Finished with 12 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting from the field and three rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench in Game 6 of the First Round on April 27 o Tallied eight points (4-8 FG), three assists and two steals in 28 minutes at Indiana during Game 3 of the first round on April 20 o Chipped in with 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in 27 minutes versus Washington on April 5 o Totaled 17 points on 6-12 (.500) shooting, two assists and a game-high tying two steals in 29 minutes versus Toronto on April 3 o Shot 7-11 (.636) from the field and 2-3 (.667) from deep for 16 points while adding two rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes versus New Orleans on March 30 # 23 LEBRON JAMES Forward 6-8 250 lbs 12/30/84 St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) Year: 15 th ABOUT LEBRON: Full name is LeBron Raymone James is the son of Gloria James married his high school sweetheart Savannah Brinson on Sept. 14, 2013 has two sons (LeBron James Jr. and Bryce Maximus James) and one daughter (Zhuri Nova James) has his own website (www.lebronjames.com) and one for his Foundation (www.lebronjamesfamilyfoundation.org)...launched the LeBron James Family Foundation in 2004 with a mission to positively affect the lives of children and young adults through education and co-curricular educational initiatives received the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award in January 2017, which is presented to individuals in sports for their high achievement in athletics and contributions in the pursuit of social justice, civil rights and community involvement in 2015, he played himself in the Judd Apatow film Trainwreck his production company, SpringHill Entertainment, was named after the public housing complex where James grew up in Akron, Ohio executive producer of Starz sitcom Survivor's Remorse, CNBC s Cleveland Hustles and NBC s The Wall James' digital video company, Uninterrupted, is hosted on Bleacher Report and is used by several other athletes. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 46:06 17-33 5-7 7-11 3-8-11 9 2 3 3 1 46 at BOS (5/23) R3G5 39:16 11-22 1-6 3-4 0-10-10 5 2 1 6 0 26 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 41:53 17-28 1-4 9-13 1-4-5 3 3 2 7 0 44 vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 37:30 8-12 3-3 8-10 1-4-5 12 3 2 3 2 27 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 38:47 16-29 5-11 5-10 1-9-10 12 3 0 6 1 42 QUICK NOTES ON JAMES: o Has scored 20 points or more in 16 games this postseason, including 30 points or more 9 times and 40 points or more 7 times -- the most 40+ PTS outings in a single postseason since Michael Jordan had seven in 1989 o In the first round vs. Indiana, averaged 34.4 points (.553 FG%), 10.1 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 1.43 steals and 1.0 block in 41.1 minutes o In the second round vs. Toronto, averaged 34.0 points (.553 FG%), 8.3 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.0 block in 41.8 minutes o Notched his 12th double-double of the postseason with a game-high 46 points on 17-33 (.515) shooting, going 5-7 (.714) from deep, a game-high 11 rebounds, a game-high nine assists, a game-high three steals and one block in 46 minutes during Game 6 of the ECF against Boston on May 25; With his first rebound, passed Karl Malone (2,062 REB) for sole possession of the 6th-most rebounds in NBA 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 12 this postseason, 109 in postseason history; also passed Rasheed Wallace and Robert Horry (both w/225 BLK) for 15th place in career playoff blocks o Recorded his league-leading 11th double-double this postseason with 26 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in 39 minutes at Boston in playoff career; Triple-Doubles 3 this postseason, 22 in playoff career; Game 5 of the ECF on May 23 DNP-CD S 0 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this o Tallied a game-high 44 points on 17-28 (.607) shooting, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in 42 minutes versus Boston in Game 4 postseason; of the ECF on May 21; with his 6th field goal, passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2,356 FGM) as the NBA s all-time playoff leader in FGM o Posted his 10th double-double of the 2018 Playoffs with 27 points (8-12 FG, 3-3 3FG, 8-10 FT), 12 assists, five boards, two steals and two blocks in 38 minutes against Boston in Game 3 of the ECF on May 19 o Recorded his 3rd triple-double this postseason with 42 points (16-29 FG, 5-11 3FG), 10 rebounds, 12 assists and one block in 39 minutes at Boston in Game 2 of the ECF on May 15; It was his 24th career 40-point playoff game and NBA-record 3rd playoff 40-point triple-double PTS 29 vs. DAL 4/25/10 20 vs. BOS 5/25/18 FGM 11 vs. DAL 4/25/10 7 vs. BOS 5/25/18 FGA 17 @ NY 5/5/13 12 vs. BOS 5/25/18 3FGM 5 2 Times 3 vs. BOS 5/19/18 3FGA 12 vs. NY 5/11/13 9 vs. BOS 5/19/18 FTM 11 vs. MEM 4/17/11 9 vs. IND 4/29/18 FTA 13 vs. MEM 4/17/11 11 vs. IND 4/29/18 OREB 3 2 Times 2 2 Times DREB 7 4 Times 5 vs. IND 4/29/18 TREB 7 7 Times 6 vs. IND 4/29/18 ASTS 10 vs. ATL 5/1/13 5 vs. TOR 5/7/18 STLS 5 @ MIA 5/22/13 2 2 Times BLKS 2 @ BOS 5/15/18 2 @ BOS 5/15/18 MINS 45 3 times 38 vs. BOS 5/21/18 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 0 this postseason, 1 in playoff 0 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason; Injury Report missed 3 games due to back spasms from 4/22-4/27; Inactive List 3 this postseason PTS 18 vs. LAC 4/23/17 12 @ IND 4/27/18 FGM 6 4 Times 6 @ IND 4/27/18 FGA 17 @ LAC 4/25/17 12 2 Times 3FGM 4 @ LAC 4/25/17 1 3 Times 3FGA 10 @ LAC 4/25/17 4 vs. IND 4/15/18 FTM 4 @ IND 4/22/18 4 @ IND 4/22/18 FTA 4 @ IND 4/22/18 4 @ IND 4/22/18 OREB 1 3 Times 1 2 Times DREB 5 2 Times 3 2 Times TREB 5 2 Times 4 @ TOR 5/3/18 ASTS 3 3 Times 3 2 Times STLS 2 vs. IND 4/20/18 2 vs. IND 4/20/18 BLKS 1 2 Times 1 2 Times MINS 35 2 Times 28 vs. IND 4/20/18 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff 4 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason; PTS 49 2 Times 46 2 Times FGM 20 vs. ORL 5/20/09 19 @ TOR 5/3/18 FGA 38 @ GSW 6/4/15 33 vs. BOS 5/25/18 3FGM 7 @ WAS 4/30/06 5 2 Times 3FGA 12 3 Times 11 @ BOS 5/15/18 FTM 18 2 Times 15 vs. IND 4/25/18 FTA 24 2 Times 15 2 Times OREB 8 vs. ATL 5/24/15 3 4 Times DREB 16 2 Times 11 3 Times TREB 19 @ BOS 5/13/10 13 2 Times ASTS 14 3 Times 14 @ TOR 5/3/18 STLS 6 vs. IND 5/15/12 4 vs. IND 4/29/18 BLKS 5 @ BOS 5/7/11 2 5 Times MINS 53 @ WAS 5/5/06 47 @ TOR 5/1/18
# 26 KYLE KORVER Guard/Forward 6-7 212 lbs 3/17/81 Creighton Year: 14 th 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 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. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 26:10 2-6 2-3 0-0 0-3-3 0 4 1 2 2 6 at BOS (5/23) R3G5 18:37 2-6 2-5 1-1 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 7 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 25:05 4-7 2-5 4-4 0-4-4 0 5 0 0 3 14 vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 20:05 5-5 4-4 0-0 0-2-2 0 2 0 2 0 14 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 21:29 4-8 2-5 1-1 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 11 QUICK NOTES ON KORVER: o Has drained four or more triples in seven contests during this year s playoffs o In the second round versus Toronto, averaged 14.5 points (.583 FG%,.560 3FG%) and 2.5 rebounds in 31.5 minutes o Recorded 14 points on 4-7 (.571) shooting, four rebounds and a game-high, playoff career-high tying three blocks in 25 minutes during Game 4 of the ECF versus Boston on May 21 o Shot perfect from the floor (5-5 FG, 4-4 3FG) and finished with 14 points in 20 minutes off the bench against Boston in Game 3 of the ECF on May 19 o Made 4-5 (.800) from deep and tallied 16 points, two boards, two assists and a steal in 27 minutes against Toronto in Game 4 of the Semifinals on May 7; With his fourth three, passed Jason Terry (221 3FGM) for 15th all-time in league postseason play o Shot 6-8 (.750) from the field and 4-6 (.667) from deep for 18 points while tallying four rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes during Game 3 of the Conference Semifinals versus Toronto on May 5 o Nailed five three-pointers and finished with a 2018 Playoff-high tying 19 points and two rebounds in 38 minutes during Game 1 of the Conference Semifinals against Toronto on May 1 o o Went 6-11 (.545) from the floor, including 5-9 (.556) from deep, for 19 points while adding six rebounds and one steal in 33 minutes during Game 5 of the first round versus Indiana on April 25; with his first triple, passed Michael Finley and Scotty Pippen (200 3FGM) for 16th place on the NBA s all-time playoff three-pointers made list # 0 KEVIN LOVE Forward/Center 6-10 251 lbs 9/7/88 UCLA Year: 10 th ABOUT KEVIN: Son of Stan and Karen Love...father, Stan, played with the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Bullets in the NBA...uncle Mike Love is the lead singer of the Beach Boys...has hosted a winter coat drive to support the local Salvation Army during each of his first five NBA seasons...awarded the December 2012 KIA Community Assist Award.. teamed with NFL All-Pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Bright Pink in October of 2012 to "Spread Love" in hopes of raising money for Breast Health Awareness Month...an ambassador of the Hoops for St. Jude program since his rookie season...favorite movies are He Got Game and Gladiator...lists the Seattle Mariners and Portland Trail Blazers as his favorite teams while growing up...appeared on the cover of the EA Sports NCAA Basketball 09 video game...helped Lake Oswego HS reach the state 4A tournament 4 straight years, the state championship game 3 straight years, and a state title in 2006. PTS CAREER PLAYOFF HIGHS 32 @ BOS 5/17/17 2018 PLAYOFF HIGHS 31 @ TOR 5/3/18 FGM 12 @ GSW 6/4/17 11 @ TOR 5/3/18 FGA 3FGM 25 @ ATL 5/8/16 8 @ ATL 5/8/16 21 @ TOR 5/3/18 4 vs. IND 4/29/18 vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 5:02 0-3 0-1 0-0 2-2-4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3FGA 15 @ ATL 5/8/16 8 vs. IND 4/29/18 at BOS (5/23) R3G5 30:40 6-13 2-7 0-0 0-7-7 2 2 2 2 1 14 FTM 12 vs. IND 4/17/17 7 @ TOR 5/3/18 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 28:57 3-12 1-4 2-2 2-9-11 3 5 0 6 0 9 FTA 12 vs. IND 4/17/17 7 2 Times vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 29:45 4-12 1-4 4-4 2-12-14 4 3 1 4 0 13 OREB 6 @ ATL 5/4/16 4 vs. IND 4/25/18 DREB 16 @ GSW 6/1/17 15 vs. TOR 5/5/18 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 35:16 9-18 2-6 2-2 2-13-15 2 4 0 1 0 22 TREB 21 @ GSW 6/1/17 17 vs. IND 4/15/18 QUICK NOTES ON LOVE: ASTS 5 vs. BOS 5/23/17 4 vs. BOS 5/19/18 o Has grabbed double-digit boards in 9 games this postseason STLS 6 vs. GSW 6/7/17 2 3 Times o In the Second Round versus Toronto, averaged 20.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.0 steal and 1.0 block in 34.6 minutes BLKS 3 @ GSW 6/1/17 2 vs. TOR 5/7/18 o Posted his 4th double-double of the 2018 Playoffs with 22 points, a game-high 15 rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes at Boston in Game 2 of the ECF on May 15 at Boston in Game 2 of the ECF on May 15 MINS 42 vs. BOS 5/23/17 38 2 Times o Finished with 23 points on 8-13 (.625) shooting, six boards, two steals and two blocks in 30 minutes against Toronto in Game 4 of the 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 5 this postseason, 24 in playoff Semifinals on May 7 o Tallied his 3rd double-double this postseason with 21 points on 7-14 (.500) shooting and a game-high 16 rebounds in 38 minutes during 0 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason; Game 3 of the Conference Semifinals versus Toronto on May 5; with his 14th point, moved into 4th place in franchise postseason scoring, passing Brad Daugherty (782 PTS) and Zydrunas Ilgauskas (784 PTS); with his first triple, moved into 3rd place on the Cavs alltime playoff 3FGM list (passed Kyrie Irving 122 3FGM); had his second career playoff double-double in a single half (5/4/16 vs. ATL) o Registered his second double-double of this year s playoffs with a 2018 Playoff-high 31 points on 11-21 (.524) shooting and a team-high 11 rebounds while adding two assists, one steal and one block in 35 minutes during Game 2 of the Conference Semifinals at Toronto on May 3; also shot a perfect 7-7 (1.000) from the free throw line Posted his first double-double of this year s playoffs with 11 points and a team-high tying 10 rebounds in 37 minutes during Game 5 of the first round versus Indiana on April 25; with his second free throw made, passed John Hot Rod Williams (147 FTM) for 6th place on the Cavaliers postseason leaderboard # 22 LARRY NANCE JR. Forward 6-9 230 lbs 1/1/93 Wyoming Year: 3 rd 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 Graduated with a degree from Wyoming in criminal justice Prized possession is his Mountain West Championship ring... Played for the Revere High School Minutemen 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 Diagnosed with Crohn s Disease as a sophomore in high school but has excelled despite it. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 21:34 5-5 0-0 0-0 4-3-7 1 1 2 0 0 10 at BOS (5/23) R3G5 16:49 1-1 0-0 0-2 2-4-6 2 1 0 2 4 2 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 10:23 1-1 0-0 5-7 2-1-3 1 0 1 0 2 7 vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 21:15 4-4 0-0 0-0 1-5-6 3 3 3 2 0 8 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 11:20 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 2 2 0 0 0 QUICK NOTES ON NANCE JR.: o Tallied a postseason career-high tying 10 points on 5-5 (1.000) shooting, a playoff career-high seven rebounds and two steals in 22 minutes off the bench during Game 6 of the ECF against Boston on May 25 o Had a playoff career-high four blocks, while adding six boards in 17 minutes at Boston in Game 5 of the ECF on May 23 o Contributed seven points, three rebounds, one steal and a playoff career-high tying two blocks in 10 minutes versus Boston during Game 4 of the ECF on May 21 o Posted eight points on 4-4 shooting, six rebounds, three assists and three steals in 21 minutes against Boston in Game 3 of the ECF on May 19 o Tallied eight points on a perfect 4-4 shooting, three rebounds and two blocks in five minutes off the bench against Toronto in Game 4 of the Semifinals on May 7 o In his first career playoff appearance, recorded 10 points on 5-7 (.714) shooting, five rebounds, two steals and one block in 30 minutes during Game 1 of the first round versus Indiana on April 15 PTS 23 vs. LAL 5/8/10 19 2 Times FGM 9 vs. LAL 5/8/10 7 @ TOR 5/1/18 FGA 17 @ TOR 5/1/18 17 @ TOR 5/1/18 3FGM 6 @ BKN 5/1/15 5 2 Times 3FGA 13 @ BKN 4/27/15 12 @ TOR 5/1/18 FTM 6 3 Times 6 @ IND 4/22/18 FTA 7 @ IND 4/22/18 7 @ IND 4/22/18 OREB 3 @ LAL 5/4/08 1 4 Times DREB 11 @ BKN 4/27/15 5 vs. IND 4/25/18 TREB 11 @ BKN 4/27/15 6 vs. IND 4/25/18 ASTS 6 vs. DEN 4/23/10 2 4 Times STLS 6 vs. WAS 5/13/15 2 2 Times BLKS 3 3 Times 3 vs. BOS 5/21/18 MINS 47 @ BOS 4/24/16 38 @ TOR 5/1/18 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 0 this postseason, 1 in playoff 0 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason; PTS 10 2 Times 10 2 Times FGM 5 2 Times 5 2 Times FGA 7 vs. IND 4/15/18 7 vs. IND 4/15/18 3FGM - - 3FGA - - FTM 5 vs. BOS 5/21/18 5 vs. BOS 5/21/18 FTA 7 vs. BOS 5/21/18 7 vs. BOS 5/21/18 OREB 4 vs. BOS 5/25/18 4 vs. BOS 5/25/18 DREB 5 vs. BOS 5/19/18 5 vs. BOS 5/19/18 TREB 7 vs. BOS 5/25/18 7 vs. BOS 5/25/18 ASTS 3 vs. BOS 5/19/18 3 vs. BOS 5/19/18 STLS 3 vs. BOS 5/19/18 3 vs. BOS 5/19/18 BLKS 4 @ BOS 5/23/18 4 @ BOS 5/23/18 MINS 30 vs. IND 4/15/18 30 vs. IND 4/15/18 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff 2 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason;
# 16 CEDI OSMAN Forward 6-8 215 lbs 4/8/95 Anadolu Efes (Turkey) Year: Rookie 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. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 0:57 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at BOS (5/23) R3G5 3:11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 0:12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 6:49 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 1:48 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 QUICK NOTES ON OSMAN: o Set new career highs with 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 39 minutes versus New York on April 11 o Contributed 12 points, a career-high tying six rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes versus Detroit on March 5 o Went 6-7 (.857) from the field for 13 points while adding three rebounds in 24 minutes versus Denver on March 3 o Tallied 10 points on 4-5 (.800) shooting, three rebounds, a steal and a block in 21 minutes at Memphis on Feb. 23 o Recorded 12 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting, including 2-3 (.667) from deep, five rebounds and one steal in 29 minutes as a starter at Boston on Feb. 11 o In his first game as a starter, tallied career highs with 16 points on 6-9 (.667) shooting, six rebounds, five assists and a gamehigh three steals in a career-high 39 minutes at Atlanta on Feb. 9 # 21 KENDRICK PERKINS Center 6-10 270 lbs 11/10/84 Clifton J. Ozen (TX) Year: 14 th ABOUT KENDRICK: Full name is Kendrick Le Dale Perkins nickname is Perk favorite movie is Next Friday favorite television show is Fresh Prince of Bel Air favorite actor is Will Smith enjoys listening to 50 Cent wears a size 18 sneaker favorite sport besides basketball is football most influential person in his basketball career was his high school coach, Andre Bouette, a former collegiate player at North Texas from 1983-1986 favorite athlete growing up was Michael Jordan. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 at BOS (5/23) R3G5 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 QUICK NOTES ON PERKINS: o Signed with the Cavs on April 11, 2018 o Spent part of the 2017-18 season with the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA G League team, appearing in 27 games (17 starts) with averages of 8.7 points on.529 shooting and 7.2 rebounds in 21.3 minutes o Last played in 2015-16, contributing 2.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 37 appearances with the Pelicans o Owns career averages of 5.4 points on.530 shooting from the field, 5.8 rebounds and 1.16 blocks in 781 games (565 starts) with Boston, Oklahoma City, Cleveland and New Orleans o Won an NBA Championship in 2008 as a member of the Boston Celtics # 5 J.R. SMITH Guard/Forward 6-6 225 lbs 9/9/85 Lakewood (NJ) Year: 14 th 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. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 38:08 2-7 1-5 0-0 0-3-3 0 4 0 0 1 5 at BOS (5/23) R3G5 26:05 1-6 0-4 0-0 0-0-0 1 5 0 1 0 2 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 32:51 3-9 3-6 0-0 0-3-3 3 2 0 1 0 9 vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 26:02 3-8 3-4 2-2 0-5-5 0 3 0 2 0 11 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 27:22 0-7 0-4 0-0 0-3-3 1 2 0 0 0 0 QUICK NOTES ON SMITH: o Has knocked down three or more triples eight times this postseason o In the second round versus Toronto, averaged 12.5 points (.630 FG%,.769 3FG%) in 31.4 minutes o With his appearance in Game 4 of the ECF versus Boston on May 21, passed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (71 GP) and Anderson Varejao (71 GP) for the second-most playoff games played in Cavs history 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 0 this postseason, 3 in playoff o Shot 3-4 (.750) from long range and finished with 11 points and five rebounds in 26 minutes against Boston in Game 3 of the ECF on May 19 0 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason; o Shot a perfect 6-6 from the field and 3-3 from long distance, while tallying 15 points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals in 29 minutes against Toronto in Game 4 of the Semifinals on May 7; With his second three, passed Chauncey Billups (267 3FGM) for 9th place in NBA playoff history o With his lone steal during Game 3 of the Conference Semifinals versus Toronto, passed Anderson Varejao (67 STL) for sole possession of the 3rd-most seals in franchise playoff history o Shot 5-8 (.625) from the field and 2-3 (.667) from deep for 15 points while adding one steal in 35 minutes during Game 2 of the Conference Semifinals at Toronto on May 3 o Poured in a 2018 Playoff-high 20 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, including a 5-6 (.833) mark from beyond the arc, two rebounds, two assists and a game-high two steals in 36 minutes during Game 1 of the Conference Semifinals against Toronto on May 1 o With his game-high two steals in 33 minutes during Game 5 of the first round versus Indiana on April 25, tied Mark Price (64 STL) for the 4th-most steals in Cavs playoff history o Swiped four steals and added eight points and five rebounds in 34 minutes at Indiana during Game 3 of the first round on April 20 o Passed Iman Shumpert (58 GP) for the 5th-most playoff appearances in franchise history with his appearance during Game 2 of the first round versus Indiana on April 18 o Chipped in with 15 points on 6-11 (.545) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from deep, and two rebounds in 29 minutes during Game 1 of the first round versus Indiana on April 15 PTS 5 vs. TOR 5/7/18 5 vs. TOR 5/7/18 FGM 2 vs. TOR 5/7/18 2 vs. TOR 5/7/18 FGA 5 vs. TOR 5/7/18 5 vs. TOR 5/7/18 3FGM 1 vs. TOR 5/7/18 1 vs. TOR 5/7/18 3FGA 3 vs. TOR 5/7/18 3 vs. TOR 5/7/18 FTM 1 vs. BOS 5/19/18 1 vs. BOS 5/19/18 FTA 2 2 Times 2 2 Times OREB 1 vs. TOR 5/7/18 1 vs. TOR 5/7/18 DREB 2 @ BOS 5/13/18 2 @ BOS 5/13/18 TREB 2 2 Times 2 2 Times ASTS 2 vs. TOR 5/7/18 2 vs. TOR 5/7/18 STLS 1 3 Times 1 3 Times BLKS - - MINS 21 vs. TOR 5/7/18 21 vs. TOR 5/7/18 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff 6 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason; PTS 18 vs. DET 5/28/08 - FGM 8 vs. DET 5/28/08 - FGA 13 vs. CHI 4/28/09-3FGM - - 3FGA 1 4 Times - FTM 6 2 Times - FTA 9 at CLE 5/11/10 - OREB 7 vs. CHI 4/20/09 - DREB 16 vs. CHI 4/28/09 - TREB 19 vs. CHI 4/28/09 - ASTS 4 vs. MIA 4/20/10 - STLS 3 4 Times - BLKS 7 vs. CHI 4/28/09 - MINS 48 vs. CHI 4/28/09-2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 0 this postseason, 10 in playoff 3 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason; Injury Report None; Inactive List 14 this postseason PTS 28 @ ATL 5/20/15 20 @ TOR 5/1/18 FGM 10 2 Times 6 3 Times FGA 22 @ IND 5/14/13 12 @ IND 4/22/18 3FGM 8 @ ATL 5/20/15 5 @ TOR 5/1/18 3FGA 15 @ TOR 5/21/16 10 @ IND 4/22/18 FTM 9 vs. LAL 4/28/08 3 2 Times FTA 10 vs. IND 5/5/13 3 2 Times OREB 3 @ UTA 4/25/10 3 vs. IND 4/29/18 DREB 10 vs. ATL 5/26/15 6 @ IND 4/22/18 TREB 10 3 Times 6 @ IND 4/22/18 ASTS 6 3 Times 3 3 Times STLS 5 vs. BOS 4/21/15 4 vs. IND 4/20/18 BLKS 2 4 Times 1 3 Times MINS 43 vs. GSW 6/10/16 38 vs. BOS 5/25/18
# 13 TRISTAN THOMPSON Forward/Center 6-10 238 lbs 3/13/91 Texas Year: 7 th 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. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 22:42 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 1 2 0 1 2 2 at BOS (5/23) R3G5 26:09 0-3 0-1 1-2 1-5-6 1 2 0 0 0 1 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 38:24 6-10 0-0 1-2 2-10-12 2 1 1 1 2 13 vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 22:38 3-5 0-0 4-4 3-4-7 0 1 0 0 0 10 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 29:40 4-6 0-0 0-0 4-3-7 0 3 0 2 0 8 QUICK NOTES ON THOMPSON: o Has pulled down double-digit rebounds four times this postseason o Notched his third double-double this postseason with 13 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting and a game-high 12 rebounds while adding two assists, one steal and a 2018 Playoff-high two blocks in 38 minutes during Game 4 of the ECF versus Boston on May 21 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 3 this postseason, 17 in playoff o Tallied 10 points and seven rebounds in 23 minutes against Boston in Game 3 of the ECF on May 19 o Recorded eight points on 4-6 (.667) shooting from the field and seven rebounds in 30 minutes at Boston in Game 2 of the ECF on May 15 3 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason; o Tallied eight points and a game-high 11 rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench at Boston in Game 1 of the ECF on May 13 o Posted his second straight double-double with 14 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting and 4-4 (1.000) from the charity stripe along with 12 rebounds in 26 minutes during Game 1 of the Conference Semifinals against Toronto on May 1 o Recorded his first double-double of this year s playoffs with 15 points on 5-6 (.833) shooting and a team-high 10 rebounds while adding one steal and one block in 35 minutes during Game 7 of the first round versus Indiana on April 29; in the first half, logged 10 points on 4-4 (1.000) shooting and 10 rebounds (5 offensive), marking the second time in his playoff career he logged a double-double in a single half (prev. 1H 6/16/16 vs. GSW, 11 pts and 10 reb) o Chipped in with 10 points on 5-10 (.500) shooting and nine rebounds in 30 minutes versus New York on April 11 o Notched a game-high, season-high 14 rebounds to go along with four points and one block in 21 minutes off the bench versus New Orleans on March 30 # 9 OKARO WHITE Forward 6-8 204 lbs 8/13/92 Florida State Year: 2 nd ABOUT OKARO: Nickname is Ro son of Charmine White has a brother (Neville) and six sisters (Tiffany, Letoya, Starr, Chanel, Chloe, Cherish) mother is a former member of the Jamaican National Track Team lists his mother as the person that made a difference in his life because she was a provider and role model for him his entire life graduated from Florida State with a degree in sociology he chose his major because he would like to work in Customs when he s done playing his most prized possession is his college degree his favorite sport other than basketball is football and he s a fan of the New York Giants says something most people don t know about him is that he can bowl in his free time he enjoys watching movies was named the Pinellas County Basketball Player of the Year by the St. Petersburg Times in each of his final two seasons at Clearwater High School wears size 13 sneakers. vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 at BOS (5/23) R3G5 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 QUICK NOTES ON WHITE: o Signed a contract for the remainder of the season on April 7, 2018 o Signed a 10-day contract with Cleveland on March 18, 2018 o Played in six games (four starts) with the Miami Heat this season, averaging 3.3 points and 1.8 rebounds in 13.3 minutes o Was a NBA G League All-Star in 2016-17 after averaging 18.4 points and 8.7 rebounds in 33.0 minutes over his 23 appearances with the Sioux Falls Skyforce # 41 ANTE ZIZIC Center 6-11 254 lbs 1/4/97 Darussafaka (Turkey) Year: Rookie ABOUT ANTE: Older brother, Andrija, was also a professional basketball player and the two were teammates at Cibona Zagreb in 2015-16. PTS 20 @ BOS 5/17/17 15 vs. IND 4/29/18 FGM 7 2 Times 6 vs. BOS 5/21/18 FGA 12 vs. GSW 6/16/15 10 vs. BOS 5/21/18 3FGM - - 3FGA - - FTM 12 vs. BOS 5/21/17 5 vs. IND 4/29/18 FTA 15 vs. BOS 5/21/17 6 vs. IND 4/29/18 OREB 9 2 Times 9 @ TOR 5/1/18 DREB 14 vs. GSW 6/16/16 10 vs. BOS 5/21/18 TREB 17 @ CHI 5/14/15 12 2 Times ASTS 5 vs. GSW 6/9/17 2 2 Times STLS 2 4 Times 1 2 Times BLKS 3 2 Times 2 2 Times MINS 47 @ GSW 6/4/15 38 vs. BOS 5/21/18 PTS - - FGM - - FGA - - 3FGM - - 3FGA - - FTM - - FTA - - OREB - - DREB - - TREB - - ASTS - - STLS - - BLKS - - MINS - - 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff 0 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason; Injury Report None; Inactive List 17 this postseason vs. BOS (5/25) R3G6 DNP COACH S DECISION at BOS (5/23) R3G5 2:36 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1 3 vs. BOS (5/21) R3G4 DNP COACH S DECISION vs. BOS (5/19) R3G3 4:33 0-2 0-0 2-2 0-2-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 at BOS (5/15) R3G2 DNP COACH S DECISION QUICK NOTES ON ZIZIC: o Tallied a career-high 20 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting and tied his career high with seven rebounds while adding one steal in 27 minutes at New York on April 11 o Posted 13 points on 4-6 (.667) shooting and a perfect 5-5 (1.000) from the charity stripe, six rebounds and one block in 17 minutes versus Milwaukee on March 19 o Recorded 14 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting, six rebounds and one block in a season-high tying 20 minutes as a starter at Chicago on March 17 o Chipped in with 11 points on 5-5 (1.000) from the field, four rebounds and one block in 15 minutes at Phoenix on March 13 o Had a career-high 15 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting, a career-high seven rebounds and a career-high tying two blocks in 20 minutes off the bench at L.A. Lakers on March 11 PTS 3 @ BOS 5/23/18 3 @ BOS 5/23/18 FGM 1 2 Times 1 2 Times FGA 3 vs. TOR 5/7/18 3 vs. TOR 5/7/18 3FGM - - 3FGA - - FTM 2 vs. BOS 5/19/18 2 vs. BOS 5/19/18 FTA 2 3 Times 2 3 Times OREB - - DREB 2 2 Times 2 2 Times TREB 2 2 Times 2 2 Times ASTS 1 @ BOS 5/13/18 1 @ BOS 5/13/18 STLS - - BLKS 1 @ BOS 5/23/18 1 @ BOS 5/23/18 MINS 5 vs. BOS 5/19/18 5 vs. BOS 5/19/18 2018 PLAYOFFS MISC: Double-Doubles 0 this postseason, 0 in playoff 12 this postseason; DND S 0 this postseason; NWT 0 this postseason;
2017-18 ROSTER # NAME POS HT WT DOB PRIOR TO PROS/HOME COUNTRY YEAR 81 José Calderón G 6-3 200 9/28/81 TAU Vitoria 03 / Spain 13 th 8 Jordan Clarkson G 6-5 194 6/7/92 Missouri 14 / USA 4 th 32 Jeff Green F 6-9 235 8/28/86 Georgetown 07 / USA 10 th 3 George Hill G 6-3 188 5/4/86 IUPUI 08 / USA 10 th 1 Rodney Hood G 6-8 206 10/20/92 Duke 14 / USA 4 th 23 LeBron James F 6-8 250 12/30/84 St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) 03 / USA 15 th 26 Kyle Korver G/F 6-7 212 3/17/81 Creighton 03 / USA 15 th 0 Kevin Love F/C 6-10 251 9/7/88 UCLA 08 / USA 10 th 22 Larry Nance Jr. F 6-9 230 1/1/93 Wyoming 15 / USA 3 rd 16 Cedi Osman F 6-8 215 4/8/95 Anadolu Efes (Turkey) 15/ Macedonia/Turkey 1 st 21 Kendrick Perkins C 6-10 270 11/10/84 Clifton J. Ozen (TX) / USA 14 th 5 J.R. Smith G/F 6-6 225 9/9/85 Lakewood (NJ) 04 / USA 14 th 13 Tristan Thompson F/C 6-10 238 3/13/91 Texas 11 / Canada 7 th 9 Okaro White F 6-8 204 8/13/92 Florida State 14 / USA 2 nd 41 Ante Zizic C 6-11 254 1/4/97 Darussafaka (Turkey) 16 / Croatia 1 st HEAD COACH ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACHES HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH Tyronn Lue (Nebraska) Larry Drew (Missouri) Jim Boylan (Marquette) Mike Longabardi (Frostburg State) James Posey (Xavier) Damon Jones (Houston) Stephen Spiro (Temple) Derek Millender (South Alabama) 0 Kevin Love 1 Rodney Hood 3 George Hill 5 J.R. Smith 8 Jordan Clarkson CAVALIERS NUMERICAL ROSTER 9 Okaro White 13 Tristan Thompson 16 Cedi Osman 21 Kendrick Perkins 22 Larry Nance Jr. 23 LeBron James 26 Kyle Korver 32 Jeff Green 41 Ante Zizic 81 José Calderón