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Matchup Preview | February 8, 2017
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Cleveland Cavaliers (38-12, 13-10 Away)		Indiana Pacers (31-20, 18-8 Home)
Stats Comparison 109.6 Points Per Game 106.1 102.9 PPG Allowed 100.3 .486 Field Goal % .470 .343 3-Point % .361 .775 Free Throw % .810 50.8 Rebounds 49.0 6.4 Steals 8.2 3.2 Blocks 7.6 8.5 Turnovers 13.6 Projected Starters Kyrie Irving Point Guard Jeff Teague J.R. Smith Shooting Guard C.J. Miles LeBron James Small Forward Paul George Kevin Love Power Forward Thaddeus Young Tristan Thompson Center Myles Turner Injury Report Kevin Love - Broken Nose Hurt: 2-4 weeks

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'Big 3' boost Cavs past Pacers 121-95
INDIANAPOLIS -- Although they are both in the Central Division the Cleveland Cavaliers had not faced the Indiana Pacers since a 108-94 loss on November 16th.

The timing worked just fine for the Cavs.

LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love did their usual work.

Irving finished with 29 points and 5 assists. James had 19 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds, and Love had 19 points and 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Cleveland jumped on the Pacers early leading 29-18 after the first quarter and led by double figures for the majority of the game.

"At the start of the game, you can't come out not focused and ready to go as we did," Pacers coach Nate McMillan said. "We kind of lost our composure and they took advantage."

Paul George led Indiana with 23 points and Thaddeus Young added 20.

The Cavs three point shooting proved to the margin as they hit 16 of 33 attempts.

"They spread the floor, they spread us out -- our weak side was terrible. It's the worst it's been in a long time," George said when asked about the Pacers' defense.

Cleveland also hit all 23 of their free throw attempts.

Myles Turner has 17 points and nine rebounds. The Pacers lost at home to Cleveland for only the second time since 2010-11.

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Cavaliers: Finish up their 4 game road trip at Oklahoma City on Thursday night.

Cleveland Cavaliers (39-12) at Indiana Pacers (31-21)
Feb 8, 2016 1 2 3 4 Final Cleveland 29 35 28 29 121 Indiana 18 36 21 20 95 Top Performers Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving - 29 pts, 5 ast LeBron James - 19 pts, 5 reb, 10 ast Indiana Pacers Paul George - 23 pts, 6 ast, 2 stl Thaddeus Young - 20 pts, 7 feb, 2 blk	Team Stats Comparison CLE IND FG Made-Att 41-80 36-89 3PT Made-Att 16-33 6-26 FT Made-Att 23-23 17-18 Rebounds 50 36 Assists 30 18 Turnovers 8 3 Steals 1 6 Blocks 4 4
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS LeBron James, SF 35 6-12 1-1 6-6 5 10 1 0 5 19 Kevin Love, PF 31 6-10 3-5 4-4 5 5 0 0 1 19 Tristan Thompson, C 30 3-3 0-0 0-0 15 2 0 1 1 6 J.R. Smith, SG 24 4-8 2-4 2-2 2 1 0 1 0 12 Kyrie Irving, PG 29 8-15 4-7 9-9 3 5 0 1 0 29 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Iman Shumpert, SG 23 4-8 1-4 2-2 5 1 0 0 0 11 Kyle Korver, SG 20 4-13 2-6 0-0 2 2 0 0 1 10 Channing Frye, C 16 3-4 2-2 0-0 9 1 0 0 0 8 DeAndre Liggins, SF 5 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Jordan McRae, SG 2 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 3 James Jones, SF 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Chris Andersen, C 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 0 Richard Jefferson, SF 14 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Indiana Pacers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Paul George, SF 35 9-17 2-8 3-3 4 6 2 1 0 23 Thaddeus Young, PF 33 8-19 3-7 1-2 7 4 0 2 1 20 Myles Turner, C 31 6-8 0-0 5-5 9 0 0 0 0 17 C.J. Miles, SF 25 0-3 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Jeff Teague, PG 28 3-8 1-1 1-1 3 2 1 1 2 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Al Jefferson, C 17 4-10 0-0 3-3 6 1 0 0 0 11 Monta Ellis, SG 23 3-17 0-7 4-4 1 2 2 0 0 10 Lavoy Allen, PF 14 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Aaron Brooks, PG 16 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 Glenn Robinson III, SF 18 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Rodney Stuckey, SG D N P Joseph Young, PG D N P Kevin Seraphin, PF D N P

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Matchup Preview | February 9, 2017
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Cleveland Cavaliers (39-12, 14-10 Away)		Oklahoma City Thunder (16-37, 8-17 Home)
Stats Comparison 109.8 Points Per Game 100.5 102.7 PPG Allowed 104.8 .486 Field Goal % .438 .346 3-Point % .337 .778 Free Throw % .715 50.9 Rebounds 51.9 6.3 Steals 7.1 3.2 Blocks 6.4 8.5 Turnovers 14.5 Projected Starters Kyrie Irving Point Guard Russell Westbrook J.R. Smith Shooting Guard Victor Oladipo LeBron James Small Forward Andre Roberson Kevin Love Power Forward Domantas Sabonis Tristan Thompson Center Steven Adams Injury Report Kevin Love - Broken Nose Hurt: 2-4 weeks Joffrey Lauvergne - Torn Elbow Ligament Out: 6-8 weeks Game Notes Cleveland won the first meeting 111-104 despite 36 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists from Russell Westbrook who is currently averaging 26.2 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 10.4 assists.

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2016-17 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Head Coach: Tyronn Lue		Head Coach: Steve Kerr
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
PG	Kyle Lowry - Toronto Raptors	PG	Russell Westbrook - Oklahoma City Thunder
SG	DeMar DeRozan - Toronto Raptors	PG	James Harden - Houston Rockets
SF	LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers	SF	Kevin Durant - Golden State Warriors
SF	Giannis Antetokoumpo - Milwaukee Bucks	C	Anthony Davis - New Orleans Pelicans
SF	Jimmy Butler - Chicago Bulls	C	DeMarcus Cousins - Sacramento Kings
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
PG	John Wall - Washington Wizards	PG	Damian Lillard - Portland Trail Blazers
SG	Nicolas Batum - Charlotte Hornets	SG	C.J. McCollum - Portland Trail Blazers
SF	Paul George - Indiana Pacers	SF	Kawhi Leonard - San Antonio Spurs
PF	Paul Milsap - Atlanta Hawks	PF	Blake Griffin - Los Angeles Clippers
C	Hassan Whiteside - Miami Heat	C	Karl-Anthony Towns - Minnesota Timberwolves
PG	Reggie Jackson - Detroit Pistons	PG	Stephen Curry - Golden State Warriors
PG	Kyrie Irving - Cleveland Cavaliers	PG	Eric Bledsoe - Phoenix Suns

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Cavs make easy work of Thunder 114-100
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook is the midst of a historic season chasing Oscar Robertson and attempting to a average a triple-double for an entire season.

Unfortunately, Oklahoma City isn't reaping any benefits in the win column.

The Thunder fell to a league worst 16-37 after a 114-100 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cleveland controlled the game from the opening tip and a nine point lead after one quarter would be their smallest of the night.

LeBron James led the Cavs with 28 points, Kevin Love had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Kyrie Irving added 23.

Channing sparked the Cleveland defense off the bench with 4 block and chipped in 13 points on offense hitting three of four 3-point attempts.

Westbrook finished with 34 points and 7 assists, but an uncharecteristic one rebound.

Cleveland finishes their four game road trip with a 3-1 record.

"We would have loved to be 4-0, you know we gave everything we had," James said. "We go home extremely proud of what we did on this road trip."

The Cavaliers signed forward Derrick Williams to a 10-day contract after the Miami Heat recently waived the No. 2 pick in the 2011 draft.

A day after former Knicks star Charles Oakley was forcefully removed from his seats at Madison Square Garden and arrested after an altercation near Knicks owner James Dolan, James said: "Charles Oakley for President." James' comment followed an unusually short media session, and was said after the crowd near his locker had dispersed.

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The Cavaliers host the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.

Cleveland Cavaliers (40-12) at Oklahoma City Thunder (16-38)
Feb 9, 2017 1 2 3 4 Final Cleveland 29 33 26 26 114 Oklahoma City 20 24 27 29 100 Top Performers Cleveland Cavaliers Kevin Love - 20 pts, 13 reb Channing Frye - 13 pts, 3-4 3pt, 4 blk Oklahoma City Thunder Russell Westbrook - 34 pts, 7 ast Steven Adams - 16 pts, 8 reb, 3 blk	Team Stats Comparison CLE OKC FG Made-Att 41-83 40-87 3PT Made-Att 13-33 7-24 FT Made-Att 19-26 13-16 Rebounds 48 38 Assists 21 27 Turnovers 8 7 Steals 5 6 Blocks 8 8
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS LeBron James, SF 38 12-20 1-2 3-6 7 5 1 0 2 28 Kevin Love, PF 34 5-13 2-6 8-8 13 3 0 1 2 20 Tristan Thompson, C 27 1-3 0-0 0-2 12 1 0 2 0 2 J.R. Smith, SG 24 4-8 3-6 1-2 1 1 0 0 1 12 Kyrie Irving, PG 38 8-15 2-5 5-5 2 7 0 0 2 23 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Channing Frye, C 18 4-6 3-4 2-2 4 0 1 4 0 13 Iman Shumpert, SG 21 4-7 1-3 0-1 3 2 1 0 0 9 Kyle Korver, SG 17 1-6 1-4 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 3 DeAndre Liggins, SG 6 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 2 Richard Jefferson, SF 14 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 0 1 2 James Jones, SF 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan McRae, SG 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Anderson, C 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oklahoma City Thunder STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Andre Roberson, SF 33 2-10 2-5 0-0 5 6 0 1 1 6 Domantas Sabonis, PF 30 3-5 0-0 1-2 10 0 2 1 0 7 Steven Adams, C 32 6-8 0-0 4-5 8 2 0 3 0 16 Victor Oladipo, SG 31 6-13 1-6 1-2 3 4 0 0 3 14 Russell Westbrook, PG 37 13-31 4-11 4-4 1 7 1 0 2 34 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Enes Kanter, C 23 3-7 0-0 2-2 6 1 2 3 0 8 Alex Abrines, SG 15 2-6 0-2 1-1 0 3 1 0 1 5 Semaj Christon, PG 11 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 4 Nick Collison, PF 11 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 4 Jerami Grant, SF 17 1-2 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 0 0 2 Josh Huestis, SF D N P Cameron Payne, PG D N P Anthony Morrow, SG D N P

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Matchup Preview | February 11, 2017
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Denver Nuggets (27-26, 9-18 Away)		Cleveland Cavaliers (40-12, 25-2 Home)
Stats Comparison 100.2 Points Per Game 109.9 103.3 PPG Allowed 102.7 .434 Field Goal % .486 .331 3-Point % .348 .732 Free Throw % .777 52.0 Rebounds 50.9 6.3 Steals 6.3 6.1 Blocks 3.3 14.5 Turnovers 8.5 Projected Starters Emmanuel Mudiay Point Guard Kyrie Irving Gary Harris Shooting Guard J.R. Smith Danilo Gailliari Small Forward LeBron James Darrell Arthur Power Forward Kevin Love Nikola Jokic Center Tristan Thompson Injury Report Kevin Love - Broken Nose Hurt: 1-2 weeks

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Cavs tie 3-point record, bury Nuggets with barrage
CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Cavaliers took 51 shots from three-point range Saturday night.

They made nearly half of them.

Cleveland tied an NBA record with 23 three-pointers as they dominated the Denver Nuggets 129-100.

LeBron James led a whole team effort in which 10 Cavs hit from downtown and five players made three long range shots.

James finished 3 of 4 on three's with 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists in just 29 minutes.

"It was great to be a part of a record-setting night" James said, as the Cavaliers returned home from a three game road trip.

Kyrie Irving added 23 points and 7 assists, Kevin Love had double 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Derrick Williams has bounced from one losing situation to another during his NBA career.

He's finally stopped in a place worth staying.

Signed to a 10-day contract earlier this week, Williams, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 draft, could latch on for much longer with the NBA champions.

"We hope this is a long-term thing," James said. "Even though he's on a 10-day contract, we believe it's going to be long-term. We hope this is a place that can help him grow and make the next step. He's 25 years old -- it doesn't seem like it because I've been hearing his name for so long. He hasn't even gotten to his prime yet."

The Cavs are Williams' sixth organization and he's hoping he can stick around long enough to help Cleveland defend its title. He's never played on a team with a winning record.

"I wanted to be in a winning environment and get that feeling," said Williams, who scored 6 points in 21 minutes. "I haven't had that feeling since I've been in the NBA. It feels good. It feels like I'm back in college and that's what I wanted."

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Cavaliers: At Minnesota on Tuesday. Cleveland has won five straight over the Timberwolves.

Denver Nuggets (27-27) at Cleveland Cavaliers (41-12)
Feb 11, 2017 1 2 3 4 Final Denver 22 27 22 29 100 Cleveland 31 29 35 34 129 Top Performers Denver Nuggets Emmanuel Mudiay - 15 pts, 5 reb Nikola Jokic - 11 pts, 7 reb Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James - 25 pts, 6 reb, 8 ast Kyrie Irving - 23 pts, 7 ast, 2 stl	Team Stats Comparison DEN CLE FG Made-Att 38-83 47-94 3PT Made-Att 10-32 23-51 FT Made-Att 14-26 12-14 Rebounds 45 49 Assists 28 33 Turnovers 12 4 Steals 2 10 Blocks 2 4
Denver Nuggets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Danilo Gallinari, SF 25 3-4 0-1 0-0 2 3 1 0 0 6 Darrell Arthur, PF 28 5-8 2-3 0-0 4 4 0 0 2 12 Nikola Jokic, C 27 5-7 0-0 1-1 7 2 0 1 1 11 Gary Harris, SG 20 5-8 1-3 1-2 4 0 0 1 0 12 Emmanuel Mudiay, PG 22 6-14 1-8 2-2 2 5 1 0 2 15 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Will Barton, SG 18 3-7 1-3 5-8 2 1 0 0 1 12 Malik Beasley, SG 11 4-8 2-3 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 10 Jamal Murray, PG 11 2-5 2-4 0-0 1 3 0 0 3 6 Wilson Chandler, SF 18 2-7 1-4 0-0 3 3 0 0 1 5 Jusef Nurkic, C 13 2-7 0-0 1-7 4 1 0 0 1 5 Jarnell Stokes, PF 17 0-2 0-0 2-4 7 1 0 0 0 2 Jameer Nelson, PG 15 1-5 0-3 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 2 Kenneth Faried, PF 15 0-1 0-0 2-2 7 0 0 0 0 2
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS LeBron James, SF 29 9-12 3-4 4-6 6 8 0 0 0 25 Kevin Love, PF 27 6-12 2-4 0-0 11 1 0 0 1 14 Tristan Thompson, C 23 1-1 0-0 0-0 5 2 3 2 0 2 J.R. Smith, SG 26 4-10 3-7 0-0 5 2 1 0 0 11 Kyrie Irving, PG 29 8-14 3-6 4-4 2 7 2 1 2 23 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Iman Shumpert, SG 20 6-11 2-7 4-4 1 5 2 0 0 18 Kyle Korver, SG 17 3-8 3-6 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 9 Channing Frye, C 15 3-8 3-6 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 9 Derrick Williams, PF 21 3-8 0-2 0-0 5 1 0 0 1 6 DeAndre Liggins, SG 7 2-4 2-3 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 6 Jordan McRae, SG 7 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 3 1 0 0 3 Richard Jefferson, SF 12 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 Chris Andersen, C 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0

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Matchup Preview | February 14, 2017
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Cleveland Cavaliers (41-12, 15-10 Away)		Minnesota Timberwolves (25-30, 17-14 Home)
Stats Comparison 110.3 Points Per Game 98.9 102.6 PPG Allowed 102.0 .487 Field Goal % .423 .351 3-Point % .346 .778 Free Throw % .758 51.0 Rebounds 52.6 6.3 Steals 7.0 3.3 Blocks 8.1 8.4 Turnovers 13.9 Projected Starters Kyrie Irving Point Guard Ricky Rubio J.R. Smith Shooting Guard Zach LaVine LeBron James Small Forward Shabazz Muhammad Kevin Love Power Forward Gorgui Dieng Tristan Thompson Center Karl-Anthony Towns Injury Report Kevin Love - Broken Nose Hurt: 1-2 weeks Andrew Wiggins - Broken Jaw Out: 1-2 weeks Game Notes Cleveland had won five straight over Minnesota. The Cavaliers won the first meeting this season 112-97 on February 1st. Andrew Wiggins suffered a broken jaw in the game and remains sidelined.