NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2019–20 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 50th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers replaced Larry Drew ,[1] with former Michigan Wolverines men's basketball coach John Beilein on May 13.[2]
On February 19, 2020, after beginning the season with a 14–40 record, Beilein resigned as head coach after only 54 games at the helm. J. B. Bickerstaff , who served as an assistant coach and associate head coach, was named head coach.[3] [4]
The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[5] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for COVID-19 .[6] On June 4, it was announced that the NBA had approved a return to play for 22 teams in the NBA Bubble . The Cavaliers, with the league's second-worst record at the time of the season's suspension, were not among them, effectively ending the team's season. The Cavaliers finished with a 19–46 record, which is the equivalent of a 24–58 record in a traditional 82-game season.
The Cavaliers held two first-round draft picks, including the fifth pick earned from the lottery.[7] With the fifth pick of the draft, the Cavaliers selected point guard Darius Garland from Vanderbilt University .
2019–20 Cleveland Cavaliers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PF – Bell, Jordan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1995–01–07 Oregon PG 18 Dellavedova, Matthew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990–09–08 Saint Mary's C 3 Drummond, Andre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 279 lb (127 kg) 1993–08–10 Connecticut SG 1 Exum, Dante 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995–07–13 Australia PG 10 Garland, Darius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000–01–26 Vanderbilt PF 0 Love, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988–09–07 UCLA SF 28 McKinnie, Alfonzo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992–09–17 Green Bay PG 31 Mooney, Matt (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1995–02–07 Texas Tech PF 22 Nance, Larry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1993–01–01 Wyoming SF 16 Osman, Cedi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995–04–08 Turkey SG 15 Pointer, Sir'Dominic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1992–05–06 St. John's SG 4 Porter, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2000–05–04 USC PG 2 Sexton, Collin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999–01–04 Alabama C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas PF 32 Wade, Dean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996–11–20 Kansas State SG 9 Windler, Dylan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–09–22 Belmont C 41 Žižić, Ante 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 266 lb (121 kg) 1997–01–04 Croatia
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player(L) On leave from the team Injured Roster Last transaction: 2020–06–30
Standings [ edit ] Division [ edit ] Conference [ edit ] Game log [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] 2019 preseason game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2) Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
2019–20 season schedule
Regular season [ edit ] 2019–20 game log Total: 19–46 (Home: 11–25; Road: 8–21) October: 2–2 (home: 2–0; road: 0–2)
November : 3–12 (home: 1–7; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 1 @ Indiana L 95–102 Kevin Love (22) Kevin Love (17) Jordan Clarkson (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,079 2–3 6 November 3 Dallas L 111–131 Kevin Love (29) Tristan Thompson (12) Brandon Knight (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,078 2–4 7 November 5 Boston L 113–119 Collin Sexton (21) Tristan Thompson (13) Thompson , Clarkson (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,709 2–5 8 November 8 @ Washington W 113–100 Tristan Thompson (21) Love , Thompson (12) Darius Garland (6) Capital One Arena 16,946 3–5 9 November 10 @ New York W 108–87 Collin Sexton (31) Nance Jr. , Thompson (9) Darius Garland (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 4–5 10 November 12 @ Philadelphia L 97–98 Love , Clarkson (20) Tristan Thompson (12) Collin Sexton (4) Wells Fargo Center 20,294 4–6 11 November 14 Miami L 97–108 Kevin Love (21) Kevin Love (10) Porter Jr. , Dellavedova (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,374 4–7 12 November 17 Philadelphia L 95–114 Collin Sexton (17) Tristan Thompson (9) Thompson , Clarkson (3) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 4–8 13 November 18 @ New York L 105–123 Kevin Porter Jr. (18) Cedi Osman (8) Jordan Clarkson (4) Madison Square Garden 17,097 4–9 14 November 20 @ Miami L 100–124 Kevin Love (25) Kevin Love (13) Matthew Dellavedova (5) American Airlines Arena 19,600 4–10 15 November 22 @ Dallas L 101–143 Darius Garland (23) Tristan Thompson (8) Collin Sexton (5) American Airlines Center 19,639 4–11 16 November 23 Portland W 110–104 Jordan Clarkson (28) Osman , Nance Jr. (12) Cedi Osman (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 5–11 17 November 25 Brooklyn L 106–108 Jordan Clarkson (23) Larry Nance Jr. (13) Kevin Porter Jr. (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,143 5–12 18 November 27 Orlando L 104–116 Collin Sexton (20) Tristan Thompson (15) Collin Sexton (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,712 5–13 19 November 29 Milwaukee L 110–119 Darius Garland (21) Tristan Thompson (13) Kevin Love (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 5–14
December : 5–9 (home: 3–3; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 20 December 3 Detroit L 94–127 Collin Sexton (22) Tristan Thompson (14) Larry Nance Jr. (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,504 5–15 21 December 6 Orlando L 87–93 Collin Sexton (19) Larry Nance Jr. (11) Tristan Thompson (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,446 5–16 22 December 7 @ Philadelphia L 94–141 Darius Garland (17) Kevin Love (7) Thompson , Porter Jr. (4) Wells Fargo Center 20,844 5–17 23 December 9 @ Boston L 88–110 Jordan Clarkson (19) Tristan Thompson (11) Matthew Dellavedova (4) TD Garden 19,156 5–18 24 December 11 Houston L 110–116 Kevin Porter Jr. (24) Kevin Love (11) Cedi Osman (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,122 5–19 25 December 12 @ San Antonio W 117–109 (OT) Kevin Love (30) Kevin Love (17) Darius Garland (5) AT&T Center 18,354 6–19 26 December 14 @ Milwaukee L 108–125 Kevin Porter Jr. (15) Kevin Love (10) Darius Garland (5) Fiserv Forum 17,481 6–20 27 December 16 @ Toronto L 113–133 Collin Sexton (25) Tristan Thompson (8) Garland , Henson (5) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 6–21 28 December 18 Charlotte W 100–98 Collin Sexton (23) Kevin Love (14) Kevin Love (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,023 7–21 29 December 20 Memphis W 114–107 Jordan Clarkson (33) Tristan Thompson (15) Matthew Dellavedova (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 8–21 30 December 23 Atlanta W 121–118 Collin Sexton (25) Tristan Thompson (10) Kevin Love (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,007 9–21 31 December 27 @ Boston L 117–129 Kevin Love (30) Thompson , Love (7) Matthew Dellavedova (6) TD Garden 19,156 9–22 32 December 28 @ Minnesota W 94–88 Garland , Sexton (18) Tristan Thompson (15) Garland , Thompson (3) Target Center 15,411 10–22 33 December 31 @ Toronto L 97–117 Collin Sexton (22) Thompson , Love (11) Garland , Osman , Porter Jr. (4) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 10–23
January : 3–13 (home: 0–9; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 2 Charlotte L 106–109 Collin Sexton (21) Tristan Thompson (11) Darius Garland (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,859 10–24 35 January 4 Oklahoma City L 106–121 Collin Sexton (30) Tristan Thompson (14) Darius Garland (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 10–25 36 January 5 Minnesota L 103–118 Dante Exum (28) Ante Žižić (12) Knight , Henson (3) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,159 10–26 37 January 7 Detroit L 113–115 Kevin Love (30) Tristan Thompson (15) Matthew Dellavedova (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,274 10–27 38 January 9 @ Detroit W 115–112 (OT) Tristan Thompson (35) Tristan Thompson (14) Darius Garland (7) Little Caesars Arena 13,445 11–27 39 January 11 @ Denver W 111–103 Collin Sexton (25) Kevin Love (15) Darius Garland (8) Pepsi Center 19,533 12–27 40 January 13 @ L. A. Lakers L 99–128 Kevin Love (21) Kevin Love (11) Garland , Sexton (4) Staples Center 18,997 12–28 41 January 14 @ L. A. Clippers L 103–128 Collin Sexton (25) Thompson , Wade (8) Darius Garland (10) Staples Center 19,068 12–29 42 January 17 @ Memphis L 109–113 Collin Sexton (28) Alfonzo McKinnie (10) Garland , Sexton (6) FedExForum 17,102 12–30 43 January 18 @ Chicago L 116–118 Kevin Love (29) Tristan Thompson (8) Kevin Love (6) United Center 19,939 12–31 44 January 20 New York L 86–106 Collin Sexton (17) Tristan Thompson (22) Collin Sexton (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,133 12–32 45 January 23 Washington L 112–124 Collin Sexton (29) Larry Nance Jr. (12) Cedi Osman (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,689 12–33 46 January 25 Chicago L 106–118 Kevin Love (20) Love , Nance Jr. (11) Thompson , Osman (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 12–34 47 January 27 @ Detroit W 115–100 Collin Sexton (23) Tristan Thompson (11) Collin Sexton (5) Little Caesars Arena 12,597 13–34 48 January 28 New Orleans L 111–125 Collin Sexton (24) Larry Nance Jr. (11) Larry Nance Jr. (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 13–35 49 January 30 Toronto L 109–115 Love , Sexton (23) Tristan Thompson (12) Darius Garland (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,695 13–36
February : 4–7 (home: 3–4; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 1 Golden State L 112–131 Collin Sexton (23) Love , Thompson (11) Kevin Love (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,410 13–37 51 February 3 New York L 134–139 (OT) Kevin Love (33) Kevin Love (13) Collin Sexton (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,303 13–38 52 February 5 @ Oklahoma City L 103–109 Collin Sexton (23) John Henson (11) Darius Garland (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 13–39 53 February 9 L. A. Clippers L 92–133 Andre Drummond (19) Andre Drummond (14) Darius Garland (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,240 13–40 54 February 12 Atlanta W 127–105 Tristan Thompson (27) Andre Drummond (15) Darius Garland (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,200 14–40 55 February 21 @ Washington W 113–108 Collin Sexton (25) Andre Drummond (12) Garland , Thompson (4) Capital One Arena 18,895 15–40 56 February 22 @ Miami L 105–124 Cedi Osman (19) Dante Exum (8) Collin Sexton (9) American Airlines Arena 19,754 15–41 57 February 24 Miami W 125–119 (OT) Kevin Porter Jr. (30) Kevin Love (14) Darius Garland (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,336 16–41 58 February 26 Philadelphia W 108–94 Collin Sexton (28) Larry Nance Jr. (15) Love , Porter Jr. (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,332 17–41 59 February 28 @ New Orleans L 104–116 Collin Sexton (31) Kevin Love (7) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Smoothie King Center 18,304 17–42 60 February 29 Indiana L 104–113 Andre Drummond (27) Andre Drummond (13) Kevin Love (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 17–43
March: 2–3 (home: 2–2; road: 0–1)
2019–20 season schedule
Transactions [ edit ] Free agency [ edit ] Re-signed [ edit ] Additions [ edit ] Player Signed Former team Dylan Windler July 2, 2019 Belmont Bruins Darius Garland July 2, 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores Kevin Porter Jr. July 3, 2019 USC Trojans Dean Wade July 9, 2019 Kansas State Levi Randolph August 6, 2019 SIG Strasbourg Malik Newman August 6, 2019 Canton Charge Jarell Martin August 16, 2019 Orlando Magic Alex Robinson August 23, 2019 TCU Horned Frogs J.P. Macura September 3, 2019 Charlotte Hornets Daniel Hamilton September 3, 2019 Erie BayHawks Jordan Bell June 29, 2020 Capital City Go-Go
Subtractions [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Cavs and Larry Drew Mutually Agree to Pursue Others Paths" . NBA.com . April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019 . ^ "Cavs Name John Beilein As New Head Coach" . NBA.com . May 13, 2019. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019 . ^ "John Beilein Resigns as Cavaliers Head Coach" . NBA.com . February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020 . ^ "John Beilein officially resigns as coach, will have new role with Cavaliers" . ESPN . February 19, 2020. ^ "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games" . NBA.com . March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020 . ^ Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus" . NBA.com . Retrieved March 12, 2020 . ^ "2019 NBA Draft Lottery odds: Knicks, Cavaliers, Suns clinch league's worst records, lock up top lottery-draw positions" . CBSSports.com . April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019 .
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