2018 Playoffs

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CLEVELAND –  The Cleveland Cavaliers and their fans combined to generate a huge win for the Northeast Ohio community during the recently completed 2018 NBA Playoffs, once again raising funds to benefit local charities.  Admission proceeds to the road game watch parties held at Quicken Loans Arena during the 2018 NBA Playoffs raised over $500,000 for Cleveland Say Yes to Education scholarships and Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity. The Cavaliers cover all expenses of the watch parties and donate 100 percent of the admission charges to charity. The Cavs have now generated more than $2.5 million dollars for Cleveland-area non-profit organizations and charitable programs over the last four years of the NBA Playoffs and Finals.

“Being able to combine the excitement of the playoffs and game experience at The Q while supporting two very impactful local groups serving our local children and families is something very special for our entire organization,” said Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena CEO Len Komoroski. “Together with our fans, we can all take pride knowing we again were able to turn the watch parties into something larger than just the games.”

The Cleveland’s Path to Say Yes to Education scholarship fund will receive two-thirds of the funds from the 2018 Playoffs run, with Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity receiving one-third.

“Dan Gilbert and the Cavs’ generosity in both 2017 and 2018 has enabled us to complete our 100-home project. In fact, the $1 million+ proceeds provided $10,000 towards every house we fully rehabbed.  We are extremely grateful to their commitment to fighting neighborhood blight and providing affordable homeownership in Cleveland,” John Habat, President/CEO Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity.

The Cavs and their Quicken Loans Family of Companies have raised and donated over $1.2 million dollars for Habitat for Humanity over the last two years as part of a multi-year commitment to continue and grow the fight against neighborhood blight in Cleveland.  The Cavs organization also joins Quicken Loans and their Family of Companies and Habitat for Humanity each fall to volunteer and help refurbish properties in Cleveland’s Buckeye neighborhood, as part of “Neighborhoods Week.”

“The Cavs and the fans here in Cleveland have shown once again what it takes to be true champions for the community,” said Ronn Richard, president and CEO of the Cleveland Foundation, which manages the local scholarship fund for Cleveland’s Path to Say Yes. “This incredible generosity will be a game-changer for Cleveland, proving that we will do ‘whatever it takes’ to make a difference in the lives of our youth.”

In addition to the watch party admissions, an additional $75,000 was also raised from the playoffs game night 50/50 raffle program at The Q, benefiting several other local non-profits. In total, the season-long 50/50 raffle program raised over $215,000 for local non-profit groups and charitable causes.

About Say Yes to Education
Say Yes to Education is an innovative national nonprofit organization that partners with communities around the goals of college readiness and affordability. Working with the local community, the Say Yes model takes a comprehensive, community-wide approach to education. Students and their families, starting in pre-K and throughout high school, receive the necessary academic and social support services to graduate prepared for postsecondary education. Students also receive support in completing their postsecondary education, including access to tuition scholarships to address funding gaps. The ultimate goal is to help students on their path to becoming productive citizens.

Cleveland’s Path to Say Yes is the pre-launch effort to complete the necessary requirements to become the next Say Yes community. One of the requirements is to raise at least 60 percent of the local postsecondary scholarship fund. Cleveland is leveraging the ongoing success of the Cleveland Plan, the region’s strong history of collaboration as demonstrated by innovative and committed public sector leaders, and an organized and robust philanthropic and nonprofit sector, to bring Say Yes to Cleveland to enhance the lives of all our residents.  For more information: http://www.clepath2sayyes.org/.

About Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity:
At Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity, we strengthen communities, restore homes, revitalize local neighborhoods and invest in our neighbors’ quest to become homeowners. With the support of nearly 300 sponsor teams, 80,000 volunteers and other supporters in the past 31 years, we have been able to help make ownership a possibility for almost 300 Habitat homeowners and 900 children in Greater Cleveland.  Habitat homeowners reside in affordable homes in 20 different neighborhoods. Habitat launched an initiative to fully rehab 100 homes in Cleveland, which will conclude in 2018. For more information: https://clevelandhabitat.org/.

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Wrap-Up -- Through the first three games of the 2018 Finals, the Wine &amp; Gold went toe-to-toe with the reigning Champs. On Friday night, their season of stress finally caught up to them as Golden State blew the Cavaliers out, 108-85, at The Q to earn its third NBA Championship in the last four years.

The Cavaliers led by a single point – twice during a brief second-quarter surge – but it was all Warriors the rest of the way in Game 4, sweeping Cleveland in the unprecedented fourth Finals meeting between these two franchises.

Cleveland trailed by only nine points at the break, but tallied only 13 points in the third quarter as Golden State took a three-touchdown lead into the fourth quarter. The only drama left at that point was whether Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant would be named Finals MVP.

That honor went to Durant – who led the Warriors past Cleveland in Game 3 with 43 points and notched a triple-double on Friday – for the second straight season. On the night, the nine-time All-Star finished with 20 points on 7-for-17 shooting, leading both teams with 12 boards, 10 assists, a steal and three blocked shots.

LeBron James, who left to a standing ovation with just over four minutes to play in regulation, paced the Wine &amp; Gold with 23 points, going 7-of-13 from the floor and 9-of-11 from the stripe, adding a team-high eight assists to go with seven boards and a block.

The four-time MVP got off to a scorching start in the series, netting 51 points in Game 1, 29 points and 13 boards in Game 2 and a 33-point triple-double on Wednesday night. But the weight of having to shoulder so much of the load throughout the Playoffs seemed to catch up with James in Friday’s finale.

In the 2018 Playoffs, the game’s greatest player averaged 34.0 points, 9.1 rebounds and 9.0 assists in 22 contests – topping the 40-point plateau eight times, including his 51-point outburst against the Warriors, and a pair of buzzer-beaters over Indiana and Toronto.

”To be the best player in the world and to give everything you've got in your 15th season, play all 82 games, probably one of the greatest playoff runs that we'll ever see from an individual, to carry this team the way he did all season and leading by example,” praised Coach Tyronn Lue. “It's just a testament to his character and who he is as a person and as a player.”

LeBron didn’t get a ton of help from his supporting cast in Game 4.

Kevin Love failed to double-up for the first time in the series and struggled mightily from the floor – chipping in with 13 points on 4-for-13 shooting, including 2-of-5 from long-range, adding nine boards, a pair of assists and a steal in the loss.

JR Smith notched double-figures for the third time in the series – but he didn’t exactly light up the scoreboard doing so, netting 10 points on 3-for-8 shooting. Smith, who’s 2018 Finals run got off to a rough start and never quite straightened out, shot just 31 percent from the floor in the Finals.

Cavs have four players tally double figures in the Game 4 loss.

Rodney Hood was the only other Cavalier in double-figures – also adding 10 points -- but it took the four-year vet 14 shots to get them, finishing 4-of-14 from the floor to go with eight boards and a pair of steals.

Overall, the Cavaliers were held to just 34 percent shooting on the night, including an 8-of-27 mark from beyond the arc. Cleveland’s three top reserves on Friday – Hood, Jeff Green and Larry Nance Jr. were a combined 9-for-29 from the field while the Cavs’ starting backcourt of JR Smith and George Hill – who scored three points on 1-for-7 shooting – were outscored by the Dubs’ dynamic duo by a combined mark of 47-13.

For all the press Golden State’s potent offense gets, it was their defense that kept the Cavaliers in check in these Finals – holding Cleveland to 41 percent shooting in the series, including 29 percent from beyond the arc.

Steph Curry led all scorers in Game 4, finishing with 37 points on 12-for-27 shooting, including a 7-for-15 mark from long-range and a perfect 6-of-6 from the stripe – adding six boards, four assists, three steals and three blocked shots.

Overall, the Warriors shot 45 percent from the floor and canned 14 three-pointers. They were a perfect 16-of-16 from the stripe and handed out 25 assists on 39 made baskets.

Turning Point -- The Cavaliers have struggled in the third quarter all year long and throughout the Playoffs; the Warriors have been razor-sharp in the third quarter all year long and throughout the Playoffs.

That trend played out at the worst possible time – with the Warriors turning it up offensively while holding the Wine &amp; Gold to 24 percent shooting in the period. Golden State scored the first six points of the quarter and ran a nine-point halftime lead to 21 after three – essentially putting the game on ice.

”That has been out Achilles’ heel the entire year, and they have been great in the third quarter,” said Kevin Love. “They showed a lot of effort and grit, mucked up the game quite a bit and just hit shots from all over the court. It was a tough third quarter for us.”

By the Numbers – 11 … consecutive Finals contests in which LeBron James has tallied at least 25 points, eight boards and eight assists. No other player in NBA Finals history has ever done that in back-to-back contests. James finished the postseason having now led his team in points, rebounds and assists on 66 occasions. The next closest players are Larry Bird and Tim Duncan with 21 apiece.

Quotable – LeBron James, on guiding the Cavaliers through the postseason …

”Our season was kind of the unknown. I wondered if we could hit a switch in the postseason. I figured if I stayed laser sharp, if I came in with the right mentality, if I came in with the right mindset, that I could help fast-track this throughout a lot of the games in the postseason because of my experience and because of some of the other guys that experienced a lot of games. I was able to do that. We were able to do that.”

Up Next -- The Wine &amp; Gold have the No. 8 overall pick in the NBA Draft on June 21 and a free agency period after that. The Cavaliers will then take their annual visit to the desert for Las Vegas Summer League from July 6 through the 17.

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