Cleveland Cavaliers Chucking 3s at Historic Pace, with No Plans to Change Course

November 14th, 2016 by Greg Swartz Leave a reply »

CLEVELAND — When the Big Three of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love was formed in 2014, a barrage of three-point shooting wasn't what most pictured from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Now, the Cavs' outside shooting is quietly reaching historic levels.

During Sunday's 100-93 win over the Charlotte Hornets, Cleveland's 14 made three-pointers gave it at least 10 in each of the first nine games of the season, passing the 2014-15 Houston Rockets for the longest streak to begin a season.

It also bumped their overall team average to 13.2, tied with the current Rockets for tops in the league. If sustained, it would mean the best average in NBA history, topping the Golden State Warriors' 13.1 makes per game set during their 73-9 campaign from 2015-16.

When told his team had reached this historic pace, head coach Tyronn Lue didn't seem all that thrilled.

"I guess," Lue said when asked if he was happy with Cleveland's outside success. "I think we can shoot better, though."

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