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Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers

Friday, December 9, 2016

* The Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers have played seven times since LeBron James returned to Cleveland, with the Heat winning four of the matchups.

Heat vs. Cavaliers – Since 2014-15

Heat Cavs

Wins 4 3

Points/Gm 100.1 (701/7) 99.6 (697/7)

FG% .482 .460

3PT% .372 .327

Turnovers/Gm 14.7 14.3

The home team has won each game in the time frame, with none of the seven games decided by fewer than 10 points.

* Cleveland struggled shooting three-pointers against Miami over the previous two seasons, but the Cavs lead the league in three-point shooting in 2016-17 with the largest improvement in beyond-the-arc accuracy from last season.

NBA, Largest 3PT% Improvement - 2015-16 à 2016-17

2015-16 2016-17 Diff

Cleveland Cavaliers .362 .401 +.039

Houston Rockets .347 .377 +.030

Los Angeles Lakers .317 .343 +.026

Toronto Raptors .370 .392 +.022

Philadelphia 76ers .339 .360 +.021

* Leading the way for the Cavs has been Channing Frye, who has been one of the most improved three-point shooters in the league this season. Goran Dragic has also been a much better shooter from deep.

NBA Players, Largest 3PT% Improvement - 2015-16 à 2016-17

(minimum 2.5 3PA per game & played 75% of team games each season)

15-16 16-17 Diff

Marco Belinelli, Cha .306 .437 +.131

Goran Dragic, Mia .312 .410 +.098

Channing Frye, Cle .387 .481 +.094

Courtney Lee, NY .378 .452 +.074

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Det .378 .452 +.066

* Dragic has been a much better player since his return from some elbow problems around Thanksgiving.

Goran Dragic, First 11 Games vs. Last 6 Games – 2016-17

First 11 Last 6

FG% .418 .481

Points/Gm 15.3 23.0

Assists/Gm 5.6 8.2

Turnovers/Gm 3.1 2.7

Assists/TO 1.8 3.1

* LeBron James has been the best player in the Eastern Conference when it comes to finishing in the paint this season.

East, Highest FG% in the Paint – 2016-17

(minimum 100 attempts)

LeBron James, Cle 64.7% (110/170)

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mil 63.2%

Thaddeus Young, Ind 63.2%

Dwight Howard, Atl 62.8%

Trevor Booker, Bkn 62.8%

* However, Miami is the best in the East when it comes to defending the paint.

NBA, Lowest FG% Allowed in the Paint – 2016-17

Utah Jazz 49.0%

Miami Heat 50.3%

Golden State Warriors 50.8%

Atlanta Hawks 51.4%

Detroit Pistons 51.8%

* Hassan Whiteside is the only player in the NBA who has led his team in rebounding in each of his team’s games this season.

NBA, Most Games Leading Team in Rebounds – 2016-17

Hassan Whiteside, Mia 22

Rudy Gobert, Uta 21

Andre Drummond, Det 18

Dwight Howard, Atl 18

Marcin Gortat, Was 17

DeAndre Jordan, LAC 17

* These teams feature the only two players in the Eastern Conference averaging at least 15 points and 10 rebounds on a per-game basis this season.

NBA, Players Averaging 15+ PPG & 10+ RPG – 2016-17

(minimum 1 game played; listed alphabetically)

DeMarcus Cousins, Sac

Anthony Davis, NO

Kevin Love, Cle (21.4 PPG, 10.3 RPG)

Karl-Anthony Towns, Min

Russell Westbrook, OKC

Hassan Whiteside, Mia (17.6 PPG, 14.7 RPG)