Five Bold Predictions for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Stretch Run

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4. 110 Points Per Game Average

Tyronn Lue

The Cavaliers are currently scoring an average of 103.2 points per game, with anything above almost guaranteeing victory. This season, they’re 29-3 when scoring 103 points or more, with two of the three losses coming in overtime and the other in a February late-game meltdown against the Boston Celtics.

Under Tyronn Lue, the mantra has been to play at a faster pace, and in more than half of the 20 games since he has taken over as head coach, the Cavaliers have scored more than 110 points. This has been accomplished in the midst of a drastic midseason strategy change. Becoming more comfortable with it with every game, the challenge is certainly within reach.

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Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.