7 Reasons Cleveland Cavaliers Will Win Back-to-Back Championships

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Brad Sullivan

9 years ago

3. Long-Range Weapons

Given the possibility of the third consecutive Cleveland-Golden State matchup, the 3-pointer will likely be something that’s used with abandon. The Cavaliers have seven different players that connected for 90 or more 3-pointers during the regular season. One of those seven players is James, who has expanded his game even more by adding the 3-pointer to his repertoire.

While the Warriors’ backcourt duo of Curry and Klay Thompson will no doubt be launching their share of 3-pointers, the only other player that cracked that 90-triple threshold for them was Kevin Durant. Beyond that, Green’s three-point shot only found its way into the basket 30.8 percent of the time, with nobody else averaging more than one triple per game.

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Brad Sullivan

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.