After another strong stretch and with the Thanksgiving holiday rolling around this week, here are some noteworthy numerals in this installment of “By the Numbers” presented by FanDuel.
7 … consecutive games that Kevin Love has posted a double-double – averaging 19.0 points and 13.1 boards over that stretch
301 … shots that Tristan Thompson has blocked over the course of his career
11.0 … points per game that Channing Frye is averaging, 4th-best on the Cavaliers this season
5 … games – including last year's 21-game Playoff run and the first 12 games this year – that Kyrie Irving hasn't scored 20 points or more
9.0 … assists that LeBron James is averaging this season, a career-best and currently tops in the Eastern Conference
1,706 … three-pointers that J.R. Smith has hit over his 12-year career, good for 15th on the NBA's all-time list
9 … games this season in which Tristan Thompson has grabbed at least 10 rebounds
67.5, 22.7, 15.3 … points, rebounds and assists that Cleveland's Big Three averages on a nightly basis
.483, .452 … Iman Shumpert's respective field goal and three-point shooting percentages this season
31, 317 … years and days it took LeBron James to top the 27,000-point mark for his career, faster than any player in NBA history
12 … straight games (and counting) in which the Cavaliers have hit at least 10 three-pointers, an NBA record to start a season
182 … assists that LeBron James needs to move into the NBA's all-time Top 15
… regular season and Playoff games that Tristan Thompson has missed since February 10, 2012
9 | 338 … double-doubles Kevin Love has posted this season – (tied for 3rd-best in the NBA this year) – and double-doubles he's posted since 2008-09, second only to Dwight Howard over that span
1 … three-pointer that Iman Shumpert needs to reach 300 for his career
