By the Numbers: Starting the Season’s Second Half

As the Wine and Gold start the season’s unofficial second half with the Eastern Conference’s best record, cavs.com takes a deeper look at some of the interesting integers as March approaches in this installment of “By the Numbers” presented by Fan Duel.

15 … games this season that the Cavaliers have been outrebounded by their opponent, second-fewest in the league behind only the Spurs (13).

40 … points that the Wine and Gold scored in the second quarter of Wednesday’s win over Charlotte, a season-high.

40-0 … Cavaliers record over the past two seasons when they shoot 50 percent or better from the floor.

4,672 … rebounds LeBron James has grabbed as a Cavalier, surpassing Hot Rod Williams for 3rd on the franchise’s all-time list.

15-0 … Cavaliers record this year when converting their opponent’s turnovers into 20 or more points.

500 … three-pointers that Kyrie Irving has hit over the course of his career.

10.2, 10.6 … Tristan Thompson’s scoring and rebounding averages over the past five games.

.807 … Cavaliers record this year with Tristan Thompson in the starting lineup.

… minutes that the Cavaliers have trailed in the second half of their last six wins.

6.6 … assists per game that LeBron James is averaging, good for 3rd in the Eastern Conference – and tops among Conference forwards.

.500 … Channing Frye’s shooting percentage through his first two games as a Cavalier.

85 … three-pointers that J.R. Smith has drilled since the start of the new year – second-most in the league only to Stephen Curry (126).

19.0, 8.5 … Kevin Love’s scoring and rebounding averages since the All-Star Break.

3.01 … Matthew Dellavedova’s assist-to-turnover ratio this season, good for 2nd best in the Eastern Conference behind only Jose Calderon (3.35).

15 … games this season that Kyrie Irving has topped the 20-point mark.

.846 … Cavaliers’ winning percentage on the road (11-2) since December 28, tops in the NBA overt that span.

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