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Three Early Reasons the 2017-18 Cavaliers are better than the 2016-17 team

3.) Less Three-Point Attempts, More Shooting from Inside the Arc

Last season the Cleveland Cavaliers averaged the second highest 3-point field goal attempts per game. The Cavaliers shot around 33.89 3PT attempts per game according to Basketball-Reference.

The Cavs only trailed the Houston Rockets, the Rockets averaged 40.32 3PT attempts per game.

The Cavs lived and died from behind the arc and I believe that is one of the reasons why they lost in the 2017 NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors.

It seemed that if the Cavs were trailing during the Finals that they would throw up as many shots as possible from behind the arc, which is a game you cannot play with the now defending NBA Champions.

In Cleveland’s opener in 2016 against the New York Knicks, the Cavs shot 13-35 from beyond the arc and went 45-94 on field goals. The Cavs won that game 117-88.

Last night the Cavs defeated the Boston Celtics 102-99. Cleveland shot 5-22 for 3 and they were 38-83 on field goals.

The Cavs took 13 less 3 point attempts in the opener which is a welcoming sign for fans that have wanted to see the team drive in more often.

After a few games Cavalier fans can get more of a feel to see which direction the team is going in but as of right now it seems that they will be taking less 3 point attempts.

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Payton Vince is either talking about sports or watching sports. He covers sports for Metro Networks and is also a writer for LastWordOnSports.com. He grew up in Brooklyn Heights,Ohio for most of his life then around senior year of high school moved to Cleveland. A fan of the Cleveland Indians, Cavaliers, and a Pittsburgh Steelers, he graduated from Cuyahoga Heights High School (Class of 2014) and also graduated from the Ohio Center for Broadcasting in 2015. He bowled and played baseball in high school, and is a huge fan of independent wrestling and WWE, and can almost always find him at an independent show. Lastly, Payton is a backstage interviewer for Mega Championship Wrestling in Elyria, and is one of the three on ‘That Sports Show’ which airs daily from 2-4pm on AllSportsCleveland.com.

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