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Cavaliers ... By the Numbers

May 13, 2009
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The Cavaliers have ripped through the postseason – sweeping both Detroit and Atlanta to make their second trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in the past three years. While the Wine and Gold wait to see who they’ll face, here are some nifty numbers from the first two rounds.


16.7 . . . Average Cavaliers' margin of victory through the first eight games of the postseason.

5.0, 6.4 . . . Points below their season average that Delonte West held Rip Hamilton and Joe Johnson, respectively.

78.7 . . . Points per game the Cavaliers are allowing through the postseason, the lowest playoff mark in the shot-clock era.

2:11 . . . Total amount of time in each series that Detroit and Atlanta had leads in the second half.

.750 . . . Mike Brown's winning percentage in close-out games on the road.

4.5, 2.2 . . . Improvement in points (28.4 – 32.9) and rebounds (7.6 – 9.8) for LeBron James during the postseason.

1 . . . Number of Cavaliers in franchise history (not named LeBron) who’ve been names First Team All-NBA (Mark Price – 1992-93).

.315 . . . Shooting percentage for the Hawks in Game 4; the lowest mark Cleveland’s held an opponent to in team history.

29.8 . . . Points per game that Cavaliers starting backcourt of Mo Williams and Delonte West averaged during the Atlanta series.

20-1 . . . Cavaliers postseason record since 2006 when scoring 94 points or more.

49.5 . . . Combined points, rebounds and assists per game for LeBron James in the postseason.

13.7 . . . Average per-game rebounding advantage in four games against the Hawks.

19 . . . Straight opponents the Cavaliers have held below 90 points in the playoffs under Mike Brown.

.862 . . . Delonte West’s free throw percentage this postseason.

13.1 . . . Trips to the line LeBron has averaged in the postseason.