The young Cavaliers welcome the Bulls to town on Wednesday night and, despite coming off a couple losses, have put up some noteworthy numbers as the season's calendar turns to December.
.560 …. Omri Casspi’s 3-point percentage over the last seven games
15.2 … points per game Dion Waiters is averaging this season, making him the second-leading scorer among all rookies
551 … career three-pointers made by Daniel Gibson, moving him past Wesley Person and into third place on the Cavaliers’ all-time list
15.4 … rebounds per game Anderson Varejao is averaging, best in the NBA
2.7 … rebounds per game the next closest competitor – Memphis’ Zach Randolph – is from Varejao for the top spot
6.2 … offensive rebounds per game Varejao is averaging, best in the NBA
1.3 … offensive rebounds per game the next closest competitor – Memphis’ Zach Randolph – is from Varejao for the top spot
12 … road games played by the Cavaliers so far this season – most in the Eastern Conference, twice as many as the Chicago Bulls
7.0 … assists per game Dion Waiters has averaged over his last three games
38.1 … points per game the combination of Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters were averaging before their respective injuries
40 … combined age of the combination of Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters
15.1 … points per contest Jeremy Pargo is averaging as a starter
9 … straight games that Anderson Varejao has notched a double-double, the longest streak of his career and two shy of the Cavaliers’ team record
16.0, 17.6 … Varejao’s scoring and rebounding averages during his nine-game run
22 … total assists for Tristan Thompson through 16 games this season after dishing out just 27 in 60 games last year
9.3 … offensive rebounds per game allowed by the Cavaliers this season, best mark in the NBA
22 … sets of back-to-backs the Cavaliers will play this season
6 … sets of back-to-backs the Cavaliers will play in the month of December
23.6, 12.6 … points and rebounds per game Kevin Jones was averaging in Canton before being called up by the Cavs this week
38.8 … total rebounds per game allowed by the Cavaliers this season, also the best mark in the league