LeBron James made history against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night, registering his 788th straight game with at least 10 points, moving past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the all-time list for consecutive games in double figures.
Later on, the Cavaliers made history as a team, becoming the just the third team in league history to knock down 1,000 3-pointers in a season. The play came in the third quarter, as Kyrie Irving drove to the basket, hung in the air to avoid the defense and kicked it out to a wide open Kevin Love, who calmly knocked down the triple.
With this 3, the @cavs became just the 3rd team in #NBA history to make at least 1000 3s in a single season.#DefendTheLand pic.twitter.com/hhCpgnDRrg
— NBA (@NBA) April 5, 2017
The other two teams to reach 1,000 3-pointers in a season were this season’s Houston Rockets and last season’s Golden State Warriors.
Cavaliers become the 3rd team in NBA history to make 1,000 3-pointers in a season, joining this year's Rockets and last year's Warriors
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 5, 2017
The Cavs finished Tuesday night with 18 3s in their 122-102 victory over the Magic. It was Cleveland’s second straight night with 18 makes from downtown and the Cavs’ fourth straight game with double-digit 3-pointers.
The Cavs have been stellar from behind the arc this season, shooting an impressive 38.6 percent from downtown, good for second in the league, despite taking more than 33 3-pointers a night, which is also second-most in the league.
