Professional DNA
Cleveland Cavaliers attack through catch & shoot
22.8 % of their plays · 2025-26
22.8
%
The question
How does Cleveland Cavaliers play?
The evidence
Cleveland Cavaliers · miscellaneous plays: 0.608 points per play
On offense
The play-type split describes where the points come from, not how well each one is defended.
- catch & shoot1.07 points per play
22.8 % of their plays · 69th percentile
- transition1.16 points per play
17.9 % of their plays · 69th percentile
- pick & roll (ball-handler)0.90 points per play
16.3 % of their plays · 72th percentile
- cuts to the basket1.30 points per play
9.0 % of their plays · 48th percentile
- rolling to the rim1.07 points per play
7.7 % of their plays · 28th percentile
- one-on-one0.99 points per play
7.3 % of their plays · 90th percentile
- miscellaneous plays0.61 points per play
5.6 % of their plays · 97th percentile
- putbacks1.17 points per play
4.5 % of their plays · 69th percentile
- hand-offs0.93 points per play
4.1 % of their plays · 45th percentile
- coming off screens1.00 points per play
2.7 % of their plays · 66th percentile
- post-ups1.02 points per play
2.2 % of their plays · 66th percentile
On defense
What the team concedes on each play type. A high percentile is good defense: fewer points allowed per play.
- catch & shoot1.08 points per play
25.1 % of their plays · 17th percentile
- transition1.11 points per play
18.5 % of their plays · 79th percentile
- pick & roll (ball-handler)0.85 points per play
13.9 % of their plays · 83th percentile
- one-on-one0.90 points per play
7.6 % of their plays · 69th percentile
- cuts to the basket1.26 points per play
6.5 % of their plays · 79th percentile
- miscellaneous plays0.52 points per play
6.0 % of their plays · 31th percentile
- rolling to the rim1.11 points per play
5.2 % of their plays · 48th percentile
- putbacks1.04 points per play
5.1 % of their plays · 90th percentile
- hand-offs0.99 points per play
4.4 % of their plays · 24th percentile
- post-ups0.99 points per play
4.2 % of their plays · 55th percentile
- coming off screens0.99 points per play
3.5 % of their plays · 55th percentile
Limitations
FactDerivedAssumption
What this does not prove
- The play-type split describes where the points come from, not how well each one is defended.
- It portrays the 2025-26 season, already closed. It is not what comes next.
- This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.
From here
Where it comes from
Source
2026-07-26
Model input
2026-07-26
Computation
2026-11-07
This answer
2026-11-07
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