CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers set an NBA record by becoming the first team to have back-to-back regular-season games with 20 3-pointers, according to Elias Sports Bureau research.The team made 21 on Wednesday in racking up 137 points in a win against the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Cavs piled on 20 more Friday in a 128-90 rout of the Dallas Mavericks. There had been only 25 games in league history in which a team made 20 or more 3s in a game before this week, according to BasketballReference.com.The Golden State Warriors accomplished the feat seven times last season but never in back-to-back games. The Cavs had consecutive 20 3-pointer games against the Atlanta Hawks last season in the playoffs, making a combined 46 in Games 2 and 3 of their 4-0 series sweep.The Cavs have now recorded 10 or more 3-pointers in 14 consecutive games. They have made at least seven 3-pointers in 54 straight games dating to last season, an NBA record.We were making 11, 12 or 13 3s (per game), but I thought that we could shoot better, Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said. The last couple games the guys have been shooting really well.After Kevin Love?hit 8 of 12 3-pointers Wednesday in a 40-point showing, he hit 7 of 9 against the Mavs and scored 27 points.Love had been reducing his 3-point volume earlier in the season and looking to get to the foul line. But after reviewing film with assistant coach Phil Handy, Love said he was passing up good shot opportunities because he was aiming to draw fouls instead. So Love abandoned pump fakes and looked to shoot quicker after catching passes.So many guys close out to me so hard, but having my size, Im able to get the ball off quick if I just catch and shoot, Love said. I think I saw that and Ive been able to do that. Thats only going to open up more for everybody. Feels good right now.Love is 15-of-21 on 3-pointers the past two games, and Kyrie Irving, who had 25 points Friday, is 7-of-11. The Cavs went 20-of-43 on 3-pointers in the victory against the Mavs, and that included a woeful performance by J.R. Smith, who went 1-of-10 from beyond the arc.The team is averaging 14 3-pointers per game this season and shooting 40 percent as a team, tied with the San Antonio Spurs for best in the league. The Cavs average 35 3-point attempts per game, second to the Houston Rockets, who average 36.LeBron James had 11 assists Friday after picking up 13 Wednesday. Of the 24 assists, 16 of them set up 3-pointers. He also had five assists that led to layups or dunks Friday.Thats what were capable of, and weve been doing it on both ends the last couple games, James said. Obviously people [are] going to look at the shooting, the way were shooting the 3-ball right now, but defensively we stepped it up more now. Thats the good thing for me, what I like to see. Cheap Custom Jerseys Store .Y. - New York City has been selected to host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2015, with the game played at Madison Square Garden and the slam dunk contest and other skills events held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Discount Custom Jerseys Online . Louis Blues absence from top spot in the TSN. http://www.customjerseyschina.com/custom-football-jerseys-china-79n ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. Wholesale Custom Jerseys Free Shipping . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. Custom Basketball Jerseys China . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. MUNCIE, Ind. -- Anthony Maddie threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Northern Illinois picked up its first win with a 31-24 victory over Ball State on Saturday.Maddie threw for 298 yards and rushed for 160 yards including a 75-yard sprint for a touchdown that gave the Huskies (1-4, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) a 10-3 lead with 1:08 left in the first quarter. Joel Bouagnon added 153 yards and a score rushing and Christian Hagan kicked a 41-yard field goal.Northern Illinois led 24-117 at the break but Ball States James Gilbert ran for a score early in the fourth quarter to even it up.ddddddddddddThen Maddie hit Kenny Golladay for a 22-yard touchdown to put the Huskies back on top, 31-24, with 11:14 to play and they hung on for the win.Riley Neal threw for 276 yards for the Cardinals (3-2, 0-1). Gilbert had 119 yards and three scores rushing. ' ' '