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Watch: Cavaliers make the extra pass 8 times

David Richard / USA TODAY Sports

After the Cleveland Cavaliers struggled with the Detroit Pistons through three quarters, Tyronn Lue went to the nuclear option.

By putting Kevin Love at center alongside LeBron James at power forward, the Cavaliers were able to spread the Pistons thin with five shooters on the court at once.

That led to beautiful sequences like the one above, in which the Cavaliers made eight extra passes before finally pulling the trigger on a clean look.

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