The Cavaliers have committed 18 shot-clock violations through 20 games, which is tied for the third-most in the league.

“We’re getting into what we call late-clock situations way too often,” said Byron Scott, who addressed the issue with his players again during practice Thursday. “Our pace of play has to be faster. The way we want to play and the way we want to get the ball moving from side to side and then look to attack means you have to get the ball up the court a lot faster.”

The Detroit Pistons have the most shot-clock violations with 31, according to Elias Sports Bureau. The New Jersey Nets are next with 19, and the Cavs are tied with the Sacramento Kings at 18.

Scott has been hounding point guards Kyrie Irving and Ramon Sessions to play faster for weeks, in part for this reason.