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Brooklyn Nets at Cleveland Cavaliers

· National Basketball Association
5-7, 2-4 Away

vs

13-0, 6-0 Home
Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Cavaliers: 83.8%
Nets: 16.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Evan Mobley, PF Day-To-Day Nov 15
Sam Merrill, SG Out Nov 14
Jarrett Allen, C Day-To-Day Nov 14
Max Strus, SG Out Oct 19
Emoni Bates, F Out Oct 7
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nic Claxton, C Out Nov 15
Trendon Watford, PF Out Nov 14
Bojan Bogdanovic, SF Out Nov 14
Day'Ron Sharpe, C Out Oct 7

Nets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs MEM W 106-104
@ BOS L 108-104 OT
@ CLE L 105-100
@ NO W 107-105
vs BOS L 139-114

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ NO W 131-122
vs GS W 136-117
vs BKN W 105-100
@ CHI W 119-113
@ PHI W 114-106

Game Information

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Location: Cleveland, OH
Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 10 3 .769 - W1
New York 5 6 .455 4 L1
Brooklyn 5 7 .417 4.5 L1
Philadelphia 2 9 .182 7 L2
Toronto 2 10 .167 7.5 L5

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 0 W13 1 13
Indiana 7 6 L1 0.45454547 5
Chicago 7.5 7 W1 0.41666666 5
Detroit 8 8 L1 0.3846154 5
Milwaukee 8.5 8 W2 0.33333334 4
Full Standings

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