The Brooklyn Nets (39-33, 19-15 Home) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (46-28, 17-20 Away) Thursday in a matchup of patient teams. The teams face off in their second successive game against each other. Cleveland defeated Brooklyn 115-109 at Barclays Center on Tuesday, their third consecutive road win.
Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 31 points. Day’Ron Sharpe had 20 points and 11 rebounds in the losing effort. The Cavaliers are fourth in the Eastern Conference. The Nets are the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Cleveland and Brooklyn have split their two matchups this season. Mitchell is averaging 27.4 points per game, seventh-highest in the league, to lead the Cavs in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Darius Garland is dishing 7.8 assists per game, seventh-most in the NBA, and Jarrett Allen is grabbing 9.9 rebounds per game.
Nic Claxton has powered the Nets on offense, averaging 12.6 points per game. Claxton also has averaged 9.2 rebounds per game. Royce O’Neale has distributed 3.7 assists per game.
Half-court execution will be paramount in this matchup that features two of the league’s slowest-paced teams, as the Cavaliers are 30th in possessions per game while the Nets are 26th. The Nets have had success in the last 10 clashes between the teams at Barclays Center, winning six.
Brooklyn is looking to avoid a fourth consecutive loss at home this season. In the last 10 games, Cleveland is 7-3 with an average margin of +6.6 (113.9-107.3). Brooklyn has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 110.8 points per game on average while holding opponents to 109.3 (+1.5 margin).
CAVALIERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Caris LeVert: 26.6 | 19.9 | +6.7
Points per game:
Caris LeVert: 18.8 | 12.0 | +6.8
Rebounds per game:
Jarrett Allen: 14.0 | 9.9 | +4.1
Assists per game:
Donovan Mitchell: 2.5 | 4.6 | -2.1
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cam Thomas: 4.0 | 13.5 | -9.5
Points per game:
Mikal Bridges: 24.6 | 19.1 | +5.5
Cam Thomas: 2.3 | 10.3 | -8.0
Rebounds per game:
Dorian Finney-Smith: 2.8 | 4.7 | -1.9
Assists per game:
Spencer Dinwiddie: 11.2 | 6.0 | +5.2
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Cleveland Cavs (-175)
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