The Cleveland Cavaliers (37-22, 24-6 Home), the NBA’s top scoring defense, welcome the San Antonio Spurs (14-43, 5-22 Away) on Monday. San Antonio was dismantled by the Atlanta Hawks 125-106 at State Farm Arena on Saturday, their 12th straight loss. Keldon Johnson was a top performer in defeat with 25 points. The Spurs are 14th in the Western Conference.
Cleveland won their sixth in a row on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, beating the Chicago Bulls 97-89. Donovan Mitchell had 29 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists to lead the team. The Cavaliers are fourth in the Eastern Conference.
The teams are meeting for the last time this season. San Antonio will be seeking a season sweep against Cleveland after coming out on top in the only previous meeting 112-111 at AT&T Center in December 2022. Josh Richardson led the Spurs with 24 points.
Mitchell had 28 points in the loss. The Spurs have been led this season by Johnson, who is averaging 21.8 points per game. Meanwhile, Jakob Poeltl is grabbing 9.0 rebounds per game, and Tre Jones is dishing 6.3 assists. Mitchell (26.9 ppg) has supplied much of the Cavs’ offense. He has the 10th-best scoring average in the league.
Darius Garland is tallying 8.0 assists per game, sixth-most in the NBA, and Jarrett Allen is collecting 9.9 rebounds per game. The Cavaliers are holding opponents to 105.9 points per game, ranking as the top scoring defense in the NBA.
The Spurs have had the advantage in recent trips to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, winning seven of the last 10. San Antonio is looking to end a 14-game road losing streak this season. Cleveland has won three in a row at home this season. In the last 10 games, San Antonio is 0-10 with an average margin of -16.4 (110.1-126.5).
Cleveland has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 112.4 points per game on average while holding opponents to 99.4 (+13.0 margin). The Cavaliers are averaging 111.7 ppg for the full season while allowing 105.9.
SPURS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jeremy Sochan: 32.0 | 17.5 | +14.5
Points per game:
Jeremy Sochan: 18.0 | 10.1 | +7.9
Tre Jones: 8.0 | 12.8 | -4.7
Rebounds per game:
Jeremy Sochan: 9.0 | 4.9 | +4.1
Assists per game:
Josh Richardson: 4.3 | 3.3 | +1.1
Tre Jones: 3.0 | 6.3 | -3.2
CAVALIERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Jarrett Allen: 20.8 | 14.7 | +6.1
Rebounds per game:
Donovan Mitchell: 6.0 | 4.0 | +2.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Cleveland Cavs -15.5 (-105)
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