The Cleveland Cavaliers (7-1, 3-1 Away), one of the league’s top scoring teams, head to face the Los Angeles Lakers (2-6, 2-3 Home) on Sunday. Cleveland outplayed the Detroit Pistons 112-88 at Little Caesars Arena on Friday, their seventh win in a row. With 23 points, Jarrett Allen was the leading scorer.
Kevin Love added 21 points, 10 assists, and eight rebounds. The Cavaliers are trailing the Milwaukee Bucks by one game in the Eastern Conference, currently sitting in second. Los Angeles lost on Friday at Crypto.com Arena, falling to the Utah Jazz 130-116. Russell Westbrook had 26 points, six assists, three rebounds, and two steals in the losing effort, leading the team.
The Lakers are 13th in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Los Angeles won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 131-120 triumph at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on March 21, their fifth straight head-to-head victory. LeBron James led the Lakers with a triple double, recording 38 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds. Darius Garland had 29 points and 17 assists in the loss.
Donovan Mitchell is averaging 31.1 points per game, fifth-highest in the league, to lead the Cavs in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Allen is grabbing 11.4 rebounds per game, sixth-most in the league, and Garland is dishing 7.5 assists.James (24.0 ppg) and Anthony Davis (23.0) have supplied much of the Lakers’ offense.
Davis also has posted 11.0 rebounds per game, ninth-most in the NBA, while James has tallied 7.5 assists per game. The Cavaliers rank as one of the most explosive offenses in the NBA, fourth-best with 116.5 points per game. The teams have split their last 10 meetings at Crypto.com Arena (5-5). Cleveland is looking for a fourth straight road win this season.
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