The Cleveland Cavaliers (30-20, 10-15 Away), the league’s top scoring defense, head to face the Oklahoma City Thunder (23-25, 14-10 Home) on Friday. Cleveland is playing on back-to-back days after blowing out the Houston Rockets 113-95 at Toyota Center yesterday. Darius Garland led the way with 26 points and nine assists. The Cavaliers are fifth in the Eastern Conference.
Oklahoma City dropped their last game on Wednesday at Paycom Center, falling to the Atlanta Hawks 137-132. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 36 points and seven assists in defeat to lead the team. The Thunder are 11th in the Western Conference.
It’s the last meeting of the season between the teams. Cleveland will be aiming for a season sweep against Oklahoma City after winning the only previous meeting 110-102 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in December 2022, their fourth straight head-to-head victory.
Caris LeVert led the Cavaliers with 22 points, while Jarrett Allen played a key role with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander had 23 points in the loss. The Cavs have been led this season by Donovan Mitchell, who is averaging 28.3 points per game, ninth-highest in the league.
Meanwhile, Garland is dishing 8.0 assists per game, fifth-most in the league, and Allen is grabbing 9.7 rebounds per game. Gilgeous-Alexander has powered the Thunder on offense, averaging 30.8 points per game. He ranks as the fifth-highest scorer in the NBA. Josh Giddey is recording 8.0 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.
The Cavaliers are holding opponents to 107.0 points per game, ranking as the best scoring defense in the league. The teams have split their last 10 clashes at Paycom Center (5-5).
Meanwhile, the Cavaliers are 5-2 when playing on consecutive nights this season and 4-1 with a rest disadvantage. The Thunder are 2-7 with a rest advantage.
Cleveland is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +4.1 (111.8-107.7). Oklahoma City has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 119.9 points per game on average while holding opponents to 111.7 (+8.2 margin).
CAVALIERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kevin Love: 9.5 | 17.1 | -7.6
Points per game:
Evan Mobley: 21.2 | 15.2 | +6.0
Rebounds per game:
Kevin Love: 3.0 | 6.8 | -3.8
Assists per game:
Donovan Mitchell: 8.0 | 4.8 | +3.2
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Isaiah Joe: 18.0 | 11.2 | +6.9
Tre Mann: 5.6 | 12.0 | -6.4
Points per game:
Tre Mann: 2.8 | 8.0 | -5.2
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Cleveland Cavaliers (+100)
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