This Monday, the (21-12) Brooklyn Nets will travel to Cleveland, OH to take on the (22-12) Cleveland Cavaliers. Tipoff will be at 7:00 PM EST inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. This will be the first meeting between these two Eastern Conference foes, as I am expecting a battle in this game!
The Nets are coming into this one after winning their eighth straight game. They took down the Bucks, 118-100, as they looked great on the defensive end of the floor. They will need to continue contesting shots near the rim and on the perimeter if they want to challenge the Cavs on the road.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are entering this matchup after falling to the Toronto Raptors, 118-107. The Cavs struggled on both ends of the floor, as they will have to be more efficient in this game if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's re sults.
The Brooklyn Nets are currently in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are two games back from the first-place Boston Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 114.1 points per game and they have shot 50.8% from the floor. This is the 15th most points scored per contest and the highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, Brooklyn has an adjusted offensive rating of 115.6, which is the sixth-highest rating in the NBA. Kevin Durant continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the floor, as he is scoring 29.9 points per game on 56.3% shooting from the field. Brooklyn has also shown that they have multiple players that can get extremely hot from behind the arc. They have shot 38.4% from deep, which is the third-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The Nets have also taken care of business at the charity stripe, as they have shot 80.2% from the line, which is the seventh-highest fre e-throw shooting percentage in the league. They can't miss out on these free looks at the basket and still expect to win these games.
On the defensive end of the court, the Nets are allowing 111.1 points per contest and their opponents have shot 45.5% from the floor. This is the ninth least amount of points surrendered per game and the sixth-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Nets have an adjusted defensive rating of 112.5, which is the 13th lowest rating in the NBA. Unfortunately, the Nets have struggled to consistently contest shots on the perimeter. They have allowed their opponents to shoot 37.1% from behind the arc, which is the 27th-lowest three-point shooting percentage surrendered in the league. They have to apply more pressure on the outside if they want to challenge the Cavs on the road. The Brooklyn Nets have also struggled to crash the offensive and defensive glass. They are only snatching 40.3 rebounds per game, which is the second least in the league.
Injury Report: Joe. Harris SG (Knee) is questionable.
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