Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Super Bowl
This Friday, the (35-22) Cleveland Cavaliers will travel to New Orleans, LA to take on the (29-27) New Orleans Pelicans. Tipoff will be at 10:00 PM EST inside the Smoothie King Center. This will be the second meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Cavaliers won the last matchup, 113-103.
The Cavs are coming into this one after defeating the Detroit Pistons, 113-85. They looked incredible on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to stay aggressive in this one if they want to take down the Pelicans on the road.
The New Orleans Pelicans are entering this game after taking down the Atlanta Hawks, 116-107. They were great on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to stay hot in this one if they want to pick up a win against the Cavs at home.
This game wa s written/published before last night's results.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are five games back from the Boston Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 111.8 points per game and they have shot 48.7% from the floor. This is the 25th most points scored per contest, but the sixth-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Cavs have the ninth-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Donovan Mitchell continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 26.8 points per game on 47.3% shooting from the floor. Make sure to check the injury report, though. He is currently listed as questionable with a groin injury. The Cavaliers have also shot 36.7% from behind the arc, which is the 10th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. They haven't been as solid at the charity stripe, though. They have only knocked down 77.6% of their shots at the line, which is the 19th-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
On the defensive end of the court, the Cavaliers have been very tough to beat. They are currently allowing 106.2 points per game and they have forced their opponents to shoot 46.4% from the floor. This is the least amount of points surrendered per contest and the fifth-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Cavs have the lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have continued to contest shots in the paint, but their perimeter defense has had issues. They are allowing their opponents to shoot 36.5% from behind the arc, which is the 20th-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed. Cleveland has also snatched 42.2 rebounds per game, which is the 21st most in the league.
Injury Report: Darius Garland PG (Thumb) and Donovan Mitchell SG (Groin) are questionable.
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