The Cleveland Cavaliers (34-15, 2nd Eastern Conference) head north of the border on Saturday to play the Toronto Raptors (18-33, 12th Eastern Conference), who will be playing the back half of a back-to-back after facing the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Cleveland defeated the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 118-95 on Thursday night for their 8th straight win. Cleveland has moved to second in the Eastern Conference, 4 ½ games behind first place Boston. Toronto defeated the Charlotte Hornets 123-117 on Wednesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. Toronto is 12th in the Eastern Conference with only the top 10 qualifying for the postseason.
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Cleveland is allowing an average of 109.2 points per game which is second in the NBA, while holding opponents to the fourth lowest field goal shooting percentage of 45.4 and the 9th lowest point shooting percentage at 35.7. Cleveland is averaging 10.7 offensive and 34.4 defensive rebounds per game for a total of 45.1 boards per contest with the leading rebounder Jarrett Allen with an average of 10.5 per game. Allen is the rim protector with an average of 1.2 blocked shots per game and Mitchell is the leader in steals with an average of 1.9 per contest.
Cleveland's offense is generating an average of 114.8 points per game which is 16th best. The Cavaliers are shooting 48.2% overall which is 10th and 36.2% from 3-point land which is 19th. Donovan Mitchell is the leading s corer for Cleveland with an average of 28.5 points per game and Darius Garland is second at 18.6 points per game. Cleveland has three other players averaging double figures in scoring. Mitchell is the leader in assists with an average of 6.3 per game.
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