Cavaliers face the Nets on 10-game win streak
Brooklyn Nets (4-5, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (10-0, first in the Eastern Conference)
Cleveland; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland comes into a matchup with Brooklyn as winners of 10 straight games.
Cleveland finished 48-34 overall and 31-21 in Eastern Conference play a season ago. The Cavaliers averaged 7.4 steals, 4.6 blocks and 12.7 turnovers per game last season.
Brooklyn finished 32-50 overall and 24-28 in Eastern Conference action during the 2023-24 season. The Nets allowed opponents to score 113.3 points per game and shoot 47.0% from the field last season.
INJURIES: Cavaliers: Emoni Bates: out (knee), Max Strus: out (ankle).
Nets: Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Day'Ron Sharpe: out (hamstring), Trendon Watford: out (hamstring).
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
HEADLINES
- Embiid drops season-high 39, leads 76ers past Pacers with Maxey out
- Mitchell scores 24 of his 48 points in 4th Q as Cavs come back vs. Wizards
- Morant returns from 10-game absence in Grizzlies' loss to Jazz
- The Spurs are growing up, Keegan Murray is stuck, NBA Cup matters
- The Knicks are figuring things out, and that should scare East rivals