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When the Cleveland Cavaliers, currently atop the NBA standings, visit the Barclays Centre on Tuesday, the Brooklyn Nets will be hoping to stave off a third consecutive loss.
Despite the home team's recent struggles, the visiting team travels to New York looking to win their sixth game in a row after getting back on track last time out.
Previous Matches and Head-to-head
Following their most disheartening loss of the season in their 115-105 victory against the Washington Wizards at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Saturday, the Cleveland Cavaliers wasted no time getting back on track.
Jarrett Allen's 16th double-double—21 points on 7-9 shooting and 11 rebounds—was a major contributor as Kenny Atkinson's squad stormed into the second half, claiming control after a 25-25 first quarter.
The Cavaliers have won 22 of their 26 games this season, keeping them atop the Eastern Conference. They are continuing to show why they deserve to be winners as they seek to finally win an NBA championship after an eight-year drought that began with their 2016 triumph.
The club from Ohio will now try to maintain its dominant play, and they have a decent shot at beating the Nets after winning eight of their last nine matches
Also, the visiting club on Tuesday has a near-perfect record vs teams with losing records this season. They've lost just twice against teams with losing records, and both of those losses were to the Atlanta Hawks.
The Brooklyn Nets were dissatisfied with Saturday's 135-119 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum, coming less than a week after squandering a four-point lead in the last four minutes of their game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Even though Jordi Fernandez's squad had eight players in double figures for points, they were second best for long stretches of the match and had a lead of only 39 seconds during the whole 48 minutes.
Point guard Dennis Schroder had a career-high eight assists and fifteen points in what was likely his last game with the Nets before he was reported to be traded to the Western Conference powerhouses, the Golden State Warriors.
The Nets have dropped to 10-15 on the season and occupy the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference standings after winning four of their last five games (from November 20–28).
The Nets' defense will be tested against a club that has scored 121.2 points thus far, second only to the Memphis Grizzlies' 122.6, since they are in the bottom two in both blocks and steals per game.
Brooklyn Nets x Cleveland Cavaliers Team News
He will miss the rest of the season after Yongxi Cui tore his anterior cruciate ligament while playing for the Long Island Nets in the G-League.
Ziaire Williams will be unable to contribute to the home team's chances due to a knee ailment, while Cam Thomas, who has scored the most points, will not be able to play because of a left hamstring injury.
Bojan Bogdanovic, 35, has been sidelined with a foot injury since April 28 and has yet to get an update on when he may be ready to return to play.
After sitting out last time due to an ankle injury, Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley may be able to return in time to play in Tuesday's game against the Wizards.
Max Strus (ankle) and Emoni Bates (right knee meniscus) will miss this match for the away team; however, Strus is closer to a return to action than Bates.
Our Predictions
Handicap (incl. overtime) Cleveland Cavaliers (-6.5) @ 1.62 on SKY247.ng
The Cavaliers are heavy favorites to win this game since they have been playing at a high level recently. We anticipate a respectable effort from the Nets, but we have the Cavs rolling in the end.
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