The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to rebound from a frustrating loss to the Orlando Magic by taking on Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks.
Dallas hasn’t had much success in the win column this season, but Flagg is the real deal. He’s one of the most well-rounded prospects we’ve seen in recent seasons, as he’s a solid playmaker and a threat to score at all three levels, even though he has some room to grow with this three-point shot. Flagg is averaging 20.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game on .470/.299/.804 shooting splits.
As seen on Wednesday, the Cavs are a work in progress, especially defensively. We’ll see if the Cavs can clean up that end of the floor against a Mavs team that will be on the second leg of a back-to-back.
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Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (40-26) at Dallas Mavericks (21-44)
Where: American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
When: Fri. March 13 at 7:30 PM
TV: Prime Video
Point spread: Cavs -12.5
Cavs injury report: Jarrett Allen – OUT (knee), Tyrese Proctor – OUT (quad), Max Strus – OUT (foot), Olivier Sarr – OUT (G League)
Mavs injury report for Thursday’s game vs. Grizzlies: Kyrie Irving – OUT (knee), Dereck LIvely II – OUT (foot), Klay Thompson – OUT (rest), Moussa Cisse – OUT (G League), John Poulakidas – OUT (G League), Tyler Smith – OUT (G League)
Cavs expected starting lineup: James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley
Mavs expected starting lineup: Naji Marshall, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg, P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford
Previous matchup: The Cavs defeated the Mavs the day after the Luka trade.
Here’s a look at both teams’ impact stats via Cleaning the Glass.
|
Offensive Rating |
Defensive Rating |
Net Rating |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cavs |
118.2 (7th) |
114.1 (12th) |
+4.1 (7th) |
|
Mavs |
110.5 (28th) |
115.5 (16th) |
-5 (25th) |
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