The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to establish some positive momentum after Sunday’s disappointing loss to the Boston Celtics. Even though they’ll be playing on the second night of a back-to-back, going up against this version of the Philadelphia 76ers should help them.
The Sixers will be without their four best players: Joel Embiid (oblique), Tyrese Maxey (finger), Paul George (suspension), and VJ Edgecombe (back). Meanwhile, the Cavs are expected to have their starting lineup from yesterday available, even though Jarrett Allen (knee) still won’t be available.
We’ll see if the Cavs can take advantage of this.
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Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (39-25) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (34-29)
Where: Rocket Arena – Cleveland, OH
When: Mon. March 9 at 7 PM
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports Network App, NBA League Pass
Point spread: Cavs -13.5
Cavs injury report: Jarrett Allen – OUT (knee), Dean Wade – PROBABLE (ankle), Tyrese Proctor – OUT (quad), Max Strus – OUT (foot), Olivier Sarr – OUT (G League)
76ers injury report: Joel Embiid – OUT (oblique), Paul George – OUT (suspension), Tyrese Maxey – OUT (finger), Johni Broome – OUT (knee), VJ Edgecombe – OUT (back)
Cavs expected starting lineup: James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley
76ers expected starting lineup: Cameron Payne, Quintin Grimes, Kelly Oubre, Dominick Barlow, Adem Bona
Previous matchup: The Cavs defeated the 76ers 117-115 on Jan. 16 on a last-second dunk from Evan Mobley.
Here’s a look at both teams’ impact stats via Cleaning the Glass.
|
Offensive Rating |
Defensive Rating |
Net Rating |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cavs |
117.9 (8th) |
113.6 (12th) |
+3.9 (8th) |
|
76ers |
115.4 (14th) |
116.1 (17th) |
-0.7 (19th) |
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