The Cleveland Cavaliers took a step in the right direction with their win over the Charlotte Hornets. They’ll get a chance to build on that as they welcome a bad New Orleans Pelicans team to Rocket Arena.
Cleveland’s offense looked good on Monday. The outside shot was falling, which led to the ball moving around the perimeter in a way that we haven’t seen much this season. The same can’t be said about their defense. They struggled to stop the ball on the perimeter and still have some work to do on that end
of the floor.
Let’s see if they can put together a more complete game tonight.
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Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (16-14) vs New Orleans Pelicans (8-22)
Where: Rocket Arena – Cleveland, OH
When: Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 7:30 pm EST
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports App, NBA League Pass
Point spread: Cavs -9.5
Cavs injury report for Monday’s game vs. Charlotte: Donovan Mitchell – PROBABLE (illness), Sam Merrill – PROBABLE (hand), Craig Porter Jr. – PROBABLE (illness), Evan Mobley – OUT (calf), Larry Nance Jr. – OUT (calf), Max Strus – OUT (foot), Chris Livingston – OUT (G League), Luke Travers – OUT (G League)
Pelicans injury report for Monday’s game vs. Dallas: Trey Alexander – OUT (G League), Hunter Dickinson – OUT (G League), Dejounte Murray – OUT (achilles)
Cavs expected starting lineup: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Jaylon Tyson, Dean Wade, Jarrett Allen
Pelicans expected starting lineup: Jeremiah Fears, Herb Jones, Trey Murphy III, Saddiq Bey, Derik Queen
Previous matchup: Ty Jerome scores 29 in win on Nov. 20, 2024.
Here’s a look at both teams’ impact stats via Cleaning the Glass heading into their games on Monday.
