The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to regain some of the momentum they lost with their defeat to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday as they face the Atlanta Hawks on Black Friday.
This will also be the Cavs’
last NBA Cup group stage game. They still have a chance to advance, but they may need some things to break their way. Mainly, it would be helpful if the Orlando Magic defeated the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks took down the New York Knicks.
The Cavs haven’t had the start they were looking for. We’re nearly a quarter of the way through the regular season, and they sit in the fifth spot in the conference and are in the middle of the league with their net and offensive rating.
The Hawks are roughly in the same spot. They’ve been without their star guard, Trae Young, for a few weeks, but are slowly getting back on track as they’ve won seven of their last 10. However, they are coming off a disappointing 132-113 loss to the lowly Washington Wizards.
This will be the Cavs’ and Hawks’ second meeting of the year. Cleveland won the first matchup on Nov. 2.
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Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (12-7) at. Atlanta Hawks (11-8)
Where: State Farm Arena — Atlanta, GA
When: Friday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 pm EST
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports App, NBA League Pass
Point spread: Cavs -3.5
Cavs injury report: Not yet submitted
Hawks injury report: Not yet submitted
Cavs expected starting lineup: Darius Garland Donovan Mitchell, Jaylon Tyson, De’Andre Hunter, Evan Mobley
Hawks expected starting lineup: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson, Zaccharie Risacher, Kristaps Porzingis
Here’s a look at both teams’ impact stats via Cleaning the Glass.
