The Cleveland Cavaliers will be welcoming the injury-riddled Oklahoma City Thunder to town. It will be the first of two straight games between these two teams. The second will be back in OKC on Wednesday.
The Thunder couldn’t have asked for a worse start to their season. They have lost Jalen Williams and Casen Wallace for possibly the entire season. They are also down the services of Chet Holmgren and Alex Caruso in the short term. That leaves them without four of their top eight rotation players
from opening night in this game.
Oklahoma City entered the season with title aspirations. Those dreams are on life support just two weeks in due to major injuries. We’ll see if the Cavs can take advantage of a reeling Thunder team tonight.
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Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (4-2) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (4-2)
Where: Rocket Arena – Cleveland, OH
When: Monday, Nov. 2 at 7 PM
TV: DAZN, WOIO (CBS 19), Peacock, NBC Sports Network
Point spread: Cavs -3.5
Cavs injury report: Peyton Watson – QUESTIONABLE (hamstring), Jaylon Tyson – OUT (ankle), Nae’Qwan Tomlin – OUT (ankle), Khalifa Diop – OUT (G League), Ernest Udeh, Jr. – OUT (G League)
Thunder injury report: Alex Caruso – OUT (ankle), Chet Holmgren – OUT (knee), Jalen Williams – OUT (ankle), Cason Wallace – OUT (shoulder), Thomas Sorber – OUT (knee), Nikola Topic – OUT (back)
Cavs expected starting lineup: James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Peyton Watson, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen
Thunder expected starting lineup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jarden McCain, Ajay Mitchell, Kenrich Williams, Isaiah Hartenstein
Cavs jersey: Black Statement Edition uniform
Previous matchup: The Thunder have won three-straight games over the Cavs. Most recently, the Thunder won 121-113 on February 22.
Here’s a look at both teams’ regular-season impact stats via Cleaning the Glass.
