NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers at Brooklyn Nets

· National Basketball Association
23-19, 9-9 Away

vs

11-27, 5-15 Home
Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Nets: 27.7%
Cavaliers: 72.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak L5
117.5 Points Against 113.9
6-4 Last Ten Games 2-8
120.1 Points Per Game 108.8
47 Field Goal % 45
36 Three Point % 34
44.4 Rebounds Per Game 40.2
28.6 Assists Per Game 25.3
5.1 Blocks Per Game 4.5
8.8 Steals Per Game 7.8
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.8
14.2 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.5
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ziaire Williams, F Out Jan 15
Haywood Highsmith, F Out Jan 12
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dean Wade, F Out Jan 15
Sam Merrill, G Out Jan 15
Darius Garland, G Out Jan 15
Max Strus, G Out Jan 6
Chris Livingston, F Out Jan 4

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ IND W 120-116
@ MIN L 131-122
vs MIN W 146-134
vs UTAH L 123-112
@ PHI W 133-107

Nets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs ORL L 104-103 OT
vs LAC L 121-105
@ MEM L 103-98
@ DAL L 113-105
@ NO L 116-113

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 29 10 .744 - W1
Cleveland 23 19 .548 7.5 W1
Chicago 19 21 .475 10.5 W1
Milwaukee 17 24 .415 13 L3
Indiana 9 32 .220 21 L1

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 25 15 .625 - L1
Boston 25 15 .625 - W1
Toronto 25 17 .595 1 W1
Philadelphia 22 17 .564 2.5 L1
Brooklyn 11 27 .289 13 L5
Full Standings

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