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The Cavaliers rank 8th in the NBA in offensive rating (114.3), and the 76ers rank 3rd in defensive rating (104.8). A tough test for the offense.

League average is 110.9, so the Cavaliers are 3.5 above it. Donovan Mitchell leads them with 22.6 points a game on 60.4% true shooting.

3/12026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Tyrese MaxeyTop scorer · PHI
Donovan MitchellTop scorer · CLE
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3/12026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
76ers8-2
Cavaliers5-4
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3/12026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
76ersOffense
CavaliersDefense
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3/12026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (PHI 10 games, CLE 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

PHICLE
Scoring
109.424th · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
119.24th · Top 5
106.64th · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
114.719th · Average
+2.815th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+4.613th · Average
Efficiency
106.722nd · Below avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
114.38th · Above avg
104.83rd · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
109.311th · Average
+2.015th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+5.010th · Above avg
102.117th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
104.64th
Shooting
50.8%27th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
54.7%8th · Above avg
55.0%26th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
58.3%10th · Above avg
11.327th · Bottom 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
15.35th · Top 5
33.3%20th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
37.0%10th · Above avg
0.3013th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2918th · Average
Defense
50.3%3rd · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.1%9th · Above avg
8.812th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.722nd · Below avg
4.621st · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.69th · Above avg
Possessions
12.3%3rd · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
13.1%4th · Top 5
20.9%30th · Bottom 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
25.8%20th · Average
42.321st · Below avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
48.43rd · Top 5
25.521st · Below avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.48th · Above avg

Recent form

Philadelphia 76ers
WWWWL

Last 5: average margin +2.2 (season +2.8). Streak L1.

Cleveland Cavaliers
LWLLW

Last 5: average margin +6.6 (season +4.6). Streak W1.

Key players

Philadelphia 76ers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Tyrese MaxeyG 26.93.75.359.7
Jaylen BrownG 21.66.74.056.4
Joel EmbiidF-C 17.99.64.050.1
LeBron JamesF 14.87.46.949.8
Cleveland Cavaliers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Donovan MitchellG 22.65.25.860.4
Evan MobleyF-C 19.18.03.666.5
James HardenG 16.75.35.955.5
Jarrett AllenC 13.27.81.266.2

Injury report

Philadelphia 76ers
Ariel Hukporti C · back ~10/1/27 Out
Dominick Barlow F · back ~11/18 Out
Adem Bona F · back ~11/8 Day-To-Day
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen C · Right Knee Contusion · back ~11/9 Out
Jaylon Tyson G-F · Right Ankle Sprain · back ~11/9 Out
Nae'Qwan Tomlin F · Low Back Stress Reaction Out
Sam Merrill G · Right Elbow Injury Management · back ~11/9 Out

Earlier this season

10/22/26 · at PHICLE 106 – PHI 114
11/6/26 · at CLECLE 119 – PHI 95

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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