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Cleveland Cavaliers
5-5 overall · 1-3 on the road
Sun 3/14
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1-8 overall · 0-4 at home
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CavaliersOffense
KingsDefense

The Cavaliers rank 9th in the NBA in offensive rating (113.6), and the Kings rank 29th in defensive rating (120.3). A chance for the offense to get going.

League average is 110.6, so the Cavaliers are 3.0 above it. Donovan Mitchell leads them with 24.0 points a game on 61.6% true shooting.

Donovan MitchellTop scorer · CLE
Darius Acuff Jr.Top scorer · SAC
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Cavaliers5-5
Kings1-8
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Team vs team

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

CLESAC
Scoring
117.010th · Above avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.1
109.224th · Below avg
114.117th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
123.329th · Bottom 5
+2.914th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-14.129th · Bottom 5
Efficiency
113.69th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.6
106.224th · Below avg
110.012th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
120.329th · Bottom 5
+3.613th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-14.128th · Bottom 5
103.39th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
102.713th
Shooting
54.5%9th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
52.5%19th · Average
57.9%10th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
55.8%23rd · Below avg
15.42nd · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
12.121st · Below avg
36.4%9th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
34.1%19th · Average
0.2816th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2624th · Below avg
Defense
51.0%7th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
57.7%29th · Bottom 5
7.226th · Bottom 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.621st · Below avg
5.59th · Above avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.030th · Bottom 5
Possessions
13.0%4th · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
15.2%21st · Below avg
25.6%22nd · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
24.2%25th · Below avg
47.66th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
40.328th · Bottom 5
27.09th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
25.323rd · Below avg

Recent form

Cleveland Cavaliers
WLLWL

Last 5: average margin +4.8 (season +2.9). Streak L1.

Sacramento Kings
LLWLL

Last 5: average margin -11.2 (season -14.1). Streak L2.

Key players

Cleveland Cavaliers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Donovan MitchellG 24.05.15.661.6
Evan MobleyF-C 18.48.13.765.2
James HardenG 15.75.05.854.1
Jarrett AllenC 13.27.81.266.2
Sacramento Kings
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Darius Acuff Jr.G 25.23.77.150.2
Zach LaVineG 22.13.22.762.8
Domantas SabonisF 15.314.66.072.3
De'Andre HunterF 13.04.91.255.3

Injury report

Cleveland Cavaliers
Jaylon Tyson G-F · back ~11/9 Out
Jarrett Allen C · back ~11/9 Day-To-Day
Sam Merrill G · back ~11/9 Day-To-Day
Sacramento Kings
Ben Simmons G-F · Right Achilles Tendon Repair / Surgery · back ~10/1/27 Out
Maxime Raynaud C · Right Patella Subluxation · back ~11/10 Out

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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