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Cleveland Cavaliers
5-5 overall · 1-3 on the road
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2-8 overall · 1-3 at home
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NetsOffense
CavaliersDefense

The Nets rank 28th in the NBA in offensive rating (104.7), and the Cavaliers rank 12th in defensive rating (110.0). The offense needs to find something against an average defense.

League average is 110.9, so the Nets are 6.2 below it. Michael Porter Jr. leads them with 21.5 points a game on 60.0% true shooting.

Donovan MitchellTop scorer · CLE
Michael Porter Jr.Top scorer · BKN
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Cavaliers5-5
Nets2-8
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Team vs team

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

CLEBKN
Scoring
117.010th · Above avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
106.728th · Bottom 5
114.117th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
115.721st · Below avg
+2.916th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
-9.024th · Below avg
Efficiency
113.69th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
104.728th · Bottom 5
110.012th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
112.320th · Average
+3.614th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
-7.624th · Below avg
103.38th
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
102.513th
Shooting
54.5%10th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.3%25th · Below avg
57.9%12th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
55.7%24th · Below avg
15.43rd · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.813th · Average
36.4%9th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
34.4%17th · Average
0.2817th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.345th · Top 5
Defense
51.0%8th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.8%22nd · Below avg
7.226th · Bottom 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
8.811th · Average
5.59th · Above avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.324th · Below avg
Possessions
13.0%4th · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
16.7%27th · Bottom 5
25.6%23rd · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
25.5%24th · Below avg
47.65th · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
42.621st · Below avg
27.09th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
23.428th · Bottom 5

Recent form

Cleveland Cavaliers
WLLWL

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

Brooklyn Nets
WLWLL

Last 5: average margin -7.0 (season -9.0). 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
Brooklyn Nets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Michael Porter Jr.F 21.57.71.160.0
Julius RandleF 20.06.75.057.2
Nolan TraoréG 12.92.02.662.4
Mikel Brown Jr.G 12.92.13.948.9

Injury report

Cleveland Cavaliers
Jaylon Tyson G-F · Right Ankle Sprain · back ~11/11 Out
Nae'Qwan Tomlin F · Low Back Stress Reaction Out
Sam Merrill G · Right Elbow Injury Management · back ~11/11 Out
Jarrett Allen C · Right Knee Contusion · back ~11/9 Questionable
Brooklyn Nets
Egor Demin G · back ~11/11 Out
Mikel Brown Jr. G · back ~11/11 Out
Grant Nelson F · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day

Earlier this season

10/24/26 · at CLEBKN 121 – CLE 125

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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