The Cleveland Cavaliers will wind up a six-game road trip when they
visit the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. The Cavaliers have dropped three
consecutive games, but probably feel they have deserved a better fate
after losing a buzzer-beater in Milwaukee and blowing a 26-point lead at
Phoenix. Brooklyn has bounced back to win two straight after a
home-and-home sweep of Orlando in which they limited the Magic to 68 and
74 points, respectively.
The Nets have been playing shorthanded due to injuries to starting forward Gerald Wallace and reserve guard MarShon Brooks, but they were able to exploit the ailing Magic by jumping out to big first-half leads in both victories. The young Cavaliers are in the midst of a stretch that has the team playing 10 of 13 games away from home and will culminate with three sets of back-to-backs in the next two weeks.
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, Fox Sports Ohio (Cleveland), YES (New York)
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (2-5): With first-round draft pick Tyler Zeller sidelined with a concussion and fractured cheekbone, Cleveland coach Byron Scott has bemoaned the lack of production from his bench. The one exception has been guard Daniel Gibson, who is averaging 15.7 points in the past three games while connecting on 10 of 20 from 3-point range. "Boobie has been great," Scott said of Gibson. "I know we're missing Tyler, but we need somebody else to just step up."
ABOUT THE NETS (3-2): Expectations started to soar in Brooklyn following the offseason acquisition of shooting guard Joe Johnson, but the six-time All-Star has struggled to make an impact through his first five games. A career 17.7 scorer, Johnson is averaging 13.6 points and has topped 14 points only once. His shooting percentage (36.2) is also well down from his career mark of 44.3, but he's not overly concerned. “Sooner or later we’ll figure it out ... and we’ll be fun to watch,” he said.
MONEYLINE COVERS - Going with Cleveland here +6. Kinda want to take them to win straight up, but I won't. But I like them very much plus the 6. Coach Byron Scott recently lit a match under his bench players. I expect them to come out be aggressive!
The Nets have been playing shorthanded due to injuries to starting forward Gerald Wallace and reserve guard MarShon Brooks, but they were able to exploit the ailing Magic by jumping out to big first-half leads in both victories. The young Cavaliers are in the midst of a stretch that has the team playing 10 of 13 games away from home and will culminate with three sets of back-to-backs in the next two weeks.
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, Fox Sports Ohio (Cleveland), YES (New York)
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (2-5): With first-round draft pick Tyler Zeller sidelined with a concussion and fractured cheekbone, Cleveland coach Byron Scott has bemoaned the lack of production from his bench. The one exception has been guard Daniel Gibson, who is averaging 15.7 points in the past three games while connecting on 10 of 20 from 3-point range. "Boobie has been great," Scott said of Gibson. "I know we're missing Tyler, but we need somebody else to just step up."
ABOUT THE NETS (3-2): Expectations started to soar in Brooklyn following the offseason acquisition of shooting guard Joe Johnson, but the six-time All-Star has struggled to make an impact through his first five games. A career 17.7 scorer, Johnson is averaging 13.6 points and has topped 14 points only once. His shooting percentage (36.2) is also well down from his career mark of 44.3, but he's not overly concerned. “Sooner or later we’ll figure it out ... and we’ll be fun to watch,” he said.
MONEYLINE COVERS - Going with Cleveland here +6. Kinda want to take them to win straight up, but I won't. But I like them very much plus the 6. Coach Byron Scott recently lit a match under his bench players. I expect them to come out be aggressive!
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