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Mitchell and Cleveland take on the Thunder in non-conference play
By The Associated Press
Oklahoma City Thunder (35-8, first in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland
Cavaliers (24-19, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
Cleveland; Monday, 2:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -1.5; over/under is 229.5
BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland and Oklahoma City face off in non-conference action.
The Cavaliers have gone 14-10 in home games. Cleveland is sixth in the NBA with
28.8 assists per game. Donovan Mitchell leads the Cavaliers averaging 5.7.
The Thunder are 15-5 in road games. Oklahoma City is the best team in the
Western Conference giving up just 108.0 points per game while holding opponents
to 43.2% shooting.
The Cavaliers' 15.1 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.6 more made
shots on average than the 14.5 per game the Thunder allow. The Thunder average
121.1 points per game, 3.7 more than the 117.4 the Cavaliers allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell is averaging 29.2 points, 5.7 assists and 1.5 steals
for the Cavaliers. Darius Garland is averaging 17.8 points and 6.6 assists over
the past 10 games.
Ajay Mitchell is shooting 48.3% and averaging 14.2 points for the Thunder.
Isaiah Joe is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 7-3, averaging 121.5 points, 44.1 rebounds, 32.9
assists, 8.5 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 50.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 116.2 points per game.
Thunder: 7-3, averaging 117.7 points, 42.0 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 9.5 steals
and 7.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 108.5 points.
INJURIES: Cavaliers: Max Strus: out (foot), Dean Wade: day to day (knee),
Darius Garland: day to day (foot), Sam Merrill: day to day (hand).
Thunder: Nikola Topic: out (groin), Jalen Williams: out (thigh), Thomas Sorber:
out for season (knee), Isaiah Hartenstein: day to day (calf).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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