Can Donovan Mitchell & Evan Mobley lead the Cavaliers to its 1st win of the year over Brooklyn?

Can Donovan Mitchell & Evan Mobley lead the Cavaliers to its 1st win of the year over Brooklyn?

Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (0-1, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

Cavaliers -12.5; over/under is 227.5

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Brooklyn and Cleveland meet on Friday.

Brooklyn finished 26-56 overall and 14-37 in Eastern Conference action last season. The Nets averaged 105.1 points per game last season, 43.5 in the paint, 17.1 off of turnovers and 14.3 on fast breaks.

Cleveland went 64-18 overall and 41-11 in Eastern Conference games during the 2024-25 season. The Cavaliers averaged 121.9 points per game while allowing opponents to score 112.4 last season.

INJURIES: Nets: Haywood Highsmith: out (knee), Danny Wolf: day to day (ankle).

Cavaliers: Max Strus: out (foot), Darius Garland: out (toe), De’Andre Hunter: day to day (knee). | https://www.espn.com/nba/preview/_/gameId/401809944

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