Can the Cleveland Cavaliers get De’Andre Hunter & Lonzo Ball back on track before it’s too late?
The Cleveland Cavaliers have struggled to start the season. There’s no other way to put it.
But could Donovan Mitchell & company rebound against the red-hot San Antonio Spurs? Or will it be another loss to start the year?
De’Andre Hunter has been off to start the season. Neither has Lonzo Ball. Can those two flip the switch soon?
Cleveland Cavaliers (17-16, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (23-8, second in the Western Conference)
San Antonio; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland visits San Antonio looking to break its three-game road slide.
The Spurs have gone 11-3 in home games. San Antonio is 4-2 in one-possession games.
The Cavaliers are 6-8 on the road. Cleveland is third in the Eastern Conference scoring 119.5 points per game and is shooting 46.4%.
The Spurs are shooting 48.5% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 46.8% the Cavaliers allow to opponents. The Cavaliers are shooting 46.4% from the field, 0.2% lower than the 46.6% the Spurs’ opponents have shot this season.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Cavaliers won 130-117 in the last matchup on Dec. 6.
TOP PERFORMERS: Victor Wembanyama is shooting 51.8% and averaging 23.9 points for the Spurs. Keldon Johnson is averaging 5.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Jaylon Tyson is shooting 52.7% and averaging 13.4 points for the Cavaliers. Sam Merrill is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 8-2, averaging 122.5 points, 48.2 rebounds, 27.3 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.4 points per game.
Cavaliers: 4-6, averaging 120.5 points, 45.5 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 8.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.7 points.
INJURIES: Spurs: De’Aaron Fox: day to day (adductor).
Cavaliers: Max Strus: out (foot), Larry Nance Jr.: out (calf).
18 Comments
Spurs missed a ton of open shots.
Once Merrill starts hitting again we gonna be right back on track
Lonzo doesn't need to see the floor anymore, Wade needs to start even when Struss returns
Just stop playing lonzo we are instantly a better team
With this Cavs payroll, they need to play with this effort EVERY game. Jarret Allen heard the trade rumors and responded.🏀
Can you justify paying hunter and strus 23 and 16 million a yr to come off the bench?????
Lonzo career over bro
Whatever They Said to Jarrett Allen,… Don't ✋️ Stop
Jaylon Tyson …. XFACTOR…. Tomlin Hit Big 3's As Well
Porter Jr. is so much better than Lonzo at this point. Its stupid to not play him over Lonzo.
Stop playing Lonzo and play Porter. Lonzo is one of the worst 3pt shooters I've seen. Tyson should be the starting 3 or at the very least be closing out the game.
Over the long run, Hunter has trended up and down. He’s given every reason to believe that he‘ll bounce back. But Lonzo hasn‘t established a record that makes me think he can be reliable.
The cavs have always been successful with the 3 big line up and our 2 quick guards.
Lonzo has been dragging this team – keep playing him over CPJ to save face for the bad off season move is crushing the Cavs
GO CAVS
Another reason why theyre better at rebounding with wade is because he stops penetration and can defend without help so the bigs dont have to help and therefore arent out of position to rebound
Ohhhhhhh so now Deandre hunter is better off the bench 😅
Deans our rock , he is a lot better and more respected around the league than our fans and our media give him credit for.