Cavaliers vs Nets Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of titans and underdogs as the high-flying Cleveland Cavaliers swoop into the Barclays Center to face the Brooklyn Nets in what promises to be a pivotal first round matchup of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. With the Cavs soaring high in the Eastern conference and the Nets looking to find their groove after a recent stumble, all eyes will be on the hardwood tonight at 08:30 PM EST. The stakes are sky-high, the crowd’s buzzing, and with the betting lines drawing a clear favorite, it’s anyone’s guess if Brooklyn can bridge the gap or if Cleveland will continue their dominant march. So, buckle up as the Nets try to weave a victory against the seamless Cavaliers in tonight’s high-octane showdown!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 16, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	BRO ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-460	+340	220.0	-9.5/9.5
Recent	-285	+235	218.0	-10.5/10.5
Difference	+175	-105	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

28W-22L

74.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

23W-27L

26.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/09/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	28	27	27	18	100	Under
11/09/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	34	23	13	35	105	Under
03/10/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	29	23	44	24	120	Over
03/10/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	23	29	21	101	Over
02/08/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	32	27	31	28	118	Under
02/08/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	21	30	18	26	95	Under
01/11/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	16	18	26	42	102	Under
01/11/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	26	28	24	33	111	Under
10/25/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	37	26	27	24	114	Over
10/25/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	32	31	24	26	113	Over
03/23/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	31	29	25	31	116	Over
03/23/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	33	28	30	23	114	Over
03/21/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	23	38	33	21	115	Over
03/21/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	30	25	23	31	109	Over
12/26/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	34	31	26	34	125	Over
12/26/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	22	27	30	38	117	Over
04/08/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	19	35	34	19	107	Over
04/08/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	34	28	21	35	118	Over
01/17/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	31	28	29	19	107	Over
01/17/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	35	22	27	114	Over
11/22/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	24	28	32	33	117	Over
11/22/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	36	19	30	112	Over
11/17/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	16	32	26	99	Under
11/17/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	31	31	19	28	109	Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Nets Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/13	@ WAS	115-105W	50	27	11	91
12/08	vs MIA	113-122L	36	25	9	86
12/07	vs CHA	116-102W	47	28	11	84
12/05	@ DEN	126-114W	47	32	15	94
12/03	@ WAS	118-87W	45	31	11	89
12/01	@ BOS	115-111W	44	22	17	80
11/29	vs ATL	101-117L	40	21	13	93
11/24	@ TOR	122-108W	49	27	13	97
11/20	@ NOP	128-100W	52	29	11	93
11/19	vs BOS	117-120L	41	30	7	93

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/13	vs MEM	119-135L	41	30	16	92
12/08	@ MIL	113-118L	30	24	9	81
12/04	@ IND	99-90W	43	24	12	81
12/02	vs CHI	102-128L	41	24	10	95
12/01	@ ORL	92-100L	33	19	16	79
11/29	@ ORL	100-123L	35	22	20	77
11/25	vs GSW	128-120W	42	23	11	83
11/24	vs SAC	108-103W	31	24	12	75
11/22	vs PHI	98-113L	34	28	19	79
11/19	@ CHA	116-115W	35	31	13	84

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	30.0	29.0	33.4	100%	33.8
Darius Garland PG	36.0	32.3	34.9	100%	35.3
Donovan Mitchell SG	42.0	39.5	42.1	100%	42.5
Evan Mobley PF	37.0	38.1	37.7	100%	38.0
Dean Wade SF	17.0	17.6	14.1	40%	17.1

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nic Claxton C	33.0	29.4	28.0	73%	29.6
Dorian Finney-Smith SF	20.0	24.0	20.3	100%	20.4
Cameron Johnson PF	37.0	34.6	28.9	80%	31.8
Keon Johnson SG	21.0	18.2	13.4	13%	16.6
Ben Simmons PG	31.0	19.6	22.9	70%	23.1

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 2.9pts, 3.1reb, 1.0ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 1.2
JT Thor (PF): Avg: 3.0pts, 2.1reb, 0.4ast, 11.4 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.5
Jaylon Tyson (SG/SF): Avg: 2.2pts, 1.7reb, 0.8ast, 7.5 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 0.9
Luke Travers (SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.0reb, 1.0ast, 7.6 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 0.6

Nets Notable Injuries

Ziaire Williams (SG/SF): Avg: 8.4pts, 3.8reb, 1.4ast, 20.7 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 2.9
Dariq Whitehead (SG): Avg: 4.2pts, 1.4reb, 0.8ast, 10.0 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 2.0
Cui Yongxi (SG): Avg: 0.6pts, 0.4reb, 0.0ast, 2.1 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 0.3

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Sam Merrill	CLE	Pts	6.5	7.2	+0.7	80%	50%	40%	40%	BRO	-0.3	#15
Evan Mobley	CLE	Pts	15.5	16.1	+0.6	60%	60%	53%	53%	BRO	-0.1	#14
Keon Johnson	BRO	Reb	2.5	4.0	+1.5	60%	50%	60%	60%	CLE	-0.7	#3
Nic Claxton	BRO	Reb	8.5	10.0	+1.5	20%	20%	40%	40%	CLE	+0.1	#18
Cameron Johnson	BRO	Ast	2.5	3.3	+0.8	40%	50%	53%	53%	CLE	+0.5	#25
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Ast	1.5	2.0	+0.5	60%	60%	53%	53%	BRO	-0.1	#14
Isaac Okoro	CLE	3Pt	0.5	0.9	+0.4	80%	70%	73%	73%	BRO	+0.1	#21

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Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#7	#10	#5	-8.2%
PF	#30	#18	#25	#27	7.2%
PG	#13	#17	#4	#8	-5.8%
SF	#12	#25	#25	#19	3.4%
SG	#4	#3	#8	#1	-10.5%

Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#18	#14	#20	3.1%
PF	#18	#20	#22	#17	1.9%
PG	#29	#15	#22	#25	5.0%
SF	#7	#5	#8	#8	-4.9%
SG	#15	#2	#19	#14	-1.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

117.1

108.7

Rebounds per Game

41.6

40.9

Assists per Game

28.3

24.5

Steals per Game

8.6

6.5

Blocks per Game

4.5

4.7

Shots per Game

86.9

84.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.4

14.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.6

52.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

39.1

37.2

Turnovers per Game

12.9

13.3

Fouls per Game

17.7

20.8

Recent Trends

Noah Clowney (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.1% to 19.3, 14.4 min average previous 3 games.
Cameron Johnson (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.3% to 34.6, 26.4 min average previous 3 games.
Tyrese Martin (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 81.1% to 21.9, 12.1 min average previous 3 games.
Shake Milton (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.5% to 20.2, 29.5 min average previous 3 games.
Dean Wade (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 38.3% to 24.0, 17.4 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 12.5, 20.4 min average previous 3 games.
Ziaire Williams (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 64.0% to 26.6, 16.2 min average previous 3 games.
De’Anthony Melton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.1% to 23.7, 16.7 min average previous 3 games.