Overview
- Tip is Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Barclays Center, with Cleveland listed as roughly an 11-point favorite.
- Donovan Mitchell is out with a groin injury, James Harden is questionable with a thumb injury, Max Strus and Dean Wade are out, and Keon Ellis is questionable.
- Cleveland has won 11 of the last 12 meetings with Brooklyn, including a 112-84 rout on Feb. 19 after a 131-124 win on Oct. 24.
- Brooklyn enters on a seven-game losing streak highlighted by a 148-111 defeat in Boston, where the Celtics shot 66.7% and hit 22 threes.
- Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen are poised for larger roles after combining for 48 points, 21 rebounds and five blocks in Cleveland’s most recent outing.