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The Cavs return home with a rematch against the 3-6 Grizzlies who they beat 94-90 in Memphis on Thursday. The teams should be the same tonight with Ja Morant still out, although I heard the Cavs are hopeful that Collin Sexton can go. That game was a tough defensive grind with points hard to come by. Valenciunas led Memphis with 17; nobody else had more than 14. Morant is averaging 26.2 so when he's out they have trouble picking up the slack.
The Grizzlies have had two days off after beating Brooklyn 115-110 on Friday. However, the Nets were without Durant and Irving so that obviously was a factor. Caris LeVert, the Nets shooting guard, put up 43 points so if Sexton can play he might score a few. By the way, the Nets are 5-5, what's up with that?
The Grizzlies are 27th in the NBA in scoring and with Morant out they're even lower. The Cavs are #1 in scoring defense. I can see another 90-point game from Memphis; the question is how many the Cavs can score with their depleted lineup. They have failed to score 100 points for seven consecutive games, averaging 91.7 ppg over that stretch.
This should be another low-scoring grind that could go either way, although with the Cavs at home this time they should have that advantage for whatever it's worth with no fans. In the game four days ago Drummond had 22 points and 15 rebounds but turned it over six times. I thought Vala did a nice job defending him. Vala had a nice line of 17/10/3 but only played 28 minutes due to Drummond getting him in foul trouble. That should be a good matchup to watch. I want to see Dre continue to put up 22 and 15 but cut down on the turnovers.
This game will be a nice warmup to Ohio State vs. Alabama. I'll DVR the football game and watch it after the Cavs play. Imagine seeing the Browns beat the Steelers in a playoff game in Pittsburgh, the Cavs win, and Ohio State win a National Championship all in about 28 hours! Probably won't happen, but it would be a once-in-a-lifetime event if it did.
The Grizzlies have had two days off after beating Brooklyn 115-110 on Friday. However, the Nets were without Durant and Irving so that obviously was a factor. Caris LeVert, the Nets shooting guard, put up 43 points so if Sexton can play he might score a few. By the way, the Nets are 5-5, what's up with that?
The Grizzlies are 27th in the NBA in scoring and with Morant out they're even lower. The Cavs are #1 in scoring defense. I can see another 90-point game from Memphis; the question is how many the Cavs can score with their depleted lineup. They have failed to score 100 points for seven consecutive games, averaging 91.7 ppg over that stretch.
This should be another low-scoring grind that could go either way, although with the Cavs at home this time they should have that advantage for whatever it's worth with no fans. In the game four days ago Drummond had 22 points and 15 rebounds but turned it over six times. I thought Vala did a nice job defending him. Vala had a nice line of 17/10/3 but only played 28 minutes due to Drummond getting him in foul trouble. That should be a good matchup to watch. I want to see Dre continue to put up 22 and 15 but cut down on the turnovers.
This game will be a nice warmup to Ohio State vs. Alabama. I'll DVR the football game and watch it after the Cavs play. Imagine seeing the Browns beat the Steelers in a playoff game in Pittsburgh, the Cavs win, and Ohio State win a National Championship all in about 28 hours! Probably won't happen, but it would be a once-in-a-lifetime event if it did.
