<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/3-key-sixers-reactions-vs-cavs');   ga('set', 'title', '3 key reactions to Sixers blowout road loss to Cavs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Sixers-Darius-Garland-Donovan-Mitchell-Joel-Embiid.jpeg"></figure><h1>3 key reactions to Sixers blowout road loss to Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-30T18:33:36-08:00">November 30th, 6:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-30T21:19:29-08:00">November 30th, 9:19pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>ClutchPoints' Sixers beat reporter | Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers started their road trip against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Their good mojo from the last week didn’t help them against a Cleveland team that shot the lights out. The Sixers lost by a score of 113-85 as Joel Embiid notched just 19 points, six rebounds and six assists. For the Cavs, Darius Garland (21 points, nine assists), Donovan Mitchell (18 points, six assists), Caris LeVert (22 points on 8-11 shooting) and Evan Mobley (16 points on 8-10 shooting, eight rebounds) led the way.</p><p>Here are three key reactions to the Sixers’ loss against the Cavs.</p><h2>3 key reactions to Sixers blowout road loss to Cavs</h2><p><b>3. Paul Reed is starting to run away with the backup center spot</b></p><p>The Paul Reed victory tour continues. Reed is continuing to show why he is the Sixers’ best option at backup center with a good performance on both sides of the ball. In the time of the game that was actually competitive, Reed played well.</p><p>Reed notched eight points on four shots in the first half and showed off his defensive versatility by sticking with Darius Garland in space to force him into an off-dribble triple (which, admittedly, he ended up making) and holding his own against Mobley down low to force a miss. He found himself room to operate on offense, making himself an easy target for his teammates.</p><p>Montrezl Harrell started in the games Embiid missed but Reed got more minutes than him in most of them. Harell didn’t see the floor on Monday against the Atlanta Hawks when Embiid returned and only saw minutes vs. the Cavs alongside Reed when Philadelphia was already down by more than 20 points. Doc Rivers has said that the backup center spot remains fluid but his actions suggest that Reed is edging out his veteran teammate.</p><p><b>2. The Sixers really need playmaking</b></p><p>Philadelphia is fortunate that James Harden <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-james-hardens-target-return-date-revealed">may join them at the end of their current road trip</a> because playmaking is a big need. The team’s failure to keep the offense going well with Harden (and Maxey) out is largely due to the lack of playmaking elsewhere on the roster.</p><p>Embiid, one of the best post-up players in the game, has trouble getting into those situations without Harden because entry passes are a genuine weakness of his supporting cast. Because the Cavs swarmed to the paint to guard him, leaving P.J. Tucker and Matisse Thybulle on islands to do so, Embiid had to get the offense going from outside the arc on numerous occasions.</p><p>Still, Embiid continued to flex his playmaking skills with four dimes in the first quarter. His teammates’ sense of where to move off the ball around him is improving. Getting more comfortable as a playmaker is great to see but the Sixers still need him to score, too. Generating shots for him gives Philly the best shot at winning, not the other way around.</p><p>The Sixers got playmaking from guys like Tobias Harris and Shake Milton (three assists each) but it wasn’t enough. Perhaps no playmaking would have helped Philadelphia overcome a Cavs team that could barely miss. But it was clear that the offense was working too hard for its own good to score.</p><p><b>1. Philly’s defense is good but still vulnerable</b></p><p>The Cavs slapped the Sixers’ positive vibes right away with an unreal offensive performance. Cleveland blew their doors off with one of the best offensive performances of the season from any team. Some of that was just good shot-making at home. Some of it, though, was preventable.</p><p>One of Philadelphia’s key defenders, De’Anthony Melton, had a rough performance. He got held up and forced out of the play on screens very often, which is a recipe for giving away points to guys who can score like Garland and Mitchell. Him getting caught on screens opened the paint for them. Other guys were able to get around him all game, long, too. He still notched three steals but overall was not his usual self.</p><p>Melton not having a great game is perfectly understandable. All players have them from time to time and he is fresh off of a week of taking on a bigger offensive load than usual. The loss is also not solely his doing. The Sixers could have helped out in other ways but failed to do so. Melton had issues navigating screens but the efforts to contain those mistakes fell flat.</p><p>The Sixers fell back into the bad habit of getting torched in transition. The Cavs ran all over them despite not generating all that many takeaways. Another reason the Sixers got smoked was Cleveland’s perimeter shooting. After nearing the top of the defensive-rating leaderboard in part because their opponents <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1598082070466940928?s=20&amp;t=YbbjumxUn0y6Onkq8y-bWQ">shot poorly from beyond the arc</a>, they allowed Cleveland to make 15 of their 29 attempts from deep (and 45 of their 74 field-goal attempts).</p><p>Thanks to allowing the Cavs to score 44 points on 16-17 shooting from the field in the second quarter and shoot very well throughout the game, the Sixers lost their three-game win streak. They’ll look to start another one on Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 key reactions to Sixers blowout road loss to Cavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-odds-76ers-vs-cavaliers-prediction-odds-and-pick-11-30-2022');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Odds: 76ers vs. Cavaliers prediction, odds and pick – 11/30/2022');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NBA-Odds-76ers-vs-Cavaliers-prediction-odds-and-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Odds: 76ers vs. Cavaliers prediction, odds and pick – 11/30/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-30T08:17:38-08:00">November 30th, 8:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-30T08:19:02-08:00">November 30th, 8:19am</time><address><a>Aidan Cotter</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers (12-9) face the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-8) on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/betting">series</a> with a 76ers-Cavaliers prediction and pick.</p><p>Philadelphia has won three consecutive games and sits in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers are 12-8-1 against the spread with 52% of their games going under. Cleveland has lost two of their last three games but still resides in third in the East. The Cavaliers are 11-8-2 against the spread with 52% of their games going under. This will be the first of three matchups between the Eastern Conference foes. Philly won all four meetings with Cleveland last season.</p><p><i><b>Here are the 76ers-Cavaliers <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba">NBA odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel</b></i></p><h2><b>NBA Odds: 76ers-Cavaliers Odds</b></h2><p>Philadelphia 76ers: +3.5 (-110)</p><p>Cleveland Cavaliers: -3.5 (-110)</p><p>Over: 209.5 (-112)</p><p>Under: 209.5 (-108)</p><h2><b>Why The 76ers Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Philadelphia has finally become the defensive-minded team they had hoped to be coming into the season. All it took was injuries to both of their starting guards. In the wake of prolonged injuries to James Harden and Tyrese Maxey, the 76ers have transformed the identity of their team. Philly ranks first in scoring defense and holds opponents to the lowest three-point percentage in the league. The 76ers struggled to score at times, however, placing 24th in points per game and 15th in offensive efficiency. They have done themselves no favors on the glass either, ranking in the bottom ten in both rebounding differential and rebound rate.</p><p>With Harden and Maxey out the team has had to rely even more on superstar center Joel Embiid. Embiid has put together another outstanding statistical season. Although he’s played just 13 games, Embiid’s 32.1 PPG would rank second in the league. He’s been incredibly efficient shooting 51.9% from the field. However, it’s his work from the charity stripe which is most notable. Despite being 7’0″ tall and shooting 12.2 free throw attempts per game, Embiid knocks down a solid 84.3% from the free throw line. In addition to scoring, he chips in 9.9 RPG, 4.8 APG, and 1.8 BPG. The Cavaliers will be without center Jarrett Allen – aiding Embiid’s chances of a monster performance.</p><p>If the 76ers are going to cover, it will be because one of their role players steps up. In recent games, that responsibility has fallen on the shoulders of fifth-year guard Shake Milton. Milton is in the midst of arguably the best stretch of his career. Over his last seven games, Milton has averaged 22 PPG, 6.6 APG, and 5.9 RPG. Philly has gone 5-2 over that stretch as his impact is something worth keeping in mind when making a 76ers-Cavaliers prediction.</p><h2><b>Why The Cavaliers Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Cleveland cooled off somewhat from their torrid start to the season but remains a top-flight team in the Eastern Conference. Their ability to control the game defensively and on the glass continues to stand out. The Cavaliers rank second in both scoring defense and defensive efficiency. Cleveland also finds itself near the top of the league in both rebound differential (third) and rebound rate (sixth). While their strengths lie on the defensive end of the floor, that is not to say their offense is inept. The Cavaliers may rank just 14th in scoring, but with an efficiency rating inside the top ten, they are certainly capable of putting up points in bunches.</p><p>Cleveland’s offense revolves first and foremost around their two dynamic guards. Donovan Mitchell (28.9 PPG) and Darius Garland (22.9 PPG) pace the team in scoring as they account for 46% of the team’s offense. Both guards are uber-efficient. Mitchell, despite ranking seventh in the league in scoring, shoots 48.8% from the field and 41% from three. Garland is just behind him with a 44.1 FG% and 40.6 3P%. Where Garland does best Mitchell is through his distributing. Garland’s 8.1 APG ranks fifth in the NBA. Cleveland’s backcourt gives opposing teams fits on a night-to-night basis and given how inexperienced Philly’s current guards are, expect them to have no issues carrying the load.</p><p>The Cavaliers’ best chance to cover will come in the paint, however. With center Jarrett Allen out it will fall on the shoulders of second-year big man Evan Mobley to slow down opposing center Joel Embiid. Last season Embiid averaged 32 points and 13 rebounds against the Cavs when Mobley was available. However, Mobley has taken a step forward this season. He averages 15 PPG, 9.0 RPG, and 1.4 BPG. Tonight’s matchup with Embiid will be a major test in his development as a potential franchise cornerstone.</p><h2><b>Final 76ers-Cavaliers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>With both teams missing a significant portion of their lineups, it’s hard to feel confident about either side. The under is much more appealing, however, given the defensive mentalities of both squads. Prepare for a barn burner.</p><p><b>Final 76ers-Cavaliers Prediction &amp; Pick: Under 209.5 (-108)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Odds: 76ers vs. Cavaliers prediction, odds and pick – 11/30/2022

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-odds-cavaliers-vs-raptors-prediction-odds-and-pick-11-28-2022');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Odds: Cavaliers vs. Raptors prediction, odds and pick – 11/28/2022');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NBA-Odds-Cavaliers-vs.-Raptors-prediction-odds-and-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Odds: Cavaliers vs. Raptors prediction, odds and pick – 11/28/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-28T09:36:23-08:00">November 28th, 9:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-28T09:38:50-08:00">November 28th, 9:38am</time><address><a>Brendan Smith</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers will travel across the border to take on the Toronto Raptors in a Monday night NBA matchup at Scotiabank Arena. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">series</a>, which includes a Cavaliers-Raptors prediction and pick, laid out below.</p><p>Cleveland has gone 13-7 this season and won five of six, putting them in third place in the Eastern Conference. The Cavs have built on their momentum from a dominant offseason and are primed to make a deep run in the playoffs. J.B. Bickerstaff has enjoyed his best run as a head coach in Cleveland.</p><p>Toronto has been up and down a bit this season, going 10-9, which puts them in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Every time it seems that Toronto is set to go on a run, a mini-losing streak thwarts any momentum, with injuries playing a key role. Last time out, Toronto snapped a two-game losing streak with a 105-100 victory over Dallas.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Cavaliers-Raptors <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba" rel="noopener">NBA odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel</b></i></p><h2><b>NBA Odds: Cavaliers-Raptors Odds</b></h2><p>Cleveland Cavaliers: +3 (-110)</p><p>Toronto Raptors: -3 (-110)</p><p>Over: 216 (-110)</p><p>Under: 216 (-110)</p><h2><b>Why The Cavaliers Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Donovan Mitchell has proved himself worth the haul that Cleveland surrendered, leading the team with 30.1 points and 1.5 steals while adding 5.2 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game. Darius Garland, whom the team managed to keep through the Mitchell sweepstakes, is second with 23.3 points and leads the team with 7.9 assists per game. Evan Mobley has built off his strong rookie season to average 14.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Mobley leads the team with 1.4 blocks per game. Jarrett Allen rounds out the Cavs’ four All-Star-caliber players, but he’s unfortunately out for this contest along with Kevin Love, Lamar Stevens and others. The good news is Caris LeVert is probable.</p><p>Cleveland has shot 48.0 percent from the field, which ranks eighth in the league. From behind the arc, Cleveland has shot 39.1 percent, which ranks third. Cleveland’s offense has put up 114.2 points per game, which ranks 12th in the league. The defense has been stifling, holding opponents to 107.4 points per game, which ranks fourth in the league.</p><h2><b>Why The Raptors Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Pascal Siakam, who is questionable for this matchup, leads the team with 24.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 7.7 assists per game. Siakam has only played in nine of the team’s 19 games, missing time with an adductor issue. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-pascal-siakam-hints-at-return-date-from-injury" rel="noopener">He could very well</a> make his return to the lineup Monday, which would be a huge boost.</p><p>Fred VanVleet has shot the ball well, draining 3-pointers at a 37.2 percent rate. VanVleet ranks second on the team with 19.1 points and 6.8 assists per game. O.G. Anunoby leads the team with 2.4 steals per game, all while ranking third with 18.9 points per game. Anunoby has shot 46.6 percent from the field. Gary Trent Jr. is fourth with 16.3 points and 1.6 steals per game. Scottie Barnes is questionable for this matchup, but has put up 14.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. Chris Boucher, the team’s main weapon off the bench, has put up 12.9 points and 9 rebounds per game. The team has missed Precious Achiuwa, who is out indefinitely with an ankle injury. Otto Porter Jr. is also out.</p><p>Toronto doesn’t turn the ball over much, ranking second with 12.9 turnovers. The team has averaged 111.4 points per game, which ranks 19th in the league. The defense has been strong, with Toronto leading the league with 10.5 steals per game. Opponents have averaged 109.6 points per game, which ranks eighth in the league.</p><h2><b>Final Cavaliers-Raptors Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Two underwhelming offenses and strong defenses are working to keep the total under. Even if Pascal Siakam returns, go with Cleveland to cover.</p><p><b>Final Cavaliers-Raptors Prediction &amp; Pick: Cleveland +3 (-110), under 216 (-110)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Odds: Cavaliers vs. Raptors prediction, odds and pick – 11/28/2022

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That’s also what we have seen as we enter the last few days of November. On one hand, some ballyhooed teams with big names are finally playing to their potential. On the other hand, several teams that started strong are now getting a strong dose of reality. The Warriors, Cavs, and Pelicans are examples of the former, while the Jazz, Mavs, and Blazers represent the latter. As we begin the final month of the calendar year this week, it will certainly be very interesting to see which teams will continue to rise to the top.</p><p>Previous 2022-23 NBA Power Rankings: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-power-rankings-week-6-kings-rule-cavs-fall-continues" rel="noopener">Week 6</a> | <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-power-rankings-week-5-celtics-climb-cavs-suns-tumble" rel="noopener">Week 5</a> | <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-power-rankings-week-4-warriors-fall-hellish-road-trip" rel="noopener">Week 4</a> | <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-power-rankings-week-3-bucks-overtake-celtics-top-spot" rel="noopener">Week 3</a> | <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-power-rankings-week-2-celtics-open-in-top-spot" rel="noopener">Week 2</a></p><p>Now without further ado, let’s look at our 2022-23 NBA Power Rankings entering Week 7 of the new season.</p><h2><b>1. Boston Celtics (no change)</b></h2><p>The Celtics continue to rule November. They are now 12-2 this month and have won their last three games. They also lead the league in scoring (120.4 points per game), 3-point shooting (40.0 percent), and free throw shooting (85.2 percent). They have <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/standings/_/group/league" rel="noopener">the best record in the entire league</a>, so it’s no surprise they top our Week 7 NBA Power Rankings.</p><h2><b>2. Phoenix Suns (+3)</b></h2><p>The Suns have won four games in a row and own the best win-loss record in the Western Conference so far (13-6). They’re deserving of a bump to No. 2. Deandre Ayton has been a beast in their last two games, too. He had 28 points and 12 rebounds against the Pistons, and he followed it up with 29 points and 21 boards against the Jazz.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Deandre Ayton tonight: </p><p>29 PTS<br>20 REB<br>11-18 FG</p><p>First Suns player with a 28/20 game since Amar’e Stoudemire. <a href="https://t.co/ZymeWDEeLm">pic.twitter.com/ZymeWDEeLm</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1596719966241566720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>3. Milwaukee Bucks (-1)</b></h2><p>The Bucks slide down to No. 3 after going 3-1 this past week. Their only loss was to the Bulls, who surprised a lot of people this week. Of course, Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to be this team’s spearhead, though his numbers have dipped a bit from October to November. Right now, he’s averaging fewer points, rebounds, and blocks than he did last month.</p><h2><b>4. Cleveland Cavaliers (+10)</b></h2><p>After a disastrous stretch, the Cavaliers found their form again, at least for the most part. They had solid wins over the Hawks, Blazers, and Pistons to offset their only loss against the Bucks. It was great to see Jarrett Allen anchor their defense again as Donovan Mitchell continued to carry the scoring cudgels, though Allen and Kevin Love are dealing with injuries.</p><h2><b>5. New Orleans Pelicans (+7)</b></h2><p>The Pelicans are among our strongest risers in the Week 7 NBA Power Rankings. That’s owing to winning five of their last seven games, including big triumphs over the Grizzlies and Warriors. They also have so many weapons right now. I mean, who knew Trey Murphy III could be a game-changer for this squad, right?</p><h2><b>6. Denver Nuggets (+5)</b></h2><p>The Nuggets have been a good offensive team this season. They are currently second in field goal shooting (49.3 percent) and 3-point shooting (39.8 percent). Denver is also top four in playmaking (27.7 assists per game). They have the second-best record in the West, and they’ve gotten good production from Aaron Gordon, Bones Hyland, and Bruce Brown of late.</p><h2><b>7. Indiana Pacers (-1)</b></h2><p>The Pacers are still a good team, though they slide one spot thanks to losing two of their last four games. Still, this young core is impressive, led by Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin, and even Jalen Smith.</p><h2><b>8. Memphis Grizzlies (+5)</b></h2><p>Memphis had a shaky start to this past week, but they finished strong with back-to-back wins over the Pelicans and Knicks. As such, they hold the No. 3 spot in the West, just half a game behind the Nuggets. It was also great to see Ja Morant play in every game this past week.</p><h2><b>9. Sacramento Kings (-5)</b></h2><p>The Kings saw their seven-game winning streak get snapped earlier this past week. They have also lost back-to-back games to the Hawks and Celtics. Has reality caught up with this once-surging squad? We’ll have to see how they respond in Week 7. De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis are both still balling, though.</p><h2><b>10. Brooklyn Nets (+6)</b></h2><p>Well, look who’s moving up, eh? Yes, the Nets still have a losing record right now and are ninth in the Eastern Conference. Still, finally, we’re talking about basketball and not tweets or conspiracy theories. That’s refreshing, right? Also, wins over the Raptors and Blazers were pretty impressive. Also, they lead the league in field goal shooting (49.5 percent) and blocks (7.2 per game).</p><h2><b>11. Philadelphia 76ers (+6)</b></h2><p>The Sixers are winners of three of their four games this past week. And while their opponents weren’t exactly elite, these were results they needed to go above .500. They also got huge lifts from the likes of Shake Milton, Paul Reed, and Tobias Harris as injuries hobbled some key players.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shake Milton was on 🔥 in the <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sixers</a> win:</p><p>🔔 <a href="https://twitter.com/SniperShake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SniperShake</a>: 29 PTS (10/13 FGM), 5 REB, 7 AST <a href="https://t.co/ifYyQf6iLo">pic.twitter.com/ifYyQf6iLo</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1597059011861356544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>12. Golden State Warriors (+7)</b></h2><p>Don’t look now but the Warriors are inching closer to the top teams in the West. The Dubs have won five of their last six assignments, including victories over the Clippers, Jazz, and Wolves. We also saw Andrew Wiggins break out for 31 points against the Clippers, which was a very promising sign moving forward.</p><h2><b>13. Los Angeles Clippers (-4)</b></h2><p>The Clippers went 2-2 this past week, including double-digit losses to the Warriors and Nuggets. They have also slid down to No. 5 in the Western Conference. This is still a highly competitive unit, of course, but they certainly need Kawhi Leonard to show up if they will transcend into a true elite power. The injuries to Leonard and Paul George <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-la-drops-concerning-updates-paul-george-kawhi-leonard" rel="noopener">continue to be alarming</a>.</p><h2><b>14. Utah Jazz (-11)</b></h2><p>Ouch. Week 6 was the first week where the Jazz lost every single one of their games. This was bad since they entered the week with the best record in the West. Now they have slid way down to the No. 8 spot in the conference. Things won’t get easier this week as well as they face the Bulls followed by the Clippers, Pacers, and Blazers.</p><h2><b>15. Minnesota Timberwolves (+3)</b></h2><p>The Wolves actually would have been higher up these Week 7 NBA Power Rankings had they not lost back-to-back recently. Still, this was a solid enough week as they beat the Heat and Pacers before falling to the Hornets and Warriors, with the latter loss flashing some warning signs.</p><h2><b>16. Toronto Raptors (no change)</b></h2><p>The roller-coaster ride this season continues for the Raptors. They failed to build on back-to-back wins over Detroit and Miami by losing to the Hawks and Nets. Over the weekend, however, they bounced back with a win over the Mavs. It’s not good, though, that injuries to Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam, and others have hampered this team.</p><h2><b>17. Washington Wizards (-10)</b></h2><p>The Wizards slide way down in our NBA Power Rankings after they booked three losses in a row this past week. They lost twice against the Heat and once against the Celtics. Kyle Kuzma continues to shine for this team, but they certainly need more consistency from the likes of Rui Hachimura and Deni Avdija.</p><h2><b>18. Atlanta Hawks (-10)</b></h2><p>The Hawks slide big time in our NBA Power Rankings after dropping three of their four games in Week 6. This is still a top-five team in the East, but they have shown a lot of vulnerability lately. They are also currently among the worst rebounding teams in the league. They allow their opponents 46.8 rebounds per game, which is No. 27 in the entire league.</p><h2><b>19. Portland Trail Blazers (-4)</b></h2><p>It’s no surprise that the Blazers continue to slump without Damian Lillard. They went 1-3 this week, with their only W in OT against the Knicks. We love what we have seen from Anfernee Simons, but he certainly cannot carry this team on his shoulders just yet.</p><h2><b>20. Miami Heat (+3)</b></h2><p>The Heat finally break into the East’s top 10 on the back of three straight wins. They beat the Wizards back-to-back and then defeated the Hawks for good measure. Big man Bam Adebayo is well-known for his defense, but he has been turning heads with his offense of late, too.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bam Adebayo over his last 6 games: </p><p>25.5 PPG<br>10.2 RPG<br>52% FG<br>87% FT <a href="https://t.co/DoXn8SKl9F">pic.twitter.com/DoXn8SKl9F</a></p><p>— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1597025254240444421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>21. Dallas Mavericks (-11)</b></h2><p>Luka Doncic cannot carry this team by himself the way he did last season. Even if he has led them in scoring in their last three outings, it’s clear that he’s more than a bit exhausted already. Granted, their losses were against the Celtics, Raptors, and Bucks, but it’s still clear that Doncic needs more scoring help. Spencer Dinwiddie and Christian Wood are okay but okay won’t cut it for an entire season.</p><h2><b>22. Chicago Bulls (+4)</b></h2><p>The Bulls turned some heads by going 2-1 this past week. They beat the top two teams in the East before dropping one in OT against the Thunder. This has been such a schizophrenic team this season, but their performance in Week 6 is enough to lift them a few spots in our NBA Power Rankings.</p><h2><b>23. Los Angeles Lakers (+1)</b></h2><p>Much like the Nets, the Lakers seem to finally be getting into a bit of rhythm. Keep in mind that they have won five of their last six games. Now, though Russell Westbrook trade rumors persist, the Lakers are slowly turning into a threat to break into the top 10 of the West. Next they need to prove they can beat better teams after feasting on bums.</p><h2><b>24. New York Knicks (-2)</b></h2><p>The Knicks fell to last place in the Atlantic Division after losing four of their last five games. That was also enough for them to slide down even more in our NBA Power Rankings. Jalen Brunson seems to be the real deal on offense, but this team has just been a stinker on the defensive side of the floor.</p><h2><b>25. Oklahoma City Thunder (-4)</b></h2><p>OKC had a pretty slow week, going 1-3, with their only win coming against the Bulls in overtime. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to be an absolute beast, though. He is third overall in scoring (31.1 points per game) and scored in the 30s in each of the Thunder’s last four games.</p><h2><b>26. Charlotte Hornets (+3)</b></h2><p>Well, the Hornets put two wins together for the first time this season. In such a tight squeeze in the league’s cellar, that’s enough for them to go up in our NBA Power Rankings. It still hurts, though, that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-gordon-hayward-injury-amid-lamelo-ball-absence" rel="noopener">Gordon Hayward’s injuries</a> have gotten the better of him.</p><h2><b>27. Orlando Magic (-2)</b></h2><p>The Magic lost all their games this past week and have dropped six of their last seven contests. Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero have both been pretty good, but there’s just no consistent depth of production from this young squad.</p><h2><b>28. Houston Rockets (-1)</b></h2><p>Like the Hornets, the Rockets finally pulled off back-to-back wins this season. They beat the Hawks a couple of days ago and then beat the Thunder a day after. Jalen Green exploded in both games, scoring 30 against ATL and 28 against OKC. Still, that’s small consolation for having the worst record in the West.</p><h2>29. Detroit Pistons (+1)</h2><p>The dismal November persists for the Pistons. They tipped Week 6 off well with wins over the Nuggets and Jazz, but then they lost to both the Suns and Cavs. They also own the worst record in the entire league as of this writing.</p><h2><b>30. San Antonio Spurs (-2)</b></h2><p>If the Spurs aren’t careful, they’ll “overtake” Houston in terms of having the worst Western Conference win-loss slate. Remember that this team has not seen a victory since the second week of November, losing eight straight games and holding the worst average point differential by a wide margin. Oh well, at least we know they actually ARE in the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Power Rankings, Week 7: Warriors, Cavs bounce back as Mavs, Jazz fall

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-miami-jam-packed-injury-report-spells-bad-news-for-cavs-matchup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s jam-packed injury report spells bad news for Cavs matchup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Heat-Heat-season-Jimmy-Butler-Tyler-Herro-Bam-Adebayo.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s jam-packed injury report spells bad news for Cavs matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-19T14:54:57-08:00">November 19th, 2:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-19T14:57:16-08:00">November 19th, 2:57pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Heat aren’t exactly playing great basketball early on in 2022-23 with a 7-9 record. To make matters worse, they’re dealing with a ridiculous amount of injuries at the moment. With their two-game losing streak in danger of becoming three on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team will be without a flurry of different players here, including Jimmy Butler, Victor Oladipo, Tyler Herro, and Udonis Haslem, while several others are questionable.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1594092114178199553" rel="noopener">Via Ira Winderman:</a></p><p>“Tyler Herro again out for Heat on Sunday. Adebayo upgraded to questionable. Also questionable: Dedmon, Vincent, Dedmon. Duncan Robinson is listed as doubtful. Butler, Yurtseven, Haslem, Oladipo also out.”</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1594052142477852672" rel="noopener">Winderman reported earlier on Saturday</a> that Jimmy Buckets isn’t even traveling with the Heat because he’s getting his knee injury looked into. Miami literally <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butlers-status-for-wizards-game-revealed-amid-knee-injury" rel="noopener">had seven players available on Friday night i</a>n a gritty 107-106 loss to the Washington Wizards in overtime. Gabe Vincent practiced post-game to give them the required eight players, but he didn’t take the floor come tip-off.</p><p>Rookie Nikola Jovic got his first NBA start and really impressed, scoring 18 points in 30 minutes of action while also grabbing six rebounds. More importantly, we saw the Kyle Lowry of his Toronto Raptors days. The guard erupted for 24 points, 15 assists, and 10 boards.</p><p>Herro hasn’t played since November 4th because of an ankle injury but there was a chance he’d return on Sunday. It’s clear he’s not far off suiting up again. While the Cavs are struggling at the moment, it will be a difficult task for the Heat Sunday with such a thin rotation. Perhaps they can put up another respectable fight and come out on the winning end this time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s jam-packed injury report spells bad news for Cavs matchup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-odds-cavaliers-vs-bucks-prediction-odds-and-pick-11-16-2022');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Odds: Cavaliers vs. Bucks prediction, odds and pick – 11/16/2022');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Cavaliers-Bucks-prediction-Cavaliers-Bucks-odds-Cavaliers-Bucks-pick-Cavaliers-Bucks-NBA-odds.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Odds: Cavaliers vs. Bucks prediction, odds and pick – 11/16/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-16T09:52:57-08:00">November 16th, 9:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-16T09:53:49-08:00">November 16th, 9:53am</time><address><a>Brendan Smith</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers will travel to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the Fiserv Forum. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">series</a>, which includes a Cavaliers-Bucks prediction and pick, laid out below.</p><p>Cleveland has gone 8-5 to open their season, fourth place in the Eastern Conference. JB Bickerstaff is in his fourth season, third full season, as the head coach of Cleveland. In those previous seasons, Bickerstaff has been unable to navigate his team to the playoffs.</p><p>Milwaukee is arguably the best team in the league, opening their season at 10-3, second place in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee has now lost three of their last four games after beginning the season on a nine-game winning streak.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Cavaliers-Bucks <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba" rel="noopener">NBA odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel</b></i></p><h2><b>NBA Odds: Cavaliers-Bucks Odds</b></h2><p>Cleveland Cavaliers: +4 (-108)</p><p>Milwaukee Bucks: -4 (-112)</p><p>Over: 217.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 217.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>Why The Cavaliers Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Donovan Mitchell can help alter the trajectory of the franchise, which would explain the massive haul surrendered to acquire the superstar this offseason. All Mitchell has done in his first season with Cleveland is lead the team with 31.6 points per game on 51.3 percent shooting. Mitchell has also averaged 6.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game. Mitchell is considered day-to-day with an ankle injury but there’s optimism he plays here. Darius Garland is a perfect sidekick for Mitchell, leading the team with 8.0 assists per game while ranking second with 21.1 points per game. Jarrett Allen is also a great role player for Cleveland, averaging a double-double with 14.0 points and a team leading 11.5 rebounds per game. But, he won’t play Wednesday.  Second year big man Evan Mobley leads the team with 1.4 blocks per game, putting up 14.8 points per game. Mobley and Kevin Love are tied for second with 7.5 rebounds per game. Caris LeVert is third on the team with 5.3 assists per game, and is scoring 13.8 points per game.</p><p>Cleveland has put up points in bunches, ranking ninth in the league with 116.0 points per game. Cleveland is the best in the league at drawing fouls, being fouled 24.2 times per game. Cleveland’s defense has been solid, ranking seventh in opponents scoring per game, surrendering 108.9 points per game.</p><h2><b>Why The Bucks Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the team with 31.3 points and 11.8 rebounds per game (shocker). Jrue Holiday leads the team with 7.9 assists, with Antetokounmpo ranking second with 5.2 assists per game. Holiday ranks second by averaging 19.6 points per game. Bobby Portis is the second Buck to average a double-double, putting up 13.4 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. Unsurprisingly, Milwaukee leads the league averaging 50.5 rebounds per game. Grayson Allen has shot 42.6 percent from behind the arc, contributing largely to his 10.1 points per game. Jevon Carter is also a good option from three point range, shooting 40.0 percent from deep. Allen is doubtful for this one with an ankle injury.</p><p>Milwaukee has leveraged its size to rank third in blocks per game at 6.4. Despite shooting the seventh most three-pointers this season, Milwaukee ranks 23rd in the league by draining them at a miserable 33.7 percent clip. Milwaukee ranks 17th in the league with 111.5 points per game. Defense has been better for the team, ranking fifth by holding opponents to 107.0 points per game.</p><h2><b>Final Cavaliers-Bucks Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Milwaukee has too many scorers to keep up with, especially if those three-pointers start falling.</p><p><b>Final Cavaliers-Bucks Prediction &amp; Pick: Milwaukee -4 (-112), over 217.5 (-110)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Odds: Cavaliers vs. Bucks prediction, odds and pick – 11/16/2022

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-power-rankings-week-4-warriors-fall-hellish-road-trip/');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Power Rankings, Week 4: Warriors fall after hellish road trip');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/nba-power-rankings-week-4-insert-statement-with-key-team-jason-publish-at-6am-pst-on-monday-11-07.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Power Rankings, Week 4: Warriors fall after hellish road trip</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-07T07:08:17-08:00">November 7th, 7:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-07T07:08:52-08:00">November 7th, 7:08am</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With most teams now having played between 9-11 games in the 2022-23 season, it’s time to look at our NBA Power Rankings entering Week 4. Some of the best teams have remained stable, while a number of early favorites have continued to struggle, especially the defending champion Golden State Warriors. The surprising Utah Jazz have continued to impress, while the Memphis Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, and Toronto Raptors have moved up quite a bit. Of course, we’ll also touch on the drama engulfing the Brooklyn Nets and San Antonio Spurs. Let’s take a glance at how each team has fared throughout the past week.</p><p>Weeks like the one that just passed remind us that this game is bigger than basketball. While we’d all prefer to focus on the incredible athleticism on display every week, sharp reminders of our players’ humanity have been on full display to begin the 2022-23 season. All these serve to remind us that actions have repercussions, and how a player performs on the floor is only one part of his persona and career.</p><p>We have also indicated how many rungs each team rose or sank based on their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-power-rankings-week-3-bucks-overtake-celtics-top-spot/" rel="noopener">previous rankings in Week 3</a>.</p><p>Now without further ado, let’s look at our 2022-23 NBA Power Rankings entering Week 4 of the new season.</p><h2><b>1. Milwaukee Bucks (No change)</b></h2><p>The Bucks are the only remaining unbeaten team. Sure, they’ve had a home-heavy schedule to start the season, but prime-time road win in Minnesota is nothing to scoff at. Giannis of course is being Giannis, playing at perhaps his best level yet. A three-game trip to Atlanta, OKC, and San Antonio awaits.</p><h2><b>2. Cleveland Cavaliers (No change)</b></h2><p>The Cavs are <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-sets-incredible-cleveland-record-that-stood-for-39-years" rel="noopener">playing even better</a> than maybe the loftiest projections had them going. This is a team that has not lost since opening night despite not having Darius Garland for much of their run. They have been nothing short of fantastic, though they continue their California road trip against the Clippers, Kings, and Warriors.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">En route to setting an early-season franchise scoring record, <a href="https://twitter.com/spidadmitchell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@spidadmitchell</a> felt the love from <a href="https://twitter.com/cavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cavs</a> fans in LA.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetEmKnow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetEmKnow</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SerenaWinters</a> <a href="https://t.co/2S4EGiZGjk">pic.twitter.com/2S4EGiZGjk</a></p><p>— Bally Sports Cleveland (@BallySportsCLE) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsCLE/status/1589395466147479555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>3. Phoenix Suns (No change)</b></h2><p>The Suns are second only to the Bucks in points allowed and third in net point differential. Their record speaks to how balanced they have been so far this season. They split their back-to-back against Portland, but that’s forgivable. A four-game road trip will test them, especially after Cam Johnson’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-phoenix-receives-devastating-cam-johnson-injury-update-that-could-end-his-season/" rel="noopener">torn meniscus.</a></p><h2><b>4. Utah Jazz (+1)</b></h2><p>The Jazz lost to the Dallas Mavericks but won their other three games against the Grizzlies and both Los Angeles teams. Collin Sexton has hit a bit of a groove. He has scored at least 13 points in all four games this week. They have three of their four games this week on the road, though. That’ll be a big gauntlet.</p><h2><b>5. Memphis Grizzlies (+2)</b></h2><p>The Grizzlies dropped another game to the upstart Jazz club before finishing the week with three straight wins over the Blazers, Hornets, and Wizards. Desmond Bane did not play in Utah’s second defeat, but he has continued his remarkable scoring streak to start the season. A major matchup with Boston comes up next.</p><h2><b>6. Boston Celtics (No change)</b></h2><p>Speaking of Boston, the Celtics did pretty well this past week, going 2-1. Their only loss was to the surging Cavaliers in overtime, and one may argue that the Big Green should have won that one as well. Still, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are chugging along. They have tough matchups against Memphis and Denver lined up this week, along with two games against Detroit.</p><h2><b>7. Atlanta Hawks (+5)</b></h2><p>The Hawks are among our top risers this week, especially after back-to-back wins over the Knicks and Pelicans. It’ll be interesting to see how they do in Week 4, though, as they have a rematch with the Bucks before facing the Jazz. After that, they have an exciting back-to-back against the Sixers.</p><h2><b>8. Portland Trail Blazers (-4)</b></h2><p>The Blazers plunge down quite a bit after going 1-2 this week. Yes, it was a tough week playing the Grizzlies and Suns without Damian Lillard, but it was a good test to see where this team was really situated. A long road trip continues this week as Dame recovers.</p><h2><b>9. Denver Nuggets (-1)</b></h2><p>The Nuggets strung together wins over OKC and the Spurs after an embarrassing defeat to the Lakers on Halloween. Nikola Jokic continues to put up MVP-ish numbers, though we want to see more from Michael Porter Jr. and Jamal Murray. A challenging four-game road trip beckons this week.</p><h2><b>10. Dallas Mavericks (+7)</b></h2><p>Apparently, the Mavs are more than just Luka Doncic! Wins over the Magic, Jazz, and Raptors dotted this past week, with solid contributions coming from Spencer Dinwiddie and Christian Wood. They host the needlessly drama-ridden Brooklyn Nets next before taking on the Magic, Wiz, and Blazers.</p><h2><b>11. Toronto Raptors (+10)</b></h2><p>Winning three out of four this past week pushes the Raptors way up to just outside the top 1o in these Week 4 NBA Power Rankings. Their only loss was also by a solitary point to the Mavs. At 6-4, the Raptors look like they’re finally ready to compete. It should also be a pretty “winnable week” against the Bulls, Rockets, Thunder, and Pacers.</p><h2><b>12. New Orleans Pelicans (+1)</b></h2><p>Yes, the Pels just went 2-2, winning over the Clippers and Warriors in the same week. That counts for something! Besides, their two losses were both in OT. Frankly speaking, NOLA should’ve gone 4-0. In any case, this is still a team in good shape. Back-to-back East road games open Week 4 for the Pelicans.</p><h2><b>13. Los Angeles Clippers (-3)</b></h2><p>The Clips actually had a solid week, going 3-2. They had wins over the Rockets and Spurs, though these were sandwiched by losses to the Pelicans and Jazz. We still don’t quite know what their team identity is, though, so they fall down a few rungs in our NBA Power Rankings. Also, the Cavs are up next, and Kawhi Leonard’s return <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-no-timetable-for-kawhi-leonard-return/" rel="noopener">is nowhere in sight</a>.</p><h2><b>14. San Antonio Spurs (-3)</b></h2><p>After a blistering start, the Spurs took a whole lot of Ls this past week. And we’re not even really talking about on-court stuff. The Josh Primo issue <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-gregg-popovich-strongly-responds-to-allegations-from-josh-primo-accuser/" rel="noopener">will linger for this team</a>, and though they’ve been respectable on the court, we feel like they’re due for a huge slide, especially with the Nuggets, Grizzlies, and Bucks coming up this week.</p><h2><b>15. Minnesota Timberwolves (-1)</b></h2><p>The Wolves should be way better than their current record. It also sucks that they have lost three of their last four games, including getting waylaid by the Spurs on Halloween night. Karl-Anthony Towns’ numbers are down from last season, while Rudy Gobert is blocking just 1.6 shots per game. Also, Anthony Edwards <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-bizarre-actions-during-rockets-game-hints-at-tensions-within-minnesota/" rel="noopener">has shown inconsistent effort</a>.</p><h2><b>16. Chicago Bulls (+7)</b></h2><p>The Bulls looked good early in the week before running into the Celtics and Raptors. Yes, they have a losing record, but they’re miraculously top six in the East. Yes, the season has been THAT weird. They tip this week off against the Raptors anew before facing the Pelicans and Nuggets.</p><h2><b>17. Indiana Pacers (+7)</b></h2><p>Props to the Pacers for winning three of their last four. Those included wins over the Nets and the most recent one against the Heat. The Tyrese Haliburton-Bennedict Mathurin tandem looks mighty legitimate, with Mathurin an early ROY contender.</p><h2><b>18. New York Knicks (+2)</b></h2><p>It feels very strange to have the Knicks actually climb the NBA Power Rankings after losing four of their last five. This is more of a course correction since we might have had them too low a week ago. Still, winning over Philly was nice. They also have a “winnable” schedule this week against the Wolves, Nets, Pistons, and Thunder.</p><h2><b>19. Oklahoma City Thunder (+3)</b></h2><p>Speaking of the Thunder, we also have to give this young team props for competing hard. A win against the Magic capped off a four-game win streak, though it was followed by back-to-back losses to the Nuggets and Bucks. Both were expected anyway.</p><h2><b>20. Philadelphia 76ers (-2)</b></h2><p>Maybe we had the 76ers too high last week. Then again, they just lost back-to-back games against the Wizards and Knicks. This is such a schizophrenic squad. Things are gonna be extra tough this week against the Suns, Hawks, and Jazz, too. Life has been hard without Embiid in the middle, and James Harden <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-james-harden-suffers-brutal-foot-strain-out-extended-amount-of-time/" rel="noopener">is out a month</a>.</p><h2><b>21. Washington Wizards (-4)</b></h2><p>The Wizards are losers of five of their last six. That’s a big reason they tumble down big in our NBA Power Rankings. Also, they’ll face the Mavs, Jazz, and Grizzlies this week. That’s a tough stretch. Oh well, at least we have Rui Hachimura playing all 10 games so far, yes?</p><h2><b>22. Miami Heat (-3)</b></h2><p>Of course, we love coach Spo, but this team is struggling hard. We love that they beat the Dubs and Kings this past week, but a tight loss to the Pacers stung. Injuries have also been a bit of an issue. They have a shot against a Dame-less Blazers next followed by a back-to-back against Charlotte.</p><h2><b>23. Sacramento Kings (+5)</b></h2><p>The Kings scraped the bottom in the first couple of weeks, but they climb the NBA Power Rankings significantly after winning three of their last four. They also should have beaten Miami in a close one. So far, De’Aaron Fox and Kevin Huerter have been solid, while Domantas Sabonis has been a double-double machine.</p><h2><b>24. Golden State Warriors (-15)</b></h2><p>Man, how far the mighty have fallen in these Week 4 NBA Power Rankings. Sure, the Warriors had a tough-as-heck schedule, but to lose ALL of their five road games on this recent trip? No excuses, right? They’re so far down the West that only two teams are currently below them <a href="https://www.espn.ph/nba/table/_/sort/winpercent/dir/desc/group/league" rel="noopener">in the standings</a>. They should get a win or two this week as they face the Kings twice.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steve Kerr anticipates Warriors rebounding from winless road trip – via <a href="https://twitter.com/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ESPN</a> App.    <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA</a>.   <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Warriors?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Warriors</a>.  <a href="https://t.co/qEAuIzQBEb">https://t.co/qEAuIzQBEb</a></p><p>— Zack (@QueensIceZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/QueensIceZ/status/1589395682573656065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>25. Charlotte Hornets (-9)</b></h2><p>The Hornets went 0-4 this week, which was not too surprising since they have been decimated by injuries. They just won’t win many games with PJ Washington and Kelly Oubre Jr. as their primary scorers.</p><h2><b>26. Los Angeles Lakers (+1)</b></h2><p>We don’t want to say the Lakers are getting it together, but maybe they are. They went 2-2 this past week, which is already amazing for this franchise. It’ll be a tough next week, though, as they face the Jazz, Clips, Kings, and Nets. Also, what is up with LeBron’s 3-point shooting this season?!</p><h2><b>27. Brooklyn Nets (-2)</b></h2><p>Ah, the team that needs no introduction. Considering everything this team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/all-the-bull-goes-out-the-window-kevin-durant-sounds-off-after-leading-nets-comeback-vs-hornets/" rel="noopener">has been through</a>, it’s a tremendous achievement that they actually went 3-1 this past week. Still, we want to see Ben Simmons actually do something out there. They’ll need him, especially with Kyrie out for the foreseeable future.</p><h2><b>28. Detroit Pistons (-2)</b></h2><p>A win over the Warriors was good, but losing three in a row was bad. At least they were kinda competitive… in one of those losses? Let’s see how they do this week with Boston twice on the calendar.</p><h2><b>29. Orlando Magic (+1)</b></h2><p>The Magic edged out the Rockets thanks to a big win over the visiting Warriors. Paolo Banchero continues to turn a lot of heads, and they should get win No. 3 when they face Houston in their next game.</p><h2><b>30. Houston Rockets (-1)</b></h2><p>Speaking of Houston, the Rockets are, well, the worst team in the entire league and sit here at No. 30 in the Week 4 NBA Power Rankings. They are second-to-last in net point differential and have lost their last six games. Things obviously won’t get any easier moving forward. At least Jalen Green has picked up his scoring again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Power Rankings, Week 4: Warriors fall after hellish road trip

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/we-wanted-to-destroy-them-dwight-howard-reveals-lebron-james-cavs-vendetta-during-2009-finals-run/');   ga('set', 'title', '‘We wanted to destroy them’: Dwight Howard reveals LeBron James, Cavs vendetta during 2009 Finals run');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/We-wanted-to-destroy-them_-Dwight-Howard-reveals-LeBron-James-Cavs-vendetta-during-2009-Finals-run.jpg"></figure><h1>‘We wanted to destroy them’: Dwight Howard reveals LeBron James, Cavs vendetta during 2009 Finals run</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-02T19:57:35-07:00">November 2nd, 7:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-02T19:57:35-07:00">November 2nd, 7:57pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Back in the late 2000’s, Nike came out with some pretty epic commercials featuring the puppet versions of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. The ads got so big that the folks from Nike decided to come out with a mini-series of sorts centered on that theme. One of the ads involved a spot for the 2009 NBA Finals that pitted LeBron’s Cleveland Cavaliers against Kobe’s Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>The problem about that particular commercial is that Cleveland never made it to the Finals to face Kobe and Co. Dwight Howard, who at that time was still with the Orlando Magic, defeated LeBron and the Cavs in the Eastern Conference Finals to spoil what would have been a dream NBA Finals.</p><p>In a recent episode of Shannon Sharpe’s <a href="https://twitter.com/ShannonSharpe/status/1587912117952204803?s=20&amp;t=quzA6Oodvg_zw78RP6IeEg"><i>Club Shay Shay</i></a> podcast, the former NFL star got brutally honest with Howard about how Sharpe feels that he “ruined” the LeBron vs. Kobe Finals dream. Dwight was having none of it, though, as he clapped back at the slander:</p><p>“I’m glad I ruined it because that one ain’t right,” Howards said. “They pissed our whole team off. I’m glad we went out there and we showed LeBron and the Cavs that, ‘Hell naw. The puppet got to go.’</p><p>“For real, because I’m like, ‘How y’all gonna have a whole Nike commercial about LeBron and Kobe in the Finals, and they ain’t even in the Finals yet?’ And we took that hard. … We wanted to destroy LeBron and the Cavs because of that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I was looking forward to seeing Kobe and LeBron play each other in the Finals. Sorry, <a href="https://twitter.com/DwightHoward?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DwightHoward</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ClubShayShay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@clubshayshay</a> <a href="https://t.co/yZ1BOpgqwV">pic.twitter.com/yZ1BOpgqwV</a></p><p>— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShannonSharpe/status/1587912117952204803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>And Dwight Howard did just that against LeBron James and the Cavs in the East Finals. The 6-foot-10 big man led the Magic to a 4-2 series win behind <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/howardw01/gamelog/2009">25.0 points</a> on 63.5 percent shooting, 13.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.4 blocks. Orlando then succumbed to the Lakers in the Finals, 4-1.</p><p>Sadly, we never saw LeBron face off against Kobe in the Finals. For his part, though, Dwight Howard is clearly proud of playing his part in this respect.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘We wanted to destroy them’: Dwight Howard reveals LeBron James, Cavs vendetta during 2009 Finals run

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-posterizes-jarrett-allen-for-slam-to-force-ot-but-wasnt-happy-one-bit/');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Celtics’ Jayson Tatum posterizes Jarrett Allen for slam to force OT but wasn’t happy one bit');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Celtics-news-Jayson-Tatum-posterizes-Jarrett-Allen-for-slam-to-force-OT-but-wasn_t-happy-one-bit.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Celtics’ Jayson Tatum posterizes Jarrett Allen for slam to force OT but wasn’t happy one bit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-02T19:42:07-07:00">November 2nd, 7:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-02T19:50:20-07:00">November 2nd, 7:50pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jayson Tatum delivered the game-tying slam for the Boston Celtics against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, but he couldn’t be happy about it. Not after he thought he was fouled as he dunked the ball home.</p><p>With just 10 seconds left on the clock and the Celtics trailing the Cavs 107-105, Tatum didn’t waste any time. He quickly got the ball and muscled his way to the basket, leaving his defender in the dust. Jarrett Allen tried to block the Boston forward, but his effort only caused him to be on the wrong end of a poster slam.</p><p>Anyone would be celebrating or be hyped up after such a crucial dunk, but not Tatum. After he tied things up, he <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1587989650240638978" rel="noopener">quickly raised his arms in confusion</a> and looked at the referees, seemingly hoping a foul would be called.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JAYSON TATUM WITH MONSTER JAM TO TIE THE GAME 💥<a href="https://t.co/ynwWQb0Au0">pic.twitter.com/ynwWQb0Au0</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1587989650240638978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s easy to see why Jayson Tatum was frustrated, though. A foul at that point would have given them the opportunity to take the lead and win the game. Considering that the match went into overtime and they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/boston-celtics-cleveland-cavaliers-11-3-2022/c16abce6-1e49-4204-8338-47e591147329/" rel="noopener">ended up losing by one point</a>, a freebie would have made a ton of difference.</p><p>While it’s not clear on video replays where and when Tatum was fouled exactly, it’s obvious Tatum felt there should have been a whistle. Maybe the NBA’s Last 2 Minute report will give more clarity on that–though that wouldn’t be able to change the results of the contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Celtics’ Jayson Tatum posterizes Jarrett Allen for slam to force OT but wasn’t happy one bit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-odds-celtics-vs-cavaliers-prediction-odds-and-pick-11-2-2022/');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Odds: Celtics vs. Cavaliers prediction, odds and pick – 11/2/2022');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NBA-Odds-Celtics-vs.-Cavaliers-prediction-odds-and-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Odds: Celtics vs. Cavaliers prediction, odds and pick – 11/2/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-02T08:42:58-07:00">November 2nd, 8:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-02T08:44:39-07:00">November 2nd, 8:44am</time><address><a>Aidan Cotter</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics (4-2) travel to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (5-1) on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/betting/">series</a> with a Celtics-Cavaliers prediction and pick.</p><p>Boston is 4-2 coming off a resounding victory over Washington. The Celtics are just 3-3 against the spread (ATS) after covering 55% of games last season. Half of Boston’s games have gone under – mirroring last year’s 51% under rate.</p><p>Cleveland has won five straight games after dropping the season opener – most recently defeating New York. The Cavaliers have been just as good against the spread, going 5-1 so far after covering 54% of games last year. Four of their six games have gone over – a flip from last year’s 56% under rate.</p><p>The teams have split their last four matchups with Boston taking two of three last year and Cleveland stealing the first game last week. Last year, Boston won by six and 10-point margins. Cleveland won last year by two and then last week by nine. All three games went under tonight’s 220-point total, although their one matchup this year totaled 255.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Celtics-Cavaliers <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba">NBA odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel</b></i></p><h2><b>NBA Odds: Celtics-Cavaliers Odds</b></h2><p>Boston Celtics: -2 (-110)</p><p>Cleveland Cavaliers: +2 (-110)</p><p>Over: 220 (-110)</p><p>Under: 220 (-110)</p><h2><b>Why The Celtics Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Boston has been solid in their Eastern Conference title defense. Despite losing two of their last three games, the Celtics still sit at third in the East. The Celtics post an elite offense (second in adjusted offensive efficiency) but their defense has largely held them back in the early portion of the season (22nd in adjusted defensive efficiency). Boston has also been crushed on the glass – where they have a bottom-five rebound differential. Tonight’s two-point spread is by far their lowest of the season thanks to Cleveland beating them in Boston last week.</p><p>Despite reigning Defensive Player of the Year patrolling the perimeter, the Celtics were torched by the Cavaliers’ backcourt in their last meeting. Both of Cleveland’s starting guards scored 41 points in the overtime win – something that has to change this time around if Boston wants to cover. The Celtics responded well against the Wizards, however, holding the Washington backcourt to 15 points on 5-23 shooting. Boston proved their defensive prowess in last year’s Finals run but their struggles on that end of the floor are something to keep in mind when making a Celtics-Cavaliers prediction.</p><p>Offensively, the Celtics have been as-advertised this year. Boston is a deep team full of capable shot-makers but their offense lives and dies through their talented wings. Jayson Tatum (30.8 PPG) and Jaylen Brown (25.3 PPG) are one of the most potent one-two punches in the league. The two were excellent in last week’s meeting with Cleveland with both scoring 32 points in the effort. Boston will surely count on an improved defensive effort in tonight’s matchup but for bettors, it’s reassuring that Tatum and Brown can go toe-to-toe in the event of a shootout.</p><h2><b>Why The Cavaliers Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Cleveland has been perhaps the breakout story of the NBA in the early portion of the season. The Cavaliers have been elite in nearly every facet of the game thus far. They’re fourth in adjusted offensive efficiency, second in adjusted defensive efficiency, and sport the second-highest rebound differential. Cleveland has struggled to take care of the ball consistently though, turning the ball over the 10th most times in the league. This showed in their lone loss where they turned the ball over 17 times in the loss to Toronto.</p><p>While the Cavs did turn the ball over 16 times in their last meeting with the Celtics, a heroic two-man performance from their backcourt ensured the victory. Both Caris LeVert and Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points in the game. While Mitchell has been piecing together performances like this all season long, it was LeVert’s best game in a Cleveland uniform. LeVert scored the Cavaliers’ final 11 points in the victory as Boston could do nothing to slow the talented scorer down. A potential return from starting point guard Darius Garland (eye injury) could push LeVert back to the bench – however that would only bolster Cleveland’s chances of covering as home underdogs tonight.</p><p>Despite the strong play from their guards, the Cavs’ biggest advantage tonight will come in the frontcourt. Cleveland’s twin towers of Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen anchor one of the best defenses in the NBA. The two combine for 17.7 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game and given Boston’s weak front line, should be in for strong performances. Their ability to protect the rim and force Tatum and Brown into outside shots could be a major factor in tonight’s spread.</p><h2><b>Final Celtics-Cavaliers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Vegas is daring the public to pick the home underdogs and I’d say we’re smarter than that but, alas, we are not. Getting two as the home team is too juicy to pass up in what projects to be a tight matchup.</p><p><b>Final Celtics-Cavaliers Prediction &amp; Pick: </b><b>Cleveland Cavaliers +2 (-110)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-donovan-mitchell-reveals-biggest-surprise-on-jazz-6-2-start/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Donovan Mitchell reveals biggest surprise on Jazz’s 6-2 start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Donovan-Mitchell-breaks-silence-shares-emotional-message.jpeg"></figure><h1>Donovan Mitchell reveals biggest surprise on Jazz’s 6-2 start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-01T20:23:55-07:00">November 1st, 8:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-01T20:25:01-07:00">November 1st, 8:25pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If there is one thing Donovan Mitchell is surprised about the Utah Jazz, it’s not their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/standings/" rel="noopener">6-2 start</a> but rather the fact that a lot of people have written them off even before the 2022-23 season started.</p><p>Mitchell, who was traded by the Jazz to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the offseason, understands the surprise of the fans. After all, no one would have predicted that the team would be 6-2 through eight games of the campaign and be one of the top team in the West, especially after letting their top two players go. However, Mitchell never actually thought that the team would be as bad as people expected since he knows very well what his former teammates are capable of.</p><p>The new Cavs guard admitted as much in an interview with <a href="https://heavy.com/sports/donovan-mitchell-cavaliers-jazz/" rel="noopener">Steve Bulpett of Heavy Sports</a>, noting that the team is filled with guys who can lead and play high-level basketball</p><p>“They got hoopers. I don’t know why everybody was so quick to write them off,” Mitchell said. “I think they got phenomenal leaders in that locker room. Mike Conley is a phenomenal leader. Jordan Clarkson is a phenomenal leader. Then they got Collin Sexton and Lauri Markkanen, guys who can really go … Malik Beasley. Like, they’re just not some slump. They have guys that can really go.”</p><p>Donovan Mitchell further shared his belief that people just “overreacted” after the Jazz traded him and Rudy Gobert. As what fans can see now, Utah’s players are working hard for every win.</p><p>“I got a lot of respect for those guys over there. I talk to Mike and JC all the time. They’re still my friends. But, you know, they’re not bad players,” Mitchell added.</p><p>The Jazz have won their last two games, both against the Memphis Grizzlies, which speaks volumes about the quality basketball they are playing right now. Of course it remains to be seen if they can maintain such run, but as Mitchell said, it’s better not to count them out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jalen Brunson has been nothing short of amazing since he started the new season with the New York Knicks. At this point, there’s no denying that the Knicks made the right decision to spend big on the former Dallas Mavericks guard in free agency. It’s also hard to deny, however, that the Knicks would have been much better if Donovan Mitchell was on their roster.</p><p>Mitchell, who the Knicks so sensationally missed out on during the offseason, showed New York exactly what they were missing after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-new-york-fans-will-cringe-at-these-bonkers-donovan-mitchell-stats/">erupting</a> for 38 points for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After the game, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau could not help but heap praise on Mitchell (via <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/10/31/tom-thibodeau-wants-knicks-to-do-better-with-3-point-defense/">Peter Botte of the New York Post</a>):</p><p>“Mitchell and Love [were] a problem. Obviously, Mitchell is going to command a lot of attention and he did … and we didn’t close as hard as we needed to,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “We just gotta close … Mitchell, 13 3s, the ones off the dribble, those are tougher, but he shoots them well. And then Love, that’s been his strength for a long time. And Wade.”</p><p>Mitchell absolutely caught fire for the Cavs, draining no less than eight triples on the evening. Kevin Love joined in on the party with eight treys for himself, as Cleveland emerged with a 121-108 victory.</p><p>The Knicks were actually up by nine points entering the final frame, but a mind-blowing 37-15 fourth quarter in favor of the Cavs ensured that New York wasn’t going to escape with a road victory on Sunday night.</p><p>Thibodeau commended the Knicks for their effort, but he also had to remind his team about needing to close games out:</p><p>“They got 50 [3’s] up, and that’s the challenge,” he said. “You gotta do more than one thing. You gotta compete, you gotta be into the ball, you gotta be up to touch on the screen, you gotta drop with the roller. I liked the way we competed the first three quarters. I thought we did a lot of good things, but we have to understand the intensity of the fourth quarter. We have to do better and we will.”</p><p>The Knicks are now 3-3 with a highly-anticipated matchup against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks in Madison Square Garden coming up on Wednesday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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