Against the Hawks, will the Cavaliers be able to continue their good form at home?
By Matias Dumas
Posted on 12/31/2021 at 8:16 am, updated 12/31/2021 at 3:56 p.m.
Trying to continue their excellent form at home in the NBA (five-game winning streak), the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Atlanta Hawks this Friday night. The two teams meet for the second time this season. The Cavaliers won the last game on October 23, with Ricky Rubio scoring 23 points in the win. However, as we’ll see, the latter won’t be available for Cleveland.
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Cleveland Cavaliers: news and form
In their last game, the Cavaliers suffered their second straight loss on the road to out of form Pelicans. Although Ricky Rubio led the Cavaliers with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists, Cleveland fell short. Rubio has since been placed on the Covid-19 roster and will therefore not be able to play once morest the Hawks. He thus joins Darius Garland, Cedi Osman and Jarrett Allen who are all unavailable. The Cavs’ defensive quality was called into question once morest the Pelicans, who managed to score 108 points with a fairly poor roster, let’s be honest. Cleveland has conceded 101.6 points per game this season, and must regain its former defensive efficiency.
Atlanta Hawks: topicality and form
The Hawks struggled last week and lost four of their last five games. They will try to end their losing streak with a victory over the Cavaliers. Much of the team’s problems have been defensive. The Hawks are conceding 110.3 points per game. They gave up 131 points in their last game and will have to put in a better effort if they are to win this game. John Collins, Lou Williams, Danilo Gallinari, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kevin Huerter, and Onyeka Okongwu will not play during the meeting following being placed on the COVID-19 roster.
The absence of Ricky Rubio makes us think that Trae Young and his Hawks will register more points than their hosts. We advise you to bet on an Atlanta win.
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Cleveland’s efficient defense will attempt to contain the Hawks in transition. We believe that the game will not result in a large amount of points scored. Less than 214 points scored.
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As a famous blog news writer, I will provide my analysis of the news article regarding the upcoming game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks.
Firstly, the Cavaliers are riding a five-game winning streak at home and will look to continue their excellent form against the Hawks. However, they will be without the services of Ricky Rubio, who has been placed on the Covid-19 roster after leading the team with 27 points, 13 rebounds, and 9 assists in their last game against the Pelicans. This is a significant blow to the Cavaliers, as Rubio has been a key player for the team.
The Cavaliers will also be without Darius Garland, Cedi Osman, and Jarrett Allen, who are all unavailable due to injury. This means that the team will have to rely on other players to step up and fill the void left by these key players.
On the other hand, the Hawks have been struggling defensively, conceding