NBA CLEVELAND Matchup 20181212

You are viewing a condensed version of this FoxSheet. Login as a FoxSheets Subscriber to view the full sheet.
Not a member? Subscribe today and start taking advantage of our premium information, including the Game Estimator™, the Super Situations ™, the Power Trends ™, and many more features.

NBA : ATS Matchup

Wednesday 12/12/2018

Line

$ Line

OU Line

Score

NEW YORK

CLEVELAND

-1.5

+1.5

-120

+100

215.5

106
Final
113

NEW YORK (8 - 20) at CLEVELAND (6 - 21)

Wednesday, 12/12/2018 7:05 PM

Board		Open	Latest
541	NEW YORK	-2	-1.5
542	CLEVELAND	214	213.5

	Current ATS FoxSheets
	ATS FoxSheet
	First Half FoxSheet
	Money Line FoxSheet
	Teaser Line FoxSheet

ADVANCED TEAM STATS

NEW YORK - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	8-20	-7.4	14-13	15-13	108.4	53.2	43.8%	54.5	115.0	57.0	47.7%	54.4
Road Games	4-11	-4.4	8-7	9-6	107.0	52.9	43.2%	52.9	116.3	59.1	48.4%	55.8
Last 5 Games	1-4	-1.5	1-4	3-2	110.8	54.4	45.7%	52.0	120.6	60.8	49.4%	54.6

NEW YORK Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	108.4	53.2	40-91	43.8%	10-29	34.8%	19-24	77.8%	54	12	20	23	7	14	5
vs opponents surrendering	109.8	55.1	40-89	45.4%	11-31	35.0%	18-24	76.2%	54	10	24	22	8	14	5
Team Stats (Road Games)	107.0	52.9	39-91	43.2%	9-28	32.0%	19-24	79.7%	53	12	18	24	7	13	5
Stats Against (All Games)	115.0	57.0	42-89	47.7%	12-32	37.0%	19-25	75.1%	54	11	26	22	7	14	7
vs opponents averaging	110.7	55.4	41-89	45.7%	12-33	34.9%	17-23	76.2%	54	10	24	22	8	14	5
Stats Against (Road Games)	116.3	59.1	42-87	48.4%	12-32	37.0%	20-27	73.9%	56	11	27	22	7	14	7

CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	6-21	-6.9	13-14	12-15	103.0	52.3	44.5%	51.7	111.4	56.4	48.7%	50.8
Home Games	4-10	-4.4	6-8	7-7	105.2	54.4	44.9%	52.9	110.4	53.8	48.8%	48.5
Last 5 Games	2-3	+1.5	2-3	3-2	104.4	57.8	45.8%	52.8	112.8	55.8	47.4%	52.2

CLEVELAND Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	103.0	52.3	39-88	44.5%	9-24	35.8%	16-21	78.8%	52	12	19	21	7	13	2
vs opponents surrendering	110.1	55.4	41-89	45.5%	11-32	34.6%	18-23	77.0%	54	11	24	22	8	15	5
Team Stats (Home Games)	105.2	54.4	40-89	44.9%	9-26	35.8%	16-20	81.8%	53	13	20	21	6	13	2
Stats Against (All Games)	111.4	56.4	42-87	48.7%	12-32	36.8%	15-20	75.5%	51	9	24	20	7	12	5
vs opponents averaging	110.9	55.8	41-90	45.7%	11-33	34.5%	18-23	75.8%	54	11	24	22	8	14	5
Stats Against (Home Games)	110.4	53.8	42-85	48.8%	12-31	37.5%	15-21	74.8%	48	8	23	18	7	12	6

Average power rating of opponents played: NEW YORK 95.7, CLEVELAND 96.5

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

NEW YORK - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
11/2/2018	@ DALLAS	118-106	W	5.5	W	216	O	46-84	54.8%	46	12	40-81	49.4%	49	18
11/4/2018	@ WASHINGTON	95-108	L	6.5	L	223.5	U	39-93	41.9%	61	18	36-83	43.4%	53	13
11/5/2018	CHICAGO	115-116	L	-2.5	L	213	O	41-106	38.7%	68	17	43-95	45.3%	60	19
11/7/2018	@ ATLANTA	112-107	W	-1.5	W	225.5	U	34-77	44.2%	65	16	37-92	40.2%	54	17
11/10/2018	@ TORONTO	112-128	L	14	L	217	O	44-96	45.8%	53	14	42-79	53.2%	50	15
11/11/2018	ORLANDO	89-115	L	-3.5	L	210	U	31-88	35.2%	67	19	44-98	44.9%	53	9
11/14/2018	@ OKLAHOMA CITY	103-128	L	8.5	L	213	O	39-88	44.3%	45	18	51-95	53.7%	55	16
11/16/2018	@ NEW ORLEANS	124-129	L	11	W	227	O	48-98	49.0%	49	13	48-99	48.5%	68	15
11/18/2018	@ ORLANDO	117-131	L	5	L	219	O	40-87	46.0%	49	14	48-84	57.1%	44	15
11/20/2018	PORTLAND	114-118	L	7.5	W	220.5	O	42-83	50.6%	49	15	45-95	47.4%	52	11
11/21/2018	@ BOSTON	117-109	W	14.5	W	215.5	O	44-89	49.4%	56	17	38-97	39.2%	60	8
11/23/2018	NEW ORLEANS	114-109	W	7.5	W	235	U	41-92	44.6%	58	8	40-101	39.6%	68	13
11/25/2018	@ MEMPHIS	103-98	W	8	W	204.5	U	34-91	37.4%	69	7	38-86	44.2%	49	7
11/27/2018	@ DETROIT	108-115	L	7.5	W	220.5	O	36-91	39.6%	55	13	38-80	47.5%	60	13
11/28/2018	@ PHILADELPHIA	91-117	L	12.5	L	227	U	32-92	34.8%	47	13	47-87	54.0%	59	16
12/1/2018	MILWAUKEE	136-134	W	8	W	230.5	O	51-96	53.1%	48	16	46-94	48.9%	59	16
12/3/2018	WASHINGTON	107-110	L	2.5	L	229	U	37-90	41.1%	65	16	44-92	47.8%	46	10
12/6/2018	@ BOSTON	100-128	L	13	L	218.5	O	36-91	39.6%	51	16	49-92	53.3%	54	9
12/8/2018	BROOKLYN	104-112	L	-2	L	219.5	U	39-83	47.0%	49	12	43-88	48.9%	62	12
12/9/2018	CHARLOTTE	107-119	L	5.5	L	225.5	O	44-93	47.3%	47	17	42-87	48.3%	52	12
12/12/2018	@ CLEVELAND
12/14/2018	@ CHARLOTTE
12/16/2018	@ INDIANA
12/17/2018	PHOENIX
12/19/2018	@ PHILADELPHIA
12/21/2018	ATLANTA
12/25/2018	MILWAUKEE
12/27/2018	@ MILWAUKEE

CLEVELAND - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
11/3/2018	@ CHARLOTTE	94-126	L	10	L	221.5	U	35-81	43.2%	33	13	52-92	56.5%	55	14
11/5/2018	@ ORLANDO	100-102	L	3.5	W	214.5	U	41-80	51.2%	47	18	39-87	44.8%	46	15
11/7/2018	OKLAHOMA CITY	86-95	L	6.5	L	216	U	33-89	37.1%	57	19	35-84	41.7%	58	12
11/10/2018	@ CHICAGO	98-99	L	4.5	W	212.5	U	39-91	42.9%	61	12	39-82	47.6%	47	11
11/13/2018	CHARLOTTE	113-89	W	8.5	W	214	U	45-85	52.9%	64	19	33-95	34.7%	44	9
11/14/2018	@ WASHINGTON	95-119	L	12.5	L	215.5	U	35-77	45.5%	55	23	44-92	47.8%	53	17
11/19/2018	@ DETROIT	102-113	L	9.5	L	213.5	O	35-79	44.3%	47	9	41-89	46.1%	56	10
11/21/2018	LA LAKERS	105-109	L	9	W	222	U	39-102	38.2%	48	3	40-78	51.3%	62	15
11/23/2018	@ PHILADELPHIA	121-112	W	13	W	217.5	O	49-93	52.7%	51	8	40-75	53.3%	38	10
11/24/2018	HOUSTON	117-108	W	6.5	W	208.5	O	44-90	48.9%	60	13	37-74	50.0%	39	16
11/26/2018	MINNESOTA	95-102	L	6	L	214	U	36-86	41.9%	50	16	40-86	46.5%	52	8
11/28/2018	@ OKLAHOMA CITY	83-100	L	13	L	215	U	35-89	39.3%	51	12	41-86	47.7%	56	13
11/30/2018	@ BOSTON	95-128	L	12.5	L	207	O	30-77	39.0%	45	13	49-92	53.3%	55	10
12/1/2018	TORONTO	95-106	L	12	W	213	U	34-88	38.6%	53	11	39-80	48.7%	49	10
12/3/2018	@ BROOKLYN	99-97	W	6	W	210	U	38-88	43.2%	61	9	39-99	39.4%	57	7
12/5/2018	GOLDEN STATE	105-129	L	11	L	219.5	O	39-89	43.8%	48	10	45-85	52.9%	52	8
12/7/2018	SACRAMENTO	110-129	L	3	L	222	O	43-81	53.1%	43	16	56-98	57.1%	45	9
12/8/2018	WASHINGTON	116-101	W	7.5	W	216.5	O	47-89	52.8%	56	7	38-86	44.2%	42	8
12/10/2018	@ MILWAUKEE	92-108	L	10	L	217	U	36-96	37.5%	56	9	42-96	43.7%	65	14
12/12/2018	NEW YORK
12/14/2018	MILWAUKEE
12/16/2018	PHILADELPHIA
12/18/2018	@ INDIANA
12/19/2018	@ CHARLOTTE
12/21/2018	@ TORONTO
12/23/2018	CHICAGO
12/26/2018	@ MEMPHIS
12/28/2018	@ MIAMI

KEY GAME INFORMATION

NEW YORK: LAST SEASON: 29-53, missed playoffs.
COACH: David Fizdale (first season, third NBA season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Trey Burke (12.8 ppg), G Tim Hardaway Jr. (17.5 ppg), F Kevin Knox (rookie), F Lance Thomas (4.1 ppg) or Kristaps Porzingis (22.7 ppg), C Enes Kanter (14.1 ppg).
KEY LOSSES: F Michael Beasley, F/C Kyle O'Quinn
KEY ADDITIONS: F Knox, F Mario Hezonja PLAYER TO WATCH: Knox. The No. 9 pick in the draft from Kentucky was one of the best performers in the Summer League, started strong in the preseason and seems to have the skills and confidence to continue to play well once the real games arrive.
OUTLOOK: Porzingis remains out while recovering from a torn ACL and it's unknown when he will return, so the Knicks begin the Fizdale era without their best player. But they are focused on rebuilding patiently and won't worry too much about their record or rushing the All-Star forward back before he is completely ready.

CLEVELAND: LAST SEASON: 50-32, lost in NBA Finals.
COACH: Tyronn Lue (fourth season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G George Hill (10.0 ppg), G Rodney Hood (14.7 ppg), F Kevin Love (17.6 ppg), F Cedi Osman (3.9 ppg), C Tristan Thompson (5.8 ppg).
KEY LOSSES: F LeBron James, F Jeff Green, G Jose Calderon
KEY ADDITIONS: Rookie G Collin Sexton, F David Nwaba, F Sam Dekker
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Sexton and Osman. The No. 8 overall pick in the NBA draft, Sexton could fill the massive void left when the Cavs granted Kyrie Irving's trade demand and dealt him to Boston last year. Hill can adequately hold down the fort while Sexton, more of a slasher than shooter, develops. Lue will be patient with Sexton, but it may not take long for him to force his way into the starting lineup. Osman has the misfortune of being the player to take the spot owned by James. But the 23-year-old is fearless, very talented and he learned a ton while being teammates with the world's best player.
OUTLOOK: Forget the Finals. After four straight June matchups with Golden State, the Cavs will have a tough time even making the playoffs. Love has gone from being the third option, to the second to the first and it will be interesting to see if the All-Star can carry the Cavs the way he carried Minnesota for six seasons. The Cavs have no intention of tanking, and head into the season trying to stay competitive while developing young players ' and that's not easy.

PREVIEW

Kincks-Cavaliers game involves intriguing rookie matchup

The Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks are among the NBA's worst teams and are engaged in rebuilding projects due to varying circumstances.

The Cavaliers are rebuilding after losing LeBron James in free agency for the second time, while the Knicks are rebuilding yet again with an eye toward next summer's free agent class.

A pair of intriguing rookies will be on display when Kevin Knox's Knicks visit Collin Sexton's Cavaliers on Wednesday.

While it will be their first meeting in the NBA, Knox and Sexton opposed each twice last season when both were freshmen at Southeastern Conference schools. Sexton averaged 19.2 points on 44.7 percent shooting for Alabama while Knox averaged 15.6 points on 44.5 percent shooting at Kentucky.

Knox's Kentucky team won twice over Sexton's Alabama team last season, getting an 81-71 win on Feb. 17 followed by an 86-63 blowout in the SEC tournament semifinals on March 10. In those games, Knox scored 24 points while Sexton totaled 33 points.

Sexton and Knox were picked eighth and ninth overall in the 2018 draft by their respective teams.

Sexton was drafted with a selection the Cavaliers obtained from the Boston Celtics as part of the Kyrie Irving trade. Knox was picked as the Knicks finished out of the playoffs for the fifth straight season.

Neither team is likely headed to the postseason this season as the Cavaliers are 6-21 and the Knicks are 8-20, but both are getting decent performances from their SEC rookies at times.

Sexton is averaging 15.6 points in his first 27 games while shooting 44.9 percent and making 45.1 percent on 3-pointers. He has been in double figures 23 times, including each of his 17 games in the starting lineup, a role in which Sexton is averaging 18.6 points.

Knox missed five games with a left ankle sprain from Oct. 22-Nov. 4 and is averaging 9.4 points on 35 percent shooting. He is starting to pick it up a little of late by averaging 15.6 points on 39.2 percent shooting in his five games in December.

Knox's improvement came after a few scouts anonymously criticized him in the New York Post, saying he was "soft" and "didn't like the way he was playing."

The 19-year-old Knox is coming off one of his best games as he tied a career-high with 26 points and collected a season-high 15 rebounds while playing 41 minutes in Sunday's 119-107 home loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

"He's getting better," first-year Knicks coach David Fizdale said after Knox's first career double-double. "Where he started struggling really early, you're starting to see more games now where he's putting together some solid performances."

Sexton is coming off a 15-point showing when he shot 5 of 18 from the field in Monday's 108-92 loss at Milwaukee. Monday's performance followed three straight 20-point games, including tying a career high with 29 points in a 15-point home win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday.

"Good players find ways to impact the game. You're not going to shoot the ball well every night," Cleveland coach Larry Drew said while noting he wants Sexton to improve defensively. "What his job is as a point guard for our team is to make sure that No. 1, offensively we get into our things. That he makes sure all of our guys understand when we are running plays everybody has to be in their spots so we can execute our plays.

The Cavaliers will need Sexton to be better on both ends, especially for the next two to four weeks since Tristan Thompson will be sidelined with a foot injury. Thompson was injured in the third quarter Monday when he landed awkwardly on Malcolm Brogdon's foot.

Thompson told reporters Monday, he thought he would be fine but an MRI on Tuesday showed a sprained foot.

It interrupts his best season. Thompson is averaging career bests of 12.0 points and 11.6 rebounds while compiling 15 double-doubles.

Larry Nance Jr. will likely replace Thompson in the starting lineup.

"I'm just looking to do whatever they need me to do," Nance said. "Whether that's to rebound more or whether that's to shoulder more of the scoring load, I can do that."

While the Knicks are hoping to see improvement from Knox, they also are hoping to see more encouraging signs from 2017 first-round pick Frank Ntilikina. He scored 18 points Sunday after being out of the rotation last week. Ntilikina will likely see significant minutes Wednesday since rookie guard Allonzo Trier is out for the next three games with a strained left hamstring and Trey Burke will likely miss his fifth straight game with a sprained right knee.

"He stopped worrying about if he misses a shot or what people think," Fizdale said. "He just went out there and attacked. Like I told him, when you get your chance again, stop thinking. I don't want you thinking, just going out there attacking and playing."

Last Updated: 4/23/2024 7:48:37 AM EST.