The Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 07.02.2023;
Kick-Off – 00:00 UK;
Venue – Capital One Arena (20.356);
City – Washington, D.C., USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Cavs – 1.89.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 219 – 1.78.
The worst news for the Wizards is an ankle injury to Kyle Kuzma. His participation in the game is highly questionable. He’s averaging 21.3 points per game in the regular season, 33.2 shooting from beyond the arc. As a result, Kristaps Porzingis, another leader for the Wizards, will have double the burden of responsibility and pressure. Without their leaders, it will be very difficult for the Wizards to succeed on their home court.
In the last ten meetings, the Wizards won six of them. In that span, the Wizards scored an average of 119.4 points a game and allowed their opponents 114.9.
The Wizards’ recent successes have come to nothing. Their six-game winning streak ended with two defeats. First, they lost to the Portland Trail Blazers (116-124). Their losing streak continued with a game against the Brooklyn Nets (123-125).
In the last game against the Nets, Kristaps Porzingis was effective. He scored 38 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Back to the team’s winning streak. From January 19 to 31, the Wizards defeated the New York Knicks (116-105), Orlando Magic (138-118), Dallas Mavs (127-126), Houston Rockets (108-103), New Orleans Pelicans (113-103) and San Antonio Spurs (127-106).
The Wizards are ranked 10th in the Eastern Conference, which entitles them to a play-in game. The Wizards played 52 games in the regular season: 24 wins and 28 losses.
The Wizards are averaging 113.3 points per game (113.4 at home).
The Wizards are conceding an average of 113.5 points per game (113.7 at home).
The Cleveland Cavs picked up their second win in a row. After their success against the Memphis Grizzlies (128-131), they followed up with a big win over the Indiana Pacers (122-103). Darius Garland made a significant contribution to the victory for the Cavs. He scored 24 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
Over the last five meetings, the Cavs have had three wins and two losses. On the plus side, the game against the Los Angeles Clippers (122-99). On the minus side, they lost to the Miami Heat (97-100) and Oklahoma City Thunder (100-112).
The Cavs retained their place in the Eastern Conference Top 5. In 55 games, they had 33 wins and 22 losses.
The Cavaliers are averaging 111.6 points per game (away -108.8).
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Washington Wizards: Monté Morris – Bradley Beal – Kyle Kuzma – Kristaps Porziņģis – Daniel Gafford.
Cleveland Cavaliers: Darius Garland – Donovan Mitchell – Isaac Okoro – Evan Mobley – Jarrett Allen.
Kyle Kuzma (Day-to-day), Anthony Gill (Out) and Bradley Beal (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Washington Wizards.
Dylan Windler (Out) and Caris LeVert (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The fixture will be played at Capital One Arena (20.356) in Washington, D.C., USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 7th of February, 2023, at 00:00 UK Time.
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