The Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers are set to clash in the Play-In Tournament with the winner securing 7 seed in the playoffs and the loser getting a second chance against the winner of the other play-in game.
Both teams will miss players in this game. Brooklyn will be without Joe Harris (left ankle injury) and Ben Simmons (return to competition reconditioning/back soreness).
Seth Curry (left ankle soreness) is listed as probable for the Nets while Goran Dragic is available after clearing health and safety protocols.
For Cleveland three players will be out, namely Jarrett Allen (left 3rd finger fracture), Colin Sexton (left knee meniscal tear) and Dean Wade (right knee surgery).
Ahead of tonight’s game, the Nets are considered favorites amongst bookmakers, with NBA lines site Betway pricing Brooklyn at 1.20 to beat the Cavaliers. The NBA odds for Cleveland to win this game is at 5.00. Draw is 17.00.
