Tonight: After a three-day rest and some practices in New Jersey, the 42-31 Brooklyn Nets end their eight-game road trip tonight against the 22-51 Cleveland Cavaliers, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Cleveland’s record should speak for itself, but just to be clear: the Cavaliers are far, far out of the playoff race and are now in the “race to the bottom” mode, having lost their last nine games. The Nets are 4-3 on their circus road trip, and with a win, they’d guarantee their first winning record on the road in their NBA history.
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Watch & Listen: Tonight’s game is NOT broadcast on YES Network, but on WWOR. Ian Eagle and Mike Fratello are on the call. The game is radio simulcast on WFAN, and in Spanish on WADO.
More on tonight’s game, including injuries and stats, after the jump.
Out: For Brooklyn, starting wings Joe Johnson (heel, quad) and Gerald Wallace (feet) are OUT. Keith Bogans and MarShon Brooks will start in their place. This is MarShon Brooks’s first start this season after starting 47 games his rookie year. For the Cavaliers, Kyrie Irving (shoulder) is expected to play 30-32 minutes, joined by C.J. Miles (ankle). Anderson Varejao (surgery, clot) is out for the season, and rookie Dion Waiters (knee) is out indefinitely.
No lineup data tonight — lineups were not ready in time.
Go Nets!
Wallace, Johnson OUT, MarShon, Bogans start:
Nets-Cavs Open Thread
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