Washington, November 27 (Prensa Latina) The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to extend their lead at the top of the NBA Eastern Conference by hosting the Atlanta Hawks at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse today.
The Cavs come into this game on a two-game winning streak and with an impressive total of 17 wins in their first 18 games of the season, maintaining their position atop the East, with two games of ahead of the defending champions, the Boston Celtics (15-3).
Cleveland, which remains undefeated at home with a perfect 10-0 record, will look to take advantage of the Celtics’ day off to extend its lead at the top of the standings.
In Wednesday’s game, the Cavaliers will have all of their stars available, including Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, so their chances of success are at an all-time high.
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On the other hand, Atlanta’s best player, point guard Trae Young, is uncertain until the last moment due to Achilles tendinitis in his right foot.
Today’s slate includes 13 more games, featuring the Oklahoma City Thunder (13-4) against the Golden State Warriors (12-5), who are the current Western Conference leaders, respectively.
Other matchups include Philadelphia vs. Houston, Washington vs. Clippers, Charlotte vs. Miami, Orlando vs. Chicago, Indiana vs. Portland, Dallas vs. New York, New Orleans vs. Toronto, Minnesota vs. Sacramento, Memphis vs. Detroit, San Antonio vs. Lakers, Utah against Denver and Phoenix against Brooklyn, all hosted by the first named teams.
In yesterday’s action, Chicago triumphed over Washington with a resounding 127-108 victory, Milwaukee defeated Miami 106-103, Houston defeated Minnesota 117-111, San Antonio defeated Utah 128-115 and Phoenix crushed the Los Angeles Lakers 127-100.
