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Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Game Preview, Betting Odds
In the second of the Brooklyn Nets three-straight road matchups, Jordi Fernandez’s crew heads into Cleveland to take on the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers. After falling to the Boston Celtics in overtime last night, Brooklyn looks to avenge the narrow loss and climb back to .500.
ODDS:
The Nets enter the day as 13-point underdogs to the Cavaliers, and the total over/under is 223.5 points.
KEYS TO THE GAME:
1. Play free. The Nets have surpassed all expectations on the young 2024-25 season, and tasked with toppling the best team in the NBA, there’s no added pressure. Brooklyn isn’t supposed to win this one, which is exactly why they may. Fernandez’s “gritty” identity he’s installed has given the league’s top squads fits, and tonight should be no different.
2. Slow Cleveland’s balanced attack. Unlike in previous years, Donovan Mitchell has been good but not completely dominant. Evan Mobley has emerged as a true scoring threat, taking some of the Cavaliers’ offensive pressure off Micthell and Darius Garland. The Nets’ array of versatile defenders should be a difference-maker in the Saturday night matchup.
3. Roll with the same starters. Against Boston, Fernandez moved Nic Claxton into the starting five and Ben Simmons to the bench. In a reserve role, the latter shined as Brooklyn’s facilitator. Given Dennis Schröder’s hot start and Cam Thomas’ lethal scoring ability, having all three on the court simultaneously doesn’t work as well. After nearly downing the reigning champs, Simmons should serve as the Nets’ sixth man going forward.
RECORDS:
Brooklyn Nets (4-5) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (10-0)
INJURIES:
Check out Nets on SI later today for an updated injury report.
WHEN:
Nov. 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. EST
LOCATION:
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse – Cleveland, OH
FINAL WORD:
Brooklyn closes the road trip on Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. in a matchup with Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. The Nets then return home for a Nov. 13 rematch with the Celtics, their final contest before NBA Cup play commences against the New York Knicks.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio high school football scores from the fourth week of the OHSAA playoffs, as provided by The Associated Press.
Regional Finals
Division I
Region 1=
St. Edward 13, Mentor 7
Region 2=
Centerville 23, Huber Hts. Wayne 14
Region 3=
Powell Olentangy Liberty 21, Pickerington N. 9
Region 4=
Cin. Moeller 28, St. Xavier (OH) 23
Division II
Region 5=
Akr. Hoban 21, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 7
Region 6=
Avon 28, Medina Highland 20
Region 7=
Sunbury Big Walnut 14, Massillon Washington 7
Region 8=
Cin. Anderson 28, Cin. La Salle 21
Division III
Region 9=
Youngs. Ursuline 54, Gates Mills Gilmour 0
Region 10=
Tol. Cent. Cath. 45, Parma Padua 7
Region 11=
Bishop Watterson 37, Steubenville 7
Region 12=
London 13, Bellbrook 0
Division IV
Region 13=
Cle. Glenville 12, Perry 6, OT
Region 14=
Sandusky Perkins 28, Ontario 21
Region 15=
Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 48, St Clairsville 7
Region 16=
Cin. Taft 26, Kettering Alter 12
Division V
Region 17=
Canfield S. Range 17, Poland Seminary 16
Region 18=
Liberty Center 34, Milan Edison 6
Region 19=
Ironton 55, Wheelersburg 0
Region 20=
W. Liberty-Salem 21, Lewistown Indian Lake 14
Division VI
Region 21=
Kirtland 41, Dalton 6
Region 22=
Bluffton 24, Hamler Patrick Henry 7
Region 23=
Galion Northmor 37, Cols. Grandview Hts. 6
Region 24=
Coldwater 45, Anna 21
Division VII
Region 25=
Jeromesville Hillsdale 44, Cuyahoga Hts. 14
Region 26=
Columbus Grove 14, Delphos St John’s 0
Region 27=
Danville 40, Beaver Eastern 6
Region 28=
Maria Stein Marion Local 21, Minster 7
Pittsburgh Steelers guard Mason McCormick (66), Pittsburgh Steelers center Zach Frazier (54), Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Isaac Seumalo (73), Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Dan Moore Jr. (65), and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson (3) during a regular season game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 in Cleveland, OH. The Browns beat the Steelers 24-19. (Karl Roser / Pittsburgh Steelers)
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Fifth Third Bank has hired a new president for its northern Ohio market.
Matt Nipper has been promoted to president of Fifth Third’s northern Ohio region, which includes Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Toledo and Youngstown. He takes the place of Tom Partridge, who is now group regional president at Cincinnati-based Fifth Third (Nasdaq: FITB), which is the 11th-largest U.S.-based consumer bank.
Nipper had been Cleveland market president since he joined Fifth Third in April before taking on the larger role.
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