Brooklyn faces conference rival Cleveland

Published Oct. 23, 2025 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (0-1, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -12.5; over/under is 227.5

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Brooklyn and Cleveland meet on Friday.

Brooklyn finished 26-56 overall and 14-37 in Eastern Conference action last season. The Nets averaged 105.1 points per game last season, 43.5 in the paint, 17.1 off of turnovers and 14.3 on fast breaks.

Cleveland went 64-18 overall and 41-11 in Eastern Conference games during the 2024-25 season. The Cavaliers averaged 121.9 points per game while allowing opponents to score 112.4 last season.

INJURIES: Nets: Haywood Highsmith: out (knee), Danny Wolf: day to day (ankle).

Cavaliers: Max Strus: out (foot), Darius Garland: out (toe), De'Andre Hunter: day to day (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.