BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn takes on Cleveland in Eastern Conference action Saturday.

Cleveland went 52-30 overall and 33-19 in Eastern Conference action a season ago. The Cavaliers averaged 18.4 points off of turnovers, 15.1 second-chance points and 33.4 bench points last season.

Brooklyn finished 20-62 overall and 14-37 in Eastern Conference action during the 2025-26 season. The Nets averaged 8.0 steals, 4.3 blocks and 15.0 turnovers per game last season.

INJURIES: Cavaliers: Nae'Qwan Tomlin: out (back), Khalifa Diop: day to day (knee).

Nets: Tyler Bilodeau: day to day (shoulder).

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