The Cleveland Cavaliers are at home on Friday night as they host the Toronto Raptors to start NBA Cup group play.
Cleveland enters Friday’s game with a 3-2 record after losing to the Boston Celtics on the road on Wednesday night.
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley© Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images
In Wednesday’s loss to the Celtics, Evan Mobley led the way for the Cavaliers as he recorded 19 points, 11 rebounds and four assists while Jaylon Tyson ended the game with 19 points, five rebounds and three steals.
Now Cleveland will try to bounce back at home against Toronto on Friday night as they try to pick up their fourth victory of the season and start out NBA Cup group play with a win.
On the other side, the Raptors have had a rough start to begin the season as they enter Friday’s game with a 1-4 record after losing at home to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
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Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4)Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images
Scottie Barnes led the way for the Raptors in Friday’s loss as he ended the game with 31 points and five rebounds while Brandon Ingram added 29 points and four assists of his own.
While both teams are looking to pick up a key victory to start NBA Cup group play in Friday’s matchup, both squads may be without multiple key players due to injuries.
Raptors Injury Report, Will Jakob Poeltl Play?
For the Raptors, they enter Friday’s game with only one player listed on their injury report as they have ruled out center Jakob Poeltl.
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Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl (19)Brett Davis-Imagn Images
Poeltl has been ruled out due to lower back tightness that caused him to exit Monday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the fourth quarter and held him out of Wednesday’s loss to the Rockets.
With Poeltl sidelined, Collin Murray-Boyles may once again start in his place while Sandro Mamukelashvili could be in line for a larger role off the bench.
Cavaliers Injury Report, Will Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen Play?
On the other side, the Cavaliers have five players listed on their injury report, including both Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen.
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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45)© David Richard-Imagn Images
For Mitchell, he has been listed as questionable due to a hamstring injury, though he was able to play through it in Wednesday’s loss to the Celtics.
If Mitchell is sidelined in Friday’s game, Lonzo Ball and Craig Porter Jr. could be in line for a larger role.
Cleveland has also listed Allen as questionable for Friday’s contest due to a finger injury that he suffered in Wednesday’s loss to Boston.
Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen (31)© Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
If Allen is sidelined, Dean Wade and Larry Nance Jr. could have a larger role against the Raptors.
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The Cavaliers have also ruled out Darius Garland, Max Strus and Sam Merrill for Friday’s game as they continue to be sidelined.
Fans can catch Friday’s matchup between the Raptors and Cavaliers from Cleveland at 7:30 p.m. EST.
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