Cup of Cavs: NBA news and links for Sunday, February 1
Good morning, it’s Sunday 1st February. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 29-21 and will face the Portland Trail Blazers on the road tonight. Cleveland lost to the Suns on Friday in a blowout defeat.
This is Cleveland’s final game against the Blazers this season. They had lost their previous game to Portland 122-110 in December. Caleb Love and Shaedon Sharpe combined for 40 points off the bench in that one.
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Also, the Cavs made a big trade last night, sending De’Andre Hunter to the Sacremento Kings for Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis.
Today’s match of the day
Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets – 9.30pm, NBC, Peacock
Anyone fighting for MVP?
Nikola Jokic returned from injury just in time for the showdown with the defending champions. He and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have led the MVP race all season and appear destined for another meeting in the NBA playoffs.
The Thunder have the best record in the league at 38-11, while Denver isn’t far behind at 33-16.
The rest of the NBA roster
Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics – 3.30pm
Orlando Magic at San Antonio Spurs – 4pm
Brooklyn Nets vs. Detroit Pistons – 6 p.m
Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat – 6pm
Sacramento Kings at Washington Wizards – 6 p.m
Utah Jazz at Toronto Raptors – 6pm
Los Angeles Lakers-New York Knicks – 7pm
LA Clippers at Phoenix Suns – 8pm
Cleveland Cavaliers at Portland Trail Blazers – 9 p.m
There are many games to choose from today. Knicks vs. Lakers and Suns vs. Clippers are two other matchups I’d like to see.
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