Cavaliers take on Kings in final game of home stand

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a chance to win three of four games on their homestead as they take on the Sacramento Kings Monday.

On the heels of their 116-105 win over the Raptors, the Cleveland Cavaliers can finish their home stand with a winning record Monday if they come away with a win against the Sacramento Kings. Sacramento comes into the game 5-5 over their last 10 games and is on their last game of their road trip while Cleveland is also 5-5. The Kings are scoring 114.5 PPG and giving up 119.6 and the Cavs stand at 104 and 111.8 respectively.

Both the Cavaliers and Kings are towards the bottom in three-point attempts and makes. Cleveland ranks 30th in both categories with 9.5 makes on 27.8 attempts per game. Sacramento’s 11.9 makes and 33 attempts both rank 22nd. When it comes to the deep ball, neither team seems willing to take a high number on a regular basis and when they do, they do not make them at a high clip.

The one player the Cavaliers will have to focus on defensively is De’Aaron Fox. Fox leads the Kings in scoring (23.7) and assists (7.5). Sacramento’s offense runs through Fox and any chance of defeating them starts at slowing down the fourth-year guard. Buddy Hield and Harrison Barnes are complimentary scorers with 16.8 and 16.4 PPG respectively. Hield and Barnes can score if needed, but not at the level as Fox.

A win for the Cavaliers tonight would be a big confidence booster. Cleveland has been up and down this season, with a lot more down than up. Coming out victorious Monday could lead to a productive trade deadline. A loss on the other hand could result in another disappointing set of trades.