Overview
- The game tips Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Rocket Arena in Cleveland on ESPN, with the Cavaliers slight favorites at around 1.5 to 2 points.
- Cleveland has clinched at least the No. 4 seed for home court in the first round and will manage minutes across this home-and-home set.
- Donovan Mitchell is listed as questionable with an ankle issue, while Cleveland’s Dean Wade is also questionable and Atlanta’s Jock Landale is out with an ankle injury.
- The Hawks at 45-34 are not assured of a top-six finish, following Monday’s 108-105 loss to the Knicks that tightened the race above the Play-In line.
- Cleveland’s depth carried a 142-126 win at Memphis on Monday with stars resting, a reminder of the bench strength coach Kenny Atkinson expects to tap in the postseason.