The Cavaliers play their second straight game at home on Saturday night as they host the San Antonio Spurs. Tipoff is at 8:30 p.m. (ET).
At the halfway point of the season, Cleveland sits atop the Eastern Conference with a 30-11 record.
The Cavs also own the 2nd-best home mark in the NBA at 19-3 (.864). The Wine and Gold have scored at least 120 six times at home and are averaging 113.0 points at The Q. Since March 25, 2014, the Cavs own a 72-5 record when they score at least 100 points at home (18-1 this season).
The Wine and Gold have now won 28 of their last 32 home games against the Western Conference (8-1 in 2016-17) after a 118-103 win over Phoenix on Thursday. In the victory, Cleveland shot 43-85 (.506) from the field, winning their 40th consecutive home game when they shoot .500 or better from the field (9-0 this season).
In addition, the Cavaliers made 19-of-43 (.442) shots from beyond the arc, marking the fourth time this season they have hit at least 19 threes in a game.
Cleveland has had similar shooting success against the team they will face on Saturday. In the last three meetings against the Spurs (two wins), the Cavs offense is averaging 113.3 points on .498 shooting from the field, .440 (33-75) shooting from beyond the arc and .855 from the charity stripe.
The Wine and Gold will have to keep their solid play against the Spurs rolling in The Land as San Antonio begins a four-game road trip.
San Antonio comes into Saturday’s showdown having won three of their last four to remain in second place in the West with a 33-9 mark.
The Spurs are led by their All-Star forward Kawi Leonard who enters the weekend leading his squad in scoring at 25.1 points per game. The fifth-year pro from San Diego State has led the team in scoring in 30 of his last 40 games by tallying at least 20 points in each including 13 games with 30+.
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Status Update: (Cavs) – J.R. Smith, (Right Thumb Fracture, Out), Chris Andersen, (Right Knee ACL Tear, Out), Kevin Love, (Low Back Soreness, TBD)
Status Update: (Spurs) – None to Report
*Subject to change.
The Cavs have won two of the last three contests against the Spurs.
This will be the first of two meetings between the two teams with the final matchup coming in San Antonio on March 27.
