Kings at Cavs Preview, Start Time, TV, Line, and Injury Report

It’s time for the Cavaliers to right some wrongs

The Cleveland Cavaliers are closing the season on the right note. Putting behind them a West Coast trip that raised concerns. Now, can they prove that trip was a fluke by exacting revenge on the slipping Sacramento Kings?

Who: Sacramento Kings (37-40) at Cleveland Cavaliers (62-15)

Where: Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH

When: 6 pm EST

TV: NBA TV, NBA League Pass, FanDuel Sports Network

Line: Cavs -9.5

Expected Cavs starting lineup: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen

Cavs injury report: Ty Jerome – QUESTIONABLE (knee), Dean Wade – QUESTIONABLE (illness), Emoni Bates – OUT (G-League), Nae’Qwan Tomlin – OUT (G-League), Luke Travers -OUT (G-League)

Expected Kings starting lineup: Keon Ellis, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Trey Lyles, Domantas Sabonis

Kings injury report: Keegan Murray -QUESTIONABLE (Back), Jake LaRavia – OUT (Thumb), Mason Jones -OUT (G-League), Isaiah Crawford -OUT (G-League)

What to watch for

Remember that West Coast trip everyone has burned into the back of their eyelids from early to mid March? No? Just me? Okay well, the Cavaliers last matchup against the Kings was during that hellacious stretch and helped plant some seeds of doubt amongst the masses.

The Cavaliers lost their March 19th against the Kings 119-123 and it seemed like the team lost their focus and energy levels were low for long stretches during this contest. The loss was compounded by the fact the Kings were depleted by injuries to Domantas Sabonis and Zach Lavine. Overall, just not a confidence booster for the Cavaliers.

Now, as the team looks to close the season out strong, erasing the memory of the last contest could help this team and the fans buy into the fact that the west coast slide is a blip, more than an indication of anything substantial.

The Kings are slipping hard and out of relevancy, winning 3 of their last 7 contests. Offense is not coming easily to them despite having good options in Sabonis, LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Keegan Murray. The Cavaliers, however, appear to be course correcting at the right time,e winning 6 of their last 7. It will be interesting to see if the Cavaliers are fueled by an aggravating loss.

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