19: Starting Lineups, Matchup Preview, Betting Odds

By Michael De Leon | Dec 15, 2020, 9:46pm

Cleveland Cavaliers at Sacramento Kings Preview

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings will both end their seasons after the next four games and both have been eliminated from playoff contention, but they seem to be in completely opposite places, as the Cavs seem to be completely in tank mode to try to be in line for the second overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. The Kings, while out of the playoffs, seem to be building up momentum for next season.

The Cavs are 14th in the Eastern Conference with a 19-49 record. They have lost their last six games and are 2-8 in their last 10 games. Sacramento is 38-40. They lost their most recent game and are 5-5 in their last 10.

The last time the Cavs and Kings met was on December 7, as the Kings rolled to a 129-110 victory. De’Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 30 points and 12 assists, and Jordan Clarkson was Cleveland’s high scorer with 26 points.

TV Schedule

Date: 04/04/19
Time: 10:00pm ET
Arena: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento CA
Channel: FSO, NBCSCA

Cleveland Cavaliers Starting Lineup

PG: Collin Sexton
SG: Jordan Clarkson
SF: Cedi Osman
PF: Kevin Love
C: Tristan Thompson

Cavaliers Analysis

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cavaliers’ last loss on their six-game skid came on Monday night as they lost to the Western Conference’s 15th placed Phoenix Suns 113-122. Many of Cleveland’s losses have come on the road and they are still in single figures in wins on the road, something head coach Larry Drew says his team needs to work on.

“One thing that I have put an emphasis on with this club is learning how to play on the road,” Drew said. “When you do that, you don’t put yourself into a position like we put ourselves into. But I can’t fault the effort. I can’t fault the fact they kept playing hard. They just came up short.”

The Cavs have made a season of coming up short ever since LeBron James left for Los Angeles in the Summer. They fired head coach Tyronn Lue hoping to right the ship, but that has done nothing for the franchise. The Cavs future, from roster makeup to coaching staff, to the player they draft to try and shore up the talent level, are all still in question.

In the loss to the Suns on Monday, starters Cedi Osman and Larry Nance Jr. both struggles on offense. They were led by rookie Collin Sexton, who finished with 21 points and has looked sharp to close out the season. Jordan Clarkson added 20 off the bench, and Tristan Thompson finished with 15 points. Ante Zizic also had a big night off the bench with 15 points and seven rebounds in just 14 minutes.

Cavaliers Quick Links: Cavaliers Starting Lineup, Cavaliers Roster, Cavaliers Depth Chart, Cavaliers Injuries, Cavaliers News, Cavaliers Schedule

Sacramento Kings Starting Lineup

PG: De’Aaron Fox
SG: Buddy Hield
SF: Bogdan Bogdanovic
PF: Harrison Barnes
C: Willie Cauley-Stein

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Kings Analysis

Sacramento Kings The Kings looked very good in a 113-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, but on Tuesday, they were blown out by the Houston Rockets 130-105.

“I just think our energy was bad, that’s all I can say,” Kings guard Buddy Hield said. “They’re a good team, but our energy was bad, and everyone was looking like they wanted the season to be done with. We have to do a better job finishing, closing out and competing.”

Like most teams have struggled with this season, the Kings had trouble containing James Harden, who had 36 points and 10 assists in the game.

The Rockets got a lead early and then closed the fourth quarter outscoring the Kings by 11 points to secure the win.

Sacramento was led by Hield, who had 20 points and seven rebounds. Marvin Bagley III added 19 points and eight rebounds and Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 10 points.

Kings Quick Links: Kings Starting Lineup, Kings Roster, Kings Depth Chart, Kings Injuries, Kings News, Kings Schedule

Cleveland Cavaliers at Sacramento Kings Betting Odds

The Kings are 9.5-point favorites to win tonight’s game at home. Sacramento is 22-16 at Golden 1 Center and 20-5 as the favorite. The Cavs are 6-23 on the road and 16-56 as the underdog.

The over/under is 228 points and the Sacramento Kings are -500 on the moneyline.

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Michael De Leon

Michael is Chief Editor at Lineups.com. He has decades of combined experience in traditional print journalism and online media and is the publisher of the Project Spurs Network, which includes 13 team-specific sports media sites and the flagship ProjectSpurs.com. He is also the creator of the first Spurs podcast and the longest-running sports podcast on the internet, the Spurscast, and was formerly the host of the News 4 San Antonio Sports Roundtable.