Cavaliers vs Pelicans

The Cavs will look to rebound after blowing a lead against Minnesota.

Interestingly, the Cavs actually play better on one day of rest compared to two days of rest. The Cavs are coming off a road trip and played on January 14th against Minnesota. [were throwing up prior to the game](https://twitter.com/AmNotEvan/status/1613036237769826305)) and Evan Mobley took a hard fall against the Wolves while taking a charge. Against an injured, yet scrappy Pelicans team the Cavaliers will need to use the home crowd to their advantage. The Pelicans may be without Zion Williamson due to a hamstring injury, but Jonas Valanciunas is coming off a 33 points 16 rebound game against the Pistons. The Cavs are one of the best teams in the NBA when it comes to winning games in their home arena, boasting a scorching 18-4 record.

Cavaliers writer sits down with Pelicans Scoop to discuss the upcoming matchup.

Players such as the aforementioned Love can get hot on any given night, but Love is not close to what he used to be, and Cedi Osman is capable, but he has inconsistencies as well. From there, it's reasonable to have some questions about what Cleveland's closing lineup, when the group is healthier on the wing, could look like, regardless of a potential trade. Pelicans Scoop: Kevin Love is the elder statesman on this team and a fan favorite. The expectations were high, obviously, however, he's amid a career year, in an entirely new situation, so his production shouldn't be taken for granted. Even with trade rumors, LeVert has been much more viable defensively than I would've expected, and his secondary driving and playmaking has really started to take foothold on a game-to-game basis. Pelicans Scoop: Donovan Mitchell has been as advertised and maybe even a little bit better through the first half of this season. While he's only 26, his leadership and big-game experience assuredly should make a difference for this still-young Cleveland team also, as we head deeper into the campaign. are there, for one, but personally, I'd more so expect Cleveland to actually pull the trigger on lower-cost options, such as Josh Richardson or Doug McDermott. Do you think Cleveland will look to upgrade that position before the trade deadline? Dan Gilinsky: Mitchell has been everything the Cavaliers could've hoped for, and more. This is the first meeting between these teams this season as both teams are upstarts in their respective conferences. [Pelicans Scoop](https://www.si.com/nba/pelicans/) Podcast interviewed Fansided's King James Gospel's writer Dan Gilinsky who covers the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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