The 2nd game in the NBA on Friday night is going to be between Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets. The hosts have 8 wins and 6 losses and currently are the 4th best team in the Eastern Conference. The opponents from Charlotte have only 4 wins in 12 games and that allows them to be only in 14th position in the conference.

The Cavaliers aren't having the best time of the season as they have lost 5 games in a row and 4 of them have been on the road. They were very close to winning in Los Angeles, Sacramento and Golden State but they blew leads in all of them in the 4th quarter. When Cleveland hosted the Timberwolves, the Cavs were without Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen but Mitchell now is back in the lineup. In Milwaukee, the team didn't have a chance as Cleveland was still without Jarrett Allen and they had problems with collecting the rebounds.

The Hornets are in a very bad situation. LaMelo Ball returned to the lineup but he re-injured his ankle in the previous game and won't play tonight. Dennis Smith junior is doubtful and that leaves Terry Rozier almost alone in the guard position. Theo Maledon and James Bouknight will try to help Rozier but I don't see how they are stopping Mitchell or Darius Garland who had 51 point performance against Minnesota. Gordon Hayward is still out for Charlotte and there won't be many options on offense to rely on.

The Hornets have been bad all season long but the Cleveland only in the last 5 games. If we compare advanced stats during this 5 game stretch, their net ratings are almost identical. But there's one important thing - Cleveland no doubt will play better but Charlotte should get even worse. At home, where they have 4 wins and only 1 loss, the Cavaliers are the 12th best in the league with a net rating of 5.0. On the road, Charlotte has won 3 games out of 9 and the net rating is -5.3 (8th worst).

This is a very great opportunity for Cleveland to get back on track. The Cavaliers are way better than they have shown in the last few games and motivation should be sky-high. Charlotte is having a bad injury situation and I'm more than confident that Cleveland will use the advantage and win very comfortably.

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周五晚上的NBA第二场比赛将在克利夫兰骑士队和夏洛特黄蜂队之间进行。主场8胜6负，目前在东部排名第四。来自夏洛特的对手在12场比赛中只赢了4场，这使得他们只排在西部第14位。

骑士队并没有打出本赛季最好的状态，他们已经连输5场比赛，其中4场是在客场。在湖人、国王和勇士的比赛中，他们几乎就要赢球了，但在第四节的时候，他们所有的比赛都失去了领先优势。当骑士主场迎战森林狼时，骑士没有多诺万·米切尔和贾勒特·阿伦，但米切尔现在回到了阵容中。在密尔沃基，球队没有机会，因为骑士仍然没有贾勒特·阿伦，他们在收集篮板方面有问题。

黄蜂队的情况非常糟糕。鲍尔回到了首发阵容，但他在上一场比赛中脚踝再次受伤，今晚不会出场。小丹尼斯·史密斯的表现令人怀疑，这使得特里·罗齐尔在后卫位置上几乎是孤身一人。西奥·马莱登和詹姆斯·博奈特会尽力帮助罗齐尔，但我看不出他们怎么能阻止米切尔和达瑞斯·加兰德，他们在对阵森林狼的比赛中得到了51分。戈登-海沃德仍然没有参加夏洛特的比赛，在进攻端没有太多可以依靠的选择。

黄蜂整个赛季都很糟糕，但骑士只在最近5场比赛中表现糟糕。如果我们比较这5场比赛的高级数据，他们的净收视率几乎相同。但有一件重要的事情——骑士毫无疑问会打得更好，但夏洛特应该会更糟。在主场，骑士队取得了4胜1负的战绩，净收视率为5.0，排在联盟第12位。在客场，夏洛特赢得了9场比赛中的3场，净收视率是-5.3(倒数第8)。

这是克利夫兰重回正轨的绝佳机会。骑士队的表现比过去几场比赛要好得多，他们的动力应该很高。夏洛特的伤病情况很糟糕，我非常有信心骑士会利用这一优势轻松取胜。