THE FIRST TIME OUT IN THE NEW YEAR
The Wine & Gold start the New Year down in Atlanta against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks are on the second night of a back-to-back, as they beat the Nets in Brooklyn on Friday night.
LAST TIME OUT
Another slow start to the game doomed the Cavs on Thursday afternoon. Cleveland fell to the Pacers, 119-99, as Andre Drummond recorded his fifth-straight double-double to start the season and Collin Sexton dropped 20 points yet again.
HOW THE TEAMS STACK UP
| 15th in East | Standing | 1st in East |
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Cavs: Collin Sexton, Darius Garland, Andre Drummond
Hawks: Trae Young, Cam Reddish, Clint Capela
INJURY REPORT*
Cavs: