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2025-26 · Last 10 · 10 games

Cavaliers scouting report

The team's biggest edges and holes, ranked against the league. Built from box scores with the four factors that decide most games.

01The read

Updated 3:54 AM ET
Offensive rating
122.49th of 30
Defensive rating
119.618th of 30
Net rating
+2.815th of 30

Strengths

  • Finishes possessions on the glassSecures 77.9% of opponent misses, best in the NBA.
  • Gets to the line0.230 free throws made per shot, 6th most of 30.

Weaknesses

  • Rarely forces turnoversForces turnovers on 10.7% of possessions, 24th of 30.

Tendencies

  • Average pace99.5 possessions per 48 minutes, 12th of 30.
  • Balanced shot diet41.7% of shots are threes, 16th of 30.
  • Mixed creation65.8% of made shots are assisted, 11th of 30.
  • Scoring by committeeThe top scorer accounts for 14.1% of team points.

02Four factors

Last 10 · ranked 1-30
SideFactorValueRankRank bar
OffenseEffective FG %57.610th
OffenseTurnover %11.817th
OffenseOffensive rebound %25.712th
OffenseFree throw rate23.06th
DefenseOpponent eFG %56.218th
DefenseForced turnover %10.724th
DefenseDefensive rebound %77.91st
DefenseOpponent free throw rate20.218th

Shooting (eFG%), turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws explain most of the gap between winning and losing. Rank 1 is best on every row, so for turnovers and opponent shooting a low number ranks high. Green marks the top 5, red the bottom 5. Definitions

03Rotation

Season, most minutes first
#PlayerGPMINRoleTop strength
1James Harden G7034.9High-usage creatorDraws fouls
2Donovan Mitchell G7033.5High-usage creatorBig-time scorer
3Evan Mobley F-C6531.9Glass cleanerShot blocker
4Jaylon Tyson G-F6627.0Glass cleanerKnockdown shooter
5Dennis Schroder G7024.2Role playerDraws fouls
6Jarrett Allen C5627.2Role playerDraws fouls
7Keon Ellis G7220.53-and-DFinishes at the rim
8Sam Merrill G5226.4Floor spacerFinishes at the rim
9Dean Wade F5922.3Floor spacerTakes care of the ball
10Craig Porter G6417.9Glass cleanerShot blocker
11Nae'Qwan Tomlin F6415.7Role playerTakes care of the ball
12Thomas Bryant C6012.2Limited minutes-
13Lonzo Ball G3520.73-and-DHigh-volume shooter
14Tyrese Proctor G5011.0Limited minutes-
15Larry Nance Jr. F3512.8Limited minutes-
16Max Strus G1224.0Limited minutes-
17Luke Travers F128.8Limited minutes-
18Tristan Enaruna F99.6Limited minutes-
19Riley Minix F96.6Limited minutes-
20Olivier Sarr C49.8Limited minutes-
21Chris Livingston F35.7Limited minutes-
22Darius Brown G13.0Limited minutes-