On Friday night, the Cavaliers look to win their second straight for just the second time this season – taking on a Memphis Grizzlies squad they’ve dominated at home over the years and looking to build on the momentum of their wire-to-wire win on Wednesday night.
In Wednesday night’s win, the Cavaliers jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter and upped their advantage to 24 points in the third quarter before Charlotte mounted a furious comeback behind Youngstown native Terry Rozier, whittling the lead to just two in the closing seconds. The Wine and Gold shot 54 percent from the floor, outrebounded Charlotte by 13 and held the Hornets to just seven fastbreak points on the night – improving to 6-5 against sub-.