Game Preview
Playoffs on Tuesday, July 7, 2026
New Orleans Hurricanes
(33-20)
at
Cleveland Weasels
(34-19)
Series Snapshot
Cleveland Weasels leads the season series 3-0.
Cleveland Weasels leads the all-time series 85-73.
Predicted Score
NO
102
CLE
104
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 5/14 | Season | CLE at NO | 130 - 124 |
| Tue 5/26 | Season | NO at CLE | 122 - 123 |
| Thu 6/11 | Season | NO at CLE | 115 - 131 |
Projected Matchups
| NO Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | CLE Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hussein White | 17.6 | 4.2 | 9.0 | AP | PG | <-- | PG | AP- | 13.7 | 2.9 | 5.9 | Alex Donald |
| Sean Dominguez | 18.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | AP- | SG | <- | SG | Exc+ | 9.5 | 4.8 | 2.8 | Kenneth Hawkins |
| Marcus McNally | 28.5 | 6.6 | 2.0 | AP+ | SF | <-- | SF | AP- | 24.4 | 5.3 | 1.7 | Daniel Torrence |
| Kalvin Colbert | 11.8 | 9.0 | 2.7 | AP | PF | -> | PF | AP | 7.6 | 7.1 | 1.8 | Desmond Swope |
| Emil Boddie | 6.7 | 11.3 | 2.7 | Exc+ | C | <- | C | Exc+ | 10.9 | 10.4 | 1.8 | Timothy Morton |
| Jacob Jones | 10.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | AP- | bPG | <- | bPG | AP- | 18.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | Brandon Gant Jr |
| Joshua Suggs | 12.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | AP | bSG | <- | bSG | AP- | 11.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 | Samuel Henderson |
| Marcus Handie | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | AP- | bSF | --> | bSF | AP | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | David Carson |
| Freddy Anders | 6.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | AP- | bPF | --> | bPF | AP | 18.0 | 5.2 | 1.1 | Taylor Mitchell |
| Joshua Boettcher | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.7 | Exc | bC | --> | bC | Exc+ | 2.2 | 5.2 | 0.7 | Seth Putnam |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.