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Playoffs on Thursday, November 12, 2026
New Orleans Hurricanes
(31-22)
at
Cleveland Weasels
(28-25)
Series Snapshot
New Orleans Hurricanes leads the season series 3-2.
Cleveland Weasels leads the all-time series 89-80.
Predicted Score
NO
104
CLE
102
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 10/2 | Season | NO at CLE | 126 - 140 |
| Thu 10/8 | Season | NO at CLE | 117 - 129 |
| Fri 10/30 | Season | CLE at NO | 101 - 114 |
| Mon 11/9 | Playoffs | CLE at NO | 105 - 118 |
| Tue 11/10 | Playoffs | CLE at NO | 104 - 120 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Hurricanes | 53.28% | 6.90% | 35.42% | 23.50% | 1.18 | 100.62 |
| Cleveland Weasels | 49.74% | 5.59% | 29.25% | 8.25% | 1.06 | 98.78 |
Projected Matchups
| NO Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | CLE Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hussein White | 17.8 | 3.8 | 8.1 | AP | PG | <-- | PG | AP- | 12.0 | 2.8 | 5.3 | Alex Donald |
| Sean Dominguez | 17.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 | AP- | SG | <- | SG | AP- | 15.4 | 4.3 | 2.6 | Samuel Henderson |
| Marcus McNally | 27.7 | 6.6 | 2.2 | AP+ | SF | <--- | SF | Exc+ | 10.0 | 4.9 | 1.7 | Kenneth Hawkins |
| Kalvin Colbert | 11.9 | 8.1 | 2.3 | AP | PF | -> | PF | AP | 25.1 | 7.9 | 1.6 | Taylor Mitchell |
| Emil Boddie | 6.0 | 12.2 | 2.5 | Exc+ | C | <- | C | Exc+ | 4.4 | 7.3 | 1.9 | Zachary Schaaf |
| Jalen Roberts | 8.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 | Exc | bPG | --> | bPG | AP- | 19.9 | 3.4 | 5.1 | Brandon Gant Jr |
| Joshua Suggs | 13.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | AP | bSG | <--- | bSG | Exc | 14.9 | 3.9 | 2.2 | Robert Fontenot |
| Jacob Jones | 8.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | AP- | bSF | --> | bSF | AP | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1.8 | Desmond Swope |
| Joshua Boettcher | 2.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | Exc+ | bPF | --> | bPF | AP | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.0 | David Carson |
| Dillan Walker | 3.1 | 4.3 | 0.6 | AP- | bC | <--- | bC | Exc | 8.6 | 8.5 | 1.7 | Timothy Morton |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.