LA Clippers face Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA on Thursday 31 December 2026 at Rocket Arena, Cleveland. Start time is 3pm EST / 8pm GMT.
Confirmed broadcast details and any schedule changes are updated here as they are announced.
BASKETBALL · MATCH
LA Clippers at Cleveland Cavaliers
Date
31 December 2026Thursday
Venue
Cleveland, United States
Status
Scheduled
Format
Match · Basketball
Schedule contextNBA · rest, travel and time zones from the published schedule
LA Clippers Away
- Rest
- 1 day
- Last game
- Tue at Pacers
- Travel
- 423 km (263 mi) · 3 h ahead · game 2 of 6-game road trip
- Schedule
- 3 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 3pm (12pm at home)
Plays tomorrowTime zonesRoad trip
Cleveland Cavaliers Home
- Rest
- 2 days
- Last game
- Mon at Celtics
- Travel
- 884 km (549 mi)
- Schedule
- 2 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 3pm
Indoor
The Clippers have had 1 day off since Tuesday's game in Indianapolis, game 2 of a 6-game road trip, with 423 km (263 miles) of travel, playing 3 hours ahead of their home clock.
The Cavaliers have had 2 days off since Monday's game in Boston, with 884 km (549 miles) of travel.
NBA teams playing two or more hours from their home time zone have won 45% of regular-season games since 2015 (3,644 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NBA games this week
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