The NBA regular season game continues, a focus battle in the East, the Nets vs. the Cavaliers, the last game the Nets defeated the Knicks in the derby, the team's record came to 42 wins and 38 losses, ranking eighth, if the game wins against the Cavaliers, the Nets will surpass the Cavaliers to rise to 7th, the Nets Dragic, Harris, Simmons are out of the game due to injury, the Nets start: Irving, Curry, Durant, Brown, Drummond.
This game is crucial for the Cavaliers, the team is only 1 win ahead of the Nets, the team that wins this game will lock in seventh, locked will fall to eighth, due to the absence of Allen and Mobley, the Cavaliers' recent performance is not very good, the good news is that Moblebb is coming back, the Cavaliers side of Aaron, Sexton, Wade is missing due to injury, cavaliers start: Garland, Okaro, LeVert, Markkanen, Mobley.
After the start of the first quarter, Curry scored 4 consecutive points, Markkanen hit a basket to help the Cavaliers break the scoring drought, Bruce Brown hit a three-pointer in the open space, the Nets made a 7-2 start, Garland hit a mid-range shot, Mobley forced Drummond to hook the hand, Bruce Brown made two foul shots, Garland threw and hit again, Durant first hit a three-pointer, followed by a mid-range shot, Clarkston dunked the last one, the Nets extended the lead to 10 points, and the Cavaliers suspended.
Back from the timeout, Irving scored in the middle, LeVert made two fouls and one shot to help the Cavaliers break the scoring drought, Markkanen and LeVert scored consecutive shots, Durant scored in the middle, Curry also came with three points, Stevens hit the basket, Durant hit a three-pointer, and the Nets led the Cavaliers 34:19 after the first quarter. In the first quarter, Durant scored 16 points on 6-of-7.