The NBA regular season continues, the Nets meet the Challenge of the Cavaliers at home, the Cavaliers are likely to be the direct opponents of the Nets playoffs, the two teams meet directly in this campaign, which is critical for each other, both teams hope to use this game to test their lineups, and both teams in this campaign also use the strongest lineup that the current team can play to meet the game, and it is more important to win or lose.
In the first quarter of this game, the Nets completely occupied the initiative of the game, Durant was full of firepower, he scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting in a single quarter, Curry Jr. and Brown teamed up to get 14 points, the three players scored 30 points in a single quarter, and the Nets scored 34 points in the first quarter, 15 points ahead of the Cavaliers, the advantage is very obvious.
In the second quarter, the Cavaliers began to chase points, garland became the leader of the team's counterattack, he scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in a single quarter, Mobley contributed 8 points, Love and LeVert also scored 10 points, and the team scored 35 points in a single quarter and recovered 7 points. At the end of the half, the Cavaliers closed the gap to eight points.
In the third quarter, the Cavaliers took the lead, completely suppressing the Nets' performance on the offensive end, while also limiting the opponent's performance on the defensive end. The Cavaliers blasted a 34-21 offense in the quarter, outperforming the Nets by 13 points. At the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers have surpassed the Nets by 5 points to take the initiative.
In the final quarter, the Nets' status rebounded, Durant scored consecutively with his personal ability, and Brown was able to hit three points on the outside, and the Cavaliers offense stagnated, and they missed consecutive shots. The Nets seized the opportunity, and they did not beat the score and extended the lead to double digits. As the game time passed, the game also lost suspense. In the end, the Nets defeated the Cavaliers 118-107 at home, refusing a 17-point reversal and winning three straight, while the Cavaliers suffered a three-game losing streak.
The main players of the two teams in this game: Durant had 36 points, five rebounds and five assists on 11-of-20 shooting, Irving had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists on 7-of-22 shooting, he played inefficiently, Brown contributed 18 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks, Curry Jr. 12 points, Drummond 15 points and 12 rebounds. On the Cavaliers side, Garland scored 31 points, Markkanen 17 points and 4 rebounds, Mobley 17 points and 7 rebounds, LeVert 16 points, And Lefour 10 points and 9 rebounds.
The game went through ups and downs, and the Nets established their double-digit lead in the first quarter, but they did not seize the opportunity to further widen the point difference. The Cavaliers chased points in the second and third quarters, and by the end of the third quarter, the team had already surpassed the Nets by five points. Interestingly, the Cavaliers were like they couldn't play in the fourth quarter, they missed consecutive shots and made a lot of mistakes, and the Nets seized the opportunity, and they blasted a wave of extremely high-quality offense to successfully open the point difference. In the end, the Nets were also led by Durant, and they successfully laughed to the end and won this crucial game, and Durant was the MVP of the game. After this game, the Nets also surpassed the Cavaliers to move up to No. 7 in the East.