On April 9, Beijing time, two play-off teams between the East staged a showdown, Cleveland Cavaliers away to challenge the Brooklyn Nets, the current Cavaliers record 43 wins 37 losses, the Nets record 42 wins and 38 losses, the win or loss of the two teams is likely to determine who has home advantage in the playoffs. The Starting Lineup of the Nets in this game is Irving, Durant, Drummond, Brown, Seth Curry, while the Cavaliers are Mobley, Garland, O'Corro, LeVert and Markkanen. Both teams complained, and many players played in both teams.
The Nets, who sat at home in the first quarter, took the lead in the first quarter, Durant faced the two defenders and hit his signature emergency jump shot, while the Cavaliers Mobley hooked a shot, and he ushered in a comeback in this game, as a strong contender for the best rookie, Mobly played very hard. Mobley reached a career milestone in the first quarter when he scored his own 1,000 points, the eighth rookie in Cavaliers history to score more than 1,000 points. However, the Cavaliers were in a slump, with the Nets scoring 34 points in the first quarter while the Cavaliers scored just 19 points.
In the second quarter, the Cavaliers began to counterattack, Garland's handsome loop pull-up basket blew the horn of counterattack for the Cavaliers, and Mobley's frontal cover drummond also increased the morale of the team, and Mobley completed the violent dunk technique to shock the four! Garland scored a difficult three-pointer in the final minutes of the half, and the Cavaliers hit a 35-28 climax in the second quarter, and the point gap was reduced to single digits. At halftime, Durant scored 22 points, Irving had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while Cavaliers Garland scored 16 points, and LeVert and Mobley each had 10 points.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Durant still continued his efficient state, facing the Cavaliers' inner defenders, Durant staged a four-seat big pull back, but the Cavaliers still chased the score in this quarter, and the Cavaliers played a wave of 26-19 in the Nets, and the point difference was gradually reduced to two points. As Durant missed a difficult shot from the two-man defense, O'Corro countered and scored two points, the Cavaliers reversed the score 82-81, and the Nets called a timeout. Durant missed the game in the quarter, garland continued his efficiency, and as Garland hit a throw, the Cavaliers led by seven points.
The Cavaliers hit a 34-21 offensive climax in the third quarter and entered the fourth quarter with a 13-point lead. Seth Curry hit two long points at the start of the fourth quarter, and the gap was narrowed to three points. Mills created Vail's fifth foul from outside the three-point line, and the contrast came to 1 point. Fortunately, Lefu played the role of fixing the sea god needle, hit the key three points, and the point difference came to 4 points. Back in the game, Love staged a wonderful block, fanning Drummond's must-score, and Love was in very good shape in this game, especially in the fourth quarter.
However, Mills and Durant scored two consecutive three-pointers to put the Cavaliers on hold. Garland missed a shot back from the timeout, and the Nets got another chance. Drummond completed the dunk, and the point difference was widened to 4 points. Markkanen then completed the dunk and the Nets called a timeout. Coming back from the timeout, Durant and Brown scored three consecutive points to stop the Cavaliers again, and the Nets were already 8 points ahead! The timeout came back, and as Drummond hit a layup, the point difference came to 10 points. Curry Jr. hit another three points and the game lost suspense!