With the regular season officially coming to an end, the playoffs in the East and West are also on the agenda, and among them, the playoffs between the seventh-ranked Nets in the East and the eighth-ranked Cavaliers have undoubtedly become the most watched game!
In terms of the Nets, although the team has been plagued by injuries, there have been visible fluctuations in the strength of the lineup and the staffing, and the ranking once fell to the tenth place in the East.
But fortunately, Irving finally lifted the restrictions on home games, Durant ushered in a comeback, and gradually regained the status of the Nets, and finally achieved a regular season record of 44 wins and 38 losses.
However, for the Nets, despite finishing seventh in the East, the team still needs to play play-offs to officially qualify for the playoffs.
Although from the perspective of the paper lineup configuration, the Nets, which have two superstars of Irving + Durant, are indeed stronger than the relatively young Cavaliers in terms of lineup strength and depth.
But one thing to say, considering the Cavaliers' fiery state and momentum this season, this Nets team, which has just recovered in form, obviously cannot be taken lightly!
According to the Nets' official updated injury list, the Nets' situation against the Cavaliers in the next playoffs has also begun to change.
According to the nets' official announcement, the team's main guard Seth Curry, due to sore left ankle, was updated to play in the playoffs against the Cavaliers.
Joining the Nets in the middle of the season, Seth Curry's performance is obvious to all, throughout the regular season, Seth Curry played 19 games for the Nets, and the season attendance is considerable.
With an average of 29 points per game, Seth Curry averaged 14.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, as well as 46.8% three-point shooting, and gradually became a member of coach Nash's staff!
Obviously, for the Nets who are in the process of employment, if Seth Curry can't play in the playoff against the Cavaliers, it will undoubtedly make the Nets encounter a lot of challenges and tests!
Fortunately, for the Nets, the team is not completely without good news as the playoffs begin.
After all, according to subsequent reports, Goran Dragic, who previously missed 5 games due to triggering the league's health and safety agreement, has officially lifted the restrictions on the health and safety agreement and will be able to play in the playoff against the Cavaliers.
I have to say that as a veteran with both experience and strength, Dragic can play normally, and to a certain extent, it can obviously provide great help to the Nets, as well as Irving + Durant!
On the other hand, the Cavaliers, as a "dark horse" in the East this season, under the leadership of young players such as Garland + Mobley + Markkanen, the performance of the Cavaliers this season is indeed impressive.
However, the same situation as the Nets is that many of the Cavaliers' main players this season have also suffered from injuries to varying degrees, which has also led to the team's record falling again and again, and finally to the eighth place in the East.
Among them, the cavaliers' inner line tall Tall Jalet Allen's accidental injury undoubtedly hit the Cavaliers.
Although judging from previous reports, the Cavaliers have always been optimistic about Allen's return in the playoffs, according to the official news of the Cavaliers, Aaron has confirmed that he will miss the playoffs against the Nets!
Playing for the Cavaliers this season, Allen can be said to have played a phenomenal average performance per game, and in 56 games for the Cavaliers, Allen averaged 32 minutes per game and could score 16.1 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 blocks.
Now with the absence of Allen, the inner pillar, Moses Brown + Markkanen + Mobley will undoubtedly take on more interior tasks, and the Cavaliers' play-off situation will obviously not be optimistic!
As for who will stand out between the Nets and cavaliers in the upcoming playoffs and win a playoff qualification, we just have to wait and see!