NBA playoff game started, the Nets against the Cavaliers, this season's regular season game, the Nets did not play very well, Durant suffered an injury, Irving missed many home games, Harden finally left the Nets to join the 76ers, fortunately in the second half of the regular season, Durant made a strong comeback, coupled with the change in New York's epidemic prevention policy, Irving also returned in time, the Nets finally achieved a record of 44 wins and 38 losses ranked seventh in the East, the game Nets starting lineup: Irving, Curry, Durant, Brown, Drummond.
The Cavaliers side also achieved a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, the two teams met 4 times in the regular season, the Nets won 3 of them, cavaliers main player Allen did not qualify for today's game due to injury reasons, cavaliers starters: Garland, O'Corro, Le Vere, Markkanen, Mobley, play-offs, the winner of the two teams will directly lock in the seventh position in the East, playoffs against the Celtics, and the losing team will compete with the winner of the Hawks vs Hornets for the final playoff spot.
After the start of the first quarter, Irving hit a strong inside basket, Drummond hit a strong basket, Maubray jumped to help the Cavaliers break the scoring drought, Brown picked a basket to score, Moffrey dunked in response, LeVert hit the basket and made a foul, Durant Irving scored consecutive points, the Nets took a 15-9 lead, and the Cavaliers called out the first timeout of the game. After the timeout returned, Garland continued to hit the inside basket to score, Durant's flowing jump shot hit a strong response, Irving also hit the jumper, the Nets maintained a lead in the score, Durant sent consecutive blocks, Irving pulled the bar back to the basket again, the Nets 23:14, the Cavaliers timed again.
After the timeout returned, Stevens made two foul shots, Durant hit a jump shot, Irving made two fouls, and then the three-point projection was also there, Love responded with a three-point shot, Dragic, Mills hit three consecutive three-pointers, the first quarter was played, and the Nets led the Cavaliers 40-20. Durant had 8 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks on 3-of-3 in the first quarter, and Irving had 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting.