On April 13, Beijing time, the Nets defeated the Cavaliers 115-108 at home, won the playoffs, and advanced to the playoffs as the No. 7 seed in the East, and their first-round opponent will be the Celtics, who ranked second in the East. Irving made 12-of-15 shooting, contributing 34 points and 12 assists, hitting all of his first 12 shots. Durant contributed 25 points and 11 assists. The Nets led the Cavaliers by up to 22 points, and the Cavaliers narrowed the gap to single digits in the final quarter, or lost to the Nets. The Cavaliers will face the winners of the Hawks and Hornets playoffs for the last chance in the East to advance to the playoffs.
Statistics
Cavaliers: Garland 34 points, 5 assists and 2 steals, Mobley 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, Love 14 points and 13 rebounds, Markkanen 13 points and 3 steals, Le Vere 12 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Rondo 7 points and 9 assists
Nets: Irving 34 points, 12 assists, Durant 25 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, Drummond 16 points and 8 rebounds, Brown 18 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, Claxton 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks
Stars of the field: Irving + Durant
The first 12 shots of the European text field were all hit, and the state was hot. Durant also played well, assisting in double figures in two consecutive games. The two stars teamed up to help the Nets beat the Cavaliers and advance to the playoffs!
Game tidbits
Simmons watched the game with ease on the sidelines, with reporters ridiculing him about wearing Celtic green. After defeating the Cavaliers in the playoffs, the Nets' playoff first-round opponent was the Celtics.
After Irving shot 10 of 10, he hooked his finger with Durant to celebrate!
Dragic caught an important part of Garland while defending and was upgraded to a first-degree malicious foul!
Highlight moments
Durant nail board big cap Markkanen!
Durant assists drummond dunk!
Irving hit a hit!
Mobley flew to Drummond, one-handed split!
Irving hit a high-difficulty mid-range whistle shot before the end of halftime, and Irving scored 20 points on 9-of-9 shooting in the first half!
Owen assists Drummond with an easy dunk!
Durant sent a brilliant pass to the ground, and Brown completed the dunk!
Durant breaks through the dunk to score!
Game review
In the first quarter, Irving scored on a layup and Drummond dunked. Garland hit a shot and Mobley sent two dunks in a row. Le Vere played 2+1. Durant big cap Markkanen, Drummond dunked and scored. Garland scored four straight points, Durant hit a shot, Irving hit two goals in a row, the Nets led by nine points, and the Cavaliers were forced to call a halt. Back from the timeout, Durant scored four points in a row, Irving and Love soared three points, Dragic and Mills hit three points in a row, Clarkston hit a shot, and the Nets hit a wave of 10-0. In the first quarter, the Nets led the Cavaliers 40-20. Irving had 11 points, Durant had 8 points and six assists. The two felt hot in the hand, a total of 8 shots 8.
In the second quarter, Love hooked up and scored, Rondo scored on a layup, and the Cavaliers went on a 6-0 run. Irving scored from mid-range shots, Love hit a three-pointer and the Cavaliers narrowed the gap to 13 points. Mills hit three-point shots, Markkanen and Mobley sent dunks, Irving hit three-pointers, Stevens scored five points in a row, and Irving hit another shot. Garland hit a three-point shot, and Irving also scored from a difficult shot. At halftime, the Nets led the Cavaliers 57-43. Irving had 20 points on 9-of-9 shooting, Durant had 12 points, five rebounds and seven assists, Garland had 10 points and Love had 11 points.
Easy side to fight again, Durant, Mobley hit the shot, Drummond sent a burst dunk, Irving hit a three-pointer, Drummond scored inside, and the Nets pulled the point difference to 22 points. Le Vere and Brown scored three points against each other, and Mobley scored 2+1. Drummond and Mobley dunked consecutively, and Irving scored four points in a row. Markkanen dunked, Garland scored on a layup, Love hit a three-pointer and the Cavaliers closed the gap to 12 points in a 7-0 run. Durant scored with a dunk and Osman made two free throws. At the end of the third quarter, the Nets led the Cavaliers 85-73.
In the final quarter, Irving hit a mid-range shot, already 12-of-12, and his 13th shot was finally lost. Dragic's first-degree malicious foul, Garland suddenly broke out, scoring 9 consecutive points to narrow the point gap to 6 points. At the crucial moment, Durant hit a three-point shot! Le Vere scored four consecutive points, Brown and Clarkston dunked consecutively, Markkanen also sent a dunk, Durant scored consecutive shots, and the Nets still led by 10 points. Rondo scored on a layup, Clarkston made a dunk, and Garland and Brown scored on a layup. Garland hit a three-pointer, unable to return to the sky, Durant Irving hit a free throw, and in the end, the Nets beat the Cavaliers and advanced to the playoffs.
Both sides started
Cavaliers: Garland, O'Corro, Le Vere, Markkanen, Mobley
Nets: Irving, Seth Curry, Brown, Durant, Drummond