The NBA playoff game began, a high-profile game began, the Cavaliers against the Nets, the seventh place battle, the winner directly advanced, the losing side to compete for the 8th, the Cavaliers started: Garland, O'Corro, Le Ver, Markkanen, Mobley, the Nets starters: Irving, Curry, Durant, Brown, Drummond. The first three quarters of the two teams have been played, and the Nets are 12 points ahead of the Cavaliers.
After the start of the first half of the game, the Nets played with momentum, Durant was more in response to his teammates, Ou Shenxian entered the state early, he scored consecutive points to help the team to take the lead in the score, and the lack of Allen's Cavaliers inside line was very bad, Drummond's inside line was unstoppable, the Nets led by 20 points after a single quarter, the Nets offensive success rate declined in the second quarter, and the Cavaliers narrowed the point difference to 14 points after the half.
In the third quarter, Irving continued his fiery feel, the Nets twice extended the lead to 20 points, but the Cavaliers played tenaciously enough, when the point difference was pulled, always able to respond, after the third quarter of the Nets led by 12 points, after the start of the final quarter, Irving drift jumper continued, Garland scored, Dragic foul was blown for a first-degree malicious foul, Garland made two free throws, and then the three-point projection also hit a wave of 9:0 small climax, the Cavaliers narrowed the point difference to 7 points, Durant's three-point shot helped the Cavaliers stop the bleeding and the game went into a timeout.
Timeout back, Brown against Markkanen hit, Markkanen hit a three-point shot in response, Brown dunked, Levert hit the basket, the Nets maintained a 10-point lead or so, Markkanen, Mobley scored consecutive points, Durant hit consecutive shots to stop the Cavaliers, Brown again wonderful passes, Clarkston dunked, Garland scored on the layup, the Nets led by 6 points, the timeout came back to Love three points, Brown did not have three points, Rondo hit the layup, Clarkston received Brown's wonderful pass dunk score, Mobley dunked in response, Clarkston missed two free throws, Brown hit a basket, Garland hit a three-pointer, Durant hit two free throws, the game lost suspense, the Nets defeated the Cavaliers to lock in the 7th, playoffs against the Celtics.
Today's game Irving had 34 points and 12 assists on 12-of-15 shooting, Durant had 25 points, 11 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks on 9-of-16, Brown had 18 points, 9 boards and 8 assists, he became the Nets' wizard, and Griffin Ader missed the game.