The NBA play-offs have just ended the Battle of the Seven in the East, and in the end, the Nets defeated the Cavaliers at home 115-108 to become the No. 7 seed in the East, and will play against the Celtics in the playoffs.
Durant and Irving's performances were impeccable, and together they scored 59 points and 23 assists, especially Irving, who were extremely efficient. But throughout the game, the overall performance of the Nets is also quite outstanding, with 5 members of the team scoring in double figures and 6 people with positive or minus values. Among the role players, the most outstanding performance is Bruce Brown.
In the whole game, Brown played 40 minutes, second only to Durant and Irving, and 19 shots were the most for the team, although only 8 shots, the shooting rate was not ideal, but still efficiently won 18 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists of the quasi-triple-double data.
Especially in the fourth quarter of the game, when Durant and Irving were taken care of by each other, Brown stood up, he repeatedly advanced from the backcourt to the front with the ball, and also used the air to receive passes from Durant and Irving many times to complete assists or scores.
Especially in the final decisive moment, he sent an empty dunk for Clarkston after receiving the ball twice, and when the Cavaliers chased the score to 101-107, the empty cut basket received Irving's pass and hit the basket, directly killing the suspense of the game.
In the fourth quarter alone, Brown delivered five assists and his role is becoming more and more versatile. Last season, he was basically just a mini-interior line that could only cut the basket empty, but this season, his three-point and passing skills have been developed, which is undoubtedly crucial for the Nets.
It is worth mentioning that in the past 6 games, including this game, Brown has scored in double figures in 5 games, averaging 16.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and shooting more than 50% of the three-point range, as if it has the feeling of the third big man of the team.
For the Nets, to go further in the playoffs, in addition to the need for Durant and Irving's basic set to continue to stabilize, it also needs Brown to be able to stand up as much as today.