After a 44-38 regular-season record, the Seventh-Place Nets in the East sit at home, and the playoffs are challenged by the eighth-placed Cavaliers in the East.
In the Nets, Seth Curry ushered in a comeback, this game the team has home advantage, Irving + Durant is also ready to lead the team to defend the home.
On the other hand, on the Side of the Cavaliers, the main players are pouring out, and whether the Cavaliers can stage a big upset on the road has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game!
However, after four quarters of fighting, with a wave of 23-7 scoring climax, the Nets, who played at home, completely suppressed the Cavaliers in the first half and took a 14-point lead.
Although after returning from the second half, Garland + Mobley in the third quarter continued to exert force, leading the Cavaliers to continuously play counter-attacks, all the way to the score, retaining the suspense of the game.
But helplessly in the final finale, Durant + Irving felt hot, and Bruce Brown + Clarkston played a series of exquisite cooperation to help the Nets lock up the victory in one fell swoop.
The Nets, who finally withstood the pressure, also beat the Cavaliers 115-108 at home, successfully defending the home stadium, but also winning the key playoffs and officially locking up the playoffs!
In this game at home, the Nets can be described as a multi-point blossom, playing a 5-man scoring double-double, all-staff team performance, there is a thrilling victory.
In the case of drummond + Clarkston and other main players, each performing its own duties, the two major players Durant + Irving, and the play of the Wizards Bruce Brown, is particularly critical!
Durant was well-defended in this game, starting 41 minutes and shooting 9-of-16 from the field for an all-around performance of 25 points, 5 rebounds , 11 assists , 2 steals and 3 blocks.
Not only did it gain something on the offensive end and maintain a stable state, but also on the defensive end, with the advantage of height and arm length, it disrupted the offensive rhythm and deployment of the Cavaliers many times!
In addition, as the team's home guard, Irving's play in this game also played a crucial role.
Irving was very efficient, shooting 80% of the 12-of-15 shooting, and it was a game-high 34 points, plus 3 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal.
Among them, his first 12 shots were all hits, and his brave performance without false shots not only set a new personal record, but also the key to the Nets being able to suppress the Cavaliers at both ends of the attack and defense!
Of course, the Nets were able to beat the Cavaliers in this game, and the performance of The Wizards Bruce Brown was also indispensable.
Bruce Brown lived up to expectations in this game, starting 39 minutes, shooting 2 three-pointers on 8-of-19 shooting, and contributing a quasi-triple-double performance of 18 points, 9 rebounds , 8 assists and 3 steals.
I have to say that in the case of Seth Curry's poor performance, Bruce Brown's excellent performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends of this campaign has indeed made a great contribution to the Nets to win playoff tickets!
More importantly, after defeating the Cavaliers in this game, the Nets' final ranking in the regular season this season is also locked in the seventh place in the East, and the first round of the playoffs will officially play against the old rival Green Army, who ranks second in the East.
On the other hand, on the Cavaliers side, the team was comprehensively crushed at both ends of the attack and defense in this game, and finally missed the play-off performance, which obviously needs to be examined.
After all, in the case of Garland playing well, cutting 34 +1+5+2 in the whole game, and Mobly + Lefou continued to perform stably, the sluggish performance of the two main players of LeVert + Markkanen in this campaign was only 9 of 26 shots, which was indeed hard to blame!
In the face of Irving + Durant, and the Nets, who are all soldiers, the Cavaliers who have worked hard for a whole game but have no success seem to be helpless to hate.
Fortunately, for the Cavaliers, although they failed to beat the Nets, the team still has a glimmer of hope in the goal of impacting the playoffs, and as for whether the Cavaliers can stand out in the second round of the playoffs, we obviously have to wait and see!