On April 13, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs began, and the Nets played at home against the Cavaliers. The Nets, with the exception of Simmons and Joe Harris, are all out of the game, and the Cavaliers are missing Aaron, Sexton and Wade. The Cavaliers have won 19 away games this season, the highest since the 2017-18 season (21). The Nets have a 7-3 record in their last 10 home games.
Everyone is most concerned about when Simmons will return, according to the famous Shams report, Simmons suffered an injury to the lumbar intervertebral disc, as long as the leg and back strength continue to strengthen, he is expected to usher in a comeback in the first round of the playoffs! 'If he can come back at some point, it's a great thing for the team, he can help the team and we need to help.' coach Nash said.
At the end of the first half, the Nets played their home advantage, leading the Cavaliers by 14 points at 57-43! The scariest part of the first quarter was that the Nets were fully in playoff mode, with the whole team scoring 40 points, 20 points ahead of the Cavaliers in a single quarter! Good guys this is going to be a flower game?
The big two finally came together, with Irving shooting 5-of-5 in the first quarter, 1-of-1 from three-point range, contributing a team-high 11 points and four assists. Durant followed, scoring eight points on 3-of-3 shooting, plus 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks. The two scored 19 points on 8-of-8 first quarters! That's why there must be stars in the team, and the important moments are really fragrant. Irving adjusted the rhythm and shot back, hitting the board and shooting!
Offensive and defensive, the top is Durant's first quarter block. Cavalier LeVert went straight to Markkanen, who was about to get on the basket, but death came out in time to send a nail plate hat! Boy you're still too young, Markkanen was directly knocked to the ground by the hat.
What is even more rare is that in addition to the double giants, other players have also stood up today, and Zhuang Shen scored 6 points in the first quarter, Brown 7 points, and Mills 3 points. In the final moments of the first quarter, Durant sent consecutive assists! First help Mills hit a long-range three-pointer, then a quick attack to help Clarkston hit a long-range shot!
The Cavaliers scored only 20 points in the first quarter, and in the second quarter the team slightly limited the Nets offense, allowing the opponent to get only 17 points, and the single quarter won 23-17 net 6 points, closing the point gap at the end of the half. It also depends on the veteran, who played the highest score in the two quarters is The Substitute Lefour, who contributed 11 points and 6 rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting, 2 of 2 three-pointers.
LeVert missed consecutive tackles from the basket, and the ball was hit outside the three-point line before being picked up by Love, who shook Off Irving and hit a three-pointer from the far post!
Easy side to fight again, the Cavaliers continue to maintain the momentum of chasing points, young players Garland and Mobley stood up, fortunately the Nets can also respond, the third quarter of the Zhuang Shen penalty area 6 4 to get the highest 9 points, Irving killed crazy single quarter 2 of 2 and 8 points into the account, the third quarter after 11 shots to get 28 points! The point differential remains in double digits.
In the final quarter, there was a small episode on the field, and Dragic was blown into a malicious foul in the defense of the crotch! Good guy claw machine grabbed the chicken, hoping that little Garland was okay.
In the fourth quarter, Garland broke out completely, and came up to open the scoring mode, and at one point narrowed the point difference to single digits. First, outside the three-point line, he ignored Durant's defensive shot! After holding the ball against Durant, He burst into the penalty area and scored.
Unfortunately, you will have to face the God of Death, and KD will begin to harvest! At the critical moment, the outside firing stabilized the situation, and then the helpless pull continued to respond to the opponent. The Cavaliers were still out of breath, and finally the Nets defeated the Cavaliers 115-108 at home and rushed into the playoffs with the seventh place in the East! Their opponents in the first round will be the Celtics!
Irving shot 12-of-15, scoring a game-high 34 points! At the same time, he delivered a total of 12 assists in the game! Is an important contributor to today's win. Durant shot 9-of-16, 25 points, five rebounds and 11 assists, Brown 18 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, Drummond 16 points and 8 rebounds, and Clarkston 13 points and 9 rebounds.
For the Cavaliers, Garland had 34 points and five assists, Mobley 19 points and seven rebounds, Markkanen 13 points, Le Ver 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, Love 14 points, 13 rebounds, and Rondo seven points and nine assists.
The Nets Green Army met in the first round of the playoffs for the second consecutive year. Finally, let's predict this series, who can win? What will be the big score?