In an NBA playoff focus battle that ended earlier, the Nets beat the Cavaliers 115-108 to lock in seventh place in the East, and the first round of the playoffs will be the Celtics.
Because durant was injured, the Nets nearly fell out of the playoff zone, and with their excellent performance in the late part of the regular season, the Nets jumped to the seventh place in the East to occupy the best playoff seat. The Cavaliers were affected by injuries and fell all the way to eighth in the East.
In the first quarter of the meeting, the two sides were not divided in the first half, and the Nets showed a rare defensive hardness, playing an offensive climax through continuous defensive counterattacks, netting 20 points over the Cavaliers. In the second quarter, Love scored seven points to lead the team to counterattack, LeVert continued to make mistakes, Durant Irving teamed up with points to stabilize the situation, and the Nets still had a 14-point advantage in the halftime.
The Nets continued to fire to re-widen the point difference to 20 points, and Mobley and Garland joined forces to catch up, and the Nets led by 12 points in the third quarter. In the final quarter, Garland led the team to play 9-1 to narrow the point difference to single digits, and Durant Irving led the team to help the Nets maintain the advantage to the end.
In this game, Irving won the game, he scored 20 points in the first half of 9 shots, 12 of 15 shots, and shot the highest 34 points in the game while also sending the most 12 assists in the game, becoming the biggest contributor to the Nets' victory. Durant has a deep foundation in breaking the bag, playing 41 minutes, shooting 9 of 16, 1 of 2 of 3 points, 6 free throws, scoring 25 points, 5 boards, 11 assists, 2 breaks and 3 blocks, only 1 turnover, plus or minus +16 tied for the highest in the game.