On April 9, Beijing time, the Brooklyn Nets sat at home to meet the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers led the Nets by one win before the game, so this game is crucial, once the Nets lose, they can only rank eighth in the East at most. If you win the last two games in a row, you have a chance to play in the play-offs in the 7th place.
As soon as the game started, Cescuri scored four consecutive points, Bruce Brown made his first three-point attempt, then Brown made two foul shots, Durant shot a sharp stop, and the Nets entered the first timeout 11-10.
After returning, Durant continued to hit and receive three points, Irving assisted brown to make a layup, Durant hit a horseback shooting and then scored, and then KD assisted Clarkston's dunk to score, and the Nets led directly to the double digits to stop the Cavaliers in a 9-0 small climax.
After the timeout, Irving hit the drifting middle distance, the Cavaliers did not score a sports battle for 5 minutes, after Le Ver stopped the bleeding with a mid-range shot, Durant continued to use the middle distance to color, the next leg assisted Curry Jr. to hit a three-pointer, and durant hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner in the last minute, and the first quarter ended, and the Nets took a 15-point lead 34-19.
Throughout the first quarter, Irving had just 2 points and 3 assists, Curry Jr. and Brown each contributed 7 points, while Durant scored 16 points, 2 assists and 1 steal on 7-of-6 three-pointers, 2-of-2 free throws, and 2-of-2 free throws. On the Cavaliers side, Garland scored 6 points in a single quarter, Le Vere 5 points, the team scored 0 of 7 three points in a single quarter, and the Nets were 4 of 8.