The Brooklyn Nets have solidified their spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 115-108 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. With the win, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and company will advance to face the No. 2 seeded Boston Celtics with Game 1 of that best-of-seven series set to be played on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in Boston.
Durant and Irving were their usual dominant selves for Brooklyn as the duo combined for 59 points, 23 assists and eight rebounds in the win to help the Nets hold off a comeback from the Cavaliers over the course of the fourth quarter that saw Cleveland cut the deficit to just five points after they had trailed by more than 20 points earlier in the game.
Cavs visit the Nets: winner gets the East’s No. 7 seed. Who ya got? 🍿 pic.twitter.com/NlaLJ7dLoe
— theScore (@theScore) April 12, 2022
East Play-In Round:
Cavs at Nets (Winner clinches No. 7)
Hornets at Hawks
THEN: Hornets/Hawks winner at Cavs/Nets loser for No. 8
West Play-In Round:
Clippers at Wolves (Winner clinches No. 7)
Spurs at Pelicans
THEN: Spurs/Pelicans winner at Clippers/Wolves loser for No. 8 https://t.co/WMTKu1k2Ew
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) April 10, 2022
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