With Kevin Durant and James Harden on the court —but with Kyrie Irving hurting with a facial contusion, Brooklyn’s Nets won easily over the Spurs Wednesday. Harden who didn’t play till midway through the second quarter almost had a triple-double and looked like he hadn’t missed a beat. The Nets are 22 games over .500 and only need wins over the Bulls and Cavs to secure the second seed. Nothing else has to happen. Oh yeah, the “Big Three” are back!!!
The opponent in the early afternoon contest are the Bulls who are officially done. After the Wizards beat the Cavaliers Friday night, Chicago was eliminated from the play-in tournament.