Next stop: First Round series against the Boston Celtics.
The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 115-108, to advance to the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The Play-In Tournament victory officially sets up a first-round series against the Celtics that begins Sunday. In a game the Nets never trailed, a 22-point collapse seemed possible but Brooklyn held on, got the job done, did what was needed and concluded the contest with “We want Boston” chants ringing from the Barclays Center crowd.
Kyrie Irving put on a show, registering a double-double of a game-high-tying 34 points (12-of-15 shooting from the field and 3-of-6 shooting from 3-Point range) and 11 assists in 42 minutes of play.