It’s hard to believe we’re here, but Sunday afternoon’s matchup with Milwaukee marks the end of the regular season. But it’s not the end of the Cavaliers season – with the particulars of the Play-In Tournament at stake in Cleveland and around the NBA.
The Wine & Gold (43-38) have dropped two straight – including a Friday night decision in Brooklyn – but still control their own fate and can reach the 7-8 Game on Tuesday night against those same Nets with a win on Sunday.
On Friday night in Brooklyn, the Cavaliers fell behind by 17 points late in the first quarter, rallied back to take a seven-point edge late in the third quarter, but couldn’t withstand the Nets fourth-quarter blitz.