The Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly eyeing a first-round matchup against the Brooklyn Nets as they seek a deep postseason run.
"No one inside the organization would say this publicly—and they shouldn't," Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com reported. "But multiple people I've spoken to recently are privately hoping for a Brooklyn matchup."
The Cavaliers entered Friday fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 44-28 record, while the Nets sit in sixth with a 39-31 mark. Cleveland would either need to move up to the No. 3 seed or hope Brooklyn climbs to No. 5 to make this matchup happen in the first round.