The game between the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers will take place at Barclays Center on Tuesday, March 21 at 7:30 PM ET.
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The Brooklyn Nets will welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to Barclays Center for an NBA game on Tuesday. The Brooklyn Nets lost 102-108 in their last game over the Nuggets. Mikal Bridges scored 23 points and Nic Claxton had 19 for the Nets, who have lost three straight as they try to hold onto a top-six seed and a guaranteed postseason spot in the Eastern Conference.
They pulled out a 122-120 victory in Denver a week earlier, but the Western Conference leaders made sure there would be no repeat. Murray knocked down consecutive 3-pointers to finish a 10-0 run that pushed a three-point lead to 25-12 and his final basket of the first quarter made it 33-21. He was 4 for 4 behind the arc in the period.
The Nets had a good burst to trim it to 42-38 in the second, but Jokic followed with two straight baskets, Porter and Murray combined for Denver’s final 12 points and it was 63-48 at the break. “Came out strong, came out aggressively and we did a good job for the most part of holding the lead and just keeping them at bay,” Murray said. The Nets got the deficit down to 12 late in the third quarter before Jokic powered his way to the final eight points of the period, making it 91-71.
The Cleveland Cavaliers on the other hand won 117-94 against the Wizards in their last game. Darius Garland had 24 points and nine assists, Donovan Mitchell scored 20 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed in a 117-94 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.
Evan Mobley had 20 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots for the Cavaliers, who are closing in on their first playoff berth in five years. They built a 21-point lead in the second quarter and didn’t allow Washington to get closer than seven. “We’re doing a lot of good things right now and the biggest thing for us is to keep moving forward, step by step,” Mitchell said. “We’ve got to continue to push and start getting ready for April.”
Cleveland (45-28) moved three games ahead of New York and 4 1/2 in front of Brooklyn in the battle for fourth place in the East and home-court advantage in the opening round of the playoffs. The Cavaliers’ next two games are in Brooklyn. The victory assured Cleveland of its winningest season since 2018, when it was swept in the NBA Finals by Golden State. Starting center Jarrett Allen missed his fourth straight game with a right eye contusion.
Brooklyn Nets: Cameron Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nic Claxton, Mikal Bridges, Spencer Dinwiddie
Cleveland Cavaliers: Isaac Okoro, Lamar Stevens, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell
Brooklyn Nets: Ben Simmons, Dorian Finney-Smith
Cleveland Cavaliers: Jarrett Allen
The game between the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers will take place at Barclays Center on Tuesday, March 21 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers will be telecast live on YES Network, NBA TV, Bally Sports Ohio, Fox Sports Ohio.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | YES Network, NBA TV, Bally Sports Ohio, Fox Sports Ohio. | March 21 (7:30 PM ET) |
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