Brooklyn Nets beat Cleveland Cavaliers

#BrooklynNets #defeatCleveland #Cavaliersplayin #brooklynnets NEW YORK -- Kyrie Irving had 34 points and 12 assists and Kevin Durant had 25 points and 11 assists as the Brooklyn Nets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-108 on Tuesday night for the Eastern Conference No. 7 seed. in a bottle opener. The Nets led by 20 points after a quarter and kept sending the Cavaliers away in the series that started Sunday to win their matchup against second-placed Boston. Irving made his first 12 shots before a corner 3-pointer in the fourth quarter. He finished the game on 12-for-15 shooting. A preseason NBA Finals favorite, stuttering through a tumultuous season and finishing 10th in the final week of the regular season, the Nets are on a five-game winning streak. For Durant and Irving, they're far more dangerous than the usual No. 7. Both are willing to pass the ball to teammates who can take advantage of them when they get the ball. Bruce Brown had 18 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, while Andre Drummond had 16. Darius Garland scored 34 points for the Cavaliers, who still have a chance at No. 8. They will host the winner of the Atlanta-Charlotte game on Friday, with the winner taking on No. 1 Miami. Brooklyn and Cleveland both went 44-38, but the Nets sealed the Game 7 by beating the Cavaliers 3-1 at Barclays Center on Friday. Cleveland has the confidence to go back to Brooklyn and win, although it quickly realizes how difficult that will be. The Nets shot almost 71 percent from the field in the first quarter -- Irving and Durant made eight combined -- and ended the quarter with a 15-3 spurt to make it 40- 20. That's bigger than Brooklyn's lead in the first quarter of the regular season. The offense was on and off as usual, Durant started Game 2 off the bench, and Cleveland was 9-2 down to 13 points. The lead remained there for the remainder of the half, with the Cavaliers missing a series of open chances before Irving's buzzer-beater to make it 57-43. He led 9-9 at the break. The Cavaliers tried to extend a surprising season in which they doubled their win total from last season, and they continued to excel in the second half. But they often miss an open 3-pointer or give up extra possession on an offensive rebound that the Nets could exploit. Nick Clarkston had 13 points and nine rebounds for Brooklyn. Prompt plugin Cavaliers: Evan Mobley scored 19 points,