The Brooklyn Nets faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in what was their first full appearance in an official NBA game. Kyrie Irving returned to action and joined Kevin Durant and James Harden, marking the first game of the huge Big-Three that formed the New York franchise.
If the expectations of some were that the Nets were going to destroy any team in front of them, the Cavaliers proved them wrong. Cleveland had a solid game from start to finish, and by the time Brooklyn seemed to take the game, Collin Sexton appeared.
The beginning of the match seemed doomed to visit, as they got a lead of 23-15. However, proved to be Brooklyn’s maximum throughout the game, as Cleveland came to take the first quarter 28-23 and had to pull out nine units at the start of the second (32-23).
The Nets continued to fight and managed to equalize the action 18 seconds from the end of the second quarter (49-49) and They even managed to get a minimal difference (55-54) at the beginning of the second half. However, again the Cavaliers did their job and got the maximum in the third quarter (87-73).
It is clear that this Brooklyn Nets will have to be overtaken on several occasions in order to get the victory, because they managed to return due to a last quarter in which the hierarchy was seen. With 5 minutes to go, there were already three points (105-102), although the game ended in a draw in 113 after 48 regular minutes and they had to go to extra. Looks like there’s no problem, but Collin Sexton hit a 3-pointer with one second left to level the action and take the game to an extra second.
When it looked like the second overtime would be decisive for the Brooklyn Nets, the main actor of the night appeared: Collin Sexton. The basis of The Cleveland Cavaliers ended up being the best on the floor and converted 42 points for the final victory of their own 147-135, giving an absolute surprise to the entire NBA.
The night of Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Kevin Durant
The trident did not have the best collective night, although personally two of them took good numbers. Kyrie Irving converted 37 points on the return and Kevin Durant 38 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. In turn, James Harden scored 21 points and added 10 rebounds and 11 assists.