Cleveland Cavaliers Vs Brooklyn Nets Play-In Live Play By Play & Reactions
The Eastern Conference play-in game Tuesday will have a familiar feel after the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets just faced each other on Friday.

The Cavaliers hope this visit to New York turns out much better than the one that ended in a 118-107 defeat over the weekend.

The Nets outscored Cleveland 35-19 in the fourth quarter in that game. The Cavs also never found an answer for All-Star forward Kevin Durant, who led all scorers with 36 points.

The teams finished the regular season with a 44-38 record, but Brooklyn earned the No. 7 seed by virtue of winning their head-to-head season series 3-1.

The winner of Tuesday's game will advance to the first round of the playoffs against the No. 2 seed Boston Celtics next week. The loser will play Friday against the winner of the 9-10 play-in game between the Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Hornets.

The Nets had to hold off Indiana 134-126 on Sunday to earn the seventh seed.

"We got up to (seventh place)," Brooklyn head coach Steve Nash said. "We were 10th a week ago."

Nash said having played Cleveland last week is beneficial. Then he took a wider look at the situation. "It's helpful for both teams," Nash said. "It's whoever plays better will win."

The Nets had four players score 20 or more points against the Pacers, including former Cavs guard Kyrie Irving, who had a game-high 35 points.

The 6-11 Durant shot the ball poorly, going 5 of 17 from the field and 0 of 6 from 3-point range. However, he still had a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 16 assists.

"When he's a playmaker, it shows you how special he is," Irving said. "He has a poise about him. He plays the game the right way."

Cleveland ended the regular season by beating a band of Milwaukee reserves 133-115. Forward Kevin Love was productive in his 15 minutes off the bench with 32 points and 10 rebounds. He was 8 of 11 from 3-point range.

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