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Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers center Evan Mobley (4) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday April 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
'Let's get it on': Nets, Cavaliers to open play-in Tuesday

By Brian Mahoney Apr. 11, 2022 03:44 PM EDT

Cleveland Cavaliers' Cedi Osman (16) passes away from Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant (7) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, May 16, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Durant, Irving power Nets past Cavs for No. 2 seed in East

By Brian Mahoney May. 16, 2021 09:17 PM EDT

Orlando Magic's Gary Harris (14) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Love during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Magic squander 23-point lead in fourth, beat Cavs 109-104

Brian Dulik Apr. 28, 2021 09:54 PM EDT

New Orleans Pelicans' Brandon Ingram, center, shoots over Cleveland Cavaliers' Isaac Okoro, left, and Kevin Love, right, in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Williamson scores 38, Pelicans rally past Cavaliers 116-109

Brian Dulik Apr. 11, 2021 09:56 PM EDT

Cleveland Cavaliers' Collin Sexton (2) drives between Toronto Raptors' Yuta Watanabe (18) and Chris Boucher (25) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Trent scores career-high 44, Raptors rout Cavaliers 135-115

By Brian Dulik Apr. 10, 2021 10:10 PM EDT

Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Love (0) shoots over Philadelphia 76ers' Mike Scott (1) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Cavs' Love, Dellavedova return from injuries to face 76ers

By Tom Withers Apr. 01, 2021 06:06 PM EDT

San Antonio Spurs' Keldon Johnson (3) grabs a rebound between Cleveland Cavaliers' Larry Nance Jr., (22) and Collin Sexton (2) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Johnson has 23 points, 21 boards as Spurs beat Cavs 116-110

By Brian Dulik Mar. 19, 2021 10:41 PM EDT

Cleveland Cavaliers' JaVale McGee (6) and Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic (15) vie for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Murray's 50 points power Nuggets past crumbling Cavaliers

By Tom Withers Feb. 19, 2021 09:31 PM EST

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) looks to pass over Oklahoma City Thunder center Al Horford (42) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 as Thunder beat Nets 129-116

By Denis P. Gorman Jan. 10, 2021 08:57 PM EST

Utah Jazz's Royce O'Neale, right, defends Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Kyrie Irving leads undermanned Nets to 130-96 rout of Jazz

By Denis P. Gorman Jan. 05, 2021 10:03 PM EST

FILE - In this March 8, 2020, file photo, Brooklyn Nets interim head coach Jacque Vaughn, right, talks with Caris LeVert, center, and DeAndre Jordan during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls at the Barclays Center in New York. The Nets have a depleted roster as they prepare for the resumption of the NBA season. But despite missing many of their core players, they still have a good chance to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Nets a depleted team heading into NBA's restart at Disney

By Brian Mahoney Jul. 23, 2020 11:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, March 8, 2020 file photo, Brooklyn Nets' Spencer Dinwiddie (26) drives to the basket around Chicago Bulls' Coby White during the second half of an NBA basketball game at the Barclays Center in New York. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving aren’t coming back, DeAndre Jordan and Wilson Chandler aren’t going to Florida, and Spencer Dinwiddie’s status is unclear after he and Jordan tested positive for the coronavirus. The Brooklyn Nets don’t have much of a team left, but general manager Sean Marks says they never considered not restarting the season later this month. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Despite virus cases, Nets say no thought to skipping restart

By Brian Mahoney Jul. 01, 2020 02:40 PM EDT