RECAP The Cavaliers made Tuesday's contest a little tighter than it had to be, but at this late hour of the 2022-23 season, what ultimately matters is filling up the lefthand column. The Wine & Gold blew things open in the third quarter and weathered a Nets rally in the fourth – hanging on to hand one of the teams chasing them in the East its fourth straight loss, a 115-109 decision at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Cavaliers grabbed the lead early in the second quarter and led by six points at the break. They erupted in the third quarter – running out to a 24-point edge midway through the period, but took their foot off the pedal in the fourth, being outscored, 31-21, and allowing Brooklyn
The final score wasn't as one-sided as this game felt at times as the Cleveland Cavaliers got out to a 24-point lead midway through the third quarter. J.B. Bickerstaff has experimented in recent games with going with smaller bench units with Cedi Osman at the four. This was done by necessity with Jarrett Allen out of the lineup and Dean Wade falling out of the rotation. With Allen back the Cavs have enough rotation players to avoid lineups with Osman at the four lineups.
The Philadelphia 76ers have officially clinched a playoff spot due to the Brooklyn Nets falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
No | Player | Pos |
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1 | SF | |
0 | C | |
33 | C | |
30 | SG | |
26 | PG | |
6 | SG | |
28 | PF | |
12 | SG | |
2 | PF | |
8 | PG | |
00 | SF | |
20 | C | |
10 | PG | |
9 | SG | |
4 | SG | |
24 | SG | |
18 | SF |