Kyrie Irving helped the Nets solidify their spot in the NBA playoffs with his extremely efficient performance in their 115–108 win over the Cavaliers in the play-in tournament on Tuesday night. The Nets secured the No. 7 seed and will face the Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs beginning Sunday.
The Brooklyn point guard had an outstanding night, going 12-of-15 from the field, 3-of-6 three pointers and 7-of-7 from the free throw line and finished with 12 assists, finishing with 34 points in 24 minutes.
Irving’s performance makes him the first player to complete a 30-point, 10-assist game while shooting 80% from the field since LeBron James did so in the bubble in 2020, according to StatMuse. This also makes Irving only the fourth NBA player in postseason history to finish a game with these statistics.
