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Keep doing what you're doing! On Friday night, the Brooklyn Nets had a showcase showdown against the Milwaukee Bucks at Barclays Center.

And to do that, you have to keep the turnovers to a minimum. The Cavs are middle of the pack in efficiency and like the Nets, in the bottom tier in terms of attempts. When you have scorers like Durant and Irving, you want to make the most out of every possession imaginable. Cavaliers](https://www.sny.tv/articles/nets-injury-tracker-2022-23-season)- Danny Abriano, Alex Smith, Phillip Martinez & Ben Krimmel - SNY [Kevin Durant is having another MVP-type season for the Nets](https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/insider/story/_/id/35318632/kevin-durant-having-another-mvp-type-season-nets)- Kirk Goldsberry - ESPN+ [Five years later, the only loser in the blockbuster trade between the Cavs and the Celtics is Kyrie Irving](https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2022/12/five-years-later-the-only-loser-in-the-blockbuster-trade-between-the-cavs-and-the-celtics-is-kyrie-irving.html)- Jerry Watkins - Cleveland Plain-Dealer Irving has been excellent in the second halves of games and is top ten in scoring after the break. In their final home game of 2022, the Nets gave the home fans a treat and [beat ](https://www.netsdaily.com/2022/12/23/23524775/nets-win-eighth-straight-with-118-100-victory-over-bucks)the Bucks. [Utah Jazz](https://www.slcdunk.com), it gave them their best player since LeBron James and someone who might propel them to a deep playoff run. When a great player is available to be acquired, you do everything you can to bring them on to your squad. [Atlanta Hawks](https://www.peachtreehoops.com) and [Charlotte Hornets](https://www.atthehive.com) before coming back home for game against the [San Antonio Spurs](https://www.poundingtherock.com). If the Nets can stay close in the rebounding department, it will go a long way in helping them extend the winning streak. Over at the mothership, Mark Schindler wrote about the second year big and [Brooklyn Nets](https://www.netsdaily.com) had a showcase showdown against the [Milwaukee Bucks](https://www.brewhoop.com) at Barclays Center.

The Brooklyn Nets will be missing one of their key players for Monday night's matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"We all look for matchups in the regular season that means something," Durant told reporters in Cleveland. The Nets are riding a season-best eight-game winning streak into Monday's game. There is no further update at the time of this writing on Brooklyn's shooting guard. The longest-tenured Net reported the knee soreness shortly after he arrived at the arena. It is unclear how long Harris will be out with the knee soreness. Harris was a late lineup scratch in Friday's impressive victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at Barclays Center.

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, 125-117. It is Brooklyn's ninth win in a row and 13th victory in their last 14.

[Milwaukee Bucks](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/bucks/)on Friday, not to mention those 91 first-half points the game before against the defending-champion [Warriors](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/warriors/). [Kevin Durant](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/kevin-durant-ho6h1sijyi2PAURU/)continued his torrid play with 32 points, nine boards and five assists, and passed both Tim Duncan (26,496 points) for 15th on the [NBA](https://theathletic.com/nba/)’s all-time scoring list, and Kobe Bryant (1,827 3-pointers) for 21st all-time in 3s. “You’re hearing less noise about other things and it seems like every conversation is about basketball now. Irving, playing against the franchise that drafted him on the 11th anniversary of his pro debut, was electric with 32 points on 7-of-11 shooting from 3-point range. “From the outside looking in, it just appears that basketball is the main thing,” Cavs coach J.B.Bickerstaff said, in opining about the Nets. “When we step into the gym every single day it’s about basketball,” the Nets’ new coach Jacque Vaughn said.

The Brooklyn Nets visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. We continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Cavaliers prediction and pick.

For as good as Cleveland has played this season, the Nets are right on their tail for the third spot in the East. He’s been remarkably efficient this season, shooting 50% from the field and 42% from three. Both players shoot over 55% from the field and they’re the linchpin of the league’s best defense. His recent play and prior success against Cleveland are worth keeping in mind prior to making a Nets-Cavaliers prediction. The Cavaliers are 18-14-2 against the spread while 56% of their games have gone under. The Cavaliers rank 24th in scoring and 12th in offensive rating. The Nets are 16-16-1 against the spread while 55% of their games have gone under. He’s in a great position to continue his success against a Cavaliers team he torched for 28.7 PPG across three games last season. There have been a number of reasons for the Nets’ turnaround, but it starts with the play of Kevin Durant. Durant has crept into the The one area Brooklyn struggles is on the glass where he ranks 27th in rebound differential and last in rebound rate. They’ve been stellar on defense, ranking eighth in points allowed and 11th in defensive rating.

We go over some of the best betting options for Monday's matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers have gone over in four of their last five games, while the Nets have hit the over in three of their last four. The Nets have won eight games in a row, while the Cavaliers saw their five-game winning streak snapped in the last game against the Raptors. In what should be a tight game, a superstar like Kevin Durant usually makes the difference.

The Brooklyn Nets are officially the third seed in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn won its ninth-straight game to extend the longest active winning streak ...

Brooklyn entered the break with a 15-point lead, up 64-49, the largest halftime lead of the season on the road. “No disrespect to what you guys (the media) do, I just think the outside noise from the media and the fans just make it seem like we don’t care about the game or we are not focused on the task ahead. Still, Brooklyn struggled to score for most of the quarter with just 10 points until Jacque Vaughn put in a small-ball lineup of Durant, Irving, Warren, O’Neale, and Simmons to break the scoring drought. The Cavaliers opened the second quarter on a 11-6 run with Kevin Durant sitting to cut Brooklyn’s advantage to seven. Both were out Monday night in Cleveland, Curry with a non-COVID illness and Harris with continuing knee soreness that will keep him out at least through Wednesday night’s game with the Hawks, Warren was also exceptional off the bench, dropping a season-high 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting and a season-high 8 rebounds in 27 minutes (which was also a season-high). As Claxton noted of his former teammate post-game, “I’ve got a lot of experience playing against him,” referring to the season and a half the two played on the Nets. Fortunately, behind some absurd shotmaking from Royce O’Neale, Durant, and Warren, who hit a three and absurd and-1 finish, the Nets found their rhythm on offense. Brooklyn’s frontcourt, Simmons and Nic Claxton, started a combined 1-of-4 from the field against Cleveland’s ginormous duo of Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. The Nets’ streak is the longest winning streak in franchise history since 2005-06 — when Jacque Vaughn was the back-up point guard — and Brooklyn is a league-best 10-1 in the month of December. The win was also the team’s 20th since Vaughn took over the team in early November and the Nets were in 10th place. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving each dropped 32 points, joining Boston’s Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum as the only pair of teammates to have five 30-point performances in the season game during this young NBA season.

The Nets — who struggled to start the season under Steve Nash — extended the league's longest winning streak. And it's most glaring turnaround.

But the Nets closed it out from the line. Guys really appreciated that and grew to understand it, understand our ways, and we really create an atmosphere of basketball.” Garland’s 3 capped the spurt and cut the Nets’ lead to 44-43. “When you have players the caliber of Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons, Kyrie Irving, if basketball is the main thing they’re going to be very difficult to beat. “When we came back as a group, we pledged to each other that it was going to be about basketball and hopefully not let anything interfere — any outside noise interfere with that. “It appears that basketball is the main thing. The Nets’ cushion eventually got to 68-49 on Irving’s 3 to open the second half and again at 102-83 with 10:13 remaining in the game. 4 shootaround Vaughn got up in front of them and beseeched them to focus on basketball. “It’s great to see from the group, just our response,” Vaughn said. When we step into the gym every single day, it’s about basketball: How are we going to take care of each other on the floor, cover for each other on the floor. Warren added season-highs of 23 points and eight boards off the bench. Kevin Durant had 32 points, nine rebounds and five assists, while Kyrie Irving had 32 on a season-high 7 of 11 from deep.

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 125-119 despite Darius Garland scoring 46 points.

Former Cavalier, Kyrie Irving had a huge night as he came away with 32 points for the Nets and knocked down seven threes in the process. His 51 points earlier this season on November 13 against the Bucks remain his career high. It was a frustrating game to watch at times because Cleveland had chances all night but failed to convert on them. This is the second-highest-scoring night of the young point guard's career. The Nets looked like the better team from the moment that the game tipped off. They were aggressive, efficient from the floor, and played good defense.

Up next is Dominique Wilkins at 26,668. This season the Nets star has surpassed Alex English, Vince Carter, Kevin Garnett, John Havlicek, Paul Pierce and now ...

Joe Harris (left knee soreness) stayed home in Brooklyn and will miss Wednesday’s game against the Hawks. “So my career, to be able to you know pass an all-time great legend, somebody who shifted and changed the game is it’s something that I’ll call my folks about tonight and talk over and just reminisce on how we got here. “Joe’s not here with us and he won’t play Atlanta as well. So it’s pretty cool to do stuff like that and I want to celebrate those small things, but you know, keep pressing forward. It extended their season-best road win streak to five. It’s cool to celebrate that with your team.

Nets star forward Kevin Durant made some NBA history during Brooklyn's 125-117 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. On a jumper he knocked ...

As a pure shooter with elite size, Durant has the type of game that should age exceptionally well. Durant is a four-time NBA scoring champion and one of the most prolific bucket-getters the league has ever seen. The next player in front of Durant on the all-time list is Dominique Wilkins, who scored 26,668 career points.

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant each scored 32 points and the Nets extended their winning streak to nine games with a 125-117 victory over the Cleveland ...

"Guys are playing extremely free of mind and they’ve done an unbelievable job keeping the focus on basketball.” However, Garland wasn't done (he scored 18 in the fourth) and pulled the Cavs within 121-117 with 44 seconds left. We have to be better, and we will.” ... The league's best defensive team, Cleveland has held opponents below 100 points an NBA-high 12 times. The Nets are finally playing like the powerhouse many expected. “To be honest, we’ve always been about basketball," said Durant, who fouled out in the final two minutes. ... G Seth Curry (non-COVID illness) was a pregame scratch ... Bickerstaff said G Ricky Rubio (knee) will not return before the end of the calendar year, but the 32-year-old remains on track to rejoin the team in 2023. “To be able to pass a legend, it's something I'll call my folks about tonight. I have to be better. 26, dropped four 3-pointers in the final three minutes of the first half and the Nets closed the second quarter with a 21-6 run to open a 64-49 halftime lead. Next up for Durant is Dominique Wilkins (26,668).

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant each scored 32 points and the Nets extended their longest winning streak since moving to Brooklyn.

... The league's best defensive team, Cleveland has held opponents below 100 points an NBA-high 12 times. However, Garland wasn't done (he scored 18 in the fourth) and pulled the Cavs within 121-117 moments after Durant fouled out. ... G Seth Curry (non-COVID illness) was a pregame scratch ... "When we step into the gym every single day it's about basketball." The Nets are finally playing like the powerhouse many expected. Next up for Durant is Dominique Wilkins (26,668).

The Brooklyn Nets superstar forward Kevin Durant made more history vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.

Through 33 games played, Durant is forging one of the best seasons in his 16-year career. That also leads the league. He leads the league in that category. The Brooklyn Nets superstar forward passed San Antonio Spurs legend, Tim Duncan, for 15th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list in the first quarter. The other player is Los Angeles Lakers forward, LeBron James. Some of those players he passed were Vince Carter, Kevin Garnett, John Havlicek, and Paul Pierce.

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has been left out of the MVP conversation throughout the early part of the 2022-23 season, but he's quietly playing like ...

The Nets will look to keep their win streak going when they visit the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Just not enough for #Cavs to get over the hump. Brooklyn also jumped Cleveland for third place in the Eastern Conference.

Jacque Vaughn and Kevin Durant credit keeping things strictly "basketball" with helping turn around the Nets' season.

So it's not like, 'Man, finally we got the noise out of our locker room.' I just think we've always been locked in on basketball and trying to help us get this thing back on track." I'm just focused on being the best version of me and letting the results play out based on how well can you trust one another as a group." It's a fact that you don't have much to talk about outside of the game, so that's not adding to the discussion around our team." How we're going to take care of each other on the floor, cover for each other on the floor, it's about basketball." And hopefully not let anything interfere, any outside noise interfere with that, and our guys have done an unbelievable job of protecting each other and making this thing about basketball." Like we don't talk about this s---, we come in, go to work and go home.' There's more noise on the outside, to be honest, and it's been like that since day one. And whether that was the amount of time we spent in shootarounds, the amount of time we shaved [off] and kept our guys fresh, in order to give an extreme amount of effort when we play. "To be honest, I think we've always been about ball," Durant said after scoring 32 points in Monday's win. "I'm going to try and be as consistent as I possibly can with you every day," he told his team. I know the Kyrie stuff may be what you're talking about, but I feel like we've always been about the game, always." After getting off to a rocky start on the court, "From the outside looking in," Cavs coach J.B.

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving scored 32 points apiece as the Brooklyn Nets pushed their NBA winning streak to nine games Monday with a 125-117 victory over the ...

Darius Garland single-handedly kept the Cavaliers close in the fourth, but they could not stop the Nets from extending their long winning streak.

However, Garland wasn't done (he scored 18 in the fourth) and pulled the Cavs within 121-117 moments after Durant fouled out. ... The league's best defensive team, Cleveland has held opponents below 100 points an NBA-high 12 times. The Nets are finally playing like the powerhouse many expected. ... G Seth Curry (non-COVID illness) was a pregame scratch ... Bickerstaff said G Ricky Rubio (knee) will not return before the end of the calendar year, but the 32-year-old remains on track to rejoin the team in 2023. Next up for Durant is Dominique Wilkins (26,668).

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Cedi Osman (16) and center Jarrett Allen (31) during the second half of an ...

“Guys are playing extremely free of mind and they’ve done an unbelievable job keeping the focus on basketball.” However, Garland wasn’t done (he scored 18 in the fourth) and pulled the Cavs within 121-117 with 44 seconds left. We have to be better, and we will.” “To be honest, we’ve always been about basketball,” said Durant, who fouled out in the final two minutes. The Nets are finally playing like the powerhouse many expected. “To be able to pass a legend, it’s something I’ll call my folks about tonight.

Nets star forward Kevin Durant made some NBA history during Brooklyn's 125-117 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. On a jumper he knocked ...

As a pure shooter with elite size, Durant has the type of game that should age exceptionally well. Durant is a four-time NBA scoring champion and one of the most prolific bucket-getters the league has ever seen. The next player in front of Durant on the all-time list is Dominique Wilkins, who scored 26,668 career points.

Brooklyn beat Cleveland to win their ninth straight game, their longest win streak since 2006, thanks to Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving scoring 32 apiece.

[03](https://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/josh-englert/) [02](https://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/most-elite-hoop-collections-241/) “To be able to pass a legend, it’s something I’ll call my folks about tonight. The All-Star duo’s big-time contributions have helped raise Brooklyn’s ceiling to the point they look like championship contenders again after 13 of their last 14 contests. However, Kai and KD responded to Garland’s onslaught by scoring a combined 21 points on 7-10 shooting, 3-5 from beyond the arc. Brooklyn now has the League’s longest active win streak, extending their season-best road win streak to five.

Fred VanVleet has played more off the ball this season and the Raptors guard admits it hasn't been an easy adjustment, William Lou of Sportsnet tweets.

[Nick Friedell of ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35326296/red-hot-nets-credit-turnaround-keeping-basketball)writes. [Max Strus](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/strusma01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2022-12-27_bbr)made half of his 10 3-point attempts for the Heat on Monday, a sign he may be breaking out of a shooting slump, [Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald](https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article270454372.html)writes. “When we step into the gym every single day it’s about basketball. “But it’s hard to see something that you can help and not being able to help. I think that applies to every aspect of life, when you feel like you can help a situation but you’re not able to. VanVleet left Tuesday’s game early with lower back stiffness, Marc Spears of ESPN [tweets](https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears/status/1607929292415172609).