Cleveland Cavaliers beat Brooklyn Nets with unbelievable game-winner
After losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday away, the Brooklyn Nets were determined to "revenge" the opponent when they returned home in the match this morning (March 24).
Everything was fine with the Barclays home team when they led 112-104 with more than 2 minutes left in the game. But what happened next surprised fans.
Donovan Mitchell is entitled to a free throw when the game has 11.6 seconds left, if the throw goes into the basket, it will equalize the score of the match. The Cleveland Cavaliers star missed, but soon he jumped into a rebound and fiercely contested.
The chaos calmed down when the ball returned to the hands of Caris LeVert on the Cavaliers side. A pass was directed by LeVert towards Isaac Okoro standing in the corner and the pitcher immediately opened fire.
The ball went into the basket in the surprise of fans at Barclays Center. From being 1 point behind, the Cleveland Cavaliers completed an emotional comeback against the Brooklyn Nets, winning the aggregate with a score of 116-114.
Isaac Okoro said this is the first game-winner of his career, and the most important pitch of his life to date. The player born in 2001 closed the game with 11 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and a 4-5 FG finishing performance.
Donovan Mitchell is Cleveland's top scorer with 31 points and 6 rebounds. Young talent Evan Mobley has 26 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks. Jarrett Allen on the day of his reunion with his old team completed a double-double, scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.
On the Brooklyn Nets side, Mikal Bridges has the 8th game to score over 30 points since landing at Barclays Center. Spencer Dinwiddie is right behind with 25 points and 12 assists.
This emotional upstream victory helps the Cleveland Cavaliers complete a series of 2 consecutive wins against the Brooklyn Nets, and owns a win rate of up to 80% in the last 10 matches.
As for the Brooklyn team, they are in free fall on the rankings when they have lost all of the past 5 matches. Currently, the home team of Barclays has fallen out of the group for sure in the Playoffs, ranked 7th in the East and is in the group that must play in the play-in.
