There’s only so much schemes and systems can do to overcome personnel, and the Nets just didn’t have the latter.
Brooklyn didn’t have the right bodies to defend the kind of stars they’d face in the playoffs and against the elite championship contenders. They’re out to prove that the return of Ben Simmons and maturation of Nic Claxton — giving them three starters with 7-foot wingspans — make them better suited to handle star bigs such as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid, and stud wings like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
The Cavaliers have the best scoring margin in the entire NBA, and smaller guards such as Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland . But compared to the outmatched roster that proved both too short and too shorthanded in last season’s first-round sweep at the hands of Boston, this group has more accomplished defenders to support Kevin Durant — and more versatile ones.
The Cavs are a different sort of team, with Claxton going up against his Nets predecessor in All-Star center Jarrett Allen but then smaller guards attacking off the dribble. Mitchell and Garland are just 6-1, meaning Irving won’t be at a matchup disadvantage.
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