What Caris LeVert Said Before The Cavs Play The Nets

The Cleveland Cavaliers will play the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center in New York City for the play-in tournament

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Caris LeVert, who is in his first season with Cleveland

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He spent the first four and a half years of his career online in Brooklyn

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Before the game, he spoke to Bally Sports Cleveland

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"We know what's behind this game," LeVert said. "We know obviously if we win we're in the playoffs."

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The winner of the game goes into the NBA Playoffs as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference

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The loser still gets one more chance at the eighth seed

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LeVert finished the regular season averaging 18.7 points per game

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