On December 13, Beijing time, the Nets defeated the Pistons 116-104 to end a four-game streak with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. Harden played in this rotation, the 33-year-old Durant single-handedly played, bombed 51 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, scoring a new Nets career high, and only 3 points away from his career-high single-game score (54 points). Cunningham also played a good game, contributing 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, but obviously could not stop Durant. Durant scored in double figures in all four quarters, which was too fierce. He scored 10 points in the first quarter, 12 in the second quarter, 16 in the third quarter and 13 in the fourth quarter.
On November 6, the two met for the first time in their careers, a game in which the Nets beat the Pistons 96-90. Durant had 29 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and Cunningham had 17 points, four rebounds and two assists. After the game, Durant and Cunningham exchanged shirts and praised the player: "He's going to be a very tough character for a long, long time to come." ”
In this game, Cunningham broke out in the first quarter and fought with Durant. In the first quarter, Cunningham launched the offensive first, shooting + breaking through, scoring 4 points in a row, Durant also responded quickly, shortly after the three-point shot, and then scored 7 points for the Nets. 5.1 seconds before the end of the first quarter, Cunningham hit a three-pointer. In the first quarter, the Nets led the Pistons by seven points, with Durant and Cunningham scoring 10 points each.
In the first half of the second quarter, both Durant and Cunningham rested on the sidelines. The battle between the two begins in the second half of the section. This time it was Durant who took the lead, two free throws, two shots plus three-pointers, Durant scored seven points in one go, Cunningham scored more than two minutes in the last two minutes, he scored 6 points in the quarter, and Durant scored 12 points in this quarter. At halftime, the Pistons trailed the Nets by three points, Durant by 22 points and Cunningham by 16 points.
Easy side to fight again, Durant firepower did not decrease, 6 points in a row, but the Pistons' defense suddenly escalated, causing the Nets to make mistakes in a row, playing a wave of 12-0, anti-Nets, Cunningham in one of the steals and dunks, impressive. Durant also responded with a dunk, scoring seven points in a row. Cunningham faced Durant's defense and made a foul on a layup, only to miss the penalty. The two then scored three points against each other. At the end of the third quarter, the Pistons countered the Nets by 5 points, and Durant was more fierce, with 16 points in the single quarter, and had already scored 38 points, and Cunningham had 23 points.
In the forward signal, Durant's angry scene was exposed, and the Pistons chased points continuously, making Durant dissatisfied with the team's defense. As everyone waited for him to clap, he kept giving his opinion, and Harden didn't know where to look.
In the last quarter, Durant continued to threaten, scoring 5 points at the beginning. Thomas also kept scoring, with the Nets hitting the Pistons 11-0. After Stewart hit two free throws and one shot, Durant hit two more free throws and Cunningham hit a three-pointer, but the point difference was still double digits. In the end, the Nets beat the Pistons on the road to win two straight. The 33-year-old's eye gave a sample to the 20-year-old.