On December 13, Beijing time, the Nets and the Pistons launched a regular season showdown. In this battle, the Nets backcourt giants James Harden and Kyrie Owen are absent. Brooklyn, under the leadership of Kevin Durant, Patty Mills and others, played a good offensive and defensive performance.
James Harden is out
Facing the Eastern Conference leader, the Pistons also showed a tenacious fighting spirit. Although ranking first in the league and suffering 11 consecutive defeats, the Pistons will not be afraid of the powerful Nets, but instead fight with their opponents on the court.
At one point in the first half, the Nets took a 13-point lead. However, Corningham and Frank Jackson led the team to shoot from mid-range to help the Pistons chase points. At the end of the half, the Nets were only three points ahead. In the second half, the Pistons, led by Cunningham, achieved internal and external blossoming, and Detroit overtook the score. After the third quarter, the Nets trailed by five points.
Durant led the Nets to a big victory over the Pistons
In the final quarter, the Nets, led by Durant, blasted a 19-1 offensive attack to surpass their opponents by 13 points. The Pistons, on the other hand, were in a scoring squagmire. The Nets took the opportunity to extend the point difference to 16 points, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Nets won 116-104 and completed the reversal.
Durant went on a 51+7+9 run in the late quarter, and the Nets reversed a big victory over the Pistons! Harden is absent, 2 shots return!
In the first quarter, Ade and Bemburi scored consecutively from the basket, and Diallo won at the low post. Mills and Cunningham faced off from medium to long range, with the Pistons relying on impact to score consecutive points on the inside. Durant felt hot in the hand and teamed up with Thomas to score 7 points back in color. Corningham and Jackson were hot outside, with Ader scoring five points, Durant scoring singles, and the Nets widening the gap to 13 points. Cunningham led the team to continue chasing points with long-range shots, and after the first quarter, the Pistons trailed 24-31.
Durant attacked with the ball
In the second quarter, Ade, Brown and Bemburi joined forces to score points on the inside, and the Nets regained a double-digit lead. Frank Jackson exploded, one-man hit three three-pointers in a row, and the Nets fell into a scoring drought. The Pistons blossomed more and took the opportunity to blast out a 16-1 offensive attack to overtake the score.
Ader hit all two free throws, and Durant scored seven points on consecutive free throws to help the Nets chase points. Cunningham, who led the team in consecutive points in the penalty area, responded. Durant scored four more points and Mills hit two consecutive three-pointers. Cunningham scored four points on consecutive free throws, and after halftime, the Nets led 60-57.
Cunningham singled Thomas
In the second half, Stewart scored in the penalty area, Durant scored a layup, and Diallo countered with a quick attack to score. Durant's hands were hot and he scored 4 points in a row. Saben Lee, salute the three-pointer. Diallo hit a layup, Saben Lee scored on a layup after stealing, Cunningham completed a dunk after stealing, and the Pistons rebounded by four points. The Nets requested a timeout, Diallo hit a 2+1 shot after a steal, and the Pistons continued to widen the point difference. Durant dunked and stopped the bleeding for the Nets.
Saben Lee scored on a jumper and Durant scored 5 straight points back with color. Cunningham singled Durant and hit 2+0, Ade hit 2 free throws, and Saben Lee returned the favor 2+1. James Johnson scored on a layup and Cunningham was able to hit a long-range shot. Jackson hit all 2 free throws and Brown scored on the board. Thomas scored from mid-range and Jackson scored another three-pointer. Brown cut to a layup and scored, and Jackson's firepower on the outside did not decrease. After the third quarter, the Pistons led 91-86.
Durant dunked
In the final quarter, Durant hit all 2 free throws, and then completed the steal to hit 3 points, Thomas scored from mid-range, Durant scored 2 free throws, Thomas scored on the board, and the Nets exploded an 11-0 offensive attack, surpassing the opponent by 6 points. Stewart scored a free throw to break the scoring drought for the Pistons. Mills scored on a layup, Durant assisted on Thomas' layup, Durant hit 2 free throws, Brown dunked, and the Nets exploded a 19-1 offensive run to take a 13-point lead.
Jackson hit a long-range shot to break the deadlock. Thomas and Cunningham fired three-pointers, Clarkston scored two free throws, Mills threw in the scoring, and Hayes and Durant scored on layups. With just 107 seconds left in the finale, the Pistons requested a timeout. The Nets, with a 14-point lead. Durant scored a single point to give Brooklyn a 16-point lead. Stewart teamed up with Sadik Bay to score four points and the game was over. The Nets won 116-104.
Durant
In this battle, nets superstar Kevin Durant stormed out. Durant, playing 41 minutes, shot 16-of-31, 5-of-10 from three-point range and 14-of-15 from the free throw line, and had an all-around statistic of 51 points, 7 boards, 9 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Durant, cut the highest score in the game. Durant also scored the team's most three-pointer. In addition, Durant is also the Nets' rebounding king in this game, as well as the assist and block king in the whole game. Durant, achieved a big outbreak in all aspects. Durant's plus-minus, up to +25.
Durant, broke out in the last quarter. KD, who scored consecutive points in the fourth quarter, led the team to a 19-1 offensive frenzy, directly reversing the trend of the game. In the final quarter, Durant scored 13 points and directed a big flip. Durant is the winner of this battle. Durant, who scored the highest score in the NBA this season. At the same time, Durant's score in this game is also a new high for him to join the Nets.
Durant exploded
In this battle, James Harden is absent. However, the two top scorers in the backcourt, Cameron Thomas and Patty Mills, shared Durant's pressure well. Thomas played 29 minutes, shooting 6-of-11 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range, 0 free throws, and had 13 points, 4 boards, 3 assists and 1 steal. Thomas, who shot 55 percent from the field, blasted the Nets' highest score on the bench. Thomas's plus-minus is the highest +27 in the game.
Nets Cameron Thomas
Mills played 35 minutes, shooting 7-of-17, 4-of-10 from three-point range, 0 free throws, and had 18 points, 3 boards, 5 assists and 1 steal. Mills, with a 50 percent shooting percentage, scored the second-most 3-pointer on the team.
Thomas and Mills, both incarnate as god pitchers in this battle. The two scored consecutive points in the final quarter and became the nets' hero for reversing the victory.
Nets Patty Mills
Two-team stats
Pistons: Cunningham 26 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 3 assists, 1 block, 7 turnovers, Stewart 9 points, 10 boards, Diallo 11 points and 3 boards, Sadiq Bay 4 points and 2 boards, Frank Jackson 25 points, Saben Lee 17 points, 6 boards and 6 assists, McGruder 6 points, 7 boards and 3 assists, Hayes 6 points and 3 assists.
Nets: James Harden is out, Durant 51 points, 7 boards, 9 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 5 turnovers, Thomas 13 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, Mills 18 points, 3 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal, Aldridge 15 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, 1 block, Bemburi 4 points, 4 points, 4 boards, James Johnson 4 points, 5 boards, Brown 8 points and 5 boards, Clarkston 2 points and 2 boards, Griffin 1 point and 2 boards.