On December 13, Beijing time, the Nets defeated the Pistons 116-104, this game the Nets refused to reverse, the first quarter led by 7 points, the second quarter and the third quarter were overtaken by the Pistons, Durant led the team to play a 30-13 climax in the last quarter to win the victory. Of course, there are also many fans who feel that the Pistons are "intentional", their goal this season is still to sign the champion, and a "reasonable" loss in the last quarter is the best ending.
Durant's scoring pressure in this game is very high, the team's second scoring point Harden is absent, Durant needs to make up for the lack of 20 points or so on the first quarter, he started the first quarter with 6 of 3, three points 2 of 1 bombed 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal; 12 points in the second quarter 6 minutes to continue the efficient feel, the third quarter k single quarter 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block to support the whole team, the last quarter 13 points to take away the game.
Durant scored 42 minutes, 16 of 31, 5 of 10 three-pointers, 14 of 15 from the free throw line, and scored 51 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks, shooting 51.6% from the field and 50% from three-point range. Durant also set several records in this campaign.
1. Durant is the first player this season to score 51+9+7;
2. Durant scored 50+ for the 7th time in his regular season career; second only to Harden, James, Lillard and Curry;
3.7 times 50+ tied Wilkins, ranking 13th in history;
4. This is also the eighth 50+ in Durant's career and the 10th time in Nets history;
5 Only Curry and Durant have won 50+ in a single game this season, Curry has won without Klay, and Durant has won without Harden and Irving.
After this game, Durant's average points per game improved to 29.4 points per game, alphabet brother averaged 27.3 points per game second, curry averaged 27.1 points per game the league third. Without Irving, Durant's scoring ability is even more explosive, and Durant is likely to win the fifth scoring champion of his career.
At present, Durant ranks 5th in the MVP list, the MVP probability is 8.2%, although the Nets record in the East, but the BBR does not seem to be optimistic about Durant, but Durant used this game to declare that he is still a big hit in the league MVP.
There is no definite number of when Irving will return, but Durant's average of 29.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game is much better than Irving's 26.9 points last season. Kd is still at the peak of 33 years old, and the rupture of the Achilles tendon did not affect him.
Text/Yan Xiaobai