Durant's performance was perfect, but the Nets only beat the Pistons by twelve points, and the difference between the two sides at the beginning of the fourth quarter was still very small, which can be said to be a close win. The Pistons are the worst team of the season, with just over fifteen percent winning percentage, and they have suffered twelve straight losses since the loss. Durant shot more than fifty percent and scored fifty-one points, which is a commendable statistic, but I'm still worried about this Nets because they rely too much on Durant.
Today, the Nets are facing a contest between the Pistons, the first and fifteenth place teams in the East, and I don't think there should be suspense in the outcome, so far this season, the Pistons have only won four games, and victory is a difficult goal for them to achieve, and the Nets are the favorite to win the championship, which is their only goal. Harden, Harris, Millsap and Irving are all starters, three of whom were or are at the heart of the team, and even then the Nets can still send the envy of opponents, they are Durant, Aldridge, Mills, Bembry and Johnson.
The Pistons don't have stars, and even if you're a veteran fan, you'll be unfamiliar with the names of those players, starting five players: Cunningham, Sadick, Stewart, Diallo and Hayes, a starting lineup without fame and strength.
The Nets beat the Pistons 116-104 and scored four times in the game, with the Nets leading by 16 points at most and the Pistons leading by 7 points at most, with a 12-point difference at the end of the game.
Durant played 41.28 minutes and had 51 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks on 16-of-31 shooting, and Durant had 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block in the fourth quarter.
The Nets had only one Durant score more than twenty points, while the Pistons had two players who scored more than twenty points. Even if the Nets can't send the strongest lineup, they still don't lack stars, and the strength gap is so obvious, why is the point difference not so big? If Durant doesn't get that many points, the Nets really won't be able to pass easily.
Durant scored more than fifty points for the seventh time in the regular season, and it's clear that he's the brightest star of the day. After the game, Durant was interviewed by reporters, and he believed that his teammates performed well, and everyone played their respective roles and played a decisive role in winning.
Harden may be absent for a while, during which Durant's responsibility is great, and it is the key to winning, but I think the Nets should not pursue results too much, after all, Durant's health is important. In this game with the Pistons, Durant has played more than forty minutes again, and his average playing time this season is third in the league, which is too high and has become a serious injury hazard.
After winning this game, the Nets have a winning percentage of 70 percent, currently ranking first in the East, if they are put in the West, with this result can not enter the top three, overall, the Nets' performance did not satisfy us. There are two points that make the Nets fans feel desperate, the first is that Irving has no intention of changing his mind, he does not plan to come back, and the second point is that Nash is firmly on the coaching throne, although the Nets are not doing well, they are still at the top of the Eastern Conference, which is Nash's biggest capital.