The NBA regular season continues to unfold, with the Nets and Lakers all appearing today, both teams winning, coincidentally both teams winning 12 points. In this game, both teams have core absences, the Nets Harden round off Durant broke out, Davis absent james due to injury to lead the team to win with a triple-double.
The Nets beat the Pistons 116-104
This game Harden missed for the first time in the season, was arranged by the team to take a break, sitting off the court to cheer for his teammates. In this campaign, the Nets were in good shape at the beginning, and soon opened up the point difference, but in the third quarter, the team suddenly fell into a downturn, and the Pistons directly completed the counterattack, but fortunately, the team found its state in time in the fourth quarter, and successfully regained the lead with a 19-1 offensive attack, and finally won the game. Durant conquered the league again, maintaining a great feel from start to finish, and bombarding the first 50+ of the Nets' career.
Durant shot 16-of-31, 5-of-10 from three-point range, 14-of-15 from the free throw line, and shot down 51 points, seven rebounds and nine assists. 51 points is the highest score he scored during his time with the Nets, the highest score in a single game in the league this season, and the first player in The Nets' history to shoot 51 points+ 7 boards + 9 assists.
Durant got into shape early from the start of the game, and he knew that the team needed him to stand up more after the lack of Harden, and he did, scoring in double figures in every quarter of the game. The only thing to worry about now is playing another 41 minutes and head coach Nash needs better protection.
The Lakers beat the Magic 106-94
The Lakers lacked Anthony Davis in this game, and Howard went into the starting lineup. Although the Magic's strength is very poor, they are still 3 points ahead after playing in the first half, but fortunately, the Lakers finally broke out in the third quarter, and they exploded a 36-10 offensive in the single quarter, successfully widening the point difference to 25 points. Unfortunately, the lead was relaxed, and the final quarter was narrowed by the Magic, which was once reduced to 9 points. The steady play of James and Westbrook in this game is the key to the team's winning game.
James played 36 minutes in the game, shooting 12-of-20, with a triple-double of 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, which also allowed him to surpass Kobe Bryant as the oldest Mr. 30+ triple-doubles in history. James is 36 years old and 348 days old, and Bryant has a triple-double of 31 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in 36 years and 99 days. After 19 seasons, James is still very well-rounded, thinking about when he will be able to abdicate, but he is still the core of the team. This season, the Lakers introduced Wei Shao, in fact, they want to reduce the pressure on James, but now Wei Shao has not yet integrated, or have to look at James.