On December 15, Beijing time, Durant was too difficult. Seven members of the team were isolated, and Durant, who fought with injury, won with a set of residuals, played 48 minutes, shot 12-of-29, and exploded a triple-double of 34 points, 11 assists and 13 rebounds.
Just before the game, the Nets suffered a heavy blow, including Harden and Ader, the two main players, as many as 7 members of the whole team triggered health and safety protocols, unable to play.
In this case, Durant single-core led the team, and he was in the case of a sore right ankle, with an injury. In the first half, the Nets played very tenaciously, they bombed 66 points at halftime, 10 points ahead of the Raptors, you know, Durant only scored 15 points in the first half, but he gave 5 assists, revitalized the team's offense, and also grabbed 6 rebounds.
However, in the third quarter of the game, the storm suddenly changed, and the Raptors bombed 44 points in a single quarter to complete the rebound. With 2 minutes and 23 seconds left in the third quarter, the Raptors counterattacked, Siakam quickly attacked a dragon to the basket, facing Durant's defense, he jumped high and completed a violent dunk across Durant, quite brutal.
At the end of the third quarter, Durant had 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and the Nets were already behind by nine points. The tragic lock naturally angered Durant, and when he returned in the fourth quarter, he completed a triple-double at the same time, leading a wave of 18-8 to complete the rebound. By this time, Durant had completed a triple-double, his second triple-double of the season, the second triple-double of his Nets career and the 14th triple-double of his career. In addition, he became the first player in Nets history to cut a 50+ and triple-double in two consecutive games.
Since then, Mills has also stepped up, hitting consecutive three-point shots to help the Nets pull away from the point gap. The Raptors then hit three consecutive three-pointers and overtook again. With 1 minute and 10 seconds left, Durant broke through to create a foul, but the Raptors challenged successfully and the referee changed the sentence. Fortunately, Mills' absolute three-pointer helped bring the game into overtime.
In overtime, Durant also hit the key jumper, Mills scored 16 points in the final quarter, overtime hit a jump shot, and the Nets also laughed to the end.