The Nets beat the Raptors 131-129 at home in overtime to win three straight games and continue to take the top spot in the East. The Nets also suffered a lot of trouble in this game, the team up to 7 people triggered the health and safety agreement, including Harden, Aldridge and other main players, the team's strength was greatly reduced, but the remaining players contributed their own energy, and finally helped the team win the game.
In this game, the Nets suffered a shortage of personnel, Harris was injured and absent, Irving could not play, and there were only 8 players left in the team, and the previous rotation lineup was only Durant, Mills, Claxton, Griffin and Thomas. This time, Nash put rookie Duke into the starting lineup, which was the first time in his career, and his performance was also quite outstanding, daring to fight on the court, contributing 10 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Duke's performance also drove the whole team, and everyone could contribute, with only 8 players playing, 6 of them scoring in double figures, only Thomas scoring 4 points and Sharp getting 7 points. None of these players had been given many chances before, and in this rare opportunity, they all tried their best to grab a total of 19 offensive rebounds, including three rookies Duke grabbed 6, Edwards 4, Sharp 4, and grabbed 60 rebounds, which is still rare for the Nets.
The rookies took a 100% attitude, and the team veterans did not drop the chain, and the whole game exploded for 131 points. Core Durant blasted a triple-double of 34 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, and when Harden could not play, he also shouldered the heavy responsibility of the organization. Mills scored 7-of-14 from three-point range, scored 30 points, equalized in the final moments of the fourth quarter; Griffin returned to the start, 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, a flying grab action is very moving, such a player really should not be abandoned, just for this attitude is what the team needs, the key moment can really improve the morale of the team. In the final moments, Barnes missed the killer goal, and Durant also shouted that he knew that the victory of this game was very hard-won.
After winning this difficult victory, team owner Tsai Chongxin was also very excited, updating social media: "I love these children. ”
The performance of the Nets players in this game deserves everyone's respect, everyone comes with a winning mentality, don't look at them only 8 people, as long as the heart is gathered, then they are still difficult to beat.