On December 17, Beijing time, the Nets sat at home to meet the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Nets signed Galloway with a 10-day difficult exception before the game, which allowed the Nets to have a total of 9 players to play today. The Nets led by up to 20 points at one point in the half, and although Philadelphia fought back furiously in the second half, the Nets won four straight.
In the first half of the competition, Duran and the past two games are as big as the big package, not only to take on the scoring responsibility, but also to play the role of point guard to tandem teammates to score, and the facts also proved that KD does have such ability. The Grim Reaper cut 15 points, 9 boards and 5 assists on 6-of-10 shooting at halftime, while Clarkston contributed 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting, Mills scored 9 points, and rookie Thomas also delivered 11 points and 2 assists.
Entering the third quarter, Embiid and Cescuri erupted as the two led Philadelphia to a 19-7 surge, though Durant stepped up and scored six straight points. But after the timeout, Philadelphia continued to fight back, and the third quarter ended, and the 76ers chased only 6 points. Embiid scored 14 points in a single quarter, and Cescuri also scored 11 points and three assists in a single quarter.
In the final quarter, Griffin scored five straight points, but Philadelphia again played a 12-2 climax to stop the Nets, and Nash had to send Durant again. In the final stage, the Grim Reaper hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc to help the team maintain the initiative, Sescuari scored 4 consecutive points, Embiid and Durant competed in mid-range, then the Grim reaper shot 3+1 again, Griffin also hit the outside line, Philadelphia failed to respond, and the Nets had a thrilling win.
Throughout the game, Durant played 39 minutes, 13 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 6 of 6, 34 points, 11 boards and 8 assists, and the fourth quarter scored 13 points to wield the scythe again. It is worth mentioning that this is the fourth consecutive game of the Grim Reaper to blast 30+, worthy of being the league's first scorer this season!