On the morning of December 17, the NBA regular season, the Nets faced the 76ers, in the case of Harden Ader and others continued to be absent, the Nets once led by 20 points in the first half, the 76ers chased the score strongly in the third quarter, the 76ers at the end of the game once tied the score, durant 3+1 in the final moment, Griffin hit a three-point shot, killing the suspense of the game, the Nets narrowly defeated the 76ers 114-105.
In the first quarter, the first half of the score came to 15-15, and then the Nets were full of firepower, Clarkston scored four consecutive points, Thomas scored five points, Griffin and Durant were all baskets, and the Nets established an 11-point advantage after a 13-2 attack wave. The Nets maintained a double-digit advantage, and with Thomas hitting a three-pointer, the Nets ended the first quarter 39-25.
In the second quarter, the 76ers chased a 10-point difference, Galloway and Mills hit three-pointers, and the Nets continued to widen the point difference. At one point, the Nets stretched the score to 19 points, and the 76ers again trailed the 10-point deficit. After the Nets called out a timeout, a 12-2 wave of attacks established a 20-point advantage at 66-46. The Nets ended the first half 66-48.
In the third quarter, the 76ers chased the points strongly, and the 58-68 was close to a 10-point difference. Mills' three-pointer helped the Nets stop the bleeding, but Seth Curry scored consecutive points on the offensive end and the 76ers trailed to a single-digit gap. The Nets re-established a 10-point advantage, and after the 76ers suspended, they once again chased the points at the end of the quarter and were only 2 points away. The Nets scored 85-79 consecutively to end the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Nets scored five straight points to establish a double-digit advantage again. The 76ers went on a 12-2 wave of attacks and trailed just one point. The two sides began a tug-of-war, with the Nets maintaining a slim 101-97 advantage. With the last 3 minutes left in the game, the 76ers chased 101-101, the two sides entered the last two minutes 103-103, Durant 3+1, Seth Curry shot missed, Griffin rebounded, Durant faced the clamp, jumped up the ball, Griffin hit a three-pointer, this is Griffin's only three-pointer this time, 110-103 almost locked up the win, the 76ers attacked, took foul tactics powerless to return, the Nets finally won the game 114-105.