Beijing time December 17, today, the East ushered in a strong dialogue, the two sides of the battle is the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers, this game, both sides have the main force did not appear, 76ers side, Maxi did not play, the Nets side, Harden and Ade also did not have the opportunity to play, in the end, Durant single-core led the team, led the Nets to defeat the opponent 114-105, after this game, the Nets won four consecutive victories, the record of 21 wins and 8 losses, continue to sit on the throne of the first place in the East, 76 people after losing this game, Suffering three consecutive defeats, the record is 15 wins and 15 losses, and the ranking has fallen to eighth in the East.
In this game, Durant was a god, he played in 39 minutes, 13 of 24 shots, exploded 34 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists of the full data, plus or minus +12, the second in the game. In the first half, the Nets were 16 points ahead of their opponents, but in the third quarter Embiid suddenly ushered in a big explosion, the score was forced, into the fourth quarter, the 76ers tied the score, Nash had to send Durant, after the Grim Reaper came on, scored 2 points from mid-range, and soon faced Harris to play 3+1, followed by he assisted Griffin to hit a three-pointer, Durant's last two operations directly helped the team take away the victory.
The outstanding performance also ushered in a milestone for Durant, the data shows that this is the 217th game of Durant's career to score double figures, once again breaking the career record; in addition to Durant, the nets other players also performed very well, Clarkston 8 of 9, bombed 17 points and 2 rebounds; Griffin started today, the technical shock four, he made a great contribution in the fourth quarter at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, the fourth quarter began, Griffin basket scored 5 consecutive points, facing Embiid's four singles, Griffin only let the latter shoot 1-of-4 and caused three offensive fouls on the 76ers.
Griffin's most crucial goal was the last three-pointer, when he and Durant blocked the ball, the latter split the ball, Griffin open three-point shot, hand knife, this ball also completely extinguished the 76ers' hopes of counterattack, this is Griffin's first three-point shot in the game, he played 32 minutes, 7 of 16, bombed 17 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, and did not make a mistake. In addition, Mills had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Thomas 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Edwards had 9 points and 7 rebounds, and Sharp had 3 points and 5 rebounds.
For the 76ers, Embiid scored 32 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Curry 29 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Harris 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Milton 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals, Green 8 points and 2 rebounds, Sable 8 points and 2 rebounds, Drummond 4 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. The Nets are almost all soldiers in this game, and although Mills made three consecutive mistakes in the fourth quarter, his performance in the first three quarters was still very good, with a mid-range shot and a three-pointer. The strength of the Nets lineup is still very strong, with the strength to compete for the championship, it depends on how Nash uses it.