NBA regular season, the Nets home to meet the 76ers, the Nets are affected by the safety agreement, as many as 9 people in the lineup are absent, the team is missing major generals, Nash can only arrange Durant to continue to lead the team, and the 76ers under the leadership of Embiid have an ups and downs, just suffered 2 consecutive defeats, and now facing the Nets, all they can do is end the losing streak, after four quarters of competition, the Nets in Durant's strong outbreak, 9 points to defeat the 76ers, won four consecutive wins, and the 76ers suffered 3 consecutive losses.
At the beginning of the game, the two teams were not bothered by injuries, and the state was very good, Curry Jr., Green and Milton frequently hit three-pointers from the outside, while the Nets relied on Clarkton's strong scoring, the two teams maintained a super high shooting rate, the score alternately led, but with the outbreak of Durant, coupled with the assistance of Thomas and Edwards, the Nets played a 16-4 offensive climax with the fastest speed, and the Nets led by 14 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the shooting rate of both sides declined, many attacks failed, Milton took the lead for the 76ers to break the scoring deadlock, Durant and Embiid formed a confrontational trend, Curry Jr. outside the feel undiminished, the 76ers continued to narrow the point gap, Durant and Thomas for the Nets to stabilize the situation, the half-time Nets led by 18 points.
In the third quarter, the 76ers stepped up the offense, the Nets tried three points several times without success, Embiid began to attack the inside line, the Nets inside line was weak, Griffin could not limit Embiid, with Curry's 2 three-point shots, the 76ers returned a wave of 15-2 offensive climax, Nash repeatedly timed still could not stop the 76ers' offense, Durant although using the middle shot to support, but the 76ers still narrowed the point difference to 2 points, Mills' breakthrough, let the Nets maintain a 6-point lead in the third quarter, to the end of the quarter, Griffin supported the Nets' interior attack, scoring 5 points in a row to hold the advantage of the Nets, although Curry Jr. and Embiid also had strong performances, but Durant shot 3+1 at the critical moment, and then assisted the outside Griffin shot to win the three points, and Durant shot and passed at the key moment to lead the Nets to victory.
The Nets can lightly take the 76ers, Durant is indispensable, he played 39 minutes, 24 shots hit 13 times, three-point shots 2, free throws 6 of 6, very efficient, got 34 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, it can be said that Durant still shouldered the team's offensive and defensive responsibilities, on the offensive end, Durant himself can score and lead his teammates to score, the whole team 5 people scored doubles, Durant 8 assists to show the all-round, perfect shooting and independent offensive ability, so that the 76ers can not defend, in the defensive end, Durant tried his best In front of Embiid, Durant once again used his ability to prove what an MVP player is. In Harden's absence, Durant has improved his playing time and his super offensive efficiency, and Durant is one of the strongest scorers in the game.
Compared to Durant's excellent performance, Griffin and Clarkston, Duke, Mills, Thomas, Edwards are very good, they know their role positioning on the court, the shortage of personnel, they also bear the burden of defense, the court is very active, up and down to have the Nets to win today.
And Embiid and Little Curry became empty cuts, especially Embiid, he had 32 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, one person can not lead the whole team, even if Curry Jr. scored 29 points to help Embiid the most, but the team still lacks scoring points, in the case of Simmons did not return, Harris and Danny Green are in the doldrums, the team can only accept three consecutive losses.