On December 17, Beijing time, today the NBA has a total of 4 games, Durant played a dominant performance, leading the Nets to four consecutive wins and continue to lead the East. The Suns finished their 23rd win of the season, trailing the Warriors.
Durant staged Death Coming
Nets 114-105 Philadelphia, Durant played 39 minutes, 13-of-24 shooting, 3-of-2 three-pointers, 34 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 block. In the final 2 minutes and 54 seconds of the fourth quarter, he scored eight consecutive points and assisted Griffin's three-point shot to take over the game, and opponents were desperately beaten.
Durant became the second player in Nets history to score at least 150 points in four games, after Carter scored 154 points in four games in February 2005.
Clarkston played 22 minutes, shooting 8-of-9 and 1-of-1 from the free throw line, contributing 17 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Griffin scored 17 points, 9 boards and 2 assists on 7-of-16 shooting, and 1-of-5 from three-point range, hitting the only three-pointer to kill the game.
For Philadelphia, Embiid played 33 minutes and 13 seconds, shooting 11-of-20, 3-of-3 from three-point range, and 9-of-11 from the free throw line, with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Seth Curry played well, playing 38 minutes and 30 seconds, shooting 13-of-21, 3-of-9 from three-point range, contributing 29 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
The Suns 8ers scored in double figures
The Suns 118-98 Wizards, giving opponents four straight losses. Paul played just 23 minutes, shot 6-of-8, and had 12 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Under his leadership, the Suns scored in double figures with eight players, including McGee 17 points and eight boards. The team also shot 42-of-79, 9-of-29 from three-point range and 25-of-26 from the free throw line.
Beal played 31 minutes and 11 seconds, shooting 11-of-18 from the field, 2-of-3 from three-point range, 2-of-4 from the free throw line, and had 26 points, three rebounds and five assists, but five turnovers and three fouls. In addition, Pop has 9 points, Kuzma has 4 points, 3 boards and 3 assists, and Harrell has 12 points, 7 boards and 3 assists. This is the first time the Wizards have suffered four straight losses this season, with the Wizards winning just one of their last eight games. They started the season with a 10-3 start and also topped the top of the East.
Rose retired from injury
Knicks 116-103 Rockets, Quakely came off the bench for 32 minutes, 7 of 13 shooting, 7 of 10 three-pointers, had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, hit 5 three-pointers in the fourth quarter and won 15 points in a single quarter. In addition, Fournier had 23 points and 3 assists, Randall 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Rose retired early due to sore right ankle, played in the first quarter for a total of 12 minutes and 11 seconds, 0 of 2 shots, 0 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
For the Rockets, Tate had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and Theth had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks. Rockets legendary coach Rudy TomJanovic brought his family to the scene to watch the game and take a photo with the Rockets boss.
The Pistons suffered 13 straight defeats
The Pacers were 122-113 Pistons, LeVert had 31 points and five assists, and one man had 16 points in the second quarter. Holliday had 17 points, Sabonis had 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and Turner had 16 points, seven rebounds and four blocks. The Pistons suffered a 13-game losing streak, with Cunningham scoring 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, and Bay 28 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.