On December 17, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to be in full swing. Two of the top brass in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Nets, met in a narrow road. In this campaign, both teams played a high-quality offensive and defensive performance. The trend of this game can be described as a number of twists and turns, which is extremely exciting.
Nets vs Philadelphia 76ers
Although James Harden, Aldridge, James Johnson and many others are absent, Kevin Durant led the remnants of the Nets to play a smooth attack. In the first half, Durant scored consecutive points to help Brooklyn hold a 20-point lead at one point. Embiid, on the other hand, teamed up with Cescuiri to chase points. At halftime, the 76ers trailed by 18 points.
In the second half, the 76ers launched a frantic counterattack. The Nets, on the other hand, are physically weak due to a shortage of manpower. Philadelphia generals, take the opportunity to eat away at the score difference. By the end of the third quarter, the 76ers trailed by just six points.
Embiid led the 76ers in a chase
In the last quarter, the two sides fell into a fight. The 76ers, led by Embiid, gradually ate into the point difference and tied the score. However, Durant and Griffin scored consecutive key goals to help Brooklyn withstand the opponent's counterattack. The Nets, who eventually beat their opponents 114-105, laughed to the end. The Nets, who refused a 20-point comeback and won four straight wins, cemented their top spot in the East. The 76ers, on the other hand, swallowed 3 consecutive defeats and failed to complete the upset.
Durant led the Nets to the Philadelphia 76ers
Reject 20 points reversal! 4 Giants 82+27, Nets 76ers! Durant stormed off, brave will be amazing!
In this game, the Nets' big four Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, Clarkston, and Patty Mills joined forces.
Nets interior star Blake Griffin played 32 minutes and had 17 points, 9 boards and 2 assists. Griffin, who did well on the offensive end. Griffin, who scored 10 points in the final quarter, became one of the Nets' victories. Griffin, who also grabbed the key rebound, scored the winning three-pointer. In addition, Griffin also got the second most rebounds of the game. Griffin, achieved an explosion at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
Griffin and Jorn Bede are carded at the basket
The Nets' interior gatekeeper Clarkston played 22 minutes, shooting 8-of-9 and 1-of-1 from the free throw line, with 17 points, 2 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Clarkston, who only conceded 1 goal in the whole game, was very capable of finishing on the inside. Clarkston, got the second highest score on the team. Moreover, Clarkston is also the steal king and block king of this game. Despite limited playing time, Clarkston has a strong presence and role at both ends of the floor.
Clarkston pounds the basket
The Nets cut the points for Madman Patty Mills, who had 14 points, 5 boards and 3 assists. Mills, with a 50 percent shooting percentage, scored a team-high four 3-pointers. Mills' outburst was the main reason why the Nets once took a 20-point lead.
Nets star Kevin Durant played 39 minutes, shooting 13-of-24 from the field, 2-of-3 from three-point range and 6-of-6 from the free throw line, and had 34 points, 11 boards, 8 assists and 1 block. KD, as the Nets' player who has played the most time in this game, his performance on the offensive end is perfect. Durant, with a super high shooting rate of 54%, exploded the highest score in the game. Durant's consecutive scoring in the first half was a key factor in the Nets' expansion of the point difference to 20 points.
Durant, Griffin and Mills celebrate
Durant is also the rebounding and assisting king of this game. Durant, in the absence of james Harden, Kyrie Irving, Aldridge and other core players, carried the team. Durant, played an all-around performance. Durant, who took care of points, rebounds and assists, once again showed a strong leadership temperament and leadership ability.
In this game, the Nets' 4 giants Durant, Mills, Griffin and Clarkston combined to cut 82 points, 27 boards, 13 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. The excellent performance of the Big 4 helped the Nets establish a 20-point lead early. When Philadelphia tried to fight back in the second half, Durant stepped forward and led the team to withstand the pressure, suppressing the opponent's attack and helping Brooklyn laugh to the end.
Durant and Mills
In this battle, Durant achieved a rampage. In the final quarter, Durant slashed 11 points to dominate the trend of the game. As Embiid led the team to tie the score, Durant quickly hit a single to help Brooklyn stabilize the game. However, Embiid once again attacked the inside line to tie the score. Durant, on the other hand, exploded into a 3+1 to help the Nets hold a 4-point lead and seal the win.
With KD assisting Griffin to score a winning three-pointer, Durant then hit a single to help Brooklyn hold a nine-point lead and harvest the game. Durant can be described as the winner of this game.
Durant scored the key goal
In this game, the Nets bravely played Clarkston and played a perfect performance. Clarkston shot 89 percent from the field. Clarkston, with a strong finishing ability in the penalty area. Even against the defense of embiid, the league's top interior lineman, Clarkston can still efficiently complete the final scoring in the paint.
As the most offensively efficient player of the campaign, Clarkston also provided high-quality blocking and dismantling cooperation for teammates on the offensive end. Defensively, Clarkston can both keep the basket and expand beyond the three-point line. Clarkston is arguably the Nets' best defensive player outside of Durant. Clarkston, is becoming more stable, comprehensive and powerful.
Clarkston layup in the penalty area
Two-team stats
76ers: Embiid 32 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 break, Seth Curry 29 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Milton 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, Green 8 points and 2 rebounds, Tobias Harris 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Sable 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 breaks, Drummond 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks.
Nets: Kevin Durant 34 points, 11 boards, 8 assists and 1 block, Blake Griffin 17 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, Nicholas Clarkston 17 points, 2 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Patty Mills 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Duke 6 points and 4 rebounds, Kessler Edwards 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Cameron Thomas 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Sharp 3 points and 5 rebounds, Galloway 3 points.