On December 26, Beijing time, the lakers and the nets met in the narrow road of christmas battle. The Lakers, who fought in combat, and the Nets, which lacked major generals, all played high-quality offensive and defensive performances.
Lakers vs Nets
In this game, there were many twists and turns, and the process was extremely exciting. In the first quarter, the Nets took a 15-point lead. At one point in the first half, the Nets held a 17-point lead. James, Anthony, Munch and others joined forces to chase points, and the Nets' offensive momentum declined. The Purple and Gold Legion, taking the opportunity to narrow the point difference to 4 points at the end of the half-
In the second half, the Nets blossomed more, and Harden, Mills, Clarkston and others all had excellent performances, helping Brooklyn expand the point difference to 20 points at the end of the third quarter. In the final quarter, Mills led the team to widen the point difference to 23 points (the biggest point difference in the game). However, the Lakers' James and Anthony led the team to a storm. The Nets, on the other hand, were caught off guard on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
James led the Lakers in a frantic chase in the final quarter
The Lakers, on a 17-0 offensive run, retraced the point difference to single digits. Since then, Mills has made consecutive long-range shots to help the Nets stabilize the situation on the court. James, turned on the scoring mode to help the Lakers tie the score. In the decisive moment, Harden assisted Clarkston to dunk James, Westbrook dunked, harden hit 4 consecutive free throws. The Nets, in the final moments, blasted a 7-0 offensive and closed the game. Brooklyn, who narrowly beat the Lakers 122-115, rejected the opponent's 23-point comeback and also rejected the upset.
Clarkston compartmentalized James
5 Tigers will be 110+29, the Nets reject the Lakers reversal! Harden 3 doubles, Mi Shen stormed, God Tower meritorious!
In this game, the Nets' starting five Tigers James Harden, Clarkston, Patty Mills, Bruce Brown, and Bembry joined forces to break out.
Nets starting forward Brown, on 6-of-9 shooting, scored 16 points, 6 boards, 4 assists and 1 steal with 67 percent shooting. Brown's throwing and low-post singles are highly efficient, and Brown also has a good contribution to rebounding protection.
Brown and Harden high-fived
Nets starting forward Bemburi, on 6-of-8 shooting and 3-of-3 from three-point range, had 15 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. Bemburi, who is in a hot offensive form in this campaign, shoots 75% from the field and hits 100-of-100 three-pointers. Bemburi is athletic and has a wonderful back buckle in this campaign. In Durant's absence, Brown and Bemburi shouldered the team's offensive and defensive responsibilities in the front.
Bemburi defends James
Nets starting guard Patty Mills played 36 minutes, shooting 11-of-17, 8-of-13 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line, and cut down all-around stats of 34 points, 2 boards, 7 assists and 1 steal. Mills, in this battle, achieved a rampage. Mills, with a super high shooting percentage of 65%, cut the team's second highest score. In addition, Mills scored 19 points in the first half to help the Nets hold a 17-point lead at one point in the early second quarter.
Mills defends Westbrook
Mills, with a 62 percent shooting percentage, scored a game-high 8 3-pointers. Mills hit consecutive long-range shots in the final moments of the final quarter to help the Nets withstand the Lakers' strong counterattack. Mills is also the second most assisted player in the team. In this campaign, Mills's plus-minus was the highest +19 in the game. While Mills transformed into a god pitcher, he also limited Westbrook's play on the defensive end.
Lakers starting center Clarkston had a full set of 9 points, 6 boards, 3 assists and 5 blocks. Although the ball is not much, Clarkston has a strong presence on the field. Clarkston, with great finishing ability under the basket. In addition, Clarkston's ability to defend both the box and the ability to expand beyond the three-point line made it a defensive gate for the Nets. Clarkston, is the king of the game. Clarkston, who was strong on the defensive end.
Clarkston hits the inside
Nets backcourt giant James Harden, on a 40 percent shooting percentage, cut a large triple-double stat with 36 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks. Harden, who shot three 3-pointers, was strong on the free throw line, shooting 13-of-17. In the decisive moment, Harden hit consecutive free throws, and directly led the Nets to close the game.
Harden, who scored the highest score in the team, got the most rebounds in the whole team, and gave the most assists for the whole team. In the absence of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, two superstars, and the absence of interior general Aldridge, Harden carried the team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Harden, in this game, showed a strong leadership temperament. In addition, Harden's performance on the defensive end is also very exciting.
James Harden
The Nets 5 Tigers combined James Harden, Mills, Clarkston, Bembry and Brown to cut down 110 points, 29 boards, 25 assists, 4 steals and 9 blocks. The strong play of the 5 Tigers is the main reason why the Nets can refuse a 23-point reversal and defeat a strong opponent.
Harden, who cut three doubles, is the cornerstone of the Nets' narrow victory over the Lakers. And Mishen's rampage on the outside paved the way for the Nets to win. The god Tower Clarkston played the role of a winner in this battle.
Clarkston, who received an assist from James Harden in the decisive moment, dunked LeBron James and played 2+1 to help the Nets hold a 3-point lead. Clarkston then interfered with Westbrook's dunk on the defensive end, contributing to the Nets' victory with defense.
Clarkston defended Westbrook's dunk
Clarkston, in the decisive moment of attack and defense performance, dominated the trend of the game. Clarkston, who contributed to the Nets' victory.