On December 31, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Nets hosted Philadelphia. The two sides were in a big match in this game, and Philadelphia pulled the point difference several times in the first half, taking a double-digit lead at most. The Nets quickly pulled back the deficit and completed a score reversal in the third quarter. The two teams returned to the same running line in the final quarter, and the game needed to be fought until the last minute to decide the winner. Philadelphia hit a three-pointer in a row at a critical moment and successfully pulled the gap to the end of the game. In the end, Philadelphia beat the Nets 110-102 on the road, ushering in a three-game winning streak.
Durant made a comeback after missing three games for the team. He played well in the game, with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. It was his fifth consecutive game to cut 30+ and the 14th 30+ of the season also tied James' season record, with the two tied for the first place to lead the league. It's just a pity that on the night of his return, he didn't bring a victory to the team with his outstanding performance.
In the first quarter, Durant showed a strong desire to attack. But he has been away from the field for 12 days, and the feel is inevitably a little rusty. He and Harden hit back-to-back iron and Philadelphia hit a 10-2 start. The Nets were forced to call out a timeout. Back from the timeout, Durant began to find the feeling of shooting, he first hit three-point shots, then scored consecutive points, and assisted teammates to complete the score reversal. Philadelphia hit an offensive climax and managed to pull the score gap again. The first quarter ended with Philadelphia leading the Nets 39-31.
In the second quarter, Harden led the Nets' role players to start to exert their strength, and they suppressed their opponents at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends in the first half of the quarter, gradually narrowing the point difference. Durant returned to the court in the second half of the quarter, frequently breaking through to attract the attention of opponents' defenses and creating opportunities for his teammates. He scored at the same time, and the game went on to 3:19, and Thomas drifted a shot to equalize. Both sides returned to the same running line. Harden and Durant scored consecutive fouls, and Embiid hit a three-pointer to reverse the score into the second half. At the end of the half, Philadelphia led the Nets 55-54.
Easy side to fight again. After several rounds of entanglement, Durant began to exert his strength, and he personally scored eight consecutive points, including two consecutive three-pointers, to successfully overtake the Nets and take a seven-point lead. But Philadelphia hit a 14-4 offensive culmination, and with Maxi's three-point shot, Philadelphia once again rebounded into the final quarter. The third quarter ended with Philadelphia leading the Nets 84-82. Durant scored 14 points in this quarter.
In the final quarter, Philadelphia achieved more blossoming, and Harden scored five consecutive points to bite the score. Durant scored from mid-range several times, for the team at one point to equalize and reverse the score. Embiid scored 2+1 in key moments, and Durant scored on a back-up jumper. Maxi and Seth Curry hit back-to-back three-pointers, and Maxi finally hit an 8-1 offensive climax to seal the win. The Nets failed to recover the point difference, and Philadelphia won the game.
According to the schedule, the Nets' next game will be at home to the Clippers this Sunday morning Beijing time.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)