On December 31, the East ushered in a focus battle, and the Nets went to challenge the 76ers on the road. The Nets have secured the first place in the East with a record of 23 wins and 10 losses. Durant and Aldridge lifted the quarantine restrictions of the health and safety agreement and officially returned to the team, officially returning to the game against the 76ers. There is still a certain gap in the strength of the two teams, the Nets have the advantage, originally thought it was a "bad dish" game, but in fact it was unexpected, the Nets finally lost to the 76ers with a 102-110 upset!
At the beginning of the first quarter, Embiid's offensive desire was very strong, hitting 3 points at the top of the arc of the outside line, leading his teammates to break through the score inside, and the 76ers played a perfect start of 10-2 to establish a lead. After the Nets' timeout adjustment, Durant's 3-point long-range shooter took off the knife, and Aldridge's signature shot was firmly hit, temporarily stopping the decline. The 76ers' defense began to lax, giving the Nets a chance, Ader joined forces with Mills to shoot a 3-point long-range shot, the Nets rebounded the score, Embiid and Drummond scored consecutive inside scores to stabilize the situation, with Griffin's basket 2 points, the Nets fell behind the 76ers 31-39.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Drummond turned the tide inside the Nets and wreaked havoc on the box! Score consecutive points and continue to widen the score gap. Harden scored a tough 2-pointer from the basket and responded. The 76ers' consecutive downs and turnovers gave the Nets the opportunity to fight back, and Ard scored two consecutive shots, and the Nets tied the score again. Embiid scored a three-pointer from the top of the arc and the 76ers led the Nets by one point 55-54 into the second half.
Easy to fight again, Embiid has 22 points and 3 rebounds of good data, it can be said that he is in control of the whole field, Durant also got the highest 13 points and 3 rebounds. As soon as the game came up, the Nets began to organize a counterattack, Mills scored a basket, Harden continued to cut points on free throws, and the Nets once again achieved a counter-score. The scores of the two teams alternately rose and clashed fiercely. In the second half of the game, Curry hit two consecutive points to close the score. Drummond then assisted on Maxi's three-point shot to give the 76ers an 84-82 lead over the Nets.
In the final quarter, Sebel made a tough breakthrough under the basket and continued to expand the score. Harden retreated to the front of the 3-pointer, the inside line breakthrough also has, scored 5 consecutive points in color, at this time the Nets 87-86 lead a one-point. Niang scored 2 points, Maxi scored 3 points, and the 76ers temporarily took the lead and took the initiative. Although Harden and Durant both scored goals, Maxi hit 3 points in the end, and the game completely lost suspense. In the end, the 76ers beat the Nets 110-102. It is worth mentioning that after the game, Durant was somewhat dissatisfied, this failure made him angry and embarrassed, and began to spray garbage with Embiid, as if no one obeyed anyone, Durant still had to control his emotions, otherwise he would lose and lose!
Data from both sides:
Nets: Durant 33 points, 7 boards, 4 assists Clarkston 10 points, 9 boards, 2 assists, Ade 12 points, 8 boards, 2 Mills 5 points, 3 boards, Harden 33 points, 14 boards, 10 assists
76ers side: Embiid 34 points, 6 boards, 3 snatches Curry 17 points, 3 boards, 6 assists Maxi 25 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, Niang 9 points, 4 boards, Drummond 10 points and 10 boards