The NBA regular season continues, with Durant coming back in the focus battle between the Nets and Philadelphia, after Harden single-handedly led the team to help the team win two consecutive wins, and durant's return to the Nets also hopes to defeat opponents to continue to consolidate their ranking in the standings. The Nets were once ahead of their opponents in the game, but Embiid continued to score on the inside and Maxi's two three-pointers in the final quarter, and the Nets eventually lost the game. The Nets missed a three-game winning streak, Nash reprimanded the team, Durant responded to the clash, and Harden was the first man in team history.
Philadelphia quickly entered the state in the first quarter of the game, especially Embiid's hand felt hot inside and outside, 4 of 7 plus 2 three-pointers on the outside to cut 16 points in a single quarter to help Philadelphia take an 8-point lead in the first quarter. As the game progressed, the Nets continued to close the score, once surpassing their opponents. However, the Nets themselves made mistakes on the offensive end, frequent mistakes (17 mistakes in the whole game, Philadelphia only 7), coupled with the Nets' poor outside feel in this campaign, only 7 of 27 shots, shooting as low as 25.9%, and finally lost to the opponent by 8 points.
There was also a small episode in the game, and in the final moments of the game, there was a verbal clash between Durant and Embiid, and the two sprayed each other. Embiid kept chattering, and Durant smiled and gave a thumbs up in Embiid's direction. In an interview after the game, Durant talked about his conflict with Embiid in the game. Durant said: "We have so much respect for each other that we spark when we compete on the court. Asked if there was any transgression in the garbage spray, Durant said: Absolutely not, he didn't say much, he didn't say anything beyond the line. Durant, who missed several games in this campaign, still maintained excellent form, scoring 33 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block on 13-of-24 shooting in 38 minutes.
Nash, the head coach of the team, is somewhat dissatisfied, and in an interview after the game, Nash is not satisfied with the performance of the team, he believes that the team's performance today is very lax, most of the mistakes are self-inflicted, and the team as a whole is not sharp enough. The Nets did have problems with the Nets' performance in this game, averaging 17 turnovers per game above the season average, while shooting just 25.9 percent from three-point range nearly 10 percentage points below the season average. Although there are problems with the team, it is worth mentioning that at the key moment of the game, the opponent took off, and Nash, who still held the suspension in his hand, did not call the suspension, which also made Nash once again hotly discussed after the game.
In addition to Durant's excellent performance, Deng ge also continued the fiery state of the first two games, playing 40 minutes in the whole game with 33 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, and 14 of 18 free throws. Harden's performance at the beginning of the season was sluggish, and it is not known whether he was trapped by injuries or limited by the new rules, and Harden, who did not have free throws, also lost his previous lethality on the offensive end. As the game progressed, Harden gradually looked for form, when Durant missed the game Harden single core led the team against the Lakers, the familiar Harden returned, European step breakthrough, outside three-pointers, making free throws all came back. Harden has scored 30+ points and 10+ assists in a single game in the past three consecutive games, becoming the first player in Nets history to score 30+10 in three consecutive games.
Durant Harden has led the Nets to 23 wins and 10 losses so far this season, ranking first in the East, but only 0.5 wins ahead of the Bucks behind them. If they want to make a name for themselves this season, Irving's role is particularly important. In interviews, both Durant and Harden expressed confidence in Irving's form, believing the Nets would remain sustainable when Irving returned to the lineup.
According to previous reports, Irving was unable to attend this season's games due to a health and safety agreement, and recently allowed him to attend away games, but he also triggered the health and safety agreement and missed the game, the good news is that Irving has participated in the team's training and is expected to return soon. The Full Team Nets will then appear in front of the remaining teams. And then they will be more capable of impacting the championship.