On January 4, Beijing time, the Nets played against the Grizzlies, and two strong teams met. However, the Nets collapsed in the second half, trailing by 28 points at one point. Nash switched to a substitute lineup in the fourth quarter and was able to close the score, but in the end he lost the game 104-118, losing three consecutive games and temporarily falling to third in the East. Durant had 26 points, 3 boards and 6 assists, and Harden had 19 points, 4 boards and 6 assists. Morant scored 36 points, 6 boards and 8 assists, and Bane also got 27 points and 8 boards, and Morant led the team to beat the Lakers and Nets, and now he is only 22 years old.
The Nets didn't start well, hitting a wave of 0-7, Durant dunked and scored, and Harden also hit 2 free throws. But the Grizzlies continued to score, Harden hit a three-pointer, Morant three-pointers, Harden three-pointers, Morant continued to respond with three points, and the Grizzlies quickly led by 11 points. Durant scored three points, Griffin scored, and Durant scored with a dunk. After the Grizzlies scored, Durant scored 2+1, and finally hit a difficult back-back hit to chase down 5 points. Clarkston scored consecutive points in the second quarter, Harden also scored a basket, the opponent hit a three-point shot, Harden broke through hard and scored. But Morant also scored in response, Griffin hit three consecutive points, and Morant also scored consecutive points in response. Harden broke through to score, but the Grizzlies scored frequently, and Culver scored with ease on a layup to lead by nine points.
The Nets' defense was so poor that they couldn't restrain Morant and Bain. Jackson Jr. scored 2+1 in the third quarter, and after Durant scored, Bane also hit a three-pointer, and Durant's three-pointer soared, and then scored another free throw. After Morant broke through to the layup, Bembry scored four straight points. However, the Nets attacked and failed, the Grizzlies scored consecutive points, Harden scored free throws to stop the bleeding, and Morant and others continued to hit the basket and lead by 10 points. Morant then broke through the dunk, and Clark scored in the air. Durant's jump shot stopped the bleeding, and Morant easily broke through to the layup. The Nets' rebounds were exploded, Morant scored frequently, and the Nets' own offense was also muted, trailing by 23 points.
The Nets' defense has collapsed, and Morant has led the team to pull the gap. Harden assisted on a Clarkston dunk in the fourth quarter, Bane hit a three-pointer, and Clark continued to dunk. While Thomas hit a jumper, Harden scored on a free throw, and Thomas scored 2+1. The Nets switched to an all-bench lineup, and Brown threw shots, and Carter and Brown also hit three-pointers to chase down 19 points. Then the Nets scored consecutive points, and Thomas counter-attacked and scored only 12 points. Morant was beaten back and Bane broke through to score. However, Brown scored from behind and Thomas also scored from the middle, chasing down 10 points. Unfortunately, Bane hit a three-pointer, Sharp scored a layup, and the Nets did not give up. However, Morant scored consecutive points, and the game still lost suspense.
Harden has been in good shape lately, sweeping away the slump of the early season and getting better and better. Durant also continued his form, still able to play the performance of the scoring king. The big two did well on the offensive end, but in this case, they were pulled apart by the Grizzlies. The Nets' defense is so bad that Ade doesn't play, and the interior line is even worse. Clarkston was too young after all, Griffin was too slow, and neither of the interior defenses was very good. Morant and others blew up the Nets' interior line, frequently impacting the basket, and Adams and others frequently grabbed the board and exploded rebounds in rebounding.
In such a situation, Nash did not have any adjustments, insisting on the 8-man rotation in the first three quarters, that is, he was unwilling to play the role players who had performed well before. Some of the Nets' role players played well during the Nets' main absence, and Sharp, Duke and Edwards all had excellent performances, so why not arrange for one to go up and grab the board? The rebounds have lost so much, and Nash still has no adjustments. I replaced the substitute in the back, and the result was a good game, but it was too late. And Morant has now transformed into a supergiant, previously defeating the Lakers double giant, and now beating the Nets double giant, Morant is really powerful.