On January 6, Beijing time, the Nets played against the Pacers, Irving officially returned, and the big three officially merged. The Nets' defense was terrible, trailing by 19 points at one point. Relying on the power of Durant and others, they overtook the score in the last quarter, and finally won the game 129-121, completing a 19-point reversal. Durant had 39 points, 8 boards and 7 assists, Harden 18 points and 6 assists, Irving 22 points and 4 assists, and the Nets Big Three came to win for the first time.
Durant hit the shot, but the Pacers scored five straight points. Durant continued to shoot and score, Harden also shot + break through consecutive scores, Durant hit a three-pointer. However, Turner's side was 2+1, Stephenson came up and scored 7 points in a row, and after Durant scored, Stephenson broke through and scored. Ader 2 + 1, the master and disciple also hit three points, Durant responded 2 + 1, the master and brother also broke through + three points, after Durant broke through the dunk, the master and brother pressed the whistle three points to win. Irving scored consecutive jump shots in the second quarter, the master and disciple scored in response, and Irving's free throws + breakthroughs were unstoppable. The Pacers hit a three-pointer and the Nets attacked the Mute and quickly trailed by 12 points. Ader and Durant hit multiple hits in the back, the master scored on free throws, Durant threw in, and Ade continued to shoot and basket. But the opponent scored easily, and Harden finally broke through to the layup and still trailed by 13 points.
The Nets gave up 73 points at halftime, which is really unseen defense. The Pacers were still working in the third quarter, with Turner scoring five straight points and the Pacers leading by 19 points. Harden broke through to stop the bleeding, Bembry then scored consecutive points, and the Nets narrowed the point difference. Durant broke through the dunk, the Pacers scored consecutively, Harden broke through 2+1, and the Pacers were still scoring. The master and disciple hit the outside, Durant jumped in response, and then the three points also had. The Pacers scored five more points to lead by 17 again. Mills three-point stop the bleeding, Durant also pulled out the hit, Sabonis 2+1, consecutive points, Irving threw a shot, Durant free throws, and then Irving pulled out and chased 7 points.
Under Durant and Irving, the Nets narrowed the point difference. The Nets continued to chase points in the fourth quarter, with the two teams scoring each other, Harden scoring from free throws, Durant throwing in, and Clarkston scoring from the basket, just three points away. Bemburi scored from behind the basket and Mills also hit a three-pointer to reverse the score. Irving had a jumper behind him, followed by a three-point shot, and Irving exploded. After the Pacers scored, Harden scored a free throw, the Pacers' three-pointers frequently hit the iron, Sabonis scored under the basket to stop the bleeding, helplessLy Bemburi scored in the air, Durant also pulled out the hit, and Irving even countered the score. Irving scored consistently, quickly leading by 10 points. After Sabonis' free throw, Bemburi completed the dunk, the game has lost suspense, and the Nets complete a big comeback.
The Nets played a terrible defensive game, and in the loss to the Grizzlies, Nash said: "Believe it or not, we are a defensive team. "And this time, he punched himself in the face with action, and the Nets' inside and outside lines were exploded, is this also a defensive team? The Pacers obviously have twin towers, and Nash still insists on starting the small lineup, so why not let Ade start? And the defensive attitude of Harden and others is not very good, Nash can let the likes of Sharp and Edwards come up and try it, at least to limit the opponent's hot state. It is because of this poor defense that the Nets will be pulled apart.
This time the Nets played really awkwardly, and the big three were so far behind at one point. Durant played very hard, his performance is the most stable, many times to stand up to score, scoring efficiency is also very high, if there is no Durant outbreak, the Nets will lose ugly. And Owen also slowly found the state behind, staged an outbreak in the end, worthy of the Ou Immortal, in the last quarter is really unstoppable. After Irving's comeback, the Nets' offense became more difficult to defend, and Bembry also became a surprise soldier, he changed the Nets' defense, so that the Nets played a tough defense, which was able to complete the reversal.