On January 6, Beijing time, today, the Nets finally won after three consecutive defeats. Facing the Pacers of the league's weak brigade, the Nets did not have an advantage in the first three quarters, and even once the opponent pulled the point difference to 19 points, Mills felt cold in the first three quarters, almost became a sinner of the team, fortunately he hit two counter-scores of three points at a critical moment, and Clarkston was repeatedly bombarded by Turner and Sabonis in the first half, the fourth quarter also played bloody, the basket won many times, and also played 2 +1, with Durant's mid-range hit, the Pacers were completely powerless to return to the sky, and finally the Nets completed a 19-point reversal, Defeat the opponent 129-121.
Bemburi did not get a chance to play in the first half, after the second half, he played the role of a miracle soldier, extremely lethal at both ends of the attack and defense, the whole game, Bembry came off the bench for 20 minutes, no false shots, 5 of 5, cut 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals and did not make mistakes, plus or minus +24 the highest in the game, Bemburi's excellent performance also subdued the commentator Ke Fan, he said that if he wanted to choose the best player of the game, he would rather give this honor to Bembry than Durant.
In fact, in addition to Bembry, the Nets in the second half of the outstanding players and Clarkston, etc., in the first half, Clarkston 4 of 2, only got 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, but in the second half, he contributed 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, it can be said that Bembry's performance ignited Clarkston, so that the center completely woke up on the offensive end, the whole game, Clarkston 8 of 5, sent 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Ade's performance today was also brilliant, 6 of 8, mid-range killing heart, with 13 points and 3 rebounds, Mills overall poor performance, 6 of 2, 6 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
But Mills stepped up when the team needed it, and two three-pointers were important. Durant is undoubtedly the absolute hero of this game, the whole game, he is 15 of 24, bombed 39 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, in addition to his own bad hand, the Pacers side can not limit his offense one-on-one. In this game, I have to mention one person, this person is Nets guard Kyrie Irving, who came back today. Irving's return gave the team a shot in the arm, and even though he hadn't played in 7 months, Uncle Drew's feel showed no signs of rust.
In the first quarter, Irving performed poorly on the offensive end, missing 3 shots, but in the second quarter, he woke up like a dream, hit two consecutive goals, and then quickly attacked and caused his opponent to foul and go to the free throw line to score 2 points, and a wave of 8 points directly stopped the Pacers. In the third quarter, Irving didn't make it until the last 2 minutes when he turned on attack mode. After Irving hit the mid-range, he completed the steal, and after the steal was successful, he immediately launched a quick attack, and a dragon killed the front court to face the two people to stop the middle distance and score 2 points again. Irving made two turnovers in the first half and not a single mistake in the second half, and his mid-range shots and quick attacks were very lethal.
The European text field gives the impression that as long as there is a chance to shoot, he will not lose, and other than that, his fast attack is almost empty. As can be seen from this game, Irving's role is very large. The first is that after Harden went off, the Nets still have a strong ball-holding offensive point on the field, and the firepower will not be interrupted; the second is that after Irving's return, he plays very actively, setting an example on the defensive end, and the defense is stronger; third, after Irving returns, the Nets' counterattack speed is significantly improved, adding a player who shoots in the middle distance, and this effect is not obvious when Harden is on the floor.
Irving scored 10 points in the last quarter, 9 of 17, 2 of 3 points, contributed 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, and in the second half, Irving teamed up with Durant to complete a 19-point comeback, he is the second most credited to today's team to win. The plus-minus value of the European field is +16, which is the second largest in the whole field. After 7 months of not playing, Irving's feel is still hot, and the familiar Uncle Drew is finally back.