On January 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a strong dialogue, the Nets hosted the Bucks, the Nets attacked the first quarter of the downturn, only 21 points in the single quarter, the first quarter behind 8 points.
It's a contest between title favourites, with the Nets previously ranked No. 2 in the East and the last game Irving back in which the team beat the Pacers to end a three-game losing streak. The Bucks, who previously finished No. 3 in the East, have just recently suffered two straight losses. The two teams met in the opener this season, when the Bucks won by 23 points.
Irving could not play this game, the Nets' starting points were: Harden, Mills, Duke, Durant, Clarkston, and the Bucks' starting points were: Alphabet Brother, Matthews, Walla, Middleton, Portis. In the first quarter, Matthews scored first, Duke opened the scoring for the Nets, the Bucks opened better, Walla hit a three-pointer, and the Bucks started 9-4. The two teams alternated points to rise, With Duke breaking through to score and the Nets trailing 9-13.
Coming back from the timeout, Portis scored four straight points, and he was in excellent form, scoring 10 points in the first quarter, Middleton scored on a jumper, and the Bucks led 10 points 23-13 to stop the Nets. Back from a timeout, Durant scored 2+1, surpassing Ewing in his personal scoring aggregate to rise to 23rd all-time, behind James and Anthony. Alphabet Brother scored four consecutive points, Durant made three fouls and made all three free throws, and the Nets trailed 21-29 in the first quarter.
Durant had 8 points and 4 rebounds on 2-of-6 shooting in the first quarter, with a mediocre hand, Harden didn't score on 0-of-3 and Mills was also 1-of-5. On the Bucks side, Portis had 10 points and 4 rebounds to become a Surprise, and Alphabet Brother had 10 points and 2 assists.