On January 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle, the Nets and bucks narrowly met, the Nets fell behind by 8 points in the first quarter, and the Nets were unable to narrow the point difference in the second quarter, trailing by 11 points at 49-60 in the halftime.
One of the two teams is No. 2 in the East and one is No. 3, but the recent status has been average, with a win over the Pacers at the Net to end a three-game losing streak, and the Bucks have suffered two straight losses. In their first meeting of the season, the Bucks beat the Nets by 23 points, a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Irving could not play in this game, Durant and Harden led the team in a dual core, and the alphabet brother led the Bucks to start. In the first quarter, the Bucks entered the form faster, and Portis became a Surprise, continuously attacking the Nets inside, and he had 10 points and 4 rebounds in the first quarter. The Nets feel average, Harden did not score 0 of 3 in the first quarter, Durant's feel was average, but he used fouls to get multiple free throw opportunities, and the Nets only scored 21 points in the first quarter, trailing by 8 points.
Harden, who did not score in the first quarter, scored first in the second quarter, the Nets began to chase points, after Thomas broke through the score, the Nets chased to 27-31, Portis shot three points, and then played 2+1, the Momentum, the Bucks pulled the score again to stop the Nets. The timeout came back and the two teams alternated points to rise, with Hood hitting a three-pointer and the Bucks leading 44-34.
The Bucks' shooting percentage is high, the Nets have a hard time narrowing the score, the point difference is always hovering around 10 points, And Walla hit a three-point shot to give the Bucks a 56-43 lead. At halftime, the Nets trailed by 11 points 49-60. Portis exploded with 20 points and nine rebounds on 7-of-12 shooting in the half, becoming a Wizard, and Alphabet Brother had 12 points and three assists on 5-of-7 shooting. Durant had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, struggling to hold on, Harden had only 6 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists on 2 of 10, and 2 turnovers, Mills 1 of 6 and Thomas scored 9 points.