Beijing time on January 8, today, the NBA ushered in a strong dialogue, the two sides of the battle is the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks, this game, both sides have core players failed to play, because it is the Nets home, Irving can not play, bucks side, Da Luo and Holliday also did not play. Despite the road game, the Bucks came up to the main guest, in the first half, the Nets trailed by 11 points, in the third quarter, Alphabet Brother and Middleton both broke out, the score was once pulled away to 24 points, in the last quarter, Clarkston hit 4 yuan in a row, but Alphabet Brother then assisted Hood and Portis to hit three points, and finally, the Bucks tore the Nets 121-109.
After this game, the Bucks won three consecutive games with a record of 26-15, ranking third in the East, and the Nets had a record of 24 wins and 13 losses, ranking second in the East. In this game, Durant really tried his best, but it was difficult to fight with two fists, he played 37 minutes, 10 of 19, 3 of 3 three points, 8 of 8 free throws, cut 29 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, there were 6 minutes and 50 seconds left in the fourth quarter, due to the large point difference, Nash Mingjin closed the army, Durant and Harden and other main players have withdrawn. His outstanding performance also ushered in a major milestone, he officially surpassed Ewing (24815) in career scoring to 23rd place in history, and the next thing he needed to chase was Jerry West (25192).
Harden was in a slump in this campaign, he played 35 minutes and 32 seconds, 6 of 15, contributed 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Harden did not score a point in the first quarter, ushered in a brief outbreak in the third quarter, but then there were successive mistakes, harden had the highest 5 turnovers in the game, plus or minus -20. Mills' performance in this campaign was a disaster, he could not attack, he could not defend, he played 32 minutes, 8 of 1, only 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, plus-minus -16. It is doubtful that before Nash surrendered, he did not use Edwards, Sharp and other rookies, but left Mills, who did not defend and attack, on the court, and the result was to be blown up again and again.
Clarkston had 6 of 9 in the game, with 14 points and 6 rebounds, and in the fourth quarter, he played well, but in the first three quarters, in fact, the offense and defense were very average, plus-minus -23. Thomas, who had 6-of-9 and had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, played well overall, but was 1-of-5 from three-point range. For the Bucks, Alphabet Brother was 11-of-17, 31 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, plus or minus +16, Potty was 9 of 16, exploded with 25 points and 12 rebounds, plus or minus +27, Middleton 6 of 15, had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Matthews had 12 points and 7 rebounds, Walla 13 points and 2 rebounds, Hood 10 points and 2 steals, Galloway 2 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
In this game, the Nets' defense is useless, the first three quarters, Mills and Clarkston's defensive effect on the court is not good, the Nets in addition to Durant, there is no second stable offensive point, Harden God's performance in a ghost game makes people tired, Mills is in a bad state, and Nash is not giving young players a chance. On the contrary, on the Bucks side, after the alphabet brother, Portis and Middleton have stepped forward to share the pressure on both ends of the team's attack and defense, Matthews, Wola and others have also played well, which is the key to their victory.
After this game, the Nets have gone 7 games this season against strong teams without a win, looking like the Nets are strong, but there are many problems in substance, especially in terms of defense. Nash doesn't go out of class, and the Nets struggle to go further in the playoffs.