On January 11, Beijing time, the Nets lost to the Blazers away, Harden missed the game due to injury, Durant and Irving led the team to play, Irving played for 40 minutes, 9 of 21 shots, 8 of three points, 3 of 22 points, 4 assists, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and 3 mistakes, the second half felt cold, the last quarter was a shocking scene, and the left ankle was almost crushed.
In the first quarter, Durant and Irving led the team at the same time, Irving's first three-point shot was a steady hit, stopped the dry jump shot, assisted Thomas to blast into the three-pointer; Irving fake action was shaking, back to beat Smith turned over the jump shot is too dashing, this offensive action is really like Kobe Bryant possession; not too early two fouls, Irving in the first quarter 4 shots 3 of 8 points and 2 assists.
In the second quarter, Irving took the lead in leading the bench lineup, the outside line hit the three-pointer again, Durant opened the offensive mode after coming on the court, continuously made foul free throws to increase the score, shot, three-point delivery of fire; 711 combination of the line, Durant assisted Irving to blast three points; the Nets reversed the situation 36-22 in the single quarter, Irving 14 points in the half, Durant 20 points, and scored 13 points in the second quarter.
In the second half, Irving only scored four points on 2-of-6 shooting in the third quarter, and Durant did not score as crazy as the second quarter, and the Nets netted 13 points in the single quarter 19-32, trailing by 6 points into the final quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Irving took the ball to the penalty area to change hands to layup, fake action to fly defense and steady scoring, but the Nets have been behind; 5 minutes and 54 seconds, Little fish jumped to grab the floor ball, Irving's left ankle was almost crushed, sitting on the floor tied his shoelaces, continue to stay on the court, in order to let Irving slow down, Nash specially shouted a timeout.
At the critical moment, the Blazers hit two consecutive three-pointers, Durant scored to continue the life, Irving key defense, but McLemore's key three-point killing heart, Durant's key mistakes, and finally the Nets lost the game 108-114.