On January 11, Beijing time, the Nets lost to the Blazers 108-114, swallowing the fifth defeat in the last seven games. In this game, the Blazers led by 7 points in the first quarter, and the Nets played a 36-22 climax in the second quarter to surpass 7 points, but in the third quarter, the Nets' offensive feel was steeply sliding in a single quarter and only scored 19 points again by the Blazers, and the Nets were 5 points behind 46 seconds before the final game in the final quarter.
The Nets have a significantly stronger roster advantage than the Blazers in this game, with James Harden and Aldridge on the Nets side taking a break, but Kyrie Irving can play in away games. The Blazers side is very miserable, Damian Lillard is close to the season reimbursement can not play, McCollum continues to be absent due to lung disease, Nance Jr. can not play because of a knee sprain, Powell triggered a health and safety agreement, the Blazers two core + two main rotation can not, it can be said that the Blazers are a civilian team composed of scraps.
The Nets have two super scorers, Durant and Irving, but the whole game did not have the upper hand, Durant 7 points and 2 rebounds in the first quarter, 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in the second quarter, 20 points and 5 rebounds in the half has been very good; Irving's 8 points, 2 assists and 1 rebound in the first quarter, and 14 points in the half with 6 points and 1 steal in the second quarter are also very good. But the Blazers side blossomed more, with Anfine Simmons 10 points at halftime, Little 7 points, Covington 9 points, Nurkic 10 points and McLemore 7 points.
Simmons in the third quarter was 4 of 8 in the quarter, 1 of 4 from three points and 1 shot down 9 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds, Covington scored 9 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals and 1 block in the third quarter of 4 three points, and Little also scored 6 points in the third quarter. Irving scored 6 points on 2-of-6 shooting in the third quarter, Durant scored 4 points on 2-of-4 in the third quarter, the Nets scored only 19 points in a single quarter, and the Blazers blasted down 32 points, and the Nets were in trouble.
There were 5 minutes and 50 seconds left in the final quarter, the Nets chased a gap of 5 points, 3 minutes and 14 seconds before the final, Mills hit a three-point shot and the difference was still 4 points, originally thought the Nets were going to reverse again, but Simmons singled Irving won, Sharpe basketed a second offense, Covington chased a three-pointer and pulled it back to 7 points, Sharpe made two free throws and one mcLemore three-pointer and then hit two teams have pulled away to 9 points, Durant broke through Nurkic's violent dunk, Irving did not hit Sharp's basket from a mid-range, and the Nets were 5 points behind in the 46 seconds before the final game.
31 seconds before the finale, Lakers veteran McLemore hit a key three-pointer to stretch the gap to eight points again, a three-pointer that was equivalent to declaring the Nets a loss. Thomas hit a three-point shot to chase down a five-point deficit, but with only 21.2 seconds left, McLemore made two free throws and the Nets did not pause, and the game was over.
Irving had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 3-of-8 from three-point range; Durant had 28 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block on 9-of-19. The Blazers side had five players in double-doubles, Simmons 23 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds, McLemore 19 points and 5 rebounds, Covington 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
Text/Yan Xiaobai