On January 11, the Nets lost to the Blazers on the road, the last 7 games record is only 2 wins and 5 losses, Durant returned to 7 games to encounter a heart, what happened to the Nets? The Nets have not played well against the giants this season, but now they can't win against the Trail Blazers who lack Lillard and McCollum, and the team does have serious problems.
The Nets have become a typical team that has suffered a serious impact on the epidemic and its record has been severely affected. The Nets had previously contracted COVID-19 and missed games, and when they returned, the team lacked chemistry. In particular, Irving also came back at this time, and the team continued to run in, and the effect became worse.
In this game, Durant had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, his stats are very good, but the plus-minus is the worst -15 in the game. Durant didn't contribute much in the final quarter, scoring just four points on 2-of-6 shooting.
Durant played more stubbornly in the final quarter, he was strictly guarded by the Blazers, there were 2 minutes and 44 seconds left in the game, Durant went to the basket to try to score a layup, and was slapped by Covington. Durant signaled to the referee that Covington had hit him, but the referee ignored him.
Just 41 seconds later, Durant broke through to the basket again to throw, this time blocked by Ben McLemo, who also grabbed the rebound. Durant was once again a big disgrace.
In this game, Ben McLemore became the Blazers' winning hero, and he shot an ultra-far three-pointer with only 1 minute and 36 seconds left in the game, and the Blazers led 110-101, forcing the Nets to call a timeout. Durant then broke through the dunk to score, Sharp scored, and the Nets closed the score gap, at which point Ben McLemore threw in a three-pointer again, leaving only 31.9 seconds left in the game, which was equivalent to killing the game.
McLemore also had 1 of 2 free throws with just 21.2 seconds left in the game, and the Blazers eventually beat the Nets 114-108.
McLemore started the game, shooting 6-of-11 from the field, 5-of-8 from three-point range, and had 20 points and five rebounds. McLemore played for the Lakers last season, averaging 8.0 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. He played for the Trail Blazers this season, averaging 7.8 points per game and shooting 40.4 percent from three-point range before this game.
Durant shot 9-of-19 and Irving had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists on 9-of-21 shooting. At the end of the game, Durant's expression was a little depressed. The Nets currently have a record of 15 wins and 14 losses, two wins behind the Bulls, who are no. 1 in the East.