The NBA regular season continues, the Brooklyn Nets rushed to challenge the Blazers on the road, and although Irving returned in the recent game, he could only play away from home, and the continuous conquests of Durant and Harden were somewhat exhausted, and Harden was absent from this game due to a knee injury. The Blazers are also not optimistic, and Lillard, McCollum, Powell and other main players can not play. In the end, after four quarters of competition, the Nets lost to the Blazers 108-114.
Five Trail Blazers scored in double figures, with Simmons having 23 points, six rebounds and 11 assists, McLemore with 20 points and five rebounds, Covington with 21 points and four rebounds, Little with 13 points and five rebounds, and Nurkic with 14 points and eight rebounds. On the Nets side, Durant cut 28 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Irving had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Thomas had 21 points and 3 rebounds, and Sharp had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
After the start of the first quarter, the Blazers were in excellent shape, they frequently hit the inside line to cause damage to the Nets, although Irving and Durant performed well and continued to help the team get points, but the Nets' defensive problems were still very prominent, so the score has been behind. After the Nets made adjustments in the second quarter, the defense has changed a lot, driven by Durant and Irving, playing a few waves of offensive climaxes and then surpassing the score in one fell swoop. In the third quarter, the Nets' offense declined significantly, the Blazers blossomed inside and outside the team, regaining the lead, and in the fourth quarter, the Nets let go and fought back madly, but the Blazers were still able to have a stable output, and finally the Nets also lost.
It is worth noting that this game Irving had a thrilling scene, when Irving in order to save the ball, was the opponent's sliding shovel, Irving fell heavily on the ground, slowed down for a long time to be able to stand up, for the opponent's action, Durant is very dissatisfied, he first came to Irving's side, after seeing that Irving's problem is not big, he immediately chased after the referee to discuss, but the referee did not intend to ignore Durant, Adu stared at the referee angrily, and the referee did not dare to look at Durant. At the critical moment, Fang Showed brotherhood, Irving was shoveled by his opponent, and Durant's move can be described as sentimental and righteous.