On January 11, Beijing time, the Nets and the Trail Blazers met in the regular season. In this game, the two teams fought until the last moment to be able to divide the winners.
Nets vs Trail Blazers
In this game, the maximum point difference between the two sides was only 9 points. Durant contributed 20 points in the first half and Irving scored 14 points to give Brooklyn a seven-point lead before moving into the second half.
In the second half, in addition to continuing to strengthen the outside attack, the Blazers also restored the long-range shooting feel of the outside. The Trail Blazers, with a smooth offense and excellent defense in the third quarter, led Portland by six points before entering the final quarter. In the final quarter, the Blazers continued to exert efforts on the outside. The Nets can only rely on Durant's singles and Irving's singles to compete with them. In the absence of Harden, the Nets made more mistakes, and the physical strength of Irving and Durant was also tested.
Nets Kyrie Irving with Kevin Durant
In the decisive moment, Covington and Ben McLemore hit long-range shots in succession, and the Blazers extended the point difference to 9 points to seal the victory. Durant, Thomas, and Sharp scored in quick succession, but Ben McLemore still had a long-range shot, and his subsequent solid free throw shot helped Portland harvest the game. The Nets, losing 108-114, missed two consecutive wins.
The Blazers upset the Nets
5 Tigers will be 91+28, and the Blazers will overturn the Nets! The Lakers will make a contribution! Nets loss still has 2 bright spots!
In this game, the 5 Tigers of the Blazers will nurkic, Little, Anfenni Simmons, Covington and Ben McLemore have a good performance.
Sharp Terre, the Blazers' starter, got all-around stats of 13 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks. Despite not making a few shots, Little has a strong presence on the defensive end. As the king of the block in this battle, Little is full of energy and vitality on the defensive end.
Little against Durant
The Trail Blazers' starting center, Nurkic, had 14 points, eight boards, three assists and one steal. Nurkic, aggressive on the offensive end, is the player with the most free throws in this game. Moreover, Nurkic is also the rebounding king of the whole team. Nurkic, on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, has performed remarkably well.
Nurkic roared in celebration
Trail Blazers starting point guard Anfine Simmons scored a team-high 23 points, plus a large double-double of 6 boards and 11 assists. Simmons, while scoring a high score, is also the assist king of this campaign. Under Simmons' tandem, the Blazers achieved a five-man scoring double-double, which was the main reason why they were able to beat the Nets.
Anfine Simmons defends Durant
The Trail Blazers started big forward Covington, shooting 6-of-9, 5-of-7 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line, scoring a team-high 21 points, plus 4 boards, 1 assist, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Covington, once again played the role of top 3D in this campaign. Covington, with a 67 percent shooting percentage. In addition, Covington shot a game-high five 3-pointers with a 71 percent shooting percentage.
Covington, in the final key moments and a wonderful performance of hitting long shots. It is worth noting that Covington is also the steal king and block king of this game. On both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Covington played a perfect performance. While scoring 11 points in the second half, Covington also limited Durant's play well on the defensive end. KD scored just eight points in the second half, inseparable from Covington's excellent defense.
Covington tried to block Durant
Trail Blazers starting guard Ben McLemore played the role of winner and loser in this game. Ben McLemore, who also played for the Lakers last season, made a great contribution to the Blazers' final win. Ben McLemore, who shot 6-of-11, 5-of-8 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the free throws, cut down all-around stats of 20 points, 5 boards, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Ben McLemore, who hit a 3-pointer in the final moments of the final quarter, helped the Trail Blazers extend the point difference to nine points to seal the win. When Durant led the team to chase the score and once again approached the score, Ben McLemore scored another 4 points to harvest the game for the Blazers. Two consecutive long-range shots in the decider moment and a solid free throw hit allowed Ben McLemore to dominate the game.
Ben McClmore made a strong layup against Durant
Ben McLemore is arguably the biggest contributor to the Blazers' wins. Ben McLemore's plus-minus is still the highest +17 in the game. Ben McLemore, the influence of the game can be seen.
The Trail Blazers' five Tigers will Ben McLemore, Covington, Little, Nurkic and Anfine Simmons, who have a total of 91 points, 28 boards, 17 assists, 6 steals and 8 blocks in this game. The 5 Tigers' outstanding performance helped the Blazers upset the championship-winning Big Red Nets in the absence of Lillard, CJ McCollum, Norman Powell and Nance Jr.
Ben McLemore and Covington
Although the Nets lost the game, they still have 2 highlights. First, the Nets' interior Sharpe performed all-round. Sharp, who played 24 minutes off the bench, shot 6-of-6 and made 2-of-3 free throws to get all-around stats of 14 points, 7 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Sharp, who has a 100% shooting percentage in this game. Sharp, who also made an active contribution to rebounding protection, grabbed the most 4 frontcourt rebounds of the game. In addition, Sharp is also one of the players with the most blocks in this game. Sharp's plus-minus is the team's highest +14. Sharp's excellent finishing ability, good defensive ability and enthusiasm for the game can be seen in this game. Sharp is indeed a young insider worth cultivating.
Sharp Town defends the penalty area
Second, Nets guard Cameron Thomas showed a good ability to score. In this game, Cameron Thomas came off the bench for 26 minutes, shooting 8 of 12, 4 of 7 from three-point range and 1 of 2 from the free throw line, and got 21 points, 3 boards and 3 steals. Thomas, in this game, has a super high shooting rate of 67%. In addition, Thomas also shot the team's most three-pointers with a 57% shooting percentage. Moreover, Thomas is also one of the players with the most steals in the whole game. Cameron Thomas, in this game, showed a strong ability to cut points on the offensive end. Cameron Thomas, who has the opportunity to grow into the top 3D player in the league.
Cameron Thomas with Irving and Durant
Sharp and Thomas led the bench to 47 points in this game, breaking the opponent's second team (23 points). It seems that the Nets' roster depth and team potential are still worth fully tapping.