Beijing time on January 13, today, the NBA ushered in a focus battle, the two sides of the game is the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls, this game, the Bulls sit at home, Caruso is absent due to injury, the game is very unfavorable for the Bulls, Jones Jr. opened only 36 seconds after landing injured, withdrew from today's game. In the first quarter, the two sides played inextricably, DeRozan shot like a god, how to play how to have, the Nets, Harden opened the scoring mode in the first quarter, Irving did not hit the first two shots, Durant's first two shots all blossomed.
LaVine sent a folding dunk before the end of the half, but returned to the head, Harden caused opponents to foul in the back-to-back three-point line, Irving hit three goals in the next six shots, Durant also scored, halftime, the Nets led the opponent by 2 points at 62-60. LaVine's performance in the first half was very hot, he played 18 minutes and 41 seconds, 9 of 6, ushered in a big explosion, cut 17 points, plus 4 assists and 1 steal, but there were two mistakes, although the team was behind in the score, but Lavine's plus-minus was +4.
In the first half, DeRozan did not hesitate to let go, he shook Edwards on the inside, causing opponents to foul, half-time, DeRozan played 19 minutes and 21 seconds, 6 of 11, cut 15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, plus or minus +5, DeRozan did not have a single mistake at the end of the half. In addition, Vulcan played 18 minutes, 3 of 6, contributed 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and the ball brother was 1 of 3, with 4 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, with a plus-minus of +5. Off the bench, Kobe White played well today, playing 15 minutes at halftime, 4-of-6, scoring 10 points and hitting two three-pointers.
In terms of the Nets, although Durant only shot 3 times in the first half, but the efficiency is extremely high, 4 of 3, there are 10 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists into the account, plus and minus +3, among the Nets' starters, only Durant has a plus-minus value greater than 0. Harden broke out in full force at halftime, he played 18 minutes, 14 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, harden in this game is full of aggression, and he showed a strong desire to attack, unfortunately, his shooting rate was 3 of 8, not high, and was also covered by LaVine and Bradley.
Irving played 16 minutes in the first half, 3 of 8, sent 7 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Edwards 2 of 6, scored 5 points, Sharp continued his excellent form in the first two games, 4 of 3, with 6 points and 4 rebounds, and the two rookies and the Big Three joined the Nets to start. In this game, Mills was relegated to the bench, his performance showed a pick-up, in the first half, Mills played 10 minutes, 5 of 4, three-point line bullets without false shots, 3 of 3, cut 11 points. As it turns out, the Nets have a lot to play, and Mills is better suited to playing as a substitute, he can deliver firepower to the team in the second lineup, and can also attract defensive attention for the Big Three.