On January 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle, the Bulls at home to meet the Nets, the first half of the two teams tightly clamped the score, the Nets only led by 2 points. The Nets burst out in the third quarter to open up the score, leading by 38 points at most, and finally beat the Bulls 138-112, winning the top four teams in the division for the first time this season, nash slightly alleviated the embarrassment of being strong or not strong.
The Bulls are in first place in the East and the Nets are second in the East, and judging by their recent form, the Bulls have performed better, with DeRozan and Lavin shining with their cores shining. The Nets have not improved their performance after Irving's comeback, losing five of their last seven games and losing the top spot. In their first two meetings of the season, the Nets lost to the Bulls.
The Nets' Big Three started at the same time, with the Bulls' Lavin and DeRozan duo playing. In the first quarter, the two teams fought against each other, the Nets fired 38 points in a single quarter, and the Bulls also scored 31 points, and both teams were very efficient in attack. In the second quarter, the two teams still clung to the score, the Nets' big three were in good shape, and Mills also became a surprise soldier, scoring 11 points at halftime. The Bulls Twins were also very strong, with Lavin and DeRozan joining up for 32 points at halftime, and the Bulls trailing just two points before halftime.
The Bulls were able to bite the score in the first half of the third quarter, and the point difference was always hovering around 5 points. In the middle of the quarter, the Bulls' offense suddenly muted, the mentality was somewhat unbalanced, DeRozan on the bench tore the towel depressedly, the Nets seized the opportunity, Durant and Harden both broke out, both of them quickly scored more than 20 points, and the Nets quickly widened the point difference to double digits. At the end of the third quarter, the Nets led by 22 points.
In the final quarter, the Bulls have no intention of fighting, the Nets played a wave of 15-2, the point difference has come to 35 points, the Nets led by 38 points at most, they led by a big score, and finally won the Bulls, narrowing the gap between them and the Bulls, which is also the first time the Nets have defeated the top 4 teams in the division this season, after their record against the top four teams in the division is 0 wins and 8 losses, and they are tied to the hat of the pseudo-strong team. Now the Nets have proved their strength with a big victory, and the favorite to win the championship has finally revealed its fangs.
Harden and Durant were both outstanding, Durant 7-of-10 blasted 27 points and 9 assists, Harden had 25 points, 16 assists and 7 rebounds on 6-of-13 shooting, Irving had 9 points and 3 assists on 4-of-10 shooting, Mills scored 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting, and Sharp also became a Wizard, with 20 points and 7 rebounds, a career high. On the Bulls side, LaVine 22 points, DeRozan 19 points, shooting average, only 7 of 16, the bulls other players are not in good shape, and finally swallowed the loss at home.