After the big win over the Bulls, the Nets, whose confidence grew, returned home and faced the Challenge of the Thunder during a five-game losing streak.
In terms of the Nets, Durant + Mills + Irving + Aldridge are absent at the same time, and this time Harden single-core team, whether he can defend the home field, it can be said that it is both an opportunity and a challenge.
On the other hand, on the Thunder side, this team is playing away, whether it can withstand the pressure, Alexander + Dort + Gidey, the three young main players, obviously need to play!
However, after four quarters of fighting, with a wave of 17-4 scoring climax, the thunder, which was dominated by the guest, completely suppressed the Nets in the first half, quickly establishing a huge advantage of up to 19 points.
Although after returning from the second half, Cameron Thomas + David Duke burst out at the same time in the third quarter, leading the Nets to a 18-6 counterattack frenzy that successfully closed the score gap.
But helplessly in the final finale, Gidy + Dort continued to exert force, leading the Thunder to blast out a 19-6 offensive frenzy, completely ending the suspense of the game.
In the end, the Thunder also beat the Nets 130-109 on the road, which was worth the trip to end the losing streak and also gave the opponent Nets a 21-point defeat!
Rushing to the away game in this game, the Thunder team will live up to expectations, playing a team attack with 5 people scoring in double figures and multi-point blossoming, and finally completing the big upset.
In the case of the main forces such as Gidi + Bezili + Muscara, continuing their stable performance, the new king of the team, Alexander, and the play of Tiger General Dort are particularly critical!
Alexander ushered in a big explosion in this game, starting 34 minutes, shooting more than 60% of the shots in 11 of 18 shots, not to mention, and bombed the game-high 33 points, plus 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Among them, his heroic performance of scoring 16 points in the first quarter of the first quarter not only helped the Thunder team to open the situation smoothly, but also at both ends of the attack and defense, and once became a difficult existence for the Nets to solve!
Of course, the Thunder were able to beat the Nets in this game, and the Performance of Tigers will dolt also contribute.
In this campaign, Dort was in full swing, shooting 6 three-pointers in the whole game, contributing 27 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, providing the Thunder with strong outside firepower.
More importantly, Dort has not made a mistake in this game, and it can almost be said that using a near-perfect personal performance completely disrupted the Nets' defensive rhythm and deployment!
On the other hand, on the Nets side, the team's offensive and defensive ends of this game completely collapsed, and finally swallowed the 21-point rout of the game performance, which obviously made it difficult for home fans to accept.
But for the Nets, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights, after all, as the core of the team, Harden's performance in this game is indeed remarkable!
Harden was well offensively and defensively, starting 34 minutes, shooting 7 of 22 from the middle and hitting 3 three-pointers, scoring a team-high 26 points, plus 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
Although it failed to help the Nets defend the home court, rationally speaking, Harden's performance on the offensive end and the tandem team in this game did cause considerable trouble and trouble to the Thunder!
Only in the absence of Durant + Irving + Mills + Aldridge, facing Alexander + Dolt, who has gone crazy, Harden, who has worked hard for a whole but is isolated, seems to have no choice but to drink and hate.
Obviously, for the Nets, which aims to compete for the championship this season, the combination of Harden + Durant + Irving of the Big Three is strong, but considering Irving's special situation, the Nets also have to admit that the Big Three are still indispensable!