On January 14, Beijing time, the league broke out of the cold, and the Nets lost to the Thunder 109-130 at home, missing out on a winning streak. Before this game, the Nets were in second place in the East, after the team had beaten the Bulls by a large margin and was in very good shape. Although Durant and Irving can not play this battle, the team's squad strength still has to dominate. On the Thunder side, they have suffered five consecutive defeats before, ranking 14th in the West, and the team has a bad record. And the Nets had Harden at home, and they lost big to the Thunder, which was indeed a cold game.
In this game, the Nets were in a slump, and when they played in the first quarter, the team performed poorly on the defensive end, allowing the Thunder to get 38 points, while the team itself only had 26 points to score, and at the end of the first quarter, the Nets were 12 points behind the Thunder, and the big score was in the lead.
In the second quarter, the Nets still didn't find their form, and they couldn't limit the Thunder's play on the defensive end, giving them a lot of easy scoring opportunities. And when the team had the opportunity, they did not send the ball to the basket, and in a single quarter, the Nets once again lost 7 points. At the end of the half, the Nets were already 19 points behind the Thunder, and the gap was relatively large.
In the second half of the game, the Nets and Thunder staged a confrontational battle, and although the Nets' efficiency on the offensive end has rebounded, they still perform very well on the defensive end. The team conceded another 30 points in the single quarter, and the score gap remained above 15 points.
In the final quarter, the Nets narrowed the gap to less than 15 points, but unfortunately, the team's poor defense once again gave the Thunder a lot of easy scoring opportunities. This also leads to the fact that the score gap can never be further narrowed. In the end, the Nets lost to the Thunder at home and lost to the Thunder, and the Thunder also successfully ended their 5-game losing streak and won this game.
Alexander of the Thunder performed well in this game, he got a quasi-triple-double of 33 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists in the whole game, and at the Home of the Nets, Alexander showed his comprehensive skills, and he played well in both inside and outside shooting, and he also performed very well in tandem with the whole team. Dort contributed 27 points, Gidy scored 17 points and 7 assists, and under the leadership of these three players, the Thunder also successfully defeated the Nets on the road, which was above themselves, ending the losing streak.
On the Nets side, the core harden of the team led the team, he shot in a general feel, 7 of 22 shots, 3 of 11 three-pointers, 26 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, in addition to 3 steals and 3 blocks. When Durant and Irving can't play, Harden can be said to be doing his best in the game, with a strong presence on the defensive end and playing hard. But it is a pity that his shooting feel is not very good in this campaign, and when he has the opportunity, he did not grasp his inefficient performance in the game, which also led to the team's final defeat to a certain extent.
In addition to Harden, rookie Thomas scored 21 points, Duke contributed 13 points, Brown also had 10 points and 8 rebounds, and the Nets scored in double figures, and the overall performance was not bad. But unfortunately, their performance on the defensive end was too crotch-pulling, giving up 130 points in a single game, which is also the main reason for the team's loss.