On January 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Nets played at home against the Pelicans, the Nets suppressed the opponent in the first quarter, the first quarter won a 10-point advantage, the Nets continued to expand their advantage in the second quarter, half-time has led by 28 points, Durant was hit by the knee in the middle of the second quarter, and then returned to the locker room to check.
The Nets are No. 3 in the East, with Durant and Irving both missing in the last game, and Harden, who led the team with a single core, lost to the Thunder by 21 points, and their form has been very unstable this season. The Pelicans have won two straight before, but their 16-26 record is only the fourth-to-last in the West, and the playoff situation is not optimistic.
Irving is absent from this campaign, and Harden and Durant are double-core leading the team. In the first quarter, the Nets entered the form quickly, playing a 9-3 start. The Pelicans were able to bite the score in the first half, and the Nets quickly pulled away under Durant to lead a 11-point lead after a 10-0 run. Durant scored 12 points in a single quarter, a whistle-blowing three-pointer was blown to no avail, Thomas became a Wizard, scoring seven points in the first quarter and the Nets leading by 10 points in the first quarter.
The Nets came up in the second quarter and attacked again, Edwards hit a three-pointer, and the Nets went on a 7-0 run to stop the Pelicans by 17 points. The Pelicans still didn't improve much after the timeout, the Nets scored four points in a row, played a wave of 11-0, the point difference came to 21 points, Hart used free throws to break the scoring drought, the Nets offense was still sharp, Harden assisted Sharp score, and the Nets led by 24 points at 48-24.
The Nets' offensive firepower was in full swing, Harden hit two free throws, and the Nets took a 52-27 lead to stop the Pelicans. After the timeout, Brown hit Durant's knee while falling, and Durant then returned to the locker room for an inspection. The Nets always maintained a 20-plus advantage, and the Nets led by 28 points at 69-41 at halftime.
Durant had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the half, Harden 13 points, 11 assists and 5 rebounds, fed cakes for Sharp and Edwards many times, Thomas felt very hot, 5 of 6 in the half for 11 points, Edwards 13 points, Mills 10 points, Sharp also scored 8 points, and the Nets had 5 people in double figures at halftime.