Beijing time on January 16, today, the Brooklyn Nets at home to meet the New Orleans Pelicans, this game, because the Nets are home games, Irving can not play, but the Nets are the third team in the East, and the Pelicans are only the fourth-to-last team in the West, and there is obviously a certain gap in the strength of the two teams. Sure enough, at the beginning of the game, the Home Nets did not give the opponent any chance, in the first quarter, they established a double-digit advantage, the second quarter, the Nets became more and more courageous, under Harden's leadership, the Nets beat the opponent by 28 points, the score was 69-41.
Durant played the first quarter, shooting 4 of 7, 1 of 2 from three-point range, 3 of 3 from the free throws, 12 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, 1 block. In the final moments of the first quarter, Durant hit a three-point whistle, but was unfortunately sentenced to a 24-second timeout. In the second quarter, Durant was elbowed by teammate Brown on his left knee, unexpectedly injured, and returned directly to the locker room. When the opponent made a layup, Brown confronted him, then fell to the ground and rolled over, accidentally elbowing his teammate Durant next to him. At half-time, Durant's data was the same as in the first quarter, with plus-minus of +10.
Harden performed well in this campaign, half-time, he played 20 minutes, 7 shots 4, including 2 of 3 points, 5 of 4 free throws, has 13 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover, plus or minus as high as +31. His outstanding performance also ushered in a milestone for him, hardening 4 of 5 free throws at halftime and reaching 6834 career regular season free throws, surpassing Dantley (6832) to 10th in history. Ahead of Harden is Pierce (6918). Edwards made the start again in this campaign, creating a big surprise.
In the half, he played 19 minutes and 36 seconds, 5 of 7, and scored 13 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. The Nets were all soldiers, Mills scored 10 points on 4-of-6, Sharp had 8 points and 7 rebounds on 4-of-10, Thomas made 5-of-6 for 11 points and 2 rebounds, and Griffin had 2 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Halftime, the Nets have 5 people scored in double figures, while the Pelicans, only Ingram scored on the top, halftime, he was 5 of 13, with 13 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, Hart had 5 points and 6 rebounds, and Graham had 5 points and 2 assists.
Durant's injury Nash was mainly responsible, he simply used death as a machine, and let Durant play for 12 minutes in the first quarter, laying the groundwork for the latter's injury. So far this season, Durant has averaged 37.2 minutes per game, ranking second in the league, and Harley's average playing time of 36.8 minutes per game ranks fourth in the league, both of them are people who have suffered serious injuries, and Nash is a rookie coach who relies on superstar singles, Nash's intention is very clear, he hopes that Durant and Harden can play more, the probability of the Nets winning will be greater, so that his chances of leaving class will be smaller, but he did not expect that the result would be counterproductive. There is still a big gap between Nash and Cole.