The NBA regular season continued, with the Nets defeating the Pelicans 120-105 at home and refusing to give a losing streak. The Nets' advantage in this game is still more obvious, they blasted a wave of 37-19 offense in the second quarter, a net victory of 18 points in a single quarter, and the team held a 28-point lead in the first half, which is the Nets' biggest half-time lead point difference this season. In the second half, the Nets always maintained a lead in the score, the team held a lead of more than 20 points for a long time, and the Pelicans, they were unable to narrow the point difference, in the final quarter, the team gradually replaced the main players, the game entered the training time. In the end, the Nets also won a big victory at home.
In this game, the Pelicans' starting five were doing well, and they all scored in double digits, with Ingram having 22 points and eight assists, Varan 13 points and five rebounds, Hart 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Graham 10 points and four assists. The main players played very well, but unfortunately, the performance of the team's substitute players was average, and when facing the Nets' offensive attack, the team was powerless, and they could not play the same intensity of offensive performance as the Nets, which also led to the score being rapidly widened, and finally the team also suffered a fiasco on the road, and the two-game winning streak ended.
And the Nets side, Harden performed well in this game, he played a phenomenal performance in terms of personal offense and tandem team, personally got 27 points, 8 rebounds and 15 assists of quasi-triple-double data, on the personal offensive end, his shooting efficiency is very high, and in the tandem team offensive aspect, his performance is also good enough, in the game, he became the team's most trustworthy offensive and organizational core, with his help, the whole team scored 6 people in double figures, played a very good team performance, The Nets also scored a big win at home. It is worth mentioning that Harden also created a milestone in this campaign, he shot 7 of 8 from the free throw line in this game, and his career free throw shooting has surpassed Dantley and ranked 10th in history.
In addition to Harden, Mills also scored 21 points, rookie Sharp had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Edwards had 16 points and 6 rebounds, Thomas also had 20 points and 6 rebounds, the whole team played well, the offensive end played steadily, shooting efficiency was also high, in the case of Irving could not play, the Nets with a better overall performance, they won this game at home.
Unfortunately, although the Nets won, Durant, the core of the team, completed the collision with teammate Brown after only playing 12 minutes and 22 seconds, and then withdrew from the game, and tomorrow he will undergo an MRI examination for his knee. This is bad news for the Nets, because Durant is the absolute core of the team and plays a very important role in the game, the Nets can be at the top this season, and Durant's play is crucial. If he needs to be absent for a while because of injury, then this will greatly affect the overall strength of the team, and it will also cause the Nets' record to decline. For the Nets, Durant is an indispensable player for the team, or hope that his injury is not serious and he can return as soon as possible.