On January 16, Beijing time, the Nets played at home against the Pelicans, Harden and Durant played, and Irving was absent. The two giants broke out at the same time, and the Nets took the lead early, leading by 30 points at one point, and finally won 120-105 and won by 15 points. Durant left the game injured after only 12 minutes, scoring 12 points, 3 boards and 2 assists. Harden got 27 points, 8 boards and 15 assists, and he couldn't imagine that he would have to fight for 40 minutes, and it was not easy to lead the team with a single core. And Harden also set an embarrassing record in this game, surpassing Ray Allen in three-point playing iron, occupying the first place in history and becoming the three-point iron king in NBA history. Mills also scored 21 points, with all five starts scoring in double figures.
Durant came up and scored from the middle, and when Harden also broke through, the Nets led 9-3. YingGe hit three points and chased points, resulting in Durant pulling 2+1, and Harden also assisted his teammates to eat cake. Durant also had three points, leading by 11 points. Harden also bumped into Varan's tough breakthrough and was in good shape. Durant also hit a back-up shot, the Pelicans tried to chase the points, Durant hit the last three points, but unfortunately timed out, but still led by 10 points. The Nets continued to power in the second quarter, playing a 7-0 start, Harden assisted teammates to score multiple times, edwards and Sharp performed well, and soon led by 25 points. Durant returned to the court, only to be bumped by Brown just after returning, and had no choice but to leave the court injured. Despite the lack of Durant, Edwards hit multiple three-pointers, Mills and Harden also hit three-pointers, and Ingo tried to lead the team and finally scored, but the Nets still led by 28 points.
Durant confirmed his withdrawal from the game in the second half, and the Nets were helpless this time. The Pelicans tried to chase points in the second quarter, and after a dunk, Ingo chased 21 points. Mills scored in response, Hart scored 2+1, Mills immediately responded 2+1, and Thomas' mid-range shot also had. The Nets' offense is good, fire more points, everyone can score, and Sharp also throws in. The Pelicans continued to chase points, Thomas responded with multiple points, Harden also scored 2+1, and then broke through to score on the layup. The Pelicans hit three-pointers, Harden hit two free throws, the Pelicans three-pointers, Griffin and Mills stepped up to score, and the Nets still led by 18 points into the final quarter.
The Nets were so far ahead that Nash actually let Harden play at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and there was no time to rest. Mills hit the third free throw, followed by a three-point shot, widening the gap again. Varan scored under the basket, and the Nets had three points. The Pelicans continued to chase points, Harden broke through the layup and scored, followed by three more points. The Pelicans haven't given up yet, and Harden can't go down and rest. Walker and Varan scored, Hart scored on a layup, and then the Pelicans countered to score, trailing for 17 points. This makes it harder for Harden to rest, and Thomas hit a three-point shot to stabilize the score. After the Pelicans scored, Harden also threw a shot, and finally could clock out of work in the last 2 minutes, and the Nets also won the game to avoid being reversed.
Against the pelicans, which are not strong, the Nets' advantage is still very large, especially in the first quarter, the Nets played a very good offensive and defensive performance, not only the offensive end played well, the defensive end was also well limited, so that Varan could not play. However, Durant's injury caused concern, his injury was really unlucky, it should have been avoided, but he was injured. This also makes it difficult for the Nets to be happy, although this game has won a big victory, but the Nets may not have the mood to celebrate, and now Durant's injury has become the focus, he will do the next check, I hope it is a good result, Durant can not be injured for too long, the Nets still need you.
After Durant was injured, Harden has been leading the team to support, although the Nets are leading a lot, but Harden actually does not have much rest time. The first three quarters did not have much rest, the last time he single-core team to support, this time Durant was injured, in fact, it also became Harden single-core team, said good big three team, and finally became Harden single-core team? If Durant is going to be injured for a while, Harden wants more single-core team leaders. Nash is too ruthless, his tactics are too dependent on the giants, and the Nets always become like they can't play without the big three on the floor. Or hope Durant comes back soon! Otherwise, Harden has led the team for a long time and is also prone to injury.