After losing to the Thunder at home and being upset, the Nets, who were greatly frustrated, revived this campaign and ushered in the challenge of the Pelicans during the two-game winning streak.
On the Nets side, Irving was absent, and Mills + Durant ushered in a return, trying to provide more help for Harden and lead the Nets to defend the home field.
On the other hand, on the Pelicans side, Ingram has recently been in a hot state, and whether the team can take advantage of the victory to chase and win 3 consecutive wins on the road will undoubtedly face no small challenge and test!
Finally, after four quarters of competition, with a wave of 18-9 scoring climax, the Nets, who played at home, easily suppressed the Pelicans in the first half, quickly establishing a huge advantage of up to 28 points.
Although after returning from the second half, Ingram + Hart in the third quarter went on consecutive efforts to lead the Pelicans to a 17-5 counterattack frenzy, successfully closing the score gap.
But helplessly in the final final battle, the Nets, under Harden's tandem, played a multi-point blossoming offensive and completely locked the victory of the game.
In the end, the Nets also won 120-105 at home to the Pelicans, saving face at home and ending the rival Pelicans' winning streak!
Playing at home in this game, the Nets swept away the slump of the previous game loss, playing a team performance of six people scoring in double figures and three people with 20+.
In the case of edwards + Sharp + Griffin and other main forces, continuing to perform steadily, the core harden of the team, and the play of the two tigers Mills + Cameron Thomas, are particularly critical!
Harden lived up to expectations in this game, starting 38 minutes, shooting a game-high 27 points on 9-of-15 shooting, plus an all-around performance of 8 rebounds, 15 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
In the case of Durant's injury, Harden not only stepped forward in this game, led the team to withstand the pressure, but also found his state at both ends of the attack and defense, and once became an invincible existence for the Pelicans!
In addition, after 7 of the 8 free throws in this campaign, Harden's total number of career free throws hit also officially ranked among the top 10 in the history of the league, which can be said to have reached a great personal milestone!
Of course, as the team's "old and young combination", the performance of veteran Mills in this game, as well as the performance of young cameron Thomas, is also indispensable.
In this battle, Mills was in danger, and delivered an excellent performance of 21 points + 1 rebound + 3 assists + 1 steal, and mills did not make a mistake in this game, and the efficiency value was eye-catching!
And the young cameron Thomas is also very efficient, off the bench for 33 minutes, 9 of 13 shots shooting nearly 70% of the shooting rate, not to mention, the whole game contributed 20 points + 6 rebounds + 1 steal offensive and defensive performance, providing the team with strong firepower and vitality!
More importantly, after the big win over the Pelicans in this game, the Nets also won 27-15, surpassing the Heat to rise to second place in the East, which stabilized the hearts of the army.
However, despite this, for Nets coach Nash, Durant's unexpected injury still made him lose a big trump card of the team, which will obviously not be a good signal for the Nets' next schedule!
On the other hand, on the Pelicans side, the team's offensive and defensive ends were comprehensively crushed in this game, and the final 15-point defeat of the game performance obviously needs to be examined.
After all, after the whole game, although the Pelicans played a tenacious performance of 7 people scoring in double figures, Ingram's shooting percentage of 8 of 21 was indeed a bit stretched!
In the face of Harden, who has a good attack and defense, and the Nets, who are all soldiers, the Pelicans who have worked hard for a whole game in this battle seem to have no choice but to accept the reality of losing.