On January 20, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Nets challenged the Wizards away, Durant continued to be absent, Harden and Irving double core led the team, the first quarter Irving ushered in the outbreak, a single quarter cut 12 points and 4 assists, the Nets won a 5-point lead in the first quarter.
Durant, who was previously injured and is expected to be absent for some time, lost a game at the Nets to the Cavaliers and finished 3rd in the East with a 27-16 record. The Wizards have been doing well this season, finishing 8th in the East with a 23-21 record and are expected to make it to the playoffs.
Durant is out with injury, and the Nets starters are: Harden, Irving, Mills, Edwards, Sharp. The Wizards' starts are: Pop, Kuzma, Garford, Bill, Dinwiddie. As soon as the first quarter came up, Irving assisted Sharp to score in the air, Garford scored 2+1 for the Wizards to score first, Irving started well, scoring 5 points in a row, Sharp made two free throws, and the Nets led 9-6. The Wizards opened the game with a focus on the interior and bit the score, Irving's offensive desire was very strong, Garford received a dunk in the air, and the Nets led 16-12.
The timeout came back, the Nets' offense was still sharp, Irving scored on a jumper, and the Nets led by seven points at 24-17. Beal finally hit a three-pointer, the Wizards chased the points in a row, and Keyspert scored a basket to stop the Nets 24-25. After the timeout, Ader scored two consecutive jump shots, and the Nets quickly stabilized the situation, and Brown made two free throws to give the Nets a 31-24 lead. At the end of the first quarter, the Nets led by five points at 33-28.
Irving had 12 points and four assists on 5-of-7 in the quarter, Harden had 3 points and 3 assists on 1-of-5 shooting, and Ade had 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting. On the Wizards' side, Garford had 8 points, Beal had 4 points and 3 assists, and Pope had 6 points.