On January 20, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ended a focus battle, and the Nets defeated the Wizards 119-118 away and refused to reverse. Durant continued to be absent in this game, with Irving and Ade playing strongly in the first half, leading their opponents by 12 points. In the second half, although the Wizards briefly closed the gap to one point under The leader of Beal, Mills and Irving withstood the pressure and the Nets successfully won.
Statistics:
Nets: Mills 17 points, 5 boards, Edwards 5 points, 4 boards and 3 breaks, Sharp 14 points, 6 boards and 2 assists, Irving 30 points, 3 boards and 7 assists, Harden 18 points, 8 boards and 9 assists, Ade 27 points, 6 boards and 3 assists;
Wizards: Pope 9 points, Kuzma 16 points and 6 boards, Garford 8 points and 3 boards, Beal 23 points, 4 boards and 9 assists, Dinwiddie 11 points and 5 assists, Avdia 13 points and 5 boards, Harrell 14 points and 6 boards, Yamura 14 points and 5 boards;
Focus Lens:
Net scored 74 points at halftime, a new season high;
Contest Review:
In the first quarter, Irving helped Sharp dunk, Garford played 2+1, Irving scored 5 points in a row, and Garford made one of two free throws. Garford scored on a layup, Sharp hit two free throws, Irving cut in the air, and After Harden threw a throw, Pope also hit a jumper. Dinwiddie and Mills cut points, Garford put in the air, and Irving scored a jumper. Beal made one of two free throws and Ade scored four straight points. Irving's jumper was steady, Beal hit a three-pointer and Harden hit one of two free throws. Kisper scored four straight points to close the gap, Ader hit consecutive jumpers and Brown hit one of two free throws. Dinwiddie made a layup, Yamura scored a layup, Ade hit a jumper, and the Nets made it 33-28 to the Wizards in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Harrell and Avdia scored a basket, Sharp let go of the basket, Dinwiddie hit two free throws after Ader played 2+1, Harrell hit both free throws, and Thomas scored a jumper. Harden threw a shot and Hitamura hit a three-pointer. Harden broke through to score a 3-pointer, and then he countered with a layup to stop the Wizards. Ade eats a cake under the basket, Kuzma throws a successful shot, and Avdia counterattacks the top basket successfully. Irving hit a three-pointer and Ader extended the advantage to 11 points. Harrell hooked up and Mills hit a three-pointer, Harrell and Harden slashed at each other, Porter shot in from the outside and Irving scored five straight points. Dinwiddie hit a three-pointer, Irving threw in, kuzma and Harrell made consecutive layups. Brown pressed the whistle to make it 2+1, and the first half ended with the Nets 74-62 Wizards.
In the third quarter, Sharp scored four consecutive free throws and breakthroughs, Beal made a jumper, Beal hit a three-pointer, and Kuzma made a basket. Mills shot a three-pointer, Sharpe ate a pie under the basket, and the advantage came to 16 points, stopping the Wizards. Kuzma hit both free throws, Ade's jumper remained steady, Bill scored five straight points, Harden broke through and Bryant and Yamura narrowed the gap to single digits. Irving scored on a jumper, Mills hit a three-pointer, Yamura hit one of two free throws, Bryant and Irving hit jumpers, and the third quarter ended with the Nets 97-86 Wizards.
In the fourth quarter, Yamura played 2+1, Mills also made a three-pointer, and then Mills hit another jumper, and Yamura responded with a jumper. Avdia hit another three-pointer, Edwards threw in and Afdia hit all three free throws. Kuzma and Dinwiddie hit both free throws, and Harrell slammed a dunk with only one point left. Irving threw a shot to stop the bleeding, Edwards hit a three-pointer, Harden laid a basket to stabilize the situation, Irving pulled the bar in, Harrell and Kuzma chased points in a row, Ader jumped a shot, Kuzma made a mistake, Bill chased the point, Ader hit all two free throws, Kuzma hit a three-pointer, so that the Nets successfully won the victory and refused to reverse.
Two teams starting lineup:
Wizards: Pop, Kuzma, Garford, Bill, Dinwiddie;
Nets: Harden, Irving, Mills, Edwards, Sharp;