On January 20, Beijing time, the Nets challenged the Wizards away, Irving Harden led the team, and Durant continued to be absent. Pre-game Perkins angrily criticized KD and Harden: "They're too 'soft'! If there is any dissatisfaction with the team's firepower, they should stand up and show it, rather than blindly saying that they respect their teammates! Hurry up and tell Owen to come forward. ”
After a away defeat to the Cavaliers on the Net, Irving was once again asked about vaccinations in an interview after the game, and the reporter said: Now that Durant is not there, the team is in need of people, will you vaccinate for the team? Owen still replied firmly: "I will not change my position of not vaccinating because of the team's injury, I will stick to it, I am also a person, I also have my own life and family." ”
Back in the game, the Nets have lost 2 of their last 3 games, and obviously that's not going to work. The Wizards have won 4 of their last 5 games! And the core Bill also ushered in a comeback, the last game also defeated the strong opponent Digital Man. The Nets are going to gnaw down this bone, can they do it without Adu?
Kill crazy, the Nets at the end of the second quarter three consecutive 2+1 hits, first Harden and then Irving, and finally with Brown's layup to complete the penalty, the Nets led the Wizards 74-62 74-62 at halftime 12 points! 74 points is also the highest halftime score on the Net so far this season. Irving scored 12 points in the first quarter, 10 points in the second quarter, 9 of 12 at halftime, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and has scored 22 points, a game-high, plus 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal!
Beautiful, so beautiful! In the first quarter, Irving received the ball from the outside and easily entered the box, and the left hand pulled the rod and slid into the basket with a pick of the fingertip! It feels so good.
At the end of the second quarter, Irving even launched a personal performance, dribbling back to singles, and finally finished with a memorable jump shot, all hollow into the net. Harden had 13 points, five rebounds and seven assists on 5-of-11 shooting, and Aldridge was most worthy of praise! Ade also exploded, playing 16 minutes off the bench, scoring 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block on 8-of-9 shooting in the half, which is simply no one else.
It's normal for the Wizards to fall behind, with the Nets scoring in double figures at halftime, while the Wizards only had Harrell scored 10 points, Beal had only 5 points on 1-of-8 shooting, Popdin Weedy averaged 9 points, and Kuzma only made three shots and only scored five points.
Easy side to fight again, Harden and Irving continued to play, the Wizards still failed to narrow the point difference, soon the Nets won Irving, with Yamura's outside three-point shot, the Wizards narrowed the point difference to single digits. In the end, Irving and Mills returned, Mishen fired from the outside, and the Wizards were still 11 points behind 86-97 in the third quarter.
The Nets' highest score in the third quarter was Sharp's 8 points, and the Wizards' side Ofbil finally opened, shooting 4 of 7 in a single quarter, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Look at this assist, Beal hit Bryant in the bottom corner with a Guangxi footstep, who shook off Brown's take-off dunk.
The Wizards began to exert their strength in the final finale, and the two young players, Yamura and Avdia, stepped forward, and with Harrell's violent dunk, the Wizards narrowed the point difference to only 1 point! At the crucial moment, Irving scored a layup, Edwards also had three points, and harrell did not expect to be another 2+1 response.
With just over a minute left in the game, Beal made two free throws, Kuzma made a big heart of three points, and the Wizards chased only one point. The Nets attacked Harden and suffered a big hat from Harrell, but in the end, Kuzma and Dinwiddie's three-pointers failed to seize the opportunity, and the time was over. The Nets narrowly beat the Wizards 119-118 on the road. Harden was almost going into the conference room again, and it was a pity that the Wizards hadn't been able to kill him.
Irving 30 points, 3 boards and 7 assists, Aldridge 27 points, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 caps! Harden had 18 points, 8 boards and 9 assists, Sharp 14 points, 6 boards and 2 assists, mills 17 points and 5 boards. On the Wizards side, Beal 23 points, 4 boards, 9 assists, 2 assists, Dinwiddie 11 points and 5 assists, Kuzma 16 points and 6 boards, Harrell 14 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 3 caps, Avdia 13 points, 5 boards and 3 assists, Yamura 14 points and 5 boards!
There was another round on the court that caused controversy, the Wizards pass was interfered with by the Nets assistant coach Van de Poule, and soon the ball changed its path and bounced out of kuzma's hand, and finally the referee did not say that he gave the basketball tennis rights! Kuzma was angry at deliberately fouling the referee's theory, but the referee said he didn't see it. What do you think?
It was a very exciting game, today Ade deserves a wave, and the last minute single Kuzmana ball is also crucial. There is also Harrell, blocking Harden + grabbing the key ball, it is a pity that the team's pitchers failed to seize the opportunity.