Live Bar Feb. 15 The Nets today sat at home to meet the Kings, because it is the home game, the unvaccinated Irving can not play, the Nets with two new signings Curry and Drummond as the lead. In the first quarter, the Nets played a perfect offensive and defensive start to take a 13-2 lead, and then faced the Kings' counterattack, they rained three points to secure a double-digit lead. The Kings also made a big fuss on the outside in the second quarter, with multiple counter-attacks on three points they continued to eat into the score, at the end of the quarter Fox took 7 points to chase the point difference to 3 points, but in the final moment Aldridge also grabbed 7 points to hold on to the 7 point advantage into the second half. In the third quarter, the Nets had only 1 point left under the opponent's 6-0 offensive attack, but this time it was the outbreak of new signing Curry, who cut 12 points in a row, and then helped the team stabilize the situation with one-man strength in the early stage, and then under the joint play of teammates, the Nets exploded a 25-7 offensive climax to open the score and establish the victory in one fell swoop. The Kings failed to create a threatening point differential in the final quarter, and in the end, the Nets beat the Kings at home to end an 11-game losing streak.
Both sides of the data
Kings (22-37): Fox 26 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Sabonis 9 points and 9 rebounds, Mitchell 13 points and 2 rebounds, Di Vincenzo 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals, Holliday 7 points and 2 rebounds, Barnes 6 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
Nets (30-27): Curry 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Brown 19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks, Aldridge 19 points and 7 rebounds, Mills 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Drummond 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Thomas 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
Although Irving was missing, the Nets opened with a perfect offensive and defensive start to seize the opportunity, new signing Curry hit a jump shot from mid-range steadily, and then he joined forces with Mills to hit two long-range shots, and the Nets took the lead with a wave of 13-2 offensive attack shortly after the start. The Kings also broke the deadlock in the 2+1 of new signing Sabonis, and then Fox scored three consecutive free throws to close the score. In the second half of the tug-of-war, the Nets still maintained an efficient offense, and Curry, Carter and Brown combined to hit three three-pointers to lead the team to a 16-point lead. Fortunately, the Kings also regained their form at the end of the quarter to chase points, With DiVincenzo, Mitchell and Metu returning three three-pointers, and the Kings trailed the deficit to 11 points to end the first quarter.
The Kings continued their point-chasing momentum at the start of the second quarter, with Mitchell hitting another three-pointer to narrow the gap to single digits. However, the Nets' new signing Curry is in quite good shape, and then he scored 4 points in a row to stabilize the situation. Finding form, the Kings' outside line remained steady, and Di Vincenzo and Fox hit both three-pointers to chase the score. Fox chased down three points at the end of the tug-of-war with seven more points, but the Nets also responded in time, veteran Aldridge also scored seven points with consecutive free throws, and the Nets withstood the pressure and led the Kings 55-48 to end the first half.
After returning from the break, the Kings began to continue the momentum of chasing points and quickly caught up with a 6-0 offensive wave, but the Nets side of Curry stood up again, and he then shot a person outside the field to score 7 points, almost single-handedly to help the Nets get through the difficulties. The Kings opened with a three-plate axe that came and went quickly, scoring six points in the opening 2 minutes and scoring only 7 points in the next 7 minutes. And the Nets played a strong offensive and defensive continuous rapid counterattack, Curry is still accurate to hit another three-point attack to score 5 points, another new signing Drummond and James also staged a violent dunk in a row, the Nets sent a wave of 25-7 offensive climax to establish a 19-point lead in one fell swoop. The Nets' status slumped sharply in the final 2 minutes and 30 seconds, but the Kings also scored only 5 points during the period, and the Nets still held a 14-point lead into the fourth quarter.
Aldridge opened the final quarter with consecutive points at the beginning, and with Edwards' three-pointer, the Nets opened with a steady output to withstand the opponent's strong attack. The Kings maintained a good offensive state during the period, led by Sabonis and Barnes, who constantly attacked the opponent's hinterland to grab points and kill, but the defensive end could not stop the Nets, resulting in a high point difference. In the second half of the quarter, the Kings still did not give up but could not create a threat, Fox struggled to score 5 points to try to catch up, but the kings made a mistake to give the opponent an easy chance to get points, and since then the game has basically lost suspense. In the end, the Nets beat the Kings at home to end an 11-game losing streak.
Both sides started
Kings: Fox, Holliday. Barnes, Harkless, Sabonis
Nets: Mills, Curry, Brown, Edwards, Drummond
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