On February 17, Beijing time, the New York derby, the Nets were blown up at the beginning. On the bench, Simmons and Durant sat next to each other, their expressions serious. The nets were heartbroken, and throughout the first half, they scored 0 points, the Knicks scored 19 points, the three-point nets shot 4 of 19, the Knicks shot 13 of 23, and as a result, the Nets trailed by 21 points at halftime.
Irving is still not eligible to play, Durant is still recuperating from injury, and Simmons is not in the form of the game. As soon as the game came up, the Knicks exploded in a wave of 8-2.
Seth Curry hit a three-pointer and the Nets trailed just one point. But then the Knicks hit another offensive surge, with Walker, Fournier, Randall and Grimes hitting four consecutive three-pointers, and with Fournier hitting another three,Ferniers stretched the gap to 17 points.
Quakeley made a steal and retreated three-pointer, the Nets scored 18 points in the first quarter, and the Knicks blasted down 38 points to lead by 20 points. When the second quarter came up, the Knicks' three-point rain continued.
Quakely and Reddish hit back-to-back three-pointers, and Topping counter-attacked and slammed back to score six straight points, giving the Knicks a 28-point lead. At this time, the camera is given to Simmons and Durant, who are watching from the sidelines, and the two sit next to each other with serious expressions.
At this time, the Knicks shot 10 of 13 three-pointers, and what is more heart-wrenching is that the fast-break score Nets have not scored a single point, and the Nets have already scored 19 points. Interestingly, even so, Knicks coach Thibodeau was not satisfied, and with a timeout in the second quarter, he was visibly dissatisfied with the team. The US media pricked Nash, "Is it too much to let Steve Nash have the same energy?" ”