On February 17, Beijing time, the New York derby, no Durant, no Irving, no Simmons, the Nets completed a 28-point reversal. Throughout the game, Seth Curry shot 7-of-14 and 6-of-9 from three-point range, scoring 20 points and six assists. Drummond had 11 points and 19 rebounds, rookie Thomas 21 points, and scored 16 points in the fourth quarter to win the three-pointer with the last 7.7 seconds on the bat.
The Nets ended their 11-game losing streak in the last game, ushering in their first win after 24 days. Against the Knicks, however, the Nets were rather slow and hot, and after the Knicks hit back-to-back three-point shooting, they opened with a wave of 22-9. In the first quarter of the game, the Nets trailed by 20 points and only scored 18 points in a single quarter.
At one point in the second quarter, the Knicks led by 28 points, and the Nets made a series of mistakes, and the Knicks played a chase counterattack in succession. Throughout the first half, the Nets scored 0 points on a fast break, and the opponent scored 19 points. In addition, the Nets made 4-of-19 three-point shooting and the Knicks made 13-of-23 shooting.
Although the Nets briefly went on a 22-8 offensive run in the third quarter, narrowing the point difference to single digits. However, the Knicks then pulled away the points difference.
See how miserable the Nets were in the first half? 1. In the first quarter, the Nets made 1 of 13 three-pointers, shot 7-of-27 from the field, shooting 22 percent from the field. In the half, the Nets shot 4-of-19 from three-point range and the Knicks shot 13 three-pointers. 2. The Halftime Nets scored 0 points, and the opponent scored 19 points. The Nets trailed their opponents by more than 20 points in the third half of the month, the previous two times against the Jazz and Celtics.
However, in the fourth quarter of the game, the Nets fought back wildly, rookie Thomas exploded, one person scored 13 points, and the Nets directly equalized the score. Seth Curry hit a three-pointer and the Nets completed the comeback. Durant clenched his fists and roared angrily at the sky. With 7.7 seconds left, Thomas pulled back to kill the game by three points, the Nets boiled over the entire team, and Durant jumped up to celebrate.