The Brooklyn Nets, who had high hopes, made a mid-season lineup adjustment due to their poor performances this season, James Harden left Philadelphia to return to Ben Simmons, and after the trade was completed, they finally ended an embarrassing losing streak in the last game against the Kings, relying on the performance of new signing Seth Curry, since they are now only eighth in the East, in order to avoid the consumption of playoffs, the team will definitely want to be able to further improve the ranking, and in this regular season, The Nets and Knicks ushered in the New York derby, this battle Durant, Irving and Ben Simmons are all absent, so that they can only rely on role players to fight against the opponent, last season became the biggest dark horse in the Eastern Conference regular season Knicks new season performance is bad, but the derby is not required any mobilization, in this game, the core Randall played a very dominant personal performance, under his leadership, the Knicks in the first quarter of the game exploded the opponent, a single quarter blast 38-18 offensive shockwave, At most, it was 28 points ahead of the Nets, but under the leadership of two new signings Drummond and Cescuri, the Nets launched a counterattack and finally defeated the Knicks in a 111-106 reversal, laughing into the New York derby!
In the nets' games that have ended this season, in addition to the Big Three, the most stable player on the offensive end is Mills, who is called Mi shen by fans, but in this New York derby, Mills can not find the shooting touch at all, played 37.5 minutes, 13 shots only hit 2 goals, only got 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, his performance was not as expected, and it was also the reason why the team fell behind in the big score early.
Fortunately, the two new signings Drummond and Cescuri have proved their worth, of which Drummond showed the strength of the rebounding king, cutting 11 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block double-double data in the game, while Cescuari became the most stable three-point projection point on the team's outside line, hitting 6 goals in 9 shots, contributing 20 points, 6 assists and 1 steal, in addition to the substitutes Aldridge and Thomas also performed well, the two scored a total of 37 points, Laid a solid foundation for the team's big reversal.
The Knicks' record this season is far lower than expected, the most fundamental reason is that Randall, who signed a big contract, has a significant decline in the contribution of both ends of the attack and defense and last season, but in this direct dialogue with the city's sworn enemies, Randall showed the dominance of an All-Star level player, in the 37.1 minutes of his appearance, 22 shots hit 10 goals, including 4 of 8 three-pointers, bombed 31 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks of comprehensive personal data, Randall, who blossomed inside and outside, let the Knicks once take the initiative to win in their own hands, but their teammates did not give a hard time, except for him, only two people scored in double figures, which was in stark contrast to the Nets' five-man score, which was also the basis for their tragic reversal.
For the Nets, after the return of the three cores, it will definitely greatly improve the team's combat effectiveness, but this season's Eastern Conference competition is extremely fierce, if they can not further improve their ranking, they will make themselves in the first round of the playoffs began to fall into a bitter battle, which will greatly consume Durant's physical strength and energy, which is very unfavorable to them to impact the championship!