New York staged a battle of the same city derby
On February 17, Beijing time, the Nets and Knicks ushered in a city battle. In that game, Nets stars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons were absent, and Knicks star Derrick Rose was absent due to injury. However, the two teams still played a high-quality offensive and defensive performance.
Knicks vs Nets
The Nets' 28-point comeback win over the Knicks
In the first half, the Knicks felt good outside, and after the opening, they played a 22-9 offensive frenzy. The Nets didn't fare well on the offensive end, and by the end of the first quarter, the Knicks had a 20-point lead. In the second quarter, the Knicks fired inside and outside, at one point widening the point difference to 28 points. Johnson scored consecutive points at the low post, Cescuri also scored from a distance, and the Nets went on a 15-2 run to chase points. At halftime, the Nets trailed by 21 points. In the first half, Randle shot 7-of-11 and 4-of-6 from three-point range to get 20 points and six boards. Zhuang Shen scored 7 points and 12 boards, and the Nets scored in double figures at halftime.
Knicks Randle
In the second half, the storm suddenly changed, the Nets' outside line felt hot, and Zhuang Shen also continued to fight for rebounds, and Brooklyn exploded a 22-8 offensive to narrow the point difference to 7 points. Randle scored consecutive free throws, Fournier led the shooters to the outside, and the Knicks regained a double-digit lead. Before entering the final quarter, the Nets trailed by 14 points. In the 4th quarter, Thomas scored consecutive points, the Knicks were in a scoring dilemma, and Brooklyn took the opportunity to play a 15-0 offensive attack to counter the score.
After that, the two teams fell into a fierce battle. In the decisive moment, Thomas scored a three-pointer to help the Nets gain a six-point lead. Although Fournier also scored from a distance, Ader's solid free throw shot helped Brooklyn laugh to the end. The Nets beat the Knicks 111-106 and completed a 28-point comeback to achieve a two-game winning streak.
The Nets 28 points to reverse the Knicks
28 points super reversal! Curry Jr. 20+6, Nets narrowly beat the Knicks! The twin towers are back in place, and the tiger will make a contribution!
Game review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Walker made 2 free throws, James Johnson scored on a layup, Randall and Grimes hit long-range shots, Brown made 2 free throws, Sescuari and Walker shot three-pointers, Fournier and Randle each shot to score, and the Knicks took a double-digit lead. Mills made 2 of 3 free throws, and Grimes scored five straight points from mid-range and the Knicks made a perfect 22-9 start.
James Johnson scored on a layup, Ader scored in the middle, Randall and Fournier scored in succession, Ade made 1 of 2 free throws, Randle scored low, Fournier scored from a distance, and the Knicks held a 17-point lead. Brown and Ader scored from the inside, and the Knicks requested a timeout. Randle hit all 2 free throws, Quickley made a long-range shot after stealing, and Randle scored on a layup. After the first quarter, the Knicks led 38-18.
Griffin singled Gibson
In the second quarter, Gibson hooked a shot, Griffin returned the three-pointer, Burkes jumped on a jumper, Quakeley hit 2 long-range shots, and the Knicks went on a 10-3 offensive run to extend the gap to 27 points. Carter scored, Topin scored on a layup and Nash asked for a timeout. Thomas hit a 2+1 to stop the bleeding for Brooklyn. Grimes scored on a layup, Chuang Shen 2 penalties missed, the two sides tried to shoot far away, Topping dunked, and the Knicks continued to widen the point difference.
Griffin hit a long-range shot, Topping made 2 free throws, Chuang Shen and Brown scored 1 goal each, Gibson couldn't score a jump shot, Chuang Shen dunked, and Thibodeau asked for a timeout. Chuang Shen scored on a layup, Cescuri slammed into a long-range shot, and the Nets went on a 15-2 offensive run to close the gap to 18 points. Randle blasted in a three-pointer to stop the bleeding for the Knicks. Fournier tried to shoot from a distance, Chuang Shen continued to score in the low post, and Randall shot from a long distance felt hot, returning a 3-pointer. James Johnson scored a throw and Fournier hit a three-pointer. Griffin scored low and the Knicks led 65-44 at halftime.
At halftime, the Nets trailed by 21 points
In the second half, Zhuang Shen hit 2+0, Curry and Mills hit long-range shots in succession, and the Nets exploded an 8-0 attack in 75 seconds to stop the opponent. Randle scored in the box, Walker hit a jumper, James Johnson hit a 2+1, Curry scored another three-pointer and the Nets narrowed the gap to 11 points. Gibson dunked, Brown scored a layup in response, James Johnson scored in the box, and Thibodeau again asked for a timeout. Walker hit all 2 penalties, and Chuang Shen made up the deduction back in color. Brown dunked a 7-point difference, and Fournier scored a layup to stabilize the situation for the Knicks.
Randle blocked Cameron Thomas, Randle hit 2 free throws, Ader scored from mid-range, Quickley and Mills fired three-pointers, Randle made 3 of 4 free throws, Burks scored 1 free throw, Quakely slammed into the long range, the Knicks went on a 12-5 run to regain a 16-point lead, nash asked for a timeout. Thomas stopped the jumper to score, and the two teams couldn't shoot from a distance, and after the third quarter, the Knicks led 87-73.
Mills jumper
In the final quarter, Quakely threw in, Mitchell Robinson took a dunk in the air, Thomas scored on a jumper, and Ader scored three points with a free throw. Quakely threw a shot to continue hitting, and Thomas hit a back-and-forth. Gibson dunked, Ade made a layup, and Cesculi scored on a high jumper. Thibodeau asked for a timeout, Reddish hit all 2 free throws and Thomas scored a rebound. Cescuri hit a long-range shot, James Johnson hit a 2+1 shot in the low post, Thomas scored seven points on consecutive free throws, and the Nets exploded a 15-0 offensive frenzy to overtake their opponents by two points. Randall scored on a jumper and Nash asked for a timeout.
Randle scored on the inside and Cescuri scored a three-pointer in response. Ade made up for the dunk, the two teams tried to shoot far away in a row, and the game entered a white-hot stage. Quakely threw a shot, Ader scored from mid-range and the Knicks requested a timeout. With 57 seconds left in the final game, the Nets led 106-103. Quakeley couldn't shoot from a distance, the Nets missed consecutive shots, and Brown and Mills grabbed rebounds in the frontcourt. With 16 seconds left in the finale, Nash requested a timeout. Thomas blasted in a difficult three-pointer to seal the win with the Nets taking a six-point lead. Thibodeau asked for a timeout, Fournier scored a three-pointer with 3.7 seconds left in the game, and Nash again asked for a timeout. Ade hit all 2 free throws, Fournier couldn't shoot from a distance, and the game time was over. The Nets narrowly beat the Knicks 111-106 to complete a 28-point comeback.
Little Curry and Chuang Shen high-fived
Cesculy erupted
Nets toughster Cescuri played 36 minutes, shooting 7-of-14 from the field, 6-of-9 from three-point range, 0 free throws, and had 20 points, 1 board, 6 assists and 1 steal. As the younger brother of Warriors superstar Stephen Curry, Cescuri, who is regarded as Curry Jr., incarnated as a god pitcher in the game. Cescuri scored the team's second-highest score with 50 percent shooting, and Curry Jr. also shot the most six 3-pointers in the game with a 67 percent shooting percentage. Cescuri, or the assist king curry of this campaign, broke out in the second half and was the key to the Nets' ability to continuously narrow the point gap.
Curry Jr. attacked with the ball
The Nets twin towers are back in place
In that game, the Nets achieved a double tower return. The Nets' interior players Zhuang Shen and Ade both had outstanding performances in this game.
Zhuang Shen, playing 23 minutes, shot 5 of 11 and 1 of 5 from the free throw line, and got 11 points, 19 boards, 2 assists and 1 block of the big double-double. Drummond grabbed the most rebounds of the game in this game, and his five frontcourt rebounds were also the second most in the game. Zhuang Shen, who played the role of the guardian of the forbidden area.
Chuang Shen is stuck in the forbidden area
Ade played 22 minutes and shot 7-of-14, 0-of-1 from three-point range and 4-of-6 from the free throw line, with a double-double of 18 points, 10 boards and 1 assist. Ade is hot on the offensive end and is the second most rebounding player in the game. Moreover, Ade also had 6 frontcourt rebounds, which was also the highest in the game. Ade played well in the final quarter, scoring 11 points and 8 boards alone, which was one of the feats of victory.
Ade and Nash
Ade and Chuang Shen, well arched the box, and helped the Nets maintain a strong dominance on both ends of the attack and defense in the interior.
Cameron Thomas made a contribution
Nets Tigers Cameron Thomas contributed to The Ultimate Victory in Brooklyn. Thomas played 30 minutes and shot 9-of-21, 1-of-5 from three-point range and 2-of-3 from the free throw line, with 21 points, 4 boards and 2 assists. Thomas slashed wildly in the second half, scoring the highest points in the team, and he also scored a winning three-pointer. Thomas's outburst was the main reason the Nets were able to erase the 28-point difference and eventually complete the reversal.
Nets Cameron Thomas
Two-team stats
Knicks: Randle 31 points, 10 boards and 3 assists, Fournier 16 points, 2 boards and 3 assists, Walker 9 points and 3 assists, Grimes 8 points, 2 boards and 2 assists, Robinson 2 points and 7 assists, Burkson 3 points, 5 boards and 5 assists, Gibson 6 points and 8 assists, Quickley 18 points, 6 boards and 4 assists, Reddish 5 points and 2 breaks, Topin 8 points and 4 boards.
Nets: Seth Curry 20 points, 1 board, 6 assists, 1 steal, Thomas 21 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, Drummond 11 points, 19 boards, 2 assists, 1 block, Aldridge 18 points, 10 boards and 1 assist, James Johnson 14 points, 7 boards and 5 assists, Brown 9 points and 5 boards, Mills 8 points, 2 boards and 2 assists, Griffin 8 points, Carter 2 points, 3 boards and 2 assists.