On February 18, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Nets played back-to-back against the Wizards. The Nets are still short of major generals in this game, but they have beaten the Kings and Knicks in succession, and their morale has improved. The game was a very sticky game with the Wizards, the score has not been pulled, the two teams have alternated the lead many times, the Wizards with the end of the half to 9-0 offensive attack, to lead the Nets 55-51.
Nash adjusted again in this game, with James Johnson, who started the last game, injured and absent, Edwards starting again, and the other four being Seth Curry, Mills, Brown and Drummond.
After the game began, the Wizards took the lead in the form, constantly taking points on the inside, the Nets Mills hit a three-pointer, and then the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the Wizards Keyspert hit a three-point shot to help the team take a five-point lead. After that, the Nets returned to their offensive form, and as Curry Jr. scored from mid-range, they successfully overtook the score, and then the two teams still played glue, and the score alternately led, Yamura hit a three-point shot, Thomas broke through, and Jerwan Carter hit a sentinel jumper to help the Nets lead the Wizards 28-26 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the two teams came up and played still glue, you scored a goal, I scored a goal, the point difference can not be opened, the Wizards will just lead by 5 points, the Net Mills hit 2 consecutive three-pointers, plus Brown scored a layup, successfully reversed the score. The Nets occupied the initiative on the court during this time, and with Carter's three-point shot, they were already leading by five points. The Wizards paused to adjust, continuously hit the inside line to score points, Avdia hit two free throws, Kuzma counterattacked, the Wizards took a 9-0 small offensive wave in the last moments, and the Wizards led the Nets 55-51 after halftime.
The Nets played best in the first half with Mills, who scored 17 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting and was the only player on the team to score in double figures. Although the Nets are four points behind after halftime, they still have a good chance and will go all out to hit a three-game winning streak.