The All-Star is over, and the league has officially entered the final playoff competition. The Brooklyn Nets, once called the favorite team to win the championship at the beginning of the season, are mired in a deep quagmire. Much the same as the situation with the Los Angeles Lakers in the West, the Nets' superstar players have also suffered injuries, and the team's record has plummeted after suffering 11 consecutive losses. So far, they have only been able to rank 8th in the East with a record of 31 wins and 29 losses, and they have not tightened their tickets for the playoffs.
In this game, Nash pulled the team to Milwaukee and challenged the Bucks on the road. Remembering last season's Eastern Conference semifinals, the two sides fought seven games, and Durant, who led the team alone, finally left the game lonely. It's a new season, and the Nets are a whole new lineup. In this game, Irving single-core led the team against the three brothers of the alphabet, what kind of spark there will be, or look forward to. At the beginning of the game, the Bucks, who play at home, can continue the prestige of their championship team and take the lead in the score.
Although the alphabet brother did not shoot well in the first quarter, he sent 7 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist with an efficient free throw method of 5 of 6, and Portis, who handed over 8 points and 4 rebounds, helped the team play a 32-25 score and get a 7-point lead. And into the second quarter of the showdown, the Nets, who are in a backward state, can also counterattack. Irving showed his might, shooting 5 of 6 in a single quarter, delivering 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, helping the team to play a 28-27 score and recover the 1 point behind in the first quarter. At the end of the first half, the Bucks led the Nets by six points at 59-53.
Easy to fight again, the Nets can continue to chase points. In the third quarter of the competition, Irving made a big contribution on the scoring end and the offensive end of the organization, sending 9 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, and Curry Jr. also had a 12-point scoring contribution, which helped the team play a 43-34 score, not only recovering the 6 points behind in the first half, but also achieving a 3-point reversal! The situation finally changed, and the Nets, who entered the crucial final quarter, always clinging to the lead, constantly consuming the rest of the game time.
In the end, the regular time of the fourth quarter was completed, and the Nets won the game with a score of 126-123. It is worth affirming that Durant and Simmons have not yet returned to the field, and Owen's single-handed team has still played the prestige of their favorite team to win the championship. Yes, Irving sent the highest score of 38 points in the game in the 39 minutes, setting a new single-season scoring record, and at the same time, he could lead the team to bomb the key 43 points in the third quarter, refreshing the Nets' half-season single-game scoring record.
At the same time, last season's alphabet brother who stepped on Irving, although he also handed over 29 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists in this game, but in the end he was helpless to enter the empty cutting group and had no chance to lead the team to reverse. Of course, although the Bucks lost the game, we have to admit that the performance of the other starters on the Bucks side is still admirable. Middleton sent 25 points and seven assists, Holliday also had 19 points, five rebounds and seven assists, and 8-of-14 three-pointers in a single game, a team-high 30 points, and Portis, who had 12 rebounds.