The NBA regular season continues, with the East facing a battle of focus, with the defending champion Bucks sitting at home to take on the Nets.
Since it is an away game, Irving can play in this game, and new signing Dragic is sure to make his debut before the game, although Durant and Ben Simmons are still unable to play, the Nets' roster depth has been greatly improved.
Especially considering that both teams are the favorites for the Eastern Conference title this season, this game has also attracted much attention from the outside world.
As soon as the game opened, the two teams were in full swing, and the intensity at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends was not at all like a regular season game, but more like a rehearsal for a playoff encounter.
The Bucks have always dominated the lead with their interior advantages and higher efficiency, and the Nets, despite their poor hand, still cling to the score under Irving's leadership, trailing by seven points at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Nets seized the Bucks' dumb gap at the beginning of the game and quickly completed the score reversal, but with the appearance of substitute players, the Bucks' better lineup depth allowed them to regain their advantage, especially Portis's three-pointer, which caused huge trouble for the Nets' defensive strategy, and at the end of the half, the Bucks still led by 6 points.
The Nets and Bucks have been circling around a 5-point difference at the beginning of the quarter, after which the Nets took the lead, multi-point blossoming a wave of 23-4 attacks, establishing a huge 13-point lead in one go.
But the resilience of the defending champions will not be crushed, and the team, led by Portis and Alphabet Brother, opened fire inside and out, closing the point difference to just three points at the end of the third quarter.
Entering the final quarter, Portis continued his magical three-point performance, and the Bucks regained their advantage, but in the final moments, Irving with a big heart stood up again, scoring 7 consecutive points to help the team rebound, and at key moments, the Nets consumed time through free throw tactics, and as Alphabet Brother drew three points, the away Nets defeated the Bucks 126-123.
It was a landmark victory for the Nets, as the Bucks are not only the defending champions, but also one of the biggest title-contending favourites in the East this season.
More importantly, in this game, both teams have come up with the real thing, the intensity of the game is completely comparable to the playoffs, the coaching staff's fighting style, and the players' confrontation can be called "fairy fights".
Despite losing the game, the Bucks exploded with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, Portis had 30 points, 12 rebounds, and hit a career-breaking 8 three-pointers, Middleton had 25 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, and Holliday also had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
It is no exaggeration to say that the defending champion Bucks came up with all the tricks that the team can come up with, thus exposing the fatal shortcomings of the letter brother's lack of projection.
At key moments in the game, the letter brother who lacked projection was forced into a desperate situation many times and had to handle the ball in an awkward midline position, resulting in the team's rhythm being disrupted and making consecutive mistakes.
On the other hand, the Nets, the key moment Irving is always trustworthy, the Nets were also once suppressed by the Bucks' defense to the ball can not be smoothly transmitted, in the face of such a situation, Irving directly gave up the pass, through the personal offense to score 7 points to solve the problem.
You know, this is still Ben Simmons, Durant and Harris have not yet returned to the Nets, the future three are all returning, the personnel of the Nets, as long as they stay healthy, then the defending champion Bucks do not seem to have the slightest chance.
In addition to the core players, the 2-for-5 Harden trade that the Nets were forced to make also made the team completely profitable.
Among them, Curry continued to be hot, in the case of obviously poor running-in with Irving, played 29 minutes, 6 of 11 shots, 8 of 4 three-pointers, cut 19 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and the personal plus-minus value was the second highest +17 in the team.
The role of another new signing, Drummond, is even more pronounced, and the Nets have previously lacked a tonnage center, and Drummond just fills this gap.
Drummond played 29 minutes, shooting 7-of-9, efficiently delivering 17 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, with a personal plus-minus of a game-high +20.
In addition to the gorgeous data, Drummond's restrictions on the alphabet brother are visible to the naked eye, not only completing the partition for the alphabet brother, but also giving the alphabet brother a volleyball hat at a critical moment.