On February 27, Beijing time, the two top favorite nets and the Bucks competed in the regular season. In this game, Kyrie Owen and Goland Radzic can play, but Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons continue to miss due to injury. The Nets' starting five tigers are Irving, Cescuri, Brown, James Johnson and Johnson. The two teams staged a wonderful duel in this battle.
Bucks vs Nets
In the first half, the two teams faced each other on the court, and the Bucks fired inside and outside, holding a seven-point lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Nets went on an 8-0 offensive run to tie the score. The Bucks' long-range shots felt hot and widened the points gap again. The two teams clenched the score, the point difference was always in single digits, and the Bucks took a slight lead. Halftime, the Nets trailed 53-59.
After halftime, the Nets trailed the Bucks by six points
Irving went on a 17+2 run, and the Nets trailed the Bucks by 6 points! Dragic 6+2, letters 14+6, KD is out!
In the first quarter, Juju holliday scored a layup in the air, Brown scored two free throws, and Chuang Shen and Portis faced each other in the box, and both scored 2 points each. Portis missed 2 free throws, Irving and Middleton each scored on the layup, Allen and Portis scored three-pointers in succession, Alphabet brother scored a free throw, and the Bucks played a 9-0 offensive to take a seven-point lead. Irving assisted in a dunk to stop the bleeding for the Nets. Ibaka hit a 2+1 shot, Thomas hit in the middle, Irving scored five points on a free throw, and the Nets blasted a 7-0 run to narrow the gap to one point.
Irving was present to upload the ball
Ibaka hit an empty three-pointer, Holliday scored a layup, and the Bucks scored five straight points to stabilize the situation. Ade hit 2+1 and Juju holliday threw the score back in color. Ader scored from mid-range, Dragic hit a three-pointer and the Nets tied the score. Ibaka missed consecutive long-range shots and the game went into a timeout. Alphabet scored a mid-range shot that subsequently ruined Ade's singles. Ade couldn't shoot from afar, Dragic made 1 of 2 free throws, and Alphabet Brother hit 2 of 2. Mills scored 1 of 2 free throws, Middleton scored 3 points, and the Nets missed consecutive layups. Alphabet Brother was fouled for grabbing a rebound in the penalty area, and then hit all 2 free throws. After the first quarter, the Bucks led 32-25.
After the first quarter, the Bucks took a seven-point lead
In the second quarter, Edwards and Curry hit long-range shots in succession, Dragic counterattacked, and the Nets scored 8 consecutive points to reverse the score. Middleton made 1 of 2 free throws, Alphabet Brother scored on a layup, and Zhuang Shen scored a basket. Juholedi hit a long-range shot, Zhuang Shen threw a shot and scored, and Alphabet Brother slammed into the pursuit of a three-pointer. Curry hit a 2+0 also in color, Portis hit an empty three-pointer and Nash asked for a timeout. Irving assisted Brown's layup and Middleton went on a long-range shot. Irving scored four straight points in the penalty area, a point difference of just two points.
Portis and Ade missed long-range shots in succession, and Middleton scored from mid-range to stop the bleeding for the Bucks. Irving scored low and Portis responded with a three-pointer from the open position. Matthews hit a throw, Irving continued to score on a single, and Matthews scored a three-pointer. Thomas and Alphabet brothers faced each other in the penalty area, and Irving scored in the middle. Halftime, the Nets trailed 53-59.
Bucks Portis
Nets star Kyrie Irving played 17 minutes in the half, shooting 8-of-13, 0-of-2 from three-point range, 1-of-1 from the free throw line, and had 17 points, 2 boards, 1 assist and 2 steals. Irving was on fire in the first half, and he scored the highest point for both teams with a 62% shooting percentage. Moreover, Irving is also the king of steals at halftime. Irving's rampage is the key to the Nets' ability to bite the score.
Nets Kyrie Owen
Nets Tough Dragic played seven minutes in the half, shooting 2-of-3, 1-of-2 from three-point range and 1-of-2 from the free throw line, with 6 points, 2 boards and 1 assist. Dragic made his debut as a new signing to the Nets. Despite a long period of absence, Dragic showed good competitive form. In the first half, Dragic shot 67 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range. Despite not playing time, Dragic is very efficient.
Nets Dragic
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo played 16 minutes in the half, shooting 4-of-10, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 5-of-6 from the free throw line, with 14 points, 6 boards and 1 assist. Alphabet brother cut the Bucks' highest score in the half, and he also has a steady output in rebounding protection. Alphabet Brother's brilliant play was the key to the Bucks' half-time 6-point lead.
Bucks alphabet brother
Half-time stats for both teams
Nets: Durant, Ben Simmons out, Irving 17 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, Ade 5 points and 2 rebounds, Brown 4 points and 4 rebounds, Drummond 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Cescuri 5 points, Thomas 4 points and 2 assists, Edwards 3 points, Dragic 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Bucks: Alphabet Brother 14 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Portis 14 points and 8 rebounds, Holliday 9 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Middleton 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Matthews 5 points, Ibaka 6 points and 2 rebounds.