On March 1, Beijing time, the Nets played at home against the Raptors. Missing the Big Three, and coach Nash absent, the Nets were completely blown up in the half! In the first quarter, the Nets threw up 42 points, setting a record for a single quarter of the season. In the second quarter, the Raptors led by 28 points at one point. The game seemed to lose suspense in advance. At halftime, the Nets trailed by as many as 23 points 48-71.
The Nets played at home, with Irving, who led the team to defeat the Bucks in the last game, had to be absent, and Durant and Simmons also continued to be absent. The leak was in the rain overnight, and Nets coach Nash triggered a health and safety agreement, and the battle could not be commanded on the spot. The Raptors, on the other hand, after two 32-point and 27-point defeats, clearly want to pinch the Nets' soft persimmon.
In the first quarter of the game, the raptors team played like chicken blood, and the whole team played very proactively. By the end of the first quarter, the Nets' mistakes began to increase, and the Raptors played consecutive counterattacks, and the point difference was quickly pulled apart. In the first quarter, the Nets trailed by a full 15 points 27-42, losing points in the first quarter to create the most points of the season. Durant and Simmons off the court are also blue in the face and can't bear to watch the team's poor performance.
In the second quarter, the Nets were still in a very slump. The Raptors relied on continuous counter-attacks to break the Nets defense to pieces. The Raptors led by up to 28 points! At this point, the Nets' acting coach Jacques Vaughn was forced to call out a timeout, and he seemed helpless, only to laugh helplessly. Durant also had a sluggish, thoughtful look in his eyes. Fortunately, Curry Jr. hit a three-pointer in the final moments, and the Nets trailed the Raptors by as many as 23 points at the end of the half! If there are no accidents, the Nets will usher in another fiasco.
Throughout the first half, the Raptors' Barnes scored 24 points, 9 boards and 4 steals on 10-of-10 shooting, Flynn 11 points and Achuva 10 points. As for the Nets, only veteran Ade scored in double figures. The Nets had 12 assists and as many as 13 turnovers!