On March 4, Beijing time, the Brooklyn Nets sat at home to meet the Heat of the East, Irving continued to be absent, Durant finally returned after missing 21 games due to injury, and partners Curry Jr., Dragic, Brown and Drummond entered the starting lineup. And the Heat 2 core Butler and Lowry also hung up the free card.
At the beginning of the game, Dragic hit a bottom corner three-pointer first, then Bruce Brown scored on the board against the defense, and then went into the box to play 2+1 in the next leg. With eight minutes left in the first quarter, Durant hit his first goal from mid-range in his signature single, followed by another catch and a mid-range shot, and as Curry Jr. countered with three-pointers, the Nets started 15-7 with the Heat.
After the timeout, Dragic assisted on the Dunk, Durant stopped and leaned back from mid-range to advance, Ader also had a fluttering whistle shot, and KD hit the fourth consecutive shot, which looked completely different from before the injury. After Mills hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner, the Nets led to 13 points to force the Heat to stop again.
Back, Mills scored five more points in a row, and Clarkston completed a second offense in front of the court, and the Nets took a 12-point lead 35-23 in the first quarter.
Throughout the first quarter, Durant only played 8 minutes and 6 of 4 efficiently delivered 9 points, 1 board and 1 cap, still so inexplicable! Mills scored eight points on 3-of-4. Adebayor scored 7 points, 2 boards and 1 assist in the single quarter.