After 47 days, Durant is back on the field again. For the Nets, who have just lost Harden and are in a slump, that could be the only good news.
In terms of the Heat, just completed by the Bucks, lowry, Butler and Tucker are absent, coupled with back-to-back combat, the Nets are expected to end the losing streak. However, when Durant returned, the Nets players lost themselves, fell on Durant's personal offensive system, and finally the key moment was too scared to take responsibility, and finally the Nets were won by 16 points.
At the beginning of the game, the Nets' offense was slightly smoother, Durant's mid-range shot was as stable as ever, Seth Curry's three-point shot was also steady, and Drummond attacked the basket and dunked. 19-8, in less than six minutes, the Nets had a double-digit lead.
Since then, the Heat have continued to change sides, and the Nets have maintained a good offensive efficiency, with the highest lead point difference of the game with 5 minutes left in the second quarter. The Heat rained three-pointers, and Durant was repeatedly restricted from receiving the ball, or turned over to defend against the two, but fortunately, he was efficient, scoring consecutive shots, and the Nets still firmly held the lead in the first half.
In the first half, 7 of 11, Durant blasted down 17 points, 2 boards and 4 assists. Despite the stats, the Heat's defensive execution of the Nets was very obvious, and Durant did not play easily. Sure enough, the second half suddenly changed, and the Heat turned the situation around in the blink of an eye with Adebayor's inside advantage. Strong inside line containment, accurate outside projection, the Nets' defense was soon full of holes, and it was beaten everywhere by a group of draft players, unable to find the north.
In the middle of the last quarter, Hiro snatched and counterattacked, and the camera was given to Durant, who looked helpless and felt that he had more than enough and was not enough. Sure enough, the Heat quickly got a 12-point advantage, and brown's three-pointers gave the Nets a second life, leaving a little suspense. After making targeted defensive arrangements against Durant, the Heat held the defensive line. In terms of the Nets, at the last moment, they were afraid to shoot easily, worried about mistakes and responsibility, and fell into trouble.
The Nets five itself need to use offense to open the situation, but they made a trick to give the ball to Durant every last few seconds. In the face of strong defense and bag clamps, Durant frequently made difficult shots, and finally the Nets collapsed, losing the game 107-113. Disappointed, Durant also turned away and returned to the locker room.
In the game, Durant shot 10 of 21, 2 of 7 from three-point range, and 9-of-9 from the free throw line for 31 points, 4 boards, 4 assists and 1 block. For the player who has just returned, such a performance is already very exciting, but the Nets lineup has appeared to rely on him. In the face of Spollstra's tactical arrangement, the Nets coaching staff had no way to cope, and the strength of the two was far from the same. If, the Nets still can't change this situation, and can only expect Irving, Durant and Simmons to all stay healthy, then they may be in trouble this season.