On March 9, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Nets challenged the Hornets away. This card battle between the 8th and 9th in the East is highly anticipated, and for the Nets, who have suffered four consecutive defeats, the good news is that the road game, Irving can play, one more giant, the odds will be greatly improved. In the end, the fourth quarter ended, and the Nets beat the Hornets 132-121 to rise to 8th in the East!
This game is significant for both teams because there is a world of difference between 8th and 9th, ranking 8 means you have two chances to hit the playoffs in the playoffs, and 9th is only one chance, and if you lose, you are eliminated. The Game Began with the Nets taking the lead, and Irving cherished the opportunity to play the game and fired wide in the first quarter to help the Nets pull the point difference to two figures early.
In the second quarter, the Nets' offense did not decrease, and Mills hit two three-pointers in a row! Irving added fuel to the fire, raining three points at the Hornets home, and with the crazy firepower of the outside, the Nets stretched the point difference to 20 points in one fell swoop. The Nets gave up a combined 20 assists in the first half, played a mercury-like offense, and entered the second half with a 26-point lead.
Irving's energy did not reduce the variety of unreasonable goals, and at one point helped the team establish a 34-point lead. Although the Hornets resisted under rozier' leadership, the point difference was so large that they could only swallow the defeat at home.
The Nets gave up 33 assists and hit 18 three-pointers from 51.4 percent, and Irving fired 50 points on 15-of-19 shooting, and Durant paddled happily and enjoyed being carried away.
The Nets ended their losing streak and marched into Philadelphia at their best, making people look forward to the Nets' 76ers on March 11.
In the post-game press conference, the media has begun to build momentum for this doomed emotional showdown, and all the issues are basically related to Harden, the 76ers, and Simmons.
Durant was inevitably asked about the upcoming game against Harden, and Durant said he wasn't a twenty-two-three-year-old boy and would just treat it like an ordinary regular season game. When asked if anything would be done to keep Harden if he could do it all over again, Durant's response was unexpected. Durant said he understood Harden's decision, he was 32 years old and had not yet won the championship, empathy, he needed to make this decision, to go to a team that has a chance to win the championship, I hope that both teams are okay.
However, while the Nets and Harden can face each other calmly, they will not emotionally use the game as a declaration battle. But the 76ers' reunion with Simmons was different, and the 76ers' home stadium boos were already audible.
According to Philadelphia reporter Kyle Neubeck, the 76ers have raised the level of security for this game to "playoff level." Whatever the final outcome of this game, it will be a dramatic, topical game, and we'll see!