Beijing time March 11, today, the Brooklyn Nets Nets away challenge philadelphia 76ers, this is a showdown between the eighth and third in the East, from the strength point of view, the 76ers obviously want to have the upper hand, this is Harden came to the 76ers for the first time to face the old owner, the attention is very high, Iverson also personally came to the scene to watch, however, the first quarter of the game, the Nets are all soldiers, under the leadership of Durant and Irving double stars, the Nets rebounded to blast 40 points in the main quarter, while the 76ers only scored 23 points. Trailed the Nets by 17 points in a single quarter.
Durant and Irving in the first quarter were good, the two had 5 of 6 and 4 of 5, both scoring 11 points, the 76ers side, Embiid scored 16 points and 10 of 13 free throws in the first quarter, in addition, Maxi scored 4 points, Harden scored 3 points of 6 in the first quarter, and the others did not score. Entering the second quarter, Jordan Jr. dunked first to get 2 points, Mills three points and an arrow through the heart, after that, Milton played 2 + 1, soon, Jordan Jr. dunked, Irving quickly stopped to pay tribute to 2 points, Harris stood up at this time, even shot 5 points, but Durant felt hot, and then scored three points, Clarks basket to take 4 points, 76 people were stopped.
The timeout came back, Embiid turned back to make a foul and walked to the free throw line, Curry arced a three-point knife down, Durant quickly attacked a dragon to play 2+1, Irving three-point 100 steps through Yang, the game was suspended. After the timeout, Durant hit two free throws, Harden arced three-point stop bleeding, but the Nets played momentum, Curry joined hands with Clarkston to score 5 points, Embiid went to the free throw line twice in a row to narrow the point difference, but Dragic was infected by teammates, also rained three points, Harden three points in return for a goal, half-time, the 76ers 51-72 behind the Nets 21 points.
In the first half of the game, the Nets, Durant performed bravely, he was 9 of 7, cut 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, plus or minus as high as +23, Durant met the 76ers after the offensive desire is very strong, probably because the opponents are Embiid and Harden's sake, Durant is not soft at all, the true color of the god of death is once again revealed; Irving is also playing with ease in the face of Harden's team, 10 in the first half, 6 in 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Curry jr. feels very good for his old club, 6 of 9 in the first half, He scored 15 points and 2 rebounds. In addition, Mills scored 5 points on 2-of-2 and Clarkston scored 3-of-3 with 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Dragic made 1 of 3, contributing 3 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, johnson made 2 of 3 with 4 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and the Nets shot a super high shooting rate of 64.4% in the half, including 55% from three-point range. In terms of the 76ers, Embiid was difficult to support, half-time, he played 18 minutes, 3 of 9, cut 21 points and 8 rebounds, Embiid won 10 free throws in the first quarter, setting a single-quarter free throw record this season, 5 free throws in the second quarter, 15 of 19 free throws in the half; Harden felt cold, 3 of 15, hit three three-pointers, two-pointers all iron, got 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists Plus-minus -22 lowest in the game.
In addition, Harris scored 5 points, Maxi had 4 points, Sable had 2 points and 3 rebounds, Niang 2 points and 3 rebounds, and Jordan Jr. had 6 points and 5 rebounds. Harden felt unable to let go of his old club and felt pressure in his heart. For Harden, in such moments, it should be more aggressive to play and prove himself with performance, otherwise, after losing this game, he will face more criticism, and it has to be said that the Nets' offensive firepower is really strong.