On March 14, Beijing time, in a game that ended early, the Nets narrowly defeated the Knicks 110-107 at home, ushering in a three-game winning streak. In this game, the Knicks have also been clinging to the score, and there is also a chance to reverse the score, but it is a pity that Fournier's three-pointer was hatped, and with Durant all 4 free throws to help the team set the victory.
The Nets are also full of injuries in this game, and Irving still does not meet the epidemic prevention regulations and cannot play, but he came to the scene to cheer for his teammates. In addition, Aldridge, Simmons and Harris were also unable to play, and Curry Jr. was also absent due to injury before the game.
Fortunately, this time the Nets are still very well prepared, Durant in the first quarter to bomb 16 points to help the team to take the lead, but then the Knicks rebounded the score, fortunately, Durant and Drummond scored consecutive points to help the team lead by 2 points at halftime. In the second half, the two teams still played very glue, the Nets had a slight upper hand on the court, and the Knicks found a grip on the outside in the last quarter, and at one point pulled the score to 103, but Durant hit a three-point shot, and then the free throw was also very solid, and the Knicks failed to seize the opportunity and lost the game.
The Knicks played well in this game, and once had a chance to win, but unfortunately there were a series of mistakes in the last minute, which is also the gap between their team and the strong team. In this campaign, the Knicks trio Randall + Barrett + Fournier played well, combining to shoot down 75 points, but unfortunately failed to bring a victory to the team.
Randle had 26 points, four rebounds and four assists, Fournier had 25 points and five assists on 5-of-8 three-pointers, and Barrett had 24 points.
This time, Durant on the Nets had a big explosion, facing the Knicks with 53 points, which was also his highest score of the season. After no Irving and Curry Jr., Durant played strongly, playing 43 minutes, shooting 19 of 37, shooting 11 of 12 from the free throw line, shooting 53 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, plus or minus +11 for the first place on the team. With another 50+ shot, Durant also became the third player to cut the 50+ multiple times this season, the other two being James and Tatum.
Watching Durant's strong performance, Irving, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the ball, was also very excited, constantly applauding him, and shaking his head and sighing, worthy of being my good big brother.
In this game, Irving did not come to the Nets bench to watch, but chose to buy his own tickets to the sideline seats to watch the game. This is also the first time Irving has traveled to the home court to watch the Nets this season (yesterday at home to watch the NCAA game), and the new York epidemic prevention regulations have changed, allowing him to come to the home court or not wear a mask, that is, not to play.