On March 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Nets challenged the Magic away, the first quarter of the two teams opened the brush point mode, the Nets shot down 48 points in a single quarter, to achieve an 18-point lead.
The Nets have recently picked up significantly, winning a three-game winning streak and ranking 8th in the East, basically locking in a playoff playoff spot. The Magic are a rebuilding team that has previously won just 18 games and is at the bottom of the East. In the first 3 meetings of the season, the Nets won 2 games.
Curry Jr. and Ade are absent, Durant and Irving are double-core team, and the Nets' starting lineups are: Irving, Dragic, Drummond, Durant, Brown. The Magic started: Wagner, Carter, Bamba, Hampton, Anthony. After the opening, the Nets got into shape quickly, Brown scored a layup as soon as he came up, Irving hit a three-pointer, and the Nets started 7-2. The Magic stuck to the score and trailed to 7-9, Irving hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Durant was still in good shape, and after scoring on a jumper, the Nets led 21-14.
Both teams had good shooting percentages, with Irving scoring in double figures, he broke through to score layups, and the Nets stopped the Magic 23-16. Bamba hit a three-pointer after a timeout, and the Nets' offense was also very sharp, and the two teams' scores rose quickly, drummond played 2+1, and the Nets led 35-25. The Nets adjusted the lineup, but their offense was still sharp, edwards one-arm dunk, the Nets led 44-28.
Clarkston dunked and Durant scored on a back-up jumper to give the Nets a 48-30 lead in the first quarter. Irving shot 6-of-8 in the first quarter and had 16 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds, Durant had 4-of-5 shooting, 10 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds, a duo burst combined with 26 points and 8 assists, and Drummond had 9 points. On the Magic side, Carter scored 10 points and Anthony scored 7 points.