On March 22, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. In today's focus battle, the Nets' home team ushered in the Jazz's challenge. In today's game, Irving and Simmons are still unable to play, and Durant once again leads the team alone.
In the first quarter, Durant's hand was explosive, and he repeatedly singled out opponents from mid-range. One of the shots he hit in O'Neal's head, and he also made a "you're too small" taunt to the latter. In the first quarter alone, Durant had eight points and two assists on 4-of-7 shooting. Still, the Nets struggled in the first quarter, trailing the Jazz 25-28.
After entering the second quarter, Durant was still unable to be limited, and he hit a shot near the free throw line and forced the basket to win. The best goal of the quarter came in the middle of the quarter, when the Nets had just 1.5 seconds left on offense and Brown's free throw was handed to Durant. After Durant dribbled the ball into the bottom corner, he almost hit a whistle at a negative angle to drift three points!
Durant scored seven points on 3-of-4 in this quarter, and under his leadership, the Nets completed a 53-51 comeback. It is worth mentioning that in a defensive round, Durant accidentally twisted his left ankle and fell, and the scene was once heart-wrenching. Fortunately, Durant was not in serious trouble and quickly returned to the game.
After entering the third quarter of the game, Durant was once again in full swing. He hit two consecutive shots in the middle of the quarter. After moving into the end of the quarter, Durant hit two consecutive three-pointers at the top of the arc and at 45 degrees on the right, before he caused all three-point fouls. In this quarter, Durant played 12 minutes and shot 5-of-7, including 2-of-3 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the free throw line, and one had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Under his leadership, the Nets led the Jazz by 14 points 89-75 after the third quarter.
After entering the final finale, Durant returned to the court in the middle of the quarter, and he quickly hit a mid-range shot, followed by another three-pointer at the top of the arc! Then the Jazz launched a counterattack, they once chased a minute and a half before the final game to just 8 points, Durant stopped mid-range shots, helped the team extend the lead to double digits, and then he assisted Clarkston dunk, the game also lost suspense.
In the end, the Nets defeated the Jazz 114:106 at home to achieve two straight wins. Durant played 38 minutes today, shooting 15-of-23, including 4-of-7 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the free throw line, for a combined 37 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. In his last three games, Durant has scored 23, 28 and 37 points, respectively. Since his comeback, Durant has scored 30+ five times, showing good competitive form.
It is worth mentioning that after scoring today's personal 17th point, Durant surpassed star Jerry West (25192 points) to rise to 22nd in history, ranking third in active duty, behind James and Anthony, and his next target is Reggie Miller (25279 points).
According to the schedule, the Nets will challenge the Grizzlies on the road on March 24, and they will strive to win three consecutive games!