This season's regular season showdown is gradually coming to an end, and the previously mired Brooklyn is still lost, and it is beginning to show the prestige of their championship-winning favorite team. In the last 5 games, they have also been able to achieve a good result of 4 wins and 1 loss, thus consolidating the eighth place in the East. Perhaps, there is still a long way to go before getting a playoff ticket early, but we definitely have reason to believe that with Durant and Irving, they can create all the miracles that are almost impossible.
This game, back at home with the Nets, was challenged by the Utah Jazz. Compared with the Ups and Downs of the Nets, the Jazz are still relatively stable this season, and can currently consolidate the fourth position in the West with a record of 45 wins and 26 losses. If nothing goes wrong, they will also be one of the first teams in the league to get tickets to the playoffs. So, facing the Stable Jazz this time, what kind of posture should the Nets, which play at home, face it? Let's wait and see.
Durant played 12 minutes of the first quarter, sending 8 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal to quickly lead the team to a lead. But unfortunately, the Jazz, who played away, did not compromise, but played a high state of full strength, taking a 3-point lead with a 28-25 score. The opening game encountered the opponent's clamor, and the Nets who entered the second quarter of the showdown will naturally not give up. Durant continued to hand over 7+1+1 statistics in the second quarter, Bruce Brown also had 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and Mills, who handed over 7 points and 1 rebound.
With the continuous efforts of the players on the team, the Nets were able to play a 28-23 score, not only recovering the 3 points behind in the first quarter, but also scoring 2 points with a 53-51 score at halftime! The Nets, who have taken the lead in the lead, continue to threaten and further widen the point difference. In the third quarter, Durant played 12 minutes of game time, delivered 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and Brown also contributed 9 points and 2 rebounds, helping the team play 38-24 and continue to take a 14-point lead. By the time it reached the crucial final-quarter showdown, the point difference between the two sides had widened to 16 points.
The trend of this game has been one-sided, and the Nets are bound to win the game. Yes, even though in the fourth quarter, the Jazz wanted to refuse to compromise and play a 31-23 score to recover the previous eight points, but at the end of regular time, the Nets still won the game with a 114-106 score. Looking back at the game, Durant, who led the team in a single core, played the playoffs in advance: he played 38 minutes in a single game, with an efficient shooting rate of 15 of 23 shots, delivered a game-high score of 37 points, as well as 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
Curry Jr., who had previously played the scoring wizard, only played 12 minutes before leaving the game early due to injury. Durant singled out the girder, played first in the game, scored first, rebounded first, assisted the first in the game! All indications are that the Nets have returned to the right track in the final sprint of the regular season, playing the momentum of their favorite team to win the championship!